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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
Missions Worth While.

How to live comfortably with ones
neighbor-that is the problem: to avoid
the knocks and frictions which draw
lines in mems faces and too often con-
tract their souls. 1t is paradoXical, but
true, that the larger the soul becomes
the more room it creates for itself, a
margin of quietness in which it remains
untouched by petty jealousies and
hurts. BY the practice of charity and
unselfishness a life builds for itself
more stately mansions wherein it
may dwell in peace. A song in ones
heart, smile upon ones lips. CHEEKY,
wholesome message of good will on
ones tongue, are wonderful helps to all
kinds of people. There are so many
burdens of sorrow and care and power
ty and sin, so many doubling, discour-
aged, tempted hearts. To comfort and
to make strong, to lift up and to bless
are these not missions worth while?
Try it, friend, and prove how truly
your own heart and mind are cheered
and made brave by your very endeavor
to carry sunshine into dark places.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12

A burglar who entered a Harlem
house recently suffered a unique form
of punishment. II happened that the
family lie lad come to rob Wee incon-
veaicnty early r!Sers. and before he
had half finished Ills work he heard Il
step on the stairs. Quickly gathering
up his bot lie slipped lehiDd TIE rl
ano. inteu t'n@ to make good his es-
,care.as soon as opportunity offered.
But opportunity did not Offer. for il
appeared THAI tie step he Inc heard
was that of one of the dau ghters OF the
house. who had come down u the par
lor for Il couple of hours piano prac
tice before breakfast When she hal
finished another daughter WAS stand
ing ready to occupy the stool 70" an
other two hours. Next followed the
music lesson of each of the yong H.
dies in turn. After these lessons We're
over their brothers violin teacEer ap-
pcared and, seating herself at the pi-
ano. began his accompaniment. But
this was too much. The burglar rushed
from his hiding place.
For heavens sake. have me arrest
edr' he implorel. AT least there are
no pianos in jailr'-New York Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
Presence of Mind.

The following is Il true story of an
incident that happened in an English
village:
\ husband had gone out for the even
ing and left his wife and child at home.
The woman was about to retire for the
night when, to her amazement. she per-
ceived the foot of man beneath the
bed. Instead of calling for assistance,
as some would have done she coolly
went to the child'S cot and sat and
sang till the child went to sleep. Two
hours then remained before her hus-
band came in. He was surprised to
find her waiting up, but when his wife
handed him an envelope. saying, you
might run and post this" the cause of
her waiting was revealed. Instead of
letter the following was written Oh
the envelope: "A burglar is under our
bed. Run; fetch police" The husband
returned in a minute with a policeman,
and the man was arrested. The bur
glar when brought ug before the mag
istrate remarked that he had come
across few brave women in his time.
but this one must have had nerve
like iron. for she sat there for three
solid hours He had the impression
that she didn't know he was there till
the policeman pulled him out.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12

The first really practicable friction
matches were made by an English
apothecary named Walker in 1927. He
coated splints of cardboard with sui
phur and tipped them with a mixture
Of sulphate of anthony, chlorate of
potash and gum. Each box, holding
eighty-four matches and sold for a
shilling, contained also folded piece
of glass paper, which was to be pressed
together while the match was drawn
through it, Three years later another
ingenious person named Jones in Lon
don patented the idea Of making a
small roll of paper, soaked with chic
rate of potash and sugar at one end,
with thin glass globule filed with
strong sulphuric acid attached at the
same point. When the sulphuric acid
was liberated by pinching the globule
it acted upon the chlorate Of potash
and sugar so as to produce fire.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
Shy nt Answering.

"Why is it that some men will not
give a direct and unequivocal answer
to even the simplest and most incense
quential questions put to themY asked
a thoughtful citizen. ut is a curious
thing that you will find a great many
men who simply will not give you a
direct answer to the question. though
there may exist absolutely no reason in
the world for quibbling or for hesitat
ing to answer without equivocation.
was just reading a story of well
known lawyer who is so in the habit of
qualifying his answers that he will not
tell a friend the time of day without in
some way putting in saving clause
a remark that his watch is probably
little slow or a little fast or something
of that sort. One of the presidents, |
think it was Van Buren,, was of this
type and on one occasion refused to
say whether the sun rose in the east OF
the west, remarking that east and
west were purely relative terms and
what might be east to one man might
be west to another. Personally l have
known many men who dropped into
this habit, and, singularly. some of
them have been the most positive and
most aggressive characters have ever
known. They would assert things and
back them up ignorantly. But ask
them a question, and forthwith they
would deal you out qualified answer
or often what would amount to no an.
swer at all"-New Orleans Times
Democrat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
GLOOMY ERIC-A-BRAC.
Coffin Plates Once Used as House Orr
naments In Maine.

In New ENGLAND 100 years ago it was
oy no means uncommon for people to
provide their collins long before their
death and keep the same in their
houses, where they could see them ey-
cry day. 1t was perhaps custom hay
ing the same purpose and significance
ms the skeleton at the feasts of the an
Gent Greeks, to remind the living in
their hours of levity of the seriousness
of life and the certainty of death.
This was not the idea. however, of
man named Lindsey, whom people now
living in Leeds may remember or at
least have heard of. He built his own
coffin many years before he died and
used to keep it in Il chamber of his
house. He used it generally to keep
beans in. 1t was very fine coffin,
made of mahogany and nicely finished
and polished. Mr. Lindsey made il
with his own hands and gave as reason
that if he left the task of providing
him with a coffin to his sons it would
be just like them to put him in hem
lock one. Perhaps the boys did not
relish the implication. At any rate,
they did not like to have the coffin
about the house and took it away one
night and threw it into the river. II
was found several miles below, consid-
erably broken and battered as it went
over the rips, and old Lindsey heard
about it, drove down and got it and
was finally buried in it.
Another queer custom that prevailed
in this section of Maine down to a
comparatively recent date was that Of
removing the plate from the coffin after
the funeral and just before the body
was lowered into the grave and keeping
it in the best room in the house among
the ornaments and bric-a-brac. The
writer saw one of these grewsome eX-
hibitS on the mantel of Il Lincolnville
parlor not more than twenty-five years
ago. and we shouldn't be surprised if
quite a number of them could be found
in the old houses throughout Maine.-
Bangor News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
would FOLLOW Her ExnmpIe.

"Mary," remarked Mr. Perkins to the
lady who, by the way. was the second
one who had shared his joys and sor-
rows, mostly the latter as he came
downstairs attired for church, Il notice
you did not lay out my Sunday clothes
in readiness
TOO busy getting breakfast to think
about you or your clothes eitherw re-
piled Mrs. Perkins promptly.
"And my shirt" went on Perkins;
my first wife, poor thing, used to al
ways make my white shirt nice and
warm for me to put onw
did she. thought retorted the dame
"Well. have heard the neighbors say
she used to make things warm for you,
and l give you my word, Mr.. Perkins,
I'll do my best to follow her example"
London Tit-Bits
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12

A curious effect of the wear and
tear to which the earth's crust is ever
being subjected is exhibited in the sim
gularly capped pinnacles existing on
South river, in the Wasatch noun
tains, in Utah. There are hundreds of
these slender pillars, ranging in height
from 40 to 400 feet, most Of them
crowned by large caps of stones. They
are not works of human art, as might
be imagined. but are the memorial
monuments of the hill from which they
have been cut by the action of air
and water. Those pinnacles alone re-
main of many square miles of solid
rocks, which have been washed away
to a depth Of some 400 feet. The
greater hardness of the surface has
caused it to resist corrosion more than
the underlying rock, thus leaving huge
caps of stone perched h%h in aii@n
the points of their columns One dou-
BILE column, capped by single stone,
forms a natural bridge both unique
and picturesque.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
The Keepers
Daughter
By FRANK H. SWEET
Copyright, 1905, by Frank H. Sweet

For six days the thermometer had
been soaring at almost midsummer
heat. softening the ice of the Great
South bay until nearly all its cohesive
power was gone. Now the ice was a
thick, spongy mass, so rotten that even
the foot of life saver pressing upon
it firmly would break through at many
places. 1t was impossible either for
foot passage or for boat to be forced
ness of the case the last two days had
brought fog so gray and dense as to
shut Fire island from every object a
dozen yards away.
Out in midchannel toward the Long
Island shore and on the ocean side cur
rents had kept the ice from freezing
thickly and had fastened the decom-
position. Already the delayed shipping
was seeking passage toward New York
or the open sea and in the fog and the
narrow channels that were free from
time to time signals of distress came
from one direction or another, and so
far as they were able the life saving
stations of Fire island responded.
Perhaps at no other place in the
world could assistance have been rem
dered across that barrier of slush ice,
in which spaces of open water were
beginning to appear; but, then, at no
other place in the world perhaps were
there amphibious scooters.
Several of these unique distinctions
of Fire island were lying on the edge
of the ice, with pike and scootering
iron and oars across the thwarts ready
for instant use, while their owners
leaned forward, listening peering and
for the most part shaking their heads.
The wind was rising blowing straight
from the sea. In another hour it was
likely to freshen into a gale. Before
it the gray fog was being swirled and
tossed and eddied, but still encompass
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
Irish Pronunciation.

When an Irishman pronounces sea
Say" and clean "clane." he does so on
the highest and most unimpeachable
authority, for .Chaucer, Spenser, Milton
and Dryden all pronounced these words
exactly as he does. AS matter of fact.
most of these so called Irish pronuncia-
tons are merely old time importations
from England and are thus more Eng
lish than Irish. For instance, three
centuries ago and more the educated
Englishman always said harde heard).
goolde gold. afeard (afrald). childre
(children), swoorde Sword, hoom
home) and so on. and when the Irish
man uses these and similar pronuncia-
tions he is simply reproducing the cul.
tured Englishman Of the days Of Queen
Bess. London Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
The First Siege Guns.

1t has been stated that it was in 1867,
at the siege of Gambia, in Crete, that
siege guns were first used. This state
ment is contradicted, however, by a
writer, who says that just before the
siege of Constantinople Hungarian or
Wallachian cannon founder named Ur-
ban cast in 1852 at Adrianople can.
non (which remained for many years
the wonder of Europe and marks an
epoch in the continually increasing
power of guns" Urban's cannon was
dragged by sixty oxen to Constantine
pie in 1853 and threw stone ball Of
1000 pounds weight. 1t was fired sew
en- times a day and once each night.
The Turks used at the siege two other
cannon nearly as large and altogether
had fourteen batteries, each containing
tour guns, along the length of the wall
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12

At the taking of Moscow while the
troops sat in their saddles under MUIR
derouS fire Murat, Napoleons dashing
chief of cavalry, received a dispatch to
which an answer was required. Though
his mettlesome horse was trembling,
Murat laid the reins upon the horn of
the saddle, took his notebook in one
hand and pencil in the other and be-
gan to write a response Suddenly a
shell fell. and exploded on the ground
close by. The horse leaped into the air
and swung wildly around. Murat sim
ply transferred the pencil to the hand
that held the notebook, Gained the
horse with the other hand and theE
went on writing his dispatch as If
nothing had happened. A shout of ad-
miration went up along the line. Murat
saw that the enthusiasm aroused by his
trifiing act had created favorable mo-
ment for charge He gave the order,
and his men swept clear through the
enemy'S line.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
The CicnIn FnhIe.

Several species of insects have ap.
paratus for producing sounds similar
to that of the grasshopper or modifica.
tons of it. OF different type is that
with which the cicadas are endowed.
Only the males of this family are sing
ers, for which the Greek poets called
them happy because their females were
dumb. With the ancients cicada sit.
ting on harp was the symbol of mu-
sic. A pretty fable tells Of the con-
test between two cithara players, in
which the curious event happened that
when one Of the contestants broke a
string singing cicada sprang on his
harp and helped him out so that he
gained the prize.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
Bizet's Red Ribbon,

Bizet, the author of the popular op
era Carmen" who died month after
its first production, was not at any
time lucky man. He was even dec.
GRATED through mistake, says a writ
er, "for his friends, presaging the fail
ure of Carmen bombarded the minis.
ter before the production and begged q
decoration for NJ. George Bizet. 'Bizet?
asked the minister. Who is BizetF
"A remarkable genius was the reply,
who has already produced several ex.
traordnarily fine works. Among them
the most popular is perhaps "L'Arle-
sienne."' '"L'Arlesienne?" interrupt
ed the minister. Why. it is a perfectly
fascinating book. read it with eX.
IRENE pleasure. Tell your friends that
the thing is done. The minister was
not musical, but he had read a novel
by Alphonse Daudet, and Bizet won his
red ribbon"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12

ing and dense, huge wet blanket that
seemed writing in the agonies of pain
On all sides were the sounds of fog
and danger bell buoys, boat whistles,
occasional fog horns, the pounding and
crushing of ice where some vessel was
forcing its way through and now and
then the ominous signal of distress and
call for help. Among these came a
sudden dull booming toward the sea
and apparently at considerable dis
lance. The men who were in looked
at each other, their faces paling.
"A big ship" one of them said, land
on the bar. Lord help em!''
Yes" assented the man nearest him,
nothing can get to 'em that far out,
not even scooters."
There was peculiar grinding sound
near them. A scooter slid up the beach
and man sprang out.
1.-THE other fellows in YETI he asked.
"Only Carey. He brought a man
ashore and sent him up to the station
and then hurried back. He said it was
coal barge, with two men and boy
and dog, and the other scooters will
bring them in. The keeper ordered us
to watch here for other work. What
was yours?"
Just a sailboat with two young
men. They called for help because
they didn't know their surroundings.
When | explained they decided to re-
main on board until the ice let them
out They have plenty of provisions
and snug little cabin. heard the
ships call from outside and hurried
back. l couldn't quite make out the
location in the fog. Anybody gomez"
Gomez" derisively. ''Why, man
alive, that's on the bar three miles
away. No scooter could ever get there
across the open channel. Besides, the
Ice has been piled up by the waves.
She'll have to wait until the sea opens
so we can use lifeboat or the fog
lifts so we can scooter out No one
Where are you going?"
For the man had swung the bow of
his craft back into the fog and was
again hosting the sails.
"Out to the vessel. Of courser' quiet
ly.
But it's sure death. Jack" remon-
strated the life saver sharply. Don't
be fool. You couldn't pick your way
through the fog with that scooter and
get back alive"
Maybe not, but that signal sounds
like big boat, and If so there are
good many folks out there waiting for
help I'm only one.'
"Oh, Mr.. Bowman The call was
clear and peremptory. Jack Bowman
paused, with one foot in the scooter,
his face growing set. The owner of
the voice was the keepers daughter,
and only the day before she had closed
the door into a future which he had
begun to believe would be his. The
sentence, 81 shall never marry a man
whose future Is bounded by his clam hoe
and fish trawl; the world has use for
brave Deeds" still rang in his ears.
What is it, Miss Blanche?v he ask
ed, trying to keep his voice calm. 81
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
..CQrfito and Gaspard..
Two of the Best and HandsOmeSt
SireS in Frederick County.

GASPARD This grand sire of style, speed and action is
horse to be by the farmers of the who have fine large
and who wish improve their stock by the blood of
the best strains of registered stock in this country.
Gaspard getter ofspendid look
Jag colts from farm To size and handsome looking colts
you must breed to stylish horses of good size and action
Gaspard bright bay, high weighs twelve
hundred pounds he has splendid carriage fine action and the
horse produce large carriage horses which such de-
mand as well as fine road horses.
Gaspard Sea King woodburn
Sock Farm Kentucky Gaspard sire by Lord RUSSELL
brother to Maud S., 20Sa
The dam Gaspard Pen and registered by
Mambrno Abdallah (great brood mare sire.)
2nd dam by Harold sire Maud sixty the
230 list.
d dam by Mambrino Patchen the dams of 100 in the
$50 list.
Only are solicited Terms will be fifteen dollars
for insurancethe to be paid when the
be with Anyone parting with before be
with fOa will be considered responsible the
dollars Gaspard will be Walkersvile and HOTEL
WoodsbOro other week. then stable
Frederick, Nd Apply to Michael Knl, Frederick, Md.
~-@e-
CURRITO of the best Maryland He
took his record OF 2172 in the fourth heat in his
mont Park Philadelphia gamer the
starter Currito is beautiful brown three of
nary mares His colts are large and handsome and all show speed
Currito by Gift 224 he by Akers IDOL he by
Mambrino Chief
Curro dam dam of Claytc. 219) by Jupiter
Abdallah.
End dam Lady Mason, by American Star
Bird dam by Hunts Commodore.
Curo stands his stable Frederick at 500 the
Shonld return privilege
is given Liberal terms are always assured.
None but first mares taken
MICHAEL KNlLL.
Manager for L. VICTOR BAUGH11AN
Poplar Frederick Nd
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
PHI Counters.

When you hny pil.s do you stop to
count them before You leave tie e..
store? Lots of people do. Indeed. one
observing drug clerk claims that the
person who does not is a rarity.
what they all do it for don't
know" he said in an aggrieved to e.
Possibly they think they are getting
cheated. Anyway. most drug store pa
irons have the capsule counting habit,
and if by chance the number they re-
ceive does not tally with the prescrip-
ton they raise no end of fuss If
the directions say, Take one pill four
times day for five days and the Gus
toner finds that he has only eighteen
pills to be taken. lie swears that he
has been done out of two doses and
demands satisfaction" - New York
Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12

NoTE.-Pullman Parlor Car Philadelphia to
Hanover. 652 Through Coach Philadelphia
TO Littlestown.
~" stops to receive passengers for Columbia
and points east.
additional trains leave Frederick for Bruce
vile 80, 935 a. m. and 455 p. m. weekdays /;
returning leave Bruceville for Frederick SIS
1910 a. m, and 6iD p. IN.
Trains leave Hanover for Gettysburg at 8 As
a. m, |. 10 and sos p. m. weekdays; return
ing, arrive at Hanover from Gettysburg, 8 rs
a. IN. and 1872 p m. weekdays.
TRAINS LEAVE YORK FOR THE NORTH
Pacific and Northern Express, daily.I. 45 a. m
D n's VS. Express, ly........... $40 a. M
Buffalo and Pittsburg Ex., daily 10 80 a. M
Chicago and ST. LodiS EXP. daily. 40 d. m
Chicago and 81. Louis Exp daily.....6.lOp. m.
Ghicago Limited, .S48 D. m.
Buffalo & st. Louis Elk daily.........lOC2p m,
Western and NorthernExpress daily lO44p. m.
For time tables and further information ap.
ply TO Ticket Agent at the station.
W. w. ATTERBURY, ]. X. WOOD,
General Manager. Pass'r Traffic Mgr.
GEO. w. BOYD,
General Passenger Agent.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
The Mosaic Flooring Of the Desert.

The northern portion of the Colorado
desert is paved with the most wonder.
tul pebbles in the world, in many parts
so eXquisitely laid as to defy success
fu! imitation by the most skilled worker
in mosaic flooring. These pebbles are
made of porphyry, agates, carnelian,
quartz crystals, garnets, chrysolite
and other such beautiful materials.
They are packed together so that the
surface composed of them is like
floor, and they look rs if pressed into
1t with roller. As a rule. they are
of nearly uniform size, and each one is
polished brilliantly, as if oiled and rub
bed. Most of them are perfect spheres.
and the reflection from them of the
suns rays is gorgeous beyond descrip-
ton. Each convex surface gives back
ray of light, and the ground for
miles seems as if literally paved with
gems. Thus the whole surface of the
plain is a combination of myriads of
retlectors. each pebble being so highly
polished that it is like a mirror, and it
is believed that the lakes of the desert
mirage are produced by this means.
The pebbles are polished by the loose
sand which is blown hither and thither
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
S TOP! LOOK AND
LISTEN!

Now is the time to change your Seed
Potatoes when prices are low Pure Hol-
ton Rose, Burkbanks, Rural New Yorker.
Northern GrOtOn.
The Old Reliable Evans Corn Planter
greatly improved.
The Old Genuine Malta Riding and
Walking Cultivators.
Old Reliable Schutler Wagons, not the
lowest price but the cheapest.
Sharpless Cream Tubular Separator,
farmers money saver.
Binders, Mowers, Horse Rakes, Paints,
Oils and Hardware.
The American Manure Spreaders, any
capacity, new feature, must be seen to be
appreciated.
Choice White and Yellow Crib and
Silage, Seed Corn, Gasoline Engines aud
Ensilage Cutters.
HIGHEST PRICES FOR WOOL.
Farmers if you have anything to sell
consult us, we will make market for
you. If you wish to buy, write us, will
furnish you any article at Market price.
Let us have your confidence, you will not
be deceived
Respectfully,
p. Il. HARGETT s. CO..
SOUTH MARKET STREET,
april I4-3m. FREDERICK MD.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
Fear OF Favor.

when you does some men favor"
said Uncle Eben. "dey gifts scared an
suspicious right away for fear you're
gwlne to overtax DER gratitude"-
Washington STAR
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
New Scotch Mixed Cloths.

excellent for rough and ready wear, foi
Suit or Skirt; col.rs, champagne, brown,
light and dark grey, and black ana
white mixture, SS-inch wide, SOC ward.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-05-12
An InfalIible sign

Mrs. Bickers-Do you think splitting
salt is an infallible sign that there's
going to be quarrel? Bickers--No.
but getting married is - v~-s