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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03
"Kerchunk" Did It.

A train on a new railroad was run
ming down grade, says the Kansas
City Star, when one of the side rods of
the engine broke. The train stopped
at the foot of the grade with the good
cylinder ION center" and when the
broken side had been uncoupled the
engine could not be started.
The engineer, the conductor and the
passengers took turns trying to devise
a way to start it. At last farmers
boy crawled through a barb wire fence
and came over to make a suggestion.
"Why don't you let 'er go kerchunk?
he asked.
"What?" demanded the conductor
not grasping the idea.
"Why, let er go kerchunk. Unhitch
the last car and shove 'er up the grade
a ways. Then let 'er come down ker-
chunk against the train. That'll bump
'er along some"
The railroad men shifted contemptu-
ously, but the passengers sided with
the boy, so at last it was decided to
try his scheme. All hands turned to
and pushed the car little way up the
hill. Then it was sent, with increasing
speed. back against the train, which it
struck with the foreseen "kerchunk"
The "kerchunk" did the work The en-
CINE was bumped off center, the en-
gineer gave it enough steam to keep
it slowly moving, the passengers scram-
bled aboard, and the one legged outfit
limped away on its journey.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03
To New York For Rest.

Isn't 1t strange that people should
go to New York to rest up? You know
what Broadway and Fifth avenue are
from Thirtieth to Thirty-fifth street
the densest, noisiest place in the world.
Yet know prominent Pittsburg man
who, when he gets tired, slams down
his roll top desk, seizes his case and
takes the train east. In New York he
patronizes well known hotel much
favored by Pittsburgers, asks for a
room on the twelfth floor, and if he
gets 1t or one on the floor either above
or below he is happy. Twelve floors
up he is removed from the noise of the
busy pavement below. So far as qule-
tude is concerned he might as we'll be
in country village. In the morning
the bright sunshine steals in at his
window, which overlooks the river and
the docks below. At night the view is
one Of enchantment, watching the ves-
sells moving to and fro, with their
myriad Of lights. And although there
Is gayety below in a dozen corners Of
that selfsame hotel no sound of it ever
penetrates to his quarters But this is
only one of the many possibilities of a
very wonderful Commissioning Dis.
patch
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03

Once l was assistant to an elderly
doctor in Ontario, who also ran a drug
store. He was as peppery as a cay
enne pod, and from time to time GUS
toners and patients sprang jokes on
him just for the fun of hearing him
growl. On one occasion a well dressed
young fellow called at the shop and
asked the doctor to prescribe for a
breaking out and a rash on his left
arm. The doctor examined the limb
and pronounced it to be bad case of
. eczema.
II suppose. doctor, you can cure itY'
said the patient.
"Why, certainly" replied the doctor.
"How long will it take to get well?"
"Oh, l guess about two months"
said the doctor.
"Quite sure, sir. Is it bad caseT
Positively the worst I've seem"
'"Then l will leave it with you and
call for it again when cured" solemn
~ said the patient, slowly unfastening
his arm, which was an artificial one
and painted for the occasion.-Pear-
sons Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03

OF all the absurd forms of locomo-
ton practiced by the creatures of the
deep the most preposterous is that Of
the mussel. Squids will startle you by
darting backward, crabs hustle off
sideways at a lively gait, but nothing
save the dull brain of some kind of
clam critter," bordering over the trans
portation problem in those remote
epochS when time was no object, could
have evolved so slow and cumbersome
a method.
You may often see mussels climb up
the pile Of a wharf toward the high
water mark. Notice the black threads
attached to the clam. They do the bust
ness. The mussel shoots out a spray
Of gelatinous stuff in the direction he
wants to go and this hardens into
those black threads. He let's go the
old ones and climbs up by the new.
You can trace his progress up the pile
by the punches of old threads, which
he leaves behind at intervals. 1t has
never been figured out whether he
could go mile in less than a year,
but 1t would be safe to back the mus
sci in the animals "slow race."-Coun-
try Life In America.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03

England is always glad to get an
other citizen, but sometimes she goes
about it in strange manner, accord
ing to the Springfield Republican. A
sailor deserted from a Russian battle
ship and Joined an English crew on a
faraway island. He told them that
he was tired of the rule of the car
and wanted to become an English citi.
zen. They were at loss how to nat
uralize him, but finally each one threw
bucket of water on him and so wash,
Il off tho P,1Scion
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03

An extraordinary story of the imposi-
ton of one will upon another was told
before the psychological section Of the
British Medical association at Oxford.
DR.. Eldridge- Green said that he was
talking with a patient on the subject
Of hypnotism. The patient, a lady of
more than average force of character,
said she defied any man to send her
to sleep and make her do as he wished.
II 81 her it was not necessary to send
her to Sleep" said the DOCTOR land
added, You will wake at o'clock to
morrow morning and will send me L
post card despite your own wishes to
say no. l got that post card. 1t WAS
somewhat to this effect: 4 have been
trying not to write to you, but did
wake at 81"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03
SUPERSTITIONS.
Things That Some People Imagine
Are Signs of Bad Luck.

Some people otherwise sensible will
draw back rather than walk under q
ladder. Even strongminded women
hesitate to show their contempt of this
superstition when they hear that il
prevents the single from marrying for
that year and to the married it be-
tokens death. The Dutch hold that it
was a sign that you would be hanged
because of the important part which a
ladder used formerly to play in the
last act Of the law. y Scotch tradition
holds it lucky to wish when going I'M
der 4 ladder.
To miss the mouth in eating and drop
ones victuals is a sign of approaching
sickness. Every time one turns q loaf
upside down ship is wrecked. On
this the Dutch say, IF loaf lies topsy
turvy it is not good" Scott in 1.-The
Tales of Grandfather" says, "Never
turn a loaf in the presence of Mon
teith." IaZlitt in his English Prov
CRIBS" quotes, Are there traitors at
the table that the loaf is turned the
wrong side upward?"
That i'll fortune attended the splitting
of salt is an idea arising from the be-
lief of the ancients that salt was in
corruptible 1t was therefore made the
symbol of friendship, and if it fell cas-
ually the ancients thought their friend
ship would not be of long duration. In
Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper" the
betrayer is represented in the act of
spilling salt.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03
PUT ON THE BRAKES.
Slow Up, or Before You Know It You
May BE OF the Track.


The limited goes sixty miles an hour.
In the smoker men joke and play cards
and tell risque stories. The day coach
es are crowded and comfortless. The
heavy sleepers as they sway to and
ero make only a gentle rocking for the
people who chat and read and nap.
Crash! Engine and cars and flesh and
blood are ground up together in a
shapeless, horrid mass. OF the tracki
So goes humanity's train. Here is a
boy who got to running on a fast
schedule. He began by pilfering from
his fathers till AS he grew older he
made faster time. Down grade he
goes, and soon comes the crash. News
boys cry a murder and a suicide. The
crowd halts for moment. His friends
murmur, Il never thought he was so
badw A young man is off the track!
A young girl thinks her mother is
too slow for these record breaking
times. Mother is 'old fashioned" The
girl goes to places Ter mother has
warned her she should not frequent.
The bloom is brushed from the fruit.
One day braZcn drunken crea-
ture, cursiug and shreking, is loaded
into the patrol wagon. A woman is
off the track.
A man gets in Il hurry to be rich.
His father went slowly. carefully, sue
cessfully But fathers methods will
not do What's tie use of moiling and
toiling when quicker way may well
do the business? So-and-so has spec
ulated successfully. Surely l am as
shrewd as he A pistol shot. 4
man is off the track!
Our age is rapid one. Business and
society go at Il sixty mile clip. Rather
than be sidetracked for time men
will drive their trains into the ditch
Many of them run wild. There are
frequent collisions and wrecks innu-
merable by getting off the track.
Look out thriving but venturesome
merchant and reckless young woman
and gay young man! The race is not
to the swift alone. Put on the brakes.
Slow up, or before you know it you
will be off the track Milwaukee Jour
nal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03

According to some astronomers the
greenish patches on the planet Mars
indicate woodland regions, ana a scien-
fist predicts that centuries after the
rest of this earth has become as barren
as the mountains of the moon Marian
astronomers will still distinguish here
bright green spots of considerable eX-
tent near the east coast of South Amer
lea. The forests of the Amazon valley,
he thinks, are practically determination
proof. An average of 1000 rank trees,
shrubs and creepers cover every acre
Of ground and a years neglect is
enough to obliterate all traces of the
most thorough clearing. A film of spon-
taneous vegetation soon covers the de-
serted field, trees shoot up and the
sylvan deities resume their ancient
sway.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03
The Benefit of FaIrv male,

1t is very reasonable to argue that
no creation of human fancy could last
as fairy tales have lasted through no
one knows how many hundreds and
thousands of years unless it was very
good, for that which is not good and
not sound must surely die, and only
that which is good and sound shall last
through the grinding of the ages. So I
believe that parents could fill their
childrens imaginations full of fairy
tales If they would make those imagi-
nations strong and healthy. AS for
that man or woman who has not these
bright and joyous things flying like
golden bees through the dim recesses
Of his memory can only say that |
think his or her parents must have
been neglectful Of the earlier training
of their child and that am sorry for
that poor soul who has lost SO much
pleasure out of its life.-Howard PYLE
in Book News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03
POISON IVY.
It May Be Known by Its Three Leaf
let's and White Berries.


Frequently a person is puzzled to
know whether a vine with which he
comes in contact is poison ivy or Vir-
ginia creeper. The poison Ivy has three
ereeper has five and purple berries.
The only way to prevent a bad case
of poisoning from the ivy is to begin
treatment as soon as the itching SEN
sation becomes apparent. If the case
Is allowed to continue until the pus-
tules break the patient is pretty sure
to suffer for week or more. A good
remedy is the extract of grindella,
which if used in time by rubbing Gu
the affected parts every five minutes
will give relief. Sugar of lead salve is
also Il standard remedy.
If a person who has touched poison
ivy will wash the exposed part thor
oughly with soap as soon after as pos
sible poisoning can generally be pre-
vented. The poisonous principle in the
ivy is a corrosive essential oil which
is very volatile. 1t is not necessary to
touch the ivy in order to be poisoned.
Passing near it may be sufficient, and
when ivy is burned the smoke is also
poisonous.
Many people are not at all sensitive
to poison ivy and can handle it without
fear, while to others a mere breath of
it is sufficient to cause troublesome
eruptons. Poison oat and poison ivy
are the same thing THE plant has a
peculiar way of changing its habit of
growth according to local conditions,
PathlnlCr.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03

Ing, accomplished and intellectual
Among her admirers was the young
delegate in congress from New Mexico,
Stephen B. Elkins. a widower, rich,
popular and ambitious. He fell ar
IDENTIFY in love with Miss Davis, and his
suit was successful. The marriage re-
suited in his leaving the west and in
his identifying his fortunes with those
Of his father-in-law. He applied
his energies to the development Of West
Virginia, became many times mil
lonaire, coal baron, served as secre-
tary Of war and is now United States
senator. Mrs. Elkins has been the in
spiration of his life. Their magnificent
home at Elkins, w. Va, is named Hal
liehurst in her honor.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03
The Distant Stars.

Speaking roughly, we have reason,
from the data SO far available, to be-
heve that the stars Of the Milky Way
are situated at distance between
100,000,000 and 200,000,000 tines the
distance from the sun. At distances
less than this it seems likely that the
stars are distributed through space
with some approach to uniformity. We
may state as general conclusion indi-
Gated by several methods of making
the estimate that nearly all the stars
which we can see with our telescopes
are contained within a sphere not like
ly to be much more than 100000
times the distance Of the sun.
Granting that all the stars we can
see are contained within this limit
may there not be any number of stars
without the limit which are invisible
only because they are too far away to
be seen?-Simon Newcomb in Harper's
Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03
Orphans Court.

First and final account of ThoS.
W. Troxell, administrator of
James w. TrOXell, deceased,
stated.
Inventory of personal property
in the estate of George G. COrum.
First and final account of G.
Mantz Besaut, administrator of
Harry Il. Besant, deceased
stated.
First and final account of
Virginia G. COrum, administra.
trix of George G. Corum, de-
ceased, stated.
Second and final account of
William l.. Gross, administrator
of Mary g. A. Stephens, deceas
ed, stated.
First and final account of
Servia A. Wilson, administrators
at Susannah Wilson, deceased,
stated.
Inventory of current money
filed in the estate of Susannah
Wilson.
Inventory of current money filed
in the estate of William II.
Lakin, deceased.
First and final account of ID.
Princeton Buckley. administrator
of William II. Lakin, deceased,
stated
First and final account of Ed
ward l.. Banner. administrator OF
Edward d. Danner, deceased,
stated.
Inventory of current money and
debts due filed in the estate of
Edward ID. banner.
Will of Sarah G. Taylor ad
mitted TO probate and letters ties
tamentary granted to Benjamin
f. Schell, surviving executor.
Courts order granted to sell
personal property in the estate of
Edward ID. Banner.
Courts order granted to sell
and transfer stocks and bonds
in the estate of Edward ID. Dan
ner.
Sale of personal property fled
in the estate of Edward ID.
Danner.
First and final account of James
T. Waesche. administrator of
Ennis N Cover, deceased. stated.
Inventary of debts due filed
in the estate of Ennis N. Cover,
deceased.
Sale of personal property filed
in the estate of Ennis N. Cover.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03

The American consul at Guayaquil,
Ecuador. tells Il good story about the
difficulties he has had to keep a mon
key on the consulate premises because
of the depredations of the boa con-
strictors, and these agile little pets
must keep Il constant lookout for them.
If JOcko drops into a doZe he is likely
to wake up dead"
On the occasion with which the
story deals monkeys life was saved
by the picture of the American eagle
The consulate sign all over the world
is fine reproduction of the king Of
birds in full color and with outsprea6
wings. A new sign had just been re
ceived and was waiting on Il chair in
side the room. a big boa constructor
chased the housemonkey across the yard
and through the open window. Jocko
was making good but . losing one.
He was in the corner, quaking with fear
and very near deaths door, when his
pursuer confronted the picture of the
eagle in it's menacing attitude. a snake
fears eagles even more than it Graves
monkeys, and that particular reptile
turned tail and went out of the win
dow as quickly as if the devil was
after it. That monkey was a smart
monkey, and now whenever it wants
to take nap it goes to roost over
the picture of the eagle.-MeXican Her.
aid
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03
Real Estate Transfers.

Peter GrosSnickle to Harlan
and Ellen Grossnickle, real estate
in county, $1,000
James h. LOcher to the Phila-
delphia Flour Milling Company,
real estate in comfy, 81, etc.
Charles I. X. Young, sheriff,
to William NJ. BopSt, real estate
in city, $3.50.
Reno S. Harp, trustee, to John
NJ. Hartman, real estate in city,
$500.
James A. Slagle and wife to
James A. aud Kate L. Baker,
real estate III Emmitsburg, S400.
Charles G. Smith to Marian
N. Smith, real estate in city, 50,
etc.
John A. Roddy of A, to 10,
seph q. Seiss, real estate in
Mechanicstown District, Sl57.50
Joseph G.. SeiSs to Adam L..
Zentz, real estate in county,
$15I50
John ID. A halt and wife to the
Pure Rye DistilliDg CompanE.
real estate in Burkittsville, 81,
and premises.
David A. Baker, agent, to
Charles Holbruner, real estate
in county. 1870.
Fannie NJ. Fuss aud husband
to Charles w. HOlbruner, real
estate in county, $500.
George S c. Bopst and wife
to E. Frank Johnson, real estate
in city, 81, 725.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03
India Sewing Man.

Sewing is a masculine occupation IL
India, and the derzie, or sewing man.
is past master in his art up to a Ger.
tain point. He is possessed of little in
itiative, but is a wonderful imitator,
besides being an exquisite needleman
and from a riding habit to a pretty
blouse or frock he can copy almost
anything in reason, rising to the high
water mark of triumphant achieve
ment in such garments as require mi
mute stitchery and clever broderie.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03

MRS. ROOSEVELT AND DAUGHTER ETHEL.
witches and lemonade and ice cream
Miss Ethel and her brother Archie
seized the opportunity to secure SOU
yenirS of the memorable day in the
form of photographs, and Miss Ethel
made Il special target of her father.
using up several rolls of films on him
in different positions.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt is now twelve
years old. but she continues to be a
great romp, full of life and often bent
on mischief. Though so fond of
camera herself, she used to consider it
the best Of fun to dodge the phOtog-
raphcrs who often lie in wait near the
White House to get snapshots of the
president or his family. She gave these
artists considerable trouble if they tried
to get her pictureand called it running
the gantlet' Ethel is Mrs. Roosevelt's
only daughter, Miss Alice being the
presidents daughter by his first wife
She is now at an age where she natu-
rally requires Il great deal of her moth
eI dlleHuVu. MIS-. lNooSeNelt, ueSplle
the responsibilities she has as the first
lady of the land and as the mother
of Il large family of growing children
whose training and education require
no little thoughtful care, finds time this
summer to do considerable reading and
study German is receiving especial
attention in the plan of work which
Mrs. Roosevelt has adopted for the
summer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03

1t has been observed that if the tame
dog is taken back to the wild state he
loses his voice. These sounding
voices are produced in the animals
throat in Il way similar to human Ian
guage but are not voices proper nor
languages" proper, and yet they are
full of psychological expression and re.
veal the animals psychic states. If we
tickle Il chimpanzee in the armpit the
touch produces a grin on the face sim
liar to that of man under like cir
cumstances. lie also emits laughter
like sounds. The same is the case with
the orang outang. The gorilla knits
the brow when angry. just like men.
We often observe in apes a complete
change in the facial muscles when
something is going to happen, be it
agreeable or disagreeable 1t is so also
with the child. In apes there is evil
IDENTIFY the same connection between
the facial muscles and vocal muscles
as I'm man.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03
SENATOR DAVIS DAUGHTER,
She Is Wife of Senator Elkins and
a Charming Hostess.

The nomination of ex-senator Henry
G. Davis of West Virginia as the
Democratic candidate for vice presi-
lent recalls romance of politics. A
little more than Il quarter of cen
fury ago Mr.. Davis. who was at that
time in the United States senate, in
troduced to Washington society his
beautiful daughter, Miss Halle Davis.
She was a dashing brunette fascinat-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03
lady Holland,s Euncbqon AblutIons,

LADY HOIEand's LUncDHou Ahlut1Ons,
Lady Murster. granddaughter of King
William ". of England. relates in her
biography that in 1887 she went with
her mother to take luncheon with Lady
Holland, ITO this day" she says, Il
paver taste cold turkey and salad with
CUT their conjuring up in my minds
eye Holland House dining room, full of
brilliant silver and glass, the smart
footmen, and, most of all, most
charming looking lady with Il very pale
face-the palest face, think, ever saw
and with such heavenly, sweet smile,
She sat in Il large armchair, and her
occupation seemed to me. even young
as I was. strange in dining room. She
was not sitting at the dining room
table with every one else. but i'll a cor
ner of the room. 4 maid was kneeling
by her bathing the pale, sweet, smiling
lady's feet-the loyeliest white feet-in
d large china foot tub! This lady was
the famous Lady Holland. and | heard
1t said that these, TO outsiders, peculiar
additions took place in the dining room
of Holland House during luncheon
whether there were visitors or notv'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03
ETHEL ROOSEVELT.
She Il StiIl Great ROmP - Mrs.
ROOseveIt's Summer study.

ROOsevelt's Summer study.
At the ceremonies incident to notify
ing Theodore Roosevelt of his nomina-
ton for president at Oyster Bay,
n. Y, one of the interesting sights was
Miss Ethel Roosevelt darting around
among the guests with her camera and
securing snapshots. The speeches of
notification and acceptance had been
made and the politicians and other
guests were enjoying the freedom Of
the presidents extensive grounds at
Sycamore Hill. While they were re-
calling themselves with salad and sand
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03

Mr.. Fl. Morris CHILEAN has pur-
chased the farm belonging to the
Davis s. CHILEAN estate. contain
ing 1877 acres of land. The price
paid is a little over 81, 900.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-02-03
THE NUPTIAL KNOT.
Some Happy Couples Who
Have Linked Their Lives
Together For Better or
For Worse.
STALEY-KEYSER.

. "A IL L - N IA
Mr.. Marion Justice Staley, of
Charlesville, and Miss Carillia
Celeste Keyser, of yellow
Springs, this county. were quietly
married at the residence of the
Rev. s. NJ. Hench, North Mar
ket Street, this city, on Tuesday
last.
GILMAN-MILLER.
Miss Isabella Miller, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton E. Miller,
of Weverton. and Mr.. John Fraser
Gilman, a wealthy young ranch
owner of South Dakota, whose
winter home is in Brooklyn, n. Y,
were married in the Methodist
church at Knoxville. Rev. Mr..
Ritter, pastor of the Methodist
church at Fairfield, Pa, perform
ed the ceremony.
OR-ZIMMERMAN
Mr.. Harry l.. Saylor, of York,
Pa, and Miss Florence S. Zim
norman, of New Midway. were
married at the Lutheran parson
age, in WalkerSville, at 80
o'clock Wednesday afternoon,
January 25th, by the Rev. j. l.
Asper. They will reside in York,
Pa. The bride is a daughter OF
Mr.. Henry o. Zimmerman and
sister of Mr.. William G.. thinner
man, cashier Of the Citizens Nat
iOnal Bank. this city. The groom
is sou of Mr.. L. j. SaylOr, of
WalkerSyille.