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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
The Man Who Tired Carlyle.

There is a story Of Carlyle in his old
age having taken the following fare
well in his broadcast Scotch of a young
friend who had had him in charge for
walks and who while almost always
adapting himself to Carlyle's mood,
had OH a single occasion ventured to
disagree with him: Il would have you
TO know. young man. that you have the
capacity of being the greatest bore in
ChriStendom" The boredom had con-
sisted solely In the rather negative sin
of not having been convinced of the
truth Of one of Carlyle's dogmas, a sin
all the more heinous because. instead
of standing boldly up to Carlyle and de
claring his doctrine utterly perverse
the companion had betrayed his weak
ness by an apologize tone.
Now Carlyle liked disciples, and he
respected antagonists, but he could not
endure being merely thwarted without
being thoroughly reused. He felt in
that case that he had made no impress.
sion at all on his interlocutor; that he
had neither won him nor excited him
TO resistance And nothing bored him
so much as that. OF course it is only
exceptionally despotic minds that are
bored in this way.--LOndon Spectator.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31

Talk about opening oysters" said
the old pilot as he pushed back a heap
Of shells and asked the waiter for his
check, Il never did see anybody to
beat Benny Hawser. Benny could
open oysters like magic. Never used
a knife. neither. Said ii was cruel"
How did lie manage it?' asked the
guileless young man from uptown.
Snuff, my boy" replied the old pilot
solemnly. Bought real Scotch snuff,
the strongest in the market When he
held little of it in front of the oysters
they sneezed the top shell off"
Pooh" said the young man.
Benny was all right in his way" OBJ
served the cashier, "bnt he wasn't a
circumstance to a Teller on a freight
sloop that used to run between Fulton
slip and Bridgeport Why, when that
feller'd come in here he'd take dozen
oysters and spread EN- in a row on that
very table you're sittin' at. Then he'd
begin to spin sea yarn. l never
heerd another man like him. Them
oysters jes' opened their mouths in
establishment at his whoppers. Then
he'd take 'em by surprise, whip 'em
out of their shells, sprinkle 'em with
pepper an vinegar an swaller 'enl "
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
Shire Wd Druggists,

'"The cocaine fiend is more Of nut.
sance Tran the man who wants to be
Strengthened up after a jag" said a
druggist "A coke fiend' would barter
bis shoes and his shirt for a bit of the
memory killer, and he works all sorts
Of schemes to get the stuff
Not long ago a chap entered the
store while l was busy" said my
friend the druggist, land asked me for
a bunch of prescription blanks for DR..
Blank. whose office is only a square
away 1t was Il moment of preoccupa-
ton on my part and | handed out d
pad of blanks. In a couple of days
the same chap returned with a pre-
scription for cocaine, signed by the
same physician. He didn't get it. l
happened to know the signature of the
physician, and it was not done well on
this particular prescription.
More than a prescription is neces.
sary to fool druggist. 1t looks easy
to copy form from one piece of paper
to another. but not one person in ten
who does not know the medicine can
do it successfully. We can spot "a
forger more easily than Lank cashier.
There's always something missing
when an amateur writes prescr;;
ton. "-Pittsburg Gazette
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31

Uncle Jared and Uncle Benjamin.
made a sorry pair. True there was
blood on Uncle Benjamin's forehead,
and he looked white and faint. But
Uncle Jared. who tried to support him,
walked with a very pronounced limp,
displayed only one coat tail where two
should have been and was rumpled and
bedraggled generally in way to sug-
gest participation in a riot.
What's happened to you two?" ask
ed a townsman.
THAT pesky colt of Benjamin's run
away and throwed him just as l came
along" Uncle Jared answered. I'm
giving him a lift along toward home"
Look us though you needed one
yourself" pronounced the inquisitor.
whats been happenin' to you?"
"Who? Me? Why, nothin' to speak
of-just been to town to see the big
procession. Got more or less hustled
round and tromped on, but He
stopped painfully to adjust a shoe
which had been ripped open so that
half of the uppe: tapped as he walked.
Don't see much difference betwixt
We, judgin by the display O wreckage, "
the neighbor persisted.
There's considerable difference, l
take it." Uncle Jared answered, with
conclusive dignity. "Benjamin's met
with a accident. but I've been pleasur
in'."-Youths Companion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
Tramping In France.

One tramps because be likes to
tramp, not to save money. Neverthe-
less in Normandy. and the same is true
of nearly every other section of France
except Savoy and the Cote d AZur, Que
must make a distinct effort to spend
while tramping more than francs Il
day, or S1.40. Nearly all the auberges
and many of the smaller hotels give
comfortable rooms for 80 cents night
and no extra charges, the petit dejeu-
ner for 10 cents ami priX tiXe dejeu
ner and dinner for 30 cents each.
In word I francs tel.40) day rep
resents luxury, / TO q comfort and 3 tc
1 the essential. To bring the average
per day below francs and keep NOV
ing it is necessary to go to the length
of buying provisions at the stores and
sleeping sometimes in the open air and
in oranges, method which is not
without its special piquancy, as know
from experience but which it would
be hazardous if not objectionable to
recommend. - Allan +. Sanborn in
Booklovers' Magaz ne
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
SENIOR LUIS f. CoREA.

to be blackmaiI. Mrs. Jordan ex-
presses the utmost confidence in the
character of Senior Corea. and it was
at his own request that the ceremony
was postponed to allow an inquiry to
be made.
The anonymous letters. which were
sent to Mayor Smith of Macon and to
Mrs. Jordan herself charged that the
Nicaraguan minister already had
wife ana children and that he was an
adventurer and did not pay his debts.
Senior Corea is confident Of being able
to establish his standing in Nicaragua
and is searching for the person or per-
sons responsible for the annoyance
caused him. President Zelaya of
Nicaragua expressed his esteem for
the minister to this country in request
ing Senior Calyo. minister from Costa
Rica, to represent him at Senior Corea's
wedding. The Nicaraguan minister
has been at Washington for eight
years, and his standing in the diplo-
matte corps is of the highest. He has
proved a most accountable emissary to
the government of the United States.
both because of his personality and of
his thorough acquaintance with the
affairs of this country and his own.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
A Critical Moment.

The history of the casting of statues
is one long story of patience. When
Benvenutn Cellini cast his great Per-
seuS, according TO rules which his own
genius had laid down, Overwork and
exposure had so undermined his
strength at the critical moment that he
was obliged to take to his bed and leave
the rest of the process TO some faithful
workmen who understood his plans.
Finally. however. one Of them came
rushing into his sickroom. where be
lay daZed and groaning with pain, and
told him with many lamentations that
the process was failure and that the
metal was caked.
Cellini sprang from his bed, ran
across the street and rapidly dragged o
load of dry oak wood back to his fur
mace. He made a roaring fire, and,
finding that the base alloy in his metal
had been burned out, he threw in a',
the pewter vessels of the household
Then the metal dubbed, the great Per
seus was cast. and the maker and ni
faithful friends eXulted
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
r. Tel, IL . Man shave. Himself.

II can tell in a minute simply by
looking at a man whether he shaves
himself or is shaved by barber" said
the wielder of the razor and brush.
mo, it isn't a question of cleanliness
nor yet question of hacking the face.
There is no reason why a man who
is accustomed to shaving himself
shouldn't make as clean job Of it as
the average barber. And yet l can
spot him every time. See that little
lock Of hair that grows down the side
Of the face just in front of the ear?
Well. when a man is shaved by bar
Der those two locks don't vary In
length more than a sixteenth of an
inch. The man who shaves himself,
on the other hand. is invariably lop-
sided. He always begins to shave
higher up on the left side Of the face
than On the right side, as a conse-
uuence of which one side of the face
looks longer than the other No, ]
don't know that | can explain this
phenomenon. | only know that the
condition exists" - Philadelphia Rec
Drd
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31

degree. her daughter having married
an English lord. the Earl of Yarmouth.
The late William Thaw provided in
his will that Harry should not come
into his share of the family's $4,000
600 fortune before reaching the age of
thirty five. He thought in this way to
curb his sons money spending propen-
sites. According to the will Harry
was to have the comparatively small
sum of $500 a year from the estate
as an income in the meantime But
Mrs. Thaw managed to provide that
his income should be $4,000 a year
through the consent of the other heirs.
When his attachment to Miss Nesbit
became known it was said he would
forfeit the additional S77,500 a year by
marrying her. The report that he had
married her in spite of this condition
OF facts was circulated but on arrival
in this country few days ago Mr..
Thaw refused to confirm it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31

A very interesting paradox is the one
concerning an ordinary wagon wheel,
which is solid and rigid, yet when fast
ened on its axle on wagon when the
wagon moves part of the circumference
of the wheel which is in contact with
the ground is for an instant at absolute
rest, while the point directly perpen-
dicular to it is flying along at high
rate of speed. The two points horizon
tai with the center of the wheel are
travelling pretty fast. but only half as
fast as the topmost point, and as the
up going horizontal point increases in
speed the down going one slows up I'M
til it is at rest for moment when in
contact with the ground. Yet the wheel
is one solid piece and there are only
two points going at the same rate of
speed at the same time. Yet if the
wheel is taken off the axle and rolled
down an incline every point of the cir
conference moves at the same rate of
speed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
a STRENUOUS COMMANDER
Admiral Sir John Fisher. Active
Hend of British Navy.

ADMIRAL Sir John Fisher. Active
Hend of British Navy.
The active commander in chief of
the British navy is Admiral Sir John
ArbuthnOt Fisher, X. c. b. He ranks
as senior naval lord of the admiralty
and as such is the practical head of the
great force of sea fighters and fight
ing machines so much in evidence be-
cause of the controversy between Great
Britain and Russia over the course of
the latter's Baltic fleet. Admiral Fish
er is sometimes called the Lord Kitch-
ener of the navy"
Born sixty-three years ago, he has
been in the naval service half cen
fury. His father was a captain in the
British army and married a high class
Cingalese woman. Thus the admiral
has oriental blood in his veins. Sir
John served in the Crimean war and
the China war of 1SJ9-60 and in the
Egyptian war of 1882 distinguished
himself at Alexandria, where he COM
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31

In "Tnrums" lived Il merchant tailor
who ordered from a friend, a book
agent, q complete set of an encyclo-
pedia which was being published in
monthly parts. All went well till the
deliveA of the last volume, which
proved to be about one-half larger
than any of the others. Delivery was
refused on the ground that the vol
ume was not according to sample and
broke the uniformity of the set Mr.
Comrie Thompson was then acting
sheriff substitute for Forfarshire, and
the resulting case came before him
The plaintiff stated his case, and Mr..
Thompson then advised the defendant
to take delivery, adding:
Now, Mr.. -, don't be foolish. II
the book is larger, they don't propose
to charge you anything extra, and you
ought to consider you are having o
bargain"
"Well," pleaded the defendant, I'm
a tailor, and if your lordship were to
order coat from me, and l quoted a
price and afterward delivered the coat
q half size bigger than you wanted it,
you would, have no doubt, refuse de-
livery. And l might then say: Don't
be foolish, sheriff. The coat, it's true,
is much larger than you want, but the
cloth is the same and | won't mako
any extra charge. You ought to con-
slider you are having a bargain
This rather tickled the court, which
expressed its appreciation of the point
somewhat noisily. Verdict for the
plaintiff, with costs.-London Tit-Bits
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31

Princess Likelike. daughter of Ka-
paakea and mother Of Princess Kaiu-
lani, died on Feb. 8, 1887. She had not
been seriously i'll, but a lava flow from
the great volcano Kilauea, in Hawaii,
which occurred a few days before her
death was to her mind a sure sign that
q chiefta.uesS was required by the
goddess Pele. that heartless old deity
suggested to the children of nature in
the ages of volcanic terrors. So firm
were Likeliles convictions that the
wrath of the furious Pele had to be
appeased by her death that she lost
heart and never rallied. The night be-
fore her death there was halo around
the moon. and when she saw it she
abandoned all hope and speedily died.
A few years afterward Likihiku heard
that he was being prayed to death by
an enemy, aided by n sorcerer, dead
~ method Of warfare. so he simply lay
down aud died Of despair.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31

manded the Infexible, at that time the
most powerful warship afoat. He was
for some years in command of the Med
iterranean fleet, now containing twelve
battleships and fourteen cruisers and
the most powerful division of the Brit
ish navy. He brought it up to wonder
full standard of discipline The admi-
raj is possessed of iron nerves and SUI
perb courage, as has been demonstrate
ed on numerous occasions during his
career. Fighting Jack" Fisher, as he
is often called, is said to know not only
everything about his ships, but every
thing about those who man them.
"Confound himr' said an officer who
served under him in the West Indies
Il believe he could tell you the exact
number of cocktails l drink every time
] go ashore"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
STATUE OF FREDERICK THE GREAT.

which will be unveiled with impressive
ceremonies on Nov. 10 This statue
is a gift to the United States from
Emperor William of Germany. on
the announcements the gift some dis
cussion arose as TO the propriety Of
accepting a statue of a monarch for
erection in the capital of a republic.
The decision was in favor of receiving
the statue and acknowledging by APP
propyia,e ceremonies the friendly spirit
of the German ruler in presenting it,
This statue is a replica of one made
about six years ago by Professor Up
hues. leading German sculptor. It
now stands on the Avenue of Victories.
statue presented to America is of
bronze and of heroic size, being seven
feet in height 1t was brought to this
country recently.
On the occasion of the unwilling the
army and navy VIII be well represent
ed. ana many officers of German de.
scent will be present.
Frederick H. of Prussia. who became
known as Frederick the Great, was
born in 1712. and his reign lasted from
1740 until his death in 1856. During
this long reign the extent of the king
dom of Prussia increased by more than
29,0OO square miles. while the popula-
ton increased from 100000 to 6.000.-
600 Industry and the arts of peace
fOurshed. the condition of the people
was improved, and Frederick, who was
himself a prolific writer, gave the en-
couragement of his patronage to au-
thors. scholars. musicians and workers
in the fine arts
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
British NIusenm Dome.

The reading room of the British mu-
which is about thirty feet wider than
that of St Paul's cathedral. 1t is 40
feet in diameter and, with its 10000
superficial feet of glass, springs more
than 100 feet in height. Neither ST Pc
ter's at Rome nor Santa Maria at Flor
ence is a match to it. 1t is larger by
forty-five feet than the dome of the
capitol at Washington, by thirty-fve
feet than that of Darmstadt cathedral,
by thirty-throe feet than that of st.
Sophia. Constantinople, and spreads
sixteen further than the concave roof
of the tomb of Mohammed Adj Shah
at Bijapur.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31

In years gone by Ireland had a sa-
cred oak dedicated to st. Columbian,
one of the peculiarities Of the tree be-
ing that whoever carried a small bit
of the wood or bark in his mouth would
never meet with a violent death, it be-
ing especially efficacious in saving
Christian martyrs from the block 1t
was known throughout the British
isles as the holy oak of Kenmare.
After the lapse of many centuries this
sacred oak was uprooted by a storm,
after which it was said to be guarded
by angels to keep heretics from gather
ing the wood for fuel. At last a wick
ed tanner parked" one of its largest
limbs and tanned some leather. which
he made into shoes for himself. imagin
ing that such relics would bring him
wealth and power. He wore them but
once, however, but that one time was
enough to make him an incurable leper
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
SENIOR LUIS F. COREA.
The NicaraEuan Minister and His
Difficulties az IA Bridegroom.

Senior Luis f. Corea, Nicaraguan
minister to the United States, is one
of the most popular of the younger
members of e diplomatic corps at
Washington. He has been preparing
his handsome home on Twentieth
street, in that city. for the reception
of bride. his fiancee being Mrs. Ilah
Dunlop Jordan. a rich and attractive
widow of Macon, Ga. The wedding
was to have occurred early in the pres
ent month. but has been postponed
for a short time in order to give Mrs.
Jordan and her relatives an oppor-
tunity to investigate charges brought
against her, intended husband by
anonymous correspondents, whose OBJ
ject in making the charges is believed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31

A would be grateful public is waiting
to reward the man who will invent a
ear window that can always be opened
easily in summer, but can only be
opened by consent of the majority II
winter.-Philadelphia Inquirer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
A Mean Trick.

A Huntsville man has book on the
cover of which is a picture of a man
yawning. Whenever his wife begins to
lecture him lie gets out the book and
reads it in front of her. She sees the
picture and has to stop talking to
yawn. Finally she becomes too tired
to talk.-Kansas City Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
BEAUTIFUL EVELYN NESBIT
Artists Model Who Won Affections
of a MultimilIionaire's Son.

Miss Evelyn Neshit. whose beauty
won the affections of young Harry
Thaw of Pittsburg and is said to have
led him to run the risk of losing ST.
800 year of income. is a Philadelphia
girl of eighteen summers. She was an
artists model and for a time sang in
comic opera as chorus girl. 1t was
while she was on the stage that the
young American who made himself ia
nous in Paris by his beauty dinner"
met her. The Thaw family opposed his
attentions to the handsome artists
model Mrs. Thaw was ambitious that
her son should marry woman of high
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
internally All Right.

A country sexton in England off,
ciated at funeral clad in a red waist
coat. At the conclusion of the obse-
quies the vicar gently demonstrated
with the old gravedigger. saying: Rob
ert, you should not wear red waist
coat at a funeral. You hurt the feel
ings of the mourners." Robert replied,
placing his hand on his breast, well,
what does it matter, sir, so long as the
heart is black%'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
FRocK OF ONION BROWN.

The skirt is made with a two center
box plat and is double box plated all
about a deep side yoke.
The full three-quarter sleeves are or
namented with tab trimming on the
outside and lace peeps from under the
shaped cuffs.
The bodice is trimmed with brown
silk braid in disk design.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
Considerations,

Weary Walker-No, ma'am; amt
dirty from choice. I'm bound by hon
or. | wrote a testimonial for a soap
maker once and promised to use no
other Mrs. Housekeep-Well, why do
you not use that? Weary Walker-Be-
five years ago.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
BROWN THE FASHION.
The Onion Shade Decidedly Smart.
4 Stunning Frock.

Brown in ali shades is the fashion
able color of the season, but when of
the onion tinse-that is, a brown com
posed of minsling of creams with a
suspicion of pink-it is considered III
ira smart
The stunning frock Illustrated is OF
this onion color in a rich panne cloth
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
EVIL SPIRIT OF WAR.
Odd Form Taken by Smoke and De
briS of Russian Mine.


briS of Russian Mine.
Thus far during the Russo-Japanese
hostiities the mine, like the torpedo,
has more than borne out its reputation
as a death dealing instrument of war.
on the sea the Russian battleship Pc
tropavlovsk and the Japanese battle
ship Hatsuse We're sent to the bottom
by submarine mines. and on land
mines have caused great loss to the
japanese besieging Port Arthur. AT
the battle of Nanshan Hill, in which
Lieutenant General Prince Fushimi so
signaly distinguished himself, the
Russians planned to explode mines in
the path of the charging Japanese
troops. but the Japs discovered and
cut the wires leading to them and thus
rendered them harmless.
If one-half the reports from Port Ar
thur are to be credited, however. the
Russians have been more successful
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
Resisting Termination.

The joy of resisting temptation is the
highest joy men can feel. 1t is a mo
ment when our little life here grows
larger and we feel ourselves lifted into
a wider sphere. We have a sense of
fellowship with higher beings and are
somehow conscious of their sympathy.
All Gods creation smiles upon us and
appears made for our joy.-A. B. Da-
wilson.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
EMPEROR WILLIAMS GIFT.
Statue of Frederick the Great Pre-
scented by the Kaiser to America.

Washington is city of statues and
monuments, but as general rule the
sculptural embellishments of the pub
lie places Of the national capital com
memorate American patriots, soldiers
and statesmen, not those of foreign
countries. An exception to this rule
Is the statue of Frederick the Great,
which has been erected on the espla-
made of the Army War college, and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
He alone has energy who cannot be
deprived of it--Lavater.
Eaaflv Ramadiad
Easily Remedied.

Auntie Ito small niece who is not by
any means the pink of perfectionl-Oh
Milly, how naughty you are Your nice,
good little sister and brother can never
be so bad Milly (saucily)-But l can
soon teach them.-London Taller.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-03-31
Con,nrnI Agreement.

Mr.. Winkle-There, I've forgotten to
post your letter again. ! am very alb
sentmindeE Mrs. Winkle-Yes, your
mind has Pen absent a good many