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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
Ancient Use of the Mace.

The ancient use of the mace intro
duces us to a remarkable instance Of
ecclesiastical casuistry The clergy was
forbidden to shed blood. and as thus
the sword was inhibited this might
have been thought sufficient to keep
them from the battlefield. But not so.
They adopted the mace. Though they
could not cut mans throat yet might
they break his head So Bishop Ohio,
half brother of William, fought along
side of the conqueror at the bitter bat
tie of Hastings with great effect, the
brothers being, as you may say. "a pair
OF nutcrackers."- and Queries.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09

As Il specimen OF what candidates for
parliamentary honors in England have
occasionally to put up with from their
supporters the following little incident
is worth recording:
Visiting Il north country colliery dur
ing the mems dinner hour. a certain
candidate was advised by his agent to
ask "old Ben" Il supporter who hap
pened to work at the pit, to say a few
words TO his mates.
After some little persuasion the old
man agreed to address his fellow work
men on the candidates behalf, and this
Is what lie sad:
"Weel, mates, | amt a-goin' ter tell
We as We've gotten real straight, fair.
honest candidate You knows as well
as does as theer amt no SIGH thing as
an honest politician breathin' How
sumever. I've heard both candidates.
and I've picked out wot | think Is the
best of sorry pair! Yed better vote
for him, chaps. This" indicating the
by no means comfortable candidate
this is inn
That was all
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
r,iNt:I'I l g., BALTIMORE&OHIO
RAILROAD.
Departure and Arrival Of Train.
LEAVE FREDERICK.
Schedule in Effect May 81, 10

i.S0 A. NJ, except Sunday for Washington
junction and way stations, Washington,
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York
Due at w !shingtou 8 30 a. m.
500 a. m, except sunday, for Washington and
way stations, Philadelphia and New York
Due at WashinSton S.2j Il. m.
$40 m, daily, for Baltimore and way sta
tons. Philadelphia, New York. except
Sunday for Martinsburg and Hagerstown.
Due at Baltimore S.I5 a. m.
7.O5 a. m. sunday only, for Washington and
way stations. Due at Washington 1000
a. m.
PRINCIPAL way stations, Philadelphia d
New York. Du- at Baltimore 1925 a. m.
$40 =. m, except Sunday, for Harpers Ferry
winchester iiarrisonburg, Lexington and
Stauntun.
9.l5 a. m, except Sunday, for Hagerstown,
Martnsburg and way stations.
10 40 a; m, except sunday, for WASHINGTON,
Phlladelphia, New York, Washington
Indianapolis, st. Louis, Plttsbarg and
Chicago. Due at Washington 1890 p. m
Loo p. m, except sunday, for Baltimore and
way stations, Philadelphia and New York.
Due at Baltimore 40 y. m.
% p. m, daily for Washington and way sta
lions, Philadelphia and New York, Cum
berland. incinnati and st. Louis; and eX-
cept sunday, Winchester and Strasburg
junction. Due at Washington, SO D. m.
40 p M, daily, for Baltimore and way sta.
lions, Philadelphia and New York. Due
at Baltimore 40 p. m.
90 p. m, except sunday, for Chicago, Ha-
gerstown, Winchester and way stations
7.OO p. m. except Sunday. for Washington,
and principal way stations. PHILADELPHIA
New Iork. and Pittsburg. Due at Wash
ington $40 p NJ.
ARRIVE AT FREDERICK.
6.53 n. m, except Sunday from Cincinnati
Cleveland, Pittsburg, Washington Junction
and way sta To- 5, Mount Airy and way
stations. Baltimore and Washington mail
arrives ON this train
S35 Il M, except Sunday from Winchester
Hagerstown and way stations
l025 a m, except Sunday, from Baltimore
and way stations, Philadelphia and b ew
1855 a. M, except Sunday, from Baltimore.
Washington and way stations.
ll.55 a. M, Sunday only, from Baltimore,
Washingio. and way stations, Chicago
l2.05 p. m, sunday only, from Baltimore and
way stations, Philadelphia and New York
2.4Q ?. m, except SUNDAY, from ST. Louis,
Cincinnati, Chicago, Wheeling New York
Philadelphia. Washington, Hagerstown,
Lexington and way stations.
%? ?. m, except Sunday, from Martinsburg,
Washington junction and way stations.
Nd p. M, sunday only, from Baltimore
Washington and way stations, St Louis
and Cincinnati.
400 p; M, except Sunday, from Baltimore
and way stations, Philadelphia and New
5.55 p. M, except Sunday, from New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington. Chi
cago, Pittsburg, Hagerstown and way
stations.
$40 p. M, except Sunday, from Baltimore
and principal way stations, Philadelphia
and New York.
7.45 p m, daily, from Baltimore and way
stations, Philadelphia and New York
500 p. M, except Sunday, from Washington
and way stations
$40 p M, except Sunday, from Cumber-
land, Lexington, Hagerstown, Brunswick
and way stations.
W. T. MULLINIX
Ticket Agent.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
jim MES
COOK
By EPEs w, SARGENT
Copyright, 1905, BY Epes w. sargen.

Come ill.," said Jimmie CasvelI =
little embarrassed. You see. the place
isn't fixed up very well, but | haven't
had any one to attend to things for 4
week"
Help is hard to get, admitted Grace
Gorham.
But I'm very lucky" commented
Jimmie, regarding the brown hair that
peeped under the dainty hat. He al
ways had liked brown.
Now, about my place" said the girl
briskly, How much do you pay?"
-Four dollars a week." said Jimmie
promptly. Il pay you a certain sum
for expenses, and you find all material.
It's better that way than having tc
come to me all the time for money"
But isn't that very little, even for q
beginner she asked.
That's tn, regular price" assured
Jimmie. -Four dollars week and SIG
fer supplies"
II never would use all that" she
gasped. 81 don't suppose you will need
more than couple of dollars week"
"Oh. yes. you WILL" declared jim
mic. THE last girl couldn't get along
with that, even. She used to touch me
for more every Friday regularly; never
could imagine what she bought with
it."
"She must have been very hard on rib
bons," suggested Miss Gorham. "Some
girls are. Even at that, she shouldn't
use up $40 worth"
"What have the ribbons to do with
the eXpense?" asked Jimmie curiously.
"She couldn't spend it for paper" ex-
planned Miss Gorham You could not
possibly use more than a box week
The ribbons are about all else she had
to get
"Oh. no. he interrupted. "She had
to get bread and meat and things like
that"
Miss Gorham rose, her face bright
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
rhrc. Methods of nerision.

There are very few illusions to
stcrks in Latin authors, but one Of
these is interesting. The birds have
curious custom of swapping their bills
making quite sharp noise. Young
and old birds, both during and after
the breeding season, constantly do this.
In the writings of Persius there is a
reference to this habit. There are"
he says, three favorite ways of derid
ing mainly putting the hands be.
side the head like asses ears, by put
ting out the tongue like a dog and
swapping the fingers against the palm
of the hand like stork's bill" The
first two methods of mockery are plain.
but what was the cause Of abe lastf-
Notes and Queries
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09

crimson. Il did not come here to be
insulted," she said icily
you came to see about a place." he
protested.
GAS stenographer' she finished.
"As cook" insisted Jimmie firmly.
81 distinctly told them to send up a
cook"
1.-The hall boy said it was three
flights up" she went on.
"What has the hall boy to do with
it?' he asked curiously. 81 never told
him 1 wanted anybody"
For answer. she drew clipping from
her pocketbook. 1t was an advertise
ment for stenographer and gave the
house address. but no name.
Jimmie Immediately became con-
scious of his dressing gown. 1t was
all right to talk to cooks in dressing
gowns, but a stenographer-and such
pretty one!
Pm sorry" he said humbly, "but
it's the fault of that blame boy. He
meant Miss Cartwright across the hail.
believe she writes"
He showed her to the door, but to
his surprise she started down the
stairs"
Miss Cartwright is just across the
hall-on this landing" he called after
her.
IL don't think l want the place."
she cried struggling to keep back the
tears. Il don't want to work here"
And she went her way conscious, even
in her anger. that she was rather sorry
that Jimmie had not wanted stenog-
rapher. Even in dressing gown jim
mic was an attractive fellow.
AS for Jimmie himself, he kept think
ing about the pretty typewriter all the
morning, and even the arrival of a well
recommended cook brought no solace
to his mind.
Even a telephone summons to dine
with his favorite aunt did not give the
pleasure 1t usually brought, even when
that kindly lady admonished him to he
prompt. as she had invited a particu-
larly attractive young woman on his
account Better get her to run the
house for you" she laughed just as she
hung up her receiver, you have such
trouble with servants"
For moment Jimmie did not recog-
niZe her in her filmy dinner dress. He
was merely conscious of vision Of
loneliness in something soft and green
or blue, 1t might have been blue.
Then cool, self possessed voice re-
marked that she had bRi the pleasure
Of meeting him before Jimmie's daze
became stupor, from which only the
announcement of dinner reused him,
and he was half way to the dining
room before he really realized that the
vision of the morning was beside him
and was saying something to him.
Ashamed to acknowledge that he had
not heard, he answered, eyes" at ran.
dom, and Immediately became aware
that he had said the wrong thing
They were removing the fish plates
before he had the courage to seek to
penetrate the icy air of reserve in
which she had wrapped herself.
What was it you asked me when
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09

ASldhu HOW lnlS message would, as you
ny, bring them to a head. But while
sTou wait you might tell me what you
NJ"
maine old reprobate with the surplice
"a 'st into a volley of bad language.
NJ BY heaven" said hi IF you squeal
pa us, Bob Carruthers, II serve you as
you served Jack Woodley! You can
pleat about the girl to your hearts
content, for that's your own affair, but
II you round on your pals to this plain
clothes copper it will be the worst
days work that ever you did"
Your reverence need not be excit-
cd said Holmes, lighting a cigarette.
Ihe case is clear enough against you,
and all l ask is few details for my
private curiosity. However, if there's
any difficulty in your telling me I'll do
the talking, and then you will see how
lar you have chance Of holding back
your secrets. In the first place, three
OF you came from South Africa on this
game-you, Williamson; you, Carruth-
ers, and Woodley."
Lie number one" said the old man.
Il never saw either of them until two
months ago, and have never been in
Africa in my life, SO you can put that
IN your pipe and smoke it, Mr.. Busy
body Holmesr
What he says is true" said Car
|ruthers.
well, well, two of you came over.
His reverence is our own homemade
Rrticle. You had known Ralph Smith
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-09
Breaking IL to Him Gently.

Mrs. Ferguson--George, Gear. you
know you handed me $3.50 this morn.
ing for pocket money! Mr. Ferguson
Yes. Mrs. Ferguson-W Well. went
downtown this afternoon to buy few
things with it. got caught in a
crush in street car door. and-er-it
turned out to be pickpocket money
Chicago Tribune.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15
CONFEDERATES WILL
 RECEIVE FULL PAY
Bill In House to Pay Claims for Side Arms and Horses Taken After
 Surrender.

Washington, December 14.-(Special.)- Wilbur F. Wakeman. secretary of Ameri- can Protective Tariff league, called at the White House this morning and an nounced that his organization was opposed to the Philippine tariff bill and intended fighting it.
 ''The passage of this bill would be a breach of the protection wall" announced MT. Wakeman. Regardless of MT. Wake mans opposition the bill will become law.
 The appropriation made in the last Con- gress through the efforts of Senator Car mack of Tennessee, Senator Blackburn of Kentucky and others for repaying to Con- federate soldiers the value of horses and side arms taken from them by Union sol diers after the surrender and in viola ton thereof, has about been exhausted Representative Johnson of South Carolina today introduced a bill providing for the payment of all these claims. No lump sum is appropriated, the quartermaster general being directed to pay through the secretary of the treasury these claims which are proved.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15

Washington. December 14-(Special.)- The supreme court today heard argu- ments in the case of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company Vs. I. E' Deer from the Alabama supreme court.
 In the appropriations committee sub committee assignments, Representative Tavlor of Alabama will assist in fram- ing the sundry civil and permanent ap- populations bills.
 It has been decided not to hold the hear ing before the House judiciary committee on the bill allowing another federal judge in Alabama until after the holiday re- cess.
 Senator Pettus today introduced a Dill authorizing the Mobile Railroad and Dock company to construct bridge across the water between the end of Cedar Point and Dauphin Island.
 Representative Wiley of the Montgom- cry district today accepted an invitation to address the district society of the Sons of the American Revolution in this city next Wednesday. The gathering is one of the most distinguished in the country.
 The so-called two state bill which the re- publicans will present to the House com pines Indian Territory and Oklahoma as one state and Arizona and New Mexico as another The democrats believe that Arizona and New Mexico should be separ-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15
THE MCCLURE STORE
 TO OPEN SATURDAY
WILL HAVE ONE OF THE MOST
 ARTISTIC DISPLAYS OF GOODS
 EVER SHOWN IN BIRMINGHAM.

The buying public will appreciate the advent into Birmingham of the Mcclure company, who on Saturday will open for business at 1908 Third avenue. The Me Cure company is the only one of It's kind in the south. The peculiar feature of this store is it's five prices SC, 10c, 25c, Soc and $1. The values shown in their windows for one dollar are extraordinary ones and comprise such articles as Japanese vases, large opal vases decorated in exquisite designs. Japanese fancy bowls, statuary etc.
 The fixtures of this store are marvels of beauty and are of the most modern type. being of the finest mahogany. and present very artistic appearance. One of the many advantages the Mcclure stores have is the fact that they import their goods direct from foreign markets thus enabling them to offer inducements not usually found elsewhere.
 A. Y Soule is the local manager, D. F. Davidson is the field manager, and l.. C. Lamb is assistant manager.
 These gentlemen are thoroughly ac- auainted with the detail of the business: ing friends rapidly. To their judgment and good tastes is due the credit for the very artistic display of goods that will be shown Saturday.
 Douthwartes' band will render a pro- gramme of popular music on the opening day. playing from to o'clock in the afternoon and from to 10 O oclock in the evening @'s
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15
NOTES AND PERSONALS.

MT. and Mrs. Frank B. Fowlkes and MT. and Mrs. Eugene L. Brown will give dancing party on the evening of De- cember 21 at the Country club in compli- ment to Mrs. Harvey Woodward. The invitations will be issued on Monday and will include the dancing contingent in both the young married set and the unmarried set.
 Gen. Louis V. Clark, Mr. Culpepper Exum, MT. Robert Brown and Mrs. Frs kline Ramsay attended the wedding of Miss Ruth Bush and Maj William Frye Tebbetts In Mobile
 Miss Luetta Gregg entertained inform ally at cards yesterday afternoon in com pliment to Miss Morris.
 Mrs w. S. Lowell entertained at lun- oheon yesterday in compliment to Miss Mary Kirkpatrick
 Mrs. Clara Louise Fraley of Nashville, who recently gave a drawing-room talk in Birmingham, has been invited to give a public lecture in the Carnegie library course in Nashville. Mrs. F'raley's sub ject will be the western country and Yel- lowstone Park. She has frequently given this lecture before schools and clubs but this is the first time that she has con- scented to give a public lecture.
 
 Mrs. Syd Trapp who has been i'll at a private infirmary, is better. 
 Mrs. Hervey w. Laird has returned to Montgomery.
 Mrs. c. S. Simmons will leave this week for Athens, Ga, to spend the holidays.
 All members of the S. A. l.. fraternity are urgently requested to meet Friday night. 7:S0 o'clock, in the office of the Alumni association, 1925 First National Bank building, to complete arrangements for the entertainment of the convention, December 26-27.
 Mrs. A. Hoffman of New York City is visiting MT. and Mrs. Leo K. Steiner at their residence, No 2173 Highland ave- nue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15
BESTOW RED CAPS
 ON TWO CARDINALS
T..E POPE'S RETINUE PRESENTED THE PoPE'S RETINUE PRESENTED
 A PICTURESQUE scENE-TWO
 CEssIoN-rUBLlc coNsIsToRY.

Rome, December 14-The pope today held a public consistory in the royal half of the vatican where he bestowed the red caps and cardinals rings upon two of the new cardinals, Monsignor Cagaino de Azevedo and Mgr. ]. A. deArcoverde de Albuquerque Cavalanti, archbishop of Rio de Janeiro. The other two cardinals, Joseph Sammasa, archbishop of Erlau, Hungary, and Monsignor Spinola. arch bishop of Seville, Spain, not being in Rome, special delegates will be sent to take the red hats to them.
 In the ducal hall through which the pontiff passed, were grouped thousands of persons, including many foreigners and especially Americans. Plus x entered in procession. preceded. accompanied and fol- lowed by the cardinals and the Noble, Swiss and Palatne guards. the dignitaries of the court the patriarchs, the arch bishops, bishops and heads of the religious orders, making a picturesque scene. The pontiff smiling benevolently imparted his blessing as he entered. Bishop H. J. Richter of Grand Rapids and Monsgnor Kennedy, rector of the American college. were in the Pope's retinue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15
Alabama Postmasters.

Washington, December H.-(Special.) )- Postmasters appointed; Bastic, Pickens county, Francis McGee; Mayfield Pick ems county, Norman Narchibald Ryals, Cherokee county, Joseph M. Bachelor
 Rural carriers appointed: Brantley. route ?, Edgar H. Laney, carrier; Oln Laney, substitute; Brockton. route 1, Will lis l.. Casey. carrier; Norman l.. Casey, substitute; Headland, route 3, Charles F. Campbell, carrier William T. Campbell, substitute; Munford, route 3, Otis l.. Mul- lendor carrier; Gester A. Mullendor, sub stitute; Reform. route 3, John W. Aron- dale, carrier; William c. Abrams, sub stitute; Selma, route 3, Walter J. Templin, carrier; Daniel Moore, substitute.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15
GOOD PRICES FOR
 IRVINC'S EFFECTS
A Malacca Cane of the Great Actor Sold for $21o-Rings Were
 Worth Over $2oo Each.

London, December 14-The sale of the late Sir Henry Irvings theatrical effects today attracted lively attention from curio hunters, and good prices were realized. A Malacca cane which had belonged to Garrick fetched $210 and a plain gold ring worn by Garrick was sold for $215.
 The sword Irving wore as Richard III, went for sl55 and fiintlock pistol used in the character of Peter The Great, was knocked down at $155.
 Another ring owned by Garrick set with q topaz, which was presented to Irving in New York, was sold for $215 Fifty of these small lots aggregated s5000
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15

Washington, December H-(Speclal)- Members of Congress from cotton grow ing states are being besieged with tele- grams from their constituents protesting against the bill introduced by Representa- tive Lowering of Massachusetts designed to secure a revision of the cotton esti- mates of the agriculture department, to be published January 10. Representative Clayton of Alabama today conferred with a number of the democratic members and feels satisfied that the bill can not pass the house.
 0The bill Mir Clayton says, is introduced
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15
Interest in Speed Trial.

Washington, December 14.-Especial in- traordinary speed attained by the new battleship Louisiana in her builders trial because of the fact that this is the first ship designed as result of the eXperi- ments in the model tank at the navy yard here. Plans of other battleships have been proved satisfactory by experiments in this tank but the model of the new Louis jana was the first constructed and ex- perimented with in the tank and after ward designed from the data obtained in those experiments.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15
STEELE-SMITH, 1923 Second Ave.
COTTON MEN PROTEST
 AGAINST LOWERING BILL

in the interest of the cotton spinners, and the mere fact of it's introduction brought down the price of cotton. Mir. Lowering is said to be one of the largest cotton manu- lecturers in the country and probably realizes that most of the northern mills are short on cotton. MT. Lowering and his friends have all along been on the bear side of the market and have enter tained hope that the price would decline. The ranking member of the agricultural committee Representative Lamb, an- naunces his intention to fight the bill at every step. There seems little chance for 1t to get out of the committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15
BOOKER NOT INTERESTED.
Negro Educator Had No Hand in the
 East Orange Trouble.

Washington, December 14-(Special.)- )- The East Orange. N. J., board of educa- tion recently came out against mixed schools. The decision is being vigorously opposed by negro residents of the town and the board has gotten itself in pretty hot water. Several of the members claimed that the boards action was endorsed by Booker T. Washington. whereupon one of the negroes prominent in the fight wrote to Washington about the mat ter and received this reply:
 "In reply to your letter of recent date. would say l have goven no opinion or advice on the subject to which your let ter refers. l am frequently quoted on such matters without authority"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15
Surgeons Elect Officers.

Louisville, December 14.--The Southern Surgical and Genealogical association closed its three days session this after noon and elected the following officers President, Dr. George P. Noble. Atlanta; Guire, Richmond. Va; second vice presi- dent, pr. Ed Martin, New Orleans; sec retary, Dr. W. E. Haggard, Nashville, reelected; treasurer, Dr. c. NJ. Rosser. Dallas, Texas, reelected. Baltimore was selected for the next meeting place.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15
COOPERATION OF YOUNG
 SOUTHERN WOMEN ASKED

number of Ieisons or may leave their irl- tercsts te those who are actively inter- ested in making the programme
 We want now the advice and counsel Of all who may feel that they would like to subscribe for themselves Or others and we will be glad to reply to further in- quiries. IL IS not necessary to say that this work ill no way resembles the meth ods of usual charity or philanthropy ' Miss Crozier's course of instruction diff fers essentially from anything that now maintains
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15
Great Strength Saved Him.

Kenosha, Wis. December H-Walter Kavanaugh, former center on the Univer- sity of Chicago football team, had a mar row escape from horrible death today when he was caught the main shaft at the plant of the Simmons Manufacture ing company His great strength enabled him to brace himself against the ceiling and keep himself from being drawn onto the shaft. He was able to hold out un- til his clothing was all torn off and being thus released he fell to the floor An in- vestigation showed that no bones had been broken but the muscles were terribly strained
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-12-15

Stocks in silk, trimmed with lace beaded and medallions. Stocks of white or black silk with jabot outlined with bias folds beaded with cut steel beads. Black or white stocks of silk edged with Val. lace and trim med with jabot of chiffon stocks of lace with jabots. Some are neatly trimmed with ruches of chiffon, some have Val. lace edges and inserted bands. Some are of chiffon with bias folds of silk trimmed with gold beads