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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-11-10

The CITIZEN did not. get the
official vote until THURSDAY
afternoon, when the Board Of
Commissioners met, and it was
then too late to make any care.
tul analysis. Roughly estimat-
ing the vote shows a fair lining
up of the two parties in the
county, but the large stay,at.
home vote will be found to hurt
our side the most.
Despite the gravity of the
situation, over four thousand Of
our people would not interest
themselves to go to the polls
and express their preferences
by the ballot. In Baltimore
City 10000 voters out Of 100000
remained away from the polls
This shows a lack of interest
and should be corrected if the
popular will is to be determined
by the ballot box. Several Of
the Republican candidates re-
ceived abnormal pluralitieS, but
the rest of the ticket gets about
the average Republican major
ity of from 400 to 700 Two
years ago the Republican Sher-
if had S44 plurality. This year
he received several hundred
more. He made a stupendOu'
run in Frederick City, which
was maintained throughout the
county, save in a few districts
There was an epidemic OF CUT
ting and the majority Of tlcke y
in each district were split. ~ u
is difficult to tell where this Will
lead to. The present system o
voting offers many inducements
in this line. The official VOC
appears on another page ana
calculations and comparlsOn'
can be made therefrom. II y
an interesting compilation ana
will furnish much food for ~
flection.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-11-10

y
was rejected by 200 majority.
The negro vote here was concen.
trated to beat Robinson and the
amendment, in consequence of
which the Democrats elected the
Test of the ticket, including the
members of the House of Dele
gates.
Cecil elected a Republican Sen
ator aud members of the House
The presence OF two Demo.
cratic tickets besides the Repub-
liran. complicated matters TO
such IN extent in Anne Arundel
n Ia make the count very slow,
ani the result is delayed.
DOrcheSteT's vote is tardy. and
the House delegation may be
split. Applegarth was defeated
for the Senate.
Prince Georges County went
heavily against the amendment.
and may have elected the Re-
publican ticket.
The Senators and members of
the House now known to be alect
ed are as follows:
ALLBGANEY COUNTY.
For Senate John B. Shan
non, Dem.
House of Delegates. = James
Campbell Jr. Rep; Robert NJ.
Hutchins, Rep; John Mackie.
Rep: W. Mel. Somerville. Rep:
John j. Stump, Rep.
BALTIMORE COUNTY.
House of DelegateS-Albert f.
Brunier, Dem; John Gepharr.
Dem: Harry L. Goodwin. Dem;
James w Ayers. Dem: Sllve>-
ter J. Roche, Dem: Carville ID.
Benson, Dem. Senator Biddl-
son. Democrat, holds over.
CALVERT COUNTY.
House Of DeIegates-James 4.
Ross. Rep: A. B. Duke. Rep.
Senotor Griffith. Republican.
holds over.
CAROLINE COUNTY.
For Sensce-W. ". Goldsbor
oaEb. Democrat.
House Of Delegates-J. A.
Jackson. Rep: ". c. Todd. Re-
p1bliczn-
C4RRuLL COUNTY.
House OF Delegates = ". E.
hol5. Democratic: Jacob \.
Frederick. Dem: L. B. Busbey,
hep: p Lee Myers. Dem. Sen.
xt0c BesSemsn, Democrat, holds
OveE.
CHARLES COUNTY.
For Senate-S. S. Lancaster.
Republican.
House of Delegates = Bruce
Nj. Wilmer. Rep; c. j. vii.
mer, Republican.
CECIL COUNTY.
For Senate-Dr. Joseph L.
France, Republican.
House of Delegates w. B.
Davis. Rep; Alfred b. Cam
eron, Rep; W. Atwood Mont
gomery, Republican.
FREDERICK COUNTY.
House of Delegstes-William
L. Richards, Rep, Charles C.
Eyler. Rep; George ]. Luckey,
Rep; Charles A. Nicodemus.
Rep; Aaron r. Auders, Rep.
Senator Deyilbiss, Republican
holds over
GARRETT COUNTY.
For Senate-W. Nee. Brown.
Republican.
House of Delegstes-N. L. Sell
BY, Rep; Charles a. Ashby.
Republican.
HARTFORD COUNTY.
For Senate-William B. Baker.
Republican.
House of Delegates-Edmund
L. Old6eld. Dem. Charles A. An
drews, Dem; Walter r. Nc
Comas, Dem; Harry c. Lawder,
Dem.
HOWARD COUNTY.
House of Delegates = James
". Besrre, Dem; Matthew n.
Gill, Dem. Senator A. P. Cor
man, Jr., Democrat, holds over.
KENT COUNTY.
House Of Delegates - Isaac
Gibbs, Dem; Curtis E. Crane,
Dem. Senator FoxwelI. Demo.
crat, holds over.
QUEEN ANNE COUNTY.
House of Delegstes-Charles
L. Joslin. Ind; David P. Smith,
Ind; E. II. Covington, Ind. Sen
ator Kirwan, Ind, holds over.
ST. MARY's COUNTY.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-11-10
Night Was Her Terror.

FV.7o- oo,aF IVIVo4 Iu,Us
Atktnson's majority, T,S05.
against amendment majority, So.QS4,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-11-10

VOTE OF THE STATE.
Suffrage
Comptroller. Amendment,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-11-10
BALTIMORE CITY.

FIRST DISTRICT.
House of Delegates = Robert
j. Beacham. Rep; A. Cunning
ham. Jr.. Rep; Louis L. Melis,
Rep; William c. Watts. Rep;
Edgar n. Ash, Dem. F. w. Will.
cox, Democrat.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
Home TackIe-Making.

There is no more interesting and
absorbing occupation during the spare
hours, for the young angler, than the
home manufacture of his tackle, says
J. Harrington Keene in Recreation.
OF course, few boys can hope to be-
come expert rod, reel or fly makers,
nor with the beautiful and compar-
atively cheap products of skilled labor
in the tackle stores is it necessary
that they should. But the mending
of broken or weakened rod joint, the
replacement of a missing guide ring,
the whipping of hook on the smell,
and the joining of the gut by the
right knots in leader, ought to be an
accomplishment within the reach of
every young fisherman.
In course of his apprenticeship in
these simple processes. the aspirant
for high hookship" should proceed to
the making of a passably good arti-
fetal hy-which properly considered
is an imitation as close as possible of
the fly or insect on which the trout
and other fish feed with readiness
during the spring and summer mon
tbs especially, and even to the middle
Of autumn in some localities
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cold paper" she said ct am ready to
listen Bobbie, go out in the yard
and play, this instant"
That is about all there is to it, ex-
cepting when Ralph came to make
searching inquiry regarding how the
letter came to be mailed and his
mother, putting two and two together,
glanced significantly at grandma, that
innocent person looked up mildly from
her knitting and said:
why, when a body sees letter all
written, and knows that he was called
away suddenly, what would a body
naturally do but mail it?''
Whereupon grandma was picked up
bodily, knitting and all, and soundly
kissed and called a dear, pious, old
conspirator," and promised the very
first piece cut from the groom's cake
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81 Beg Your Pardon"

The other day at railroad station
a japanese young man was noticed
among several Americans, who were
eating, that is, boiling food by jerks.
He knew but few words of English,
but managed to call for some oysters
or coffee. He ate and drank with most
exquisite manners and attracted much
attention by his frequent use of Il beg
your pardon When he wanted the
pepper, upon reaching for it, he said
in sweet voice to the man before
whom he had to pass his arm: Il
beg your pardon One coarse fellow
who sat with his hat tilted over one
eye surprised even himself by push
ing the plate of crackers toward the
polite Japanese without being asked.
He did not look up, as if ashamed of
being caught in the act.
Conversing afterward with the
young man from Japan he admitted
that he knew less than 100 words of
our language. 'I beg your pardon, -
thank you" eff you please and you
are very kind were phrases he could
speak very distinctly and by means of
them made his way wherever he went
Pol1tenesS costs nothing and is the
passport to- every good in life. 1t
never IallS 10 bring returns. This Jap
was unlike a little American girl,
aged 5.
Recently her father brought home a
humorous book teaching politeness by
showing the shockingly bad manners
of family of children.
Edna he said, 81 hope these funny
pictures and stories will help you to
be more polite
It's of no use, papa. 1t will take
more than a book to teach me man
ners- You can't teach an old dog new
tricks
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
Sleeping in Sunshine.

A man who has just returned from
a sojourn at the seashore has solved
the problem of taking sieste on the
beach in full sunshine without so
much as the shade of parasol and
yet without injur4 to the eyes, says
the Philadelphia Record. Its simple
enough when you know how he says,
land consists merely in putting
lightweight bandage over the eyes
and fastening it in the back so it
won't come off during sleep. A hand
kerchief will do if you haven't any
thing better, but it is needless1y wide
and little heavy. All you want is
a narrow strip which keeps out the
light and yet permits you to get all
the air you want, something which is
impossible if you put a hat over your
face. The bandage ought to be dark
in color, too, if possible. A woman's
long black silk stocking is just the
thing. I learned this trick from an
army officer, who says it's a common
thing for soldiers sleeping in the open
on the western plains, where it begins
to get light as early as o'clock in
the morning and where sleep without
such bandage is impossible"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
The MethodicaI Fish.

The sunniest fish that ever could be
Lived down in the depths of a very deep
He knitted his brows and he scratched
his old head.
Ard after reflection he soberly said.
i've given the subject much serious
Thought
And ten chances to one, shall some day
be caught,
Now. if that comes to pass. trust that
Be caught in an orderly. busin esslike way.
No one in his senses ever deny
A hook is intended to go in eye
Yet many a fish is so careless he will
Take hook in his mouth, or perhaps in
his gill.
But I'm more methodical so I shall try
To join in true union the hook and the
eye
Well, this orderly fish went his orderly
ways.
He kept his eyes open, with wide.
thoughtful gaze,
And whenever he a WE'LL aited hook.
He rolled up his eye with contemplat1ve
And then swan away with satisfied
wink.
Saying. That's not the hook to fit my
eye. 1 Think
So he kept his eyes open Gas every one
Ought.
And somehow. the wise old fish never was
caught
Youths Companion.
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TWO Pencils a Year for All.

The number of pencils used in the
United States annually, ii divided
evenly, would be small allowance
for those requiring them every oay.
Yet, at this rate. when the total OF
about 6O.0OO,O 900 for the whole coun-
try is calculated, one cannot neip
wondering how it is possible 10 con
sumo such a vast number OF penciis-
Some of the pencils we buy are maze
in Germany" but of the entire mum
Der that Americans use nine-tentns
are of home manufacture A consio-
cradle quantity of this article is also
exported las well as imported Inc
oencil factories of the United states
employ upward of 1000 people, paying
them about $4,000 in wages every
year. Americas ann'.al output OF pen
ellis IL worth 81 .000.0
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28

to have taken their place. Here is
such a nice game for a slate that
every one of you will want to buy one
right off, though, for that matter, you
can also play it on paper.
Divide a slate into three equal
parts by drawing lines up and down it
with pencil. Then across the lower
end draw another line. In each low
er corner place a cannon, filling the
space above it with os for the sol
diers of the army.
This picture will show you how to
do it.
Now the battle begins. Each player
has a sharp-pointed pencil. No. 1,
placing the point of his pencil on the
mouth of his cannon, draws it very
quickly across the slate toward No.
rs army. If the mark made by this
pencil passes through any of the men
of the opposing army, they are killed
and out of action.
Then No. takes his turn at pencil
killing, and so the game goes on until
all the men on one side are dead.
This diagram shows the plan of bat
tie, No. 1 having won.
The pencil track must be straight
or curved; any shot in which there is
an angle does not count. If either
gunner is unlucky enough to hit his
own men, it counts for the other -ide.
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Ralph Bishop was heels over head
in love with pretty Helen Easley and
all the town knew it, including Helen
But nothing could induce Ralph to
make the necessary avowal although
he would have given his ears to do
So Bold enough in most things, he
was an>abject coward in this, even as
many other brave men have been be-
fore him and many other brave men
will be after him even to the end of
time.
He had courage in plenty, in other
ways, moral as well as physical.
but the audacity of asking for Helen'S
hand and heart quite overwhelmed
him-and then there was the refusal
he feared; it was wholly impossible
for him 10 risk mourning that. 1t
mattered not that Helen gave him all
the encoura cement commensurate
with a proper appreciation of herself
and the dictates of womanly modesty,
but like unto the most of mankind he
was cheerfully oblivious to her at
tempts to help and SO the months and
years rolled by, filled with great long
ing on his part, together with a sort
of nerve paralysis, which had become
chronic. In her presence he was
stricken dumb the moment he got
near the subject closest his heart. Nor
was he able to frame his desires in
the form of a letter, albeit he was a
writer of singular force and beauty.
So it had become an accepted fact
that Bishop wanted to but couldn't.
On Helen's part she had grown some
what bitter at his stupid hesitancy
and had given him up and become
rather brusque in her treatment of
him. This only served to confirm his
belief that he had no hope
Matters were in this condition of
stagnation when very strange thing
happened Ralph, while he could not
summon courage to write a proposal
to Helen, was wont to feed his imagi-
nation and provide a safety valve for
his bursting heart by writing long and
ardent letters to the object of his
passion, which letters never got fur
Their than the CRATE in his room. Now
Ralph, as has been intimated before
had talent for writing. Indeed some
of his things had been accepted by
publications of standing and he was
not without hope of literary career.
At any rate he had the gift of placing
his thoughts and feelings graphically
upon paper and some of his ina ginary
letters to Helen were gems of the
first water because they were inspired
by SO ardent and so honest a passion.
One day, feeling especially sur
charged with his ruling emotions, he
threw aside his other work and busted
himself for an hour or more pouring
out his heart in the most glowing
phrases in fictitious letter addressed
to MY darling, darling Helen and
signed "Your most devoted lover
Ralph Bishop" One particularly hap
py phrase-a new one in this growing
series of never-sent letters-pleased
him immensely. If you will accept
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
Single Rope Swings.


Sometimes a rope will be found ly-
house which could be used to make
a swing but it is not quite long
enough for the purpose. That is the
time single rope swing may be made
which will furnish enough fun to last
all summer.
seat, explains the Rochester Post-Ex-
press. Bore hole in the middle of a
board, pass the rope through and tie
a knot in the bottom. Tie the other
end around the branch of tree, as
far away from the trunk as possible.
Let the board be not more than six
or seven inches wide.
A good athletic boy can have great
fun with such a swing There is
knack in handling it, but when once
mastered he can swing back or forth
perfectly straight in any direction.
Grasp the rope as high as you can
reach, stand far back and with
quick jerk lift yourself of the ground
and straddle the swing. The board
should be far enough from the ground
to let the toes touch, then, by touch
ing the ground occasionally it is pos
sible to keep going straight and not
revo1ve. If some one is near by to
push you can be pushed in a circle
like a "merry-go-round.' There is
enough variety in this style of swing
to make it worth while to make one.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
A Mad Anthony Button.

A handsome button, evidently from
the coat of one of the merry officers
who served under Mad Anthony
Wayne in his campaign against the
Indians of the Northwest Territory Of
1874, was recently picked up from the
site of his camp, eighteen miles from
rlltsburg on the north bank of the
Ohio river. The button is solid sill
yer, and when it was found by Attor-
ney j. r. McCreight of Pittsburg and
the Rev. r. B. Carrel of Baden was
covered with the dirt of more than a
century. When Gen. Wayne was sent
to punish the Indians for the defeat
of Gen. ST Clair he established q
camp at what was known as Legion
vile, where the button was found.
Here for almost two years he drilled
his men and when he met the In
dians- his victory was complete.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28

had been some correspondence. Vast
ly excited at the alluring prospect of
this meeting he grabbed his hat and
fastened away.
Later in the day Grandma Bishop,
white-haired lady of the old-fashioned
school, who was very fond of Ralph,
but greatly vexed at the deadlock in
his affair with Helen Easley, went into
Ralph's room to get a book. Now
Grandma had gone so far as to ex-
postulate with Ralph at his faint-heart-
edness, but had been met with such
torrent of rebuke that even her
fearless spirit quailed and she had
been compelled to acquiesee along
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28

with the rest. So when her eyes
rested on the first page of letter on
his desk beginning my darling, darl-
ing Helen she paused. Now mind I
do not accuse the venerable lady of
reading the letter. In fact l do not
know just what happened-only this:
A half-hour later Grandma said to
her daughter that she believed she
would go out for little walk and as
she trotted away somebody remem-
bered afterward that she had letter
in her hand. 1t is also a matter of
recollection that as she sat in her
favorite chair by the fire that even
ing she chuckled distinctly twice,
whereat there was no apparent occa-
sion. So noticeable was this that Mr..
Bishop said to his wife that night as
they were retiring:
Il fear mother is breaking. Did
you hear her chuckling away to her
self tonight? It's sign of old age"
To which Mrs. Bishop replied:
Nonsense; mothers head is hard as
a nut. l only hope mine will be as
good at her age"
In the meantime Ralph, greatly ex-
cited over his conference with the
| publisher, which was most encourag-
! ing, forgot all about the fictitious let
ter he had left on his desk-and in
deed it would have been strange 9TH
erwise when one remembers all the
similar letters he had written and de-
stroyed
| Consequently when on the follow
! ing afternoon the postman brought
neat little, envelope addressed
in Helen's handwriting, he open
| ed it without perturbation, think
| a
doings or request to take a chance
on an impossible church fair quilt or
some other formality regarding which
notes frequently passed between them.
But when he opened the envelope
| and read in tremulous letters in the
middle of the page, Come, Helen, .
| he sat staring at it as though he were
| possessed. Gradually it came to him.
| He recollected the letter he had writ
ten. and tried hard to think what he
had done with it Then the great
thought broke in upon him: Helen
| knew of his love and had accepted
| him. This mighty thought crowded
| out all speculation-all lesser thoughts
| He was downstairs in two bounds and
tearing along the streets and by short
cuts toward the Easley house in q
manner that made people turn and
! look at him and shake their heads.
He burst in upon her, breathless
and seized her in his arms, regard
less of the presence of her small
| brother, who wondered greatly an6
sneered audibly-
do you mean it, my darling?" h<
almost shouted. Don't tell me In
dreaming. And to think what a gum
1 have been and all the time I've lost
And then he kissed her repeatedly
His bashfulness and fear had vanished
and he could talk freely enough ant
act the lover, too But she shook hin
| loose and babe him stand back
you said you would tell me OF
love of which you could only. hint OF
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
The Carrier Bee.

You often have heard of carrier pig
cons and the part they play in war,
but how many boys and girls ever
heard of a carrier bee?
These little honey CATERERS have
such a sense of direction that they
can always fly straight to their hives,
even from places they have never
visited before.
We are told that a few years ago
a beekeeper trained some of his in
sects as message carriers. Knowing
they will always fly home from any
point in a range of four of five miles,
he tied tiny notes for his little daugh-
tiers on the bees and set them loose in
a totally unfamiliar place. In very
short time they were back at their
own hives, messages and all.
Some people think bees might be
made very useful in war times, and
even now experiments are being made
to see just how far and how directly
they will fly.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1905-10-28
Magic Second Sight.

To do the trick of second sight
all that is necessary in the way of
equipment is a large slate a piece of
chalk and sheet of paper. First,
ask some one in the company to write
any number or words on the paper and
tell him that you, without seeing the
paper, will then write upon the slate
those very words.
Everyone will smile and at once
call upon you to make good your
claim. When the paper is ready di-
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Mr.. Wilkins.

Mr.. Wilkins.
Mr.. Wilkins had dollar, so he said he
guessed he'd pay
A little sum he'd borrowed from a gem
tleman named Gray;
Then Gray he took that dollar, and he
said. cit seems to me
I'd better pay that little debt I owe to
Then McAfee the dollar paid upon a bill
to Smart;
By Smart twas paid to Thomson, and
by Thomson paid to Hart.
And SO that coin kept rolling, as a very
Until it paid Indebtedness amounting in
the chunk
To more than forty dollars, and it may be
And all because this Wilkins thought he
better pay a debt.
For when a dollars started
On its debt destroying way
There hardly is a limit
To the sums that it will pay.
Mr.. Wilkins knew a kindness that he
might have done for Gray.
But he wasn't feeling. kindly. he
though it wouldn't pay"
Then Gray. not being grateful, said, 1T
really seems to
I've done sufficient favors for that blasted
Then McAfee felt ugly, and he took a
whack at Smart.
Who passed it on to Thomson, who
passed it on to Hart.
And no act of kindness was done
through all that day
But many act that ranked in a most
unpleasant way.
And many a soul was longing for the help
to fit its need,
And all because this Wilkins didn't do a
kindly deed.
For dollar or kindness,
Rule is still the same. 1 say;
II you wish to it rolling,
Better start it its way
San Francisco Call.