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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14
Man.

80" said the head of the firm.
you've decided to go into business for
yourself. have you? Do you think you
can make more money that way than
we are paying your
I'm afraid not" replied the en-
ployee
Then why do you want to leave
here? Haven't we treated you well?
You get vacation, with pay, every
summer. When you happen to be sick
you're not locked and I've always
made it a rule to treat my men as well
as l know how. If it isn't going to be
to your financial advantage l can't see
why you want to leave us
well. you see, | was reading the
other day that no man can serve two
masters ana I've been thinking about
it a good deal since and about made up
my mind that it's So"
1.-TWO masters? What do you mean?
! guess I'm the only master around
here, amt II"
''Yes-but"
But what? If there is anything 60
ing on in this establishment that
don't know about I'd be very much
obliged if you would tell me of it,"
Its not here. You see. IL got mar,
ried about a year and half ago and
and the honeymoon's over, and the
lady has assumed control. She has
found that the wife of a man on a
salary doesn't seem to inspire much en-
thusiasm in society"-Chicago Record
Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14
In and Out.

A prominent physician In Baltimore
recently perpetrated a witticism at his
own expense. 1t was late at night
The doctor had lost his night key the
door was locked. and the more he rang
the night bell the more the suspicion
grew in his mind that some one had
chlorofOrmed the entire household.
Finally, however, his sister was
aroused by a long ring. Of the bell.
Naturally she thought that there was
some one at the door who wished to
see the doctor and that, as the doctor
was out, she would herself have to
answer the summons, else the caller
would keep her awake for long time.
So, hastily throwing a loose gown over
her nightdress, she hurried to the door.
Opening the door the least bit, in order
not to present her dishabille to an in
truding eye. she shouted through the
crack in tone of sleepy impotence
1.-THE doctors out" and was about to
close the door when the physician
thrust one foot through, at the same
time exclaiming
eyes, l know the doctors out, but he
wants to get inv'-Harper's Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14
DisracIi Liked Gladstone.

1t is not generally known that on at
least four occasions during the decade
of the fifties Disraeli offered to sacri-
flee his personal position to Graham,
Palmerston and Gladstone successive
ly for the interest of his country and
his party.
In 1868 and 1869 Disraeli defended
Gladstone against the carpers among
his supporters, Indignantly rebuking
the "frothy spouters of sedition," as
well as those who preferred remem-
brance of accidental errors to gratitude
for splendid gifts and signal services"
Gladstone was a worthy foe. Disraeli
was as willing to give him praise as he
was unwilling to strike him to please
the popular passion of the moment, and
his magnanimity was frankly acknowl-
edged by Mr.. Gladstone
When Disraeli stood for his last por-
trait-althOugh suffering. he refused to
sit to Sir John Millais-Sir John noticed
his gaze riveted on an engraving of the
artists fine portrait Of the great leader
of the Liberals.
'Would you care to have it?' in
quired Sir John. 81 was rather shy of
offering it to you"
81 would be delighted to have it."
Disraeli replied. Don't imagine that 1
have ever dsliked Mr. Gladstone; on
the contrary, my only difficulty with
him has been that could never under
stand him."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14

A congressman from a northern
state was complaining to a colleague
of the political nonactivity Of a num-
Der of his constituents whom he had
been influential in placing in public
Offices
There is no use talking" he said.
this civil service business is hum.
bug. l named four or five fellows for
good jobs, and as soon as they got
warm in their seats they snapped their
fingers at me. They felt that they
were protected by the civil service and
made up their minds to lay down and
not do any work.
That's nothing to fellow that ]
had appointed" said the other man,
who hailed from one of the western
states. HE was worse than any of
your fellows"
"Why. what did he do?' inquired the
northerner
DO" was the indignant reply.
"Why, as soon as he got his place he
Joined the church, and now he is USE
less as far as our political organiza-
ton is concerned"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14
High Thinking and old Acc,

That mental power helps to keep the
body strong and to preserve II from
decay cannot be doubted. The longest
lived men and women have been, as
rule, those who have attained great
mental and moral development They
have lived on higher plane than 9th
er men, in a serene upper region, above
the jar, tumult and fret that weaken
most lives. 1t was at the age Of sew.
enty-five that the Count de Tressan
recomposed his old chivalric romances
and wrote history Of the progress Of
the human mind. Herbert Spencer,
one of the deepest thinkers and hard
est workers of his day, passed away
at the age of eighty-three.-William
Matthews in Saturday Evening Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14
The RepuISIVe suuId.

Having caught a squid, landlubber
at sea thus describes him: 1.-THE squid
is a small cousin of the octopus. He is
about one foot long from the tip of his
tail to the tip of his tentacles extend
ed. Normally he is of pale tan and
rich sienna, with darker spots, but he
has the power to become if frightened
almost colorless in an instant. In eX-
IRENE fright he discharges dirty
brown secretion in the manner of his
kind and escapes while the enemy is
enveloped in the impenetrable smudge
The head is principally arms, with a
formidable parrot-like beak in the cen
ter, while his eyes are located just
back of the arm cluster. The tail is Of
the shape of spearhead, with round
ed barbs. | did not examine him very
closely because of his snakelike ten
tacles, and, further, because his beak,
rasping on the spear iron, was most
unpleasant We dropped him over
board, and l was glad to see him CO."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14

Inere is a path leading from your
garden into mine. Come, let me show
It to you. There, this little gate at
my end of the path SHAH be securely
fastened back, So" fastening it as
he spoke. And now, whenever you
choose" with sudden. strange tender
ness in his tone, you shall enter into
paradise"
Three months later Adam stood at
the gate of paradise bitterly despond-
ent and unavailingly regretful.
There had been a sudden growth Of
friendship during the long, bright sum-
mer and leap into love Then had
come the tempter in the guise of a rich
and suavely spoken senator from the
north, and Adams heart had been sore
beset with jealous rage. Hot with
southern anger, he had accused the girl
of tritiing with him. of making him the
sport of her summer pastime when she
had no heart to give him.
She had stood, straight and tall and
white, looking in her clinging white
gown like his boyhood's idea of a
ghost.
Then she spoke, and her voice was
cold and touched Adams heated i'm
agination like sharpened icicles.
Il should certainly never give any
man something for which he had not
asked" And, turning. she had disap-
peared down the path leading away
from paradise.
Man-like, it was hours before Adam
realized the true meaning Of her
words. Then he had FASTENED to Sun
ny Slope.
Miss Eve done gone" the old man.
my had said. Her N Massa Pratt
done gone together. No, Miss Eve neb-
Der said as when she'd come back"
He had wandered through the beau
tiful grounds of paradise, visiting the
Rosary" where he had fostered and
trained the most glorious beauties that
Eve might have her choice each day Of
the glad, sweet summer, realizing with
a sharp pang that the whole place
seemed to share in the loneliness that
possessed his heart Without Eve par
adise itself We're desolation.
Now in the soft twilight he stood at
the garden gate looking toward the
dim old mansion half hidden in the
pines at Sunny Slope.
He caught glimpse of a light in her
window. Nanny was likely putting
the room TO rights
"Oh, Eve" he cried, stretching out
his arms toward the family cleaning
light Eve, darling, how could 1 be
so blind and so unjust when love you
SOL love you so?"
A quick. light step sounded on the
garden path. and a slender, white clad
figure rushed wildly toward him.
adam, oh, Adam." she painted. II
tried to go away, but l couldn't. Am
l too late, Adam? Is the gate closed
to paradise?"
And he held her in his strong arms,
whispering tenderly: at could never be
too late, Eve. We will go together
into paradise"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14

No landmarks can be seen. There Is
nothing 10y which to direct course. A
man may easily be lost and wander un-
til overcome. Too often this has hap
pened. and hardly winter has passed
without some such disaster.
a man so lost will often trust to the
instinct of the dogs to find a way
home through the bewildering storm
and gloom. Sometimes. however, even
the animals have been at fault In a
recent case a fisherman with three
uo@s was overtaken on the homeward
way by sudden tempest of wind and
snow. To see even Il few feet must
have been impossible. and even the
dogs must have been overcome with
fright or found that they were unable
to guide themselves in the right di
rection. Still, though two were loose.
they did not desert the man. When
the searching parties found him on the
following day he was dead, frozen to
death. but the dogs with him were
alive. One dog. which had not been
embarrassed, was mad. however, and
had to be killed at once.-George Hib-
bard in Harper's Magazine
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14

Mrs. Yorke, wife of the dean of Wor-
cester, once described an incident Of
her acquaintance with Thackeray. She
happened, she said, to be sitting one
evening between Thackeray and Jacob
Omnium, whose build was even more
gigantic than Thatkeray's own. Con
versation, from some cause unknown
was languishing, when Thackeray turn
ed to her and said. Mrs. Yorke, why are
you so silentT 81 am overwhelmed
by the greatness of you two" she re-
piled, glancing right and left at their
massive frames. Thereupon, moved by
common impulse, Thackeray and Jacob
slid from their chairs and sat on the
ground at her feet, "as slight token
of homage to one whose wit equaled
her beauty"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14
wild DOGS of Africa.

OF the wild dog of central Africa an
explorer writes: THE wild dog is CON-
mon enough. He is an ugly looking
beast, with q pied body, coarse hair,
short head and large, upright ears.
These wild dogs play fearful havoc
with game, occasionally clearing out
whole districts precisely in the same
manner as the red dhole of India, be-
fore which even the tiger is said to re-
treat. They have wonderful power
of scent, wonderful boldness, endur-
ance and pertinacity, and their loose,
easy gallop covers the ground far more
quickly than it appears to do They
usually hunt in considerable packs, al
though l have sometimes met them in
threes and tours. l have never heard
of wild dogs actually attacking man,
but they often behave as If on the
point of doing so, and unarmed travel
ers have been literally freed by them
before now"
Aunt Hanlah-Have you told any
one Of your engagement to Mr.. Sweet.
ser? Edith-No. l haven't told soul,
except Bessie Miller, who thought he
was going to ask hers-Boston Tran.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14

oh, PARDON Me- SHE GAsPED IN CON-
FUSION.
mlser kept bidding and bidding until
had to pay twice what the place Is
worth"
The "old miser" sat up with sudden
interest
"Oh, then you are Miss Endicott? l
am so glad. l feared it was northern
er who had bought the dear old place"
what possible difference could that
make?" curiously.
"Oh, great DEAL" vaguely. II do
not want. them here"
May l ask" with sudden hauteur,
why it should interest your
"Because-well," rising and holding
out big hand cordially, because,
Miss Endicott, l am the horrid, can
tankerous old thing Adam Peyton
Randolph, at your service, and 1 con-
fess to decided preference for south
ern women. / hope we shall be friends"
She put her slender hand in his de-
murely. 81 am very sorry" with pre-
tense of contrition, but, you see,
couldn't help being born in Massachu-
sets"
"a thousand pardons, Miss Endicott,
l beg Your name should have warned
me, but you look so like southern wo-
mani"
81 consider that a compliment" smil-
ing.
Abu may well. The southern wom-
Ell are the most beautiful Under the
sun, and l repeat that you look true
southerner"
The gravity of his manner saved the
Aremark from the slightest favor of i'm
pertinence, and the girl smiled bright
ly.
And am l forgiven for being a north
erner and for buying Sunny Slope?'
He smiled in friendly fashion. but
his tone was very serious as he re
piled: 81 am sorry l made it hard for
you; but, you see, l really wanted the
place. 1t once belonged to my father,
| was born there. Under pressure of
circumstances he sold that, as my
mother preferred to keep Peyton's par
adise, where she was born. My mother
was a Peyton," he added proudly.
The girl seemed troubled and 1t was
several seconds before she spoke.
81 can't help being glad that l sue
ceeded in buying the place, but am
Sorry you failed. l realize that it must
be very 1por tn Won .
You had more money than or
You couldn't have bought it, he said,
trying to speak lightly. However, l
thank you for your considerate
thought. Let us be friends anyway,
and perhaps you will let me come often
10 my birthplace"
You shall play it is yours" cordial
v AS the children do-they are so
Happy making believe you knClT. And
VIII you let me come into yourNparadise
Unce in awhile? Your roses are finer
than mine"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14
A MonI,ey De.ce.i,e

A monkey brought o'..-4-ii.'l to Jus
tice at Singapore some time a@o :
native with little boy. a bear aud a
monkey Travelled lately through sever
al villages in the Su3'ts settlements
and made a good sum Of b.1ney by his
animals tricks. one d.,y re was FOUND
with his throat cut. tie Toy anu the
hear lying murdered close by, WINE
the monkey had escaped up tree
The bodies, with the monkey, were
being taken to the police station when
the monkey suddenly rushed at man
in the crowd, seized his leg and would
not let go. The man seemed SO alarm
cd and anxious to get away that the
police became suspicious and searched
him, with the result of finding part Of
the money belonging o\the murdered
native. The balance was discovered
Mt his house.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14
ADAM AND
EVE
BY Ohio B. -Seneo
Copyright. 1904. by Ohio B. Senoa

Adam-Adam Peyton Randolph Law
stretched at full length under a dwarf
pine tree. He was big and blond and
good to look at. He sang "Oh. Mary
land, My Maryland" in a heavy bass
which was not at all musical and then
laughed at his own failure.
Il reckon l wasn't around when
singing voices were being distributed"
he said aloud, but this certainly is
paradise-an Eveless paradise! And
that's what makes it paradise How a
woman would spoil all thisl l hope the
new owner of Sunny Slope doesn't in
tend to live there"
He turned over lazily and lay on his
chest, supporting his chin in his hand
and gazing off toward the blue Chesa-
peake, from which the breeze brought
the bracing saltiness of the inland sea.
His Eve was coming, but of this he
was blissfully unaware She saunter-
ed up the avenue of pines, looking de-
lightedly about her
"a perfect paradisew she murmur-
ed. Il wonder if my land ends with
my driveway, or does it extend to that
one over there"
She pushed her way between the
rosebushes and entered the debated
territory, wandering aimlessly along,
singing softly and caressing the rose
she had plucked in passing.
At an unexpected turn she almost
stumbled over the long, sprawling legs
Of Adam Peyton Randolph.
"Oh, pardon me!' she gasped in CON
fusion. Il did not know And then,
summoning the courage of possible pos
session, she demanded, Doesn't this
strip of land belong to Sunny Slope?"
mo, madam replied the recumbent
one gravely. 1T belongs to Peyton's
paradise"
She laughed gayly and looked about
her. 80 this really is paradise, is it?
And where are Adam and Ever"
There is no Eve, madam. Adam is
the owner of the place-Adam Peyton
Randolph
"Oh, yes, l know He is the horrid,
cantankerous old thing who was so de
termined l should not buy Sunny
Slope. My agent told me how this old
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14
Cutting on the End of a Cigar.

"No, indeed. l do not think much of
the man who will cut the end of his CT
gar off with knife. nip it off with Il
nipper or clip it off with clipper"
said the smoker, though l suppose
most persons will regard the matter as
Of small consequence. From my way
of looking at it the habit of cutting the
end off cigar before beginning to
smoke it is barbarous.
so far as | know no question of ETH
quette is involved in the matter. Yol
can cut nip or clip or bite, Just as you
please. so far as the etiquette of the
matter is concerned. 1t is not matter
of form. But there is a question of
getting the best results and that's the
only point I have in mind. Bite the end
Of your cigar Off, old man, if you want
the best results, and | ought to know
what I'm talking about, for l have
smoked a long time and have tried all
systems. New Orleans Times-Demo-
Srat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14
A whistler Adorer.

In his book on Whistler. Mortimer
Menpes writes: "Once an interesting
figure appeared on our horizon, a
French painter. He was Whistler's
find and was held up to us followers
as an example. AT last Whistler said,
I have found follower worthy of the
MASTER / noticed with secret joy that
he did not call him pupil This man
went bareheaded always when in the
presence of Whistler. Whether out Of
doors or in, no one could persuade him
to wear q hat"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14

Look to your walk 1t has more to
do with your success or failure than
you perhaps dream of. Don't SLOUGH.
Don't wabb,e. Don't shuttle. Don't
strut. Walk like a man who is deter
mined to play a mans part in life, with
head erect and feet planted firmly on
the ground.
One may see on the streets of city
every day many people who are walk
ing failures. There is not the slightest
energy in their movements. Their whole
bearing gives testimony of their weak
ness. How do we know that they are
failures? Nothing is simpler. There is
a subtle connection between the mind
and the body. The mental attitude is
reflected in the spontaneous movements
of the body, and you can very quickly
tell by q mans walk and general bear
ing whether his mind is alert. his spirit
progressive and earnest and his whole
being full of life and vigor and deter
mination or he is a slipshod, lazy, life
less creature.-SucceSS
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14

Ancient Chinese Musical Instruments
The ancient Chinese believed that
music was of divine origin and that it
was gift from the gods to man. An
cient Chinese instruments are of very
neat workmanship. There is a small
violin called ur-heen, which is made of
dark wood, the head covered with
snakeskin. 1t is not ornamented with
any carved or inlaid designs, but it is
beautifully made, and the wood is pol
ished very smooth. There are only
TWO silken strings, tuned in fifths and
played ON with horsehair bow. A
three string banjo, also covered with
snakeskins, has a long neck. the top of
which where the strings are fastened,
being carved to represent bat There
is also a very ingenious mouth organ
called ti-tzu. The body is made of
wood, and in it are inserted seventeen
pipes. The notes are made by stop
ping the holes in the pipes with the
fingers.
The Chinese are very fond of drums,
which they call kou. The Oldest drums
were Of baked clay, with a skin head
fastened on with nails instead of
braced cords, which made it impossible
to tune them as modern drums are
tuned. The variations of tone were
regulated only by the force of the blow
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14
An Ancient Highland Custom.

In the western highlands OF Scotland
an ancient custom suggestive of the
pre-Christian days is still In force.
When 4 child is born all the old women
Of the neighborhOod meet in the house
and place a straw rope around the
child's neck; At the same time they
chant a curious charm which is sup
posed to ward off fairies and evil spir-
its. SO great an Importance do the in
habitants attach to this ceremony that
they believe it would be Il tempting
Of Providence" to neglect it. When any
one dies the relatives dig the grave,
taking the greatest possible care to re-
move every stone from the mold.
Stones in the grave interfere, it is said,
with the rest of the dead. Also they
are particular to cut the turf which is
to cover the mound in one piece, as
otherwise they believe water would get
into the grave and make the body I'M
comfortable
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14
Your Heart.
When Your Heart
Fails to Pump Your
Blood, Trouble
Results.

nave you llttt4 itOLllts
You have. IL you find it hard to breathe
after walking UP stairs. exercising. etc.
II you have pain in your left side. in
chest, back or shoulder. II you suffer
from cold extremities. pale face. blue
lips. dry cough, swollen ankles.
If you have fainting spells. breast
pang. palpitation, redness Of the face.
discomfort in sleeping on one side.
The only scientific treatment for this
whole train OF troubles is DR.. Miles
New Heart Cure.
DR.. Niles New Heart Cure is the
prescription Of a famous specialist,
whose great success in treating obsti.
nate nervous heart disease has made his
name pre-eminent in the medical and
scientific world.
The medicine will cure you. We know
it. We want you to prove it. If first
bottle does not benefit. your druggist
will give you back your money.
81 have for several years suffered at
times with heart trouble. | got so
bad I could not sleep half the night,
and had to sit up on the side of the
bed lots of times to get breath. Three
Of my brothers have died of heart trou-
BILE and thought l was going tie same
way, but about two and a h2lf V ars
ago got a pamphlet about Or. Miles
New Heart Cure and thought l would
try few bottles. After using thcm |
since then than before for several years.
] can heartily recommend thom for heart
trouble. REV. JERRY HURT, Pastor
Baptist Church, Hurt, kans.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14
HELIGhTFUL TRIP ON THE
II CHESAPEAKE BAY
BALTIMORE to- oueenatown.

Handsome Steamer "Favorite,v commencina
Sunday, May I. 1898. VIII leave Pier or LiaE
Street Wharf, att A. M. every Sunday unit
further notice. Returning, arrive at Balti
more 81 $40 y. m. Boat remains at Queens
town four and one-half hours. Meals on boat
50 cents. Round trip. 50cents.
!. W. TROxEL,
General Manager
n. B.z-For any change in schedule see Bait
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-04-14

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