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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

evidence obtained in the course of the
investigation shows violation of the in.
junction or attempts TO evade its pro
visions. Statements have been made
that the cattle buyers of the various
packing firms of Chicago have been ac.
customed to hold meetings each morn.
ing to agree on prices to be paid for
cattle, and it is reported that evidence
in proof of such statements is now in
possession of the federal authorities.
In both the Investigations conducted
by the department of justice and by
the interstate commerce commission
most valuable information has been
obtained through stenographers for.
merly in the employ of packers. The
case of one of these stenographers.
Mrs. Mary e. Marcy is especially in
teresting. She was employed six
months in the Office of Armour & Co
and eight months in the office of Swift
Il Co. and while so employed deter
mined to turn the knowledge she ac.
quired Of the affairs Of the beef indus
try to literary account The company's
officials knew her simply as a stenog
rapher and typewriter and never sus
pected that she had ambition to shine
in the world Of literature or yearned
to expose what she regarded as unjust
and cruel commercial methods. She
was intrusted with confidential CORE
spondence, learning in this way the
cipher code in use between the pack
ing companies. and was successful in
preserving her shorthand notes and
making carbon copies for her own use
of many important documents. She
used the information thus ACQUIRED in
a series of articles published in Chi
cago periodical When the federal au-
thoritles learned Of her case she was
summoned before the grand jury and
willingly submitted to it the valuable
information she hid obtained while
acting as stenogra; her.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02
People Must Be
Patient With the Negro
By BOOKER T. WASHINGTON

~OR forty years have heard great deal about
in the south If there is war will be a against
CRIME, IMMORTALITY AND SUPERSTITION
People must be patient with the negro When study
the trials Of think that the great credit
There always SOMETHING NEW for the negroone day he
going to die out another he going multiply and the
south, and another all are be banished to Africa
speak Virgnan and souherner The principal question
the white people of the south ask is When this education going
to reach kitchens don't say that all of should be
cooks but netenhs of them educate them
be the BEST cooks There disgrace being cook but there
is eternal disgrace in being POOR cook.
wish that might the old days when the Lees and
other aritoca families negro Sunday schools with
their Bibles and tried TO TEACH AND HELP Us. 1t is as
much duty spending money and sending missionaries China
Japan and other farof countries
ONE OF THE MOST PATHETIC THINGS IN THE SOUTH is
THAT THE SOUTHERN PEOPLE KNOW WHAT is GOING
ON IN THE WAY EDUCATING THE NEGRO AT THEIR VERY
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02
MRS. PEPPERS FEATS.
lpiritualistic Medium whose Sennces
Have Excited Debate.

Mrs. May $. Pepper. the spirituclis
tic medium whose seances have re
Gently excited much discussion. has
been since January. 1904, the reader
of the organization known as the First
SpirituaiiStic Church of Brooklyn Bor-
ough, New York city. She has mysti.
fed large audiences by the strange
things she has done when in supposed
communion with departed spirits A
few months ago she collapsed on the
platform owing. as she claimed. To be.
ing almost aspnyNiated with g3s while
in communion with the spirit OF per
son who had committed suicide 10y in
haling gas. IN alleged expose of Mrs.
Penrers methods has recently been
made by Harvey and Norena Teeter,
who are known in connection with
their lecture work They charge her
with rcsorting to sleight of hand tricks
in the reading of sealed letters by con
cealing them in a flexible Bible. tax
ing them in a back room, opening and
reading them ANA then replacing them
on the stand upon the platform. They
also declare that it is just as easy for
Mrs. Pepper to commune with the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

spirits of imaginary persons as with
those who actually had existence and
died.
Mrs. Pepper was formerly servant
girl ON a farm near Providence. Il. l.
Her name was Mary Ann Scannell,
and she married George w. Pepper in
1889. but afterward obtained divorce
from him One of the converts to her
organization is New York publisher.
He bought two safes some time ago
from a man who died shortly after the
purchase was consummated. The
combinations were in cipher, and when
the publisher discovered that he could
not open the safes he consulted Mrs.
Pepper She communicated. as claim
ed, with the spirit of their former own
er and learned from him how to open
them. The publisher followed the in
structi0ns received from Mrs. Pepper
and was successful
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02
HOBSON'S CONQUEROR.
Girl who Won the Heart of Hero of
Merr.mac.

Girl Who Won the Heart of Hero of
Merr:mac.
Gallant Captain Richmond P. Hob
son has surrendered AT last. The hey
of the Merrimdc has yielIed to Cup.l
There have been many rumors relating
to the conquest of the captains heart
but this time there is no doubt of the
brave officers surrender. To make the
romance of the affair perfect it is a
case of surrender of the south to the
north, the captains conqueror being q
northern girl, Griselda Hull, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Hull of
Tuxedo Park. \. Y. This time the ca
pitulation is entirely voluntary, and as
General Joe Wheeler, who has often
pleaded for abolition Of sectional lines.
says, IF anything were needed to bind
the north and south more closely, such
weddings as this would do it,
The marriage of the brides parents
also represented a union of north and
south. for Mr. Hull comes of Puritan
stock, while Mrs. Hull is the daughter
of a Kentucky iurist. Judge Russell
Houston, relative of the famous Tex
an, Sam Houston. Mrs. Hull is also
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

asked in a matter Isabel IRVING.
Of fact tone. Noting my surprise at the
question, he explained: Well, miss, /
bought these books on speculation six
years ago, and. as nobody around here
wanted to buy whole book at once,
I've been closing them out in INSTALL
ments-ten pages for a nickel AS my
customers seem to exchange pages,
each Of them finally gets a whole book
for nickel. These leftovers are the
thickest ones in the lot, but you can
have your choice for 25 cents. That's
bottom, and it's Wholesale | bought
one" concluded Miss Irving, "as a SOU
venir."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02
AMI l.. RARBFR.

AMI L. BARBER. uats, from that i.
paid occupation and IN manufacturing
pavement became mu,timilNOnaire
and Il yacht own =. 1t was at gath
ering of yachtsmen that Mr.. Barbe,'s
knowledge OF theolcgi al subjects was
once put to the test \ club40n ex-
cused himself for sayinE al he'll br ~
loose on the ground that he was quot
ing Milton, line 91S, book /. "Tarad 50
Lost" Another clghman vouched fer
the accuracy of tie statement, Si
another asked. WHO trst said hell is
paved with good intentions?
Every one looked at Barber VIII
quickly replied. with twinkle in his
eye:
"Dr. Johnson: but there was no as
phalt in his day"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02


is a student of municipal and sociolog-
ical questions, has written Il hook en-
titled Inside the Machine" has been
prominent in the municipal reform
work of the Citizens Union in New
York and was elected Il member of the
board of aldermen on the Citizens Tn
ion ticket. serving in the years 1883
and 1889. He is classed as an indie
pendent Republican in politics.
Mr.. sherman was, born in St Louis
Jan 8, 1861, graduated from the St
Louis university in 1856 and studied at
Yale for two years thereafter. He took
Il course in law at the law school Of
Columbia university and was admit
ted to the bar and has since practiced
his profession in New York. Mr.. Sher-
man is thought to bear strong re-
semblance to his brave and hOnored
sire.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

was govern0! ut
the time. and the
Merriams w ere
personages in st.
Paul
How do you
like Washin gton?"
he was asked by a
Washington wom-
an. who had come
to call on his
mother. and before
the mother came
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

1t is said that an expert knowledge o.
theology is possessed by AMI Lo.cl.o
Barber, the asphalt niagnate whose
name has be2n brought into the Bovea-
Loomis contr2ver y through his as cr-
ton that the a halt truft financed /!
Matos reyo.ut II in NeneHela -
Barber was at the head of thn trus
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

Glasgow, Scotland.
In Glasgow t h e
tramway lines are
owned and operat-I
ed by the munich
pality, and it was
on this account that
Judge Dunno, as
soon as he learned
that he had been
chosen mayor, ca
bled the lord pro-
vost Of Glasgow TO
learn if Mr.. Dal-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

connected with another famous south
ern family, that of the late President
James X. Polk of Tennessee. ami
her great-uncle was the late Governor
Houston Of Alabama, who appointed
the father Of Richmond r. Hobson, the
late Judge Ja'nes NJ Hobson. to the
bench. The fair conqueror Of Captain
Hobson is sle-'nr in figure and viva
cious and c.-aan.ing in manner In
view of his p-er.ors osculatory career
Mr.. Hobson will be prevented from
making the usual affirmative reply
should his bride ask, Darling. am /
really the only girl you ever kissedY'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

The declaration of Chicago for mu-
nicipal ownership in the recent election
of Judge Edward f. Dunno as mayor
and the changes in transit arrange
ments impending in consequence of
this result lend interest to the visit to
this country of James Dallymple gen
eral manager of the tramway lines of
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

ator rlatt. which
has four years
more to run. Mr..
Brandegee has rep
resented the Third
Connecticut dis
trict in the house
of represent ltives.
He was elected to
the Fifty-seventh
congress to fill "A
vacancy and was
4 IL on ro. .alQctagl
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

on certain occasios introduced to the
poet Longfellow. GGasaing Mr.. Lo-,;-
worth by tie hand, M Longfelow I'M
mediately said, Here is an instance
where worth makes the man, the want
of it the fellow
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

HOyeu OIL ldIe Dy
an amateur mu-
sician who has
called upon him at
his home in West
End avenue. New
York. and asked
his opinion of vari-
Gus compositions
which the amateur
had written. The
other morning he
submitted a sonata
and said, You will
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

Professor James Stillman of Stevens
institute is the posessor of several de-
grees from various Institutes of learn
ing, says the New York Times. He of
ten relates with pride, however, that he
once received two in one day. On the
day that he received his Ph. d. he also
received that degree of degrees of
which he is most proud, d \ d.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02
In the
Linn elisht Of
Publicity

lTEREST is taken
in the new labor
com mis- sioner of
New York state,
Philemon Tecumseh
Sherman, because
he is the son of the
gallant soldier of
the civil war who
coined the immor-
tai phrase WAR is
hell" But the fact
that General Will
liam Z. Sherman
was his father is
not his only claim
upon the public in
terest. He has made
4 reputation of his
own on quite differ
ent lines from that
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

finger to get il. II
amassed a forum,
be ore he went in
politics. and whe!
he found that he
had time to devote
to public affairs
one Office after an
other came to him
in almost continu-
Gus succession. ii
was born in King
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

seemed to Mrs.
Wilder alarming
speed. When it
was finished the
little hum orist,
much to her amaze
ment. began to in
sist that the guest
should have more.
But his offer was
very promptly and,
he thought, coldly
declined.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

Il hOnueSCrlpI DOCK
store in hope of
finding something
to read," said Miss
Irving. Selecting
a volume of un-
known authorship.
but with an attrac-
tive title, | inquir-
ed the price of the
dealer.
" All or part?' he
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

$ me years ago
lie was a col e.
professor before Il
we into the bus
ness of ayi. Z
ST. cts AMI tau"l
natural philosop J.
to tie Young men
of the Columbia
university Al Wash
ing ON. He grad
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02
Why Chivalry Is
Dead In America

Ia@ d1 Is IL among US! II oo0'0 w
fsE youth taught be only 10 LADIES
W. AND NOT TO ALL WOMEN. The man who Is
ladies only and the girls in the streets
Is only half civilized
He is gentleman it suits his pleasure to be courteous
But until poor working girl with much respect and
courtesy they do their friends the ballroom will have No
REAL GENTLEMEN
The relation of the household worker her employer
than that other class employee for the who works
in the house in member of the family and while she IS
gagged for definite do certain work. yet THERE Is
MORAL SIDE relation that makes it than just IN
dustrial problem.
1t contract between beings The sells
her services sells her intelligence AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
SENSE
THAT is THIS PARTICULAR PHASE OF The
INDUSTRIAL PROBLEM so FOR THERE ARE SOME
THINGS THAT cANNcT UNDER THE WAGE SYSTEM.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02
Probing
the
Beef rust

IL alleged combina-
tion Of pack ng
O.: nan;es poou-
larry known as the
henf trust is TIE
Suhiect Of inquiry
ut the present tin Q
by several branch
es of the federal
government. one
inquiry is being
conducted by the
department of jus
tice and another
by the Interstate
commerce commits
sion. while the sell
ate committee on
interstate com
morce has also
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02
T old by
the
TheSpianS

zen | was in Lon
don last SUMNER"
said Miss Eleanor
Robson, who is
playing in "She'
Stoops toConquer,"
Il read an adver-
tisement in a paper
that was the acme
of bathos. As near
as ! can recollect it
the wording was
Ike this:
" IF this should
meet the eye OF
Emma D., who
alb ented hers elf
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02


aud in 1871 settled in Syracuse. viii b
be h1. since made his home and OF
which be has been alderman. fire com
missioner and mayor. He served twn
terms as an assemblyman. three terme
rs state senator. and in 1891 was ap-
pointed collector of the port of New
York. In January. 1900. the term OF
Louis f. Payn as superintendent of in.
surance was about to expire and much
pressure was brought to bear on Theo.
dore Roosevelt. then governor of New
York, to reappoint him. He refused
to do SO. however. and In his place
named Mr. Hendricks. The episode
was the subject of much comment at
the time.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

1t is said of Francis C. Hendricks.
superintendent OF Insurance OF TIE
state of New York. who has been
called on to look into the affairs of tie
Equitable Life Assurance sociytg. tsat
e,ec thing he has had in the way o.
political preterment has come to him
without the appearance of his lifting .
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

The shortest speech Theodore Roose-
velt ever made, according to New
York crockery manufacturer, was
when he was governor of New York
state. He was reviewing the sound
money parade on day wet and chilly.
relates the New York Times \ dele
CATION of crockery men swung by, anl
a badge of the division and a small
gold cup were presented to the govern
or. Mr.. Roosevelt accepted the cup
with a low bow and asked:
HAS anybody a flask"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

Hollce, ME-. hefDert, tnat tDlS is eX-
tremely difficult"
Not at all, my friend" responded
Mr.. Herbert cordially 1T is more
than ditlicult-it is impossible"
Marshall p. Wilder, the most sue
cessful story teller in vaudeville, re-
Gently met a theatrical friend whc.l
he had not seen for some time, and in
the enthusiasm of the moment invited
him to an impromptu luncheon at his
home.
The friend was fond of wine, as Mr..
Wilder well knew, and he was some
what dismayed, after he reached
home, by his wife's whispered an
nouncement that there was just one
bottle of port in the house, a quantity
Wilder well knew would be quite in
adequate under the circumstances.
Never mind; we'll make it do he
replied consolingly, and promptly for
got all about it.
Luncheon was served soon after and
the bottle of port emptied, with what
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

BRANDEGEE. He was born in
New London. July s, 1864, and went
to Yale university where he achieved
distinction by pulling bow oar in the
varsity crew, has always been athletic
and is of handsome appearance AM has
genial manners. He has practiced law
in New London since 1888. has been
corporation attorney Of the city and a
member of the Connecticut house OF
representatives. of which he was
speaker in 1S99 Senator Elect Bran,
degee has reputation as brilliant
lawyer and as an orator of marked
talent.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

RIAM.
upon the scene.
"0h, like it all right" he replied.
"And how does mamma like itT'
pursued the caller.
Mamma likes it too. But she likes
st. Paul better" Then. fearing lie
had not been quite polite to Washing
ton or somebody. he added in eXplaaa-
ton of his mothers preference. You
see, in St. Paul mammals big dog in
a little yard"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

Recently friend spoke to Jefferson
De Argelis about a young woman in
his company. "She's very pretty re-
marked that individual, "but her eye
brows are too dark"
"Ch. don't think that detracts from
her beauty" was the comedians reply.
"Her eyebrows aren't as black as thy
are painted"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

y
from her fathers house, she is implored
to return. when she will be received
with undiminished affection by her al
most heartbroken parents. If nothing
can persuade her to listen to their joint
appeal-should she be determined to
bring their gray hairs with sorrow to
the grave; should she never mean to
revisit home where she passed so
many happy years-it is at least expect
ed, if she be not totally lost to all sense
of propriety. that she will without a
moments delay send back the key of
the tea caddy'"
Victor Herbert, the composer Of 'It
Happened In Nordland" and Babes
In Toyand.' has been frequently an
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

When Congressman Nicholas Long
worth of Ohio. who is said to he mlc'
interested in Miss Alice Roosevelt. WI
a student at Harvard college he WIS
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

Some friends had drawn Professor
Reiss of Columbia university into talk
ing about astronomy. The waiter in
the club where the talk occurred wa
as deeply interested as the rest; still
he wondered. Finally he mustered l.?
courage and said:
Il beg your pardon. professor. |
think | can understand how you cln
measure and find out how far the stars
are away, but viii you please tell me
how you found ont their namesT'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

granted leave Of absence so that he
might give the Chicago authorities the
benefit of his experience in the man
agement of street car lines under the
system of municipal ownership. Leave
was granted. and he began. prepara-
tons for his American trip. Durin.s
his stay he will be the guest of several
societies advocating the municipal own
ership idea. Mr.. D&iryn-pie is grad
uate of the University of Glasgow. q
member of variou. learned aocA.ea
and the author of several works Of a
scientific and hs,orical nature.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

De Wolf HopNar, who last wic.e"
gave Canadians m opQort-n:tyorgea
the elaborate revival of Wang" is not
fond Of cold weather. While in Canada
he wrote to friend in New York: 1T
is staying My only parallel for it is
cold room, with a nude man sitting Oh
cake of ice. his feet ont of the win.
dow and his hands violently agltatins
few bells. The only thing lacking in
this simile as far as l know is the
bump ut the end"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

When Ex-Governor and ex-Director
Of the Census William r. Merriam
first visited Washington he was in
knickerbockers and had left Mime
sofa with hi mot..cr u speci the win
ter with HI. r"3udmother His father
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

Miss Isabel Irving, who is playing
Constance Neville in "She Stoops to
Conquer" had a novel experience in a
small town recently.
I'VE were attracted by several vol
umes of fiction in the window to enter
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02

Connecticut has lost two veteran
statesmen within a twelvemonth Sen
ator Joseph r. Hawley and Senator
Orville H. Platt Ex-Governor Morgan
G. Bulkeley was chosen to s,icccea
Senator Hawley. and Frank BoswoT,h
Brandegee of New London was recent.
ly selected by the Connecticut legisla
ture to I'll the uneXpired term of Sen
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-06-02


er said: Marshall. how could you urge
that man SO? | told you we were out
of port, and you kept on doing it even
after | had kicked you under the
table"
Mr. Wilder looked dazed.
But you didn't kick me-" he said.
There is probably no prima donna in
the world who enjoys better health
than Nine Nordica she is always
well and always in good spirits. All
Of which is doubtless due to the fact
that she has secret recipe for health
Here it is:
Indulge in temperance, exercise and
good humor.
Repeat the dose as often as possible
without fail
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1905-08-29
10 QUE TAXA.

Una mu ier compra una mlFtquina
de coser por ell trabajo qdo ejo-
cuta y no como un mueblc. Tn
hombre lleva un relOx para que le
indique la hora y no como inver-
sion de un capital sobrant4, y ell
mism.o principle Sc sigue en- ell
case de enfermedad. Neces itamos
la medicina 8 ell tratamienS to que
alivia y cura. Ell tratamien nto de
una enfermedad no admite empi,
rismos. La gente tiene d derecho
& S0beT 10 que es una m4dicina
sus efectos antes de to maria.
Debe haber dejado conocidp ps an
tecedentes de benefcios en- casOs
id6ntioos, una serie de~cura aciOnes
que prueben sus meritos & inspi-
rem confanza. Precisamente porque
tiene tales antecedentes, es que la
PREPARATION DR WAN POLE
Sc compra y emplea sin vac ilacio-
nes 8 dudas. Su buena ia ma es
la s6lida base en- que Sc ci menta
Ia f6 del pGblico y Ell buen NOM
bre tiene que ganarlo pOr H HuenOs
resultados. Para los fines pa ra los
cuales Sc recomienda, es leal, eff
caz practica, hace precisat tnente
10 que tiene I'd. derecho & espe-
rar de ella. Els tan sabrOsa como
Ia miel y contiene todos los prin-
cipios nutritivos y curatiFos del
Aceite de Higado de Ba acalao
Puro, que extraemos directa1 1nente
de los hfgados frescos del bafalao,
combinadQs con Jarabe de Hipo-
fosftos Compuesto, ExtractPs de
Malta y Cerezo Silvestre. M erece
la mas plena confanza en- casos
de Anemia, Escr6fula, Debilidao
Nerviosa y General, Tos, Inf fuen-
"a, ,Bronquitis, Gripa, Impurez zas dc
la Sangre y Afecciones Agota mites,
= "El Sr. DR.. Raimundo de Castro,
de Habana, Cuba, dice: He usa do la
Preparation de Wampole obtep pien-
do un resultado muy favora bile. "
Basta una botella para convend derse.
"Efcaz desde la primera d3sis. :"
Nadie sufre un desengaf1o con esta.
De venta en- las Droguerfas y b.
teas en- todas parties del mundo.