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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08

In 1874 Henry irving achieved an i'm
mense success by his performance of
Hamlet" at the London Lyceum thea
ter. His Interpretation of the part was
SO striking and unusual that the play
had run unprecedented at that time.
continuing for 200 nights. OF his ex-
perience in playing this part Sir Henry
gave, some years before his death, an
interesting account.
Il can always tell" he said, when
the audience is with me. 1t was not
with me on the first night of Hamlet
which is perhaps curious, considering
my subsequent success. On the first
night l felt that the audience did not
go with me until the first meeting with
Ophelia, when they changed toward
me entirely. But as night succeeded
night my Hamlet grew in their esti-
nation. l could feel it all the time.
and now l know that they like it
that they are with me heart and SOUL"
-Harpers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08

odd you wait on me7" asked the
man at the corner table.
mo, sir" said the tall waiter.
"Then who did," grumbled the cor
ner man.
Il don't know, sir" was the reply.
you'd better ask the head waiter"
The corner man did ask, but the chief
Of the staff was no wiser than his as
sistant.
what kind of looking man was hep
he asked
How should l know?" stormed the
hungry diner. Il didn't come here to
make study of walters faces. 1
came to get something to eat, and if
somebody doesn't hurry up
The head waiter stepped aside too
soon to hear the rest of the complaint.
"He is like ninety-nine out of hum
bred men that dine out" he remarked.
"None of them knows his waiter.
There would be much less confusion
If people would be a. little more OBJ
serving. Any man can take a peep at
his waiter without loss of dignity.
However, few do, and as conse-
quence they hail every man that passes
with the query, Are you the fellow
that waited on me? New York Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
Champagne.

There are two peculiarlties about
champagne drinking which are capable
Of explanation. The one is the rapidity
with which the wine exhllarates not.
withstanding the small proportion of
alcohol it contains. This is due to the
carbonic acid gas evolved, which is in
hailed while drinking, for it is the prop
erty Of this gas to expedite the action
Of anything with which it is associated.
1t is estimated that one glass of cham
payne is equal in effect to two glasses
Of still wine of the same strength and
is more rapid In action. The other pc
culiarity is the sort of lethargy or
deafness which follows after excessive
champagne drinking. This is analogous
to the stupor produced by carbonic acid
gas, but 1t is assisted and intensified
by the excess Of sugar deranging the
stomach. The undlgested sugar turns
into acid, and thus 1t is that too much
champagne is apt to produce dyspep.
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08

A dealer in spices in New York held
up small bottle filed with pale am
Der liquid. Smell it." he said, draw
ing the cork. The visitor inhaled an
odOr which seemed to call up visions
of orange and citron groves of ancient
Greek fame.
It's the genuine oil of lemons" said
the dealer in response to a look of in
quiry. THAT is all l have left of a
pound of the oil, and it took 1000 lem
ons to produce it. Rather expensive
stuff, almost equal to that of altar of
roses. The method of obtaining the
oil is tedious. A man has a big, dry,
clean sponge before him on table
He takes strips of the lemon peel, gives
them a certain twist which breaks the
cells and sends the oil out in a fine
spray on the sponge. He has to work
quickly to avoid evaporation.
when the sponge has taken up the
sprays of about hundred rinds it is
wet enough to be squeezed out. An
ounce or so of clear and fragrant oil
then flows from it,"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
Where Beecher Got His sermon.


Wherever he went Beecher continued
his study of life through observation.
Nothing else was half so interesting.
To him man was the greatest study In
the world. To read human nature, to
place the right values upon men, to
emphasize the right thing in them, to
be able to discriminate between the
genuine and the false, to be able to
pierce their masks and read the real
man or woman behind them, was an
accomplishment which he regarded as
one of clergyman's greatest weapons.
Like Professor Agassiz, who could
see wonders in the scale of fish or
grain of sand, Beecher also had an eye
like the glass of microscope, which
reveals marvels of beauty in the dross
and common things. 1t had a magn!-
flying power which sees the miraculous
and beautiful In the commonplace. He
could see beauty and harmony where
others only saw ugliness and discord,
because he read the hidden meaning In
things. Like Ruskin, he could see the
marvellous philosophy, the Divine plan,
In the lowliest object. He could feel
the Divine presence in all created
things.-Orison SWEET Marden in Sue.
cess Magazine
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
A Storm on the Pacific.

The captain of San Francisco tug
thus describes storm on the Pacific:
when l say that the waves ran
mountain high l am not exaggerating
The situation In the least. The tug
would be poised on the crest of sea
and then be plunged down into a valley
Of water which seemed a mile below
us. At times the moon would come
out through the clouds, and in the I'M
certain light the waves seemed twice
as high. The wind was blowing a per-
feet hurricane, and our lee rail was I'M
der water all the time. The angry sea
appeared raging above, below and all
around us, and nearly every wave
into which we dipped would wash over
the tug. 1t was impossible to remain
aft, for the lower deck was flooded"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
Tearing Cards.

To tear a pack of cards in two is re-
garded by some as marvellous feat of
strength, and yet the trick is possible
to any one with fairly strong fingers.
The secret of the trick lies in the fact
that the entire pack is not torn at once,
but in pretending to get grip on the
pack the strong man so manipulates
the cards that they overlap. In this
way but single card is torn at time,
and once the surface is torn the rest is
easy. To any one who can hold pack
of cards firmly the trick is fairly easy
and while in olden times a single pack
of cards was considered to be the limit
of strength many of our strong men
tear three and four packs ut time.
The cards are restored to their orlgl-
nal form before being given out Ior
examination, and so the trick escapes
detection.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
OTREET PAVING NOTICE.

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 293
of the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed at the Session of 1902,
entitled An Act to add a section to Article
IL of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title Frederick County," sub
title Frederick TO be known as Section
236A, and of An Ordinance passed by the
Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick on June
18th, 1902, and of An Ordinance passed by
the Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick on
May 22nd, 1905, NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
to Daniel X Stonebraker. Clara H. Steiner,
William G. Steiner Alice r. Eugster and
Louis W. EugsteT, her husband Phebe l..
Todd and Robert Todd, her husband, and
all other nonresident owners of property
situated on North Market Street, between
Second and Third streets, in Frederick
City, Maryland, that we the undersigned
Commissioners appointed by the Mayor and
Aldermen of Frederick in accordance with
the provisions of said Act of Assembly and
ofsaid Ordinance passed ON June It'll, 1902,
will sit at the Mayors Office, in the City
Hall, in Frederick City, Maryland, on
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER Goth. 1905.
between the hours of ten O'Clock, A. NJ.
and twelve O'Clock, NJ, to assess whether
any and what amount in value of damages
will be caused by the re-paving with vitri-
fled brick of the block on Market street.
between Second and Third streets, and by
the re-kerbing of said block, where neces-
sary, and re-setting the kerb, where neces-
sary, as provided for in the Ordinance pass
ed May 22nd, 1905, for which the owner or
pOssessor of any property on said block on
Market street ought to be compensated, and
to assess any levy upon said property
owners, according to the number of front
feet owned by them, one-haIf the cost of
said re-paving, re-kerbing and re setting of
kerb on said block on Market street, be-
tween Second and Third streets; at which
time and place all such owners Of property
shall be entitled TO appear and be heard on
the question of said assessment and costs.
JOHN II. BENNETT,
w. NASH YOUNG.
S. ELMER BROWN,
nov 24-4t. Commissioners.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
Lather For Shaving.

1t Is commonly assumed that soan ia
used In shaving for the purpose of sof-
tenlng the hairs. This, however il
seems, is a mistake. 1t is used. ON
the contrary, to render them hard. dry
stiff and brittle, in which condition
they best yield to the blade. Hair be-
ing naturally oily, the razor would
either slip over the limp hair without
cutting it, or entering about half way
bend the hair back and slice it length.
wise, all the while straining it most
painfully at the root, and as a razor
would thus slice and pull probably a
number of hairs at once the pain pro
duced would be intense. Most shay
ing soap contains a free alkali, either
potash or soda, which combines with
and so removes the oil of the hair.
leaving only the hard fiber, dry and
stiff, as may be seen by taking solu-
ton of carbonate of soda and dipping
a single hair into it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
CrREET PAVING NOTICE.

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter293
OF the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed at the Session of 1902,
entitled An Act to add section to Article
IL of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland. title Frederick County," sub
tile Frederick, . to be known as Section
236A, and of An Ordinance passed by the
Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick on June
18th. 1902, and OF An Ordinance passed by
the Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick on
May 22nd, 1905 NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
to Mary w. Burris and w. Clinton Burris,
her husband, Ionic W. Hyatt and George
w. Hyatt, her husband Mrs J. C. Moys-
ton and j. c. Moyston her husband, Eliza
j. Hardt, Charles II. Hardt, Margaret c.
Cromwell and Joseph c. Cornwall, her
husband, William NJ. Hardt, Grace NJ.
Rigney and - - Rigney, her husband.
Charles w. H. Keeier and all other non
resident owners of property situated on
East Patrick street. between Market street
and Middle alley, in Frederick City, Mary
land, that we, the undersigned Commits
sioners appointed by the Mayor and Alder
men of Frederick in accordance with the
provisions OF said Act of Assembly and of
said Ordinance passed on June 18th. 1902.
will sit at the Mayors Office. in the CITY
Hall. in Frederick City, Maryland, on
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 1905.
between the hours of ten O'Clock, A. NJ.
and twelve o'clock, NJ. to assess whether
any and what amount in value of damages
will be caused by the re-paving with vitri-
fed brick of the block on Patrick street, be-
tween Market street and Middle alley. in
Frederick City, Nd, and by the re- kerbing
of said block, where necessary and reset
ting the kerb, where necessary, as provided
for in the said Ordinance passed MAY 22nd,
1908, for which the owner or possessor Of
any property on said block on Patrick
street ought to be compensated, and to as
sess and levy upon said property owners,
according to the number of front feet owned
by them, one-half the cost of said re-paving.
re-kerbing and re-setting of kerb on said
block on Patrick street, between Market
street and Middle alley; at which time and
place all such owners of property shall be
entitled to appear and be heard on the
question of said assessment and costs.
JOHN H. BENNETT,
w. NASH YOUNG,
S. ELMER BROWN,
nov. 24-4t. Commissioners.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
Korean Children.

The children of Korea are extremely
quaint and pretty, especially when only
few years old. At New Years they
are generally dressed up in brand new
frocks, and though, according to our
ideas of taste, we should not give yell
low sleeves TO bright red jacket and
wear this over a green frock. l must
say that somehow or other it looks all
right there and relieves the monotony
of the sempiternal white garments. The
faces of the children are whitened with
chalk, and the hair is oiled and parted
in the middle, plastered down and tied
into one or two small pigtails.-Corn-
hill.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08


Ihe Indian elephant named Fritz In
the geological gardens of Berlin was
Europe's largest animal until it finally
nad to be killed for distemper DIR.
echlilng was appointed hangman.
FIRST he tried strangulation by means
OF ropes and pulleys, but the ropes
broke and the elephant remained in.
tact Next he tired poisoning. The
animal was given fodder of fresh ba.
nanas, which was devoured with a
reilsh. Then few bananas were
Hlpped in carbolic acid, but no amount
Oh coaXing could make Fritz "go" them.
FINALLY shooting was tried. The heav-
lest big game rifle was procured and
shot was fired into the left armpit
Inc elephant merely looked around in
surprise, the bullet having fiattencd
against the shoulder blade. Then a
Maxim gun was pulled up. A fusillade
OF proJectiles was pumped into the big
oeast under the right armpit. The ele-
phant went down like a house. In its
death struggle, which was studied by
many scientists, it broke all its chains
ana reduced part of the iron fence in
the paddock to scrap iron.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
y. Douglas Hyde
AND THE
Eaelic Revival

.ovivol of a dead language is
nsroIly no mean task. Those
,.bo are seeking to revitalize the
anoient Gaelic tongue believe
;. !, NOT vet so dead as to make
!. an impossibility. The arrival in
,ao Of DR.. Douglas Hyde, the
|Sinr exponent of the movement has
acted special attention to its aims.
n has already been accomplished in
direction through the enthusiasm
H. HYDE and the work of the organ
[,ons which have come into exist
nortly as a result of his exertions.
uvde is the son of a Protestant
.rrman the Rev. Arthur Hyde, and
I,mself has studied theology, but in
N of preaching the gospel has de-
i himself to literature and scholar
and TO the work of convincing the
| neople and those in other coun-
of Irish descent of the value Of
toneue in which their forefathers
l..
HYDE was educated at Trinity
pqe. Dublin, where in 1884 he took
deeree of bachelor of arts after an
kptionally brilliant undergraduate
or and where he has since taken
thOnal degrees. Although he won
us in German, French and Italian,
bs the Celtic language which most
bcted him, and on graduation, in
of making the tour of the CONT
usually taken by young men Of
sCcial position, he Travelled extern
II in his native province, making a
of the ancient Irish tales, songs
folklore of Connaught. In this way
has drawn into relations of init
with the Irish peasantry and
to realize more than ever before
ualities for the expression of emo
and tenderness possessed by the
Iage of the past. In 1889 he pub
a book of tales in the ancient
be, entitled "Leabhar Sgeuluighe-
!" The praise this received from
nts of the Gaelic language en-
ICED him to write Beside the
Folklore of the Irish Celts," "The
Songs of Connaught," "Story Of
Irish Literature" "Mediaeval
From the Irish" and other works.
of these books have gone through
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
Look Up When snenking.

Il don't talk half as much as you
do" said the preacher to the lawyer,
yet your voice holds out twice as long
as mine. Why is it?"
The lawyer said he couldn't tell.
"The difference in the position of
your head when you are talking ex-
plains it," said the elocutionist. "a
preacher looks down upon his congre-
CATION, lawyer looks up to the judge.
That dropping of the head cramps the
vocal cords and makes the preachers
voice more difficult to preserve than
that of any other professional man."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
Wooden TOOthpicks.

stop chewing toothpicks, young
man. if you value your life" said a
physician to one Of his patients. you
unconsciously swallow little shreds of
the wood, which are not dlgestible and
which become compact in the stomach.
Finally you are annoyed by hacking
cough and the splitting of blood and you
do not know what is the matter with
you. You imagine you have consump-
ton or some similar affection when 1t
Is only the foreign substance in your
stomach, that makes the strongest pro-
test against your carelessness or igno-
rance in allowing it to accumulate
mere. Stop chewing toothpicks and
swallowing quack nostrums, aAd by
taking ordinary care Of yourself you
will live out the allotted threescore and
ten years"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
How an Oranw Outonu Travel.

1t is most interesting sight to
watch an orang outang make its way
through the jungle. 1t walks slowly
along the larger branches in a semi
erect attitude, this being apparently
caused by the length of its arms and
the shortness of its legs. 1t invariably
selects those branches which intermin-
gle with those of a neighboring tree.
on approaching which it stretches out
its long arm and, grasping the boughs
opposite, seems first to shake them as
if to test their strength and then de-
liberately swings itself across to the
next branch, which it walks along, as
before. 1t does not jump or spring, as
monkeys usually do, and never appears
to hurry itself unless some real danger
presents. Yet, in spite of its apparent
ly slow movements, it gets along far
quicker than person running through
the forest beneath.-POpular Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
Your Disadvantage.

Look your disadvantages squarely in
the face ana see what you can make
out of them, and instead of complain
ing that YOU have not the right tools use
well the tools You have. Go forward
into a new battle and on to victory as
though there never had been failure
in all your ffe.--W oman's Life.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08

editions. In order to encourage
Of the old language of Ireland
writing and speaking he has
dramas in Gaelic and taken
\ them himself when presented
stage. Personally he is recog-
a man of great versatility of
lOr he is poet, playwright, critic,
rVlnlty student, orator, Journal
|lOrlan, linguist, translator, pro-
archaeologist, lecturer and folk
Ihyde is making a tour of the
states and speaking in colleges
lore learned societies of various
owing in large degree to his
ue movement for the revival of
eIc language in Ireland now
SOlhe surprising results. There
main groups of the Celtic
me Cymric, represented by the
speech Of Wales and Brittany,
Gaellc, formerly more widely
out now represented by the
peech of Ireland, Scotland and
Vi Man. Scotland, with a
ION of 100000, has not in the
~ or adjacent islands more
"VUo persons who speak or I'M
uaellc. In Ireland, when the
u I9oO was taken, it was found
VI population of about $780,
'uore than 100000 could speak
lhis was a decline Of 10000
years. The decline was due in
'Ae large emigrat ION from the
province the last foothold of
~ IN Ireland. Since then the
4as '9rned 4 few years ago
~ uO@ Vino spoke Gaelic in Ire.
~, u nei'her reae it nor write it.
'I 81 education ignored it, and
!, auAlous that their children
~ on in tie world banished
!, helr homes. The Gaelic
s",' winch DR.. Hyde was the
,s @snt has done much to
4ese conditions. 1t employs
=. 'Sscners and in many ways
nm a'o use Of the ancient Ian
ta ~ u conversation and litera-
i ~ X the movement has ex.
n NY Inited States and even
i a a., The number of
h b ~a'c'i the Gaelic language
s, aas advanced from los in
,sa ~ 1900 in 1908, and those
oss, su, Speak and write Gaelic
49Vntly increasing
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
Stingy.

"Mr Linger spends great deal OF
time with you, Molly" said Miss Kit
fish to Miss Frocks. :,
"Yes, but that's all he does spend.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
Costly Curds.

The Empress Catherine, noticing una.
the beautiful Mile. Potocka, who had
lately come to court, had no pearls, lhi-
mediately commanded a fancy dress
ball, to which the girl was hidden TO
come as a millzmaid. Then while Mile.
Potocka was dancing the empress SIP
ped a superb necklace of pearls INTO
the pail she carried and at her exclama-
ton Of wonder said, 1T Is only tne
milk which has curdled."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
wOIseIey's Opinion of the oh,n...


1t was Lord Wolseley who regarded
the Chinese as the greatest race in the
world. His opinion was formed about
1o6O, when he was in China, and he
never renowned it. He said to a rep
resentative Of the Strand Magazine.
Ihe Chinese people possess all the
elements of being great people. They
nave courage, physical power and alb
solute contempt for death. Today in
That country soldering is looked dow
upon. Only the failures in life enter
the army. Let Bismarck or a Ma
poleon rise up among them, and in two
generations they would be the greatest
nation and conquering power in the
world. They only need a leader. Give
them progress, and they will CONQUER.
Three hundred years ago they were
the head Of the world, but their growth
was stunted. China wants modern
man with modern ambitions. Let their
leader come, and they must revive
again"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
Attempted Insight.

Jones-What's the difference between
stinginess and economy? Brown
Stinginess is habitual economy; econ.
omy is spismodic stinginess.-.Tom
Watson's Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
OTREET PAVING NOTICE.

Pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 293
of the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed at the Session of 1902,
entitled An Act to add a section to Article
IL of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title Frederick County," SUBJ
title Frederick" to be known as Section
236A, and of An Ordinance passed by the
Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick on June
18th, 1902, and of An Ordinance passed by
the Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick on
May 22nd, 1905. NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN
to Mary p. Williams and Rev. r. II. Will
liams, her husband, Hamilton B. Show
man, Maria W. Miller and all other nom
resident owners of property situated on
North Market street, between Church and
Second Streets in Frederick City, Mary
land. that we, the undersigned Commis-
sioners appointed by the Mayor and Alder
men of Frederick in accordance with the
provisions of said Act of Assembly and of
said Ordinance passed on June 18th, 1902,
VIII sit at the Mayors Office, in the City
Hall, in Frederick City, Maryland, on
MONDAY, DECEMBER 18th, 1905,
between the hours of ten O'Clock, A. NJ,
and twelve O'Clock, NJ, to assess whether
"hi anu Wudt diHOuuI III value Oh damages
will be caused by the re-paving with vitri-
fled brick of the block on Market street.
between Church and Second streets, in
Frederick City, Maryland and by the re-
kerbing of said block, where necessary, and
re-setting the kerb where necessary, as
provided for in the Ordinance passed May
22nd. 1905, for which the owner or possess
sor OF any property on said block on Market
street ought to be compensated, and to as
sess and levy upon said property owners,
according to the number of front feet own
ed by them, oDe-half the cost of said re-
paving re-kerbing and re-setting of kerb
on said block on Market street, between
Church and Second streets; At which time
and place all such owners of property shall
be entitled to appear and be heard on the
question of said assessment and costs.
JOHN H. BENNETT,
W. NASH YOUNG,
S. ELMER BROWN,
nov. 24-4t Commissioners.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
Whit Was Lnckinr.

give lost ali faith in my watch. II
won't keep time any more"
"Then it's not faith you want, but
works" Clevalapd Leader.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-12-08
az Anxionn WIG.

Lady-Do you think this medicine
would do my husband any good? Drug
gist-Tm sure it would, madam. Lady
-Huml What other kinds have you
NOT Envoho,..a