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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
READ A GOOD BOOK OFTEN.
But Let the Intervals Between Read
ings BE Fairly Long.

But Let the Intervals Between Read
ings BE Fairly Long.
So great has been the affection Of
readers for the books that have given
them delight that literature is full of
proofs of gratitude toward noble books.
There have been countless comparisons
and metaphors used to make clear the
relation between the book and the
reader. Perhaps the most original was
hit upon by Coleridge, who compares
an excellent book to q well chosen and
well tended fruit tree. He says, 1--WE
may recur to it year after year, and it
will supply the same nourishment and
the same qualification If only we our
selves return to 1t with the same health
full appetite" But, though his smile
pleases the fancy, 1t does not quite
satisfy the judgment. While the fruit
Of tree must yield much the same
flavor always, the qualification we ex-
perience from reading must always
differ according to the condition of
mind Of him who reads. 1t has been
said that a traveller can bring home
only what he takes with him, which
means that the pleasure derived from
travelling is entirely dependent upon
the capacity Of the travellers mind.
Ones taste may change and ones abil-
ity to understand and appreciate is con-
stantly changing, all of which points
the moral that it Is an excellent thing
to read a good book often, provided the
intervals between readings are fairly
long.-St. Nicholas.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
THE GRAVE OF ELLA.
HuttOn's Effort to Find the Tomb o.
Charles Lamb.

Hutton's Literary Landmarks Of
London was largely labor of love
and was the result of years Of hard
work. Mr.. Hutton gives this example
of the difficulties that stood in his way:
Another Sunday afternoon devoted
to pious pilgrimage to the grave Of
Charles Lamb at Edmonton. AS usual,
nobody at Edmonton knew anything.
The churchyard Is not small one, and
it Is entirely filled. The sexton and the
gravedigger and few persons wan
dering about could give me no infor-
nation. Most of them had never heard
of Mr. Lamb, and l could not find the
sacred spot. Naturally 1 applied to the
rector, and as he left the vestry door
after service leaning on the arm Of a
pretty young woman approached
him, raised my hat and asked politely
If he could tell me where Charles and
Mary Lamb were resting. Really he
could not say! And l, forgetting the
day, the place and his sacred Office,
cursed that rector for his criminal igno-
rance
"'Great heavens l said, you ought
to be ashamed Of yourself! In your
care have been placed the ashes Of one
Of the foremost men In the whole his
tory of English letters. And you don't
know where they are! They have made
your churchyard and your parish dis
tinguished all the world over. have
come 5000 miles to visit Charles
Lambs grave, and you, the rector Of
the church, don't know where 1t Is!
You ought to be heartily ashamed Of
yourself And 1 turned upon my heel
and left him standing there speechless
and COMPOUNDED"
Half an hour after the above incident
occurred and while Hutton was CROP
ing around the graveyard In the twi-
light the rector came to him, hat In
hand, apologized most humbly for his
ignorance, which he had corrected In
the meantime, and conducted him to
the grave of the immortal Ella.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
DESERT HEAT.
1t Is Intense, but 1t Is Dry and Not
Uncomfortable.

II IL intense, nut IL Is Dry and Not
Uncomfortable.
1t has been my fortune to visit some
of the hottest places in America at the
hottest period of the year and the
reader may be increduous when l say
that l have been vastly more uncom-
Portable in Boston, New York, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore or Washington in
summer than / have at Yuma or in the
heart of the Mojave, California or
Apache desert, or any of the great
pseudo summer deserts that reach
away in a general line from Yuma to
San Antonio, Tex
l recall entering restaurant at
Indio, on the edge of the Mojave, when
the heat called to mind proximity to a
furnace. l suggested to a citizen that
it was hot. NO." he replied. "Yester-
day was hot: it was 100 degrees in the
shade; today it is only lis degrees"
Yet l have been more uncomfortable
in Boston with the thermometer at
80 degrees. In Boston the heat was
humid; one perspired. At Indio or on
the desert the heat was absolutely dry
and at night the chances were that a
blanket might be required, nature Civ
ing one an opportunity to recuperate,
which Is not always the case in the
great cities.-Country Calendar.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
The Eagle on the Dollar.

The figure of the eagle on the dollars
of 1885, 1898 and 1899 are exact per-
traits of a famous American eagle.
"Peter, the mint Bird" he was called
by everybody in Philadelphia. and dur
ing his life his fame was equally as
great as that of "Old Abe" the Wis
consin war eagle, the latter being
really a spring chicken when compared
with Peter. Peter was the pet of the
Philadelphia mint for many years.
Finally he was caught in some coming
machinery and had the life jerked out
Of his body in jiffy. The figure on
the coins named above is an exact
reproduction of portrait taken Of
Peter after he had been stuffed and
placed in a glass case in the mint
cabinet.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
Bismarck and England.

A remarkable utterance of Bismarck
is printed in the Paris Gaulois from
Emile Ollivier'S AZ Empire Liberal"
1t was made at dinner at Benedetti's
in Berlin, in 1869, at which Prince Ma
poleon was present, from whom Oil
vier got the story. In answer to Il
remark made by the prince, Bismarck
exclaimed: They are always talking
of England! What does England
amount to. anyway? A nation exists
only by the number of soldiers it can
furnish. How many soldiers has Eng
land? Perhaps 10000. or at most 1OO,-
600. And you2 Half million. And
we? At least as many as you"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08

Now, THEREFORE,, |, EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor ofthe state of Maryland, in pur-
Suance Of the provisions OF section I, or Ar
dele Il. OF the Constitutions % tiie State OF
Maryland, and orthe mandate Of the Court
of Appeals OF the Stase of MARYLAND, do
hereby order and direct that capy of each
of said bills proposing sid amendments to
said Articles I aud of the Constitution of
the state be published in least two news
papers In each ofthe counties of the state,
where SO many may be published, and in any
county where not more than one newspaper
may be published, then in that newspaper,
and in three newspapers IN the city OF Baltf-
more, one of which shall be in the German
language, once week for at least three
months preceding the next general election,
which said el9ction viii be held on the 7th
day of November 1905, Mt which election
the said proposed amendments shall be
submitted in the form and manner pre-
scribed by the General Assembly, TO the
legal and qualified voters of the state for
adoption or rejection.
------ Given under my band
{ THE Great ! and the Great Seal of the
SEAL or Estate of Maryland NJ the
[ MARYLAND. J City of Annapolis this
- $3.50 9th day OF July. 1905.
EDWIN WAKEFIELD,
Governor of Maryland
by the Governor:
OSWALD TILGHMAN,
Secretary of State.
aug. T. mos.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
Catching Cold.

Very severe colds are caught indoors,
the result of indigestion or foul air. A
cold is frequently brought on by eat
ing hearty dinner, becoming mentally
absorbed for two or three hours i'm
mediately afterward and retiring to
warm, close room. The food is not
digested, the temperature of the body
is raised by the exertions of the stom-
ach, the sleep is broken, and the in
dividual rises chilled and i'll. Had re-
taxation followed the dinner and the
room been supplied with refreshing air,
everything would have been different.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
THE AVERAGE BOY.
How One Woman Sums Up His AttI-
tude Toward His Mother.


tude Toward His Mother,
In taking issue with a schoolmarm
who said that when a boy thought
much of a teacher it counted. while
the girl pupils protested friendship
was only skin deep, Il Howard mother
who has both a son and daughter
touches up boys in this fashion: 1.-The
average boy looks on his mother as a
slave, drudge, a person to work for
him, to be growled at, to be ashamed
OF and pushed aside when he gets old
enough to look out for himself. The
average girl, though she may be
spoiled, selfish and at times migrate
full. turns to mother for comfort, for
advice. and when needed is kind. con-
siderate and helpful Some time ago |
worked hard to give my boy and girl a
treat. They were away from home for
a few days and fixed up each ones
room with new curtains, new CARPETS
and lot Of new things for their
shelves, tables and dressers. NV little
girl was so delighted that she could
scarcely contain herself. My son never
noticed the things and never expressed
a word of thanks when his attention
was finally called to them. l have
talked with other mothers and almost
without exception their experience is
the same. The daughters are the kind
est and most grateful. while the boys
exact the most attention, help the least
and cause us the most worry and heart
aches.-Kansas City Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
WnAied.

An old Scots woman, who at con-
siderable personal Inconvenience had
gone good way to visit friend who
was i'll, learned on her arrival that the
alarming symptoms had subsidized. AN
hoo are We. the day, Mrs. CrawfordY'
she inquired in breathless anxiety.
"Oh, I'm nearly well moo, thank We,
Mrs. Graham" Nearly WE'LL" ex-
claimed the breathless visitor. "Aefter
me comm sac far to see We toor'-Cas-
sells Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
ENVELOPES.
Why Some of Them Are CoIored Blue
on the Inside.

NOAHN W AAANah sNNC NOAOECu DUO
ON the Inside.
'Why are these envelopes made blue
on the inside:" asked Il manwooking at
specimen which a wholesale station
er held in his hand.
For very simple reason" was the
reply. "One of the most important re-
suits in the making of envelopes is to
prevent transparency. Many white pa
pers are so transparent that by careful
scrutiny the contents of an envelope
made of such material may be deter
mined. For instance, let us put sheet
of paper with writing ON it into this
envelope. We will now seal it and hold
it to the light thus. There, you can not
only see the bank check, but you can
also read many of the words on the
shees of paper. This can be prevented
either by getting thick and high
priced envelope which is not transpar-
ent or by taking a cheaper grade of pa.
per which is blue on one side. We sell
thousands of packages of blue envel-
opes-that is, envelopes which are blue
on the outside-but people do not like
them on account of their color. So to
get over the difficulty and still make
an envelope that will hide the contents
and not be high priced the manufac-
turer uses paper which is blue on one
side and white on the other. One fac
tory in this city turns out more than n
million of such envelopes daily, and
their sale in large cities is enormous"
New York Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
CONGENlAL WORK.
1t Is One of the Greatest Factors For
Good Health.

1t Is One of the Greatest Factors For
Good Health.
Congenial work with mind and hands
should be encouraged in all persons
for its prophylactic as we'll as its
curative influences. Rest will prove
serviceable doubtless in numbers of
cases, but its application should be re-
stricted and carefully studied. There
are many conditions where absolute
rest will not only prove useless, but
really harmful. To send man from
an active business life to one of COM
plete inactivity will often prove dis
astrous, as much so as to prescribe all
food for the obese.
The nervous will complain that they
do not feel like work If left to them
selves and told to do absolutely moth
ing, not even to read, they are sure to
dwell upon their infrmities and grow
thereby morose and hypochondriacal,
thus increasing their invalidism. The
desire for work should be encouraged
In all conditions and in all classes. If
ones interest is aroused even to
slight degree continuance In the work
will develop desire for occupation.
One will never feel like work if one
has nothing to do. Work will often ac-
complish what medicine, however prop
erly applied, will not, for it is not
alone that we must earn our bread by
the sweat of the brow, but every man
and woman should work for the pleas
ure of it as well as for the health Civ
ing, brain expanding results and the
benefit Of example.-Medical World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
VEGETABLE CATERPILLAR.
A Curious Combination of Animal
and Plant Life.

A Curious Combination of Animal
and Plant Life.
Vegetable caterpillar Is the name CIV
en- to a fungus-Cordycep robertsii-
found In New Zealand. 1t exhibits a
curious and mysterious combination of
animal and vegetable life and Is in
variably found associated as a para
site with the bulrush caterpillar. How
the spores Of the fungus enter the in
sect, which has never yet been met
with as a grub or moth, is not certainly
known. Sir Joseph Hooker suggests
they get lodged in its neck as 1t buries
itself. At any rate, the fungus springs
from the head of the buried insect and
gradually absorbs its inside till the
whole body becomes full of purely veg
etable tissue, though In outward ap-
pearance it remains unchanged. head,
legs and claws being seen clearly in
detail. The pulpy vegetable matter has
a nutty flavor and is eaten with relish
by pigs and greedily devoured by the
Maori wood hen The fungus, after
growing to a height of about six
inches, dies and dries up. - London
Standard.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
HIT BY A SHELL.
Writer In a BOer Engagement De
scribes His Feelings.

a Writer In a BOer Engagement De-
scribes His Feelings.
Soon their gunners got our distance,
and shells were screaming and burst
ing over the convoy, says Robert Nc
Cav in "a Prisoner With De Wet" in
the National Magazine. Several wag-
ons in front of us were blown up and
the oxen scattered in writhing masses
on the road. The Kaffir who led our
team took fright and bolted, the oxen
swerved as a shell burst in front Of
them, and, the wheels suddenly going
INTO deep rut, the heavy wagon
turned completely over, grinding me
beneath its weight. My head bursting,
l was falling down through blackness
IN the midst of thousand crimson
serpents. Somebody held my heart
IN his hand, was squeezing it, and
then- Thank heaven, this is death!
Ages after there was q roaring of
waters far beneath me. Then it thun-
dered on my naked brain. A faint
star was shining somewhere. 1t rushed
toward me, growing bigger and big
ger, until was swallowed up in it
ana my eyes were open. The wagon
was righted. was dripping wet, for
the drivers had thrown water upon me.
heard the boom of the guns and the
crash OF bursting shells. L tried to
rise but my head seemed to float away
from me and l felt myself striking
he ground, but did not feel myself
Iaiiing. They lifted me on the wagon,
ana the oxen moved off. My head and
iace We're sticky with thick blood and
"ust, and was in such pain that did
not know where the pain was.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
wnsn,t wholly convincen.

WAL" said the old lady, "lf the
airth is reound and goes reound, what
holds it up?"
"Oh, these learned men say 1t goes
around the sun and that the sun holds
1t up by virtue of attraction" he re-
piled.
"Waal, If these high larnt men SEE
the sun holds up the airth, l should
like to know what holds the alrth UP
when the sun goes down! That's
what's the matterr
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
Confederate.

After the tea things had been cleared
away the young wife came over and
sat on hubby's knee, put her plump
arms about his neck and kissed him
half dozen times.
"WeH, what is 1t now?" he queried.
"A new dress, dear" she answered.
"But don't you know that times are
awfuliy hard just at PRESENT." he que
ried.
"Of course do" she replied. THAT'S
why l want to give the poor dress
maker something to do."-Detroit Trip-
une.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
A Cure.

If you think you are graceful get a
friend to snap a dozen shots at you
with a kodak when you don't know it.
You will see yourself in such awkward
positions that you won't have any con-
ceit left in you.-Atchison Globe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
No Repentance.

"she married in haste and repented
at leisure, didn't sheT
"She hasn't repented any that know
Of"
But she Is divorced|
Eyes. But she gets 5000 a month ALI
y."--Houston Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
Her Failing.

HE makes me 50 angry" remarked
Miss Butte, he's forever remarking to
me that beauty is only skin deep"
"And when you get angry" remarked
Miss Chellus. ut just shows him how
thin skinned you are. "-Philadelphia
Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08

Mary Ann--Tve come to tell you,
mum, that III gasoline stove has gone
out. Mistress-W Well, light it again. Il
can't. Sure, it went out through tn
roofv'-Exchange
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
EoR SHERIFF..

1 hereby announce myself candidate for
the office of SheriffaIty for Frederick County
Maryland, subject to the decision of the Demo
cratic Nominating Convention and earnestly
request your support. &C. HoLTZ.
District No q.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
He Can, Indeed.

Can a man have billion dollars
and be honestY'
81 should think so. He can certain
ly"-
"Well?"
afford to be.'-Philadelphia Bull
letln.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
sept l.4l
DOR SHERIFF.

hereby announce myself candidate for
the office of Sherifialty for Frederick County
Maryland, subject to the decision of the Demo-
cratic Nominating Convention and earnestly
request your support. JOHN f. DAVIS,
Urbana District, No. 7.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08

He that will keep monkey should
nav for the glasses he breaks.-Selden
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
cREszENcE SHEFFIELD
FOR RENT. 4

Large Farm in high state of cultivation,
part of CAROLS Manor, near Adamstown,
Frederick County, Maryland. For particulars;
- ALEX. YEARLEY & son,
Charles and Lexington Streets,
Baltimore, Md.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
TRUSTEES SALE.

Frederick County, sittiug as Court of Equity,
in Equity cause No. 1896 on the Docket OF said
Court, wherein Gertrude Woodland Ell AL are
plaintiffs and Roswell Roller ct al, are Defen-
dants. The undersigned Trustee will sell at
Public Sale at the Court house door In Fred
erick City, Maryland on Saturday, September
10Th, 1905, at l030 o'clock q. m, ali that sinai
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
BRICK DWELLING HOUSE

and lot Of ground situated on the West side of
Ice Street in Frederick City Maryland and
fronting on said stree twenty six feet more or
less and adjoining the property of Frank
Roberts on the North and the property of
Eliza Ann Roller, deceased, on the South, and
being the same property conveyed by Jacob
Reaser to Jonathan Murdoch by a deed dated
August 18th, 1882, and recorded in Liber j. s.
No. 30, folio 6S5 &C., one of the land records of
Frederick county.
Terms of Sale as prescribed by the decree
One halfthe purchase money to be paid In cash
on the day of sale, or on ratification thereof
by the Court, the residue In six months from
day or sale, the purchaser or purchasers giving
his, her or their notes with approved security
and bearing interest from the day OF sale-or
all cash at the option Of the purchaser. All
conveyancing TO be at the expense ofth pur-
chaser or purchasers. A deposit of S25 % will
be required of the purchaser or purchasers
on the day OF SALE
ALBERT s. BROWN,
Capt. Walter Saunders Trustee.
Auctioneer. aug 25-4t.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
FOR SHERIFF.

hereby announce myself candidate for
sheriff of Frederick County Maryland, subject
TO the decision OF the Democratic Nominating
Convention, and respectively solicit your sup
port. j. w. NEIGHBOURS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
ExEcUToR's NOTICE.

EXECUToRs NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court for
Frederick County, Maryland, letters of admin
istration upon the estate of
CRESzENCE SHEFFIELD
late Of Frederick County, State of Maryland,
deceased.
All persons having claims against her said
estate are hereby warned to exhibit the same
with the proper vouchers thereof, duly au
thenticated, on or before :.
ALL - -
aTr February IS, 1906. ~ ESs
they may.otherwise by law be excluded from
all benefits of said estate All persons indebt-
ed to said estate are requested to make imme-
dlate payment. Sa--eAcfa -------s:.-
JOHN FRANCIS SMITH,
aug. 25-5t Executor
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
PROCLAMATION!

WHEREAS, at the January session ofthe
General Assembly OF Maryland, held in the
year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred
and four, two bills were passed, one propos-
ing an amendment to Section l OF Article
OF the Constitution of the State, the other
proposing an amendment to Section 81 o.
Ar icle Of the Constitution OF the State
which said bills are I'm the words following
TO wit:
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08

THIS Is to certify that this engrossed doc
nment proposing an Amendment to the
constitution OF the state of Maryland. the
original OF which was passed by the House
OF Delegates by yeas and nays more than
three-nfths OF AL the members elected vot.
ed In the affirmative ON March TO- 1904.
GEORGE Y. EvERHART,
Speaker Of ne House Of Delegates,
BENJAMIN L. SMITH,
CHIEF Clerk.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-09-08
CHAPTER 90.

AN ACT to amend Section of Article l OF
the Constitution of this State and to pro-
vide for the submission OF said amendment
TO the qualified voters of this State for
adoption or rejection,
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-06-09
FOR SOLDIERS HOME.
c. A. Pegram Gets the Contract for
New DormitorY.

The board of directors of the Sol
diers' Home met yesterday morning &c
open the bids and award the contract
for the erection of additional dormi-
tories at the new building of the Sol
diers' Home The contract for the
erection of the addition was let to r
c. A. Pegram, of Raleigh, he being the
lowest bidder. Work will begin at an
early date.
The members of the board who
were present were: Col. j. S. Carr, OF
Durham: Col A. b. Andrews, Maj. b. F.
Dixon and Major A. b. Stronach, OF
Raleigh. Capt. Ramsey, of Salisbury
also a member of the board, was not
present.
The last legislature appropriated
$4,000 for this work, which is to be
spent during the year in new additions
and repairs. This new addition which
is to be built now, will give room fol
thirty-two more old soldiers, there be-
ing two men to room. Eighteen
rooms will be added, but two of these
are intended to be dining rooms