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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27
OUR WINTER BIRD NgIeHsoRs.
Many of These Much-TraVeled littis
Fellows Are Surprisingly Tame.

It is surprising that there are bircs
which come to us only to spend the
winter. leaving US again at the be-
ginning of spring for northern lands
end snow-banked hillsides, where the
long day and pale twilight nights o.
the Arctic reign. Birds that raise
their broods in the far, treeless north
land. where heather, grasses and
stunted alders grow On a shallow
soaking soil underlaid by a great
depth Of eternal ice, al the approach
OF winter gather into great rowing
focks TO surge southwark TO the gen
tie climate OF iur bliZardy tenn
perate" winters, Yet all young coun-
try folks have seen these restless, wan
dering focks of winter lovers. ana
occasionally even in the towns ana
cities there arrive unfamiliar COM
panies Of fat. fluffy birds, busily opeii-
Ing the cones Of the frs and spruees,
or deyouring the buds OF the naples.
Many of these muchtraveled little
fellows are wonderfully tame. and
seem not to experience fear OF man
SO universal with animals that rear
their young in his neighborhood. Pine
grosbeaks and crossbi!ls, whose real
homes are in the silent moss-flled
spruce forests OF thu great North, VIII
almost allow themselves to be caught
in your hand. With The field-roving
kinds. like the snow buntings. horned
larks and longspurs this fearlessness
is not found. probably from the con-
slant lookout they are forced 10 keep
against the cunning and hungry white
foxes and the darin2. trap-jawed lit
tie ermine that rersistenIy hunt them
in Jhfic northland home. But the
rosy little redpolls. the creepefs.
iinglets. little friend chicadee. as
the northern Indians call him, and all
the other deep iores jewellers. are as
unafraid OF Us as they are Of the SEN
tie roIcupines and deer OF their home
woods.-St. Nicholas.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27
RAY STANDARD BAKER.
Career 81 the slagazine socioIogixt.
Narci.cd With General" Coxey.

Career 81 the Magazine socioIosixt.
Marched With "cencrul" Coxey.
RAY S.annArl Baker. the magazine
Sociologist, or ''muck raker." rs some
prefer to call him. got much of his
knowledge of the plain people ut first
hand. Long before he broke into the
magazine field he was a reporter in
Chicago, ana in 1884 he covered" for
his paper the great coal strike in west
ern Pennsylvania. When he arrived on
the firing line lie was welcomed with
stones and hrickbats and displaying
his reporters shield only served to
convince the Hungarian strikers that
he Was one of the hated deputy sher,
ifs The mob was about to brain him
with bludgeon when he had the pres
ence Of mind to recall the name Of
their leader Davis, whom he knew.
He shouted Davis" until that worthy
rescued him from the Huns.
When General" CoXey marched on
Washington Baker went along and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27
Hypnotic Suggestion.
By Troy Allison.

There had been no such excite
ment in the village since the arrival
of the new music teacher, Julie
North. To believe that Dickie Arm
strong could really hypnotic people
seemed a large draft on ones credul-
ity.
Dickie had lived in Wakely the "a
years of his existence, had gone
through the grammar school, the
most mischieyous boy in il, had been
off to college and come home 10 prac-
tice law, without any one suspeeting
he possessed mysterious powers
Since the fact had become geuer-
ally known. the postmaster referred
TO various letters and pamphlets that
had been coming for the last three
months. and gave Il as his opinion
that Dickie Armstrong had taken q
course in hypnotism by mail
Il the meantime the four months
in Wakely had been fun of novel
pleasure to Julie North Coming
from a busy northern city there was
something fascinating in the lazy,
happy lives of these southcrnars.
The music teacher in 81 small viii
Ia attracting almost as much at
teution as the President in Washing
ton, she Was invited TO dinners. pie
MIC and dances until She realized
she was enjoying 4 bsllei1m She had
II ageg before experienced
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27

That glass coffin in wb3', l
magno, the great singer. wss L..
was not the first which bas ~, '1'
a curious character. There WY
miserly Sir Thomas Bancrof,
In old London days haaped nm
riches. Even when lis time c.n ~.
die he could not bria himself ~ =.
his property away aid so he h. i +
estate to be improved until he Ill.,
rise again, which be expected ,5o.
ly to do. He had a window bnil,
his coffin, movable from the Intel,
and windows and a q zed 5oor n,
tomb, and ordered aat at freor,
intervals these should be- oparad ,
himself inspected I the trpqs
But the latter had bal enough Of
gentleman. They ulllt aImbo,
with his estate.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27

acres of cotton ana r.c. i,n5. a,5
considered they haI iaborod ~, ~ ,, 'n,,
~ was GOOD r,r ,', ,,. , MAI. - ~, -
the rounds eyerv fan ~ coI1oct tha
rom
~ 49,,
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Cn..,t7ro w a3 IN W., ~, ~ n. '''i' '"yN' N''
OO''I 'eHe9 anu N'F. I"j' ana no one
10 ua, 0 -. ,,,' o.'' . ~ ''l,' 'He'F
60 -. ,,, 49, ~" CON ''1'-
ho-n,.-iI ~ y. 80. ,'' q, '..Si'' 'Ne
a. NJ - 49, - -, - -. Z. 'l, "'n
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- ea ..,e San sa','' way wa, oI9 ,ele-r5o 10
- e-a' -. ''-'- :, .',,. vi enc 7'"''
- TO- 80 So. ? ny '-.lz NIo" '''
~ -, - - .4 ~ ( o'NE people
a a,,o sa.,.s'su 81 ..s LaEfasA place
Of n,1l.;o tr., ,-.. We 80 , 's'l
=. N.'N'e armstrong hypnotic
~" NJ.
ror. 4. 49,, H. ~ -7 gu ~, eI,'''- .'oA'
n. MIN. s.a,. ,.''.' 's..s =. u. susan
',''-i- M '.i ."e corner OF 'Ae Old
lo-r-:a, T., ,'' 49,, ''''S sle was
TrHs var.r r,nf..1 .,..n .,.-...:-,-..
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b..~.4..- 80. wa. wa ,.'..-.'sS' ne
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27

ftfGv.l % o. r4r-.. OTr really care
for " he continued never taking his
ovas IRON, bars
VS. ." She answered besjtat-
,ngIy
..Jvbst,s his ramaq" demanded
mo ne~cirass DfcEia
SSH lIanning cried ont in pro-
tast
% Diclia don.r-ab don't,
Tr,t.s No, rlaving fair Dfrsie.
~ rat toro~abTa She would he
e. c. ,,or,tead if sba new " and the
by,cl. evas MA Win sudden s,mpa-
! tb.ti. ,s,r.
H., ,ra b,rr, was done r. fore
nicI.io co.r5 reras- mr. rararl +be sr--
or.,fo, mo ars,,or carra with start
i;,, di-,inc-nass pal D3rrarh " she
ga dis.ire,l,
VIZ, trar looked a~orrl ,hs-
found IT. pr haa .rirra5 from tie
80,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27

spent a fortnigh, in
more but secured on, ',,valsaag
a a dozen small ones, ro,, aoolt
81 for the lot "O''l pa.,
As a rule the pearI bn...
about in a more scjen rl.'ns is
than that. The mussei r0 nc MAJ
~ stacked on flat rocks o are Iesl
and allowed to Qecomnos vi sand
smells open naturally and When
examined for The pearl ,4 aIs "a
loosely embedded in the a.. gaoa
fish. 'A' mesh q
1t appears that the Indian.
district have always kno~ ,@p' q
lresh-water pearls, and thar ~. ~ a
the rivers running north ' tss'sa-
regularly fished ,or them 4 ia. 3
generations. Mos. Of tho Ut a'
lected by these people in o gya.' 4
were ruined by being rndoI, ,'s4 lal
that they might lie strms W oo'el
laces or for the adorDmeeS, W y, a'I
pun belts. VI VI
Nowadays the v.deawake H.,
Bay Co. traders pay a fair = Hlls
all the Indians can aoiloo. plfs
the Montreal hou have 'O-'
dealings with the pearl bp,t ~
the coast, and have agents ON ~ =
who secure shipments for Them
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27

from intimate association with the
tatterdemalion army accumulated a
rare lot of impressions ana expert
ences. lie persuaded one of the oldest
of the soldiers of peace" to keep Il
diary Of the trip, to get the view of the
real participants. and this remarkable
diary he still preserves.
Mr. Baker was born in lansing.
Mich. April II, 1870. He was gradu-
ated from the University of Michigan
in 1889 and subsequently took Il par
tial law course ana studies in litera-
turc at the same university. He has
Travelled extensively and written about
it. In 1896 he married Jessie. daughter
Of Professor W. J. Beal, Phi. D.. of the
University OF Michigan.
Politeness is a coin destined to er
rich those who give it away.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27

There is an inc ing tenjarI
on the part Of large consumers
water in London to draw on the "
ter reservoirs in the lower gsoIosIg
strata beneath the capital nt5t
than be indebted to companies q
their water supply. The latest Inst
tuition to show its independence
this fashion is Clomon Inn, wle,
rot twenty yards from he Strand
artesian we'll has just been ja9ps
after three months boring. at
depth of $50 feet.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27
Long-Lived Artists.

Out of thirty painters who have
attained full membership of the Roy
al Academy, we find at least one is
over eighty, eight have passed their
SEVENTEEN and six their sixtieth
birthday; that is to say fifteen in all,
exactly 80 per cent, have exceeded
that age at which they would have
had to retire from most civil services.
Academy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27
Methods Of oHOteI Seats.

1T is only with some new ulCk
which displays especial ingenuity that
a hotel beat can hope to prosper
these days" remarked a New Yc.k
hotel clerk recently. and even then
his chances Of escape are small ne
strength Of many Of the schemes re
sorted TO by this class of swindlerS
les in their being so devised that a
hotel man will give them the benefit
ci the doubt for fear OF offending
a regular patron Take for exam
PIE. the game of the torn note. It is
played somewhat as follows
"A gentleman dressed in the height
Of fashion accompanied by a lady ar
rir.s shortly after luncheon on Satur-
DAP afternoon. and the manager, sum-
uuGeI ly one Of the officials. is in
formed by his guests that they only
"-a ra stay until Monday bur wo-id
g. IN the meantime. reserve the best
q rooms for them This IS. OF
done ana on the Monday
su.as the gentleman presents HIM
@ et the bureau with a letter. in
IS enclosed hall OF one nun
dollar Dill Only half, the man
-- was told. had been posted
-. 5 for satefys saEe-bu.. as ue
".-l see IN the letter. the other halI
would arrive in the afternoon. but
found ae had 10 leave ay an early
....H 70 keep an important appoint
.t
inc "iI amounts, say. to $40 Tor
'ae ."9 days. but the manager courte-
~y agrees To accept the half note
-.35 iUIl chanse for the value OF
"-a.t noe on condition that he
permitted TO open the letter which
TO- arrive III the afternoon; aad,
'. course. PERMISSION is at once grant
2. u is scarcely necessary to say
.a2- ING other La-t note never makes
IT'S a'A-4Iaae..Hat the swindler moves
.1 % some other hotel, to repeat his
..~'i.!oaS tTleA once more. The adj
.H''f Is aa.e. II his plans work
20 "'--' as they seemingly frequent-
!. "o, 90 OBTAIN good hoard, the while
.a.. easing ms capital
NAolAef plan IS 1cr three conted-
'.S.Hs To take zap their abode at the
-a-'e MOTEL and each engage a room
l- close proximity T. his fellow trav-
GERS. ILeF all, however, concriye to
mike a display OF l1Ggase, ana are
'A'ailab-E We'll dressed. for prosper
gus exterior Is hait the battle to the
Ae'el adYenturer,
"Dnce comfortably installed. one
member OF the party resUIarly takes
A.s meals with his fellow travellers.
With the result that at the end Of a
"t.Ns stay his bill merely amounts
% the cost OF his bedroom, while his
com lanions' accounts arc naturally
considerably larger, as between them
jHeI include the cost OF living for
i1e TITO. The day before the hl.ol
accounts are due TO he sent in. ne
l''ee conspirators hold conference.
winch invariably ends in the 50 ne
"aE-the man with the smallest t,Il
agrees to leave at once, always. how
/ ever beforehand taking die simple
/ lEeeaUtIon OF packing his fellow SWIM
'iers belongings in his own trunks.
Now as he invariably settles his
account no suspicion is aroused; ror
'Ae special staff Of detectives who
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27
MICK IN KNlCKERBOCKERS.
How Representative LonG"of'"
looked when Presented ut Court

When the son-in-law ana daughter OF
President Roosevelt We're formally pre-
scented at the court OF King Edward
Vii. the gentleman from Ohio was
o'ii-ed by the rules and regulations to
array himself in this costume:
Coat-Black sillvelvet. standingcollar
siu-la breaStol plain round gauntlet
runs. pocket h&pS with three poi ITS on
tie waist seam six buttons on the right
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27
WANTED.

Representative in own community $4,000
capital required. Good salary to right party.
Bona fide real estate proposition. Address,
NEW MARTINsvILLE IMPROVEMENTS co
Steelton
W. Va.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27
INTRODUCTION OF PEANUTS.
First Brought to This Country About
185O-Where Most Are Grown.

Few people who buy a bag of
peanuts on the street for five cents
realize the extent of the peanut in
dustry," said A. P. Bryan of Norfolk,
Va. 1T is a fact that the total sales
OF peanuts amount annually to be-
tween SS,000,000 and $40, 100000,
and some statesmen sell as high as
100000 bushels each year.
THE seeds Of the peanut are plant
ed like beans, and when the vines
have come up and the nuts are ready
for harvesting the farmer takes a cul-
tivator especially made for that pur-
pose and starts down the long row.
On either side of this cultiyator are
two long knives which sink into the
ground sufficiently to cut the tap root
OF the vine The same process is gone
through with on the other side of the
vine. The main root being thus sew
cred and the ground loosened, the
vines are lifted into shocks like corn.
They are cured by allowing them to
stand in the sun for about ten days,
when colOred women and children
are sent into the field to pick the
nuts from the vines. An average
picker will pick about five bushels a
dav, for which he is paid at the rate
OF en- cents a bushel.
1t is not known how peanuts first
came TO this country. Both Africa
ar Asia claim the distinction of be-
ing the home OF this vegetable. It's
fret record in the United States dates
back to 1850 In 1861 the crop
amounted to about $4,000 bushels.
but it was the circus that really made
the peanut valuable article of COM
merce.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27

A statistician says one out Of ever
sixteen women in this country
working for a living. And this do;
not include the army who keo
house" and mind the baby.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27
She'll of an OYSTER.

The usual size of the she'll of an
oyster is three to five inches, but away
back in Tertiary times there were oys-
tiers in California that had shells thir-
teen inches long and seven or eight
inches wide The animal and shell
doubtless weighed fifteen or twenty
pounds, since the shells were five
inches thick. These oysters have
long been extinct, but their fossil
shells are abundant If the oyster
farmer could produce an individual of
such enormous size now, we would
be most fortunate. In that case a
single oyster would be enough for
one stew.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27

The grape culture in France gives
employment to over two million
people.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-27

Politeness is a coin destined to er
rich those who give it away.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-14

There has lately been q suggestion
that black wall paper might have a
soothing effect on the nerves Of
those to whom the oyargllding and
decoration of rooms has become
anathema, but it is more than doubt.
full that such sable surroundings
would ever become popular. Our
walls have more to do with our
good spirits than many people
imagine, and | know OF one instance
recently where the head Of house
hold, not very long a benedict, has
taken an inveterate dislike to his
abode. Though he is not aware oil
the fact, the aversion j, no doubt in
spired by the dining room paper
which he himself chose. overriding
the opinion of his wife, whose
achievements in regard tc drawing
room and bedrooms We're an marked
successes. The dining room. dark in
aspect, to begin with, is papered in
dull, dark blue paper artistic
enough in it's way, but not by any
means conducive to h.lagity says
Woman's Life In London, sunless
for so many months, we need all the
light and stimulation OF n obtaina-
BILE, and many a wall paper is to be
had which combines artistic feeling
with cheerfulness. There are few
things harder to choose successfully
than wall papers, so many thing;
have to be considered.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-14
improvements at the Woman S
College.

The WOman's College of Fred :
eriCk will commence it's fourteenth
academic year, under the admins
tration of President Apple. on
Thursday next, September 20th.
The buildingS-eaSt and west
halls-with their classic pillars,
have been reprinted and are great
ly improved 10y their coats of gray
and white; in addition to this,
other important changes have
been made.
The drainage has been material
~ altered, the brick pavementS
have nearly all been relaid; with
in the buildings, new fixtures of
the most approved pattern, and of
the best known sanitary priuci-
pies, have taken the place of the
Older plumbing
The faculty will be the same as
last year, with two exceptions
that of Miss Ruth Louise Parker
and Mrs Laura Grant Short.
Miss Parker is a graduate Of Vas
sar, taught at Mount IlolNoke and
at Packer Institute, received the
degree Of NJ. a. at Columbus
University, then studied abroad;
she comes here to take charge OF
the department of English.
Mrs. Short who will teach the
pipe organ, piano and theory, is a
woman Of culture, breadth and
experience, and has just returned
from Paris, where SHE has beer
studying under the famous organ
list Alex Guilmant.
The enrolment of new students
from different States. is better
than for several years past, aud
the outl ok Is promising.
Many of these are students fol
the full classical or literary course
leading to the degree of A. b. IL
the Conservatory Of music under
Prof. Beckwith with its various
departments, work will be carried
on thoroughly and vigorously
Here special attention is called t,
the Normal Department. whelC
under the super. & M,ise
otanley, young children are
taught by the music seniors. A
busy, happy ana prosperous year
is looked forward to, by all con
nected with the Woman's College
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-14
A fireman S Close Call.

81 stuck to my engine, although
every joint ached and every nerve
was racked with pain,n writes G.
W. Bellamy, locomotive fireman.
of Burlington, Iowa, 81 was
weak and pale, without any appe.
tite and all run down. As was
about to give up, | got a bottle of
Electric Bitters and, after taking
it, | felt as well as | ever did in
my life" Weak, sickly, run down
people always gain new life.
strength and vigor from their use.
Try them. Satisfaction guaran
teed at A. l.. Pearre's Price 80
cents.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-14
HER GEES HEIMER.

John William Hergesheimer,
one of the oldest mechanics in
Frederick, died Sunday last, the
9th inst. at the Frederick City
Hospital, of general debility.
lie was 10 Yeas of age and a
bachelor. lie was a mem Der of
one Of the Frederick military
companies sent 10 Ilarper's Ferry
at the time of tue John Brown
raid. For the last 90 years he
has been a member of Chippewa
Tribe, Independent Order Red
Men, and was also member of
the independent Hose Company.
MIR. llergesheimer was an ardent
Democrat, and years ago took an
active interest in politics. Mr..
Hergesheimer was a playmate of
Admiral Winfield Scott Schley
when the latter was a boy in
Frederick. He is survived bv
one sister-MrS. Benz. Phpbus.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-14
BALTIMORE & OHIO R r.

Last popular excursion to NIAGARA
FALLS. Only Sll.05 round trIp from
Frederick, September II and 2S. 1906.
Excursion tickets Will b. : Id ON
above dates for any train making con.
nection with Special Tram leaving
Washington 80 a. NJ, Baltimore
Camden Station, S.35 A. NJ, arriving
Niagara Falls at II 90 p. Nj.
From points west OF Mt Airy and
Washington Junction tickets viii he
sold for any train on day previous to
above dates.
Tickets valid for return ten llOl DAYS,
including date of sale on all regular
trains, except "Blick Diamond Ex-
press of Lehigh Valley Route
Call on ticket agents for pamphlets
giving full information as to stop
overs, slde-trlps, exc. sep 1T
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-14
KUSSMAUL.

Mrs. Emma &. Kussmaul, wife
of George Howard Kussmaul. died
at her home on Court street Satur.
day morning after long illness,
of complication Of diseases.
She was 80 years old and was a
daughter of the late George Engle-
brecht. Besides her husband, she
is survived by three sons-HOw-
ard and Paul, at home, and Will
liam in New YOrk-and two
daughters-Mrs. Harry Stup, OF
Washington, and Helen, at home.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-14
Church Services.

The harvest home service will
be held in Zion Reformed Church.
Charlesville, next Sunday. 10th
inst, at 1915 a. IN.
Regular service in Pleasant Hill
Church next Sunday at 2.l5 p. m.
These services will be conducted
by the Reformed pastor, Rev. S.
M. Hench.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-14

Mr.. William N. Feete, aged
about 80 years, son of MIR. Henry
G. Feetc, an undertaken of Mid
dlptown, died at 5 o'clock Mon
day morning of typhoid pneu-
monia. Mr.. Feete had been travel
ing for the firm of Warfeld &
Rohr, Of Baltimore, for about ~
years. He leaves a widow and
one child. His parents and the
following brothers and sisters also
survive: Charles II. Feete, of
Brunswick; Alvah. Marshall aud
Carroll Feetc, of Baltimore, and
Mrs. William Ii. Leatherman, of
near Harmony.