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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13
Gbe Need Of a Qualified
Emergency Currency
By LESLIE NJ SHAW, Secretary of he
BY LESLIE NJ. SHAW, Secretary of the Treasury

49, United States currency system perfect largely be
it Is nonelastic
That there will be further currency legislation CN
~ TIL WE SHALL HAVE EXPERIENCED PANIC
occasioncd by TIL, want Of elasticity am convinced.
We do need and have initiation The average amount
of money is in my Judgment, abundant. The difficulty lies in the
fact that the volume remains STATIONARY.
Now what shall be the remedy! Shall be currency In
the popular acceptance of that term l answer no
Asset currency commonly understood would imitation,
and that have Asset currency commonly under
stood would be supported only by the sovency Of the bank of issue
THAT MUST NOT BE Shall be emergency crrcncvl In the
popular acceptaion Of that / answer no.
Clearing house certificates be authorized by law. Let
those who love country and those who her credit set
their faces against such a
Among the many remedies suggested appealed
strongly the authorization of national banks increase their bank
circuaon This method involves the right of national banks in
their circulation any perhaps equal so per
of their outstanding volume Of government bond secured circulation,
which the bank should pay of per during the time
maintained and the governments consideration Of this should
GUARANTEE It's redemption.
You call this if You please emergency provision So is,
but niccrs circulation NO NEW FORM of money an
bank note This secured by bonds the United States the
additional currency could be made identical with that based gov
bonds The comptroller Of currency and the bank issuing
the currency would alone know of its existence.
IT WOULD NOT ADVERTISE ITS EXISTENCE OR OUR Ex-
TREm'YT, / SCARCELY CONCEIVE CONDITIONS
uNDE2 "TcN IT WOULD REMAIN OUT SIXTY DAYS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13

though his literary labors are ample t.
ill III his time. He was Il very pre-
cociouS child and could read at four
AS his childhood was stern and
austerc one. reading was about The
only amusement lie enjoyed. At four
teen he had already published variou.
poems, essays and tales He is now
ffty-siX, ANA the list Of his publishe,
works is Of considerable length. Il
was his conventional Lies, published
in 1883, that first made him famous
Degeneration saw the light in 1893.
Next to the Americans Nordar
once said, Il think that the Swabian
are the most humorous people in the
world. \ Swabian. if lie has nothing
funny to say. keeps silent. Stupidity
is unknown among this race.
zone night in Swabia in my early
youth l called on a Swabian maiden
She was very pretty. Perhaps l stay
ed longer than | SHOULD. Suddenly, Il
any rate, the young girls mother Gale.
in loud voice from Upstairs:
Gretchen Gretchen"
"Yes, mother Gretchen answered.
Gretchen, it is very cold here. Wi.
you ask that young man to shut TIL
front door from the outsider"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13


In reply to the question, What md
or woman, not monarch or acknoTI
edged ruler, has welded the most II
potic power" a writer says no sl:l
individual has ever e4uaIed or even u
preached Jean Ant0iuelte Poisson, a
most famous among tie train Of LJli
XIV. of France, who was created Nli
quise de POmpadour and for tT2l1
years SWayCd the whole policy 4
France. She filed ali public offices wiz
her own nominees and made her owl
creatures minister's oS France. She =
was who brought Belle Isle into 01l.a
with his vigorous policy ana lntll
duced the Able de Bernis INTO Office
work her own pleasure Previous
1156 the policy of France had been
weaken Austria by alliance with Ge
many. This was arbitrarily change
because Frederick the Great lamlod
ed her and because Maria There's
wrote her a courteous letter eneIV
into an alliance with Austria, ultima
ing, as it turned ont, in the SeVe
Years war. She, moreover, correspon
ed with the generals in the field, I'
pared all business for TIE kings e
and daily examined the letters SCI
through the cost. The Ling was
mere puppet, who assisted at the spe
tacle of his own reign, and The peep
for the time being bowed down 81
worshiped" her.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13

The French at Fontenoy, sheltered
by the ridge. could scarcely believe
their eyes at the sight of the English
gunners Slowing round their pieces to
cover them. When they at length real
iZel that it was one of the enemy's
and not one of their own batteries the
officers OF tie GardeS Francois rushed
to the head of their men. shouting to
them to dcploy and charge the cannon.
Almost nj the same moment the gren-
adiers cleared the hilltop ana began to
descend upon him. 1t was then that
there occurred that wonderful meeting
which has charmed so many genera
tons Of readers. Every one knows the
description of the scene for which Vol!
taire was indebted to D'Argeson; how
the French officers, in their blue and
silver coats and their long scarlet vests
and stockings. waited the approach of
the grcnadicrs. hat in hand; how the
redcoatS DOTTED their marvellous shield
fronted caps. while Lord Charles Hay
bowed to the opposing line, with the
words "Gentlcmen Of the French
guard, please to fire first" to which the
Comic d'Anteroche replied: Gentle
men, we never fire first. Fire your
selves" Such was battle of the
grand age az pictured by the aristocrat
who saw the universe reflected in the
mirrors Of the Ocil lie Bocuf, but in the
Lothian papers there is yellow letter.
written by Hay. in hospital after &C
ton. which gives ruler and, it is to
be feared. moro natural version of the
story.-L0ndon Spectator
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13
How Education
Affects Housekeeping

MADISON the
lIE of life into which it has pleased God to call Our
daughters plainly for the part that which entails the
~ duties of the housekeeper and the HOME MAKER and
for those duties the learning acquired in the schools often
does much to UNFIT them.
The result of this ntnes the foundation education is seen in
the eXavagant habits of modern housekeeping ignorant
waste where the young lady finds herself unable direct hes
servant III where she required do the actual her
SELF and wea of her attempts be queen of her household
she allows her little kingdom to live WITHOUT HEAD Her
husband finds that the married life greater he
had anticipated and the comfort less As the expenditures increase he
sees that his hard work side only supply MEANS OF
WASIEFULNESS the other side that his children are grow
ing up with notions of life which NOTHING satisfy
believe in the higher education women but let their training
send them out into the world always interested in making rooms
pleasant and the food paaabe bonnet astc in working
handsome daily home life piece of embroidery playing hr
mony OF household dispositions symphony Beehoven in trans
g the temperament and tastes of household comedy of
Arophanes and in INTERPRETING THE MOODS OF A
HUSBAND as those of one of the heroes of the Had
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13
Tao IEI.rentinc EnIcrre.

1c4' typical FIouaaaa is epicureau
TO the toe Un> His cuthJ~iaSlus and
yeam.u- ARE quite other than those
OF the noaleuer. Give him = francs
a day for lie. and he VIII toll no more.
He may be marquis aud seventh or
eighth ia direct descent, but he will be
content to forlo the assertion of Ills
rank 50 be may ,henceforward enjoy
the priceless boon OF leisure and iuGo-
penieGce His leisure he will dissi-
pate at the cafe with perhaps two
thtee-habpenny sweet fluids per diem.
and you may study the effect of his in
dependence in his courtly manners
even though his hat be worn ut the
brlm and his coat back be deplorably
shiny. He is a pellucid brook. shallow
as you please, yet engaging for his
pe'lucidity. As he sits on the red vel
vet cushions and looks forth at the car
riages and gowns OF fashion in the Via
Toraabuoni he shows no trace of envy
on his open countenance. What. IN
effect, have these rich ones more than
he save the ennui Of modishness and
the indigestion of high feeding? The
monuments and blue skies of Florence.
not to mention the glorious or stirring
memories of its history, are rather
more his than theirs.-Cornhill Maya
vino
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13
. JOHN MITCHELL.

like him as Il man. however much liz
interests may be opposed to his. o.
time during the anthracite strike
1902 he took lunch with several DID
millionaires who are at tie HEAD
coal companies. lie smoked with he
aid told his story when his turn ar
and they called him John and treat
him as one of themselves. He was
parently as much mt his ease IS d
were. While the mine operators W.
opening champagne and cigars ";
going around hundreds Of miners pas,
by the window Of the cafe. but inste
Of reSenting his presence there or J
putting to him Il sell OUT they war
him good luck or shouted a good
tured greeting. Said one who v
messed it, "John Mitchell held the G
fidence of the miners he was lead
and of the multimillionaircs with wl
he was dining"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13
lInH.r:n IIernrv.

Mozart had memory for music ana
for nothing else. ON attending tic
papal mass at the Sistine chapel he
was greatly impressed with the mu-
steal service ANA asked for Il copy, but
was tod none could he given him, as
the music was not allowed TO go out.
He went to The next service. listened
attentivcly, went away and wrote down
the whole from memory. When Don
Giovanni was first performed there
was not time to COPY Il part for the
harpsichori. 50 Mozart conducted the
entire opera, about three hours long,
and played harpsichord accompani-
ment 70 the songs and choruses with
out a note of music to assist his mem.
Dry.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13
SECRETARY METCALF.
Current Events Give Much Impor-
lance to His Post.

The question OF federal control of
corporations doing an interstate bust
ness has become one of the most dis
cuSsed problems of The day since the
agitation against railroad rebates be
gan and since the disclosures regard
ing life insurance companies have ere
ated a sentiment in favor of closer SUI
perySion of their operations. 1t is ex-
pected that such matters will be tax
EN- up nj length in the forthcoming an
nual message Of President Roosevelt
and in the report Of the secretary of
commerce and labor. Victor H. Met
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13

The Men lie RcYrcsr,,

The Men lie Rc,,.,..
His Fidelity to Ths a''ior' |,
John Mitchell, prcsiaopt =, :,
ed Mine Workers. who di i, de Id
report that the coal operators ~O u. 5 q
sylvania will shut dawn ''S Of Pc,
next April, has just comnIot Tue na,
OF reorganization among tbo 'gl tal
the anthracite region. NJ, u ,a
had the bad luck recently n ,o A'cl'
of his savings through the f. f,r psg DIG
bank IN Spring Valley. Ill. Ha rs. q
opportunities in plenty fa Wv aas b
money at the expense of II. Iai-
represented by him. hut tbo IeI
men say he has never yioIIo, WORM
tations of this kind. and tbo ~ %a
great confidence i'm his how 4'
fidelity to their cause. \ coal o, a.
was once quoted as SAVING ,b. y u. .a'
ell had been offered limo o~, Aa
what would represent his s,, l ~.
fifty years if he would MAKO
concessions as president Of tbo ~ =.
Mine Workers, but suggosfions =. D
nature We're ALWAYS in1;o
spurned by him. '''-
Though he is 50 alert in r...
the interests of the miners. Mr. NJ.
ell is on excellent terms pors,n,
with many Of the coal operators =,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13
SAN JOSE SCALE.
Autumn I've of the Lime, sail and
Sulphur WASH.

Autumn I've of the Lime, Sail and
sulphur Wash.
Tie liineSulphur-salt insecticide in
one or another form has for years been
relied upon by the fruit raiSers of the
Pacific coast states in combating San
Jose scale and other scale insects. The
experience Of western fruit growers
with the remedy has been very salts
factory. 1t is now widely used and
particularly in Illinois, New York,
Ohio, Connecticut, New Jersey and
Maryland. The chief advantages which
this wash seems to possess are that it
is highly effective in the destruction of
the san lose scale, other scale insects,
plant lice and other similar pests. 1t
also control, to large extent the de-
velopment Of certain fmgous diseases,
such as peach leaf curl
As an Autumn Application.
The suphur-Sat wash was first
applied in the eastern states as a win.
ter or early spring remedy, care being
taken to finish the spraying before the
buds began to swell. Recently numer-
Gus experiments have been tried. mar.
ticularly in New York and Ohio, in
testing the value of the remedy as a
fall application. The results of these
experiments in New York indicate that
the injury from the application of the
lime-sulphur wash in the fall was very
Slight ia the case of peaches. plums
and cherries. In some cases the injury
was hardly noticeable. As Il fall an
plication the lime-sulphUr wash. lime
sUlphur-salt wash and lime-sulphur-
caustic soda wash We're about equally
effective In Ohio the application of
the insectcile in the fall was not det-
rimcntal to peaches OF plu!ns. ANA The
destruction OF the San Jose scale wa.
as complete as when the rene ~ was
applied in The spring
la New aYgland and thc sau.h.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13
MAX SIMON NORDAU.
The Author Of Degeneration" was
n PrecOciOuS Youth.

Max Simon Nordau thinks the open
Ing of the Panama canal under Amer
lean ownership will mark the begin
ming of new epoch. He anticipates
that the Pacific ocean will become the
scene of a great struggle because of
the building of the canal. At first tie
Anglo-Saxon element, he propheSieS'
will seek to drive out the German and
French flags floating over single points
In the Pacific ocean. and then the strug-
gle will he carried to the ASiatic coast.
Nordau is Il physician by profession,
and he still practices the healing art,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13
Apacbes Never Took sco1ns.

The taking of scalps has been spoken
OF so commonly in the press of the
United States that it has become "a
general practice, when speaking of a
man having lost his life among the In.
dams, to say. HE lost his scalp" Nov
elists even of today. when locating
their stories in Apacheland. almost in
variably scalp the victims of Apache
vengeance. AS a matter of fact. one
can say that the Apache never took
scalps. Men who have lived in the
Apache country and have been closely
associated with them for thirty years
or more claim that no full blooded
Apache ever scalped a man he killed
On the contrary, he would not touch
body after death and would throw
away his weapons If stained with hui
man blood. Their own deal the men
never help to bury This tds6 is left
to the women.-E s. Curtis IN Serb.
ner's.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13
An African Sea serpent story.

Here is Il sea serpent story from one
of the great fresh water lakes of cen.
trail Africa. The Globe Trotter of Nai.
robi, British East Africa, tells it: "Ac
cording to natives on the shore and
islands of Lake Victoria the real simon
pure water python is u reality. Officers
on board. the Sibyl ana the Winifrcl
have time and again been unable 70
account for the unrest shown at times
in the most tranquil waters. Sir Gle
ment Hill in crossing the lake some
years ago in launch with one Mac
grogor, The engineer, saw this monster
ana described it as having a head re
Sembling The hipp9polamus. only three
times broader, but much more fiat ana
wedge shaped. The opinion Of the ma.
tiveS regarding its length. etc. offers
very much, but ali agree that The rem
tile il ainrh.hioue aui declare thev
have seen fortF fcet o. moro living dor
r1nt on the bank. whilp The supposed
cell. sixty or seventy foot from shore.
created q confnoti1n in the water re
Semblin~ tho wash OF an ocean
Stnau-a"-'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13

A queer elephant yarn is told in the
Japan Chronicle by tne captain Of a
trading steamer On one occasion he
had ON board cargo of forty ele-
plants. The ship was at anchor in a
calm sea. bat began to roll violently.
The captain investigated and learned
that the elephants had in some way
found that by sWaying to and fro all
together rocking motion was produc-
ed that seemed to please them i'm
meuSely. So the great heads and bodies
rolled and swung in unison until the
steamer. which had no other cargo and
rode light, was in imminent danger
of rolling clean over. The attendants
were hurried down into the hold and.
after a greaS deal of shouting and
humping, managed to stop their dan.
gerouS amusement. Jules Verne tells
as a fiction Of the sinking Of a ship
in that way, and the question is. Has
some one in Japan been reading Verne
or was the novelists fancy JUSTIFIED by
a real experience?
There is not going to be much hope
for the man who is content to raise
twenty-five bushels of corn to the acre
ON land that will as easily produce
more than twice that amount. Tween
ty-five bushels of corn on hundred dol.
lar an acre land is too much of a para
dox to long survive.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-07-13
THE r1ODEL.'
TELEPHONE CALL 49,
TELEPHONE CALL 80.

watch our counters during July-You'l find them con-
stanty Merchandise astonshngly reduced.
Ladies Black Gauze Lsle Hose at 25c 37@c SOC and Zoe
These goods have been almost as scarce as long Silk
Gloves-but today we supply all sizes
The special at 25c, in Mems Black Gauze Socks is I'M
matchable.
we Will close one doz Ladies' White Duck Skirts at 79c
the price of the making only.
9o-nch Sheer Linen Lawn at 25c-as cheap as All Cotton
Lawn.
II you want bargain in White Linen Parasol or Silk
Faraso In white and colors-You can certainly get 1t
here.
JOHN HENDRICKSON.
jan 80 tf19O2
The Springdale news., 1906-12-14
ELKINS.
Dec. l0-Rev. Stone filled his regu lar appointment Sunday.
 . Al R

Dec. l0-Rev. Stone fille1 his regu- lar appointment Sunday.
 Mr. and Mrs. Bud Williams If Polk County, arrived ln Elkins last Thurs. day and will spend some time visit. ing relatives and friends Mr. VII. liams was a resident of this place about D years ago and has returned to shake hands with old friends after an absence of 34 years.
 Lem Springston and wife have moved into Mrs. Mollie G)lcleasare's residence
 The young folks are invited to at tend the basket supper at Sulphur City Saturday night
 Our school will be out in one more week.
 The young folks attended the en tertainment at New Cross Saturday night.
 \ popular young man of Prairie Grove was in Elkins Sunday, tht guest of Mrs Cora Williams.
 BRowNEYED GIRL
The Springdale news., 1906-12-14
SPRING VALLEY.
FRISCO.

Dec. l0.-Mr. and Mrs. w. r. San- ders spent Thanksgiving With II. II. Sanders at Bentonville.
 Miss Mary Blakemore closed :, months term of school here recently. Dr. X. ]. Harrison and family of Hindsyille moved into their residence here last week.
 Dr. Satterfeld of Leslie. Ark, is spending few weeks in this place. Mr. and Mrs. A. Sanders returned Thursday from visit of several days at Bentonvlle, Southwest City, Mo-, and Eureka Springs.
 The box supper was success on Thanksgiving night.
 Married-Dec. ,, at the home of F. G.IFoust, Booker Speck and Sarah /oust.
 Robert Fitch of Buckeye, visited at Jack Pitches Saturday and Sunday. Burel Homsley made trip to Springdale Wednesday.
 MARTHA
The Springdale news., 1906-12-14
HICKORY CREEK.

Dec l0.-Marion Henson came home from Springdale one day last week with new set of harness on his team.
 G R Green, who lives out west of here, has been bauing hay from over on the river.
 T. M. Cox made trip oyer to Genterton Friday to see his mother who has been dangerously ill with pneumonia fever. He reports her much better.
 Jimberry Sigman, who has been away some months, returned home from Sedalia, Mo one day last week. Jim was glad to get back home and his folks were glad to see him back
 Thomas Sharp. photographer who lives near Center Corner west of Lowell, delivered the pictures of the school Friday which he took some
The Springdale news., 1906-12-14
LIFE IN THE COUNTRY

once Maj. Grimes farm. Consider. ation $500. Mrs. Ora Mhoon, slst CT of W. Phillips, bought an interest in i it.
 We learned today that Noah Elliot of Wyman, has pneumonia in both lungs. We are sorry to hear it. He is old and was once our neighbor.
 Jim Mhoon still buys and ships e4t- tie.
 Suppose our school teacher. Mr. Elsmere, thinks the pupils deserve d Christmas tree, and the directors agree with him. School will close with an entertainment and Christ mas tree They will meet at the school house Tuesday night to ap- point committees for arranging the house, dressing the tree and take up a collection for expenses.
 Jim Roberts sold his span 0f mules one day last week for S260. He had gone to mill and the mule buyers got after bis team and wanted him to price them. and he thought to price them So high they would leave h1m alone, but not so. Good price for d small span , and 1 years old. But Jim hustled out and bought another span for S23O
 Mrs. Dr. McCdrry had q w00d-ehop- ping Thursday and her neighbors got up enough wood to do her most all winter.
 Cicero Cosby sold one mule in town Saturday for $200
 Coal haulers are testing 8ar newly worked roads and making some terri bic ruts 1t. Since the rains set in Edd Roberts and NJ. W. Moore have been using road drag on their part which keeps ruts filled up and the center hard. It would be good for all to adopt.
 Christmas will soon be here, the happiest time of the old year. then time usherS iu the glad New Year Many little ones are looking forward to Christmas trees with great expec. tati0ns. and do they know that Gods gracious gift to men was offered upon a tree: lis our Sayior's birthday. Remember the poor make glad their hearts and do good to all is the opinion Of F. A. k.
 Tue Roberts brothers have planned a reunion for Christmas day at their old home place.
The Springdale news., 1906-12-14

time ago. All seem well pleased with the work. He also dld some more local work while here.
 Several Of our people wen' over to Monte Ne Saturday to attend the sale of Archie Martins at that place.
 The Farmers Union sent Rev. s. s. Graham and son Simon as delegates to the County Union at HIwasse last Saturday.
 Mss Ula Petross, of springdale, is visiting at the home of her uncle John PrHners
 Tom Cox made trip over to his place 9n White river Sunday evening. Th2re vii be pie supper at the school house next Saturday night.
 There was singing at the school house sunday and sunday night led bg AIr. Holiday.
 The Geyer Saw Mill O. sent six loads of lam5er to Springdale Satur- day where they are loading car.
 Eddie Wolfe is working at making small steam engine which he vii! soon nave completed
 The country is now being flooded with circulars from Kentucky repre- senting the famed Kentucky rye whiskeV which will entice many way ward boys 10 indulge
 The effect of the box supper at this place some time ago is now very plainly manifest in the shape of a nice chair and table for the school house which k very much appreciated by the teacher.
 J !. Higdon made trip to Rogers one day last week Gn business.
 Ill wh9 attended the box supper at Stanley last Wednesday night report a good time.
 William Kendrick and son Jesse of near Springdale have been hauling hay from over on the river.
 There will be party at J. E. IIig- don's Tuesday night.
 ORY DREE