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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
Kentncix,s Names.

Kentucky is known as the Corn
Cracker State from a game bird en-
joying the same name which was for
merry found in great abundance in
most parts of the state. 1t is also
called the Blue Grass State, from the
belt of land running through the cen
ter, in which this variety of grass
grows 10 great perfection. In the early
days of Our history it was known as
the Dark and Bloody Ground, being
so termed by the Indians. 1t was then
a debatable land between the Indians
living north of the Ohio and those
living in the mountains of Tennessee
and Georgia, sort of battle-ground
for these tribes, which fact gave it the
name long before it was settled by
the whites.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
st. Peters Chair.

Rome itself is spoken of as the d.
or throne of st. Peter by soma :,
writers, but the actual episconal \
which he is believed 10 have occm'
may still be seen in st. Peters ~
eaten wooden structure. preserved /
bronze covering, says the Iori
Chronicle. 1t is from such Chair,
episcopal and other authoritv
course. that we get the phrase "ev.
thedra" and the word "cathedrala
abbreviation of cathedral church,
church that contains the bishops
thedra or chair. Some Of the us,
old fashioned English Of the adie;
cathedral" seem quaint now. "Cst
dral dosmatism" meant not the
matism of a dean and chapter butt
of any one who spoke with an assn
ton of authority. A cathedral lea
was q broad beard of a fashion
GENTLY worn by bishops, and in j
sons time cathedral" seems to b
been slang for antique"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
Letters In England Not Private.

You cannot regard any letter you
may send through tie post as being
private. Tie government has a legal
ti--r to open any letter or parcel pass
through the post and is also en-
.-.t ii course, 10 use any informa-
$3.50. tAUs obtained in furtherance of
.-e interests of the law. At one time
Tie official and secret opening of 'pri-
yate' letters was of such common oc-
rurreHce that postoftice employees We're
rent 10 France 10 take lessons from an
expert in the art of opening and re-
sealing letters. In 1872 the postmaS-
tiers OF Manchester, Nottingham and
Glasgow We're instructed to open all
such letters as should appear to be of
a suspicious nature and likely to con-
vey seditious information" and so re-
Gently as fifty years ago there was an
agitation to deprive the government
of the right TO open letters passing
through the post The agitation failed
however. so that your letters are still
liable to be opened, and the law would
be on the side of the official OPENER
London Answers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

4 ballad that won instant fame
against the expectation and even the
wish of its author was Aud Robin
Gray written by Lady Anne Lindsay
about the end of the eighteenth century
merely for her own satisfaction TO re-
place the coarse verses of an old melo-
dy that pleased her. She sang charm
ingly, and the new ballad soon came
into favor. Great was the curiosity
aroused as to the author of this pa
thetic song, in whose simple verses all
the elements of a heartrending tragedy
are contained. but Lady Anne, modest
and retiring by nature. preserved ST.
lence for many years, smiling, no
doubt, at the controversy that ragged so
hotly. In the course of ii her ballad
was attributed by some disputants to
David Rizzio, declared by others to be
a genuine sixteenth century production
and finally made the subject of a
twenty guinea prize to be bestowed on
anybody acute enough to bring 10 light
the veritable author.-Cornhill Maya
zine
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
Humanity and Machinery.

Machinery is the cornerstone of mod.
ern society, the very foundation on
which law, science, ethics, the arts,
even the state itself, rests. 1t is so
new that we do not yet know its
poetry. We do not yet understand.
Only two generations have lived be-
side the highway of steam; only one
has seen the Bessemer converter trans
form the blacksmith into the master
builder of ships and towers. The sew
ing machine, the far speaker, the type
writer, are common things of today, ac-
cepted as Il matter of daily conven-
fence, and yet are they teachers of the
people. Machines that come close to
our lives and homes insensibly teach
truth. precision. the adjustment of uni
versal laws to human needs, respect
for that wise American idea that
labor saved is labor released for high
er and nobler toll The machine is the
head master of the high school of the
race.-Reader Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

=, Writing OF Tie trials and fluctuations
Z American singers who 90 to Europe
. gain recognition Mildred Aldrich in
Ne Theatcr Magazine says:
To most singers who have sought
ecoguiti5n abroad there is but one
rawback to the European career. 1t
s not love Of home that lures them
'ack to the United States 1t is money.
L looks fine 10 put de ropera' or de
Opera Comique' Oh ones visiting
ard, as is the habit in Europe, but
mere is another side to it, Many a
ebutante has sung at the Opera Co
lique for nothing, some have paid, and
)me have had the magnificent salary
+ 200 francs a month Gust shy of $40
me Of the most prominent debutantes
[ the opera saw 5000 francs paid over
or her debut. and one woman who
vas there two years as a regular mem
.er of the troupe earned G,O0O francs a
ear SO a week., and she was con
idercd favored. Cities like Bordeaux
ften get dc0utantes at 800. francs
SUU a month, and in theaters of that
ort singers provide their own cos
umes. 50 it is small wonder that, hav-
~ got ones education. one wants to
arm money in the United States"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

Here is an artists pretty description
of a tinsel maker in Delhi. India: THE
silken thread from a ball under the
workers feet as he squats on the
ground runs over the hook and is at
tached to the spindle. One rapid sweep
of the latter along the workers thigh
sets it going and both the slender, sup
pie hands are free one for the thread
one for the reel of tinsel. which in a
fash shoots upward 10 arms length
coiled like a snake about the spinning
thread The sunlight and the gold
tinsel together flash up the yellow
silken thread, seeming to set it on
fire"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

winter is passing away, and ere
long the earth will be arFayed IN
the full bloom and glory of
spring time. Already the air, so
soft aud balmy. bears the fra
GRANGE Of delicate blossoms. aud
the drow>y bees murmur of new
born delights. Bryant says in
his poem on The Gladness OF
Nature,
is this a time to be cloudy AMI sad,
When our Mother Nature laughs
around,
When even the deep blue heavens look
glad
Aud gladnsss breathes from the bios
somiug grJund?'
Surely our hearts should re-
spoud to the gladness OF nature,
and we should not only be glad,
but we should feel deeply thank
full for all these blessings. For
are they not but SO many ex-
preSsions of divine love and ten.
deruess?
"Oh, that man would praise
the Lord for His goodness and
for His wonderful works TO the
children of men," But how sell
dom we stop 10 consider from
whence these blessings come. or
what our lives would be without
them. We have said the blight
and decay of winter Is passing
away. Indeed it seems that all
the forces of nature are united in
refreshing and bcautifyiug the
world.
+ Is this not an example worthy
of imitation? If all human kind
would fall into line with those
kindly forces of nature. If each
and every one would lend our
influence to the noble cause OF
making better and brighter the
condition of humanity, what a
paradise this world would be.
There is within rs a power, even
the power of kindness, which. if
exercised as God intended il
should be. would not only dispel
much of the gloom and bitterness
of other lives, but would be fruit
full of Joy in our own hearts, for |
believe the truest happiness is
that which comes from the kn0wl-
edge that we have caused others
to be happy. Then Why not make
use OF our opportunities? There
is magic in kindness thAug - "a We
expressedl-sre IN word or
TX.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
Ensed His Conscience.

In an ordinary restaurant, accOf4
to the London Chronicle, a waiter
surprised at being asked one En-
with Ireland's inimitable smile
''diviled whale" rs it filleted 81
that We have, thin?" pursued the ID
man on being refused this della
Again receiving a reply in the negst
he tried once more. Thin We can b
me some roasted porpoise,' be !
The waiter showed signs of bec0H
FESTIVE, and Paddy sank back ID
seat and heaved a sigh Of contenlH'
"I'll take some roast beef and veg
bles." he said cheerfully, land
yell not be for saying that Oh
ask We for fish"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
wished Ii Was Saturday night.

One OF our best known mauufactur-
ers, whose business for years has
been done by travelling statesmen. made
up his mind TO call personally upon his
New York city trade as an excuse to
get to New York. a place he had not
visited in twenty years. The gorgeous
ness of the hotels made Il great i'm
preston upon him, The best was none
too good. as he has plenty Of money,
and he is not afraid to spend it when
away from home, 50 be put up at one
of the palatial hostelries and had a
suit of rooms. When he returned he
told his friends of the magnifcence of
the place the fine furniture, the beauti
full decorations and the finely appoint
ed bathroom. why" he said, the
floor was tiled. the walls were tiled
away up to the ceiling. the tub was
porcelain, there were plenty Of towels,
hot and cold running water. and-and
by gosh, only wished it was Satur-
day night!' Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

"a long, low strip of land, a valley
between high hills, lies five miles out
side of Havana, and there" said a
cigar salesman, the best tobacco in
the world is grown. The name of the
place is Abajo. and the Vuelta Abaio
crops are always bought up two or
three years in advance of their plant
ing. They yield only $4,000 cigars an
nually. These cigars sometimes sell as
high as $50 a hundred-S1.50 apiece
Vuelta Abajo cigars are only smoked
by kings and billionaires. There are
many fake Nuelta Abajos on the mar
ket. but the real thing, once smoked
can never be mistaken. for there is no
other tobacco in the world with an
aroma at once so powerful and so del
icate."-New York Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

Economic methods of eating are so
important and so automatic that it
really occasions some surprise that
more is not known about the matter.
Horace Fletcher in his famous A B z
books on nutrition, very wisely insists
upon the necessity of slow mastication
with abundant insalivation. 1t is real
ly astonishing how badly people use
the teeth nature gave them for this
purpose. Children naturally bolt their
food, so it is said, and adults retain the
habit. Not having the digestive power
of cats or dogs. which naturally bolt
their food, it results that much of our
food is undigested and wasted.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
Origin Of mstationer."

According to Pierre de Blois, the IT,
tla "statloner" was applied to one class
Of bookseller long before the seven
teenth century. though that may have
been tie period when it came to refer
TO any seller Of books He distln-
cuisheS between the librarii and the
stationarii. who had both become SO
numerous in Paris in 1873 that GER
tain regulations had to be made for
their control. The former We're agents
for Tie sale and loan of manuscripts,
lar.e sum Of money being deposited
when manuscript was lent while the
latter. allowed 10 have stations or stalls
in the markets. We're sellers and cop
iers of manuscripts. At the time he
wrote there We're twenty-nine brokers
ana stationers in Paris. not very dan
cerous number. one would think. con-
sidering that Paris from the twelfth to
the fifteenth century was considered
the chief seat of learning.-London
Standard.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

The cuwant Of commerce is said to
be one of the most nutritious forms of
food, pound OF the little berries from
Greece containing more than three
times as much actual nourishment as
the same weight of lean beef. Cur
rants says one authority, should
really be eaten every cay They con-
tain all the beneficial properties of the
apple, but in greater proportion" The
most important fact connected with
them is that they supply the body with
muscle building and nerve sustaining
material in a form ready for speedy
digestion and assimilation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
Planets With Three SIMS.

The people inhabiting the planets in
the solar system of Gamma have no
need of electricity, gas. oil or other
kind of artificial light In those IA
vored worlds they have continuous
daylight and probably have no idea OF
land like ours which is alternately
bathed in sunlight and plunged into
darkness. The Gammanean planets
are SO situated that as soon as one
of their three suns begins to decline
another appears in sight Each OF
these three suns is of a different color
red, yellow and blue.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
THE GLADyEss OF NATURE.

1t Is our opinion that the new
year ought to be in with spring.
That fresh, budding season, when
the spirit of newness is lust
awaking from its long sleep and
begins with m gic power its work
OF revival, breathing new life and
energy into every vein of nature
and thrilling the heart of man
kind with new joys. new hopes.
new aspirations. The soul that
can remain insensible to the
charm of spring is indeed dull
and heavy, en- unnatural.
Hawthorne SAYS: "From such a
soul the world must hope for no
REFORMATION of its evil, no sympa.
thy With the lefty faith and gal
liant struggles Of those who con
tend in his behalf.r How Joy
ously the birds are singing this
morning and why should they
nor. for the blight and decay of
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
Price and ImngInaIion.

Housewives are apt TO judge the
quality of groceries by the price paid
for them. As an Illustration of this Il
grocer tells the following story: Il
had two qualities of flour-one fine aud
the other poor. One day accidentally
sold one for the other. My customers.
who paid a high price for the poor
quality, said that it had given entire
satisfaction. while those who had re-
ceived the fine -four for low price
complained of it, and few returned 1t
as unfit for use"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

One of the oldest and at the same
time most interesting bits of pictorial
work which have been preserved from
antiquity is that Of the lion of Baby
Ion, and so careful was the workman
ship that even after the lapse of sew
eral thousand years not only the out
line, but the color is very distinct.
The figure was used very generally for
decorative purposes in ancient Baby
lon.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
Snake Hunting With Noses.

When the Australian aborigine is
pushed and can find no other game. he
catches snakes for food With his Won
derful brown eyes he can see the faint
est trail where snake has zigzagged
through the dry moss and leaves. At
nighttime his broad nostrils take up
the chase, and. STOPPING down among
the bushes, with a tough forked stick
in his hand TO support him, he follows
the track as uneuingly as a blood
hound. When he runs a snake TO earth
if lie cannot surprise it in the open and
kill it by a sudden blow of his stick
he squats over its hole, making a low
kissing or whistling sound with his
lips. Soon the snake puts its head out
Of the hole and peers kound. In an in
slant the forked stick descends and
fixes it TO the ground by the neck, and
the black fellow. Selling it behind the
head, so that it cannot bite him. drags
it out of the hole and either twists its
head off or pounds it ON the ground
till its back is broken.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

Talk not of wasted affection. AT.
lection never was wasted. If it en-
rich not the heart of another. its wa
tiers. returning back TO their springs
like the rain, shall ill them full of re-
freshing; that which the fountain sends
forth returns again to the fountain
LOngfellow.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
HOW LittIe savings Ron n

If d parent deposits 81 at the brit
the child and adds at each succeed.
anniversary of the birthday a NUM-
of dollars equal to the number Ofya
the amount by the time the sonOrdau
ter is twenty-one years old, computed
4 per cent interest, compounded n.
annually, will equal $500 This WON'T
a substantial nest egg TO begin lifeEt
The man who deposits only % q
a week. drawing / per cent, compgu
ed semiannually. will have to his q
it at the end of five years $73, att
end of ten years S162. at the end
twenty years S403 and at the eHi
forty years S1,294. The man who's
So week at this rate would be 70
at the end OF forty years the snug
tune of SO, SSS.-Leslie's Weekly
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

This butter seems strong, SAD
young husband at their first break
at home.
Yes" she answered. Il talSel
the market man about that, and
said it was economy in the end d
to buy weak butter. He said thal'
though this might cost a little
people could get along with less
and it would last longer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
Childhood.

Man begins lie helpless. The babe
is in paroZysms of fear the moment its
nurse leaves it alone, and it comes so
slowly TO any power of self protection
that mothers say the salvation of life
and health of a young child is per
petual niracle-EmerSon
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
SANDER.

Slander is poison which a
guishes charity, both in the slana'
and in the person who listens 10 !.
that Single calumny may prove
to an infinite number of souls, sl0
kills not only those who circulas
but also all those who do not r.
it.-Woman's Life.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

"And you are ready to forgive your
daughter for clipping with me, sir?"
Yes. III treat her kindly. The poor
girl will be sufficiently punished in
having yoB FOR a husband. cleveland
Leader
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
Comes Easy For the Son.

A man can't fool his wife with the
same eXcuAe more than three times,
but her son can fool her with the same
promise 300 times. and it will not
show the least signs of wear-Cass
County (Mo) News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

Red neckties are always worn by
foreign brakemen and conductors. Ev-
er notice itf' said a railroader.

mo. Why is it,"
LAS a safety device" was the reply.
These red neckties that fash upon
your gaze on the railroads of Italy,
France. Germany and England are
not sign that the people have gay
taste, but that they are cautious and
prudent.
The neckties are supplied free by
the railroad companies for use as dan
ger signals in emergency. Thus, no
matter when or where an accident may
happen. there is no need TO search or
scramble for Il red flag but the brake
man whips OFF his red necktie and
waves it frantically aloft"-Minneap.
oils Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

The Magnate-Do you mean to say,
Sir, that you will charge me $1,000 for
this operation if live and $1,000 if l
die? How is that? Great Surgeon-If
you die it viii be so much easier to
collect from the estate.-Life.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
Unsuccessful Fishing

Esmeralda-ThiS is my latest photo
graph. What do YOU think of it
Gwendolen-Let me have one, dear
Its absolutely perfect Esmeralda-
You mean, spiteful thing!-Chicagc
Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
It Hurt.

PA whaled me with a board. Then
he said it hart him worse'n it hurt me. :"
And do sou think it didY'
I expect so. He got big splinter
in his thumb"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

Jones So you have succeeded in
tracing back my ancestors? What IS
your fee? Genealogist-One thousand
pounds, for keeping quiet about them
London Tit-Bits.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

Fun has no limits. 1t is like the hu-
man race and face There is a family
likeness among all the species. but they
all frer-Halibul ton.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
ParadoxicnI.

Brown Walking down this steep hin
Is pretty trying, isn't it? Creen-lt Is,
indeed: it Is regular uphill work.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

Be kind to thy mother, for 10! on her
brow
May traces OF sorrow be seen;
On, well may'st you cherish and COM
fort her now.
For loving and kind hath she been.
r .member thy mother, Tor tEee viii
she pray
As long "a God giveth her breath;
With accents Of kindne then cheer
her lone way
Fen to the dark VALLEY Of death.
Advertising our Affections only
increases their circulation.
-
Never try to be more than you
are, for sooner or later, counter
feits are detected.
-
The worlds Creates men grew
upward from the lower classes,
while the worlds meanest men
grew downuar from the upper
class.
-
The man and woman who try
to make their home the most in
teresting spot on earth to each
other, and for their friends and
those who are near and dear 10
them. have but occasional use for
the club. 1t is TO them. like the
theatre. a pleasant place to enter
now and then but no; a place 10
dwell in.
The world is full of women WHO
can amu>e the ordinary man. Can
sing. dance or recite for him: can
paint. write or decorate in man.
ner most pleasing. bat the poor
men often goes begging for a
woman who car sew on his but
tons OF mend his clothes; who
can cook his food with economy
and flavor il 20 his taste.
e.
Many OF Us miss the Joys that
might lie ours by keeping our
eyes fixed on those Of other peo-
PIE. 80 one can ENJOY his own
opportunities for happiness while
L.. l., art-i,t7. --------
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
The Important
InduSt

~ away from the people VI
stead has for the worker
probably a FRIENDSHIP FOE
Our present day labor arrange
be remedied by INDUSTRIAL
Now only so many Young men il
learn the carpenter and other trao
q, to keep the supply BELQ.M tBa
another springtime, will He with
hold the words of hope from the
souls of men when the frosts of
winter comet If matter, mute
and inanimate. is changed by the
force of nature into multitude
of forms that never die. will the
spirit of man suffer humiliation
after il has paid a brief visit like
royal guest to this tenement of
clay"
One wiser than Bryan has said:
"And whosoeyer liveth and be
lieveth in Ne shall never die
because | live We shall live
ais D." "And Jesus said unto her,
| am the resurrection and the
life; he that belleveth in Me.
though he were dead, yet he shall
live" Because | live We shall
live also.n
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

Many OF US miss the Joys that
might lie ours by keeping our
eyes fixed on those Of other PEG.
PIE. 80 one can ENJOY his own
opportunities for happiness while
The daily Alaskan., 1906-05-11
BEST EVER
Pioneer JeWelry Store Never
 So Good Before

We were never so well prepared Go meet the exactions of the iewelry trade in the North as we are at the present time. Our store has been enlarged and improved until we can say WITHOUT FEAR OF CONTRADICTIONS that we have by long odds THE FINEST JEWELRY STORE NORTH OF PUGET SOUND. Our stock of jewelry has been increased and improved upon as greatly as has our store. Come and see it.
 Watches, clocks, rings, brooches, charms, pins,-in fact, EVERYTHING in our line. We also lead in souvenirs, glassware, chiuaware, etc, etc.
 We have a scientific optician, gradu- ated by one of the best schools in the world, and the best assorted stock of optical goods in the country.
 H.D. Kirmse,
 Pioneer Jeweler, Optician and Off, cial Time Keeper for the W,P. & Y. R.