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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16
stin First In Ell Henrts

1eachefS ana pupils of a high scho
III New Jersey were amazed one NOR
ing when the principal suddenly order
ed all the classes to assemble i, tba
auditorium Their amazement increas-
ed says a writer in the New York
Press. when he began to address them
on George Washington, the Father Of
Our Country"
heA the principal finished his re-
marks lie paused impressivelv for n
moment and then went ON in his So
veregt tone:
The bust of George Washington
which stood upon the pedestal in the
reception room has been removed and
placed upon the floor, with its face in
the corner. Until the culprit. whoever
he or she may be. comes to the front
and makes public confession of the
misdemeanOr not Il soul will be per
mitted to leave this building. Remem-
Der, there will be no other punishment
imposed than the open and public CON
feSSiOn,"
There was a great sensation. Teach
ers exchanged chances; pupils fidgeted
round, aWed and frightened. The prin-
cipal, holding himself very erect, faced
them solemnly.
Il am waiting" said he.
Then the ianitor stepped forward and
relieved the situation.
Its up to me" he said. The roof
was leakin' mighty bad. an the boost
of Mr.. Washin'ton were in the drip. an
l fought it proper to move it to keep
the rain from sp'ilin it, an I meant no
insoolt by turnin' his face to the wall,
SIR
"Tha school is dismissed" said the
principal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16
Shifting the Responsibility.

Sir John Macdonald, when premier
of Canada, one evening was present
at a public dinner at which he was
expected to deliver rather impor-
tant speech. In the conviviality of the
occasion he forgot the more serious
duty of the evening, and when at
late hour he rose his speech was by no
means so luminous as ii might have
been. The reporter. knowing that it
would not do to print his notes as they
stood, called on Sir John next day and
told him that he was not quite sure of
having secured an accurate report.
He was invited to read over his notes.
but he had not got far when Sir John
interrupted him with That is not
what | said" There was a pause, and
Sir John continued, Let me repeat
my remarks" He then walked up and
down the room and delivered a most
impressive speech in the hearing of the
amused reporter, who took down every
word as Il fell from his lips. Having
thanked Sir John for his courtesy, he
was taking his leave when he was re-
called to receive this admonition;
young man. allow me to give you this
word of advice-never again attempt
to report a public speaker when you
are drunk"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16
The Terrible COckatrice.

The explanation of the origin of that
remarkable organism. the cockatrice,
leaves nothing to be desired as regards
accuracy of detail. We are told that
"when the cock is past seven years old
an egg grows within him, whereat he
greatly wonders" We can well mag
Inc the dismay of any well conducted
masculine bird of that age on finding
himself in such a compromising pre-
dicament. but how did he communl.
cate his feelings to the historian? That
the embryonic cockatrice had some
mysterious power of self advertise
ment is evident, for we hear further
that "a toad privily watches him and
examines the nest every day to see If
the egg be yet laid. When the toad
finds the egg he rejoices much and at
length matches it. bringing forth an an
lmal with the head. neck and breast Of
a cock and from thence downward the
body of serpent" Mall Gazette,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16
To faire London she would go
Her true love TO enquire.
A Difficult Matter.

There was strong family feeling In
Rrookby whenever any question affect
ing a member of the little community
arose. The matter of Abel WOOD ar
rest illustrated the state of affairs
"You see, we all knew he'd been as
honest In his dealings and that he'd
ought to be put away for spell, ana
the warrant was issued" said MI Han
explaining to a visitor what seemed
like an unnecessary delay in a simple
process of the law, but twas kind OF
hard for us to settle on the best place
to arrest him.
"You see, it had got to be done either
at his mother's-that's the only gooG
woman for extry scrubbing in the place
or else at his understands the eA-
nress agent. and none too obliglng even
when he's feeling pleasant-or else at
his brother-In-law's- the only
man in town that's got fust class
carnenter's set-out, monkey wrench
and all. Anyway. the sheriff, being his
fust cousin. made it kind of awkward
now | tell you.
"Seems to me we did pretty well 10
get him arrested inside Of week. con
sidering what drawbacks we mad 10
contend with"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16

A man who had been born and reared
in a small town in the interior went
to one of the large cities. engaged in
business and accumulated fortune.
After a lapse Of twenty-five years he
mace Il visit to his native village De-
string 10 Go something for the place,
he rented a vacant building on the
principal street tor a long term Of
years and tplegraphed an order for Il
first class chemical engine and other
appurtenances.
Having previously secured the prom
Use of the village trustees that Il volun
teer fire department would be organ
lied at once, he had the satisfaction Of
seeing the engine installed in the build
ing before he went away
a few days after his return to the
city friend in the little town seat
him a copy Of the local paper. 1t con
tanned full account of his philan-
thropic action ana expressed the graft
tude of the citizens for his liberality.
but wound up thus:
'"There is a general feeling, however,
that with his vast wealth it wouldn't
have hurt him Il bit if he had given
us instead system of waterworks and
regular steam fire engine, with
span of bay horses and a paid fire de-
partment. Then we could have crow
ed over every town in the county As
it is, we are merely on a par with
Pilgrimville and Kohanius, and if we
go to putting on airs they'll give us
the laugh"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16
An Ecclesiastical HIT.

A milliner who works in large city
says that one day woman came INTO
the store very much excited and want
ed the trimming on her new hat chang
ed. She said that it had been trimmed
on the wrong side.
"But," said the saleswoman, 'thS
trimming is on the left side That IL
where it ought to be-"
1T doesn't make any difference
whether it ought to be in front or back
or right or left, it's got to be on tile
church side"
"Church sidew gasped the astonished
girl.
Yes. church side! | sit right next
The wall in church, and I'm not go!ns
to have all that trimming next the
wall | want It on the other side. so
the whole congregation can see It,"
The trimming was promptly placed
N the Church side" OF the hat
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16
Reaping Always.

There is no month in the year IN
which the song of the reaper Is not
heard in some land on the globe. In
January is the wheat harvest of Aus
tralia, New Zealand, Chile and the
Argentine Republic; In February and
March. upper Egypt and India; In
April, lower Egypt. India, Syria, Cy~
prus, Persia, Asia Minor, Mexico and
Cuba; in May, Texas, Algeria, central
Asia, China, Japan and Morocco; in
June, California Oregon, Mississippi.
Alabama. Georgia, North and South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Ken
lucky, Kansas, Arkansas, Utah, Colo.
RADIO. Missouri, Turkey, Greece, Italy,
Spain, Portugal and south Of France;
IN July, New England, New York.
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Michigan,
Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, southern
Minnesota, Nebraska, upper Canada.
Roumania, Bulgaria, Austria Hungary,
south of Russia, Germany, Switzerland
and south of England; In August, cen
trail and northern Minnesota the Da-
kotas, Manitoba, lower Canada, Co,
iumbia, Belgium. Netherlands, Great
Britain, Denmark, Poland and central
Russia; in September and October,
Scotland. Sweden, Norway and north
of Russia in November, Peru and
South Africa. and in December, BURNS
and New South Wales.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16
Keats, E0itaDI,

Shortly before his death Keats left
strict injunctions that his headstone
should bear these words:
Here lies one whose name was writ in
water.
For nearly forty years a simple
gravestonc bearing these words mark
ed the spot where Keats lay-the grave
yard of the English church in Rome
but In 1859 Joseph Severn. whose hand
Keats held when he died. wrote to Mr..
Dixie, father of the present Sir Charles
Dixie, suggesting the following cpl
taph, which was subsequently adopted:
This grave contains the mortal remains Of
John Keats
A Young English Poet,
who died at Rome, Feb. 20. 1890, aged
20 years.
His short life
was so embittered by encouragement and
sickness that he desired these words
to mark his grave:
Here lies one whose name was writ in
water
Time
having reversed this sentence,
his friends and admirers
now inscribe his name
in Marble.
1859
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16
trent Tide ;Vny,s

Those ,.ho see the rise and Ieil oi
dom Thu * of the wonderful career Of
the mool raised ocean waves which
cause til. tidal fuX and refux. Such
pillows Lot only cross the sea, but flow
from ocean to ocean, and in this way
complicated movements are set going
Thus once in every twelve hours the
moon raises a tide billow in the south
ern Indian ocean. When this hillow
passes the Cape of Good Hope at noon
its successor is already born, and by
the time the first billow has reached
the Azores islands at midnight the sec
ond is rounding the cape and thru
has come into existence in the southern
ocean. By 4 o'clock in the morning fol
lowing its passage of the cape the tide
billow reaches the English channel, and
there the shallow water delays 1t SC
much that it does not arrive at the
strait of Dover until 10 a. m. Here the
narrowing channel causes the tide to
rise very high and almost puts an end
to the wave In the meantime another
branch of the billow runs around the
western side of the British islands,
rounds the north point of Scotland and
moves slowly down the eastern coast
of England until it finally flows up the
Thames and laps the wharfs Of Lon
dou.-I.ondon Graphic.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16
CONCRETE FENCE POSTS.
Hes Colorado Ranchman Makes
Them st Little Expense.


\ c1;tlen"u named George Wright
who as r,2ch nca~ Jolly. P.owers
county, tells in Dcarcr Field and Farr.
6ov he cuts ia half Il big item In fence
bui!einy ~ making his posts of coz.
crete THE cheapest fence post vt
can set in eastern Colorado" he saws
cost us rs cents even when bough,
VI carload lots. which makes fenc
ING an expensive luxury in the con
duct of cattle ranch. Cement is com
paratively cheap. and we have sand IL
unlimited quantities. About year aco
hit upon the idea of making fence
posts of cement. tried II and have
found by actual tests that fence posts
capable of lasting an age. which viii
withstand the destructive prairie fires
may be made for cents each.
My men are now putting in all theiI
spare time making concrete fence
posts. The molds are of very simple
construction. y level plot of ground is
selected, on which floor is built OF
inch lumber. laid on Stringers. This
section of floor is as wide as the posts
are long. and along both sides and
ends are nailed strips of inch lumber
making big fiat shallow trough
Then croSSwise are fastened other inch
strips five inches high or as high as the
posts are TO be wide. They are placed
slightly diagonal that the posts may
taper from eight inches at the bottom
to four inches at the top.
Large spikes are then fixed along
the molds at intervals to make holes for
the wire fas; eIngs, and then the molds
are ready TO receive the concrete. In
mixing the concrete for fence posts no
crushed rock or gravel is used. but only
screened sand in proportions of about
five parts OF sand to one of cement. II
is mixed dry at first, and then enough
waite. is aGCcl to make slightly fluid
substance. Pieces of barbed wire cut
the length of the post are then placed
in the mold. and the concrete is poured
over them and firmly tanped
This wire serves to re-enforce the
concrete and gives it greater resisting
power After lying about twelve hours
the concrete is set and the posts are
ready to he taken out, while the molds
can lie used for a second batch. Owing
to the scarcity of timber in all parts Of
the country, concrete is quite generally
used for building purposes; but, so far
as know, l am the first person to use
1t in making fence posts | am very
well satisfied with my experiments and
intend to keep up the manufacture"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16

see why we can't just be good friends
Frank"
because | want to be something bet
ter than good friends" he explained.
I want you for my wife and you
merely laugh Mt the idea
I've known you ages" she ex-
planned. You seem more like big
brother"
$50 newcomer wins the prize" he
sighed
please don't speak about it," plead
ed Daisy. You know hate to hurt
you"
Compton settled back III his seat with
sigh. That was the explanation of it
all. Daisy had known him all her life
IL was the new face that won her at
Iehtlon. There was no hope for him.
Inc train was pulling into the station
before he reused himself.
Let me have your check" he said
quietly "Tomlin will look after you. |
Will try to get the trunk
one gave him a grateful look as she
handed him the square of brass.
lou re an awful comfort, Frank" she
SAD softly. I'm sorry | can't-can't''-
It's all right" he said, as he gath
ereu up her belongings.
Tell Tomlin to get a hanson and
SEND the driver after me. I'll have the
trunk for him."
lie helped her down the steps and,
after seeing that Tomlin was there,
went in search of the trunk. truck aft
Ct truck was run down the platform,
ana at last he recognized the little
S'eailer trunk with its big red d.
quickly he explained to the helper
uie necessity for having the trunk i'm
ineuiately, but the baggage handlers
were tired and cross and not disposed
10 extend any favors.
can't do it." he said sharply. THE
trunks have got TO be checked mp be-
,ore they can go out. That will take
half an hour
compton passed the man a bill.
suppose you transfer the check to
me he said. "You can check me up
instead OF the trunk. Then If there's
any trouble you have me to answer
for it."
FOR Il moment the man stood still as
'le IDEA sank in; then, with laugh, he
JeFkel off the trunk, slipped off the
SUap and fastened it to Compton's
Urn. The cabman stepped up to shout
uer the baggage, and the helper grin
ned
Jump up there with the rest of the
trunks until l can run you into the
rOom,' he laughed.
compton fell in with the joke and
'ook his place on top of the pile of lug
gage.
for the next half hour he was COM
peiled to sit in the stuffy room until
.ue Daggagemaster found time to at
end to him. Then the two checks were
.erihed, the tag was taken from his
"inn M and he was permitted to 20.
lhree weeks later he ran into Daisy
vi the street. How is my trnnk?'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16
A WONDEH or JAZZ.
The Famous Castle of the Cola DIT
phiEa a; NisIlma.

phiEs a; N'shma.
Is the noel cas-, at Nishma llpan.
tie p.,ltc, which )! REQ Polo ,.,.. .lb..!
In lis i.'lA of tho ,..,..yels Of ...;hav
as covered with SOIL slabs? vt Ii,
ca e. ~, A. II t,.2 -...... >
structure are lar e solid sold Goiohi..4
Benca;h the pile is well which is IT,
orally sailed gold m.ne. 1t is goIi
uned ana viii luit >uiiicient water {
supply 5000 persons The Goiphins
which were placed on the top several
centuries ago, have excited the curiosi
ty of foreign relic hunters, as any one
might imagine they would. So many
nave climbed TO the top of the high
structure TO discover by testing if they
are real gold that the dolphins have
become seriously disfgured. Stron.
steel wire bags have been nut over
them to prevent further vandalism.
Only 10y GOOD fortune does one O:
these dolphins still grace the old cas-
tie. y number of years ago it was tax
Ell down ana sent TO Vienna for eyhi.
bition ut the worlds fair held thy-e rs
4 rare specimen of ancient Japanese
art The vessel On which it was being
returned sank. and it lay Mt the bottom
OF the sea for seyera! years in spite of
everl attempt to raise it. Persistence
was rewarded at last, for it was finally
recovered and placed again in its old
position
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16
Oalsy'e
" CrunR
By GEORGE STAIR
By GEORGE STAIR
wright. 1906, by Homer Sprague

cor,riehl. 1906, by Homer Sprague I
.....saasaasA~s~~N~ssHN~NNNNN
Won should have sent your trunk on
4bo train ahead" said Compton.
1Iost now there is press of baggage,
~ van cannot get your trunk out in
'a '-,. +, get the other train"
Dput must" insisted Daisy, with
.,tt,. NERVOUSNESS. IF l lose that
i.,in the yacht will have left and l
hall miss Tie trip. She will be sent
.,ntb next month, and l shall not have
another chance"
~Tu see what | can do" he volun-
,oared But l am afraid that it looks
rory much like hopeless case"
You can do it" said Daisy confident
l. os she settled back in her seat with
,ba air Of one who dismisses discus
si,n Somehow Compton gave one con
fdence IN his powers of accomplish
mont Ever since she had been a child
sbo had lei him do things for her. He
had always seemed handy man, and
nrncselv because he was so handy he
had urged his suit on her in vain.
Inst now Dick Tomlin was the ia
vored sutton. Dick was to meet her
ot the station and take her over to the
other railroad, where she would CON
meet with the train for the shore where
her brother was waiting for her on his
yacht.
In spite Of her liking for Tomlin she
was glad when Frank Compton's form
loomed up in the aisle of the car. Dick
was not good manager. With Frank
along she knew that her trunk would
he assured
Compton sank into the seat beside
her. Il suppose there is some favored
swain waiting for you," he suggested.
Daisy blushed.
Dick GJmln said he might be there"
she admitted
Compton smiled.
IF be- said that he might be there, be
assured that he WILL" he said gravely.
viii he be the one, Daisy?"
You are always thinking about my
getting married." she pouted. 81 don't
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16
The Inns of Old England.

Efforts were continually being made
In England to keep down the number
of inns. In the reign of Edward l.
there were only three in The whole of
London. Even in 1862 no more than
forty were legally permitted in the me-
tropolls, now spreading out its bound
aries on every side. York might have
eight. Norwich. Exeter and Cambridge
four, Bristol six and Oxford three.
These regulations must have been set
at au~ht in very wholesale manner.
for half century later there were 400
houses of CALI in that part of London
known as the City and no fewer than
tyaaty four clustered round Covent
carlaa. In medieval Oxford 1t was
ruled that no "victualer" was eligible
fir the Office of mayor, and this term
Included an lnnkeeDer
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16
THE WHALES SENSES.
Ability of the PonderUus Animal t.
Hear Under Water.

Hear Under Water.
1t seems perfectly evident that
whales must hear when in the water
says the London Field. This Inference
is confirmed by the comparatively
small development Of the other sense
organs. The eye, for instance, is very
small and can be Of little use even at
the comparatively small depths to
which whales are now believed to de
scend.
Again, the sense of smell. judging by
the rudimentary conditions of the Of
factory organs, must be in allegiance
and whales lave no sense organs com.
parable to the lateral line system CT
fishes. Consequently it would seem
that when below the surface of the wa
ter they must depend chiefly upon the
sense of hearing. Probably this sense
is so highly developed as to enable the
animals in the midst of the vibrations
made by the Screwlike movements Of
the tail or tlules to distinguish the
sound Tor vibrations made by the i'm
pact of the water against the rocks
even in dead calm, and, in the case
of piscivorouS species, to recognize by
the pulse in the water the presence Of
shoal fish.
Failing in this explanation, it is diff
cult to imagine how whales can find
their way about in the semidarkness
and avoid collisions With rocks and
rOrL hOuud coasts
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16
Inauire and Enquire.

while you are on the subject of
spelling" says correspondent, "can
you kindly explain why business men
persist in writing enquire and EN-
quiry' for inquire and inquiry? The
word is pronounced in and in clear
ly expresses the meaning"
The explanation, we think, must be
that business men are too much given
to the study of the elder classics of
our language. In the romance of Gen
erydes," for example, the business
man reads that:
OF query man he enqueryd the certente
Whiche of his men were ded and whiche
were taken.
And they have noted that Child's text
of 1.-THE Bailiff's Daughter of Isling-
tom says that:
To faire London she would go
Her true love to enquire.
Congreve spells it with an ''e," but
Milton with an al" Spenser spelled it
with an a." but the translators of the
Authorized Version" spelled it with
an "e." SO the honors are perhaps
easy us regards the classics. But there
is no doubt that the ~ has it all its
own way in the practice of modern
writer's of repute.-London News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16
she asked, with a smile.

she asked, with a smile.
You got 1t, 1 hope:" he said c.i.l;l,.
i mean my substitute trun,. E" sh,
explained. "The Peters told me- abont
IT. 1t seems that TIL saw W mako
the exchange" ''o
1T was the only -. to avoid = do
lay he said. That accounts for nv
not coming; 70 eo- ca9al,~" 10y
You are dear Old fellow" She said
softly. y hen heard the story from
the Potters and remembered how Dicl,
complained because you We're on tho
Train with NE I saw the difference hn.
tween You two and
"And| he queationed.
The contrast was in your favor .
she said hurriedly. Frank if Won
want to ask a certain question again 7
think that perhaps
Here is the jewelers." suggested
compton, Lets get the ring"
i want one with Il seal like n trunl,
check she said as she followed 81
planned it all out on the boat"
BLESS the trunk check" said Comm.
ton fervently.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-16

Hicks--What do you think of thar
university making Burnley doctor OF
laws? Wicks-Oh, well. the universe
ties do very crazy things sometimes
Hiclls-Yes, and yet they are always
supposed to be in possession Of their
faculties. Catholic Standard and
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