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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05
SLAVERY IN CHINA.
Savage Cruelty Melted Out For tn
Most VeniaI Offenses.

Savage Cruelty Melted Out For thu
Most VeniaI OGenses.
Says an editorial in the Picking
Times: THE position Of the slave girl
in a Chinese home is very hard one as
a rule. These slaves are generally the
property of the wife, and no one inter-
eeres with the mistress in her treat
ment of the poor little things, who will
as often as not be subjected to the
most savage cruelty for most venial Of
lenses. A few weeks ago we recall a
case Of great hardship being brought
into the mixed court, Shanghai, in
which a small slave girl had been gag.
ged with a piece of iron and severely
beaten because, when half starved, she
helped herself to some scraps Of food.
"Our attention has now been called
to piercing cries which emanate from q
house near Canton road and are said to
proceed from a little slave girl who for
some reason is beaten almost daily
with thick knotted rope, but for what
reason is unknown.
"Our informant thinks a word in
public, showing that the incident has
been noticed, may suffice to check the
cruelty without lodging formal com
plant with the municipal police, which
might make matters worse for the poor
little sufferer in the long run"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05
Bunh Cutting Time.

Bushes III pastures have now made
most of their growth for the season
and when cut will not have vitality to
start up again to any great extent this
fall; hence the advantage Of doing this
work in August When the practice Of
cutting every year is followed it will
be found that the growth will decrease,
and in this way they can be gradually
got rid Of. If there are any bushes,
briers or rank growing weeds along
the fences, in the meadows or by the
roadside they would also receive atten-
ton.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05
Ants Live on Lice.

In their migratons from plant to
plant the lice are often aided by their
foster mothers, the ants, for many spe-
cies are carefully cared for and guard
ed by the ever diligent ants. A pecul-
lar sweetsh liquid called "honeydew"
Is secreted by the aphdes of which the
ants are extremely fond. To secure
this they herd the aphides, much as If
they were little green cattle. Ere
quently an ant may be seen tapping an
aphis with her antennae, upon which
q drop of the honeydew is exuded and
quickly Tapped. Thus the ants are
probably entirely responsible for car
rylng the young aphides which affect
the strawberry roots in Delaware,
Maryland, New Jersey and elsewhere
from the foliage down to the roots and
for carrying them from plant to plant
as the plants wither from their injury.
The melon louise is similarly carried by
the ants from hill to hill. But most re-
markable of all is the case of the corn
root aphls, which lays its eggs in ants
nests In the fall, where they are care
fully guarded all winter, and in the
spring the young aphides are carried
By the ants to the roots Of their favor
tie food plants.-E. d. Sanderson In
Garden Magazine
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05
His Lot In Life Compared With That
of the Farmer.


According to the National Magazine,
'na in the cities work twice as hard
as the farmers, and they get few or no
holidays. Thousands and thousands of
professional men, clerks and men in
small business enterprises delve and
toll their entire lives away and at the
end are carried out to the cemeteries
without having had any more leisure
or enjoyment in their lives than a horse
on treadmill The rut they toll along
In is as narrow as case knife" This
is not the farmers view of the city
man, whom he sees only during vac2-
ton, when the city man is taking a
brief and much needed rest. The farm
er sees him sporting his glad rags"
and mistakenly imagineGhim to be all
the year round only an idle butterfly,
consuming the produce of the horny
handed son OF toll. The truth, 1t Is
held, is that the city man, as rule, Is
the harder worker and gets much less
enjoyment out of life. He lSngs for the
rural scenes and occupations of the
farmer; his dearest hope is to get back
to the country to spend his last years.
A few of the city folks make big lot
of money and get their follies and
amusements in the newspapers, but the
great majority Of city toilers live
very monotonous and stupid as well as
a very laborious ano poverty stricken
life. The farmer, it Is concluded, has
"the real thing" while the city man
has only barren asph atoms and disap-
pointments. The coa9ented farmer is
not only the wisest but the happiest
Of Observation-Disclosures Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05
MOST Nutritious Food.

Taking all the ordinary foodstuffs,
the one which would best fulfill the re-
uuirements of life and strength would
be substantial slices of whole meal
wheaton bread, eaten with crust and
spread with good butter. Practically
all the constituents necessary for the
support of life and the building up of
tissue are contained in this food. II
has the further advantage of being ex.
tremely satisfying. If fresh milk or
bnttermilk were drunk with it an al
most complete diet would be obtained,
SO far as the mere Sustaining of phys
Zeal health and strength was concerned.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05

HE AMERICAN CONSULATE AT HoNGKoNG.
Of other nations may frequently be
seen there. The shipping interests of
HOngkong are very extensive. No port
on the globe has a larger export trade
and in point of tonnage that of Hong
kong ranks third Victoria though it
has features characteristic of a Chinese
city, is in many respects a modern
town in appearance, with excellent
schools, churches, hospitals and other
public institutions. The United States
consulate, which is shown in the pic
tme, lis an unimposing house in the
lower part of the city, and the consul
general usually makes his home in a
district upon the hillsides beyond.
The loss of life among the natives at
the time of the typhoon at Hongkong
was especially large in consequence
Of the fact that the families of the
OOatmen are accustomed to live upon
the sampans, or native ships. The
harbor is inclosed on all sides by high
hills and is regarded as one of the
hnest in the world. Yet, as recent eX-
perience shows, it is not free from an
occasional visitation by the dreaded
Ephoon. 1t has an area of about ten
square miles. The lower levels of
Inc city of Victoria are covered by
dense mass of Chinese shops and
enements, while beyond these, rising
ler upon tier on the hills above, are
Tue homes of foreign residents. PeO-
PIE from England and America who
reach Hongkong see the spires Of
churches before they leave ship and
zee British and American flags waving
u the breeze, and it is not unusual to
lear from them the expression Home
agaln'" though they may be 10000
ulleS from their hearthStones.
Inc Chinese characters representing
Tue name of the island of Hongkong
lay be read to signify either good
laroor' or pleasant streams" From
april until October the climate is very
oppressive, and people wear the light.
estklnd of clothing. Persons of wealth
senerally send their families to the
fountains of Japan until the worst
part OF the hot season is over
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05
THE REAL VALUE.
How All Literature Ia Contained In n
Few Great Books.

Few Great Books.
Young people must every now and
then hear it said or see it written that
all the real value in literature can be
put upon Il small shelf-that is to say,
the really important part of all that is
written is contained in a very few
good books. al the rest being eithey
unimportant or different ways of say
ing the same things that have been
said before. The statement. of course,
IS not true IL II be taken literally.
There are certainly many hundreds,
perhaps thousands, of books that con-
tain original thoughts or experiences
that are truly valuable; but, generally
.F2akng the best part of all that has
been written is to be found in a few
volumes. To understand how this is
possible we must remember that near
ly all rules are the same as other and
simpler rules. In arithmetic, for ex-
ample, the whole science consists of
only four simple ways of treating num-
bers. We can add, subtract. multiply
ana divide. and that is all we can do
to numbers. The rest of the book is
only the working out of these four
rules; thus all of the arithmetic could
easily be put into little page that
one could carry in the vest pocket
All behavior, all right living. is also
set forth in a few simple laws. These
illustrations viii show what is meant
by saying that all literature is contain
ed in a few great books. The Bible
and the works of few famous poets
and essayistS contain all human wis
dom, and these are within the reach of
every purSe.-St. Nicholas.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05
An African Sen Serpent story.

AAEAcAh sen serpent StOFys
here is sea serpent story from one
VI The great fresh water lakes of cen.
udl Africa. The Globe Trotter Of Maj
.Oui, British East Africa, tells it: sac
W. svrulhg to natives on the shore and
.sands of Lake Victoria the real simon
PURE water python is reality. Officers
" BOARD the Sibyl and the Winifred
a"'e Time and again been unable to
se'ouht for the unrest shown at times
- Tue most tranquil waters. Sir Gle
ro sul Hill in crossing the lake so1n%
ssa'S ago In a launch with one MaN
o.ssor' The engineer, saw this monster
sa" u Inscribed it as having a head re-
t smoiihg the hippopotamus, only three
Hu'eS broader, but much more fiat and
sr uuse shaped. The opinion of the ma
W.. cS regarding its length, etc, differs
NJ '' much, but all agree that the rep
Sa Is amphibious and declare they
me- N.Y. seen forty feet or more lying dor
to ru' on the bank, while the supposed
cra, mo-, sixty or seventy feet from shore.
ssro Sseu a commotion in the water re-
st0aD the wash Of an ocean
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05

Donald Smith VS.. Carrie d. Smith.
The object OF this bill is to procure divorce
vincuo maIrimonii, OF the plaintiff from
the defendant:
The bill sta es in substance that the
plaintin, Donald II. Smith, and the defend
ant, Carrie ID smith, were married in Hagers-
town. Maryland, on January 5th, A. b. 1903.
by Reverend j. Spangler kleffer, minister
OF gospel That they lived together until
on or about the list day of January, A. d.
plaintiff removed to his home in FREDERICK
County, where he repeg teddy requested the
defendant to come and reside with him, but
that SAID defendant on or about the 10Th day
of May, A. ID. 1905. without cause, and for no
reason known To your plaintiff, suddenly left
her home in Hagerstown, and notified your
plalntin mat he should never see her face
again.
That from the day Of the date OF said mar
riage, the plaintiff has always been a faithful
and loving husband, and made every effort
TO Keep peaceful home for the defendant
that your plaintiff has always kept is mar.
riage VOWS, but that the defendant has on
divers dHys and times since her marriage
committed the crime OF adultery. al that the
plaintiff mas not lived or co-habited with said
defendant since he discovered her said adult
tneS: That one child, a girl, about two and
a hali years OF age has been born Of the said
marriage, and tina the plaintiff desires the
custody OF said child. That the plaintiff is a
resident OF FREDERICK County, Maryland,
but that he is Informed that the said defend
ant Is residing iu the state of Kentucky
IL is. thereup n, this 21th day Of September,
A, ID. 1906, by the Circuit Court for Frederick
county lting as Court of Equity, ordered
and decreed that the plaintiff give notice to
the said non resident defendant, Of the object
and substance of this bin, by causing "A copy
OF TINS order To be inSei ted in some news
paper published in Frederick Count, once a
week for ur successive weeks prior 10 Octo-
Der 9TH, 1906, warning her To be and appear
IN said court, in person or by attorney, on or
before the 18th day OF November, A ID 1905,
and show cause, II any such she has, why
decree should not be passed as prayed
Filled September 25th, 1906
SAMUEL T. HAFFNER
Clerk of the Circuit court for Frederick County
True Copy-1eSt:
SAMUEL 4. HAT NER,
Smith Il Smith, Clerk.
Solicitors.
sept IS st.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05
THE WARLll<E MOROS.
They Prize Their Weapons and Would
Rather Fight Than Eat.

Vhey Prize Their Weapons and Would
EatleT Fight Than Eat.
An inordinate military conceit is a
dominant quality Of the Moro. To him
there is but one measure of defeat-to
wit, humiliation. If beaten, he eX-
poets nothing less; if he meets less, he
has saved the day, perhaps won a vic
tory. They are all of one profession
arms. As children their first toys are
wooden arms, their first instruction the
play OF the sword and the spear What
ever else as mon they may be-priest,
farmer, rDhher, pirate, merchant, law
yer-they are always, first soldiers
For young man 10 lose his creesc
means to lose his right to marry, and
it is the desire of all to die creese in
hand In fear of loss they sleep on
these precious arms or with them tied
to the body. For the same reason their
cannon are kept dashed to timbers in
their houses.
Firearms. indeed, are their main dan
ger with civilized people. If they see
the opportunity thereby to secure such
arms, Moros can never resist the temp
tation TO ROB and murder. To get them
they will risk all, lose all and never
whimper To them without the best
arms death were preferable.-Major r.
L. Ballard in Metropolitan
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05
PERSRlNG'S RECORD.
he Is Both Fighter and Diplomat and
Ia Liked by Moros.

When Captain John ]. Pershing of
philippine fame was made brigadier
general of the regular army few
days ago he was jumped over the
heads of 257 captains, 364 majors, 1871
lieutenant colonies and 10 colonels-
o62 officers all told. There was a rea-
son for this exceptional action. Though
comparatively young officer. General
PerShing has rendered services to
which great value has been attached
by his superiors. He is not only very
brave, but is diplomat as well. Born
in Missouri forty years ago, he grad
uated from West Point and for sew
eral years served under Generals Chat
fee and Miles in Indian campaigns in
the west. Then for about five years
he was detailed as professor of mill
tary science at the State University
OF Nebraska. During this period he
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05
MARIE CORELLPS PICTURE.

appears Authoritatively For the
FIRST Time In Her New Book.
III this country it is rather unusual
Tor literary parsonage to attempt to
Keep from the public knowledge of
his or her personal appearance. But
Marie Corelli, though one of the most
widely read of modern romance writer's,
mas persistently kept her picture out of
print up to very recent date. She has
Just written a new novel. THE Treas
ure of Heaven" and in giving If TO
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05

Morocco, where her father, French
army officer, has been stationed 1t
was while in the African towns border
ing on the desert that she became ac-
auainted with Mr. Camel. with whom
she has Travelled thousands of miles.
She became great favorte with him
and he with her The camel with which
she is performing in this county Is
named Sirdar. He was given to her
as a pet by desert chieftain years
ago.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05

thus while other London characters
were nightly burlesqued or initiated
the coster was quite neglected There
came time when Cheyalier was out of
an engagement in legitimate drama,
and in lieu of something better he tried
a music hall engagement in singing his
own coster songs. knocked En- In
the Old Kent Road" was one of his
early successes. and it is still a favor
lite. Another song that made great
hit was MY Old Dutch"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05

the public her publishers have put in a
portrait of the author as a frontispiece.
1t is from the first photograph Miss
Corelli ever had taken, except one by
an amateur photographer. Speaking
of its publication in the book. she saws:
Il am somewhat reluctant to see it
so placed, because it has nothing what
ever to do with the story which is told
in the following pages beyond being
faithful likeness Of the author who is
responsible for this and many other
previous books which have had the
good fortune to meet with a friendly
reception from the reading public.
Moreover, | am not quite able to con
vince myself that my pictured person
atty can have any interest for my
readers, as it has always seemed to
me that an authors real being is more
disclosed in his or her work than in
any portrayed presentment of mere
physognomy.
But owing to the fact that various
gross and | think l may say libeous.
fictitious Misrepresentation of me have
been freely and unwarrantedly circu-
lated throughout Great Britain. the col
onies and America by certain lower
sections of the pictorial press, which.
with zeal worthy of a better and
kinder cause have striven by this
means to ALLEVIATE my readers from me,
it appears to my publishers advisable
that an authentic likeness of myself as
truly am today should now be issued"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05
DRIVATE SALE
VALUABLE SUBURBAN PROPERTY,
NORTH OF FREDERICK


VALUABLE SUBURBAN PROPERTY,
NORTH OF FREDERICK.
As am unable TO continue farming, by
reason of bad health, | offer at private sale
my valuable property located north from
Frederick city on the east of the Frederick
and Liberty Turnpike Road, east from the
property of William c. Neidig, and north
from the property of Wesley Tull
This property contains about
30 ACRES OF LAND
of which about acres is located east from
the Northern Central Railroad
The Improvements consist of iarge two
story brick dwelling house containing
rooms, a bank barn, stable, corn house and
brick wash Louise.
number of apple trees are on the prop
erty.
Much OF this land can be laid of into build
ing 10 at a large profit to the purchaser OF
the whole land.
Possession given April !, 1907. This offer
should attract investors, or those desiring q
small farm near Fred rick.
For further particulars rs TO title, etc, call
on either OF the undel signed.
CASPER MEHRLING
Jacob Rohrback, attorney.
sept. 2S-tf.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05

In the matter of the Auditors Report filed
the 26th day of September 1906.
Ordered, that on the 10th day OF October
1906, the Court will proceed to act upon the
Report of the Auditor, filed rs aforesaid. In the
above cause, to finally ratity and confirm the
same, unless cause To the contrary thereof
be shown before said day; provided a copy
o this order he inserted In some newspaper
published IN Frederick County, for two sue
cesSive weeks prior TO said day,
Dated Goth day of September, 1906.
SAMUEL +. HAFFNER
Clerk ofthe Circuit Court for Frederick County
True Copy Test:
SAMUEL 7. HAFFNER,
Smith Il Smith, Clerk.
Solicitors. sept. IS 1T.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05

Efforts We're continually being made
in England to keep down the number
Of inns. In the reign of Edward l.
there We're Only three in The whole of
London. Even in 1862 no more than
forty were legally permitted in the me-
tropolis. 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 lave been set
ut nar-ht in very Wholesale manner,
FOR hale a century later there ware 400
"bour"f Of call" in that part of London
kno~A rs the CITY aDl 20 fewer than
le2aJl clustered round Covent
60" In medieval oxford it was
"-3,' That 10 "yictualer' was eligible
f." ~, rte" If mayor, and this term
".''' az lnnkeeper
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05
Baltimore & Ohio R. R.
SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE MAY q
FREDERICK

*Daily. tDaily exceptsunday. 2Sunday only
WASHINGTON, via Washington Junction
Connections for BALTIMORE, HiLADEL
PHIA and NEW YORK, Depart IA 30 a. m.
1900 a. M, II .05 a. m. fl0S5 n. m *LO5 p. m.
Il. % p. m. Arrive flo 55 a. m, Sll.55 m.
fl2.4O p. m sS.45 p. m, 1850 p m, 1900 p. m
BALTIMORE. via Main Line Connections
for PHILADELPHIA and NEW YORK, De
part rs l0a. M, 1910 a. M, (Express), Fl So p
m, and u 40 p m Arrive ITO % a. m, sl205
noon, Hoop. m; 1910 p. M, *7.4j p. m
PITT~BURG, Depart flO35 a. m, 1925 p. m.
Arrive 1853 a m, 1850 p. m.
CHICAGO, Depart tlO.S5 a. m, 1870 p m
Arrive sll.55 a. m. fl2 40 p m, $50 p. m.
CINCINNATI, LOUISVILLE and ST. LOUIS,
Depart tl035 a. m, 105 p. m. Arrive 1858
a. m. fl24O p. m. 5345 p. m.
HARPER'S FERRY and WINCH ESTER, De
part 1872 a. m, ti.05 p. m, 1891 p. m. Arrive
1875 n. IN III 40 p. m.
HAGERSTOWN and MARTINSBURG, De
part 1910 n. m, 1915 n. M, $3.50 p m
Arrive 1885 n. m, tl2,4) p. m. IS 50 p. m
is p. IN.
HARRISONBURG, STAUNTON e. LEXING.
TON, Depart 1921 a m. Arrive tl2.40 p. m.
WASHINGTON and Way Stations, Depart
1900 a. m, s7.05 n. m, i05 p. m, 7.25 p. m.
Arrive tlO.55 m, sll.55 a. m, *3 10 p. m,
1900 p. IN. iuneS-ly '06
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05

Egg cups are bigger in New York
than anywhere else in the world except
England" said a globe trotter. 81
can't say the same for the eggs, al
though the hens in this country per-
form their duty of helping to feed the
human race pretty creditably. Still,
they cannot come up to the English
hens. Their contribution to the food
products are extraordinary in size;
hence the corresponding capaciousness
of the egg cups. The further south
you go on the continent the smaller
the egg cups grow In EGYPT they
dwindle away to the size of the aver
age thimble Their diminutive pro-
portions are commensurate with the
size of the eggs, however, which are
the smallest laid by self respecting
hens any place on earth. Place an or
binary Egyptian egg in the British cup
and it is absolutely lost."-New York
Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05
ORDER NISI ON AUDIT.
No. SOS6 Equity.

In the Circuit Court for Frederick County
sitting in Equity.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-05

A Turkish Young man may, of
course, want a wife, but he has moth
ing at all to do with looking for one
That is the business OF his mother anu
female relations, who visit several
manageable girls and select one with
whom the bridegroom then exchanges
a ring-by messenger. On the day Of
the betrothal contract an imam gets
the assent of the bride elect through
the door Of the harem, and the two
families dine together. neither of the
two persons most concerned being
present On the wedding day the
blide's rousseau is taken to her hus-
bands house, while she is taken the
round of her relatives, and there is
much dancing at every house, after
which her male relatives exercise all
malign spirits with swords and spears
in dumb snow of fighting. Finally
evening draws on, the bride reaches
her husbands home, and everybody
clears out. leaving her and her hus
band TO see each other for the first
time and to scrape acquaintance as
best they can. Ul$ler the old Moslem
law even speaking acquaintance would
have been impossible as the bride was
doomed to absolute silence for a whole
month Now her husband gives her n
present at meeting, and she may speak
There are few barbarous tribes in the
most benighted of continents where
courtship ara marriage are more gro
tesQuely conducted. 1t is lucky for the
Turkish suitor that he need not even
pretend to be lover No ardor could
survive the chilling formalities thar
have to be gone DISQUALIFICATION
Globe