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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-28
REMARKS


Both the County tax rate and the State tax
rate tor the year 1906 are the same az last
year, the former being SO cents and the latter
I31l cents on each one hundred dollars assess
ment, although the County rate was reduced
three cents last year, the Commissioners have
been able by careful and economical manage
ment TO keep the rate the same this year not
witnstandiug some heavy expenditure not
heretofore necessary to meet, chief OF which
Is S6475.S5 for the sinking fund.
The need of Sinking Fund has long been
fet, for, while the the bonded debt of the
County IS not large in comparison with the
Geot OF many Counties and N municipalities, it
is in accordance with sound principles OF
finance to make provisions for gradually pay
ing it Of.
Furthermore it is naturally to be expected
that circumstances will arse IN the future
whereby other rond issues will become NEG.
essary, either BY gslation maki.g public
improvements imperative, or by ONE calsm.
ty winch would cause a similar result
Heuce unless provisions be made as above
the "a den of q bonded debt would never be-
come less, and Ii bile to grow Leavier.
AS far as the knowledge and recollection
of the Commissioners 20 sinking fund has
yer heretofore been crea ed for Frederick
County, therefore taking into consideration
the wisdom OF such sep the last Legisla-
ture, at the instance OF the County Commits
sIoners, passed law for that purpose, which
was done in order to give authority TO the
present Board, as well as TO make the dutV
imperative for future Boards OF Commits
SionerS.
While it is true that better showing in the
way OF public Improvements could be made
without this sinking funu, which seems to
have been the policy pursued TO a certain eE-
tent tn the past, the present Board prefers TO
adopt plan looking TO the future interests
OF the taxpayers as well as to their present
welfare.
Tue burden OF several thousand collars
annual increase in the cost OF elections still
hangs Ike heavy yoke around the necks OF
/ the taxpa! ers which must remain as long as
the present election law IS in force. l he Com
u ssioners simply have to levy for the money,
and the taXpaI ers simply have 10 pay il.
Iheyoke Is the mo calling because instead
OF being benefit ed By it, the right OF suffrage
is lamp red with and the peop are made TO
suit accordingly.
Notwithstanding the disadvantages tho
| Commissioners have 10 contend with, by the
exercise of discretion in matters under their
exclusive control tho finances of the County
were never in more hourishing condition;
bridges aud schoolhouses are bullt each year
where needed, roads improved, no floating
debt remains. and the prospect for contin
uatioa Of these conditions are fortunately
very good.
Tue record of the Board is confidently
submitted to the taxpayers with the belief il
will meet with their approval.
Respectfully submitted,
W. H. HOGARTH,
President.
DAVID G. ZENTZ,
Vice-president,
l.. G. DINTERMAN,
H. MILTON KEFACVER
l.. II. BOWLUS.
Attest
E.H. ALBAUGH, Clerk.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-28

The pig by nature is one of the clean
est of animals and in internal construc-
ton resembles the human being more
closely than any other animal. What
wonder then it is that we hear of so
much disease when they are kept under
such filthy conditions as we so often
see. Give them clean. healthy sur
roundings and we shall hear very little
OF disease and they will be to us the
money making machines they have
proved themselves.-R. 7. Archer in
American Cultivator.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-28

A great many farmers cut all their
straw last year and fed 1t with "black
strap" about one cupful Of molasses
mixed with water to Eve head of cat
tle-just enough to nicely dampen the
feed. This is considered very satisfac-
tory, as 1t induces the cattle to eat the
food up well.-Ontario Cor. American
Cultivator.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-28
Orchard Culture.

The fruit experiment station at Noun
tain Grove. Mo-, has long tested the
condition of crops in recent years and
will continue this work. 1t has been
found that crop which will cover the
soil during August and September will
be great advantage. 1t is not advisa-
BILE to pillow this crop under until spring,
for IL allowed to remain on the ground
during the winter 1t will serve as
protection
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-28

Counsel to County Commissioner, ap
preparation ~ t-ooo
Telephones, appropriation 800 ~
Keenar s.srao., ,r.,,.. $50 %
appropriation 1-sno
Total S4,6l, 81
CLERK To CIRCUIT COURT
samuel I Haffner & ssoo-
SAmue. Hafrner 40; y,
Total 1882 80
NEW SCHOOL HOUSES
Citizens National Bank SIM =
Appropriation ar, ~
-
Total $1,000 On
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-28

Inqles on the body of Chas GIBBS IN,
stabDe ana kllleI near Woods Doro,
ia w yoIsboro District No1l
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-28
MARYLAND, Set.
FREDERICK COUNTY

Charges as ascertained and settled by the
County Comm issioners for Frederick County
at their April Term. June Session, A. D. 1896
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-28

Total Sl5 %
Examination OF the body Of Thomas
nay Is, uled unuer the .uhuence OF
cnlorotOrm IN FrederlcA City, Dis
JrIct NO2
John Francis Smith, J p, Acting Cor
Oner : 5n.
Examination of the body of Bradley
Hauey III owneG III I " v Canal, Uls-
ttlcJ No %
John l. JORDAN, P, Acting Corouer S5oo
a u Horne, d, Physician 80
Total SlUUU
Examination of the bod of john X
Anut rson, killed by engine OH B&U
X k, district mol
W Trapnell, NJ D, Physician $500
Inquest ON the body OF an Infant
found dead IN Frederick City, DIS,
JIICt No2
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-09-28
BONDED DEBT

BONDED DEBT
Jail Bonds, per cent 25OOc %
Flood AMI Bridge Bonds, per
cent 100000 90
Bonds, So per cent IS 600 40
Refunded AImshouse Bonds, 81
per cent l9S,yOO 90
SSlS.7OO 90
BY order o. the Board
WI HOGARTE,
President.
E II ALBAUGH
Clerk.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-01-24
SENATOR ARMSTRONG URGES
No Sacrifice OF Policies

Turing THE SESSION of the Legisla-
tive Insurance Investigating Committee
on Nov. %, Senator William W.. Armstrong,
the chairman, issued the following announce
ment to policy holders throughout the world /:
II am asked for a brief message to policy
holders on the eve of our adjournment for the
rnonth, and am glad to make this suggestion Do
not allow your policies to lapse on account OF any
thing revealed by this investigation; Policy hold
ers are in a better position now than before the
investigation began, and their position ought to
improve steadily as our inquiry proceeds.
The Legislation we shall recommend will un.
doubt<.dly safeguard and strengthen the rights OF
policy holders; but those who suffer their policies
to lapse will lose the benefit of what has been done
already, as well as what we hope to accomplish.
No such sacrifice ought to be made by policy hold
ers, and patience and courage for a short time yet
will not only prevent loss, but will enable this
commit tee to render the best service to the
greatest number"
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1906-01-24

w have examined the books a~sa sand records The mAB LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY OF THE UD STATES
signed rphh from %mfn oMsd Of Loans ON Policies heidi h@a MMhhawm not been otherwise verified We
between that date dspmba 3M' 1906 and
PRICE wAERHoUs co, HAsKMs& SELLS
NEW YORK. Nombr@ 1905 GardA Accountants Certified Public Accountants
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
Brynn In n New Role.

Mr.. Bryan says that instead of being
more conservative that he was in 1900,
he is more radical and has nothing to
withdraw on economical questions. At
ter this very frank declaration. Colonel
Waterson, Villas and the other sound
money Democrats who fell pell nell
over one another to endorse Mr. Bryan
as soon as some of the Western States
had sta tied q boom for him, should
be privileged to amend their endorse
ment
For the situation resolves itself into
this: that whereas Mr.. Bryan in 1896
and 1900 stood squarely on platform
of his own building and his own believ-
ing. he is now committing himself to
the policy of standing on one platform
while believing in another. His ambi-
ton TO become President has overcome
his pride in being honest with the peo-
pie, and 1t has been our understanding
from the day when Hryan was nom-
mated In the Chicago convention that
his greatest asset was his fearless sup
port of the principles In which he be-
lieved, without regard to personal con-
sequences. Now he purposes abandon
ing a cadse which he still maintains
to be a Just cause for the sole reason
that 1t IS a losing cause.
If Mr.. Bryan's recent declarations
are susceptible of analysis, they seem
to us to mean that he will seek the
presidency as a politician and not as
a statesman-Toledo Blade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
WILL KEEP US WARM FOR AGES.
Hundreds of Billions of Tons of Coal
stored Away in the Earth.

Hundreds of Billions of Tons of Coal
stored Away in the Earth.
German statisticians are patient.
thorough workers. and the assurance Of
leading German technical Journal
that the worlds coal Is sufficient for
reasonable future demands is backed
by elaborate tables that inspire conf
dence. Germany's deposits are esti-
mated at 2S0,OOO,0OO,O tons, or
enough, allowing for increased demand.
to last until the year 5000. Great Brit
ain and Ireland are not so we'll off, but
their 193,0O0,0OOOOO tons, with twice
the German consumption. will hold out
400 years. Other European countries
have less extensive outlook Bel
GUMS coal deposits are estimated at
23 600, 900 tons, of France at 10000
100000, Austria 1900, 100000 and
Russia 40,0O0.0O0,0OO. North America
Is credited by this authority with 6S1.-
600 100000 tons. or about the same as
all Europe. But Asia and Siberia are
believed to have even a greater store of
coal as yet undeveloped.
But calculations of future demands
upon the wealth OF nature sometimes
break down in practice. The lumber
supply of the United States was once
supposed to be adequate for several
hundred years, but the growing prices
of the commodity show that already
trouble is in sight The immense in
crease In the use of steel and cement
proves that substitutes for wood are
sought. Forestry principles will con-
serve the timber supply, but 1t will take
time TO supply them, and the country
will be fortunate If they become effec-
tive before the havoc reaches the form
of desert places.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
Worth Reading.

The worst use that can be made Of
success is to boast of it.-Arthur Helps.
Let US do well until our neighbors
sec our characters rather than our
faces: and then, though born without
beauty, we shall die Handsomely.
Ward Beecher.
Character Is moral order seen
through the medium of an individual
nature. Men of character are the con-
science of the society to which they be-
long.-Emerson.
The Regent Morton of Scotland, who
invented the maiden, a sort of guillo-
tine. was the first to be beheaded
thereby. This was in the reign Of
Queen Elizabeth.
The duty which no one can disclaim,
the test which no one may evade, and
the prize which no one will despise are
all included in the homely word of use
fulness.-Bishop Thorold.
Count Leo Tolstoy says of the new
international auxiliary language: The
study of Esperanto, then, and its diff
fusion, is assuredly a Christian labor !:
which hastens the coming of the king
dom of God, the main-I should say,
the only-aim Of . IMAM life
There is a plant in Jamaica called
the life plant, because 1t is almost I'm
possible to kill it, or any portion of it.
When a leaf Is cut off and hung up by
string, it sends out white, thread-like
roots, gathers moisture from the air
and begins to grow new leaves
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
Society nf Scarlet Death.

The following remarkable description
of the rites of the Society of the
Scarlet Death" is quoted from the Ural
by Laffan's St Petersburg correspond
ent who states that the votaries of
the strange society are located near the
Savodsk lake, and that the exposure
has been made in consequence of the
disappearance of one of the cltizens,
says the London Mail:
'The Scarlet Death is surrounded
with much circumstance In the
house designed for the sacrifice there
is q room in which there Is neither
window nor fireplace. 1t Is grave
without tenant The room is lined
with scarlet material. but one of the
walls is covered with black cloth.
The floor is covered with scarlet. Two
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
CATCHING A GIANT FISH.
The Monster of Minnesota Lake
Taken After n Hard Fight.

Taken After Hard Fight.
The big fish which has caused so
much excitement on the part of fisher
men at Ely Lake and which has been
n prolific source of tall tales has been
caught At least William Peterson, of
this place, believes that he has captured
the monster.
While fishing in the lake Peterson
secured tremendous strike" He was
almost jerked out of his boat by the
first angry struggle Of the big fish. but.
being an expert with rod and reel soon
recovered his equilibrium and began to
'play" his catch. The fish tried all of
the tricks known to the finny tribe and
many new ones. 1t would set off at
tremendous speed, towing the skiff
after 1t at rate that made the water
churn. Then suddenly the line would
slacken, and Peterson could hardly
reel in his line fast enough to keep It
taut as the fish came near.
After three hours of hard work, at
the end of which peterson's wrist felt
as if it had been kept in a wise for
that length of time, be managed to get
the fish alongside and run gaff
through its gills. He then took a re-
volver and shot 1t. 1t proved to be a
seventy-five-pound muskallonge, and al
hough 1t was not seven feet long. as
many who had seen the fish claimed it
was, Peterson is satisfied that there
are few fish in Ely Lake its equal
Sparta Correspondence st. Paul Pio-
neer Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
-@p@~--

the beginning of this new-fashioned honesty We
doing the best to shape up laws which shall
express a social conscience. Morality is always
generation two ahead of legality. The number of
oense against the moral and legal codes is increasing
enormously. Moral principle cut large figure
in the affairs of this American people it does
Our godly ancestors had moral qualm where we
have twenty. 1t occurred to them that lottery
wrong, that it wicked to drink rum, or to
whip a child a wife, enslaye the black and
cheat and debauch the red man.
Nine out of ten of the little conscientious nicees of
life discoveries of the last fifty years More soce-
ties to do all sorts of good and work all kinds of reforms
created in the last generations than had been
formed thought of before from the beginning of the
word.-ChicagO Journal
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09

Missouri has ever given greater salts
faction to its patriotic inhabitants than
that reversing the act of Circuit Judge
Evans, who is also chairman of the
Democratic State Committee, in decid
ing that the inmates of the State home
for Federal soldiers We're not entitled
to vote, because, in Judge Evans opin
ion, they were ON the same footing as
mendicants in the poorhouses The de-
cision Of Judge Lamm Of The State SUI
preme Court reversing The decision of
Evans Is most tiinel. and welcome
State document and expressed In terms
worthy of an American patriot. as well
as of a jurist who can see the differ
ence between a beggar In an almshouse
and a soldier in a home gratefully pro-
vided for him by State or nation. The
humiliation placed upon the American
volunteer and on American citizenship
by Judge Evans. chairman of the Dem
ocratic State Committee, has been iu-
dlcially redressed within the States
own boundaries, and this is one of the
best things that ever happened for Mis-
souri's reputation.-St- Louis Globe
Democrat
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
where Hou.ehont started.

1t seems probable that the house
boat originated in Japan. Whatever is
the case, it is certain that for centuries
the Japanese have had boats arranged
for pleasure trips wherein they might
live at anchor or slowly float up and
down the rivers. Such boats may be
chartered by the hour or by the day,
and a more alluring way of seeing
japanese country in cherry-blossom sea
son would be hard to find, says the
Craftsman.
These pleasure boats are thirty or
forty feet long and eight feet wide.
They have a strongly built roof and
sides OF paper screens. or shoji, with
amado, or heavy wooden shutters, that
may be put up in time of rain. A party
of dozen or twenty cab Je very happy
In one of these crafts when off on a
days pleasure, drifting up a narrow
river with cherry petals blown in soft
winds. There are no seats In the cabin,
which occupies the greater part of the
boat, but the floor Is covered with
dainty straw mats upon which to sit
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09


One of the earliest acts of Abraham
Lincoln as President was 70 appoint
DR.. William Jayne as first governor
Of Dakota Territory. 1t rested with
the governor to determine what point
in the territory should be the temper
airy capital until such time as the leg
islature should select a permanent seat
Of government; therefore there was
n great rivalry among the little towns
In Dakota to secure the favor of the
new governor. In connection with this
rivalry the author of "A Brief history
of South Dakota" gives this story:
1t was reported that Governor
Jayne was driving out from Sioux
City to look over the Dakota towns
before he determined upon the tenn
porary seat of government. and the en-
terprising town of vermilion energet-
ically prepared a great banquet in his
honor.
Presently q carriage containing two
well-dressed gentlemen was seen APP
preaching the village from the east,
and a committee of citizens went out
to meet it and welcome the new gov
ernor. The two men were invited to
accompany the committee forthwith to
the banquet hail. There they partook
Of a fine dinner, and several hours
were spent in speechmaking.
The guest of honor thanked the peo-
pie sincerely for their courtesy, spoke
Of his good impressions of the country,
md declared his intention to settle
among them.
This declaration was greeted with
hearty cheers, but at that moment
three or four carriages drove through
the village, stopping only for mo-
ment, and then driving on toward
Yankton. Some one brought word into
the banquet hall that Governor Jayne
and his party had gone through to
Yankton without giving Vermilion an
opportunity to do him honor. Then
the chairman turned to the guest at
the banquet and asked him Lis name.
He said it was G. Il. Bigelow, and
he was much surprised to know he had
been mistaken for the new governor of
the territory, supposing that he had
met the usual hearty welcome which
the new towns of the West held out to
intending settlers.
| Sorely as were the people of Yer
million disappointed, their sense of hui
| NOR was too great to permit them to
mourn long over the laughable mis-
take Governor" Bigelow lived with
them for many years, and in the full
ness of a ripe old age died among
them, respected by every one; but
Yankton became the temporary and
the permanent capital of Dakota Ter
ritory.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09

Grandfathers virtues like grandfathers clocks may be
a badge of responsibility. but in day they
not always in good running order Our forefathers
better than are-ndeed to judge from the crit
cism of their contemporaries, they good deal
worse.
The world in which oldfashioned honesty lived
singuary uncompeated. Smith knew Jones and Jones
knew Smith if the did not cheat the other
every chance that each would die in the odor
of responsibility. Indiyiduallsm set the limits to old
fashioned honesty.
We need this indvidualistic honesty to-day, and we
have But need to-day very much bigger sort of
honesty-an honesty which that obligations
set not alone by relations with each other but also
by relations with municipalities and States. with
nation and world. Such honesty is not any too
mon but is growing Men have gone down to their
mausoleums labeled honest monaires who were direc-
tors In corporations whose methods would bring bushes
to the cheek of a confidence According TO the
standard of oldashioned honesty there nothing
be against these honest monaires But from the
point of view of the honesty they thieves
though they robbed legally
One does not need to be academic optimist TO see
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
BUSTING THE TRUSTS.
WHAT ROOSEVELT AND THE
PEOPLE HAVE DONE.
Great Weapons Have Been Placed
I'm the Executives Hands and He
Can Now Grapple with the Mo-
nopoIisfic Transgressors.

Washington correspondence:
Greater steps than are generally I'M
derstood have been taken by the gov
eminent In the direction of trust
busting. or trust regulation. In six
months enormous strides have been
taken in both houses. Large poten-
tialities for the accomplishment of
better things yet to come have been
created and these things can be real
lied II the sentiment which has so
steadfastly upheld the hands of the
President in all he has understaken
does not subside. The President and
the public combined have forced from
Congress legislation of the greatest i'm
portance and the enforcement of these
laws for the general good is assured
so long rs there is n continuance of
the aroused public spirit that called
them into existence.
The government has been placed
upon a footing where 1t is possible to
grapple with and subdue the most pow
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09
cushions are placed in the middle of

cushions are placed in the middle of
the floor.
1.-The victim Is then led in. and his
or her head Is placed on one of the
cushions. Then all the attendants
leave the room. After few r..nutes
young woman. clad also in scarlet.
comes from behind the black cloth.
She slowly approaches. takes the Sec
ond cushion and places it over the face
of the recumbent figure. Then she sits
upon the cushion and does not rise
till the condemned one has ceased TO
show signs of life.
what leads up to the sacrifice is
variously explained by the local inhab-
itants. Some say that 1t is to expedite
the progress of the sacrificed to para
disc; and others hold that it Is a pun
ishment for the commission of some
mortal SIM"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-09

Butchers are the worlds best weight
guessers. The butchers difficult trade
gives him skill in weight guessing
that is almost Incredible.
1t Is commonplace thing in meat
shop to see butcher seize hold on a
huge red round of beef and slash off
with a knife four pounds just, or two
and one-half pounds just, or six pounds
Just, according to the order.
The buyer of meat wants to get the
weight he asked for, no more aud no
less, and he wants this weight in ore
piece, not in one big piece and two or
three little ones.
To satisfy the buyer, the butche. has
been compelled to acquire extraordi-
nary skill in judging just how much n
certain portion of round of reat
weighs and in cutting off that portion
smoothly and accurately.-New Or
leans Times-Democrat.