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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
TELL ME, ARE YOU MARRIED."

necessity for an elaborate makeup. If
he needs a reader it's probably because
his eyes have given Out-glasses, my
wig, an elderly manner, and there you
are. Nothing will give you away UNI
less it is your laugh, Jean. ii sounds
50 Young! But you haven't laughed
much lately, I've noticed" Mary look
ed steadily into her friends soft brown
Eyes, Come now" she said, "'fess
mp dear that you care more for DR..
Tom than you imagined when you in
sisted OH coming here to earn your
living poor. little living! If you had
i5 10 do over, wouldn't YOU
Never mind what I'd do, child"
Jean said quickly, the warm color
flooding her telltale face. 'What you
are about 10 do is of more importance
now. Behold your lay figure! Make
Of me what you will"
a half hour later a trim elderly"
lady went forth to seek a position as
reader. Two hours later the lady re-
turned She fairly few into the room
and sank on the old couch, laughing
and crying in the same breath,
Mary laid down her work. Didn't
You get the placer" she asked. aren't
YOU engaged"
Jean laughed Historically. Yes" she
SAID; yes, I'm engaged"
Well, then. why are you crying?
Where is your wig, and
Jean stopped her with little ges-
ture.
Child. child" she cried, "yCu'll new
f' guess who advertised. didn't, even
When | saw his sign. Whitney is not
ah uncommon name, you know"
Or. Whitney" Mary gasped. "Tom
Whitney in this city? Oh, Jean, what
did you doY
went in, of course. A maid ushered
NE INTO a dimly lighted room where
man sat In a reclining chair with a
Uahdage over his eyes. He was big
ana broad shouldered, with little wave
" his hair that reminded me of Tom.
Nneh he turned to speak to me l saw
mat 1t was Tom, but so sad faced and
suodued that I could have cried to see
him.
Luckily he didn't ask my name, and
rear OF detection changed my voice so
mat my own mother wouldn't have
recognized 1t. please be seated he
S'id quietly, my eyes have been badly
USED and are on strike at present.
m under orders to humor them for a
few weeks.
linen he lifted a book from the table
at MS elbow and asked me to read 1t
was scientific work somebody's hor-
.iu medical essays. stumbled through
.'ie lirst page, and when | looked up,
~ lace crimson with embarrassment,
re was liking his bandage, and the sad
.OoN mad left his face. I'm sure there
was smile hiding at the corner of his
mouth!
lou needn't read any more. he
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

Il in this age of organizations innu-
morahlc there is room for one more. it
is for an organization which would
bring toge,hcr especially on Christmas,
those who are alone in the world, par
ticularly women. says the Ladies'
Home Journal. Many of lis who have
our kim closest To us Oh Christmas day
do not stop 10 realize what our feelings
would be if they were not with us. 1t
is 50 hard 10 imagine ourselves in po'
sition other than the one we are in.
We remember some poor family at
Christmas, but ut least it is Il family,
1t is together The one is company for
the other even in poverty. We remcm-
Der the sick. and God blcSSeS those who
do. Would that some of us might east
Il look around and give a thought TO
those who are not sick. who are not
perhaps poor rs The world judges. vet
who are alone - some girl. perhaps.
alone; So''c woman, alone; some young
man. some old man. alone! Alone at
ChriStmaSi
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
Land md Wnfer.

John Murray in his learned mono
graph entitled THE Height of the
Land and Depth of the Ocean," cal-
culates that our globes total area of
dry land is equal to 55,000,000 square
miles and that the area of the ocean
Is 1877. 100000 square miles. He esti-
mates the volume of dry land above
the level OF the sea at 23,450,000 cubic
miles and the volume of all ocean wa
tiers at 323,S00,000 cubic miles. He
also gives figures to prove that the
mean he.sAt of the land above the sea
is 1880 feet and the mean depth of all
oceans 12.4SG feet 1t is estimated that
the rivers and other streams carry into
the ocean II year sediment to the
amount of not lie s than two and half
cubic miles ana that they also carry
away not lie, $ than 1,1S3 miles of mat
ter in solution. Murray, Peterman,
Won Gossr and other noted geogra-
piers. hydi gyaphers. mathematicians
and civil gineers spent much time
figuring OH he above estimates and
find thlt. 81. riding 60 the calculations
given. III take 6,340,000 years to
tran ri i, whole of the solid land
into tli oc' ms
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

In the museum of Trinity college.
Dublin, there are hundreds of thou
sands Of relies. but the one in which
most people take the greatest interest
is the harp which once belonged to
Brian RorOihme, or Brian Boru. as he
is most commonly called. Brian
Boroihmc was the Irish monarch who
was killed in the great battle Mt Clon-
tart in the year 1911 \. p. Brian left
his harp and his crown to his son
Dcnagh, who succeeded as king. Soon
after Donagh was deposed by war
like nephew and was forced to retire
to Rome. He took his fathers crown
and harp with him, and they were
kept in the Vatican collection for sew
eral centuries, the crown, which is Of
massive hammered gold. being still
numbered among the pope'S treasures.
The harp, however, was sent to Henry
Will, and he presented it to the first
Earl of Clanricarde. 1t was deposited
III the museum mentioned in the open
ing in the year 1872. The harp is
thirty-two inches high and of good
workmanship. the carving OH the oak
frame being equal to anything that
could be done today. 1t is well pre-
served and does not look to be an in
strument upward of 1000 years old.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

AS beans come from the thrashers
there are among them more or less that
are dscolorcd and damaged and also
gravel and dirt of various sorts. This
refuse must be removed before the
beans are ready for market. Much of
this work can be done by machinery.
but some of it must be accomplished by
hand picking. All the beans going to
market from New York are hand pick
ed, which means that practically every
bean is perfect, The matter of prepar-
ing the crop is almost exclusively in the
hands Of the bean dealers. At a large
number of the railway stations in the
bean growing sections are bean houses.
usually the property of local produce
dealer who buys the crop of the local
ity The farmer delivers his crop at the
bean houSe.-Amevican AgriculturiSt.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
Her Age.

"And what is your age, madam ."
was the attorneys question.
"My own" she answered promptly.
II understand that, madam, but how
old are you?"
81 am not old sir" with indignation
II beg your pardon, madam. | mean
how many years have you passed"
"None. The years have passed me"
"How many of them have passed
you?"
"All. l never heard of them stop,
ping"
Madam, you must answer my ques-
ton. | want to know your age"
II don't know that the acquaintance
is desired by the other side"
Il don't see why you insist upon re-
fusing to answer my question:" said
the attorney. I'm sure | would tell
how old | was if were asked"
"But nobody would ask you, for ev-
erybody knows you are old enough to
know better than to be asking a wo
man her age So there."
And the attorney passed Oh to the
next question.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
U0ntSd-
Il Reader
By HARRIET C. Garfield


loan Draper waltZed into the shabby
little room with copy of the morn
tho pauer in her hand There she
cried exultantly Read that-read it
aloud, child.
The child was much older and
larger than the young woman who adj
dressed her and far more sedate. She
had another name-Mary Brandon-bdt
if had fallen into ''innocuous desue-
tude" since the advent of Jean, who
mothered every one from the milk
mans boy to the minister.
you read it," Mary said, my throat
is like Il nutmeg crater this morning"
The animated look faded from Jeans
face and the diStracting little dimple
in her left cheek stopped work imme-
diately. oh" she cried regretfully, Il
forgot your cold! You can't do it, after
all. Just listen to this: 'Wanted-An
educated elderly lady to read aloud to
young man. Apply 2171 Dale avenue,
9 to 10 Il, m
Mary Brandon looked up from the
button holes she was making at so
much-or so little-a dozen and laughed
hOarScly.
Since when," said she, has your
child become an elderly lady Jean?"
"Oh. | know you wouldn't do as you
are. but you make up 50 beautifully,
Remember when you were Barbara
Frietchie at the Whittier social? You
have that wig now, haven't you, child?
But you're hOarse, and So
And so you can apply" Mary inter
rupted her.
II: You know what . miserable
reader am-galloping along one page
aud baking at Il long word or French
phrase on the next. If | could choose
my own book Easy Stories of One
and Two Syllables, For Beginners or
something like that-I'd think it no sin
10 deceive the unsuspecting youth.
believe I'll do it, They really don't
need me now at the 'Chiropodist's Par
lor' DR.. Gray intimated as mneh yes
tcriay.'
Mary laughed derisively. Try it if
you like" she said There may ne no
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
WORKING IT, FlREWOOD.
With CroSNcUt and BucL Saws and
Az - For Homo or Market


Az - For Home or Market.
As rgio, it will be found more eco
nomical wien gathering up the home
supply of Wc)d or few cords for
market with cro5scut and buck saws
to fit the wood for the stove on the
spot where the tree falls, says an
American Cultlvator writer, who makes
further suggestion in regard to this
work aS follows:
AT the present high price of wood
1t IS better to use the saw as much as
possible instead of the more wasteful
AK. And this is especially true when
cutting n tree down, since by saving
closer to the ground we can make an
additional saving.
Always begin saving Il felled tree
at the stump and before cutting off
the limbs, rs they will hold the trunk
steady and also in most cases balance
it. Continue saving until you reach
the limbs. Then take the AK and cut
off few, draw them across the body
of the tree and trim them. Cut them
into convenient lengths for the saw
buck. or if small enough cut them with
the AK into lengths to fit the stove. Do
the same with all the branches and
make pile OF the brush behind you.
Throw the sticks intended for the buck
saw toward the spot where you intend
to make Your pile. Keep your work
all cleaned up rs fast as You go and
you will gam time in the end.
10 not keep the log trimmed too far
in advance OF the saw, because when
working among the limbs Il log is liable
to balance in such Il way that it will
rock or roll with each motion of the
saw. and in such cases you will work
at Il great disadvantage. Having sawed
the body of the tree, hang up the big
saw and begin with the buck saw. Set
the Sawbucls next the ends of the sticks
and rs soon as you have sawed all that
you can conveniently reach move your
buck
Always plan your position so that
every time You move stick you will
move toward central point which
you has selected for Il pile.
Bc@.n splitting at the pile, work back
away from it and throw your wood to-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
A storm on the Pacific.

The captain of San Francisco tug
thus describes Il storm on the Pacific:
"When | say that the waves ran
mountain high | am not exaggerating
the situation in the least The tug
would be poised on the crest of a sea
and then be plunged down into valley
of water which seemed a mile below
us. At times the moon would come
out through the clouds, and in the I'M
certain light the waves seemed twice
as high. The wind was blowing per-
feet hurricane, and our lee rail was I'M
der water all the time, The angry sea
appeared raging above, below and all
around us, and nearly every wave
into which we dipped would wash over
the tug. 1t was impossible to remain
aft. for the lower dock was flooded"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
The First Artificial Fire.

In the course of time Il man some
where in the world hit upon Il plan OF
kindling a fire without having any fire
to begin with that is to say, he hit
upon a plan Of producing fire by
artificial means. He knew that by
rubbing his hands together very hard
and very fast he could make them very
warm. BY trial he learned that by
rubbing two pieces of dry wood to-
gether he could make them very warm.
Then he asked himself the question,
Can n fire be kindled by rubbing two
pieces of wood together If they are
rubbed hard enough? He placed upon
the ground piece Of perfectly dry
wool and rubbed this with the end OF
n stick until groove was made. LII
the groove a fine dust of wood-a kind
Of sawdust-was made by the rubbing
He went on rubbing hard and fast'
and behold. the dust in the groove be-
gan TO glow! He placed some dry
grass upon the embers and blew upon
them with his breath, and the grass
hurst into flame. Here for the nrst
fine a man kindled fire for himself
He had invented the match, the great,
est invention perhaps in the history VI
the world.-St. Nicholas.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
Hogs For the General FARMER.

| know Of no hogs which so well fill
the bill for the general farmer and feed
err as the improved large English Berk-
shires. While they grow to very large
size they can be fitted for the market
at any time and take on for the food
consumed as large gain as any other
breed. The large sows weigh as high as
500, those in the medium class 500 to
COO. These weights refer to animals
we'll grown and in good flesh. The pigs
can he fed TO 400 and 500 pounds in ten
to twelve months and when properly
handled always top the market, says
Rural New Yorker correspondent.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
FARM BREVITIES

Grass is a soil maker, soil improv.
or and a soil protector.
big money in sugar beets," profit
able progress" and industrial and so.
cial accord" are characteristics of the
present situation in Colorado accord
ing 10 press reports.
The cotton red spider is another enc
my threatening the cotton plant. I'm
der ordinary conditions its injuries
rarely become serious, but it appears
to have become more familiar than is
desirable in some sections during the
past two seasons.
at pays to plant trees" say many
who claim to speak with the authority
of accurate knowledge.
Following the recent movement in
favor of open front poultry houses
come protests against too close confine-
mcnt of dairy cattle. This. it is con-
tended, tends to develop tuberculosis.
"The fresh air cow is the vigorous
cow"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
Henry Claws Grent NInno,.,.

1t is said that no man ever had n
more marvellous memory for facas
than Henry Clay The instances civ.
en- TO prove this are numberless. on
one occasion he was on his way TO
jackson. Miss, ana the cars stonnad
for short time at Clinton. Among
the crowd who pressed forward was
one vigorous old man who insisted that
MI. Clay would recognize him. He
had lost one eye.
Where did | know you?' asked Mr.
Clay, fixing keen glance on this man.
lin Kentucky" was the reply.
Had you lost your eye before then.
or have you lost it since?" was the
next question.
Since answered the old man.
Turn the sound side of your face to
me so | can see your profile" said Mr..
Clay peremptorily, ana the man obey
ed. Il have it, said Mr.. CLAW after
a moments scrutiny of the profile
Didn't you give me Il verdict as Juror
at Frankfort, Ky in the famous case
of the United States versus Innis
twentE-one years ago?'
Yes, SIR cried the old man, trem-
bling with delight
And isn't your name Hardwicke?"
queried Mr.. Clay after another min
ate.
Il told you he'd remember me-. cried
the old man, turning TO the crowd
HE never forgets a face; never for
gets a face"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
CHRISTMAS CARDS.
", 4. DobSom, Il. A.. IL Is Claimed,
Was Their Originator.


Until now most people who took an
interest in The matter would have cred
itci ci.hcr The late Sir Henry cole or
j. {. llorSlcy, Il. A.. with the produc-
ton Of the first Christmas card. and
they would have put the date down as
1916. But a new claimant is now put
forward, the late w. y. Dobson, II. ~,
ana his claim is supported with cir
cumstantial detail.
The birth of the Christmas card is
put back two Years. to 1914. Mr.. Dob
son was a l1neiy young man. who one
day conceived the idea of acknowledge
ing the Kindness of Il friend by sending
him Il picture illustrative OF the festive
seasonal cheerful family group sur
rounded by the familiar Christmas ac-
ceSSorieS.
The distant friend was delighted,
showed it to other friends. ana Mr.
DobSOn was encouraged the following
year To secure the aid of the local
photographer. Then came imitItorS one
after anoiher until ten years later the
business man stepped in to make mon
~ ont of what was originally work
of love. But the ambitious Christmas
cards eff tojay are Il long remove from
the primitive Father ChriStmases and
Robin Redhreasts OF sixty years ago
Loudon Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
SPLITTING BLOCK.

ward it as fast as split II you are pre-
pairing wood for market split it as your
customers want it, always remember
ing that the finer it is split the more it
will measure and also the more it will
cost you. If you have a tough tree or
stick do not try to split it fine, but find
customer who prefers coarse wood.
If for your own use, plan differently.
The wood must be loaded on Il wagon
or Sled and unloaded into the wood
shed and perhaps moved several times
besides. Now, your wood can be moved
cheaper if it is in blocks as large as
can be handled easily than if it is finely
split. on the other hand, there will
never be another time when it will split
as easily as now and you will be saved
the labor of moving it several times.
A section from large forked hickory
limb makes good splitting block. The
ends of the fork are closed, as shown
In the cut, with piece of plank fas~
tened with wooden pins. Do not use
nails, as the ak will be sure to strike
them sooner or later. The triangular
Enclosure holds up the partly split
pieces of various sizes, and the work
man is saved from bending over to set
them up after every stroke. The part of
the block where the branches join Is
hard and tough. making a good base to
strike or chop upon.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
ChiIdren's Answers.

A young teacher in one of the public
schools was telling n friend of hers
about the humorous answers made by
some of her pupils. Here is the an
sweP Of bright boy in the geography
class: THE mariners compass was in
vented by a man always pointing to-
ward the north" In another instance
the teacher had said to the class, mo
matter what the size of the circle, what
does it always contain" She meant,
of course. ego degrees. \ boy, with an
air of wisdom. promptly replied, "a
hole" During physiology lesson an
other boy, in answer to question re-
garding the use Of the human trunk,
said, "The trunk is that part Of your
body which keeps you from being legs
all the way UP to Your neck The
teacher. in distributing pens for a
writing lesson, happened to give one
child Il stub pen The child walked up
TO the desk and. looking earnestly in
the teachers face, said graycly.
"Please. Miss ---, can't use this here
pen; it's a substitute pen."-l'hi.9ae
phia Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30

said, but your voice is so soothing that
l wish you'd talk
"'T-t-talk,' stammered. About
what?
On the days of your youth or any
Cd thing he said with such a boyish
laugh that | knew he had recognized
ne, The bandagc haI been moved ia
some purpose. He needed punishment
didn't he. child?-and l promptly adj
ninStered it,"
Oh what did You do?' Mary asked
anXiously.
i adjusted my spectacles with a
grandmotherly air and said, 1 will tell
you OF something that happened long
ago wasn't married then, and
My listener came suddenly to an
upright position and said sternly; Are
You now: Tell me, are you married
now
NO" l cried in a panic. No. in
deed. Please lie down, and rll-TB re-.
cite something
eS' he said, after moments hes
l'a'ioh' and there was laugh in his
voice. 'recite the Prisoner of Chill.
lon
You know it begins My hair is
white but not with years? Well. I'd
recltei just that far when he reached
OUT ana lifted wig, bonnet and all from
my head. No, he cried, 1T isn't white
with years and then he-I mean r.
Jean laughed, blushed and came to a
full stop.
Yes" Mary said encouragingIy.
What did You do DEAR"
well, you remember 1 told YOU
that was 'engaged?"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
wooden TOOtIIpicks.

Stop chewing toothpicks, young
man, if you value your lie" said Il
physician 10 one of his patients. You
unconsciously swallow little shreds of
the wood, which are not dIgestlble and
which become compact in the stomach.
Finally YOU are annoyed by a hacking
cough and the splitting of blood and you
do not know what is the matter with
you. You imagine you have consump-
ton or some similar afIlictlon when 1t
Is only the foreign substance in your
stomach, that makes the strongest pro
test against your carelessness or igno-
rance in allowing it to accumulate
there. Stop chewing toothpicks and
swallowing quack nostrums, and by
taking ordinary care of yourself you
will live out the allotted threescore and
ten years"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-03-30
BIRDS AND INSECTS.
Feeding Winter Birds In the Or
chnrd - Case In Point.
BY II. a. GossAED, Ohio experiment

BY II. a GOSSAI,D, Ohio experiment
station.
For winter chronological work |
recommend first of all that an effort be
made 10 entioc the birds to the or
chard. Orchards having near them
thick clumpS of eyergreenS or other
similar shelter, into which the birds
can retreat when not hunting for
food, are most favorably located, but
birds viii 70 good distance to an
open orchard if the journey is made
worth their while The chiclladees,
nuthatches and woodpeckerS will I'M
failingly come if refuse meat or suet
is tied in the treetops. The following
account of results in Il Massachusetts
orchard, given 10y Mr.. L. III. Forbush,
is worthy OF thoughtful attention. An
old neglected orchard, overrm with
insects and made prohtleSs because of
their depredatiOns, was chosen for the
experiment. 1t was near Il small piece
of woodland. consisting of pines with
a few wild fruit bearing trees and
shrubs intcrmiXcd
During the three years preceding the
one in which the experiment was made
the orchard had been pruned and war
had been waEel against the canker-
worms and tent catcrpillars, but no
other attention was given it. As Il re-
suit of this treatment the orchard had
again commenced to bear grudgingly.
No measures Of any sort We're taken
the fourth year, and in the fall myriadS
of cankerWOrn moths were seen as
cending the trees and dcpositing their
eggs: also the eggs of the tent cater
pillar moth were observed to have been
laid in abundance. However, during
the winter bats Of bone. meat and suet
We're tied among the branches, and
soon the chickadoes. nuthatches,
brown crecpers and woodpeckers made
this orchard their headquarters. The
chickauees became so tame they would
alight upon the person who conducted
the experiment and take food from his
hand. An examination made of the
stomaChs of some Of these birds proved
that besides the food Supplied them
they consumed all forms of insect life
to be found III the orchard and neigh
boring woods. The following summer
chickadccs ana wrodpeclcrs nested in
the vicinity of This orchard. while it
and one other were the only orchards
in the locality to harvest crop of fruit
that season. all others being too badly
oyerrun with cankerworns and tent
caterpillars.