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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-18
Out IIIt IItITENN
"Oh. d-hang the heiressw
The Carihou ns Il Swimmer.

Clad with Il coat OF oily wool next his
skin. the caribou is covered eXteriorly
with dense pelage of fine quilts. Ev-
cry caribou, indeed, wears cork jack
Of on;- when this is prime. the crea-
ture seems ON the wac. "a t-eF WIN "
the water. No other quadruped that l
know swims as high as the caribou.
Their speed afloat is so great that it
takes the best of canoemen to Overtake
a vigorous buck y good paddler is
supposed to cover about six miles an
hour, so the caribou probably goes five.
There are many kinds Of woodland and
rough country over which the caribou
cannot travel so fast as this. Whdl
wonder, then. that they are so ready to
take TO the water as soon as they find
it in their course, Mr. Mum assured
me that several times he saw caribou
swim a broad bay that was in their
line, though 4 trifling DETECTION would
have given them easy walking along
the shore to the same point and with
but little increase of distance.-Ern
Thompson Seton in Scribner's.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-18
Ruling switzerland.

In Switzerland they have no IDEA
that they are essentially idiots and
must have great men and superior ana
divinely gifted intellects to rule them
and tell them what to do about their
affairs. They do not think much OIL
ruling" in Switzerland nor much OF
the idea of divinely gifted intellects.
All are great men in Switzerland, ana
one is as great and rs divineiy gifted
as another. To the Swiss mind the
great men are those that do something
in science or literature like Agasslz or
De Saussure: but they have no partlc-
ular fancy to be ruled by anybody
however great. You will find many an
intelligent Swiss that cannot tell you
the name Of the president OF SWitzer-
land. He knows the name Of the presl-
dent Of the United States, always, but
he does not know who is ut the head
Of his own country. Not because the
interest he takes in his political affairs
is small. for it is very great; but be-
cause who may be president of SWltz-
erland is not important. Whoever he
IS. lie amounts to nothing he effects
nothing. he rules nothing. The only
rulers of Switzerland are the Swiss
people.-Everyhody' Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-18

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 we'll mag
inc the dismay of any we'll conducted
masculine bird Of that age on finding
himself in such compromising pre-
dicament, but how did he communi-
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 priyily 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
imal with the head, neck and breast of
a cock and from thence downward the
body of serpent. Pail Mall Gazette.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-18

The doctrine Of vegeterianism ap-
pears to be slightly shaken by the re-
suit of an investigation that an Eng
lish newspaper has made into the sub
iect of the longevity Of birds. With
one notable exception the carrion, or
meat feeding birds, are the longer
lived. The exception is the swan. The
average ages of some of the best
known birds are given in the follow
ing: Blackbird lives u years, black
cap u. canary 24 crane "a, crow 100,
eagle leo. fowl, common, 10; goldfinch
10, goose %. heron 30, lark 10, linnet
%, nightingale Is, parrot GO, partridge
II. peacock a pelican 30. pheasant l.,
pigeon -. raven 100. robin II. skylark
30. sparrow hawk 10, swan 100, thrush
10 and wren 3 years.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-18
How Death Feels.

In a sermon at st. Pancras parish
church, the bishop of London gave an
Indication Of his views as to what the
sensation of death would be like. He
said: AT an operation, when you re-
ceive whatever it is that makes you
for the time being insensible, you seem
to be carried for the moment out Of
the body, You are, in fact. out OF the
body The body is for the time dead.
Your spirit your mind, is perfectly ac
tive. dare say it is the experience of
many Others that YOU seem to be swept
swiftly under the stars toward your
God. When you are ont of the body
or seem to be, if only for few no
ments, you realize what death will be-"
London telegraph.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-18
TeIlinn H. Snme.

Lord Baltimore was formerly plain
David Plunkett Shortly after he was
raised to the peerage he took a iris
10 the Riviera. The French railway
company reserved a carriage for his
private use. At some unknown hour
Of the night the door of the carriage
was suddenly opened A lantern was
flashed upon him, and a voice sharply
cried, "Votre nomT" C'Your name?O
Lord Baltimore. Weakened out of his
sleep, looking up in a partly dazed
condition, discovered a railway on.
cial on his way round for tickets. Lord
Rathmore's name was on the paper af-
fixed to the window, marking the con-.
partment as reserved. The official d.
sired to identify the occupant of "
carriage with the person to whose -
1t was inscribed. "Votre nom?" -
sternly repeated. seeing the passengst
hesitate. There sprang to Lord RAD,
more's lips the familiar David Plum.
kett" Happily he remembered In tine
he was no longer David Plunkett. but
for the life Of him he could not re.
member what title in the peerage he
had selected. K seemed hah an hour
to him before he could remember
Baltimore.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-18
Cupid In Town
81 CONSTANCE
D'iRC. l.AC..AY
sessaSs<e-1ae4%sEsSseasta+tseese'
C.gsrisn,. laa. by Egly Douglas

1t was warm morning in midsum-
mer. The sky WAS intensely blue and
the air rife with The smell Of dust and
heat parchel p1ycmcats. Fifth avenue
seemed as arid as desert Houses
were closed their blinds drawn. Maids
gossiped in areaways. Instead of
the pageanuy of carriages which
graced the street on winter afternoons
there were occasional cabs. numbering
automobiles and buses filled with
tourists.
l was strolling along toward the
club and devoutly wishing l was any
place bur in town. when suddenly l
cspied Honoria Langham. She had
come in from a house party on Long
Island, and our meeting was the mer-
est accident. Mt once suggested the
little Casino in Central park as a cool
and inviting place for luncheon. Hon
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-18

be made attractive" said |. Il know
of some dingy shops on the east side
where one can pick up fascinating old
prints and brasses for almost nothing
and furniture that is a joy to discover.
There's a Tuscany lamp that's waiting
TO send a cheerful glow over polished
wood and the backs of ones favorite
books, and there are curious andirons,
made solely to reflect the CLEAN of
small hearthstOne-such a hearthstone
rs | have imagined you sitting by,
Honoria. while the snow falls without,
and,
Some of our friends would give us
up said Honoria hastily.
Wed find better ones to take their
places"
Our greatest diversion" said Homo
ria, would be the theatef. and we
could 20 so seldom that it would take
us long time to decide which play we
really wanted to see"
Wed enjoy it all the more" I de-
clared. And after it was over we'd
go off together to same quaiAt cafe
oh. | know of places that you've never
even dreamed of, Honoria places
where struggling poets and artists have
carved their names on the tables and
where a Hungarian violinist plays, not
the catchy music of the concert halls,
but things that are heartbreak and
rapture and longing all in one. And
the people we know will be supping
at Sherry's or Delmonico's-all the
wealthy, foolish people who haven't
found out that life is ashes and faces
but a picture gallery and talk tin
king cymbal where no love is. Are
you listening to me- Honoria?"
Yes" answered Honoria very low.
Il know it's sheer folly" said |, this
dream of mine. We've talked of it SO
often and decided that it was impos-
sible. But now that we've come to the
parting of the ways, do you think that
the other things of life really matter
so long as we miss the exquisite joy of
being together? Ah Honoria, | know
it's madness-worse than madness-to
ask it. but could YOU care enough to
give up luxury Tor a poor dutfer OF Il
fellow who isn't worthy of you and
loves you with his whole heart and
sOul:"
But the heiress'-
oh. d-hang the heressw
Dick"
Il mean confound her Honoria, for
the last time, will you marry me-"
Honoria's answer was so low that l
had to lean across the table to catch it.
"Honoria," l cried, lis it true-do
you really mean it:"
Don't. Dick" said Uonori,. "Those
people Mt the other table are watching
us. They'll think we are engaged
Put so we are" cried exultantly.
$50 we arew
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-18

"Ihe young lady in the cabin, sir. the
one the young gentlemen were telling
you about, sir"
There's no young woman in the cab
ill.," denied Evan. Its a part of their
make believe"
Il thought You knew sir" persisted
the steward. There's a lady in that
cabin"
Hoffman made two steps TO the door
indicated and threw it open. There on
the bunk lay Alice Cutter bound hands
and feet and with Il towel across her
mouth 1t was the work Of a moment
to release her hui il was five minutes
before her lips permitted her to speak.
Don't mind" she smiled as she lis
tened tn Evans horror stricken eXpla-
nations Il imagine that the boys took
their piracy too seriously. It was all
done so suddenly that ! could not help
myself but | was sure that you would
find it out when you came on board"
And to think" he grOaned. that
was sitting in the cabin all the fore
noon and you were lying here suffer
Ing"
1T wasn't so very bad" she concil-
lated, "and the boys We're so full of
their cruise that You. really cannot
blame them. | hope you will not pun
ism them
Punish them he echoed savagely
IF they are going in for this sort of
piracy they should be strung up at the
yardarm."
With a whoop the boys came tum-
bling down the companiouway. As
their glance fell upon their captive
they jumped upon their uncle and be-
gan TO pummel him.
1T amt fair" protested Gordon, ito
let the eaptiyes out. They miaht run
away
For Il moment Evan struggled with
desire TO fight back. then he caught
Alice'S eye, and he conteuted himself
with graspiuS the collars Of two sailor
jackets and bringing the twins in front
of him.
TN give YOU dollar apiece as ran
SOM" he said sternly. Not a cent
more"
You can have her" they chorused
Give up the dollar"
Payment was made. and Hoffman
sent word to the mate to head for
home, TO the great dismay of the
twins, but on this point Evan and
Alice were agreed.
The sun was just sinking in the west
as the Mona, renamed the Scourge,
came in sight of home. From the
bridge Alice and Evan watched the
landmarks Icon up, while the twins,
v tn Evans best binoculars, watched
ut tie stern for pursuers.
1T is too bad to bring the cruise to
such a sudden termination" she smiled.
1T is too bad TO have to return to
the real" lie supplemented. For the
last four hours you have been my cap
tive and now
"And now" she prompted.
"The situations are reversed. l have
been your captive ever since I came
down hera."
"Then you were Il very unbusiness-
like pirate" she laughed softly, ito
ransom me"
"Why?" he demanded.
Because" she whispered, you had
only to ask and
EVAN asked.
The next cruise of the Scourge will
be a honeymoon trip.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-18

A certain Old family physician never
tires of proclaiming the virtues OF a
glass Of cold water taken on waking
in the morning.
MANY people," he remarks, avoid
drinking water as though it were poi
son, although without it no one can be
properly healthy. When taken early
in the morning it has a cleansing and
bracing effect on the system, while its
beneficial effects on the liver can hard-
ly be exaggerated.
ut is so simple rule that the ad
vice is well worth following. especial.
ly by those who suffer with indiges
ton or who awake with a feeling Of
languor, an early morning sensation
which atliicts innumerable people of
sedentary habits" - Kansas City Jour
nal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-18
PIRACY AND
PROPOSAL
By EPES W. SARGENT
Copyright, 1905, by Epes w Sargent

Perhaps one reason why Hoffman re-
spectoI his nephews was because of
the excellent understanding between
themselves and Alice Cutler. Evan
was bashful and self conscious in her
presence. but the twins were her
chums. and Evan envied them.
He had been trying for six weeks to
decide whether or not Alice cared for
him. and he was afraid to put his fate
to the test He was not much Of a
ladies' man. Cntil he had seen Alice
his yacht had been his sweetheart. and
a cruise with a lot of good fellows out
weighed all the allurements of femi-
nine society
Now he regretted Il little just lit
tle-his devotion to the sea-. He did
not even know whether Alice thought
of him as his nephews' uncle or as
himself. IMMERSED in the ways of
women. he could not decide. lie might
have asked his sister but he dreaded
Gertrude's eibrs. so he devoted himself
more than ever to the twins, and thus
gained q r g.. occasionally TO enter the
charmc' circle the center of which
was AI.e" tu..er.
Then cam, the twins inspiration.
Bedtime tales OF The Spanish main had
fired their imaginationS. Here they
were on the gulf of Mexico, whence
the gold laden salleons had made their
start. Nothing would satisfy but that
they should go upon pirating eXpedi-
ton.
Their mother was glad enough to he
rid Of them for she week the cruise
would occupy, and Alice Cutler manu-
featured Il most imposing skull and
croSsboncs fag To bee broken out from
the masthead when the quarry should
be sighted. The twins carefully looked
after the salutug cannon and its sup
ply Of ammunition and laboriously
practiced carrying wooden daggers be-
tween their teeth.
Then came The day Of cmbarkation.
The twins E'.nd their mother goodby.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-18

LII GIVE YOU DOLLAR APIECE AS
RANSOM" UE SAID.
as dutiful pirates should, and set out
with Alice for the pier, while Evan
hurried over TO the postottice to make
sure that belated business letter was
properly posted.
lie cursed his fate with true piratical
1eryor when he came to the dock and
found that Alice had returned to the
hotel without go)dby for himself.
but once on board and under way he
became absorbed in the twins play.
1t was one of their greatest charms
that they could make believe" with
such absolute seriousness as to CON
vince an outsider that their pretense
was real, and Evan grinucd over their
circums antial account of the capture
of beautiful maiden. whom they were
holding for ransom.
we just tied Il handkerchief over
her mouth, exclaimed Dudley. AN
says. Less we get ten thousand dub
Inns from your father wen send him
your ears"
An she cried" supplemented Cor
don, AN tried to take the bandage off.
an we ted her hands an it was dou-
bleoonf, not dublins. what we said"
-" Taint, its dublins," defended Dud
ley, and by the time the arbitrator had
decided that neither was right on the
pronunciation of doubloons the twins
were ready TO go down into the cabin
and decide upon their course
Vow. what I propose" explained
EVAN. lis to get out in the gulf and
wait for the galleons from the mines.
They should have left Vera Cruz dav
before yesterday. Shall we do that or
shall we set SAL for Brazil. land a
force and rlunde" the storehouses of
the natives?"
i don't think mother would like If
objected Dudley. ITS too far away
Besides we've the beauteous maid
en- to ransom. We ought to cable her
father as we promised"
Pirates don't cable" suggested Cor
don "T'hey send messengers in dis
guise"
= guess modern pirates use the ca
BILE laughed Evan. stopping demon
stration. You youngsters had better
pile on deck and keep a sharp lookout
for treasure ships
The twins departed. still arguing the
question Of to cable or not to cable.
and. lighting a cigar Evan gare BIN
self over TO wondering why Alice had
not waited TO bid him goodby. She had
half promised that she would be on
hand to wish him good luck ON his first
adventure. 1t was not like
her to break her word.
He was still lost in thought when the
-nward came in to set the table for
e he asked, "shall
IN telling you
laughed Evan.
Jtives on pirate
I'd and water"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-18

"All along the coast of Norway sea-
weed is gathered ana burned" writes
the Christiania correspondent of the
London News. This seaweed grows
in ver,tahle forests and is not of the
common grass variety. There are ac-
tUal trees of il. five or six feet high.
with stems like ropes and leaves tough
rs leather They begin to sprout ear
" in the year and cover the ocean bed
with q dense, impenetrable brush. AZ
a source of income the seaweed indus
try BOW SURPRISES the fisheries. and it
is more valuable than agriculture even
in one Of the leading farming districts
of Norway. Owners of land abutting
on the seaShore are reaping a great
harvest After the weeds have been
burned the ashes are exported to Eng
land, where valuable chemical sub.
stances are extracted from them. The
most important of these products Is
iodine"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-18


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ADDRESS,
THE CITIZEN"
FREDERICK, MARYLAND
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-17
METHODIST MINISTER REC
COMMENDS CHAMBERLAIN'S
COUGH REMEDY.

We have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy in our home for seven years.
and It has always proved to be a re-
liable remedy We have found that
It would DO more than the manu-
facturers claim for It. II is especially
good for Group and whooping cough.
REV. JAMES A. LEWIS,
Pastor Milaca, Mimi, NJ. u. Church.
Chamberlaln's Cough Remedy Is
sold by all druggists
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-17
FORTUNES IN
SAND DUNES.

NORFOLK, Va, Nov. ia
unique and distinctive feature of the
Mines and Metallurgy exhibit at the
jamestown Exposition, TO be held on
the shores of Hampton Roads, near
the cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth
and Newport News, next year, is to
be the concentrating plant operated
by the United States Geological Sur
yey. 1t will consist of various con
centrating tables, magnetic separa-
tor, crusher and classifier, which
will permit treating ores so that their
mineral contents can be accurately
determined
While this plant is primarily to
test gravels from glacier deposits.
yet it will also be used to test pulp
from deep mines, and all kinds of
graei and sand. Many of the gravels
and sand deposits besides precious
metals, contain such minerals as
magnatite. chromite, iIenite, mona
ute, garnet erysolite, zircon, quartz,
etc, all of which have a decided
commercial value and can be separa-
ted from each other so as to give
almast pure product OF each one.
Tn connection with the concentrating
plant a complete assay laboratory
will be maintained 50 that actual
values of gold, silver, platinum, etc.
may be ascertained.
The results of these tests are invaI-
liable as was proved in the case of
the sands of the Pacific coast and the
precious metals and minerals dis
covered have been the means Of
developing several new industries.
Tests have shown that the sand
dunes in the vicinity of Cape Henry.
Va, near the exposition grounds can
be utilized for various commercial
purposes, and deposits from these
dunes will be treated fully to deter
mine their actual value. It is be-
lieved that these sands when cleaned
will show large percentage of pure
quartz for use in the manufacture of
glass
During the period Of the Expoa-
ton persons may forward any speci-
men of sand and gravel which viii
be tested and analysed with a report
ON the value of their constituents
for commercial and industrial pur-
poses.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-17
MORE STUDY OF
HUMAN NATURE
RECOMMENDED TO OUR CAP
TaINs OF INDUSTRY.

Purely as a matter of public policy
pre- is point beyond which 1t is
wise that consolidation should
is best that there should be
'S Independent railways. and the
pois Central Is admirably situated
be one of them. There is grave
|tical danger in too much bigness.
ateyer may be the advantages in
be respects-apd IL is easy for an
|bitious man 10 mistake his per
|nal aspirations for economic sane
hon-there are pronounced disad-
vantages of a public and political
nature that more than offset them
when consolidation and amalgama-
ton go too far.
1t is futile to say that the people
do not understand, that they cry
before they are hurt, that their OPP
position is wrong headed or mali
cious. The facts are that they are
afraid that men cannot be quieted by
telling them they are fools. II would
be well for some of our great men
to spend more time in studying hui
man nature and the history of pol
itics. AS matters now stand. at
time when we most need careful
attention from great business men
to the mental condition of the body
polite many of them are treat.nS
that condition with the greatest
disregard. Some of our greatest
practical individuals are our greatest
potential socialists. Some OF the
deadliest ammunition in the hands
of the enemies of social order has
been placed there by some of our
captains OF industry. Chicago Rail-
way Age.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1906-11-17

we do all kinds Of printing Bet
ter prepared now than ever for doing
the best work
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-03-28

The substitution, thru a mistake OF
aropin for codene, in a prescription, a
teaspoonful of which was taken by
Miss Vera White, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. III. M. White, 5 North Fourth av-
enue, came near causing the young
woman's death, and she was only saw
ed by the most prompt and heroic
treatment
Miss White had been suffering with
a severe cold, and visited physician.
who gave her a prescription, one in
gredient of which was codeine. The
druggist, in putting it up, instead OF
using codeine, put in the same amount
of atropin, which is the active prin-
ciple of belledonna and a deadly poi
son. Miss White returned home, and
took spoonful. Twenty minutes af-
ter she became unconscious, her jaws
set, froth issued from the mouth, and
the muscles of the neck became dalai
ed and hard. A physician was hastily
summoned, antidotes were administer
ed, but it was not until twelve hours
after before Miss White regained con-
seriousness.
She is steadily recovering, and is
now said to be entirely out of danger,
altho the effect of the poison has not
entirely left her.