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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
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4 Lure For Cock RObfns

Two coins clinked together give so
good an imitation of the robins metal
lie note that this device has long been
employed in England to attract the
welcome "harbinger Of spring" For
merry male robins were shared by the
blinking of two copper pennies near Il
dummy bird. The dummy was perched
ON a twig smeared with bird lime, and
cock robin, attracted by the sound and
suspecting a rival, flew ut him with
blood in his eye. This is in violation Of
t0e bird laws in the United States, and
- one who lives where robins make
their home in confidence is likely TO
give the odd trick so unpleasant a
finale. The clinking coppers serve a
much more agreeable purpose as a
means of rendering cock robin socia.
BILE.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23

Cat Light Food to Care Insomnia.
Dr. DabbS advises up to prefer light
food to drugs during an attack OF In
sOmnia and points out that in some
cases night food is necessary, in spite
of the fact that the body requires no
feeding when in an inactive state. He
thinks that this night food may induce
sleep, particularly in the early days of
training. when Il man has been forced
to give up much of what has been
hitherto surplus food lie gives the
preference to liquid food. Always"
he writes, "after excessive fatigue,
where, as in an oyerridden horse, Il.
blood becomes toxic poisonous, let
your first food be bland, light. war!u
liquid food-very weak tea, milk ana
warm water thin. weak soup or nerc
ly copious drafts of warm water. See
that the kidneys and skin act freely be
fore taxing the stomach to digest. AMI
when you sleep (as you will, and all
too SOON ask some friend to wake you
and feed you every few hours. You
might else sleep into sheer debility. ~
T. P.'s Weekly
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
.-Hnin's Rebuke.

Jules Jauin. the celebrated French
writer and critic. was not malicious,
but occasionally he would say severe
thing. rs if it We're wrung from him
without his being able to hold it back
One day rich but i'll natured man,
who made sad havoc of the French
language called upon Janln and began
a TRADE upon some trivial matter in
eXecrable French.
After listening politely for some
time Janin at last replied to his visitor
In Latin.
"W'hat 90 you mean, NJ. Janin?" de
manded the man angrily. Il don't I'M
ierstand you. l can't speak Latin"
"Try, sir. tryr cried the great critic
you could not speak it worse than
you do Ffenebr
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
Bv BEATRICE STURGES

D,isy leonard and Jack Rawlinson
,,1 hacn engaged for two years and
.ohody knew it. 1t was Daisy's own
,,oo 10 keep the affair a secret. There
,oomca TO her a deep romance i'll hav
nc what the novels termed hidden
,,ro and 0esides Il girl could have so
.,r,b more FUN when she was not tick
otaj as belonging to some one particu-
lar man. and so checked off the list Of
nossible girls to be invited to picnics
and escorted to dances by all the other
nice young men.
She was sure of Jack, who adored
bor and way down beneath the frivo.
rous surface of her heart she loved him
vprv much, but at the same time a girl
vb, has always had her own way and
boon the center of Il crowd of admirers
does not want to give it all up.
At least Daisy didn't. She was a
snoed child and was quite accustomed
TO having her own way. All her life she
had done what she wished rather than
what her mother had told her. Finally
Mrs Leonard wearied of struggling
along without a husband and with a
heldStrong daughter for so many
wears. In June she had married again
and gone abroad for the summer, and
Daisy had been sent to the mountains
with her aunt and family of cousins.
Jack who worked in the city, came
up now and then for day or two,
when Daisy treated him just about as
she did some half dozen young men
who were all her devoted admirers.
One day she and Jack had strolled off
to a big rock which overhung the lake
and was we'll surrounded with trees,
and here Jack had protested.
Il say, Daisy, you ought to give me Il
show
Goodness, Jack, how unreasonable
you are, Didn't 1 give you a trip to
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
4 ISlncilbcrrv AunerstItIon.

In some of the southern counties OF
England queer superstitions are cur
rent about eating blackberries after
Michaelmas day. The country people
say that on Michaelmas eve tho old
gentleman plants his cloven foot" on
all the blacbberrle1 as yet ungathered
After this date. Sept. %, 1t is unlucky
to pick OF eat the fruit The date upon
which the devil puts his foot down
against blackberry eating varies in diff
ferent districts. In some it is as late
at Oct. 10. by which time one would
naturally suppose there were no black
berries left to stamp out. But the story
of his prohibition " told in many
places. Great misfortune. sickness or
death will surely follow disobedience to
his orders. But why his Satanic maj
esty should concern himself so partic
ularly about black berries when so
many greater matters might be said to
claim his attention, none Of the stories
states. 1t may be that he considers
blackberries 100 healthy and wishes to
limit the CONSUMPTION.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
Sc,cncc md Manufacture.

In the Zess glass works at jena four
teen doctors of science are employed,
and these include mathematicians az
we'll as physicists The great German
anilne color works employ more "sci-
entific" than technical chemists. At
one Of them. for instance. fifty-fivR sci
entific and thrty-one technical chem
lists are engaged. at a second 145 scien-
tific chemists and 115 technologists, Mt
a third us scientific chemists for sew.
enty-iive technicists. The research lab
oratories of these works are lavishly
equipped. One of them possesses IL
brarv of 14.0G0 volumes. A second
spends 10000 francs year on glass
ware. These things are no doubt eX-
pensive, but these great factories still
manage to pay dividend Of from 20
to 80 per cent. Every newly discovered
substance which is disable IS patented,
and in this way Germany has managed
TO establish a monopoly. The house of
Baeyer possesses a thousand patents at
home and 1.20O in foreign countries" :
london Graphic
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23

10 JACK t She vas unus,1q',- o,r
lie danced with several ot,.,r airls
before going to her, and then n, stood
win tile young lAaach owncr inst Nc
the fifth waltz W. bout to ri He
Put out his hand III a e.. lndino
gesture. 9
viii you give this to me. Daisy ~
he ae':cd.
1he otEer man looked rather rufIled
ana then said iest,ngly: Too late
Miss Leonard belongs to me-
Jack broke IN: u beg your pardon
Miss Leonard is N.Y.
But before he could say it Daisy nnt
her hand on the others shoulder "Nfr
Rawlinson is mistaken. have prom.
ised this to Mr.. Carter"
She danced late that night. but saw
no more of Jack. He spent two hours
in the bowling alley and then took the
two mile walk around Star lake. The
next morning he paid his bill and mr..
ranged TO leave on the 3 O'Clock train.
70 fill in the time he took canoe and
was soon pulling out by himself to.
ward the center Of the lake. 1t was n
DAY OF brilliant sunshine and crisp
breeZes. 1t seemed strange that one
could he unhappy with so much beau.
ty in the world.
Presently across the water he saw
Dick Carriers launch with Daisy and
several others aboard, and his wrath
burned anew. They were coming in his
direction. and he slowly rowcd off to.
ward the camp, which was opposite the
hotel. \ Young boy was out in frail
canoe, and Jack wondered if he was
able to manage it in the stiff wind tina,
swept around the point The next min.
ute the little boat spun round, turned
over and the boy went down.
Jack pulled several long hard strokes
before he reached the spot and jumped
in after the little fellow, who had gone
down twice. He managed to grab him
the next time, however, but meantime
the canoes had both drifted away, and
the only thing to do was to swim with
the boy to the camp. 1t was a fair dis.
lance, and the water was almost lev
cold, after the manner of mountain
lakes.
The launch meantime was speeding
in their direction, and Jack knew that
he could hold the boy up until they
came, but he was beginning to fee
numb himself. His breath came with
labored gaSps and he was whispering
to the boy to float when he saw that
six more strokes would get them to
shallow water where the nurses camp
had a dock He took five and then lost
consciousness.
1t was fully ten minutes before he
came to himself again. He was inside
a log house, rolled in blankets, and a
white capped woman was holding some
brandy TO his lips
rs the boy all right he whispered
She nodded. Then there was a noise
on the dock ana presently on the steps
Of the little house. The nurse went out
There was a sound Of mems voices and
also of women's. but Jack heard just
one rising above all the rest in excited
tones.
but I'm different" she said. and
must see him. I'm engaged to be
married to him" 1t was the sweetes
thing he had ever heard.
In a moment she was bending Owe
him
| Sweetheart" she mmmmed.
He tried to speak.
flush, you mustn't say word. Wal
till you're rested she cautioned. Thel
with true feminine Inconsistency she
bent over and asked him a question.
For answer he threw his arms arounC
her neck and kissed her.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
TIC Tonthi,rnen.

Dentistry condemns the continued
use of one toothbrush as all wrong
The impossiblity Of cleansing so as
to keep it free from microbes should
insure the buying of toothbrushes By
the quantity and the discarding Of
each brush long before it has served
what once wonhl hG,, been considered
its term of usefulness. Soft brushes
should be chosen, which is possible
when they are only expected to have 4
short term of use. Warm water al.
ways Should be chosen for cleansing
the teeth, ana when smoking is in
dulged in a good antiseptlc dentlfrict
which agrees with the mouth after
some experimenting should be nyed
freely.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23

1t is quite usual after ball to fnd
that the action of the heart shows
traces of fatigue, particularly in deli
cate young women, who complain of g
vague sensation of uneasiness, sad
ness and even of pain and are, in a
word, in a peculiar condition that is
not yet disease. nor is it health-much
nearer the former than the latter. Dis.
eases caused by dancing are com.
mcner in women than in men. The
most frequent are laryngitis. particu.
larry in women who talk great deal
while dancing; colds, bronchitis and
sometimes pneumonia and pieurisy,
Dancing should be absolutely forbid.
den i'll all cases of consumption, which
may assume very rapid form from
this cause. 1t is counter indicated as
well in ali cases of heart trouble.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
A Fortune In n SONG.

Song writing is one Of the most lu-
crative Of occupations. provided one
has the knack OF appealing to the pop.
ular taste The average writer stands
better chance of making money by
producing pathetic rather than so called
"comic" songs. The Lost Chord has
made three or four fortunes. 1t has
been the most lasting success on rec
ord, and for years Sir Arthur Sullivan,
as composer, and Madam Antoinette
Sterling, fer whom it was specially
written, received a royalty amounting
to u cents each on every copy sold. 1t
was a gold mine to the publishers too.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23

A minor poet who talked of his lady's
person being "curiously mixd" would
not be enthusiastically reviewed now
adays. But so startlingly beautiful
was the lady in question, one Susanna
Perwich, who died of rheumatic fever
at Hackney on July 5, 1861, ''in the
flower of her age" that these lines in
praise of her have not only been pre-
served but they have even escaped
classification with nonsense verse.
This explanation is, perhaps. neces-
sary before quoting the inspired &C.
count of her death:
Behold, damp sheets
Cling close about her in the bed.
At which she, waking, said, I'm deadf
Shall | the careless maid go blame
And tell her what a horrid shame
1t is that by her negligence
So choice a one Is lost from hence?
London Chronicle
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23

No creature of the jungles of Java is
more feared than the terrible python.
A hunter tells of his experiences with
one of these huge snakes. Cunning
one day near the WASH river, in the
interior of the island" he says, Il
watched a number OF wild hogs coming
to the water to drink. Suddenly the
head Of snake rose above the grass
and hog squealed A python had
seized 4 full grown one. easily three
feet high at the shoulder. and thrown
two coils around the body. Under tho
tremendous pressure the hog seemed
to lengthen, and when the snake IN
coiled | saw only strip Of meat,
nothing dlstinguishable but the head
| shot the snake. 1t was twelve feet
long and seven inches through. and
vet its coils had crushed the bones of
its prey like chips. There Is no doubt
that hidden away in vast swamps Of
the interior are many anacondas of
enormous size. Parties have been
made up TO hunt them. but the mala-
rious climate drives them back"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
THE LAUNCH MEANTIME WAS SPEEDING
II THEIR DIRECTION

THE LAUNCH MEANTIME WAS SPEEDING
II THEIR DIRECTION.
the glen this afternoon on purpose to
stay with YOU? They didn't like it Il
bit, either"
They? What are they to you and
me, Daisy? Aren't we everything to
each other? I'm sure you're the whole
world to me, sweetheart" he added,
taking her hand
She let him hold it while she pulled
idly with the other at fern growing
out of a cleft in the rock. 1t was very
nice to have such splendid big fellow
as Jack so devoted to you and all your
own, but it was fascinating to go row.
ing one day with Tom, and riding next
day with Jim, golfing with Will and
playing tennis with Dick. 1t made life
exciting, and she intimated as much
to Jack.
These fellows here are too fresh
anyway, and l don't like the way you
go around with so many Of Them" he
objected.
Would you rather have me go with
one all the time?' asked Daisy, mis-
chleyously tickling his cheek with
piece of teathery grass.
Yes, and l should be the one. Dear,
It's time we settled this thing-either
you are engaged to me or you are not.
II you are, then matters are going to
change and l intend to look out for
you and to have it understood by your
aunt and everybody at this place. If
not
lie broke off and sat looking across
the lake with a firm line around his
Ups that the girl had never seen before.
She drew her hand away. Indeed,
he had dropped it when he had first
begun to speak. She stiffened, al
though her lips trembled, and If he had
looked at her probably everything
would have been different, but he sat
ana gazed moodily at a white sail
across the blue lake.
IF the engagement is irksome to
you" she began stiifiy-
lie turned to her now impatently
FOR heavens sake, Daisy, don't talk
nonsense. | want what is due me-
mats all. | came up this time chiefly
70 tell You that have been transferred
10 the western branch of our business
and have to be there in six weeks. VIII
you come with me, sweetheart? You
Know how l love you, and l want you
now for my very own. You will, won't
your
She might have said yes, but as
luck would have it voices and steps
broke on the stiffness Of the wood
and N an instant two g'c'c and two
young men were climbing on to the
rock beside them. After a few mo-
uehts of the usual nonsense Jack rose.
VIII you comeY he asked, showing
100 plainly that he was bored.
Not just yet" she answered. She
could not bear to have the others see
Jack order her around" and, besides,
she observed launch approaching,
ana she knew that in it was Dick Car.
,er looking for her, and she wanted
lne pleasant ride home.
80 Jack went alone In anything but
cheerful frame Of mind.
That night at the hotel hop it seemed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
A FOOIOnIcter.

Some visitors who were being shown
over paupcr lunatic asylum inquired
of their guide what method was EN-
ployed to discover when the inmates
were sufficiently recovered to leave.
"Xvem." replied he. you see, it's this
way. We have big trough of water
and we turn on the tap. We leave II
running and tell 'em to bail out the
water with pals until they've emptled
the trough"
GLOW does that prove it," asked one
of the visitors.
"Well" said the guide, them as
amt idiots turns off the tap."-Boston
Transcript.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
HE FIRST LOCOMOTIVE
IL VAS Built by Oliver Evans, VIII
CHuiii.t Lay Tp MONEY.

C"ni'ii.t Lay Up Money.
iee real inventor Of the locomotive
t.Ter realized cent from his inven.
tom
LIS name was Oliver Evans. lie was
BON in Delaware in 115G and spent all
nj He .e,ftcuus inventions which
a"c destined 10 bring him nothing but
moic poverty. He was the original ln-
rcagIr cf the high pressure engine used
h locomotives The only kind that could
be employed to advantage in this form
Of transportation. but realized nothing
for his idea.
His application of the notion to both
land and water power was somewhat
uovel.
In 1904 The municipality of Philadel-
phia called for bids for the dredging Of
the river and the cleaning of the docks.
Evans put in bid lower than any OF
his competitors and when il was ac-
cepted determined to .,uill steam
boat to DO the work.
He fitted out 4 ScOT with Il steam
engine, building both the engine and
the scow in his own workshop
When the boat was ready to be
launched Evans determined to give the
people of Philadelphia an object lesson
in mechanics. so he put the boat on
wheels, fitted up push wheel behind.
set his engine to work and propelled
the boat through the streets to the riv,
er in the midst of an open mouthed
throng, not few of whom had dim
idea that he ought to be arrested for
witchcraft.
When the boat reached the bank OF
the river. the wheels and axles were
taken off, the craft was launched fitted
out with other wheels and made to do
the work OF dredging the harbor.
So far as the invention Of mechanl-
cal devices went Evans had Il splendid
genius, but when dollars and cents
came up for consideration he was a
mere child. and even allowed himself
10 be cheated out of the money that
was due him for cleaning the Philadel-
phia harbor with his new tangled
steamboat
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
Gc,ttng n Verdict.

a Texas correspondent tells Law
Notes how an obstinate juryman was
circumyented by his fellow judges OF
the facts The offence charged was as
sault with intent to,murder. After the
jury had been out about two hours
they returned the following verdict:
1--WE, the jury, fine the defendant
guilty of aggravated assault, and as
sess his punishment at $25 fine, and
herewith pay the fine" On inquiry as
to the meaning Of the last clause Of the
verdict, 1t came out that eleven of the
Jurors had agreed That the defendant
was not guilty, but the twelfth logged
ly hung out for a conviction for aggra-
waited assault. and would not consent
to punishment less than fine of $50.
Finding it a hopeless task to bring
over the obstinate one to their way OF
thinking, the eleven finally decided to
agree with him, and "chipped in
enough to pay the fine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
The Einrrntine Enicnr..

Your typical Florentine is epicurean
to the toe tips. His cnthusiasms and
warnings are quite other than those
of the northerner. Give him > francs
a day for life, and lie will toll no more.
He may be Il marquis and seventh or
eighth in direct descent, but he will be
content to foregO the assertion of his
rank so he may thenceforward enjoy
the priceless boon Of leisure and indie
pendence His leisure he will dissi.
pate at tIie cafe with perhaps two
three-halfpenny sweet fluids per diem.
and you may study the effect of his in
dependence in his courtly manners
even though his hat be worn at the
brim and his coat back be deplorably
shiny. He is a pellucid brook, shallow
as you please. yet engaging for his
pellucidity AS he sits on the red vel
vet cushions and looks forth at the car
riages and Gowns Of fashion in the Via
Tornabu0ni he shows no trace Of envy
on his open countenance. What, II
effect. have these rich>ones more than
he save the ennui OF modishuess anc
the indigestion of high feeding? The
monuments and blue skies of Florence,
not to mention the glorious or stirring
memories of its history. are rather
more his than theirs -CorlIhill Maya.
Zinc
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
HOW the Condor Is CAUGHT.

Many birds cannot fly straight up,
They must rise at a very gentle in
cline They must get onward motion
before their wings can get full effect
Of the air. II is said that The mode Of
taking the cOndor Is to build pen,
say. forty or fifty feet in diameter and
six feet high and put a carcass in the
middle of it. The condor alights, but
cannot again rise at an angle which
will take him over the fence. Many
heavy bodied, short winged ducks rise
from the water at so small an angle
that they must use both feet and wings
for thirty or forty feet in order to get
onward motion enough to give effee
tiveness to their wings by coming in
contact with larger masses Of still air
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
The sen GOOD Nelshbor to Man.

The sen Good Neighbour to Man,
Let us be thankful that we have not
got to send the sea to school and teach
it to think The sense of restfulness it
gives US as we contemplate it comes
a good deal. suspect from our feeling
that here is one powerful and active
creature that we have not got to trair
1t will take care of itself, and we can
take care OF ourselves and not bother
about it. 1t will never want TO vote,
never blame us for miSrule, never
shame us with evidences of our selfish
ness and neglect Restless US it is. tur-
bulent and untamdble. il is Il comfort
able neighbor, as nciGhbors 80, Really,
Is there anything else on the earth that
takes care OF itself? The mountains
have forest fires and need land laws
and game laws. the very air may be
polluted with smoke and smells. the
cataracts are water power and can BE-
stolen. the forests are merchandise, the
plains are real estate but the sea is not
property. net perishable. not damage
able. 1t is the one thing that balks
frreed and laughs at abuse-the one
thing whereof there is enough to go
around. and in which no successful eff
/ fort need be feared to claim Il monop-
oly.-E S. Martin in Harper's Mag
aZine
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
WANTED.

WANTED.-.FIFTY THOUSAND Crossties
W are wanted for the Washington, Pred.
erick and Gettysburg RAILWAY COMPANY
For particulars. specifications and blank con.
tracts, address the undersigned
CHARLES c. WATERS,
Secretary,
aug SlWtu. Frederick, M
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-11-23
"YORK RIVER LINE"
ELEGA Mt PASS ENGER STEAMERS
CHARLOTTE" and "BALTI MORE
For WEST POINT and RICHMOND, VA.
STEAMERS LEAVE BALTIMORE FROM
PIERS Is AND 10 LIGHT STREET
WHARF.

On and after Saturday. December Ord, 1905,
the daily service of the York River Line be-
tween BALTIMORE, WEST POINT and RICH.
MOND, VA, will be discontinued, and, until
urther notice. steamers will be operated on o
tri-weekly service, leaving BALTIMORE on
Tuesdays. Thursdays ant Saturdays. at S
O'Clock =. NJ. and leaving WEST POINT. VA.
on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at
$50 O'Clock Z. NJ
Under this service landings on the York
River will be made at GLOUCESTER POINT.
CLAY BANK and ALMONDS every trip in
each direction weather permitting
The landing at YORKTOWN will be dis.
continued until further notice.
Through Tickets to all points may be secur.
ed, baggage checked and staterooms reserved
from the City Ticket Offices lI9 Il. Baltimore
street, ARTHUR w. ROBSON, Agent, l27 &C.
Palslmofe strsstE er Cue General Offices, $50
iot 5lHt ~ eit6 II ,.1ss A..es-
e. s. CHIsM, REuBEN FosTrR
Gen. Pass. Agt General Manager.
4. II. MCDANIEL,
Assistant General Passenger Agent.
may 25-lv.