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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25

of master of foXhounds. In SpeaEj
of why he is so fond of the hunt d
Collier once said:
"When l took up fox hunting in d
country my health was poor. could
sleep. Even now work so hard b
l find / must have some recreation d
will make me forget my business, d
get my work. | have found out tha|
can do more work in two hours VII
l am well than l can in six hours vi
am under the weather. Now, ID
is nothing that keeps me fit like
hunt and the outdoor life that it BID
me. | come down to my Office at u
every morning, and | work on ruaa
noon, debating forty or more leta
and looking after the hundreds Of \
tails that must be attended to. Thal
the afternoon | am out with the hua
and the hounds. At night have the4
ters at my home and look over I
sign them. If more workers in the l
cities would follow some such SyS4
as this there would be fewer old d
In business.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25

Is not one of the successful men" al
oil so far as success is measured by
financial standing. He is just plain
workingman today, and to emphasize
the fact that in rising to power in the
government by the votes of working
men he has not adopted any of the ira.
dltions associated with aristocracy he
wears his blue serge suit at state din
ners when others are in conventional
evening dress, and he even wore il
when he went TO Buckingham palace to
be sworn in as member of the kings
privy council and to kiss the royal
hand on acceptance of the office of
president of the local government
board. On this occasion the king nd.
dressed him with especial cordialitv
and told him his objection to wearing
court costume need never prevent him
from obeying commands to court enter.
tainments.
Burns is the first workingman mem,
Der of the British cabinet. and the no
sition he has received is a popular rec.
ignition of the great work he has ac-
complished In behalf of the wage earn.
ing classes. At forty-seven he still.
works twelve hours a day, though he
advocates an eight hour day for 9th
ers. His hair and beard are gray, but
they have been since he Ens thirty.
owing to the strenuous experiences he
went through in the battle for the
rights of his class. He has grown
somewhat more conservative with
years, and some of his colleagues now
denounce him as an apostate.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25
GlusHnlslking

Much mystery has in times past at
tached to the art OF glassmaking. It
was formerly the custom for the work.
men in setting pots In the glass furnace
to protect themselves from the heat by
dressing in the skins of wild animals
from head to foot. To this queer garb
were added glass google eyes, and thus
the most hideous looking monsters
were readily presented to the eye.
Show was made of themselves in the
neighborhood, to the infinite alarm of
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25
A PERSUASIVE SMILE.
That of Evangelist Alexander Rare
~ Comes OF.

Charles VI. Alexander. the famous
mission singer who is about to begin a
campaign in Philadelphia with the Rev.
Dr. Torrey. has smile that has much
TO do with the effectiveness of his mis-
sion music. The Alexander smile is one
that rarely comes OF, and the express
sion of the singers face goes a long
way toward carrying home the words
u TIE mission hymns His face has Il
fral =, open expression and when lit up
~ his smile wins the sympathies of
the most stony and Indifferent to the
cause which he represents. Mr.. Alex
ander is in the early thirties, has
good figure. n smooth face and is quite
bald. He looks a good deal like an ac.
tor Indeed he has the same sort of
magnetism that enables an actor to
win the sympathy and hold the atten-
ton of his audience When he sang in
Albert hail, London, hi: voice could be
heard away above the united voices of
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25
PETER F. CoLLlEp
Career of Man Who Is RAJ.
War Against To,, king a,

Career of Man Who Is r..
War Against Town To1l Ns q
Peter Fenelon Collier. san,"'
etor of Golfers Weekly. has o =, p'gs
special prominence in conSoS 'uae
the proceedings instituted ~ ap, y
stance of his publication oa ., le
proprietor of Town Topics. Co r
d. Mann. Mr.. Collier ro tU.Oae
Gently from European trin
nounced that he had come hoo apa
sist in the war against Tow" ,I :
He declared that Golfers WeeE IDs
spent $4,000 in this campoiaD
counted it money well spent
Mr.. Collier is an interestina
IN the worlds of business and -
ETY., for he is prominent in ho% a
was born in Carlow, IreIand
studied for the priesthood rs
man. Instead of taking orders W y.
ever, he married, won phenoman',,u
cess in this country as a publish.
has achieved a reputation Nc oL
man almost as wide as his fam.
the field of journalism. He learn,
ride to the hounds in ireland any
this country has long been ono =. \
best riders of the famous No.
brook Hunt club of Long Island ~
recently conferred upon him tha h..
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25

give evidence of Astounding health
Though fond of society she has a great"
er liking for outdoor sports, especially
horseback riding and golf. She rides
d good deal on horseback with her dis
tinguished father. Her mother was re-
Gently relating how she marked tie
family linen. The first name of every
member of the family begins with "E."
The secretary has Il big r." on his
linen; Elihu Root, Jr., has sc. r."
marked on his; Edward, the second
boy, has the same, but in German type,
while Miss Edith has hers marked
with r., surrounded with a wreath.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25
A TYPICAL AUTOCRAT.

Alexander BOuligan, Former Russian
Minister of Interior.
Alexander Gregorovitch Bouligan
who recently resigned the post of min
lister of the interior of Russia after a
brief career in that Office, is a stanch
upholder of autocratic IDEAS He draft
ed plan for national assembly, and
the one adopted and recently promu
gated was based on his ideas, though
it is said important notifications were
made in them. Bouligan was born in
1855 and graduated from the Imperial
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25

studied law, and from 1876 until he ap
pearod in Wall street in 1860 he prac.
ticcd his profession i'm DcS Moines.
His first business i'm the financial CEN
fer was as a member Of the banking
and broling firm of Marvin Il White.
When this firm went out Of business,
lie squared up his debts and joined the
Stock Exchange in 1869 For thirteen
years he had no partners.
In 1852 the firm of $ Y. White & Co.
was formed. The firm did Il heavy and
extremely profitable business until Sep
TENDER. 1891. when Mr.. White failed
for St,00O.000 The next year was one
of great distress for him. but his repu-
tation for integrity and his known skill
rs an operator stood him in good stead.
In January 1892, the governing com
mittee Of the Stock Exchange granted
him permission to resume business un-
der one of the most extraordinary ar
engagements ever made in Wall street.
1t was that his creditors, in the time Of
his need, accepted his word in place Of
AAAo bblAA Abi az llA'itblNAlItSS VI LlOlG
than Sl,000,000, which stood absolutely
unsecured except for his bare promise
that he would pay bis debts when he
could
He resumed business with $4,000
capital and within about year had
paid of all his debts and acquired
again an Independent fortune. In the
panic of 1893 Mr.. White was again
obliged to suspend, and once more he
succeeded in paying all his debts
Mr.. White has been leading men,
Der of Plymouth church. Brooklyn,
since 1865. From his church associa-
tons has come the title deacon" al
though he has never served as a dea-
con. Mr. White is seventy-one years of
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25

THE GOSPEL SINGER, CHARLES NJ. ALEX
AMBER. AND HIS SMILE.
the 5000 members of the mission choir,
and it reached to the farthest recesses
of the great auditorium. His enthusi-
assn and vitality are catching, and SO
are his mission songs. In speaking Of
the popularity some have attained Mr..
Alexander has said:
AT the close of our great revival
campaign in Melbourne. Australia. It
seemed to me that everybody in the
city was singing the Glory Song
when by his grace / shall look on his
face
That win be glory for me.
81 got on the train and started on nv
journey. As we went through Terang
a man and his wife, whom l had met
at the Melbourne campaign, came
down to the station TO meet us. The
lady said, Mr.. Alexander, | am sure
you will be interested to know any
thing about the GLORY Song" l have
been over today to talk to friend on
her dcathbed, and she asked me to
sing a verse. | sang one verse. and
she said: "Oh, that is so gloriousi
Please sing another" | sang another
and during the chorus. while | was
singing when by his grace shall look
on his face" she passed TO see the king
Ia his beauty"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25
Legend of the TnIin

Centuries ago, by the waters of the
Bosporus, the Persian lover sought a
flower with scarlet petals and heart OF
gold. We call it the tulip. To him II
was the emblem of love. In Persia,
parts of Asia and on the shores of the
Mediterranean the tulip grows wild.
Today the tulip beds near HARLEM are
among the wonders of that quaint
Dutch town. Though once the symbol
OF love, in our modern floral language
the tulip stands for Inconsistency. She
as called Haunting and bold. Hood calls
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25
AMBASSADOR TO MEXICO.
David f. Thompson, Recently Pro-
NOTED From the Brazilian Mission.

David f. Thompson, Recently Pro-
NOTED From the Brazilian Mission.
David E. Thompson, who has been
promoted from minister TO Brazil to
ambassador to Mexico, has risen from
the ranks through the agency of energy
and brains. Mr. Thompson is native of
Hillsdale, Mich, and was born in 1854.
When he was seventeen years old he
sought employment in Lincoln, Neb.
He was unknown and almost penni-
less and was glad TO get Il job at har
ding freight as a truckman in the
depot of the Burlington and Missouri
railroad. lie was soon promoted to be
brakeman and then rose TO be a
conductor. Nine years after entering
the service of the Burlington road he
was division superintendent of the en-
tire system. Meantime he had been
saving as much as possible OF his earn
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25

or that city made quite a heroine OF
her, partly because of her personal
charms and partly because of her be.
trothal to football hero. Her fiance
heard of her popularity among the Bal.
timore young men and took her to task
for receiving their attentions. Some
correspondence ensued. and the engage.
ment was declared off. Miss Sherley
says, Mr.. Shevlin objected to my re
ceiving the attention of so many mea
and-well, we just agreed to quit"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25
AN AUTHORIZES TROUBLES.
Why "EshelS, the OppreSsor," Was
Withdrawn Erom PnblicntiOn.

Why "EshelS, the OppreSsor," Was
Withdrawn From Publication.
"Eshek, the Oppressor," the novel
which was recently recalled by the
publishers two hours after it had been
placed on the market, is the second
book by the authoress, Mrs. Gertrude
Potter Daniels. to meet the same fate.
Some time ago her sister, Margaret
Horton Potter, had a similar expert
once, when the entire edition and
Plates Of "A Social Lion were bought
up and retired from circulation.
The father of these talented girls is
Orrin w Potter, the Chicago multimil-
lionaire and steel magnate, and their
mother is an aunt of the Princess Chi
may.
The first work of Gertrude Potter
Daniels to meet dsapproval was "The
Warmers" II portrayed the struggle Of
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25

An old man leaving work got into a
car. He had not gone far before the
conductor asked him for twopence. The
man said it was penny for the dis
lance he was going. The conductor said
sharply to him. "shut up and pay two
pence" So he paid It.
The next morning the conductor re-.
ceived letter without d stamp, which
was surcharged as usual. When he
opened it he was surprised to see writ.
ten on paper Shut up and paw two
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25

1 went to Wayne county, n. ~
day at a farmers institute, and
chairman interrupted me to say
wish you would stop a minute so
body is coming" l sat down and
enty-five bright, rosy boys and
from the school came in. We put u
on the front seats, and they sat lls
I thought that the noblest contrlOuu
to the farmers institute ever Sa'
III. w. Collingwood.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25
Persian Way of Eating watermero

VI NHtHB WHtermeIOns
The ordinary Persian bill of fare
sounds something like the banquets de-
scribed in fairy tales" said a man who
has spent some time in the orient.
While travelling in that country l
found that the best overture to a way
side repast is watermelon, not cut
In slices, as Is done in this country.
but eaten like an egg, one end being
cut off and the contents eaten with
wooden spoon, the roseate fluid trio
king all the time to the bottom and az
fording fragrant drink when the FIRST
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25
LOST THREE FORTUNES.
Remarkable Career of deacon"
White OF Wall 5 rect.

deacon" White the veteran specu.
lator who recently announced his re-
tirement from membership in the New
York Stock Exchange, has spent thirty
seven years of his life in the atmos-
phere of Wall street, thirty-three Of
them as a member Of the Stock Ex-
change He has made four fortunes
and lost three of them, retiring with
competency of over $1,000000, Il r.
estimated
A native OF North Carolina. Elt
White has had a remarkable care.
After graduating at Knox college be
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25
The sign.

Afamous craniologist strolling through
a churchyard found gravedigger toss.
Ing up the earth in which there were
two or three skulls. The craniologist
took them up and, after considering
one little time. said, "Ah, this is the
skull of a philosopher" "ve1y likely,
your honor replied the gravedigger.
Sure, | noticed it was somewhat
cracked"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25
NEW WAR AUTO.
Gre Built For Russia Is Equipped
With T. Rapid Fire Gun.

The latest in machines for warfare is
an automobile which will carry a can
non. The makers of motor vehlcles
have for some time been directing their
= ++ontion 70 the manufacture of what
might be termed horseless gun car
riages. propelled by petrol motors IN
the same way as the motor vehicles
used for business aud pleasure. The
Illustration shows new war auto
made recently for the Russian govern
ment. which French journal says is
nm advance on anything hitherto pro-
1uced Thirty-siX similar machines
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25

College of Jurisprudence at st. Peters
burg in 1871. He served as magistrate
In different capacities and in 1879 be-
came Inspector of prisons, an Office
he used, it is said, to make the lot of
political prisoners hard one. He was
active in sending suspects to Siberia
during the Durnovo ministry and be.
came a bosom friend of the late Grand
Duke Sergius, who, when he was gov.
ernor general of Moscow, made BoCh.
gan his assistant.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25
MISS EDITH ROOT.
Daughter of Secretary of State Is
Popular Girl.

With the return of Elihu Root to
Washington as head of the state de-
partment Miss Edith has resumed her
place as a popular member of the cab
met set. Miss Root is twenty-siX, tall
and slender, with dark eyes and dark
complexion, and her face and figure
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25
Misleading,

Tubbs-I fatJer myself that honesty
Is printed on my face. Grubbs-W Well
er-yes. perhaps-with some allowance
for typographical errors.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25

Il always saiG Bumpave was near
sighted"
Flows thatp
"oh, he can't even recognize bis
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25

MRS. GERTRUDE POTTER DANIELS.
she family of a workingman and the
pitter socialistic views of the author.
ess.
Mrs. Daniels is the wife of Julius
Clark Daniels, railroad official and
son of George II. Daniels of the New
York Central railroad. She at one time
appeared on the stage.
Mrs. Daniels new book bitterly at
lacks the trusts and will be toned down
before 1t reappears.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-05-25
A SHORT LIVED ROMANCE.

Why Miss Elizabeth SherIey and
Tom SheVlin agreed to Quit"
The romance of Miss Elizabeth Sher-
ley, the Louisville society BELLE and
Tom Sheylin, the famous Yale half
back, was short lived. Soon after the
engagement of the Kentucky beauty
and the star football player was an
nounced Miss Sherley went to Balti-
more for visit. The young society men
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-04-12
THE PERFECT WAY.
Scores Of Hopkinsville Peo-
pie Have LearnedIt.

If YOU suffer from backachc.
There is only one way to cure it.
The perfect way is to cure the
kidneys.
A bad back means sick kidneys
Neglect it. urinary troubles flow.
Doans Kidney Pills are made for
kidneys only.
Are endorsed by Hopkinsville peoI
pie.
c. B. Fades, Of the firm Of Eades
& Davis, proprietors of the coal
ward on Seventh st. and the L. & N.
r. r., and who lives at 402 East 7th
St. saws: Il saw Doan's Kidney
Pills advertised and so highly re-
commended by persons who had
used them that | went to Thomas &
Trahern's drug store, procured a
box and gave them a thorough trial.
[ had suffered for a long time with a
heavy pain across the small of my
back, sharp and acute at times.
When caught cold it always set
tied in my back and there followed
a weakness of the kidneys which was
exasper2ting, especially at night. |
tried various remedies, but none of
them gave anything like as satisfac-
tory results as | obtained from the
use of Doan's Kidney Pills. am
pleased to say they brought me
great relief. | have recommended
the pills and will continue to do so to
my friends and acquaintance" "
For sale by all dealers. Price SOC.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-04-12

The influence of occupations upon
the eyesight is strikingly illustrated
by statistics collected among the
schools Of Germany and France. In
Germany it has been shown that SO
per cent of those engaged in the so
called liberal professions suffer more
or less from myopia, or shortness of
sight, whereas among laborers the
percentage drops to five, and among
peasants to only a half of one per
cent The remarkable growth of my
opia with Increase OF attention de-
manded by school work is indicated by
the fact that the eyes of only six
per cent. of the scholars in the pri-
mary schools of France are affected,
but those of more than 20 per cent. in
the secondary schools. In the Col
lege Rollin IS per cent Of the scholars
have myopia in the lower grades, 81
per cent. in the third grade, and 55
per cent. in the courses in philosophy.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-04-12
EERlif' 'lBEPTTtSHIP
NOTED INVENTOR CONSIDERS
SUCH DESTROYER POSSIBLE.
Gathman Long at Work on Mechanical
Flying Machine-An Aerial Loco
motive--Advantag Of Aerial
implement of War

While yet inventor aud capitalist
are experimenting with aerial navi-
cation, while yet it is In state of un-
certainty as to being a practical sue
cess, there comes forward proposi-
ton for an aerial battleship, feet Of
aerial battleships.
The man making his proposition is
Louis Gathman, inventor of the
Gathman gun. For some time Mr.
Gathman has been at work on a me-
chanical flying machine. and now goes
so far as to announce work should be
begun on an aerial engine of destruc-
lion. Mr. Gathman says: Il main
tain gunpowder is the most important
invention ever made, as without it
brute force would always triumph over
intelligence ! maintain who gives, or
rather forces upon mankind an imple-
mAnt of war with 100 times the de-
structive efficiency of the present
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-04-12

chine To be Ilfted ana propeileo up 10
the ether In the new plan two en-
gines will bo employed Each IS to
have so Horse power, and they can
be constructed weighing about five
pounds per horsepower, making a to-.
tai OF 500 pounds the weight Of the
car, etc. will be the same This would
be a total Of 1000 pounds; one man,
$50 pounds; oil for five hours spin,
500 pounds; total weight 1,65O pounds
The lifting power Of one engine Civ
ing the desired direction and speed.
The speed when ascending will be
relatively slow, but moving horizon
tally so or more miles may be made.
Descent in an oblique path may be
made at a speed of nearly 100 miles
an hour. BY observation Of compass
ana level the apparatus may be
moved steadily in any desired direc-
tion. the steering done by changing
lie position Of the lever arms.
Mr.. Gathman brings up for consider
alton that an aerial ironclad would
cost less than one-fourth as much as
the smallest torpedo boat. 100 aerial
locomotives coul6 be built for the
price of one battleship with capacity
of from 10000 to 10000 pounds of high
explosive and fuel for several hun
dred miles journey. and 100 OF them
could destroy the combined fleets OF
all nations
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-04-12
E,,1.
PLAN OF THE BATTLESHIP OF
THE AIR.


means, is the greatest benfactor to the
human race, because its adoption will
do more in keeping peace and har-
mony between nations than all dip
lomats combined"
We must not suppose that the aerial
battleship is but the dream of an in
dividual, for we are informed that
every careful student of military mat
ters to-day has more or less realiza-
ton Of the advantages an aerial navy
would give a nation, and keeps watch
of the progress made in the whole
subject of aerial navigation A we'll
penciled article in the New York Sun
gives us an idea of how great this ad-
vantage would be. The writer declares
if two nations went to war the power
which had organized an aerial navy
would possess such an incalculable
advantage that its opponent would
suffer almost crushing defeat With
in a few hours of declaration of war
some aeronauts would be dispatched
over the enemy's country dropping
explosive shells. Magazines would be
blown up, ships destroyed, cities ruined
The inventor announces he does not
hesitate to state it is possible to lift
and propel enormous weight through
the air by proper appliances, He sees
no reason why an aerial locomotive is
not feasible, and gives description
with some detail of the weighty ma
Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1906-04-12
Grippe Quickly Knocked Out

Some weeks ago during the severe
winter weather both my wife and my
self contracted severe colds, which
S speedily developed into the worst
kind of la grippe, with all its miser-
able symptoms" F" says Mr.. j. S. Egle-
ston, of Maple Landing, Iowa. Mus
cles sore, knees and joints aching,
head stopped up, eyes and nose run
ming, with alternate spells of chills
and fever. We began using Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, aiding the
same with double dose Of Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets,
and by its liberal use soon completely
knocked out the grippe" Sold by L.
L. Elgin and Anderson & Fowler, the
up-to-date druggists of Hopkinsville.