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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
MINT Mns n Woman

The following quotation from Bishop
Latimer's First Sermon Preached Be
fore King Edward VI" March s, 1919,
is good Illustration of the meaning
Of the word yeoman and shows the
primitive manners and customs Of
those times:
My father was a yeoman and had
no lands of his own, only he had a
farm of g or a by year at the utter
most. and hcreupon he titled so much
as kept half a dozen men. He had
walk for 100 sheep, and my mother
millled thirty kline. He was able and
did find the king harness, with him
self and his horse, while he came TO
the place that he should receive the
kings wages. | can remember that |
buckled his harness when we went
unto Blackhcath field. He kept me to
school or else | had not been able to
have preached before the kings maj
esty now. He married my sisters with
Is, or 20 mobiles apiece, so that he
brought them up in godliness and fear
of God He kept hospitality for his
poor neighborS. and some aims he gave
to the poor. And all this he did, of the
said farm. where he that now hath it
payeth ZIG by year or more and is not
able to do anything for his prince, for
himself nor for his children, or give Il
cup of drink to the r."-Notes and
OuerieS.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12

An old English gentleman. school
teacher who some years ago resided in
one OF the small towns of Ohio was
an agreeable teller of stories, but
deemed it beyond his reputation as a
raconteur to tell one that did not sur
pass any that had preceded it, \ farm
er, having come to the village, re
marked in the presence Of his friends
that he had been blowing all the week
with four horses. breaking up new
ground. and dwelt upon it as being 4
very big thing
"PShawr said the old Englishman
''Ihats nothing. | have seen in Eng
land fifty yoke of oxen hitched to one
plow."
The remark seemed to occasion gen
eral surprise
"And," continued he, "the funniest
part of the whole thing was that while
the plow was on the top OF the hill the
leading yoke of oxen was on top OF
another hill. and the forty-nine be.
tween the pillow and the leaders were
suspended between the two hills AND
there was another matter connected
with it rather strange. In the course
of the day the plowman. becoming
rather careless about driving his team
ran into and split big oak stump
The plow passed safely through the
split, but before the plowman got en-.
tirely through it closed up and caught
him by the coat tail"
did it tear his coat?" asked a per-
son Of lnquiring turn.
"Not a bit of it." replied our vera
cious narrato: "He hung on to the
pillow handles and pulled out the
stump" buffalo Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12

IL murder the first man who tries
1t on me-" threatened Nancy's brother
come on. Tom. let's get some dry
clothes"
They went off toward the camp
while the others gathered on the beach
and talked it over. Twenty minutes
later Billy, appearing in the doorway
demanded TO know whether thew had
brought in the yacht
They're out after it now" explained
Nancy pointing to where a little groun
on the sand was watching three of the
men who were pulling for shore, tow
ing the boat in. Billy went off TO toin
them, and Tom sank into a piazza chair
near Nancy.
How did Billy come to upset?" she
asked curiously
He didn't" he admitted. 1T was all
my fault We were going along 50
nicely that never noticed a souan
blowing up behind Catlin. When it hit
us | had my LEG over the tiller. and be-
fore could get it clear we were in the
water"
we We're watching you from the
point" she smiled. Mr.. Malcolm was
50 excited that for moment | thought
he was gong to try to walk out to
YOU"
He certainly did work hard" ad-
mit;od Tom. There we were sitting
high and dry on the keel ana poor Old
Malcolm breaking his back to get out
there before we drowned"
You shouldn't laugh at Mr.. NAL
COLIN" she reproved Il suppose that
must have been so anxious that com
municated my excitement to him"
Il suppose you're anxious about Billy
Il lot of times" he said idly THAT boy
would love to live in a boat and never
come ashore"
81 don't worry about Billy" she de
MED. He can swim like fish,
"rh"n Why he began. 1T is be
cause cannot swim that you were
worriedE" he demanded.
ut would break up the party" she ex-
pltllnCu. feailHlng what she mad said.
"But you do care?' he pleaded. Say
you do. dear?"
perhaps l do" she admitted.
"a whole lot:" he persisted Nancy
hesitated. The incident had been en-
tightening She knew her own heart
better than she had that morning. She
nodded her head.
1t seemed to Tom only a moment be-
fore Billy came tramping up from the
beach.
Its all right, Billy" he cried. ITS
nor Malcolm. after all. It's l."
I'm glad of it," growlod Billy. It'll
keep you from being grouchy. and. any
how, that Internal Malcolm made us
lose the butter was just going to
dive for it when he saved US"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
Wel1inEton's Integrity.

The great Duke Of Wellington was
noted for his rigid integrity. Here is
an instance which occurred in refer
ence to his large estate. Some farm az.
joining his lands was for sale. and his
agent negotiated for him for the pur-
chase. Having concluded the business.
be went to the duke and told him he
had made capital bargain. What do
you mean?" asked the duke why.
your grace, l have got the farm for so
much, and | know it to be worth at
least so much more" Are you quite
cure of that" Quite sure, your grace
for have carefully surveyed it,
Very well, then, pay the gentleman
from me the balance between what you
have already given and the real value
Of the estate. "-Argonaut
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12

When King .-enry VIII. assembled the
throne his ruling idea seems to have
been the encouragement of archery,
and hence came statutes for enforcing
On The whole male population constant
practice with the bow G512l and for
the prohibition of the weapon to all
aliens without the kings license Q542l.
Hence came. likewise, the incorpora-
ton Of the artillery company in 1887.
for Henry himself was proud of the
national weapon and had shown him
self at the Field Of the Cloth OF Gold
to be maryelouSly stout and expert in
Its practice. And yet when the six
.eenth century was fairly opened
French writers began to speak disre.
specially of the English archers, not
because those archers had failed to de
feat their old enemies, but because
they had not met them in the open
feld
At the siege of Therouanne, 1913, for
instance, the French cavalry attacked
an English victualing train escorted by
urcherS only. but were beaten off with
heavy loss. for the nimble English in.
trenched themselves behind their wag,
ons--laagcrel themselves, in fact, for
the tactics of the Beers are no new
thing-and poured in a most deadly
and destructive fire And so, says
Fleuranges in a patronizing way, the
English are good men ana fight well
when parked in strong position. Oth
erwise l make no great account OF
Them
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
PIGEONS FOE PROFIT.
MARKET Demand For Good Squads
Practically Unlimited.


There is growing demand for
sGuabS.
"Aay Oil building" may be made to
answer for pigeon loft and vet be far
from suitable.
The pigeon loft must be free from,
crcvicesand substantially windproof.
Mice in the loft disturb the birds
when Matching doing considerable
damage in that way.
The pigeon house should be perfectly
dry. Pigeons cannot stand dampness
Keep plenty of sand on the floor
Buy young birds in preference to old.
William +. Rice says it is more profit
able 10 pay So per pair for mated stock
than $50 per pair for scrub stock un.
mated
Bear in mind that the large. vigorous
hen pigeons produce the fine. large
squads and that the understood ones
must necessarily produce squads Of
small size and inferior quality.
&. +. Barry says those who are sue
cesSfuIly conducting SQUAD plants to.
day are. as Il rule, those who started
like many others and failed. but who
stuck to the business, profiting by the
first failure and ut last becoming mas
tcrs Of the art which they were taught
in the costly school of experience.
DO not buy pigeons until you have
permanent quarters for them. Moving
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
MalcOln'S
Rescue
BY Gordon Tabor
Copyright, 1906, by w. R. Caldwell


oIm worried about Nancy" said
peyton gloomily.
"Youve got to worry about some
+bipc" was the consoling reply, as
Nancy Wescott's brother Billy did not
600 ANYTHING to worry about in the sit
uaton
But" persisted Peyton, 'she never
acted this way until that fellow Nal
colm came down."
Dpossbly it's Miss Malcolm" chuc-
tIpd Billy. IF you were not holding
hands last night, its because appear
onccs are deceitful."
"Nouing of the sort" protested Pey-
ION. roddcning. Il was just trying to
make Nam a little jealous"
"And il looks as if she might be try
inc .o pay the same game" laughed
Billy. see here, Tom. you've got
fair wind and Il pipe full of tobacco
What more do You want? Worry about
sis when YOU get back to the island"
WITH Il heavy sigh, Tom Peyton
threw us ltS over tllc lIlItI 10 uOlu II
while hr lit his pipe They had gone
over ID the mainland for supplies. and
after lclting their way against a head
wind it should have been enough to
satisfy the heart of any yachtSman to
have the wind right for a straight run
home
1t WAS five miles to the mainland.
an al+nyd distance to go for butter but
the Ncsrott party liked the privacy of
tie .ud and had not the launch bro
ken down the matter of supplies would
have been unimportant Billy had vol
mtcarud to sail over and get the but
ter. aud Tom had invited himself to 90
because he was so utterly miserable
with Malcolm dancing attendance on
Nancy
For three years he had been trying to
get her to say yes to the all important
question, but she had evaded the issue
with the skill of diplomat. and in de-
spair he had sought to force matters
through arousing her jealousy by flirt-
inc with Miss Malcolm.
Unfortunately Nancy had seen
through the plan and retaliated by en-
gaging in Il desperate Irritation with
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
TEE NEXT INSTANT THEY WERE FOUNDER
ING IN THE WATER.


ING IN THE WATER.
Malcolm. This had been the last straw,
and Tom was as miserable as it is
given man to be.
For awhile they were silent Billy
lay dreaming in the bottom Of the boat
sending out great clouds Of smoke as
be stared up at the sky, and Peyton,
bis leg still thrown over the tiller was
engaged in devising torments to which
Malcolm should be subjected if he had
bis way.
Neither noticed that Il breeze seemed
bbe bringing up from the west. They.
were under the lee of Catlin island,
with IS steep bluffs, and spinning
along nicely. Wescott island was only
half q mile beyond the larger island,
and already it seemed to Tom that he
could make out Nancy and Malcolm
sitting on the rocks at the point. He
was inst about to reach out for the
sasSeS when the boat slipped out from
under the protection of the cliffs, and
With slap the strong wind struck the
Gil
Ihe next instant they were founder
hs in the water. Tom couldn't swim,
oN Billy grasped his collar and hoisted
am on to the bottom of the upturned
boat
Hold fast for a moment" he com
handed as he slipped Off again. He
lonndcrel in the water for a moment.
men paddled toward the boat. Heres
le coffee" he called. ITS in an air
uslt tin, and I'll bet it's all right"
Better toss up your pipe, too" sug-
seSIed Tom. who for the first time saw
ulat BIlly's teeth were still clinched
VI The stem. They have seen us and
We coming out"
rowboat had put out from the
"Hp IN it Malcolm and one Of the
%''antS were pulling furiously. while
~ ule shore Nancy could be seen way
ns fAn.ically.
I0lcoIm bent his back to the task
sui presently as they came out he be-
gu % shout messages of hope.
het he thinks we're drowned and
,Sl Know it." laughed Billy, who had
~. s'Huoned his quest for floating prop
y TO watch the little comedy.
A. 4acolm, still putting. drew alongside
a. p'at and helped Peyton in. Billy
.-oeu IN over the side, and with :
~ ,%'N i thought I'd be in time" MAJ
.o ~n swung the boats head about and
s1 ," TO pun for the shore with the
bm him.. pulling exertion. Billy shouted to
nv W ease up, that there was a chance
is,, savage, but Malcolm did not un
hp "iiu and kept ON putting and pull
caot Whole camp was on shore to
a. st them, and Malcolm pulled up in
n 1--WE Have you a barrel ready p
|Is,s m.,,, tor" demanded Billy. "a
" will do for me-"
Nb,n roil you on" explained Malcolm.
b. h m 'ney take people out of the wa.
iu tn roll them on a barrel. don't
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
CLEAN MILK.
simple Ways of Improving the Farm
Milk SupDIy


Keep the cows clean and do not com
pei or allow them to wade and live in
filth. This means clean yards and
clean, well hedded stalls. Every thing
short of this is positively repulsive and
Should not be tolerated any longer in
a civilized community.
Stop the filthy practice known as
"wcttinS the teats," by which is meant
the drawing OF little milk into the
hands with which to wet the teats be-
fore and during milking, leaving the
excess of filthy milk to drop from the
hands ana teats into the pail.
Wash all utensils clean by first using
lukewarm water, afterward washing
III warm water and rinSing in an album
dance Of boiling water then exposing
until the next using in direct sunlight,
which is a good ~teriizer.
Use milk pals. cahj, etc. for no 9th.
er purpose but to ho'l milk.
Keep out of these utensils all sour or
tainted milk. even after they have been
used for the day. Using them for this
purpose at any time infects them so
badly that no amount of washing is
likely to clean them Bacteria are in
visible, and millions can find lodging
place in the thin fila Of moisture thar
remains after dishes are apparently
clean.
Brush down the nobwebs and keep
the barn free from accumulations of
dust and trash.
WhitewaSh the barn at least once a
year.-W. J. Fraser Illinois.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
Commercial Printing.

For years we have paid much
attention to the wants of the
business firms in this city and
county and feel that we can offer
them our experience for their
money. 1t will be a fair trade.
Our line Of office stationery is
in style and finish the best that
can be had. This embraces
everything used in correspon-
dence or in the office or store.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12

Seeing snakes is Il common expert
ence with the Inhabitants of India and
one unconnectol with any suggestions
of bibulouSuess. An English nurse
tells of little boy who lived in the
next bungalow to hers and had bis
bread ana milk every day on The
geranda sitting in child'S high char.
One morning, hearing him talking and
growing to himself apparently, she was
paralyZel on looking out to see him
gently tapping the head OF a cobra
with his spoon, saying. Naughty,
naughty" The snake was drinking the
milk cut Of the bowl, paying no heed
to the child, Ilt that mysterious coun-
try the snakes may be heard rusting
across the verandas and have an I'M
tidy habit of shedding their skins any
where
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
Curious nabits of Foxes.

The animals on which Tie fox usual,
preys are often left untouched rogn.
his own home, and il is even asserted
that nothing is killed on the side of the
Hill in which that home is made In a
small patch Of ncttlcs within a few
feet of the mouth of the foxes earth
a partridge placed her nest ana
brought of her brood. Round this net
tie bed the cubs were constantly to hn
seen, and in it they played hide and
seek. In another case the entrance to
an earth was surrounded by five or
six rabbit holes the tenants Of which
were unnoleStcd by their next door
neighbors. in Il third a litter of cub
was placed in large pit surrounded
by fencing from which there was no
escape. and in which there were NUM-
her Of rabbits. None of these was at
tackled by the cubs. though they would
seize a dead rabbit in fun sght of the
person who haG shot and thrown it to
them.-Native Notes.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
How to Clean old Book Plates.

To restore Old book plates that have
been injured by age and damp proceed
as follows: Place upon fat surface
a sheet of white paper somewhat lar
ger than the print to be cleaned Care
fully dampen the print ON both sides
with soft, wet sponge and then satr
rate 1t with a mixture of chloride "
lime and oxalic acid dissolved in about
equal proportions in a pint of cold
water. You can tell when the mixture
is right by its turning magenta color.
Continue to apply 1t until every stain
or spot has disappeared and then with
clean sponge wash the print freeh
with cold water
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12

Orsa, in Sweden, has in the course of
a generation sold $5.7100Oo worth Of
trees and by means Of judicious re-
planting has provided for a similar in
come every thirty or forty years. In
consequence Of the development of this
commercial wealth there are no taxes.
Railways and telephones are free and
50 are the schoolhouses, teaching and
many other things
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12

but few plants are grown this is Q
very satisfactory plan. The plants
can be set somewhat closer than is
the case where no supports are pro
vided. For commercial plantations.
however, the cost of the frames is pro-
hibitive. The common commercial
practice is to place the plants about
four feet apart each way in check
rows. SO rs to allow them to be cult
waited in both directions. Under in.
tenslve cultivation in a small garden,
however. the method of tying the vines
to stakes will be found very satisfac-
tory
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
A sisters Love.

A Boston clergyman whose work
takes him among the poor of that town
tells a pretty story of sisterly love eX-
listing among the humble and unfortu-
nate. One day a pale ana ragged girl
of about ten years was seen going
along the street carrying on her back
her crippled brother. nearly as old as
she stranger stopped her by saying
that she was overexerting herself. "He
is too heavy for you to carry" he said.
The child of the ghetto looked up at
him reproachfully. saying: HE amt
heavy. He is my brother"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12

Sensible looking girl across the
aisle"
Yes. Like to know her?"
mo. thank You. Handsome hlt she's
wearing"
"Yes. She made it herself"
"Eh, Introduce me- plcase."-Cleve-
land Plain Dealer
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
OIL

Hicks-W What do YOU think Of that
university making Rumley a doctor Of
laws? Wicks-Oh. well. the universe
ties do very crazy things sometimes
Hicks Yes, and yet they are always
supposed TO be in possession Of their
faculties. - Catholic Standard and
Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12

The active principle of capsicum, or
red pepper, is volatile oil known as
capsicine. 1t is so exceedingly acrid
that a quarter of grain exposed to
the air in room will diffuse itself
throughout the apartment and cause
all present to cough and sneeze as
though the pepper had been taken into
the mouth or nostrils.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
BOOK PUBLISHING.

We make a specially of Book
and Pamphlet Printing and can
show samples of our work in
this line that must interest you.
We also do newspaper and mag
azine work and general compo-
sition.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
JOB PRINTING.

In general we can do anything
in this line, at prices that will
command your attention and
your orders. We have tasty and
attractive ideas that we will be
happy to show you if you call
or write.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12

The climate of the upper peninsula Of
Michigan is distinguished from that Of
the lower peninsula by the greater
depth of snow in winter ana by the
fact that the covering of snow is both
certain and continuous. The ground
seldom freezes at the recently estah-
lished branch Of the state experiment!
station in the upper peninsula station.
Potatoes may safely he planted in the
fall with the certainty that they will
not be frozen during the winter. This
station has developed the plan of
planting potatoes IL the fail. relying
upon the continuous covering of deep
snow to protect the seed from freezing.
No great advantage in yield is found
by adopting this method, but the crop
Is considerably earlier. Level culture
is practiced OF the varieties Of pota.
toes the Sir Walter Raleigh has. Nn
the whole, proved the best.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12

Mother (angrily)-The brute! He has
dared to scold you? Newly Married
Daughter ;sobbingl-Not 50 bad MS all
that. mamma. | scolded him from the
house five minutes ago, and the unfeel
Ing brute hasn't come back yet!
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
..CQrritO and GaSpard..
Two of the Best and HandsOmeSt
Horses in Frederick County.
. g.

GASPARD.ThiS grand sire of style, speed action
horse to be by the farmers of the wish
their stock by the blood registered
this country.
Gaspard has number of splendid looking good size and
action throughout the county and their
praise for him
Gaspard bright bay, sixteen hands high weighs twelve
hundred pounds; he has splendid carriage
very kind TO produce large carriage horses which such
mand well as fine road horses.
GaSpard of Sea King, celebrated Woodburn
Stock Farm, in Kentucky Gaspards was by Lord Russell
brother to Maud s.. 20S3.
The dam Gaspard registered by
MambrnO Ablallah great brood mare Sire.)
2nd by Harold S. and sixty others in the
$50 list
3rd dam Mambrno dams of 100 in the
go list
Terms will be fifteen dollars money be paid
at stated time Anyone parting with will be
responsible for the service fee of fifteen dollars Gaspard
owners stable, Frederick, Md Apply Michael Knll
Frederick, Md.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

have for sale the one.half undivided in.
terest to Mrs. Sarah Jane Williams in and to
tne island in the Potomac River, opposite
Point OF Rocks, In f ederick County, known
as Heaters Island, containing 1888 acres of
loamy and fertile land.
Perhaps the most productive in Frederick
County and easy to cultivate. Cali on or
address.
GLENN H. woRTHINGToN,
Attorney,
Frederick, Nd.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12

CURRITO of the pest Maryland He
took his record of 273 in the fourth heat Bel
mont Park Philadelphia a gamer horse the
Currito is beautiful brown, three
splendid appearances and has number grand
after him. His colts large and handsome and all speed
Cmrito sired by Idol Gift 22l he by Akes Idol he by
Mambrino Chief
Curro's Maid dam Ca tcr 219) by Jupiter
Abdallah.
2nd dam Lady Mason by American Star.
3rd dam by Hunts Commodore
Curo will only be his owners stable Frederick 800
the Should service prove Intellectual privilege
is given. Liberal terms always assured.
For details call IN OF
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12

The fact Is not generally known that
mems hosiery measures in inches from
toe to heel the same number as the
size. For example, size is equivalent
to eight inches. and this standard rule
applies with similar effect upon smaller
or larger sizes. Half hose not so con-
forming in measurement is CONNER.
cially regarded as imperfect stock.
The following fixed trade list of half
hose sizes shows the corresponding
sizes of shoes if proper fit be desired.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1906-10-12
MICHAEL KNlLL,

Manager for L. VICTOR BAUGHMAN,
Poplar Terrace Frederick. Md.