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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

ness on the part of the operators
they may notice as they go up and
down the road. In spite of these
precautions. every little while opera
tors go to sleep, as the Adobe acct
dent shows. The following incident
illustrates the fact that men who
have attained to high positions in
railroad life were themselves some
times guilty of subterfuges as under
lings which they were later anxious
to detect and punish in their subor-
dinates.
A man who ended his career as
president of the Lake Shore Road be-
gan life as a station agent, and is
credited by his associates with in
venting what was perhaps the first
automatic signal ever put into prac-
tical operation. The station OF which
he was in charge lay far out on the
prairies in Illinois, and with the ex-
ception of two expresses and
through freight, there was no night
traffic. The express trains passed
the station early in the evening, and
after that there was a long stretch
of lonely waiting until the freight
went by about 8 O'Clock in the morn
ing. The agent tried improving his
mind with study, and then took to
modelling in clay.
Neither of these schemes worked,
so he was finally forced to put aside
the promise he had made his moth
er never to gamble" and joined
the round robin poker game which
is as old as the institution of night
telegraphy. Each man deals himself
a poker hand, and then, as his turn
comes round, calls his play. The
stakes are always small, and are for
warded to the winner by the hand of
friendly conductor or brakeman.
The poker game became tiresome az
ter a time, and the agent compro-
missed still further with his consci-
ence. His sole duty after the freight
went by was to set the red light in
the middle of the track, warning any
following train that the freight had
passed. and then give his code signal
to the operator at the next station 20
warn him that the freight was on the
way. The agent decided after think
ing the matter over that so long as
the signal was set, and the next agent
notified, it made no difference by
what means the end was attained.
He therefore spent the whole next
few evenings perfecting device that
would allow him to go to sleep with
out danger of being detected. The
signal was a crude one, but it an
swered its purpose in an age when
railroading was haphazard at the
best. In after years this man was
wont to say that one of the first
things he did after he became a divi-
sion superintendent, was to install a
telegraph outfit in his bedroom so
that he could cut in on the main line
of his division during the night and
discover whether he was talking to
a man or a machine.-New York
Evening Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

Centreville Especially. - The first
auditors report of Queen Anne's
County was filed here. The auditors
appointed by the Circuit Court were
]. Fletcher Rolph, Eugene Pening-
ton, and Harry w. Chambers, but
upon the resignation of Mr.. Eugene
Pennington T. Harold Davis was ap-
pointed. They reported all county
accounts to be correct. The books
of the School Commissioners were
highly commended by the auditors.
The auditors declared that their
investigation led them to the conclu-
sion THAT the financial condition of
the county was never better, there
being absolutely no coloring of graft
in any of it's departments"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
DOT AND JACK WON A FRIEND

OO1 AMI AVN w OAN - Il MEND.
Up among the green leaves and
blossoms of cherry tree was a tiny
home, and in it lived Father and
Mother Robin with their four babies
1t was a most beautiful place for a
home,' but one thing troubled Moth.
erer Robin very much. Every morn.
ing. when she was feeding her ba.
bies, two little people, with bright
blue eyes, would stand at the foot OF
the tree and watch the little family
at breakfast.
I believe she is afraid of us,
whispered Jack to his little sister one
day.
Then We'll go away" said little
Dot, "and wait until she knows us
better"
So away the children scampered.
but they were still very much inter.
ested in the old cherry tree.
Soon after the children were play.
ing near the tree, when they saw
Mother Robin flying round and
round.
Lets see if we can help her,"
said Dot
The children ran to the tree. and
there on the ground lay a baby robin.
1t had fallen from the nest and could
not fly back. Jack climbed up into
the tree, and brave Dot picked the
little bird up anc handed it to Jack.
who laid it very tenderly in the lit.
tie nest. From that day the robins
and the children were the best Of
friends-Jennie B. Smith, in Kinder.
garten Review.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
Stale OF Maryland
sHELLFIsH FORCE HINDERED
Commissions Engineers Impeded by
Thick Haze.

Annapolis (Special.-Word Wa.
received in Annapolis from the
Maryland Shellfish Commission that
the engineering force of the commits
sion has been compelled to suspend
temporarily its operations because OF
the heavy atmospheric conditions
prevailing over the bay The thick
haze completely envelopes the bay,
and it is noticeable about Annapolis,
and more particularly in the suburbs.
There have been heavy dews for the
last several nights. but the existing
condition now, it is believed is due
TO forest fires.
1t was stated in a message receiv-
ed at the office of the commission
here that the elements have a serious
effect on the instruments used by
the engineering force, and tenn
rorary suspension OF operation was
necessary.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
SINGERS GOT MILLION APIECE
r. A. Brugh Says Reports Were
Exaggerated.

Hagerstown Especially. p. A.
Brugh, well-known merchant of
Eagerstown, father of Mrs. Anna
Brugh Singer, who is the daughter
in-law of William H. Singer, the
Pittsburg multi-millionaire who was
reported as distributing S16,00O,O00
among his four children. each get
ting $4,000,000, in speaking of the
distribution stated that each of the
children received only S1,000,000.
and not S4,000,000 as reported in the
dispatches, which also stated that
VIM. H. Singer, Jr., and wife were
in hiding on account of a Black Hand
letter which they received.
Mr.. Brugh stated that his daugh-
ter and husband had spent the great
er part of the spring near Hagers>
town with Mrs. Singers parents.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
AVOID RISK IN BUYING PAINT.

You take a good deal of risk II you
buy white lead without having abso-
lutte assurance as to its purity and
quality. You know white lead is Of
ten adulterated, often misrepresented.
But there's no need at all to take
any chances. The Dutch Boy Paint
err" trade mark of the National Lead
Company, the largest makers of gen.
uine white lead. on a package of
White Lead, is positive guarantee
of purity and quality. It's as depend
able as the Dollar Sign. If you'll
write the National Lead Company,
Woodbridge Bldg, New York City,
they will send you simple and GER
tain outfit for testing white lead, and
valuable book on paint. free.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
Beware of Ointments For Catarrh
That Contain Merrury

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole sys.
TEN wien entering 1t through the mucous
surfaces. Such articles should never be used
except on prescriptions from reputable ply.
siclans, as the damage they will DO is ten fold
to the good you can possibly derive from
them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manufactured
by +. j. Cheney & Co.. Io,edo. o., contains
no mercury. and rs taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces
OF thesystem. In buying tail Catarrh Cure
he sure you get the genuine. 1t is taken in
ternally and made IN Toledo. Onio, by r.
j. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free.
Sold by Druggists; prlce, 15c per bottle.
lake Halls Family lills for constipation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
HElP Flvl


You won't tell your family doctor
the whole story about your private
illness you are too modest. You
need not be afraid to tell Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass, the things you
could not explain to the doctor. Your
letter will be held in the strictest con-
tidence. From her vast correspond
ence with sick women during the
past thirty years she may have
gained the very knowledge that will
help yourcase. Such letters as the fol-
lowing, from grateful women, es-
tablish beyond q doubt the power Of
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
TRACK MEMS CLOSE ESCAPE.
Their Handcar Demolished BY A
Freight Train.

Hagerstown Especially A freight
train on the Baltimore and Harris
burg division of the Western Mary
land railroad collided with hand
car on the main track near Gulden's
Station, completely demolishing the
handcar. Six CT eight section hands
were on the car and could not see
the approach of the freight train on
account of heavy fog.
The men barely had time to jump
and save their lives before the heavy
engine had colided with the light
handcar. Several of the men were
severely bruised. The dinner pals
of the workmen were scattered along
the track with the other wreckage.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
ASKS $4,000 FOR AFFECTIONS.
Mrs. Bessie Stoddard Sues Wife OF
Former Husband.

Hagerstown Specia D.-Mrs.
Bessie Stoddard Hager, of Hagers-
town, filed suit for $4,000 damages
against Mrs. Annie B. Hager, nee
Miller, wife of Lee C. Hager, from
whom the plaintiff recently secured
divorce, for allinating the affec-
lions of her former husband, who
married Miss Miller soon after the
divorce was granted.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
Negro Boy Kills Brother.

Salisbury Especially A child o.
Daniel Winder, colored, who lives on
the farm of Mr.. Levin j. Gale, was
killed by a gun. The Winder fam
lily, with the exception of his two
sons, aged 10 and years, left home
10 spend the day, and shortly after
their departure neighbor stopped
at the house and left his shotgun
there. When the family returned
home they found their youngest son
dead, having been shot through the
head by the accidental discharge O..
the shotgun in the hands of hi
brother.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
Entertainment.

We found the mansion a veritable
marvel. so adapted was it to the pur
poses of hospitality.
Especially struck were We by the
mechanical device in every room, by
means of which, upon dropping So
gold piece into a slot, you could gel
anything towel, drink of water
even civil answer.
We saw the point at once. The
device made it so much cheaper for
guests than the old way OF depend.
ing on servants, that it was possible
to invite clever people to house par
ties, and not merely such as were SUI.
pe.iatively rich.-Puck.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
NEW INDUSTRY MAY COME.
Rumor That Chicago Firm viii Buy
Pope Factory.

Hagerstown (SpeciaD = 1t is re-
ported that representative of the
Sears Roebuck Company, of Chicago,
inspected the factory of the Pope
Manufacturing Company, at Hagers-
town, with the view of purchasing it
for a distributing plant.
The Pope Company some time ago
determined to sell the plant which
is now running on a small scale and
will soon be closed entirely. Robert
NJ. Beck, manager OF the plant,
stated that several persons, whom he
took to be prospective buyers, had
gone through the plant.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

1 read of Doan's Kidney Pills and
began using them. One box made me
stronger and freer from pain. l kept
on using them and in three months
was able to get out on crutches, and
the kidneys We're acting better. i'm
proved rapidly, discarded the crutches
and to the wonder of my friends was
soon completely cured"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, N. Y.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
Arrested For AssauIting son-In-Law

Cambridge Especially Henry c.
Meekins and his sons, Daniel and
William Meekins, were given hear
ing before Justice ]. r. d. Collins
and held for court under $500 bail
on the charge of assaulting Fred
erick Handley, who married Mr..
Henry C. Meekins' daughter. They
pleaded i'll treatment of Mrs. Hand
ley by her husband as their justifi-
cation
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
His Mug.

An Irishman went into barber
shop, and was compelled to wait a
long time. When he finally climbed
into chair, the barber asked him:
"Have you mug?" yes" replied
the Irishman, and / want you to
shave it quick. "-Atchison Globe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
Wasn't So.

Il understand that your husband
had nard struggle when a young
man."
That's just one of his jokes; he
didn't struggle at ALL he fell in love
with me at first sight. Houston
Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
SIS For surveying Oyster Lots.

Annapolis Especially The She'll
fish COMMISSIONERS fixed SIS as the
rate for surveying any lot of oyster
grounds. Heretofore the price of
surveying oyster lots has varied ac-
cording to the area to be surveyed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
Nebraska Sod Honse.

There are few surviving examples
OF the primitive style of architecture
once IN fashion on the plains. With.
in radius of many miles of Contra.
City. Neb.. only one sod house thai
is inhabited can be found. It is thu
residence of Oscar Nelson and is sit.
rated south of Polk in Hamilton
County. For thirty years 1t has shell.
tered Mr.. Nelson and his wife, and
within its walls three children were
born and raised. 1t has weathered
some very severe storms and proved
so stanchly built that surprisingly
few repairs have been needed. Ne
braska soil has proved reliable in
many Ways, but few other instances
can be cited of its standing the test
Tor thirty years when forming the
walls of sod house.-Omaha World
Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

paralyzed me and
affected my kid
neys. My back
hurt me terribly,
and the urine was
badly disordered.
Doctors said my
r.ghs kidney was
practically de>d.
They said I could
never walk again.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
Would Not Listen.

Marks-Say. old man, did | ever
tell you about the awful fright | got
on my wedding day?
Parks-S-s-h-h. No man should
speak that way about his wife!-
Glover.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
LYDIA e. FalFgEsKANl'S
VEGETABLE COMPOUND

to conquer all female diseases.
Mrs. Norman r. Barndt, of Allen
town, Pa, writes:
Ever since | was sixteen years of
age had suffered from an organic de-
rangement and female weakness; in
consequence had dreadful headaches
and was extremely nervous. My physi-
clan said l musi go through an opera
ton to get well. A friend told me
about Lydia L. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, and | took it and wrote you
for advice, following your directions
careftmk hanks to you l am to-
day well woman, and | am telling
all my friends of my experience"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

The interesting thing. about hav-
ing children is how uninteresting
they would be if they weren't yours.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

Just 3,963,660 cords of wood were
used in the United States in the man.
ufacture of paper pulp last year, twice
as much as was used in 1898.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
"Asleep at His Telegraph Key"

The Explanation OF Many Serious Wrecks.A Danger Which the
Most Improved Signalling Systems Have Not Altogether Elm.
Difficulty Experienced by Railroad Officers in
Preventing Subordlnates From Becoming Careless
1.-The Man Who Takes Chances" Menace
to the Travelling Public
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

Hicks Capudine Cures Headache.
Whether from Cold. Heat. Stomach. or
Mental Strain. No Acetanilid or dangerous
drugs; It's LIQUID. Effects Immediately.
lOc.. 25c. and SOC. at drug stores.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.

For thirty years Lydia L. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy Tor female ills.
and has positively cured thousandsef
women who have been troubled VIA
displacements, Inflammation, ulcer
ton, fihroid tumors, irregular.s es,
periodic pains, backacae, that bear
ing-down feeling, fatulency, indigcs-
ton, dizziness, ornervcuS rrostration.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

There's nothing can make a wom-
an so miserable as not trusting her
husband, except trusting him.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

Fl. II. GREEN'S SoNs, OF Atlanta, Ga, ara
the only successful Dropsy Specialists In TIL,
world. See tueir liberal offer in advertise.
ment in another column of this paper.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

A man would rather think he I'M
derstands politics than know he I'M
derstands something respectable.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

Cape Nome is only two degrees
below the Arctic circle, and vet prob
it will become the site of town with
all the modern improvements. The
rush in the direction of the new gold
fields is almost Unprecedented, and
if the expectations now entertained
are realized, it will become the
largest gold camp in the world.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
six.story Building Fer Cumberland.

Cumberland Especially The In
terstate Trust Company, of Cumber-
land, will shortly begin the erection
of a six-story banking and Office
building on Baltimore Street.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

Few persons realize the volume of
the real estate transactions in New
York City. The records of the five
boroughs show that there is ain aver
age of thirty deeds and twenty-seven
mortgages filed for record every Dusi-
ness hour of the year.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

Asia and Africa have about s.
100000 Christians and 6i2.009.0 900
non-Christians.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
To Drive Oul Malaria and Build L,
the System

Take the Old Standard GROVES TASTE
LESS CHILL Tonic. You know what vol
are taking. The formula is plainly printe /
on every bottle, showing it Is simply Oui-
nine anu Iron IN tasteess form, and .hs
most eifectual form For grown peopl /,
and Children. IOc
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

The surest way to be conceited is
to have no reason for it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
SHXNGS
KNOWN ca!
sssiE -

There are two persons married in
New York City each eleven minutes
in the day.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
So Say All.

Go on in. Needham. His bark's
worse'n his bite"
"Mebbe SO. Walker. but prefers
lie bark, just de same. kansas City
Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
ONE KIDNEY GONE.
Cut Cured After Doctors Said There
Was No Hope.

Sylvanrs o. verrill. Milford. Me-.
says: "Tive years ago bad injury
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25
THE CAMPAIGN RESCUE.

"The water was over her head, but
Taft saved her,"
How"
BY coming out OF the lake. 1t
Immediately sank fourteen inches. -
Houston Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

The royal palaces of Bangkok form
a city in themselves. They consist of
several hundred individual palaces.
surrounded by magnificent gardens
and pagodas.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

rush in the direction of the new gold
fields is almost Unprecedented, and
if the expectations now entertained
are realized, it will become the
largest gold camp in the world.
The royal palaces of Bangkok form
a city in themselves. They consist of
several hundred individual palaces,
surrounded by magnificent gardens
and pagodas.
Persons who make 1t business to
contribute to the identifying of wom-
en- say that there are more of them
with double chins in New York City
than in any other city in the world.
The extra chin comes after forty
years. and there are about 112, 900 OF
them in the city that the owners are
trying to get rid of.
The up-to-date butcher shop is now
provided with an electric meat saw,
and the old hand saw is relegated to
the junk pile. In its place is a small
hand saw, driven by an electric
motor, which sewers all bones in a
neat and expeditions manner.
In restoring the parish church at
Fordham, Dorchester, England, there
was found a slab of Purbeck marble
with Roman inscription on it that is
supposed to be part of the tombstone
of Aristobulus, the first recorded
apostle to Britain and said to have
been one of the seventy ordained by
Christ.
Prince Umberto, of Piedmont, the
heir to the Italian throne, is strong.
sturdy boy, brought up by English
methods, going barefooted when at
the seaside and wearing sandals in
Rome.
Henry Clay was three times an I'M
successful candidate for President.
Three times Andrew Jackson was
candidate for President and twice he
was elected. In 1924 the election
went into the National House of Rep
resentatives, and John Quincy Adams
was chosen. Grover Cleveland S rec
ord equalled Jackson's. James G.
Blaine was an aspirant for the NOM
ination for President at the hands of
the Republicans three times, but won
the prize only once.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-09-25

Prince Umberto, of Piedmont, the
heir to the Italian throne, is a strong.
sturdy boy, brought up by English
methods. going barefooted when at
the seaside and wearing sandals in
Rome.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-01

door and called them-but no voice an
swered
Stepping out of doors, she. carefully scan
ned the clearing in every direction. 1hey
the house, the barn and the shed, lest they
might have fallen asleep somewhere; but
nothing was to be seen of them.
Finally, becoming alarmed, she blew three
loud blasts of the horn to call her husband.
who soon came running in haste to the house
to learn the meaning of the unusual signal
A few words told the whole story. They
at once began a search, running about in dis
traction here and there, through the clearing
and in the woods, calling in loud tones to the
Soon the neighbors who lived nearest heard
their voices, and coming to find what was
the matter, joined in the quest. Darkness
came on, but the search was kept up with
torches and lanterns by the agonized parents
and kind neighbors.
All night they hunted the forest over with
out avail Yet SO near were they to the
children that at one time the glare of he
torches fell upon the treetop where the little
ones lay asleep. But the rescuing party pass
ed by' at considerable distance on the other
side, and SO they were not discovered.
At the dawn of morning, messengers were
sent throughout the settlement, and men and
women left their homes and came pouring
in from miles around to join the search.
All day they continued to gather, until by
night several hundred persons were present.
Early In the forenoon Lne tracks OF Cne HtLIe
oirls were found on the banks of Roaring
Branch and the flowers they had dropped in
their play.
the children had turned away from the
stream, and soon they came upon a fragment
of calico from Bessie's dress that had caught
on shrub by the way. Sc, they took heart
and pressed on; but soon the trail was lost
in in; the forest, or effaced by the more recent
tracks OF men and women.
They builded fires on the hillsides, and kept
them burning all day and all night as a bea-
con for the lost ones, and fired guns. at in
avail we have already seen.
AS night came on the women turned back,
but the men kept at work.
The third day their numbers were again
increased by newcomers until it seemed as
if the forest was filed with men, and that the
children must be found.