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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14
DAY AFLOAT
!i1the Sailor Lads In the Navy
Turn Laundrymen.
ARD JOB IN BAD WEATHER

Man, With His Feet and Legs
'e, Scrubs His Own Clothes and
$ Them Ready For Inspection.
inmyELess" and the Lucky Bag"
re you ever noticed how clean and
dressed sailor lad looks when
store leave. how white his clothes
when you board the ship on Wis
days? But did you ever realize
be was his own washerman?
b q shrill blast of his silver whis-
pc chief boatswain's mate will
Scrub and wash clothesw ard
man hurries to his bucket, gets
oiled clothes, salt water soap.
bucket of briny or fresh wa
the case may be. and begins his
ng.
is generally barefooted at this
so that he will not wet his shoes
ockings. He wears his trousers
> ell shaped at the bottom in order
10 may roll them up over the
q scrubbing and rubbing his
until clean he turns them in
ut and with "stops" proceeds to
IN ready for hanging up. These
:. re short pieces of Irvine, twisted
Y 18th whipped ends, that he uses
of clothespins. They are fas-
IN eyelets placed at the side
and bottom of his shirts and the
and of his trousers. He turns
washed clothes inside out to
! the light side getting soiled.
are then hung on a line which,
lehe Youth's Companion, is run
urhe tow TO the topmast or upper
lis q hghting mast. The well in
n man now usually puts his
4 to soak the night before in a
!, half full of water into which
III either sprinkled a handful of
3Wder or a small piece of salt
soap. In the morning a little
and his clothes are clean and
u. While the ''landlubber" has
) ! they have been thoroughly
= he chef boatswain again pipes.
4 and wash clothes.' and every
1sI]e8 for the clothesline to
s own. If he fails to secure
- tnm a reasonable time. the
y af Arms. or Jimmy Legs"
q ZEN down, and they so into the
I'M haEz Then the only recourse
J, llcky owner has is to 90 to the
"a. the stick" as the court on
~ N commonly called. ana Pc
~ e*ffst luff,H or executive on
PEA Edsrthem released.
Enle Jimmy Legs. who has
tae cleanliness Of the decks.
rs has extra cleaning, painting
ofth in mind, and the man
81 cues get into the lucky bag
'nrt tpany hours extra duty as
sye I2zn inder to be more careful
,sns a Hzf. His name goes on Jim
Meal PIE book, and when there
labor 70 be performed lie
I1Qn to assist.
ally the lot Of the lands
81 MAI
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14

Fun With the Conductor.
He boarded the train at st. Paul.
bound for Seattle AS the conductor
passed through the car he asked how
far it was from ST. Paul to Seattle.
Sixteen hundred and twenty miles,"
the official answered The next time
the conductor came along the man
again asked him how far it was from
Seattle to st. Paul See here, my
man." said the conductor pompously,
ITS 1,620 miles from st. Paul to Seat
tie, and it's LEGO miles from Seattle to
st. Paul"
Maybe So" said the little man mod
estly. Il didn't know. You see. it's
only seven days from Christmas to
New Years, but it's long time from
New Years to Christmas. Ladies'
Home Journal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14
pUBLIC SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE,

By virtue of a decree of the Circuit Court
for Frederick County, in Equity, passed De.
cember rs. 1907, being No S246 on The dock, / of
said Court, the undersigned trustees, APP
pointed by said decree. will sell at public
auction, at the Court House door, in Freder-
lick City, Frederick County. MARYLAND.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14
Why the sIade Is Curved.

Why the BIade Is Curved.
Corporal Sandhurst was drilling a
batch of raw recruits.
"Why is it" he said to bright look
ing chap, that the blade of your saber
Is curved instead of straight?"
"The blade is curved" the recruit an
swcred, sin order to give more force to
the blow"
"Nonsenser said the corporal. THE
blade is curved SO as to fit the scab-
bard. If it was straight, how would
you get it into the curved scabbard,
you idiot?'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14
Two-sToRY FRAME DWELLING HOUSE

bank barn and barracks, both covered
with, eel roofing, corn house, wagon
shed, ice house and smoke house. also a one
and a-half story tenant no Sc. There is an
excellent well OF water near the dwelling
The farm is conveniently divided in o fields,
In three of which is running water. The farm
contains about
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14
is my dream. ali! do I dream in vain.

& RDER NISI ON AUDIT.
No. Sl09 Equity.
In the Circuit Court for! Frederick County
sitting in Equity.
Wilson Lee Camden and John Francis
smith. trustees of Dora E. Ramsburgh, on
petition.
JANUARY TERM. 1908.
In the Matter of the Auditors Report filed
the 24th day of January, 1908
ORDERED, That on the 18th day of February,
IsOs, the Court will proceed to act upon the
report of the Auditor filed as aforesaid in the
above cause, to finally ratify and confirm the
same, unless cause to the contrary thereof be
shown before said day; provided a copy of
this order be inserted In some newspaper
published in Frederick County, for two sue.
cessivs weeks prior TO said day.
Dated this Gath day of January. 1908.
SAMUEL T. HAFFNER,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for Frederick County
True copy-Test.
SAMUEL T. HAFFNER,
Jonn Francis Smith, Clerk
Solicitor jan. 81 S.tI
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14

ply the land, the fertilizer and half
the seed and let second party come
In and do all the work, each taking
half at the harvest. One good point
urged for this practice is that it is
Mutually profitable to all interested
Polanders frequently lease land in this
way and with the help Of their fami-
lies and immediate friends handle
large amount of work during the sea-
son. In fact, it is said they viii han
die more than twice as much as they
would working as day laborers.
In the cut, from New England lone
stead, are shown specimens of The on
ions that contributed toward such sat
isfactory results.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14

consisting chiefly of white oak and rock oak.
There is an orchard on the place The fencing
is in fair condition. This farm has been owned
and occupied for som years by Mr.. Rufus ii
Magruder and sisters, and is the same prop
erfy described in thf deed from Thomas
Clagett and wife to Rufus X Magruder. dated
March 81, 1888. and recorded in Iiber b. a II
No. ., folio 2Ts. one of the Land Records or
Frederick County.
Terms OF Sale as Prescribed by the Decree.
One-half cash on the day Of sale or ratificatie n
thereof by the Court, The sldue In twelve
mouths. the puTch aser giving his note with
approved security and bearing interest from
the day of sale, or all cash at the option az M >
purchaser A deposit Of $500 will be required
from the purchaser at the time of sale Con.
veyanclng at the expense OF the purchaser.
JACOB ROHRBACK
HAMMOND URNER.
Harvey II. Lease, Trustaes
Auctioneer lfeb. IA !.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14
Always One or the Other.

But why did you leave your last
place." the lady asked of the would
be cook
"To tell the truth, mum, l just
couldn't stand the way the master an
the missus used to quarrel, num-"
Dear me! Do you mean to say that
they actually used to quarrel?"
"Yis. mum. all the time. When it
wasn't me an him, it was me an her."
--Everybodys.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14
My World.

My World.
l live in two worlds, one in which
must consider the weather and clothes
and meals and bills coming due and
host of duties and obligations. some Of
which weary me. 1t isn't really bad
world. and l haven't much ground to
complain of It. 1t is comparatively a
poor world however when set against
that other world into which retire
with every opportunity the glorious.
free ana perfect world Of my imagina-
ton The common world. the world OF
meals and clothes and weather. share
with everybody. No preference or spe-
cial consideration is given to me. l
often get a kick or cuff that de-
spise, even though know that | earn
ed It. But the other world is all my
own. l am its creator, king and mas
ter. Nothing happens in 1t that does
not please me: nothing exists without
my consent. 1t revolves around me;
am its sun and center: all else is sub
ordinate There is no order system or
law in it that gives me the slightest
trouble, for | alter, change or abolish
these at my pleasure. OF course | es-
cape whenever can from the common
everyday world in which | am SO in
significant into the world which is
wholly my own.--OrlaRdo ]. Smith.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14
ORDER NIsI ON AUDIT.
No sllO EQUITY.

ORDER NIsI ON AUDIT.
No Sll0 Equity.
In the Circuit Court fer Frederick County,
sitting in Equity.
Wilson Lee c. mden and John Francis
smith, trustees of Dora @. Ramsburgh, on
petition.
JANUARY TERM, 1908.
+ In the matter of the Auditors Report, filed
the 18th day ofJanuary 1908
ordered That on the 18th day of February,
lg0s, the Court will proceed To act upon the
Report of the Auditor, filed as Aforesaid,
IN tue above cause, to finally ratify and con.
firm the same, unless cause to the contrary
thereof be shown before said day; provided
copy Of this order be inser ed in some
newspaper published in Frederick County for
two successive weeks prior to said day.
Dated this 2ith day OF January, 1908.
SAMUEL r. HAFFNFR,
Clerk ofthe Circuit Court for Frederick County
True Copy-Test:
SAMUEL T. HAFFNER,
John Francis Smith, Clerk.
Solicitor. jan. 81 ct.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14
YORK RIVER LINE"
ELEGANT SSENGER STEAMERS
CHARLOTTE" and "BALTIM more.
For WEST POINT and RICHMOND VA

Steamers leave Baltimore daily Except Sun
day. at p. NJ, and arrive West Point at T. As
A.. M, and Richmond at go A. M.
Steamers leaving Baltimore on Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays, ana leaving West
Point on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days call at Gloucester Point, Clements and
Almonds; and steamers leaving Baltimore
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays and
West Point on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, call at Yorktown and Clay Bank
(weather permitting)
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14
CTATEMENT

STATEMENT
OF TREASURER BOARD OF COMMITS
SiONERS OF CHARITIES AND COR.
REGIONS FOR FREDERICK COUNTY,
MARYLAND, SHOWING THE RECEIPTS
AND EXPENDITURES FOR MONTEvUE
HOSPITAL AND THE FREDERICK
COUNTY JAIL FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 81, 1907.
Received from all sou rces.. S4IOs7 10
Amount expended for Mon
tevue Hospital......... 40 295 50
Amount expended for Fred
erick County Jail .......... l247 is
Cash on hand January 2S,
l9iS~.............................. 2544 50
$44 OS7 10
sii,Cs7 10
By amount outstanding and due
Mon'evue Hospital collectable. S3,05O 70
Amount expended for Frederick County
Jail. Sl,247.ls was taken from appropriation
for Montevue Hospital.
By amount of product of the Farm
for the year l9O7.a...... ............. $3.50 III
Number of meals furnished the in
mates and from Superintendents
table for the J ear ending December
81, 1907. 467 7I9
Average number daily of County
Inmates for the year ending De
cemDer 81, l9U-........... 1856 30S-365
Number Tramps furnished with sup
per, breakfast and lodging, year 1907 3,348
Number average daily of Tramps for
the year lsof 1886
Respectfully submitted,
SAMUEL l.. LILLY,
Treasurer Board Commissioners of Charities
and Corrections
PETER n: HAMMAKER. President
DAVID CRAMER. Secretary.
EDWIN S HOUCK,
CHARLES NJ. HAGAN.
Report in detail In County Commissioners
oihce. jan. 81 81.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14
chesapeake Steamship Co.
Chesaneake Line. R Elss sas R %s
"COLUMBIA" and AUGUSTA"
For OLD POINT COMFORT ana NORFOLK.
VIRGINIA

Steamers leave Baltimore daily Except
sunday at700 p. M. and arrive Old Point
Comfort at a. m. and Norfolk at 80 a. m
where connection is made with the rail lines
for all points South and Southwest.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14
on TUESDAY, MARCH 8. 1908,
28l ACRES ON LAND. NOR

at II O'Clock, A. NJ. all that desirable farm.
containing
23l ACRES OF LAND, MORE OR LESS.
situated on the west side of the public road
lea ing from Evansville to Prices Distilery.
about miles south of Evansville, adjoining
the lands of the heirs OF Gideon Bussard. Of
Vernon 7. Watkins and others, in Urbana
District, In Frederick County, Maryland, i'm
proved with
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14

STEAMERS LEAVE BALTIMORE FROM
PIERS Is AND 10 LIGHT STREET
WHARF.
Through Tickets to all points may be secur.
ed, baggage checked and staterooms reserved
from the City Ticket Offices. 1I9 Il. Baltimore
street, ARTHUR w. ROBSON, Agent, l27 E.
Baltimore street, or the General Offices
Light and Lee streets. Baltimore Md.
REUBEN FOSTER, e. j. CHIsM.
General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agl
7. II. MCDANIEL,
Assistant General Passenger Agent.
may 25-ly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14
WANTED

Representative in own community. s5oo.0O
capitaL required. Good salary TO right party.
ARTINsyILLE IMPROVEMENTS
steeltoni
". Va,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14

Number of meals furnished the in
mates and from Superintendents
table for the ear ending December
81, 1907, ....... a67 74g
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-02-14
s44 oS7 10
sii,cs7 10

By amount of product of the Farm
for the year 1907 ............ ......... 1858
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they know they're on the
outside, frosted for fair. The
combines got the mills, and
they've got some stock that's
sellin' about fifty below par.
So they takes what's left of
their pile and hikes for the
mines, calculatin' to invest.
Now if you've ever been
anywhere near Bullfrog or
Goldfield, you'll know that
there's nothin' easier for a
stranger to find than a chance
to lose his wad. They hadn't
more'n dropped off the stage
before a gent wearin' di'mond
studs in his lavender striped
shirt grabbed 'em by the hand
and whispered that he had
just the property they was
lookin' for. He led the way
down a ladder into a shaft
all of ten foot deep, and
pointed out how rich the ore
was.
Ripley, havin' got his mimi
experience by buyin' nugget
stickpins and leadin' cotillions
in St. Louis, shakes his head;
but Walker. who's just fin
ished a course in mining en-
gineering, says it looks good
to him; and inside of three
days they're joint owners of
an excavation that might
make a dandy cellar, but
wa MT much use for anything
else. In time Walker admits
that it was only a false vein,
that might be squeezed for
enough gold to make a fair
sized locket, and maybe
watch chain besides. But
there they are, with their
jeans empty.
So it was the Winslow boys
rustlin' for a. job, Walker
hires out to handle a pick at
SO much per, and Ripley gets
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SO far as we know he
hasn't said a word about
a ring, or anything like
that. He's such a bash
full, tongue tied slowpoke
that I'd like to shake
him. And it would be
such a splendid match!
Can't you pump him a
little, Shorty, and find
out"
Sure thing!" says l.
Il can ask him all about
tiff she's his really
truly ducky dear, and If
she amt how soon she
will be. | can just hear
myself doin' it too.
G'wan!"
But, Shorty, says
she, he's so shy when
any of US try to talk to
him. and Marion is
such"
"Ah, slush! Get your
rubbers!" says l." S'pose
l can talk like Dickie
Doodles writin' a mush
column? On your way,
Sadie!" and with that l
makes my escape.
BUT for all, I can't
- help bein' some in
t'rested in this new side
light on Walker, and a
little Jared. Now if it
had been his brother
Ripley that had got him
self tangled up with a
girl, nobody would have
thought about it twice.
Ripley had started out
to make this girly-girly
business his steady job;
for the time being. any
way. He's one of the
kind that can talk to
four at once and keep
Copyright. 1908. by Seweli Ford All r
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So for q3S
ya1a @ on r ouse
party bunch. Variety sketch? All, no. Just
some little thing of Shakespeare they call How'll
You Have 1t" Eth? Yes, guess that's nearer;
Sure, was goin' to be in It'll Why not? All.
quit your GRIMM! Why say, they told me I'd be
the hit of the whole piece, and that Bill must have
had in mind when he wrote it out. No, l amt
got any of Belascoitis, either. This was no
stage play. You see, it was to be pulled off out
on the lawn, and in the part where comes on m
stacked up against duck by the of Orlando
I'm down the bills professional mat artist
by the of Charles, pothunter that's meetin
but he's ringer just the same, for I'm supposed to
let him do the Hackenschmitt act, put me on the
grass and collar the big end of the gate receipts.
Course we has to fake it up: for this young
Walker chap they've entered Orlando don't
know strange hold from Knights OF Malta grip.
and if was to the Roeber flip on him once ne d
have to go through the rest of the piece crutches
But it's my to let him get me four points down.
SO we'd been practisin holds and falls for couple
of weeks, until it's all declared of And that
how happens to be close to Walker when he
hands 'em the bee bite. Sadie had her hand in 1t
too, you might know.
"Why, sure" says l. Walkers all right,
guess -
MAYBE he isl says 1, though I've been able
to keep from THROWN any fits about him, SO far
He's good deal of kid for his weight and age
and he amt what you'd call real ready converser
but he has his good points. What next"
ooh, nothing" says Sadie. only--only- Come,
Shorty YOU know what mean Has he told you
ANYTHING about her yeti"
What herr" says l.
why. Marion, of course" says She DO you
mean to say you haven't noticed it Don't try to
know if he's proposed to her. Has he?" ~
All, say Sadie! Blow the whistle on that
can't your" says 1. You're gettin' so you cant
see two young things meet on the same side OF the
street without layn plans to pair 'em for life Give
Walker a chance o..
'Chance!" says she. why, he's been with
weeks. And she's perfectly gone on him too. Yet
SO far as we knew he
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six others guessn in the wings But I'd never
thought it of Walker. go
Yes, know EN- both fairly we'll, seein, as they're
first cousins of Mrs Purdy-Pell and I've met EN-
last spring. And they're all right them Winslow
boys. Yes, that's, their name; SO calls em the
soothin' syrup team. Maybe l was tein' you
how they gave the high sign to the flannel shirts
out in the gulch district? No?
WELL, it's this way: Old man Winslow, who was
brother to Mrs. Purdy -Pell, had been Twin in
Missouri and maxim good thing out of some flour
mills he owned. When he cashed in, of course the
mills passed on to the boys First move they make
is to get rung into a combine, and the next thing
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himself appointed hash singer in a canned food
couple of weeks when it comes out that underneath
the flash in the pan is the true streak, four foot
wide and yard thick, and they sells out their mine
for more real cash than dozen flour mills would
produce in a lifetime. .3
: Do they lnger around among the cotton drill
mansions and tin hotels? Not to any extent. They
change their drafts into stocks payin': seven per
cent. quarterly dividends. and proceeds to get
quanted with New York, each in his own peculiar
way. ~ 1e,ss ..a 49,. - IN -:
Ripleys style is to join two or three clubs, buy
full outfit of Reggie clothes, and begin to make
himself popular with the folks that gives dinner
Walker has different tastes He takes to soft
hats, noisy coats with bias cut sleeve cults and
double harness. Also he goes in for pony polo.
golf and anything that he can do outdoors in his
shirt sleeves He's wide shouldered, well musced
boy and his chief ambition in life seems to be to
acquire complexion like golden oak sideboard.
Him and Ripley travels around together; but
while Ripley's under an awnin somewhere takln
his exercise by suckin' claret lemonade through
straw of tall glass and sayin cute things over
the rim to bunch of admirin' females Walker'n
be out bareheaded in the sunshine, swatt1n ball
Anyway, that seemed to be the program at
,Rockywold. But when it to gettn Walker
in room with lot of girls, such as Mrs. Purdy-
Pell and Sadie has collected, he was dismal failure
Bashfu! Say I've seen him sit through ten
course dinner, with a chatty peacherine at either
elbow, and hardly open his head; while as for
blushin', it's wonder some of the red didn't rub
off on his collar
Maybe them Maizies and Dorotheas didn't enjoy
seem him do it, too. For Walker is one of these
big, clean lookn chaps, with even teeth and nice.
serious eyes-you know. With the least bit of
nerve he could have had 'em all coming his way.
But to watch him hang his head and back into
corner when he found himself in the midst of
fluff convention good a show.
no you wonder I'm surprised when Sadie gives
believe it until found him and her dom the coy
corner act out in little rustic summer house Even
then it was the girl that seems to be playin the
hand. She has his head against her knee and is
runnin her fingers through his hair, and she's doing
most of the talking. Walker nearly threw back
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get anything out of Walker he
turns red, shuts up as tight as a
clam, and clears out. He won't
even tell Ripley whether he is
engaged"
"How brutal of him" says l.
Seems that Ripley had been
lookin' over the aggregation.
and he'd about decided that a
tall, dark one by the name of
Eleanor was the one best bet.
You couldn't but admit that
Ripley was a Judge. This
Eleanor is a reg'lar Harrison
Fisher girl, one of the kind that
can wear Waltz Dream hat
and a bale of pulled hair with
out lookin' like a freak. She's
nice and classy too, and back
of her is papa with check
book like hotel register.
Havin' mapped out his own
campaign, Ripley is anxious that
Walker should gives out his plans
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SOmerSauIt When ne sees me
strollin' by, and his face takes
on a color that would make a
cerise hat ribbon look like a
faded pink.
Don't let me disturb the
shampoo" says 1. taking the
first turn to the right.
Well. sees that this was a
case where Walker hadn't been
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1908-04-09
Mineral Point and Northern R'y.
SCHEDULE OF TRAINS.

Effective March 22d, we will run
only one train which will make one
round trip per day. This train will
leave Highland south bound $50
M, and run through to Linden ar
irving 9:10 a. m. and leave Linden
9:25 a. M, taking passengers from
Linden to WhitsOn Jet, arriving 9:35
a. m. to make connection with both
east and west G. & n. W. trains
Train will then leave Whitson jet. at
1920 a. m, arriving at Linden 1890
a. NJ, departing 1880 a. m, arriving
at Harker Hos q. ~, KOdatz Ills
a. M, Highland Jet. 1l:25 a. m, and
Mineral Point 1850 a. m. The train
will leave Mineral Point northbound
at l:55 p. M, Highland Jet. 2:2O p. m. q,
KOdatz 2:30 p. m. Harker 2:45 D. M,
Linden $40 p. m, arriving at Whit
son Jet. at 1888 p. m, making connec-
tions with both east bound G. & n. W.
trains. After arrival of the G. & n.
w. trains, it will leave Whitson Jet
southbound 4:3O p. m. and run to
Linden, arriving at AS p. m. and
leave Linden north bound 4:50 p. NJ,
Whitson Jet. 5:l5 p. M. Shea $50
p. m. and Highland $40 p. m.
G. w. MCILHON, President