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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
CHARACTER IN WALKING.
Traits Which Are Readily Disclosed
by Ones Gait.

"There's conceited man coming
down the street." said the girl in the
group on corner. How do l know?
of any PERSONS character by watching
him or her walk. For instance. If
man walks with a heavy lift to his
hips he's sure to be obstinate. If he
sinks down little on his heels he has
q comfortable attitude toward life and
the world in general-in fact, he's bit
lazy. That woman coming down the
street now is a gossip. Any one could
tell that because of her mincing, fussy
gait Indecision is the chief character
the street. Don't you see how she
swings her foot rather hesitatingly in
the air before she puts it down?
1.-THE man who walks with his knees
leading is sure to be of the pious type
the disagreeably pious type, l mean.
You see that old codger who is cross
ing the road with his stomach seem
ing to lead the rest of him-well, Of
course it Is evident that feeding is his
chief delight. When an intellectual
man walks his head leads. That girl
who sways so is self conscious. Yes.
that girl going down the street has
pretty walk, gliding and quiet. but
watch out for her; she is treacherous
in the extreme.
"The man who puts his feet down
especially solidly is heavy and some
what stupid. That little person cross
ing the road with quick, clean step
is energy personified, but he has the
sort of energy which has no regard for
the rights or feelings Of others. The
girl coming out of that store has an
ugly streak In her nature. Don't you
see how she puts her foot down I'M
Willingly as if she were saying: I
WON'T l won'tv / shouldn't advise
any man to marry her.
"Of course l don't pretend to know
thoroughly persons character by his
walk, but | do discover his FREEDOM
mating characteristic"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
The Romans and the Sea.

Virgil is understood to have lived
long on the bay of Naples, and he
dwells repeatedly with unsurpassed eff
feet on the littoral phases of the sea,
but on the element at large he ex-
presses little but sense of vastness,
power, malevolence. 1t is q toilsome
and perilous expanse, to be hurried
across and escaped.
Across the land the Romans went
with indomitable confidence, marking
their way with those works of pecul-
lar permanence, so that today the Brit
on traverses the original roads they
built, and the Gaul walks beneath their
arches. But even in imperial times
the voyage from Brundisium to Greece
was something of a hardship The
ocean was thing "bestrew'd with
wreck and disaster" In its depths or
on its shores lay the bones of those
who never received burial and hence
could not pass over the Styx.
When Tiberius built yacht he float
ed it on the quiet lake Nemi and very
likely kept it anchored like palatial
houseboat. The sea lacked that essen
tial stability which the Romans so
much valued. 1T was estranging. Ro-
man adaptability made it medium OF
empire, but never with the viking spir-
it.-Sewanee Review
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
HIS TERRIBLE EYES.
Senator Cess Could Almost Paralyze a
Man with a Look.

Man with Look.
Giant heads, bodies and brains were
Webster and Cass. All the strength Of
New Hampshire granite was concen-
trated in those two sons. To look upon
them made the ordinary man feel
small. Wonderful eyes they possessed,
and men have been known to SILVER
with dread when one or the other al
lowed his glance to fall upon them.
Cass could look through a stranger in
way to make his brain burn and his
knees knock together. One searching
etare seemed to destroy all mentality
and fill the victim with paralytic emo
tons.
No man dared take liberties with
Cass. In 1916 the proprietor of the
National hotel in Washington was a
man who so closely resembled the
great senator from Michigan that he
was often mistaken for him. An old
friend, returning from a journey, en-
tered the lobby and, seeing him lean
ing against the desk, slipped up be-
hind and hit him a terrific whack on
the shoulder, saying cheerily and 81
multaneously: Hello, old man! Here
l am back again. How are you?"
Senator Cass Strengthened up his six
feet three and, turning upon the assail-
ant his terrible, bloodshot eyes, almost
annihilated him with a look Not a
word was spoken. That look was am
pie. The stranger was so ratified"
that he could not even apologize, but
SUNK dejectedly out Of the hotel.
Later in the day when congress was
supposed to be in session the stranger
returned to the hotel to shake hands
with the proprietor and tell him all
about the Cass incident. Walking
bravely up, he laid his hand down on
his friends shoulder and, without wait
Ing for a greeting, surprised him with:
"See here. old fellow. you got me in
deuce of a scrape this morning
Why, you know, l took old Cass for
you, slapped him on the back, nearly
taking off a shoulder, and the old fool
looked at me as if he wanted to COM
NIT murder. The darned old lunatic,
why doesn't he stay out Of here? He
Knows Again the great senator
from Michigan Strengthened up his six
feet three, again he turned his blood
shot eyes. again he looked and again
the victim fed. Two mistakes of that
kind in one day!
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
The Quality of Mercy.

A notorious mountain moonshiner,
Familiarity known as Wild Bill, was
tried before federal court in Georgia
and was adjudged guilty. Before pro-
nouncing sentence the judge lectured
the prisoner ON his long criminal rec
ord and at last, informing him that the
court entertained no feeling of anger
toward him, but felt only unmixed pity,
sentenced him to spend six years in
the federal prison at Atlanta
Bill stolidly shifted the quid of tobac-
CO in his mouth and turned to leave the
courtroom with the marshal. Once out
side the only thing he said was this:
"Well, l suah am glad he want mad
at mer'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
AN AERIAL HORROR.
The Very Dreadful Thing That Stroll
schneider Did.

A group OF aeronauts were talking
aeronautics.
Did you ever hear of Strohschnei-
der?' said a German. "He did a dread
full thing once. I'll tell you about it.
"Strohschneider appeared in GER
tain village and advertised that he
would take the landlord of the village
inn UP. with him on trapeze hanging
from the car of his balloon.
Though the landlords wife made Il
kick and the authorities. unfolding
her, forbade the man to accompany
Strohschneider the landlord sat in
state on the trapeze beside the famous
aeronaut when the ascension began.
But those nearest to him noticed
that he was paler than ghost and
that his arm was thrown around Stroh-
schneider's neck as if in terror. And,
noting these things, the people nodded
ominously to one another.
up and up went the balloon, and
now a murmur of horror arose among
the multitude The aeronaut and the
landlord were Quarreling; they were
fighting. High up there in the clouds,
perched on the swaying trapeze, they
struggled, thumped, kicked.
Suddenly the aeronaut, in a mad
burst of rage, seized the landlord by
the throat, thrust him backward and
flung him into space. Down the poor
fellow dropped like a stone, turning
over and over. He alighted on his
head.
''The people, mad with horror and
rage, rushed to the spot. And there, to
their amazement, stood the landlord,
laughing heartily. The figure that had
fallen was manikin dressed up in his
clothes.
"And this" the speaker concluded,
SIS the only practical joke that has
ever been played from a balloon."-
New Orleans Times Democrat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
AN IRISH SUPERSTITION.
Fishermen Don't Like to Meet Women
When Starting For Work.

Superstitions as to its being most
unlucky to meet a woman when set.
ting out to fish or upon any journey by
sea are not uncommon. From a head
land on the Donegal coast the writer
was one day anxiously watching a
small smack beating across the bay
against a heavy sea and stiff breeze
which had suddenly sprung up. After
a long and hard fight for it the little
craft made the pier in safety, and up
on condolences being offered the skip
per on his recent hardships he said:
"Sure, what better luck could have?
Didn't l meet a redheaded woman in
Sligo this morning the moment ] left
my lodging to walk down to the boatw
In this case the color of the woman's
hair and the fact of her being the first
person met with after the man left
his house seemed to be the determin-
ing factors in the days luck. But in
other places the objection to such an
encounter embraces hair of all shades
and any hour of the day. it being am
ply sufficient to bring the i'll luck that
any woman should pass you by just
as you are walking down to the boat.
Only few weeks ago the writer visit
ed small fishing VILLAGE on the Gal
way coast and Just before getting on
his car to return home was chatting
to the landlady of the little inn. A
strapping young fisherman who was
walking down the road toward the
harbor suddenly stopped. climbed over
the fence and made his way to his
boat across the fields. The writer OBJ
served to his hostess that the young
fellow must have mistaken him for
process server with a writ for him.
She laughed rather derisively and said:
TITS not you at all, sir, he's afraid of,
but me. He's just going fishing and
would not pass me by If you gave him
the fill of his hat of gold. London
Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
WORTHLESS TESTIMONY.
The Way a Keen Irish Lawyer Wor-
ried Anthony Trollope.

ried Anthony TrolIope.
Among the stories in Pages From
an Adventurous Life" by J. e. Pres
ton Muddock, is one that Lord Aver
stone was wont to tell with apprecia-
ton In postofiice prosecution at
Hartford assizes clever Irish bar
rister appeared for the defendant, who
was a poor letter carrier guilty of some
irregularity. Among the witnesses was
Anthony Trollope. then a government
postofIice inspector. After he had Civ
en- his testimony he was handed over
to the lawyer for the defense for cross
examination.
"What are your demanded the keen
Irishman in a severe and command
ing tone sonorous with a rich brogue.
IAN official in the postofiice," an
swered Trolope, somewhat astonished
by the lawyers brusqueness.
Anything else?" demanded the cross
examiner, with snap.
Eyes; an author This a little
proudly.
"What is the name of your last
book?"
'Barchester Towers"
"Now, tell me, is there word Of
truth in that book"
"Well, it is what is generally called
a work of fiction"
"Fictionr' with a scornful curl of
the lip. Election. That is to say,
there isn't word of truth in it from
beginning to end?'
81 am afraid if you put it that
way there isn't" stammered Trollope
in an embarrassed way.
With a triumphant air. the lawyer
turned to the jury.
Gentlemen" he exclaimed, how
can you possibly convict a man on
the evidence of a witness like this,
who here in this court Of justice I'M
blushingly confesses that he has writ
ten a book in which there is not one
word of TRUTH
Trollope had fallen squarely into the
pit digged for him by his INSCRIPTIONS
cross examiner.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
LEE AND MCCLELLAN.
An Incident of the First Meeting Of
the Two Soldiers.


The first meeting between General
George Is. Mcclellan and General Rob
ert L. Lee happened In Mexico during
the war with that country. Mcclellan
was lieutenant of engineers, and Lee
was a major ON the staff of General
Winfield Scott.
One day Mcclellan was walking
across a field when he saw General
Scott and his staff approaching ON
horseback. AS they drew near Ma
1or Lee refined up his horse and asked
the lieutenant if he did not know
that he was disobeying orders. His
tone was sharp and angry. Mcclellan
answered that he was not aware Of
any disobedience and asked for an ex-
PLANTATION. Lee replied that all officers
had been told to remain in their quar-
tiers, awaiting orders, and asked for
the lieutenant's name.
Mcclellan gave his name and said
that no order of that kind had reached
him. But Lee in peremptory tone
ordered him to go to his quarters and
remain there. Then he rode off and
rejoined General Scott and the staff,
who had not stopped. Mcclellan went
to his quarters, as he had been directed
to do, but was quite indignant at the
way in which Lee had treated him, for
he had not knowingly committed a
breach of discipline.
He had just finished telling his broth
er officers the incident when he was
Informed that an officer was outside
the tent asking for him. On going out
he was much surprised to see Major
Lee, who saluted him with respect
Lieutenant Mcclellan the major
said Il am afraid that l was not cour-
teous in my manner to you little
while ago, and I have called to apol-
ogize'
81 assured him that it was all right,
said General Mcclellan in telling the
story, land he rode off after making
J low bow leaving me in admiration
of superior officer who so promptly
and generously repaired an error
Chicago News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
Suffering
Will Not Help Your
Disease, but Will
Weaken Your
Nerves.

Folks who think 1t is better to bear
pain than soothe it-are wrong.
Old-fashioned doctors used to say It
was better, because they had nothing
with which to ease pain but dangerous.
heart-paralyzing drugs.
But now, that a safe remedy has
been found. DIR. Miles Anti-Pain Pills,
It is wrong to suffer, for nothing can be
gained but weakened nerves.
A safe rule to remember is: When
In pain, take an Anti-Pain Pill.
This will soothe your quivering nerves.
DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills relieve pain
by restoring the natural secretions, in
which they differ from opium and sim
i1ar narcotic drugs, which relieve pain
by checking the action Of the glands.
They are sure and harmless, and are
the latest medical treatment for the
cure Of Headache, Neuralgia. Backache.
Rheumatism, Dizziness, Toothache.
Stomachache, Menstrual (Monthly)
Pains. Also nerve irritations like Sea-
Sickness, Car Sickness. Sleeplessness.
Indigestion, etc.
Pleasant to take. quick in results.
81 have used DR.. Miles Anti-Pain
Pills for sick, nervous headache, and
tily recommend their curative proper
ties, for they are successful. REV.
RAY A. WATROS. d. D., Iowa City, Ia.
Sold by druggists. at Csc. Money back
II first box does not help. Never sold
In bulk.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17

the town, while Hiram Warning still
puttered about the barn in blissful
ignorance. Presently, however, he
would come into the house, and then
perhaps he would realize what was up
Meanwhile they would have made the
train, and presently they would be
across the state line, where licenses
were not necessary. The laws of their
own state required residence before
license could be issued, and as town
clerk Joyce's father was charged with
the issuance of licenses.
boy had not thrown a SNOWFALL at
Dick. The well packed ball of snow
missed the driver, but struck King Il
smart blow in the ribs. The high spir-
tied horse was unused to such treat
ment and bolted down the road with
Dick frantically saving at the reins.
1T is all right" he shouted. ut will
help us make time. 1t will be easy if
can stop him before we reach the
Hill"
Joyce's face blanched. The Hill (al
ways spelled with a capitaD was a
steep descent of nearly a mile, with
one ugly turn. If King should bolt
down the hill, there was little chance
that Dick would be able to guide him
around the curve, and they would be
thrown down the side.
you will stop him before then" she
said confidently. But the corners OF
her mouth were drawn and her lips
were white. She knew King and re-
allied how little chance there was even
while she sought to comfort Dick with
her confidence
1t was little more than a mile to
the top of the Hill. and Dick fought
the horse every inch of the way. He
had called to Joyce to kneel in the bot
tom of the cutter, and just as they
reached the descent he pulled Kings
head to one side and guided the crazed
animal into tree
Dick shot over the side of the cutter
as they struck, but he was on his feet
in an instant to hold the horse. There
was no need for that. King lay still on
the sparkling snow with his head
twisted oddly to one side. and for a
moment Dick gazed sadly upon his ia
vorite.
Joyce, he had seen, was unframed.
Her position and the thick robes had
saved her from worse than shaking
up, and she had regained the seat.
Poor old Kingr she cried as she
saw with relief that Dick was unhurt.
Il could kill that little Edwards boy"
Never mind the Edwards boy" said
Dick brusquely. What we have to
think about is the train. We never can
walk that hill in time to make the
train Have YOU nerve enough to coast
1t in the cutter?"
I'D risk ANYTHING rather than return
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
NatIon of Noisas-

In China night is as alive as the day
and is filed with whoops. noisy con-
versation, the singsong accompanying
work, boisterous repartee and every
other unmusical sound. In addition,
the darkness is one long howl of dogs,
cackle of geese. braying of donkeys,
croaking of frogs, the squealing of
pigs. the drumbeats of the policeman
and even, as some one has said, 1.-The
singing of the stars" Individually the
people are full of varieties of unsup-
pressed, violent demonstrativeness and
collectively they are only terrific
tribal turbulence. One most appropri-
ate name for China has never been
given it. 1t has been called the Yellow
Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom. the Ce-
lestial Empire, the Pigtail Nation. the
Sleepy Giant and others. No one of
these is more applicable than the Ma
ton Of Noises. Noise is seemingly the
first element of Chinese life and has
been cultivated for centuries by Chi
uese talent, and In conception, develop
ment and execution presents not only
new varieties, but scores of new spe-
cies.-Cor Montreal Standard.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
SAVED BY QUICK WIT.
The Escape O. Sir Archibald Douglas
at Poitiers.

In the battle Of Poitiers Q356D num-
Der of Scottish soldiers fought on the
side of the French, and several of
them were taken prisoners by the Eng
lish Among them was Sir Archibald
Douglas, half brother of Lord Viii
liam Douglas. Being dressed in suit
of splendid armor. the victors thought
they had captured-as indeed they
had-some great nobleman. Several
of the English were about to strip off
his armor when Sir William Ramsay
Of CollIthie, who was also a prisoner
gave him meaning look. Pretending
to be very angry, he cried out: you
rascal, how is it that you are wearing
your masters armor? Come here and
pull off my bootsw Douglas, seeming
ly thoroughly cowed, went humbly for
ward and drew off boot, with which
Sir William began to beat him. The
English onlookers at once interfered
on Douglas behalf. saying that he was
a person of great rank and lord.
WHAT shouted Ramsay, shaking
with laughter. HE lord? Why. he
is base knave and, I suppose, has
slain his master. Go, you villain, and
search the field for the body of my
cousin, your master. and when you
have found it let me know, that l may
give it decent burial" All this was
acted so naturally that the English
allowed Ramsay to ransom the pre-
tended manservant for 40 shillings
The money having been paid. Sir Will
liam gave Douglas another thrashing
and then babe him begone. Sir Archi-
bald lost no time in effecting his es-
cape. which he owed solely to the in
genuitY Of his friend.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-17
home" cried Joyce. Ut never vii let !

home" cried Joyce Vt never viii let
father catch u.s."
"Then here goes. cried Dick gayly
as he pulled the cutter back in,o the
road and caught up one of the broken
shafts. ITS been long tifne since l
went bobbing, but think can make
it."
He gave Joyce the shaft to hold and
pushed the cutter over the brow of the
hill, climbing in over the back when
he had it started.
Once back in the cutter he took the
shaft and improvised steering rud-
der. The body work afforded him lever
age, and Dick laughed as the sleigh
began to gain speed.
For the first half mile the road was
straight, and little steering was neces-
sary. Then ahead doomed the turn, and
Dicks face turned grave as he dug the
shaft into the road.
Slowly the sleigh responded to the
pressure, and in another instant they
had swung around the curve as neatly
as champion coaster on his low
pointer. and they were again on the
straight and headed for the station.
Hank Carew had just backed his en-
CINE down from the house, and white
plume of steam rose from the dome as
the engineer waited for the minute
hand of the clock to touch the bottom
of the dial.
The runaways were still a quarter of
mile from the station when the cut
ter slowed up, but they had gained
more than a minute in their swift de-
scent, and they did not have to run.
| AS they came up to the station plat
form the little knots of loungers gath
cred about them. Rapidly Dick ex-
planned the reason for the coast, and
the listeners cheered as they heard the
tale. For years they had grum bled
at the way Warning treated Joyce, and
they were glad that at last she was
to be released from her fathers hard
reign.
Here comes your dad noww piped a
shrill voice. And with one accord
| they turned to see the familiar War
ing team tearing over the brow of the
hill
Carew glanced at the steam gauge
and the clock. Then he leaned out of
the window.
"All aboard that's goingr he called
in stentorian voice. Were chang
, ing the schedule today The $50 is 60
| ing out at 9:2Sr'
Another instant and the train was
rafting down the road toward the
| state line, and Hiram Waring came
dashing up to the platform to be greet
ed by ironical cheers.
'The train went ahead of timer he
sputtered 81 shall report this to the
officials!"
You're wrong, squire" drawled Ned
Burns who posed as wag. THAT
amt the regular train. That's the
Coaster special. Makes close connec-
ton with the Cutter express, from up
your way"
The laugh which followed showed
Waring that the sympathy was all
with the runaways. He was to be a
candidate for county treasurer In the
fall. 1t would not do to turn his
townspeople against him. AS he head
ed the horses for home he half turned
in his seat.
when that Coaster special COM
pletes the round trip" he shouted out,
you might tell Dick Torrington to
come out to my place. l amt going to
kill the fatted calf, but there's a tur-
key l was saving up for Christmas.
guess that'll do as we'll"