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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28

| during the summer and our custO-
| mers either buy them to take back
| North with them or send back to
| friends left behind. We began the
business with almost no preparation,
but now it keeps us working hard the
entire summer making preserves,
pickles and wines for the next sea-
sons use.
Made 1t by the Barrel.
1--WE make pcrsimmon beer by the
barrel and usually get rid of all that
we can supply. Buying blackberries,
muscadines and other wild fruit is
easy enough, since the negroes are
accustomed to gathering them for
sale, but it is about the hardest thing
in the world to get persimmons.
Why, the first autumn that we deter
! mined to make an extra supply of
beer I had go into the country for
days with our cook and maid and
gather the persimmons myself.
Yes, we had many demands for
possum during the last two seasons,
and when possible we had it for
lunch. Persimmon beer is the natur-
al beverage for baked possum, and
my father always had them both for
New Years dinner.
cit is seldom that persimmon tree
is cut down in our part of the South.
Even when they are little Slips they
will be left in the fields.
This is not only because of the
fruit and for the convenience of hav-
ing natural 'possum trap on your
place, but because the tree is beauti-
full and affords a delicious shade for
mer. Any Southerner will tell you of
seeing mules and horses in the plow
stop of their own accord when they
reach a persimmon tree.
"Of course the main reason for our
success is that we were the first in
the field People say they. like our
things because they are not to be had
anywhere else My mother has al
ways been considered a good cook
and housekeeper and is certainly fond
of both. We give just the dishes we
would have at home could we afford
them and prepared in just the same
way. To begin with all our china,
silver and glass were old fashioned,
and now, instead OF buying new
things, we hire it of neighbor who,
like most of us, knows the need of a
few dollars.
"The furnishings of our little home
are also old, and this seems to be an
additional attraction to our custo-
mers. At first mother and l did all
the serving, but now that our bust
ness has increased so mother remains
in the pantry to. serve while sit at
a desk in the front room to receive
the checks and give change. OF
course making $1,000 in four months
is pretty good business for two wo-
men in the South
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
Street Railway Fares Abroad.

In the cities of Great Britain the
population of which is 100000 or
more the average rate of fare for
street railway travel is IL cents a
passenger mile. In the cities of Con-
tinental Europe the average rate of
fare paid for urban transportation is
one cent a passenger mile.
On the overhead and underground
railway in the city of Berlin, Ger
many, the average rate of fare paid
is 1926 cents passenger mile. 1t is
quite apparent that the people of Eu-
rope-in spite of the general impress
sion here to the contrary-are paying
higher price for a poorer service
than are the people of the United
States. railway and Engineering
Review.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
uNITED srArEs GovERNMENT HOSPITAL AM COLON PANAMA

packing and unpacking wherever you
happen to stop a while. This has
been overcome by New York man,
who has invented what might be
termed bureau trunk" as differ
entiated from the convenient ward
robe trunk. The New Workers. in
vention has series of drawers which
slide in and out just as the drawers of
a bureau. The corners have heavy
posts on them, and in the front posts
are grooves. in which the front of the
trunk slides up and down. When the
lid is down, of course, the front Sec
ton stays in place, but when the lid
is open the front can be drawn out,
and there is a regular bureau, the
drawers Of which slide easily out and
give access to anything in them, with
out the necessity of clawing up every
thing else on top. The advantages of
such trunk can be seen at glance.
Boston Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
Acid Soils.

Acid soils are readily detected by
the reaction which they give with
sensitive litmus paper. In making
the test the moistened soil is pressed
against blue litmus paper, which
changes to red in the presence of free
acids. Acid soils are made productive
by using lime and other alkaline
material to neutralize the humic acid
before applying farm and other
manures. Acid soils are no. suitable
for the production of clover and
legumes.
Experiments by Wheeler at the
Rhode Island Experiment Station in
dicate that there are large areas of
acid soils in the Eastern States which
are much improved when treated with
Jir-slaked lime. There is great differ
ence in the power of plants to live in
acid soils. Some agricultural crops
IS legumes are particularly sensitive,
while many weeds have such strong
power of endurance that they thrive
In the presence of acids. Weeds fire.
quently reflect the character of the
soil as to acidity, in the same way
that an alkaline soil is indicated by
The plants produced. The acid and
alkaline compounds of the soil great
fy influence the bacterial flora. In
the presence of strong acids or al
kalis, many of the bacterial changes
necessary for the elaboration of plant
food cail to take place.-F'rom Soils
and Fertilizers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
CHEAP RAILWAY TRAVEL.
Switzerland's System Operates to Pro-
mote General Business.

1t is not generally known that
Switzerland maintains press agent
in the United States. His name is
Hedley P. Somner, whom an advance
man of theatrical troupe would call
live wire" Ask him if he is really
the publicity agent for the Govern
ment, and he will explain that he
really represents the railroads which
are owned by the Government.
Mr.. Somner was at the Hotel Henry
last night. His entertaining talk re-
garding Swiss railroads is an inter-
esting travelogue. Mr. Somner is en-
thusiastic on the subject of Govern
ment ownership of railroads In
Switzerland the people point with
pride to the fact that every mothers
son is part owner of the railroads.
When Mr.. Somner discusses rail-
roads he describes the towns they
touch and the scenery through which
they pass. In these towns are hotels.
Visitors from America cannot pat
ronize one without the other. His
publicity work in the United States
has been profitable to his country. In
1905 1858 Americans visited Luz
cerne, and the total has risen in 1909
to 2O,62S. The Government OF Switz-
erland has figured that the cheapest
transportation that can be provided is
the most profitable for the country,
and for that reason they advertise
fifteen days unlimited travel over,
1880 miles of railroad and lakes. with
any sort of stopover privileges, abso-
lutely first class, for S16.32. In other
words, for $1.09 you can travel an
entire day in Switzerland. Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
THE BUNGALOW.
How The East Indian Creation Hes Heen
ADAPTED in This Country

Bungalow Is an elastic word The
idea is old and it has been adapted to
this country within the last few years.
There has always been the cottage at
the seashore or mountains and the
colonial mansion had been here be-
fore the days of the oldest inhabitant.
In the West they had shacks and in
Italy they have the villa. India had
to have something, so in the Ben
galese district they created the bung-
allow. Now it is here, but far differ
ent from the Bengalese affair. For in
East India the bungalow is of fiimsy
construction, with matched roof, ver-
andas surrounding the house and
with one room divided by curtain.
At first the bungalow was a cooling
off place; garden or lodge.
With the name and the idea Ameri-
can architects have somewhat changed
things and have shown East Indian
people that in this country bunga-
low really is something. When the
idea was new in this country an arch
itect when asked the difference be-
tween a bungalow and cottage said
about $4,000. But that doesn't mean
you can't get bungalow for less
than that amount.
The bungalow, as built in this
country to-day, Is a permanent struc-
ture, home for all the year around,
except for those who have money
enough to own one for summer Use
-,a -
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
Keeps Spoon in Place.

When the number of kitchen uten-
sis and helps invented is compared
with the number of inventions in
other lines, the percentage of the
former is nothing short of remark
able. 1t will not be long before the
cook will be eliminated entirely and
the dinner will be cooked by series
of wires, weights and pulleys run by
the kitchen clock.
One of the latest devices to help
the cook is the spoon rest, designed
by New York woman. This con-
sists OF single length of wire bent
to form vertically arranged hooks,
which fasten over the side of a pot
A long end with a loop to it extends
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
Wintering Work Horses.

After the ground freezes in the fall
large majority of the farmers do
not have enough work for their
forses to give them sufficient
amount of exercise. When horses are
first confined after having had plenty
OF outdoor exercise all summer they
often have trouble with swelled legs
and other arrangements. The best
way to prevent these troubles is to
adjust the food to the changed condi-
tions Of the horses. Those of the
horses that do very little work during
the winter do not need much grain
If they are getting all the hay they
can eat. Horses can be kept in ex-
eellent condition when fed oats straw
that has been slowed in the NOW
and very little grain. Bran makes
an excellent feed for the greater part
of the winter grain ration; it keeps
the digestive system in a good,
healthy condition. An occasional
mess of boiled oats is greatly relished
by the horses; feed of this kind
should be given at least once a week.
Carrots make an excellent feed during
the winter and most horses are very
fond Of them. Horses should always
have dry, warm and well bedded
quarters. Give them water first thing
IN the morning and last thing at
night Have lump of rock salt in
each stall that they can go to daily
Indiana Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
Insect Pests.

The poultry house absolutely free
of lice and mites is the happy excep-
ton and not the general rule. One
must be ever vigilant ard constantly
aggressive in the warfare against
these pests in order to even keep them
in subsection, says writer in an ex-
change. When a breeder tells me
that not louise or mite can be found
in his or her poultry domain | cannot
help thinking that a thorough investi-
cation of the houses would discover
some OF these torments hidden away
under perches or in some dark corner.
Why this doubt of my brother or sis
ter breeders assertion, DO you ask?
Well, the time was when | made like
assertions, and thought truthfully.
but l had rude awakening from nv
dream of louseless and miteless
houses and fowls. Just as soon as T
became aware of the presence Of lice
general cleaning was the order of
the day, but never since have | de-
clared as enmphatically as in the
times before | discovered the unwel-
come residents that there were neith-
er lice or mites in my poultry house.
Whether you know that there are lice
or mites present or not, it will do no
harm to treat the houses as if you
were sure the unwelcome insects were
tnere. Spray the perches often with
some one OF the good lice killers on
the market and occasionally dust the
fowls well with a good insect pow
der.-Commercial Poultry.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
Experience With Millet.

Occasionally see short notice of
millet, but no one seems to take much
interest in the crop. / believe it is
unjustly condemned Let me give
my experience in nillet raising and
feeding. In the spring of 1900 my
meadows were foul and short.
needed the hay and looked for crop
TO fill the meadows place. 1 chose
millet; plowed up the ten-acre
meadow the first of June, sowed it to
millet and cut it the last of Septem-
Der, and am well pleased with the re-
suit. / broke this field Immediately
and sowed to rye. Next June I
plowed this rye under and sowed
to millet. cut the millet and plowed
and sowed to rye again, followed with
clover. This oft blowing killed the
foulness in the field.
l changed to other fields with the
same practice and had good results.
For nine years l have kept this up.
This season l had twenty acres in
millet. | now have twenty acres in
rye to plow under next June for mil
let. 1t is good way to kill the foul
ness of meadows. | do not believe it
is as exhaustive on the soil as timothy
or oats. The millet gives me a chance
to plow under a rye crop for green
manure. AS a feed it is strengthen
ing. Stock relish it and fatten on it.
| nave never seen any bad effects from
it. l feed it to my work horses
filling manger every night-all they
will eat. | cut it when seed is ripe
and skaters out. 1t is bitter if cut
green-stock do not relish it, Let it
get ripe.
My farm records show that l SOW
from the Sth to 2Sth of June and
cut from September 18th to October
4th. AS an experiment | sowed July
%, 1907. 1t grew two to three feet
high, headed out good; frost bit it
and l plowed it under for green
manure. The expense for seed and
blowing is paid by the extra amount
of hay obtained. / covered one piece
| thinly with manure and the stalks
grew four feet and heads eight inches
long. / get the ground in good con-
dition for the seed, then SOW two to
three pecks per acre by hand. | am
we'll satisfied with this plan, work
and crop. Would recommend it to
farmers. I put the ground in good
condition to receive the seed of any
crop.-W. r. Williams, in the In
diana Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
Embarrassing For Her.

A Milwaukee man and his wife re-
Gently received call from an old
friend whom they had not seen for
years. Just before the three sat
down to little supper in the Ger
man style, the wife, Selling a favor
able opportunity, whispered to her
husband:
1--WE have only three bottles of
beer in the house-just enough to go
around. Don't ask him to have
more"
VERY WE'LL" answered the hus-
band, who CHANGED to be thinking of
something else at the time.
Half an hour later the host, to his
wife's CONSERVATION, asked the guest
to take more beer. The invitation
was politely declined, but still the
host did not desist A dozen times
the caller was urged to drink; a doz-
en- times he firmly refused.
When he had departed the wife
took her husband to task. What on
earth made you persist so? Didn't l
tell you there were only three bot
ties? Why did you insist upon his
having more beer, more beer, more
beer?"
Mercy" exclaimed the husband.
81 forgot entirely"
But" continued the wife, why
did you suppose 1 was kicking you
under the table,"
MY dear" blandly replied the
husband, "you didn't kick mel
Lippincott's.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
Model Gardens.

"A garden without fruit trees and
berry bushes is only half a garden.
There should be enough for family
use in season, for canning and pre-
serving. for winter use, and some to
sell. Starting with strawberries, the
first fruit of the season, there should
be added raspberries, blackberries,
gooseberries, grapes and currants. -
Farmers Home journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28

Two Chicago men gOt iheii neads
together and decided to combine the
two and get patent on it, 50 now
we have the combined suit case and
valise, which will hold as much as a
small trunk and can be carried about
with ease. The illustration shows
how the two are combined Neces-
Sarily the suit case used is one of the
smaller sizes, as otherwise the con-
trivance would be so bulky that it
would discount it's convenience in
other directions. With this combi-
nation man may feel sure that his
suits and shirts are lying flat and not
creasing and at the same time he will
have all the smaller articles he needs
ready to hand in the valise on top
Boston Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
Profit in Sheen Raising.

S. A. Saum, of Shenandoah County.
Virginia, gives the following returns
from his flock of sheep this year: He
had one buck and thirty-seven ewes
Thirty-one ewes had lambs. Six of
the ewes were only twelve months
old, and did not lamb. He raised
thirty-eight lambs and lost six. For
the wool and lambs sold he received
$197. The ewes are not large ones,
and, therefore, do not shear very
heavy fleece or make very large
lambs. He says the sheep are the
most profitable stock kept on the
farm.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
conpANY chEcneR
Brigham Young.

Brigham Young had just been pre-
sented with his hundred and fifth
son. A careworn look came over his
brow as the news was broken to him,
and he sighed deeply.
Il don't know what | shall do if
this thing keeps up" he said. Looks
to me as if sooner or later I'll have
to start fresh air fund. New York
Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28

odt from the otner side or the pot. In
cooking some dishes it is necessary to
have spoon always handy to stir the
contents. Heretofore this spoon has
shown an annoying habit of falling in
or out of the pot at critical moments,
but with the rest just described the
handle can be placed in the loop and
the whole kept in place by the lid of
the pot, or even without it.-Boston
Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
GOVERNMENT WCISsiGR
Two Bags in One.

How often have we stood thought
fully in front of pile OF clothing, a
suit case and a valise and wondered
which bag to take The shirts
wouldn't 90 in the valise and the suit
case wouldn't hold it ALL so we were
nhl.~ad 10 tolsa hoth Of, . trnnk
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
Value of Warmth For Hogs.

The value of warmth in the produc-
zion of pork has not been taken into
account as it ought to be. To do their
best hogs must be warm. They will
shake off a good share of what you
feed them if they do not have a COM
Portable place TO stay. Especially at
night ought they to be kept COM
Portable Home Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28

The peat boys of Sweden are capa-
Bile of producing ten billions of tons
of air-died peat, suitable for fuel.
This quantity, as compared with the
present import of coal, would be suf-
ficient for a period of 1900 years.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28

Billiards and pool on shipboard are
now possible through the recent in
vention of self-leveling table which
accommodates itself to every movei
ment of the vessel.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
A Close Imitation.

These mechanical toys are very
life-like.'
How 500"
"Johnny's automobile has run
down the cat and knocked the saw
dust out of two dolls. Louisville
Courier-Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28

Australians largest cattle herd is
tnat running on the Victoria River
station, northern territory. 800 miles
south OF Port Darwin. 1t numbers
$4,000, 900 head.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28

Korean railway laborers in Japan
get thirty-five ceEts day, from which
the contractors may 6Sduct twelve
cents for food.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
Poultry Notes.

You should have your flock culled
by this time, and In the order you
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28

On the farms of England last year
there were 1,494,0S9 horses en-
ployed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
MTs y@SsS Ss
Sss6u7@t6z ASSa

There is record of wheat CROWNS
in China as far back as 5000 B G
The total area sown to gingellv in
the Madras presidency, India, is 5ss
600 acres, the estimated yield 70,
which is 44,49S tons. This is tba
commercial name for sesame. fro,,
which the value of oil produced an
nually is about $3,993,014.
The output of white salt in tba
United Kingdom in 1908 amounted 70
1,9S4,656 tons.
Cats are subject to a form of in
fiuenZa which is communicable IN
human beings, and they can catch if
from man just as readily.
Cigar boxes of glass are comine
more and more into use. They are
cheaper than the wooden boxes and
keep the cigars fresh longer time
The Institute of Marine Engineers
in London recently discussed the sub-
ject and H. A. Mayor, of Glasgow
said that the prospect for electric NJ
pulsion for ships is very hopeful.
A Berlin paper says that New York
is the third German city in the world
in point of population. with its
$4,000 Germans" it says. sit is ex-
ceeded in size only by Berlin, which
has about 100000, and by Ham
burg, which has about 100000"
There were S6,912 miles of over
head and cable wires in operation in
India in 1907, against 1855 in 1857.
The annual earnings of the cables be-
tween India and Europe since 1902
1903 shows a surplus each year of
from $1,000,O00 to $1,200,O0O.
New York City housekeepers are
great sufferers from short weights
and measures. Chief Derry. of the
Bureau of Weights and Measures re-
ports that five per cent. OF the sellers
in the city use false balances and
measures, and that to sell coal one
quarter short of the weight paid for
is quite common.
The American ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
at Calcutta, India, reports that a
great business is springing up in
that metropolis in securing and pre-
pairing the skins of brown rats, which /
are used for many purposes, such as
binding of books. the making of
purses, gloves and other articles Of
feminine use and adornment.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
Southern Dishes Prove Profitable.

Mother and Daughter Find the Way to Reach Northern
Stomachs and Pockets -Persimmon Beer and Cake
With These as Staples Two Women Make Good Living
in Winter Resort :: =: :: :: :: =
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28

ROD CONNECTING SCALE WITH WEIGHING elArFos1
tTnE nov ErENr OF THIS aoD IS UPWARD
WIEN suoAa IS PLACED ON pLArFoRH1)
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28

do you know your chickens come
over into my garden?"
81 thought they did"
"Why?"
because they never come back :"
New York Telegram.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28

The Institute of Marine Engineers
in London recently discussed the sub-
ject and H. A. Mayor, of Glasgow
said that the prospect for electric ma
pulsion for ships is very hopeful. /.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28

Cigar boxes of glass are coming
more and more into use. They are
cheaper than the wooden boxes and
keep the cigars fresh longer time
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28
Trun.s is a Bureau.

One of the chief objections to "liv-
ing in trunk" as travellers put it. is
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28

Cats are subject to form of in
fiuenza which is communicable IN
human beings, and they can catch If
from man just as readily.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-01-28

There is record of wheat CROWNS
in China as far back as 5000 B. G