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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03
Stalking Tnnafcas

The incest way ! have found 70
raise tomatoes Is 10 tie them up 70
strong stakes Drive in the stakes
solidly and set the plants beside
them. Keep them tied up IS they
grow. and keep a sood part Of the
side shoots trimmed Of. leave four
or fve OF the lower branches and a.
low them 10 lie on TIE grouni. This
is some work, but il PAYS II gives =
chance 70 80 among The vines 20 hoe
and water. and YOU can have YOUR
garden as neat il the tine Of rirs
tomatoes as any other riu,e in the
summer. And when YOU want the
ripe tomatoes you can see AZ 2 s,a2ce
where they are. and every tj-sd vo-
man knows what 3 convenience that
is. I seldom see ? rotten tomato on
the vines that are Uai UP. The
stakes. however. must re strong and
firmly set. for you VIII often see q
peck Of tomatoes on The vines. One
day lady friend SAID: III. never tie
up tomatoes again; i don't pay, for
whenever the tops ser heavy over
they so" When 7 walked INTO her
garden, behold. she had procured 8
lot Of elder branches 70 tie her car
nations up TO. and the largest Of these
she used for her tomatoes. Another
friend decided 10 use The banana
crates which were discarded. 81 the
nearest grocery. The result was very
unsatisfactory. as the tomatoes were
enclosed and the pieces were 50 close
ly fitted thar you could hardly get
the hand between the latter 10 pick
the tomatoes.
A good kind OF early tomato is the
'MatchleSs. Early plants are best
raised in tin cans that have been
melted apart; bend them in SHAPE,
set them closely together in the hot
bed. I'LL with good soil and plant three
or four seeds in each one. Thin the
plants out as they grow until you
have only one plant in each can.
When YOU want to transplant 70
the garden lift can and all; set in the
hill prepared for the plant and care
fully take of the can. fill in the soil
and water and your plant will never
know it was disturbed &c. E. f. in
the Indiana Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03

forms OF eczema. acne, or the more
severe skin LESSONS, is extremely like
ly 10 be { factor in the spread of such
diseases unless these implements are
properly subjected after each share
TO some effective sterilizing process.
In many shops. however, the lat
est metaod of applying soap is now
being used. This is in the form Of
a powder applied TO the brush that
has previously been wet. Surely a
step in the right direction, for each
customer thus has at least his indi-
vidual soap. II may not be feasible
to have individual brush and razor
always. but it is always possible to
have these implements rendered abso-
lutely sterile before use. since this
can be easily and effectively accom-
plished by thorough immersion IN
boiling water.
The time is surely coming when
every man with ordinary development
Of the precautionary sense will refuse
10 patroniEe any BARRIERS shop that
fails to use reasonable asceptic and
antiseptic methods. As a matter of
fact the safety razor deserves all the
praise il is given. If for no other rea-
son that that it has helped TO deliver
many q man from the dangers Of in
discriminate barbering." -
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03
Cultivation of Sweet teas.

If sweet peas are TO be cultivated
in rows. it is a good plan to draw i
broad. fat-bottomed drill. about a
foot or eishteen inches wide On no
account should it he conceive. The in
eyitable result OF ta.s would be TO
crush the seed into the centre Of the
shallow drill and 10 cause overc~owd-
Ing. Thin sowing. however, can be
carried out with perfect case il the
drill is 6t. II clumgs are 10 be grown
the same rule should be Observed
the bottom of the circular trench
should lie perfectly fat. How far
apart should each seed be sowne''
IS the next question that arises. If
the seed is sound. and if there is.
therefore, q reasonable certainty Of
termination, each seed should be set
at least nine inches from its neigh
Dor. One famous grower invariably
SONS one foot apart, and he declares
that he has rarely had 3 failure II
the average amateur gardener strikes
this happy medium. however. and
does not allow his seeds to be less
than six inches apart, he will prob
ably have no cause TO complain OF the
result-PltJsburg Dispatch.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03

round and extremely tat, her slow pace
begets that corSulencie: few OF them
weigh less than fifty pound; better 10
the eye than stomach: greasie appe-
titles may perhaps commend them.
but to the indiferently curious.
nourishment but prove offensive.
Let's take her picture: her yisage
darts forth melancholy. as sensible as
natures injurie il framing so great
and maSsie q body TO be directed by
such small and oomplementau wings
as are unable TO hoise her fnom the
ground, serving only TO prove her a
bird: which otherwise might be
doubted Of: her head is Ysriously
drest, the one half hooded with
downy blacklist feathers: the other
perfectly naked; OF 3 whitiSh hue. as
ii transparent lawne had covered
it; her bill is very howked. and bends
downwards. the thrill or breathing
place is in the midstof il: from which
part to the end. the colour Is light
greene mkt with pale yelll~. her
eyes he round and small. AMI bright
as diamonds. her cloathing is of
finest downe. such as you see II COS
nnS: her trayne is like Chinese
beard Of three or foGre short feath-
e-s; her legs thick. and black. and
strong; her iallons sharp. her stem
ack fiery hot, 50 as stones and iron
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03
\ Rhode Island Fed Talk.

\ friend SAID 70 the writer the
other day:
"Geer. what 30 you know about
the Rhode Island Reds. where did
they come from anyhow. and where
did they set the drag they have on
the poultry fra1erni,y2" Our reply
70 one section Of his compound cues
ton was prompt:
Rhode Island. Of course. up there
in Yarksela1d where they made the
Barred Plymouth Rocks. dressed
down the Lsghorrs. Brown. White
and Black. ani struck ont OF & piece
Of marble the beautiful White WAN
do,te"
In general. however. his question
Te7ple1ej rs. for We do nc. know as
much about the Rhode Island Reds
IS We should Ike % know But We
co know that in the matter OF color
il Is necessary to breed very closely
70 the standard in order 70 make ad-
vancsment il 3 fixed red color for
the breed. L viii not dc. if one
wants 70 raise clear I'd birds. to
breed from fowls with White or smut
in their plumage, nor from hens
which in their second and third year
show tco much OF the light creamy
color. And. our observation is. that
a pullet that is really good. dark
even shade Of red. with no white. and
10 smut. will not fade 10 the lighter
color IS she advances in axe. like one
that IS less clearly red. or one that
has defects in the way Of smut. etc.
IN fact. II breeding Reds. we
should select the puuet that shows ne
smut 2iown the hack in the under
feathers. and which has no tendency
70 light blottaes in the heavier feath-
e-s. One that Is soo6. clear red 10
the skin. with s slowing. clear red
cas- IN the sunshine. This kind of a
prlle- will. when size sets older. still
have 3 we'll defined reddish cast 20
her Vlu-sge. and viii not run % a
lighter creamy color. with darker
recEh ackle. And such female,
mated with 3 cock bird that IS like
wise free OF smut and white. with
so16 red ur6eroolor ard q good
strong red in his surface color. will
throw chickens that VIII take the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03
The Queens Diversions.
Flooding Snfres Murder.

". Hamard. chief of detectives in
Paris. France. accomplished one of
the cieveFest pieces of detective work
in recent criminal annals in the
arrest OF the alleged murderer
Of a poor servant girl, Elisa Van
damme. whose atrocious murder had
bafled the police for six weeks. The
girls head was found in sewer, and
subsequently her hands, feet and
other portions of her body were dis
covered in different places.
Hama-d. with only the vaguest
clew, doggedly searched 500 houses
and finally found the key 10 the girls
room in the bureau of an ex-convict
named Ferdinand, who had recently
escaped from the penal colony in
French Guiana.
When confronted with the evidence
of his guilt Ferdinand broke down
and confessed to cutting up and dis
posing OF the body, but asserted that
the girl had died from natural causes.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03

The Glasgow Chief Constable in a
report issued last night comments
upon the remarkable increase Of So
briefly in the city. AppTehensions for
drunkenness totallei 14,167, q de-
crease Of considerably over 1000.
While lack Of money has no doubt
contributed to increased sobriety. the
Chief Constable states that the
growth OF temperance has been q
great factor. 4 great deal of money
has been spent on smusements. which
was Just as available for spending in
drink. Compared with two years ago
the apprehensions for drunkenness
showed a decrease Of nearly 1000
Lendon Daily Mail.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03

Many farmers who are beginning in
the sheep business have lambs CON-
ing in March and April. and it is we'll
20 consider Just how to handle these
lambs in order to make the greatest
profit.
The eve lambs will. for the most
part, be kept over for breeding pur-
poses. The wether lambs will all be
sold within twelve months. The prob
lem is whether to push these forward
and sell them on the early market
say June, July or August. or to keep
uem through till Christmas. Janu-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03
Deaeons Stick Together.

Representative Dudley NJ. Hughes,
OF the Third Georgia District. is q
farmer in addition 10 being a states
nan Recently, when be was at
nome. Mr.. Hughes received an urgent,
call 10 go TO the police station in
Macon. When he arrived Mr.. Hughes
found that one of his negro laborers
had temporary quarters there.
The negro was very penitent and
very anxious 10 get out.
Narse Dud." he said, ''youse er
deekin in de white church, amt yer?"
Yes, Sam"
An yer knows Is er deekin in. de
culiud church. don't yer, Marse
DUDE"
Yes, Sam; but what has this to
do with your present troubled"
Well, | jis' wanter say dis, Marse
Dud, dat hits time fer US deekins {
stick Observation-Disclosures Even
ing Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03
Imnroying the Roads.

OF New York States $4,000 miles
of public highways, running through
her 30,476,800 acres, 5000 are STAFF
roads. maintained By the State ~
remainder are under the care of couH1
" or town. On January l, 1909,
when the new State Highway Com
mission was created, there were prac-
tically 1000 miles of highway macad-
amized; now 2400miles are improved.
This year the commission hopes to in
crease the miles improved by perhaps
500, and to increase each year until
the total per year will amount to 500
or 1000 miles.
Thus far this year 120 contracts
for improved roads have been let by
the commission, and more contracts
will be awarded. This will be the last
until fall or winter, enabling the sue
cessful bidders to set ready for work
early next spring.
Under the law some work must be
done in all counties whose roads are
to be improved at the same time The
120 contracts awarded this year call
for the building of $50 miles of high
way, at total cost of s5.600,000. OF
this total the State will pay about
s4.500.000 and the counties and
towns the remainder.
OF the work contracted for 15S
miles are State trunk lines and about
272 miles county roads. The State
pays the entire cost of the trunk
lines, while the State, county and
towns share the cost OF the county
roads. The contracts TO be awarded
will amount TO about 100000,
bringing the total outlay for the sea-
son 10 more than se,000,0O0.
The trunk lines will traverse the
State from east TO west and from
south to north. One trunk line will
run from New York City to Platts-
burg. on Lake Champlain. From
Plattsburg the trunk line will pro-
coed westerly through Ogdensburg,
Watertown and Oswego TO Syracuse !.
where it will join the main artery, exy
tending through the centre OF thel
State from Albany to Buffalo. This
central artery will pass through Am
sIerdam, Utica, Syracuse and Roches-
ter.
\ third east and west trunk line
will run through the southern tier Of
counties, and will pass through the
cities OF Binghamton, Elmira, Corn
ing. olean and Jamestown. There
will be several trunks extending north
and south, which will connect the
trunks along the southern tier with
that from Albany to Bufalo.-Nev
York Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03

The average student of geography
Knows that the Island OF Mauritius
les in the Indian Ocean, about 500
miles east of Madagascar. and that it
belongs to England. but he might not
be able to tell whether Mauritius is
lotably distinguished from a score of
other islands lying in the southern
hemisphere. although the name Maui
ritius calls up before two classes of
minds pictures almost as vivid as
does the fateful names of Elba or St.
Helena.
One of these classes consists OF the
lovers of romantic literature all over
The world. to whom the name Mauri-
:iuS suggests the tender and pathetic
.dyi Of Paul and Virginia. " of which
his island was the theatre
The second. and much smaller
,lass. are the psychologists or stu
dents of extinct animal forms. to
whom Mauritius is memorable as the
las, home of the dodo. a grotesque
and clumsy bird. with only rudimen-
tary wings. which appears to have
been eltirpated about the year 1850.
In an elaborate and costly work on
the dodo, published in London in
lS+S. under the patronage of Prince
Albert. is found the following quaint
description of the dodo. taken from
Sir Thomas Herbert's journal OF his
visit TO Mauritius in 1926:
The dodo comes first to our de-
scription. Here tand nowhere else
that ever I could see or heare ofl is
generated the dodo "a Portuguize
name it is, and has references TO her
simplenesl. bird which for shape
and rareneSse might be called a Phoe-
nix overt in Arabial: her body is
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03
Gg1n0 nuans
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Importance OF Good Roads,

We have received a copy of the re-
port by the Senate Committee on
agriculture recommending the enact
ment OF Senate Bill No. 69S1. proyid-
ing Tor an appropriation of $500. GOO
for the extension of the work of the
.. S. Office of Public Roads in aid
ing in the improvement of the nrblic
highways. Senator ]. H. Bankbead
of Alabama, in his speech on the biIi
said:
The national Governments of all
the principal nations of the world ov
cept the United States actively "a
and encourage the building and main
tenance of public roads. Franco hos
the most superb system of roads in
the world, completed at a total cost
of 1912, IT'S, 900. The effect of tboso
roads upon the material prosperity of
the French people is indicated in tho
following extract from report bv
Francis R. LOOMS, commercial agent
at st. Etienne, France, dated April
%, 1891:
"The road system of France has
been of far greater value to the coun-
try as means of raising the value Of
lands and of putting the small peas
ant proprietors in easy communica-
ton with their markets than have the
railways. 1t is the opinion of we'll
informed Frenchmen who have made
a practical study of economic prob
lens that the superb roads of France
have been one of the most steady and
potent contributions to the material
development and marvellous financial
elasticity of the country. The far
reaching and splendidly maintained
road system has distinctly favored
the success of the small landed pro-
prietors, and in their prosperity and
in the ensuing distribution of wealth
lies the key to the secret of the won
derful vitality and solid prosperity
of the French nation"
AS a result of the improved con-
dition of the roads in these coun-
tries, their farmers haul produce to
market at an average cost of only
ten cents per ton per mile, and in
some cases it is as low as seven
cents; while, as q result OF the bad
conditions of American roads. our
farmers are forced to pay an average
expense of twenty-three cents per
ton per mile on every ton of produce
hauled to market or shipping point
Indiana Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03
Troubles of Adam.

Adam had eaten the elaborate re-
past furnished by his helpmeet with
every indication that he relished
every morsel. He complimented her
upon the dainty manner in which the
blue points were served. the favor of
the PURGE of pea, the seasoning of the
fish and entree. and finally reached a
delicious salad. Adam paused. and
with a worried look on his face he
demanded OF Eve where she found
the ingredients. She enumerated all
except the lettuce
Where did you get those leaves?''
he demanded.
Why, there we're lying on bush
in the back yard, she replied
syeetly.
We'll. those were my best Sunday
trousers. sobbed Adam. adding. All,
woe is man" which was corrupted
into woman" the term by which we
know Ewes daughters.-Newark Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03

We are requested by some or our
readers TO re-publ;sh the following.
by Dr. David Roberts. the State Vet
erinarian. of Madison. Wisconsin.
who is good authority CT the subject.
He says.
This trouble IS due 10 an abnormal
contraction Of the Sphireter muscles
st the teat and of,enumes reduces
the value of what might have other
wise been 4 valuable COW. IS no one
wishes 70 purchase or own what IS
termed as hard mixer; bur If stock
owners knew how easily this trouble
could he overcome they vould never
think % disuoSi.s ot a hard mixer
at a sacrifice. as IS now being done
by many.
The mere fac. that COW Is . hard
mixer does nor indicate that she IS
not q goo5 mixer. hut owing 10 the
fact that she IS q hard mi,Se- she is
oftenumes neglected - milking time
by disguised mixer. who leaves :
large quantity Of the milk n her
udder tGag should have been drawn
out.
Stockmen Who know how 70 handle
such cases otteatimes bay valuable
COWS. owing 70 the tac, that they are
hard mixers. an by the use Of a
teaI plug AMI sew treatments for
hard milk.rs. cause them to become
splendid. easy mixers. thereby il
creasing their value many more times
than the cost Of the treatment. 4
milking tube should never be used in
such cases as there : 100 much dan
ser Of infection and ths results are
not 5 good IS IRON the use Of the
teal plus.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03
Children Save Bigamist.

NJ New Orleans. La. Joseph vau-
thier was acquitted of the charge OF
bigamy in ST. Barnard's parish after
his attorney made the plea for acQuit-
tai on the ground that the defendant
was the father of aine children. All
of the nine children were in court.
No attempt was made TO controvert
the fact that vauthier had illegally
married a second wife. vauthier
claimed that he was intoxicated.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03
NEW QUEEN IS A POWER
Has Much Influence With King and is Strong Personality
Popular in England accomplished and Determined She
viii Be Potent Factor in the New Reign

whether the plan of making Jim a
sailor prince, like his father, will be
carried out, now that he has become
the direct heir to the throne
Other Children.
Prince Albert Frederick, the second
son, who is already cadet in the
royal navy, was born at York cottage
on December IA, 1895. The only
daughter. Princess Victoria Alexan-
dra, followed, also at Sandringham,
on April %, 1897. Prince Henry Will
lam was born on March 81, 1900.
Prince George Edward made his ap-
pearance on December 20, 1902,
while, finally, the baby, Prince John
Charles, arrived on July u, 1905.
The children are much devoted to
each other and to their capable, wise
mother They share her popularity
with the people. who have been more
than enchanted with the beautiful
home life of the royal couple.
The two older boys are enthusiasts
about hunting. and expect to be al
lowed TO follow the hounds ere long.
As becomes future navy commanders,
they are deeply interested in yacht
ing, and it is said that they are both
good boxers. the younger brother,
however, often pressing his future
sovereign close. The younger chill
dren are as yet happy in the IN
spoiled, simple, natural way which a
sensible system of education has made
possible for them.
The future Queen of England con-
tinued TO live quietly with her hus-
band and appeared only rarely at
London during the closing years of
Queen Victoria's reign. When, how
ever. King Edward, carrying out one
OF his mothers last wishes, sent
Prince George on his tour of the Brit
ish colonies in the first year of his
reign, the Princess Mary accompanied
him and shared everywhere in the
official festivities of that trip around
the empire on which the sun never
sets. The colonies welcomed, not
only their future King, but their
future Queen as well.
The Queens Diversions.
Queen Mary was good horse
woman in the days Of her girlhood,
and has all her life taken a deep
and active interest in horticulture.
She is q highly cultivated woman, a
splendid liaguist and an accomplished
musician. holding the honorary de-
gree OF Doctor of Music of the Col
lege Of the University of London.
1t is the general opinion in England
that the new Queen will make her
self felt in more than social affairs.
She has the gifts. she has trained
herself and she has the ambition for
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03
Don't Be Afraid.

Don't be Il cheap farmer. Do not
be afraid 10 exercise your manhood.
Nor afraid to be dubbed by some of
your thoughtless neighbors "a pro-
gressive farmer. as the title contains
an unintentional compliment and is
well worth ing.-Fagmers Home
Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03
When TEES Gnaw.

When the hogs get TO gnawing the
woodwork OF their pens YOU may be
sure they need something different to
gnaw from what YOU are feeding
them. Look into it and see if you are
giving them variety enough.-Farm-
ers' Home Journal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03

A Piitsburg widow who was CON-
PEELED TO sell her beautiful hair in
order 10 keep her children from
starving received an offer OF marriage
from a rich man in Oklahoma.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-06-03
Top For Milk Jars.

Two purposes are served by the
conoiued cover and handle for milk
Jars designed 5y Massachusetts,
The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1910-08-26

panacea was one that should have
enlisted their warm support, his
case is hopeless. Aaron s. Wat
kins OF Kentucky, who was the
Prohibition candidate for vice-pres-
ident two years ago, has declared
that 'the Prohibition party will not
accept him" He might swallow his
pride and knock for admission at
the door of the Socialists. But the
Socialists are not likely to welcome
one who for years has been steal
ing their thunder to butter his bis
cults. So Mr.. Bryan is like the
Man Without a Country" in Ed
ward Everett's Hale's tale-without
kindred, without flag, without home.
1t is truly a sad case. All new sub
scribers to the Commoner ought to
receive as a premium a copy of the
Democracy's new battle hymn
Where Is My Wandering Boy To-
night?"-Editorial in Pittsburg Ga
zette-Times.