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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
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Concerning Preach Roads.

Al interesting example OF improved
rapid road construction has just been
carried OCT il France with view Of
uniting The three Industrial cities Of
the department o. the Nord- This
takes the form o great boulevard
and has been Constructed in three
years. II has length OF i4-5 kilo-
meters and has Iwo branches. one
starting from Roubaix and the other
from TOu-coing. The TWO branches
unite in z common thoroughfare
which ends il the centre OF Lille.
The boulevard Is fifty meters wide.
On each side. bOrderei By foOtways
three and o1e-half meters wide. there
is provided z roadway five and one
half meters wide reserved for heavy
traffic. In The centre IS a roadway
OF nine meters aIlocated 10 light We
hicles and motor cars. between this
central roadway and n. other road
ways are TWO raised reads eleven and
one-half meters wide Tor foot pzssen-
gers. cyclists. horse riders and a.,
electric t-anway. On the lines D. /
the boulevard the ..scessity for grei y
speed has led 10 the adoption for THIS
Of the overhead trolley system. a
double ca,enary suspension keeping
the line perfectly horizontal.
The permanent way consists o. Wig
noles rails screwed 10 the sleepe-s, on
which they are supported by metallic
chairs. The ballast consists OF Stag.
Joints are placed on specially large
sleepers and are made with fish plates
with six bolts. The cars have been
built to pass round curves OF fifteen
meters radius and TO attain speed
Of ffty-eight kilometers an hour
The maintenance Of the French ma
tional roads in view Of the rapid in
crease in automobile traffic Of recent
years, is giving rise TO serious con-
Germ, as appears clearly in the report
made by N. J. Chailley or the public
works budget for 1910.
" Chailley relates the efforts made
by the engineers of the roads and
bridges department to diminish the
( wear Of the roads At first there were
attempts, of an hygienic character. 10
suppress the dust by means OF tar.
But tarring gives only temporary re-
suits; it does not constitute a facing
sufficiently solid TO protect the sur
face OF the road effectively, and after
d short time it has to be done over
again. without having really sup
messed The dust
NJ. Chailley describes the method
which consists in constituting the
road OF small materials enveloped
preferably in a bituminous medium 50
as 10 ensure the elasticity OF the
whole He mentions a number OF
compositions based on this principle
and patented as quarrite, tarvia, etc.
which have been tried with some sue.
cess. it appears, in Germany: and he
disapproyes CT the plan which was
suggested a one time by the engi-
neelS. and which consists of forming
the roads with small paving stone:
well jo!ast-Ccod Roads Magazine
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Rickshaws For Vancouver.

The sight of business men going to
and from places Of business and of
women making their shopping rounds
in the Japanese rickshaw may not be
q novel one in this cit| il the plans
of a local company for importing a
number of the rickshaws here for hire
materialize. There are a number of
trained rickshaw coolies in the local
Japanese district. and it is the inten-
ton of the promoters of the company
to have these men. clad in suitable
uniforms, for their work.-Vancouver
Letter to the Portland Oregonial
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Parsons Saving Clause.

4 party OF genial spirits were gath
cred in hotel in this city the other
afternoon. talking about preachers
and the funny little breaks they oc-
casionally make in the pulpit. when
Francis 3 Lee, lawyer and historian,
Of Trenton, told how a good dominic
friend OF his once threw an uninten-
tional jolt into well known and pop
ular secret organization.
The secret organization. said Mr..
Lee, was about to have a public SER
vice, and the committee in charge
asked his preacher friend to deliver
one OF the prayers. The dominic
readily consented. and. knowing that,
among other worthy things. the lodge
prided itself on its charity, he decided
TO make that feature of the prayer
Needless to say. he did the thing
beautifully. He painted a realistic
word picture of the widow and or
phan, and showed the helping hand
extended in generous relief. In al
most every phrase and sentence he
referred to the charity OF the organi-
cation. In fact. the whole prayer
breathed an atmosphere of charity.
He
well, If he did all that" inter-
rupted one Of MI. Lees hearers,
where in the deuce did the jolt come
in?"
I'm the wind-up," smilingly an
swered Mr.. Lee. There is where
be jumped the track, and before he
could get back on it again he had
said: And you all know, my b-5thers.
that charity covers a multitude Of
sius. "--Philadelphia Telegraph
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
INsURING THE SHIPPER.
Transportation Companies Not Al
ways Responsible For Losses.

Merchants who ship goods 10 out OF
town buyers are directly concerned
in the question Of liability Of trans
portation companies Tor goods En-
trusted 10 them for carriage. espe-
cially in case o. accident 10 the goods
after an attempt has been made 70
deliver them and they have been re-
fused.
\ case Of this kind is reported by
the Dry Goods Economist. the shipper
being a retail firm in Missouri. The
goods were sent b. express, c. o. D.,
and were refused By the customer
The express company notified the re-
tailers. who replied. asking the re-
turn of the package.
But while this request was on its
way the depot and It's contents tin-
Guiding the C. o. D. package il
volvedl were destroyed by fire. The
retailers then naturally called uuon
the express company TO make good
the loss. This was refused, the ex-
press company maintaining that since
al the time OF the fire its responsible
ny in the matter was that OF ware
loidGseman only, il could not be held
liable for the fire loss.
The retail firm now asks whether
We have ever heard OF any similar oc-
currence. and If so whether il was
ever taken 20 the courts and what
was the outcome" the writer con-
= nG errTh a
case. and the courts have passed on il.
In 1892 a Michigan court ruled
that after the express company had
rendered certain lots of c. o. D. goods
+ and the respective consignees had de-
ferred payment and acceptance il held
+ the goods in the character Of ware
Z houseman, and that since the fire
/ which then destroyed the goods was
+ not due to its negligence it was not
/ liable therefor.
{ In another case it has been ruled
/ that whenever common carriers can
show that it was impossible for them
TO make delivery, either from ina
bility to find the consignee or from
his refusal to accept the goods, or
that from any other cause their obli-
CATION as carrier had ceased and the
less burdensome one OF warehouse
man had supervened. they may
further show that a loss which had
then occurred was not attributable to
their fault or negligence and thereby
exouerate themselves from liability.
Moreover. in still another case it
has been ruled that N a country vii
lage the same degree of security,
either as 10 fire or burglary, cannot
be required OF an express company
when acting as warehouseman, as in
larger cities where greater facilities
for warehousing exist. We mention
this because it may be that in the
case just brought to our notice the
fire loss occurred in a small CON-
munity, so that this point might be
applied thereto.
We have pointed out on various
occasions that a number of merchants
who have experienced trouble in their
efforts TO collect such claims against
transportation companies have found
il TO their interest to take out what
might be called transportation in
surance, thereby at a nominal ex-
pense saving themselves much worry
and loss
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

This subject looks very simple, as
most everybody thinks they know how
10 set q hen, and perhaps they do.
but I have tried the following way
and have found il 10 be all right
take a cracker box. that can be pur-
chased a. your groce-'s for five cents.
or Il he is one Of the generous kind
he will give II TO you. The dimensions
OF q cracker box are, Jventy-four
inches long and eighteen wide and the
same high. First l remove the bot
tom Of the box. then take out one end.
and saw q strip Two inches wide and
nail this across the end al the top,
then nail one the same size just in
side CT this one and leave q half inch
space between them. Then saw an
other two inch strip and nail it across
the bottom so that it will be edge
ways. and put this one eighteen
inches from the back. thus making a
square that will be eighteen inches.
This viii be for the nest. A I said
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

grew stronger, and within three nontb,
! was a perfectly web woman.
81 want this letter made puhlio /.
show the benefit women nav d.
from Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetas.,
Compound. Mrs. JOIN G. N6THs,r:
2115 Second St., North, 3IinneaDoFs
MINI.
Thousands of unsolicited and oa,,
inc testimonials ike the above S nv
the efficiency of Lydia E. Pink6am,',
Vegetable Compound, which Is maa,
exclusively from roots and herbs
Women who suffer from those ii,
tressing ills peculiar to their sex shonii
not lose sight of these facts or dOrLs
the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham',,
Vegetable Compound to restore thai,
health.
Ifyou want special advice writ.
to Mrs. Pinkham, at Lynn. Mas
Shewill treatyourl etteras strictl,
confidential. For 90 wears sb'
has been helping sick women M N
this way, free of charge, DOM
hesitate write at once.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

Ron the handling and feeding 81
2 brood SOW depends great deal as
to the success with which she viii
raise Eer pigs A. all times be quiet
and E.ad 70 the SOW she should Re
th.- il flesh when bred as flesh vii.
render her more difficult 10 get with
Jig and w.il also have tendency to
maze the number Of pigs ic The litter
fever From the time ste is safe in
pig she should be kept gaining in
fes5 until farrowils time. I have
them tat, but not corn fat. AZ farroT-
lag me Farmers Home Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

These figures show progressive
rate of manslaughter. OF the killed
on the steam roads MAY, 1870 twen-
ty-eight were employees, four passen-
gers, fifty-six trespassers and eleven
others On the street railways MAY.
1910 only one of the killed was a
passenger; of the injured nineteen
were passengers. This destruction of
life is appalling The statistics show,
however. large measure of contribu-
tory negligence on the part of the
public Philadelphia Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Hay For sheep.

Clover hay is most excellent feed
for sheep. but alfalfa is Just as good
~ clover Alfalfa IS not only higher
in protein. but Is more relished. In
The way Of a forage plant there is
nothing better than good alfalfa hay
Tor sheep. as pasture clover IS safer
than alfalfa In the fan OF the year,
however. sheep may be pastursd on
alfalfa with little or 70 loss from
I.oat Any one who can grow alfalfa
successfully can make sheep raising
very profitable. - Farmers Home
journal!
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Balaan's Hebrayist.

Congressman Mccall, Of Massachu-
sets. tells story Of Suuday-school
questioning the pupils concerning
Balaafn's ass; and he asked them
what language was used, whether or
not it vas necessarily Hebrew, in
order that BALKAN might understand
it; and bright boy gave answer:
of course 1t was Hebrew; for the
ass must have been Hebrayist. -
Washington Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
The Dentists Joke.

At a recent dinner of the Author
club in London to Mr.. Owen Seama
the editor of Punch. Mr. Wall:
Emanuel, another member Of the std
of Punch. referred to the fact that th
man with the largest sense Of hum
he had ever struck was an Englishma
"a dentist. He went to him. after q
fering long with the toothache He 1
fused to have gas. and the dentl
pulled out a tooth, leaving him writ
ing in pain, and took the tooth to U
window, where he laughed quite heal
lily. He groaned, Whats the ioksl
Wrong TOOTH said the dentist
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Georgia Humor.

The humorous editor Of the Epson
County Ca Parrot grinds out the
following: His horse went dead and
his mule went lame, and he lost six
COWS in a poker game; then hurri-
cane came on q summers day and
blew the house where he lived away,
and the earthquake came when that
was gone and swallowed the land that
the house was on; then the tax col
lector came round and charged him
up with the hole in the ground .
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

Make : staple food Of the grain
that : cheapest IL your locality.
whether corn. oats. wheat. barley,
Illliet or anything else. Then study
its imposition. and make up its de-
fci4lcieg with something else All
grains have a certain food value. and
20 sneak broadly. all are good for the
fowls but none are perfect. and
while any would make a good basis
for a paving ration. none make d "a
t.or !tselt. ti0ral Pouit-y Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Like a French Verb.

Father Caughan, of London,
preaching on marriage. remarked
that a woman said to him: when
you have seen one man you have
seen them all, in all their moods and
lenses. They are all alike His re-
ply was: at may be so, but woman
is like an irregular French verb. and
unless a man studies her in all her
peculiar moods and lenses he will
misconstrue and SO misinterpret her,
much to his disadvantage.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Yes, Indeed.

Hostess (at party)-Why, so sileu
Miss De Muir? You've scarcely sal
word since you came
Youthful guest-Really, Mrs. Lea
er, am having a very enjoyable tim
but my father has told me 100 tin;
never to say anything unless haF
something 10 say, and l suppose
Hostess-But, my dear child, thin
what a stupid and tiresome thing s
ciety would be if everybody follows
that advice,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Oiled Roads a Success.

A report from Biaghamton, y. Y,
states that the recent floods in that
region, which 3ccasioned great dam
age to country roads, did scarcely any
injury to the roads which had been
oiled. While roads not oiled were
almost completely destroyed, the
oiled roads were only damaged in the
shoulders, and that not seriously.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
support For Lawn Sprinkler.

Take 2 piece OF wood one and one
half feet long. three and one-half feet
wide. In top Of wood bore a hole
size Of hose used and one and one
half inch from top.
Take a large wire nail or spike
about seven inches long. drive into
wood at lotion Two and one-halt
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

The gun carriage that has been
used for carrying the collins of both
Victoria and Edward VII. will now
be more than ever az object of popu-
lar interest in tie courtyard of the
Tower of London.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
The Coiony system For Hogs.

Each succeeding year the colony
system Of hog raising is coming more
and more into favor. This plan is to
have two or three small hog houses
scattered over the farm in small pas
lures, varying from one to five acres
each. with from fifteen to twenty-five
hogs TO the pasture
Hogs raised in this way are mors
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

4 Collie breeder OF experience
deems the Collie just as important On
the farm zs any other animals His
ambition IS TO raise dogs that can be
se1t over the hin 70 distant pastures
10 bring in horses. cattle or sheep.
ard 10 stay A. the heel biting if nee
ezs1ry 10 make the stock come II.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
A Sense OF superioritr.

How, many times have you been
arrested" asked the Court
"A good many" replied Flooding
Pete, "but only for small offenses. l
never git pinched for yiolatin' de
speed laws or failin' to blow horn. A"
Washington Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

caused a weakness
and broken down
condition of M i
system. l read 4
muchofwhatL yjii.,
E. Pinkham's T a.
etable CompoufSsii
had done for otbs,
suffering women n !
felt sure it womb
helpme, mT },
say it did helm NJ
wonderfully. Nj.
pains allteft ma |.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

Grasshoppets have their organs of
hearing at the base of the abdomen,
that is, at the same place where the
corresponding organ of the Noctuldae
has been discovered
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

inches: cut OF the head and file to a
point First take OF nozzle Of hose
out il through the hole and screw on
nozzle TO secure it. This makes one
OF the finest sprinklers. because one
can move it anywhere YOU want TO
without shutting of the water-Bos-
ton Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

Sometimes girl pretends to viii,
tie for the purpose OF calling younl
mans attention to the lovely pucks
she can get on her lips.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Slaughter on Railways.

The State Railroad Commission
makes the following report OF the
slaughter and manning for the month
of May on steam roads and street rail-
uaN-s in Transatlantic.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Literary Note.

DO you think that poets shda
never marry?"
Il don't know about that. But thu
should be very careful about compo
ing love letters unless they intend to
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
For COLDS and GRIP

Hicks CAPUpIEE is the best ren.t,.
relieves the aching ard feverishnsSS-cTu,,,,
the Cold and restores normal conditions h,
Hc-, at orug stores =
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05

Some enthusiastic Porto Ricans
predict that their island will grow
all the lemons consumed in the
United States in another ten years.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
Can't Lose the Lid.

The Importance of the dinner pail
is not appreciated by most people. To
hundreds of thousands, however. it is
live topic. The dinner pail Is the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
A New Umbrella.

4 French inventor. with q tender
heart for bicyolists. chauffeurs, fish
ermer and wandering artists. has con-
triyed a form of umbrella tor protec-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1910-08-05
WANTS HER
LETTER
PUBLISHED.
For Benefit of Women WIN
Suffer from Female Ills

Minneapolis, Mimi was a grs,,
sufferer from female troubles T Sb1;?d
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-08-26
COUNTY COURT
IS IN SESSION
REGULAR AUGUST SESSION TRIES
CASES THIS WEEK.
Judge Henson Fined Two Witnesses
for kon.Appearance. Curry
Brothers Not Guilty.

The county court was III ses-
sion last week, took up the jury
trials this week. The first case
was State of Texas vs.. Miller
and A. NJ. Curry, charged with
tearing down a wire fence for j.
O. Turner. The case took up all
of Monday, and after two hours
of deliberation the jury found
the defendants. not guilty. A.
S. Rollins appeared in behalf of
the defense while county attor-
Scott and assistant w. J. Flesh
er appeared for the state.
The Judge fined two witnesses
for non.appearance and gave the
deputy sheriff a fine of so for
not giving proper notice to an
ether witness.
In the probate court the es-
tate of Allen S. Bassett was un-
der consideration. Mrs. Flor
ence Bassett was appointed ad-
ministrix. giving the proper
bonds.
The annual report Of +. Nj.
Riggs, guardian of Anna B. Jor
don ct al, was examined and APP
proved.
The annual report of Ola
Ridgeway, guardian OF Valua
Gregory, was examined and ap
proved.
In the civil court proceedings
the case of W. b. Penhale VS.. |
Mantz was continued.
In the case of L. T. Lester e
al VS.. J. w. Cowart, judgment
for $3.50 was rendered for the
plaintiff. 1n-this case AttOrne.
F. NJ. Ryburn. of amarillo, acted
as special Judge. Mr.. Henson be
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-08-26
J. T. FLORA DEAD.
Young Man Who has Lived Pere but
a Short While Succumbed Satur-
day.-Very Short Illness.

j. Tom Flora, a young tailor,
died very suddenly Saturday
NOR ming at ten O'Clock at the
home of Jack Brock. Mr.. Flora
had been i'll but a few days and
his death came As a great sur
prise to his friends.
He Lad come from Virginia
but "A few months ago. The
body was shipped home, to
Boon Mill, Va, Sunday evening
being accompanied by Tom
Bowman. The body was pre-
pared by w. F. Garner of the
Thomas Furniture Co., being
embalmed in splendid condition.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-08-26
ShotWelt. t.Coston.

AT 3:45 O'Clock Sunday after
noon Miss Elsie Coston and Mr..
Saron Shotwell of Canyon, were
quietly at the brides home on
Lee Avenue. Only relatives and
a few intimate friends were
present. The out -of-town we'll
wishers were: Mrs. j. |. Wallace
and daughter, Bessie, and Mr..
Jack Hoffer Of Amarillo, and
two Misses Shotwell of Canyon,
sisters of the groom.
The brides bouquet was of
white carnations and she looked
very girlish and lovely in a
dress of soft gray. After Rev.
Shore had said the beautiful and
solemn words that made the two
"sweethearts forever" all went
to the dining room and joined in
a merry round of toasts and good
wishes for the happy pair. The
bride received a number of
beautiful presents. Hereford
Recorder.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-08-26
Putting in Fence.

l.. q. Conner returned Tues
day night from the j. W. Ayler
land fifteen miles east of town,
where he has charge of fencing
nineteen sections of land. Cedar
posts are used. these being cut
in the canyons. Most of the
land will have four wire fence.
Mr.. Conner says it is extreme
ly hard to find the section cor
ners among the brakes of the
canyons. "If you want to see
something big" says Mr.. Con
nor, lust go to the canyons.
A force of eight men are at
work. and the fencing is pro
crossing nicely.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-08-26
To Panhandle S. S. Workers.

You may be a great distance
from the central part of the
State and the great expense
heretofore has probably kept
you from attending our big
state wide convention in the
spring, but we are endeavoring
to bring one right to your very
door, so that you will not have to
travel very far nor go to much
expense in attending one of these
great conventions. Don't fail to
come to Canoyn and hear the
world Adult leader, w. G. Pearce
and many other experts. Don't
fail to be present on Monday
night, September II, and stay
until the closing session Wednes-
day night,-Texas S. S. Star.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-08-26
Took Money and Skipped.
Recorder.

Foreman Cornley, of the plumb
ing gang is missing, and so Is
one weeks pay for the men on
the job. Last Saturday when
the weekly check came in, in
stead of dividing among the men,
Cornley cashed it and took the
train for Amarillo. From that
time hence his whereabouts is
unknown. p. f. Fosdick, of Ft.
Worth, of the firm of Fosdick q
Greenway, who have the plumb
ing contract, came Tuesday to
look after the matter. He re-
ports Cornley as having delayed
the work somewhat, but they are
not more than a week late. E. l..
O'Grady is now foreman and is
getting along fine with the work.