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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
NOT A "FULL-LENGTH" PAPA
Child Wanted Original of Portrait That
Had Been Made So Familiar
to Her.

An amusing incident is related of
a young service matron who had re.
linquished her husband for two years
and who, having before his departure
insisted on good photograph, applied
herself assiduously to the upbringing
of her two-year-old baby with a view
to the child's familiarity with her dis.
tinguished father Each day she would
call the baby girl to her and, kneeling
beside her, would hold up the photo.
graph. pointing out each feature to
the child.
One day the officer came home, and
the baby girl. then four years old.
was summoned Come. dear" said
the mother in glee, papa has come
aome at last" The child surveyed
he officer in perplexity and finally
shook her head.
What is the matter, dear?" asked
Der mother Well" replied the child,
he looks something like my papa, but
my papa hasn't any legs"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
PLAYING DETECTIVE,
By CLAUDINE SISSON
(cOpyrieht. 1911. BY Associated Literary PIess)

Miss Geo Gates was visiting her
sister. Mrs George Marshall Mr. Mar
shall was general manager of the de-
partment store of Noses & wainwright.
Therefore, Miss Cleo heard much
shop talk. About the only thing that
Interested her. however. was the talk
about shoplifters. The store was
constantly troubled with them. and it
was only at long intervals that one
was caught. although a store detective
was supposed to have her eyes every
where.
One night when the manager came
home to say that goods worth 5000
had been lifted that day from I'M
der the nose OF the store watchdog.
who was a young woman OF 25. and
that she would be discharged at the
end OF the week. Miss Cleo announced.
In a very serious tone:
Il am a natural born detective"
A laugh greeted the words.
Il have solved several difficult
cases"
More laughing
a year ago when this diamond ring
was suddenly missing. father and moth
er said ii was a case that would never
be solved. After devoting one day TO
thought walked into the kitchen and
told the cook she was the thief She
broke down at once.
That is. she confessed?" said Mr..
Marshall.
No. she did not confess. She turn
ed red and white and burst into
tears. and within an hour she skipped
out"
And the ring
Il found it on the shelf over my Law
atory She. Of course. had placed it
there on finding that she was sus-
pected Father said the police could
ut have worked the case better"
"Keenest. brightest thing ever
heard of" replied the manager. III
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
Persons That Didn't Know Mis- Par
kins Would Have a Different
impression of Her.

Some folks" commented Mr.. Peas
lee. judicially. seem to be gifted in
the way of expressing themselves
wrong" Mr.. Blake concurred. and
even went so far as to mention his
own wife as a good example. But Mr..
Peaslee did not allow himself to be di-
verted
Now there's Mis- Parkins." he went
on, as If he alone had spoken. Il don I
s'pose there's a heater woman In this
village, If there's one as neat as Mis-
Parkins. An yet hear her say
something this mornin' that 'ud give
a stranger. or a pusson that didn't
know her. an entirely different idea.
Il went In there for moment this
mornin to see that niece of 'Lish Par.
kins-the one that went to York state
Ii years ago. continued Mr.. Peaslee,
warming to his recital. IAN she an
Mis- Parkins was a-talking over old
times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28

jured by the savage and ferocious
beasts, which were exhibited at one
price of admission. BY and by a
negro approached did you all lose
a gi-raffe?" he asked
I'VE lost everything" said the man
ager, shortly. But Wen pay you II
you get the giraffe back"
1T ought to be WORT two dollahs to
git dat giraffe baek." said the darby
Pears lax he a powahful bad-tem
pered giraffe. If All hadn't wallop
ed him wifi club. dat giraffe would
done bitten me-"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
Professor Sir Charles Bell in the
Strand Calls II a ConVulsiVe Ae-
ton Of the Diaphragm.

Laughter" says Professor Sir
Charles Bell in the London Strand, is
q convulsive action of the diaphragm.
In this state the person draws full
breath and throws it out in interrupt
ed, short and audible examinations.
This CONFUSION of the diaphragm is
the principal part of the physical man
Hesitation of laughter; but there are
several accessories, especially the
sharp vocal utterance arising from the
violent tension OF the larynx and the
expression Of the features. this being
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
EXPRESSING HERSELF WRONG

4 don't know what the event was
that Mis- Parkins was tryin' 10 call 10
the girls mind It don't make nc
odds what it was What | amt to tell
you was how she fixed the date OF
whatever 1t was.
1T seems that the grid couldn't Just
remember all about it. an Mis- Par
kins was about on the edge of show.
ing little out o patience with her
and at last she-Mis' Parkins, | near
bust out at her. She says:
Why. Ellen. OF course you re
member! Don't you remember thai
awful hot day 16 years ago-the da,
| washed 'Lisha's shirt?'
Now" demanded Mr.. Peaslee. "wha,
would a stranger have thought O
that?"-Youth's Companion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
Caller-I thought you said your ba"
could talk.
Young Mother-So he can, but IN
the only one who can understand MIN
NO Luck.

Il never do have any such luck 81
the other boys." complained youni
Harold
why, am surprised" answers
his mother You have roller skates
bicycle, football suit, and a ticFel
to the gymnasium. Some boys wonN
think themselves very lucky If
had those things" "
Yes. but Willie Swaddling's horA
burned down. and he helped to sa"
things! Tom Anderson's house wa.
robbed and he heard the burglar
And Jack Turner is sick. and tn'
neighhors are carrying ice cream au'
stuff to him."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
The Shepherd of the Black Sheep

a more intense form of the smile. In
extreme cases the eyes are moistened
By the effusion from the lachrymal
glands"
There you have scientific defini-
ton. But it is clear that mankind
would hardly take the trouble to go
through that experience If that is all
that laughter consisted OF. They
would not regard Dickens or a
Mark Twain as a benefactor merely
because a perusal of their writings
produced that. No; even the philoso-
hers know that laughter is something
better than something internal
that there is such thing as silent
laughter. Hobbies calls laughter "a
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
Well Applied.

William Dean Howells. the noted
novelist. was talking at the Authors
club in New York about a charge OF
plaigaism that had been brought
against Mark Twain
a big man like Twain stealing
from a little man like Blank" said
Mr. Howells. This, surely. is a case
for applying the old Hindoo proyerb:
The plagarist
The ass heard the lion roar. and
cried
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28

"Giraffes don't bite. you fool the
manager said. 'Giraffes kick. But you
bring him back and Well give you two
dollars"
Dis giraffe bites" the colored man
insisted. In a few moment he reap
peared, leading by a rope around his
neck. Nero. the Most Ferocious Man.
Eating Lion in Captivity. "W'oa," said
he. jerking at the rope Nero stopped
obedient In the rain. Gimme nah
two dollahs. wife man." said he.
"Heah's youah giraffe An he do
hifa -
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
Thought it Was a Giraffe

down in Georgia. The main top was
blown down, the menagerie tent was
destroyed, all the cages were upset
and the animals escaped. The man
agement huddled about stove In a
crossroads store and peered pessi-
mistically into a dismal future. The
chances were they would never get
the animals back. The chances were
better that some one would be In
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
How . Georgia Darby Clubbed and
Captured Nero, the Feroclous
NAVIGATING Lion.

Capt. Pierre Drouillard looked from
the piazza at the rain falling drearily
the other day, says New York letter
to the Cincinnati Times-Star. 1t re-
minded him, he said, Of the time that
. one-Ting circus was tornadoed
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28

Do you ever think of the irrevocable
nature of speech? You may find,
years after your light word was
spoken spoken. that 1t made a whole
life unhappy, or ruined the peace Of
Stopford Brooke.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28

of Sir Frank lockwood something that
would make a stuffed bird rejoice,
And those who listened to the splen.
dor of merriment which he could i'm.
part by that laugh realize the intense
value of that emotional exercise"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
AlihI.

Father (having caught his son in
a lie)-Haven't | always told you to
tell the truth?
Son-Yes, father; but you also told
me never to become the slave of q
habit
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
Not Hard to Die Rich.

In fact it is inconceivable what
sums may be collected by starving
only. and how easy it is for a man 10
die rich. If he will but be content to
live miserable Henry Fielding
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28

What a cunning chiffonier."
YES" said the f1at-dweller, isn't II,
That was our reception-room and W,
had set of drawers made to it it.
Life
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28

Lots of people who are thorough
convinced that we shall know eae'
other in heaven succeed admirably
forgetting each other here.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28
Indefinite.

Did you have fun taking his caro'
away from the baby?"
Fun? My dear boy, 1t was
scream!"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28

The census would be much larger =
all the men who are leading doup''
lives could be found out.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28

For trainwrecker no punishment
can be too severe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28

For Neutrality-suspicious. CAPUDINs
Nervous Troubles, Capudine will relieve you
IL iqutd-pleasant to take-acts immeu
ately Try 1t. l0c., s5c., and so cents at afu
stores.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-07-28

ORC-,. p;c,u-esCu eness and abiL
i-y in cong, ess knows no sec
tons. Nortae-ners, southern
ers, cas- erners and westerners
have their strengths and their
weaknesses, their likes and their
dislikes, their physical manner
isms and their mental idiosyn-
crasies Just like all other human
beings.
There have been men in con-
g-ess who year in and year out
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-11
TEN GALLANT HANDS
CLUTCH HER SLIPPER

New York, July 10.-After the gang
plank of the steamship for Bermuda
had been drawn ashore at Pier c, Jer-
sey City Saturday afternoon an attn
letic young man ran down the pier.
and the plank was showed out again.
y space OF four feet lay between the
end OF the lettering Skid and the
deck. He cleared the span with a
jump. ana then dozens of hands
reached out from rail and gangway O
receive young woman, who had fol-
lowed at the mans heels
She. too. leaped safely aboard.
Among those who tried to assist the
woman was Miss Madeline Lopez. of
93T President Street, Brooklyn she
caught the French heel of dainty
white slipper in the lowest rod OF the
ships skeleton rail and it fell into
the water. Longshoremen jumped upon
a raft and rescued the slipper, tossing
it upon deck.
The passengers were typical vaca-
ton crowd, and twenty young men
made rush for the slipper Five
pairs of hands held it at once Then
ten hands CALAMITY thrust II upon the
woung woman. who had done the
jumping feat. She looked daggers at
the sallaats. They should have known
better, for she wore the modish short
skirt
"a hundred feet away. her blush ger
ceptible to those ashore. little Miss
Lopez could be seen lmpinc slong
deck TO claim her property The girl
who jumped was Miss Florence Tenn
pest, Of So5 West Eighteenth Street
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-11
ASHLAND NEWS NOTES

Ashland Va. July 1o-Professor
and Mrs. r. e. Smithey are visiting
relatives in Amelia county.
Miss Julia Weisiger has concluded
her visit TO Ocean View. and is now
with friends at Hyattesville, Nd
c. $. Shelton. of Tennessee. is visit
ing relatives here
Miss Emma Lee Priddy leaves Thurs
day to visit friends in Petersburg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Habliston. Miss Weed.
man and Nat Talley. of Richmond
We're guests on sunday OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Habliston at the Henry
Clay Inn
Mr.. and Mrs. L w Newman leave
this week to spend several weeks in
the mountains of Virginia
Miss Ruth Blakey has some to sa
lula TO be one of the members of a
charming house party given by Miss
Marguerite Palmer
J. y. Hoofnagla Is visiting his son.
Withers Hoofnagle. in New York.
Misses Virginia Harrison OF Gwath-
mey, spent the Weekend with Miss
Nancy Midyette.
William BlaKey is in New York TAX
ing special course at Columbia Uni.
versity.
Miss Blanche chenery will return
this week from delightful visit to
Virginia Beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sydnor left to-
day for Virginia Beach to spend two
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-11
FAILURE OF CROPS
DUE TO DROUGHT
Blackstone Fair May Be Called
Off-Interest in
Politics.
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Blackstone. Va, July l0.-The
drought continues in this section. and
unless IL is soon broken the crops
Will be almost worthless. Not half OF
the acreage of tobacco and corn has
been planted, and that which has been
planted is suffering very greatly. One
OF the largest farmers in this section
started watering and planting his to-
bacco to-day, and Will try to plant his
entire crop that way. II rain does NOT
come in the meantime. The hay crop
was total failure. as there has been
practically no rain for nearly two
months.
The Blackstone Agricultural Fair
Association has called a meeting of
the stockholders for the 18th to con-
slider the matter of abandoning the
fair because Of the failure of crops
Politics is booming in this county.
In spite OF the continued dryness and
great heat. There are several candi-
dates for nearly all county offices. ana
all are making an active canvass. For
treasurer. the incumbent. George P.
Adams. OF Blackstone. is being opposed
by F. L. Overton. OF Burkeville; for
sheriff. the incumbent John IS Tusgle
Is being opposed by f NJ Jones and
f. l. Dunn. and all OF these live in the
same precinct: for Commonwealth's at
loFhe9 the incumbent, II. Z. Lee. OF
Crewe, is being opposed by w. Mon
cure Gravatt of Blackstone: for com
missioner of the revenue of Crewe Dis
trict r. S. Beville. the incumbent is
being opposed by Joseph Vaughan. anS
for Blackstone District the incumbent
John Wood Jones. is opposed bv A. A
Barbee. Several OF the supervisors
also have opposition. For the Legis-
lature. there are two candidates. both
from Blackstone-W. A Land and r.
a. OVERLY. There IS also some inter-
est felt in the race for State Senate
between Paul McCrae, of Cumberland:
Robert Is. Brock, of Farmvilie. and r.
j. Arvin. of Lunenburg. Mr.. Brock
has been making very active cam
vass of this part of the district re-
Gently. The others have not been so
active here. but perhaps VIII show up
/ la ter.
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act as instructors. are on hill near
est to town. Below are regimental
headquarters, and stretching out for
2oo yards are rows of tents, divided
oy company streets for the regiment
me whole camp takes n an area OF
500 yards by about 400 yards. and is
city in miniature, for, including tents
and wooden buildings. there viii no
about 400 shelters for the 500 men who
VIII live in camp
Mess Halls md Kitchen. 81
There are fifteen combination mess
halls and kitchens. OF these, one is
TOT brigade headquarters, one for all
regimental officers, one for the band
and scouts. and twelve for the va
rious companies These mess halls
nave space for kitchen and store
room and are protected by wire fly
screens, Tables and seats are pro-
vided in each for fifty men
There are four large bath houses in
camp. One for brigade headquarters.
one for regimental officers and two
very large ones for enlisted men Four
incinerators have been provided. and
TWO long stable sheds, one for brigade
and one for the regiment to care for
the fortyfve horses which will be in
camp for more than three weeks The
camp will be thoroughly lighted by arc
lights, and water will be piped to every
part of the tent city. There will he
telephones at headquarters and a
Western Union telegraph office on the
grounds. \ recreation tent has been
provided and here will be located
the camp post-office, in charge of the
chap plain. Writing paper and post
cards. stamped with the name and adj
dress OF the camp. will he provided
VIII It,I.
The camp Will be open on July 20
when General Vaughan and his staff
will arrive and occupy brigade head
quarters. but not until Sunday. July
%. Will the First Regiment reach camp
followed after an interval of a week
by the Second Regimen and after p
further interval of a week by the
Fourth Regiment. a regimental band
OF about thirty pieces will be on duty
during the entire encsmpment
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-11
DEP0S|TORS WILL
GET 70 PER CENT.
First Payment by Receivers Of
Defunct Alexandria
Bank.
WILL BE MADE ON AUGUST !
Committee Goes to New York tor
Get Battle Flag OF Vir-
ginia Regiment.
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Alexandria, Va. July 1o.-Depositors
OF the defunct Virginia Safe Deposit
and Trust Corporation. which institu-
ton was December IS last placed in
the hands of receivers. on August
next will receive a dividend of 20 per
cent. through the receivers. it is an
nounced.
The proceedings against certain de-
positors of the Lovingston branch OF
the defunct corporation, in Nelson
county, Va. who. it is alleged, with
drew their deposits after the institu-
tion was placed in the hands OF re-
ceivers. is slated to be heard in the
Corporation Court before Judge L. G.
Barley Wednesday morning The
amount taken out is said to be S2.l33.33.
and 1t is understood that the parties
have, through their attorney. arranged
TO turn this amount over to the re-
ceivers. thereby obviating further l!ti-
CATION in the matter.
In court this morning. In the case
of L J. Fannon and others against
the defunct Virginia safe Deposit
Trust Corporation, a decree was en-
tered confirming the report of the
commissioners OF sale as 20 the offer
Of the Second National Bank. of Gull
pepper of $4,000 for that bank This
is part of the property turned over
TO the corporation by c. j. RiXey,
president of the Virginia SADIE Deposi,
and Trust Corporation, following tho
collapse of the latter institution.
The petition of the state Bank of
Madison, Inc, for allowance of claim
and leave TO file same with receivers
was entered.
decree asking for instructions as
TO the interest on certificates of de-
post was entered, directing that in
terest be paid to December IS 1910,
when the institution was placed in
the hands of receivers.
a committee. consisting of William
A. Smoot, commander. and Edgar War
field. Sr., adjutant. left this morning
for Albany. ~ Y, for the purpose of
bringing back to this city the battle
flag of the Seventeenth Virginia Regi-
nent. which was lost by that regiment
during the Civil war. This flag will
be turned over to them and placed in
Lee Camp Hall. a recent act of the
New York State Assembly provides
that the flag be turned over to Lee
Camp.
The July term of the Corporation
Court for this city. Judge L C. Barley
presiding. convened this morning, when
several matters of Importance were
considered
The City Cou.cil will hold a meeting
tomorrow night, which will, ii is ex-
pected be the last meeting OF the
summer months.
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CAMP AT CULPEPER
ALMOST COMPLETED
Every Modern Convenience Arranged or Off
GERS and Men of Virginia Regiments.
Encampment Begins july %.
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Culpeper, Va. July 10.-The camp Of
the First Brigade OF Virginia volun-
teers is rapidly being completed, and
by July Is, the date set for inspection.
al! the work OF the contractors will
have been finished
The camp site is on the south side
Of the town of Culpeper, in the tri-
angular field once the property Of
Russell Smith, and adjoining the water
works. 1t is exactly three-f ourths of
mile by road from the railway sta
tion' and on the highway to Orange
Courthouse, twenty miles distant.
Brigade headquarters for General c.
c. Vaughan and his staff and the
United States army officers, who will
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SilvefWare
Most appropriate for wedding gifts.
Schwarzschild Bros.
Broad and Second Streets.
RAPID PROGRESS
MADE IN TRIAL
Defense Seeks to Discredit Leads
ing Witness for State in
Key Case.
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Manassas Va, July l0.-After hav.
ing been postponed from time to time,
the case OF the Commonwealth against
II. c. Key. who is charged with an
attack on seven-year- Katie Clark
in August. 1909. was begun in the Cir
cult Court of Prince William county
to-day. Judge j. 3. 7. Thornton is
presiding. Good progress was made
with the case, and it is probable that
1t Will be given to the jury to-mor-
row afternoon.
The accused, man Of seventy five
Years of age. and an uncle by mar
rage of the child he is alleged to have
attacked, denied the allegations of
the indictment against him on tho
witness stand this afternoon.
The attorneys for the Commons
wealth are relying strongly on the
testimony of J. Willard Green, for-
merry of this county, but now an off,
Ger on the detective force in Wash
ington city, and a lf-brother OF
the Clark child to secure conviction
in the case.
Green apprehended Key In WASH
ington city. and he testified to-day
that the accused had confessed About
two years ago Green's wife, who was
a Miss kincheloe. of this county, Sc
cured divorce from him in this juris-
diction The defense to-day UNDER
took to show by the detectives d.
rorced wife that while they were
residing together in the capital city,
Green made practice of bringing
witnesses to his house in order to
coach them. Often, said Mrs. Green,
the supposed witnesses neither knew
the accused and did not know tho
offense with which he was charged.
This answer was made in the pres
ence of the court. the jury having
been allowed to retire Judge Thorn.
ton ruled that the jury would not be
permitted to hear the question and
answer
Mrs. Green caused some surprise
when she said that although she had
brought the suit for divorce from
her husband, yet Green had attended
TO having the witnesses gotten, had
their dispositions taken and had paid
the fee OF the attorney who secured
the divorce for her.
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HEARING ON LIQUOR LICENSE.
Question VIII Be Settled by Judge
kclIN on Wednesday,

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Bristol, Va July 10-Promfnent
witnesses will be brought hera
Wednesday to testify in connections
with the application for a license to
conduct bar in the new Hotel Bris-
tol. 1t Is said that the vice president
of the hotel company is opposing the
petition for a license. Judge Kelly
announced from the bench when the
application was made that he had bepe
advised by letter that Charles T..
Alexander, head of the company oper-
ating the hotel. had sold liquor, or
permitted 1t to be sold in Hotel Pat
ten, in Chattanooga. in violation OF
the State laws The judge said that
If this could be proven he would not
grant the license sought. 1t is this
day.