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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
Care Of Potatoes for Seed.

The care of Irish potatoes by those
VINO want to grow them and save
'nem for seed at home is not of the
same kind as that usually given to
.he commercial article. The Irish po-
lato, for seed, should not be allowed
10 fully ripen. They grow much more
vigorously If dug before ripening
.nan II the plants stand until the
tlme of decay in autumn.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
Worlds Wool Cron.

About one-third of the wool crop
of the entire world is produced in
Australasia. which includes New Zeal
and and Tasmania Last years crop
exceeding S0O00O,O0O pounds The
fiocks of this section contain nearly
twice as many sheep as those of the
United States.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
Winter Clothes for Alfalfa.

Aiialfa from northern grown seed
is hardy, yet it needs winter protec-
uon. In case there was not good
growth left to cover it, to catch snow
ana TO lessen the effect of freezing
ana thawing, it will be helpful to put
On light covering Of straw or man
ure- Some of this will get into the
nay but the important thing is to
save the stand of alfalfa.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
Stretching Wire.

OF knobs, slanting the nails downward
Lang the wire over them In the low
places drive them into the post up,
ward, and hook the wire under them
Then stretch the wire as tight as de-
sired. One man can stretch nearly as
much wire this way as two can with.
out the use of the nails.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17

Light gray serge is used for the
costume we show here. The skirt has
an added piece at lower part Of sides
and back. which is piped at top with
silk of little darker shade; the but
tons are covered with the same silk
The coat has an added piece to match
skirt The right front wraps over in
a point and is fixed with press studs;
the cord ornaments being for trim
ming only
Gray Tagal hat, trimmed with cer!se
ribbon
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
Since Teacher Did Not Know.

1t was in the primary class of
graded school in western city and
the day was the 22d of February.
Now, who can tell me whose birth
day this is?" asked the teacher.
A little girl arose timidly.
We'll. Margaret, you may tell u.s."
said the teacher
Mine" was the unexpected reply
Every Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
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HANDY RACK FOR SEED CORN
- Hole Is Provided for Every
Ear and is Easy to Make
Mice Are Kept OF.

handy type OF rack for storing
.ond corn, which is very simple IN
oou is shown in the illustra-
.,on saws the Farm and Home. II
nav be made any size, but one that is
noven feet high and four feet wide is
serv convenient The frame is made
- inch boards IL inches wide. and at
Intervals of three inches two laths are
n,oced crosswise and wires are strung
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
Normandy Needle.

A special needle. called a Normandy
needle. is necessary for one Of the
new kinds of hand work-punch 1t is
called-used on table linen or gowns
The needle. being large. pushes the
threads to one side. much the same
as in the Bermuda fagoting The pat
tern. in this way. is worked out in a
series of holes. The Greeks have long
done work az this sort on hand
woven li1en Nhich is most beautiful
Punch embroidery is effective. too. on
marQuisette. chiffon or voile
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17

NOW is the best time to fence, fer
aiae and prepare the garden and
iui' patches for the next seasons
crops. In making a garden fence, use
woven wire that is both tight and
suong, the kind that will turn both
.nlckens and cows. Use the best
auallty of posts, and set them close
"selher, bracing and anchoring well.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
German Potash.

Potash from Germany was imported
heavily in the first seven months oil
1911, sulphate and muriate together
aggregating 3S2, 1O2,92 pounds, against
300,S37,511 pounds and 1SS.291,S 7S
pounds, respectively, in the same peri
DDS of 1910 and 1909. Much more
kainit also came in.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
snecial Talent.

Can your boy read The Had in
the original
Not very well. But he can make
ten yards around the left end almost
every time"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
Handy Corn Rack.

2& inches apart. running from top
10 bottom This makes an ideal pig
con hole for each ear. Two cross
wires are run through the center
around the lath, as shown, to prevent
them from sagging. Each division can
be numbered SO tY aiyidual tests
can be made of ev
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17

"A wife," says the sage brush sage,
has to have lot more patience TO
let the cat in and out than she has Tor
her husband, because ii she didn't the
cat would leave"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
The HAMMER Ace.

The Bronze Age man chuckled
IF was steel, | suppose they would
dissolve me-" he cried.
too late
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
How Edo Lost Out.

My girl used to think lot of her
pug dog, but I've managed to get the
edge on him since We married"
How did you work it?
"Fido wouldn't eat her cooking. and
I did"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
LARGE WHEELS ON TRACTOR
Largest of Their Kind Manufactured
by English Firm for Expert
mental Purposes.

The largest wheels ever used on an
agricultural traction engine were built
BY firm in Leeds, England. for ex-
perimental purposes. says the Popular
Mechanics The giant wheels are u
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17

This is one of the highest COM
pliments ever paid to the level-head-
ed, common sense of Americans
who cut off about two hundred mil
lion pounds of coffee when they
found by actual experiment Gin the
majority of cases) that the subtle
drug caffeine, in coffee, worked dis
comfort and varying forms of dis
ease.
Some people haven't the charac-
ter to stop habit when they know
1t is killing them, but it is easy
to shift from coffee to Postum, for,
when made according to directions,
it comes to table cup of beverage,
seal brown color, which turns to
rich golden brown when cream is
added, and the taste is very like
the milder grades of Old Govt Java.
Postum is veritable food-drink
and highly nourishing, containing
all the parts Of wheat carefully pre-
pared to which is added about ten
per cent Of New Orleans molasses,
and that is absolutely all that
Postum is made of.
Thousands Of visitors to the pure
food factories see the ingredients
and how prepared. Every nook
and corner is open for every visit
or to carefully inspect. Crowds
come daily and seem to enjoy it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
PLAN FOR STRETCHING WIRE
Method Shown in Illustration viii
Enable One Man to Do as Much
Work as Two.

The following method of stretching
wire over rough ground is a good one
Get some big nails and drive them
into the posts as illustrated, on top
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
Mac Abou, II

"Bihks is just crazy about being up.
to-date."
How does he show IT."
"He is trying to get his parrot
wireless cage"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17

The public has an inconsiderate way
of remembering the prophet when the
prophecy fails, and of forgetting him
when 1t comes true
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17

Gladys can't hide the fact that she
dyes her hair yellow"
You don't suppose. do you. that
she could keep it dark?"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
Size Of Farms.

q our farms are decreasing in size,
sae average number Of acres In farms
I, sa decreased from lac in 1900 to
aSS in 1910.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
Frozen Celery.

Celery will stand pretty heavy
frost, but it should never be allowed
to freeze.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17

People VINO take the will for the
deed never break into the millionaire
class
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17

Marriage is contract-and there
are lots of contract jumpers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17

Let us continue to quote from his
article.
Notwithstanding the enormous
increase in population during the
past three years, coffee shows an
appalling decrease in consumption.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17

Few liens in England.
England has one hen to the acre
Of territory.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
For COLDS and GRIP

Hicks CAP, DINE is the best remedy-re-
lieves the aching and feverishness--cur the
Cold and restores normal conditions It's
liquid-effects Immediately. l0c., 25c., and soc.
At drug stores
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17

Here we see the cause for the at
tacks on US and the Brazilian
sneers at Americans who prefer to
use a healthful. homemade break
fast drink and incidentally keep the
money In America, rather than
send the millions to Brazil and pay
for an article that chemists class
among the drugs and not among
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17

Then follows a tiresome lot of
statistics which wind up by show
ing decrease of consumption in
two years of, in round figures, two
hundred million pounds.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17

Then the article proceeds to de-
nounce Postum and works into a
fine frenzy, because we have pub
lished facts regarding the effect of
coffee on some people.
The narrowing tale goes on.
where a few years ago every
body drank coffee, several cups a
day, now we find in every walk in
life people who imagine they can
not drink it. (The understanding is
ours.) Burly blacksmiths, carpen-
tiers, laborers and athletes have dis
continued or cut down the use Of
coffee; as there is not a person
who reads this and will not be able
to find the same conditions existing
among his own circle of acquaint-
ances, is 1t not well for the Brazil
ians to sit up and take notice?"
Isn't it curious these bur
ly" strong men should pick out cof-
fee to imagine" about? Why not
Imagine" that regular doses of
whiskey are harmful, or daily slugs
of morphine?
If imagination" makes the caf-
feline in coffee clog the liver, de-
press the heart, and steadily tear
down the nervous system, bringing
on one or more Of the dozens of
types of diseases which follow
broken-down nervous systems.
many people don't know 1t.
But 1t remained for the man who
has coffee, morphine or whiskey
to sell, to have the supreme nerve
to say: you only imagine your
disorders. Keep on buying from
me-"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
One of Large Wheels.

feet in diameter. with a bearing sur
face is inches wide. The wheels were
designed for use on soft soil.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
His status.

HE has heart of gold and VIII
OF steel"
"Ah! man OF mettie"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17

Some persons seem to have ex-
cess vitality enough to use coffee,
tobacco and whiskey for years and
apparently be none the worse, but
the number is small, and when a
sensible man or woman finds an ar
ticle acts harmfully they exercise
some degree of intelligence by
dropping it.
We quote again from the article:
These figures are paralyzing
but correct. being taken from
Leech's statistics, recognized as
the most reliable.'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
There's a Reason"

Postum Cereal Company, Limited
Battle Creek. Michigan
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
the foods.

Will the reader please remem-
Der, we never announce that coffee
hurts all PEOPLE,"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17

strlpas wiIlshe retained.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1911-11-17
WE BUY old GOLD

Silver, Platinum, Old Jewelry, False Teeth of all
kinds. Highest prices paid. PENN SMELLING .
REFINING WORKS. sos Flbert Street, Philadelphia.
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1911-02-15
In Personal Contact With Lincoln

was then engaged in working on his
large historical painting of the Read
ing of the Emancipation Proclama-
ton" As they came in Mr.. Lincoln
greeted me with, I've come to sit Ii
you want me. lie seemed Ill happy
frame OF mlnd-toid stories, recitcd
poetry and cotiversed pleasantly. Hav-
ing promised Carpenter to give him
when the opportunity occurred, the
words OF the poem, oh why should
the Spirit of Mortal be Proud?' think
ing the time OppOrtune, Carpenter
seated himself on a pile OF books near
Mr.. Lincoln and wrote the words as
the President slowly recited them. Al
ter they had finished remarked that
we had in a Scrap-book at our home
in West Chester printed copy OF
the poem cut from a Boston paper
some years previously. The President
inquired il it was published III any
connection with his name. | replied
that it purported to have been written
by Abraham Lincoln OF Illinois.
Il have heard of that before and
that is why asked" returned the
/. President But there is no truth in
it. The poem was first shown to me
BY young man named Jason Dun
can many years ago. | liked it and
committed it to memory and have fire.
quently rected it, but am not the att
thor of it, nor OF any other poem. ;"
Upon my telling him that | had been
thinking OF the poem the evening be-
fore and had intended asking him
about the authorship, he thought it a
remarkable coincidence that he had
been reciting it to Carpenter the even
ing before at the same time it had oc-
Cured to me, about 9 o'clock.
Turning from the subject of the
poem Mr. Lincoln said, There are
some quaint, queer verses written. |
think by Oliver Wendell Holmes, en-
titled The Last Leaf" one OF which
is to me inexpressibly sad. He then
repeated the lines
The messy marbles rest
On the lips that he has pressed
In their bloom.
And the names he loved to hear
Have been carved tor many year
On the tomb"
When he finished he said in his car
nest way, For pure pathos, in my
judgment. there is nothing finer in the
| English language than those six
lines"
About this time, early in April as
the bust was nearing completion,
contracted the smallpox, it being then
| prevalent in Washington, and was
compelled to discontinue the work for
a time. (The President had passed
| through the same ordeal short time
before) When ready to resume work,
the latter part OF May, | went to ask
| the President for a sitting and had no
trouble in getting to see him. He said
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1911-02-15

a few steps | heard him repeat sew
eral times something like my name.
Turning about | saw he was look
ing intent.y at me As | caught his
eve he raised his hand and beckoned
me to him. lie had recalled my name
and as ! took his preferred hand IN
c1ned his head toward me and halt
whispered. ~ cure the gentleman that
made a mud head OF me- lie apollo
slzed tor not remembering my name
and SAID ~ on saw | was trying to
THINK. then | understood why he
had looked SO strangely at first. lie
inquired about the bust--told me ne
had sat several times since, but said
he in his emphatic way, Il like yours
test.
de aso spoke OF Mr. Carpenter, the
artist, and of his painting OF the
Emancipation Proclamation Said
he, My son Bob made the best crit
cism OF it | have heard He kept me
with HIM som. time and appeared to
have only pleasant memories OF our
former intercourse
| thought afterwards that | would
not have had the incident different Ill
any way-as it was, | had felt the
friendly Gasp OF that blessed hand the
third time as | babe him Goodnight
for the last time
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1911-02-15
Mid Winter Carnival A Great Success

The carnival given in the Opera
House last triaay night, under the
auspices OF the Catholic Church, was
pronounced success.
The hall was attractively decorated
with hearts OF all sizes and kinds,
when were festooned from the center
to all parts of the large room, while
even the heart-shaped programs and
italy cards announced the nearness OF
the anniversary OF that saint OF the
sweetheart world.
The most popular feature seemed
to be the dancing All the conditions
were provided tor a good time--ex-
celent music furnished by an orches-
ira under the leadership OF Mr. Jacobs,
a fine floor and agreeable partners be-
ing all on hand. About two hundred
took advantage OF the chance.
The euchre also proved popular.
100 guests played and progressed at
the tables arranged around the room.
~ great many prizes were given,
| among which were some very hand
some ones. The first prize, an exqui-
site cut glass pitcher, was won by Mrs.
koup, OF Washington, d. c., the first
gentleman 5 prize was won by Mr.
Ward, Of Philadelphia. This was a
| fine brass smoking set. DR.. Stee
won beautiful center piece and Mr.
Daniel thompson, setting OF duck
eggs which were donated by Mrs
Jane Murray OF the Delaware Duck
cry. Mr.. Joseph Arney, OF Phladei-
pha, received a handsome gold watch
| fob. Mr.. William Smith held the lucky
number, which entitled him to the five
dollar gold piece, given as door
prize.
About 5000 was realized
Newark post. (Newark, Del.) 1910-1969, 1911-02-15

he would come in fifteen minutes and
went my way to make ready. lie
came promptly. but had not been seat
ed long when Mrs. Lincoln's messen-
ger came over saying The madam
wishes you to ride out with her." He
proposed staying half an hour but |
insisted on his going in order that she
might not be disappointed. Mr.. Lin
com, when he came, had evidently
been considering that slave property
was fast becoming an uncertain i'll
vestment and liable to depreciatiate,
for he said he had been thinking OF
the anecdote of the fellow who had
bought his time and afterwards want
ed to sell out because he thought that
kind OF property was likely to depre-
ci&te and he would not be able to get
his money back.
He then told of a slave who had Of
tended his mistress and to punish him
she had put live coal OF fire on his
head. The fellow submitted quietly
and then said to her, Never mine,
Iii jus ef it lay dar til 4nassa comes
home an see what he'll say" | think
it was on this occasion that | express
ed regret at giving him the trouble Of
coming to me so often and he replied
in his CHEEKY way, Il like to come, it
rests me-" My regrets thenceforth
on that score were at rest.
Quoting rom home letters,
June 2, 1904.
Have had two sittings by the Presi-
dent this week-One on Monday even
ing, and one on Tuesday morning at
quarter to seven o'clock-he having
gone to the War Department an hour
earlier, brought the latest news from
the army, had just heard the good re-
please him much.
June IA.
Had the bust OF the President box
ed and sent off to the Fair in Phiadel-
phia
Mr.. Lincoln had been over on Sat-
urday evening (the 1IthD to see it al
ter being cast in plaster but | had
gone from the building, and he seem
ed disappointed that he could not find
tit having been removed to the room
Lewis, where on Monday June I3th)
the President brought Mrs. Lincoln
to see it.
! Here ended for time my pleasant
interviews with Mr. Lincoln, who from
the first had shown interest and appre-
citation in my work and never seem
ed impatient or reluctant in atfording
me every chance for success.
D The first public reception OF the
season was held by the President in
the evening of January 9th, 1865, and
as | had not spoken with him since
completing the bust, | concluded to
take advantage OF the occasion. After
the crowd had somewhat passed away
| approached Mr.. Lincoln who di1
not at first appear to recognize me
but seemed in a deep study. SO |
merely shook his hand and passed Or
quite crestiallen. When | had gone
The Washington herald., 1911-05-04

trustees, to secure the Home Savings Bank,
SEQ. years. per cent. semiannnally.
Square H6s-Par Of lot u; Herman r Howenstein
It ux. to B. Francis Saul and James r. Shea.
trustees. to secure the Home savings Bank.
2,G0 3 years. per cent, semi-annually.
Square iz2-Lot l; Joseph +. Hodgson ct ux. to
Irving Williamson and Percy II. Russell. trrs-
toes. to secure Isaac H. Bryant, $50, TO 5.
mouths, per cent pr annum.
Square s3-Lnt IS: Ida d. Washington TO Gerald
NJ. johnson and II. Bradley Davidson. trustees,
to secure John H. Nolan. s2,lOo. monthly pay.
ments, per cent Per annum.
Square ls13-Lot /; Ida A. Simpson to James
Sharp and Clarence Weaver, trustees TO secure
David F. Weaver and s. Stockton voorhees,.
trustees. sa,5O6. to l02 months. per cent per
apnum-
Haddocx's Hills and Inclosure-Part Of wood lot Q
Ernest Loefier ct u1. 10 Wharton E. Lester
and Michael j. Colbert, trustees. to secure the
National Permanent Building Association. $500
West Blopningdale-Lot IS, block /; Joseph A.
Wilmer ct ux.. 'da to Herbert T. Shannon and
A. kenton Muhleman, trustees. TO secure Caro-
line II. Ogden. $3.50. monthly payments. pe.
cent per annum.
Pleasant Plains-Lot 58; J. Albert shafer tc
George Z. Fleming and Edward L. Hillyer
trustees. to secure William l. Cnne. 5000.
years per cent smi.annnaly
Square la6-Lot Il; Cora A. Corsday ct vir te
Thomas VI. Gale and George z. Hamilton,
trustees. To secure the Chevy Chase Land Com
psny. N.xo. to 81 months. per cent per an
num-
square E6z-LCf ID; Enrn1 r. hin6ln2er 10 WlllAm
FL. Saunders and Wilmot w. Trev. trustees. to
secure Annie NJ. Cocks. No0o ! to 81 months
per cent per annum.
Square 2E-Lot z Isaac Il. Bryant ct VI. %
Percy II. Russell and A. Erskine Miller. tr,s
tees. to secure Mary A. sutch. $.loo. > years. 4
per cent, semi-annually.
Square 2e-Lot ~: Fred A. Schmidt to William J.
Flather and Harry L. Rust, trustees. to secure
John NJ. Jones. $500. to years. per cent.
seui-annually.
Square D72-Parts Of lots l and 9: Addition to
Cleveland PARK, part. and parts Of lots and z,
block Q: Robert NJ. Dobhins, 81. Town right and
trusted and William p. Cullnapc ct ux to
John L. Warren and William H. Sholes, trus
tees. to secure Bates Warren, Sl5S, year, q
per cent, semi annually.
Square $5ePart Of lot 8: Frank E Hornbach ct ux.
ct al. to Ernest L. Schmidt and Geoge NJ. En-
merich. trustees TO secure the German-Amerian
Building Association, s. D0
The Washington herald., 1911-05-04
FINANCE AND REALTY

Washington Gas stock made q new high
record yesterday. The promises Of the
bears that high point would be reached
just past ss went for naught in Tuesdays
trading. Yesterday the stock took an
other jump. The high price Of yester-
day was 5-S above the close Of Tuesday.
Gas opened at 81 on a sale Of nifty
shares. In the course Of the regular call
1t gained Is on rather slow trading.
After call a sale Of twenty-five shares
was consummated at 81 IA. thus establish
ing the new high record price.
Capital Traction registered a gain OF
IA on q sale OF twenty-five shares at
ELLA Virginia preferred
was strong at Ss.
National Union Fire Insurance stock.
which sold rather freely last Friday al
8 Ia, was close held yesterday. The only
sale recorded was that Of a block Of 100
shares At SIS.
In the bond market, q decline was re-
corded IN the price Of Potomac Electric
IS on a sale Of single bond at 107 "a.
Washington Gas So were strong at the
previous price Of l1o1-s. The sales to-
tailed 5000.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-04
ASKS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE.
Wife of Capt. Frank p. w. Houg


Wife of Capt. Frank p. w. Hough,
U. 9. n, Sues.
Richmond, Va, May 3.-Mrs. Mabelle
Moore Horgh. wife Of Capt. Frank P. w.
Hough, surgeon in the United States
navy, now with the battle ship New
Hampshire. has instituted suit in the
Circuit Court Of Elizabeth City County.
Va, asking for an absolute divorce. Mrs.
Hough's attorney declines to discuss the
probable grounds upon which Mrs.
Hough will seek separation.
Capt Hough is a graduate of the Uni
versity Of Virginia and Is widely known
in navy circles. Mrs. Hough was Miss
Moore, of Albemarle. She is. now living
in Richmond.