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The citizen., 1911-12-08
STONES THAT ARE SOCIABLE
Travelling Pebbles of Nevada When
Separated Move Rapidly Toward
a Common Center.

Travelling stones" from the size Of
a pea to six inches in diameter, are
found in Nevada.
When distributed on a floor or 9th,
er level surface, within two or three
feet of one another, they Immediately
begin to travel toward common CEN
ter, and there lie huddled like a
clutch of eggs in a nest
A single stone removed to a dis.
tance of three and half feet, upon
being released, at once started with
wonderful and somewhat comical cell
Gritty to join its fellows
These queer stones are found in a
region that is comparatively level and
little more than bare rock Scattered
over this barren region are little ba-
sins, from few feet to a rod or two
in diameter, and it is in the bottom Of
these that the rolling stones are found.
The cause for the strange conduct
of these stones is doubtless to be
found in the material of which they
are composed, which appears to be
lodestone or magnetic iron ore.-Har-
per's Weekly.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
TOWER OF ENEMIES HEADS
Monument of Modern Barbarism
Erected by the Turks in 1909
at Nish, Servia.

A strange monument of modern
barbarism still survives at Nish In
southeast Servia. During the war Of
independence in 1909 the Servian gar
rison here exploded a powder maga
zine and perished therein rather than
fall into the hands of the Turks.
A battle had previously taken place
and the Turks commemorated their
victory by erecting rude tower, or.
namented with the heads of their enc
mics. Old people will tell you that
there were once 1,200 heads, but as
the tower was never more than 25 feet
high, this is probably an exaggeration.
Lamartine and other travellers re-
late that they saw hair still clinging
to the skulls, which must have formed
a grewsome spectacle. During many
years visitors were in the habit of
carrying off skulls as souvenirs, but
when Nish became Servian the re-
mainder were taken away for decent
burial, all save few that were too
deeply imbedded. Recently the re-
mains of the tower have been covered
over with roof to protect them
against the elements and they are re-
garded as a pious object of patriotic
pilgrimage.-Wide World Magazine.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
SHE NEEDED THE EXERCISE
How Man Dodged Criticism for Allow
ing Lady of Ample Proportions
to Row Him.

Allen had been visiting friends on
their houseboat, moored off Edgewa-
ter, on the Jersey side When it came
time to leave Mr.. and Mrs Wilson vol
unteered to row Allen and Miss Will
son, sister of the husband, to a dock
near the Fort Lee ferry.
Mrs. Wilson and Miss Wilson are of
ample proportions, and Allen didn't
like the idea of allowing his hostess
to row, especially as it was rough and
the tide was coming in. So he pro-
tested. mo, l must row." he said.
Couldn't think Of it," returned Mrs.
Wilson smiling. 81 need the exercise,
you know don't get exercise on the
houseboat." And she had taken the
second pair of oars and settled her.
self in the seat behind her husband be-
fore Allen could bestow himself and
baggage and assist Miss Wilson to a
seat in the stern.
What will those fishermen think Of
me, allowing a woman to row me?"
he protested. "Pm going to explain
IL W lHSh DIS we PASS uoh WANT "
get in bad"
Sure enough as the boat passed the
fishermen ON the piers Allen called
out: "The lady needs exercised" And
the fishermen, appreciating the situa-
tion, grinned, and by their demeanor
indicated they absolved Allen from ap-
pearing to take it easy.-New York
Herald
The citizen., 1911-12-08
unweIcome Wedding Guest.

The origin of black cat that at
intervals makes his appearance in st.
Regis is somewhat of a mystery, but
he always shows up, according to the
entertainment department, when a
wedding reception is going on, relates
the New York Sun. His last appear.
ance was at a reception the other day.
The guests had all congratulated the
bride and bridegroom and were sam.
pling the buffet when from apparently
nowhere in particular Master Tom
appeared, apparently feeling very
much at home and trying to frater-
nize with the invited guests. A horri'
fed employe removed him, but Tom
found his way back, and then again
until he was conveyed to the street.
Orders have been issued to bar Tom
from the next reception, even should
he bring card with him.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
ARE YOU ON OPPOSITE SIDE?
Frank Crane Thinks the standing
Minority Report" Necessary to
Keep Mankind Honest.

Doubtless each of us knows some.
one in his circle of acquaintance
who is Intellectually contrary Such
one delights to take on every occa.
sion the opposite side.
If he is in religious community he
will take his stand firmly for atheism;
If he is among scoffers he will argue
just as valiantly for the church. He
is standing minority report. He is
a crooked stick that will not lie in
the woodpile. Like Goethe's devil
he is the spirit who constantly de.
MES.
This class Of persons is steady,
normal crop in the field of humanity.
We would not get along without them.
They keep the kettle of things stirred.
which otherwise would settle and
spoil. These are they that keep the
course of social life pure as run.
ming stream and prevent it from be.
coming like a green, stagnant pool
They supply ginger for political
campaigns. They are the party out
Of power. They are the watchdogs of
progress. Without them religion
would harden into cruel tyranny of
superstition, falsehoods would be crys.
tallized in power and ancient fraud
live forever. They harass mankind
into being honest.-Frank Crane.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
Rrer Rabbit. the Hero.

The folklore tales of the south and
of the West Indies are often similar,
the only difference being in the hero
of the plot. Brer Rabbit is the hero
Of southern folklore tales; Bo Anancy
takes the leading part in the West In
dian epic. Geographical dissimilarity
of origin explains the difference the
rabbit stories are of Congolese or
Bantu origin; Anancy stories originat-
ed on the gold coast. The rabbit was
the totem from which the Bantus
were supposed to be descended, while
the Tshi-speaking tribes, from whom
West Indian negroes trace their de-
scent, had the anancy, or spider, as
their totem. In the Anancy stories wild
animals have the gift of speech; ley
converse freely with men and live on
easy social terms with them.-Samuel
B. Jones. in the Southern Workman.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
The EveruIades.

The region known as the Everglades
of Florida is about 60 miles long by So
miles broad, and is one vast swamp.
studded with islands of from a quarter
of an acre to hundreds Of acres in ex-
tent. These islands are generally COW
cred with dense thickets of shrubbery
or vines, and occasionally with lofty
pines and palmettos. The water is
from one to six feet deep, the bottom,
as a rule, covered with growth Of
rank grass During the rainy season,
from July to October, the district COM
prised in the Everglades is practically
impenetrable. The vegetable deposits
of the Everglades is considered we'll
adapted to the growth of banana and
other fruits, and when properly drain
ed the region will undoubtedly be one
of the most fertile on earth.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
Smoking in the Dark.

According to experts in the tobacco
business the prevailing impression
that man cannot enjoy a sl-oke in
the dark is erroneous. 1t all depends
on the cigar. According to the best
authority, sight plays no part in the
enjoyment OF a smoke, and 1T is point
ed out that blind men are most invet-
crate smokers; in fact, blind men are
expert in telling good cigar from a
poor one, as their sense of smell is so
well developed. A New York cigar
dealer says that one of his best Gus
toners is a blind man and he can tell
a good cigar from bad one by his
sense of smell, even when standing a
yard or more from his counter.
Most smokers do not like to smoke
in the dark. They say it is necessary
to watch the smoke ascend and to see
the rings curl in order to thoroughly
enjoy it, but cigar dealers say the en-
joyment is really in the taste and not
in the odor, and the sense of taste
needs no light to make smoking enjoy
able.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
SOME NOVEL FRENCH CANES
Handles of Walking Sticks are Re-
ceptacIes for Coins, Matches and
Other Things.

The ingenuity of the Frenchman
has not been confined to the making
of weapons out of apparently harm
less canes. In fact there is quite a
variety of uses which the cane Is
made to serve.
One of the canes is fitted with a
coin box and match box, these be-
ing contained In the head, which is
provided with a carefully concealed
lid. The coin box is arranged to per-
nit of depositing and easily remov-
ing the coin by slight pressure OF
the thumb, thus obviating the neces;
sity of fishing for coins in the pocket.
Another cane handle contains
complete outfit of the game known as
Petits Chevaux. When the lid is
open betting can begin and the horse
crossing the wire first wins the stakes.
One of the latest Partisan novelties
consists in ladies' parasol handle
containing a roulette wheel which
can be used for gambling at any place
or moment.
These handles have become very
popular They are of fine workman
ship and generally of gold or silver
One handle contains almost every
thing that one would be likely to need
A long sheet of paper is wound
around the rod, from which pieces
may be torn off for taking notes.
When the lid is opened penknife, pen
Gil nail file, combs and looking glass
are disclosed. These objects are
small, bur large enough for practical
use.-Scientific American.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
Care of the Eyes.

II woman has the slightest diff
Guilty with her sight, she should lose
no time in consulting an oculist. Moth
ing will bring undesirable crows feet
more quickly than straining the eyes,
and local treatment to prevent the
lines will be inefficacious if the seat
of the trouble is not attended to- 1t is
far better to wear glasses when sew
ing and writing than to let the whole
face have drawn and aged look.
OF course, massaging about the cor
ners of the eyes will make tremen-
dous improvement in a woman's APP
pearance. but the work will be with
out results unless she does it regularly
every night. Also, If she is trying to
smooth away crows feet. she must re-
member that stroking is not to be
done so severely as to loosen the skin,
which would cause bagginess, but
merely that friction is to stimulate cir
culation, nourishing the skin tissues.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
Whence the nerass wldow.n

To give positively the origin of the
expression grass widow" appears to
be impossible. The authorities do not
agree on this point. One contends
that a woman who said to her friends
that her husband "had gone to grass"
following separation is entitled to
the credit of coming the expression.
Other writers have attempted to
find an explanation of 1t in the French
word grace" signifying widow by
courtesy. In the Scandinavian lam
guages the prefix 'grass" being in
common use, others have conjectured
that it comes from the word grad
ing" meaning greedy; this signifying
a woman who longs for the husband
who is gone.
These give a wide enough choice.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
Good in Low.voiced Reply.

We have discovered in our home
that if the table talk gets too noisy
one of the family may bring the rest
to order by speaking in sudden whis-
per. Parents often sacrifice much to
give their children dancing and music
lessons, but the most lovely accom-
plishment of all, soft and pleasant.
speaking voice, is something they may
themselves develop in the children. ]
find that child reflects almost in.
stantly the tone of voice of one who
speaks to him. A very gentle and
low-voiced reply to an excited or an
cry child reduces his next remark to
half in volume. To answer the vexa-
tion of little child in a whisper
catches attention, often brings laugh
and is far better than to stamp the
fretful tone deeper by mimicking it,
as parents sometimes do. Example is
better than precept Parents who have
themselves learned self-control, and
that it is never necessary to raise
ones voice in order to speak with dig
nifty and authority, are teaching their
children priceless lessons. That a
soft answer turneth away wrath is a
cardinal maxim for the household
Good Housekeeping.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
INSTRUCTIONS OF A PIPER
Ingenious Method of Teaching His Pu-
pill Adopted by the Highland
Musician.

A Highland piper who had a pupil
to teach originated method by
which he succeeded in reducing the
difficulties of the task to a minimum,
and at the same time fixed his lesson
in the pupils mind.
Here. Donald" said he, "tak yer
pipes, lad, an gle us blast.
so! Vera weel blawn, indeed, but
what's a sound, Donald, wi'out making
You may blaw forever wi'out making
a tune OF, if l dinna tell ye how the
queer things on the paper maun help
ye.
"Ye see that big fellow WI round
open face"-pointing to semi-brev-
between two lines of bar? He moves
slowly from that line to this. while ye
beat ane wi yer fist an gle a long
blast.
If ye put leg to him, ye max twa
o him, an he'll move twice as fast.
If, now, ye black his face, he'll run
four times faster than the fellow WI
the white face; and if, after blacking
his face, ye'll bend his knee or tie his
leg, he'll hop eight times faster than
the white faced chap l showed ye first.
Now" concluded the piper, senten-
tiously, "whene'er ye blaw your pipes,
Donald, remember this: that the tight
er those fellows legs are tied, the fast
er they'll run, and the quicker they're
sure to dance"
The citizen., 1911-12-08
WEALTH IN HER WEEK-ENDS
How Widowed Society Woman Has
Managed to Make Entertaining
Pay Very Well.

Not long ago charming society
woman was thrown high and dry on
the barren shores of reduced circum.
stances by the death of her husband,
who left her almost penniless. This
suited her not at all, so being clever
she thought and planned until she hit
upon a money-making scheme very
near affiuence. This is how she ''ar
rived"
A year ago she leased a charming
place on Long Island, hired an eff
cient corps of servants, fine chef,
stocked the larder with the best in
the market, and then sent out cards
to her friends and acquaintance that
she was prepared to entertain them
for a day or two or three, at SO much
per entertainment.
The idea caught on at once. With
in a few weeks her modest menage
was so overrun that those who wished
to spend the time from Saturday to
Monday had to make their arrange
ments weeks in advance.
No one without the best Of refer
ence was admitted. Mrs. Widow
managed affairs admirably. Every
thing was up to date, and yet inform
ally formal, so to speak.
Her season lasted from October to
June, since when she has been taking
things easy, with plenty of money and
the owner of an automobile, hired at
the beginning on "shoestring.~
She's now making arrangements for
the coming season, and is already
booked up to the holidays.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
Why We Shake Hands.

A writer in the New York Sun has
unearthed the following explanation of
a common custom:
How many of us, for instance, know
why friends shake hands when they
meet? The Chinese are said to shake
their own hands in greeting, with an
air of cordial delight. Why do people
of the so-called civilized nations pre-.
fer to shake each other by the hand?
We are told that it is an old Roman
custom, spread by the Romans
throughout the countries of their do
minion. Shaking hands means, you
are my friend. Believe it for the ex-
cellent reason that if you were not
should draw my sword. And how
could draw my sword with my shield
upon my left arm and my right hand
firmly clasped in yours?" So when we
shake hands we are merely saying in
the pantomime of ancient Rome:
There is peace and good will between
us, for our swords are in their scab-
bards."
The citizen., 1911-12-08
CHARACTER DOLL is LATEST
Each Type Is Made After the Portrait
or Photograph of a Real
Child.

Perhaps the most interesting feat
ure about the jointed child dolls is
the fact that each type is made after
the portrait or photograph of real
child, and is often a copy of living
model. One traces the incentive to
realism in doll manufacture to love.
ly elderly lady in Munich. She is an
artist, and one with deep love for
childhood. 1t seemed to her that
when one considered all the passion
of love which a doll inspires in the
breast of it's owner that little girl
ought to have a pet that looked more
human than dolls have been wont to
look With this idea she developed.
In plaster, dolls that were exact imi-
tations of the various peasant folk
who came to Munich from Bavarian
and other provinces of Sunday. The
holiday attire of each native village
was represented These delightful
little figures of peasant life attracted
the attention of the Empress of Ger
many three years ago-at the time
when they first appeared-and she
made Christmas presents of them to
children of the royal household. She
was delighted with the human-looking
manikins, and this fact did not take
long to spread throughout the EN-
pire and reach the ears of Americans.
Now the artist in Munich has several
artist assistants to aid her in develop
sr,o nj 70
factories eagerly await models from
her studio to dress according to her
designs.-Harper's Bazaar.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
About the Putterer.

The art of puttering consists OF do
ing for yourself slowly and inefficient
ly what you can pay some one else
to do for you quickly and well. 1t
is hard work that you do not have to
do, strenuous loafing that invites the
soul
The putterer works in pure love,
and If the produce prove poor thing
1t is at least his own. To be perfect
putterer is to achieve liberal edu-
cation.
Puttering is a tonic relaxation from
the mechanical efficiency of our pro-
fessional selves, corrective of the
extreme specialization that otherwise
would result in our becoming all foot
or hand or head. The putterer makes
laws and breaks laws and breaks the
laws he makes. He produces startling
variations from type. An inspired
fool, he is a true creator.-From the
Atlantic.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
In the Garden Of Eden.

ibid you know this was my birth
day." asked Eve.
Gould forget it?" answered Adam.
Lets see-how old are you, this year
now don't answer-let me guess.
Your are-ah-seven!"
you hateful wretch" cried Eve.
"I'm only five, and you know it.
But that is just like you men
you try to pretend that the time is
dragging and that your wives are
growing old! Just because you are
over six, and have lots of gray hairs,
you think you can insult your wifel'
Eden was never the same after that
tiff.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
The Worth of a Man

"You have captured one OF our gen.
erals" said the South American COM
mander.
Yes" said the leader of the insur-
gents, I'VE have"
I'VE will exchange two colonies for
him."
"Nix."
"Then two colonies and captain. .
Nothing doing. You can have him,
however, for can of condensed milk. "
Washington Herald.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
archie Thompson Freed.

At 9. 40 on Wednesday night, the 9th
inst, the Jury brought in verdict acquit-
ting Archie R. Thompson of the charge
of killing Joseph M. Pope, at Laytons-
Vile, Montgomery county, September
I7th, 1910. The verdict caused no sur
prise.
The jury was out about an hour and a
hall, but It would have reported much
more quickly had not Juror John M.
Williams tainted. 1t was necessary to
The citizen., 1911-12-08
Same Thing.

"And he said he was willing to die
for me?"
Not exactly in those words, but
that was the impression he was evi
IDENTIFY trying to convey"
What did he say?"
He said he was ready. to eat youi
cooking any time you said the word
The citizen., 1911-12-08

II suppose you will miss your boy
while he is at college,"
"Yep," replied Farmer CorntosseI.
Il dunno what will do without him
He got the live stock so they wouldni
move unless he give 'em the college
yell. an / cant remembar II,
The citizen., 1911-12-08
Friendly Advice.

I'VE surprised all our friends by get
ting married"
Good enough. Now surprise 'em by
staying married. kansas City Jour
nal.
The citizen., 1911-12-08
Economy Of Nature.

Mature knew what she was doing
when she deprived fishes of voice. !"
"How do you make that out?'
what of a fish had to cackle over
every egg 1t laid?"
The citizen., 1911-12-08
Naturally.

Beauty doctors are superficial
men,"
why are they?
Because they always take people
ct their face value"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-18
IDS I0N IN
4 FEW MOMENTS
Gas, Heartburn, Sourness and
All Misery in Stomach
Vanishes.

Nothing win remain INDICATED or
sour on your stomach II you vii! take
a little Dlapepsin occasIonalIy. This
powsrful digestive ana antacid.
though as harmless and pleasant az
candy. will digest and prepare for as
Sanitation into the blood all the food
you can eat.
Eat what your stomach Graves.
without the slightest fear OF Indiges-
ton or that you Will be Bothered with
sour risings, Belching, Gas on Stonn-
ach, Heartburn, Headaches from
stomach, Nausea, Bad Breath, Water
,Isrash or a feeling like you had swal-
lowed a lump OF lead, or other dis
agreeable 7l1iseries. should you be
suffering now from any stomach dis
order you can get relief within ave
minutes.
II you VIII get from your pharma-
cist a 5O-cent case of Pape's Diapep-
sin you could always go to the table
with a hearty appetite. and your
meals would taste good. because you
would know there would be no Tndi-
Eestion OF SleepleSs nights or Head
oche or Stomach misery all the next
day; ana, besides, you would not need
laxatives or liver pills to keep your
stomach and bowels clean and fresh.
Pape's Diapepsin can be obtained
from your druggist. and contains more
than sufficient to thoroughly cure the
worst case of Indigestion or Dyspep-
STA. There is nothing better for Gas
on the stomach or sour odors from
the stomach or to cure a stomach
Headache.
You couldn't keep a handler or
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1911-11-18
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