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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
IS MOST POPULAR OF BOOKS
Bible Holds This Proud Position
Partly on Account of Its Pure
Literature.

The Bible is the most popular book
in the world on account of it's pure
literature. Say what we will concern
ing the advancement of modern meth
DDS of style and beauties of express
sion, l doubt if anyone will approach
some of the passages which can be-
found in the Psalms, in the Prophets,
or in the Book of Revelation.
Considering the fact that these writ
ings have come to us through transla-
tons, it is astonishing what beauties
and power have been preserved There
is no book quoted oftener that the
Bible. Passages have been woven en-
tire into our own literature. No writ
er of any prominence has ever been
able to escape borrowing from the
Bible. The reading Of it has affected
the style of writers like Ruskin and
Browning and Milton. Gladstone re-
peatedly acknowledged his indebted
ness to the Bible for his phraseology.
Charles Fox said more than once that
he owed to the perusal of the Bible
his vocabulary. The variety of ex-
preston to be found on the part OF
the different writer's is strangely COM
mingled with unity of expression due
In large part to the fact that all of
these men are writing with at least
one great purpose in view. For we
have in the Bible style which is
more or less uniform from beginning
to end-even the style of expression.
The Christian Herald.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
"Memento Garden.U

A very popular woman has what she
calls "memento garden" All the
flowers therein come from bulbs saved
from plants sent her during her fire.
quent illnesses. At first she used to
give these pots of tulips or hyacinths
away before the bloom was over eth
er to the furnace man or to some
other employee ccming in daily, but one
day friend who had country place
asked for the bulbs of a particularly
beautiful box of coral pink tulips, the
flowers having a spicy and unusual de-
gree Of perfume. This made her con-
slider her own flower beds, and there
after the various lots OF bulbs were
dried and "bagged." Each bag was
labeled and the place where the con-
tents were eventually planted was
marked to correspond. Thus each
spring brings reminder of kind
friends, and the air is fragrant with
their gifts With proper care and
favorable weather conditions the bulbs
will bloom for a lifetime, and thus
they constitute lasting memorial OF
their donors.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24

FATAL TO MIGRATING BIRDS
Lighthouses XIII Many Thousands,
Which the Keepers Dispose Of
In City Markets.

A writer furnishes some striking
figures concerning the havoc wrought
among migrating birds by big light
houses. The lighthouse on the Pointe
de Penmarch, in Brittany, France, has
revolving light of 30,000,000 candle
power. Visiting this on November 10
last year, and again on the twelfth,
the observer saw tens Of thousands of
birds whirling round, and it seemed
to him that the light shot out a per-
feet hail of electric sparks among the
migrants. Next morning he was pres
ent while the dead bodies were being
collected. They are dispatched every
day to Paris by train, and the catch"
he was told, often comprised from
1000 to 1000 victims; one morning
alone there had been more than 500
woodcock in the bag"
On the two mornings he was pres
ent there were only a score Of wood
cock the first day, but on the second
the ground was Uttered with from 600
to 1000 victims, chiefly blackbirds,
ducks, woodcock, thrushes and golden
plovers. Another offender is the light
house on Belle lie, off the south
coast of Brittany. On two dark
nights last November, with an east
wind blowing, this light caused the
death of 5000 birds, including cur
lews, thrushes, snipe, starlings, over
100 woodcock and some sparrows and
quails. Thirdly, the Pilier lighthouse
kills every season some 700 woodcock.
An old sportsman of Normandy de-
clares that round the lighthouse Of
Barfeur last November there were
picked up in the course of four nights
10000 birds of all sorts, including
1900 woodcock. The destruction Of
bird life by the hundreds of light
houses elsewhere can only be imag-
ined.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
MAPS OF THEIR HOME STATES
ExiIes Keep Them Hanging in Their
Offices Because They Get Very
Homesick.

To that general information bureau,
the elevator starter, went the man
who wished to see a large map of
Wisconsin.
"Where can find one?" he said.
There is a Wisconsin man in bust
ness on the eleventh floor" said the
starter. Hell be likely to have one"
Up to the eleventh floor went the
seeker for map. He found one there.
How does it happen" he said to
the Wisconsin exile, that all you men
from other states keep a life-size map
of your native state hanging up in
your Offices for a year or two after
migrating to New York? Is it be-
cause you are homesick?"
Partly" said the Wisconsin man,
'and partly for the accommodation of
visitors from back home. l guess you
are right about every last one of us
exiles clinging to a home map for a
while. / have been into the Offices Of
recent arrivals from half the states in
the Union, and every place / saw a
state map. / suppose those people got
them for the same reason did. Back
in Milwaukee l never thought of own
inG map of Wisconsin, but now that
l am thousand miles away it does
me good to trace familiar railroad
routes and locate well-known towns.
Then, lot of Wisconsin people here
on a visit drop in, and as they expect
to go back soon it is a material as we'll
as sentimental advantage to them
to find Wisconsin map handy"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
ALDRICH IN THE OLD DAYS
How the Author Appeared When He
Had Just Become Editor of
Atlantic Monthly.

l can see him now, sitting at the
round table at Oscars, holding briar
pipe that was oftener between his fin
gers than in his mouth, and swinging
1t in graphic curves as he talked to
us. He used 1t like a painters brush
or pencil.
He was dressed in quiet suit of
tweeds, the sobriety of which was re-
lieved by flowing crimson scarf gath
cred at the neck by an antique ring.
He was partial to crimson in those
days, and it became his complexion
and the light curls apostrophized by
Bayard Taylor. We parted late and
in merry mood the young fellows
among us glorying in the new friend
who was so witty, so suave, and so at
tentive to our ambitions and aspira-
lions. Moreover, Aldrich had Just
succeeded to the editorship of the At
lantic Monthly. and hopes arose Of
possible advantages lying for young
authors in that direction.
"Pll have an elegy ready for him be-
fore breakfast, and try to get ahead Of
Edgar" said Frank Saltus, referring
to Edgar Fawcett, as the lights went
out in Oscars and we dispersed, and
on the following morning he came to
me, assembling an air of dependency
TITS no use. Edgars beaten us all.
He shipped a car load to the Atlantic
by the fast freight before daylight
as per invoice, sonnets, ten bales; tri-
Diets, ballads and rondeaux, three
bales; novels and short stories, TWEEN
ty tons in fifteen crates. "-Bookman.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
WHEN SPAIN GAVE UP CUBA
Drama That Began With Columbus
Ended In Sorrow After the
American War.

Arriving in Havana on the after
noon of December 81, 1898, the day
before Spain surrendered the island,
l presented to Major General Ludlow
a letter Of introduction from the son
Of one of his close friends, and asked
for pass which would enable Mrs.
Thayer and myself to see the next
days ceremonies at the palace The
pass was presently forthcoming.
1t was five minutes to twelve next
day. At that instant rose the solemn
strains of the Spanish anthem. AS II
ceased there was a moments silence.
Then up through the easements came
the "Star Spangled Banner" and the
procession, which had formed below,
wound its way through the great por-
tai and up into the room where we
were. Major General Brooke and the
officers under his command, their
dress uniforms and yellow sashes a
bright note of color, entered first;
then came the swarthy Cuban leaders,
their uniforms less splendid. but their
dignity beyond question; and last Of
all, General Castellanos and his staff.
The scene was too painful to pro-
long. A moment of formalities and 1t
was over, and the defeated said fare
well. 1t was an ordeal for a man of
Castellanos' temperament. Tears came
to his eyes.
IT have been in many battles" he
faltered, many trying situations, but
never in position like this" Then,
as we watched, the little handful of
Spanish troops, headed only by fife
and drum, set their faces toward
Spain. The drama which began with
Columbus was f1nished-John Adams
Thayer, "Out of the Rut."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Early Manuscripts.

+ The type of letter in early manu-
script was the same as that OF those
used on the earlier metal plates ana
wax tablets. All letters were cap
itals. Minuscule, or small lettering
as opposed to the majuscule, was IN
vented in the seventh century. Be
fore its invention there was no spac-
ing between the words. There was
no punctuation, unless possibly some
mark between sentences. When cur
siye writing came into general use
about the beginning of the tenth CEN
fury the art was practiced by only a
few highly trained scribes. This con-
tinued all through the middle ages.
The scribes were artists, and they
carried their art to high degree of
perfection. Many of the manuscripts
of that period are very beautiful speci-
mems of handiwork and as perfect as
print.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
SURGERY IN ANCIENT TIMES
Trepanning Is One of the Oldest of
Operations, Dating Back to
Stone Age.

There is no doubt that some rough
form OF surgery must have existed
from very ancient times, but it is
strange to find that so complex and
delicate an operation as trepanning is
one Of the Oldest.
So far as actual records go, Hippoc-
rates gives us the earliest account.
He wrote treaties on fractures, dislo-
cations and wounds of the head, in
which he described the method of
procedure to be followed in the case
OF a fractured skull. His direction
was to cut away piece of bone so
that the pressure on the brain might
be relieved.
There are also records about this
time and later of file being used for
this purpose, which at a time when
anaesthetics We're undreamed of must
have been, to say the least, painful.
According to DR.. T. Rice Holmes,
the operation of removing pieces of
bone was performed long before his
toric times. Thu effects on the skull
are easily seen after death and are
visible so long as the bones are pre-
served.
From inspection of certain skulls Of
the later stone age in ancient Britain,
DR.. Holmes has come to the conclusion
that some of these had undergone the
operation, which muse have been per-
formed with stone implement.-Lon
don Standard.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Innovation Not Popular.

A New York clergyman was request
ed by member of his congregation
to ask the women to remove their
hats in church. He said that he be-
lieved in the propriety of such a re-
quest, but wishing to avoid unpleas-
antness similar to that which followed
like demand on the part of Rev. DIR.
Grass of st. Paul, he would try to as
certain the sentiment of the women
on the subject. After a few days he
told the woman who had suggested
the no hat order that he had made a
superficial canvass and added: You
remove your hat at service next Sun
day and see how many women will
follow the good example," In telling
the story the woman said: Il was the
only one. Now wear my hat to avoid
being conspicuous"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Safety Play Counted.

The subject of kissing before en-.
gagements for marriage" came up at
whist club Of half a dozen married
couples. 1t turned out that not one
OF the women had been kissed until
her troth was plighted. One of the
men had a poormemory: I'VE used to
kiss, sometimes, didn't WEI" he said
to his wife. mo, sir" she said. with
deep indignation; you tried to, and
you fought for the privilege, but you
never succeeded" rs that so?" the
husband remarked: I've kissed so
many" whats that? What did you
say?" the wife asked. There was
pause. Intense but suppressed excite
ment was visible on the faces of the
other married men. 81 say" said the
husband, 81 have kissed you so many
times that l can't remember when |
began" Then the other married men
breathed more freely.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Economy In Epitaphs.

In a certain town of Nebraska lives
a man who has been so unfortunate
as to lose three wives, who were bur
led side by side. For long time the
economical Nebraskan deliberated as
to whether he should erect separate
headstone for each, commemorative
her virtues, but the expense deferred
him. Finally happy solution Of the
difficulty presented itself
He had the Christian name of each
engraved on a small stone-"Mary,"
Elizabeth" "Matilda"-a hand cut on
each stone pointing to large stone in
the center of the lot, and under each
hand the words:
For epitaph see large stone. Lip
pincott's.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
WHO WOULDN'T BE TEACHER7
Here Is Schedule of Her Daily Tasks
With an Estimate of
Her Pay.

A school teacher is a person Who'll
teaches things to people when they
are young.
The teacher comes to school at $500
O'Clock, and when she has gotten
enough children for a mess in her
room, she teaches them reading, writ4
ing, geography, grammar, arithmetic.
music, drawing, cooking, board saws
ing. crocheting, deep breathing, bird
calls, scientific eating, patriotisms
plain and fancy bathing, forestry, civ
les and other sciences too numerous
to mention. When school is out She
stays behind with five or six of her
worst scholars and tries to save the
state job Of reforming them later
on. After that she hurries home to-
make herself a new dress and snatch
hasty supper before going back to-
attend a lecture by an imported spe-
cialist on the history of tribal law in
Patagonia, which the superintendent
thinks may give her some information
which may be useful in her school
work some day. A great many lee
lOall luG Country DISyluR Oh
school teachers and some Of them are
very cruel, talking to them so long
that the poor things have to sit up
till morning, when they get home, to-
get their daily test papers corrected
School teachers salaries range from
$50 a month up-but not far enough
up to make them dizzy. On her salary
the teacher must dress nicely, buy her.
self things for her work which the
city is too poor to get, go to twenty
nine lectures and concerts a year, buy
helpful books on pedagogy, pay her
way to district, county and state in
stitutes, and enjoy herself during a
three months vacation which her SAL
airy takes every year. In addition the
teacher is supposed to hoard away
vast sums of money, so that when she
becomes too nervous and cross to
teach, at the age of fifty or there
abouts, she can retire and live happily
ever after on her income.-PhiladeI-
phia Bulletin.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Known by Their Actions.

Some people are like fly on the
body of an OK, in that they pass over
all the sound, healthy parts, looking
for sore spot at which to stop and
feed. Or like hornet that rejects
all the sound fruit and seizes upon
the one rotting specimen. AS the hor-
net reveals his nature by getting
poison out of the same flower where
the bee gets honey, so do these con-
stitutional GROWERS prove themselves
bad reporters by their bad report.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Sparrow Stole a Plume.

While standing on the corner of Fiji
teenth street and New York avenue
yesterday afternoon we'll dressed
young woman had small plume torn
from her hat by the strong wind. The
plume, which was light green, landed
in the gutter ten feet away.
Several men offered their services
to recover the plume, when sparrow,
seeing the fluffy feather, and realizing
its comfort if gotten safely to his nest,
snatched it in his mouth and few to
the top of the Riggs Bank building
Washington Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Not His Proper PLAY.

"Paid the taxes on your house and
lot YETI"
"Yes, and there's mistake of sew
eral dollars in the amount"
why don't you make kick about
it,"
Kick! HUH The mistake is in
my favor"
: How do you know there's a mis-
take?"
Because this is the first time in
six years that the tax hasn't been in
creased"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Civic Club Elects officers.

The Civic Club of this city met re-
Gently, and elected the following officers
for the ensuing wear: President, Mrs. S.
Lewis Motter; first vice-presldent, Miss
Bertha Trail; second vice-president, Mrs.
John Hendrickson; third vice-president,
Mrs. w. Harry Haller; recording sec
retary, Mrs. Albert s. Brown; correspond
ing secretary, Miss Lillian Motter; treas
urer. Mrs Joseph d. Baker.
Mrs. Kemp Keefer Mrs. John o. Hen.
dirk, Mrs. Joseph Edward Bowers, and
Mrs. Marshall Etchison, were elected
members of the Executive Board to
serve for three years.
The treasurer's report showed that
since the last meeting $40 has been
received from dues.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
A Possible Derivation,

"Words are terribly funny things,
aren't they?" said Mrs. Jones. Take
the word gargle-how on earth do
you suppose they ever got that?'
Very simple, my dear" said Mr..
Jones. Just look at yourself in the
glass some time when you gargle and
then look at a gargoyle, and you'll
see. "-Harper's Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24

Mrs. Frederick w. Cramer entertained
the Bridge and Euchre Club at her home
III East Second street. Quite number
Of games were played The; first prize
was won by Mrs. F. B. Smith, the Sec
ond by Mrs. George Ross, and the con-
ISOLATION prize by Mrs. Dudley Page. De-
licious refreshments were served.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-24
Out of the Mouths of Babes.

Western Child (returning from Eu-
rope, surfeited with monuments and
many tombs) Mamma, what's that?
Mother-The statue of Liberty,
dear.
Western Child-ls that where LIB
erty is buried Puck.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-23

We still have TN hand several hundred rods
~ An1eriea,, fence With We will cell 81 aot11aI
wholesale cost. with fri. added. Since we adj
vertised several weeks ago cut prices on fenc.
ing it has been going fast. Ifyou need fencing
this your chance.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-23
GRlSTY GRINDS
FROM CREE NWOOD RANCH

We forded the Wisconsin Riv-
err the other day with our pony
and buggy. Joe Severance was
along, everybody knows JOE, the
river was high and the Pony
went out Of sight when she went
in from the bank the water rum
ming over the seat Of the buggy.
The pony came up and began to
swim and the buggy to float.
Our pail of Blue Berries and flask
Of Joe said it was MILK, went
down stream. Joe tried to jump
out and save his MILK? but we
held him in. The pony finally
got her footing and began to
drink 1--WE had given her salt that
day., and you ought to have seen
her take in the water, We said to
Joe The river is going down. !,
he said, so is my bottle towards
Rhinelander", but the water was
certainly falling. The ponydrank
steadily for twenty seven min
utes and actually lowered the riv-
er 4 in, this enabled us to reach
the far shore safely. Hove that
pony, for it was only her rare
presence Of mind that saved oul
lives, but Joe, in his sel6shness
would riot admit this, said it was
all the pony's fault that he hac
lost his bottle of milk and, strange
to relate this is just where Joe's
Severance from the truth comes
in one should give no credance
! to the truthfulness of his side o.
the story. Now that Joe is OF
DRY" land he, will no doubt bt
SWAMPED with questions as Il
the veracity Of his statement.
concerning the whole affair. Ea-
gle River being DRY" wher'
did he get it.
Col. A. F. Smith. Truth Tel
Ter" called Truth Killer.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-23

We would call the attention OF
those who have hitherto had mis-
givings in regard to the effect OF
the income tax, to the report Of
its operation in Dane county just
now given to the public. From
this it will be seen that in that
great and wealthy county, sec
ond only in the state, the total
is 500, 697, that part from cor
porations $65, 064, and from indi-
viduals, S44, 632, while S6,078
comes from those who previously
paid greater sum in personal
property tax and are thereby
benefciaries under the law. Only
208 farmers, while Professors
and teachers number $40 and 81
public officials. To sum up, the
poor man is wholly exempt, and
the few moderately well-to-do
who may have to contrib ute their
mite for the welfare of the many.
That the law needs amendment
is evident. What new law does
not? 1t should be the first duty
sOf our next legislature.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-23
w atersmeet.

Hugh Hess of Hackley visited
here over Sunday.
Mrs. j. d. Vantwood returned
home from Amigo Saturday.
Preparations are being made to
improve the Catholic church here.
Mrs. Vandewalker ofAntigo, is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Darling.
Conductor Ne..son is now on
the Fish run and Durkee is again
on the Monico scoot.
Mines. LaChance, Krake and
Vance, of Donaldson, visited
here Wednesday evening.
Billy Rauen is handling bag
gage on the Monico scoot during
the absence of Mr.. Rock.
Mrs. Edwin Foltz and children
of Marinette. are visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Maher.
Mrs. John L0uiselle of Lake
Nebagamon, returned home Sat
urday after visiting friends here
several drys. /
James Rock baggage-man, and
J. d. Vantwoon, engineer, Of the
Monico scoot, have gone to Anti
go for examination.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-23
Notice of September Primary.

State OF Wisconsin, Dept. Of States SIS.
Notice is hereby given that at a pri-
mary TO be held in the several towns.
wards, villages and election districts
OF the state Of Wisconsin. on the first
Tuesday Of September, A d.. 1912, be
ing the third day Of said month. the
following officers are tobe nominated:
A governor in place of Francis f.
MCGovern. whose term Of Office will
expire on the first Monday of January,
1913,
A lieutenont governor, in place OF
Thomas Morris, whose term of office
will expire on the first Monday OF
january. 1913.
A secretary OF state, in place of Jas.
"A FreaT. whose term OF office will ex-
.s,ire on the first Monday OF January,
1913.
"A state treasurer. in place OF And
tgew III Dahl, whose term OF Office will
expire on the first Monday Of January.
1913.
AN attorney general. III place OF l..
H. Bancroft. whose term OF Office will
expire on tile # rst Monday ofJanuary
1913.
A Representative in congress. for
the Eleventh congressional district,
comprised Of the counties of Douglas.
Bayfield,, Ashland, Iron, Villas Bur-
= nett, Polk, Washburne, Sawyer, Rusk,
Price, Taylor, Oneida and Lincoln
~ A state senator, for the thirtieth
senatorial district, comprised OF the
counties of TAYLOR, Iron. Villas, Onei-
da. Lincoln, Forest and Florence.
A member Of assembly, for the as
sembly district comprised the coun-
ties OF Ironand Villas.
Given under my hand and official
seal at the capitol in the city OF Madi-
son, this 2Sth day Of June, AID. 1912.
ia, FREAK,
Secretary of State.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1912-08-23

Hay fever and asthma make
August, month Of intense suf
fering to many people. Foley $
Honey and Tar Compound gives
prompt ease and relief, and is
soothing and healing to the in
fllmed membranes VIM. M
] erethew, y searspolt, Me:
"A few doses Of Foley's Honey
and Tar Con p ,und relieved NE
of Il severe attack of asthma and
less than a bottle caused com
plete cure Refuse substitutes,
RICHMOND PHARMACY.