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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
ivory Smuuulinu.

Ivory smuggling is looked upon as
a very serious crime in British East
Africa. and this is only as it should
be, for, in order to secure the ivory,
the traders have to kill great num-
bers Of elephants. The same preser-
walton laws, particularly as regards
elephants, are most severe, and woe
betide the man who is caught break
ing the game regulations or in pos
session of Illicit spoils of the chase
The smuggling of ivory, therefore,
says the World Wide Magazine, is
treated in the same manner as SNUG
Cling gems ard clothing into the Uni
ted States, illicit diamond buying in
South Africa, or other forms Of snug
Cling in England The rigid laws,
however, do not prevent the Arabs
and Indians from indulging in an ille-
gal trade in ivory on large scale.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
ReSourcefuI.

In the club they were comparing
the resourcefulness of their wives
in difficult social situations The man
who lives in a Harlem fiat had been q
good listener, but he finally found an
opening.
yes" said he, my wife isn't bad
at that sort of thing. We were hav-
ing some people to luncheon one
Sunday last spring, and just at an
hour when all the delicatessens we're
closed she discovered that she needed
some mustard and didn't have 4 grain
of it in the kitchen. And she isn't
the sort that will borrow from peo-
pie next door that she doesn't know.
1t was a bad fix all right. But she
got mustard enough"
Went to the delicatessen mans
house and routed him out, suppose?"
suggested a member from the Bronx.
Not mSch. Just went to the medi-
cine closet, got down a box of ready
made mustard plasters. put 'em to
soak, and squeezed enough of the hot
stuff off"
Good night" said the man from
the Bronx.-New York Globe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
Honesty in London.

Montenegro has a law ordaining
that any found valuable shall be
placed where the loser can find it.
The fact suggests an anecdote told of
Garibaldi's grandfather in Dickens
life of the famous clown. On one Of
his visits to Leadenhall market with
nearly $4,000 in gold and silver upon
him, "he found that his shoe had be-
come unbucllled, and taking from his
pocket the bag, he placed it upon a
neighboring post, and then proceeded
to adjust his buckle" Having after.
ward to pay for a purchase. he missed
his bag of gold, and hurried back to
the post where he had buckled his
shoe. Although more than three
quarters Of an hour had elapsed
there it remained safe and I'M
touched on the top of post in the
open street," That was in eighteenth
century London.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
Bonaparte as Schoolboy.

The following is copy of the Ger.
tificate given to the great Napoleon
on leaving school. 1t was handed to
him for presentation to the king Of
France by the inspector of the Col
lege of Brienne:
IN. de Bonaparte (Napoleon), born
the 18th of August 1863. Height,
four feet ten inches ten lines five
feet six and one-half inches); has fin
ished his fourth degree.
"Of good constitution. excellent
health, character docile, frank and
graceful and strictly regular in con-
duct; has always distinguished him
self by his application to mathe-
matics; he is tolerably conversant
with history and geography; rather
deficient in polite accomplishments
as we'll as Latin, having only fin
ished his fourth course. Would make
an excellent marine.
Deserves to pass to the school at
Paris"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
Maps and Charts.

Anaximander OF Miletus is generally
supposed to have been the originator
of geographical and celestial charts,
about $40 B. c. Modern sea charts
were brought to England by Bartholo-
NEW Columbus to illustrate his broth
ers theory of a western continent
This was about the year 1889. The
first tolerably accurate map of Eng
land was drawn by George Lily, who
died in 1859. Gerald Mercator pub
lished an atlas of maps in 1895, but
it is only within the last so years or
so that we have had really scientific
charts of the earths surface. 1t was,
of course, impossible to have had such
maps in the olden time.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
LITERATURE FOR ALL MOODS
That is What Librarians Are Expected
to Select for Their Exacting
Patrons.

Infinite are the requirements and
profound the judgment of librarians.
The other day a little girl who does
the family marketing rushed into a
branch library with the announce
ment that the sewing society was GO
ing to meet at her mothers house that
afternoon and wouldn't the librarian
please send around a book suitable
for the elocutionists OF the circle to
read aloud while the others worked.
The young woman appealed to sent
the sequel to q particularly charming
story that had beguiled the tedium OF
that same circle on a previous after
noon. In = short while the little girl
returned the book.
"Ma says this amt the kind of a
story they need today" she said.
"They amt workin' on baby clothes
and shirtwaists today. They're darn
in mems socks and mendin' shirts,
and they want something suitable"
There was a consultation of librar-
ians. Just what kind of literature
would fit the mental attitude o. women
engaged in darnirg socks and mend
ing shirts was a question hitherto un-
considered. They decided on wo-
mans rights pamphlet called "The
Eternal Warfare Apparently it
suited, for the child did not bring it
back.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
Repartee.

An Irish waiter named Kenny was
noted for his wit and ready answers.
A party of gentlemen staying at
the hotel heard of it, and one of them
made a bet that he would say some
thing Kenny could not answer
A bottle of champagne was ordered,
and the one who made the bet COM
menced to open it. The cork came
out with bang, and, not unintention-
ally, hit Kenny in the mouth.
"Ah. 4" he said. that is rJt the way
to cork" NO" replied Kenny, as he
soothed the injured part but it's
the way to Kilkenny"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
Maaic of the Rainbow.

The rainbow shimmering high in
the heavens is more than mere arch
of glowing colors 1t is a royal am
bassador from the kingdom OF nature,
herald bearing a message of vast
importance to mankind. Written up
on its brilliantly-hued, shining arch
way is q truth that man has finally
appreciated after the countless ages
that have passed since the first rain
bow glorified the heavens. And this
truth is what? Nothing less than the
revelation of the component elements
that constitute the sun and stars and
the dim-shining nebulae lost in the
farthermost hiding places of the uni
verse. By means of this truth, writ
ten large upon the raindrops, we
know more about the composition of
the sun. 100000 miles from the
earth, than we do about the world on
which we dwell.-Popular Mechanics
Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
Charms of Walking.

an Europe whole families go, off
for tramps together; in England,
every Saturday half-holiday sees load
ed trains of walking parties starting
out of London, making for Epping For
est, or Burnham beeches, for the hills
Of Surrey or the river banks. Not
to walk on holiday is the exception
al thing. A club of people meeting
for regular walks finds it possible to
have a delightful interchange of con-
versation amid the pure joyousness OF
the open air and beautiful woodlands
This community of thought and inter-
est is, after all, the finest thing soci-
ETY. has to give us."-Suburban Life
Magazine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
Where the Weiaht Fell.

Among the ancestors of Wendell
Phillips were several Puritan clergy
men. Perhaps it was a push of here
dity which made him, at five years of
age, a preacher. His congregation
was composed of circles of chairs, ar
ranged in his fathers parlor, while
taller chair, with bible on it, served
him for pulpit. He would harangue
these wooden auditors by the hour.
Wendell" said his father to him one
day, don't you get tired of this?"
mo, papa" wittily replied the boy
preacher; 81 don't get tired, but is
rather hard on the chairs"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
Prnner Yellnm Eeelinn.

One OF John Quincy Adams clients,
whose case was to be tried on a cer-
tain morning, found that he could not
get his counsel to leave his fishing
boat except long enough to write
note to the judge, which read: Dear
Judge: For the sake of old Izaak
Walton, please continue my case un-
til Friday. The smelt are biting, and
/ cant leave And the judge, hav-
ing read the note. announced to the
court: "Mr. Adams is detained or
important business"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
AstrofoqY.

It would be futile to attempt to
determine the time and place Of
the origin of astrology. 1t is as
ancient as history itself. When we
first hear of human society we find
along with it the excellent fop-
perry of the world" as Shake
speare called astrology. Astrol-
ogy was cultivated by the Chal-
deans, Egyptians. Greeks, Romans,
and all other ancient peoples So
strong was the art, or science, that
it refused to go down in the gem
eral smash-up at the close of the
old Roman rule, but held on and
was powerful all through the mid
die ages. 1t was only with the
advent of modern science and en-
lightenment as to natures laws
that the old scence of the stars and
fates declined
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
His Art Instincts.

Jones had invited friend to dinner
and asked him to carve a chicken that
was placed before him. The guests
set to work with a good WILL but after
deal Of muscular exercise was COM
PEELED to acknowledge himself beaten.
Where in the name of leather did
you get that bird?'
Il don't know" replied the host,
unless it should prove to be the off
spring OF some hard boiled egg. -
Chicago News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
Pride of the Family.

"a Book of Scotch Humor" illus
trates anew of a native of Annandale
the saying that prophet is not with
out honor save in his own country.
81 ken them a." said the rustic, speak
ing of the Carlyles. Jocks a doctor
aboot London. Tam's harem-scarem
kind O. chiel, an wreats book an
that. But Jamie-yon's his farm you
see owre yonder-Jamie's the man o
that family, an I'm prood to say l
ken him. jamie Carlyle, sir, feeds
the best swine that come into Dunn
fries market"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15

A Los Angeles brain specialist says
that all Americans will be baldheaded
within 300 years because of their
intense brain activity. Editor AXE Of
the Iron County Register, at lronton,
saw the item, and with more or less
caution tells his subscribers: Il will
begin at once to curb the too, too
lively tenor Of the gray matter which
fills my Uranium Forewarned is fore
Tended, you know."-St. Louis Re
public.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-11-15
Will Observe 10th Anniversary.

The Woman's Christian Temperance
Union of Middietown will hold a special
public meeting tonight, in commemora-
ton of the sixteenth anniversary of the
union. The service will be held in the
Sunday school room of the Lutheran
church. A program is being arranged for
the occasion, and it will be largely along
the line of what is known as demonstra-
ton night. the numbers on the program
illustrating the various lines of work of
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Erom the HickeyviIIe CIarion.

Prof Jimkey's Catarrh and Man
DARN orchestra are ready to furnish
music for dances. funerals ana other
society events. Fast and slow music
a speciality. Miss Lutte Bibbius S
learning 10 play on the phonograpn
at this writing. Cal Binks greased
his nose with shoe blacking instead
of arniky in the dark the other night
and didn't find it out until two days
later when he drove to town to sell
a crate OF eggs
Last Sunday at the meetin' house
Elder Hudnu1t proposed that the
church give something Cor the orphans
Deacon Stubs arose and proposed that
they give three cheers for the orphans.
Rev Hudnutt has started a crusade
again the funk game in the back Of
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the grocery store. He is getting too
many poker chips in the plate at the
meetin house and in these days OF
financial stringency he. is having trou-
bic cashins them.
Miss Amy Pringle is using her nigh
school diploma for rat at this writ
ing. It makes very neat roll and
we must rise to remark that educa-
ton is one OF the most useful and
valuable assets a young person can
have.
Elmer Jones smokes Pride Of the
Gravel Train and is saving the cou-
pOns. When he gets 67s3,524 more
coupons the company will give him
a genuine imitation French briar pipe
IL he lives. Old Man Sperry died last
week and went to the great beyond
after reading this paper for nothing
Tor 10 years He viii probably not
md much of change in the great
beyond as he had for q years held
the lucrative position at GIL Prfch-
ards scwmill dow on Swazey creek.
Ezra Briggs brindIe tried to swaI-
Ter a scythe and snath last week and
feels quite cut up about il at this
writing Hank Tumms is quite comic
sometimes. He ought to be writin'
lor some patent medicine almanac.
There will be a show at Tfbbftt-s
opry house three weeks from next
thursday night and polite society Is
on the qui viz. Mrs. Arson Frfsbv
mas bought four seats and must lie
eXpectin' company from away. The
name OF it is THE MiIkmaid's Pc
yenge' direct from one night In New
York and two weeks at Benton 9ar-
Dor, Mich.
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PAVING Petitions 10 Commissioner

Several blocks of paving were submitted
and approved by the board or city COM
nissfoners this morning. The following
named petitions were sent to the commits
sion:
For the paving of Lake street from
Third to Fourth
Liberty street from Fourth street TO
Sixth avenue
Ninth street from Madison to Adams
streets:
The petitions approved:
Lane street from Huntoon street to
Williams avenue.
West Fourth avenue from Western ave-
nue. to Buchanan street
Throop street from Buchanan street to
the aIIev bounded by Lincoln street, Hun
toon street and Williams avenue
Ninth street from Western avenue 10
Buchanan street
Lane street from Tenth avenue to Elev-
enth street.
College avenue from Tenth avenue to
Munson street
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POLICE COURT NEWS.

Henry Primm was arrested by Officer
Duncan, Saturday night, and is being
held on the charge of stealing two
horses from John ShorteIl, a farmer
who lives near Perry. Officers from
Jefferson county were in Topeka last
week looking for Primm, and assisted
Officer Duncan in locating him.
Primn and a man named Lee Wins
ton took two horses out of Mr..
ShorteIFs barn last Thursday night
They sold one of the horses near En-
poria for $50. The horse is being re-
turned from Emporia. and is due to ar
rive in Topeka this afternoon After
stealing the horses, they stole a valu-
able saddle from the barn of c. r.
Jones, who lives on farm near Pauline.
They sold this saddle for $50.
A horse and buggy was stolen near
Olivet in Usage county, last night, and
il is believed that Lee Winston. the
pIice is the thief Primm had about
ss6 in money in his pocket when he
was arrested. and turned this money
back to the man who bought the stolen
house He will be taken to Jefferson
county today.
Arnie Mitchell and John Moore both
negroes. were arrested by the police
Sunday afternoon and are charged with
stealing $50 from Jose Bellies, a Mex
lean. According TO the story of the
Mexican and his friend. Pedro Negrete.
they had been in the place of Bee
Adams. at 800 East Crane street While
there they bought some liquor and were
gambling with the negroes
Negrete gave s25 to Bellies. and the
latter added this TO similar sum
which he had hidden in his pockets.
Upon leaving the place, they turned
east and were attacked by the two
negroes at the mouth of the alley. The
negroes started a fight with them. Jose
Bellies was knocked down Moore
jumped on him and held him while
Arnie Mitchell went thrC.gh his peck
cts and found the money
Another Mexican was with Bellies and
Negrete but he ran away when the
negroes started the fight The negroes
were turned over to the city marshal
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Great Sale of Table Damasks
Second Floor.

5S-inch Bleached mercerized dam
ask, sale price, I'd. Z3c.
59c All Linen Pure Bleached table
damask, SO inches wide, yd 39e.
65 inch quality All Pure Linen
damask in cream. Fine, serviceable
cloth, 81 inches wide, yd. 49e.
soc Bleached Mercerized damask
in beautiful patterns-64 inches
wide. Sale price, I'd. 39f.
S5c Bleached Damask, all pure lin
EMO inches wide. A very special
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7O-in. Bleached Damask of extra
fine quality linen in handsome pat
terms, yd. 73f.
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Has New Plan to Count Ballots.

A system by which he believes ballots
may be counted more readily and correct
ly is suggested by L s Moore. Republical.
committeeman in North Mission precinct
Mr. Moore suggests that each candidate
appearing on each ticket be given num-
Der and that instead OF the names of
the candidates appearing on the poll
books, that the numbers be used instead
He would have the names printed On
the ballots. however. usual
Then he would have the number repeat-
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DEATHS and FUNERALS.

DIR. NJ. Ware of Oakland died this
morning at his home at 22S Wabash
avenue. The funeral will be held in
Penwell's chapel at 1 o'clock Wednes-
day and interment will be in the To-
peka cemetery.
Julian s. Thompson, aged SO years.
died Sunday at the Santa Fe hospital
following an operation which was per
formed Friday He was employed by
the system as a travelling auditor.
Mr.. Thompson lived at 623 West
street His wife died from ptomaine
poisoning last January He is surviv-
ed by two children-Martin, aged Z
years, and Freeman, aged years. He
is also survived by his father z. A.
Thompson OF Hutchinson. The funer-
al will be held at the residence at
1890 O'Clock Tuesday morning and in
terment will be in Mount Hope Gem
etery. The services at the grave will
be conducted by members of Sloan
lodge of the Masons.
The funeral of Mrs. Olaf Nelson of
Minneapolis. who died last week, will
be held at the Auburn Methodist
church Tuesday morning. Mr.. Nelson
was formerly employed as a switch
man in the Santa Fe yards.
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ON THE SPUR OF The MOMENT

To n SpinsteF.
The leaflets turn
From green TO gold,
The northern breeze
Is growing cold
'Tis late We know
But do not fret:
Be brave and you
May find him yet
Do rot give up.
Keep on, m dear.
Remem Der this
Is still Leap Year
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SOC Turkey Red damask, warrant
ed fast color. 60 inches wide, I'd. 39t
Mercerized Napkins-18x18 in.
hemmed, doz. S5c.
All Linen Napkins, bleached, ex-
ira heavy damask, 19x19 inches
doz. ST .4S.
S1.5O Breakfast Cloths of dam
ask, hemstitched. Size 60x72 inches
each $1.19.
Breakfast Cloths, all linen bleach
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all around. Special, $1.59.
Sits Luncheon Cloths, fine linen
hemstitched, beautiful patterns
52x52 inches-$1. 4S.
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this morning on a state warrant which
charges them with highway robbery.
Bellies was cut on the side of the face
and Negrete was cut on the upper lip,
and had been hit on the left cheek bone
with a brick. The Mexicans were given
medical attention by DR.. James Stew
art, the city physician
Arnie Mitchell, who has served two
terms in the penitentiary-one for as
sault with intent to kill, and the other
for larceny-is considered a hard Gus
toner by the police
The home of Joseph Burt in Park
Place" was raided today by Sergeant
SauIs and Detectives Anderson and
Summers Two gallons of whisky and
two quarts of other liquor was seized.
Burt was not at home and could not be
located
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LOCAL MENTION.

Candy and meat in one-Batrnan :
chocoIated coated nuts. Try them ~
Kansas aye--AdV
sheriff Norton has found a claimant fol-
q SADDLE and bride which, with horse
belonging to John ShorteH OF CTrantNllie'
was taken to Emporia and sold recently
The saddle and bride are said TO belong
10 w c Jones. dairyTnan OF near Eaunile-
The hoy who is said 10 have ridden the
horse 10 Emporia after stealing IT, I'D
PrinlIn. is in Jail here
morning to Frank williams, % years old.
Topeka and Catherine r. Anderson, =
years old, Topeka
On account of the illness of County At
1orney Ernest r. Simon. who Is conIlned
to his home all criminal cases SET 1o4
hearing this week in the fIrst DIVISION % I
the district court were continued until
next week The assignment Included
large number OF liquor cases. many OF
which are for trial 1t included also sew
eral other important cases including re-
trial of the Charles Hecht case, IN winch
the North TopeAan is charged with TOD
bling W. R. KuykendaH- The jury was eN-
cused until next Monday morning at
O. clock No hearings were had in the sec
ond division of the court today Boto
courts are busy working on cases rnAt
have been taken under Amusement
After having lived with her husband { IA
II years and raising four children. the
youngest Of which is now 10 years Oh,
Mrs. MolHe Coyne has found the matrj-
moniaI burden too heavy and has rita
suit against Ermon Coynes asking
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team. and Charles PIath. captain of the
Red aggregation. The results will be
posted each day until next week, Tues
day. There will be two days of silent
working. A dinner will be given at the
close of the contest. The winners will
be rendered a tempting feed, while
mush and milk will be served to the
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ed on the poll books after every Is taIlies,
to prevent any possibility of getting the
taIIies in the wrong place
I believe by the use of the numbers
the ballots would be counted much faster,
and there would be far less danger Of
mistakes in counting" he said.
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All Pure Linen Towels, scaIloped,
embroidered design, 1896 each 29e.
Up to 75c Towels, one big special
lot of 20x40 inch towels, hemstitch-
ed damask and buck, scalloped Dor
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at 4Se
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Bleached Huck in red and white
borders-Belfast Mill towels of eX-
cellent wearing quality. Also Bleach
ed Turkish towels-18x36 inches.
Each Sc
All Linen bleached Huck towels,
hemstitched, imported, with mono
gram border. 18x36 in. Each gle.
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divorce. She charges in a general way
gross neglect and extreme cruelty Tee
children are Virgil E. % years old; ClaU-
ence C. Is years old; Charles E., Is years
old. and Thelma, 13 years old. She asks
that she be awarded the custody of the
two younger children. She says she was
married March I9, 1891
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Now the Y. NJ C. A. Boys VIII Begin.

Now the u. NJ c. A. Boys VIII Begin.
With view to bringing in 100 new
recruits. the members of the boys de-
partment OF the Central Y NJ c. a
started a membership campaign today,
which will continue until next Wednes-
day at O'Clock in the evening. The
boys from 10 to is years OF age didn't
have a hand in the relay" campaign
that recently closed
John Bennett is captain of the Blue