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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03

but half looked at. He had made his
arrangements with Galorey peaceful
ly, coolly and between the two men
it had been understood that the world
should think the engagement broken
by the duchess, and Dams attention to
Lefty Lane, already the subject Of
much comment, already conspicuous,
was enough to justify any woman in
taking offense.
One day, the pearl Of warm May
days, when England even in spring
time touches summer, Blair was so
happy as to persuade his sweetheart
to go with him for a little row on the
river The young fellow waited for
her in the boat he had secured, and
she. motoring out with Higgins, had
appeared, running down to the edge
of the water like a girl, gey as child
let out from school, in simple frock,
in a marvelously fetching hat, white
gloves, white parasol, white shoes, and
as Dan helped her into the boat,
pushed It out, pushed away with her
on the crest of the sun-fecked waters,
spring was in his heart, and he
found the moment almost too great
to bear.
The actress had been girl with
him all day, giving herself to his
moods, doing what lie liked without
demur, talking of their mutual past,
telling him one amusing story after
another, proving herself an ideal COM
panion, fresh, varied, reposeful; and
no one to have seen Lefty Lane with
the boy on that afternoon would have
dreamed that she ever had known an
other love. They had moored their
boat down near Maidenhead, and he
had helped her UP the bank to the
little inn, where tea had been made
for them, and served to him by her
own beautiful white hands. He had
called for strawberries, and, like a
shepherd in a pastoral, had fed them
to her, and as they fingered the sun
set came creeping steadily in through
the windows where they sat.
AS they neither called for their ac-
count nor to have the tea things taken
away after while the woman stealth
lily opened the door and, unknown,
looked at one of the prettiest pictures
ever within her walls. Lefty Lane
sat on the window seat, her golden
head, her white form against the
glow, and the boy by her side had his
arms around her, and her head was
on his breast. They were both young.
They might have been white birds
blown in there, nesting in the humble
inn. and the woman Of the house, who
had not heard the waters of the
Thames flow softly for nothing
Judged them gently and sighed with
pleasure as she shut the door.
Here at Mazdenhead Dan had left
his boat and the motor took them
back. Nothing spoiled his bliss that
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
WAS THE FRIEND OF A KING
Merchant Told of the Strong Attach
ment of King Edward for
John Bright.

An interesting account is given for
the first time of an incident which
began the friendship that existed be-
tween John Bright and King Edward
VII The story was told by Mr.. Bright
in the hearing of Mr. Connah, a mer-
chant in Manchester Mr.. Bright, it
seems, had, at meeting in St James
hall, rebuked those people who were
crieiciSing Queen Victoria for her rare
appearances at public functions after
the passing away of the prince con
sort. On the following morning the
private secretary of King Edward
(then Prince Of Wales) called upon
Mr.. Bright with a special request from
the prince to call upon him at MARI
borough house Mr. Bright at first
demurred. but yielding to the pleading
of the messenger, he went, and he
was received in the most friendly
manner by the prince and introduced
Mr.. Bright aside and as a son thanked
him for his kindly words on behalf
Of the mourning queen, and asked to
be granted the privilege of being
counted among the tribune's friends.
Whatever may be my personal opin-
ion of kings and princes" Bright said,
concluding his narration of the Incl
dent, "the man before me was son
making an appeal on behalf of his
mother, and / could not resist it. We
shook hands, and have been close
friends ever since" -Christian Sci
ence Monitor.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
MAKES ARTISTIC SASH
EFFECTIVE DRAPERY OF WIDE
MESSALlNE, SATIN OR SILK.
Will Go Far In Dressing Up a Simply
Made House or Evening Frock-
Colors That Make Most
Fetching Combination.

Absolutely new in sashes and an ac-
cessory Of the sort that will do won
ders toward the dressing up of a sim
ply made house or evening frock is
the one to be fashioned from a yard
and half strip of the very widest
messaline, satin or silk procurable,
as the material should be doubled over
and the two long edges, invisibly
Joined before the portion to be draped
about the waist is attached to a foun-
dation girdle. This girdle of stiffiy
starched linen or canvas or of heavy
tatfeta should be shaped very high at
the back, taper toward the sides, Wild
en- slightly toward the front and then
covered with the sash material which,
starting from the front and at the left
side, goes about the waist and slides
through an ornamental and very large
square buckle at the other end, whence
1t falls straight down the left side in
a single broad, heavy end, which is
embroidered in self-color with white,
gold or silVed, appliqued with tinsel
medallions or beaded in Oriental ef-
feet and finally fringed with deep,
knotted silk or tinsel fringe. The
buckle, also handmade, should as
nearly as possible match the trim
ming scheme of the sash end and is
easily made by covering a cardboard
or leather foundation with the desired
shade Of satin, with a tinsel cloth or
with head-embroidered fabric. The
idea is to produce a rich effect and
the model affords a good opportunity
for the exercise of personal ingenuity.
For instance, if shot tafeta in rose
and gold is employed for the sash, the
large buckle should be of cloth of gold
embroidered with rhinestone beads,
the straight end embroidered with
gold tinsel and rhinestone bead
strands. On white lingerie house
frock an embroidered black velvet
sash is particularly stunning, but on
account Of the bulk Of even the chit
fon velvets, the portion encircling the
waist should not be doubled and the
depending end would best be silk-lined.
Chiffon or Brussels net, if heavily Dor
dered and embroidered in pearl, crys-
tai or silver beads, makes a lovely
girdle for young girls dancing frock
and in that event the portion going
around the waist should be mounted
upon satin decorated to match the
sash end, while the buckle should
match the color scheme Of the fringe.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
WITH EVERYTHING IN PLACE
FourfoId Bag Has Compartments for
the Odds and Ends That So Easily
Get Lost or MIslald.

II you once have owned a fourfold
bag you will never again be without
one. Into the separate compartments
can 40 buttons, hooks and eyes. thread
and sewing utensils and small piece
of work. and there is no wild hunting
for the article needed as in a one.
piece bag,
These bags may be made In any
size. but Il convenient size 10 made
from Il yard and three-quarters Of
five-inch lowered ribbon with colored
satin edges. Cut the ribbon into four
strips Of equal length. double each
strip and overcast the edges together
to form small bag. Turn in the top
to the depth of nm inch for the head
ing ana run with a double line of sew
ing for casing,
Use two yards of number one or
baby satin ribbon for q drawstring,
cutting In separate yard pieces, Rip
the stitches On the outside of the cas-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
COLORING FOR
CONCRETE WORK
Venetian Red and Common Lamp.
black Should Not BE Used
as They Are Liable
to Fade and Run.

The following materials for colored
concrete work have been recommend
ed by an American authority, accord
ing to Cement Age. The quantities
given are per barrel Of cement, mixed
dry with the cement and sand. The
sand must be thoroughly dry. In
mixing the colors should be made
deeper than the required tint, as dry
ing results in bleaching. Venetian
red and common lampblack should not
be used, as they are liable to run and
fade. The schedule for colors is as
follows:
For brown, 20 lbs best roasted iron
oxide; or is to 20 lbs. brown ocher.
For black, 45 lbs. manganese diox-
Ide.
For blue, 10 lbs. ultramarine.
Fer buff, Is lbs. ocher. (This 10
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
New Accessories

Chantilly and Malines laces are
among the newest ideas for wells, par
ticularly the cream white tones, which
are becoming against the skin. Some
of these are long, draped gracefully
round the hats and hanging at the
back.
The return Of the waistline has Civ
en- opportunity for the display of neat
belts. These are in suede and patent
leather, quite narrow, and the more
decorative are adorned with jewels.
Jeweled shoes also are fashionable
fad of the moment, Diamonds and
other precious stones adorn shoes of
gold and silver brocade and duchess
lace.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
MERRY THOUGHT PEN-WIPEH
Amusing Trlfe That Makes Simple
Present or Attractive Article for
Sale at a Bazaar.

A Merry Thought" pen-wiper is no
new idea, but It makes an amusing
present for an unimportant occasion,
and it forms an attractive little article
to prepare for stall In bazar.
The bone should be we'll boiled and
left to become quite dry, and then the
two ends which form the feet of the
little figure should be painted with
black enamel to represent boots and
the top of the merry thought be treat
ed in the same manner to represent
a cap, and beneath this face should
be indicated on either side Of the
bone
Then three little capes should be
cut out and fitted over the merry
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03

was the largest, purest diamond he
could with decency ask her to put
on her hand! 1t sparkled like a great
drop of clear water from some foun-
tain on a magic continent In an
other shop strands of pink coral, set
through with diamonds, caught his
fancy and he bought her yards of
them, ropes of them, smiling to think
how his boyhoods dreams were come
true.
He never saw Ruggles except at
meals, hardly spoke to the poor man
at all, and the boys absorbed face,
hic state of mind, made the older man
feel like death. He repeated to him
self that he was too late-too late,
and usually wound up his reflections
by calculating:
Gosh almighty, I'm glad l haven't
got a son!"
CTO BE CONTINUEDO
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03

age by means of docking pinchers.
heated red hot, so this does away with
the bleeding. | prefer a tail docked
rather short.
At first l did not dock or castrate,
either, but soon saw that the castrated
lambs did better; very often brought
more on the market, and then you
can hold them over if you wish, but
an unrestricted lamb must go to mar
ket rather early.
For the first ten days after a eve
gives birth to a lamb, l increase the
root and bran ration some, but there
after l gradually increase the feed
until I am feeding one-fourth pound
bran, one-fourth pound oats, one-third
pound corn and one-fourth pound roots
| (turnips).
l get the lambs to eating grain as
soon as possible and have creep
in which l have ration Of equal
parts of corn oats and bran. The
roughness consists of clover hay and
they also have access to the winter
pasture.
/ also manage to have about five
acres of early rape, on which l finish
the lambs in connection with the
! above grain ration. l do not let the
mothers run on the rape.
I generally shear about May l and
use the machine clipper. The wool is
tied in cubical blocks by means OF
wool press.
The blocks are about eleven inches
square and tied with wool Irvine three
times each way. The thickness Of
the blocks depends on the size of
fleece. l am always complimented on
the neat appearance Of my wool when
marketed. My ewes average about
eight pounds of wool per head yearly.
I never keep the same bunch OF
ewes longer than three years, as l
get better results by changing. | also
Gull out barren ewes, or ewes that
raise poor lambs, every fall.
l fatten old ewes and wethers in
the fall, up to about the middle OF
December. I usually fatten by turn
ing into corn field in which rape
and COW peas have been sown at the
| last cultivation of corn.
l prefer this method, but corn and
clover hay have given me good gains
and an excellent quality of dressed
mutton.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
Fashions ancIes
5l=Sz=z=S p rs

One-piece gowns are still the vogue,
In evening dress two colors are
often combined.
White is very prominent In millin.
cry and in footwear.
Many belts will be worn. and the
leather ones are very chic.
Patent leather belts are smart for
linen, Bingham, etc. frocks.
In millinery small flowers and
tightly pressed designs are used.
A charming new material for dressy
motoring coats is known as sponge,
White dresses are frequently re-
lieved with bright sashes and girdles.
There is a decided revival OF the
Jacket bodice popular during the sec,
ond empire.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
CHAPTER XIII.
In the Sunset Glow.

MI In the Sunset Glow.
|kE@Wlived through a week of bliss
8H of torture. One minute she prom
to marry him, give up the stage.
HN4IRround the world on a yacht, whose
Eies, Dan planned, should rival
r. boat ever built, or they would mo-
eer across Asia and see, one by one,
the various coral strands and the gold
en- sands of the east. He could not
md terms to express how he would
spend upon her this fortune of his,
which, for the first time, began to
nave value in his eye. Money had
peen lavished on her, still she seemed
dazzled Then she would push it all
away from her in disgust-tell him
she was sick of everything-that she
dldnt want any new jewels or any
new clothes, and that she never want
ca TO see the stage again or any place
again; that there was nowhere she
wanted to go, nothing she wanted to
see-that he must get some fresh girl
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03

ing between the line of sewing, and
run the drawstring through the out
side of each Of the four bags, tying
the ends in fluffy bow. Start the
other drawstrlngs at the opposite end
with two bags to each side and run
around the four. using the inner side
OF casing, Tie ends IN bow,
To keep the bags from sliding on
the drawstring, tack the two on each
side together. running a stitch or two
in the frill just above the casing, This
makes them draw easily on one
string
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03

thought in the way illustrated and tied
round the neck" with fine Irvine,
which is afterwards covered with a
piece of narrow ribbon tied in a smart
little bow in front.
To complete this quaint little article
q small card is suspended from the
neck on which is written:
Once I was merry thought grown
upon q hen,
Now l am little slave doomed to
wipe pen"
The outer cape should be of scarlet
cloth and the other two of black cloth
so that the marks of the pens will not
show upon them.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
Hauling Manure as Made.

Cart away the manure as fast as a
load collects around the barn. 1t is
better for the soil to cart it out at
once, and there is less danger of in
door doors around the barn during
the hot weather. After a small grain
harvest there is generally a good
place to apply the manure on the
stubble field,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
Farm Sanitation.

Disease germs thrive in the filth of
dark, damp places. Sanitary sur
roundings must, therefore, be clean.
welI-lighted and dry. Such surround
ings tend not only to prevent the
spread of disease, but also aid greatly
in recovery from disease when once
contracted.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
Early Rhnharh Shoots.

Rhubarb, which was dug and al.
lowed to freeze last fall, may be put in
a box and coveerd with two or three
inches Of soil, watered and set in a
warm place in the dark Edible
shoots will soon spring from these
roots. By growing in the dark. the
leaves are kept small.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03

but some of the boys raised as much
as 228 bushels to the acre, at cost
of about 40 cents bushel, including
charge for their own work. Some
of the crops that ran more than 100
bushels an acre cost only s cents to
nrOduCe
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03

Tired of hats that cover half the
face, and tower several stories, the
fashionable Fifth Avenue milliners
have hit upon the latest creation Of
feminine adornment, drawing their In
spiration from the hats worn by Car
dinals. 1t is a chic, four-corner affair
made of peanut fibre braid, the up
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
Food for Pios.

Too much corn has caused the loss
of many fine litter of pigs, and of'en
the loss of the SOW as we'll.
If a SOW is restless or jumps up
when the pigs are nursing examine
the pigs for Sham teeth. II any are
found file them of.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
CHAPTER XxIl.-Continued.

The boy laughed aloud, the laugh of
happy youth. He held her so close
that she might as well have tried to
loose herself from an iron image Of
the Spanish Inquisition as from his
1 SXoung arms This slender, delicious,
thing he held was Lefty Lane,
SMM adored star London went mad
y Mer; the triumph of it! 1t flashed
hough him as his pulses beat and his
BART was high with the conquest, but
>IyggN Mas to the woman only that he
~ Whispered:
,N 1--WE said a lot of stuff and l am
n likely to say lot more, but I want
you to say something to me. Don't
you love me?"
The word on h, lips to him was as
strange, as wonderful, as though it
had been made for him.
q guess l must love you, Dan.
guess l must have for long time"
God, I'm SO glad! How long,"
why, ever since you used to come
to the soda fountain and ask for choc-
olate. You don't know how sweet you
were when you were a little boy"
She put her slender hand against
his hot cheek. And you are nothing
Z but little boy now! l think l must
be crazy!"
AS he protested, as she listened in
tently to what his emotion taught him
TO say to her, she whispered close to
his ear:
What. will you take, little boy?"
And he answered: I'll take YOU
you'll"
At a slight sound in the next room
Lefty Lane started as though the in
terruption really brought her to her
senses, put her hand to her disheveled
hair, and before she could prevent it,
Dan had called Mrs. Higgins to come
in," and the woman, in response,
came into the sitting-room. The boy
went to her and took her hands ca
gerly, and said:
It's all right, all right, Mrs. Hig-
!. gins. Just think of it! She belongs
W mel"
.lN IOh, don't be a perfect lunatic, DAN"
,%sSM a tress exclaimed, half laughing,
sSIS,M crying, and don't listen to him,
. Sagins. He's just crazy"
ssflyAdt the old woman's eyes went
~''z2Hght at the bows face and tone. 81
1gnever was so glad of anything in my
" life"
LAS of what?" asked her mistress
sharply. and the tone was so cold and
so suddenly altered that Dan felt
chill of despair.
why, at what Mr. Blair says, Miss"
Then" said her mistress, you
ought to be ashamed Of yourself. He's
only twenty-five, he doesn't know any
thing about life. You must be crazy.
He's as mad as a March hare and he
ought to be in school"
Then, to their CONSERVATION, she
burst into passion Of weeping; threw
herself on Higgins breast and begged
her to send Dan away-to send every
body away-and TO let her die in peace.
In utter despair the boy obeyed the
4 drosser's motion to go, and his trans
port was changed into anxiety and
=, dread. He hung about downstairs in
the Savoy for the rest of the after
noon finally sending up to Higgins for
news in sheer desperation, and the
page fetched Blair note in Lettys
own hand. His eyes blurred so as he
opened the sheet, he could hardly read
the scrawl which said:
at was perfectly sweet of you to wait
down there. I'm all riRht-just tired out!
Better get on a boat and go to Green
lands Icy Mountains and cool off. But
I If you don't, come in tomorrow and have
n lunch with me. LEFTY"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
TInsel Cloth.

Gold tinsel chiffon cloth Ia among
the most exquisite OF the handsome
dress stuffs shown this spring, says
the Philadelphia North American, II
comes in several of the soft, rich
shades, and is used not only for ele,
giant gowns, but for trimming, too.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03

likely to considerably reduce the
strength of the mixture)
For green, % lbs. greenish blue Ill
tramarine.
For gray, 2 lbs. boneblack,
For red, 20 lbs. raw iron oxide.
For bright red, % lbs. Pompeiian or
bright English red.
For purple, 20 lbs. Princes metallic.
For violet, 20 lbs. violet iron oxide.
For yellow % lbs. ocher.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03

day, and he said her name a thou.
sand times that night in his dreams
Jealousies-and, when he would let
himself think, they were not one, they
were many-faded away. The duties
that a life with her would involve did
| not disturb him. For many a long
year, come what might, be what
would, he would recall the glowing Of
that sunset reflected under the inn
windows, the singing Of the thrushes
and the fash of the white dress and
the fine little white shoes which he
had held in the palm of his ardent
hand, which he had kissed, as he told
her with all his heart that she should
rest her tired feet forever.
There grew in him that day rever-
ence for her, determined as he was to
bring into her life by his wealth and
devotion everything of good His low
ing plans for her forming in his brain
somewhat chaotic and very much fe-
vered, brought him nearer than he
had ever been before to the picture of
his mother. His father 1t wasn't easy
for Dan to think of in connection with
the actress. He didn't dare to dwell
on the subject, but he had never
known his mother, and that pale ideal
he could create as he would. In think
ing of her he saw only tenderness for
Lefty Lane-only love; and in his
room the night after the row on the
river, the night after the long idyl
in the sunset room Of the inn, some,
thing like a prayer came to his young
lips, and. when it's short form was fin
ished, smile brought it to an end
as he remembered the line in Lefty
Lanes own opera:
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03

The ring he had given the duchess
Of Breakwater had been her own
choice, a ruby. He had asked her,
through Galorey, to keep it and to
wear it later. when she could think of
him kindly, in an ornament of some
kind or another. The duchess had
not refused. The ring he bought for
Lefty Lane, although there was no
engagement announced between them,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03

~ told friend of mine | had fallen
down on my job, and what do you
think he advised?"
"What?"
"A pick-ms-up," l}
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03

The 17-year locust is said to be due
in the middle west this year. Super
stitious persons believe that if he car
ries a letter P on his back it means
peace and plenty, but il he carries a
letter w we will surely have strife
in some other nation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03
Two Greatest CiviIizers.

Increased means and increased leis-
ure are the two civilizers of man.
Disraeli.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03

She will teach you how to pray in an
Eastern form of prayer"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-05-03

standing brim trimmed with black vel
vet.