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The citizen., 1912-10-18
SAW NO CAUSE FOR WORRY
Small Boy Pretty Well Satisfied That
the Future Was Not Likely to
Be a Hard One.

The Cleveland Plain Ddnler says:
A Lakewood woman was recently
reading TO her little boy the story OF
a young lad whose father was taken
i'll and died, after which he set him
self diligently to work to support him
self and mother. When she had i'm
ished the story she said:
Dear Billy, If your papa were to
die would you work to support your
dear mamma?"
"Naw!" said Billy, Unexpectedly.
But why not?"
Amt we got a good house to live
in?"
Yes, dearie-but we can't eat the
house, you know"
"Ain't there a lot O. stuff in the pan,
try?"
Yes, but that won't last forever.
It'll last till you git another hus
band, won't it? You're Il pretty good
locker, MAJ"
Mamma gave up right there.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
BOYS FACE A MASS
OF SCABBY SORES
Awful TO Look At. Resinol Cured In
Less Than Two Weeks.

st. Louis, Mo.-"At about IL years
Of age my face was covered with a
riass Of scabby cores, awful to look at,
and my sleep was broken up by the in
tense itching, and then after scratch
ing, the sores would pain me just
something awful My mother got
salves and soaps to use, but all to no
purpose. A friend OF mine who was
Physical Director at the Y. M. c. A.
at that time, told me 1t was bad
case, and would spread all over the
body If something were not done. He
gave me some Resinol Soap and Res
inol Ointment, and in less than two
weeks l was cured, without leaving
any marks or scars whatever"
(Signed) Ernest LIE Pique, Jr., 3O21
Dickson.
Resinol Soap and Ointment stop itching instantly,
and quickly heal eczema rashes, ringworm and
facial eruptions, as we'll as sores, boils, ulcers
burns scalds, wounds, and itching intamed and
bleeding piles Your druggist recommends and sells
them (Soap 2jc; Ointment, Soc, also Shaving Stick
25c), sent by mail receipt of price, by Resinol
Chemical Company, Baltimore, Md. Adv.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
Dead Body Found On Pilot.

Cumberland. - Isaac Holiday, Of
Paw Paw, was killed on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad. A section OF train
No. 81, which passed Paw Paw about
daylight, had the dead body Of the
young man on the pilot Of the engine.
The crew knew nothing of the death
until the train stopped at Okonoko
Holiday was q telegraph lineman an'!
the presumption is that he was on
duty when the train came upon him,
He was % years old and son OF
John Holiday. A sister Miss Sallle
Holiday, lives in Cumberland.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
Wiee Xouno Man.

That was a very wise Cambridge
student of whom the London story
tellers were talking some time ago.
One of his college friends finding him
self without funds, went to this Sol
omon of students to borrow. He found
him in bed Selling him by the shoul-
der, he shook him.
Il say" he said ARE you asleep?"
why do you ask" queried the
other, sleepily.
II want to borrow a sovereign
Yes" said the other, turning over
and closing his eyes. I'm asleep.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
Sets Strawberries Late.

l have had good success setting
strawberry plants in the fall if they
are set late enough and some miser-
able failures from setting them in
August or the early part of Septem-
ber. I think il the plants are left
growing until their crowns are we'll
formed and then set out as late as
November /, have gained something,
says a writer in an exchange. Unless
l had time to set them very early in
the spring ] would trust to late fall
setting.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
a While for a Time.

A Cleveland school teacher writes
that she asked her class what was
the difference between the express
sions. "A while" and "a time says
the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Nobody
seemed to have any ideas on the sub
iect. Finally the light of intelligence
was seen to shine in the eyes of one
little boy, and the teacher called upon
him to save the intellectual honor of
the class.
Il know, teacher" he cried eager.
ly. when papa says he's going out
for q while mamma says she knows
he's going out for a time!"
That's one way of looking at 1t.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

Little Ruth was the youngest daugh-
ter in very strict Presbyterian fam.
lily that especially abhorred profanity.
One day little Ruth became exceed
ingly exasperated with one of her dol
lies. In her baby vocabulary she could
find no words to express adequately
her disapproval of dolly's conduct.
Finally, throwing the offending dol
ly across the room, she cried, feel
ingly:
My gracious! l wish | belonged
to family that sweared!"
The citizen., 1912-10-18
Train Crew Blamed.

Observation-Disclosures of the crew
in charge of the Philadelphia and
Reading freight train which figured in
a head-on collision with a Western
Maryland train of empty passenger
coaches near Shippensburg, four
trainnen being killed were declared
by a coroner's jury to have been re-
sponsible for the wreck, because they
disregarded their orders.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
cENTREVILLE BUYS PLANT.
Town Will Operate Its Own Lighting
System.

Centreville.-The Centreyille Light,
Heat and Power Company, formerly
owned by Malcolm W. Hill, of Balti.
more, but which has been in the hands
of receivers, has been sold to tho
town Of Centreville and the Town
Commissioners took charge of the
plant Saturday. The price paid for
the plant was $9250. The plant was
erected here six years ago. Two
years ago the owner placed the plant
in the hands of receivers and since
that time there has been more or less
dissatisfaction owing to improper
lights At the last session of the
Legislature the Commissioners had a
law passed authorizing a bond issue
TO erect a municipal plant.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
Moored Question.

"How's Willie getting on at that
free thought Sunday school you're
sending him to?"
First rate, from last accounts. He
asked his pretty lady teacher who ii
was that first bit the apple in the
Garden of Eden. Willie says she
looked him straight in the eye and
said nobody knew; that they'd beer
trying to figure it out for the last 5000
years."
The citizen., 1912-10-18
Call to Arms.

"Bang!" went the rifles at the ma
neuvers.
10000" screamed the pretty girl
a nice, decorous, surprised little
scream. She stepped backward into
the surprised arms of young man.
oh" said she, blushing, Il was fright
ened by the rifles. l beg your par
don"
Not at ALL" said the young man
Lets so over and watch the artil.
lery."
The citizen., 1912-10-18
porcheoter Standard Sold.

Cambridge, Md.-Alfred S. Marine
has sold the Dorchester Standard to
w. B. Dimon, of Philadelphia. Mr..
Dimon has had much newspaper eX-
perience with the Philadelphia Record
and Philadelphia North American, and
for several years has managed the
Record. of WASHINGTON, Pa. The Dor,
chester Standard now is the only Re-
publican newspaper in this county, the
Cambridge Journal having been dis
continued some months ago. Mr..
Dimon has removed to Cambridge and
has assumed control Of the Dorches-
ter Standard.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

Kitty (blushing)-I am angry with
Horace, and only gave you that kiss
through revenge.
Harry Qaughing)-It reminded me
Of revenge.
Kitty-In what way?
Harry-Well, you know, revenge
is sweet"
The citizen., 1912-10-18

Annapolis.-The annual meeting OF
the United States Naval Institute,
composed of American naval officers
all over the world, Friday night, re.
suited in the election Of the following
officers: President, Rear Admiral
Bradley A. Fiske; ecretary-treasurer
Lieut.-Com. Ralph E. Earle; board of
control, Com Geo. w. Logan, Com
Henry F. Bryan, Com. A. B. Hoff, Com
Louis NJ. Mutton, Lieut.-Com. Needham
L. Jones and Lieut. e. ]. King. Lieu
tenant-Commander Earle succeeds the
late Philip R. Alger, and will edit the
quarterly publication Of the Institute.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
New School For contreviiIc.

Centreville.-A contract to erect the
new primary school in Centreville was
awarded by the County School Com
missioners to George E. Lane, OF
Queenstown, whose bid was a trifle
less than $4,000. The bidders were
from all parts of the Eastern Shore
and Baltimore city.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
1t Checked Raby,s pysentery

last summer after everything else failed.
We found Kopps Babys Friend an excellene
remedy during teething and for bowel
troubles, writes Mrs r. b. Des Erma, Jeroma,
Mich. Sold by druggists, l0c., 25c., and Soc,
or sent direct by Kopp's Baby's Friend Co,
York, Pa. Go to your nearest druggist tog
free sample. Adv.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
A New Plow.

An Ohio genius has invented O. new
plow that will stir the soil to depth
of II or even is inches, without re-
quiring any more power than Is nee
essary to run an ordinary plow Z in
ches deep.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
lakes unIiness PhilosonhicaIIy

A man whose face is heavily pitted
through case of smallpox in his in
fancy, has been able to extract amuse-
ment from his appearance. Once he
gave an explanation of it by say
ing thai he had fallen down a shot
toweE.
Asked how he was able to shave
himself, he answered:
With d bell punch"
The citizen., 1912-10-18
official Scoring.

SHOULD Blucher get the credit for
winning Waterloo"
mo; that victory is properly cred
tied to Wellington. Blucher didn't re-
lieve him until about the eighth in
ming"
The citizen., 1912-10-18
NenetahIes bY Weluht.

In Cleveland, O.. all vegetables aud
other farm produce is sold by the
pound. eggs being the only exception.
Customers are so well pleased that
grocers say they will never go back
to the old style Of measurement.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
A Woman's Way.

What sort of woman is she?"
why. she's the sort of woman that
finds delight in reading all the stuff
that's printed about the new babies of
the idle rich"
The citizen., 1912-10-18
WAS KNOCKED DOWN AND DIES.
Said To Have Tried To Pour Whisky
Down OLD Womans Throat.

Cambrdge.-Edward Hurst, about
so years old, died at Cambridge Hos
pital as a result OF striking his head
on a cement pavement at Secretary,
when he was knocked down by a
young man named Todd 1t is al
legged that Hurst and others attempted
to pour whisky down the throat Of
Todds grandmother Todd thrashed
one of the party and, ii is said, struck
Hurst. who fell backward, his head
striking the pavement. Hurst lapsed
into Inconsistencies, but neither his
condition nor the affray attracted
special attention for a day or two.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
Chean Machine Shed.

A cheap machine shed may be made
of few posts and poles and rough
boards. 1t will cost but trihe--less
than it will to repair or replace wealth
er beaten machinery
The citizen., 1912-10-18
Exosntinnal Anrle Orchard.

In Virginia orchard of 1000 trees,
the owner says that during the past
26 years there has been only one fall
ure in apples. The 1909 crop sold for
s1S coo cash on the trees.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

rs Scriblet what you would call q
struggling author?"
mo, indeed When an editor puts
him out he doesn't offer the slightest
resistance"
The citizen., 1912-10-18
PaIliatinu News.

"Oh, DEAR officer. was my poor hus-
band shot when you got him to the
station?"
mo, madam only half shot"
The citizen., 1912-10-18
Hereditv.

Miss Comeup is now in the swim" "
She ought to take naturally to it.
Her father was a milkman."
The citizen., 1912-10-18
For sUMMER HEADACHEs

Hicks CAPUDINE is the best remedy
no matter what causes them-whether
from the heat, sitting I'm draughts, fever
ish condition. etc. l0c.. 25c and 50c per
bottle at medicine stores. ADV.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
No Such Asnersion.

DO you get stipend for Your
weekly work?'
"Nothin' like that. git reg'lar
pay"
The citizen., 1912-10-18

Mrs. winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
teethiug, softens the gums, reduces infamma.
ton. allays pain, cures wind colic, 25c bottle.
Adv
The citizen., 1912-10-18

Every time you tell your troubles
you are wasting the other fellows
time
The citizen., 1912-10-18
Bio Difference,

did you have any osculatory enter
tainment at your party?'
mo; only some kissing games"
The citizen., 1912-10-18

Maryland NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
rhe Latest Gleanings From All
Over the State.
p,ect bass fishing in the Susque-
anna river is good and many fine
,tcbes are being made.
The Democrats will open the cam
,.ier in Cecil county on October Is
9TH massmeeting in Elk;0n.
sonirrels are more plentiful in Har-
,ord county this season than i'll sew
sral years.
4 Wilson. Marshall and Covington
.nh was organized here Monday with
300 members.
The Hartford County School Board
eir take up compulsory schol at
,ondauce at it's next meeting, in No
rember.
The School Commissioners OF Har-
hrd county will discuss the subject
! # compulsory school attendance at
B rs next meeting, which will be held
November 6.
The heirs Of the late Rev. John Rob
pson presented the Methodist Episco-
nal Church with an individual com
munion set in memory of their deceas-
ed father.
The quarterly meeting of the Ale
gany and Garrett County Medical AS
,ocation was held at the Hotel Glad
stone, Frostburg, with so physicians in
attendance.
f. Afford Stabler, OF Baltimore, has
accepted the position OF travelling
freight agent for the Blue Ridge Dis
patch Freight Line, with headquarters
at Hagerstown.
Thomas c. Forsythe has been
awarded the contracts for building
and repairing the Delcamp and Wesley
Chapel roads, his bids aggregating
S26,0O0
At a meeting of the board of gov
ernors Of the Hagerstown County Club
William B. Littleton was elected
treasurer, succeeding V. Monroe
Cushwa.
William II. Knoules has been award
ed the contract by the State Roads
Commission to build the roadway from
the new steel bridge to the main road,
both on the Wicomico and Dorchester
sides.
The Washington County School
awarded scholarships
10 the Maryland Institute of Art and
Design. Baltimore; TO Sarah Johnson,
of Baltimore, and William B. TEN
pleton, Jr., of Williamsport.
The School Commissioners of Cecil
county have awarded a scholarship at
Maryland Institute to Miss Mary
Armiger, of Govans, AMI one at Char
otte Hall TO Philip F. Grave, OF Laurel
Grove st. Mary's county.
Plans are well under way for the
big agricultural school fair to be held
IN Centreville Tuesday, November &c.
are at work in all sec
ions OF the county to show the State
low good the farmers of Queen Anne's
ire.
DR.. Arthur V. Hargett, of New York,
Who is visiting his mother in Freder-
ck, walked from Frederick to Hagers-
own. Starting from the courthouse
le covered the entire distance of 27
niles to the Public Square, Hagers-
own, in hours and Is minutes.
The voting population of Bethesda
district, this county, is assuming such
proportions that many of the citizens
here think a new election precinct
should be established and have petit
Toned the Supervisors of Elections for
he county TO give them a voting place
II Chevy Chase.
Suit has been brought for the widow
and infant children of John w. Allen,
through John w. Station, their attor-
ney, against William B. Duncan, Of
Pocomoke City, for $4,000 damages
for the death of Allen, which the
declaration alleges was caused by a
pistol fired by Duncan in Pocomoke
CHy on July 10 last.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
Accounted For.

"The piece was very raw"
"Then it deserved a roasting"
The citizen., 1912-10-18

Many a mans bad luck is due to the
fact that he has neither inherited
ability nor acquired industry.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

ut certainly must cost to live IN
New York Costs $4,000 to blong to
the stock exchange. Why, l kin go
daown on court day an swap steers
fer nuthin'.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

4 Wilson, Marshall and Covington
,nb was organized here Monday with
300 members.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

~. IiA'on During the recent registras
.s,, l III Cecil county only one voter
@n'liated as a Bull Mooser.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND BUILD VIZ THE SYSTEM

Take the Old standard GROVES TASrELkSS
CHILL TONIC You know what you are taking
The formula Is plainly printed ON every bottle,
showing ~ simply Quinine and Iron In tasteless
form, and the most erPctual form. For grown
people and children, 90 cents. Adv.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

souirrels are more plentiful in Har
ord county this season than in sew
.ral years.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

The Democrats will open the cam
.oion in Cecil county on October Is
.itb a massmeeting in Elk.0n.
The citizen., 1912-10-18
Maryland NEWS
N SHORT ORDER
rhe Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State.

pIock bass fishing in the Susque-
anna river is good and many fine
,tches are being made.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

The Hartford County School Board
riIl take up compulsory schol at
,sndance at it's next meeting, in No
rember.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

The School Commissioners OF Har-
hrd county will discuss the subject
If compulsory school attendance at
ts next meeting, which will be held
November 6.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

Alhapolis.-Failure to measure up
~ 'he required scholastic standard
mas M caused another midshipman to re-
e'en - from the Naval Academy. He is
ueofse w. Sacket, appointed from Illi-
~ rUis' and a member of the third class
~ NlS resignation was accepted by the
~asy n Department Friday. Re-exami-
sa''ohs We're conducted at the Naval
.auemy few weeks ago, and Sacket
a"a aaAes the fourth student to resign in
The citizen., 1912-10-18

The voting population of Bethesda
District, this county, is assuming such
that many of the citizens
there think new election precinct
should be established and have petit
TONED the Supervisors of Elections for
Pie county TO give them a voting place
lat Chevy Chase.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

The heirs of the late Rev. John Rob
nson presented the Methodist Episco-
nal Church with an individual com
munion set in memory of their deceas-
ed father.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

DR.. Arthur V. Hargett, of New York,
who is visiting his mother in Freder-
lck, walked from Frederick to Hagers-
town. Starting from the courthouse
he covered the entire distance of q
miles to the Public Square, Hagers-
town in hours and Is minutes.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

Suit has been brought for the widow
and infant children of John w. Allen,
through John w. Station, their attor-
|ney against William B. Duncan, Of
Pocomoke City, for $4,000 damages
Tor the death of Allen, which the
|1eclaration alleges was caused by a
pistol fred by Duncan in Pocomoke
|CHy on July 10 last.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

Plans are well under way for the
big agricultural school fair to be held
IN Centreville Tuesday, November &c.
are at work in all sec
lions OF the county to show the State
now good the farmers of Queen Anne's
are.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

Pfof. Carroll Edgar, for many years
mead OF the Cecil County High School
manual trairIng department, has ac-
Cepted a pcA,tion with the Sewerage
commission as craftsman. Captain
Hugar will move TO Baltimore
The citizen., 1912-10-18

The President of Fitzhugh Lee
Chapter, United Daughters OF the
Gonfederacy, in Frederick, announces
the appointment of the following rep
fesentatives at the general convention
oI the United Daughters Of the Con
lederacy, to be held in Washington
November IS: Mrs. w. H. Anderson,
Mrs. c. o. Keedy, Miss Sally Conrad
Fauntleroy, delegates, and Miss Julia
williamson, Miss Jennie Stonebraker
and Mrs. Glenn Fl. Worthington,
.alternates.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

The AIlegany County Christian En-
Ceayor Convention closed its annual
session of two days at Zion Reformed
Church, Cumberland, after electing
Iae following officers: President, DR..
y Q. Sharrett; vice-president, J. o.
bagent; secretary, James Golden, and
treasurer, Mrs. c. Z. Kuhnert.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

At a meeting Of the board of gov
ernors Of the Hagerstown County Club
William B. Littleton was elected
treasurer, succeeding V. Monroe
|Cushwa.
William II. Knoules has been award
ed the contract by the State Roads
Commission to build the roadway from
the new steel bridge to the main road,
both on the Wicomico and Dorchester
sides.
The citizen., 1912-10-18

The quarterly meeting of the Ale
gany and Garrett County Medical AS
sociation was held at the Hotel Glad
stone, Frostburg, with so physicians in
attendance.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-03

name unless he POSSESSES diploma from
some reputable medical college. The
result is that man can employ any
method Of healing that he takes q
fancy to. He can dose himself with
sassafras tea, blue mass employ q
regular, an osteopath, a mind healer
or any other kind of healer, and these
various kinds Of doctors can prescribe
for him and charge him fees. Each
individual can choose his own way Of
doctoring himself and is the Judge of
what he ought to do. There are Of
course laws concerning sanitation and
quarantinipg contagious diseases, but
while the law will lock a man up in
his own house or the contagious ward
of hospital, IL he has the smallpox it
does not prescribe what treatment he
shall receive The consequence Of
that policy is that the Massachusetts,
legislature Is not thrown into u par.
oxysm every year over enacting medi.
cal legislation, such rs some OF the
western states suffer every time the
legislature meets.-World Herald.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-03

Old Winter is coming-the village COW
Will let up smashing the sidewalks
now;
The bees and the birds and the crick.
cts too,
will bid us long six months adieu;
The baseball game and its croquet
mate
viii leave the ground to the sled and
skate;
The green clothed tree Of she sum.
mer's prime
Will be bare and cold in the winter
time;
And the cold hoar frost will nip our
As We shiver round in our poor old
clothes;
The Frost King Robbsr-he has no
soul
Will make us spend all we earn for
coal;
And Gentle Spring, when 1t comes
once more
Will find us poor as it did before.
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-03
City Philanthropy at
Farmers 8 Expense

Farmers OF the community who be.
lieve that the large Chicago mail order
houses sell their merchandise at cost or
near cost might reflect a little over
recent gifts to charity made by julius
Rosenwald president Of Sears, Roebuck
n Co., which also presents the added
lesson that none Of the profits OF the
concern which come from the farmers
Is ever distributed for the benefit Of
rural districts; instead 1t goes to Chi.
cago charities. Rosenwald on his 5Oth
birthday anniversary celebrated recent.
ly was filed with SO much gratitude
toward the public that he gave away
e6S7 900, and every cent of it went to
some Chicago charity except one gift
to Booker 4. Washington to aid edu.
cational institutions for colored people.
In reality, it is not Mr.. Rosenwald who
is aiding Chicago charities, but the
farmers of this and every other CON-
munity who patronize the mail order
houses. A lot of money of this commun.
ity goes to the Chicago mail order in
stitutions. Charity begins at home
Have any Of our people ever heard
OF Mr.. Rosenwald sending money back
here to help the schools and the church.
es or to provide better roads or othe,
improvements
The Red Cloud chief., 1912-10-03
Medical Legislation.

The meeting Of the practitioners OF
the school Of healing known as osteop.
athy, In this city during the week, in.
dicates that there may be more tur.
moil in the legislature next winter
over laws regulating medical practice.
All such contests create about as much
feeling as laws regulating religious
worship, and without doubt the legis-
lature will be compelled te spend con.
siderable time in consideration Of the
subject once 1t is introduced.
The state of Massachusetts, seems "a
have the best laws, unless they have
been changed In the last few years, OH
that subject OF any state In the union
that is to say, there are practically nc
laws at all on the subject, excepting
tho restriction that NO practitioner
shall put the letters M. ID. after bis