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Charlevoix county herald., 1913-08-23
A Musical Feat,

The old farmer and his wife lived
near the village church. One warm
Sunday evening. while they sat DOING
on the porch. cricket set up a loud
chirping.
L just love that chirpin' noise" said
the old man. drowsily, and before the
cricket had stopped he was fast
asleep.
Soon after the church choir broke
into beautiful chant
Just listen to that" exclaimed hls
wife. Amt It beautiful"
Yes" remarked the old farmer.
sleepily. They do 1t with their hind
legs"
Charlevoix county herald., 1913-08-23
Domestic sclenc. Annli.a.

Demosthenes was practicing oratory
with pebbles in his mouth.
Fine" We assured him. you can
talk while eating your WIGS blscuits.s
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12
Some Day Babies Will Be
Born Wise

Continued From First Column
for short unexpectedly not than three
bred thousand years.
Unlike the ants the waps and the swallows has
had time yet to develop knowledge make thoroughly his
own, and TRANSMIT it.
But there is every to believe that in time
the baby viii be born with all the practical knowledge
requires just the young swallow and the young wasps be
gin life thoroughly educated.
When the time each individual will have highly
interesting careereach being born knowing everything that
generally known and each being able to devote whole
research.
The difference between the wasp the baby
is that the wasp born knowing everything needs
to know-and never learns anything more
The baby OF the human kind is born knowing nothing,
and learns good deal.
In days to come when the baby born with knowledge,
there Will still be difference between and the wasp the ant
and the swallow for born with the things that must know IN
order to live comfortably the human baby unlike its animal
associates on the earth will start out ADDING human know
edge-whch in turn by slow that go within U.s.
will be handed down to the generation i
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12

brilliant writer the other day.
Did you happen to read it, too?
1t was about a woman who
lived down behind the tracks"
in a country town. She was a
woman who Haunted the streets
in a gorgeous hat and expensive
gowns. She wore bangle brace
let's that jingled and rings that
sparkled, and high-heeled slippers
and open worked" stockings,
and the men grinned sheepishly
when she passed, and nudged
each other, and the women looked
the other way and pretended they
didn't even see her
One day the woman from be
hind the tracks" bought a house
uptown and moved into it-a
neat. pretty little house, with a
garden and trees, and she dug in
the flower beds and watered the
lawn and put out hanging bas-
kets, and she went to market in a
little checked Bingham, and she
looked wistfully over the fence
when the neighbors went by, but
nobody ever spoke to her at all.
One night q baby was taken
sick in the neighborhood and the
woman from behind the tracks"
saved its life. The next day she
stood out on her porch and wait
ed to see the baby's mother go by.
And the baby's mother went by
and did not see the woman from
behind the tracks" at all, and
the woman from behind the
tracks" went and sold her
little new house and the
garden and all, and went
back behind the tracks" to live
and all the people in the village
pursed their lips and said, "She's
gone back--they always do"
What Did She Expect?
Good story, wasn't it, and
good slap at the narrow-mind-
ed little mother, who wouldn't
make friends with the woman who
had saved her baby's life?
We need a few such slaps as
that, we women; and yet
wonder what the woman from
behind the tracks" expected
when she bought the pretty lit
tie house and the garden, and
went to live among decent peo-
pie?
DID she think they would get
out the band and meet and greet
her at the doorsteps, or what?
You choose your friends be-
cause you like them, and like
their kind-not because somebody
else thinks you ought to like
them.
II the woman from behind the
tracks" had come to the village
from somewhere else and no
body knew a thing about her, do
you think the neighbor women
would have liked her anyhow? l
don't.
She wasn't their kind; never
was, never could be. She be-
longed to a different world, and
every time she turned her over
blended head and every time she
opened her good -humored, too
easily pleased mouth, and every
time she laughed her rather
coarse laugh, she would have told
what she was, and no woman of
any f1neness of perception could
have been mistaken in her for a
minute.
No, 1 don't mean what she had
been. That isn't what would con-
Germ a kindly woman who was
trying to decide whether she
wanted her for neighbor or not.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-12
A Woman Next Door
BY wTNIFRED BLACK.

l mean what she is. A Bingham
dress doesn't change the beat Of
a woman's heart; a garden hoe
doesn't turn her from a coarse,
easy going, blunt hearted per-
son to a gentle. delicate, lovely
woman. does it? I don't believe
it.
A Lesson From Home.
Once l had a MAZDA strange,
silent, stubborn girl with blue
eyes. so hard that they were like
flint. She had a strange, meas
ured walk and a strange, con-
trolled voice. and she always act
ed as if she thought some one was
watching her.
One day l saw her in a blue
print dress, of peculiar cut and
shade, and l knew-she was a
reformatory girl. I'd seen her
before, at the reformatory
l didn't say a word. I treated
her exactly as / had always treat
ed her, but one day she was gone
and she left a letter for me. In
it she said many things. One
of them was this: You know
me; don't you? l believe you
do. thought I Gould be differ
ent, but I can't. You've been good
to me, but I amt happy here.
l amt comfortable, so I'm going"
and gone she was, back to the
people with whom she was com
Portable" poor thing. Back to
the people who were like her and
who had her ways and her point
Of view. I was sorry. but l didn't
go after her or try in any way
to reach her.
Perhaps l should have-Ive
often Wonderland yet there
were the children. Would 1t have
been exactly safe?"
Selfish-protecting my children
at the expense of a poor thing
who was trying to make herself
over.
Perhaps; but those children are
mine. They are my business. 1t
is my affair to keep them safe
as long as / can. My own. door
step I must keep clean, and then
il / have time and strength
may help my neighbor about
hers. That's the way it looks
to me. l wonder if l am right or
wrong?
What You Really Are.
The poor thing from behind
the tracks" didn't belong in the
neat little street uptown. She
was no more in place there with
her loud laugh and her bleached
hair than the timid little woman
who lived beside her would be
in place in the ranks of a march
ing army. I don't blame the
neighbor women for looking the
other way. Honestly, now, / don't.
And the high heeled, expensive
slippers and the open worked
stockings and the gorgeous hats
and the flashing rings-she had
had all these things while little
neighbor turned her blue cash
mere and trimmed it with black
velvet one year and with cream
colored lace the next, trying Ito
make herself look pretty to the
one man she loved. How could
the poor thing from behind the
tracks" think she would never
have to pay for all that?
After all, though, it isn't what
you used to be that counts. 1t
isn't what you would like to be.
either; but what you really are.
and no change in dress or in
housing or anything else Will
change that. l wish it would.
How pitifully wish 1t would.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28
S19o,312.oOo Appropriated for
Pensions.

Washington, D. C.. Feb. Is All pre-
vlous records for rapidity in appropriate
ing the taxpayers money were set aside
by the Senate today when the Pension
bill. carrying $50, 3fz,ooo, went through
in 10 minutes. This was disposing ol
public funds at the rate Of 50. 600. 900 a
minute.
Just to try its hand the Senate also shot
the sf3,657,852 Indian appropriation bill
through II is about twice as big as the
House made it and sro.o95.952 is appro-
prlated out Of the Treasury, the remainder
being reimbursable items.
The Pension Appropriation bill itself
came within DaItry third Of million Of
surprising all records in connection with
the veterans Of the civil war. The only
larger pension measure was that Of 1894.
which was $3.50, go. 900
While technically 5000 600 below the
bill OF 1894, the fact remains that the pen.
sion appropriations for this year will be
SIS, 10000 above those Of that wear
and bring the aggregate near the S2oo. !
900, 1000 mark. The General Deficiency
bill will carry si5,ooo,ooo for pensions.
This supplies the money due under the
Sherwood dollar-a- day act. which could
no, be discussed, because the Old allow
ances were being extended month At a
time.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28
Way of Virginians.

Gen John NJ. Wilson, formerly superin-
tendent at West Point. and beloved equal
ly by soldier and civilian, while having a
warm spot in his heart for old Virginia,
finds keen delight in twitting her sons
upon their crowning weakness. Hating
Senator Swanson the other day, with a
merry eye, he spake thus:
Senator, dreamed last night that
had gone to Heaven, and while St Peter
or maybe it was Gabriel, was taking me
around. showing me the pearly battle
ments and the golden streets of the New
Jerusalem, l saw several stout angels
busily engaged in lashing new arrival to
lamp post. This party made vigorous
protest, biting, kicking and scratching in
a manner that seemed totally foreign to
the sublime peace Of the Heavenly city.
Who is that gentleman, and why is
he acting SO unruly?' | asked my guide.
oh that's a fellow who came up
from Richmond last night responded
Gabriel, with a glance of irritation at the
newcomer. He's kicking because they
won't let him go back to Virginia. -
Washington Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28
Bomb Outrage in England.

Instead Of seeking for herself and the
militant sisterhood exoneration from COM
pliciiv in the destruction Of Chancellor
Lloyd Georges country house, Mrs
Parkhurst exults in the deed. and an
nounces her willingness to accept person
ally the entire responsibility. Her COL
league Mrs. Drunmond. likewise be.
stows extravagant laudation upon the
unknown perpetrators Of the deed Mrs.
Drummond saws that she and the other
leaders of the suffrage cause believe in
drawing the line at the taking of human
life. But it is by the merest fortunate
accident that the residence destroyed bv
the bomb explosion was not filled with
workmen. who must inevitably have been
seriously injured if not killed.
The perpetrators Of this and similar
recent outrages are making it plain that
it will soon become necessary to have
one law of impartial application to both
sexes, and that it will be Impossible TO
grant immunity to those who have for
feited any right TO consideration as won
en-. II makes no difference who throws
bomb, the one who throws it is n
menace to society. potential if not an
actual murderer, and as such he or She
should be placed under restraint. II has
been suggested that the more violent
among these women should be COM
mitted TO the madhouse. -Phiia Ledger.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28
Immigrants With Money.

One Of the big American railroad sys-
tens maintains a complete emigration
bureau in Europe, and the manager Of
this bureau, in an interview given out in
London the other day. declared that the
United states IS getting the cream Of the
migration from the British Isles. By the
cream. as subsequently, explained tie
railroad man meant emigrauts having
money to invest in farm lands
It yet remains true that the United
States offers the best opportunity 10 the
capitalistic farmer 10 be found 10 anv
region Of the earth Great Britain has
Colonies scattered all over the two hemis-
phe-es. and in each 81 these colonies ag-
ricul,ure is The main business. And. as
to land, i may be had in Canada, Aus
tralia or South Africa almost for the ask
ing. But The and.renting farmer in Great
Britain who looks abroad for an oppor-
tunity to put his savings in a bit Of land
that will BE- his own and that will be a
good producing investment finds when
the question IS considered from every
point that he can do better in some SEC
ton Of the United States than in any
thinly populated British colony.
He can undoub edly obtain more land
for his money in some other land dvi-
sions ,han in the United States Bot here
he can sell what he produces; ne has tie
advantage Of the best markets for farm
produce to be found in the world. A hun
bred acres Of land within Two or three
hours Of big American city can be man
aged with more satisfactory results than n
thousand acres out in Canadian or
Australian wilderness.-Bslto. American.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28
Growing Of Basket Willow
Encouraged by the Government.

The United States Department of
Agriculture recently announced that it
would be ready in March to fill orders
from farmers and others" for basket
willow cuttings. This announcement
comes after thorough investigation Of
the growing of basket willows in low wet
lands, scarcely worth ANYTHING for other
purposes. The government has an expert
mental farm at Arlington. Va. where the
cuttings that are to be distributed we're
grown. Not more than 100 cuttings will
be given to one applicant. and they will
be given under the condition that he make
report on the treatment given the cut
tings and the results.
There is already one farm in Frederick
county that conducts an extensive basket
willow industry For about five years or
possibly longer, the Buckingham Indus
trial School, near Buckeystown. has been
growing basket willows on an extensive
scale. and the returns from them are in
excess Of the same area Of any other crop
Just last year another plat of ten acres
was planted to willows on the farm
There are many places in the county
where basket willows would thrive. and
the land that they like best. being insult
ed for any other crop. is usually grown up
with weeds or bushes. A little investiga-
ton and enterprise on the part of the
owners of such land would soon be net
ting good profit. All thev need do is
to take advantage of the offer of the Ag-
ricultural Department to furnish the free
cuttings.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28
SPORTING NEWS
Basket Ball Baseball, sshoo-.,
and Other Spo-s

The tl'-d annual gun
MARYLAND safe S9o-tsule1' 49,. I.
Will b held n Baltimore Iu-e e
aud 9Th This IS the rhi-c -
nam=1t Of MS ASSOCIATION.
Announcement was mat=
agement Of the G=o-geioz-
track team receu.iy that 81. 10y
il Convention Han. Noun, So. .
on Saturday nighi. vili be ---z-
the veteran, Nike Thom- s @
coach.
c.. Malone. the best all.z-c--s ...,
Of Frederick. in a shoot 9. - ~.
flyers, on SATURDAY.. Feh-u=-v ~
Prospect Park. Baltimore. f.- CO. :
r 4alone's cup. Gang Oh. $500 i
The winner and c. Wilson -
and neck throughout th= z--- =
each shooter bringing down p
However. in the shoe off Ce
managed 10 wing nine out of .-- -
his opponent killing eiga,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28
4 Lovely Ped Sha5

Inc Wash.nSto1 m3-uc1s-- +..--
aCteriz=d as an EgyD,i-- --..-..- 4
pos'oitlCe department lu,t-
cross between d Cathedral III. !
factory. and he pension SIT a
lovely red sh-i thai disdzlr-s
Square n 4 speech in .h-
REPRESENTING Cooper. q. -5
Nj Cooper spoke in defers= d.
posed s., 600 COO Lincoln Men -
Representative Boria1d. Il 't.,.
had previously urged the u-s.-.--..-.--- !.
Gettysburg Lincoln memoir.
project. Mr.. Cooper advocate -
err type Of structure the L'a-5'- 49,.
lal Commission proposes. al ~ s.
ters from Grand Army Of ;h- 7-7-;.
officials fsvo-i1r Il --lc
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28
Rayner Euldgized

On Saturday last th= United S.s'-s
Saas-e pad IT'S last tribute ~ Ire NE J.
grv 0f ,re late IssdC- EayGer. Senator
f-o1 Maryland
For more Than an hour Senator'S pr5-
zo1l-sd eu.oEIes upon Ire lie ard PUB
he s-rg --s - the statesman. HIS Woe
career Cf usefuln-ss was reviewed and
MS character stamped 9 that o: a MODEL
citizen devoted f4f1-- and husband
and distinguished p1o..- servant.
The Senate suspended ~ business and
resolved Itself into 4 memorial b1dv.
Fire 81 tie late Colleagues 81 Senator
Rss1er were r>CoE1' ze1 70 deliver a.
Dress They spoke so.i5Niag Inc pre-
s-a.zuJ1 d torunai resolution b. S-1z-
tor Smith announcing TIE death o. the
N4ry.s1d-r and expressing TIE deep sOr-
ron RI. ~ re Senate
TIE galleries were 6'ei II thar re-
serve1 Tor he fsmii.e- OF Senator's were
many friends and relatives u t-e d-cez5-
q. Mrs. Isid0r Rayue- was hare. as
were Nj and Ms. William 2. R@yuer.
NJ ard Mrs. Albert y. kayuer. Arcbi-
bald e. and Isido- Rzy1e- Frances lane
RsyEer Mr. and Mrs -os-ca /. S,-aus
Nr. and Mrs. George 4. F1os blr aHc
Mr. Robert W. We.is. 81 Prince Geor
ge's co4a,y. Mss Bessie Bowman. Misses
Grace I'd Ada Bevza. Ms. annie Mar
tin. NJ and Mrs francis Ovens. Mr
and Mrs. Horace Turner and Alexandei
Sinclair.
Senator Smith. Of MARYLAND. spoke
frs, and devoted most d his remarks K
the character Of his Ia.e colleague. iii
sta.esrnansaiD and his hold upon ID:
people Of Maryland. Senator Clap2. 0
/ Minnesota. followed with an address, il
which re declared that The Democrat
party would sorely miss the Msrylsnde
Z in the next Congress Senator Clap
said that no man in recent years had LEI
deeper imprint upon Inc current activi
+ ties Of the Senate than had Senator Ray
ner.
( Senator O'Gorman. Of New York; Sen
! stor Swanson. OF Virginia, and Senate
Jackson, II Maryland. also euiogized IN
dead statesman. Senator Tackson's ad
dress being the first public deliverance b
him from the floor since ne was apoOin,
ed 10 succeed the dead Msryland-r
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
INFORMATION FOR CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals, addressed to the County
Commissioners of Frederick County. and
endorsed Proposals for building section
ofState Aid Highway in Frederick County"
upon or along the Burkittsville- Knoxville
road between Burkittsyille and Knoxville,
for distance of about one mile. Will be re.
ceived by the County Commissioners Of
Frederick County, at their Office. Frederick,
Nd, until II O'Clock noon, of the
10th day of MARCH, 1913,
and at that time and place will be publicly
opened and read.
All bids must be made upon blank forms
to be obtained OF the State Roads Commits.
sion at its Office. 534 n Howard ST., Balti.
more, Md, must give the prices proposed
both in writing and in figures. and must
be signed by the bidder. with his address
Each bid is to be accompanied by GER
titled check for Two Hundred Dollars
$4,000, payable to the County Commits.
sioners of Frederick County, said check to
be returned TO the bidder unless he fails to
execute the contract should it be awarded
to him.
Plans can be seen and forms of specfcs-
lions and contract may be obtained at the
office of the State Roads Commission, Bal
timore Nd The County Commissioners
of Frederick County reserve the right to re-
ject any and all proposals.
Local stone has been accepted.
By order of the Board of County Commis.
siOners of Frederick County. Maryland.
LINCOLN G. DINTERMAN,
Attest President.
NJ D. HARP. Clerk. feb. 2S-2t
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28

II can never be sal mt Presidea:
Tar lay down on bis Job Ifh- H-re
i1ss beginning instead III within t~F
d4ys " ending bis Official term II could
not he more I1defsG g45,e 10 re o0Id.ug
% demands upon hin to- 4 speech n-r-.
a corner-s,one laying there and ia-
breaking Of ground ~ t1,rc locality for
4 great monument or >l'erp-ls- From
ne beginning ot me Gossram@n, re have
ne.er asd President MAO o.aced himself
and his once 50 constantly d ire service
II III ~ao desired 10 gra-e = really worthy
occasion wit1 the aig1es. Official pres
~ C
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28

eg1 dIo,1n--s = M-rsc1 C5.y = axe
fgrc1-11 ~1 hin TIE zUoasszr,o'
stated int no7e u the 6vI5Ezts wCL- c
amend the illcheoa glless The trsglc
death n former President HzcsrC and
former E'ice-Presi6eEt Susrez IS cleared
o. al mystery.
Tais decision upon the par o. ire
Diplomatic Corps IN the M-X.cz1 czp.tsL.
indicates re gravity u the situation
Ehicn vii confront fh1 Tg=rz Govern
u=at, should Il fail % Gear The mystery
in which TIE killing Or Mzd=:o ard S-s-
rez ls sfiil -nvelOped-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28
Mrs. Englar 9 VIII Prors-.s

The will Of the late Mrs. -.---. :.
lar. widow Of Addison Erg'sr -=-- ,-..s'
Bridge. has been admitted 10 1s.. !,
Westminster. Her estate Is esz..5 =
Be worth about S72.coo. IT, 80
Bridge Banking and Trus, Conan. /,
named as trustee OF funds q ~ n, =.
the benefit OF Nathan Smit-. r. F., -
income OF which IS to De an5-i.- ..y.-j
paving the salary Of ne Dzs r. 4.
townsville Methodist EpiscoU=- r---rb
and $500 for the maintens7-. .. I'll
lois Mrs. Susan Ki,more AID Me-
Georgia A. Smith are each 5=...,,5.d
81. 600 and the residue Of the -S5.. ~.
queathed 10 the children q Srs,- til
more and Edward Urner. cousins Of h.
iestator.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28
Mezico,s Fugitive Law.

Dispatches from Mexico City bring the
Information that GUs'av0 Madero brother
81 in- deposed president, Was executed in
~ arsenal under the fugitive law. 3"
That is 10 say, the man was put 70 death
By his guards. SHOT down while prisoner.
under 'h@ cloak 81 4 purpOrted at'emp,
10 escape from custody This Fugitive
law is common throughout South and
Central America. and under il many a
man has been killed after being captured
or after surrender. Il IS understood that
IN every case the executed person has
setu@liy made no attempt 10 break his
bonds but 50 generally accepted is the
practice Of those Who may ~ the time be
10 power Of thus Kidding themselves Of
undesirable citizens that is not regarded
as breach Of faith or departure from
the requirements Of civilization. From
the point Of view of the now victoriou.
Mexicans this sort of thing undoubtedly
saves = great deal ri future trouble. but
II is not calculated 10 increase American
respect for Mexican methods Or stand
ards Of government. Gustavo Madero
NAV have been a very bad man, perhaps
guilty Of many crimes, possibly danger
Gus enemy 70 liberty But his summary
execution in prison, without trial, with no
formal accusation, is an act Of barbarism
that cannot be condoned Washington
Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-28

For 'oe head Of the army General
Leonard Wood tz.ss win remerxabi>
f,sns1--s When 1e szys. % speaklag
afth- possiD.liltie5 II war. W. IRE urde-
-.og-d We a,s u0pr-Dzred- We are
1ft be is probably speaking The trG'n.
.li tae words sound queer rom slcn 4
-5ur-- sad seem better fitted for the ears
u Congre sTaen 81 private committee
hearings than for guests a. = social iuac-
ron. F1rsiEn nations probably EroN
these conditions already without having
the General shout i - them from the
aoUsetDps And possibly the General =
ar alarmist. Il WarF ever comes to the
United States again il Ui.l probably be 70
he uavg rather han n the army that We
will look tor decisive action.