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The citizen., 1913-12-05
MURDERERS BURKE AND HARE
Men of Notorious Memory Should Still
Be in the Recollection of
Londoners.

The skeleton of the last of the body
snatchers treasured in Kings College
hospital recalls that there must be
Londoners still living who remember
Hare, who, with his accomplice,
Burke, first substituted murder for
resurrecting corpses in order to sup
ply subjects for the dissecting rooms.
Burke (whose method of smothering
the victims gave his name as a new
verb to the language) was hanged on
the testimony of his accomplice, for
Hare turned queens evidence and was
released.
Forty years or 50 ago Hare was a
well-known figure in London streets,
for Serjeant Ballantine in his Life, :"
describes him as one of the most per-
sistent blind beggars on the streets
about 1870. Few people recognized
the cold-blooded murderer in the
middle-aged, stout man. clad in a
white smock and led about by a dog.
His blindness he owed to the fact that
on leaving prison Hare found work
in some lime kilns. The laborers dis
covered his history and threw him into
a pit Of lime. 1t was a terrible ven
feance, for it destroyed his eyesight.
And as it is not fifty years since he
was a striking figure in London streets
some people should recall him.-Lon.
don Chronicle.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
CAT AN EXPERT "FlSHERMAN'T
Has Learned Meaning of Line in
Water and Has the Patience of
the Perfect Angler.

Cats are known to be fond of fish,
but it is not every cat that is willing
to so out and catch enough fresh fish
to furnish his own meal and supply
the family breakfast table with the
same food Such an animal exists in
Miami, Fla, however, and daily
watches a hand line which his owner
places in the water, When the cork
bobbles the cat dashes to the Office of
an amusement company and sets up
loud mewing. Following the cats
footsteps to the place where the line
has been dropped whoever is on duty
at the Office hauls in the fish to the
tuneful purring Of the proud and sat
isffed cat. Some months ago the cat
CHANGED to be on the dock when a fisl
was pulled in. He learned that his
favorite food came from the water and
was caught on the end of a line.
Since that any line with one end in
the water and one on the dock has
been source of unfailing interest to
the cat The cats patience would put
the renowned Izaak Walton to shame,
for he win spend hours sitting by
line without stirring. Sometimes the
cat will sit by the side of fisherman
and will tell his human companion by
his mewing when a fish is beginning
to nibble at the bait before the fisher
man has suspected that the bait is
being dallied with.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
Eeoa When Not Used as Food.


For burns and scalds nothing is
more soothing than the white of an
egg, which may be poured over the
wound. 1t is softer as a yarnish than
collodion, and, being always at hand,
can be easily applied. 1t is also more
cooling than the sweet oil and cotton
which were formerly supposed to be
the sUrest application to allay the
smarting pain The egg is considered
to be one of the best remedies for
dysentery. Beaten up slightly, with
or without sugar, and swallowed at
gulp, it tends, by its emollient quail
ties, to lessen the inflammation of the
stomach and intestines, and by form.
ing a transient coating on these or
gans, to enable nature to resume her
healthful sway over a diseased body.
Two, or at most three eggs per day
would be all that is required in ordi.
nary cases; and since egg is not mere.
ly medicine but food as well, the
lighter the diet otherwise and the
quieter the patient is kept the more
certain and rapid is the recovery.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
M lnnnrovinn World.

A somewhat old-fashioned Bostonian
who more than a score of years ago
was very prominent in public. c.lite re-
marked recently: 81 have observed
with interest quite a change in the
personal habits of men during the
past % years. 1t used to be very
common to see business and profess
sional men, as well as those in public
life and holding official positions,
wearing silk hats and Prince Albert
coats every day in the week, and if
they smoked at all they smoked ci-
cars. Nowadays silk hats are rarely
seen on week days downtown, anyway,
and cigarette smoking seems to be
quite the thing do not think the
new fashion is quite so dignifed or
manly as the old, but on the whole
am convinced the world is growing
better all the time"
The citizen., 1913-12-05

The unmarried woman who shall be
the subject of this anecdote was fixing
herself up to so out in the evening,
A certain man was going to call for
her, and though the occasion was
somewhat spoiled by the fact that they
would have to take her little niece
along, she nevertheless took the usual
care of her complexion. hair and eyes.
For the man was trembling on the
verge Of a proposal
The trio-auntie, aunties beau and
aUntie's niece-walked along the
street until they came to one of these
all-night photograph galleries. You
know how awful person looks, stand
ing in the CHASTITY glare of the mer-
cury-tube lights that they put in the
windows of such places? Well, they
paused in that awful greeny-yallery
light. And the little niece said to
auntie's beau
"Ooo-ooh, look! Auntie looks just
like she does when she first gets up
in the morning ngn'-Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
chanaed The Subject.

He had plastered his touehed-up
hair down over his bald spot, and he
ha2 assumed the sort of smile that
his female friends called childish"
when he was in college. His shoes
we're shlned, and so was his nose.
And then he called on the young lady.
MY object in calling on you this eve-
ming Gertrude" he began, and then
be coughed and added in a trembling
voice, y may call you Gertrude, may
l not?" Sure you can" answered
the young girl. q allow all of papas
elderly friends to call me Gertrude.
The Oldest Of them even call me Cert
You may say Cert if you wish.
What was it you wanted to talk
about?" He coughed again, and then
talked about how much warmer it
was in the summer of 1872.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
Bridal Array Costly.

Brides all over the world like to
make the best display possible on
their wedding day, and the bridal at
tire of the various countries is inya-
riably both costly and beautiful. For
sheer gorgeousness, however, it would
be hard to rival the wedding finery of
the bellies of the island of Sumatra.
The dress is woven entirely of gold
thread, and it's weight is so great that
the wearer can hardly move; even
standing up requires a distinct effort.
Apart from this shimmering, golden
garment, the bride is loaded down
with gold ornaments, rings, bangles,
earrings, pendants, girdles and neck
laces and sundry ornamental purses
of the same metal. The huge orna-
ments hanging on chains around her
neck are hollow, but all the smaller
charms are OF solid native gold, most
massively wrought. One might almost
think that the natives, having heard
something about a good wife being
worth her weight in gold" had set
out to prove the fact by loading their
quaint little brides with the actual
equivalent of their weight in the pre-
cious metal.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
FOR THE BIG CITY VISITOR
Advice Given Those Who Only Infre-
quently Have to Leave the
Home Town.

Metropolitan blemishes and draw
class of business men who are per-
haps the most interested in bringing
strangers to town-the hotel keepers
However, a New York boniface has
had the frank and friendly inspiration
to prepare a card of "donts" for pre-
sentation to each Of his guests.
An early suggestion has to do with
watches and money. Don't wear your
timepiece loose on a fob, and don't
believe that hip pocket is as secure
as a bank. Why carry roll, anyway,
when the hotel Office has a safe?
Next, the affable stranger. Don't
let him persuade you that he is an
old friend.
Next, life and limb. Don't believe
that you are as swift as an automo-
bile. And don't tote a gun-''it is bet
ter to run"
Next, traps. Don't go too conf
IDENTIFY into unknown places; the way
out is not always so straight and
simple as the way in.
Yet, on the other hand, don't go to
the harassing extreme of cautiousness
and suspicion. The city is not bad
just because it is big, nor is every one
you meet necessarily a con man.
Big cities, speaking bromidically,
are alike. Though no local hotel man
has yet issued a bulletin of warning,
what will serve the denizen of Scho-
harie and Undertook in New York
will also advantage the visitor from
Chebanse or Pecatonica in Chicago
Chicago Post.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
Kino's GRAPEVINE.

The great vine aG Hampton court
palace is a slip off one at Valentines,
near Wanstead, which was planted in
1853. Owing to its roots having pene-
trated the bed of the river, which is
only 60 feet from the end of the
vinehouse, the Hampton court vine
grew with extraordinary rapidity. In
1S0O-20 years after it was planted
it's main branch was ia feet long.
Now its branches cover q space Of
$500 square feet, but the principal
branch only stretches 80 feet-the
length of the vinehouse. Had the
house been enlarged the vine would
probably cover four times as much
space. AS it is. the vines at. Cumber-
land lodge, AIanresa house, Roehamp-
ton and Sillwood park Sunninghill,
surpass it; while the one at Kinnel
house, Breadalbane-the largest in
Great Britain-covers nearly twice as
great a superficial area
The citizen., 1913-12-05
VALUE OF PROPER SPELLING
Attribute Highly Valued in CONNER.
ciaI Life, and Is Sense to
Be Developed.

Good spelling and intelligent pune
Ituation are the accomplishments that
keep many gray-haired women draw
ing good salaries as stenographers in
downtown offices. The manager of a
typewriting office from which are sent
hundreds of stenographers makes no
secret of the fact that good spoilers
are scarce.
I'VE had customer come in the
other day." said the manager, who
had evidently had a run of hard luck
in the spelling line. He wanted a
woman who could spell. No matter
if she's cross-eyed and has a hunch
on her back he said, If she can spell
and write an intelligent letter.. While
this was a rather extreme case it
shows that employers are beginning
to grow impatient over the careless
spelling of today"
Another office sending out many ste
nographers has a series of test letters
prepared especially with spelling
catches for the unwary. Common
words, famous as pitfalls for careless
spoilers, are strewn throughout these
specimen letters. Fully half the ap.
plicants put an extra in separate;
in many cases the before the last
syllable in noticeable is missing, while
the correct placing of the is in the
word parallel reduces many of the
applicants to a state of discourage
ment.
Good spelling is a pretty sure sign
of mental alertness," said a business
man with several offices and many
stenographers. Il find that if one of
our stenographers is naturally a good
speller she is interested in the cor.
rect spelling and use of new words
that come to her attention in reading
or in dictation. Now as a matter OF
fact it is no small job to keep up with
the spelling of the hundreds of new
words.
Our Oldest stenographer and our
best speller keeps on her desk a lit.
tie book not more than an inch thick,
but it has more first aids to poor spell
ers than anything I've ever seen. She
doesn't use it much, but e arybody
else does. Chicago Record-Herald.
The citizen., 1913-12-05

If you have a room hung with the
limitations of Old English chintzes in
vest in one of the lovely fruit dishes
lined with chintz.
These dishes are made in Royal
Doulton and they are decorated in
some of the old chintz designs-the
sort with gay plumaged birds and
stiff, bright flowers rollicking over a
light ground to their hearts content.
Some OF the dishes are big, rather
shallow bowls with a band of open
work at the top. Some of them are
of the old-fashioned, high-stemmed
type. Any Of them would make a
charming addition to the old-fashioned
room hung in quaint chintz.
The citizen., 1913-12-05

The discovery is said to have been
made that milk kept in red bottles
will remain sweet and pure longer
than when kept in plain glass or 9th
er colored bottles. Experiments have
been made with the spectrum to de.
termine which Of the rays of light af-
feet milk, and it has been found that
it is the rays toward the violet and
Of the spectrum that do the mischief,
The red ray is stronger and more
neutralizing and probably has some
neutralizing effect upon the lacteal
microbe. If experiments confirm tha
theory that the red bottle preserves
the milk better than the bottle now
in use. the red bottle should be
adopted generally Such a change
will create a new set Of milk bottle
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Press.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
Canals Of the world.

China has led the world in the mat
ter of canal making, and to this day
stands first among the nations for the
skillful utilization Of her inland water
ways One great canal maintains
communication between Peking and
Canton. a distance OF 1900 miles, and
the total extent of the canals Of China
is more than 5000 miles Russia owns
the longest canal in the world, ex-
tending from ST. Petersburg to the
Chinese frontier, a distance of 4,472
miles, and also the second longest, COW
ering 1,434 miles between Astrachan
and ST. Petersburg. AS regards num-
bers of separate canals, Holland
claims precedence. but her total mile
age of inland waterways is only $50
miles.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
SET THE BOY TO THINKING
Youngster Had Fears as to the Effects
of His Constant Diet of
"Drippine."
What is dripping?

What is dripping?
Dripping, as everybody knows Isl
the staple food of the young British
litterateur. George Gissing and his
heroes all fed on bread and dripping
till success smiled on them. George
Moore was once a drippingite. The
poet, Alfred Noyes, was said to resort
to dripping when his poems had bad
luck.
Yes, everybody knows that dripping
is supposed to be the juices, the sa-
vory essences, that fall from roasting
meats.
That is the supposition. But what
really is dripping-the dripping that
the poor of England buy by the pound
and smear upon their bread in lieu
of butter?
The question, perhaps, will never be-
answered, but a partial solution is
given to it by the fact that a London
poorhouse recently bought at 81 ton
32 tons of dripping from-a soap
works.
Alfred Noyes used to tell dripping
story.
"A little boy" he would begin,
complained bitterly about the bread
and dripping that formed his daily
breakfast
"'It'll kill me- he whined at last. Z
know it'll kill me-
Kill you? What do you mean?"
"'Why, I've been feeling bad lately,
and now l know it's all this dripping
what's the cause of the trouble.
read it in book
Some pure food rubbish, l dare
say! And what, precisely, did you
read in this vile book, silly%
81 read whined the urchin, that
constant dripping wears away a
stone.'"
The citizen., 1913-12-05
4Rasbit privesD Advocated.

The western farmer dislikes the
coyote, and a bounty is offered for
its pelt; the result is that the coyotes
have greatly diminished. But, says
the Portland Oregonian, the killing Of
the coyotes has resulted in a great
increase of rabbits; many expert
ments have been made to diminish
their number by inoculating them with
disease, but without satisfactory re-
suits. Rabbit drives" are the only
sure remedy; $1,000 jack rabbits were
killed in one county in Oregon in
this way last winter.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
Horses Tobacco Habit Is Expensive


A Beverly teamster is lamentng the
fact that his horse has acquired the
tobacco habit and he is wondering if
his employer would stand for an ex-
pense account.
The horse, which started in one the
habit by taking an occasional nibble
Of fine cut" now expects a plug a
day and the driver says the animal
viii loaf on the job unless he re-
ceives that allowance.
The habit has become an expensive
one for the driver, and he declares it
has reached a point where he must
do one of two things, quit using to-
bacco himself or get "the boss to
advance money for the horses share.
Boston Post.
The citizen., 1913-12-05
What His Fee Was SCR.

He was always boasting about his
ancestors and one day employed
genealogist to hunt them up. In due
time the connoisseur of pedigrees re-
turned and was cordially received by
his patron
so you have succeeded in tracing
back my ancestors. What is your
fee?"
Two hundred dollars
Isn't that high?" objected the pa
tron. What's that for?"
Principally" responded the gene
alogist, for keeping quiet about
them"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-04
MORE NOURISHING THAN
MEAT---COSTS ONE-1ENTH
THE PRICE

These high cost Of living days
give you an excellent opportun-
lty to get acquainted with a food
that is more nutritious than meat
and costs but one-tenth the price
Faust Spaghetti.
A Toe package of Faust Spa
ghettl contains as much nutrition
as t lbs. of beef-your doctor will
confirm this. 1t is a rich. glutinous
food made from Durum (hard)
Wheat.
1t IS sustaining, appetizing and
very easily digested Makes a big
variety of delicious, savory meals.
Write for free recipe book. Sold
IN DC and Toe packages.
MAULL BROS.
st. Louis, Mo.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-04

.NToTHER's lost her feather dus-
Fathers shaving brush is
gone.
But the twins have Easter chapeauX
And those hats have got them on!
See our ROSTERS bright tail feathers?
They were plucked for Sister Kit,
And her hat will look quite perky
When they deck the rear of it.
Who said "deck?" Our little Bobby
Once possessed a bright blue boat
That could sail in bathtub waters;
On my locks it's soon to float.
Hats must be small, they tell me,
If you'd be in the SWIM
So if you want to spread yourself,
Just do it when you trim.
Cook was looking for the cream puffs,
And the gardener missed his hoe
Fen the windmill is dismantIed--
'Fancies' are the style, you know
Now, if you perchance should fancy
Anything in any realm,
Just arrange your hat quite smartly
With YOUR FANCY at the helm,
At the mast or in the steerage,
Downward, backward rear or aft
Mercy me, they call these hats, but
They seem more like pirate craft!
Hats must be small, they tell me,
To follow fashions will; g..
But crazler than your hat you'll be
At the size of your "little" BILL
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-04
1T LOOKS DOUBTFUL.
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear Miss Fairfax:
I've asked lady friend to ac-
company me to two different places
of amusement and she has refused
both times, saying that for religious
reasons she could not go.
Now I've found out that she is
going to attend a most public affair.
so called a racket" of which she
has said nothing to me. Do you
really think she cares for me ac-
cording to these actions? c. s.
Apparently she doesn't. But give he1
the benefit of the doubt. There may
be reasons why she accepted this in
that have nothing to do WITH
the state of her heart The only way
to find out what she really thinks is
to ask her
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-04
ADVlCE ~ lF1E LOVELORN " By Beatrice

left the city with his folks and bade
me a farewell For six weeks l
heard nothing from him. Finally
he dropped me few lines. After
8 while | discovered he corresponds
with another girl. Since that time
he is devoted to her and acts cold
to me. | love him as before.
HEARTBROKEN.
Love can not be forced. He doesn't
love you. He processes only friend =
ship, and has the right to give his heart
elsewhere. Be generous to him, and
give him the right without question or
complaint to WOO where he pleases. ]
can assure you if there is any chance
of his heart turning to you, this is the
surest way of winning him.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-04
By Beatrice Fairfax

know he likes me, but 1 think he is
too short for me to go with. | talk
to him a lot, but | wouldn't go out
with him, yet he always asks me
to. He knows l go out with other
men and often wonders why | do
not go out with him. l like him
the best of all
A CONSTANT READER.
You like him best of all. but re-
fuse to go with him because he is short
of stature! My dear, you are throw
ing away your chance at happiness
An inch too much, or an inch too little
of physical stature should not count
if his heart, his brain and his morals
are all right
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-04
ANXIOUS.
NEVER TOO LATE.
Dear Miss Fairfax:

Dear Miss FairfaX:
| am a young man of eighteen
and have fair education. | work
ed in a drug store until now. but
! hate the business. Do you think
1t is too late to try some other
trade? w
If you dislike your occupation change
even if you are older than eighteen.
and change means the bottom of the
ladder. No man makes a success of the
calling he dislikes, If he does, it is at
a sacrifice greater than any rewards.
Know your own mind before you adopt
another calling. and don't change your
mind so often that you become a tramp
workman.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-04
WRITE AND EXPLAIN.

De1f MISS FalTIaN.
Not long ago / went to dance
and there met a young man I'd
never seen before. We were not
introduced, but he asked me for the
dance and so became acquainted.
He wrote to me and asked if he
couldn't call and talk over things,
as he wants to take me to a dance
In two weeks Now, | do not like
to accept his invitation, as he
doesn't know any one I know.
JUSTINE.
You do not know him and must not
accept any invitations from him till you
do.
If he fails to perceive this, write and
make the situation plain
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-04
Household Suggestions

To break in" new pen-point
quickly, dip it in ink and hold It in the
flame of lighted match for a second
Wipe it dry with a cloth, and it win
then hold ink and write as we'll as a
point that has been used for several
days.
When meat is being roasted and
there is any danger of its becoming too
brown, place a basin Of water in the
oven. The steam will prevent scorch-
ing, and the meat will cook better.
lf calendar seems too pretty TO
destroy. paste a piece Of saudpaper
over the calendar pad and use il as a
match scratched