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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-07
Employees Ct the Underwater Port
land Cement Co. Fined.

Justice Posey on Friday last imposed a
fine on fifty-one of the employees of the
Tldewater Portland Cement Company
which is located at Union Bridge, for
working Oh Sunday, January 26. The
men were represented by VIM J..
O Brien, of Baltimore, and Emory L.
Coblentz, of Frederick. The company
set up the plea that running the plant Oh
Sunday was a necessity in order 10 save
the company from great loss, as the pro-
cesses are largely automatic. once the
stone is quarried and delivered to the
crusher The quarry only is located in
Frederick county, the plant proper being
in Carroll county
Blair f. Scott. the first vice president
and man in charge of the plant, sad that
the operation OF the quarries on Sunday
was necessary He said to operate the
plant to its capacity of / $50 900 barrels
OF cement annually would require about
I. 200 tons Of stone daily and that only
about 600 tons had been gotten out, on
an average This he attributes to the
condition of the quarries and said later if
conditions become such that he could
stop Sunday work he would do so. He
said the plant had not vet paid protlt
and that it represented an investment OF
about S2,25o.ooo. He said there is ST.
10000 worth of bonds on the plant ana
that of this amount Maryland citizens
hold about 5000 600 There is $4,000, 900
of common stock authorized. He said
the company has five kilns and has oper-
ated about three on an average and that
IN order to economically manage the
plant ali five should he operated
Justice PoSev said ne did not think it
had been proven that the sunday work
was necessary and would. therefore. fine
the men S. each. The company At once
gave notice OF ari appeal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-07
Liberty Items.

Miss Eta Sweadner has returned to
Washington,
Charles F Smith was in Frederick
during the week on business.
c. T. Hitselberger Of Frederick was
visitor to relatives in this vicinity.
NJ F. Starr was in Urbana and Hyatts-
town on business during the week
DIR. and Mrs J. c. Sappngton have
been in Baltimore for brief STAY.
Joseph and Leo Kriemer. OF Mt Airy,
were recent visitors in this vicinity.
Frank o. Smith, who was on bust
ness trip to York. Pa, has returned.
The Christian Endeavor met in the U.
B. church. Sunday last, at 7.3o p. m.
Mrs B. " Norris is III in Frederick at
the home Of her brother F c. Norwood.
Rev Father Cavanaugh spent one day
in Frederick recently visiting St. Johns
rectory.
Misses Lulu Deck. Bessie Carter and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-07

Frederick City-Mayor, John Edward
Schell
Register and Tax ColIector-Michael
A. McCaifrey.
Aldermen-Lewis A. Rice, Martin c.
Kemp, !. Daniel Crimmins, Henry NJ.
Gittinger, John l.. Johnson. Clerk,
Jacob Schmidt Board meets third We'd
nesday Of every month.
CITY Health Othcer-Dr. Ira J. Nc
Curdy.
Porremcn-George Brengle, Edward
Herwi< William King, John f. Fleming,
2everdy Drouenberg. John r. Hobbs,
Edw}ri Herring, Geo. Hoffman.
Electric Light Engineer-Edward Tit
low.
Firemau-Samuel Abrecht.
Electric Light Linemen-George Wal
lace.
Market Master-G. William Dams
berger.
Superintendent Of Water Works.
George Nei1er.
Police Ius,ices-George R. Dennis, IT,,
Aaron z Anders and Fabian Posey.
City Attorney Edward ]. Smith
City Election Supervisors-Carlton s.
Stull, Henry J, d. Hagan, Democrats;
Tobias Kuhn, Republican. c. Thomas
Ecksten. ClerL;
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-07
Mt. zion.

Miss Alice Pearson spent Sunday with
Miss Margaret Sines.
Elwood, the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Barnes, is quite sick.
Mr.. George Smith and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. Harry Fry and family,
Of Adamstown.
Miss Mary Kemp, of New Market,
, spent one day recently with Mr.. David
Stockman and family.
Mr.. Samuel Barnes, who has been quite
sick. is much better.
Miss Phebe Stockman, who has been
spending some time with Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Stang. of Washington, d. c., has
returned home.
Mrs. Thankmire Walch spent Monday
with Miss Nellie Castle, near Jefferson.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-07
Meeting of the Maryland School
Board.

The serli-annual meeting of the Board
OF Visitors of the Maryland School for the
Deaf was held at the school in this city
recently. The business transacted at the
meeting was largely OF a routine nature
John Hedges was appointed night
Waterman of the institution to succeed the
late Isaac Crum.
The meeting was the first regular meet
ing the Board has held since DR.. Charles
r. Ely took charge of the institution as
principal succeeding his father, the late
Professor &. w. Elv.
The school was shown to be in flour
iShlng condition and all departments in
the best OF shape. The report Of the
treasurer showed balance of 81, $50 to
the credit of the school.
Those present at the meeting were:
John Black, president; Albert Jones', sec
rotary, both Of Baltimore; A. D. Irwin,
of Worcester county; w. T. P. Turpn,
Queen Anne's; DR.. Bernard c. Steiner,
Baltimore; William G. Baker, of Buck
eystown; Richard P. Ross, Arthur Potts.
Guy Thomas aud Henry Williams, Of
Frederick.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-07

Mrs Nettie Goodhart, Of Sandy Hook,
who was sentenced 10 six rionths in the
House OF Correction !or dSurGclv com
duct. was on SATURDAY. brought before
Mdge Worthington under habeas corpus
proceedings and released She had serv.
ed AZ days D. Princeton Buckley and
Arthur D. Willard represented her.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-07
Frederick PosrorFlcE OFFICIALS.

FREDERICK PosToFF1CE OFFICIALS.
Postmaster, William c. Birely; Assis-
fant Postmaster, James w, Robinson;
Clerks, William Himhury, Irwin s. Biser,
William Harley Oscar keiauver ana
John Staev.
CITY Carriers Edward Moberly, !. F.
Duvall, Charles Roderick, Edward Sim,
Edward Eader and Geo. Crum.
r. D. Carriers from Frederick c. NJ.
Rhodes. Route l. 10 Mt Pleasant, etc;
w G. Miller, No . 10 Pearl etc; !. V.
Roderck, No. ;, to The Manor, etc !.
NJ Grove, No 1. TO Jefferson, etc. A. s.
Consol No s. 10 Braddock, etc; w. n.
Martz No 8, to Yellow Springs, etc; w.
P. Bartholow, No. 7, to Gainesville, etc.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-07

Dewitt c Grove, of Middletown. has
been awarded the contract by the u. S.
Government to carry the mail from the
Frederick Railroad station to the Middle
town Postotiice. He began his work
Saturday.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-07
Ineff1ciency in Farming.

That there is a deplorable lack of ef
hciency on the average farm is indicated
by the results of corn growing contest
in North Carolina. where the average
yield last year was 1872 bushels per acre
This is indeed poor showing, for the
average for the whole country was IS ,
bushels per acre; but even this is low IN
comparison with the yield of the North
Carolina bows corn clubs which worked
under he supervision of the State and
Federal Department of Agriculture.
The average made by these clubs was
62.S per acre; IS boys raised 100 bushels
an acre; five exceeded $50 bushels; two
obtained us bushels. and tie champion
juvenile farmer produced 1874 bushels
from one acre. Is this not convincing
arraignment OF ordinary agricultural
methods?
Soil that has not been fertilized for
years will not Weld good crops. There
is no excuse for not enrichng the
ground. Fertilizers adapted to all con-
ditions are available-and the agricultural
experts Of the State and Federal govern
ments are prepared to offer whatever
advice is needed The remarkable statis-
tics of the bows corn clubs in North Car
DINA leave no doubt as to what can be
accomplished by the exercise of good
common sense. Population is growing,
farm products are not increasing in a
corresponding degree, and the result is
burdensone prices. What is needed is
a reformation of farming PRACTICES
Providence Journal.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-02-07

A concert will be given in Taneytown
by the vocal class Of that city, under the
direction of Prot. Geo. Edward Smith. of
Frederick, who is the teacher. The pro-
gram will be varied one Choruses BY
the rs singers will be interspersed by
solos, duet, etc Prof. Smith will be
heard in special numbers.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31

ideal. but At least she was not Of
those who are grouchy before break
fast She served A1eck and Chamber
lain in the kitchen with homely skin.
giving them both Q wholesome and
pleasant morning after their night OF
gloom.
You can't do anything right all day
If you start behindhand." she replied
when Aleck remarked upon her early
rising. Besides I was up last night
more than once, watching for Miss
Redmond. The young mans sleeping
nicely, she says"
She went cheerfully about her kitch-
en- work, giving the men her best,
womanlike, and asking nothing in re-
turn, not ven attention. They took
her service gratefully, however. and
there was enough of Eve in Sallie to
know 1t.
by the way, Chamberlain" said
Aleck, I'VE must get a telegram of to
the family in Lynn" He wrote out
the address and showed it across Sal
lies red kitchen tablecloth. And tell
them not to think Of coming!" ad-
jured Aleck. I'VE don't want any
more of a swarry here than we've got
now" Chamberlain undertook to send
the message; and since he had con
tracted to catch the criminal of the
Jeanne D'Arc, he was eager to be of
on his hunt.
"Good-by. old man. You go to bed
and get a good sleep. I'll stop at the
hotel and leave word for Miss Rey-
nier. And you stay here, so I'll know
where you are. l may want to find
you quick, If l land that bloomin' beg
gar"
Thanks" said Aleck weakly. "Ill
turn in for an hour or SO, if Sallie can
find me a bed"
Mr.. Chamberlain made several
notes on an envelope which he pulled
from his pocket, gravely thanked Sal
lie for her breakfast and lifted his hat
to her when he departed. Aleck
dropped into a chair and was stupid
W staring at the stove when Sallie re-
turned from a Journey to the pump
in the yard.
You'll like to take a little rest, Mr..
Van Camp" she said, and | know just
the place where you'll not hear a
sound from anywhere-if you don't
mind there not being a carpet. I'll go
up right away and show you the room
before l knead out my bread" So she
conducted Aleck to a big, clean attic
under the r~afters, remote and quiet.
He was exhausted, not from lack Of
sleep-he had often borne many hours
Of ~wakefulness and hard work without
turning a hair-but from the Earring
of a live nerve throughout the night of
anxiety. The past, and the relation
ships of youth and kindred were-sa-
cred to him, and his pain had over
Swallowed, for the hour at least, even
the newer claims of his love for Me-
LAME Reynier.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31
Water Must Be Changed Frequently
and the Blossoms Should Be
SprInkled Every Hour.

Almost the first thought that fol-
lows admiration for a freshly picked
bouquet is how 1t can be preserved
the greatest length Of time? Many
experiments have been undertaken to
prevent flowers from fading-such as
placing salt in the water, or nipping
them off and applying sealing wax.
We have tried all methods, and have
come to the conclusion that changing
water in which the stems are plunged
frequently and sprinkling the flowers
hourly, will keep them fresh and fair
longer than viii other treatment
The water used should be tepid
The cooler the temperature Of the
apartment the better. Never leave
flowers under a gas Jet. or they will
Immediately blight. the last thing at
night, change the water on the stems
and sprinkle the flowers thoroughly.
Tia over the vase or basket tissue p
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Spirit Of the Ancient Wood.

The Spirit of the Ancient Wood.
Agatha's first thought on awakening
late in the forenoon, was the memory
of Sallie K~ingsbury ~coaxing her to
bed and tucking her In, in the purple
light of the early morning. She re-
membered the attention with pleasure
and gratitude, as another blessing
added to the greater one Of James
Hambleton's turn toward recovery.
Sallie's act was mute testimony that
Agatha was, in truth, heir to Hercu-
les Thayer's estate, spiritual and mate
rial.
She summoned Lizzie, and while she
was dressing, latI out directions for
the day. During her short stay in
lion, Lizzie had been diligent enough
in gathering items Of information, but
nevertheless she had remained oblivi-
GUS of any impending crisis during the
night. Her pompadour was marcelled
as accurately as If she were expect
ing a morning call from Mr.. Straker.
No rustlings Of the wings of the
Angel of Death had disturbed her
sleep. In fact, Lizzie would have
winked knowingly If his visit had
been announced to her. Her sophisti-
cation had banished such supersti-
lions. She noticed, however, that
Agatha's candles had burned to their
sockets, and inquired If Miss Red.
mond had been wakeful.
"Mr. Hambleton was very i'll. Every.
body in the house was up till near
morning" replied Agatha rather
tartly.
"Oh, what a pity! Could I have
done anything? I never heard 9
sound" cried Lizzie e%ffusively.
"No. there was nothing you coult
have DONE" said Agatha.
ITS very bad for your voice, Miss
Redmond, staying UP all night" wen
on Lizzie solicitously. You're qrtt,
pale this morning. And with YOU
western tour ahead Of you'll"
Agatha let these adjurations 60 un
answered. 1t occurred to Lizzie tina
possibly she had allied herself with
mistress who was foolish enough Il
ruin her public career by private fol
lies, such al worrying about sick pee
pie. Heaven, in Lizzie's eyes, was tn,
glare of publicity; and since she wa
unable to shine in 1t herself, she love,
to be attached to somebody who could
Her fidelity was based on Agatha
celebrity as a singer. She would hav
preferred serving an actress who wa
all the rage, but considered a popula
singer, who paid literally. rs the mex
best thing.
There was always enough commoi
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31
SYNOPSIS.

Agatha Redmond. opera singer, starting
for an auto drive In New York, finds a
stranger sem as her chauffeur. Later
she Is accosted by a stranger who cllmDs
Into the auto and chloroforms her. James
Hambleton of Lynn, Mass, witnesses the
abduction Of Agatha Redmond. HANDLE
ton sees Agatha forcibly taken aboard a
yacht. He secures a tug and when near
the yacht drops overheard. Aleck van
Camp, friend of Hambleton, madam ap-
pointment with him, Not meeting Ham
bleton, he makes a cali upon frfena1,
Madame and Miss Melanie Reynier- he
proposes to the latter and Is refused. the
three arrange a coast trip on van camp s
yacht. the Sea Gull. Hambleton wakes
up on board the Jeanne D'Arc. the yacht
on which is Agatha Redmond. He meets
a man who introduces himself as Mon
sleur Chatelard. who is Agatha's abduc-
tor. They fight, but are interrupted oy
the sinking of the vessel. Jimmy ana
Agatha are abandoned by the crew, who
take to the boats. Jimmy n Agatha
swim for hours and finally reach shore
In a thoroughly exhausted condltlon, tte-
covering slightly, the pair find Hand, the
chauffeur who assisted In Agatha's alb
duction, He agrees to help them. Jim Is
delirlous and on the verge of death. HAND
goes for help, He returns with Or.
Thayer. who revives Jim, and the party
Is conveyed to Charlesport, where Aga
tha's property Is located. Van Camp ana
his party, in the Sea Gull. reach Charles
port and get tidings of the wreck of the
Jeanne D'Arc. Aleck finds Jim on the
verge Of death and Agatha in despair.
DR.. Thayer declares his sister, Mrs. Stod-
dard, is the only one who can save Jim.
She is a woman of strong religious con-
v%ictlons, and dislikes Agatha on account
Of her profession. She refuses to nurse
Jim. Agatha pleads with her and she
consents TO take the case. Hand explains
how he escaped from the wreck, though
he will say nothing concerning the alb
duction. Lizzie, Agatha's maid, arrives
from New York. The fight for Jim's
life goes on. Van Camp hears Agatha's
story and gets on the track of Chatelard.
who escaped from the wreck. '
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31
Little Demand for Leeches

French leeches was the marshes
around Bordeaux. A poor peasant
named Beohade was the creator Of
the industry. He rented a tract Of
marsh land for about $50. and this.
when properly stocked with leeches,
became worth $4,000.
Bechade collected the leeches by
buying all the worn out horses he
could get hold Of and driving them
into the marshes five or six times
a month, especially in April, May,
June, October and November. Be
chade's business flourished, and when
he died he was worth 1000. 000f.
After a while the French leech
trade was ruined, not only on account
Of the great decline IN the demand,
but on account OF the accessibility Of
other sources Of supply brought about
by the Improved facilities OF trans.
port. fast trains bringing them in a
short time from Turkey Bohenuia and
DalmatIa. and TO q more limited ex-
tent from Algeria and Russia.-Medi-
cal Brief.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31
Keeping Cut Flowers Fresh

per which has been soaked in water.
Over this tuck a newspaper. In the
mosning the flowers will be found as
fair as the night previous.
Roses fade sooner than almost any
flowers. Heliotrope will wither and
blacken with the Ntenderest care. n
should be nipped from a bouquet as
soon as It loses freshness. Lilies,
tulips. narcissus. euphorbias, hya-
cinths and all flowers with suculent
stems can be preserved several days.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31
Almost Nothing Compared With What
II Used to Be Only a Few
Years Ago.

Forty years ago there were in
Paris alone 10 wholesale dealers In
leeches, each of whom sold between
300. 900 and 400, 900 leeches monthly,
for which they received on an aver
age about $50 a thousand.
Today there Is only n dealer In
the capital and he gets from six to
seven francs ($t.2O to $1.4o) a hun
dred His name Is Leya and he han
dies about 100000 per month, his best
market being the United States. He
has sometimes half q million IN
stock Ltase
In former times the Paris poor law
ADMINISTRATION purchased $4,000
francs fs16oOo1 worth a year this
vas "A tho aos and i40s OF ths 10th
century ghs Standardization nov finda
itself amply supplied With $40 WORTH
annually
The great breeding ground eoE
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31
Aged Pastors Go 10 School.

Columbia.-Thirteen pastors Of
churches enrolled in the preachers
short course at the summer school at
Columbia. Rural problems, rural ed
ucation and courses of a practical kind
devised to acquaint the pastor with
some of the latest thoughts in agri-
culture, are included. The pastors en-
rolled are mostly gray-haired men
and they came from small towns and
from the country. The summer
course for preachers ia an innovation
and is the first Of its kind aver of.
fered by a state university.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31
XVII.
The Turn of the Tide.

The Turn OF the Tide.
Lights in a country house at night
are often the signal of birth or death,
sometimes Of both. The old red house
threw its beacon from almost every
window that night, and seemed mute
ly to defy the onslaught of enveloping
darkness, whether Plutonic or Stygian.
Time was when Parson Thayer's IL
brary lamp burned nightly into the lit
tie hours, and through the uncurtained
windows the ~churChyard ghosts, had
they wandered that way, could have
see his long thin form, wrapped in a
paisley cloth dressing-gown, sitting in
the glow. He would have been read
Ing some old leather-bound volume,
and would have remained for hours
almost as quiet and nokseless as the
ghosts themselves. Now he had stepped
across the threshold and joined them,
and new spirits had come to burn the
light in the old red house.
Agatha, half-dressed, had slept, and
woke feeling that the night must be
far advanced. The house was very
still, with no sound or echo of the in
coherent tones which, for now many
days, had come from the room down
the hall. She lit a candle, and the
Bputtering match seemed to fill the
house with noise. Her clock indicated
a little past midnight. 1t was only
twenty minutes since she had lain
down, but she was wide awake and
refreshed. While she was pinning up
her hair In a big mass on the top of
her head, she heard in the hall slow,
steady steps, firm but not heavy, even
as in daytime. Susan Stoddard did
not tiptoe.
Agatha was at the door before she
could knock.
you had better come for a few
minutes" Mrs. Stoddard said. The
tones were, in themselves, an adiura-
ton to faith and fortitude.
Eyes, l will come" said Agatha.
They walked together down the dimly
lighted hall, each woman in her W
way proving how strong and efficient
is the discipline of se~lf-control.
In the sick-room q screen shaded
the light from the bed, which had been
pulled out almost into the middle OF
the room. Near the bed was a table
with bottles, glasses, a covered pitch.
er, and on the floor an oxygen tank
Doctor Thayer's massive figure was in
the shadow close to the bed, and
Aleck Van Camp leaned over the
curved footboard. James lay on his
pillow, a ghost of a man, still as death
itself. As Agatha grew accustomed Il
the light, she saw that his eyes were
closed, the lips under the ragged
beard were drawn and slightly part
ed; his forehead was the pallid fore
head Of death-in-life. Neither the doc
tor nor Aleck moved or turned thei
gaze. from the bed as Agatha and Mrs
6toddard entered. The air was still
and the profound silence without wa
as a mighty reservoir for the silenc,
within.
Agatha stood by the footboard BE-
side Aleck, while Mrs. Stoddard, get
ting a warm freestone from the invis
ible Mr.. Hand in the hall, placed 1
beneath the bedclothes. Aleck VA
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31
chnd,s Narrow Eacape.

A little ~four-year-old San Bernardino
(Cal.) girl, Harriet Strang. recently
had a remarkable escape from death.
She picked up a rattlesnake and car
ried 1t some distance to the porch Of
her home, where she let the reptile
bitoe the house dog. The dog died in
agony two hours later. The dogs
cries attracted notice and the parents
despatched the deadly reptile before
1t could do further injury.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31
Two Systems Compared.

A government. says a writer in the
Twentieth Century Magazine, which
tells you how to carry your umbrella,
which forbids ladies who wear long
hatpins to enter railway trains. which
fines you If you throw cigar stubs or
papers on the street. which does not
permit your children to make a noise
so that others are disturbed-such a
government does restrict individual
liberty. but Just as certainly 1t en-
larges the common liberties and pleas
r OF everybody. The government
thus eulogized Is that of Germany,
which the writer quoted prefers to our
"go-aayou-please" system.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31
Aids to AgrIcuIturIsts.

The birds OF field and forest In
America have been 80 thinned In num-
bers that countless insects are now.
working havoc among the crops OF
grain and fruit. Hence bird culture
has been undertaken on a large scale
In some states, a wealthy philan.
throbist OF Michigan, near Detroit.
has get ap $500 acres or land Tor
the exclusive use and protection Of
birds
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1913-07-31
seaweed In

1t is always known that seaweed
contained q large quantity OF iodine,
but today 1t Is used in the manufac-
ture Of q certain kind OF cloth. while
certain species ars eaten under tho
names Of "dulse,' stoke and eur
rageen." Kelp 10 burned seaweed.
and Devonshire seaweed Is used for
a large number Of purposes; ther~.
fore, the seaweed CATERERS Of today
are in a better position than @ves
before.