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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
ANNAPOLIS NEWS
Or. 3. VERNON CECIL RESIGNS
iives Up Vice-Presdency Of Saint
Johns College.

Dr. B. Vernon Cecil, for 10 years
i,ice-president of St. Johns College,
and for Il years connected with the
$aculty of the venerable institution,
mas rendered his resignation to the
Board OF Governors and Visitors. The
resignation viii be formally presented
to the board at its next meeting. Dr..
Cecil resigns because of impaired
health.
Professor Cecil, who is a native OF
Howard county, graduated from st.
Johns with the class of 1890. Later
he spent year at the Johns Hopkins
University. Baltimore. and for a few
years thereafter he taught at differeA,
places. For one year he was an in
structor in the preparatory depart
mant of St. Johns In 1895 he was
appointed to the chair of physics and
chemistry at the institution. and in
1903 he was made yice-president Of the
college
Or. Cecil always manifested a deep.
seated interest in the welfare of his
alma mater scholastic and otherwise.
For years he was a moving spirit in
the promotion of athletics among the
cadets
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
JLIU III A41
BALTIMORE LETTER.


While considerable opposition mas de'
veloped against State Senator Blair Lee
for the short term United States Sena'
torial nomination, as vet II has no, crys
talliled behind any man whose name mas
been mentioned in connection win thte
office In Baltimore City there IS mucr
opposition to Senator Lee at present
while reports received from every sector
OF the State shows that the oppoSl'ion j.
widespread and general, but as YET ne
definite move has besn made to place
candidate against Senator Blair Lee
Although Mayor Preston Is not dtscussins
the Senalorship for publication, II IS aIs'
true that a vast majority OF Democra!t
4 who are opposed TO Senator Lee are i
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
REALLY CLEVER OF JOHNNY
Unfortunate MIR. Smith Had to Join
in the Laugh That Followed dag
nosis OF Small Boy.

Reference being made az a banquet
some time since to the wonderful say
ings OF the Youngsters. Gov. Ben w.
Hooper of Tennessee was reminded
Of the innocent remark OF little
Nashville boy.
One afternoon the governor said,
the little boy returned from school
complaining that he had a stomach
ache His mother explained that the
ache vas due 10 the fact that his
stomach was empty, and that he
would feel better if he had something
in it
TWO evenings later a young man
called TO see little Johnnys sweet
sister Sitting in the parlor waiting
for the family to retire, the young
man remarked that he had a heal
ache
y know what's the matter with it
Mr.. Smith" exclaimed Johnny, with
great promptness.
Do you really Johnny" indulgent
ly smiled Mr. Smith
Yes" was the startling eXplana
ton Of Johnny Its empty Youc
feel better if you had something il
it."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
cWZHRAczz .MLDE az

Colon. C. IF you wish to hear
language" just say "Cucaracha" to
one of the engineers engaged in build.
ing the central division of the Panama
canal
Cucaracha in Spanish means a
cockroach. In the Canal Zone it
means the greatest of the numerous
slides that have made the completion
of the Culebra cut so different and so
expensive. Why that slide was named
the cockroach | could not discover
Certainly even the Panamanian cock
roach is not so large, and he moves
much more swiftly.
Before the first French company
quit operations in 1889 the Cucaracha
began TO slide, and it first gave the
Americans trouble in 1905, the second
year of their work on the canal. Be-
tween then and July /, 1912, nearly
100000 cubic yards of material was
removed from the canal because OF
it. The slide had broken nearly 1900
feet from the axis of the canal, and
covered an area of A. acres Last fall
the engineers were cOngratulating
themselves on having the cockroach
stopped. but in January it started
moving again, and nearly covered the
bottom OF tha CIT.
What is gong to be the cost of
that slide to the Unted States"
asked Colonel Goethals as We stood at
the edge OF the Culebra cut and look,
ed across the chasm to where the
steam shovels and hundreds of men
were laborng TO remove the vast
mass OF earth and rock
Well" the chief engineer replied, our
estimate is that by the time it is all
cleared up it will have required the
expenditure of about $5,000,090 more
than the cut would have cost if the
slide had not occurred. 1t is still NOV
ing. and has broken so far back that
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
DIR. HOPKINS BILL HELD UP,
Anne Arundel County Commissioners
Must Appear Before Court.

Judge Brashears in the Anne Arun-
del Circuit Court signed an order call
ing on the County Commissioners to
show cause why an injunction should
not he issued restraining them from
paying bill of $3.50. presented by Dr..
Walton II. Hopkins, the county health
officer, for services in the recent out.
break OF smallpox in the county. The
bill represents professional services
rendered Is colored patients over a
period OF "a days. or fee of $40 a day
for the doctor.
The petition, which was filed by Mr.
Walter II. Hart. president, and Mr.. w.
Edward Cecil, of the Taxpayers
League, an incorporated association,
sets forth that the County Commits.
siouers are without authority to pay
this bill, claiming that the services
rendered by Dr. Hopkins are part OF
the regular duties of the county health
officer for which salary of $500 q
year is paid.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

now we are shoveling the crest away
from the canal in order to relieve the
pressure from above. Before the move
ment in January began the excavation
in the cut at that point had been
carried to within 10 feet of the canal
bottom. Digging out that Is feet Of
material removed the support of the
Cucaracha, and down it came If we
could have turned in the water and
taken out the Is feet with dredges,
think the pressure of the water would
have done much to prevent the slide"
What of the future?" | asked is
there any danger OF slides occurring
after the canal is opened?"
Absolutely none, believe" he an
swered. When the eXcavating and
dynamiting have ceased and the wa
ter is in. it will be quite safe. We
have the slides and breaks mapped
OUT as far back as there is any indi-
cation of their extending, and are
working back TO those lines. 1t is
merely matter of persistency and pa
tience."
When viii the water be let into
the cut?"
In October" replied Colonel Goe-
tlals. But there will be no celebra.
tor over the event. That one in Jan
uary, 1915, is giving us enough worry
aad we don't forget the premature and
ridiculous celebration b. Ferdinand de
l.euseps many years ago. We will just
turn The water in-thats all Then we
can complete the excavation there
Nth suction dredses. which will do
the work cheaply and rapidly"
And when will boats be passing
through the canal?'
That cannot say, but the sooner
Tie better, for the operating crews
must be properly trained before that
January celebration. | wouldn't have
an accident occur for anything. If we
cannot have commercial vessels going
through before then, shall ask the
government to send naval vessels
through, so the operating forces can
get the experience. Anyhow, | want
to see the canal opened to commerce
as soon as possible. for il is revenue
| am after"
Another day l stood with Col. D. D.
Gaillard, the engineer of the central
division, outside his office in Empire,
and watched his army laboring in the
cut, the completion Of which has
been his biggest task and greatest
glory Right at our feet a big area
had sunk down 20 feet in a night, and
if there had not been warnings of the
break a wing of the coloners office
building would have gone down with
it. we had just time to remove that
wing. said he, and my office force is
rather nervous now, for there are
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
Changes At Academy Approved.

Announcement was made at the
Naval Academy that the Navy De
partmont has approved Of the recon-
mendation of the academic board 70,
combining the departments of physic.
and chemistry and electrical engineer
ing under one head at the opening OF
the next academic year in October
Prof Nathaniel NJ. Terry head OF
the physics and chemistry department
is soon to be retired. He has been .
member of the corps of civilian in
structors for 40 years. most of the time
being spent at the academy.
Professor Terry will continue on
duty as department head until the
Navy Department designates the Off
Ger to preside over the combined de
partments. Nor will he give up in
struction work when he is formally
retired. for according to present plans
he is to become ons OF the staff o!
instructors at the Navy Post Graduate
School here
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

so much the better; but if not never
mind,
1t is, think. a great deal OWING Y
this habit of mind that the manns'
of the Burmese are usually so sV1I
children in civilization as they as
There is among them no rude lnqu''lI
tiveness and no desire to in an! SS
circumscribe your freedom by el'I'
remark or act. Surely Of all tnin5'
that cause trouble nothing is so cUI
mon among us as the lntefleieH
with each others ways, as the D'',
less giving of advice 1t seems u '''
of us that we are responsible hol O'
for ourselves, but also for ever! ~
else near Us; and so if we dlSappy.
of any act we are always III ".'
to express our disapprovai a"u
try and persuade the actor 10 Qua
OF thinking. We are forever '"in'
of others and trying to improve i"
as a nation we try TO coerce "'a
nations and to convert stronger u.
and as individuals we do me 'a
We are sure that other people cam,
but be better and happier foF u'
brought into our ways OF tnlnANs
force even. if necessary VIZ ''
philanthropy.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

The hign commissioner o Nm Zea-
land did no, like his reception in
London when he first went there-a
plaiu ciN-cn, then-24 years ago He
had nobody to talk to. and instead Of
staying a month or six weeks. as he
intended to. he departed within a few
days for Washington. where he APP
pears to have received what is known
as the glad hand Thomas Mac
Kcnzie took great pleasure in re.
calling his first impressions OF Lon
don at the Atlantic Union dinner in
that city recently.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
FOUND A WAY
To Be Clear of Coffee Troubles.

Husband and myself both had the
coffee habit. and finally his stomach
and kidneys got in such a bad condi-
ton that he vas compelled to give up
a good position that he had held for
years He was TOO sick to work. His
skin was yellow, and there didn't
seem to be an organ in his body that
was not affected
Il told him felt sure his sickness
was due to coffee and after some dis
cussion he decided TO give it up.
1T was struggle, because of the
powerful habit. One day we heard
about Postum and concluded to try it
and then it was easy TO leave of
coffee.
His fearful headaches grew less
frequent, his complexion began to
clear, kidneys grew better until at last
he was a new man altogether. as a re-
suit of leaving off coffee and taking up
Postum. Then began to drink it toe.
Although | was never as bad off as
my husband | was always very ner-
NOuS ana never at any time very
strong. only weighing 95 lbs before |
began to use Postum. Now | weigh
1i5 lbs. and can do as much work as
anyone my size. | think"
Name given by Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich Write for booklet, The
Road to MELVILLE"
Postum comes in two forms.
Regular Postum Unjust be boiled.)
Instant Postum doesn't require boil
ing, but is prepared instantly by stir
ring a level teaspoonful in an ordinary
cup of hot water, which makes it right
for most persons.
A big cup requires mere and some
people who like strong things put in
heaping spoonful and temper it with
large supply of cream.
Experiment until you know the
amount that pleases your palate and
have it served that way in the future
There's a Reason for Postum.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

Bin Nye was once introduced to
Wagner the composer In Then and
Nov Js.A Hole relates "Nye, the
American humorst brilliant as the
best. whose comedy never fails to
charm aud whose tragic death shall
never cease to mourn, told me thar
when he met Wagner he said to him.
Your music is beyond my compre-
hension. Drt ! always feel sure when
I hear it that it is really much better
than il sounds
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
Too Far in the Future.

OF a favorite child comrada Mr..
Clemens related that they once con
versed together grayeiy considering
the little girls plans for rearing her
future Children. of whom there were
to be two--a boy and girl. The
girl naturally enough. was 10 be
named after her mother Asked what
would be the boys name. the child
answered, "a reproachful look in her
brown eyes,
"Whv Nr Clemeus. how can |
know what | shall call him until /
know his fathers name"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
Not Practical

In Oregon law intended TO pre-
vent the marriage of the unfit has en-
countered a practical difficulty 1t
prescribed an examination Of the
blood as a precaution against nber-
culosis and other diseases, but the
fee fixed in the law was less than
physicians would accept, and they say
that for the work required SIS or $40
would not be TOO much If fitness for
marriage cannot be determined cheap
or than that, the Caucasian must be.
as Bret Harte put it. played out 1t
is unvise to make marriage laws bur
deusome- Springfield Republican.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
CLOCK SAVES LIFE OF YOV'
Sound of Alarm at OhusUa o.,
Leads Rescuer to Intenoeo ~
eide Just in Time.

New York. alarm ciocN' NM
began a long-continued rlnghb
unusual hour of $50 in the evsD ws,,
one of the rooms occupied Oy .. s 4
Berman and his son, Michder 5.hir
FORSYTH street, caused Max NuV ,o,,
tenant, to investigate RUBIN On 4
the son lying semi-consciou' - h
floor with a gas stove tube IL .BiI
mouth. Rubin gave the alarm arr ~ d
policeman restored the you'n
seriousness quickly. ..os Nd,
Young Berman told Detec .hs cIptI
and Spiro on the way 10 'nt lad bs|
street police station that ne ID I Surf|
out of work two months anu OurarAs5I
two days. His story was 20 qbsI
by a man in a restaurant, ~ nd
the detectives took him ioi phiv
The stranger said he was .I rb IN "a
Abrams. proprietor of a no ,s take \
nersville, and that he wou IN, u
young man there to give H'
ton for the summer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
Where the Calculator Scores

The best tradition requires that
whenever d lightning calculator tells
how many seconds there We're in the
life OF Methuselah some one must
shout: Wrong You've mu. it
this time I've figured the whole thing
out, and here are the figures.
Whereupon the lightning calculator re-
ceives an armful Of papers. glances
at tue FIRST few sheets, looks up, grin
ming and chuckies: Just as thought
You've forgotten the leap years
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

London.-A remarkable tran, ~. F.,
Hurmese character is their ann .r. a'
ness to interfere in other ,,o,'ss
Affairs. Whether it arises fro,, ~,
religion of self-culture or no I r, ,'v,
say but il is in full keeping ,.'s w "
Every mans acts and thoughts ara l.. "
own affair think the Burmans. o. -'
man is free to go his own 2,r w
think his own thoughts. to act hi, p"
acts, as long as he does NOT foo .,.',
annoy his neighbors. Each m.,
responsible for himself and IN, (,
self alone, and there is no roos r.
MIN to try and be guardian 80 IN s..
fellows. And so the Burma9 ,isay .
go his own Say, TO be a trpa ,,..
within certain limits; and HE fra.5a"
hat he demands for himself h. ,g
extend also to his reighbofs "a H..
very great and wide io} rar., :,
ward all his neishbors. NOT tbir,i,na
necessary 70 disapprove Of his nsi,,
bors' acts because they NAV M,
the same as his CWn, never r,i,.is.
1t necessary to interfere Win Nix
neighbors as long as the law, a..
not broken.
Our idea that what HABITS ara 3t
s"rent % our habits must be u,og,
ard being wrong require correction >,
our hands. is very far from n.
thoughts. He never de.iras TO ,,.o.
fere with anyone. Certain as ba i
hat his own IDEAS are brst 10 4, On,
'2n'ed with that knowledge and "a mr.
ce2seIcssly DESTROYS of p.oving h
ipon'other people
And 50 foreigner may 60 and 'jys
in a Burman village. may settle doy,
there and live his own life and follo.
his own customs in perfect freedom
may dress and eat and drink and Dr.y
and die as he likes No one will IN
;erfere No one will try and corac
him. no one will be forever insistp,
to him that he is an outcast ei,be,
from civilization of from religion Thu
people will accept him for what bs
is and leave the matter there. II 10
likes to change his ways and conform
to Burmese habits and Buddhist forms
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
TO HOLD WoMEN's INSTITUTES
Maryland Agricultural College Ar.
ranges Three Weeks Program.

Arrangements have been made by
the department Of farmers institutes
of the Maryland Agricultural College
to hold three weeks Of women's insti
tutes this month-one week on the
Eastern Shore, one in Southern Mary
land and one in Western Maryland
For some II years the institute work
has been almost entirely confined to
work for the men and farm, but now
some attention Is to be given to the
women and home.
DR.. Richard S Hill, the director, will
have charge of this new work and will
have on the program such well-known
specialists as Miss Burnite. in charge
of domestic science in the Caroline
county public schools, and Miss Win.
slow. domestic science teacher and
lecturer in Vermont and Massachu-
sets and assistant editor OF Good
Housekeeping who will have charge
of domestic science and home
economics work.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
President Will Spent Next I
at Blue Ridge Sunni

President Wilson is expected ~
the weekend at Blue Ridge Sur.y
1t IS announced that he wilek'
guest of John Shelton Williams Icf
secretary OF the treasury, at his tch
Chairman. it'll
1t is not known by whom h,nf
accompanied but it is probaEf IL
member of his Cabinet may "
weekend with him at Mr.. Villa -
Portable home. =
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

Most men who live in city hsyt
hard time provi7s TO their country
acquaintances that they are strictly
honest
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

Miss Pearl BiestCn. aged 10 years.
died as the result Of burns sustained
while curling her hair at the home Of
her uncle, Alvin Bieston, on the John
son farm. near Pinola She upset a jar
of coal oil and her dress caught fire
from the head of a match that flew
off when she struck it. She ran into
the yard. the wind tanning the flames
and nearly all her garments were burn
ed off
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
EnuiVOCal.

Isn't this adverse criticism hard
on nay ripe art"
It's rotten"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

There is no excuse for crime"
May be not, bet there's generally
a warrant for it,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

A ccncelted man is one who wants
10 talk about himself when you want
TO talk about yourself.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
Quite Literal.

Teacher Now. what is a sentence?
Bright Pupil Thirty days. miss
Boston Transcript
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

Smile and the world smiles with
you, unless you are in a prohibition
district
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

A successful politician is usually
machine made
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

cket picked OF $40 and valuable pa
: was held at Silver Spring recerii
object being TO get together, SIC
. least as this falls election u conf
Prominent among those preseid
, Thomas Dawson, Willis B. Bl
Ormsby McCammon, DR.. RYAN
eux. Frank l.. Hewitt and Galen ]
Mr. TAFT has been the Bull Moosei
in Montgomery county and has aI'r
prominent in the councils of thin
leaders of that party. ID. w. Balo
other of that connty's Bull Moose le
sent word that he was in full sy 4
with the object Of the meeting.
Those who attended the con-
unanimously agreed that full
should be placed in the field thisan
that the very best men availablur
he named, without regard to ck
they supported the Republican lp
Moose tickets last fall. 1t was
TO hold a big conference at Roc
The near future, At which it is pl; -,
select The candidates and make Gil
ments for all active campaign. ill
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

The order OF Heptasophs, Corr
r24, of York, Pa, will visit the
Labor Day, September I, a|e
their annual outing visiting TIL
ing points about Frederick ane
tho dow in indnloino in var''
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

Lightning played some peculiar
pranks on the Stafford Hall farm, near
Clearspring, owned by the heirs of the
late Governor William r Hamilton and
tenanted by Charles A. Hyde. A bolt
struck tall silo near the barn and
completely demolished it. A bolt
struck large oak tree 30 yards away
and cut it off about two feet from the
ground The tree then lodged upright
a few feet away.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

Records are fragile things; You
cant lower one without breaking it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

Although he was forced to retire
ment by reason of physical disability,
as a result OF the recent action of the
navy "plucking board Commander
Arthur B. Hoff. for the past year head
of the department of modern languages
at the Naval Academy, will be con-
tinued in that berth, probably until
the close of the next academic term in
June. 1914
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18
FREEDOM IN Burma
No One lnterferes in the lH.;,.
Of Another.

SemsrEahle Tr-it Of G2rns-o D..
ter Is Their u0'H!lingne,, =
tcrfeTe IN Other Psop,e,e a.,
ness-Each Acts for SELF
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

Jesse Ricketts, of Hagerstown, while
visiting his grandfather, Adam Bonzof.
at Pinesburg. was bitten on the hand
by copperhead snake. Young Rick
etts has made catching snakes a past
time He grabs them with his fingers
close behind the head. His arm. as
result of being bitten, is swollen to
three times its normal size as far up
as the shoulder.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

While waiting to take trains at the
Western Maryland depot at Pen-Mar
John Masters. Of Smithsburg. had his
,,ooIyot ,,;ci.ad ~ en- and valuabIp M
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1913-07-18

SEo" the various operations al ind ha
farm from the time OF Matching unr Ga
Hilling and picking. fled&e
IS intel
Cambridge las adopted milk oFtian
-, .,,,.;Ji,o, CO.. +ho tborough rrhO ar
'''n.e p'0, -, - Branc
ettioh anu III o' ''oLi VI M mn" of tn
,sre The Ordinance is modelled Currar
those in force in the lGrger cities. Sthe lat
srai of the smaller dealers have die fir:
continued business An up-to-d he ma
trs ric ordinance has also been adoptgresSiV
llthoug
, -, H.. t new:
uouoit luiie'" 'ooN p'"'9 been O
Ploomery church. near federaiSD'hnd the
wher James Christopher and his way. S
were buried side by side. ands o
each
Losing control of his motorcy as man
~, i Werrenfe'tz, of Hagerstown, WI W., 81 -
own on he road and severely inba Stat,
= about the hips and arms. tiends {
deClar
Mss Nellie Barr of Berke dacy fc
Springs. who swallowed quantity ant hgl
paris green because of disappointmf ware
in love. died after suffering intel diSo ~ =
pain Eighteen years old and Hives
orphan. she made her home with lis cand
and Mrs Redmond Unger She is d,oady {
viyed by one sister Miss Anna Bdbelieve
lent, d
rho ro.idepoe If Daniel p Sim, hnizatiO
Jr. near Fairview, was burned to nra ~" ~,
ground Tuesday. Mrs Shupps and as we
4yearold child. VINO were alone in in the
house were awakened by smoke fiji attitud
he BEDROOM. They escaped uninjuIe, cannC
pas 9Th