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The citizen., 1914-04-17
Brother of Famous Ethan Alien.

Ira Allen, younger brother OF
Ethan Allen and one of the founders
of Vermont, died 100 years ago in Phil
adelphia Born in Connecticut in 1751,
Ira Allen accompanied his brothers to
Vermont at the age Of twenty, and in
one year became an extensive land
proprietor. He was lieutenant in Col
onel Warmers regiment in the Canada
campaign, and a confidant of General
Montgomery. He was first treasurer
of Vermont and member of the board
of war during the Revolution. He was
prominent in the Haldiman negotia-
tions, and while his conduct gave some
color to the charge that he was ready
to surrender the territory OF Vermont
to the crown, the fact remains that his
action delayed the consummation OF
an agreement and saved the territory
to the United States. In the latter
years of his life Allen met with finan-
cial reverses and at the time OF his
death he was harassed by creditors
and lawsuits
The citizen., 1914-04-17
Lost Benefactrese

Many years ago every Christmas
eve, there came to the workhouse in
Tanner street, Bermondsey, rich
woman. She drove up in her car
riage to the workhouse, and the car
riage was filed with Christmas gifts
for the paupers. The woman came
for five years; then Christmas eve
arrived and the inmates waited for
her In vain
The years passed, and then, when
Christmas eve came around, the ma
tron, who was distributing some'small
presents to the old women in one of
the wards said: To-day some kind
friend has sent these. But we still
remember the good fairy who came
for SO many years on Christmas eve
and was SO generous to us. / won
der why she has giyenrup coming.A Per.
haps she is dead. THE Referee.
The citizen., 1914-04-17
MOVING 1856 MILES A SECOND
That ls the Speed of the Greatest
Aebuia, II Figures Lately Com
piled Are Correct.

A great deal of controversy has
been waged about the structure and
composition of the great spiral ne
bula in Andromeda, the most beauti-
full and striking apparition which ce-
lestial photography has revealed.
1t was suggested some two years
ago that the nebula was not gaseous,
but was a universe of stars external
to our own galaxy. This inference,
made by V. M. Slipher, was based on
the appearance Of certain lines in its
light spectrum which were inconsist-
ent with the idea that it was gase-
Gus nebula.
The same observer by examining
the shift Of the lines in its spectrum
from four good plates obtained
some months ag0-has calculated the
speed at which the nebula is moving.
He obtains the startling result that
the nebula is approaching us at the
rate of 1856 miles q second.
1t is a little difficult to credit that
such a vast object as this. which at
the least estimate must be hundreds
of millions of miles in diameter, could
be moving at so great speed
Moreover, no movement sideways
of the nebula has ever been detected,
and therefore, since 1t does not seem
probable that it can be coming toward
our telescopes directly head on" it
must either be 1t very great dis
tance or else there is something
wrong in the observations.
The citizen., 1914-04-17
We Should Grow
Our Own Nitrogen
Using Legumes In Our Crop Rotation
Will Save Buying Nitrogen
Fertilizers.
w. e. HANGER.
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.


Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station.
The air we breathe is made up Of
about 80 per cent. nitrogen, yet every
year we are spending thousands of dol
lars on Maryland farms for nitrogen
to feed our crops. If we could use
this nitrogen in the air, we would
never need to worry about using up
our supply. On the other hand, the
commercial nitrogen we buy costs
from Is to 25 cents pound, and is
easily lost from the soil. So we need
to look for cheaper and more lasting
form of nitrogen supply.
Certain plants known as legumes
such as the cloyers, alfalfa, COW peas,
vetch, and soy beans are able to take
up this nitrogen from the air in small
quantities and store it in their roots.
Beside the nitrogen stored in this way,
we get from to pounds per acre in
the rain fall which may be largely
saved and used by our crops if there
is plenty of humus in the soil. This
last amount is about what we put on
the land in using 200 pounds of COM
mercial fertilizer containing per
cent of nitrogen. Now, when it is
possible to add nitrogen in this fashion
at practically no cost, can we afford
to spend our money for commercial
nitrogen at 20 cents pound?
The citizen., 1914-04-17
Human APurchaee In AfrIca.

Lecturing on his African expert
ences, traveller says he once saw a
native sold as slave for seven goats.
which in open market fetched $144
apiece. AS values go in some parts of
Africa, the price was high, for with
IN few hundred miles Of the equa-
tor wives are transferred for less.
Marriage. of course, is by barter, and
the indemnity demanded by father
for the loss of daughter used to be
$2.40 from the bridegroom. Today it
has risen to about $5, but the scale of
values is shown by the fact that
native will gladly give his labor for a
week in return for an empty medicine
bottle with a tmetalA screw stopper.
The citizen., 1914-04-17
COMFORTABLE QUARTERS.

The yards are the same width as the
pens and extend out twenty feet from
the front wall. The height of the
front wall is seven feet, the entire
building, outside wall and division
pens, up to a height of feet inches
being Of cement. The remainder of
the building is built of timber The
division walls being built of cement
instead of wire has done away with
all trouble from hogs breaking through
from one pen to another.
This building is giving splendid re-
suits with winter litters at the present
time. The plan followed in its con-
struction or some modification of it is
well suited to any farm where hogs
are being handled as money making
proposition. Interested parties are
cordially welcomed to inspect the
building and premises at any time.
The citizen., 1914-04-17
Force of Habit.

They were speaking of the force of
habit, and Henry c. Hall, recently made
member of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, was reminded of pretty
little telephone girl, named Miss Marie
One night Miss Marie went to church
and, being somewhat tired. she fell
asleep during the rather protracted ser
mon. Finally the sermon was ended,
and after the usual prayer the minister
picked up the hymna.
Brethren and sisters" he announced,
glancing first at the choir and then at
the congregation, I'VE shall sing hymn
three forty-three. Hymn three forty
three"
1.-The line is busy" cried Miss Marie,
suddenly waking and hearing the dom
inie's last words. ''Please call again"
-Philadel phia Telegraph.
The citizen., 1914-04-17
PROVES MAN OF STANDING
ply in Walters Idea of
Having Credit.

For the twentieth time Dave, the
waiter, pushed pencil insinuatingly
toward the regular customer as he pre-
sented the check for the meal. For
the twentieth time the regular Gus
toner, heroically resisting temptation,
averred that he had always paid cash
and always meant to pay cash.
Dave" he added, you shouldn't
tempt me this way. Don't you think a
man ought to be proud of paying cash
or his meals? I'm proud of it. Don't
tamper with my virtue"
Whereat Dave, looking pityingly
upon the customer. enunciated the fol.
lowing:
Proud? Why should you be
proud? Hasn't it ever occurred to you
that anybody-some one we've never
seen in our lives at this restaurant
and don't know from Adam-can come
in here and pay cash for what he gets? ?
Now, l ask you, can any Tom, Dick
or Harry sign his check?
No, sir. To have credit, man must
have standing. The fact that you sign
for your meals gives you standing.
1t means that you're a regular fellow;
that you're known and respected. Pay
cash? Bab Any fool can do that?'
Without another word the regular
customer picked up the pencil, wrote
his name on the check. and put down
a quarter for a tip.
'7Confound you, Dave" he said;
you've converted me"
The citizen., 1914-04-17
OFFICIAL DIRECTORY.
List of Those Who Hold Office in
City and County, Elective and
Appointive.
FREDERICK COUNTY.

Circuit Court-Chief Judge, Hammond
Urner. Associate Judges, Glenn II.
Worthington, Edward c. Peter. Court
meets at Frederick City, first Monday in
February and September for Grand Jury
Terms, December, petit jury term; May,
non-iury ,erm.
Clerk of the Circuit Court-Harry w.
Bowers. Deputy Clerks, A d dip h u S
Fearhake, Charles B. Croft, |. n. 10y, M.
N. Nusg, Eli G. Haugh, Harry E. Chap
line and John H. Martz.
Register of Wills-Samuel ID. Thomas.
Deputies, ]. Fenton Thomas, {. II.
Kreh.
Orphans Court-John c. Castle, Chief
Judge; Iohn w. Mumford, Albert w.
Ecker. Orphans Court meets every
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday OF
each week.
County Treasurer-Fred. W. Cramer.
County Commissioners ohm w Hol-
ter, President; I. n Mohler, Frank M
Stevens. 'ohn w. Humm, J. Steward An
nan. H. L. Gaver, Clerk. Jacob Rohr
back, Attorney.
Board OF Charities and Correction
David Cramer, president; Jacob B. Flock,
secretary; Jacob b. Tyson, treasurer;
Samuel U. Gregg, superintendent; Mil
lard F. Perry, clerk.
School Commissioners--John S New
man. president; P. +. Lee, w. p. MorSell,
DR. c. l.. Wachter, A. w. Nicodemus,
Jr, and Cyrus Flock; E. L. Coblentz,
attorney.
Secretary, Treasurer and Examiner
John T. White; Assistant, Lloyd Palmer,
States Attoney-Samuel A. Lewis.
Sheriff. D. Conard. Ir. Deputies,
VIM. s. Haller, Office Deputy; James A..
Jones, Riding Deputy; Charles w. Smith,
Turnkey.
Supervisors of Electons-Garrett s.
DeGrange, president; William B. James,
Republicans, and Joseph F. Eisenheaur,
Democrat; Clerk, Claggett E. Remsberg.
Surveyor-Emorv c. Crum.
The citizen., 1914-04-17
Maryland grows something like $50

Maryland grows something like $780,
600 acres of corn annually. An in
crease of but single bushel per acre,
which is less than has been obtained
in Delaware, would add to the value
of the crop in the state to the extent
of S403, 900 per year. Maryland grows
$4,000 acres of wheat per year An
increase of but single bushel per
year, and this amount is easy to OBJ
tain, would increase the resources of
the state $4,000 per year. In other
words, an increase of one bushel per
acre in the yields of two of her largest
crops, in a single year, would practic-
ally build and equip an Agricultural
College that would compare favorably
with that of almost any other state.
The citizen., 1914-04-17
A Wonderful Raspberry.

An Italian planter named Ranere. liv
ing near Hammonton, New Jersey. re-
Gently discovered continuous bearing
raspberry, of remarkable size and flavor,
and Welding from two to three full crops
annually. Upon receipt OF Size, we will
forward by parcel post prepaid, twenty
(2o) tirst-year. 'Ranere raspberry plants
from my gardens. The above number
will yied several hundred cuttings for
transplanting the second year. Address,
"The Maple Villa Santarium. Hammon-
ton, New Jersey. "-Advt.
The citizen., 1914-04-17
NersatiIe Anime Guide.

In q lecture recently on some Alpine
adventures Julian Grande, F. R. G. s.,
said that 95 per cent. of Alpine acci-
dents were due to climbing without a
guide. The Alpine guide was won
derful fellow. He had to undergo three
years apprenticeship before receiving
his license and had to pass an exami-
nation in topography and geography as
well as in ambulance work. He knew
also how to sew and how to cook, and
his charge was s. q day and all found.
The citizen., 1914-04-17
FREDERICK PosroFF1cE OFFICIALS.

Postmaster, William c. Birely; Assis-
tant Postmaster. James w. Robinson;
Clerks, William Himbury, Irwin s. Biser,
William Harley, Oscar Kefauver and
John Staley.
CITY Carriers: Edward Moberly, J. E.
Duvall, Charles Roderick, Edward Sim,
Edward Eader and Geo. Crum.
R. D. Carriers from Frederick: c. NJ.
Rhodes, Route I, to Mt. Pleasant, etc
w. G. Miller, No. 2, to Pearl, etc. J. V.
Roderick, No 3, to The Manor, etc. ].
M. Grove, No. q, to Jefferson, ETC.; A. S.
Consol. No. S, to Braddock, ETC.; w. n.
Martz No. 6, to Yellow Springs, etc; w.
The citizen., 1914-04-17
Knights of Columbus to HOLD
State Convention.

The annual State Convention of the
Knights OF Columbus will be held at the
Knights of Columbus Home. North Mar.
ket street, this city, on May the 18th.
The local council is making preparations
for the reception and entertainment OF
the visitors. State Deputy Francis A.
Wolfhope,, OF Cumberland, will preside.
The citizen., 1914-04-17
For Better Railroad Service.

With view Of securing information
before the railroads put into effect their
summer schedules, Secretary Lloyd T.
MacCill, of the Frederick Board of
Trade, is getting schedules OF the var
ious railroads from travelling men. Mr.
MacGill hopes to have the railroads in
this vicinity guided to some extent
by the views obtained
The citizen., 1914-04-17
Old Fire Place a Real Gold Mine

Mr.. Daniel Rohrback, of Locust
Valley four miles southwest OF Middle.
town, this county, while tearing out an
old fire place, was astonished to find that
he had unearthed a real gold mine. In
among the stones he found $45 in bright.
shining gold pieces. There were I3 one
dollar gold pieces. There was also nine
two-and-a-half dollar pieces, and two
five-dolar pieces. The coins were
about rs years old. The money was ev-
identity placed there many years ago by
the then owner OF the house.
The citizen., 1914-04-17
A Comfortable
House for Your Hogs
Increased Profit Will Prove Wisdom
Of Proper Housing.
C. L. OPPERMAN.

2. u. OPPEhMAN.
Maryland Agricultural Experiment
Station
Maryland farmers probably make
more clear money out of hogs than
from any other kind of live stock on
their farms. Naturally we should ex-
pect them in consequence to be the
best housed and cared for stock on the
place. The opposite is too often the
case. Too many farmers have the
notion that anything is good enough
for hog. If, however, they would
invest a little time and money in re-
placing the make shift shacks they
use, their profit on their hogs might
readily be doubled.
The citizen., 1914-04-17
@. F. Beckley Visits the Home of
His Birth.

After an absence Of about twenty
years, Mr.. Constantine F. Beckley, now
of Richmond, Virginia, visited his old
home during the Easter holidays. Mr..
Beckley is engaged in business with the
Harper Hardware Company. of Rich
mond. Virginia. He paid visit to THE
CITIZEN Office. He is stopping at the
home Of his sisters, the Misses Beckley,
South Market street, this city.
Wireless makes it possible to signal
The citizen., 1914-04-17

Wireless makes it possible to signal
moving trains.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-06

The writers represented in this
list are not only popular" writers
writers who are capable of pro-
ducing fiction vital and stimulating
enough to rank them as "beSt sell
ers"-but they are classic writers,
many of them. They have, and
are producing, the backbone of
current American and English fic-
ton.
Many of them are already your
friends through some great books
from their pens and you will be
anxious to meet them all again.
There is STEWART EDWARD
WHITE, who wrote that famous
story, "The Blazed Trail" which
led the way for all the flood of
outdoor" books we have been in
undated with the past decade.
And EDITH WHARTONS
blouse of Mirth"-Surely you re-
member that biting, singing satire
on the "joys" of New York society,
as well as her latest contribution to
literature, "The Custom of the
Country"
Have you read "The Awaken
Ing of Helena Ritchie," or did you
see the great emotional actress,
Margaret Anglin, play in it? Then
you know the brilliance that flows
from the pen of MARGARET
DELAND.
Everyone knows REX BEACH,
author of "The Spoilers" just as
everyone knows JACK LONDON,
who wrote "The Call of the Wild"
"The Trail of the Lonesome.
Pine" has made its author, JOHN
FOX, JR., so well-known that
even song writers have built bal
lads about his pretty story, and
GEORGE BERNARD SHAW gets
so much newspaper comment that
he has become an institution.
MYRA KELLY has made thou
sands upon thousands of friends
by her stories of the little children
of New YOrk'S great east side; We
have a star story by her.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-06

SIR GILBERT PARKER con-
quered us all with "The Right of
Way" that terrible, thrilling life of
Charlie Steele" as for w. B.
MAXWELL, England is "raving'
now over his study of a man en-
titled ''In Cotton WOOL"
The really penetrating literary
critics of what Herbert Quick
terms "the greater EngliShry'
have hailed "PredeStined," book
written by STEPHEN FRENCH
WHITMAN, as one of the really
Superlative literary performances
of 10 years; we have a story by
him that will show you why.
Then there is a cleaning, gilt
tering tale by MARY ROBERTS
RINEHART, the woman who
cheered up the whole world with
her "Seven DayS"-you'i like
"The Dancer at the Tatarin,"
which we will soon present.
Simple SeptimuS" made every
schoolgirl friend of quaint, quiz
Zical WILLIAM j. LOCKE and
ALFRED HENRY LEWIS is Simp-
ly one of the whole great American
family.
"PigS Is Pigs" is all one has to
say concerning ELLIS PARKER
BUTLER = then everybody
laughs.
CONAN DOYLE is the same
as saying sherlock Holmes" his
great Sleuth character, and
JUSTUS MILES FORMAN, who
cut Tommy Cartaret" out of the
perfect crystal of his imagination,
tells some mystery stories of the
orient fully as amazing.
AS for GOUVERNEUR NOR
RIS and ROBERT w. CHAM
BERS-well, our readers tasted
the festal fare they provide for
ronance-hungry minds; we need
not stop to comment on them.
And there are others = all
equally great and interesting and
who will contribute wonderfully to
the enjoyment of your WINTER
SATURDAY NIGHTS.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-05
THE PERFECT SPELLER.
Test Him by Having Him Write This
tumble From Oictation..

Test Him by Having Him Write This
tumble From Dietation..
One occasionally comes across supe.
rior person who tells you he can easily
spell any word every printed In q die.
tionary. II ever you meet this type Of
man just ask somebody to dictate the
following tumble to him and see how
many mistakes be will make:
"Antinous. a disappointed. desiccated
physicist was peeling potatoes In an
embarrassing and harassing way. His
idiosyncrasy and privilege was to eat
mayOnnaiSe and mussels while staring
at the PIeiades and Selling peoples tri
cycles aud velocipedes. He was an
errihg teetotafer and had been on q
picayune jamboree. He rode a palfrey
stallion and carried salable PAPER
mache bouquet OF asters. phlOx. null
ein. chrysanthemums. rhododendrOus.
fuchsias and nasturtiums.
HE wore a sibyrs re>plcndent tur
quoise para phernalia, an ormolu yash
max and astrakhan chaparejOs. He
drank crystallizable and disagreeable
curacao juleps through Il sieve. He
stole some moneys and bid them under
peddler's mahogany bcdstead and
mattress.
Like fiend in an ecstasy of gayety
rushed after him into the maelstroln,
or melee and held him as In a wise. ]
could not feaze him. however. and he
addressed NE, with NutOcracy, In the
following imbecile words. which sound
ed like sOlil0quy or superspding
paean on an oboe: You are u ratabie
lunamoth. salaaming vizier an equi.
noctiai coryphee and an isosceles da
New York Mail.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-05
OUR LOPSIDED BODIES.
Legs, Arms. Hands and Ears Are Rare
" Perfectly Matched.

Legs. Arms. Hands and Ears Are Rare.
ly Perfectly Matched.
II venture to assert that II you meas
ure the legs Of every one In this court
you will not tnd person who has q
pair OF equal length" said DR.. 9. ".
Cooke Ia giving evidence In London
court.
'"The human body IL not symmet.
rical. as Is commonly believed" said a
widely known doctor. ''rhe legs vnry
In length and circumference, aud the
arms as WE'LL The right band Is usual.
" bigger than the left. because 1t Ia
used more. The head II by no rnea ma
regular In form--tn fact. 1t 10 often az
not lOpsided.
1.-THE left leg IL generally a little
longer than the right presumably to
counterfeit the overbalancing effect on
the body Of the right arm. which Is
usually somewhat heavier and longer
than the left, since ninety. Eve out OF
every hundred people use their right
arm more than their left The eyes,
too. are nearly always different both
In shape and strength. and through
sleeping more on one side than another
every mans ears are tilted ut different
angles. Feet, too. are nearly always
unlike In shape. due frequently 10 the
wearing Of III fitting boots Londcn
Mirror.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-05
HEART STRAIN.
Unusual Exertion May Cause Il, and
So May . Fit Of Temper.

OUUUUaJ Gx0VSto0 way NaUSO ~ oU0
So May . Fit Of Temper.
To keep your temper is rather
good idea. said DR.. Strickland Goodali
in a lecture at the Institute Of Hygiene.
Every time the heart contracts. he said.
its force would raise a weight of two
pounds to the height Of one foot, and
It does this from 20 to 14O times every
minute.
Acute heart strain was difficult to
produce in young. we'll nourished and
healthy adult. but 1t was very easy to
produce II the heart muscle was an
aemic or poisoned or was the seat OF
degenerative disease.
Running to catch a train increased
the hearts work BY 22S foot pounds a
minute. Ascending q staircase slowly
increased the hearts work by 1l2 foot
pounds; ascending quickly by 152 foot
pounds.
The enormous amount Of total extra
work done by the heart was shown IN
the experiment of riding a bicycle up
bill. the gradient Of which was one IN
ten and the length 2.904 feet. The ride
occupied three and one half minutes.
and the total extra work done by the
heart was no less than one and one
eighth foot tons.
A rest of half an hour daily would
save In year 2l0U0 foot pounds Of
work on the heart. London Chronicle
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-05
An Old Enelish Custom,

In the northern counties Of England
there was practiced at Easter up to
at least half century ago the curious
custom Of lifting" It may still exist
I have before me. writes correspond.
ent newspaper cutting Of 1850. giving
an account By an indignant CONNER.
cial traveller OF the ritual to which he
was subjected on Easter Tuesday by
the maids Of hotel at Crewe. He
was placed In h chair. lifted three
times and kissed BY the merry revea
ers. 1t appeared that a like privilege
might have been his for the exercis-
Ing on Easter Monday-a privilege
which absence made impossible. There
Is remonstrance Of century earlier
by a man who was treated by the
maids OF the Talbot inn. Shrewsbury,
in similar fashion. but who In ad-
dition had to pay fee. -Loudon ChrOn
tcle.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-05
Breaking Out the Colors.

A pretty sight aboard ship Is the
breaking ont Of the flags on reaching
q port At the appointed time sea
man takes his station at the forward
mast and another at the rear mast
In his hand Is small silken bundle.
tightly rolled. This 10 sent aloft
When the signal to break out the col
oru II given a cord IL pulled. the bun
die unrolls. and splendid silk Gag
cutters out into the breeze At the
foremost IL that Of the nation whose
port the ship IL entering. while that on
the rear mast Is the dag Of the steam
chip company. the ships nationality
being advertised by large flag at the
stern. The latter II lowered or dipped
By way Of salute when another steam
q IL passed ont in the ocean.-St Louis
Globe Democrat
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1914-06-05
unbsarabie Perfumes.

The perfume of flowers can make
some people shiver. A member Of the
London Spiritualist Alliance tells Of Q
woman who breads the smell Of hya
cinths. Once Mt party the hostess
knowing her visitors horror OF the
6owers. bid them behind screen. yet
although they were concerted from
view the wor IN detected them and
Tainted shortly after entering thu
ROOM. The Princess Of IAmballe. y
friend Of Marie Ant0tnette and vic.
dim OF the French revolution. would al
ways turn pale at the sight Of violet,
and Vincent. the painter. swooned 1t
the smell Ut roses.