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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29
PROUD OF MADRID
Citizens of Spanish Capital Take
Great Pride in City.
Metropolis Has Lost Much of Its Old
Peculiar Picturesqueness-contains
Handsome Buildings, Fine Parks,
Drives and Public Gardens.

London.-"From Madrid to heaven,
and in heaven a spyhole to look at
Madrid" sums up in a sentence the
pride of the inhabitants of the Spanish
capital. True, cosmopolitan Madrid,
as it exists today, has lost much of the
old peculiar picturesqueness, but few,
il any, of the great capitals contain
more really handsome buildings, finer
parks, drives and public gardens.
A whole new city has arisen outside
the old boundaries, plaster has given
place to stone and marble, and the
statues, which so plentifully adorn its
plazas, are almost all works of art,
and worthy of their position. Electric
lights and street cars are everywhere.
The viaduct, markets, hospitals, public
buildings of all kinds, the palace-now
one of the finest in Europe-hotels
and private houses furnished with ev-
cry modern luxury, form a veritable
transformation scene, even for those
who remember the capital as recently
as in the time of Isabel II.
In Madrid all roads lead to the
Puerta del Sol, the Piccadilly Circus
of the Spanish capital, on which, or
in whose vicinity, are situated the ho-
tells Ten streets radiate from the
plaza, within which, from morning to
evening, and through the night itself,
the never-resting life of great part
of the populace wears itself out with
recreation. Noise and disquietude are
its elements of life. You will see mo-
tor wagons and clumsy carts drawn
by oxen, the grooming barrel wagon,
newsboys running and shrieking,
crowds promenading or sitting and
standing before the cafes-a life and
animation of irresistible charm to the
visitor.
All types of Madrid's population may
be seen here, from the bull fighter to
the great legislator. American and
English tourists mingle with the
throng; German commercial travellers
talk business to their customers on
the seats outside the cafes, and one
hears all the languages of Europe
spoken hereabouts.
Near by is the wagon corso. In two
closely crowded rows many gorgeous
and still more simple open wagons,
all with two horses, drive up and down
a good long hour before sunset. In
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29
GOOD FOR POLAR EXPLORERS
Frenchman's Invention of Much Bene
fit to Those Who Track Waste
Places of the Earth.

Count Bertrand de Lessups, son OF
the famous Frenchman of Suez canal
fame, has constructed an air-propelled
machine which is capable of attaining
speed of from fifteen to sixty miles
an hour over the snow, according to
the condition of the frozen roads. The
shoe-shaped chassis is attached to
broad, fiat metal runners, and vibra-
ton is reduced to a minimum by the
addition of strong springs. The pro
peller behind the pilot is well guard
ed by metal screen as protection
against any one approaching it close
ly. When snow falls wheels are placed
on the projecting pins, which lift the
ski from the ground, and the car will
then attain speed of nearly one hun
bred miles an hour. Some such ma
chine as this is to be taken into the
antarctic regions by Shackleton with
his forthcoming expedition. Abroad
this form of amusement is called aero
skiing.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29

energy. There was always fear and
dread in my mind, I had cold, nervous,
weak spells, hot flashes over my body.
1 had place in my right side that was
so sore that 1 could hardly bear the
weight OF my clothes. tried medicines
and doctors, but they did me little good.
and never expected to get out again.
l got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound and Blood Purifier, and GER
tainly would have been in grave or in an
asylum if your medicines had not saved
me. But now I can work all day, sleep
well at night, eat anything I want, have
no hot flashes or weak, nervous spells.
All pains, aches, fears and breads are
gone, my house, children and husband
are no longer neglected, as an almost
entirely free of the bad symptoms had
before taking your remedies, and all is
pleasure and happiness in my home. -
Mrs. JOSIE HAM, R. F. D. l, Box %.
Shamrock, Missouri.
IfyOu wantspecial advice write
Lydia e. Pinkham Medicine Co.,
(cOnfidentiaD Lynn. Mass.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29

the middle a broad road remains free,
and here you may see the royal equi-
page, with its prancing Andalusian
horses, and numerous four-horse car
riages, with powdered grooms. 1t is
the Rotten Row of Madrid, only with
carriages of more genuine magnifi-
cence and with women whose beauty
is world-famous.
At night the crowd in wagons and
on foot shifts slowly from the Retro
and the Prado up the broad Alcala,
past the high, projecting palace of the
minister of war and the new Bank of
Spain, or through the other streets
which lead up into the city. The men
fill the cafes, then they go to the the
aters, and finally to the club or eve
ming party, the latter being a promi-
nent feature of the city's domestic
life.
The Retro or Park Of Madrid is one
of the most beautiful pleasure
grounds in Europe 1t is not so neatly
kept up as the Thiergarten of Berlin.
but on account of the architectural
rigidity of the design, the splendor OF
the forest growth, the large lake. and
the broad, open plaza near shaded al.
leys and walks-above all. on account
of its high position over the valley of
the Prado-it excels the public gar.
dens of other large cities.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29
WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER
Child Learns That Joy Sometimes
Finds Deepest Expression
In Tears.

1t was a morning in early spring
the spring of '65. The orchard was
in full bloom and on the wind was
the odor of the poisoning crabapple
trees in the woods pasture. / was
sitting on the back doorstep eating
bowl of bread and milk and pausing
between spoonfuls to note the glory of
woods, pasture and blue sky. was but
four years old and the beauty Of the
world was just dawning on me. when
to my ears came sudden, far-off, dull
booms like sudden echoes of thunder.
The sky was without a cloud. Again
/ heard the dull boom. All! had
it,
Mother" l called, someone's
pounding on the side of Uncle Dawes
barn!"
She came to the door and listened.
Again came the dull. thunderous
sound. For a moment she listened
and then burst out sobbing.
Whats the matter, mother? Does
it scare you I'm not afraid"
She stopped over and gathered me
to her breast. The war is over. The
war is over" was all she could say.
but she said it over and over. THE
war is over and your father is COM
ing home"
Why. I'd think you'd laugh instead
OF cry, I'd think you'd be glad in
stead of sorry" Child that l was, /
knew not that icy sometimes finds
deepest expression in tears.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29

denng report of those killed in the engagement
Full lists were being published about the Memorial
day season. The Union loss at Champions Hill
was. according to General Grants memoirs, 4lV
killed. 1874 wounded and 1877 missing Hovey
alone lost 1900 killed. wounded and missing-one
third of his command 1t estimated that the
Confederates lost about 5000 killed and wounded
and 5000 captured in pursuit and battle. Lorings
division, which was the right of Pembertons line,
never got back into Vicksburg, and Pemberton fell
back to Big Black river
The most cheerful part Of this Memorial day
news was the fact that It meant Grant had firm
position between Johnston and Pemberton.
Close on the news from Champions Hill came
dispatches describing fight at Big Black river.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29
Sizinu Up Louis,

There recently came to a fashion
able shoe shop in Chicago daughter
of man whose wealth has been &C
quired within very recent years. The
young woman was disposed to patron
ize the clerk, and rejected number
of classy" slippers he produced for
her approval. Finally she said:
81 think, perhaps, 1 shall take these
two pairs. But Louis XIV heels are
too high for me. Give me size lower
or, stay-perhaps Louis XIII will be
high enough."-Harper's,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29

ton had the advantage Oh the lorlinco
lions and outworks about Vicksburg
A day or two after May 30, 1868, re-
ports were received in the North OF
desperate hand to hand fighting out
side of yicksburg and general assaults
on the works. Several Notifications
fell, but were retaken by the Con-
federates.
In the end of May the marine divi-
sions under Porter did some excellent
work at Haynes Bluffs under Grants
direction. News of this was printed
shortly after the date which Is now
set apart for Memorial day.
There had been much criticism OF
the administration In the North and
the Union arms had come In for their
share OF popular opprobrium and the
news of Grants successes in the
West was sorely needed.
1t heartened the troops serving in
other campaigns and 1t heartened
those at home.
1t was not long before what is now
Memorial day that New York. in 1863.
received news Of the gallant charge
of the Eighth Pennsylvania cavalry
at Hazel Grove. where "Stonewall"
Jackson turned the Union right. In
fantry. artillery and cavalry lost heav-
lily in this engagement in Hooker's
Charlottesville campaign.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29
DAY OF UNION AND LIBERTY
This Is the Time the Nation Should
Remember the Debt It Owes to
the Veterans.

On May 80, 1852, there was no such
smiling land as we see this day. Then
the booming of the guns alternated
with dead march four years long;
today we see an exultant republic.
running eagerly forward to meet its
fuller and more glorious destiny.
And whom shall we thank for this?
on Memorial day beneath their sacred
battle flags, and the men who sleep
today beneath the blue of the sky
and the stars of the night. How great
their sacrificed Some gave literally
all they had-even their names They
lie I'm unmarked trenches. their very
place OF sepulture forgotten. Their
names are lost. and they have gained
q name the which neither man nor
time can wrest from them-the name
OF Patriot.
Their prowess gave us peace:
Undying be their fame.
1t is for us OF the younger genera
ton, whose eyes opened on a country
wrapped in peace. to fill up our hearts
as urns with the precious wine of
gratitude and offer them, brimming
over to the Grand Army of the Re-
public which marches in flesh and
spirit on Memorial day. Are there
shadowy and invisible reunions at Bull
Run, and Spottsyivania, and the Viii
derness. and Manassas. and Malvern
Hill. and Cold Harbor. and Gettys-
burg. and Atlantai Well. might there
be when the nation at this time rises
On memory's wings to the heights OF
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29
QAIIZE or CAAER6UW Ills

From the Mississippi campaign came the bright
est reports of progress The eyes of North and
South alike were upon Grant and Pemberton at
Vicksburg, the almost impregnable stronghold OF
the Confederacy in the Mississippi valley. Farra-
gut had run past the batteries of New Orleans and
Porter was assisting Grant in the reduction of the
works around Vicksburg. Newspapers daily print.
ed glowing accounts of the progress of the siege
but the city did not fall Still it was from Grant
that the encouraging, heartening news of the day
came. On May 80, the day before the date now
set for Memorial day, certain New York newspa
pers printed dispatches stating that Vicksburg had
fallen; that Pemberton had escaped from the CITY
with the loss of his artillery. This report how.
ever, promptly denied.
On the same day authentic accounts and pic.
lures of engagement at Champions Hill. near
Vicksburg. were received. About five o'clock in
the morning of May Is General Grant had re-.
ceived information from two men who had been
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29

Vlcarious heroism. For Memorial
day Is the day of the living and the
DEAD, the day of comrades whom no
sting Of death nor lapse of time can
separate. 1t is the day when the
Grand Army militant salutes the
Grand Army triumphant 1t is the
sacramental day of nationality. 1t
is the day We acknowledge each and
all our debt to the boys of 80. who
are now he patriarchs of IA. 1t is
the day Of neither North nor South.
nor East nor West, but of Union and
Liberty. now and forever. one and in
separable.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29

Grant Immediately recalled Sherman from JACK
son and directed him to send one division win an
ammunition train to join his own force. WITHIN
an hour after sending this dispatch Steeles dlvi.
sion was under way. The Union forces moved
cautiously, with pckets thrown in advance, by sew
eral roads. Smiths division on the southernmest
road was the first to encounter the enemys PICK
cts. They were driven in as were the pfckets con-
fronting Osterhaus on the middle road and HoVey
on the northernmost road. By the time Grant
arrived Hovey's skirmish had assumed almost the
proportions of battle.
Pemberton selected a position on Champions
Hill to meet the Union forces. General Grant at
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29
RESENT HINT TO CLEANLINESS
Corfu Villagers Object to kaiser's
Gift Of Soap-Entirely Too
Suggestive.

Berlin.-Quite a number OF the In.
habitants Of Corfu are either ignorant
or Needless Of the proverb. "CleanlE
ness is good life preserver." Where
fore the bestowal Of surprise" Easter
eggs made Of the best German SOAP
by the kaiser has much incensed the
good villagers.
They are common gift In the
fatherland. but the recipients in Corfu
resent them as Q palpable and I'M
called-for hint
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29

once realized that the posi-
ton was a strong one. The
hill commanded a view OF
the surrounding country
and was protected by a
ravine and heavy shrub
berry. The battle of Cham
pion's Hill lasted about four
hours, during which time
every man Of Hovey's divi-
sion and McPherson's two
divisions was engaged. Gen
eral Grant drove Pemberton
from his position and the
city Of Vicksburg was near
er to its doom. Had it not
been for neglect on the part
of subordinates to promptly
obey. General Grant felt
that he could have almost
completely disc r g a n liz e q
Pemberton's force.
Tempering this bit OF
hopeful news was the sad
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29

where the Confederates
were again driven from
their position. and fled
across the stream, burning
the bridges. Pom toons
were constructed and the
Union army continued In
pursuit of P e N b e T I o n.
After the engagements at
Champions Hill and Big
Black river the invest
mert of Vicksburg was as
complete as Grants lin
tied number OF troops
could make it. For days
the newspapers were filled
with the progress of the
work of constructing roads
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29
Very Old Conner Mine

II not absolutely the Oldest, the
Stora Kopparberget In Sweden is the
Oldest copper mine Of which any Off.
cial figures can be found It has been
worked continuously for nearly eight
hundred wears
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29
REMARKABLE
CASE Of Mrs. HAM
Declares Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Saved Her Life
and Sanity.
Shamrock, Mo-" I feel it my DUTY
20 tell the public the condition of nv

health before using
your medicine. l had
falling, inflamma-
ton and congestion,
fem ale weakness,
pains in both sides,
backaches and bear
ing down pains, was
short of memory,
nervous, impatient,
passed sleepless
nj gh is, and had
neither strength nor
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29

stirrlng Gays was not ali
rose-tinted by any means.
Lee was threatening the
second invasion of the
North and the Shenan-
doah and Cumberland
valleys were threatened
with becoming seats of
war and being ravaged
by hostile armies. The
little town of Gettysburg
had not yet awakened to
the fact that 1t was to be
the center of the most
colossal struggle of the
war, and in Arkansas
and Virginia the Union
successes had not been
all that they might have
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29
Gift Of rhouohts.

II. instead of q gem. or even a
flower. we could cast the gift Of a
lovely thought into the heart Of a
friend. that would be giving as the
angels must giye.-George MacDon-
aid.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29
ALZKAM2RzA III.

THE ranks-piteously thinner
ranks this year than they were
last-of veterans file through the
crowded streets of hundreds OF
American cities on Memorial day.
the minds of those who fought be-
meath the blue or for the gray will
turn to a May so of 81 years ago,
when ashore and afloat men were
doing those deeds which will be
commemorated by Memorial day.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29

Memorial day not dreamed of then. North
and South were busy with the grim business of
The land shook with the tramp of armed
forces and the rumble of artillery, and America
the scene Of some of the mightiest battles
which history records.
The news which came to the North In those
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29
Making a Virtue Of Necessity.

Most of the advocates of walking
as splendid exercise are people too
poor to AFFORD motor cars.-Charlesto
News and Courier.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29

through the bayous and swamps oacA u 'n'
city. .. 80,
, dispatches printed on May 80 gave rise 10 con
siderable anxiety over Grants safety' johnston
was not more than fifty miles In mis- rear WIN
an, army about the size OF his own anu ienoeI
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29
Same ThIna.

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without whimper She's a duck OF
girl"
Yes, she's game"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29

Stoneworkers in Germany have q
union membership Of 76.7s3.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1914-05-29

employed on the Jackson and Vicksburg railroad
and who had passed through Pembertons army
in the night, that the Confederate general was
marching east with so regiments of infantry and
ten batteries. In all about twenty-five thousand
men
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Good Cheer Aids
 Digestion of Food.
Dyspeptics Gan Make the Rest of the Family Happy by
 TJSinq a Laxatiye-tOnic.

The temper of the family and the good cheer around the table depend so much on the good digestion of each individual present that the ex- pefiences of some former dyspeptics who overcame their trouble should be of interest to those now suffering in this way.
 The best advice one can give-but it is advice that is seldom needed is to eat slowly and masticate each mouthful carefully. However if slow eating and careful n1astication fail the next aid is one close to nature, pr. Ca1dweIPs Syrup Pepsin This remedy is an excellent digestant, and in addition to helping in the digestion of the food, acts gently on the liver and bowels, ridding them of the ae- cumulation of waste that should long ago have been passed off. It is safe reliable, p1easant-tas sting, and results are guaranteed.
 Maj S. Martin, of Joplin Mo, now TT, thinks pr. Ca1dwe11s Syrup Pep sin has helped him to a longer and happier life. He has not felt so good in years as he has since taking this excellent medicine, and in spite of his 77syears he says he feels like a boy
 It is the ideal remedy for indiges- ton. no matter how severe: constipa- ton no matter how chronic, bilious ness, head aches, gas on the stomach, drowsiness after eatinge and similar annoyances
 You can obtain pr. CaldwelPs Syrup Pepsin at any drug store for fifty
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-12

Epidemics, however, will be practi- cal1y impo ossible.
 Cholera, being borne through wa ter, milk, flies or human carriers, can be prevented only through cleanH- ness and by maintaining the purity of water-supples. It is not to-day a particularly dangerous possibility, as it can enter Mexico only by way of the seaports, most of which, in case of a campaign, would soon be in the hands of the Navy and under quarantine regulations Regarding typhus fever, it is a strange coincidence that the work of Ricketts, by which he dem onstrated, at the loss of his own life, that. the body-1ouse is the carrier of this disease, was done at Mexico City, where he went to carry on his inves- legations on account of the prevalence of typhus among the 1ower-class Mex jeans. This disease, which in past centuries caused enormous loss of life in camps and on Shipboard, is limited in it's danger and. can easily be pre- vented by avoiding dirty dwellings and contact with dirty individuals. There is as yet no human method of prevention except the avoidance of in lection. It is probable that among any large number of soldiers in Mex leo, a few eases of this disease will develop.
 of the nearby South American ports. It would probably be a constant dan ger in the Mexican seaports. For tunately, it would be confined large ly to the seaports and large towns. An army in the field, living in tents on the bare ground, would be practically safe from it. Probably one of the
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-05-12
BEWARE OF WIRES
 NOW FULLY CHARGED

Officials of the New York. New Ha- ven & Hartford Railroad have not1- fled Mayor Wilson that on May Is. n,ooo volts of electricity will be turn ed into the wires along the railroad tracks between Stamford and New Ea.- ven. A test of the wires from Sfam- ford along the. main tracks to the anchor bridge at Bishop avenue in this city was made yesterday. One of the locomotives which runs cleo tric power was sent over the line and everything worked satisfactorily. In the letter sent the mayor is warning that it will be dangerous at all times for anyone to approach the tracks or to get in proximity to the wires. The mayor has been requested to call the attention of the police and fire departments to this matter. Bremen have been warned to exercise the greatest care in hand ling streams of water near the heavily charged wires and not to play water at or against them. Tn case of f1r4 and 1t is desired to shut the current off, word should be sent to the near est road dispatcher at Cos Cob, tele- phone 526 Greenwich