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Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-09-03

Special prices on summer shoes at
Hardeys
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
"BIue Stockings"

The name, blue stockings" as ap-
piled to highly intellectual women,
originated in England in the eight.
zenith century Boswell tells of the
origin in his Life of Johnson" Some
leading London women used to give
evening parties for eminent literary
men. One of the sought-after men
of the time was a Benjamin Sitting
feet, whose dress was remarkably
grave" and who always wore blue
stockings. If he were late to party
it used to be said, I'VE can do moth
ing without the blue-stocking. Thus
by degrees says Boswell, the title
was established 1t became classic
in a poem by Hannah More. "Bas
Bleu," describing a Blue-Stooiing
club.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28

of the town, paused to take in an I'M
usual scene that appealed powerfully
to his warm, sympathetic nature.
A small heap of wretchedly poor
furniture lay on the sidewalk. evident
ly just removed from two-room tene-
ment. In its midst, wan. poorly dressed
and evidently i'll, was young girl of
and the look of blank despair in her
tired face made Hugh's heart ache. A
motherly looking woman with brood
OF tattered children at her heels was
trying to console the poor girl. Her
efforts seemed vain. AS she stepped
aside Hugh spoke to her and asked
her the occasion of the distressing
scene.
"Oh, sir it's pitiful.' broke out the
genuine-souled creature. She is Ivy
Moore Her father. who was an cid
physician without practice, died a
month ago. She has been Ill since and
today they evicted her and the poor
sticks of furniture you see, She is
crushed. Oh, she has had so little of
JOY in life that she is heartbroken. |
asked her to make her home with us
until she is strong and well. but she
will not do it, knowing how poor We
are, dear soul"
"She must do just that" declared
Hugh deteIminedly. Il will give you
some money. You must see to it that
she has care and food and nursing.
"Bless you, sir! the poor creature
needs it, and the woman went back
to the girl and talked with her earnest
ly Hugh thrilled as the stricken crea-
ture cast a glance of gratitude upon
him. Then. overcome she sank back
unconscious
They took her into the rooms of the
woman, who promised to care diIigent-
ly for her charge. Hugh gave her
some money. He told Drake the pitiful
story of the girl when he got back to
| the store.
"Humph. You must have money to
throw away" remarked his unfeeling
relative. 81 say. you seem gone on her.
/ knew her father A respectable old
has been. Why don't you marry her
that would solve the problem of a
| poor homeless girl needing a friend?"
Hugh blushed to the roots of his
hair. but he said. with dignity:
"-f | felt myself worthy of that
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
FIFTY-YEAR SEARCH ENDS
p. c. Grimes, Aged seventy-Five, Finds
Lost Sister After Spending Much
Time and Money.

Aitus. Okla.-A search OF fifty years,
extending over a dozen different states
and twenty-five counties in Oklahoma,
during the progress of which shall
fortune was expended in an adEertis-
campaign, ended at Blair when p.
c. Grimes OF Nebraska City. Neb..
stepped from an Orient passenger
train into the arms Of his sister. Mrs.
D w. Jones of Altus.
Mr.. Grimes is seventy-fiye years old.
Fifty years ago. after the marriage of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jones, the family broke
up. After few years they lost trace
of each other and all efforts to get
into communication were unavailing.
Mr.. Grimes then began his search.
1t was a mere accident that Grimes
finally found his sister He had writ.
ten a letter to her, directed to Rix,
a post Office in Green county. long
since discontinued. The letter was
thrown to Mangum, and Postmaster
G. B. Townsend, who happened to be
personally acquainted with Mrs. Jones.
forwarded the letter to her.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
By Rose De Witt Tresham
Copyright. Ibis. by Sg. G. Chapman.)

i. =.
"Oh, Hugh Evans is easy" boasted
big fat Basil Drake. He's good fell
low, all right. He's friendly and ac-
commodating. Too much so for his
own good. Hasn't any ginger in him.
though Wish could marry him off
and see him settle down for life"
Well might bluff, hearty, but in
tensely selfish Basil Drake speak in
diligently and patronizingly of his
cousin, Hugh Evans. Years before
Drake had been a clerk of the senior
Evans. When the latter died he
turned the business over to Drake.
"All ask. BASIL" he said, lis that you
take care of my boy. Help him along
until he can take care of himself, and
If you feel like giving him start in
life, then, so much the better"
Now, Drake had done fairly well for
this quasi ward, in his own estima-
ton. lie had sent him to school and
provided for him.. but he found Hugh
a good helper about the store and had
kept him ground down in a business
way. OF late Mrs. Drake had init
mated that she wished Hugh would
find quarters elsewhere. not that she
disliked him. but the growing family
needed all the living room in the
house.
Hugh was a good man. When that
was said, it covered the case. He was
honest, Industrious, sympathetic and
kindly to all humanity. The Drake
system had in measure tended to
suppress ambition, but the mental and
spiritual aspirations OF the man we've
pure and strong. He was content to
remain in the humble situation fate
seemed to have awarded him. AS for
the rest truthfulness and earnest SEN
timents of humanity for all his fellow
creatures gave to Hugh that greatest
of all blessings, peaceful mind.
It was towards the close of fair
spring day that Hugh. passing down
a squalid street in the poorer portion
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28

sage almost always Is disagreeabfa
was the reverse OF disagreeable, and
as far as the eye could determine. II
was the reverse of dangerous, but the
eye cannot see into the depths.
At any rate, no vessel was seen
which sails under. on. or over the seas
and which would have been bent on
the destruction of u boat flying the
English flag and carrying some sol
diers among its passengers. One
could hardly get thrill from thinking
OF danger On such beautiful day.
The channel was almost CLASSY in its
look One channel boat has made one
passage at least ON which no traveller
had so much as a hint OF seasickness,
Bouiogne today is held largely by
the British. 1t is hospital base for
the English wounded Last year. just
as the war was breaking out. the
French people of Boulogne were fear
full that England would content itself
with fighting on the sea and would
4
was great anxiety in Boulogne. and
there was whispering that the English
government would not do its utmost.
and that its soldiers were 10 stay at
home Then one morning change
came over Boulogne English, trans
ports bearing troops were seen COM
ing out OF the channel haze. Boulogne,
tisherfolk aud saerchant folk, went
mad with Joy Les Anglaise." was
the cry 1t is PROBABLE that soldiers
never in the world before, except when
relieving some beleaguered city, had
SO warm a welcome.
See Soldiers Everywhere.
From Boulogne to Paris the railroad
the road runs through country which
the Germans penetrated last August.
There are a few traces only of their
temporary occupation. The French
themselves, however. in order to i'm
pede the foe. had destroyed some
bridges, and these today are only just
about again ready for use. The train
in which travelled passed through
Amiens. where it was within consid-
erably less than thirty miles OF the
present firing line. Peronne, which is
only little way over plain and hill
from Amiens. is today in possession of
the German forces. A few hours after
| had left Amiens a German aeroplane
sailed over the place and dropped
bombs
All along the line from Boulogne to
Paris one sees soldiers There are
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
Billy Missed Something.

My sister going 10 call one day on
school chum, took her little son
along. While there. the hostess
served refreshments on a highly pol
ished table. with only centerpiece
in the center of the table. 1t looked
like a regular meal to Billy, who
looked first at his mother and then
at the hostess in a puzzled way.
They both began to eat, and finally
Billy with little sigh. seriously lift
ed his glass and plate and spread out
his napkin under them. His mother
wanted to know why he was doing
that. and Billy, glancing furtively at
the hostess, who appeared not to be
noticing, whispered: 'Sh! She for
got the tablecloth. Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
IRON TIMES LAY BARE THE
SOUL Of THE PARTISAN PEOPLE
Now the Mask of Fvoy Off and One Sees the Solemn and
Perhaps Severe Intention Of the Men, Women and Children
of the RepubIc-France leads the World in Honoring
Its Flag-Gayest Capital of Europe Seen in War Time.

ence which seemingly at times
amounts to high disdain Actually.
| believe from what | have seen on
the streets here, the Partisan is rath-
er disappointed when an alarm of the
approach OF hostile aircraft turns out
to be false.
Watch for Aerooisnes.
II is interesting TO an intense degree
to watch the evening promenaders
view the skies. A light is seen far of
toward the horizon line. It approaches
rapidly and speculation Immediately
begins az to whether or not the on
conner is friend or foe In minute
or less the whir of the machinery OF
the airship is heard and the Partisan
whose eyes have not been yigilanJ
gets the news by way Of ais ears. and
then every face in the Grande Boule-
ward is upturned
Last night two aeroplanes whirled
directly over the heart of the city.
They were flying low. and Paris was
quite certain that some German taubes
were coming to call The visitors.
however. proved to be French airships
which had varied from their usual lines
OF air march and we're bisecting the
city instead of drawing it's circumfer-
ence. There are many guardian aer-
oplanes in Paris and about it. | am
convinced that the Parisians today
feel certain that their air defense is
perfect, and that if a feet OF enemy
ships should come sailing over. on de-
struction bent, it would be routed il
not destroyed. / also have A feeling
that Paris would like 70 witness Just
such an engagement, 1t is apparent
unless signs aud symptoms are utter
ly deceiving, that Paris looks up night
ly not through fear but through sort
of hopeful expectation
Last night after the friendly aero
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
AUSTRIA ATTACKS
By LAND AND SEA
Aeroplanes and Warships As.
sail AdriatiC Coast.
D'ABRUzZl GIVES BA1rls
S.nks Three Austrian Boats and q.
lures Two - Germany Declares
War and Moves Troops
Against Italy. Fl

Rome-King Victor Emmanuel ..
companied by General Brusati, left ~
the front. The King dropped all a.
fairs of state. leaving the responsiblt,
for the civil administration in IN.
hands OF the Ministry. The Kings d.
parture followed that of all the princo,
of the royal house who have been AZ
rected to assume commands in the fra
line.
Rome.-Fighting on land and 80,
and attacks by Austrian aercplano,
upon Venice and other Italian cities q,
the Adriatic coast, signalized the opeu
ing of the war between this c0untr
and Austria.
Ancona was bombaTded for q tina
by Austrian warships, which wen
later attacked and put to flight by tha
Italian fleet, commanded by the Duks
of Abruzzi, according to unofficial re
ports received here. These reDors
state that three small Austrian boat,
were sunk and two captured.
Two British warships co-operated
with the Italian fleet. The remainder
of the Austrian fleet fled northward
the Anglo-Italian feet pursuing the
enemy warships until they got under
the guns of Pola
Venice 9ombarded From Air.
Official announcement was made
here that Austrian aeroplanes have at
tackled the Governmental arsenal al
Venice. The aeroplanes were driven
of after they had dropped IL bombs
on the city, without inf1icting serou;
damage.
Porto Corsini, Ancona, Barletta and
Gesi also were attacked, as well al
Potenza Picena and the Tremiti III
lands, but fire from anti-aircraft guuI
forced the aeroplanes to retire.
An unofficial statement says I'd
O'Clock an Italian torpedoboat III
stroyer entered Porto Busco, litts 2
island close to the Austro-I Italian boz F
anu OOtIOdluCu anu uCoIl w tu lNU
quay, landing stage, railroad bridg
and barracks, and sank all the motG
boats in the harbor, suffering no lossa
among the crew and no damage to tn +
ship. The enemy suffered two nen
killed. We captured Al prisoners, ID
GLIDING one officer and Is non-commis
stoned officers. The prisoners wen
transported to Venice"
The land fighting was confined to IN
important engagements on the frontier
The news of the aerial attacks %
Italian seaports and the aggression
Austrian warships on the eastern coast
was received in Rome with sense d
relief for the reason that it showed
hostilities had been opened by Austris
Hungary.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
Absolute Size Of the stars.

The latest attempt to determine the
absolute diameter of a number OF
fixed stars Is that of Signor Ferrara
of Termo, Italy, who publishes his
results in the Rivislta di Astronomia.
Among the stars having u measured
BILE parallax he estimates. from pho
tometric measurements, that Campus
is the largest, with a diameter fifty
one times as great as that of the
sun. Other large stars. and the ratios
of their diameters to that of the sun.
are: Castor, 1S; Arcturus. 1914: Pol
lux, 81; Capella, 8; Vega, 6.S. Such
determinations are, of course. highly
problenaticai
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28

engineer troops and others engaged in
the work OF railroad guarding and in
some cases OF railroad maintenance,
1t is constant moving picture OF war
time color In the fields OF France the
women. the children and the old men
are at the nurture of the crops Their
task is just as vital to the well-being
Of any country as is the hard duty of
the men at the front.
Into Paris | come at dusk Many
OF the street lamps are out. the shades
are drawn at the windows and the
great French capital is shrouded and
almost silent. War even today is not
far removed from the city's walls
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
1000 ASK cLEMENcY FOR FRANZ
Georgia Governor and Prison Boar
Showered With Letters.

Atlanta. more than 4,OO
letters urging executive clemency 70
Leo M. Frank. received Monday 3
Governor SIaton and the State Prise
Commission, were communicated frol
United States Senator Sherman, OF llI
nois; Governor Ferguson of Texas
Circuit Judge G. 3. Arnold, OF y
Louis, and Judge Ben Lindsey, OF Den
yer. A number of similar letters ais
were received from several prominep
Teorgians.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
ITALY TO STICK TILL FINISH.
Promises Signature To Agreement
Allied Powers.

London.-Italy has given her adhs|
sion to the agreement already signed
by the allied powers not to conclude
separate peace. The signature Of
formal document to this effect Is I'M
minent. The Austro-German plan a
campaign has not yet been disclosed
but 1t is generally believed that AZ
tempts to inflict quick and deciSlV|
defeat or at least, one that VIII dli|
courage the Italians will be undertake.
largely by the Germans under F1e1
Marshal Won Hindenburg.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28

sweet, patient creature 1 might con-
slider your suggestion"
DO it, chuckled Drake. and III
give you house and lot as wedding
present" =,
you mean that. do you?" interrupt
ed Hugh. rather grimly.
81 do-ha. ha! Sure. do" guffawed
Drake, as though he was enjoying
some immense joke. You give me a
sort of cancellation CT all obligations
and the property have in mind you
shall have"
That's generous of you, Basil" said
Hugh in his usual way of humility.
He never forgot the evening. one
week later, when Ivy, nursed back to
strength and hope, listened to his sim
pie appeal
Il am lonesome man, you are
lonesome girl. offer you home.
think we could be very happy to-
gether."
"Oh, If could think you would not
tire OF mel. so poor, so unused to
love and tenderness. could slave for
you and be happy in the merest hut"
she said.
Basil Drake, in his coarse way.
laughed uproariously as. a month
before the wedding. he took Hugh to
see the house and lot
A narrow strip of land two hundred
feet wide, half a mile in length, lay
between the hills. Once there had
been house there. It mad been
burned down. All that was left was
substantial but rough tool house.
There's your house and lot, just as
promised" nc said.
Hugh WINGED, but he said quietly:
THANK you | think 1 can make 1t
do"
He set at work to make the big
roomy shell comfortable. One day
while he was hard at work stranger
came to him.
Il understand you own the valley
strip here clear to the next section
l:ne, he remarked.
haS . 4lSnb, ltpllNu E1uSu-
Got deed to it,"
"A week ago, all clear and record
ed"
We are surveying for district
sewer system" explained the man Il
represent the county board of i'm
provements. Your land has a natural
slant and could be utilized without
excayating. Would you SELF"
why, l suppose would" answered
Hugh. I've considered the land, so
low and narrow. rather yalueless,
but"
4 can offer you five thousand dol
lars" said the man.
Hugh was dazed. It seemed. as il
the Golfers of Croesus had been sud
denly set at his disposal
'I'll-I1l take it," he all but gasped.
a wild, joyous vision of little two
thousand dollar rose-embowered cot
tage nearer town filling his vision
Then he signed contract to ac-
cept five thousand dollars for the strip
of ground, the house and lot" shrewd,
calculating Basil Drake had put ever
upon him"
Drake looked chagrined and mad
when he learned of the transaction.
One glorious evening. that of their
plain, simple wedding day, Hugh Evans
led his bride to the little cottage of
which he was the proud owner
"Oh, Hugh" she breathed ecstat-
ically, as he led her up the path to the
home this is not ours?"
ours, my dear, yours and mine"
he said
She put her loving arms about his
neck. The blue heavens seemed to
smile down upon them. Then. true
children of the heart, they passed the
humble portal of what was to them
the most beautiful palace in all the
wide, wide world
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
sao Wolf and Cubs

kimball. s. Dan exciting wolf
hunt was held near here by party
of young men headed by n. A. Purdy,
Allison Miller and Frank Murley,
which resulted in the running down
and killing of she wolf and the sub
sequent capture of seven cubs, only
three days old. This was the first
litter Of cubs seen around here that
did not yet have their eyes open.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28

me that when |
reached Paris I
would see the
real soul of the
people. Only last
August Paris was
hemmed in by
war. Today while
the foe has his
gaze on the CAPT
tai OF the repub-
lie he looks on it
over leagues of
lam multiplied
yisibly in num-
Der since the day
W h e n V o Il
Kluck s right
swept by the out
er fringe of forts
to the Ora n u
Norm and there
met the soldiers
of France who,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
POULTRY TRUST MEN TO paIso1
Thirteen Convicted, But One De
Pending Appeal

New York.-Twelve of the IL men
bers of the so-called poultry trus.
who were convicted in 1911 Of consp.|
ing to control the price of poultry
this city and appealed to the hign9|
courts, began serving their Vni'
months sentences Monday.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
RUSSIAN wARsHIP LOST.
Berlin Hears From Bucharest ves'
Was Sunk In Black Sea.

Berlin (by wireless to Sayville)
The Overseas News Agency gave y
the following: According to Bucn''
est dispatch. the Russian armol'
man-of.war Winteleimon has vs'
sunk. with 1,4OO men. in the bl''
Sea
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
By EDWARD 8. CLARK.

stafr Correspondent of the Western News
paper Union.
Paris.--When I left the United
States Frenchman OF wide fame told
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28
No Enemy in Sight.

There was more perturbation
among the friends of the passengers
on shore than there was among the
passengers. The boat which brought
me to Boulogne from Folkestone went
at terrific pace. The channel mas.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28


tremendous whirring made me leave
bed for floor and make rapid progress
TO the window
Paris Is Ever Alert.
An airship with brilliant search
light was ehurning madly about Just
above the roof on the opposite side
of the narrow street Quick as | was
in getting to the window. the Parisians,
men. women and children who live in
the many apartments in the seven
story buildings opposite. were at their
windows before reached my outlook
post. Paris Is alert. and while it goes
to bed early and goes to sleep, sup
pose quickly, it has an ear open for
sky sounds and it obeys instantly the
first noisy summons
The aeroplane. which was just over
the roof last night, was friendly one.
It's searchlight was brilliant, its CON
centrated rays picking out every speck
in the atmosphere as they swept rap
idly through vertical and horizontal
planes. The ship had come lower than
usual, and its noise Just above my roof
was thunderous. No one knows just
when he will be summoned to his
midnight window to learn that the
clamoring visitor without is bent on
something other than the preservation
Of the peace of Paris However. the
Partisan seems to like his almost
nightly excitement. and there are no
lines on the faces in the streets the
next day to show that fear and anxiety
have been using their knives to cut
burrows.
came TO Paris direct from London.
Friends in America and In England
had said that the passage of the chan
mel was dangerous. | had been told
on leaving the United States that
there was a good chance the ship of
passage would be sunk by a submarine
before Liverpool was sighted.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-05-28

planes had cut the city in two several
times. they retired seemingly for the
night. Nearly all Paris goes to bed
very early these days. 1 first fell into
this Partisan custom last night. had
not gone TO sleep, however. before u
tremendous whirring made me leave
bed for floor and make rapid progress
TO the window
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-22

ly destroyed the Evelyn, Unless Cap
tain Smith or some OF the members
OF the crew Of the steamship actually
saw the coming tower and perlscope "
submarine, officials say, II would
not be possible to deny that the Evelyn
was sunk by a mine.
The fact that the Evelyn lies at the
bottom Of the orth sea would make II
difficult 10 examine her hull. II was
pointed out. however, that German
officials might disclose 10 the Amerl
can naval officer IN confidence the
map Of their mine fields In the Vi
clnity where the Evelyn was sunk
Probably Accidental.
The minister from the Netherlands
called at the state department early
today To inquire what repotrs this
government had received about the
Evelyn. He said he had no official re-
port of the destruction of the vessel
After comforting with Councillor
lansing, he expressed the opinion that
the sinking must have been nccl.
dental.
Chairman Stone 0f the senate for
rlgn relations committee said he
could see no complications arising
from the destruction N the Evelyn
An American vessel. said the Rcn-
ator, "yenturcd Into an area known
To hc mined aud unfortunately struck
one, So far II Is not known whnt
nation laid the mlne II Is probable
that national claim for damages
might he made when all tle facts are
established, but can not see how
serious complications could come from
the incident"