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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04
FITTINGS FOR THE vERANDA
Care in the Selection of Suitable FUR
nishinss is Worth More Than
Little Thought.

charming breakfast porch mar be
equipped entirely with kitchen furni.
niture painted and decorated like the
expensive peasant" and cottage"
sets which are in vogue at present.
One OF the heavy. plain ironing tables
that can ~ converted into settee is
the best type of table to buy. and
the chairs should be of the plainest
Get your furniture in the natural
wood and paint it any color you wish
though green, on the whole, is most
satisfactory. Make or buy a stencil
Of some simple design: conventional.
lied flowers. like the decorations on
the Swedish or Hungarian pottery. are
good. Stencil border OF these around
your table and on the backs of your
chairs. Paint it in bright peasant"
colors, and when these are dried go
over the decorations with a water.
proof varnish.
This is not work that demands any
great skill, but it calls for time. ma.
thence and extreme neatness. The ef.
feet is we'll worth the trouble. for
with the outlay of few dollars Won
will have set of furniture that YOU
could not buy for five times that
amount.
Dairy benches and stools decorated
to the same way make very attrac
tive garden furniture.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04
TOO ROUGH FOR In
SOUTHERN NEGRO cu,rs
MOVING PICTURE GAME y
Hanging and Fire in Jail A,.o...
Too Realistic for Darkey W.
Takes Place Of Alleo.a
Picture Actor.

A negro in a southern copn,r
town had been condemned to die y
day of the hanging came and p..
was taken to the scaffold in tho ~"
house yard. The hood was slim
over his head and the moose adius.'
Just as the sheriff was ahon,
spring the trap cry of "Fire,"
heard, and smoke was seen Conf
from the courthouse windows MI
officials and spectators, forpa,a'
their task, rushed TO help fight n
blaze. Anyway, Rastus was tied -
could not escape without aid. n
During the fire another negro v,.
dered into the courthouse yard III
passed the scaffold. He though, /
recognized a familiar form stapdi,s
on it and proceeded to find out n
Hello darl Is dat you, Rastus~
Use Rastus."
What you all doin' on dat nh,
form?"
Use movin' picture actor M,
Sam"
"A movin' picture actor"
Vas. sab; a regular movin' picun
actor"
'Is movin' picture actin hard vo,,
Rastus."
ITS softer dan eatin' watermel0,
all day long"
rs you paid well?"
Gets five dollars every day \
workin a hour or two"
"Rastus, you all is a friend Of min.
isn't you, all?"
Il sure is, Sam
Den If the white folks what run nj
movin picture actor business wand
another actor you tell EN- about n.
Rastus.'
you can come on up here and tab
my Job right now, Sam. Use tired II
movin' picture actin for today. H|
sides. / got to spend the money M
made already.
Sam mounted the steps and RELEASE
Rastus from his bonds. Rastus Il
turn prepared the unsuspecting Sr|
for hanging, Then he skipped. Aia|
minutes later the sheriff returned I'll
saw a negro standing patiently on M|
scaffold. Without further ado n
sprung the trap.
Fortunately for Sam the rope WI
old and broke under the sudden strain
1t rolled Sam into the dust Of ts|
courthouse yard He wrenched Ill
hands loose and jerked the hood fpu|
his head. Then, rolling his gs|
around and rubbing mis- neck, he said
you all white folks can take bad
your old job You aii's too rough
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04
WOMAN PENSI0NER AT 1903
Widow OF Veteran of the Confederate
Army Is Placed on First
Class Roll.

Montgomery. Fla--Mrs. Esther Dees
OF Montgomery county, one hundred
and eight years old and widow of a
Confederate veteran. has been placed
on the first class pension roll OF the
state by Auditor NJ. c. Ailgood.
Mrs. Dees is among the first to be
placed on the first class roll under the
law which provides that widows of
Confederate veterans who are more
than seventy years of age shall be en-
titled to draw first class pension.
This law was passed by the legisla-
ture at its last session and Mrs. Dees
is one of the first to qualify.
When Mrs. Dees' application was re
ceived. Auditor Allgood placed her
name on the first class roll and re.
quested Gardener Courtney of the cap,
itol to send her a handsome bouquet
of flowers.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04
ORIGIN OF BAYONET
Invention Of Priced Weapon OF
France Is Uncertain.
Women of 8ayonne Said to-Have Con-
trived Diminutive Spear for Use
on the Ramparts-May Be
Basque invention.

Paris, France.-A Paris newspaper
publishes the following:
The bayonet continues to be pre-
eminentiy the French weapon of war.
In deeds of pure glory it goes side by
side with the rs Like the latter,
1t inspires our soldiers with conf
dence. Never has any troop. of any
force, experience or valor, resisted our
infantry charging with the bayonet.
And yet no one knows to whom
we are indebted for this irresistible
weapon. One would like to venerate
the man who has placed this jewel of
war in the hands of the French SOL
der
The bayonet, according to some
historians whose thesis Littre made
popular by reproducing it in his die
tionary, is of Spanish importation. 1t
crossed the Pyrenees to come and i'm
mortalize itself in France, as did the
Cid. 1t is true that in the Spanish vo-
cabulary there is the 'bayoneta.' mean
ing small scabbard What then?
There is more likelihood of truth
in the narrative which mentions Bay
onne as the home town OF the bay
onet A tale from the South of
France gives an account of its birth
which. if not vigorously true. is very
pretty.
1T was. so the story goes, during
the siege sustained by Bayonne in 1928
against the allied kings of England
and Aragon that the women of this
city, courageously taking it upon them
selves to defend its ramparts, in
vented the bayonet.
other historians assert that the
Basques invented the bayonet in cir
cumstances not less heroic. They had
been fighting against the Spanish for
hours. Their ammunition was ex-
hausted, while their courage still held
out. To conquer in spite of this they
affixed their knives in the ends of their
guns. and, thus armed, hurled them
selves on the enemy, who fed in ter
ror.
General Marion used the bayonet
in 1641 and Gassendi in 1871.
TO relate the heroic charges in
which our soldiers have immortalized
the bayonet would be to mention al
most all the battles in which the
French army fought. 1t was Chevert
who, in reply TO a solcier who
complained of being short of powder,
said: What does it matter? Haven't
We the bayonet?' 1t was Dupont. in
1901, who overthrow $4,000 Austrians
with $4,000 men at the mill of Volta
In 1915. our infantrymen, perpetu-
ating the glory won by their elders,
continue to give the bayonet their con-
fidence and their affection"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04
LAY IN MORGUE SEVEN YEARS
Body of Texas Ranchman at Last
identified by Little
Nephew.

Muskogee. Okla--After lying for
seven years in a local morgue, the
body of Charles Williams. ranchman
of San Antonio, Tex. has just been
identified by his sister. Mrs. Henry
Mills of Caddo, Okla.
Mrs. Mills. who had been trying to
find her brother for seven years, went
to the undertaking establishment with
her ten-yearold son on forlorn hope
and at once the boy exclaimed
Mamma, that's Uncle Charlie"
A careful examination of the body
proved that the boy was right.
The body was found in the Katy
stockyards at Muskogee on the night
of March %. 1908. There was dis.
charged revolver lying in his belt and
a bullet had pierced his groin.
Williams wife and daughter live in
San Antonio.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04
Lace Eduinu.

A few extra stitches will often do
much to improve the appearance of an
embroidered piece of linen. This state
ment is proved by centerpiece which
is embroidered in blue forget-me-nots
The scalloped edge is buttonholed in
white, and around the buttonholed
edge is blue edging made by making
a rather loose loop or buttonhole of
embroidery thread and inside OF the
loop. near the center. buttonholing
three times The extra stitches not
only add beauty to the centerpiece,
but they prevent the material from
fraying.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04
IDEAS FOR EVENING DRESS
sodices Cut Straight From Shoulder
to Shoulder Are Popular-Skirts
Always Full.

The new evening gowns are particu.
larly suited to victorian styles
where a charming simplicity and
grace is required. favorite model is
of taffeta in any of the new tones,
made with a full shirred skirt and a
wide draped belt that forms the
bodice. Velvet ribbon shoulder straps
seemingly hold up the belt and a scrap
OF lace forms the sleeves.
Very pretty are the bodices cut
straight from shoulder to shoulder
and filled in with a shirred guimpe eff
feet which leaves the shoulders bare.
The skirts are all full, sometimes be.
Ing cut circular. sometimes shirred at
the waist line and permitted to stand
out full or gathered in slightly at the
ankles. 1t is not unusual to note the
use of haircloth lace. cable co:d or
very fine wire employed to keep the
skirt standing off from the figure.
Quite new is full rose ruche. fully
three inches wide. set on to full.
shirred skirt at the hips. and giving
the effect of a minaret tunic. Flo.nces
are seen fulled on to one another until
the width at the hem is fully five
yards. Such skirts are made with
three. five or seven founces. Laces
and ribbons are lavishly used on eve
ming dresses.
A beautiful evening dress is called
the dragondy, on account of the beau
tiful iridescent tones of the insect be.
ng closely simulated in its makeup
The beauty of the dress is due to the
combination OF materials and coIors
The foundauOp is of metallic cloth In
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04
plymouth ROCK Wonder.

Dexter. Me.-Ralph c. Blethen
claims the New England record for
Matching chickens. Three weeks ago
he placed thirteen eggs beneath one
of his prize Plymouth Rock hens.
When he inspected the nest he dis
covered eighteen chicks. His only ex
PLANTATION lis that some OF the egg
must have been double yolied.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04
Spain Fixes Price of Flour.

FL impartial, one of the leading
dailies of Madrid, states this morning
that the government has sold a@
metric tons of Argentine wheat
flour mills at S55 pesetas per %
tabout $3.50 per short ton at tCdaiI
exchange. 81 eQualing 4.92 peselasl'
Liberal credit has been given and tne
mills have agreed not to raise lns
present price of flour. which is ~
pesetas per metric ton (about "
per short ton at today's exchange
1t is noted that wheat is converts
into -four at a selling price Of ~
latter that is an increase of ~ \
per cent over purchase price Of 'S
former.-Consul Robertson Hona'
Madrid
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04
BUILT A TOWN FOR WHEAT
kansan Wanted Market and Breton
Became it's Profitable
investment.

Colby. Kan.-Because he raised
100000 bushels of wheat in 1914 and
needed place to market 1t without a
long haul, Ben Foster. large land
owner. built town of his own. He
erected an elevator, lumber yard. coal
yard and store. Also. residences for
his employees.
He named the town Breton, and now
il is getting away from his first idea.
Other people are moving there and
Foster is in a good way to become the
proprietor of thriving country town.
He refuses to sell the lots. but rents
them on long leases.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04
o. Yes: Quite Often.

After some skillful maneuVenR
about to get a seat at the pic'us
show where post would not intruas
the Crouch settled down TO at less
a half hour of unobstructed view. I.
AT last he told himself, i snA'
get something for my money.
Then came a pleasant demand Nv.
one OF the ushers: PLEASE lnO'.
over one to make two seats for tns''
ladies'.
The crouch. being helpless. oiu y
Perhaps you know how it is.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04


thing. In these two particulars. in
deed. it behooves the woman who
likes TO be bit exclusive IN her
dress. to be rather careful.
Along with the erispy fabrics there
is very noticeable revival of grena-
dine. and. above all, OF wolfe. OF which
more anon. Fabrics, OF course. are
the foundation of dress. The CUES
ton OF which comes first-the fabric
or the fashion-reminds one of that
other hoary-headed Interrogation
which comes first-the hen or the egg
This season it seems as If the fabrics
have it. and as there lives not the
woman who does not fancy herself
in silk. let US rejoice in our blessings
and buy silk gown.
Taffeta undoubtedly leads so far
among the weaves. whether pat
termed or plain. Very charming are
the new taffetas with small self-col-
ored figures. stripe, spot or a
small flower When the small fow-
er in several pastel colOrs appears
upon plain ground. like an old bro
cade. it seems made for a flowing
skirted. tight-bodiced. elbow-sleeyed
gown. like the ones IN which the re-
doubtable Charlotte continued cut.
ting bread and butter. For street
wear. the hair-line stripe of white on
dark blue or black ground is very
satisfactory. For evening the new
pale shades are ravishing even to
read about-primrose pink. buttercup
yellow, orchid layender-even the
names are Irresistible.
Newer than tafeta for evening
gowns is the gros de Londres. with
its slightly ribbed surface, and its
suggestion of old-fashioned richness
of material. 1t is flexible and gath
ers we'll, but there is firmness about
it which recalls the silk that would
stand alone"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04
Kid RAISING for Gloves.

Before the war the peasants :
many little village made a livins y =
raising kid to supply the gloves =
which France has long been IanlOs a.
The perfection of the skins is CONS !,
ered by the French manufacturers
be the keynote of the perfect go
Their method is to have one wO'.
man handle the prepared kia IN X
the time it is brought in unt'l J, y
;loyes which are shaped from una :
re entirely finished.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04
SAYS BEES HAVE PARAL YSlS
Oklahoma Entomolosist Finds Ev;.
dence Of the Disease Among
Honey Producers.

Oklahoma City. okla.-C. E. San.
oorn' state entomologist at the A. & M
college, has discovered that a disease
which he describes as paralysis has
attacked the honey bees in Oklahoma
Dead bees are furnished him for inves.
tigation.
He took live bees and infected them
win the bacillus of the dead ones and
soon they died. He says:
In death they showed the same no
ZION as bees ordinarily found with
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04
Deed Is 1a7 Years Ole.

FL Dorado, Kan.-A deed one hun.
dred and eighty-seven years old is a
rare thing. Frank Allen. Butler coun.
ty abstractor, discovered that he was
in possession of just such an instru.
ment While cleaning house his
mother Mrs. Susan B. Allen. found a
deed dated 1928. in the time of King
George II. It conveyed about twenty
acres of lind in Massachusetts.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04
NEW FASHION FREAKS
THE WAR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR
POPULARITY OF SILKS.
Crisper Fabrics in the Lead and Pat
termed Is Preferred to the Plain
A Revival Of the Gren-
adine.

New York.-A curious study for
those interested in the history of cos
tune is the widespread results of an
accidental cause in the national adop-
ton OF some detail OF fashion. A great
king, for example, develops scalp
trouble and loses his hair, so every
gentleman of his day shaves his own
locks and adopts periwig to be in the
movement
A modern emperor has a defective
left hand and wears a bracelet TO aid
him In using table implements, and
every young officer in his empire
with any pretensions of smartness,
promptly puts bracelet on his own
left arm. A great officer loses an
arm, and the one-sleeved jacket is
assumed as the distinguishing mark
of hussar forever after
Perhaps if we knew the real in
side history OF every radical change
in the mode, we should find many
queer reasons, and quaint stories. The
immense vogue of silk this season
is said by the cognoscenti to be due
to the fact that war has closed the
wooden mills OF northern France
while the more southerly silk fac
tories are still turning out materials.
and the production of the Italian
mills is uninterrupted.
Whatever the reason. the fact is
undlsputed and indisputable-sil is
triumphant. Though for a time it
seemed as II the French supply were
threatened. the makers have rallied
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04

their forces, and huge shipments are
being exported to the American mar
kets. Domestic silks are so much
improved of late years that our choice
is truly a wide one.
To start, in pedagogic fashion,
from the general and proceed to the
particular, it may be said that the
crisper silken fabrics are in the lead
and that the patterned is trying
hard TO supersede the plain. All the
designs and colorings are discreet.
The Poiret colors and Martini pat.
terms are now only found in the &C.
casional lining of a neutral-colored
topcoat. Black and white combina.
tons are simply legion, and stripes
have imposed themselves upon every.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04

paralysis. Their abdomens became dis
tended, their two front feet drawn up
against their chests, the four hind feet
stretched out. sprawling and CULVER
ing; the mouth parts extended and
quivering, and the head frequently
turned 20 one side"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04

AS president Of the International
Woman's Suffrage alliance. and as
leader in numerous suffrage organiza-
tons, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait has
earned a unique distinction among
members of her sex for her indefatiga-
Bile labor for the cause. She has been
the head of the alliance ever since
its foundation twelve years ago, and
during that period has been identi.
fed with winning fights for woman's
full or partial suffrage lin Tasmania
Queensland, Finland. Norway. Sweden,
Denmark, Victoria. England, Belgium
and Iceland. as well as full suffrage
in seven of the United States.
Mrs. Gait is known particularly for
her qualities of constructive states
manship.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04

wonderful iridescent blue. and this
is yelled with chiffon in dark green
ish sort of blue, while all of the trim.
mings are in blue tones.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1915-06-04

A very smart Paris design In mil.
linery is q military effect made on a
wire frame with narrow band OF the
same material Joined at tine front with
buckle forming the sole adornment
For street wear this could be made
OF silk OF any shade to harmouize with
the suit with which 1t is to be worn.
and for practical wear or rainy days
1t could be made OF covert cloth TO
match the raincoat.i
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-11-13

tory AL who are familiar nth the record which
MIR Nudge has made feel perfectly sure that what
ever scrutiny may be applied to the affairs OF the
Rock island no shadow Of blame will ever attach
10 Mr. Nudge An who know him are sure that
he is incapable Of any act that could possibly be
considered reckless or dishonest lie knows the
railroad business in all fs ramifea,ions--from the
pick and shovel to the presidents office. In all
his experience he has never tnfled with any trust
reposed in him or neglected any duty Under
his direction the Rock Island company has made
splendid advance in the quality Of the service
rendered the public and in the revenues resulting
from operation. The financial difficulties ac-
cumulated before Mr. Nudge entered the service
proved insupcrable 50 that a receivership was nee
essay-bul there has been throughout this chap
ter Of the company history no reflection on Mr.
Nudge We congratulate the Denver 4 RIO
Grande system on securing his services and We
wish Tor him a long and successful administration
Mr. Mudges successor on the Rock island Mr.
} t. German. who was brought to the Rock Is
land by Mr. Nudge, has served the Santa Re and
Rock island most admirably for many years and
may be counted on with certainty to carry out
the policies which have IN late years been adhered
10 by the managers Of the leading Western lines
Perfectly level and perfectly fair treatment Of the
public with every cii6u to render good service
and TO do justice to both owners and employees
Of the system will undoubtedly characterize Mr..
Counans administration Of the affairs OF the
Rock Island under the receiver-kansas City
Journal
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-11-13

talumaat aad christian character
known tl Der times Princes
Queen Elizabeth. WHO brought BOZ
the splendid literary reua canoe
Deyereu, Earl Of Essex came in
1901. aud uas followed by James
Duke OF Monmouth This galaxy
makes one grow dies and % is ez-
ceedingly unfortunate that the name
~ the next Tower is not rcassuriug
Bloody Tower seems 90 have gotten
its name because Henry Percy. Eigh-
Ga Earl OF Northumberland commit
rod suicide here In 1855. In order
10 enter the Inner Ward. We must
20 under Bloody Tower II was
known by its present name as early
as f-47 The ponulace thought
th7t Fdwerd " his brother. the
Duke of York and Henry VI were
murdered here
IN the beginning Il was called the
Garden Tower rs upper story hay-
INK opened on that section OF tho
parade ground originally known as
Constahles Garde n was 90 this
Garden thai Sir WalIrr p.'.ieh
broke the monotony durinr hts long
Imprisonment After walking for
awhile. be was permitted % talk
over the walls 20 some chance pass
er-by Tho guide will point 20 the
grent grooves n which the massive
porticullis we're raised hy Windlass
and chains The windlass Is Co be-
seen on the upper floor Joining
the gateway ou the east Is the ia
nous Wakefield Tower The lower
floor of this Tower Is among the old
est parts o. the old Tower The
upper story was rebuilt by Henry
III end made east entrance 10 his
palace The Great Hall which was
pulled down during the Common
wealth. was made famous by the
trial of Aulo Bolyn In 1860 the
records were moved here from the
White Tower AftW the LanCas-
trian victory no Wakefield m liGu.
the Yorkiss were imprisoned here.
which gave 'he Tower its name lu
addition Co thc Kings Crown which
was made iU queen Victoria Boo
1888 and enlarged for Edward WI,
we lind among The crowns the one
made fer che second wife OF James
a.. the One made for Queen Mary
o. and ST. Edwards Crown The