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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-10
Matabele Forces Repulsed.

Buluwayo, July 8. = Plummers
column, after several hours fighting
on Sunday, finally repulsed Matabele
force. The latter lost 100 killed. The
British lost twenty three killed and
xgounded
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-10
D. 5. s. Bancroft at New York.

New York, July s.-The U. s. 8.
Bancroft, naval cadet practice vessel
At Annapolis. has arrived here.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-10
NEW YORK MARKETS.

Wheat-Spot quiet, demand mod
crate. July, 61ssc.; August, 619sc.;
Sept, 613sc.
Corn-Spot is quiet and weaker.
July, 32Ic.; August, 33ssc.; Sept,
S4%c.
Oats-Spot lifeless and trade dull
July, 2O4c.; August, 1850.
Pork-Spot quiet; values uncertain.
Extra prime, nominal, short clear,
$s.75@$1O.25; family, $1O.O0@$1o. So;
mess, So O0@$s.75
Eggs-Trade is quiet, but the tone
of the market quite firm. State
and Pennsylvania, fresh, 1216@13c.;
southern, 11@12c.; western, fresh.
1O@11Ac.; duck, 11A@124c.; goose,
15@16c.; western, case, $2,Oo@$3.75.
Butter-Market remains steady and
demand moderate. Creamery, new
western extras, 1870; state and Penn
sylvania, seconds to best, 13@15c.;
creamery, western seconds, 13@1415c.;
state dairy, half-firkin tubs, fresh, fac
tory, 11c.; state dairy, half-irkin tubs
seconds to firsts. 11@1311; western imi-
tation creamery, seconds to frsts, "a
@11%c.; western factory, firsts to eX-
tras, 9@10c.
Cheese-Marlet remains weak with
scarcely any demand. For state,
full cream, large size, fall made, col
ored, choice. 64c.; late made, choice,
5L@6Ac.; large, common to choice
2@419c
Potatoes-Supply steady and old
prices barely sustained. Norfolk, prime,
per barrel, $0.75@$1.2 25; Norfolk, red,
prime, S0.75@$1.12; North Carolina
prime, $1.0O@Sl.25.
Largo and Small Books.
Near the city Of Mandalay, Burmah,
is to be found the largest book in the
world, the famous Kuth Daw. In con-
sists of 729 parts, in the shape of white
marble plates. Each plate is protected
by temple of bricks. This enormous
volume is written in Pal, and contains
275,25O stanzas. These stanzas form
the religious code of the Buddhists.
The Kuth Daw is not an ancient produc-
ton. Buddhistic piety prompted it's
preparation in this century. 1t was
made by command of Mindomin, one of
the last kings of Burmah. In marked
contrast with the Kuth Daw is Kon-
versation lexicon published in Berlin,
which is the smallest book in the world.
The volume is less than half cubic
inch in bulk, although it contains 1885,
600 words. A microscope specially pre-
pared for the purpose is necessary to
enable the reader to peruse this midget
0f a hO0lS
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-10
NO. 9
Arrival and D parture Of Trains.
BALTIMORE & OHIO
RAILROAD.
Schedule in Effect March
18th, 1885.
LEAVE FREDERICK

500 A. NJ, daily, for Washington and wa, sta.
tions, Philadelphia. New York. Cumber-
land and Harrsonburg, and except Sun
day, for Lexington, Hagerstown ana way
stations.
8:O5 A. NJ, except Sunday, for Baltimore end
principal way stations, Philadelphia and
New York.
lO:45 A. NJ, except Sunday, for Washington,
Philadelphia, New York, Grafton, Lexing.
ton, Hagerstown and way stations, Chicago
and Pittsburg.
las p. NJ, except Sunday, for Baltimore and
way stations, Philadelphia and New York.
ESQ T. NJ, except unday, for Washing gion and and
4:l0 p. M, daily for Martinsburg, Cumberland,
Cincinnati, st. Louis, Louisville and Kan.
sas City, and on Sunday for Washington
and above points
4:30 T. M, daily, for Baltimore and way sta.
tions, Philadelphia and New York =
go P. M, except Sunday for Washington, Ha.
gerstown, Winchester and way stations.
Pittsburg. Wheeling, Chicago, Philadelphia
and New York.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-10
The Roll Call.

tion Uualfinan Harrity then put the ques-
min,,., winch was the adoption of the
roll ,lIlO'.'y report. and then ordered the
call u - states to be called. The roll
ora. "aS then proceeded with, and pro-
fili0ssu illino:u without special incident til
sraat was reached. Tnen cneers
ava 'u u sne announcement of 48 votes
"nen Iowa was reached the vote
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-12

cry; Inconsistency is revealed by over
tapping teeth, and where they are widely
parted he is sure to tell all he knows.
Thus saith the believer in the new science.
Mr.. Roosevelt's fine teeth have been the
subject of considerable comment by the
New \ ork newspapers ever since he was
made Police Commissioner, but nobody
has as yet applied to them this theory
of character reading. Why not try it on
now?
Would it not be laudable experiment
to apply this same method TO all sorts of
persons, beginning OF course, very early
in life, before the dentists have upset
natures handiwork with their articles
and made improvements" on that good
lady's crude and early efforts. People who
wear false ones would be out of the
running, but surely every body else must
be charmed to try teeth-reading.
Even if Dr.. Oliver Wendell Holmes did
say men made their own mouths, outside
OF dental college they are not responsible
for the shape OF their teeth. If. as race,
we Americans are not of the Mr.. Carker
order, and haven't handsome white teeth,
let alone good and moral teeth, it should
not be laid up against US. However,
II there must be as many new sciences
as there are new fashions, this infant one
IS as well as another, and may yet grow to
dlgnitied proportions, though it is feared it
will be some time before it is self-sup-
rting.-Boston Herald.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-12

pllance can thus be strung from an ordi-
nary derrick or crane, and when used
on shlpboard it is not mounted until it
is about to be used, being secured on deck
until wanted. The ends of the spar are
stayed TO fixed points, and when all is
hauled taut the transporter is quite rigid
One OF these tranSporters erected on a
wharf at Woolwicn has spar eightv-five
feet long which can be traversed along It's
beam distance of forty feet, so that a large
area may be commanded by the bucket.
The rail on which the traveller runs is
made out of a channel iron and is fitted
with stops at intervals of five feet All
the stops, save the one at the lower end
OF the spar, are under control, and the
bucket may be stopped at any one of
them which the engineer or fireman NAV
direct. Suspended from the traveller head
Is the latching and locking mechanism,
which appears to be quite elaborate and
somewhat difficult to explain without the
aid OF series of diagrams. In operation
the bucket is run out to the end of the spar.
where the traveller locks itself, there being
specially deep stop there.
The bucket is then lowered and filled
and hoisted until a ball unlocks the trav-
eler and locks the load 1t is then ira
versed up the beam and past the desired
stop and allowed to back into it, when
the traveller locks itself and the load may
be lowered. On raising the bucket again
the traveller is unlocked, moved slightly
up the beam and allowed to run down
again to the lower end, where the former
cycle OF operations is repeated. Ii is said
that one OF these machines has dispensed
with the services of eight men formerly
employed to accomplish the same amount
OF work, and that the transporter has been
extensively sold both IN England and
abrOad.-London Engineerinr
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-12

his home constantly IN the large whisky
warehouse near by, and was fed at this
place, never leaving excent for few
moments at time. A bout three months
ago the dlstlller noticed that the nose of
ms pet was taking on crimson hue He
thought rather strangely of this. but didn't
give the matter much attention, thinking
tAat possibly the pigs nose had been hurt
In some way.
Last Sunday he had occasion to again
notice the pig, and discovered that its
nose was now perfectly red and it seemed
very drowsy. He at once came to the con-
ciuslon, which proved to be true, that the
pig was confirmed drunkard of the worst
type. LII was Custom at the distillery
when leak was found to place a tin
bucket under the barrel and catch the
drops as they fell until time could be
found to stop the leakage. This whisky
was given to the hands al the warehouse,
and they were never in a great hurry to
repair the barrel. Knowing that the pig
could get whisky no other way except out
OF these buckets, he was watched and was
seen TO go to bucket and drink at least
quart, after which he would smack his
Jaws together and utter a satisfied grunt.
The distlller thinks the hog acquired the
whisky habit by drinking the distillery
Stop, on which he was fed for long time.
NO attempt Will be made to break him
from the hablt.-Cincinnati ENQUIRER
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-12
A COAL TRANSPORTER.
An Ingenious Apparatus for Use In Sup
plying Steamships at Sea.

An Ingenious Apparatus for Use In Sup
plying Steamships at Sea.
So far as is known to the writer no
especial apparatus for this purpose has
been designed or constructed in this
country; possibly the idea of coaling war
vessels in a seaway is of too recent adop-
ton here for such development. 1t will
be remem bered that some experiments
have been made with coaling off sound
ings from tender by American war vessels
and if it shall seem to be desir-
able to be prepared to receive fuel
at sea in this manner there is little doubt
that the genius of American mechanics
Will evolve an apparatus which shall be
at once simple and efficient. In all prob
ability the ONLY principles to be applied
10 this undertaking are those in daily use
on the travelling galloway, the coal stor-
age mechanisms and some of the extern
slve apparatus which is used for the re-
moval of spait from the great cut of the
Chicago drainage channel.
The appliance consists essentially of a
beam or spar which can be hoisted and
supported from a suitable hook A tray
eler runs on q rail attached to this spar
and carries a bucket. This traveller NAV
be stopped at any one of a number of
fixed points in this rail and the bucket
lowered or raised. When the load is be-
ing lowered the traveller is rigidly locked
to its WAYS, and when it is travelling the
load is locked so that it cannot be low
cred. The whole of the various motions
OF lowering and travelling are controlled
by single wire rope passing over pull
ley at the end of the spar The spar is
stayed at frequent intervals by wire
rope stays, which at their upper ends are
connected to single ring. The whole ap-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-12

Many persons of both sexes are troubled
with cramp in one Or both of The legs. 1t
usually comes on suddenly, and while it
lasts the pain is acute. Most people jump
out of bed-the cramp nearly always comes
on just after going to bed or while I'M
dressing-and either rub their leg or get
ing easier than TO overcome the spasm,
and the method suggested is as follows:
Provide a good strong cord-a long garter
will do ii nothing else is handy. When
the cralnp comes on take the cord, wind it
around the leg over the place in which the
pain is felt and take one end in each hand,
and give it sharp pull, one that will hurt
little. The cramp will cease instantly,
and the sufferer can go to bed assured that
it will not come again that night.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-12

for he was never degraded; but they broke
his spirit and he doubtless committed
suicide.
1t was long believed that he had been
killed by one of his own otficers-Magen-
die, captain of the Bucentaure-lest he
should make disclosures dis .raceful to the
fleet and to the Emperor. Captain Wright,
who commanded the English ship in
which Georges Cadoudal, the Chouan, and
other Bourbon conspirators had landed at
Bivllle, had been thrown on French shores
from wreck and taken prisoner. In Oc-
tober, 1905, he, like Pichegru, was found
dead in his cell. The circumstances were
equally theatrical and damning. He was
lying with his throat cut, and near at hand
was razor and a copy of the Moniteur
containing the news of Ulm. The Parish
ans murmured under their breath that
this Bonaparte was indeed unfortunate, as
all his enemies died in his hands. Later,
however, the most convincing testimony
proved Magendie's innocence, and there is
little evidence that Foucbe or any of his
agents were concerned in the deaths of
Pichegru and Wright. 1t is, nevertheless,
possible, and suspicion will never entirely
disappear, for the condolences are START
ling--SIoane' Life of Napoleon in the
Century.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-12
1t Reads the Character of People by
Examining the Teeth.

1t Reads the Character of People by
Examining the Teeth.
What. another! Yes; palmistry has q
new rival. Phrenology is way back
physiognonical research proves too unre-
liable, but here Is a method that is de-
clared to be unerring. infallible, and then
so blessedly innocent.
Teeth-reading is the latest, the very lat
est, means of investigating character.
Open your mouth For the householder s
judgment is now to be applied to the
world at large, but, instead of "age, !"
it is temperament, disposition, with
all the ATirtues and vices that
the knowing seer will be able to read in
those worries which nature-not art, let it
be added-has fixed there as so many sign
boards. This science is the result of a
necessity for something new and startling,
and it will De admitted by possessors OF a
dental complement that there is some
thing in it.
Professors affirm there are two or three
deep-roOled reasons for believing that
teeth are the index of mans nature. At
all events. teeth that are long and mar
row indicate a grasping disposition; small
white, separate mulars mark his treach-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-12

Cuba to be turned into crystal of ice
beside the precipices of Spitzbergen. II
may have lowered over the streets of
London and have formed part of the
murky fog and have glistened on the
young grass blade OF April in Irish fields.
1t has been lifted up to heaven and sailed
IN great wool-pack clouds across the sky,
forming part of a cloud mountain echoing
with thunder. 1t has hung in heecy
ven many miles above the earth at the
close OF long seasons of still weather. 1t
has descended many timeso yer in showers
to refresh the earth. and has sparkled and
dubbed in messy fountains in every
country in Europe.
And it has returned to it's native skies,
having accomplished its purpose, to be
stored once again with electricity to give
1t new life-producing qualities and equip it
as heavens messenger TO earth once more.
The MusaDn,
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-12
ELECTRIC FIREARMS,
The Cartridge Discharged by the Cur
rents Action.

The Cartridge Discharged by the Cur
rents Action.
The practice of firing big guns by cleo
tricity is already we'll established, but
hitherto no practical attempt has been
made to explode the shells of small arms
electrically. An electric rife has recently
been designed by ]. F. Blake of New
Haven, Conn.,, in which it is sought to
carry out this principle, says the Phila-
delphia Record. The source of the cur
rent is a battery (A), which is fitted into
the stock either from the side or from the
ends. The holes (B b are connected to
springs &C c., from which the wires Cd d.
run respectively to spring (M). bolted at
U) to the lock plate and to the insulated
hammer CID fixed on the upper part of
the trigger (G). Q is the shell containing
an insulated pin, the head of which co.
projects beyond the base of the shell. Ifnec-
essary two pins can be placed parallel with
each other and insulated until their points
nearly meet. Between the base Of the
cartridge and the hammer is a pin (K)
encircled by spring and riveted into a
cross plate CD ut one end, the other end
being fitted into an insulated thimble Oh,
the point of which nearly touches the
shell pin head CO.. When the cartridge
has been inserted and the gun closed, the
spring (MD rests on the metal base of the
cartridge.
AS the trigger is pulled the hammer
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-12
The Scientific Color of Sin.

The Methodist Ministerial Associa ton,
in session at the Meridan-street Church,
yesterday morning listened to an interest
ing lecture by the Rev. John w. Milan on
The Color of SIM" Mr.. Milan made the
assertion that scientific developments have
developed that sin is scarlet. These ex-
perimen were made in the Smithsonian
Institution. BY means of q chemical
process the perspiration of person aroused
by sinful passion was subjected to a test
that disclosed a pinklsh color. Forty ex-
periments were made, and in each test the
results were the same. Some of the min
listers declined to accept Mr.. MiIam's new
theory, and one member of the association
asked if it were meant that people could
sweat out the evil in them. Mr.. Milan
replied that his assertions were based on
scientific facts; that it was convincing
argument that the Bible and science are
in accord, for the Bible speaks of the color
OF sin.-Indianapolis Journal.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-12
A NEW THING IN FICTION.
The Grotesque Figure introduced by
Herr Nordau.

The GroGesque Figure Introduced by
Herr Nordau.
Smokeless powder, the bicycle, univer
sity extension, any number of new-faneIed
and portentous things are fast becoming
the material of fiction, but Herr Nordau,
who is rich in surprises, offers one more
novelty to his readers which casts even
the kaleidoscope into the shade. certain
professor, in one of his novels, receives a
packet from his inamorata. "She in
closed lock of her magnificent golden
hair. The habit of minute OBJ
servation, insepara BILE from the naturalist.
led him to discover, on examining the
charming offering, that each single hair
still retained its root bulb. The lock had
not been cut from the head but was COM
posed of com bings which she had saved IN
with prudent calculation
This. it may be safely averred, is beyond
the most palnstaking realist to be found
in The same hemisphere with Herr Nordau
He puts long distance between himself
and all competitors. For actually" he
must be given the palm over the most de-
generate author he has ever scored for
senseless absorption in material details.
For II this discovery of the professor in the
novel IS not senseess we would like to
know how 1t might better be characterized
L he wlles of the Sorceress have been put to
naught lngenlousiy by many novelists, but
1t is doubtful If any one of them, having
the dignity of his work in consideration,
could ever admit this nd-of-the-century
expedient of Herr Nordau. The inouis-
tive professor, pottering over his lady
loves hair with microscope and mat
uralist's" enthusiasm, makes one of the
most grotesque figures that even this time
OF hysterlcal fiction has produced. He
goes to the root of the matter with
yengeance.-New York Tribune
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-12
SOME QUEER SEEDS.
A Famous Bean Which Is More Deadly
Than Strychnine.


Than Strychnine.
Our North American Indians eat the
seeds OF many plants, parching them, then
grinding them and making them into
cruel. Their fondness for the seeds of
some pines is well known. these ''pinons"
being to them what sugar pums are to US.
Seeds of many kinds have been found in
the ruins of the homes of the ancient cliff
jewellers of Utah, who evidently used them
for food. The cliff-dwellers ate the seed
of the ordinary pigweed. Indians to this
day consume the SEEDS of many grasses,
which are ground into flour.
The famous Calabar bean is said to be
worse than strychnine. The natives use it
Tor an ordeal. II a person be accused
of a crime he is made to eat one, being
JUDGED to be guilty in case of
death, which is almost inevitable. An
other seed employed for q like purpose is
that of the ordeal tree of Madagascar, said
to be the most deadly of vegetable prod
ucts. One of these seeds about the size of
an almond will kill twenty men.
Another seed alleged to be poisonous is
the common cookie, which, finding its way
into the wheat fields, poisons the bread
made from the wheat. 1t is the bane of
the farmer in the Northwest.
1t is popularity supposed that horse
cnestnuts are very unwholesome, neverthe-
less in Turkey they are roasted for coffee,
fermented Tor liquor and used for horse
medicine.
In India there is seed called the retti
which varies so little in weight that it is
used as standard of one grain. From its
name IS derived the name carat which we
use.
From Guatemala comes tue candle nut
used for lighting. The famous kola nut of
Africa possesses wonderful properties as a
stimulant, and the betel nut, narcotic,
is well known.-New York Mail and
Exnress
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-12

ing parts are few in number and the result
Is that the engines are simple, easy of
operation and durable. Their low cost of
installation and operation is also an impor-
tant advantage, while the absence OF Gin
ders, sparks, etc, is desirable in almost
any service. The supply of fresh air which
is given off by these engines is specially
valuable in mine service.
The dimensions OF the locomotive are
about as follows: 1t is II feet 634 inches
long, 8 feet inches wide and feet high.
The illustration showing the rear view
gives an idea of the small size of opening
required for entrance by this locomotive.
Its weight is 1850 pounds. The cylinders
are II inches by IA inches, and a working
pressure of 600 pounds per square inch of
air in the tanks is used. As is seen from
the side view, there are four drivers d
inches in diameter, and two air tanks
whose total capacity is $50 cubic feet.
An auxiliary reservoir Is provided and
a reducing valve for delivering the air to
the cylinders at 100 to 40 pounds pressure,
variable instantly as desired. The tank
heads are convex outward and the cir
cumferentlal seams of the tanks are
double rlveted, with manholes in the front
heads, as Is clearly seen from the illustra-
ton showing a front view. 7 he horizon
tai seams are treble riveted. The tanks
were tested at 800 pounds pressure per
square inch before using.
A powerful hand-screw brake is pro-
vide0, braking each of the four driving
wheels. The axle, crank pins, rods, cross
heads, guides and links are ali of steel,
and hardened removable bushings and
pins are provided throughout for all valve
gear. Sand boxes are provided to sand all
wheels both ways. All operating levers,
valves, etc, are within easy reach of the
engineer. The locomotive is designed
throughout to secure the best e.nciencv
Tor uninterrupted work for long hours I'M
der severe conditions, and the design of
parts Is such as to make repairs easy.
The engines were built at Pittsburg.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-12
THE DOCTORS ULSTER.
Inside Pockets for Carrying Surgical
Instruments and Medicines.


Instruments and Medicines.
By means of coat recently planned a
doctor may now load himself up COM
pletely with surgical instruments and the
public will he none the wiser, says the
New York World. And he can do away
with his gig, too, if he wants to- The coat
is known as the doctors ulster" and in
addition TO providing warmth and water
proof covering, it is calculated to contain
all the instruments which physicians are
usually called upon to use in emergency
cases.
The coat is represented in the picture
turned inside out. On the right side
of the coat are number of pockets, ar
ranged TO hold three different instruments.
On the other side there is room for a medi-
cine-case, hypodermic-case and stetho-
scope. This coat is a very great conven-
fence to physicians who are called up at
all hours to attend cases of pressing neces-
sity. Formerly the doctor was obliged to
load up valise with instruments and medi-
cines and carry it out in all sorts of weather.
Now, IN case of rain, he need only slip on
his ulster, having previously supplied the