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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14
x.RAY Photography.
What Young Woman Experienced After
Sitting for Her Portrait.

What Young Woman Experienced After
Sitting for Her Portrait.
An interesting contribution to the lit
erature of the new photography is the
account of Miss Elizabeth L. Banks ex-
periences.
s'The negative" she says, was re-
markable success from a scientific
standpoint. The X rays had not only
perfectly photographed the bones of my
neck, but they had also taken the lib
erty to poke about among my ribs, re-
producing six of them on both sides, as
well as my shoulder blade and collar
bone. This was accounted for by the
fact that the Photographic plate was
much larger than my neck, and al
though the rays of light had been di-
rected only toward the neck bones they
had penetrated far below and through
my clothing.
Had any of the ribs or other bones
been broken or out of place there would
have been no difficulty in discovering
this by means of the photograph. The
chain which wore showed very prom
inently, and even the links of that part
worn in front were clearly discernible
through the shadow of the flesh and
muscles of the neck. The length of
time required for preparing this photo
graph is explained in the very easily I'M
lerstood principle that the thicker the
object to be photographed the longer
it takes the rays of Invisible light to
penetrate it. 1t also follows, Is mat
ter of course. that the length of time
required for photographing depends
very much upon the size and weight OF
the person to whom the bones belong;
so i, with no weight or stature to speak
Of, was comparatively easy subject.
Miss Banks was painfully surprised
by the pictures of her foot. "That plate,
when it had been developed in the dark
room and held up to my horrid vision,
gave me the first glimpses ! ever had
Of my feet in stocking and boot, not az
they seemed, but as they were.
s'In the portrait of the foot in the
stocking-the texture of which, by the
way, showed up wonderfully the bones
Of the toes, which should naturally be
straight and separated, were crowded
one upon the other, while the portrait
VI tAlC lOOt Olidt was clAOu was ott1l AA1Ol .
terrible to contemplate. The bones
were squeezed up into the shape Of n
triangle-to it my American pointed
boot
"Are you sure the X rays don't exag-
gerate?" I asked, in horror-struck
tones.
''The X rays are like figures; they
won't lie," was the answer. "Please
show me every portrait you have of
peoples feet. want to see if mine are
worse than the Others" So six or eight
portraits of feet were brought to me,
none, however, taken in boots. but even
without the boots they were all not only
quite as unshapely as my own, but, to
my infinite delight, | found several
that were very much worse, and also
noted with feminine satisfaction that
the pictures of mems feet showed the
bones to be quite as badly out of shape
as were those of my own sex."-London
Courier.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14
IMMIGRATION FosTERED.

Canadian Government officials Do All IN
Their Power to Promote Settlement.
For nearly ten years past there have
been laws in this country prohibiting
steamship companies or their agents
from clarifying the United States as
a field for emigration. All that steam
ship line is permitted to do is to adver-
tise the port and day of the sailings
of it's steamers. Any attempt to stimu-
late emigration by lectures, by can
wasting or by .he circulation of litera-
ture is checked through the American
'consuls and if persisted in would bring
the representatives of the companies
into conflict with the federal officers
at the emigration port.
On the part of the Canadian govern
ment. on the other hand, every means
is taken to glorify Canada to Europe as
field for immigration. No government
uses printing ink more prodigally than
Canada in putting forward statements
and We've which it desires made pub
lie, and a great part of its enormous
outlay ON printers ink is charged
against the immigration department
Tons of immigration literature, print
ed in all the languages of Europe, are
sent out under the auspices of the de-
partment. Almost anything which is
likely to puff Canada in Europe secures
the Endorsement of the department and
oftentimes is financed from its eX-
chequer.
Tie last report of the auditor gen
eral contains some examples of how this
method of advertising Canada is worked.
One of the items is for $500, subven-
ton granted to George r. Parkin to
aid him in publishing in England his
book on the "Great Dominion" MIR.
Parldn was a lecturer for the late I'M
perial Federation league. Another item
is for the cost of entertaining and de-
fraying the travelling expenses of two
women journalists at Dundee, in Scot
land. They were in Canada to describe
the country and it's resources for the
information of the farm people of Scot
land, and their expenses, even to their
washing bills, were charged to the i'm
migration department.
The press, the platform, the markets
and the fairs, the elementary schools,
and, in some cases, even the pulpit are
all turned to account in Europe, es-
pecially in England, in the endeav or to
divert the stream of emigration to Can
ada.-Harper's Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14
ART OF THE ANGLER.
Care Taken in Approaching the Fish an
Casting the Fly.

Care Taken in Approa ching the Fish and
Casting the Fly.
AS fish has grown more knowing, man
has grown more cunning, and has de-
vised new schemes to outwit his prey.
Now, instead of fishing downstream, he
fishes upstream, that he may be below
and behind the fish, and, therefore, less
in sight; for fish, it must be borne in
mind, always lie with their heads up
stream. Moreover, where he used to
stand, he now kneels or crawls. That
his rod may not be seen, he moves hori-
zontally-not vertically, as of old-and
he never if he can help it, allows the
point to extend over the water. That
his line may be seen as little as possible,
he no longer searches the water at hap
hazard, but reserves his cast until he
has found and noted the exact position
of a rising fish, or, at any rate, of a fish
lying so near the surface as to suggest
the strong probability that it is on the
watch for flies. Then, instead of using
two or three flies, he selects one, initial
ing, as closely as may be, in color and
size, the natural flies he has observed
on the water.
This he deftly casts, so that it shall
fall on the water as lightly as flake of
SHOW, some 10 inches or SO above the
fish, and float with It's wings erect
''a-peak," as they say of a cutters fore
sail--and he allows it, without check
or suspicious movement, to be carried
by the stream over the nose of the trout.
At that instant, if fortune smiles, he
sees a bubble rise, hears q faint sound
like baby's kiss and the tug of war be-
gins. If the trout refuses or the cast
was not quite accurately made, he let's
the drift float on, far below the fish, so
that the ripple made in withdrawing it
from the water may not disturb the
trout, and proceeds, verberare nebulas,
to dry his fly by whipping it backward
and forward through the air until it is
once more buoyant. He then tries
again. Should the trout refuse at the
second time of asking, the angler, if
wise, will change his fly; if very wise,
will change his fish, making mental
note to ''call again" This slight sketch
will enable the reader to see the import
ance of closely initiating the flies ON the
water, and the skill required in pre-
senting the counterfeit to the fish,
Fortnightly Review.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14

have been repressed, If not wholly de-
stroyed. Criticism, too, will have album
dant work on it's hands in seeking to
separate the authentic from the spurl-
Gus in the alleged writings of the ear
lier Welsh bards.
In the first year of the century there
was published the "Myvyrian Arch
aeology of Wales" collection of the
most celebrated works in Welsh litera-
ture from A. d. 500 to A. d. 400, under
the editorship of Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Edward
Williams, known locally as Edward OF
Glamorgan," and DR.. Owen Pugh. But,
though II poems are there ascribed to
Taliesin, Mr.. Stephens considers that 81
of them are demonstrably spurious, and
that only 12 of them are probably gen.
uine-that is to say, belong to the age
to which they are attributed. Few
scholars, however, would be prepared
to challenge the assertion of Renan that
the sixth century was the golden age OF
Cymric literature. though it's first epocn
is usually taken from still remoter
times and to extend to the date of the
Norman conquest.
But it is not till the second period
that we come across the chronicle OF
Caradoc, somewhat dry record, recall
ing in its general scheme the more ia
nous Anglo-Saxon chronicle. To the
same period belongs the chronicle OF
Godfrey of Monmouth. But as, though
a Welshman by birth, the bishop OF st.
Asaph elected to write in Latin, we pre-
sumo that his labors, however Interest,"
ing and important, would not be claimed
by true Welshnen as a portion of Celtic
iterature.-London Standard.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14
THE WELSH LANGUAGE.
Antiquity of the Literature of the Early
Bretons.

Antiquity of the Literature of the Early
Bretons.
One Breton investigator has affirmed
that Welsh was the language of the Ii
tans, while another asexplicitly stated
that it was the mother tongue of Sat
urn, Jupiter and the other principal
gods of heather antiquity. Upon SO
obscure point, we may, perhaps, be al
lowed to retain our doubts; nor are we
called upon to bow with absolute def
erence to the conclusion arrived at by
more modern Cymric scholar, that the
scheme of Dante's "Divina Commedia"
Is due to Celtic sources. No one, how
ever, would dream of contesting that
TO the Cymric branch of the Celtic race
we owe the origin of the Arthurian
legend.
We do not know whether it will be
one of the duties of the Welsh univer-
gity to endeavor to revive the real, I'M
adulterated Celtic literary traditions,
and to purge aud purify them from the
accretions due to foreign influence. We
should be disposed to say that Celtic
scholarship will be more beneficlally
and more successfully employed in col
lecting the indications of the influence
exercised by the Celtic spirit over the
English language, English romance and
English ways of thought during the
very period when it was supposed to
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14
Russian Distances.

One gets an idea of the magnificent
distances of the cars realm from
learning that a Russian general who
was in hurry to get to St. Petersburg
from Vladivostok found the time saw
the route was to go to Yokohama by
steamer, thence by another steamer
across the Pacific to San Francisco, by
rail to Nc York, and by steamer TO
Europe. The gap between the finished
sections of the Transsiberian railroad
is SO many hundred miles in length
that the general would have lost time
In traversing the wilds of that vast
country, where horses furnish all the
sport.-Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

Brown university has conferred the
degree of NJ. S. upon Nathaniel HERES.
hotf, the famous designer and boat
builder of Bristol, r. 1.
John E. Parsons, of New York, the
sugar magpate, will give schoolhouse
to one of the suburbs of New York in
memory of his children. It will cost
$4,000.
English schoolboys seem to be over
conscientious. Two of them at Sutton.
In Nottinghamshire, IL years old, were
caught getting candy out of an auto
matte machine without inserting the
penny in the slot, when they went off
to a pond, tied themselves with hand
kerchiefs and drowned themselves.
The Methodist Episcopal publish
ing houses in Lucknow, Madras and CAL
cutta are on far more satisfactory
basis now than ever before. They have
invested in property and plant above all
liabilities some 275,O0O rupees. They
are in the beginning of great work for
India's evangelszation.
Mr.. Rowlands, Q. c., recorder of
Swansea, who has just embraced Cathol-
icism, on graduating from Oxford be-
came clergyman of the Church of
England, then head master Of a gram
mar school, and in 1871 turned lawyer.
was made queens counsel, entered
parliament and later was appointed to
the bench.
Rev. F. w. Overbiser, formerly pas
tor of the Baptist church of Cold Spring,
N. Y, Is now machinist in the Hall
Signal company's works at Garwood,
N. j. He says he prefers working at
his old trade rather than be burden
on his relatives while waiting for a
church to call him. He is making three
times as much as he did when a pastor.
The late George Munro was a most
generous benefactor to Dalhousie uni
versity in Halifax, and he was held in
high esteem all through Nova Scotia.
He had given the university more than
100000, and it's special holiday, known
as Munro day." was celebrated with
enthusiasm by the students every year.
Mr.. Munro was himself an admirable
classical scholar.
Forty thousand Japanese have be-
come professed Christians through the
efforts of missionaries. Among these
are many high in social rank and of the
greatest intellectual power and influ-
ence. Independent in all things, the
Japanese now desire to direct the af-
fairs ct the native churches themselves
and are growing FESTIVE under the lead
ershiP and control of mission boards.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14
A LAMENT.

Little Winnie's gone away
Gone awayi
Gone away for good'n all:
Been here with us since last fail.
Scolding. kissing, romping round;
Want her like atop of ground;
Kept us feeling gay;
Now the fidget's gone away
Gone away!
Little Winnie's gone away
Gone away!
With her plaid waist in bundle,
And her umbrell,' off she'd trundle
Though / almost cried boo-hoo!
II can't always stay with you"-
That was all she'd say.
Little Winnie's gone away
Gone away!
Little Winnie's gone away
Gone awayi
Asked good-by kiss. but mo
Won't have any left for Joel"
So ! gave her one, for she
Couldn't give Joe's kiss to me.
Las. aIackaday!
Little Wlnuie's gone away
Gone aWayi
Phillip a. Barker. ID Chicago Record
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The American conception of the prizes
In the diplomatic service is that to be
ambassador at London is the highest 20
sition one can attain. Yet in Europe
Paris is still prominent In his recent
farewell speech Lord Dufferin, taking
leave of the service forever, said that
ito be ambassador in Paris is recog-
nized in every country in Europe as
tho ultimate reward and prize of the
diplomatic profession. "-C Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14
Good Littln Rnx.

Johnny-Say, Tom, what was the
preachers text this morning?
Tommy-What do you want to know
that for?
"Cause mamma1l ask me. I've been
down to the crick drownin' a cat. "-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14

1843-1895-
Fifty-Three Years Record OF the Mutual Life
(CmuId from the Cmpanys Books by John W. Gusu Satidan)
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14

She-How true tits that deeds are bet
Ter than words.
He Yes; especially II q brown-stone
house goes with the deed. SAnhinatea
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14
RoDOcK s. MEDIC.
Secret of Being Comfortable Wear
Thin Clothes.

we have the right materials make you comfortable tins
warm weather You do it by wearing Of our
pretty thin Dmltles at st or cts, plain white Indian DIE
Ivy at any prize you like, 90 25, 81 35 per yard
These Dlmities at 81 and &C. chance
at we bought them ALL No wonder that the yard stick keeps
nyng over these pretty cotton goodshey are very fine and %
full cheap
Our Vests at TO- 124 are like gauze and at time
are very strong
- our Ladies Plain Black Hose drop stitched are %
IKE isle thread, thin, strong and cool
Get Waist Dress of our Silk finished Cotton Cpon
C. per yard the same quality of goods other stores
Ladies and Gentemens wash 4in-hand Ties at 1870 W'
n"oe 10 retail at 70 cts each-entirely coo
uy7tf AN ~
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-14

ninety 800 per of all its business has been
acquired largest began business IN 1852
until total transactions the benefit
holders nearly double those other
nearly large the results of the transaction the
combined did the
Business by 500 1885, its gain of Insurance in Force
any company 49, 946,882 than
any cOmpany Annual Income 81 300
than that of other and its gain Surplus 100000
than the largest company.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

tariff law AS to reports regarding pro-
posed cabinet appointments they have
been too numerous to recount.
The fact is that probably no one Is
authorized ut this time to say what
Major McKinlcy's wishes or intentions
are and us the Cleveland Leader re-.
marks, when he gets ready to announce
his policy he will do II himself and not
cntrust the task to the newspaper cor
respondents. 1t is possible that n few
men who are close in the confidence of
Major Mckinley know his views as to
matters of immediate Importance such
as the tariff question. but If so these
men are not likely to make their knowl-
edge public. Undoubtedly the send
ing out of false reports will continue,
for so long rs newspapers are willing
to accept them correspondents with fer
tile imagnations will go on invcntinS
them. Perhaps they can do no real
harm. but it is sort of imposition that
the public ought not to he subjected to
and its tendency is to disCredt the
press.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25

Brazil Is experiencing the III effects
Of currency initiation and adviccs from
that country Indicate that the financial
aud business disturbance is likely to
he very serious, both to the commercial
interests of the country and the credit
ofthc government. II appears that the
present financial condition in Brazil Is
due iilst OF all to the enormous eXpan-
sion Of the currency as soon as the re-
publican government was established.
There Immediately ensued n very lib
eral dispcnsaton OF government grants
and privileges to banks, corporations
and individuals. An enormous issue
of currency was made and for time
there seemed to be high degree of
prosperity, but as in all such cases this
was more or less sham. Under the
circumstances the wonder is that the
collapse did not come sooner. but it
was inevitable and now Brazil Is hav-
Ing the same experience the Argentine
Republic had IN 1880 from the same
causc-an experience the calamitous eff
fects Of which the latter country is
still suffering from, though six years
have passed since the panic burst upon
IL and nearly ruined the great London
banking house of Barring Bros. Brazil
may not suffer so severely as her sister
republic did, but it will probably take
her years to recover and get upon
sound financial basis.
Lessons like this have been so nu-
mcrous in the worlds history that it
would seem nobody could be deluded
into supporting any scheme of reckless
currency imitation, yet there are people
upon whom such teaching have no in
huence and they are more numerous
here than in any other enlightened
country on the globe.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
PEN THRUSTs At WEYLER.

Washington Star: General Weyler is
worried because he cannot find Macco. He is
also slightly bothered by the fear that MaCeo
may succeed in finding him.
Chicago Chronicle: The only thing which
can prevent the Cuban cause from triumph
ing would be the cutting of by Weyler of
the insurgents supply of cigarettes.
Philadelphia Press: The manifc st difficulty
with Butcher Weyler is not his failure to
capture MaCeO, but his inability to recognize
the fact that he Is the mCst glttering and
spectacular failure as an alleged soldier
that has been seen in the new world since
the fist days Of Spanish occupation.
New York Mail and Express: Nobody can
question the sincerity Of Spanish patriotism
rs shown in the subscriptions to the recent
popular loan. Tie Spaniard3 are terribly in
earnest In their determination 10 reconquer
Cubs, but they are warning against destiny
Cuba Is lost to them, and the spending Of
further millions in the attempt to regain the
island is simply throwing good money after
bad.
Philadelphia Record: An "unpleasant
sensation" has been caused at Madrid by
the rumor of Captain General Weyler's
intention to return to Havana. The adjective
unpleasant" however. would but family
describe the sensation in Spain which would
follow the abandonment by the captain gen
Cral &C his muCh-vaunted plan of campaign
in Pnar del Rio without a single important
victory to his credit. Already there are
murmurs in Spain because of the failure of
the arrival Of the expected glorious news.
The rage OF the people upon discovering that
all their sacrifices of blood and treasure had
been in vain would in all probability be ter
,ih
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
The Appointment of McHuGh.

The appointment by the president of W. D.
McHugh of Omaha to the vacant federal
Mr. Clevela nd'si wisdom in filling places
within his gift and also another evidence Of
the remarkable opportunities offered in this
republic to the possesSors of real merit.
Judge McHugh is only 81 years Of age, and,
although he has, been at the bar only four
teen years he las obtained an enyiable repu-
tution ss an attorney and displayed qualities
which have convinced his associates, ire
jpectve OF party; OF his fitness for the bench.
He served an apprenticeship as a shoemaker
in his youth and obtained his education by
studying at night Later he taught school
and pursued his law studies in the even
ing. The crowning of such mertorious per-
sstence with SUCCESS such as has come to
Judge McHugh should be an encouragement
to every American struggling to succeed in
the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-25
A "nlmctnIiic" BinthcrsI<itc.


Moreton Frewen the distinguished
English bimetallst," thinks the free silver
cause has not been hurt by it's recent crush
ing defeat. 1t is bound to come up again, he
believes, and he even seems to suppose it
will be an issue in 1900. This Frewen is the
blatherskite who, as correspondent OF one of
the London dailies, kept the cable hot just
before the election with dispatches about the
tremendous majority which the pop candidate
was going TO get in the eastern and middle
western states. OF course, in the states be-
tween the Mississippi and the Pacific that
candidate was to have a practically unani-
nous vote. IN fact, the pop nominees
victory in the electoral college was going to
run James Monloe's in 1920 a very close race
One trouble with Frewen is that he knows
as little about American political senti-
ment as Henry George, or Bryan, or Jones.