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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-11-18

Buffalo, Nov. l7.-John II. Gentry, the
PAGER as well as the fastest harness per
former In the world. has been shipped 10
New York, where he will be sold al auc-
tlon next Thursday His owner. William
Simpson. bought him for 5000 year ago
and refused Sl5WO FOR him last summer
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-11-18

To be gently tickled is very
pleasant, but violent tickling (es-
pecially in the throat) is disagree
able. This tickling in the throat
is objected to by so many people,
that various remedies have been
employed to stop it. The only ef-
fective one so far is
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-11-18
INDIAN MISSIONS.
The Appropriations Fixed by the General
Committees of the VI. D.. Church.

Detroit. Nov. 1.-THE total aTpropri-
ations for Indian missions in the Uni-
ted States were fixed to-day by the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
HUMAN COMPOSITION.

The Average Man Considered from =
Chemical Point OF View.
Did you ever consider the human be-
ing from purely chemical standpoint.
figuring on how many ounces and
pounds of the various minerals there
are in the makeup of the average
genus homo, as well as the number of
feet of gas, etc., his body contains?
Pope declared that the proper study OF
mankind is man, and Huxley says that
there is no more fascinating page in the
bypaths of science than that which tells
of what man is composed. Huxley's
table on the chemical composition OF
a man of the average weight of 154
pounds" was for years the standard
by which all scientists gagged the min
eral and metal worth of men who were
worthless otherwise; but as it has re-
Gently been superseded by a new one
compiled by the Paris Academy of Sci
ences we shall try to keep up with the
times by giving this latest formula OF
human composition. The table is APP
pended:
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
HOMEMADE EIDoPHoNEs.

One of them will form daisy, another
. pansy, another a sunflower shape,
and other flowers with six, nine, twelve
and up to thirty petals will appear.
The number and variety of figures
that can be made with the eidophone is
apparently without limit, and COM
binations of sand and lycopodium pow
der, the powder and colored glycerine,
water and oil, and other materials, will
give beautiful evidences of the power
and versatility of sound waves.
Place half a dozen wooden toothpicks
on the rubber and sing low note soft
~ and steadily. If the right note is
sung those toothpicks will fly up in
the air as though they had been snapped
by the finger. A square of ordinary
writing paper laid on the rubber will
take up the vibrations, and sand, pow
der or glycerine laid on the paper will
act as they do on the rubber.-Boston
Advertiser
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
GRANDPA,s BIRTHDAY.

'Many happy returns of the day,
grandpa; and mamma says if you give
us each so cents, we mustn't lose it!"-
Bay City Chat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
.mical elements in man:
Total!
MAKING SOUND VISIBLE.

Simple Little Instrument with Which
Experiments Can Be Made.
With this simple instrument and fine
sand, lycopodium powder, which can
be bought at any drug store, and some
colored glycerine, anyone who sings
can make voice figures and experiment
In visible sound.
Sprinkle some sand, which must be
fine and dry, lightly over the rubber
disk. Hold the eidophone so that the
surface of the rubber is horizontal and
sing one note-not too strong--into the
mouthpiece or tube. The note must
be sustained steadily, keeping an un-
varied pitch. When the first sound vi
brations lombard the under side of the
rubber disk the sand will begin NOV
ing, coming together in places and
separating in others. Here and there
little whirlpools of sand will spin
around without moving away from the
center of agitation, and in other spots
sand rings, like the smoke rings pulled
from the locomotive stacks, will whirl
and circle. Sing on with increased
force, and the sand will form geo
metrical figures and keep the shape un-
Til the pitch is changed.
The same results will follow with
1ycopodium powder, but care must be
taken not to sing with too much force,
for the light powder will jet up in little
fountains, and even fly from the rub
Der. Spread colored glycerine in thin
sheet over the rubber and sing. The
surface will form in interesting cor
rugations, serpentine scrolls and spir-
ais and conch-shell figures. Ferns and
flower shapes will flash into view, and
sometimes tree shapes with spreading
branche6 will appear, depending on the
pitch of the note. Thin down water
colors to a watery paste, just thick
enough not to flow, and spread 1t over
the center of the rubber disk. Start
with low note and observe the result.
Take the next higher note, and thus
ascend the scale. It will be found that
each note will make a new voice figure.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
THE ClTzEN FREDERICK MD FRIDAY MORNING. july 81 1896
A Principle at Stake.

az am reliably informed" remarked
ono of the stockholders in the corpora
ton, lowering his voice so it could not De
heard by any eavesdropper or chance
listener outside the door of the room IN IN
which the conference was going on
am reliably informed, I say, that we can
nut this ordinance through the city
council for $4,000"
do the members of that body think
we will be a party to any corrupt bar
gain with men destitute of honor!'' eA-
claimed the chairman. do they take
us for bribers. 1t is Infamous! Besides,
he added, in voice trembling with in
dignation. 1.-The figure they demand Is
too high. 1t isn't worth over $4,000 al
the outside. Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
p,nerent Klnd.

"Sorry, I'm sure" smilingly chirped
Mr.. Bimley, as the maa~put the Dill
grumblingly back in his posket, but
if you will call around in another month
1 think l can arrange it,
The man shook his head.
81 wish you was chicken" ne
growled, backing down the steps.
stInasmueh as to wherefore?" asked
Mr.. Bimley. as a momentary CLEAN OF
interest passed over his countenance.
"Becos' you would then shell out in
three weeks" retorted the man, as ne
weariedly put one foot before the other
and so vanished from sight. N. 7. Re
corder.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
The Adjustment Of Bearings

The ball bearings ordinarily used on
bicycles should be SO adjusted that no
side 'play" is perceptible, but not tight
enough to bind" This is in reply to a
number of readers who have asked
whether the bearing should not be loose
enough to allow the shaft to move
slightly sidewise. In the language oil
prominent bicycle manufacturer,
bearings should be absolutely tight
and yet perfectly loose Although
seemingly paradoxical, there is point,
and not very narrow one either, where
the bearing may run perfectly free, and
yet be tight enough so that no "lost
motion" is apparent.-L. A. w. Bulletin.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
EASTERN FAMILY JARS.
Pots Like Those In Which the Forty
Thieves Were Picked.

Pots Like Those In Which the Forty
Thieves Were Picked.
When the clever servant of Ali Baba
brought the redoubtable "Forty" to
their untimely ends, it will be remem-
bered that each one of the two-score
thieves was squatted inside a jar of
huge dimensions in the courtyard of
the man they had come to murder. The
manner of their tal1ipg-off, it will also
be recalled. was decidedly oleaginous
with strict regard for the etymology
of the term), as they were drowned in
a bath of hot olive oil. Whether the
oil smothered them or the heat killed
them has never been satisfactorily as
certained by the readers of the "Arabi-
an Nights" but one thing has at last
been established beyond doubt-that
the thing was possible, so far as the
size of the jars was concerned. To an
occidental mind, which has never been
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
THE PERFECT MILLlNER-

Originality and Neatnesa Are the Things
That Count.
Originality in designing and individu-
atty in style are qualities which count
for most in the milliner of to-day.
Variety is now the keynote. Instead
of one particular style there are many.
The day of zone idea" in q season has
passed.
To discover some new arrangement
for prevailing trimmings, to put a new
curve into a popular and becoming
shape, these are marks of genius.
Just such ideas as these or the lack
of them, simple and Insignificant as
they may seem, make the difference
between the high-salaried and poorly
paid milliner. and bring success or fail
ure to the department in which she is
employed.
Perfection in detail is another essen
tial to the successful milliner. To be
artistic the trimming on a hat must
in effect be carelessly and gracefully
arranged.
Stiff and prim looking hats are rare
~ becoming, yet at the same time, how
ever CdTSlcSS Tic etL
seem, the must be no sighting of the
work.
The most loyal patrons will become
disguised with stitches that loosen
after few times wearing. leaving flow
ers tumbling off, feathers awry, and
ribbon bows at "sixes and sevens.''
To genius in designing and pains
taking work add artistic taste for col
ors, which must include not only a
knowledge of harmonies and contrasts,
but also good Judgment as to becom-
ing shades for individual types.
Combining these three qualities in
one individual, you have what is rare
indeed, the perfect Chicago
| Inter Ocean.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31

called upon to grasp the conception of
a jar much bigger than bean pot, the
apparently exaggerated dimensions of
these in which the thieves came to grief
is the least credible part of the story
But even to-day. in regions of the orr
ent where western customs have not
prevailed, such as Turkey in Asia. AL
giers and Morocco, a well-to-do family
would not consider itself at all we'll
equipped without a jar OF two big
enough to contain at least 40 gallons OF
oil or wine.
Not alone in the far east, but in old
Spain which is in many things thou
sand years behind the times-the peo-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Leather Colored bv rlectr,c,tv,

In Germany new process of coloriug
leather is being exploited. Here, again,
electricity is utilized. The leather is
placed upon zinc table, which FERNS
the positive pole. The dyeing material
is poured over this and the negative pole
connected to the leather. Under the ac-
fion of the current the coloring matter
penetrates the leather, and patterns
may be. designed upon the surface by
covering it with pattern plate con-
nected te~the negative pole.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Not Like Fathers.

"These biscuits" said Mrs. Newoman,
while her faithful husband looked half
fearfully, ''are not like the ones my
father baked"
AS she paused the poor man wiped
his eyes with his apron.
snow, his" she continued, were
heavy and insipid, while yours are per-
fectly delicious. Why, what's the mat
ter, dear?"
The reaction was too great. The over
ioyed husband had tainted. - N. Y.
World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Explained.

Violet-Mr. Fiddleback has asked me
to go to the theater with him to-mor'
row night.
Daisy-That's strange. He asked me
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Saving HIS Capital.

you're a goose!" angrily exclaimed
Dallas man to his wife, who continu-
ally chided him about his excessive ex-
travagance. "You do nothing but
cackle, cackle, cackle all the time"
eyes, dear" she sweetly replied, Dut
you must not forget that the cackilng
of geese saved the capital OF Rome
and if cackling can save your capital
I'm going to keep it up
And she did.-TeXas Sitter.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Inconsistent

Inconsistent.
He never would do a thing by rule,
And he heartily hated form;
He blew burned fingers to make 'em cool
And, in winter, to make 'em warm!
Chicago Record
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
He Was Used to It.

"Were you ever in a cyclone"" asked
4 Dallas man of friend who had just
returned from a trip east.
81 should say was. Twas in st. Louis
when it struck that town. / was eating
dinner when the breeze came along and
turned the house upside down"
"What did you think of it?"
think? thought my wife had lost
her temper again. Texas Sitter.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
An Earnest Plea.

oh, give me not the marble heart"
Nor yet the icy mitt,"
Nor treat me to the ''frigid fist
Nor answer me with nit.
Don't make me stand upon my head"
Nor troy me in the air" >,
Nor pass me up" nor turn me down.
Nor give the CLASSY glare"
But if you must reject my suit,
Why please to let me know
The sorrow of my lonely fate,
BY simply saying: No"
Detroit News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Copyright, 1895 by Truth Co. !

81 love, I love you'll"
"That only proves, as have always
asserted, that you are absolutely devoid
of originality."-T
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
A Shock to Her Resolution.

"It's too bad" said the young wom-
an who wants to be new.
"What's the trouble?" asked her
mother.
"Just as soon as we've made up our
minds to show the world that we are
not the weak, timid creatures we have
been pictured, the announcement comes
that the trees are full of caterpillars
this year."-Washing Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Light i'm tho Sick Room

An experienced physician says there
e nothing more gloomy and depressing
20 the spirits-of patient than dark sicl
fooms. If the light hurts the patients
eyes, let him be shielded from it by a
screen or curtain, but admit the sun
light as freely as possible to the rest of
the room. Shield the lamp or gaslight
with a shade, but let the light be kept
up while the patient is awake. In short,
everything must be done that can be
20 maintain cheerful and neat appear
ance in all that belongs to the surround
ing OF the Invalid.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Knew How to Keep a Hotel.

Great Traveller never saw prettier
girls in my life than you have right
here in this dining-room waiting on
tables.
Sharp Hotel-Keeper-I always get
pretty walters. Men don't eat much
when pretty girl is watching Them
N, Y. Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
M Doubt of 1t.

Hopeless, utterly hopeless" said the
keeper, as he opened the door and let
the visitors see a man whose face wore
a smile of triumph.
"He thinks he has invented bicycle
lamp that will stay lit"
The visitors shuddered and passed on
to another room, where they found a
man who was trying to write currency
plank for party pIatform.-Truth.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Her Imnreaaion.

Papa Gust arrived from downtown)
Well, where's Bessie? Why isn't she
running to meet me, as usual?
Mamma-Bessis has been naughty
and disobedient. have had to deprive
her of her playthings, and she has been
weeping bitter tears in her own room
for the last half hour.
Voice of Bessie (from adjoining room)
Tears amt bitter! They're salt!-
Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
A Stainless Cloth.

Jinks-I called at your boarding
house to-day and saw the table neatly
set for dinner, and 1 must say things
looked very neat. 1 never saw whi,er
tablecloth in my life.
Binks-No, she doesn't make her tea,
coffee, or soup strong enough to STAIN
NY. Weekly
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Didn't Starve.

swell, Minnie, did you take good care
of the animals during my absence?"
"Yes, my lady, excepting the cat.
which 1 forgot to feed"
81 hope that didn't hurt herr"
ooh, no; not at all-she helped her
self to the parrot and the canary bird"
-Fliegende Blaetter.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Surely.

Tommy is such sweet child" said
a doting mother, "that often think it
will be miracle if he lives to grow
up"
at WILL" said the candid neighbor,
with baleful CLEAN in his eye.-De-
troit Free press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
A CART LOAD OF SPANISH T1NAJAs

pie cleave to the earthen antiquities of
their ancestors. In that country they
are known as ''tinajas," and are manu-
featured in Valencia and along the
eastern coast of the peninsula.
Jars equally large and of similar
shape have been found in the graves
Of Peruvian Incas. containing the re-
mains of royal personages who "went
to pot" hundreds of years before the
Pilgrim fathers landed on Plymouth
rock, and before Boston became famous
for the production of that esculent
which can only be baked to perfection
in an earthen receptacle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
The Internal Temperature

DTs. D'Arsonval and Charrin, Of Paris,
have been taking the temperatures OF
our internal organs. They find that it
is highest in the normal liver, which is
one degree centigrade hotter than the
intestine; then follow in decreasing
ratio the spleen, the heart, the kidney.
the marrow, the brain, the muscles and
the skin.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Ice Cream Season Again.

evil you marry me, darling?"
For a moment she hung her head in
maiden bashfulness. Then she gathered
courage to speak. though not to look at
him.
"Do you love me for myself alone"'
she asked.
He hesitated.
''I cannot deny" he said, truthfully,
'that 1 am influenced by the money
that I have put into you."-Chicago
Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
FashIon Note.

'There's going to be wonderful
eclipse of the moon next week."
"Well, keep quiet aboutit. If my wife
finds it out, she will insist on having
new DIRE ss for the occasion. Texas
Sitter.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Ekosea ln Uaka Isaakafa.

Roses look particularly well in sill.
yer. and very good use may be made
Of low antique silver cake basket
by filing it with glass that viii hold
an abundance of water, and putting your
roses in that. Tie bunch Of roses to
the handle with ribbons or grasses, and
you viii have beautiful decoration for
. dinner table.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
HeartIess Man.

IF women have not finer sensibilities
than men," asked the defender of her
sex, "then why is it that men laugh
and women weep at wedding?"
Because they are not the ones who
are getting married" answered the
coarse, heartless man.-Indianapolis
Journal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
DIPLOMATIC.

Mr.. Pollitix-That wretch Jorkins Is
telling awful lies about me.
Mrs. Pollitix-Why don't you dare
him to prove his charges?
Mr.. Pollitix-Well, I'm not such a
fool as that.-Town Topics.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
A Good Boarding House.

Jinks-I wonder what sort of board
ing house Mrs. Slimdiet keeps?
Winks-Must be better than the
average. My friend Blinks has boarded
there two years, and isn't dead yet.-N.
Y, Weekly.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
TRAVELLING on TIIs Face.

Bits What makes you say that Big
ley Is travelling on his face most OF
the time now?
WHISTLES learning to ride BIZ
cycle.-N. Y. World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Rnew Her Manners.

"It was shocking to see the way Miss
Babble whispered" said Maud.
EYES," replied Mamie. eff she had
any breeding at all she would know
it is impolite to whisper in company.
never think of doing such thing"
'Neither do 1. If / have anything to
saw that 1 don't want to have overheard
I wait until somebody gets up to sing
or play the piano." -Washington Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
at the wrong Place.

Miss Kissam-You seem depressed to-
night, Mr.. Dexter.
Mr.. DeXter-Yes, am. l went to a
fortune teller to-day to find out my fate,
and was told that the girl loved would
not marry me.
Miss Kissam-But, Mr.. Dexter, no for
tune teller is authorized to speak for
me-Detroit Free Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Hard to TeII It Present.

1.-THE tailor's bill has come" she said,
sweetly.
"Whose?' he asked, without looking
up from his paper. "Mine or yours?"
Chicago Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Saved.

Mrs. Bingo-I noticed there was Q
rent in your trousers this morning.
Mr.. Bingo-ThanlS heasenl Give 1t
to the landlord when he comes.-Banner
of Liberty.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Loves Duplicates.

love you, love you. love you, dear,
More than my tongue can tell!
In all the land, both far and near,
There's none love so well.
And though to others, now and then,
say these words, tits true,
How can fellow help it when
They so resemble you?
l. A. w. Bulletin.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Wanted More Variety.

They paused before the cigar stand.
"And so you don't like Singers?
Well, well. Why, 1 think him the best
sort of fellow. He's always the same.
You know what he'll do in any case.
There's no a1fectation about Singers.
He's always himself"
eyes, that's what I object to-
Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31

Mrs. Spendthrift-Tm afraid to ride
behind that horse. / don't believe he is
thoroughly broken.
Mr.. Spendthrift-The Won ouphh -
drive Him. You would break anvthics,S
Town Topics. - ''''s's'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
After tha Honexmoon.

Maud-Heigho! It's strange how
marriage changes a man! Will used to
say when we were lovers that my
cheeks were the color of rose.
Mabel-And now?
Maud-Now he says your face is as
red as beet.-Detroit Free Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31

"You have your clothes made almost
exactly as do" he remarked to the
tailor-made girl.
"Yes," she replied. "The principal
difference is that mine are always paid
for on delivery. "-Washington Star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
should Stay Together.

Gobang-It seems to me that garment
is too small for the baby.
Mrs. Gobang-Dut you must remem-
Der that it will shrink from washing.
Gobang-So does the baby.-Truth.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
PaternaI Solicitude.

Daughter-This piano is really my
very own, isn't it, pa2
Pa-Yes, my dear.
"And when l marry can take it with
me, can I?'
Certainly, my child; but don't tell
anyone. 1t might spoil your chances"
-Tit-Bits.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Like the Marble Heart,

He thought she gave him the marble heart
But when he closely looked,
Eo saw It was merely biscuit
That she herself had cooked.
Detroit Tribune
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Hard Work.

Mrs. Benham-I made this pie all my
self.
Benham-Aren't you tired?-Town
Topics.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Would Not Insist.

Miss Highbloom-Do yon mind tell
ing me your age, Miss Yellowleaf?
Miss af-Twenty-three
Miss Highbloom-All right. I'll not
insist on your telling if you don't want
to.-Town Topics.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
just what He Deserved.

"Can 1 get anything on this watch p
asked the society burglar, as he pre-
scented stolen chronometer at the sign
of the Three Balls.
"About four years, I should think, F"
replied the detective, who had been wait
ing for the missing goods to turn up
Tit-Bits.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Wrangling Again.

Brooks have been told that man
learning to swim should initiate as
closely as possible the motions of a
frog.
Rivers don't know. Did you ever
see an otter swimming?
'Yes.''
"Well, that's the way you otter swim. {"
Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Makine Others CAV.

Badger is great in philanthropy
isn't hep"
What makes you say SOP"
''Why, look at the funny whiskers he
wears just to amuse other people,
Chicago Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-07-31
Proof Enough,

Willie Westside-Is there anything
/ can do to prove my love for you?
Jenny See-Yes; fall in love with
another girl.-Buffalo Times.