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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
ITEMS OF MANY TOPICS.

The old saying that horses head is
the length of -four barrel is substan-
TALLY true. The average horses head
is about 81 inches long; an average
-four barrel 90 inches.
Then general post office, st. Martins
le-Grande, London, contains the largest
telegraph office in the world. Over g.
900 operators, 1000 of whom are women,
are employed.
The oldest wooden building in the
world is said to be the church at Bor-
gund, in Norway. It was built in the
eleventh century, and has been pro-
tected by frequent coatings of pitch.
1t is built of pine, and in fantastic
Romanesque design.
A new German lamp chimney has the
bulb in the upper instead of the bottom
part. and the upper rim is cut obliquely.
tits claimed that this shape makes it
safer to blow out the light, while the
flame is improved by being made taller
and steadier.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
OBSERVING THE PROPERTIES.
Long But Successful Search for Suit
able Name.


Long But Successful Search for Suit
able Name.
The colored man had tied his mule
to a telegraph pole while he went into
the feed store When he came out he
found the animal industrioUsly gnaw-
ing a hole in the wood, according to the
Washington Star.
"Why don't you feed your mule?" a
bystander inquired.
Feed 'um! Mstuh, GIBBS dat mule
five meals er day, an OATS three morn
whut gifts. He's wuss'n er goat. Scrap
iron doan' stop i'm no mon ez it 'twus
short'nin' bread"
"He must have remarkable diges-
ton"
'De only ting dat makes dat anamile
err mule is an accident of birth. Eff he'd
happened ter hab two laigs std o fou
he'd of been er orstrich.
While the hitching strap was being
united the mule became restless and his
owner cried:
'Whoa, dar, Sulphuric Acid!"
whats that you call him?"
"Sulphuric Acid. His name usete.
be Julius Caesar"
How did you happen to change it?"
oval. sub. | didn't name i'm julius
Caesar in de fus' place, an nebber did
fink dat wifi err lop-eared no-'count
mule dat name made sense. So | KEEP
mer ears open fer sumpin' mo- pro
pirate wus wu'kin' fob er drug stOh
man. an one day when done broke er
big demijohn hyuhd i'm say dat sui
phuric acid am de eatin'est ting dat is.
l didn't look no furder, but went home
an he'll err christenin' den an dar."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
ONE OF DoN.s DAILY VISITS.
visits to the barn, and sometimes would
stav with her nv the halt hol1r

visits to the barn, and sometimes would
stay with her by the half hour.
Then the chicks came out of their
shells. Don was intensely interested.
All day long he scarcely left the barn.
The next morning, when the hen
stepped off the nest and with cluck
called her brood after her, Don fol-
lowed.
The hen fell to scratching, and the
fluffy chicks darted hither and thither,
picking up the titbits which the mother
had uncovered.
'Good!" said Don to himself; 81 can
help in this business" and to the terror
of the chickens he ran in among them
and began turning up the soil at lively
rate. Then he sat down and waited.
The mother hen called back the chicks
to the newly scratched earth, and soon
they picked it clean. Then the dog took
another turn. And so the good work
proceeded, to the great delight of ell
the parties.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
Knew bv Experience.

The examiner wished to get the chill
dren to express moral reprobation Of
lazy people, and he led up to it by ask
ing who were the people who got all
they could and did nothing in return.
For some time there was silence, but
at last little girl who had obviously
reasoned out the answer inductively
from her own home experience. ex-
claimed with a good deal of confidence.
''Please sir. it's the baby
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
WATCHES MADE OF IRON.
bad for Black Metal Instead OF Gold an
Silver.

w00 Tor Black Metal Instead of Gold and
Silver.
Small metal articles usually worn by
aides or gentlemen which of late were
principally made of silver are now be-
ing manufactured of iron or steel. This
lad has become very popular in France
and Germany, and quite an industry
In these articles has grown up in the
manufacturing centers of these coun-
tries. Match safes, key-rings and
chains, knife blades, scissors, button
book handles, cigarette cases, powder
boxes and any number of articles of
phis description are now made of iron.
They are first stamped or wrought out
Of the sheet metal, then very carefully
polished and cleansed with benzine,
hitter which they are subjected to
treatment which gives the articles
permanent black color. This black col
bring is applied by concentrated so
hutton of nitrate of copper in alcohol
while the articles are being slightly
heated. By mixing nitrate of copper
with nitrate of manganese, various tints
between blue-black and a browuish
black may be obtained. This process
e used in the great Industrial establish
ments of Pforzheim and Adar with
much success. Particular care must
be taken that the object to be tinted
black is finely polished and absolutely
clean, otherwise flaws will occur in the
eoloring. After being allowed to dry
for few hours, the black iron articles
are covered with a very thin film of
varnish or simply rubbed off with
WaXed brush
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
A siberian March.

A remarkable march OF 4.loo n'''.9
across Siberia. occupying almost E'a.,
has just been completed by 1--WE u, IT,.
battalions of line infantry an"
batteries Of artillery which 'a. u,,
reached their camp ON the Nmur. -
troops marched 1000 yerats hN '",'1
and made their way for 5000 Nrrs'S ~
water. half the distance on RATS con,
structed by themselves Ihf'I
were men dead, 81 left behind W ~
pitfalls and 90 horses. The others !"
rived In good condition and a>'s.'
onirifc
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
Am Amusing Introdnotion.

The little word "again" once threw
a large assembly into fits of laughter.
1t was at a public meeting in New York.
One of the speakers, Rev. Mr.. R, had
the misfortune, when he tried to take
his seat, to miss his chair, and come
down at full length on the platform.
The accident caused not little subdued
mirth. When at last it came his turn
to speak the presiding officer intro
duced him in these words: REV. Mr..
R will again take the floor" The
reverend gentleman never met with so
enthusiastic reception as greeted the
announcements
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
IMPROVING IN MANI.
f-"s" s" Customs Getting a s,.
hold 10 Easter, rong B..

H"s"s" Customs Getting a g..
hold 10 Eastern Girl ''o0s
The English club mannar'
becoming adopted by The y ada
Boston and Washington ~" iq
men. along with Enalg ag
clothes. The new depart,,ss 'Sata
pertinent, says the w.. %
Post, is quiet, natural. frarI ''ulagg
plea great improV meut 49, ~, auu
ness which marked the dom, "e9
Hlubmen 40 years ago. 0rr ,'~i
lows have gone in for Enqs, ast
have not only approDra,aI 8s
ish fashion in clothes, but oHI
teloped athletic and manrv a'E y
tastes, while "tubbing" is ,W'1l
custom. When, then. with tboIsy q;
ride TO hounds, plenty of outdoa D
else, hunting, shooting exDodifs 9si
the sensible clothes u eger-,da %.
the race of young fellows is 4 va
VII N..H- laNfI-fIr.
dueling, security-@oIno grandt@ y
who loathed athletics and oam.
sorts, except poker, and -opgbt..
ment in an occasional FIX huntsr1
not happy until they had been =. w
1.-THE field of honor several TIM.
dragged" their man. q
Already a wall begins to 20 NM.
ciety as TO where the men Are to a'
from who can be counted up4Dtoas~
the buds a good time Tae von,.,
lows who have been facet'ousIr drs
1.-The geography class BIZ some d
wag are not quite o.d enough II
the toga varilis. and yet TOO Eo,o r.
knickerbockers. The society If M.
mas, in quandary, seriously tbfrl
making an appeal to Secretaries Her5
and Lamont to find something Il,
way Of duty here for tile da1cugr,r
army and navy men and thusrelie,s,
pressure.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
SETTLED OUT OF COURT.
r. Was Much Better Because Nonooy
Got Mad"


=. WAS Much Better Because Nobody
Got Mad"
Here is a story of a railroad claim
ee-ent-a gentleman who goes about the
country settling with farmers who nave
had horses and COWS killed by the cars
saws the Danville (Ky0 Advocate.
farmer who lives near Junction CITY nau
a horse killed by freight tram. Inc
affair was reported to the company anu
the company sent the gentleman afore-
said ont to see what sort OF settlement
he could effect with the owner OF Che
animal The farmer wanted something
like $40 for his property, and the agent
wanted TO allow him $3.50. Ihey
wrangled for quite while untlI pau
blood was aroused and harsh words pc
ran to pass between the agent ana inc
farmer One word brought on anotn-
or the lie was passed and open hostll1-
tics commenced The warning men
cIinched and went down. Now ~ SO
happened that the agent was much the
larger man of the two, and he got the
farmer between him and Mother Earth'
and held him secure. After he had
ncunded the fallen foe until he had got
ten satisfaction for all personal insuhS
he let up for a moment and asked;
"Now, you old fool, will you take
1922. so for your claim?"
81 guess So" doggedly replied the
farmer. after considerable squirming
and hesitation.
"All right" said the agent; 81 will
pay you right away. It's much better
to settle these things out of court.
You save all the costs and nobody gets
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
CLIMBING ELEPHANTS.
Able to Go Up and Down NouBt,,.
When Mules Cannot.

When Mules Cannot,
Elephants are able % make the.rvs7
up and down mounta.u ANA throne.
a country of steep cliffs where ms,
would not dare to Venture. and ays-
W here men find passage cult Tse,
tracks have been found pin The rs7
summmits of mountain over -..1 ia
high. In these jouruey u e.Daartl
often compelled TO descend bills ami
mountain sides which are almost 1-as.
pitous. This is the way lone:
The elephants first rl.ee- $50
kneel down close 10 tae ... ot7 o..
foreleg is then cautions 9asei Yer
the edge and a short uar down he
slope, and if he finds there ucnI
spot for a firm foo-hod b. speedily
forms one by stamping Hra the sol.t
It is moist, or kicking out f0tao6t
IT is dry. When he is sure =. 3 good ioo.
hold the other forelgr 0r dow,
in the same way. Then rtorrs he
same work over again u.ta his i1e.
bringing both forelcgs .t.le in id.
vance for the first foor6a3 fa.s Leaves
good places already ina ar the hind
feet. Now, braclng hu ZIP BY lIs
huge. strong forelcgs. he rvs his hind
legs. first one and then 81. other care
fully over the edge, where they occupy
the first places made d. rstest
This is the way the har nal pro-
ceeds all the way dow gag 61eet
ing with his forefeet Thus a cel'e
OF gravity is pTeserved and The hgg
beast is prevented from r0rn'"rg oT
on his nose
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
Plea tho sIze of Rata.

A hog that was no bigger than house
rat would hardly seem like much of a
hog, would it? Yet, in Australia there
is breed of pigmy pigs no bigger than
that They are like the larger breeds
in every respect, except in the size of
their squeals and their appetites. They
are said, too. to be quite as unclean in
their habits as are those with which we
are familiar.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
Where Candles viii Not Burn

In the polar regions Mr., Moss lo~ IS
that at a temperature of IS desre TO,
centiprade candle would not burn 10
ularly. for the weX would not l'e'' ING
ing cooled at once by the snrrouii', "a
air. The flame then burned feeo! ~ ~
sank down into a kind OF tubular ~" he
low, and ON boring holes IN piis .,Ior
flame sank down so as TO leave UuoI hv
shell. which was actually not me'l'ea -
the flame. The continuous cur ,ras
very cold air induced by the na'n' :. TO
not heated sufficiently to enaD' =
melt the wax above the flame
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
The Little Ginger.

Adopts in pnlmistry assert that the
length of the fourth or little finger Is
the most important sign in the hand.
There is no man,they sav.who rises to
Importance in any line of life without
long and strairht little finger.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27

A camel has twice the carrying power
Of an OK. With an ordinary load of 400
pounds he can travel IL or IA days with
out water, going 40 miles day. Cam
els are fit to work at five years old. but
their strength begins to decline at IS.
although they usually live to 40. The
Tartars have herds of these animals.
often 1000 belonging to one family.
They were numerous in antiquity. for
@he patriarch Job had 5000.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27

She hunted in the closet,
She hunted on the stair,
She hunted round the doorstep.
She hunted everywhere.
She hunted thro' the twilight,
But, when the dark had come,
She paused to wipe her tears away
And found It on her thumb
IN. o Picayune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-11-27
qENERAL CoUNTRY pRoDUCN

Corrected for the CITIZEN every week
by Mr.. w. III. Kline, No. 81 N. Market
street.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23

cepting such moral principles be this republic,
it will deal a blow TO the credit Of democratic
institutions from which the cause of free gov
eminent will not recover for centuries.
But, thank God, the American people will
never accept such moral principles. The
American people will before election day
rives have fully discovered what all this
means. They will Indignantly repeal the
speakable insult offered to them by the poll
ticians who have dared to ask for the votes
of honest men upon the offer Of such bait.
They will know how to resent the deep dis
grace inflicted upon the nation in the eyes of
the whole world by those Americans who ex-
hibited their own belief that the American
people were capable of taking such bait.
Mr.. Bryan has taste for Seriptural Illus
tration. lie viii remember how Christ was
taken mp on high mountain and promised all
the glories Of the world il he would fall down
and worship the devil He win also remember
what Christ answered. So the tempter now
takes the American people up the mountain
and says, 81 will take from you half Of your
debts If you will worship me-" But then
brave old Uncle Sam rises up In all his dig
nifty, manly pride. and honest wrath, and
speaks in thunder tones: sect thee behind
me, SatanI For it is written that thou shalt
worship only the God of truth, honor and
righteousness, and him alone shalt thou
serve
This will be the voice of the American peo-
pie on the 3D. of November. And the stars and
stripes will continue to wave undetiled, honor
able and honored among the banners OF man.
kind.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23
COMMERCE NEEDS A STABLE STAND
ARD

Vice Presidential Candidate Hobart Shows
why Gold Is the Best Measure of Values.
In his letter accepting the Republican
nomination for vice president Hon. Gar
ret A. Hobart said:
The money standard of a great nation
should be as fixed and permanent as the
nation itself. To secure and retain the
best should be the desire Of every right
minded citizen. Resting on stable foun-
dations, continuous and unvarying GER
tainty of value should be its distinguish
ing characteristic. The experience of
all history confirms the truth that every
coin, made under any law, howsoever
that coin may be stamped. will finally
command in the markets Of the world
the exact value of the materials which
compose it. Tho dollar of our country,
whether OF gold Or silver, should be Of
the full value of 100 cents, and by SO
much as any dollar is worth less than
this in the market by precisely that
sum will some one be defrauded.
The necessity Of a certain and fixed
money value between nations as we'll as
individuals has grown out OF the inter
change Of commodities, the trade and
business relationships which have arisen
among the peoples of the world, with
the engagements of human wants and
the broadening of human interests.
This necessity has made gold the final
standard of all enlightened nations.
If we are to continue to hold our
place among the great commercial na-
tions, we must cease Juggling with this
question and make our hcrc@'y Of pur-
pose clear to the world. Nc 10, m should
be left for miseonoeption a. to the
meaning of the language used in the
bonds of the government not yet ma
tured. 1t should not be possible for any
party or individual to raise question
as to the purpose of the country to pay
all its obligations in the best form Of
money recognized by the commercial
world.
Any nation which is worthy of credit
or confidence can afford to say explicit
iy on question so vital to every in
terest what it means when such mean
ing is challenged CT doubted. 1t is de-
sirable that we should make it know at
once and authoritatively that an "hon-
est dollar" means any dollar equivalent
to gold dollar Of the present standard
of weight and firSuess.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23

Even if it were true that free coinage
at 16 to l would raise the price of sill
yer, how would that benefit the great
majority Of the American people? Not
one person in thousand owns II silver
mine or has silver bullion for which he
wants higher price. But everybody
wants to buy silver in the form of man.
ufactured articles of use or ornament,
and therefore wants it to be as cheap as
possible. A scheme for making glass
ware or hardware dearer would not re-
ceive much favor from the consumers of
those goods Is it at all likely that the
consumers of silver manufactures are
anxious to pay more for themf
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23

Leave Lambertville for Manunka Chunk S.23
1920 M 1877, 5.07 and S.25 III. Sunday, $50 Ia.
For Phillipsburg and Easton only 62S NJ week.
days.
S.54 p m weekdays, s.54 p m Sundays. For PINT
lipsburg and Easton only, 1902 m.
Arrive at Phillipsburg $40 and 11.22 a. m, , 10,
5.5s, 1876 and 9.3i p. m. Sunday 9.8l P. m
Leave Phillipsburg 7.25, 9.45 and ii q m, NV
GOA and 9. IS p m. Sunday, 935 p m.
Arrive Belvidere 7.5s. 1922 and lbs IN, ) Z,
6.32, 1902 p m. Sunday, 1902 m:
Arrive Manunka Chunk 800. l03O anu ll,o9 M
1888, 63s and 1910 pm Sunday; lolo m .ata
Chunk 100 and $50 m, and 2 30 M sunday
700 m. Returning, leave Manunka hunk Tor
Beyidere s25. 104s m, 4.2O, GAO and 1918 p m
Sunday, 1918 pm.
Freight or mixed trains leaving Manunka
Chunk at 100 IN, Belyidere 6.i5 a m, Martins
Creek 6 35 a nj, arriving Lehigh Junction Oh m,
will carry passengers and make stops at Nag sta
tons north of Phillipsburg.
Passengers for Broad Street Station Phlladel-
phia by trains leaving Manunka Chunk 40 a m
daily. and 1925, 5.21 M weekdays, and leaving
Phillipsburg SEQ m daily, 100 and 556 p In
weekdays go through without change al lfeh-
ton. A through car for Manunka Chunk is at
tached to trains leaving Broad Street Station at
$50, go m, 1900 noon, and 81 p M By all
other trains passengers to or from Broad street
change cars at Trenton.
Connection is made at Manunka ChanG With
Delaware, Lackawanna y Western Railroad; Lee
high Junction with Lehigh Valley Lehigh SuE.
quehanna Morris Il Essex and New Jersey Contra
Railroads. At Lambertviie With Pennington RaiG
road AtTrenton with trains to and from Ne:
York, Camden, &C.
Forfurther Information see timetables, which
aan be obtained at the tick ct Offices.
j. r. WOOD.
General Passenger Agent.
6. NJ. PROVOST,
General Manager
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23
From n Great Democrat.

A depreciation Of tho currency is al
ways attended by a loss to the laboring
classes. This portion of the community
have neither time nor opportunity to
watch the Gibbs and flows of the money
market. Engaged from day to day in
their useful tolls, they do not perceive
that. although their wages are NOM
inally tho same, or even somewhat
higher, they are greatly reduced, in
fact, by tho rapid increase of currency,
which, as it appears to make money
abound, they are at first inclined to con-
slider blessing. - Andrew jackson,
Eighth Annual Message.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23

The owners of copper mines need not
be elated with the idea that the argu-
ment for cheap silver dollars is still
better argument for cheaper copper dol
lars, We shall not drop TO a copper
basis The ultimate resting place for
the Popocrats is Predetermined in their
platform assertion OF the right Of the
government to issue legal tender paper
notes. That is the cheap money paradise
into which all the advocates of repudia-
ton are logically drawn.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23

l hold sound. stable currency to be
among the greatest encouragements to
industry and business generally and an
unsound and fuctuating-now expand
ing and now contracting, SO that no
honest man can tell what to do-as
among the greatest acknowledgements -
John G. Calhoun. 1888.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23

The cords Of window blinds are good
barometers. When they become tight,
the reason is found in the fact that the
air is moist, the cords have absorbed
some Of the moisture, and so are drawn
taut. When they are slack, the, air is
dry and the tension of the cords is re-
Taxed.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23
Sound Argument From Eminent Bimet-
nlIisfs

Sound Argument From Eminent Bimet-
aliists.
Gold is recognized as the universal
standard of value. 1t is the measure
that must be used. 1t is the measure by
which your wealth must be tested. ~sa
The wealth Of the United States is
tested by the same rule. 1t has been
and always will be the touchstone Of
measurement, and when you depart
from that and try to figure up any other
measure which the world does not
recognize you get into confusion. SEN
ator William M. Stewart.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23
Did Not Beam on Him.

IF you chose, you could be the light
of my life" said he when they met at
the ball.
"Yes?" she said for want of anything
better to say.
Eyes. But whenever / call, you are
out. ''-Indianapolis journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23

The leaders Of a flock Of migrating
wild geese become tired sooner than
others and are frequently relieved by
their fellows
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23
The Small Boy.

Her Admirer-Well, Reggiel How's
your sisters cold, eh?
Her Little Brother-Oh, that's all
right. But she's got Il jolly hig corn. -
Moonshine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23

The first iron forge in English North
America was located at Raynham in
the year 1869.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23
NASAL
CATARRH
is a
LOCAL. DIGEAGE

and is the result of
colds aud sudden eli.
matte changes.
II can be cured by q
ple sant remedy
which is applied di-
rectly into the nos
trils.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23

Ely's Cream Balm
Opens and cleanses
the Nasal Passages,
Allays Pain and In
nammation. Heals
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23
cATARRH

the Sores, Protects the Membrane from Colds, Re-
stores the Senses of Taste and Smell, The Balm
is quickly absorbed and gives relief at once
Price so cents at Druggists or by mail.
ELY BROTHERS. Sc Warren St. New York.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23

The 0 cent nickel piece, now discon-
tinued, weighed 80 grains.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-23
Reading Railroad.
TINE IABLE IN EFFECT MAY u. 1895
TRAINS LEAVE NEW HOPE
TRAINS FOR NEW HOPE

For Glenside, Jenkintown and Philadelphia, wee
days, 5.46. 80, a. m LOO, 4.30. quo p. III. g.
goes TO Berk street, balance 10 Terminal) SUI
DAYS 30 q. m, $40, G.l5 p. m.