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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-11
GREAT MEN IN LOVE.

Scarron wrote love verses to about a
dozen young women before he met
FRANCHISE D'Aubigne, afterwards the
famous Mme.de Maintenon, the NOR
ganatic wife of Louis XIV.
When Abelarde was in love with
Heloise he seemed to put great cent?
dence in dreams; frequently nara ted
his, and almost as often inquired: do
you see me in your dreams?"
When DR.. Alternately was in love, he
told the lady he had no time for any
love-making foolishness, but if she
wanted to marry him she could do so,
and they shortly became man and wife.
Keats fell in love with Fanny Brawne,
a dull and unattractive young woman.
In one of his letters 60 her he saiys: y
feel an awful warmth about the heart
like a load of immortality"
Beethoven almost went crazy about
the Countess Giulietta Guicciardi. He
calls her My immortal Beloved" and
concludes his letters: Ever yours,
Ever mine! Ever each other'sl Amen!"
Petrarch wrote his best poetry to
Laura. The triAing circumstance that
her husband occasionally objected to
his illusions does not seem to have af-
fected either their number or their
warmth.
DR.. Hall, the famous theologian, fell
in love with his maidservant. BETTY,
do you love the Lord?" Yes, sir; ]
hope So" Betty, do you love me?"
eyes, sir" They were soon after mar
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-11
FROM FOREIGN SHORES.

Partisan lovers OF horsefesh devoured
more than 10000 horses last year. In
1894 the number was 21,227, in 1878 it
was 10000, and in 1872 5,O34. There
are 200 hippophageous butchers shops
in Paris.
Nj. Naddington's great collection of
coirs has been sold by his family to the
French government for 100000. He
had intended to oeoueath it to the state.
but was prevented from doing SO by
heavy pecuniary losses.
Only two cures in Ill years, with no
break in the church services, is the
record of the village of Vallon sur Gee
IN the department of the Sarthe. France.
Able Pineau held the place from 1885
to 1912, when Able Paris, who is still
the parish priest, succeeded him.
Although he still hopes to be elected
as Alexandra Dumas successor next
fall, M. Emile lola has cast an anchor
to windward by formally announcing
that he is a candidate for Jules
Simon's seat, for which an election will
be held in February
A tobacco-consumipg race took place
recently IN the part OF Lille known as
the Pont du Lion dor. Fifty men
started to smoke two ounces of scatter
lati each in clay pipes; they were also
supplied with beer. The winner fin
ished his pipe and his beer in 10 min
utes. A good many of the contestants,
experienced smokers, were made sick.
Leprosy is slowly but steadily
spreading in the district of Memei, in
East Prussia, some of the patients being
very young. AS the disease seems to be
chronic and indigenous, the govern
ment is about to establish a leper asy-
lum there.
The climate of the Sicily islands is
the most equable in Great Britain. It
ranges on an average from 40 degrees
to go degrees. On the coolest day it IS
warm, and on the hottest it is cool.
There are only three seasons in Sicily,
Of four months each-spring, summer
and autl1mn
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-11
ECONOMlZE ON LIONS.
Iron MoIders Had Carefully Felt the Pub
lie Pulse.

Iron MoIders Had Carefully Felt the Pub
lie Pulse.
Going to start in business here ?" re-
marked man of sallow skin and sleepy
eyes to bright-looking young fellow
who sat beside him in a Cottage Grove
avenue gripcar, says the Chicago Post.
"Yes, l have decided not to go to col
lege," the prospective business man
went on to say, What would you adj
wise me to do?"
"Well, you know l am in the iron
molding business. We do all kinds of
iron woFk-make those jockey hitching
posts and iron fencing, cast-iron lions,
and so forth. The business is all right
but just now 1 would advise a young
Inan to not to go into it. Strike some
thing staple-something the people
have to have, rain or shine, hard times
or good times-then work it for all it's
worth. Let me give you a tip, my
young friend, on my business. have
found that the first thing that the pub
lie begins to economic in when hard
times comes is cast-iron lions"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-11
Hanna's Campaign Fund.

Mr.. James Creelman, the well known
correspondent and journalist, contrib
utes the following to the campaign lit
erature of the day:
"The worst element in this campaign
is the part which Mark Hanna's fund
is playing. Candor compels me Jogive
the facts without regard to whether
Mr.. Bryan's election would be a good
thing or bad thing. There is plenty
of evidence, in my opinion, to show
that this is becoming the most corrupt
and corrupting political struggle
known to the American people.
"Bryan may be defeated, but the in
fluence of money and of Mark Hanna's
methods upon the voters of Wisconsin
in common with the voters of other
States, will not disappear after election
day.
LET me give you an example. L
speak of a matter I know and under :
stand. The Reliance Machine Works,
owned by the Edward P. Allis Com
pany, are situated in Milwaukee,
There are emnIoved in this establish
ment something like 1900 men. Here
the Bryan sentiment is very strong.
ut is an absolute fact that eighteen
workingmen in this establishment are
at this moment on the pay foil of the
Republican State Committee as secret
political agitators. Their COM
panions are ignorant of this fact and
do not suspect it.
"The result is that these men have
an influence which they could not pos
sibly WELD were the truth known.
The Republican Committee has also,
1 am informed, upon its rolls large
number of men in another establish
ment, which employs about 1000
workingmen. In several of the factor
les here gold standard arguments are
pinned each week to the envelopes
containing wages.
"'The Republicans have also sent
men into the mining districts of Wis
consin to offer S. in Mexican silver for
So IS i'll American money.
ut is impossible to make an honest
statement of the political situation in
Wisconsin to-day without revealing
these facts, but Mckinley will carry
the State without doubt"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-11
AS THE WHEELS GO ROUND.

There are only three proper drinks
for cyclists-cold tea, milk and water
Bicycles now form no inconsidera-
BILE portion of the miscellaneous SIM
plies forwarded to our missionaries
abroad.
A new sort of egg race was recently
tried with great success in Paris. Fivs
eggs were scattered over a quarter
mile track, and the rider had to h,aol,
Them with his front wheel. The con
test caused no end of amusement.
In London the scorcher gets his de-
serts. One of the fast-riding. bend-over
Fellows knocked down a ladv md CO
verely injured her, and he is now doino,
SIX months time in Jail. The iudoa fa,
cetlously remarked that he could lreo,,
up ms exercise by running a treadmili
baitimore proposes to license all
wneelmen at one dollar per annnn,
and forbids the carrying Of children
on BICYCLES. Best of all, it is pronosed
that the license of all scorchers GEo &c.
feited, and that they shall not be = , 0or
mitted to ride on any terms s - per \,
months thereafter. Aor SIX
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-11
BITS OF THINGS.

Dwarf oxen, 30 inches in height. arc
common in Ceylon.
A flash of lightning so terrified Mrs.
Sanderson, of Pennington, N. j., that
she died of fright.
A toothpick factory f!ourishes at Har-
Dor Springs, Mich. The output is $780,
600 toothpiclls every day.
An liberated tooth caused the death
of Henry Hoffman, of Hoboken, n. j.,
by producing blood-poisoning.
On Egyptian monuments over 5000
years old there are representations of
persons playing at a game resembling
checkers.
A cow wandered into the town hall of
Kingman, Ariz., where the county rec
ords are kept, and ate some of them and
tattered the rest.
Beech outlasts any other wood as
railroad sleepers. A creosoted pine
sleeper will endure for Is years; one
OF oak, IS; and one of beech, 20.
Young ostriches have been Matched
by artificial incubation, on farm in
Maryland. This novel proceeding was
under the direction of Edward Schmid,
of Washington.
In the last six years there were 49,,
902 homicides in the United States-an
annual average of 1917. During the
same period there were 723 legal execu-
tions, and LIS lynchings.
Walter ID. Wellman, a San Francisco
bookkeeper, has succeeded in writing
zoos words on an ordinary postal card.
The words comprised an extract from
one of Victor Hugo's novels.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-11
LITERATURE, MUSIC, ART.

Andrew Lang's Christmas book this
wear will be ''The Animal Story BOOK.
Yvette Guilbert has signed an agree
ment to sing at the Cafe des AmOassif
deurs till the end of the century.
William S. Lord, of Evanston, con
tinues to write childhood verse worthy
of Eugene Field. His latest piece is
"Jingle and Jangle.'
"The Golliwoggs Bicycle Club" is the
promising title of a new illustrated gift
book in preparation by the talented
sisters. Bertha and Florence X. Upton.
The long-expected Life of Rev. Ben
jamin Jowett," by Evelyn Abbott and
Rev. Lewis Campbell, is now complete,
and will soon be issued by London
publisher.
Edwin Lord Weeks, the American
artist who was appointed a chevalier OF
the Legion of Honor of France recently,
is Bostonian. He is as great traveller
as painter. He has lived in Paris for
90 years.
John Morley said recently that as
man grew older there was no branch of
literature which seemed calculated to
give more refreshment or exhiIaration
as the study of Greek.
The success of Giordano's new opera,
"Andrea Chenier," bids fair to surpass
that of Faust as already it is booked
in upward of 100 theaters in Italy like
wise at ST. Petersburg, Marseiles and
Lyons.
Stuart Erskin has returned to Lon
don from Russia. where he reported the
Moscow festivities fer the Pail Mall
Gazette. He is engaged upon a novel
to be called lord Dullborough: His
Life and Opinions" The book is a
satire on the decadent school of fiction.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-11
PERSONAL AND IMPERsoNAL.

William T. Richardson, of Cambridge,
Mass, left an estate of 100000 and his
old wearing apparel to 'some poor
worthy Baptist minister"
A collector of bad debts who lives in
a New Jersey town drives horse over
which is thrown a sheet bearing the
inscription: "This horse stops only in
front of houses whose inmates are bad
nav"
French Westminster Abbey.
Paris seems to be turning the Luxem-
burg garden into sort of French West
minister Abbey. The latest bust it is
proposed to set up there is that of
Ssssnte Beuve, the critic. Fortunately,
in the mile or more of avenue between
the palace and the observatory there is
room for all of Frances great men, If
they are only set close enough to each
other.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-11
FRESH LITERARY Norso

The authorized life of Iadrn
to be written by her friend " purtonh
kins, who has been appointed a. W.
purpose by her executors 'oF Sg
A London publisher is rro
"beauty book" Among tho psrNg,
it will contain will be one Of NJ, Portray
Curzon, formerly Miss Letter 49, .. I o q
go and Washington. VI VSia
William Blacks winter bo.,
many years been at pasto stow qa'tr
Brighton, and it is here THAI aoDe
his novels. The summers he a ns "rta
the Scottish Highlands 'peaa,a
An edict has been issued b..
cred congregation at Rome ans; ."e +
habit that has grown up arao ',''., e
sellers of giving merchant, '@
change for masses said for IN q
priests. " n
Louise de la Rance. otbaru.;.
is still as strenuous Il str-Eer..,
of Sc as when She began Le,r
career in early girlhood. cbo,
at Bury st. Edmund .g5 t
French descent, passes most oft
in Italy.
William George Jordan H.,
his position as editor IF cnrr. "a
erature, and will hence forth dor,.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-11
The Discovery Saved His Life.

Mr.. g. Caillouette, Druggist, Beavers
vile, ILL.,, says: ITO DIR. Kings New Dis
cOvery owe my life. Was taken with La
about, but of no avail and was given up
and told l could not live. Having DR..
Kings New Discovery in my store / sent
for a bottle and began its use and from the
first dose began to get BETTER and after using
three bottles was up and about again. It
is worth it's weight in gold. We won't keep
store or house without it. y Geta free trial
bottle at A. L. Pearre's Drug Store
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-11
SCIENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

Hermitine-A Novel Plan of Re
suscitation - The Black D1a-
mond's Color-The Great Rift
Valley-New Zealand's Plants
Primitive Implements in Mod
ern France-Travels of the Mag
netlc Poles-Forests and Ma
tional Stability.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-11
a I'LL MLXTURE

A species of ant .aa- sew az =
a harvest has been +. din lr.2.a..
Sir John Pend Atlantic i-
promoter. left Sl.- 0t e le-sl
property, all to his
Near the Caspiac here ares q
eternal fires. " so-. ed by 'ae l--7
where natural sues from
ground and has b.r .a fire t3s aga
The Turkish .a Ce is San
scholars to be the alI -l '.-
steal language Of la.e..ra times ~
better adapted for purpose 81. =
steal notation and -tat7e tla- 90
the italian.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-09-11

ness of his researches by special tests,
yet his result for 1881 differs from the
determination by Ross by 7 degrees of
latitude. The present position of the
north pole is found to be $3.50 north
latitude and 19Ool2 west longitude;
and of the south pole, 7Oo26/ south lat
itude and 1O8o36/ west longitude.
The trees of Germany are in the care
of an army of about $4,000 thoroughly
trained fOresters. More than % per
cent. of the land is covered with trees,
while the proportion in England is
only 4 per cent. A recent writer, Mr..
G. A. Daubeny, looks upon this as
mark of German stability. He attrib-
utes the decadence of Syria, of Greece
and Spain to the neglect of their for
ests. and urges the afforestation of land
as means of developing national re-
sources.
A new mole has been found in the
central Australian desert. 1t is of u
pale gray color, and the female has a
pouch for its young. Its face is simply
horny plate crossed by dividing
line, and having two nose holes where
there is no nose The mouth is under
meath this plate, and there are no eyes.
The evening times., 1896-02-01
they
~ s S
YOUR FANCY MUFf.
How TO Make. This Smart Addit ion TO
Ones Winter Toilet

How 10 Make. This smart Addition TO
Ones Winter Toilet.
your muff happens to he one of me
unfortunate small sort. IL il a very
-asy matter t'' adjust 1t. by ARA ncing
deep iriils of velvet. tn match the eos
tune. around each opening, wit n Il fun
twist of the veive, on top, arranged so :is
10 form a hoding-on place for the big
chpux or gray wish lacc Il nd h, huge. bunch Of
poscs and fur tails.
Sometimes a bunch OF heavy piumrS or "a
head OF a beast. with huge. ,,.weied ewes
ornaments the top, together with the in
cvitabl, lace. Ribbon is used to u greater
extent than are the heavy muff chains worn
last winter. They seen IL little bit over
wheiming with their glitter. Velvet rib
bons are used To ha arrnOniZe with the gown.
and are ornancnicd by two full bows al
either side.
Big veivri muffs are extremely uictur-
esquc and much less costly than tbos,. ,,r
Iur, since they ma be So easily made The
muff proper is first shaped from hcavy,;,u-
ton f'ahnel, stnii's! stiffly bet wen the fan
bel and the suede uhc inner lining, with
hair. for warmth. This foundation must he
urn and stout enough to s,IDpor, the ONT
side without losing lis shane
n yard ana "A quarter of velvet is nc,rs-
sary to make IL sufficiently full Rows Of
shifting are placed rs lar from the cd. .cs lis
the 1riii is To be wrie. allowing for no turn-
ing in- SILK or satin racin. Ike, tti.. lining
OF the muff being used instead
When the velvet IS placed on the murr
the threads in the ShirriIig an, tirl wp tight
iy, TINS bringing the velvet into uerrect
shape To lit the under body. The top may
The evening times., 1896-02-01
FRENCH HXIXGS.
The French Way of Designing u Gar
mem of Lace and Fur.

mem of Lace and Fur.
TTRENCH women of even moderate
means have an intense objection
to the ready made garment as such.
i being exceedingly aversc to wear
ing anything that is one of 4 vast
number turned out al alike by the nianu-
facturer. When she buys a ready made
article, therefore, she always sets to work
to change it here and there, so that it
shall be individual and be in no danger
of meeting its twin upon every other
woman she sees. She removes some char
acteristic bit of trimming and replaces ii
by something else, adds a fur collar or
revers. applies a little passementerie OF
lace and so tiifferentiates the garment
from its fellows.
1t is always worth willie to buy nice
lace or passementerie, when one buys any
as il not only looks better at first. but can,
with proper care, be utilized over and over
on different costumes. Fine jet, steel and
gold motifs. cmbroiderics in net and orua-
mental buttons are good investment from
every point OF view and really save money
in the long run.
The single cape. fitting the shoulders
and very full around the edge. is the style
most worn. 1t is made of cloth. velvet or
thick silk and is enriched with soutache,
embroidery, beaded motifs, feather trim
ming OF FUR.
Fur occupies very important place in
the winter wardrobe. Nantes. capes, Jack
cts and loose paletots are lined with err
mine and other fur. While for decorative
purposes il is cut in bands. plain and with
tails OF animal heads, or is employed for
collars and cuffs. Detached stoles are seen.
also charming ripplcd collars, which lie
upon the shoulders, aud have u high, fiar-
ing collar about the neck. which frames
the face. One kind of fur is used TO trim
another Kind. fur cape having collar
and edge or different fur. Otter. for ex-
ample, is adorned with sable OF erBinc.
and In all such combinations the lighter
fur forms the decoration.
The evening times., 1896-02-01
Fussy Feathers.

Ostrich feathers are in the greatest de-
height of fashion after occupying mid
ding station, somewhat neglected, for
long time. Long sweeping pumes are
worn, Prince of Wales groups. clusters or
tips. single tips, rows of tips and feather
trimming, and all these are worn, not
merely on hats and Lonncts, hut on man
ties, fancy waists and evening gowns. \
row of upright tips running completely
round the crown is the latest fancy for
trimming hats. and is on excellent method
of employing a large number OF tips on
one article or headwcar. ii that is any
thing desirable.
The evening times., 1896-02-01
Why He Hates Woman.

Some one has teen analyzing why he
hates woman, and aUong some OF the rc,i-
ons he gives the following:
Because she st;.f,> me III The eye with her
parasol. offers no atOiogy, and looks as il
/ did it
because she PUSHES for a place in the
train and street cars, and, being in, never
makes any room fOr any other person."
''EoCausc she walks three in a low UyCn
the pavement. and expects every one csc
to make room for her"
Because she is fluent. but not lucid
and more concerned about the number Of
her facts than the Truth of then-'
because. in nine cases out of ten, she
can neither sew. nor read aloud, nor ma ke
tea.
Because she is always writing letters
and wanting NE and Others to answer
them"
Because she is the slave of fashion: and
that not only in clothes, but in art, music
manners. religion. flowers, jcwclry, Ian
guage and furniture
Because she does not value anything
simply because it is good following
n fashion set in the days before woman ex-
isted), but because il is worn or done
or even talked about
The evening times., 1896-02-01
Great Clearance Sale
Of
MEMS FURNISHINGS
Bon MarChe,
81 4-3I6 7th ST.
THE CATCH-ALL.
. HE big button fad is on the wane.

| " HE big button fad is on the wane.
| %
Now the athletic woman is de-
l. batting what wheel she will ride
| this spring.
| THE spring bonnet will soon loom up as a
| tonic for those TIRED ~ bargain hunting.
A PA INFERRED poodle in regular rubber
macintosh il II street sight on rainy days.
| SLEEP is much better than cosmetics for
| removing wrinkles. But don't sleep on a
| TEA thcr pillow.
| THE lad of ka,in.s has made u demand for
| sensible thick-so.d shoes. You cannot
skate comfortably ia any others
INVITATIONS OF eYcrythlns-jewels. flrs
and clOth>-havr become so perfect that
the satisfaction Of having the genuine is
| merely personal.
ON account of the oily secretions of the
skin. dust settles in the pores of the skin
i'll such way that nothing but soap and
friction Will remove II.
FOR the feminine Suburbanite, who has
to sacrifice. Il COOKED breakfast TO the exi-
Eencics Of the tiIue-Ia able. let us suf gcst d
cup OF coffee with an egg broken in ii.
%
A STARING rag baby is the proud possess
sion of many Il human atom. who will i'll
time own blocks Of real estate that will
neverse So valuable ii the a aforementioned
doll.
%
THE telephone girl who snappishly re-
plies. we'll" when you Call up, Cen
tral." could many "A tale unfold il she
started i'll to tell what she hears every day
of her life.
THE new Skating boot favored by Eng
lish women is cut high and stiffened at the
side to give support t0 the ankle. Some
The evening times., 1896-02-01
OF Misty Rose SILK

A simple affair, but wonderfully smartand
becoming adorned my Lady Rose at a box
party given the other night. A flaring black
satin skirt. the very essence OF 81 ylc. formed
a suitable accompaniment to a charming
bodice in misty pink chene silk, made essen
tally chic 10y stripes of black satin. Some
exquisite cut jet on the collar across the bust
and edging the bottom of the bodice was all
thetrimning employed. but the fit and cut of
that waist were worth going miles to see.
The evening times., 1896-02-01
Tnunfn Salad
ONE can NJ rpf

ONE can OF tomatoes should be stewed with
pinch OF salt for few moments. then
strained and the red juice thickcned with
Il little gelatine-a tablespoonful is enough.
The tomatoes can be put in n mold to
form. or merely left to cool and soldify
in a salad bowl. II Il mold is used turn
the tomato Jelly when cold into salad
bowl, head round it shredded celery and
pour over jelly and celery a liberal supply
OF either rich niayonnaise or cream salad
dressing, and serve with small saited crack
ers.
The evening times., 1896-02-01

Motel for strength and purity A & p.
pure ground pepper and mustard at 40c per
pound. Large size galvanized water nail
and many other useful household articles
with each pound The Great At
lantic and Pacific Tea Company,
main store 5O1-503 Seventh street
northwest, corner OF E street
Branchcs-1620 Fourteenth street north
west, 3l04 NJ street. Georgetown. SIS III
street northeast, and all principal ma rkcts
n. II. Bowman. manager for District Of
Columbia.
The evening times., 1896-02-01
Green Pea Souu.

PUT one can Of peas, one small onion sliced
and one can of water together: cook
twenty minutes. then add one can Of milk
measure the water and milk in the can the
peas were in. When hot thickcn with Que
tablespoonful OF butter and two of flour,
cooked together, one tcaspoonful OF salt and
one-rourth of a teaspconful Of pepper; boil
ten minutes and Strai in.
The evening times., 1896-02-01
RaiStu Broth.

A RAISIN broth acceptable tn an invalid
is made by boiling one pound of raisins
slowly in plenty OF water for an hour.
Strain and return to the fire. Add "A small
piece or butter and tiIicken with cOrnstarch.
nioistened with cold water. Crate in a
quarter OF nutmeg. and season with u
tablespoonful OF brandy or two. Sweeten
to taste, and serve with "a toasted era cker.
Raisins are known to he nourshing and
stimulating, and the broth is both pala-
table and useful.
The evening times., 1896-02-01

multitude at the opera as it wanders about
between acts and giZes in "A Lonesome. wish
I-'yeTt-you way at he people in the boxes.
The illustration Is not = duplicate OF any
frock Seen At the opera. but ii is similar to
several. The idea admits a variety of er-
fects.
There may be several sets of s-picces
FOR the frunt-say rose pink. ciel blue and
cherry. The basis OF the waist is white