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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
AL EeANS.


Dict of a Boston Ercnchman While Con-
fined in Prison in Cuba.
Sixty-two days. Three meals day.
Beans for every meal.
That was the record of Pierre Rich
elieu's imprisonment by the Spanish au-
thorities at Santiago de Cuba.
If Pierre was a native Bostonese he
would porbably have liked nothing bet
ter, but he was born in France, and is a
man of the sea withal, and that pro-
tracted period of subsistence upon
beans has left rancor in his heart and
utter Generalization in his interior
economy.
Pierre had taken out naturalization
papers in Boston previous to rislxing his
life, liberty and digestive machinery in
Spanish territory. He hoped fondly,
but vainly, that this ceremony would
render him bean-proof. In his travels
about the world he had heard of the
vast use the Spaniards made of beans.
He is now standing of and on" about
the corridors of the United States dis
trict court in Boston, waiting for the
authorities to look up his .scitizen pa
pers," and with them ns q basis to Ale
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
HORSE MEAT IN BELGIUM.
Enormous Quantities OF 1t Are Eaten
with No Bad Effects.

Enormous Quantities OF 1t Are Eaten,
with No Bad Effects.
Official figures having been recently
quoted to show that the Number of
horses imported last year from England
exceeds $4,000, instead of 5000, as stated
in the Belgian chamber / visited Ant
werp with the object of finding out APP
proXimately what proportion of this
enormous total is actually slaughtered
for human consumption.
From information placed at my dis
posal by the direetor OF the city abat-
toirs, it appears that the bulk of the
animals arriving from England find
their way direct to tie slaughter house.
Although the greater part comes from
London, the trade is by no means con-
fined to this quarter, the imports in last
weeks official list showing that no less
than rs were brought from Hull and
Newcastle. One dealer in Antwerp
alone IAN Englishman), disposed of up
ward of 5000 horses last year to the local
butchers.
On the other hand, it is positively
denied, as far as Antwerp is concerned,
that any of the meat finds it's way back
to England, either in the form of
'tinned beef" or soup. Not single
meat preserving establishment exists
in the city. My informant, who IS
stanch adherent of horsefesh as
Wholesome and nutritious diet" for the
workingman, confirmed the measures
about to be taken for guarding against
tuberculosis and CHAMBERS. further
&c, 10 Ho &~x{o - d.
by subjecting all Suspicious meat 80
treatment in steam chambers heated to
40 degrees ccntigrade "a temperature
which has been scientifically proved suf-
6cient to kill the bacillus), and to sell
the meat so steamed at prices ranging
from If so cents per kilo (about Cd per
pound), the residue of the broth in
Guided
There are in Antwerp about 80 shops
devoted entirely to the sale Of horse
flesh. / visited several of these estab-
lishments; but, with the thermometer
at so degrees in the shade, the meat, of
which the bulk had been slaughtered
at least two days previously, did not
present an appearance which was call
culated to make converts. Still less SO
were the sausages of dusly hue which
appear to form the staple delicacy when
the meat is untitled for sale in it's nat
ural state. The prices run from 41ad
per pound for ''prime cuts" to about I'd
for scraps" When it is remembered
that, apart from the government ban
laid upon imported horsefesh, there
is in Belgium duty of nearly three
fourths pence per pound on all other i'm
ported meat, it is easy to understand
why Australian mutton is yet practical
ly unknown here, and why among the
poorer classes horse is the only flesh
food available Brussels Cor. London
Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07

orange importation is on the rise.
Nearly all the lemons and oranges i'm
ported are shipped from Italy and the
Sicilian ports, Messina and Palermo.
They come in boxes gay with tinsel,
chromos and multicolored particles of
tissue paper. They are sold at auction,
a ships cargo at time, and ON the
day of the sale the importers are up and
at work long before dawn.
Down to the Mediterranean piers
hurry crowds of dark-skinned men,
armed with small hatchets and big
catalogues. They look Like ghosts in
the half light as they scurry along the
docks. Soon they come to the covered
pier, alongside which the big "fruiter'
swings on the tide, creaking dismally
against the piles. She has discharged
her cargo of golden fruit, and it lies
inside the dock, heaped almost to the
slanting roof, i'm the corner of which
the gaslights flicker unsteadily Over
these heaps the porters swarm like
monkeys, risking their lives and limbs
on the unsteady pyramids of fruit
boxes. The click of their hatchets rs
they tear open box after box, looking
for suitable samples, is incessant.
At sunrise the prospective pur-
chasers and the importers arrived on
the scene. It is jabber, jabber, jabber,
Italian and English, until nine o'clock,
when there is a rush for the salesroom
in New York. The porters nail up the
samples again, and soon the dock is left
to the custom house inspectors and the
steamship company's employees.
This week the list of fruits Is in
creased. Fresh ripe figs are to be seen
on the stands, and with them fresh In
dian mangoes at so cents a dozen
Plums, both blue and red, are abundant,
and sell for 20 cents and 25 cents
dozen. Apricots are almost a glut in
the market and have fallen to 80 cents
a basket. Raspberries bring Is cents
a quart, huckIeberries IL to Is cents,
gooseberries 10 to Is cents and curTants
sell for so cents a basket of nine pounds.
or IL cents quart. Peaches from Cali
fornia range all the way from 40 cents
to $3.50 a dozen. Cherries range from
20 cents to 40 cents a pound. Georgia
peaches are numerous and can be
bought for all prices from 20 cents to
60 cents a dozen. Watermelons bring
40 cents each, muskmelons 20 cents to
30 cents, and grape fruit varies from
six cents each to rs cents, according tc
size.-N. Y. Times.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
A Polish for Linen.

"A laundry polish for shirts, collars
and cuffs may be made as follows: Melt
together one ounce of white wax and
two ounces of spermaceti with a large
spoonful of salt. Dissolve these in
gradients over slow fire and pour into
q wet cup to cool. Make boiled starch
in the usual way, cooking it slowly for
20 minutes, and for every tablespoonful
of dry starch used, put a lump of the
above preparation about as large as a
cherry. Use no cold starch, and do not
sprinkle. When the starched pieces
are dry, lay them in a wet towel for two
hours and bring up the gloss by rubbing
evenly with the heel of polishing iron.
The great secret in glazing starched
goods is to use the polishing iron prop
erly.-St. Louis Republic.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
All or Nothing.

The driver of the stage, which wa.
rolling down the mountains as fast as
six mules on the gallop could keep
ahead of it, may have noticed that L was
little nervous, for after bit he sooth
ingly said:
''No use to grip that railing so mighty
hard, stranger. We shan't come to The
danger Pint fur half an hour yt."
"Then it's ahead?" queried.
eyes, three miles ahead, and l may
say fur your benefit that hangin' OF
wont do any partickler good"
''But don't want to slide off,
'And you won't. If anythin' goes it'll
be nevis and coach and the hull ca
Doodle altogether, and as the drop is
plump 500 feet you won't hev no use fuE
arnica or stickin' salve afterwards" ~
Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
"FLlRTATIoN WALK"
She Saw 1t, hut Her Visit Was Fiv
Years Too Late.

She Saw 1t, but Her Visit Was Five
Years Too Late.
One of the guests at the West Point
ball the other evening was lieuten-
ants wife who had never been there
before. Five years ago she married
West Point man, and, from hearsay,
she was familiar with every stick and
stone about the place. But it was the
first time she had set foot upon West
Point soil. She was, therefore, highly
delighted at this first experience. Her
enthusiasm knew no bounds, and her
husband declared her to be the WORST
West Point struck girl he had ever seen.
She was, moreover, determined to enjoy
the experience to the full. ''Now, Tom,"
she said, after she had "taken in" all
the regulation "sights," "you must take
me to Filtration walk All my life
long have wanted to go there. Why,
I'd rather see it than all these other
things put together" The lieutenant,
being dutiful husband. accordingly
piloted his wife toward Filtration
walk"-the sylvan retreat so rich in
sentimental associations. "But, oh,
what disappointment" said the lieu.
tenants wife in recounting the expert
ence later. mot the place itself, you
know, but the way was hustled
through it. AS matter of fact, 1 really
saw nothing of 1t, so speedy was our
gait. Instead of the leisurely, romantic
lofter had looked forward to we tore
along at a mad pace over the sticks and
stones, my husband in the lead and
every now and then callings Hurry
up, Polly over his shoulder. Wait,
Tom,' would cry, 4 just want to see
this shrub, or rest minute on this
bench Not bit Of it. Utterly deaf
to my entreaties and to all sentimental
associations, my prosaic better half
forged ahead as If he were taking part
in walking match. We reached the
end of the walk, warm, tired and
breathless. Well, that's over re-
marked my unromantic spouse, as he
mopped his brow. Where do you want
to go now, Polly?' Nowhere I re-
piled, stiffiy; I want to sit right down
and weep, because our visit to 'Flirta-
ton walk was Just Ave years too latel'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07

a $50, 900 claim against the government
of the dons for the destruction of his
intestinal equipment.
Pierre's complete name is Pierre Gus
tave Laymet Richelieu. In February of
1895 he found himself in Port au Prince,
Hayti. One day he started out in
little boat called the Yankee Doodle,
and, with companion named August
Bolton, went fishing along the coast
for turtles.
A storm drove them out of their reck-
oning, and on dark night they went
ashore upon the coast Of Cuba. No
sooner had they set foot on the soil
than a lot of vigilant senors thrust them
into prison as insu1gent sympathizers.
There they remained 62 days.
Now, Spain feeds her army and navy
principally upon beans, and the Span
ish captors reasoned that what was
good enough for the warriors Of CASTLE
was certainly good enough for rebel sus-
poets. So beans they got, and nothing
more. The weary weeks of confinement
and bean diet were punctuated with
cheering announcements from time to
time, shat they might expect to be shot
within day or two. "Well," says Rich
ellen, "they didn't do that, but it's about
the only thing they didn't do. We had
nothing to eat but BEANS"
Whether it was really the beans or the
fear of death that did it, within a few
days both the men were so i'll they could
scarcely stand. They managed at last
to gain the notice of the American con-
evidence against them. They came back
to New York, victims of beans and An
dalusian perversity, and demanded that
the United States government obtain re-
dress for them.
Bottoms status as a citizen was all
right, and the American minister at
Madrid has been ordered to present his
claim for bean damage. But poor Pierre
was in no such luck. His papers-the
first set taken ut Portland, Ore, in 1872,
and the second at Boston, in 1o78-were
all made out in the name of Gustav
Laymet. His statements about them
have all been verified. His tale is I'M
questionably true, but he says the pa
pers, which he had with him when he
was seized in Cuba, were taken from
him and kept by the Spaniards.
Not having them in his possession,
and the fact that he took them out in
a false name, have sadly blocked his
claim to damages for the bean treat
ment. But he lives in Indigestion, and
hope that the whole muddle about the
papers will be Strengthened out very
soon, and that then he will get money
enou4h from Spain to live on plum
duff" for the remainder of his days.
N. Y. Journal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
speak to Each other Once a Year.

There is, in Tennessee, a family OF
three sisters which presents some of
the most startling peculiarities imag.
Unable. The three sisters, all of whom
are old maids, live together on a farm,
their sole means of subsistence, and
work early and late to earn liveIi-
hood. Two of them work in the field:
the third does the cooking and the other
housework. There is but one period Of
the year when any member of the trio
has anything to say to any other mem
Der. All during the winter, spring and
summer they go about their business
with the seal of silence ON their lips.
When fall comes and the crop is har-
vested they break the silence, and then
only to quarrel over the division of the
proceeds. When each has succeeded
in getting all that she thinks possible.
silence reigns again until the next har-
vest time. The sisters have made a
name for themselves. They are known
far and near as the 'deaf and dumb
triplets," although this title is scarcely
appropriate Chicago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
PLAYS as an Antidote.

in China, in times Of pestilence, per-
sons are permitted to witness gratuit-
ously theatrical performances and dis
plays Of fireworks, the object being that
their minds may be distracted from the
prevailing epidemic. In large towns
places are provided In which those who
in desperation give up the battle Of life
may quietly lie down and die. Chicago
Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
WHEN THE FRUIT SHIP COMES IN

Fresh Figs and Indian Mangoes ON New
York Fruit Stands.
Fruit is most abundant this year, and
it's lovers ell be amply repaid for
visit to Fultea market and it's nearby
fruit stores q ID the Brooklyn fruit
ships which lie along the water front
below the bridge piers. The arrival of
every vessel vi: ncsses period of activ-
Ety along the Brooklyn water front,
particularly Is those docks alongside
which lie the steamers from Mediter-
Fanean ports. The tide Of lemon and
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07

Now tnat winter is passed with all It's snow
and chilly blast, we begin to think of those hot
summer months which are sure to follow,
cut shoes we have been wearing to keep us
warm and think how we can keep ourselves
cool. Now if you want to keep cool, which
everybody does, why just purchase pair @!
those easy and "perfect fit" Oxford Ties thai
we are offering at such low FL ures this season.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
RODOCK s. MEDIC.
Secret of Being Comfortable Wear
Thin Clothes.

We have the right materials make you comfortable uh
warm weather You do it by wearing dress our
pretty thin Dimities 81 or plain white Indian DIM
lty at any prize you like say 90 25 81 80 per yard
These Dimes 81 and &c. no other Store here cot chance
at; we bought them ALL No wonder the yard sick keep
over these pretty cotton goods-they very fine and %
full cheap
Our Vests at TO- 124 Soc like gauze time
are very strong.
- Our Ladies Plain Black Hose drop stitched 25 are JUS
IKE isle thread, thin strong and cool.
Get Waist Dress of our Silk finished Cotton Crepo
&C. per yard the same quality of goods sells other stores
Ladies and Gentlemens wash 4n-hand Ties l23c NV
maze TO retail at 70 cts eachenrely and fast coo
RODOCK & MEDIC
july.l7-f -
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
In a State of Bankruptcy

is the condition OF
our system if the
liver becomes mac
tive so TIL at t h c
germs and poisons
can accu M u ! a e
within the body.
Keep the liver and
bowels active and
we're in a condition
of healthy pros
perity and have
sufficiently well in
vested capital to
draw upon in the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
OXFORD TIES.

Why we have them In every style that yoL
can think of, square, opera, piccadilly, square
point, globe and that common sense toe, which
is so easy and comfortable to those who suffer
with cOrnS and buniOnS
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07

hour of need. The liver filters out the
poisonous germs which enter the system
fust so surely as the liver regulates the
system, so do DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets
regulate the liver. Keep this in mind, and
you solve the problem of good health and
good living. The " Pleasant Pellets" have
a tonic strengthening effect upon the lin
ing membranes of the stomach and bowels,
which effectually cures Biliousness, Sick
Headache, Costiveness or Constipation,
Indigestion, Loss of Appetite, Bad Taste
in Mouth, Sour Risings from Stomach,
and will often cure Dyspepsia The " Pei
let" are tiny, because the vegetable ex-
tracts are refined and concentrated. Easy
in action, no gripping as with o1d-fashioned
pills. AS dinner pill" to promote di-
gestion, take one each day after dinner.
TO relieve the distress arising from over
eating, nothing equals one of these little
"Pellets.'
Mrs. MELISSA ATwATER, of .SteM6es,
WASHINGTON Co., Me-, writes Gas regards
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
). at. COUSINS

handmade Oxfords which sell by theifreputa.
tion you will find after wearing TO be the best
Oxford you ever had on your foot, they are per.
feet beauties on the feet and as soft as glove.
If you are troubled with those uncomfortable
fits, which you are always complaining of slip
ping in the heel, or too tight here or there, try
pair of these which we recommend so highly,
we guarantee satisfaction Now we can give
you these styles in any color, Tans or Blacks,
for Women Misses and Children.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
SHOES FOR MEN.

Gentlemen, when you think of purchasing
for yourself pair of those fashionable Tan
shoes which are all the go this season, why
give us a call and you will find the largest
stock to select from in the city" Styles, we
will give you ali idea; there is the needle, pic
cadilly, opera, razor toes and many others, in
all colors of Tan you can possibly think of.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07
SHOES.

We can't forget the children. This summer
they are the best that have ever been on the
market; there is larger variety to select from,
both in tan and black. Don't forget the "Old
Carlisle Shoe'
We also carry very large assortment OF
Trunks, Satchels, Telescopes Valises and
Umbrellas and most everything you can find
In a firstclass shoe establishment.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07

the little : Pei
let's 1 think
! could not do
without them.
I do not like
to be without
them in the
house. l have
spoken very
h j g h ! y t o
friends and
neighbors of
t h e nj an d
many are tax
i n & t h { m
through III y
advertiser p
them I will
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07

1t is time to lay aside that heavy felt or wooden
hat you have been bearing all winter and think
of getting yourself or child stylish straw
hat. We have just received large invoice o
Hats for Men, Boys and Children; the styles are
very pretty this season. We can give you the
broad brim sailor for the three year old to the
man of three score and ten, so nobody is over
looked
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07

More than ninety nine 99) per of all its business been
acquired since the next largest began business 1888 and
that time until total transactions the b
holders have been nearly double those other
nearly large the aggregate results of the ransac of the
next largest companies combined In 1895 it did the
Business by 500 $780, 15 its gain of Insurance in Force
that of any other cOmpany its Assets S9946SS2
those of other it's Annual Income $4,000
than that of other and it's gain of Surplus 100000
more than the next largest company.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-08-07

say they are the best pill I can take, es-
pecially for an after-dinner pill, think
they have no equal"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-01
~ THE AupHITHEATRE THIS YEAR.
NOTABLE CATS WHICH ARE TO COMPETE FOR THE


NOTABLE CATS WHICH ARE TO COMPETE FOR THE
PRIZES
The second National Cat Show 10 be held IN the
Madison Square Garden Will begin on iu'SD1S a.
10 4 m and Will be open every day and evening
until soturdav night at 1890 O'Clock. Last year the
cats were not exhibited in the large amphtheatre Q.
the Garden and the exhibition was given IN hea'eH
term in May but the public patronized the sno"
in a manner which proved that the cats hau i"v"'S
OF friends in the city. This week the cats VIII NC
shown in one-half Of the large afhp"''"ea'r {,
which is to be partitoncd OF Tor the Pu'Po'e' anu
there Will be plenty of room for all Of their ad-
mirers. .,
4 cat show Is quiet az uoB SNo" - "'''''
and the managers of the coming sho" nave ar
ranged 10 have music at intervals IN the III
and evening each day by DAquih orcnes''" d.
There also will be a performance OF M'le T''i"
sansonrs trained cats each afternoon and evening
on a central stage. These cats give resu'a q" Us
performance drawing carriages jumping ''',o"9"
hoops Of fire and performing other remarhao'e
feats II has been the intention OF the managers
TO make the Cat Show popular. ana tickets Oh "u-
mission are to be sold at 30 cents each
Prizes TO the amount OF $1,000 VIII be awarded at
the show. and among the notable cats "hioh nave
been entered in competition for the prizes are
BRYAN Huphes.s Nlcodemus valued at s. JOo Mrs.
E n BARRIERS English importations, the Wnite
Maltese cat Purity Parkhurs Owned ~ PIN, %ins
cess Denargarde Mrs F. NJ clarks long, hard
cate Miss Louise Morgan's Angora cat ogehsuI'
Mrs ] II Alexander's Persian cat caesar, MIS-.
Robert s. McCreerys team OF taSss hss sbs
foreouarters of A cat and the hindquarters or u
rabbit There will be cats from LONDON cats rom
Paris. cats from GERMANY cats iroH' Oa""'a anu
many cats from this city. , -, a.. ~,
The exhibition is under the auspices or the Ma
tonal Cat Show Association, OF wnich James l.
HYDE is the manager. James G. Young Is secretary.
T. Farrer Rackham is superintendent ana Charles
are Mrs j. j. Aston. Miss Bird. Mrs Frederick Geb-
hard. Mrs Richard Irwin, Mrs; Prescott Lawrence,
Mrs John fovery Mrs Randolph, Mrs. c. Albert
Stevens Mrs r X. Sturgis. Mrs. ". Seward
Webb Mrs Stanford White and Mrs /. X Will
The members Of thu Advisory Committee are