The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-10-30
STRANGE THINGS ABROAD.

The Giants club in Berlin admits
to membership no one who is less than
six feet in height.
Red socks have just killed hostler
at Stamford, England. The dye entered
cut in his foot, causing blood poison
ing,
In Hamburg dog is taxed accord
ing to his size; little tax for little
dog, and big tax for big dog. a..s.t
In the city of Brussels there is
clock which is wound up by the wind,
and never by hSman hands.
Globular lightning set fire to wom-
ans dress near Anglers, in France, dur
ing recent storm, the burns causing
her death soon after. ,..f.ss
Some of the towns of Germany have
their water pipes made of glass, pro-
tected with an asphalt covering, to pre-.
vent fracture. aef5eoa
A fire at a farmhouse near Administer.
England. was put outrecently by pump
ing on it cider from hogsheads, as there
was no water to be had. Hd
Blondin's, the tight-rope walkers,
Paris. Besides the tri-colored wheel
barrow, the harmonium, cornet and
costumes, it includes the ca BILE on which
he crossed the river above the falls of
Niagara. aaa .sa a74saf
Tiny, the smallest toy terrier in the
world, died recently in London. He was
less than four inches long. His late
owner. Lieut.. Gen Sir Archibald Mac
laine, has had the body stuffed and
has presented it to the London Zoolog-
ical garden.
At Persian funerals the mourners
are supplied with wads of cotton. VIII oh
they use to wipe away their tears. The
cotton is afterward collected and
squeezed. and the Tears, are bottled and
preserved. They are supposed to pos
sess restorative qualities in fainting
fits. "
Bicycle readings are the latest Eng
lish novelty They are sort of Chau-
taupua on wheels. Clubs of literary
Young ladies are formed to read up on
curious subjects, and the ment era
heel away to the VI GODS with their
lunches and notebooks al stated times
10 hold their meet ings under he trees.
There is 10 international copyright on
he idea, and il will bear Importation.
CROWNED HEADS OF EUROPE
Queen Victoria purchases almost
every new book of rote published, and
her expenditure on literature of all sorts
is over $4,000 per annum.
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Magyar national museum at budapest
the sword Of George Rakoczy L., prince
OF Pennsylvania, whom they have made
one of their national heroes.
The king OF Greece delights in taking
recreation in the fields. He can pillow,
cut and bind corn, milk cows, and, in
short. could at pinch keep farm
going single handed.
Emperor Williams latest fad is tel
egraph, and he is spending several hours
week learning to send messages by
dots and dashes. He has already made
considerable progress as an operator
of the0key.
Queen Wilhelmina of Holland has a
miniature farm, the produce of which
she gives to the poor and to the hos
pitals HerSwiss chalet is stocked with
the accumulated toys Of IL years or
more, and here she learned to keep
house" in the most approved Dutch
style. ls W oA aaq2 1850
For the first time since 1867 the queen
of the Belgians has gone on long visit
TO France She is at Chantilly, the
guest of the Due d'Aumale. Chantilly
is place where training of horses for
race courses is the staple business, and
the queen has passion for horses. The
queen of Naples has a racing stud at
this place.