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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04
CHINESE OBSTACLES.
Evil Spirits Which Must BE Driven
Out.

II q house is to he repaired wonder
full forethought is necessary. The evi.
spirits which are supposed to oceupt
each dwelling that mortals have inhab
tied cause the carpenter no end al
trouble and no trifiing expense. say
Lippincott's. First. an astrolcger mus;
be consulted with regard to the mos
lucky day for beginning the worh.
then a square usPeuded from the ridge
beam is a notification to the spirits OF
darkness that their dweIling-place is
to be disturbed wherefore the square
thing for them to do is to move out
quietly and peacefully. Next the car
penters make offerings to these un-
seen residents. These gifts seem TO
say: If you please, spirits of dark
ness. accept this bribe and speedily
take your fight
Next the neighaors must be warned
that these evil influences are about to
be turned loose, perhaps to seek shelter
under neighboring roof. Every house
on that street receives a notice that
upon a certain day and hour repairs are
to begin on the dwelling of All Sin.
Each household can then pay the imps
not to enter their doorway, but Il go
to the next neighbor.
Even the farmer cannot begin his
work in the spring until after the ma
tional festivals are celebrated in honor
of the special gods who are supposed
to make it their particular business to
look after the welfare of those who till
the soil. In a land where more than
100,oOO,oo0 people are supported by agri-
culture. where many farms have been
in cultivation for three or even four
milleniums. we naturally expect to find
skill in that line of work. In this we
are not disappointed, for Chinese farm
ing is scientific handwork.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04
SUBSTITUTE FOR SWING BRIDGE
Curious Engineering Structure at
the Mouth of the River NerviOn.


At the mouth of the river Nervion,
which flows into the Bay of Biscay be-
tween Portugalete and Las Arenas, a
curious engineering structure has been
erected within the last few years to
transport passengers, cattle and We
hicles without interfering with the
river traffic. 1t consists, says the Man
chester Guardian, of couple of towers
200 feet high, one on each bank; from
these bridge is suspended by chains
at height sufficient to clear the masts
of vesselS-that is, nearly $50 feet above
the water level of the spring tides
This bridge carries a line of rails on
which a trolley is pulled to and fro
by an engine on the Las Arenas or
northern side. With 1t goes car. hung
by steel cables. in which the passengers
take their seats This is not wound up
to the top. but stays at the level of
the quays. Thus the transit is effected
quickly and regularly, without the de-
lay inseparable from a swing bridge.
A similar "pont transbordeur" is to be
set up over the Seine near Rouen by
a French company. In general APP
pearance it will resemble the Span
ish one, and If equally successful will
probably lead to the application of the
principle elsewhere. 1t seems odd that
for such a simple and useful device
engineers should have to go to Spain.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04
MATRlMoNY AND MENNoNITEs.
The Minister Does the Proposing for
the Girls Hand.

the Girls Hand.
When Mennonite young man desires
to marry a Mennonite young woman.
instead of telling her about it he con-
fides in the minister. If the latter
thinks well Of the proposed match he
informs the young woman and gener-
ally devotes considerable time to plead
ing the case of the lovesick swain, since
it is considered somewhat indicate for
the woman to yield too easily. Even
after their engagement the minister
conducts most of the negotiations lead
irg up to the marriage ceremony
This always takes place in church,
to which everybody is entitled to admis-
sion on the wedding day without invita-
ton Two weeks before the wedding
the "banns" are called from the pulpit
and during that fortnight the bride AMI
groom are allowed to meet without the
presence of third party. The first
portion of the ceremony consists OF Il
sermon, generally on some such subject
as the duties of husband and wife. One
such sermon preached at wedding last
summer lasted about two hours, al
though the minister announced in the
beginning that because Of the hot
weather he would "be brief" At the
close of the sermon the contracting par
ties, who had been seated on opposite
sides of the church, walked to the
altar, where they answered affirmative
~ series of questions and were pro-
nounced man and wife. Then they re-
turned to their seats on opposite sides
of the auditorium and the regular serv-
ices of the day were resumed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04
SURE OF A FINE FUNERAL.
Men of Lubec. Me-, Provide for MOrtu-
my EmerRenciea

-uch Oh LaDCCs HCss IOE
AIRY Emergencies.
The town of Lubec. Me-, is one of the
go-ahead villages of the Pine Tree state,
and the one thing wanting to enable il
to keep up with the procession is a
hearse. The citizens investigated the
condition of surrounding towns. and
learned that every one of them had a
hearse. and they considered it burning
and municipal shame that Lubec should
be so far behind the times. Therefore
it was resolved to have one, although.
according to the rates of longevity in
Lubec, it was not considered likely there
would be much use for it. says the
Lewiston journal.
A mass meeting of the citizens was
called to discuss the grave subject. The
enthusiasm was unbounded, and it
was at once decided to purchase the We
hicle by voluntary subscriptions, max
ing a sort of joint stock concern OF
hearse corporation. Each subscriber
Clipped in one dollar, but the wary and
thrifty Lubecker insisted upon a pro-
viso whereby he is enabled to get a
show for his white ally. 1t was unan-
imously agreed that if any stakeholder
had use for the hearse within certain
number of years from the date of his
subscription. he, the said subscriber,
should be entitled to a rebate of the
sum paid in.
Now the Lubecker awaits the ap-
proach of the grim destroyer without
emotion. In the event of his death.
he is assured of first-class funeral,
with plumes and all the outward trap
pings of woe, and he gets his money
hack hesidas
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04
THE KAISER AND Mr.. FIRTH.
Small Princes First Attempt at
Painting Was Disastrous.

w US
Although Prof. Knackfuss is usually
credited with assisting the kaiser in
the production OF his surprising pic
lures. the German monarch owes his
earliest Introduction to the mysteries
OF art to an English painter. says the
London Chronicle. The first time the
kaiser handled brush was at Wind
SCR when Mr.. Firth was painting the
picture of the prince OF Wales mar
riuge for the queen. All the royal per-
sonages gave sittings to the artist and
the kaiser. then little four-year-oid
prince. spent several mornings in the
room where the picture was being
painted. To keep the child quiet Mr.
Firth gave him some paints and brushes
and allowed him to dabble on one of the
unfinished corners of the canvas.
AS a natural result of this very in
judicious proceeding the princes face
was in very few minutes covered with
streaks of green, blue and vermilion.
The sight of his smeared face terrified
his governess. who begged the artist
to remove the colors: and Mr.. Firth.
armed with rags and turpentine. had
nearly completed his task when the
pungent spirit found it's way into
scratch upon the child's cheek. The
future kaiser screamed with pain. as
saulted the eminent painter with his
fists and hid himself under a large
table. where he yelled until he was
tired. Mr.. Firth declares in his Rem
iniscences" that the little prince
showed a most unforgiving spirit and
revenged himself afterward by sitting
so badly that the painter failed alto
gether to produce a satisfactory like
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04
FINAL "a" BAD FOR SHIPS.
Some Recent Wrecks Were Guilty of
That Lack of Foresight.

IhaI LACK OF EOreB1Knt.
Insurance underwriters look askance
at vessels which have a final "a" in
their names. The first letter of the
alphabet is considered hoodoo when
it ends the name of deep sea ship.
Many of the most serious wrecks OF
the last year have been of vessels carry
ing the hoodoo letter.
One day lately, says the San Fran
cisco Examiner, the telegraph an
nounced that the British ship Androsa,
from that port for Liverpool with one
of the most valuable cargoes that was
ever carried out of that harbor, was
lost within a few leagues of her desti
nation. The next day word was re-
ceived that the Orealla, bound from Vic
toria for Liverpool, had been swept by
heavy seas and badly damaged. HeJ
mate and one sailor were drowned. The
wires told on the same day of the total
loss of the British ship Villanta and the
drowning of her master near Free
mantle. and few days later the papers
gave the news of the loss of the steamer
Wallapa and of the Bleaching of the
Dora in Alaska waters.
During the last two or three years
the most serious wrecks on the coast
were of vessels whose names ended with
the hoodoo letter. The wreck of the
Colima was the most horrifying of ALL
Then came the loss of the steamer Co
lulnbia, and few weeks later the pas
senger steamer Umatilla ran ashore and
narrowly escaped destruction.
Weight of Men and Women.
The average weight of 10000 Boston
men was 142 pounds; women. 1875
pounds. At Cincinnati the average OF
the same number of men was 1874
pounds; women, 131.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04

I viii remain single unless we step into
natrimony by some less noisy agency
than Aunt Rivers parrots.-Portland
Ira pScriDt
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04

Sister-There you have candy all over
your new suitl What will mamma say?
Little Brother-Well. mamma won't
let me have any fun in these clothes
Till | get 'em spoiled.-Golden Days.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04
ne Paine Anniversary.

1e Paine Anniversary.
alneites of Frederick, Nd, will
{ SSth anniversary of Thomas
leath on the 9Th of 1oe=--- -
TO THE PUBLIC
Owing to the continued drought o., 10
supp y has become verr low anu "a ~
urge the greatest economy In Inc use" y.
STREET sPRINKLERs. BATH ~
FOUNTAINS BAIT BOXES
NOT BE UsED.H
The water at both receivers ~ .rfhcil
to such an extent m 20 compel une ~ d
to pump water 10 supply the
people 81 Q very great expense. 49,.
rF. TYERYAE
...,aw superinis''
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04
Manufacture Oh Explosives.

Manufacture OF EXpIOsiveS.
More than 10000 persons are engaged
In the manufacture of explosives In
Great Britain. Last year 40 persons in
the business were killed and 107 injured
nv academia.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04
DOAD NOTICE.

DOAD NOTICE.
We. the undersigned, citizens and taxpayer
Of Frederick County, State Of Maryland, Do
hereby give notice that on the first Monday d
June, to wit, the 18th day of June, 1897, we Id
tend to petition the County Commissioners d
Frederick County, State of Maryland, to opa
a public road in the said county, beglnnlnga
point on the old mountain road leading
from Mt. st. Mary's College to the PenngE
vania line where the lands of said college
adjoin the lands Of James Rosensteel on ths
said road, and running thence through ihe
said college lands along the line Of the lands
Of said James Rosensteel and the heln Of
Bridget Sweeny to the Frederick and Emmlts1
burg Turnpike Road; the said road TO be pei
titiOned for to be not less than thirty feet vids
and has been used by the public for numba|
OF years. 49, ~ s d.
EDW. P. ALLEN,
lLs q President: Mt. st MaryAs|
WI. O'HARA. e. q nj
IVice-President Mt. St. Mary's Collegsil|
JNO. J. .TIERNEY, Prof.
La HERNEST LAGARDE,
kasz JOHN HOKE,'
RWILLIAM ]. MEEHAN,
ALONZO PEDDICORD,
- JAMES ROSENsTEEL,;
HENRY LINGG,
z may 7.6t and otheG;
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04
DOCTORSHAD GIVEN HER UP
A Convincing Letter From One OF Mrs.
Pinkham's Admirers.

No woman can look fresh fair suffering from dPlace
ridiculous suppose that such difficulty
can be cured by an artificial support like pessay
Artificial supports make for they take away all the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04
octtf.
DUBLIC SALE.

By virtue Of power of sale contained in a
deed of trust executed by James H Gambrill,
to the undersigned trustees, said trustees will
offer at public sale, at the Court House door, in
Frederick City, Frederick County, Maryland,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04
ON WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9th, 1897,

at 2 O'Clock, p M, the following valuable real
estate, situate in Urbana District, Frederick
County, Maryland, and described as follows:
FIRST. The Edgewood" property - the
dwelling of the said James II. Gam brill, to
which there is about eighty acres of good
quality of land, conveyed TO the said james II.
Gambrill, by deeds rom Calvin Page ct al.
The improvements on this property consists Of
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04

only The following letter relateS 10 dh un-
usually severe displacement of the womb which cured
by the Pinkham remedies. Surely it is convincing:
Lydia Pnkhams Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier
cured when the doctors had given had spent hundreds
of dollars searching cure found little relief until
began the Pnkham remedies had falling and displacement of
years could not walk the floor
also had prouse mensruaon kidney liver and stomach trouble
The doctors said hopeless had taken only four bot
ties of the Vegetable Compound and of the Blood Purifier when
felt like person. cured much to the surprise of
my friends for they all gave up to die Now of my lady
friends using Lydia E. Pnkham Vegetable Compound through
my and reganng health has also cured
little kidney trouble would advise every suffering
in land write Mrs. Pnkham for ad-MRs EMMA PANe
BORN Alanson, Mich
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04

" eI1sInIpIe, UuU eACcIdTugiJ
B. A choir of voices rendered
appropriate music, after which
copeland Page, of Adamstown,
"a an address. Miss OFT read a
The Old Soldier" very prettily,
services ended by strewing the
with flowers. A large number
lie were present.
T Z. Harris, a letter carrier of
ore, committed a fiendish crime
sday morning last, by killing
youngest children and wound
1aps fatally his other two. At
ne emptied the contents of his
! into his own head. Two of
oren are dead, one dying and
er may recover. Distraction
oy the death of his wife is said
prompted the deed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04
DUBLIC SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.

By virtue Of power of sale contained u =
mortgage from Baker ]. Lamar 10 Mrs AZ
gusta Bushey, which mortgage has been dug
assigned to me, will sell at public sale, a'n
Court House door,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04
"A FARM
CONTAINING 81 ACRES AND q PERCHA
OF LAND, MORE OR LESS,

OF LAND, MORE OR LESS,
situated in Urbana District, Frederick CouIH|
Maryland, about one and a half miles noIIls|
Urbana, on the road leading from the Fleo1|
lex and Urbana Turnpike to IjamsvilleI W
adjoining the lands of Ohio T. Cook and QUILL
The land is divided up into convenience
fields, is under fair fencing Ia part OF II ~.
post and rail), and the soil is part clay, cn'a
nut slate and sandy. 1t crops well and y WI
watered. About 80 acres of the land isln~
and Chestnut Timber.
The improvements consist OF comionsp
TWO-STORY FRAME DWELLING H0US''
q Stable, Wagon Shed and c IN Crio comD,na.,
Ice House, Meat House and other outbnllal.1sI
This property is convenient toStores, Cnuion
and Schools.
Terms OF sale as prescribed by the mon
gage cash.
JOHN C. MoTTER,
my.2l-4t. Assignee OF Mor'gSs~
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04
ON SATURDAY, JUNE 18th, 1897,

at II o'clock "A. NJ, all the interest Of the 81
Baker j. Lamar in and to the following B@
Estate, it being a one-half undivided inlefaA
to wit:
The sun., 1897-07-04
W. F. GILL's WINE BILL.
No Wasn't Paid, and the Wine Merchant Hat
His Housekeeper Arrested.


Miss Florence Place. trim little woman
20 years old, who lives now at $50 East
Fortieth street, was a prisoner in the Harlem
Court yesterday charged with obtaining $95
worth of wines from Taylor s. Co. OF 80 Broad
way by representing that 1t was for w. Fearing
Gill of East Eighty sixth street, by whom she
was employed as housekeeper. John Clark. rep
resenting Taylor & Co., said that Miss Place
had signed receipts for the wines, but when the
bill was presented to Mr.. Gill hc repudiated 1t,
saying that he had not ordered It..
Miss Place puts all the responsibility on her
former employer. who. she says, is very bad pay.
She declared that his house was continually
haunted by creditors and that the housekeeper,
whom she succeeded on May IL, had to sue for
her wages. but couldn't execute the judgment
awarded by the court: Gill was very adroit in
casion requested her to tell people who called at
the house that he didn't live there.
Finally. she Baid, he was compelled to leave
sss ns s a
articles and supple. to him. giving the address
Boston. She denied all knowledge OF the order
some wine was delivered at Giil's house and
that 1t was among the things she forwarded to
him In Boston.
were signed Mrs. a. They are "S written rite s'on ON
paper such as Mr., Gill wrote on from Boston,
and the handwriting seems the same. Miss
Place was held in 81 900 bail for examination
Mr.. Gill 10 a brother-in-law Of Cornelius Van
derbt, having married Miss Edith Gwynne of
Cincinnati. Mrs. Vanderbilt's sister. He has
done some work for the newspapers; His former
lowed him $3.50 a month An effort viii be
made to have him In court to-day.
The sun., 1897-07-04
AMID FLOODS OF LEARNINo.
An Ordinary Man's Report or whnt ne Henrt
and Saw ON Tenchera' Excursion,

An ordinary man got aboard the CyRnus on
Friday on her trip up the Hudson and down tho
bay with tho New York State Teachers Associa.
tlon on board. He was so very ordinary that bo
wasn't n b. A. or IN NJ. A. or Doctor of philoso.
ply, and he wasn't bald and didn't wear Rlnssos.
He was very ordinary indeed. How he got on
board he doesn't say, but one teacher got on by
showing discount card from one OF the Brook
lyn stores instead Of membership ticket 80 It
Isn't necessary to inquire too closely into that.
Now the ordinary man didn't know any one,
so he Joined group where black.haired pro-
fessor was entertaining n number of admirins
maidens. Said the professor:
"Sully says that "a higher grade of aesthetic
qualification is connected with q conscious men,
tai activity In discovering pleasing relations
among these sensuous materials, and more par.
dculnrly the combination of a variety OF pleas
Ing details In worthy whole thus involving the
This was too much for the ordinary man, SO he
Joined another group around another professor
An enlightened conscience is one to which
the deepest grounds Of duty have begun to dis.
close themselves, and which has approximntcd
by a systematic survey and coordination of The
several divisions of human duty and the corrc-
spending, directions of moral virtue and ex-
This was even worse than tho other and tho
ordinary man made his way slowly To the hur-
Tho influence OF habit invests single actions
with an Importance far beyond what at first
seems due to them.
Tho conception OF teaching involves external
restraint and excludes the full delight OF spon-
tnneous activity"
On the hurricane deck the ordinary man struck
Just what he wanted n young couple who were
sitting quite apart from the crowd and evidently
interested only in each other. She was reading
to him from n small brown-covered book and he
was gazing and listening. The ordinary man
drew his camp stool near and listened, too.
AcCOmpaDied a of
tender emotion is distinctly pleasurable," read
reading.
"A feeling apart from its corresponding ac.
tvity Is a mere sentiment"
We'll. I'm not sentimental" said the youth
and then the ordinary man says their capaciou.
umbrella obscured both heads for minute. and
next minnte
The sun., 1897-07-04
OUR LEGATION IN MADRID.
Men Who Have Represented washington In
spAin's Capital.

The post of Minister to Madrid has been one
OF the most important in the diplomatic service
OF the United States, and Stewart l.. Woodford
IL the thrty-third representative Of the United
States TO be accredited officially to tho Madrid
Government Tho first American Minister TO
Spain WAS the Nirginian. William Short, and at
tho time of his appointment in 1870, hy Wash
!ngton, then President, he was looked upon as u
representative OF the old school OF Vir9nians.
who, at that time. seemed TO have greater quail
hcations for the diplomatic service than other
Americans. Jcflerson's Minister to Spain was
Charles Pinckney of South Carolina. and at tho
conclusion of his term of service official rela-
tions between Spain and the United States were
broken of for the six years from 1908 to 1914.
When they were resumed, John Forsyth, Of
Georgia, became American Minister to Spain, and
during his tenure. by the treaty OF 1919. Spain
formally ceded to the United States after long
controversy the territory OF the present State
OF Florida those parts Of Alabama and Missis-
sipp! south of the thiTty,frst parallel and that
the Missssippi. except what was then called the
Island OF New Orleans. Tho ground Of dispute
moved, there was easy sailing for the American
Ministers, ana the place came TO be known as
post Tor novelists and an.iquarians; Washing
dent Tyler. Pierre soule OF Louisiana held 1t
under pGESs SRointSd aen
~
pointed Carl Schurz. then IA resident OF Wis
consin. Schurz gave place TO Gustnvus Koerner,
nnerward Lieutenant Governor of Illinois, and
he in turn to John y. Hale of New TInInpshire.
whose services ~ the Free sotl pioneer are % re-.
ceeded by Gen. Daniel f. Sickles. who was
succeeded by, Caleb Cushing. Under Hayes
President Arthur appointed Hannibal fiamlin
and on his retirement John W Foster Envoy
lands, particularly in Asia, became the Ameri-
can Minister In Madrid. Cleveland appointed
Perry Belmont to the post and HARRISON had
three Ministers TO Spain Thomas w. Palmer
Of Michigan. H. Bird Grubb. and A. Loudon Snow
den OF PennBy lVania.
Gen. WoOdiOrd Is no stranger 10 tho course OF
American politics. and In the strained relations
between the Spanish monarchy and the Ameri
can republic, arising from lne Suoan diflcul,
ties, he will be hotter quailhGd 70 represent
American interests than would a Minister OF
literary tastes and achievements. Visiting the
city ON the TRRuS for an 0mtlnK,
The sun., 1897-07-04

a : Per Cent. Scrip Dividend Declared on the
Preferred Stock.


The directors Of the Rio Grande Western Rail-
way Company have declared a dividend of per
cent on the preferred stock OF the company out
standing, payable in preferred stock now held in
reserve in the treasury at par.
In q circular announcing the dividend Pres-
dent George Foster Peabody says that in the
first two OF the four years since dividends were
suspended the company earned small surplus
above fixed charges, In the third a surplus noar-
ly equal to 4 per cent on the preferred stock,
and for the fiscal year Just closed the surplus
will he about 81 10000. which is about SllO-
900 less Than that OF the previous year,
After reviewing the operations during these
lows the reason for making the dividend in script
During these years, as the annual reports
have shown, thcre has been expended for better
mcnts and lmp.oN Nenents OF the railroad u sum
nearly equal to the total surplus OF over Sab.
upo, ST own on June 80. 1897. This surplus IL
more than per cent on the amount OF our pre-.
faSTed stock. While our policy has been not TO
ably sure OF continuing them. your directors
consider 1t now safo TO give TO the stockholders
AN equivalent for - portion OF these surplus
carnngs-but in view of the above fact, no ssh
should now be paid out. They dcom II proper
therefore. that dividend should be paid from
the treasury reserve, IN preferred stock ut par
to the amount OF 4 per cent. upon the preferred
stock outstanding. and that to approximately
cover the remaining profits which have been ap-
against the surplus OF June 30, 1897. the fur
ther sum OF $l55 900 which shall be dehited to
profit and loss to offset that amount Of better
ment OF penditures