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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
WHEELS AND MhEELERs

James Michael, the Welsh rider who
won the Sundays match in New York
'ity, has been suspended from amateur
ranks pending an investigation Of
charges made against him in England.
The Chicago man who claimed to
nave ridden $4,000 miles in 1896, most
~ in Texas" and whose claim was re-
lected, says he will sue for the prize
chat was denied him.
The English cycling press is very
hostile to American wheels, and il one
breaks all England hears of it. This is
natural enough, but it is a proof that
American wheels must be growing In
favor in the old country.
The bicycle makes slow progress in
Italy. The fashionable women are
afraid to ride, for fear Of adverse COM
ment, and the men are not as a rule In
clined to exercise of any kind. As for
the ordinary people, not one in thou
sand could save money in ten years to
buy wheel.
AS In this country, there is still con-
siderable prejudice in England against
cycling. A Dublin Judge recently char
acterized wheelmen as Snakes In the
grass" which is picturesque, but Sc
we're. In Vienna, where the laws are
very strict, number of wheelmen were
arrested in broad daylight for not hav-
ing their bicycles equipped with lamps
Arthur A. Zimmerman, who held the
championship longer than any other
rider, and who won more prizes, will
be 26 years of age on June II. When he
Joined the professional ranks in 1894
he had in the season before won up
ward of $4,000 worth of prizes, without
a doubt the largest winnings of any
man for one season who has followed
the cycle path.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
Money I'm Med,cinal PIant.,

Many medicinal plants can be grown
with profit, as the demand for some
kinds is increasing. Absinthe (worm-
woody can be raised as far north as
New England, and this country inn
ports it from Europe. Saffron, which
sells for eight dollars per pound, may
be grown in nearly all sections. Pep
permint and spearmint find ready sale,
and sage, which is well known to every
farmer, is imported, frequently selling
at $3.50 per ton. Then there are boar
hound, boneset, mandrake, blood root,
pennyroyal, etc., which are regarded as
weeds in some localities, all of which
are largely used and have a value in
market
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
LIFE.SavER AT THREE.
The Story OF the Young Hero a. Told
by His Father,


by His Father.
Little Bonnie Moran, of Detroit. Mich.
u hero at three years of age. Like
many another young hero who has
risked life or limb to rescue the help
less, Bonnie takes the honors heaped
upon him in a modest way, and does
not admit that when he carried his lit
tie sister from his fathers burning
house he did any more than any other
boy would do.
The father of the young hero, W.
A. Moran, tells the story of the rescue
rs follows in the New York Journal:
ut was late in the afternoon and
the children's mother stepped out to
go to the store, leaving them alone in
the kitchen playing. She had not been
gone long when little Bonnie opened
the door leading to the back yard. He
said afterward that he had tired of
playing ON the floor and was going
out in the yard to play. A sudden
draught of wind from the open door
caught the curtains directly over the
gasoline stove, and in an instant they
were famed into flames. Bonnie gave
q backward glance to see whether his
little sister was coming, and he saw
what had happened. The window drap.
ings had ignited and the whole wall
soon sprang into blaze.
AS soon as he saw the flames all
over the wall he made for the side door,
which was at that time locked. He
found the key and was soon out in the
yard, in the clear air, safe from the
flames. 1t was then that he began tn
think. He remembered that his little
sister was alone in the house, and he
knew that unless he brought her out
she would never come out alive. He
did not stop to think Of what might
happen to himself if he again entered
the house, but he turned back into the
blazing building and started to grope
his way through the binding smoke to
the center of the room.
He found her sitting on the floor,
softly crying to herself, while the
smoke surged about her and the cruel
flames crept closer. Without any hest
tation he picked her up in his little
arms, and, half carrying, half drag
ging, he managed to reach the open
door and placed her on the sidewalk
unframed.
"Then the little hero started toward a
neighbours house, crying at the top of
his voice: Fire! Fire! Papa's house
burning up!' 1t was not long then
until the fire company was on hand
and the flames were soon extinguished.
Had it not been for my little boys pres
ence of mind and knowledge of just
what to do first, my house would now
be in ashes and my little girl dead.
"This is Bennie's second experience
with fire. A little over year ago my
entire family came near perishing in
burning building, and only escaped
by my wife carrying them over burn
ing floor and down a stairway of flame.
Although their lives were saved they
were badly burned"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
FEMININE PERSONALITIES.

OF the ~ bridesmaids who attended
Queen Victoria on the day of her mar
rage only three now survive.
The queen Of Greece is an accom-
plished yachtswoman, holds masters
certificate, and is honorary admiral in
the Russian navy.
Mrs st. John, wife of the ex-governor
Of Kansas, has been appointed one of the
board Of regents of the state agricul-
tural college.
Frau Materna, the great Wagner
singer, has determined to devote her.
self hereafter to training pupils for the
operate stage, especially for Wag-
merriam roles.
Lady Henry Somerset has sent a
woman physician and two nurses to at
tend to the medical wants of the women
among the Armenian refugees in Bull
garia.
The young czarina Of Russia has just
granted a sum of 100000 rubles toward
the erection of residential quarters for
the students of the St. Petersburg med
ical institute for women.
The first club for women in Germany
was opened in Berlin in January. It's
membership will embrace all women
doing literary, artistic, scientific and
social work, without distinction of rank,
business, or party. The club is formed
on American lines.
A Pittsburgh woman has invented the
new profession of breaking in shoes.
She first performed the service for
wealthy friend who wears the same size
Of shoe, and now the increase in her
business has necessitated her employ
ing young women to break in shoes of
different sizes.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10

The most costly rugs in the world
come from Persia. The beautiful soft
ness and peculiar sheen of these rugs
are due to the constant treading of bare
feet. The rugs are made of goats hair
and wool combined. All oriental rugs
are hand made and each piece of wool
inserted is tied twice. Years of labor
are involved in making some Of the
largest of these floor coverings, but
they never wear out When rug is
made 1t has to be subjected to years of
foot wear before 1t becomes at all valu-
able. Many Of the Persian rugs now In
use have been walked on more than
100 years and are still as new as ever.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
OuARRELSOME BIRDS.
The MISSED Thrush Is Cruel and Pitt
less.


The robin, that ''pious' bird, is very
quarrelsome, and ii exasperates one to
watch him wasting the precious hours
in hunting another hungry robin down,
and round and round, till the sparrows
have cleared the board, says the Con-
temporary Review. The blackbirds, too,
are very annoying in the way that they
snatch up lump of bread and fly off
with it, only to be chased about for the
rest of the morning by other black
birds, while sparrow makes a square
meal off the morsel fallen meanwhile
under a shrub. But, relentless as they
are in pursuit. the curious fact is that
they seldom fight. If the pursued
turns, the pursuer stops, perks up his
tail, and, being promptly charged by
the other, becomes in turn the pur-
sued. But woe to both when the missed
thrush comes. He is pitiless in pur-
suit, and 1 have seen them pass my
window time after time in the course of
a morning, the storm cock hard on the
"heels" of the blackbird. And when
they overtake them what happens? For
myself, l have often said before be-
lieve the missed thrush cannibal. At
any rate, l attribute some of the dead
blackbirds and thrushes that one finds
about the grounds to his cruel beak. He
watches for birds for hours at time.
like bird of prey, and attacks like one.
1 have often stopped chase which
knew could only end in one way.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
rendered to warrant such payment, was
q question which has nnzzled those NH

aqueSClon Wnlcn mas puzzled those who
earned OF this disclosure This lack Of
positive information on such an inter
esting subject led to numberless con-
lectures, many of which did n. reflect
tavorably on the distinguished subject
but Mr. Mudd himself has set all doubts
at rest by stating that the money was
one OF the voluntary" campaign con-
trlbutions he received and that mad
yertently the public money had been
used, but that the loss had been immed-
lately made good. This explanation is
reassuring and should set all anxiety ~
ut rest
Another result OF Col. Tompkin's in
yestigation showed that 90 men were on
the nay rolls who had no right to be
there, and Secretary of State Dallam
says that at least 20 were hctiti Gus and
that no such men existed except in the
imagination OF the scheming politicians
who had them placed ere Who got
the money on the fictitious names Col.
Iompkins is now tying to find out. but
up to the present time with poor sue
cess. The men who were caught red
handed in perpetrating these frauds and
outrageS on the peorle OF the State are
attempting to brazen the whole thing
out and, while they do not deny the ac-
,usations against them, they refuse TO
'Xplain them.
Readers should remember that all the
lbove statements have been made as
result of an investigation ordered by an
executive who appointed the guilty men
to office and placed them in charge OF
valuable State interests without know
ing anything about their fitness or hon
estv. q The men were admittedly ap
pointed in fulfllment OF a deal to get
pointed in fulflment of deal to get
votes for George L. Wellington as u.
S. Senator and no other reason was
ever given for their appointment The
man who made the investigation, Col.
John A. Tompkins, is Republican and
is one OF the ablest and best known ex-
merit accountants in Baltimore
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
Equal TO the Occasion.

It is told of an old Baptist parson,
famous in Virginia, that he once visited
q plantation where the colored servant
who met him at the gate asked which
barn he would have his horse put in.
"Have you two barns?" asked the doc
tor. eyes, sah," replied the servant;
"dar's de ole barn, and Mas'r Wales has
jes built new one" "Where do you
usually put the horses of clergymen who
come to see your master?" well, sab,
If dey's Methodist or Baptist we genial
" puts 'em in de ole barn, but if dey's
'Piscopals we put 'em in de new one.",
swell, Bob, you can put my horse in the
new barn; I'm Baptist, butmy horse
ia an Episcopalian."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
Immense Loss of Power.

Prof. c. H. Benjamin, of the Case
school of applied science at Cleveland,
o., has given a detailed account of his
recent experiments in determining the
loss of power through friction in the
transmission by belts and shafting.
These were made in 16 different fac
tories. In bridge material factory 80
per cent. of the engines power was lost.
In a planning mill the loss was 70 per
cent, and in a sewing machine factory
it was nearly 10 per cent. 1t was n per
cent. in stamping mill, and IS per
cent. in a boiler and machine works.
The average loss for heavy machine
shops was little over 62 per cent, the
average for light machine work was
about SIS per cent
Tears Keep the Eye Cool.
It Is probably not very we'll known
fact the shedding of tears keeps the
eyes cool. Such is the case, however,
and no matter how hot the head may
be, SO long as there are tears the eyes
will be cool.
Town Atmosphere.
The amount of sulphurous acid Il
town air in heavy weather is ten to
twenty times that in bright, clear
weather; and in fog the proportion is
still greater. Freshly fallen rain col
lected in Manchester showed as much
as 70 parts per million of sulphuroui
acid.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
both stem and key-winding;
A FINE ASSORTMENT AND AT THE LOWEST
PRICES.
A DEMONSTRATORS NOTICE.

n
This is to give notice, that the subscriber has
obtained from the Orphans Court OF Freder
lick County, Maryland, letters of administra-
ton upon the estate OF
WILLIAM T. LINTHICUM,
late Of Frede rick County, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the said deceased
are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with
the vouchers thereof legally authenticated, TO
the subscribers, on or before the 18th DAY OF
March, 1893; they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefits Of said estate.
All persons indebted to the deceased are re-
quested 70 make immediate payment
Given under my hand this 18th day OF
August, 1897
JOHN w. LINTHICUM,
aug. 206t. Administrator.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
NOTICE.
NOTICE

The attention OF parents and teachers is call
ed to the law which requires that all children
shall have been duly vaccinated before being
received in any school.
The provisions Of the Act include all schools,
whether public or private, and although 1t is
believed that 1t has been rather better OBJ.
served In this county than In many others Of
the State yet in the considerable proportion
OF instances 1t has been disregarded or evaded.
Although there does not exist at the present
time q single known case OF smallpox within
the limits OF the State, yet 1t has prevailed in
the United States In q far greater number OF
localities than is usual at this season Of the
year, and may at any time make Its appear
ance in this county.
The law has made fair provision for the COM
pensation to physicians for vaccihating those
whose means render 1t difficult 10 pay the
usual fee for such services, and pure and relia-
BILE vaccine matteecan be gratuitously procured
from DIR. Yeackle, State Vaccine Agent, at Bal.
timore.
believed that the law will be more vigorously
observed without necessitating the enforce
ment Of the penalty attached TO Its disregard
WIN. II. BALTZELL. NJ. D.,
sep.2-tf County Health Oficer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
Guard Your Lips.

If your lips
Would keep from slips,
Five things observe with care
OF whom you speak,
To whom you speak.
And how, and when. and where.
Brooklyn Eagle
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-09-10
Tears Keep the Eye Cool.
Town Atmosphere.
symbol of Eternity.

The emblematists make the snake a
symbol of eternity, forming it into q
circle, with its tail in its mouth.
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LONDON AS SEEN BY CHARLES
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THE CONDUCT OF GREAT BUS
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