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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28
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SCIENCE OF THE ANClENTS.

Tools Found in P0mpeii Facsimiles
of Modern Instruments.
Prof. Goodman says the thing that
most impressed him, when visiting
Pompeii, was the resemblance between
many of the implements of 1900 years
ago and those OF to-day. On looking at
the iron tools grouped together In an
old factory there he could almost mag
Inc he was gazing into a modern tool
shop, except for the fact that there was
Q heavy coating Of rust on the iron, says
Glass and Pottery Magazine.
Sickles, billhooks, fakes, forks, axes,
spades, blaclcsmfth's tongs, hammers,
soldering irons, planes, shovels, etc,
ere much like those used to-day, but the
most marvellous instruments found are
those for surgery, beautifully executed
and of design exactly similar to some
recently patented and reinvented. In
credible as IL may appear, Pompeiinns
had wire ropes of perfect construc-
ton. Their bronzes reveal great skill
and artistic talent. The bronze brazier
and kitchener had boilers at the side
and taps for running off the water.
Ewers and urns have been discovered
with interior tubes and furnaces pre-
cisely like the arrangement now in
vogue in steam boilers. Metal safes
had substantial locks. Many of the
locks and keys are most ingenious and
some very complex. The water supply
of Pompeii was distributed by means
of lead pipes laid under the streets.
There were many public drinking foun-
tains, and most of the large houses
were provided with fountains, many of
them being of very beautiful design.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28
PARIS.

Imported French Coach stallion, No. ISL,
will make the season of 1897, April LIST to July
LIST, on the following named days and places /:
AT the Fair Grounds, Fl ederick, Md. on each
MONDAY and THURSDAY, during the
season on TUT SDAY, WEDNESDAY, FRI
DAY and SATURDAY at the owners stable,
near Urbana, Frederick County, Md.
PARIS is beautiful mahogany brown In
color, 1871 hands, and weighs 1850 pounds, has
fine style and action, and only needs to be seen
TO be appreciated. Just the horse to produce
fine coach teams, which are always in demand
and bring good prices. PARIS was foaled May
18th, 1897, and was selected and imported by
ex. Gov. Frank Brown. of Md for his own SER
vice, at a cost of s., 600, as yearling, and has
as fine colts, both in style and action, as any
horse in the State, showing strong individ-
uality as producer. Farmers should embrace
this opportunity to improve their stock and
raise a class of horses always ready sale aud at
q good profit. And now offer purse of $50
for The best colts from my horse, fOaled In 1885,
and exhibited at the Frederick Fair In Oct,
1885, s25 to LIST, Sl5 to 2nd and $40 to 3rd, to be
paid as per award Of the judge at said fair
Terms.- SIS for the season, with return privi-
lege either fall or spring, payable within the
season Every precaution will be taken with
mares, but no responsibility incurred for acci-
dents or escapes.
DIXON G. WALKER. owner,
mar. 2e3m. Urbana, Frederick Co., Md.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28

Never before in medical annals has any
medicine received such widespread praise and
endorsement from physicians, druggists and
all classes Of the people as is bestowed upon
the great curer Of disease, DR.. Greene's Nerv-
ura blood and nerve remedy. 1t purifies and
invigorates the blood, making pure, rich, red
blood, and it is therefore the grandest of blood
medicines. 1t gives life, strength, energy,
power and vigor to the brain and nerves, and
hence is the greatest nerve tonic, brain invig-
GRANT and nerve restorative ever before known
in the worlds history. 1t banishes headache,
backache, neuralgia, rheumatism and has thus
demonstrated itself to be the surest and quick
est pain reliever in existence 1t cures stomach,
liver, kidney and female complaints with
positive certainty which is unequaled and I'M
rivaled, and which has caused weak, nervous,
tired out, sleepless, run down and debilitated
sufferers everywhere to recognize DR.. Greene's
Neryura blood and nerve remedy as indeed
the King of Medicines.
DR.. Greene's Nervura is the best medicine
possible to take because it cures the people-it
mch. l2-tf. 1897.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28

is the giver of health and strength-it makes
the sick well.
Here is the advice to use DIR. Greene's Ner-
vura from Rev. d. c. Easton of Concord, N.
H., Chaplain of the New Hampshire State
Prison, and Past Chaplain G. A. r. Depart
ments of N. II. and h. l., who is the most
prominent clergyman and Christian worker in
New England. He says:
CDR. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy has been used in my family with sat
isfactory results. / am now using ii myself
and have also personal friends who have been
cured by it and assert that it is o priceless
boon for suffering humanity"
Use DIR. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy now and get well. DR.. Greene's Ca
thartic Pills are the perfect pills for bilious
ness and constipation. DR.. Greene, 35West 18th
St., New York City, the most successful ply
stefan in curing disease, can be consulted free,
in person or 0y letter. There is no charge
whatever for consultation, examination or ad-
vice, and the price Of the medicines is so low as
to place apositive cure within reach of all.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28
Her Valentine.

The postman pulled the bell with vim,
The watching maid blushed rosy red
at is valentine from him!'
With dimpling smiles she softly said
She tore the envelope in twain,
Her eyes the missive seized upon;
Her face grew drawn with pallld pain
Twas nothing but a BRIDESMAIDS dun
Susie NJ. Best. In Truth
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28

letter from Walker. He lost his head.
He'd better have stayed with his regi-
ment and done his duty, and left for
sign courts for men that were horn for
them"
Perhaps you are right" she an
swered.-San Francisco Argonaut.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28

Dark the skies above me
Never CLEAN of light;
Yet, with one to love me,
Sorrow signs; Good night"
Fortune has not found me
Fame was swift to fly;
Yet, Loves arms are round me.
Sorrow says: "Good-by!'
Heed no sky above you
Fear no fall of night:
These sweet words: II love you!
Sill the world with light"
- L. Stanton, In Chicago ~ir~~s Iierald
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-05-28
Like Maets Like.

Clara MIR. Sandstone wrote some
lovely poetry in the valentine be sent
me. II was to the effect that it matched
the roses in my cheeks.
Maude- Hand-painted, wasn't it?--
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.

The Woman's Missionary society Of
the Methodist Episcopal church has
raised during the past year S3l3,937, the
largest sum in any year of its history.
The first of the Booth-Tucker coll
onies in the west has been established
at Soledad, in California. Another is to
be organized in the Arkansas valley, in
Colorado, where the Salvation Army
commander has an option in n 3.00O-acre
tract.
The Chicago synod of the Reformed
Episcopal church stands Loyalty by
Bishop Cheney in his protest against
the action of the general council in re-
gard to ecclesiastical vestments. The
English synod has also expressed its
sympathy with the protest against re-
strictive legislation.
The Presbyterian board of foreign
missions reports the receipt in October
Of S36,1S1, an advance Of $S73 on the re-
ccipts for October. 1896. The total re-
ceipts since May l have been S17G.269, a
gain over the previous year of Sl,9S6.
Toward the debt of $97.454 there have
been received in cash and pledges $685.
zoe, leaving $G3,747 to be raised.
The Methodist Frecdman's Aid so
cietv. which has Just held its annual
meeting in Brooklyn, reports receipts
of S261, 500 during the year. The eXpen-
ditures were 5000. 1870. There are in the
south. it was stated. 262.O 3S colored and
32O.229 white communicates. Il gain the
past year of 1.S1G colorcd and 6,o15 white
communicates. The society has At
schools, with 9,213 students.
The Church extension society Of the
Methodist Episcopal church held its an
nUal session recently in Philadelphia,
where its headquarters are. The report
of the treasurer shows receipts from
conference collections and other sources
ofS15S,SG3: from gifts, which go to swell
the capital, S22.o56. and from loans re-
turned S59.67S. making Il total for the
year of S9f1.497. Donations of S57.325
were granted, and loans of $4,000.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
A JUVENILE ADAPTER.
He laced n Modern Construction on
an Old Riddle.

johnny" said Mr.. BIykins to his son,
"don't neglect the classics, whatever you
do. know that there's n great tempta-
ton for a boy TO devote all his time to
sporting columns and dime novels. But
lie makes a mistake. and 1 sometimes
think that teachers would get along a
great deal better with the great and
glorious responsibility to mankind
which they have assumed if they would
take the trouble to point out to the
minds beneath their care hat there is
7 great deal Of fun ard excitement in
the classics. # you only know where to
look"
Mr.. Blykins paused for a reply. and
Johnny, who could think of nothing
else to say, replied: "Yes. sir"
Take, for example. the riddle Of the
Sphinx. It's as likely as not that you
never heard anything about it. And
yet it's just as interesting as a whole
book of coIundrums or 4 report of a
train robbery. You see. the Sphinx was
4 monster who asked people a riddle
and then devoured them if they failed to
guess it,"
What was the riddle? ?" inquired the
boy.
81 know you would be interested.
What the Sphinx asked was this: What
animal goes first on four legs. and then
On two legs. and then on three legs?'
That's the question the monster asked
OF Ulysses"
What did he doc"
"He told the answer Immediately. He
said il was man. whocrawls on all fours
as a baby, who walks on two legs in his
maturity and who goes with a can in
old age. Isn't that interesting? When
you think it over you realize that Ulys-
SEES had to think mighty quick, and that
he had about as narrow an escape as
if he had. been chased through a canyon
into a grizzly bears den by a band of
Apaches."
"Yes," replied the boy. thoughtfully,
cts pretty good. But it isn't up to
date. The answers pretty good, but
that riddle ought TO be changed"
What do You mean?"
at sounds too much like a back num-
Der. thought to be: What animal goes
first on four wheels. and then on three
wheels. and then on two wheels" Now
adays man starts out in a baby carriage
and then he gets a velocipede. After
that he rides a regular bike. and if he
uses it right along he'll keep his health
so that he won't ever want any cane."-
Washington Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
HUMOROUS

They say that the italian count
she married turned out to be an organ
grinder" well, at any rate, he had q
handle to his name."-Brooklyn Life.
Glass in Natural History-"Name
two animals noted especially for their
ferocity." 1.-TWO cats tied acrost q
clo'es line, ma'am."-Chicago Tribune
A Simple Programme.-The Mis-
sionary-"My friend, what would you
do if you expected the end of the world
in ten days?" The Tramp-"Wait for
it."-Puck.
-"Do you think there will be any
poets in the next world?" asked the as
sistant editor. where else do you sup
pose they've all gone to-" exclaimed
the editor.-Yonkers Statesman.
How old are you?" was asked of a
little English girl who is visiting in
Allegheny. 81 am six" and how old
is your cousin?" He is six, too, but
he has been so longer than l." The boy
was a few months the older.-Pitts-
burgh acknowledgement
The Enthusiast-'The game of golf
consists in getting the balls over the
course with the smallest possible num-
Der of strokes. You can understand
that?" Friend-"Of course. The play
ers naturally desire to get through with
1t as soon as possible."-Puck.
This baby" said the fond fathera as
he turned for another lap around the
room, sis going to be a great actress one
of these days" "What makes you think
500" inquired his wife. Just look at
the way she can shed real tears and
bring an audience to its feet-"-Wash-
ington Star.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
Praise for American Scientists.

A leading British scientific journal in
abiding to the last report OF the
Smithsonian institution, says: MAR
row. indeed. in intellectual range and
sympathy must be the mind that can
find nothing of interest between the
sober covers of a Smithsonian report.
From every branch of modern science
and from not a few departments Of sys-
tematized research not generally rec
ognized as strictly scientific, articles by
the ablest pens are reproduced, and we
have thus in convenient form a COM
pendulum of the very latest results OF
specialized work. The word 'indis-
pensable,' which so often ccu in
the cant of modern criticism, is par
ticulnrly applicable to these volumes, for
it is rarely that a work OIL a scientific
subject issues from the press0whether
it deals with ant communities, deep sea
soundings or the latest explanation
of the Marian canals.-which does not
bristle with asterisks referring the
reader to the Smithsonian reports.
Chemistry and physiology are especial
ly beholden to the institutions. the first
authorities on these subjects being put
under contribution" and there is much
more of a similar tenor.-Chicago
Chronicle.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11

and restless. He scanned the sea and
the shore, and then he returned his
gaze to the pirate.
I'VE can't lose them here" he said
finally to his first mate. They'll over
haul us before night, and then"
He shuddered involuntarily.
I'VE might run her aground and swim
for the Shore" he calculated, finally.
NO, We'll run her up the river. This
is Machias Point, and we might reach
the river ahead of EN-"
This decision was no sooner made
than the order was given to change
the cours of the schooner. In half an
hour she rounded the point and stood
in toward the mouth of the river. The
pirate craft sent several solid shots
after the old whaler, but the aim was
poor, and no particular damage was
done.
1t was late in the afternoon when the
Carrie sailed up the mouth of the river
against a strong tide, with the pirate
craft less than a mile astern. The coast
at this point was bleak and deserted in
those days, and it was almost as GER
tain a death to land and desert the
ship as to face the pirates.
Still, We'll do it," Capt. Bald said.
Its better to fall among the Indians
than among these human fiends. I'd
rather be eaten by wolves than have my
tongue and eyes gouged out"
The pirates were so certain of their
prey now that their loud shouts of def
ance could be distinctly heard by the
whaling crew. Suddenly Capt. Bald
started, and, knowing that the best way
to keep his men brave was to find en-
ployment for them, he gave orders
quickly.
Get the whaleboats ready for ac-
toni" he shouted.
There were four of these, two on
either side, and each one was manned
with a crew of three sailors and an Of
fcer. When the men had unlashed
them from the dayits, the captain
shouted:
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
Chickens in Maryland Style.

Select young, tender chickens; SINCE
the hair from them by holding them
over a little burning alcohol; pick
out all the pin feathers; split them
down the back; remove the e~ntrails
and cut each chicken in four pieces,
two hind and two forequarters; wipe
the chicken dry with q linen
towel; have n kettle on the fire half
filed with smoking hot fat; sprinkle
each piece of chicken well with salt, dip
it into batter and drop it into the hot
fat and fry it till a golden brown; lift
the chicken out with a skinner; drain
the fat of by laying it on a piece of
brown paper and serve it on a hot plat
ter with corn fritters. Make the bat
ter as follows: Put four tablespoonfuls
of flour in a bowl. add the yolks of two
eggs. stir them in thoroughly with the
-four: add enough milk to make rather
n stiff paste; whip the whites of the
eggs to a stiff broth and stir them in
the batter the last thing.-Leisure
Hours.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
THE FASHIONS.
Some Suggestions Concerning Dress
for the Ladies'.

Tor the LnuieS.
Rich yoke effects above low-cut bod
ices, and chemisettes, and gimps of
various rich or dainty textiles continue
in great favor as Il finish for dressy
gowns, and high-arched collars were
never more popular on both dresses
and wraps. While many of them, de-
signed mostly for protection, are
straight and solid in effect, others are
divided into cancellations, Nandykes, or
into two parts, which are trimmed with
ruches, silk braid or narrow fur bands.
The bow of great size so long worn
at the back of the neck is now replaced
by dainty lace plaitings, 'twice-around'
Directoire ~scarfs, high silk or velvet
collars or the Napoleon stock, much
affected by women with long necks.
The scarf is put on in folds like the
old-time black satin stock, carried to
the back of the neck, then brought
around, after first being caught there
with a jeweled pin, and tied liz a soft
fluffy bow mnder the chin. These ties
may be formed OF net, silk muslin, In
dia null. or silk in gray colors, or plaids
of rich Roman stripes. Other pretty
fancies in neckwear are little Paquin
points of linen lawn, embroidered in
the center and edged with lace. and odd
blocks of hemstitched lawn, with cuffs
to match. These are to be worn with
dressy tailor gowns or by those who
find the hard blue-white linen colors
so unbecoming.
Satin brocades retain for the season
their share of the winters %splendor.
The same may be said of black watered
silk. which to 4 considerable extent has
been supplanted by black MORE velours.
This is softer and more pliable, and fol-
lows more the tendency towards the
use of lighter fabrics, while the genuine
heavy antique has too much body and
stiffness to accord with that tendency.
This season is nothing if not daring
in its wonderful mixture of colors, the
most startling arrangements being in
violet and ciel blue. pink and crimson,
and scarlet satin, mingled with fur, and
lace amber and peacock blue, green blue
and purple, etc. These mixtures sound
crude, but it is just in the very skiIlfuI
balance of colors and the knowledge of
how far to go that the secret of the
difference between style and vulgarity
Ges.-N. Y. Post.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
REFLECTED GLORY.
Ia Fable.1

la Fable.1
a marigold grew at the huted base
of a lofty statue of chiseled fame,
And crowds were thronging the open space,
All eager to learn the sculptor's name;
And the marigold felt a thrill of pride,
As she heard the words of generous
praise;
slow very beautiful" they cried;
For genius warns like the suns broad
ray
She reared her mead with an arrogant
smile,
And gazed at the great admiring crowd.
She thought they were bowling to her the
while,
And gratified vanity made her proud:
"Whoever said that the rose was queen,
Had never looked on a m%arigold-
I'm the loveliest flower ever seen,
Ny beauty has not yet been told"
Ard the marble statue, cleaning white,
Lost no whit of its value rare,
More han the stars of purple night
Are paled by the penny candies glare;
Ard ere the sun had sunk to rest,
The marigold had dropped and died
Her golden head upon her breast,
And broken all her idle pride.
-Liliia Shaw Hustled, in Overland Month
ly.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
The Work. of Antiquity.

The mo6erns may boast Of their ex-
traordinary achievements and discov-
cries. but what are they compared with
the works of the ancients? The largest
Of the pyramids is 4S1 feet high. and its
base covers 10 acres. The 206 layers
are composed of stone 80 feet long. One
hundred thousand men were employed
in its erection. A small part of the
pyramids is occupied by chambers and
passages. and the rest is solid masonry.
The Labyrinth of Egypt contains 5000
chambers and IL halls. In literature
and art. also, they far surpass US. Their
works serve as our models. and though
centuries have elapsed, they stand un-
equaled-the admiration Of the world.
Detroit Free Press
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1897-12-11
CONVERSE BY WRESTLING.
Remarkable Language I'm Use by the
Shepherds of

Few, probably very few, have ever
heard of the "whistling language" Of
Teneriffe, though this curious method
of speech-if, indeed, it can be so de-
scribed-is at least several centuries
old. The "whistling language" is used
by the shepherd folk of Teneriffe and
Gomera, and the first recorded notice
of it was made by a French traveller as
far back as 1455. Since then stray wan
derers have called the worlds atten-
ton, at long intervals, to the slam
guage." Some years ago, while roaming
through the mountain ranges of Tene-
rife, it fell to the writer's lot to hear
the shepherds thus conversing. By
placing two or three fingers in the
mouth they contrived to make the
whistle carry to a distance of three
miles or whereabouts. The lonely hills
seem silent and deserted, when sudden
" out of the far distance comes a long
drawn and very shrill whistle-the sum-
mons to a conversation. In reply sim
liar call strikes piercingly on the a
from the opposite direction. The whis-
tiers are widely separated and perhaps
are having some difficulty with their
focks. At any rate, if you listen you
will soon hear them in the thick of a
lengthy conversation" though the
speakers" are three miles or more
apart.
Logeard, the well-known French
savant, has c~onclusively proved that the
whistling is in Spanish. Easy words
are taken and the sounds initiated by
the whistlers. Long practice and
heredity have naturally given the shep-
herds extraordinary skill, and their vo-
cabulary is now quite n long one, while
in addition they have a regular code OF
graduated notes, which convey tele-
graphically what they cannot salts
factorily reproduce in the ordinary
manner.
The writer heard three parties Of
shepherds exchange their hopes and
fears regarding the weather by this
means. On another occasion he heard
an invitation to a dance sent in the
"whistling language across a stretch
of country exceeding four miles in
length. The young boys and eve the
girls are adopts at the Language" and
the very sheep appear to understand
whistled commands at n considerable
distance. In fact the whistling Ian
guage, dating as it does from before
1855, makes one wonder whether the
telephone is such a modern marvel after
all.-London Mail.