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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-07-23
SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL.

Medical experts are of the opinion
that shyness is simply a form of in
sanity.
The new naval observatory at Wash
ington is one of the finest scientific
plants in the world.
Aluminium, in plates a quarter Of
an inch thick, has proven q very dura-
bic roofing material in Berlin.
A German statistician estimates that
100000 human beings lost their
lives from earthquakes between the
years 1877 and 1886.
At Berlin the veterinary school has
found that out of 154 sick parrots if
ty-four were suffering from tubercu-
losis. The disease is hereditary in
the birds.
A late mysterious explosion in a
colliery in South Wales appears quite
certainly to have resulted from spark
caused by a heavy fall of the gritty
sandstone roof.
The worlds production of coal has
almost doubled within the last fifteen
years. In 1880 the aggregate output
was 364, 1877, 600 tons. In 1895 it had
risen to 69S, sos, 900 tons.
The dust collected from the smoke
of some Liege furnaces, burning coal
raised from the neighboring mines,
produces, when dissolved in hydro
chloric acid, a solution from which
considerable quantities of arsenic and
several other metallic salts may be
precipitated,
A Danish scientist, DIR. Johannson,
of the Agricultural High School at
Copenhagen has discovered that
chloroform and ether have a wonderful
power in awakening the vegetable
kingdom; while they put the animal
world asleep, a closed flower can be
reopened instantly by either of these
agents.
A queer sight was the ladies' night
of London microscopical club, where
the guests sat around 104 microscopes
listening to a lecturer. One of the
curiosities shown was a chapter Of St.
John written on the two-thousandth
part of a square inch, on which scale
the whole Bible would cover just one
square inch of space,
A remarkable adulteration of saffron
has been discovered by a German mi
croscopist, who has found barium sui
plate within the cells, and concludes
that the drug was first soaked in So
luton of barium salt and then in sui
phate solution Barium sulphate was
thus precipitated within the substance
of the drug as well as on the surface,
rendering detection difficult.
The geological fault of the Jordan
Arabah Valley has length of two
hundred and seventy miles or more
from the Gulf of Akabah to the base of
Hermon, and is undoubtedly much
longer. Another great line of fracture
is now reported from South Afghanis-
tan, where Captain A. H. McMahon
has traced a remarkable trench for one
hundred and twenty miles in north
northeast and south-southwest direc-
ton, finding it to be clearly fault
| line
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-07-23

Germany, says the San Francisco
Bulletin, seems to be forging ahead in
the race for industrial greatness, if not
supremacy. She already stands second
among the Nations in the value of her
exports and imports. Official figures
put her exports and imports for 1895
at 81, 926, 729, 900; England's were 49,
125, 800, 900; Frances, 81, 1866, 1877, 900,
and the United States, 81, 544, no, 900
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-07-23

The Berlin National Zeitung thinks
the American apple has come to Ger
many to stay. 1t is not only good, but
can be sold in the streets at less than
four cents pound, and, what is most
important of all, it keeps much longer
than the German apple.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-07-23

Every war vessel built for the Gov
eminent by private enterprise has won
a bonus of from $50, 600 to $3.50, 900 for
making little more speed than the
contract requirement. "Why not raise
the standard and save the bonuses?'
asks the New York Press.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-07-23

New Jersey has made more progress
recently in road construction than any
other State. As a result the price of
farm lands in New Jersey has advanced
and many farms which had been aban-
doned because of the difficulty in mar
keting their crops are now tenanted
and cultivated.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-07-23
"'TIs LOVE THAT MAKES THE WORLD
co ROUND"

A thousand years ago or more,
a maiden and % youth
Discovered for themselves anow
An old, yet living truth;
For through their love these lovers
found
Twas love that made the world 10
round.
Az youths and m8idens had before
a thousand years ago and more.
A thousand years from now. or more
A youth viii know the bliss
or gazing into eyes that fash
The loyc-light back 90 his;
And send the world for many n day
A-spinning guyly on its way,
A-spInning faster than before.
Another thousand years, on moro
And, Love, have you and not found
Ills love that makes the world 20 rounds
Gustav kObbe, In Harpers Weekly.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-07-23

The silver to be used in plating the
"silver palace" at the Omaha (Neb.)
Exposition has been furnished by
Western miners. The metal, it seems,
is, however, only on loan, and will be
given back to the owners when the
show closes.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-07-23

The worlds agriculture occupies the
attention Of $50, 600, 600 men, repre-
sents a capital Of S2l, 600, 900, 900, and
has an annual product Of $40, 900, OOc,-
oan
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-07-23

George, isn't this love Of bon
metz" Il suppose so; it doesn't look
as if it would last longer than six
weeks. Puck.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-07-23

God has made nothing stranger
than man, to be blackguard and hero,
devil and angel in a breath.-New
York Journal
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-07-23
THE END OF IT ALL.

HATS the last word, is
it," II was Bale who
asked the question. He
had screwed his courage
to the sticking point at
last.
That's the last
word, said Selma,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
BICYCLE RUZzINGS.

The up-to-date fireman now respont'
10 the call of duty on wheel. The ma
chine itself is very simple, yet it is q
complete chemical engine. 1t is three.
wheeled affair, but otherwise is built
much on the plan of the modern bicy.
Gle.
In England 24-hour races will be
barred in the future by the National
Cyclists union. In these races thu con-
testants generally finish more lad
than alive, and there is no doubt | at
every participant is more or less physic'
ally injured.
A San Francisco boy has devised BIZ
cycle light Of surprising brilliancy. TIC
the front forks of the bicycle he has
attached couple Of tubes filled with
oxygen. Another tube filled with ether
is fastened to the handle bars, while be.
tween the crossbars the lad has ar.
ranged small battery. The oxygen
and ether tubes are connected will
wires, and when the wheel is put il
motion it generates its own light.
If one-half the care which is bestowed
on the bearings of the bicycle were de.
voted to the chain there would be fewer
tired muscles after bicycle exercises
You will find owners of wheels taking
them apart and cleaning the cones and
polishing the ball bearings, even going
so far as to dissect the pedals for lit
tie dust, and yet pay little or no atten.
tion to the chain-while, in the matter
of draft, the latter counts more than
all the rest of the bearings combined.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
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DESIGNED AND WRITTEN ESPECIALLY FOR
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Some people do not appreciate the
distinction between good and bad de-
signing. When they buy or build
houses they try to equal or excel the
dwellings of their neighbors, and are
quite satisfied with the fashionable
crudities so often repeated. 1t is a
natural propensity in most of us to
strive to get as much as possible for our
money, and in house building, perhaps
more than in any other undertaking.
are found opportunities to judciously
spend or waste money. To people OF
taste il is somewhat fascinating to plan
and build a little house on paper which
shall fulfill an ideal long cherished and
they quite lose sight of the really Sc.
rious parts of the undertaking. The
mason, carpenter, plumber timer and
others are real characters devoid OF
sentiment, who have one definite OBJ
ject in view-the getting of money
and ones dream is soon dispelled by
stern facts which require strict and
prompt attention.
When one builds a house, it is quite
natural that his or her individual taste
and ideas should become manifest both
in the arrangement of the rooms and eX
terror appearance, and the opportuni-
ties for the display of good taste in
such matters are almost unlimited. The
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
LORD sALIsBuRY's ROUTINE.
In Spite of His Arduous Work He
Keeps in Good Health.

In Spite of His Arduous Work He
Keeps in Good Health.
It is a marvel that one who does so
much mental work and takes so little
exercise as Lord Salisbury should be so
seldom i'll, says the London Sketch. ~
never meet a well-known blue brough-
am" remarked Earl Granville some
ten years ago, "but say: See, he has
not time to walk even from Arlington
street to Downing street," The blue
bIougham was Lord Salisbury's. It
has been steadily in use this year. Lord
Salisbury enjoys a saunter in st. James
park or along the embankment, but for
pleasures of this sort he has not had
much time during the Cretan crisis.
Nor at any time does he care for sport
or sports. To these he Is as indiffer-
emit as Mr.. Chamberlain. He has played
a few strokes at golf to humor Mr.. Bal
four, but If he entered the parlia-
nlentary tournament he would require
q specially high handicap. It is only
in his chemical laboratory that he finds
any congenial recreation. During his
visit to the south Of France the prime
minister will fortunately escape the
domestic worries of Downing street,
but the burden of foreign affairs will
always be with him at such o eriticar
time as the present
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
BURMESE GIRLS.
GossipinG and Flirting as They FIJI
Their Jars at the Well.

GossipinG and Flirting as They FIJI
Their Jars at the Well.
In every household the daughter has
her appointed work. In all but the
richest merchants houses the daugh-
ter's duty is to bring the water from
the well evening and morning, says
Blackwood's Magazine. 1t is the gos-
siping place of the village, this well,
and as the sun sets there come running
down all the girls of the village. AS
they fill their jars they lean over the
curb and talk, and it is here that are
told the latest news, the latest flirta-
ton, the latest marriage, the little
scandal of the place. Very few men
come. Water-carrying is not their
duty, and there is proper time and
place for Irritation. So the girls have
the well almost to themselves.
Almost every girl will weave. In
cvery house there will be loom, where
the girls weave their dresses and those
Of their parents. And very many girls
will have stalls in the bazaar. Other
duties are the hushng Of the rice and
the making of cheroots. Of course, in
the richer households there will be
servants to do all this, but even in them
the daughter will frequently weave,
either for herself or for her parents.
Almost every girl will do something,
If 1t be only to pass the time.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
AMERICAN MACHINERY.
English Tribute to Bicycle Tools
Made in This Country.

English Tribute to Bicycle Tools
Made in This Country.
The great English technical journal,
Engineering, London, pays handsome
tribute to machine tools made in the
United States, saying: ut is not re-
assuring thing for those who would see
the engineering supremacy of this
country maintained, to notice how GER
tain American firms have ranged ahead
of us in the production of light class
of machine tools, of which bicycle max
ing machines afford an example. At
the present time, with the demand for
bicycles still great, and new factories
being started constantly, manufacture
ers have the greatest difficulty in OBJ
tanning the special plant. 1t is easy
enough to purchase ordinary lathes,
milling machinery, power mills, etc,
but with these the bicycle maker cannot
hope to produce his wares at anything
as can those who are fortunate in pos
sessing special labor saving and ex-
tremely accurate tools. No doubt good
many ingenious cycle making tools
have been constructed in this coun-
try, but these have been largely de-
signed by the cycle makers themselves
when they happen to have been me-
chanics also-and have not been put
upon the market. Under these circlm.
stances the American makers have
stepped in, and are at the present time
reaping a rich harvest in selling, pretty
well at their own price, special cycle
making machinery of a nature which
cannot be purchased from British man.
ufacturers"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27

An ordnance officer must have an ac-
curate knowledge of the velocity of n
projectile, that he may predict its range
and penetration, and determine the ac-
curacy of the gun. Anyone visiting
Sandy Hook when big guns are being
tested may see how calculations are
made with the aid of new instruments.
A system of electric wires and magnets
is used, the shot passing through the
former, interrupting the circuit and re-
leasing the armature of the latter. The
interval between the drop of two arma-
lures is indicated by the chronograph
in laboratory near by. The initial We
locity of projectiles has increased won
derfully in the last few years. They
may now be expelled with force which
will make them effective at range far
beyond ordinary eyesight.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
HE HAD NERVE.

The Average Drummer Wouldn't BE
in 1t with This Young Man.
"Talk about the drummer having
gall" said the man who had paid for
the last round, reports the Pitts
burgh News, "the worst case l ever
heard of was in plain, everyday coun-
try boy. He was wild, and got into so
many scrapes at home that his folks
sent him out west. He disappeared for
a year or two, and in the meantime I
got married. My wife and went west
for our honeymoon, and on a train
about 100 miles from Tacoma found
this country boy in the car sitting be-
side big, stout, coarse man. Bill, the
boy, had the other fellow shackled to
him. He recognized me, and began in
curing after the folks at his home.
After awhile he said:
"I'm getting along all right. Folks
up here, where I am, think so well of
me they made me sheriff. I'm just tax.
ing this chap down to the pen. oh, yes,
I've reformed, and you can tell the folks
30 when you get back. don't have
time to write them
"When my wife went ahead into the
aleeping car the coarse, stout man
turned to me, asked If l knew Bills
folks, and when said did, he replied:
Wall, tell them what you please, but
I'm the sheriff"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
FANCY-DRESS BALL IN LONDON
English Men and Women Take Their
Pleasure Seriously.

Pleasure Seriously.
A fancy-dress ball in London is slow.
The streets around Convent garden on
a fancy-dress ball night are as solemn
as Scotland itself, says Scrbner's. A
few homeless Londoners are kept at
respectful distance by the police, while
q procession of carriages goes slowly
under the archway and deposits serious
merry-makers, dressed as stoves, light
houses, monks, lamps and vegetables.
Owing to these elaborate DISCUSSES the
journey past the ticket-takers and tC
the ballroom Is slow. On the ballroom
floor officials, totally void of a sense of
humor and dressed in black velvet and
cut steel buttons, keep the center of the
floor clear, apparently for their own
use, and stand ready to subdue any
burst of light heartedness that might
appear in the circle that is kept moving
about them. The general orders are
~keep moving along" The man who
manages the searchlight, from one of
the top boxes, probably enjoys the ball
the most. He certainly does more to
help it. The center Of interest Is
wherever he will have il. He can make
a dull costume bright and a supper
party in one of the boxes proud; and
he can almost remove the gloom caused
by the officials in black.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
IN CONSTANTINoPLE.

The beggars and dogs OF Constant
nople are perhaps the most omniPls,
sent components of this curious any,
mixed city. The beggars, loathsO@'
deformed, sightless army, line ~
streets and send up day and night 'n''
winnings for help.
The foreigner has invaded Turkeys
some extent and above many oil ~
shops of Constantinople are ltai ~
French, English and Greek names -
Turks themselves are very dilele.'
traders and cling to their old-uD,
methods of sitting cross-leg on ".
square of mating in front of their m'''
holes or shops. :.
The magnificently built porters ".
bear off a travellers baggage to the y. ~
tel in Constantinople, the instan'
customs officers have been appea''s
are said to be able to carry four ,u
the load that man can lift to bis snV
ders, thus demanding that some Wv n
or more than one-must assist tne~
assume their burdens. al
The dogs are, to the foreigner
worst pest in Turkey. The stree" M
Constantinople are given up 70 .,s
NANCY, MANNED, famished droves w.
insist upon occupying the best par ,+ \
the pavement and snarl at the ie. .hd|
the passers-by. There Is rue ...,l
no one shall kill these miserable n
lures, but on the other hand, no
ever pets or cares for them.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
GEMS N VERSE.

The deepest of dimples to wrinkles have run
Since Mary was twenty and ! was twenty
one;
But, dimpled or wrinkled. my sweetheart's
the same,
From the sunburst of life to its last little
flame.
The cheeks that were roses are shrunken
and pale,
But their velvety purity never will fall;
And lips that were flushed with the red
blood of youth
Are warm with love - undying as truth.
The blue of her eyes is fading to gray.
And the gold Of her hair is silver to-day;
But the soul is the same that was orhed in
the blue.
And silvern is golden when love lights the
view.
And, dimpled or wrinkled. blush will con-
TESS
The happiness born of lovers caress,
For the heart of q woman is tender and
true,
And the passion 1t cherishes ever is new.
With Mary at twenty and me at twenty
one,
Than dimples naught sweeter was under the
sun:
With Mary at sixty and me at sixty-one,
why. dimples were made so that wrinkles
-fexas siftings.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
DANGEROUS PRACTICE
Riding Hands on the Handle Bar
Should he Discouraged.

Riding Hands on the Handle Bars
should BE Discouraged.
There are various reasons why the
reprehensible practice of riding with
hands off the handle bars should be gen.
orally abandoned. Chief among these
reasons, perhaps, is the fact that 1t is
dangerous not only to the rider him.
self, but to others. To do the trick sue
cessfully 1t is necessary to travel at q
speed which is not safe, at least on a
street which is liable to be crossed any
where by pedestrians or other riders,
and 1t is just such thoroughfares that
the senselecs hands-off rider selects to
show himself off. With the hands off
the bars the rideFha no control of the
wheel, and, particularly at crossings,
there is no telling at what instant it
L. necessary to make detour or slacken
speed. just the fraction Of time neces-
sary to regain control Of the wheel
often is enough to cause an accident.
With no guiding power there is no tell
ing what the front wheel is going to
do. A small obstacle in the street which
would ordinarily be passed over without
notice is enough to defect the front
wheel and, if there are any riders close,
send it crashing into their bicycles.
An old rider said: Handle bars are
made to hold on to, and whenever 1 see
some crank-I call him by no other
name-come sailing along trying to
show off l feel like taking thump
into him. He is liable to cause all sorts
Of damage, and dose of the same sort
of medicine which he so often infiicts
ON others will many times do him
world of good. Chicago Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
MuSCLE-MAKING FAOS'
Exercises That Keep Athletic "irS
Abreast Of Their Brothers.

rxercises That Keep Athletic Iiris
Abreast of Their Brothers.
The fad for fencing at home mas
led many a girl to set up in the privacy
of her fathers residence private gym
uasium, or. as she prefers to dub It,
an "armory," where she practices with
the aid of an instructor and IN com
nanv with few of her intimate friends,
says an eastern exchange.
Many a girl can do her trick on the
Aving rings or the parallel bar In a
manner that makes her college-ored
brother hustle for his laurels. Ana
he'll have to hustle still more when
the glorious May days come and she
CON show the result of her secret tram
ing on the golf links and the tennis
court.
The Vassar girls and students at other
of the famous women colleges ana CO.
educational institutions have estao-
lished gymnasium classes and are hard
at work preparing for the coming sum
mer. The Wellesley girls train with
a special view of developing the mus
cles. necessary to become expert at the
oars. and their famous tours and Fights
are expected to beat all records this
season.
Bowling has its devotees. and many
Of the fair sex have proved themselves
experts on the alleys.
The most usual place for practicing
bowling is at some Of the large ath-
letic clubs. which generally have one
day in the week, known as ladies
dav"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
SKELETON sTEED OF STEEL.

Hoofs of rubber and ribs of steel,
Voice like a silver bells soft peal,
Hollow bones that are light and strong.
Humming birds insistent song;
Minus head and minus tail,
Cleaning eye and a coat of mail,
The Bicycle
Here is an airy fairy steed
Rivaling the swallows swiftest speed;
Never a plea or loud complaint,
Never a faltering. fail or faint;
Off with hearty touch and go,
Quick as a flash or smoothly slow,
The Bicycle.
Beautys mount for a squirt or spin.
Knight Cupids tournaments to win;
Safely the female centaur clingn-
Excellent substitute for wings.
Men surrender to rush and raid
Made by maids of the light brigade,
On Bicycles.
Distance nicely done to turn,
Railroad tickets and fares to burn;
Dash in a flash through the longest street.
Minimum wear for shoes and feet;
Mercury queered and beaten quite,
Carriages, horse cars, out of sight,
On Bicycles.
This is the age of push and go,
Driven to the rear the slack and slow;
All on casters go racing round.
Spurning the swiftly traversed ground:
Write 1t down on historys page,
This is the high-fiown hiking age,
OF Bicycles
Swiftly changes Inventions scene,
Bicycles go by gasoline,
Or to faster gait and mark
Driven by the spry electric spark;
THIS is the day of speed and steel,
OF the flying man and the whirling wheel,
The Bicycle.
1. EDGAR JONES.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
THE BABY's RUBBER TUB.

stand upon its side or be folded up. Its
great advantage is that, after baby has
had it's bath, the water can be emptied
out, the valve unscrewed and the air
released from the pneumatic interior.
The tub can then be rolled or folded up
and put upon the shelf until next bath
ing time.
The rubbertub is considerably lighter
than a wooden one. and can be taken
away for the summer, when baby goes
to the country. If need be, it can be
used for family foot tub in summer
districts where personal comforts are
scarce.
A mother who is watchful of baby's
comfort makes the little ones bed at
night in its soft depths when visiting in
regions where baby's bed cannot be
carried.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-08-27
Rapid Photograph PRINTING,

The new apparatus for rapidly print
ing photographs isnow employed at the
establishment of Arthur Schwartz, Of
Berlin, for illustrating magazines. The
bromide paper mostly used is about
four inches wide and more than 1000
yards long, although width of about
IS inches is sometimes used, and life
size pictures of men on horseback have
been produced. AS many rs 10000 cop.
les Of cabinet photographs have been
printed and made ready for distribution
In ten hours. An elegant print by this
process is given in a Russian photo
graphic journal, which states that the
1900 copies of tho edition were abso-
lately Identical in tone and finish.