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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-25
STORY OF A COLOR FAD.
How the Craze for Lilac Had Its Birth
in Vienna.

In Vienna.
Many years ago, in the days of her
radiant beauty, her imperial majesty,
Empress Elizabeth, of Austria. sat for
her portrait to Schrotzberg, fashion
able Viennese artist. The picture, says
Munseys, was painted at the request of
the empress royal cousin, Ludwig IL.
hf Bavaria, and was destined to grace
the walls of his gallery of beautiful
women in Munich. The artist recog-
nized the Importance of his commits
sion, and gave to the canvas all the skill
Dt MS genius, which, in the matter of
color, had no equal in Germany. The
robe OF the empress was of imperial
purple, of so marvellous tint and SO
wonderfully painted that it dimmed
even the charm of the sovereign lady's
matchless beauty. Artists tried in
vain to initiate it, pens to describe it,
and in time it came to be known as the
historical lilac"
In the bathrooms of Vienna a tint
bearing the name Of Kaiserilla is in
vogue, which is as near the shade of
purple in which Schrotzberg clothed his
beautiful empress as looms and pig
ments can make it. In this country lilac
has long been considered a color for
the middle-aged women, but now young
girls are taking great fancy to it, and
the coming summer we are told will see
it reigning tint. Max Nordeau may
be right in the theory that devotion to
violet is one of the surest signs of de-
generacy, but the stylish woman of to-
day would much prefer to be called
degenerate" than "uEstylish."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-25
ABOUT COMB BUILDING.
Does Not Pay to Let Bees NAL
Their Own Foundation.

Does Not Pay to Let Bees Make
Their Own Foundation.
The man who allows his bees to build
heir own foundation is merely wasting
be time of the bees. Sometimes it
'eems like spending a great deal of
honey that might be saved to buy
foundation, but it is really economical
10 do so. Honey comb is made of
practically pure wax, and this is, in
fact, the fat of the bees. 1t is under the
GALES of the abdomen and may be seen
here if the bee is put under glass of
fery ordinary magnifying power. This
lax is pulled from it's place by the claws
4 the bees and worked into comb, and
tbis operation takes time that is lost
ghen the colony might be storing nectar
II the foundation has been furnished.
70 man has been able to make founda-
ion that is as soft and pliable as the
bomb the bees make, but pretty fair
Imitation is made that answers all prac-
peal purposes.
when money conD is llrsG uIduc ~ 49,
s every one knows, sweet and perfectly
Palatable, but as soon as brood begins to
pe grown in it, each embryo weaves q
Ihin cocoon that is never removed, and
De cell becomes smaller and the comb
larker with each succeeding brood
tatched in it. This makes the bees
trow smaller and smaller, and such
'bmb should be cut out and melted down
'pr sale before it gets too dark to find
place to keep them.
Where sections are used the comb is,
II course, removed often and sold, and
ere is where the most profitable use OF
'pundation comes in.-Journal OF Agrl-
-ulture.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-25
BLAINE'S GENEROSITY.
How the Plumed Knight Aided Pres
dent TaylOr's Daughter.

How the Plumed Knight Aided Presi.
dent TaylOr's Daughter.
A good story of James G. Blaine is
told by writer in the ST. Louis Globe
Democrat. The incident related was
a magnanimous and clever act of the
Maine statesman, when, as speaker of
the house, he got through a resolution
appropriating $4,000 to the needy Wild
owed daughter of President Zachary
Taylor. This lady got as far as WASH
ington on her way to Paris to see a
sick daughter, and, being destitute of
money, appealed to her only friend at
the capital, Gen. Sherman. His purse
was always open to the distressed, but
he had no funds at all adequate to re-
lieve her necessities. In this emer-
gency he thought of Blaine. The man
from Maine entered into the spirit of
the occasion as soon as he heard Gen.
Sherman's statement. He called an
other to the chair, made fve-minutes'
speech that fairly electrified the house,
which passed the resolution which
Blaine had penned only moment be-
fore. He took the resolution in person
to the senate, where it was also immedi-
ately passed, had the president to sign
it the next day, and on the following
day the beneficiary got the money. Gen.
Sherman always insisted that Blaine
would have made the grandest actor
that ever lived, and in adapting his
career to politics, he robbed the stage
of q horn star.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-25
CLOSED.

'any. They are compact, easily moved,
'sy to clean, and other hens cannot
|sturb the sitters. The sitting hens
e confined, but cannot break the eggs
they try to get off; the nest is we'll
initiated and secluded, and can be
losed at night so the hens cannot roost
them. One is sufficient for so lay
hens. l have used one for sitting
one for laying for a number of
lrs. l originated the idea, and have
EN- nothing I like s well.-Cor. Orange
Ldd Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-25
HOUSEHOLD DoNT'S.

Neglect looking after the dried fruits
until they become wormy.
Leave the kitchen lights burning
when they are not in use.
Use dish towels for dish cloths, nor
napkins for dish towels.
Use the corner of the kitchen apron
nor convenient towels for holders.
Allow new brocms to be used In
scrubbing the floors and pavements.
Leave the woodenware unscalded and
allow 1t warp and crack.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-25
a pl. ely. 1897.
CYCLISTS AND COLD BATHS.
\ Physicians View - to the Proper
Time TO Indulge.

Time TO Indulge.
A physician. VINO is himself wheel
man of several years experience and
who has also devoted great attention
to other athletics, lays down this gen
eral proposition: Never take coli
hath when you are tired" He points
out that the greater the exercise the
hore poisonous waste material is ere
ated, and that cold bath does not as
s:st the skin in getting rid of this prod
uct, whereas a warm bath does. The
doctor adds:
when you take cold bath you de-
PEND upon the heart to bring about re-
action. If this heart be already tired
by the long ride it may not be strong
enough to bring about reaction, and
the blood and its waste material may
not be brought to the surface. Inter
ual congestions may follow. and, as l
have seen in two cases, death may en-
sue. 1t matters not how hot you may
he, how much you may be perspiring,
the cold bath is harmless provided al
ways the heart be not tired. A simple
rule for the bicyclist, whereby he may
know whether the heart be tired is
simply to count the pulse, having in
previous quiescent state ascertained
what his individual pulse rate Per min
ute is. When, after a long ride, his
PULSE rate is normal he may with safe
tn use the cold bath. He should, there
fore, rest after tiresome journey un-
til the pulse is normal or Whereabouts,
soy even ten beats per minute faster
than normal, or what is far better, get
into tepid bath, one neither very hot
nor very cold. When he has remained
in the warm water long enough for the
pulse rate to be about normal, he can
then, with perfect safety, plunge into
cold water, and these two procedures
form the ideal way of using water on
the surface after fatigue"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-25
HAS PECULIAR HABITS.
The Red Squirrel Is Almost as Mis-
chievOus as a Boy.


chievous as a Boy.
A red squirrel is almost as mischiev-
Gus and cunning as boy. A few days
ago lady who lives in little Michigan
town hung up pair of short sash cur
tains to dry after washing. When she
came back to get them the line was emp
ty; the curtains had disappeared. At
first she thought some mischievous boy
was playing a joke on her. Then quite
suddenly she saw something white
glimmering among the sweeping
branches of an old spruce tree. She ex-
amined it more closely. 1t was one of
her sash curtains, and 1t seemed to be
jigging about as if it had life. AS she
ran to the rescue a funny little red head
popped up from the folds of the curtain
and a jetty eye sparkled mischievously.
When the squirrel found that he had
been caught in his thievery he dropped
the curtain, scampered up the tree and
ran out on limb. Then he scolded and
chartered in the most excited manner,
rs If he was trying to explain his ac-
tons. AT the same time he seemed
greatly disappointed in not having cap
tured the prize.
After the Lady had recovered one of
her curtains she began search for the
other. At last she was rewarded by
seeing it lodged high up in crotch of a
tree, where Mrs. Squirrel was busily ar
ranging 1t for her summer home.
Mother squirrels carry their children
about very much as a cat carries her kit
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-25
MARKING OFF FIELDS.
Handy Continuance That Has New,
Before Been Described.

Handy Continuance That Has Never
Before Been Described.
A seed drill with marker is very de-
sirable, but where only small quanti-
ties are planted, a stake and line must
be depended upon. The great trouble
with line is that after having marked
row by it and shifted the last end for
the next row. you must walk back, do
Ing nothing the whole length of the
row. whether long or short, to shift the
first end. This year hit on the follow
Ing contrivance, which l have never
seen described, and it is great help.
Besides the line, with reel (a) on one
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-25

HELP WANTED,-A good reliable white
i woman TO milk, iron and cook for q small
family in the country. can find a comfortable
home and good wages. No objection TO having
one child. Would prefer applicant having own
bed and bedding. Address,
MRS. NJ. v. THOMSON,
june At. Charlestown, West Va.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-25
NEAT CABINET NESTS.

~ Are Compact, Readily Moved,
md Easy TO Clean.
|rbev consist of box, 40 inches square,
inches deep, with two upright par
hons IS inches wide, equal distance
ort Small cleats are on each side,
the nest to slide in. The back can
covered with any light material,
cb as old zinc, or an old oilcloth h,ld
place with light strip. The nests
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-25
WITH THE BUSY BEES.

In hiving a swarm make sure tna'
be queen is inside the hive.
A worker grub can be transformed In
b a queen when it is five or six days
3D.
In breeding queens artificially it is
|nportant to get good cells for brood OF
|he right age.
An absolute requisite of successful
'eekeeping is prompt attention to all
n its varied duties.
II colony has young queen and Is
Prong in numbers it will curry out the
yes and moths as fast as Matched.
Bees when building comb begin at
be top and hang in heavy clusters to
be comb until they complete it.
Never allow a swarm of bees to re-
pain out long after settling. Hive
Dem as soon as possible and lessen the
isll of loss.
In each family of bees there are three
'istinct kinds, which differ in form,
Plor, structure. size, habits and func-
Jon.
The activity of queens is governed
freely by the activity of the workers.
lille the workers are storing honey
pc will lay sparingly. She is stimulat-
to lay when all is life and activity
the hive.-St. Iouis Ranmblic.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-25
Dean Straw for sheep.

1t has been well attested that bean
fraw is valuable. feed for sheep, and
pat they are fond of it. The bean, like
over is leguminous plant, and many
rmers say that the straw, though
parse and harsh. has nearly as much
ptrition as clover hay. 1t makes a
Fry rich manure when fed to either
peep or cows. That is shown by it's
ing very fast when piled and giving
the strong smell of ammonia which
pines from feeding any manure rich in
brogenous nutrition.-Dakota Field
nd Farm.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-25
Keystone Woven Wire Fencing
THl MESH AROUND rHI PaHGl SHOWS
nou me FEncI IS nApG.
EXECUToRs' NOTICE.

u
This is to give notice. that the subscriber
has obtained from the Orphans Court OF Fred
erick County, Mary land, letters iestamentary
upon the estate of
NATHAN BAKER,
late Of Frede rick County, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the said deceased
are hereby warned TO exhibit the same, will
the vouchers thereof legally authenticated, 10
the subscribers, on or before the Srd Gay OF
January, 1898: they may otherwise by law be
excluded from all benefits Of said estate.
All persons indebted 10 the deceased are re-
Quested 10 make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this LIST day OF June
AUGUSTUS G. BAKER,
NATHAN T. BAKER,
June 4 81. Executors.
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tervals, the price being one sol each
volume, or IL for the entire set. 1t is
intended to serve as guide to the i'm
porter, merchant, and commercial trav
eler, giving statistics as to trade and
commerce, leading productions, routes
of communication etc, respecting all
points of any considerable Importance
in South America. Separate maps of
all the South American States will ac
company the work.
An experience of Max Muller's as a
lecturer is thus described by him in the
May "Cosmopolis:" When l lectured
for the first time on the Science of
Language l had in the beginning to
clear the ground of many prejudices,
and amongst the rest, to dispose of
what was then almost an article of
faith-namely, that all the languages
OF the world were derived from He
brew. l gave a whole lecture to this
question, and when it was over, an i'm
posing old lady came up to shake hands
with me and to thank me for the beau
tiful lecture l had delivered. How de-
lightful it is to know she continued,
that Adam and Eve spoke Hebrew in
Paradise, and that all the other Ian
guages of the world, English not eX-
cepted, have come out of Hebrew and
out of Paradise L really felt very
much Inundated, and when Faraday
came up | told him what had hap
pened. Oh. you must not be discour-
aged he said. 1 hardly ever lecture
on chemestry without an old dowager
coming up to me with an incredulouS
smile and saying, Now, Mr.. Faraday,
you don't really mean to say that the
water l drink is nothing but what you
call oxygen and hydrogen. Go on
he said; something will always stick. "
When the two volumes Of Hans Won
Bulow's Early Correspondence ap-
peared in Germany, a few years ago,
they were noticed in these columns at
considerable length. Brief mention will
therefore suffice of the English version
by Miss Constance Bache, which the
Appletons have issued in one volume
Miss Bache who is most proficient
and idiomatic translator has wisely
omitted those of the 240 letters which
were likely to interest Bulow's coun-
trymen only, or which his widow might
as we'll have omitted altogether. The
BuloW literature is not extensive. and
nowhere else is that remarkable plan
ist, pedagogue and conductor so in
terestinsly depicted as in these letters
Miss Bache thinks that Bulow has been
with the exception Of Wagner, the
''best-abused' musician of our time,
but this is hardly correct, as that ami
able and persuasive missionary for
Wagner, Franz List, came in for much
harder blows. Nor is it correct to
speak of the Schimpfwort terbucher
that Wagner's enemies published about
him. since these collections of abusive
epithets We're gathered by his friends
with humorous intent and as warning
pyap1rlaC
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Laughs for All.

Wisdom-"I can't see why they speak
of the wisdom of the serpent" Wei,
you never heard of serpent getting its
leg pulled, did you?'-Truth
Henderson remarks that if some peo-
pie knew how little they knew they
would know a blamed sight more than
they do know.-Boston Transcript.
Becker-I see by the posters that
Footlights, the tragedian, travels under
his wife's management. Decker-So do
most men, only they don't advertise it,
Bits
Another Great Truth.-'We ought to
give the devil his due Yes, but the
trouble is we often spend on him the
cago Record.
Mother approvingly)-You shouldn t
make light of marriage, my daughter.
Daughter Indignantly - think it's
all right to make light of match
Yale Record.
The Wife-Doctor, can you do any
thing for my husband? The
Doctor - What seems to be the
trouble? Worrying about money!
"Oh, l can relieve him of that, all
right. ."-Yonkers Statesman
Hojack-'I am afraid that Rev. Dr.
Thirdly's usefulness in his new parish
will be very limited" Tomdik-"Why? ?
Isn't he liked?" Personally he is very
much liked, but his wife has better
taste in dress than any of the female
members of his congregation. "-Har-
lem Life
It's real pleasure to me to give you
anything" said he, as he forced the
bouquet into her hand Stay" she
replied handing back the flowers, you
are like the rest of the men. All you
care for is your own pleasure Take
the flowers; l cannot consent to encour-
age such selfshness. Boston Trans
cript.
Young man. said Senator Sorghum
to the protege who had been promised
an appointment Il shall not congrat-
ulate you;- but there is one thing | de-
sire to say What is that?" IF
you display anything like the energy
and anxiety in filling this position that
you showed in getting it, you can't help
being brilliant success. ."-Washing-
ton Star
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The ship. one of his own construction,
has an air chamber shaped like a cigar
and is forty-six feet long by eighteen
in diameter. 1t is made of silk and cot
ton, and filled with hydrogen gas. This
chamber is confined in network of
small rope, which holds the metallic
framework and aeroplanes underneath.
The seat is made on the order of
bicycle frame and from this the oper-
ator controls the wings, or aeroplanes.
on either side. Professor Barnard
does not claim all of the credit for the
invention, as he is using. by permis-
sion, several features employed bv
other experimenters in aeronautics.
Barnard is ntiave of Massachusetts
and is - years old. Since his twenty
third year he has been engaged in
gymnasium work for the Nashville Y
NJ. c. y. He is noted athlete. as wei,
as mechanical genius
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A PATRIOTS SACRIFICE.
His Only Ambition Was of Modest
Nature,

The entrance of the man from rural
thusiasm in the eminent politician.
There was a certain gloom about his
bearing which the visitors best at
tempts at sociability could not dispel.
"Of course, Mr.. Geehaw," said the
great man, Il am glad to hear all about
your family and our friends at home
and especially about how much you did
to secure my election. But we may as
well get down to business. 1 suppose
you're no exception to the rule. What
you want is an Office
Would it come just as handy as
not to gimme one?''
ITO be very candid with you, it
would Inconvenience me a great deal"
"Oh, we'll, then ye needn't bother
yourself
DO you mean that?'
Certainly. / don't want no office"
His host opened his eyes wide and
extended both hands in welcome
My friend and fellow citizen" he
said, Il am glad to meet a genuine
patriot, face to face. The trouble with
this country is that there are not more
men like you. l had begun to fear we
had reached an era when no action and
no declaration of principle was un-
tinged by hope of reward I'm glad
to boast the acquaintance of such a
man.
Thank ye; thank ye, kindly 1 was
kind o gittin' skeered fur fear ye had
some notion O. goin' back on yer old
friends. AS I was saying, 1 don't espe-
cially want no office Of course I'd
kind o like ter hev a place weth a
desk into it, whur the fellers could
come in an set around an swap stories.
But I'm new in the business an don't
Wanter put on too much style. Eff it'll
be any convenience to you, we kin
leave the office out of the question an
do up my salary in an envellup an
have it sent around to my house,
Washington Star
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Ristori's Oranges.

One of the prettiest episodes in the
life of the Marquise Capraneca del GuI
loVuce. known to the playing world as
the famous tragedienne, Adelaide Ris-
tori, is yearly recalled by the gift of a
basket of oranges from Spanish green
grocer, named Chapado. Chapado was
once a soldier in the Spanish army.
condemned to death for insubordina-
ton, but Ristori whose interest had
been aroused in the unfortunate man.
flung herself on her knees before the
Duke of Valencia and Queen Isabella
and begged off" SO eloquently that she
secured his pardon. Every year the
grateful ex-soldier sends an Offering Of
fruit to the Marquise to whom he owes
his life.--West minister Gazette
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To Study the Argentine Grasshopper,

Professor Lawrence Bruner of the de-
partment Of entomology of the Uni
versity of Nebraska, has gone to
Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic. He
goes as an expert hired by an Argen-
tine syndicate to study the grasshopper
plague that has devastated the farms
OF that country for a decade, and he
Will spend year in seeing how best
to destroy the troublesome insect
Correspondence st. Louis Globe-Demo-
crat.
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A Wasted ,Ruse.
"Wiil yOu kindly

"Will you kindly remove your hatp" he
said.
Certainly not said she.
i though that maybe you would" he
said;
The price tag shows said he.
And a beautiful hat like that" he said
Seems awfully cheap at three"
But she only said-though her face grew
red
You cannot play tag with me-
,s cleveland Plain Dealer.
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PROFESSOR A. w. BARNARD.
The Constructor of What is Believed
Successful AirsiIip.

b. his recent successful trip in an
airship at the Nashville Exposition,
Professor A. w. Barnard of Nashville,
Tenn, has drawn to himself the atten-
ton of scientific men all over the
world
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In the fiords of the Norway coasts
the clearness of the water is wonderful
At a depth of thirty fathoms objects
the size of a silver dollar may be clear
" seen
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THE SPIRITUALIST SOCIETY HOLDS
meetings in Firemen's Hall every Sun
day evening at O'Clock. Everybody in
yited Admission free. Dr. Craig and
others will speak 1t
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MRS. DIR. r. J. TERRY, A REGULAR
ly ordained minister of spiritualism can
be consulted on all matters of business;
the location of mines speciality; reveals
past, present and future while in a COM
plete trance; all diseases pertaining to
ladies and children successfully treated;
letters answered confidentially To sat
isfy yourself of her wonderful power call
on her. The DIR. will be here only a
short time. Parors S and g. GIL X
Circles Sunday. Wednesday and Friday
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CHURCH OF JESUS
Christ of Latter-Day Saints, corner of
Twenty-fourth and X streets Preaching
at II a. M. and 1:45 p. m. by Elder Hiram
L. Holt. All are Welcome It's
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CHURCH NOTICES.

WILL BE A PHILOSOPHICAL
meeting Sunday at p. M at 1881 II
street. Residence of Mrs ]. It. Griffitts.
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GIVEN AWAY,-WE HAVE A FINE
farm. nine miles from Sacramento.
one mile south of Walsh's Station. con-
tanning 156 acres, ali under cultivation;
the house cost $1,000 to build:
barn, granary. blacksmith shop,
windmills 5000 gallon tank. irti-
eating pipes, running water in kitchen.
orchard and vineyard. near school and
Postofhce, good road TO Sacramento
winter and summer. Owing 10 death in
Iamily we must sell. Now. hold your
breath. as the terms we propose to sell
this place on will amaze you; we want
$1,000 down, balance can stand: we will
let you fix the terms. Remember, this
farm cost US $le.eo0 With improvements
W ny, the receipts of the blacksmith
shop viii pay the running expenses of
the farm alone: y man with limited
means can make himself Independent
for life on this place. Anything will
grow on It, The land is rich and suita-
pie Tor fruit. vegetables, berries or
grain. Don't delay about looking at this
place, as 1t will be sold Immediately.
We VIII take city property for it, We
VIII take less money for this place than
any farm in Sacramento County. Apply
to MRS. A. GLEEMAN 2211a j street.
or j. a. MANLEY, Record Union Of
flee.
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In the East Indies are some spiders
SO large that they devour small birds.
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sPIRITUALISM.

MRS. HENDERSON FROM SAN FRAN
cisco holds test circle THIS (Suaday)
AFTERNOON, at SIS J street. o'clock
Admission % cents lt*