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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
THE WHIRRING WHEEL.

George Banker has permanently re-
tired from the racing ranks.
The system of interchangeable parts
is a distinctly American contribution
to the art of cycle making.
Fifty weekly papers in this country
are now published exclusively in the in
terest of the bicycle trade.
The South Sea Islanders are the latest
people who have taken to bicycling. 1t
it probable that they obtained their
wheels through some speculative trader,
who obtained good return for his in
vestment.
One would scarcely expect to find BIZ
cycles and bicycle club in the heart
of Africa and 600 miles from any rail-
road. One club in Buluwayo, Matabele-
land, South Africa, is in a fourishing
condition, having rs members out of a
population of $500.
An English cycling club has offered a
prize for the best design of baggage
car, adapted for the safe conveyance
of bicycles, with the object of stirring
up the railroad companies of England,
so that they will provide proper accom-
mediation for the wheels. The chief
points which competitors are asked to
keep in view are adaptability to the
purposes of an ordinary baggage car
and economy of space.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
NEW PATENTED NOVELTIES.

y new device for use in the sickroom
consists of a spoon having dial in the
handle, with the hours and half hours
marked on it and an arrow revolved by
knob, to indicate the time for each
dose of medicine.
Among the many new devices to assist
the blind one Of the best is typewriter
in which the keys have raised letters,
and which punctuates the paper with
either letters or the dots contained in
one of the blind alphabets.
For the purpose of preventing scarf
pins from coming out a handy new de-
vice is composed Of small piece of wire
coiled into a spring and attached by a
chain or cord 10 the tie, the pin being
pressed into the end of the coil.
a recently-pateuted safety check for
banks has coupons attached to the upper
edge and each end, representing tens.
hundreds and thousands of dollars, the
larger coupons being detached until the
right amount is reached when It is de-
sired TO use the check.
olS VI NAC !lOSG nanny wa RNAS AOA
Use of doing up newspapers and the
like has a plurality Of slots placed in
straight line across the outside thick
ness OF the paper, so that when it is
grasped in both hands and given a slight
twist crosswise it breaks along this
lire.
For the prevention of stealing liquids
from barrels by attendants in store
a new faucet has an automatic measur-
ing, registering and recording device
which will show the amount drawn from
a barrel, the mechanism being locked
in a metal case to prevent tampering
with It.
Barbed wire for fences is made cheap
er by a new process in which the barbs
are stamped out of the center of fiat
strip of metal as it runs through the
machine, the barbs being SO formed
that when the ends of two wires are
brought together the barbs interlock
to form joint,
4 recently-designed trolley-line repair
wagon has a folding frame work to
which the platform is hinged, the front
and back portions OF the standard being
drawn together by screw to raise or
lower the platform as desired. the whole
resting on an auxiliary truck when not
in use.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
SHOWN IN THASHOPS.

Covert, whipcord and cheviot short
coats.
Tiny turnover collars having hem
stitched and embroidered edges,
Panama sailors fairly loaded down
with roses, lilacs. cowslips, etc.
Immense bonnets for children
trimmed with straw-bound ribbon.
Empire dressing sacques of batiste
and yellowish Valenciennes lace.
Piece lace. in light qualities as we'll
as heavy, 10 match the edgings.
Fancy turnover linen collars in tab,
point, Etc, 10 wear with stocks.
Small Alpine straw hats trimmed with
a simple band of black velvet ribbon.
White silk frocks trimmed with a
large lace collar for girls from three
TO ten years.
Many black and yellowish lace ef-
tects in ruches, plaitings, collets, col
lars, etc.
Black satin capes having lengthwise
bands OF jet and ruffies OF chiffon on
the edge.
Girls rough hats trimmed with
wreaths Of flowers or large bows of
plaid ribbon.
Many collets or tiny shoulder capes
Of black silk mousseline, jet, lace, rib
bon, etc.
Capes of plated mousseline lined with
black satin and decorated with satin
ribbon.
Immense black lace-straw hats hav-
ing feathers, net frillings and scarlet
Oeraniums
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
s-S~s
HISTORY REPEATED.

Frederic Chopin, the pianist, died at
Paris on October II, ls49.
Mozart fell in love with Constance
Weber. young lady whose chief char
acteristic seems to have been her indis.
erection. In one of his letters to her he
objects to her permitting a gentleman
OF her acquaintance to pull off her shoe.
He solemnly remarks: No young lady
of proper sensibilities would have per-
mitted such thing"
The friends of the national constitu-
ton, 1879, took for themselves the title
Of federalists. and called their opponents
anti-federalists. The anti-federalists
insisted that as the new constitution
aimed at more than federal league, it
contemplated a consolidation of the
government into half monarchial cen
trail power.
Machines for making nails are of com
paratively recent invention. Ezekiel
Reed, of Bridgewater, Mass, invented
a machine for cutting tacks and nails
in 1856, which, being improved after
wards, made 150,000,000 tacks in 1915.
His son invented a machine in 1907 for
making and heading tacks at one oper-
alton that turned out 10000 day.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
EARLY SCOTCH suPERsTITloNs

If child died unchristened il wan
dered in woods and solitary places,
lamenting its melancholy fate, and was
often to be seen. Such children were
called "tarans."
1t was considered sure sign of III
fortune to mention the name of an ''un-
christened wean." and even at baptism
the name was usually written on slip
OF paper, which was handed to the off
ciating minister. that he might be the
first to pronounce it.
If the babe kept quiet du.ing the
baptisimal ceremony, the gossip
Ilourned over it as destined 10 short
life, and perhaps not a merry one
Hence, to extort a cry, the WON, whC
received it from the father wou' d han
die it roughly or even pinch it
Great care was taken that I. e bap.
tismal water should not enter The in.
fants eyes-not because such A mis-
hap might result: in wailings loud ans
long. but because the sufferers future
life, wherever he went and whatever BIZ
did. would constantly be vexed by the
presence OF wrajths and spectem.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
THE SEASONS STYLES.

Immense carriage hats of. leghorn,
mousseline, ribbon and flowers.
Tiny edgings resembling turnover
collar of pique to wear with stocks.
Immense black feather trimmed hats
having shirred brim of mousseline.
Tiny changeable taffeta caps trimmed
with plated rutfles edged with lace.
Black chip hats faced with white and
colored straws bound with black velvet.
Well-brimmed, steeple-crowned hats
having shirred brim with a flower
wreath.
Collar ruffs without number anG
mousseline plaitings in immense va.
riety.
Satin corselets reaching to the bust,
with large bows of two shades of rib
bon.
Black chiffon parasols ornamented
with red bows or sprays of red artificial
roses.
Red birds, chiffon, flowers, quilts ano
ribbon in cherry, flame and cardinal
shades.-Dry Goods Economist.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
SOME OFFICIAL SALARIES.

The salary of the first lord of the
treasury is $4,000.
The chancellor of the exchequer also
receives $4,000.
The salary of the lord chancellor is
$4,000.
An American cabinet officer gets S.
900 year. and has an allowance for
stationery and for a private secretary.
AS principal secretary of state for
foreign affairs Lord Salisbury drew S2o.-
900 a year and $4,000 for a private Sec
rotary.
The lord president of the council
draws $4,000 year. and so do the presi-
dents Of the board of trade and agri-
culture.
The English encouragement is not
a member of the cabinet, but he draws
$4,000 a year and about $4,000 extra
in fees.
In addition to the prime minister,
the foreign affairs minister and the
lords of the admiralty get residences in
Downing street.
When an English minister's term ex-
pires, he may receive an annuity of s10,-
900 if he makes affidavit that he actually
needs it.
The English minister of foreign af-
fairs is supposed to give three recep-
tons a year. If he is a poor man, he
gives only the great dinner and ball on
the occasion of the queens birthday.
This sometimes costs $4,000. The queens
household often helps out by supplying
the flowers from the royal conserva-
tories.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
NOVELTIES IN SILK.

Some rich dark shades of red are show.
ing in MORE velours.
Black silk net with a satin edge is
used for thick neck ruches.
Beyond doubt red-brilliant and dark
Us well-will be the fall color.
Reddish-purple grounds with white
scrolls make stylish foulards.
Plain-colored satin duchesse has the
call for trimmings and combinations.
Chiffon ribbons are in lovely delicate
colorings, but are, of course, perisha-
Bile.
Cream-colored chrysanthemums on
coral ground make a lovely satin broche.
Glaze taffeta for Innings next fall will
show strong pink, red, green and vio-
let tints.
Watercress green is favorite shade
for the coming millinery ribbons,
gauzes, chiffons, etc.
In London they are using very rich
make of peau de soie-feur de sole
for evening toilets.-Dry Goods Econo-
mist
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
FRENCH COOKING.
The English Feed. the Americans De-
vour, the French Eat.


vOur, the French Eat.
People may sneer at judging a ma.
ton by the amount of attention il
pays to its stomach: but the stomach is.
after all, very important part of the
human anatomy, and those who sur
round the physical necessities of our
animal nature with agreeable charms
that make them less coarse and brutal
certainly have a claim to being consid-
cred in some degree promoters of civ
ilization, says the Chautauquan. II
is libel both upon nature and natures
God to hold that everything pleasant
is wrong and that the refinements of
life have no place in that great evolution
that is gradually raising mankind to
higher plane, even though such
refnements descend to the accessories
of the table. II is in this respect that
French cooking is superior to all other
booking; IL is more refined. The Eng
fish feed, the Americans devour; only
the French really know how to eat.
Their meals. as rule, are less heavy
and solid than those of other nations.
yet quite sufficient in quantity. while
the great fact that distinguishes their
cooking is their perfect comprehension
OF the part played by seasoning. Like
the Gallo wit which favors their lit
erature, their thorough knowledge of
seasoning gives zest to their cooking.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
ABOUT WOMEN.

Mrs. ]. c. Shaffer, OF Evanston, III,
is to present a marble bust of Miss
Frances {. Willard 10 the Northwest
ern university, of which Miss Willard
is an alumna.
When the inquiry was made at the
white house as to what title would be
given to President McKinley's mother,
it is said that a member OF the house
hold answered: she would prefer be-
ing called Mother Mckinley"
A New Zealand matron carries her
90 years so lightly that she thinks moth
ing OF riding on her bicycle 100 miles
in a day, and since she first became q
cycnst has covered, in all, some 5000
miles.
Nine. Marchesi, known the world over
as a teacher and trainer OF prima dom
mas, does not allow her pupils 10 ride
a wheel. She contends that the bent
over position Injuries the chest and
lungs, and, consequently, affects the
voice. Still, most Of the noted singers
are devoted bicyclists, and Calve, Mel
"a, anu the lie ueZhes are especially
good riders.
Mrs. Eugene St. John, of Kansas, the
woman sutragist and preacher, will
soon go 70 Europe for the purpose OF
studying municipal government in the
old world cities. Mrs. ST. John says
that government by men has had test
for centuries and has proved a dis
nal failure" She will collect material
for q number of lectures on economics
and questions of government, which
she will deliver on her return to this
eoun+rv
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
TOLD FOR WOMEN.

The bicycle wedding which recently
electrified London. as the bride wore the
regulation white satin and veil, has had
a rival in the marriage of the young
Partisan who went TO the church in a
carriage propelled by an electric motor.
The woman who wants to make herself
famous now seems to have little else left
her than balloon in which to tuck her
happy lover, the minister and a couple
of witnesses.
Nine. Adam. the prominent Partisan
journalist, was driven into the work by
the unhappiness OF her first experience
as a wife. Her parents married her
when she was a girl of Is to a notary in
u provincial town. She left her hus-
band. and with the aid of George Sand
wrote herself into fame in Paris. Her
second husband was a senator and left
her a fortune at his death. This enabled
her to found La Nouvelle Revue and TO
establish the salon to which all the
celebrities of the French capital crowd
when she receives.
In trying TO make point against veg
etarianism a member of the Ethno-
graphical society in Paris read paper
before that body short time ago in
which he insisted that cannibals are ex-
ceedingly strong and vigorous. far ex-
ceeding in strength those tribes not adj
dicted to such food. He said that the
savages who abstained from human food
rarely ate meat of any kind and were
puny lot. The most curious part of his
argument was that the flesh of women
was much more digestible and far more
nutritious than that of men; many
tribes recognize the fact and eat only
women, until the supply gives out.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
Hint Tor Apple Groxxer.,

Valuable lessons may be learned from
the experience of apple growers the
past season. One is that fruit packed
and placed in cold storage in too ripe
condition will not turn out satisfactor-
lily in the spring. Large quantities put
away last fall as fine. and counted as
long keepers, are turning out poorly.
Such fruit as was stored in best condi-
tion is now selling at top prices of the
season. If the rule holds that year of
great abundance and over-bearing is
followed by moderate yield the next
season, the apple crop of 1897 will prove
much more manageable. Spray your
trees inrelligently and thoroughly, that
profits accruing from the sale of choice
fruit next fall may make up for losses
the past season.-Orange Judd Farmer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
TORNADO DRILLS IN KANSAS.
Caves Are Being BuIIt Under school
HAases.

II NOnINAGO GEh1-O ~ fNTf'FOFNOs
Caves Are Being BuIIt Under school
Houses.
We have fire drills in our public
schools In the east, and very effective
! drills they have proved in more than one
case of emergency. In Kansas they
have no fire drills. or, if they have, we
have still to hear of il. Out there tor
.nadoes are more to be dreaded than
fires, and the schoolchildren are now
being trained in tornado drills, says the
New York Sun.
When tornadoes strike a Kansas
town everybody makes at once for
prairies. 1t is the only way to escape
death from flying doors and chimneys,
falling trees and topping buildings.
Schoolchildren are trained 10 know this
from the cradle, and on these occasions
rush pell nell for the nearest bit Of
clear prairie attainable. But many
children have been manned and even
killed in these terrible storms.
So they have started movement
throughout the state TO have tornado
caves built under the schoolhouses large
enough TO accommodate all the children
while the blow lasts. And here comes
in the tornado drill, which is already
being put into practice.
1t is very much like our own fire drill.
The teacher sounds the alarm on the
piano and the children all stand up.
Then the march is played, and out they
go in good order, down the stairs and
into the cave.
Then let the winds blow Let the
entire building fall in ruins! The chill
dren are safe and have only to be dug
out.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
NOTES ON HEALTH.

No consumptive person should be per-
mitted to work in cow stables or to milk
cows.
The flesh and milk of stall-ted and
stall-confned cows is not wholesome;
alarge part Of it is actually tuberculous.
Tubercle in kline is disease engendered
by confinement in close stables and
sheds.
People who value their horses also
should prohibit consumptives from en-
tering their stables, as the expectora-
tons Of consumptives are full of tu-
berculous material which, drying on
the floors, soon rises with the dust in
sweepings. This dust is fatal to man
and beast
Tubercle is carried into the human
system very, very often by the milk OF
tuberculous cows. There are other
ways, of course. of contracting con-
sumption, but this is very common
way. Every person who does not own
cows and owners of cows who do not
keep them under sanitary conditions.
should be careful to use none but regu.
larry inspected milk that has been
tested properly.
If the meat consumed by human be-
ings was always the flesh of sheep and
cattle allowed large and free range of
pasture. and the animals were killed
in humane and scientific manner, so
that their blood would not become fe-
vered and poisonous from fright, man
kind would escape more than one-half
the maladies from which they now suf-
fer,-Ladies' World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
ENGLISH NURSES IN GREECE.
The American W. c. T. L. Helped
Maintain Them.

INC american W. IL Il. helpCu
Maintain Them.
During the latter part Of the cam
pAgn in GAsece excellent service yeas
done in the field hospitals by a few
English nurses who left home to care
for the wounded soldiers in the Greek
army. The princess of Wales was much
interested in the project, and lent her
influence TO aid it, and Lady Henry
Somerset took an active part in the ar
rangements fox the purses departure,
says the New York Tribune
This country also had its part in the
affair. for the National ". c. T. L. sent,
through Miss Frances Willard, $500.
representing the expenses of sending
one nurse. The women, who were all
enthusiastic for the Greek cause and
experienced in hospital work, sailed
from London and arrived few weeks
ago at Athens. They were heartily
welcomed there, and the people who
had assembled to greet them cheered
them warmly as they landed. The work
which was assigned 10 them was tax
ing to their strength and frequently OF
the most trying and disagreeable ma
ture. but they had come with the knowl-
edge that war meant hardships, and
they have acquitted themselves nobly.
The task of caring for the wounded is
not ended yet. and the nurses will
doubtless stay as long as their pres
ence can be Of use.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23

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CHI. 12-tf, 1897
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
QUAKER CITY ECONOMY.
Watchmen and Guides Disgusted-
Lose Their Brass Buttons.

tchmen and Guides Disg us d.
Lose Their Brass Buttons.
There couldn't possibly be in all this
city another crowd of men so disguised
as were the Waterman, guides and ele-
vator men at the city hall, says the
Philadelphia Record. II was all because
the public buildings commissioners had
been seized with what the men con-
sidered ridiculous attack of economy.
This is the time OF the year when all
uniformed men in the employ OF the
city prepare to change their winter
clothing for their summer garments.
Now, the uniforms worn by the city hall
men are profusely adorned with brass
buttons bearing the seal OF the city, and
the municipal authorities are particu-
larry careful TO see that none Of these
buttons shall ever go astraS It is, in
fact, a punishable ofense for a common
citizen to have in his possession one Of
these buttons. Accordingly when each
man appeared for duty, he was called
to the front and an official. armed with
a pair Of shears. shipped Of all the city's
buttons from the victims uniform ex-
cept one, which was left to hold the coat
across the chest. Fortunately the sus-
pender buttons on the trousers are just
the ordinary kind, without any NUM-
cipal insignia, otherwise there would
certainly have been a strike. The crop
OF buttons thus gathered in was sent
to the tailor, who had finished the
summer uniforms up TO the point OF at
taching those necessary little articles.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23

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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-07-23
The Curse o, fhe Pigeon.

If man wishes to keep pigeons and
confines them in wire-covered yards,
they will pay, but to have a lot Of
pigeons flying over the whole neighbor-
hood is q curse to every farmer and
poultryman, as they not only eat food
that other persons than the owner of
the pigeons must pay for, but they bring
and carry disease from one flock to an
other, says an exchange. Cholera, roup
and lice are spread by pigeons. Every
community should rebel against the
man who turns flock Of pigeons loose
to fly where they desire. Owls, hawks
and minke are blessings compared
with pigeons where noultry Is Eeot.