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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18

Everybody has read stories of mys-
ierious islands exercising an irresisti-
BILE attraction on ships passing near
them. These, of course, are pure in
ventions; but there is an island named
Rornholm in the Baltic sea near the
coast of Denmark whose rocks, accord
ing to Vienna journal, Der Stein der
Weisen, are so strongly magnetic that
they affect the compasses of passing
ships, even as far as nine miles away.
In this manner Bornholm may be said
20 turn vessels out of their course. since
an error of the compass needle may
cause a corresponding error in the
steering of ship.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18
RETIRED STATESMAN OWNS UP.
In All Trades Are Many Tricks, and
Sometimes in Politics.

Sometimes in Politics.
I'm what you might call a retired
statesman" said the old lawyer, whose
practice is chiefly that of a counselor.
But before the war l was in politics
up to my eyes," and his face grew
younger with the memory, says the
Detroit Free Press.
II was in Kentucky, and the first time
ran for congress beat one of the best
campaigners in that state, and no state
has better. He was veteran who had
been over the course several times. and
sneered at the thought of my being a
serious opponent. He had the old sys-
TEN of being a hail fellow well met,
9oSsiped by the hour with the women,
Used the babies while he was filling
them up with candy and jollied along
with the men as though each one was
his especial friend. | knew it was no
use to fight him at his own game, so
inyented some new tactics.
without the fact attracting any par
ticular attention, it was made public
that there were to be from three to five
shooting matches and all-around tourna-
ments in each county of the district
Nothing is dearer to the heart of the
real Kentuckian. was an athlete and
u good shot, and l was at every one of
these contests. knew just who to beat
and who not to beat. When the county
had a champion it was proud if he al
ways got the best of me, and l sounded
his praises till the male population were
fighting friends of mine. My opponent
did not shine in feats of strength or
skill, and | smoothly managed to create
a sentiment wherever / went that the
women had better send one of their
own number to congress if they were
to run the elections; for my part, be-
lieved that the men should run the gov
eminent. | won easily, and kept
right on winning until left the state" y
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18
NO UseFoR THEMETRIc SYSTEM
We Would Gain Little by Adopting
Continental EurOpe's Measures.

We Would Gain Little by Adopting
Continental EurOpe's Measures.
Why should we change these unite to
adopt one which agrees with neither of
them, and which, at best, was originally
the visionary scheme of a congress of
philosophers? We have little to learn
or gain by adopting the measures OF
continental Europe, says Casters Mag
azine. Three-quarters, or nearly so, of
the commerce and traffic of the world
is carried on by some form of appliance,
whether moved by wind, water or steam,
which has been built from English
measures by some English-speaking
people, and the proportion is all the
time increasing.
Why adopt another and more incon-
Venient system which will render all
systems of screw threads, gear teeth,
foundry patterns, shop drawings, etc.
obsolete as well as shelving the most
valuable collection of mechanical liter
allure in the world and requiring all its
tables to be translated into foreign
measure, merely to obtain the advan-
tages of decimal system which, as
have shown, we already have to all in
tents and purposes in far more con-
venient form than we should obtain
from the introduction of the meter and
its derivatives? Besides, these two
unit measures-the inch and the foot
we also use the cubic yard in civil en-
gineering for excavations and earth
work, but for mechanical purposes we
could get along very well with no other
unit but the inch,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18
WILL IN A GRAVE.
1t Was Found After Thirty Years in
Buried Family bible.

1t Was Found After Thirty Years in
Buried Family Bible.
After lying in a mans coffin for more
than 30 years will has been exhumed
at Leavenworth, Ind, and its terms are
likely to increase troublesome litiga-
ton among the heirs of the man who
had the document buried with him, says
q local exchange.
Jacob Kissinger was the man. The
will was found by accident, because,
when Kissinger died, although the will
was believed to have been made, nobody
could find it. So the heirs went to law,
and have been at it for three decades.
A few days ago dispute arose which
could be cleared up by the family Bible.
So the old grave was opened and the
Book taken out. 1t was in good state
of preservation, and when opened, to
the surprise of everyone, disclosed the
old mans will.
BY the terms of the document found
in the grave, the property of Kissingen
was divided equally among five children,
one of them resident of Germany and
born of Kissingen's first wife. And
this is where the new trouble begins.
None of the four American heirs ever
heard of the fathers first marriage, and
not one of them guessed that he had a
brother in Europe.
The German heir, of course, has been
in ignorance, too, of the existence of his
American brothers, and the property
and money bequeathed to him. If he
presses his claim now it is said that the
four brothers who live here will have
quite hole made in their purses when
they pay him what is his by his fathers
will.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18

road.
1t was this unfortunate wreck and
the story of his heroism that gave him
the important place of assistant super
intendent of the western division of the
United States mail service when he was
not yet 80 years old. 1t was the burn
in his breast that made him cough and
beat his left lung, that pinched his face
and made his eyes look larger than they
we're. L ,2f2A z.Hi n
Not long ago l returned to Denver
and meeting the chief clerk in the street
asked hAn about Doc. had been wan
dering over the face of the earth for
nearly two years and was behind the
times, and now as my friend looked at
me his face took Oh sadder shade and
he answered slowly: doc died six
months ago."-Cy Warman. in N. Y.
Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18
GOOD ENOUGH TO FOOL A FOX.
A Shooters Experience with Fancy
Decoys on AIbemarle Sound.

A Shooters Experience with Fancy
Decoys on AIbemarle Sound.
Eldridge Darlington, a New Yorker
who went to Albemarle sound duck
hunting few weeks ago, tells curious
story of fox, reports the New York
Sun. He had his decoys off rounded
point of land one morning, and was
waiting for it to get light enough to
shoot. The decoys were fancy ones
made of iron and rubber, painted to
represent the birds the hunter was
after, and looked very natural.
At dawn it happened that for about
ten or fifteen minutes no birds came
within range, so no SLOTS were fired.
While the hunter was wondering at this
he heard a rustic up-wind from the
blind in the grass of the point Look
ing cautiously over the grass. he was
just in time 10 see fox crouched for
leap at decoy which was about four
feet distant. The fox gave culver as
he gathered his muscles for the jump,
and then sprang ahead and grabbed the
decoy with all his might. Thereupon
the fox was the most astonished beast
that ever hunted ducks. The rubber
bag with an iron frame was hard and
soft in spots. The rubber was pierced
by the teeth of the animal, letting the
air out with a pop like firecracker.
The iron, however, had serious effect
on the foX's jaw, breaking several teeth
and cutting the lips in way that made
the fox squeal. The fox turned three
somersaults in the water and then
headed for shore and got to theharush,
in spite of two shots.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18

Biographies of more than 600 women
who have been or are distinguished in
public life in Finland may be read in
the Handbook DIES Finmandischen
Frauennereins," recently published.
In 1884 Frauennereipw was founded for
the improvement of the condition of
women, and in 1891 a second associa-
ton, called the Union" to which men
were eligible, was founded for the same
purpose.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18
PROPOSALS
il ROPOSALS
PROPOSALS
L RUPOSALS

The Commissioners Of Charities and Correc-
lions for Frederick County, Md. will receive
Sealed Proposals for furnishing supplies, as per
requisitlons for three months from July LIST,
1897 to October LIST, 1897. The said proposals will
be received on or before Thursday, June 9th,
1897, at 10 o'clock, a. m. A list of the supplies
necessary will be furnished upon application
to A. l.. BoTELER, treasurer.
G. G. MAUGHT,
june 4st. President.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18

rIp wANTEn,-A good reliable .6r . small small
Won Woman to milk, iron and COOK oo 10o table
fam,ly in the country. can md .t,on to having
home and good wages N sppcSnt own
he'd ana bedding. Address,
MRS. M. v..THoMsoN' ga
.u Charlestown, West N''
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18
LIBERTY COPPER MINES

containing fifty-two acres, two roods and th,r,r
five square perches OF land, more or less az
being the same land conveyed to the said E pua
II. Brown, by deed from the MARYLAND CONF
Mining Company of Frederick COUNTY, bydsi
dated on the LIST day OF April, 1893. and dir
recorded among the Land Records of FredyS
lex County. The Improvements Of this pSu.
erty consist of F,T
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18
NoRPoRATpN TAXES.
June Alt.

nxECUToRs NOTICE.
This to give p 9Se Srp fSas TeS
has a,sS Sp Cannty. Maryland, letters testaen
upon the estate OF
NATHAN BAKER.
late of Frederick County deceased se,d deceased
sons having claims agaipsit h .ne The same with
are n HosSers thereof legally asy Of
the subscribers, on or before me oI nv law be
January, 1885, they may o I'll nid estate
II persons indebted TO the deceaseu
,nested 10 make immediate paylhen.,' of June,
qGiven under my hand this LIST oaS -
1897 .,,o,1srrrs r. RAKER,
NATHAN T. BAKER
executors
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18
M oRTGAeEE's SALE
OF VALUABLE PROPERTY

By virtue of power Of sale conta,,oa, ,
mortgage from Elias H. Brown and Tiis eu J. N n
Maryland Copper Mining Company Of 10 70 me
lex county, the undersigned assignee o. I sSS
ises In Liberty District, Frederick CopI, prem
Maryland, on O0uuly,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18
FOUR DWELLING HOUSES

as follows: one and a half story teathar.
boarded dwelling house, containing let rooms
two-story weatherboardedd dwelling, tontaln.
ing nVe rooms Two story Weatheroarded
dwelling containing two rooms a tFosOrv
weatherboarded dwelling, containing dx
rooms and two attics there is also a
STORE ROOM WITH WAREROd AND
OFFICE ATTACHED,
and two rooms over the store room; here ara
also the necessary out buildings, stme meat
house, wood shed, spring house, he house
wash house, ice house, buggy shed, Two corn
cribs. There are also the buildings ormerly
used in the process ofmining copper, dump
shed, engine house, mill, buttle shed, aout one
hundred and thirty feet long, &c. There IL
also on the premises hog house, carpenter
shop and blacksmith shop, draw kiln for
burning lime about sixteen feet eep 10
There lisa peach orchard of nearly onehundred
trees, an apple orchard of about fIty trees,
and there is large
SIXTY-FIVE HORSE POWER EjGINE 4
stationed in the mining buildings. there ar
from three to four millions perches o stone o \
the property, also two wells and che tnu&t41h
oak timber.
Terms of Sale.-One third OF the purcbaS
money to be paid in cash on the day of sale O
the ratification thereof by the Court, the bal
ance in six and twelve months, the purchase
or purchasers giving his, her or their note
with approved security, bearing interest from
the day of sale. A deposit of 500 will be n
CURED at the time of sale to insure complains
on the pari of the purchaser. All conveyan
Ing at the expense of the purchaser.
JOHN y. NEWMAN,
JED At. Assignee of Mortgage.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18
DUBLIC SALE
VALUABLE PERSONAL PROPERTY.

By virtue of power contained in a deed O
trust executed by Baker j. Lamar, of Fred.
erick County, to the undersigned as trustee
which deed of trust has been duly recorded
among the Land Records of Frederick County
by said trustee, will sell at the premises o.
the said Baker ]. Lamar. about IL miles
north of Urbana, in Frederick County, Mary
land,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18
ON SATURDAY, JUNE 18TH. 1897,
ONE BRoAD.TREAD WAGON,

l narrow. tread wagon, l spring wagon, buggy
and harness, l sleigh, l Whiting binder,
mower, wheat drill, corn planter, 2 3-horse
barshear plows, double shovel plows, single
shovel pillow, spring tooth harrow, l wheat
fan, clod roller, 3 sets Of wagon gears, 8 sets
of plow harness, l corn barrel, cook stove, ]
ten plate stove, a lot Of forks and shovels,
log chain, set of sleigh bells, a lot Of corn in
the crib "a interest IN IL ST ares of Monocacy
and Frederick Turnpike stock and lot OF
other articles too numerous TO mention.
TERMS OF SALE.-All sums of $40 90 and
under cash All over $1,000 a credit of six
months. the purchaser giving his, her or their
notes with approved security, bearing interest
from the day of sale. No property to be re
moved until the terms of sale are complied
with.
PATRICK 7. l.. JOHNSON.
JOHN G. MOTTER,
HARVEY r. LEASE, Trustee.
Auctioneer. may rs At.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-18
TUESDAY, JUNE 10Th. 1897.

at the hour oftwo o'clock, D. m. all the ,o,,.-
ing described valuable real estate, 10 wit toi'W'
All that property known as the
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02
: THREE. CITY CONVENTIONS.
Sacramento democrats, Popufists and
Citizens Association Ptaee Tickets
m the Field.

SACRAMENTO, CAL.,#Oct. 1.-The
Democrats OF this city tonight made the
following nominations: Mayor, e.: f.
Leonard;; Auditor, Robert Martyr;
Treasurer, D.. Z. s: Carmichaei.
Trustees = Third Ward, J:~ s. CARROLL;
Fifth Ward, J. E. Mayo; Seventh Ward i,
Henry #. Brown Ninth. Ward, E.. l..
Woodman.s No nominations were m ade
for= Collector, City At, oriley nor School
Directors. =.
The Citizens: Association: made these
nominations: Mayor, c. II. Hubbard;
Auditor, p. D. :#Youns;;..~ Collector.
VIZ. Renfro. .Trustees-Fdrst Ward, H.:
B. Nelson; TIL rd Ward; !. Daniel Flint;
Fifth Ward, L. Tossr:; Seventh Ward,
Henry Brown 49, Ninth s Ward. j..
d. Dotan. E: School Directors - Second
Ward, F. w. Biewener ;,E'ourth Ward,
Dr.Atkinson Sixth Ward, H oward ohfi-
SON.; EIGHTH Ward. w in J.. Davis. :;
The Peoples party to- night nominated
the. following ticket: Mayor. G. H. Hub
bard; Auditor and. Assessor Rob-
ert Martyr; Treasurer, w: D.
CatnichaeI;* City Attorney, j: D..
Moynihan..| Trustees: First Ward
H. sB. Nelson; Third Warl,' M j. Ban.
noni Fifth Ward. ]. E.. Mayo; tn
Ward, Henry Brown; >Nihth Ward, w,
f, UhI. School Directors--S Second Ward,
F. W.: Biewener; Sixth Ward, Howard.
Johnson; Eighth Ward, Win J.. Davis. a. Il.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02
TRACED TO The MOTHER . LODE.
Old Prospector Finds Ledge of Gold
. " Quartz Twelve Niles From
Paskento.

RED BLUFF, Ck1., Oct. 1.-'W. D. Rus
sell, who lives near; Paskenta, to-day
reported that rich gold quartz had been
found on Thomas. Creek, about twelve
miles from Paskenta. Years ago quartz
bowlder was, found on Sourd Flat, and
since that time many people have endeav-
ored to trace the quartz to the mother
lode,. but without success. Now an old
prospector has traced The quartz up the
creek for miles, and Russell states that be-
fore he left Paskenta rumor was rife there
that the mother ledge had been discov-
cred.
: Frank Oakes is sinking a shaft on Sourd
Flat and has found promising ore. Many
others living in that section have been
putting in their time looking for gold
with more or less success The residents
of Paskenta have not as yet become very
excited, but as soon as the extent of the
gold find becomes known the Coffee Creek
fever may be repeated in This section. Ore
running as high as $40 to the ton has been
found.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02
MIS-. JENKINS 60Es FREE.
Dr.. H Bert Ellis of Los angeles Fails
to Prove His. Charge Against. !.
the Woman. !; :: e

Los. ANGELES, CALL, Oct. MFRS,
Matiie: jenkins, who was arrested atthe
ST. Nicholas Hotel, In San Francisco, on
Sunday" by. Deputy Sheriff*from this
city and a detective Of that city, on the
charge of having obtained $1,000 OF Dr..
a.. Bert Ellis of this city upon. false pre-
lenses, was to-day liberated from astody
after preliminary examination eonsum:
ing nearly two: days. Throughout the
examination NJ rs.@ Jenkins maintained a
sIoical demeapor. land her wan and weary
fact gained for her so much sympathy
from the spectators in: Justice Young s
C lurtrDom that when the decision was
gwen, granting the defendants attorney 5
notion: 10 discnafge' the defendant, there
wasa ripple of applause.
The. Justice discharged the defendant
ON The ground that the prosecution had
failed to show that fraud was intended.
and that DR.. Ellis. who had indors6d Mrs
jenkins notes, paid them not only on
time, *buta day before they were due.
VII; ch: fact left 1t con Jectpral, whe ther the
defendant would have paid If given: an
opportunity. There had been previous
financial transactions between the prose-
cutting witness and The defendant, and
there was no way, in the opinion of the
Justice; to show that the notes still in the
bank were the ones obtained on the al
leged Misrepresentation that Mrs. Jen kins
needed the money to pay on the purchase
of share in aspiring street-m fllinery
store. i:
The Justice said that while the State
| bad In mind the proper protection of all
citizens, itdid not contemplate acting as
their guardian.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02


Ger Yoho out to Melitta on a bicy Gle to ar-
rest them. Officer Ohio arrivedt here Just
in time to.see the two inep coming down
the railway track; He hid himself behind
a ireigttear, and when the:men drew near
: stepped oul and oTfefea the m 10 hold u p
their hands. This they did. After Sc, rch-
ing them for concealed, Weapons .she
brought them to this city, where they
were placed in. jail pending the arriyato
1persoRs.irom q kiah for identihcatiou.= s.
She riff yohnson, Frank ;Berryhiil, S.sA.
BerryniH. Fred Donahus and James Rose
arrived here. this eeenirg and were. Al
once driven to. the County Jail. Sheriff
Johnson said he was not certain of the
entity.of the two. men,. but their descEip.
tion lied with that of the bandits, !.
Frank .Berrxhill,s u who sat in the stage
next 10 Barnett wDea the ia stef wa S: p,ur-
deFed. and James Reese, the stage,driyer,
were:o OF the same oplnion.: >. =, =:
: She riff John son tetegraphed to the Elko
Houses San Francisco, and received a reply
that the. two had been :there2this week,
and the$men were once more released. >:
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02
SETTLED AN OLD GRUDGE.
Gambler Elmer Mayberry Stabbed
Almost to Death BY Two Foes
- at Seattle,


SEATTLE, WASH. Oct. Elmer May
berry,, a gam bier and bartender who
came down from St.. Michael on the
schooner North Fork, reached this
city this evening on a tug. and an hour
after his arrival his life was almost
sfashed out by Jack, Dugan and the
notorious confidence man, 4.Soapy''
Smith OF ST. Louis. The men foug ht in 0
local saloon.
No one knows the details of the trouble
which led to the encounter. 1t is state
that May berry and Smith had trouble
over a woman year or more ago.
They fought then and Mayberr got
the better of it. Smith swore that he
would get even. and tonight when May
berry arrived Smith and DGgan follow ed
him into the saloon and com menced the
attack.
Dugan had large knife and immedi-
ately: began. TO slash Mayb berry. May
berry received "a deep wound on the
neck and several on the breast, and but
Tor numb ber OF $40 gold pieces in
one:of his trousers pockets he would have
had deep cut in his leg. Edward Gaff-
ney, local athlete, interfe red, and while
he saved Mayberry from being stabbed to
death received several wounds on the neck
and breast himself.
The San Francisco call., 1897-10-02
THOUSANDS OF
SEALS BRANDED.
d..
Stanford Students Back
From Their North
ern Mission.
Left Their Marks Up pom Many
Fur-Bearlng Rovers OF
the Sea.
immense. Wire Corral Built for the
Protection Of" Bachelor
Seals.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, Oct
The party of students lett by Dr. Jor-
dan 10 assist in the seal branding opera
tions has returned to the university. The
mem bers: report having had very sue
cessfnl>and enjoyable trip, but are not ln-
cIined to say much about the more dell
cate part OF their mission-namely, the
branding.
The branding was still going ON under
the direction of Mr.. Murray when they
left. AT that time, it is estimated, from
5000 TO 70O0fema epups had been branded.
The operation seems to have been very
simple one.: The pups. which were about
two and half feet long and weighed
about twenty pounds each, were assorted
by the native assistants: and the females
separated for the branding. The branders=
were arranged i'll squads of two each. One
of the men seized the young seal BY the
back fippers and, raising it in the air.
with the other hand grasped the back
OF Its neck and held it while the iron was
applied. The brand was transverse bar
across the back. In this way great
many seals could be branded in an hour.
The men declare thatitwould be perfectly,
feasible to brand every seal on the island.
OuG OA the UoSL al1OSI 90h~So9-N%
things accom- plished was the building OF
an immense wire corral, two and quarter
miles around. It wasconstructed of wire
netting, from forty-two 10 tifty-eight
inches in height. The place fenced in was
a salt lagoon, running in about mile
from the ocean, and the object in fencing
it was to prevent the 'fbachelor seals
from swimming away and becoming an
easy prey Tor the pelagic sealer. 1t seems
that after ,'the drive" the three-year-old
seals are killed and the chelors-males
under years of age-afe left free to roam
about. They cause great injury and con-
fusion among the herds, and sothe sue.
cessiu plan OF fencing them in was
evolved. ~. ::
The party brought back many yalua BILE
and interesting geological and geological
specimens.
In an unexplored cave they found q
MIN ber nf mastodon teeth, proving that
the island had once been connected with
the m ain land at Point Barrow, or else the
mastodon- had foated down on the ice-
The collection includes about 1Q0 bird
skins, three tanks of invertebrates, six
skins of the only native mammal (exclud-
ing seals) a tiny little shrew, and two
boxes of seal and bird skeletons.
Dr. orda an says that the sealing confer
ence has been postponed and he does not
know when it will convene.