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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
WOOD MOSAIC OF sAwDUsT.
Highly Ornamental Process for Mold
ing Doors and Floor Material

hlSnly Ornam e tai Process Tor Mold
ing Doors and Floor Material
In the reports OF the Industrial union
mention is made OF new process OF
floor mosaic. says the Yale Scientific
Monthly. Small particles OF wood. as
sawdust, wood -four and fine shavings.
are treated first with a mixture of shell
lac and alcohol. and then with a cement
made OF curd and Stacked lime. While
this mixture is still damp, it is put into
hot molds Of the desired shape and size.
and placed under pressure. The joint
action OF the heat and pressure unite
the wood most thoroughly with both
the shellac and the cement. After few
minutes the compound is taken out OF
the molds when it is thoroughly coolel
and hardened. Great care is necessary
that no foreign substances, especially
OF an oily nature. be present, as il would
prevent the cement from being alb
sorbed into the pores of the wood. In
making different colored mosaic the
natural color of the woods used is taken
into consideration, then the wood itself
is dyed, and lastly dyes dissolved in
alcohol are mixed with the shellac. The
process is then performed as before.
In spite Of its hardness this compound
possesses all the perfection of wood, so
that it is particularly well adapted for
use as floor covering in living rooms
and private dwellings. An important
advantage over all other processes Of
manufacturing mosaic floors is that 1t
is not affected by any change of tenn
rara4r1ra
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
JERSEYS BLIND HglREss.
\ Most Interesting Woman IL Miss
Alice A. Holmes.


One OF the most interest Eg women
imaginable is Miss Alice a Holmes
tie heiress. Miss Holmes has just come
into $4,000 or more, out there IS no
danger OF her marrying any young
and ardent lover. for she Is now in her
,enty-ffth year. says Pennsy lvania
Grit Then the old woman is blind ard
has been blind ever since She was u.
Recently her brother died in California
and left her a big fortune. which she
purposes TO spend IN the auelioraJio1
Of the sufferiuCs OF her fellow-afhicted
kind. Miss Eolnes lives in quiet and
fretty street in Jersey City, and for p
years she has struggled through de
cent poverty. Her brother in Calitor-
Iia has always looked after her wants.
but Miss Holmes Pride would not al
low him to support her, and she has
earned her own living well through the
Years OF her solitude. Early in life
she conceived a love for music. and al
though deprived OF her sight she man
aged TO master that difficult art. Once
that she became proficient she desired
TO teach. And. strange 10 say. she was
quite as proficient as 4 teacher as she
was as a performer. She found she
could succeed with pupils who had their
eyes as well as with pupils who had not.
And in that way she supported her
self. if not in elegance, at least in COM
tort. Now that Miss Holmes has been
rendered independent, she will devote
her money TO the education OF her fel-
lows who are afflicted with blindness.
\ number OF years ago Miss Holmes
published 4 volume Of verses that have
the true ring of poetry in them
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
HOTELS IN CHINA.
Stew Made of a Black Cat II Rather
Expensive.

Expensive.
The hotels are usually grouped with
in a square or two Of one another.
Each one seeks to attract guests by
high-sounding titles, says Lippincott's.
For example. in Canton are hotels
which haunt the signs of THE For
tunate Star" The Golden Profits" ian
unusually frank confession for land
lord TO make). The Rank-Conferring"
and The Happiness" The food is not
so bad, but the traveller who goes to
one of these houses TO sleep will wish
that he had gone TO another. The bed
rooms are small. thin-walled boxes in
which you may hear the breathing Of
your next neighbor or be kept awake
half the night by the conversation of
people at the other end of the hall. or,
worse still. be almost stifed by the
smoke from an opium pipe which is be-
ing INDUCED in by the man across the
passageway.
The tea saloons furnish employment
10 singers and ventriloquists or elocu-
tionists. who are hired by the proprie-
tor 10 entertain the men who gather
there to drink tea and gossip. Upon
small tables are placed trays holding
variety of cakes and preserves. which
are served with each cup Of delicious.
freshly made tea.
One house of entertainment peculiar
to China is the dog-and-cat-meat res
taurant This does not mean that
household pets are there brought to be
fed. but that Tabby and Fido are served
up in stews. According to prices
charged for other food. these stews are
rather expensive-especially if the cat
or dog CHANGED to be black and there
fore more nutritious. according to pop
ular notion.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
That.E wrEt MN NJ ~ " 1n 50

small hand. for concluded he was
trying to steal the pot, which was big
enough TO justify the attempt, for there
was over q thousand in it before he
spoke.
I stood the raise and 20 did the
opener. who stood pat. Ny man drew
two cards and drew three. As said,
l caught nothing. The opener bet
thousand and my man went back at
him with another thousand. simply
made good, hut the opener lost his
nerve and laid down a small straight
without calling. Ny man had evident
II reckoned on my dropping out also.
but my bet became a call when the
opener quit, and he showed down two
skies.
We had some little chat over it, and
the game went on. I didn't know till
next day how near ruin I . been just
then. When I went TO my Office in the
morning I found that my cashier had
gone 10 Canada, and that instead OF
having several thousand dollars in
bank, as I had supposed I had. my &C.
count was overdrawn. That does not
sound like ruin. confess, but was the
trustee OF certain funds amounting 70
about 5000, and was called on for
settlement that very day. II it HADN'T
been for my winnings the night before
/ wouldn't have settled, and if it hadn't
been for winning that pot on pair OF
sevens I would have had TO quit the
game, for l was a loser before that
hand. The consequences would have
been frightful.
Another narrow escape ! had was
from being married man. Twas en-
gagged 70 be married TO q lady who
broke the engagement because she
had learned that had played poker.
Perhaps I ought not speak OF this as
an escape, but know that she made the
man she afterward married most mis-
erably unhappy. What would have
happened II had married her can't
say. and don't enjoy thinking about
It.
"The most wonderful piece Of luck
that ever happened 10 me. though, was
IN poker game in San Francisco, when
the stakes were not particularly heavy.
In fact, we were playing fve-dollar
limit, and nobody won or lost more
than q couple of hundred in the game.
The men In il were all members Of my
club and were supposed TO be gentle
men, though one OF them. as il proved.
was not. We had played till after mid
night, and there was nobody but the
five players in the room when we
caught this fellow cheating.
The accusation made a row, Of
course, and the fellow drew revolver
and attempted 10 shoot the fellow who
had accused him Another man struck
at the pistol as he fred. and the bullet
grazed my temple. That was as close
a call as anybody could want; but the
luck Of it lay in the fact that was ris-
ing from my chair as the shot was fred,
and my foot slipped as was in the act
OF rising. This caused me 10 lose my
balance and in falling back. my head
just moved out Of range. so that I had
only grazed skin on my forehead in
stead of bullet in the brain. as would
have had if 1 had not slipped.
I'm order TO save a scandal we al
lowed the fellow TO resign from the
club. and the story was never made
public. thought the thing over pretty
seriously, though. ard after a time I
concluded that poker was rather too ex-
citing for me. think I got supersti-
tious about it; But anyhow. 1 have
never PLAYED cards since.n-N. 7. Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
THE SULTAN'S HEIR.
His Eldest Brother. Who Is Little
Known Among the People.

Known Among the People.
The sultan's SER is not his eldest son.
by his eldest brother. The eldest male
succeeds. Such is the law OF Islam. and
the fruitful source OF dynasty murders
in almost every reign since the Turks
became a power. says the London Echo.
The sultan has four brothers; not one,
only, as was lately alleged. This eldest
brother is Rechad Efendi; that is TO
say. he is the eldest after ex-Sultan
Murad V. who. being insane. is not
counted. The third brother is Waredin.
and the fourth SULLIVAN. The sultan's
eldest son, Prince Selim. has no earthly
chance OF succeeding his father. He
has too many uncles and uncles' sons
for that. But Prince Selim is lucky, if
he knows it. for he is not dangerous. E"
He lives a life OF freedom. whereas the
heir is. by the custom OF the Ottomans.
4 kind OF life prisoner.
Rechad Efendi is rarely seen. Every
time he drives out he is escorted by
troop. less by way OF an escort than as
q guard The few who do know him
like him, for he is said 10 be q courteous,
humane. well-informed man. acquainted
with current politics and keenly inter
ested in them. He is q good farmer
The pretty palace known as the Tcher-
agan is his residence. OF course.
Rechad's visitors are searched before
they are admitted. and when they are
leaving. by the sultan's officials. Dur
ing this time Of trouble in Armenia,
Constantinople and Crete, Rechad has
been mora narrowly watched than ever,
for the sultan and his clique know that
Rechad is popular. Unlike the sultan.
Rechad is one OF the most handsome
-, Cos--T.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
A Costly Joke.

British testers sometimes pay dearly
for their jokes One who frightened
a married woman into fits by telling her
that her husband had been severely in
jured in railroad accident has had to
pay $500 for the fun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
Eight Golden Weddings.

Eight golden weddings were cele-
DRAFTED recently at Anderlues, near
Brussels. The whole town turned out
in honor of the occasion. they had a
public dinner and ball. and each ore
Of the old people received the present of
an armchair.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11

STATE OF MARYLAND,
COUNTY OF FREDERICK. IS.
l, WV. G. ZIMMERMAN, Cashier OF the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true TO the best of my knowledge
and belief.
wM. G. ZIMMERMAN,
Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this Dist
day Of May, 1877.
J. TRAYERs THOMAS, n. p.
Correct-Attest:
JAMES MCSHERRY,
GEO. WM. SMITH, Directors.
w. IRVING PARSONS,
my. 2S-3t.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
FOUR DWELLING HOUSES.

as follows: A one and half story weather.
a two-story weatnerboarded dwelling, contain,
ing i've rooms; two story weatherbOarded
dwelling containing two rooms a tygost0rv
atherboarded dwelling, containing SIX
rooms and two attics there is also a
STORE ROOM WITH WARERoOM AND
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
CONTAINING 81 ACRES AND "a PERCHE
OF LAND, MORE Or LESS,
my2l-4l
DEGIsTER OF WILLS.

EGIsTER OF WILLS.
FREDERICK, Nd, April sd, 1887
10 ne Democratic Toters
Frederick Cbsulty, Md
hereby announce myself candidate for the
once of Register Of wills for Frederick coun
IL, subject to the decision of the nominating
convention OF the party.
CHARLES C. WATERS.
Frederick District No. 2
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
LIBERTY "COPPER" MINES

five square perches OF land mora az L. - {!
being the same land conveyed TO the ssI s'as
H. Brown, by deed from the MARYLAND Soor ,sss
Mining Company of frederick County, BY deed
recorded among the Land Records ~ F'ra5sSs
lex County. The Improvements Of this prop.
eTty consist of F-NP
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
OFFICE ATTACHED.

and two rooms over the store room; there are
also the necessary out buildings a stone meat
mouse, wood shed, spring house, hen house.
wash house, ice house, buggy shed, two corn
cribs. There are also the buildings formerly
USED IN the process Of ming copper, viz dump
shed, engine house, MILL butte shed about one
hundred and thirty feet long, &c There is
also on the premises a hog house. CARPENTER
shop and blacksmith shop, oraw kiln for
burning lime about sixteen feet deep &c
There is a peach orchard of nearly one hundred
trees, an apple orchard of about ffty trees,
and there is large
SlXTY-FIVE HORSE POWER ENGINE
stationed in the mining buildings. There are
from three TO four millions perches Of stone on
the property, also two wells and chestnut and
oak timber.
Terms of Sale.-Onethird OF the purchase
money TO be paid in cash on the day Of sale or
the ratification thereof by the Court the bal.
ance IN six and twelve months, the purchaser
OF purchasers giving his, her or their notes
with approved security, bearing interest from
the DAY OF sale. a deposit of SOD will De re-
qulred at the time of sale to insure complain e
on the part Of the purchaser. All conveyance
Ing at Inc expense of the purchaser
JOHN S. NEWMAN,
jei It. Assignee of Mortgage,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
DEPoRT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK,
RESOURCES.

At Frederick, in the State OF Maryland, at
the close Of business, May 18th. 1877.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
DUBLIC SALE

PuBLIc SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE.
BY virtue Of power of sale contained in a
mortgage from Baker ]. Lamar to Mrs. An.
gusta Bushey, which mortgage has been duly
assigned to me, will sell al public sale, al the
Court House door,
ON SATURDAY, JUNE 18th, IsT,
Baker ]. Lamar in and to the following Real
Estate. ii being q one-hah undivided interest,
to wit:
A Farm
CONTAINING 81 ACRES AND "a PERCHEs
OF LAND. MORE Or LESS,
situated in Urbana District, Frederick County.
Maryland, about one and a half miles north Of
Urbana, on the road leading from the Freder-
lex ana Urbana Turnpike to Evansville, and
adjoining the lands Of Ohio T. Cook and others.
The land Is divided up into convenientsiZed
fields, is under fair fencing IA part Of it being
post and raiD, and the soil is part clay, chest
nut slate and sandy. II crops well and is well
watered. About 50 acres Of the land is Ia Oak
and Chestnut Timber.
The improvements consist Of a comfortable
TwosToRY FRAME DWELLING HOUSE,
Stable, Wagon Shed and C. IN Criu combined,
Ice House, Meat House and other outbuildings
This property Is convenient Stores, Churches
Terms Of sale as prescribed by the mort
gage-cash.
JOHN C. MoTTER,
my-2l-4t Assignee Of Mortgage.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11
AIoRTGAGEE's SALE
OF VALUABLE PROPERTY

By virtue Of a power OF sale eontaine- -
mortgage from Elias II. Brown and yifs ~ ~ .L
Maryland Copper Mining Company Of F - sne
lex county, the undersigned assignee of IL
mortgage, will offer al public sale o. the s ~
lses in Liberty District, FREDERICK Cnp5,S m
Maryland, on '1a1y,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-11

TUESDAY, JUNE 18th. 1897,
at the hour oftwo o'clock, D. m. all the t,,,.--
ing described valuable real estate, to wit
AL that property known as the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-14
RAIN, RAIN. RAIN. RAIN.
[ ayinq OF Corner Stone Of Nash Schoolhouse
Postponed Wetness Everywhere.

The rain has come-some say to stay.
Matters cf out-of-door description have
taken on a general postponement until
something comes to stay the flood.
The laying of the corner stone Of the
Nash school house has been put off un-
til Monday. OF course Thursday, the
day appointed. was no fit time for any
such exercises as had been planned. 1t
was enough to call for one session Of
school and the weather was certainly
very inclement. Poor judgment has
been used somewhere, for this is no
season for any such beastly weather.
People who knew enough and could
so arrange it, stayed beneath some roof.
yesterday. and let the world take care
Of itself fer one day and mind their
own business, strictly, taking what
came their way, and let the rest 60.
Even the tramps were scarce about
the streets, they evidently also seeking
some friendly roof to await better times.
1t was a remarkable rainfall one that
has resurrected old clothes. old shoes,
old umbrellas-any old thing to keep
dry in.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-14
Kennehec Savings Bank.

The annual meeting of the Kennebet
Savings Bank was held. Thursday, re
sultlng in the election of the same Off
GERS and directors as last year. as fol
lows: President. Hon. Nj. V. Il. Chase
treasurer W. G. Boothby; directors
Hon. NJ. v B. Chase, Hon. George E
John +. Hill, oscar Holway, Esq, Hon
John W. Chase, Judge w. p. White
house. Hon. II. NJ. Heath, and Thomas
J. Lynch, Esq.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-14

one of Mr.. Stanley's smelt bait the
best in the world" says Mr.. Carleton.
The following new corporations have
filed their papers at the secretary Of
States office:
The New England Machine Company
organized at Portland for the purpose Of
manufacturing and doing a general busi-
ness in machinery. with capital stock
of $50. 0C0 of which 500 Is paid in. The
officers are: President, Henry S. Payson;
treasurer. John F. A. Merrill Of Portland.
The Boston Mercantile Association or
ganized at Kittery. 10 do a general bro
kerage business, with a capital stock of
sle0o0o Of which nothing is paid in. The
officers are: President, Frank L. Sled
man of Needham, Mass; treasurer,
James E. Hobby of Stoughton. Mass.
The Hatch Storage Battery Company,
organized At Portland, for the purpose Of
carrying on the business of manufactur-
ing storage batteries, etc, with a capital
stock of $500,000 of watch $3.50 is paid in.
The officers are: President. J. Henry
Taylor Chelsea. Mass. treasurer, James
p, Glare, Quincy. Mass.
The Sanitary Milk Supply Company or
ganized at Auburn. for the purpose Of
producing a high quality of sanitary
milk and cream with IA capital stock Of
$4,000 of which $500 is paid in. The Off
GERS are: President. r. l.. Russell of
Orono; treasurer. T. a. Huston, Auburn.
The Crows Nest Mining Company, or
ganized at Kittery for the purpose OF
mining. etc. with a capital stock Of
5000 600 of which nothing is pak in. The
officers are: President, Henry Z. Weston
of Boston, treasurer. Walter c. Cogs-
well of Boston.
The Schlicht Combustion Company Of
Maine organized at Brunswick for the
purpose Of acquiring operating and leas-
ing all inventions for heat apparatus, and
operating the same with a capital stock
o. 500. coo of which nothing is paid in.
The officers are: President, Walter D.
Hatch. Brunswick; Guy Wilkinson Of
Lincoln Mass
The Shawmut Spring Water Company.
organized at Nittery. for the purpose of
oporatIng springs and selling spring Wa
ter. etc. with d capital stock of $4,000, Of
which nothing is paid in. The officers
are: President. John Evans of Quincy:
treasurer S ]. Fuller Quincy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-14

Shall the Wards Of the City Of Augusta be numbered
and bounded according the provisions of can Act
establish Wards and Ward Lines in the City of Augusta
as follows:
WARD ONE embraces all the territory south of the following lme begin
Kennelec north line extended;
ey said line the line Water thence the line Water
north line Western o Manchester line
WARD TWO $ of the WARD
ONE the WARD ONE existed
WARD hereby established
WARD THREE embraces and has the boundaries
the TWO old WARD THREE
WARD FIVE the WARD FOUR WARD SIX the
old WARD FIVE WARD SEVEN the the old WARD SIX and WARD
SEVEN. The words old ward in this
prior the of this and
the and has the
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-14

Total .........I 'o' ,.,,
BY comparing the apoVe rs :, 49, IN
those reported in 1875, II IS louii0
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-14
ADJUSTMENTS.
ELECTION NOTICE.

City of Augusta IS.
Notice is hereby given that lists of
voters and election warrants have been
posted as the law requires for the spec
ial election to be held in this city on
Monday May H. 1897 upon the following
auestion:-"Shall the wards of the city
of Augusta be numbered and bounded
according to the provisions of An Act
to Establish Wards and Ward Lines in
the City of Augusta? (Approved March
%. 1880
The voting places for this election shall
be as follows:
Ward l: Capital Hose House.
Ward 2: Concert Hall. State st.
Ward 8: Engine House.
Ward 4: Ballard Schoolhouse.
Ward 5: Schoolhouse corner of Middle
and East Chestnut SITS.
Ward 6: Engine House.
Ward 4: Pine Tree Hose House.
The polls will open at A. NJ. and close
at p. NJ.
|. A. BCRLEIGH. City Clerk.
may1i.d3t
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-14

A telegram received at Bath, Thurs
day. announces the death of Captain
Joseph Il. Weaver at Brunswick, Ga
He was captain Of the Bath schooner
Myra Il. Weaver. and has been resi-
dent Of Bath for several years He had
been in i'll health with malarial troubles
for some time He is survived by his
wife and two children, who are residing
in Bath.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-14

The best salve in the world for cuts.
Bruises. Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever
Sores Tctter Chapped Hands. Chil6lalns.
Corns and all Skin Eruptions. and pos
itively cures Piles. or no pay required
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton or money refunded. Price p cents
per box. For sale by Chas. X. Partridge
aug12. eod&w, folrm. If
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-14

Saw NO" and stick to it when you are
urged TO buy something ''iust as good"
as the article you asked for Please no
tify this office If any storekeeper or
clerks in town try to palm off a substi-
tute on you.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-05-14

Do you get what you want when you
ask for goods advertised in this newspa-
per? The publishers would be glad to
hear of any case where substitution has
been practiced or attempted.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-12-17

Of their connection with the burglary.
The three who were found in the ravine
snd placed under arrest were commit
ted to Jail from Justice F. M. Lewis
court They gave their names as
Thomas Morton, Jas. Henney and Jas
Corners, all of whom were brought tc
KeytesviIle Tuesday night by Copsesb'<
VIM. waterson and his deputy, w. S
Dillon, and were turned lover +
Sheriff ]. r. Dempsey br safe
keeping until next Monday, wher
hey viii be taken to Sumner b have ;
Preliminary hearing before Justice T
n. Lewis. The three parties who ar
here in jail have the appearance ofbe
lng tramps and are hard-looking Gus
Ibmers.
Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1897-12-17

preached an interesting discourse, tax
ing for his text the occasion when
Christ and his apostles we're upon the
sea Of Gallilee and storm arose and
the Lord was called upon for help and
reprimanded his disciples for their
want of faith. Marked attention was
paid the minister throughout.
Saturday night the girls at Missouri
cottage gave literary and musical en-
tertainment. consistieg Of recitaions.
dialogues, solos, duets, quartets, etc,
which would have reflected credit upon
any school in the state. The singing
was particularly Of high order.
Monday morning we were treated to
q similar entertainment at Miss Rays
school, girls being present from both
the Missouri and Marmadske cottages,
each and all of the participants &C.
quitting themselves splendidly.
The management Of the home Il
looked after by a board Of 1--WE ap'
POINTED by Governor Stephens, and
consists of three men and two ladies
Who meet in regular session once
month
The Charlton county people Who arr
connected With the home are our father
Mr.. A. c. Vandiver, who is adviser Il
the superintendent and outside busi
ness man; Miss Mamie Price, Of nea
KcytesviIle, house-keeper at Missour
cottage. and Mrs. Chas. Forqueran, @
Salisbury, who has the position OF re
lief officer. All are well pleased wit
the home, and the more they see OF
} the deeper becomes the interest the
take in its welfare.
That the Industrial Home for Cir
: is doing great and noble work "
have every reason to believe. and "
7 wish that every taxpayer in Missouri
$ and more especially every represent
T tive in the legislature, could VISIT u
1 institution and see for himself the II
slcsleplahla good sh.s hers il hsing |.
: complished.