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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
GERMANY'S COMMERCE.
Her Relations with Great Britain and
Other EnrOnenn COuntries.

The imperial statistical office at Ber-
lin has just published detailed ac-
count of the commercial relations of
Germany to foreign states in the year
1896. In that year Germany's exports
to Great Britain, British India, Aus
tralia and Canada amounted in value to
SOS, 100000 marks, while the imports
from the same countries and from the
British West Indies amounted to 931,-
100000 marks. To Great Britain alone
Germany exported to the value of 49,
100000 marks, and from Great Britain
alone she imported 614,00O,0O0 marks.
Very different are the statistics of Ger
man trade relations with British India
and with Australia. The exports to
those destinations amounted to 10000
600 marks, while the imports thence
reached a value of no less than 270,000.-
900 marks. In view of these figures the
conclusion is drawn that Germany
need not fear in the case of British
India and Australia any attempt to
hamper her export trade. as she is in
position to retaliate with effect In the
case of Canada, however. Germany is at
disadvantage. Her imports from tina:
country only amounted to 100000
marks, while she exported 100000
marks worth of goods to British North
America. The results of commercial
treaties with Russia and Austria-Hun-
gary are strikingly illustrated by the
new statistics. In 1892 German exports
to Russia had reached a total value of
e39,O00,000 marks. In 1898, during the
second half of which the tariff war
with Russia prevailed, the value of Ger
man exports to that country fell off to
the figure of 1s5.0OO,O0O marks. After
the commercial treaty came into force,
in March, 1894, the rise in exports to
Russia was constant, and the past year
they reached a total of 364,000,000
marks. To Austria the amount of Ger
man exports il 1891, the year before the
conclusion of the commercial treaty,
was 34s,0O0,000 marks. 1t rose in 1892.
the first year of the commercial treaty
to 377,000,000 marks, and last year to
477,000,000 marks.-N. Y. Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
ABOUT WHEELS AND RIDERS.

Letter carriers in the City of Mexico
now use bicycles.
Contrary to expectations, there will
be no cycle show in Paris this winter,
The manufacturers have decided that
there will not be enough new designs
to make it interesting.
At Rumford, England, the heavy mer
of the town have formed cycling club
and no man can belong who weighs less
than 224 pounds. The captain turns thu
scales at $50 pounds.
4 BIC firm of cycle manufacturers
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17

ALBANY, Dec. 15.-The total tonnage
carried on the canals of the state DUR
Ing the past season. according to the
statistics gathered by the state depart,
ment of public works. shows a falling
off of $1,000 tons when compared with
the amount carried last year. During
last year 3,714,S94 tons were carried, and
during the season just passed there
were but S,617, S04 tons handled.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17

BOSTON, Dec 15.-Judge William l..
Putnam of the United States court, rep
resenting the United States, and Hon.
George E. King of the supreme court of
Canada, representing that country, are
busly engaged in this city formulating
the decision on the Boring sea ques-
ton. They are holding conferences in
the judges lobby of the United States
circuit court. The arguments in the
case were heard at Halifax.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
Registration Fraud Charged.

BOSTON, Dec. 15.-Josiah w. White
chairman of the Republican committee
of ward Z, has filed with the board of
election commissioners complaints of
fraudulent registration in his ward. Mr..
White charges that names of several
dead men have been registered in addi-
ton to the names of many persons not
known at the addresses given on the
voting list Charges of illegal registra-
ton in other wards have also been filed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17

(Ont.) infield is compile.
George Banker, eyclist, former team
mate of ex-Champion A. A. thinner
man. is making arrangements to go
abroad with his old friend in February.
Joe Steen, the Giants crack fielder,
has fallen a prey to the football fever.
He is putting up good game at full
back for the Mahoning Cycle clubs
eleven.
Chris Won der Abe has given it out
that Tim" Hurst will manage his team
next season. But Secretary Mucken-
fuss qualities this by saying he may
be secured.
Knoxville, which turned out Wiley
Davis and Willie Dammann, HIS another
crack pitcher in VIII II. Newman,
heavyweight. believed to be superior
I TO the other two graduates.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
ChinchiIIa in Vogue.

There is no doubt that chinchilla will
again form one of the very popular frSS
of the winter. 1t is stylish. refined n
effect, and very expensive. Silk velvet
Russian blouses. capes and jackets will
be very much trimmed with this fur.
On cloth costumes of dahlia. Russian
green, dark blue or plum color, small
pieces for various portions Of the bodice
look soft and dainty against clear
complexion, be it fair or dark.-N. Y.
Sum
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
Song.

Sorrow not for roses gone,
Nor deplore the gloom;
There will come another dawn,
In which buds will bloom.
Look not westward for the sun;
Look unto the east:
There, forsooth. when night is done,
Time appoints his feast.
Mourn not by the frozen rills;
Irvine no more the rue:
Joy but slumbers in the hills,
Lest he surfeit you.
Beauties seal and then unseal
All their golden store;
Ever with us we should feel
That first thrill no more.
Chicago Record.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17

LIMA, Peru, via Galveston, Dec. 15.-
The entire Chilean cabinet has resigned.
The event has caused a sensation. The
cabinet was appointed last August to
succeed the ministry formed on Aug. 8
under the premiership of Orrego HUGO,
which in turn succeeded the Antunez
cabinet that retired on June 90 last, aft
Nr an existence of about eight months.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17

CLEAN, N. Y, Dec. 15.-Judge Parker
has held Mark Salisbury for the grand
jury, charged with arson in the first de,
gree. Salsburg's store was burned some
time ago. The stock was valued at
about $4,000 and was insured for that
amount
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17

PROVIDENCE. Dec. 15.-Frank Wee
den was sentenced in the superior court
to is years Imprisonment for assault
ing with shotgun Miss Daisy Coul-
ters, Brown university student of Au-
burn, his cousin. Weeden announced to
the court that he was insane and ques-
toned the right of the judge to SEN
tence him under the circumstances
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
Eruit Puddinr.

Three cupfuls of sifted flour, one
heaping tablespoonful of butteY, one
half of teaspo0nful of salt, two table
spoonfuls of sIf gar, one heaping tea
spoonful of baking powder and sufii-
cient milk to make thick drop batter,
Add one cupful of any small fruit. fill
small cups we'll creased two-thirds full,
place in a steamer and steam for 25
,?inutes. Serve withx Bert fouce.-N.
- Y.efrar
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17

BUFFALO. Dec. 15.-John S. George,
indicted on a charge of bigamy pleaded
guilty before Justice Woodward in the
supreme court and was sentenced to
Auburn prison for three years. In 1880
George married Ella Best in the village
of Tonawanda, and on Aug. % last he
married Alice NJ. Seaman in the same
village, his first wife being alive at the
time
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
The Coming Winter

what will the coming winter be?"
asked an aged man to-day:
Gold. very cold" he made reply,
"And long and drear l grieve to say"
what will the coming winter be?''
l asked another prophet old
mild, very mild; but little snow,
And with minimum of cold"
What will the coming winter be?'
The weather man repeated slow;
ut will he either mild or cold
But which I'm sure do not know"
-Mirnea polis Journal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17

ST. sEHRLIsTIQUE, Que, Dec. 10
Sam Parslow and Mrs. Perrier have
been committed to stand their trial at
the next criminal assizes for the muir,
der of the latter's husband. The pris,
oners were arraigned and pleaded not
guilty to the charge.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17

PITTSFIELD, Mass, Dec. 15.-Wil-
liam Fl. Greer, son of the late Rev. Will
liam Green was found dead in a hay
loft in the barn of G.. N. Hopkins, for
whom he worked as coachman. By his
side was a bottle containing aconite
and another partly filled with whisky.
It is supposed that he committed sui,
afdo
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
DurnhiIitx of Cedar.

Some Egyptian boats, made OF CEDAR
probably in use $500 years ago, nave
been found buried near the banks OF tne
Nile. Although they were covered py
the dry sand of the desert, they furnish
an interesting proof of the power Q,
cedar wood to withstand the ravages u
time.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17

NEWBURG. n. Y, Dec. 15.-Elmer d.
Weymer. 20 years old, was struck by an
Erie switch engine last evening at West
Newburg and was instantly killed. He
was bookkeeper for a coal company.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17

Child with the hungry eyes,
The pallid mouth and brow,
And the lifted, asking hands,
am more starved than thou.
beg not on the street,
But where the sinner stands,
In secret place, beg
OF God, with outstretched hands.
AS thou hast asked Of me.
Raising thy downcast head,
So have l asked of Him,
So, trembling. have plead.
Take this and go thy way;
Thy hunger shall soon cease.
Thou prayest but for bread,
And |, alas! for peace.
Ella Higginson. in Lippincott's Maya
zine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
Baird Elected Captain of Princeton.

PRINCETON, N. J., Dec. 15.-At
meeting of the men who played on the
Princeton team in the last game
against Yale, held at Princeton inn last
night, John Baird of Philadelphia was
unanimously elected captain of the
eleven for next year.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17
TO FhE,1', DEAD.

~ W blu
re filled with cheer
I'D shine gave me and mine
JUS round of joys,
.oments brought their gifts IN
sht
at world that was made for boys,
II long, long d. were golden days,
nd our heart t warm and hlSh'
For eve and ear G aid see and hear
The charm of earth and sky.
We loitered long by the brook $ sweet song
And we drank at the springs of Truth
In that land of joys that was made Tor
boys
The wonderful realms of youth
long to dwell In that world once more
Where the happiest blessings fall;
But lost it when, for the world of men,
l traded 1t, once for all.
1 long to stray through grass-grown way
To the boundless fields of joy,
And give my gold and world grown colo
For the heart Of a careless boy.
Nixon Waterman, in L. A. w. Bulletin
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17

An artificial stone now being made
at Working, England, by the process
of Mr.. William Owen, consists of S73
per cent. of quartoZe sand and III of
lime, which first being sifted and
mixed, are subjected for 80 hours 10 a
hydraulic pressure of 80 pounds to the
square inch. A distinctive feature of
the process is the boiling of the water
used before il is pumped into the pres
sure chamber, the driving out of all air
in this way being claimed to oOviate
blow-holes and similar defects in the
stone. The product improves with eX-
posture to the atmosphere, being capable
In month of standing pressure of
1900 pounds to the square inch. 1t is
cast to any desired form in steel
moulds. Pieces of the material have
been repeatedly subjected to sudden
cooling from high temperature, and
TO freezing-while saturated with
water-and sudden thawing, without
any signs of dis;ntegration.
Flowers whose color is varied by the
composition of the soil are those of Hy
dTangea hortensis. In certain soils tn
natural pink becomes blue, and IA late
investigation by Herr II. Moisch
thows that this change invariably
.akes place when alum is present in
he soil. The constituent of the alum
which influences the flowers is the III
buminum sulphate. This by itself has
the same effect as alum, as does also
fe rric sulphate, but other salts of iron
ave no results. The filaments of the
gtamens are most sensitive to changes
sn color.
The effect of earthquake waves upon
scientific instruments has recently ex-
cited much interest. 1t appears that
such observations are not new, how
ever, as DIR. NJ. Baratta has succeeded
in finding several records of these pull
sations in old French aud Italian
works. The records with magnetic APP
paratus are traced back to 1851, with
astronomical instruments to 1867, and
with levels to 1888.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1897-12-17

An asbestos found only in Cape Col
ony, where il exists in large quantities,
is of a blue color, and is only two
thirds as heavy as white asbestos. A
new application is its use for the Loxes
of secondary batteries, for which it has
the advantage over glass of being I'M
breskable, while it is cheaper than
ebonite. The material is also used for
tubes for electric cables, and for insu-
lating sheets, as we'll as for nOn-electri-
cal purposes.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-11

wishes to apply or recommend others
for appointment to office must do so
in writing, and not otherwise; that
when oral advice or consultation about
appointments to Office is desired it will
be specially invited; that removals and
appointments win be made only for the
good of the service and after careful in
quiry by the executive branch of the
government itself; and, to facilitate the
attainment of the end in view, that the
$1,000 minor postonices will without de-
lay be put under proper civil service
rules; that the examinations for con-
sular places will be. made competitive,
and that, as to other presidential Of
fees, the president, for the guidance of
the executive in making nominations,
will adopt proper methods for ascer-
tanning the comparative fitness of can
didates.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-11

Canada, the West Indies, Mexico and
Central America, took only 1921 per
cent. of our exports, and all of South
America took but All per cent, Asia,
oceanica and Africa absorbed but 6.S2
per cent OF our total exports That is,
the United Kingdom took more than
four times as much of our exports as
any other one country and seven times
as much as any group of countries out
side of Europe and three and one-half
times as much as all North America,
including the West Indies and the Cen
trail American States, and more than
eleven times as much as all South
America, In fact the United Kingdom
and the British colonies took 57,39 per
cent. Of all our exports.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-11
DiFFICULT.

| Brown-'tOld Stockman has given me
tip on the market. What would you
advise me to do?" Robinson-"If you're
going in heavy put your real estate in
your wife's Puck
4 What part did you find most diff
cult when you were on the stage?"
Trying to live up to the salary 1 told
my friends that I was getting. Tit
Bits.
ut is certainly wonderful how much
science can do for u.s." Yes; Mrs.
Frontrow has learned to hypnotic her
baby, and she doesn't miss club meet
| ing the whole week. - Cleveland Rec
ord.
Teacher-'T Tommy, if you gave your
| little brother nine sticks of candy and
then took away seven, what would that
make?"
Tommy-'It would make him YELL
Harper's Bazaar.
First woman in public life-"I don't
like red tape"
| Second woman in public life-"Oh, I
don't mind. Anything but those horrid
greens that make a person look bilious y
]-DetrOlL J0ufanl.
Blimley-'Im the unluckiest man on
earth" Huntley-"Why SOP" Blimley
IT proposed to Edith Buzzley last
night and was accepted, and to-day
| learn that her father is about to make
an assignment "-Cleveland Leader.
What has become of that brother of
yours who was so active in the last
campaign? Is he still waging war on
great corporations"
| HE is. He has accepted an agency
| for an anti-fat remedy. Indianapolis
| Journal.
Chairman church music committee
| ''The tenor told me yesterday that I'M
| less he could get an increase of 800 on
| his salary next year he wouldn't sing.
What shall 1 tell him." Deacon Jones
Tell him he can whistle for it.. -
Somerville Journal.
1--WE just got letter from ma telling
me to come home" said a boarding
| school boy to his cIum. what made
her send it?" ''She thinks I'm sick. L
wrote that I didn't eat all day yester-
day." But didn't your" why. no, I
never eat all y.''-Texas Siftings.
Il say, Jumpsa,' said Proudpop,
| my boy Tommy is mighty smart
child, and no mistake He came tod
| ding into my room this morning and
whispered, Papa, it's showing out!'
and, by Jove! when 1 got up and went
to the window to look out, it was snow
| ing. '-Twinkles.
Il know said little Johnny, siding
| up to the preacher while dinner was
being prepared, why the wicked folks
is the only ones what gifts punished in
the next world Indeed" exclaimed
the good man. Il am glad to hear that
you know this. And will you tell me
why it is?" Cause" replied little
Johnny, the good people always gifts it
| in the neck here. Leader.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-11

well-arraneed and assimilated accu-
mutation Of a Iifa+i,oe ordered and in
terpreted nv tha original Gift of SYM
pathetic percention Its expression is
melloWed and toned nv wears of pos
session Conseouently il Is not dog
matte nor aggressive. The self-asser-
tive display of the noveau riches is as
unpleasant in scholarship as it is in
society nerbans more so. for there
seems to he Greater obligation ON a
scholar TO be a gentleman than there
is on a, canitaIis+ Or. Hoppin's learn
ING, is marked nv tba restful dignity of
the man who has always enioyed an
annie income of IDEAS
The yarious tonics. 1.-THE Land of
Greece "'rbe Pace - ."The Modern
Language J" "Tba Archaeological Dis
coveries' and the rest are treated
with the same sanitv and .comprehen-
siveness. so that IT is hard to single
out any one cbanter as especially dis
tinctiye or representative. Possibly
the fourtb chanter "Delphi and Par
ma +" is the most nhilosophical and
Illuminating All will be inclined to
echo tho wisb-n,ov II nrove ;nronhetic
contained in the following sentence:
1--WE NAV hone that Greece will
eventually wrest from her old foe the
Doric isle of Crete Macedonia, Alba
MIA Thrace and all her ancient terrific
nv for the conviction is borne in upon
one in reading the hook that the shirt
of Greece is really tho shirt of civiliza-
tion Temner her ganius with the real
snirit of tba +aoobino of Jesus of MAJ
areth. let her become in the best sense
modern, and she NAV again prove the
flower Of the human race Dr Honnip
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-11
NOT PROPER.

OF course it was not proper that a
few of the young gentlemen of Yale
should, in the name of the university,
send letter of cheer and Yale flag to
Gentleman JIM at Carson. There is
undoubtedly a great deal of interest felt
throughout the university in the su-
preme athletic exhibition which is to
take place st. Patrick's day in the
morning. Even the theological school
shares in the interest, though of course
it's share is on a purely moral basis.
But though there is this general inter
est, a few of those who feel it had no
right to assume to speak and act for
the university in expressing it. Such
action as that taken could only proper
ly have been taken by the faculty. BY
the word properly" of course we do
not mean that it would have been I'M
questionably right for the faculty to
take such action. We simply mean
that the faculty is the proper body to
take such action If such action were to
be taken.
The enthusiastic students who have
allowed their zeal for athletics to run
away with their discretion have
promptly seen their error and done
what they could to undo it. But of
course it is too late to do much ex-
cept to make it plain that the Carson
athletic contest is not openly and I'M
qualifiedly endorsed by the Yale fac
ulty and that all the Yale money is not
on Gentleman jim"
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-11
1H u OEFICE-NEEKERN.

Handshaking and office-giving are, as
is well known, the chief ends of pres
ident of this great republic. President
| Mckinley can shake hands SO as to sat
isfy any reasonable handshaker, and it
is also believed that he can so shake
bands as to put the chief burden of the
process on the one whose hand he
shakes. But while lie may be able to
satisfy the handsh3kers and to avoid
firing himself out in the great work he
will not be able to satisfy the office
seekers, and they will certainly tire
him. In fact, they have done that al
ready, for they have been sharply and
persistently after him and the few Of
fees there are for them to get. 1t is
asserted that the number of Ohio men
alone who are in Washington and on
the way there is sufficient to fill all the
places there are. And the presidents
clerks say that he has received and an
swered 1881 letters. Something like
fifteen hundred applications for office
have been filed since March 4, and all
the applications are not yet in.
AS the president is thoroughly well
acquainted with office-seekers and their
ways he will be better able to protect
himself than a president with less
knowledge of life in Washington would,
but they will make his days heavy and
his nights troubled unless he takes
some such course as that recommended
by Carl Schurz, who says that what the
president can do is to make known to
all concerned, in behalf of the public
interest which it is his duty to guard,
that no patronage will be distributed
at the White House; that appointments
will be made only when recommended
by the departments under which the
appointees are TO serve; that whoever