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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
BITS OF MISCELLANY.

The distance from the farthest point
OF solar discovery TO the pole itself is
G60 miles.
At army weddings IT is the custom
nov for the bride TO cut the wedding
cake with her fathers sword.
The civil population OF Gibraltar
amounts to l9.loo, to which is 10 be
added garrison of about 4.C0O men.
The result Of the typhoid epidemic at
Maidstone, England last year, was
ISIS cases in population Of $4,000 and
13O deaths.
A Swiss law conpels every newly
married couple to plant trees shortly
after the ceremony or marriage. The
pine and the weeping willow alone are
prescribed.
LifeiTsurance companies reject about
three-fourihs OF tie applicants who
have been gymaasis, because it has been
found that most of them have strained
their hearts by excessive exercise.
The athletes Of Greece. in ancient
times. when training for physical CON
tests. were fed on new cheese. figs and
boiled grain Their drink was warm
water, and they were not allowed to eat
meat
There are over eco brands Of wine pro-
duced In France but not more than a
dozen or fifteen are known to People in
America. More wine is drunk in Eng
land than in France, and London is the
greatest wine market in the world.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
AFFAIRS OF THE CHURCHES.

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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
GOES WITH THE HOUSE.
At Least One DOorpinte Is X pt in Its
Place by the VIII of Its
Dead Owner.

In the cross streets in the old village
OF Greenwich one will still fRd houses
with green painted doors and brass
knobs and doorp!ates. The brass is
generally bright, as il was always kept
in the old times when sand was used as
burnisher. The names on the door
plates are not always the names of the
occupants of the house. A New York
San reporter in his strols in Vandam
street noticed more than the usual
number of Goorplates, and asked po-
liceman a question, which elected the
following:
Take the name on that doorplate,"
pointing to a door close by; the man
whose name is there has been dead
nearly 40 years. And after him his
family lived there for long time. and
the daughter married and she lived in
the same house for long time, and the
name was never changed on the plate
Then she moved away. | don't know
what became of her. The house was
vacant awhile, and the doorplate re-
manned all the time. Then the house
was rented, and one day for curiosity
| asked why the sdoorpate was not re-
moved, and was told that the original
owner had it put in his will that as
long as the house stood the doorplate
was to stay on the door. And s'pose
it's the same way with all the old
houses that have doorplates."
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
POPULAR RULE.
II naS Always Proved to lie a Flat
Failure Among Back
ward Races.

Anent the proposition TO make our
newly-acquired dependencies self-gov-
erning, it is interesting to note that par
liamentary government has invariably
proved a fiat failure In semicivilized
countries.
The negro republics Of Liberia and
Hayti form the most glazing example;
but it would hardly be correct, after
all, to describe their government as
parliamentary. With the exception Of
Chill, which, thanks to very large adj
mixture of English and Scotch blood in
It's best families, stands far ahead OF the
rest, nearly all the Central and South
American republics are pitiable paro-
dies on popular government. The
grossest corruption and incapacity are
thinly yelled by paper constitutions
and clouds of high-sounding verbiage.
In nearly every case they are ruled by
political Adventures, who govern really
by force, and will rather plunge the
country into TIE horrors of a. revolution
than forego the spoils of Office. The re-
suit of this deplorable state of things
is to be found first, in almost con-
slant turmoils, which are merely fac.
ton fights on huge scale; and, second
| ly, in the backward condition of the
countries, in spite of their very great
natural advantages; and in the further
fact that, where these advantages are
developed, it usually by foreign brains
and foreign capital.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
CONSUMPTION OF GRAIN.

Rye is the grain most in use IL Rus
sia, where $50, coo 900 bushels are con.
sumed each year, an average of 3O7
pounds to each inhabitant.
Denmark uses 800 pounds of rye per
capita a year; Sweden 314; Norway,
224; Italy, 30; Germany &c; France, SO.
and the United States, % pounds
In the United States the consumption
Of wheat is 100000, 900 bushels a year,
or 240 ponds per inhabitant. Italy
requires 3O7 pounds head; Great Bri,
tain. $50 pounds; Russia 90; Germany.
1850; Austria-Hungary, 230; Japan. %
Oats are most used where wheat IL
less common Norway heads the list
with ll2 pounds for each inhabitant a
year; Germany, 81; the Netherlands
p6; Russia, 90; Belgium, "a; Spain. IS;
Italy, 46, and Austro- Hungary, IS In
spite Of the large use of oats in Scot.
land, the united kingdom shows an av.
erage Of but IL pounds The United
States uses 1sO, 1000. 900 bushels q year
or n pounds head.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.

There was not public library in the
United States.
Almost all the furniture was i'm
ported from England. I
An old copper mine in Connecticut
was used as q prison.
There was only one hat factory, and
that made cooked hats.
Every gentleman wore queue, and
powdered his hair
Crocl,ery plates were objected to be-
cause they dulled the knives.
Virginia contained a fifth Of the
whole population of the country.
a man who jeercd at the preacher or
criticised the sermon was fined
a gentleman bowling to lady always
Scraped his foot on the ground.
Two stage coaches bore all the travel
between New York and Boston.
a day laborer considered himself
well paid with two shilings day.
When a man had enough tea, he
placed his spoon across his cup to indi-
cate that he wanted no more.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
RIGHT UP TO DATE.
cheviot skirts with panel effects.

Cheviot skirts with panel effects.
VelourS jackets embroidered in jet.
Checked chevioss for rough-wea
suits.
Cross-striped and corded evening
gauzes
Separate bowknots in Jet, braid and
lace.
Long cloth listers, plain and fur
trimmed.
Coored failles for gowns and comhi-
nations.
Velvet head bows for theoter and ball
wear.
Hair bows in Aleatian style with bril-
liant ornaments.
White tafTeta waists that are a masa
Of fine tucking
Velvet toques with fur edg,ng and
quilts as trimming.
Cheap striped silks for fancy wrap
pers and tea jackets.
New jabot and scarf ties in muslin.
isse. lace and chiffon.
Ermine capts with colored velvet
ruflles edged with mink fur.
Velvet evening cloahs with deep chit-
fon rutlles edged with fur.
Ladss' gloves modelled after men'S
heavy walking gloves.
Silk petticoats having ruflles trimmed
with chiffon ruching.
Black satin with brilliant cardinal or
cherry stripes for dresses.
Scalloped effects IN lace inserting.
dress trimmings and tunic edges.-Dry
Goods Economist
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
BIG FIRES!
Great Fires Are Constantly
Burning.
z.,I They VIII Go Out in Time IL Not
Replenished-Food is Fuel Tor
the Body.

the bOuSs
History records the occurrence Of
most disastrous fires. A few times our
own country has been visited in tins
rav with tremendous force. Yet how
insignificant they seem when com
pared to the raging fires OF the san.
A recent writer in one of our monthly
journals. illustrates the enormous heat
which the sun gives out, as follows:
he saws that if all the coal which exists
on this globe could be placed III one
mass. and then Immediately burned
up, it would not produce as much heat
as the sun throws off into space III
one-tenth of a second. Of course, We
cannot comprehend what this mcans
But there is another fire constantly
burning, of which many of us ara
not aware, although we live very close
70 it.
We all know that the human body is
warmer than the surrounding atmos'
phere while during cold weather the
difference is very marked. What keeps
the body warm? Because it is con-
stantly burning up.
We rcplenish the fire in the stove by
adding more coal or wood. The oxy-
gen of the air unites with this fuel and
heat is produced. The fuel for the
body is our food; and the oxygen
obtained from the air we breathe
combines with it and heat is produced.
This heat is constantly escaping from
the skin. During summer we dress
lightly to aid its escape. During
winter we put on flannels, because
wool is not good conductor of heat,
and will not allow it to escape SO freely
from the surface of the body.
If a person is plump in flesh, that is,
II he has layer of fat just beneath
the skin. he has medium which holds
in the heat of the body, as Il layer Of
wool does when placed on the outside
Of the skin. Persons who are plump in
Gcsh do not shivcr with every cool, in.
MIGRATING breeze. Neither do they
require so much food, for as the heat
cannot escape so readily, so it is not
necessary to add as much fuel. Plump
ness means protection defense against
coughs and colds; shelter for an escape
from neuralgia and sciatica; n shield
to throw off nervoas prostration bet
ter security from the germs of con-
sumption; an escape from thousand
aches and pains which cling to body
that is poorly nourished. Plumpness
is prosperity, thrift, good nature, hap
piness.
SCOTS Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil with
Hypophosphites will not make you
oyer'fat, simply plump, just about
right. 1t puts that coat of fat over
the body, pushes up the skin, and re-
moves wrinkles and angles.
SCOTS Emulsion contains more pure
Norwegian Cod-liver Oil than any other
emulsion in the world, that will stand
the test of time as being perfect in
separable emulsion. Ask your doctor
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

The Bank OF France is four times as
arge as the Bank Of England.
Vienna has trebled its population
within IS years.
In some parts Of Switzerland the
SNOW was six feet deep on the first day;
.! December
Cyclists in Denmark are forbidden by
.aw to ride faster than the speed of a
cab through any town,
H. the decade 1881 to 1891 four-fifths
II the increase Of population in France
VAS in Paris
The dirtiest people on earth are said
be the inhabitants of Thibei, who
never wash either themselves or their
garments.
Siberia will be largely represented in
Paris in 1850. the first time at any expo
.ition. The new railway and the lands
it has opened will be fully represented
Lambeth palace. London, has been
the home Of the prnnates of Canterbury
for over seven centuries. The palace
can snow specimens of almost every
style Of architecture which has pre-
vailed since l'eI,
The NeNicanS have queer way OF
buryine the dead. The corpse is tight
wrapped in century plant mating
nd placed in a coffin hired for about /
shilling One or TWO natives. as the
ease may be, place the coffin on their
heads and go at trot TO the grave,
where The body is inferred, and the cot
lin is ;hcr returned
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF BABES.

Tommy, aged five, having been told
that baby sister had just arrived from
Heaven, marched into the room and
said: Nov Misc Baby, tell us all about
Heaven fore You forget it,"
Are you glad to see me, Johnnie ?"
asked the minister, as he took the pride
OF the household on his knee. "Yeth,
thir," lisped the little fellow. Tell me
why you are glad to see me?" asked
The good man. "Becauth," was the re-
ply, when you whit nth we alwayth
have a good dinner"
Mamma" said small Bobbie, what
did you mean by saying sister had out,
grown her shoes?" IL meant that she
had grown too big for them and they
will have TO be thrown away" was the
reply. well, then, mamma" contin-
ued Bobbie, how long will it be until
| outgrow my slippers?"
Tommy, aged five, accompanied his
father TO church one cold Sabbath
morning and upon their return his
mother asked if he could repeat the
minister's text. Course can" replied
the little feHow. "He go, up and rubbed
his hands together and said: Many are
cold. but few are frozen.
Little Tommy awakened one morning
to find the ground covered with snow
the first he remembered ever 30 have
seen. "Oh, mamma" he exclaimed
the gwound is all spilleded over wifi
Gour!" a little cousin who was visiting
him FASTENED to reply: 81 sould fink
zat you would know better. Willie
Eats muffin but whitewash. Chicago
Daily Naus
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
LONGEVITY,
Why Men In Professional Pursuits
Live Longer Than Those in
BusiDess.

In the majority of cases among city
dwellers those who reach advanced
ages are found to have been profes-
sional men. There are good many
reasons for his.
In the first place, the struggle for ex-
istence begins later in professional life
than in other centers. The profession
al man seldom begins his work much
before rs, while the business man or
laborer goes 10 work at the age of 10.
Thus the professional man has seven
clear years of freedom from RESPONSE
bility, moderate work and healthy en-
istence. Secondly, the occupation of
the professional man generally takes
him to a considerable extent into the
open air, and is very seldom entirely
sedentary. Thirdly, the professional
man generally enjoys that modest com
petence which saves him at once on
the one hand from starvation or penury
and on the other hand from idleness
and excess. Fourthly, his holidays are
generally ample Filthy, to a certain
extent his livelihood generally depends
on his leading at least comparatively
sober and moral life, violent excuses
running both his standing and his bust
ness capacity. SiXthly, professional
callings are exposed to very few special
dangers. Lastly, since even a minor
ailment often units a man entirely
for professional works, he has special
motive in taking particular care of his
Aaalth
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
KLEPTOMANIA A DISEASE.
often Victims of the UnfOr-
tunnte Mania.

Kleptomania is a much more preya-
lent social crime then people are gener-
ally aware, says New York exchange.
Thieving, it is called with the lower
classes, kleptomania is the yelled title
for the same offense with those of high
er rank, but, all the SAINT, u is one and
the same thing, and il is not always the
servants who cause stiekpirs and other
attractive triAes to mysteriopsly disap-
pear from milady's dressing table or
brica-b rac from the dressing-room.
Every woman who entertains much
knows the ineXplicable way in which
certain articles are lost, and, although
her guests are, of course, beyond sus-
picion, she feels SURF tnal = = ~, .r-
servants who are always in fault
Il simply cannot keep stickpins In
my cushion" said social woman re-
Gently. Many women who are simply
without conscience in regard to them.
I have lost six this winter, and several
were really quite valuable"
That's not so bad as having a piece
of silver taken before your very eyes,
and not daring to demonstrate" said
another. Zone of my Dutch toys on my
silver table was actually taken by per-
son we both know, and saw her do 1t,
and did not dare to say world"
Another woman who has recently
returned from Europe, and whose
hobby is collecting odd and valuable
rings, brought out her collection to
show some friends recently at small
tea she was giving, and found, after
the company had departed, that two
were missing, and yet there had not
been a servant in the room. The infer
ence was unavoidable.
And yet women claim the same sense
of honor that characterizes the men
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10

In physics and natural history there
are opportunities TO direct and con-
troll the out-of-school activities of
young people of which the enthusiastic
teacher of science is not slow to avail
himself. In describing the ingenuity
of boys writer in the Atlantic Month
ly gives the following: "One of the
most astonishing facts of the time is
the ingenuity of boys in constructing
electrical apparatus, but with few
hints and out of the most meager ma
teral, | know boys who have belt
lines OF electric tramways circuat-
Ing In their garre;s; and boy who, last
year, was in despair of his teachers,
now deserved recognition in the man
ual training exhibit as the clever in
ventor of most ingenious electrical
boat An invitation 10 boys to bring to
school products of their own ingenuity
or the natural history specimens that
they have collected will result in an
exhibition which in variety and quail
ity, will be 4 revelation to one who is
not used to following them in these in.
terests
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
The bed Cure.

A French medical paper recommen
as the best care for nervousness, re
naming in bed few weeks. 1t re-
ports cases of what seemed incipie MT
insanity cured by this simple method.
1t recommends partial return to the
custom prevalent in the time of Louis
XIV, when the bed was used. not only
for sleeping. but as pleasant place 10
remain while reading, eating. receiv-
ing friends. listening to music. etc. The
king himself did not rise till after din
ner. at one p. IN.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
THE ISLAED OF PALAWAN.
II Is sUEseSted ms United States Ma
val station In the Philippine
Archipelago.

Palawan, the long island wish lies at
the gate of the East Indies. and which
our naval experts have selected for the
Asiatic naval station of the United
States, is the object of much interest
just now because some of the Euro
peaus contend that the Spaniards have
10 title to it. Although some 300 miles
long, ii is very narrow, Al some places
1t is only five miles between the two
coasts. 1t is covered with a magnih-
cent forest OF great value. Like most
of the Philippines, it has a central
mountain chain, extending in the direc-
ton Of its greatest length. The only
civilized settlement is a penal colony
at Puerto Princessa, the capital with
military garrison. There is fine har-
Dor, and the town is surrounded by
fertile country. Three tribes of natives
inhabit Palawam The Moros. who are
MohammeGans; the Patacks, who roam
in the north, and the Tagbanaus, who
occupy the central portion. near the
civilized elements, are said to be an in.
telligent and superior class of Malays
They practice agriculture so far as neg
essary, and have houses made of BAN
boo poles and palm leaves. But most OF
their time is spent in the forest, hunt
ing, fishing aud searching for wild
honey. Each tribe has local govern.
ment, presided over by petty mag
istrate, and the e4ds= in Aereditsry. The
affairs OF each SSslYj ERity are directed
by council Of elders, who administer
justice according to their own ideas.
The Spapiards hRve never sttSurted TO
civilize them, although few missions
have been established by the priests.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
ONE MILK WAGON,

built to order one year ago, the finest that
goes to Frederick; 2ilgalon milk can, ten
gallon can, about 200 quart jars lot of small
cans, buckets, Strainer and swimmers. one
SharpleSs separator, capacity from 4U TO $40
pounds per hour, used but very little, splen-
did machine, in good order; aerator, for
narrow do 2wagon beds. hold p barrels corn
each ; 3 pairs hay carriages cart and harness.
2Sprlng wagons, one with top and pole one
portable ''thorse Frick engine and water cart.
order
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
NeIghborhood Amenities.

Lathers (who is not on good terms
with his neigh 9oF)-l'ye got some
priee, even if am only barber.
Snip (the taiIor) We'll, don't get too
proud. You might be tempted to cut
some body Tit Hits,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10

-Swiggs has invented another kind
of metal street car fender"
what is it?"
"IIe wears it over his knees to keep
people from stepping on his toes
Puck
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
Fnmous Chert. snId.

melancholy memory OF the pas,
was recently put up for auction By the
government officials in Paris. no less
than the eases in which the huge war
indemnity paid by France 10 Germany
was transported across the frontier
The chests in which the famous icing
milliards were held were sold for 20
francs! Evidently a lost opportunity
for The lntiquary.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
5 sELF-BINDING REAPERs,

osborne, Buckeye and Deering make; pair
OF Wood Ladders, Cart and Harness, lSprlng
Wagon and harness. Moving Machines 1.-TWO
Wheat Drills. Farmers Friend Corn Planters
two of them with checli-rOw attachment; /
Hoffman Cuting-BuN, Riding CutivatorS,
Clod Rollers, ! lhrc>hing Machine. Rye
Thr.>hcr 0hDi, power: $ thrcc-iforS Chilled
Piuw>. large lot ot Double and Single shovel
PlowS. | SiN-iIor-c Power and Jack. lay
Tcddcr. Grin i>jpn'. 10 is of BrecchbandS,2
sets of aukcc Harness. ~ sets of Front Gears,
~ sets Pillow Gears - Brides ana Collars, large
lot of Halt"rS. lot of Lumber for Wagon Beds
and Rpllor Frames. corn Barrel, Water
Wagon. . sets OF Dung Boards. lot of Double
and Treble Trees Wheat Fan, Grain Cradles.
Moving and Brandt" SrythoS. Blacksmith
Wise. large lot OF Forks and ShOvclS, Mad
docks, Hoes and Digging Irons. lot of Corn
baskets. lot of stone ShDNeiS, Hay and straw
knife, large lot of Grain Sacks. lot OF Tomato
Baskets. good Log CHAINS, ! Seed Sewers
tthrcc of IN m Hand Sewers and one of them
patent seed sewer on wheels. one-lIOrS
Corn Gutter, lot Of tools, lime boxes and very
many articles mo-. enumerated.
TERMS on SALE:-A credit of months wi !
b" given on all sums over ten dollars BY pur-
chaSrr giving note with approved security
bearing interest from day Oi safe. i'll sums ot
ten dollars, and under, cash No property to
ID removed until the terms of the sale are com
piled With
DANIEL BAKER x SONS.
Charles =. Fout Aurt. [mch}-3tl
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10

Is Broadtrcad and Narrowtread), some as
good as new: two Orsc Wagon; one
IIor>r Wagon, two-lIorse Express Wagon, /
Stick Wagon. 1 Wagon Beds, one of them
new and others good beds; 5 SETS of Hay Car
riupps