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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01

THE beautiful and delicate shades
on the eggs of birds are not very fast,
especially if they belong to the lighter
class Of colors," remarked an ornithol-
ogist to the Washington Star. "In
many instances some of the finest and
most characteristic tints of eggs dis
appear almost entirely on exposure to
light. A common example is the beau
tiful pale blue of the starling's egg,
which, on exposure to sunlight for
few days, loses its clear blueness Of
tone and becomes purpler, approach
. ing more to slate tint. Such also is
the case with most of the greenish
blue eggs. like those of many sea birds,
the common guillemets, for instance,
the beauty Of which largely depends on
the clear freshness of its blue tints. It
is, therefore, wise for egg collectors to
keep the glass cases containing all such
specimens carefully covered up when
not being inspected, otherwise much of
the beauty Of tint will be lost in course
of time"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01
His Hat Made Of Snmn GIass

A guest at one Of the leading New
Orleans hotels put in an appearance in
the office wearing a very peculiar look
ing hat, says the Times Democrat. At
first glance it seemed to be made of
finely woven brown straw, but closer
scrutiny showed that the material was
evidently something else. 1t was passed
around among a group of friends and
they all took a guess. One thought it
was prepared silk and another thought
1t was asbestos. you are all wrong"
said the gentleman, "it is made of
spun glass. You can see it has con-
siderable elasticity, and I fancy it
would be about as hard to break as an
ordinary panama. l value that hat
chiefly as curio," he continued, "for
1t is too hot to be worn with much
comfort. 1t was made several years
ago by an old Alsatian at Pittsburg,
Pa, who invented a process for spin
ming and weaving glass. his idea being
to produce a non-inflammable fabric
Tor window curtains and other draper
les. 1t was found, however, that the
stuff couldn't be made attractive to the
eye. 1t was too stiff and ungraceful, and
the expense was prohibitive for theatri-
cal drop-curtains-the one purpose to
which 1t might have been adapted
Anyhow, he gave up the undertaking,
and this hat was one of the last things
he made. had backed the enterprise
to small extent, so the hat stands me
In about SLIGO. 1t Is the most expen-
sive article of attire that l possess. I
don't know anything about its acoustic
properties, but l presume one might
talk through it the same as through
any other hat"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01
Longevity of Sims.

The average life Of a wooden shin is
said to be fifteen years, writes Clark
Russell in The Pail Mall Magazine.
This probably was assumed as a basis
for insurance purposes, yet large per-
centage of wooden ships flourish much
longer than fifteen years. | could quote
many instances OF wooden ships which
kept afioat an incredible number of
years. And eighty out of every hum
dred were coasters. Two extraordin-
airy instances Of longevity in ships may
be worth quoting here. In February,
1927, the Betsy Gains of Shields sailed
from that port with a cargo to Ham
burg. She met with a heavy gale from
east southeast, and bore up for Shields
Harbor. The sea was raging on Tyne
mouth Bar; the ship struck. was
driven upon the rocks and lost. What
ship was this that was lost in the year
1927? Will it be believed that she was
the yacht that in 1888 brought over to
England, William, Prince of Oran%e.
and that she was then called the
Princess Mary? This at all events was
claimed for her. How old was she
when she carried the Prince?
For number of years afterward she
was one of Queen Anne's royal yachts
and was reckoned very fast sailing
vessel. The other instance is that of
vessel called the Cognac Packet.
which, as she was afloat in 1886. NAV
still be trading and in good health. I
took note of her in that year. when
she sailed from Seaham Harbor coal
laden for Harwich, in command of
Capt. Button, and she was then ninety
four years old, having been built AT
Burlesdon, Hants, in 1892. She used
to carry brandy to France, and so dhey
named her as above. She was almost 3
box in shape.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01

When demolishing a dilapidated cot
tage at Bersham, near WreXham. Eng
land, a few weeks ago, the workmen
discovered in a recess an old document
containing a list of the provisions pro-
vided by the Sir Watkin w. Wynn Of
the day for the great feast which he
gave in Wynnstay Park, on April 49,,
1870.
The Welsh gentry were celebrated for
their hospitality, and the baronets Of
Wynnstay Park entertained their
guests in Gargantuan style, as the fol-
lowing list of the good things provided
for that feast indicates:
Thirty oxen Zone of which was roast
ed whole, so pigs, so calves, so weth-
ers, Is lambs, 70 porkers, 81 guinea
fowl, 81 turkeys, capons, 25 peafowl,
800 fowls, 300 chickens, rs ducks, 48
rabbits, Is snipe, leveret, stays, 421
salmon, 30 brace of tench, 40 brace Of
carp, Sc pike, 60 dozen trout, 108 f1oun-
ders, 100 Holsters, Sc crabs, 10 quarts
Of shrimps, 200 crawfish, 60 barrels
picked oysters, 20 quarts oyster sauce,
166 hams, 40 OK tongues, 125 plum
buildings, 10S apple pies, 104 pork pies,
80 beef pies, 81 rice buildings, Z veni-
son pies, 60 raisin pies, so tarts, 80
mince pies, "a cakes, go Savoy cakes,
30 sweetmeats, A seed cream, $4,000
eggs, $50 gallons milk, 100 quarts
cream, 80 bushels potatoes, 5000 bum
dies asparagus, 80 bottles French
beans, 80 dishes green peas, IL cucum-
bers, eS6 worth of salt, butter, jellies,
blancmange and numerous pies.
To wash down this appalling guam
tity of solids there were provided SO
hogsheads of ale, 100 dozen bottles of
ale, and large quantity of brandy,
whisky and sherry.
Three coaches were hired to convey
the cooks from London, who had been
engaged to superintend the cooking,
and each coach brought a full cargo,
and $4,000 persons partook of the feast,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01
MOST DEADLY SNAKE
THE MAMBA, AN EXTREMELY sLEN.
DER REPTILE, FOUND IN AFRICA.

In Color These Venomous Serpents
Are Either Black or Green and At
tain Great Length-One Ten Feet No
Larger Around Than Mans Wrist.
Perhaps the most deadly and agrees
slve of all reptiles is the manila, an
extremely slender snake which is
found all over Africa. In color these
venomous serpents are either black or
green. and they attain to a great
length, one ten feet long, however, be-
ing no larger than a mans wrist. II
was one Of these terrible creatures that
killed the late Col. Montgomery of the
Welsh Regiment, one OF England's
most gallant soldiers.
Col. Scott of the Royal Army Medical
Corps has just written an account OF
the affair which is given verbatim:
ION looking over mySnotes of the
case he writes. 81 find we had cross
ed the Tugela River to the Zululand
side. After luncheon Col. MOntgom-
cry and his Adiutant Capt. Reid
went out 10 shoot quail. When they
were some distance from the camp
they GisrowNted end threw the eaddles
over the ponies heads, as is the Gus
tom in South Africa, and then went
into some long grass. Soon after Col.
Montgomery felt something prick his
leg, which he took to he a thorn, but
in few seconds he feG a great shock
10 his system, and called out to his
Adjutant that he had been bitten by a
snake. and that he was to ride into the
camp for me. As soon as Capt. Reid
told me what had happened | turned
my pony q was mounted at the time)
toward the place indicated, and in
few moments | saw Col Montgomery
riding toward camp at a canter. He
al the time looked like a drunken man
on a horse, as he was swaying from
side to side 20 such an extent that
momeutarily thought he would fall off.
When | got to him I and others helped
him 70 dismOunt. His legs immediate
" collapsed, the result of paralysis, by
which it may be seen that he rode in
by balance only. The injury was sus-
tanned at 4 p. m, and he was helped
off his horse at 4:10 p. N. Already he
was pale. nervous. very sick (vomiting
profusely), had cramps and a feeling
that he was going to die. Everything
that medical skill could devise was
done for him, but nothing was OF any
avail Just ten hours after the acct
dent he was dead. The enormous
strength of jaw possessed by the rep
tile is shown by the fact that the
fangs passed through a cloth colonial
gaiter, colonial riding breeches and
drawers. Col. Montgomery was buried
in Zululand, at the Mission Station.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01
Passengers Can Put on the Brakes.

In the new automobile cabs in Paris
there is an arrangement in the interior
of the vehicle which enables the pas-
sengers to check the speed or even
bring the vehicle to a standstill indie
pendently of the action of the motor
man.
This is due to the reckless speeds
with which these vehicles aA being
driven. There is another novelty in
the form of a register which is placed
at each cab stand, in which the patrons
may enter any remarks or suggestions.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01
QUEEN ANHE'S RAILROAD COMPANY,
GENERAL NOTICE.
MARCH LIST, 1899.

MARCH lSt, lS90.
Commencing April Sth, 1898, the Queen
Anne's Railroad Company will transfer its
business from Pier N 10 Pier 81 Light street,
Baltimore, Md, and will put in service the
Steamer "Favorite" between Baltimore and
Queenstown.
On the same date the Office of General Freight
and Passenger Agent will be moved from
Queenstown, Md, TO Pier Va Light street, Bal
timore, Md.
Beginning Wednesday, March 4, '99, steamers
OF the Queen Anne's Railroad Company will
leave Baltimore at 1925 P. M, instead of $50
as heretofore.
1. w. TROXEL,
apl22, 9S-tf General Manager
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01
The AnnunI Terrnr-

Visitor Tin st. Lie uis)-They told me
in Chicago that I ould find this town
dlstressingly quiet. The roar of traffic
here is something Tremendous.
Native listening with some uneasi-
ness)-Im afraid that's another lorna
do.-Chioago Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01

"Gossamer IRON" the wonderful nro-
auct OF the Swansea iron mills is co
MN that it takes 1880 sheets piled on 0o
On the other to make an inch in thi C
less. ~ LICK
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01
GENERAL ORDER.

Mr.. c. 9. Waller, General Freight and Pas.
senger Agent, having resigned, all communi-
cations relative to that department until
further notice, will be referred to this office.
I.sW. TROXELL,
General Manager
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01

Sunday excursions to Rehoboth Beach.
Six hours at the seaside. Excellent bathing.
Round trip, Sl.50. Steamer leaves Pier 9%
light street: Sundays, A. NJ, connecting
with special train at Queenstown for Reno,
both Beach. Returning, steamer arrives at
Baltimore at 1880 p NJ. Season ticket, So GO.
Saturday until Monday, $500.
For further information, apply at Pier.
1. w. TROXEL, W.D. UEI,ER
Gen. Manager. Gen. Frt. and Pass. ACT.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01

A German tailor who died at Breslar
u 1887 had such keen sight that bo
was able to see two OF Jupiter's fonr
moons with his naked eve. Aour
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01

rarely indeed is a wealthy Turk
seen at his wifes dinner table H y
usually dimes in part of the honse ro0
mote from that occupied by his comm
bal partner or partners N'inu-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01

IL Is believed that aluminium wo,
originally discovered B. c. 40. but if co
me discovery was confined to onIv y
lew and was quickly forgotten.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01

= Afternoon and Sunday trips to Queenstown
Boat remains at Queenstown about two
Pier 81 Light street: Daily, $40 P. M. Sun
days, A. NJ and $40 p. NJ. Returning, steamer
arrives at Baltimore at 1880 p. M. daily,
Meals at Hotel Bolingly, or on steamer, so
cents. ~
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01
SALESRoo,.
or TIE
Dsn0Fsst Ssuins Mach !.
No. IS West Patrick s.,,,
Adjoining McCanrey,s n,,.
FREDERICK, ND ''s

at THESE tbe y superior ri Sewing Macbin..
NOT hecouso itthio nl rates as ''S areOs.
rior . 10 m oa1 not They are e oSae lnac5
in the marjse u 'ne nlghpricds M NJ 1 S;g
work men frl,,n ar, are conStrucioSc taas Y,
An examinaf tii .n ne, pest materjsqi By MI
fact. We quote the follow,nmilc any cpa \;
A G S1o-9 Soi High IL Arm Oak Mac6in,
81 sI, Se i . fleces Attached ne, Dan
"A e S1o's Sci TUT Is P arm Oak Machine ;s
az, 0o IT, II; ! ieceS Attached 20 DlaE
H So,JV h nEa Arm Oak Maciibi'iiH. =. M
sS5 N, u Dilhh"ers, Set 30 Pieces A,., Dnt
Had Z ,i nsn arm oak Macbin,a, aGaA5ih
We receive these Marbi'eucoeeS Attach.
Demorest Manufacture ' rs direct ~
10 years under a glssssa.a'
Ihls Machine, in point of Ro...
running, cannot be cXcenadn gauty ami.
lty TO complete Domestic nv. While ii n
not be surpassed by anv va ftSancy W04
chine. The advantages ~ ,ppiher Sev,,S
Swing Pedal, its complota eI!s MaChr.,
of 30 Pieces done up in N H IT, 81 Atta3S,
Case. quarter oak or walnut "In!dSome M
and Beautifully Carved. Tho N,t9od'v0Ss
threading and in every wa, ne n, Ns9achilttSI
and comfort to the operot3Sri mage tOgns1
invited to call and examine lolaF N
chlnes, or send us a card and ,r Dur SS,.vn,
one to test. Circulars ana Evil as
any part Of the county. '''''iaaioHs
We REPAIR all makes of son,
New o or oi a. Work guaranteed y. Nia
A. L. EADER, Agent
No IS West Patrols.
aug 4,'99-tf. s'h''
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01
Her Crew Disabled INV Iiob+nino

The American ship Sachem. which
sailed from Philadelphia laden with
kerosene oil, arrived at Shanghai after
an eventful voyage. Before reaching
Hong Kong her master died and was
buried at sea. In Formosa channel af-
ter leaving Hong Kong she had a most
trying experience. She only missed
the tail end of a typhoon. and then a
tremendous thunderstorm came I'D. II
gathered so quickly and quietly that
the officers and crew bent their COM
bined energies toward taking in cam
vass. The seas rolled so high and the
ship pitched so fearfully that it was
feared she would sink. To can the
climax her foremost was struck nv
lightning. The immense stick was
splintered, and pieces of mast and rig
ging went flying over the ship. Over
half of her crew were knocked insen.
sible by the lightning, and for a num-
Der of hours the ship drfted about at
the mercy of the storm. Her new
mate, secured in Hong Kong. suffered
the worst of all, and was believed to
be dead for six hours. Two members
Of the crew thought him still alive. and
were determined to resuscitate him
BY vigorous rubbing and pouring
brandy down his throat he was finallv
brought to.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01
fiard on a Watch.

ut is bad practice to be continually
setting watch by the stem-setter,"
observed watch repairer to a report
er, for it has tendency to wear out
the band that attaches the hands to
the pinion. The hands are frightened
to the pinion as firmly as they can be.
and every setting loosens them some.
what. There is a class of persons who
set their watches every day rather
than give little attention to the mat
ter OF regulating them. They find that
the watch gains or loses a minute or
few minutes in each twenty four
hours, and instead of curing this by
the regulator, which is put in the
watch for that purpose and no other,
they force back or forward the hands
by the stem-setter or by key. If the
hand pinion wears out, which it fire.
quently does, it is considerable of Job
to put in a new one or place new hanGs
on it, and the work necessarily costs
something, for watch repairers have to
charge for their work. If n person
knows that a watch gains or loses
a certain amount in each day. it is
better to calculate back or forward
than to be continually setting it, A
little study of the regulator will do the
work much better, without the risk OF
wearing out anything"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01
DUBLIC SALE
OF
VALUABLE REAL FST,-.

The undersigned, Executors noa...
will and testament of William G S,'aa I'D
Maryland, " ''OeIlcSCG,
ON SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER N, .,
at one ~ o'clock, P. NJ, the folIori,, ;.
Estate, to-wit: ''''O'l. .
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01
THE HOME, FARM

situated on the road from Highland.
mont, about one mile from tie farn. 7.
CONTAINING 80 ACRES OPtAv
of good quality, and 10 fine coudis,,
proved with '''-'-4
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01
TWo-sToRY FRAME HOUSE

with six rooms, with splendid we'll 4
water near the door, Bank Barn. W,s%St
and other necessary Outbuildngs ms
of the above number of acres is in timt. /
Terms of Sale.-One-half cash On n.
1900, or ratification thereof BY lbe Cfs,
Court, the balance in one year from An 4
1900, the purchaser or purchases giyrII
her or their notes, bearing interedinri1
LIST, 1900, with good and sufficient ss1-T
be approved by the said Executors Nri:
ferred payments, or all cash at tbeotsl
the purchaser.
WILLIAM H. GREEI
LEWIS P. GREEN.
Exe4al
John Grossnickle, Auct. largg|
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-01

= M r.n,n NO n % West Patress,..
aug 4,'99-tf. Aseh''
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-01
Velvet Beans.
AND D.
Machinery for HuI|ing and Grinding Them.

We estate ATENT COMBINED VELVET
HULER AND SEPARATOR which the simplest
tionan in
pipe h1s deposits all the
weight only
polished
Huer machine
that will drills
and
agents mills sneciay grinding Velvet
ree,al either F.
to
and Where
of
do
We
md ways gve"B in ame.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-01

taken from single trees. Mr.. Lewis
one and had found them profitable.
Mr. E. @. Hewitt bought few colo
MES of Harris in 1875. VIM. BOOthe
arrived there soon after and took
charge of them, made movable frame
hives and transferred the bees to
them. In 1876 | bought two colonies
for $1,000 of the GOOdriches and put
them in BoOthe hives for which l paid
two dollars each. These hives were
small. one cubic foot with six inch
super. and the colonies increased rap
count. | took $1,000 pounds extracted
honey and up to that date never aver
aged less than 1870 pounds. Have Sc
cured much smaller and much larger
yields since. I think either Hewitt or
Lewis had the first extractor though
it may have been myself. Probably
Mr.. L. can say as to this. Kirk
Brown brought the first italian bees
to this section ana was of the second
crop of bee-keepers contemporary with
w. s. Abbott, Dr. Hawks, r. S. Shell
don. O. Olsen and others. | had the
first foundation machine and manufac-
tured for myself and others until 1
turned the business over to Mr.. II. w.
Mitchell, some years later, my other
interests not leaving me time to attend
to it without annoyance.
w. S. Hart.
Mr.. !. b. Case, Of Port Orange, has
been engaged in agriculture in Florida
since 1885. having had 10 years expert
ence in New Jersey previous to his
coming to Florida by reason Of failing
health. In 1891 he engaged in queen
rearing, selling $50 queens that year.
In 1892 he sold 700. In 1894 selling
nearly LOO Since then owing to poor
seasons he met with varying success.
His success has been phenomenal. l
give in detail his experience as per let
ter in response to my inquiry:
"The winter and spring of 1894 was
favorable to bees and l set aside so
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-01
4 Common
cold

and common carelessness can make a
combination strong enough to defy
all the healing skill of the physician.
Common carelessness let's the cold
root and grow. Common carelessness
says, between paroxysms of cough
ing, 1t will be all right in a day or
two" and the common end is con-
frmed lung trouble, perhaps con-
sumption. The common-sense treat
ment of a common cold is prompt
dose of Ayers Cherry Pectoral. 1t
is the most efficient and reliable cure
for colds and coughs, and is con-
stantly prescribed by physicians.
S. HAYNES, M. D., Saranac, N. Y. says -
81 have used Ayers Cherry Pectoral in my
practice since 1853, and have always found
it reliable for the cure of colds, coughs, and
all lung diseases"
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1899-03-01

| COlOAICC LOI lOllCJ Ahio1hS3 ChOu5h PIO
ably 500 pounds of honey in regular
sized combs were taken from then
early in the season to feed the nuclei
Thirty-five of these colonies were Civ
en- young queens reared in fall of 1898
| The first honey was extracted May
10th. They were in two story eigh1
and ten frame hives, and as | was
short of combs each upper story, were
kept building combs in one or two
frames from One-half inch foundation
starters. BY June 22nd they had in
creased to GO colonies and had averag-
ed 200 pounds extracted honey. AT
that date 40 colonies with the toughest
combs were selected and moved 3H
miles by team and seven miles by wa
ter to the MangrOve.
1T was very hot day and one half
of the first lot of 16 colonies placed in
the boat were badly injured losing
from two quarts to one half of the
bees by smOthering. After fixing them
with one to two empty frames with
one half inch starters there were %
2-stOry and IA 3-story hives, three OF
four were quite weak, as many medi-
um and the rest in good shape. A few
were in eight frame hives. Some had
eight frames in bottom and ten above
Several were 10 frames three stories
high and worked nearly as we'll in the
top as in the second story. July 3rd
extracted $500 pounds, the empty
frames were built down, one comb
was taken from each story and empty
frames given; the extra combs were
given to the best tWO-story hives. July
IA, 5000 pounds were extracted and nc
empty frames given and in two weeks
1900 pounds more were taken, making
1000 pounds in ALL The colonies at
home gathered 1000 pounds after the
10 were moved, making all told 1,90(
pounds as the honey crop for thai
year. an average of $50 pounds from
the colonies in the spring, deductins
One-SiXth of the 40 colonies moved fol
increase. The colonies moved to the
MangrOve averaged 420 pounds each
The hives when moved back mex
April were nearly all heavy with hon
ey. Since 1894 the honey seasons have
been very poor as the freeze in '94 cu1
off a great deal of our honey producing
trees and plants
This yield is unprecedented and fOl
that reason | produce the entire letter
OF Mr.. Case. He is assisted by wife
and daughter in his apiary, which is
located some three miles northwest OF
Port Orange in the vicinity of Dunlaw
ton Hammock.
In June, 1888 the writer came tt
Florida to secure q permanent home
and engage in agriculture. A trip by
small boat from Tavares, in Lake Co.
to the ocean, via the OcklaWaha anC
st. Johns rivers in seeking a location
occupied the season until Decembe]
when the present home on the peninsI
Ia opposite New Smyrna was decided
upon. a temporary arrangement wa!
made to work bees on shares with Mr.
7. G. Ashmead, of N. Y, which con
tinued until the freeze of 1886, which
destroyed the MangrOve and resulted
| i'm OOpra tiOOS on n taSS extensive seal,
Omaha daily bee., 1899-07-09
FIRST WOMAN is ARRESTED
Light Went Out in Her Bicycle Lamp
and She Runs Into
Policeman.

Blcyclists are compelled these days to fol-
low the example of the five wise virgins who
kept their lamps trimmed and burning. II
they forget it or imagine, like the foolish
virgins, that they will have plenty of time
to fill their glims, they are likely to run
into swft-winged officer before they know
It, This happened to Mary Jackson, who
was out riding Friday evening. Her lamp
was not we'll trimmed and finally fickered
out. She thought she would be able to ride
down town and get it fixed, but on her way
she met two policemen. who took her to the
police station. She left her wheel for Sc
curity and later entered plea of not guilty.
AS July 15 is to be bicycle day in police
court, when Judge Gordon will dispose of
all the wheel cases pending before him, her
case and that of Martin Denugzo, a messen-
boy arrested for the same offense. was con-
tinued until that date.