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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
Real Estate Transfers.

The following are the transfers
Of real estate as recorded in the
Clerks Office since our last issue
The Real Estate and Improve
ment Company, of Baltimore, to
Edward Lee Montgomery, real es.
tate i'll Brunswick, $3.50.
William Bopst aud wife to
Margaret +. Dawson, real estate
i'll Frederick county, $40.
John Wilhide, of II. to Mary
Susan Wilhide, real estate in
Frederick county, 1925.
George w, Morningstar and
wife to VIM. j, Grove, real estate
i'll Frederick county, $3.50.
Mary V. Jackson to Elizabeth
y. Jackson, real estate in Fred
erick county, S275.
Vincent Sebold, trustee, to
Lawrence p. Thompson, real es-
tate in Frederick county, $500.
James w. Baltzell to Jacob
w. Wastler and Charles L..
Stokes, trustees, to j. Wesley
Creager, real estate in Frederick
county, SO.
John w. Renner to Katie Il.
Renner, real estate in Frederick
county, $50.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14

Copra, which is one o. the chief pro-
ducts of the Philippine islands, is the
dried meat of the coc0anut. The in
dustry, while comparatively young,
presents some unique features, and the
production of it is the outgrowth Of
attempts made few years ago to find
some convenient method of exporting
the surplus quantity Of cocoanut oil
produced in the islands. The earthen
jars in which the oil arrived at Manila
were too easily broken to be trans
ported with any degree of safety. The
only available alternative was a crude
form Of barrel made in China for the
purpose, but these leaked so profusely
that they gave very poor results.
These difficulties led to a search for a
more convenient form in which to ex-
port the product. 1t was for the pur-
pose of supplying this need that M.
Eduard Vidal taught the natives how
to prepare the cocoanut in dry form
such as is known on the market as
copra, basing his process upon some eX-
periments which he, together with
some planters in the province Of
Misamis had carried on with consider
able success in the year 1882.
The method of preparing the copra
is a comparatively simple one. When
the nut is perfectly ripe it is cut into
halves and placed in the sun without
further preparation. In few hours
the meat of the nut is contracted by
the effect of the heat and becomes lie
tached from the shell. The morsels
of nut kernel are then collected and
exposed to the sun for several days
so that all the water which they con-
tain may be evaporated, care being ex-
ercised to guard against moisture and
dew, which would soften the material.
When the substance becomes brittle,
it is considered ready for the market.
In ordinary times it is claimed that
a thousand cocoanuts will give, in the
province of Visayas, about 600 to 700
pounds of copra, but actual expert
ence hardly bears out these claims
the average being from 400 to 400
pounds per 1000 cocoanuts. The copra
industry during it's comparatively
short history Of fourteen years in the
Philippines has attained considerable
dimensions.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
Brutes Not Deceived by Illusions.

"Its a singular fact" said a man in
the show business, that 'lusions' as
we call 'em, don't fool animals. I've
seen that proven over and over again.
A few years ago had what is known
as the Mystic Maze at the Nashville
Exposition. 1t was simply small
room filled with mirrors. so arranged
that you seemed to be in narrow cor
ridor full of turns. 1t was very puz-
zling. and used to get lost in the place
myself but it never bothered my dog a
moment. He would run through it
from end to end at full speed and never
bump against a mirror.
"I saw something on the same line
in Frisco not long ago. A friend Of
mine had an illusion called The Haun-
ted Swing You get in what seems to
be an ordinary swing, hung in the CEN
ter of a good-sized room. and the thing
begins to move. 1t goes back and
forth and finally clear over the top
that is to say, 1t seems to. What
really turns round is the room itself
the swing stands perfectly still. 1t
is a good illusion, and when the room
is revolved rapidly there never was a
man who could keep his head in the
swing. It seems as II he must certain
" pitch out, and If the motion is kept
UP he gets deathly sick. But pet cat
belonging to my friend used to lie on
the edge Of the seat and never turn
a hair, no matter how fast the thing
was worked
"The elder Hermann told me that
animals were never deceived by false
table lega, built up with looking glass
es. and used in stage tricks. They
always passed around on the other side
guess they must see better, some.
| how than men,"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
He Needs n ISracar.

"Old man. I'm a goner. Yes, I'll
have drink, but don't you get two for
a quarter drinks. l should feel that
mine cost 10 cents and couldn't do it..
No, Pm not superstitious, but l can't
brace up against nineteen hoodoos.
This is Friday, the 18th of January,
and I'm a marked man. l wanted to
go over to Brooklyn, and, like an idiot,
took Greene avenue line car.
Now, there are just thirteen let
tiers in the name Of that line. got on
the car and was the thirteenth passen-
ger. There were thirteen advertise
ments and thirteen straps on each side
Of that car. The name of the maker
of the car had thirteen letters in it..
The conductors uniform had thirteen
buttons on it and there were thirteen
divisions on the face of the fare regis
ter.
mo, don't want "a nice cocktail
Count the letters in that combination
of words. Gimme "a bromo seltzer.'"
But another count settled even that
drink, and he took Milwaukee beer"
and nearly died Of fright
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
MucH-NAMED FEBRUARY 2,
otherwise Known Thu oushout the Coun'rs
As Ground Hog Day.

Othorwiso Known Thu Oughout the Ooo'S
as Ground Hog Day.
February 2 is a much named DAY:
II Ia Candlemas Day, Purihcatlon OIL
the Virgin Mary, Presentation OF
Christ in the Temple and colloquiaiiy
in England the Wives Feast, but the
name that is possibly most familiar to
us Is Grounding Day. The celeDra-
ton of Candlemas Is observed III tiie
Anglican, Roman, Greek and Luth-
eran churches, its principal feature De-
ing the distribution Of candles ana
procession of lighted ones. 1t Is more
than probable that it is from this Gus
tom that the name CandlemaS Day
originated. Some authorities claim
that the institution of the feast ante
dated the manner of celebrating 1t,
claiming that this festival was first
observed in $40, during the reign OF
Justinan, whereas the first procession
of lighted candles did not occur until
the seventh century. Another authority
while giving te honor of originating
the celebration of the day to Justinian,
saws Pope GelasiuS, in the latter
port of the fifth century. had the
first procession of lighted candles.
The ceremonies of Candlemas Day in
England have been very much modi-
fed since the time of the Reformation.
An order of Council. passed in the
second year of the reign of EdwardVI.,
abolished the candle carrying in that
country. At Rome, however, quite
late in our century. the candles were
blessed and distributed with much
spcmp and ceremony, accompanied by
a great procession of ecclesiastics.
Unlike the majority of weather prog
nosticatiOnS taken, as is usual
custom, from these set days. Candle
mas weather signs go by contraries.
Fine weather betokenS Il continuance
of winter and cold days. while an in
clement day is sure promise of an
early spring and bright summer Our
well-knoWn name. particularly among
our rural and foreign population of
Grounding Day for the second of Feb
ruary, comes from an old proverb the
early Germans brought to America
from their Fatherland. that 1.-The
badger peeps out Of his hole on Candle
mas Day, and when he finds snow
shining he draws back into his hole"
East of the Mississippi the badger is
scarce and little known so the farmers
transferred the mantle to the wood
chuck, or grounding.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14

y startling incident, of which Mr..
John Oliver, of Philadelphia, was the
subject, is narrated by him as follows:
81 was in a most dreadful condition.
My skin was almost yellow, eyes sunk
en-, tongue coated, pain continually in
back and sides, no appetite, gradually
growing weaker day by Gay. Three
physicians had given me up. Forum
ately, friend advised trying Electric
Bitters, and to my great joy and SUI
prise the first bottle made decided
improvement. | continued their use
for three weeks and am now well
man. | know they saved my life and
robbed the grave of another victim. .
No one should fail to try them. Only
5Or., guaranteed, at a. L, Pearre's
drug store.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
Orphans Court.

Will of Anna Carroll HorSey,
deceased, filed. -.
Letters of administration on es
tote of Daniel Burrier, deceased,
granted to Nevin S. Burrier,
Charles f. Burrier and f. L.
Stoner, administrators d. b. IL. c.
t. q.
Will OF Anna Carroll Horsey,
deceased, admitted to probate.
First and final account of AL,
exandra McDannold, administra-
trix of j. Knight McDannOld,
deceased, filed
First and final account of Dan
iel p. Zimmerman, administrator
of John II. Stitety, deceased,
filed.
First and final account of Geo.
Fl. WhitmOre, executor of George
w. Cuttings, deceased, filed.
Courts order to transfer stocks
and bonds and mortgages of Ohio
j. Keller, deceased, granted to
VIM. o. and Lille NJ. Keller,
administrators.
Letters testamentary on estate
of Anna G. Horsey, deceased,
granted to Outerbridge Horsey,
executor.
Will of Barbara A. Birely, de-
ceased, granted.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14

One fine day batch of tiny para
keets from neighboring island ar
rived, and | congratulated myself on
having at last acquired some amiable
members of my bird community. Such
gentle creatures were never seen, saws
the Cornhill Magazine. With their pale
green plumage and little gray-hooded
heads which easily explained their
name Of "capuchin," they made them
selves quite happy II. one of the many
domes or cupolas Of the Arab cage. In
a few days, however, mysterious all
ment broke out among all the other
birds. Nearly every other bird seemed
suddenly to prefer going about on one
leg. At last it daWned on me that
many of the canaries had actually only
one leg. An hours careful watching
showed me n parakeet siding up to a
canary, and after fcigning to be deeply
absorbed in its own toilet, preening
each gay wing feather most carefully
the little wretch would give n sudden
swift nip at the slender leg of it's
neighbor, and absolutely bite it off
then and there. OF course, immedia-
tely turned the capuchins out of the
cages with much obloquy, but too late
to save several of my poor little pets
from q one-legged existence.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
BoTTLE-MADE GEOGRAPHY.
italian sAvant Decided Conflicting Claims
Of Peru and Ecuador.

italian Gavant Decided Conflicting ClaiEl
Of Peru and Ecuador.
A few years ago the people of Ecua-
dor derived much amusement from the
ingenious method employed by the IA
nous savant Raimoldi TO determine
whether the Rio Maranon or the Rio
Ucayali should be regarded as the
main stream Of the Amazon.
Raimondi was an Italian, but Peru
was his adopted country. If he had
cast his lot with the Ecuadoreans they
would have applauded his cleverness,
but they were almost ready. just then,
to rush to arms because Peru scorned
their claims to a large region as lar
south as the Maranon and Amazon riv-
ers. and so they called Raimondi a
crack Drained enthusiast and a vision
airy.
The learned professor went about
solving the problem in this way: He
took samples of the water from each
river short distance above their con-
fuence. Below that point the united
rivers are known as the Amazon. and
he also took samples OF its waters.
These samples were taken at two sea-
sons of the year. when the rivers were
at the food and the lowest stages. Then
the professor filtered his samples, and
by analysis determined the amounts
Of salts held in solution. He found
that the larger amount at all seasons
was contributed by the Maranon, and
deduced the conclusion that this river.
therefore, contributed to the Amazon
the larger amount of water all the year
round and was, therefore, undoubt-
eddy the head stream of the great river.
Raimondi's solution of the problem
by means OF quart bottle and for
mula struck the Ecuadoreans as being
extremely funny
But the world recognizes the Mara
non as the head stream, and Ecuador
is compelled to fall back upon her un-
dou0tedly proper contention that in her
territory the Amazon basis most near
ly approaches the Pacific.
1t would require a canal only about
80 miles long, from the headwaters Of
the Paute feeder Of the Amazon to the
gulf Of Guayaquil. to form continuous
from the Pacific to the At
lantic and make an island Of the north
ern part of South America when the
or Panama canal is COM
York Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14

In detective novels finger-prints left
by criminals, preferably in blood, play
an important part: but truth seems
stranger than fiction in the fact that
the finger-print system of identifying
criminals In India has been made so
perfect that II would enable any intelli-
gent person in 4 few minutes to dis
tinguish the individual, il necessary,
from all other persons now living in
the world, or, If data were available
from all other persons who have lived
since the creation OF man. The system
is simplicity itself, and there Is none
of the elaboration of process OF the
costly and delicate machinery required
for the anthropomet 'ic system. All
that is needed is piece of tin, a sheet
of paper and some printers ink. The
ink Impressions OF the ten digits are
taken and filed in the proper compart-
ments of the proper pigeonhole, and it
Is on the classification Of records and
their distribution into the plgeonholes
that the success of the system depends.
Every finger mark shows lines of the
loop" or the "whorl" type and by a
simple table of combinations of these
types in the ten digits 1924 main class
es are made. These are again subdi-
vided according to minor details. and
the subdivision can be further divided,
ad inflnitum if necessary; but with the
table before him any person of ordin-
airy intelligence can place his finger on
the corresponding card to a record in
his hand within five minutes, no matter
how many thousand cards there may
be. 1t is calculated that the chances
are about 64,000,0OO to against any
two persons having single fingers iden-
/ teal and the chances against all ten
! fingers being identical go beyond math-
ematics altogether.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
Soap said to L. rnh.n1thfnl.

Ore is always learning. Did you ever
suspect that nature varnishes over
with wax not distinguishable from
that of the bee? She does this to pre-
vent chills too quick evaporation. and
so to keep the blosd thin enough to
run in and out of capillary arteries.
Alkalies and all cleansing" soaps de-
stroy this natural varnish. Frequent
warm baths are injurious, but cold
saltwater baths brace the skin They
remove no impurity but give func-
tional activity. The new doctrine is
that healthy ska cleanses itself.
The best help to it Is Underclothes of
soft cotton, such IS Asiatics wear.
This soft raiment absorbs rapidly
what the epidermis throws off.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Popular Excursions to Mag
ara Falls Saturday, July l.;
Thursday, July Is.

A ten 10) day tour to Niagara
Falls, Americas Greatest Natural
Wonder, via b. 4 0. Royal Blue
Line and the Lehigh Valley Route,
through the Lehigh and Wyoming
Valleys - the Switzerland of
America. Special train of ele-
giant day coaches and parlor cars
will be run on above dates, leav-
ing Washington. ID. c., at $40
a. m, Baltimore, Md, Camden
StatiOn) at 9.05. a. m.
Round trip ticket for this ex-
cursion will be placed on sale at
the following stations at the rate
annexed:
Ellicott City. Md, $1,000; Rock
vile, Md, 5000; Brunswick,
Md, Sl1.5O; Hagerstown, Md,
Sl1.50; Frederick, Nd, $11.O5;
Keedysyille, Md, S1l.5O; Har-
per's Ferry, w. Va, $1l.50.
Stop overs allowed on return
trip at Buffalo, Rochester,
Geneva, Burdette Watkin s.
GLEN, and Mauch Chunk.
Side trip to Thousand Islands
from Rochester only $3.50 round
trip. Tickets good five days,
but within return limit of Niagara
Falls ticket.
Special arrangements for dinner
and supper Ell route at very
reasonable rates. Call on ticket
agents, Baltimore & Ohio r. r.
for full particulars.
jun 30-2t.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
Two MeteOrs Fall.

Two meteors fell ct vincennes, Ind.
recently, says the Scientific American.
One struck a slab Of stone on a Balti-
more and Ohio freight car just as the
train had crossed the Wabash bridge
and the slab was shattered by it. The
other meteor struck a pile of bricks
with loud noise, and broke it into
small fragments. Judging from news
paper accounts they apnear to have
beeh or a rocky rather than a metallic
nature.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
A Frightful Blunder

will often cause a horrible Burn,
Scald, Cut or Bruise. Bucklen's
Arnica Salve, the best in the world,
will kill the pain and promptly heal
it. Cures Old Sores, Fever Sores, VI
GERS, Boils, Felons, Corus, all Skin
Eruptions. Best Pile cure on earth.
Only 25 cents box. Cure guarant d.
a. old by A. l.. Pearre, druggist.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
A Thousand Tongues

could not express the rapture of An
p. Springer, of 1875 Howard str
Philadelphia, Pa, when she fol
that DIR. Kings New Discovery
Consumption had completely Gu
her of q hacking cough that for nj
years had made life a burden.
other remedies and doctors could
her no help, but she say s of this n
cure: ut soon removed the pain 10
chest and l can now sleep scum
something l can scarcely remeu
doing before. l feel like sounding
praise throughout the Universe.
will every one who tries DR.. Xii
New Discovery for any trouble Of
Throat, Chest or Lungs. Price
and $l.00. Trial bottles free at A
Pearre's drug store. Every b
guaranteed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
Growth Of q Shrub,

1t Is perfectly amazing to notic
carefully how much an ordinary sAruI
will grow in a singls summer. A silve,
fir "a feet high wsS lately carefully
measured. 1t had put forth 5S5 new
shoots. varying fron oae-half inch to
six inches each.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
WnIoK N org :

To test the skin Of their working.
men. the Compaaie Franchise de,
Chemins de Fer de FEST, at tbei,
works in Epernay, recently caused n
locomotive to be mounted" or buiIt
up, piece by piece, as soon as possible
1t was finished In Afty-six hours
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14

lantern light, the earthwOrms as
they come out upon the surface
at night. He calculates that
some land i'll England has a total
Of $500 earthwOrms per acre,
the weight Of this number being
about $50 pounds.
The search for rubber substi-
tutes continues, the efforts of the
seekers being usually directed
towards finding simple and effec-
tive methods of Oxidizing com
mon oils A German inventor
has followed somewhat differ
ent course, and by adding a small
proportion of IA sulphureted ny
drOcarbOn to hot mixture of
glue and glycerius, he obtains a
gum-like mass closely resembling
rubber in elasticity, and perhaps
even more elactic under compress
sion. The material, however, is
lacking in elasticity under ten
sion. IchthyOl oil, obtained by
dry distillation of a bituminOus
material such as is found in See
field in the Tyrol, is a suitable sui
phureted hydrocarbon, but |
others may be used with good re-
suits
a singular discovery reported |
by Mourels to the Paris Academy |
is that specially-prepared sui
phideS of Strontium, calcium, bar
ium and zinc are made much
more brilliantly phoSphorescent
by exposure to diffused daylight
than to direct sunlight, and that
periodical exposure to diifused
remarkably increases
the ph0Sphorescent power. y
portion of the material brought
to the sensitive state may excite
phoSphoreScence in another por-
ton, even in separate glass
tube.
Not the least interesting of the
applications of liquid air is to
authorization i'll surgery. At 312
degrees Fahrenheit below zero,
it utterly kills the tissue, leaving
a blister not unlike IA burn al
though it does not actually burn.
1t has already been successfully
tested i'll cancer. Its cost is
much less than that of the ordi
nary cautery, while it is more eff.
ticient and its action can be read
lily controlled.
GalvaniSm has been used bv
DR.. Friedlander, Of Weisbaden,
for relieving the pain and reduc-
ing the swelling from the bites
of gnats and wasps, and lie con
cludes that it would be effective
also i'll treating the stings of trop-
zeal insects. The negative cleo
trOde is placed over the affected
part.
a brilliant and smokeless Rus.
sian candle, expected to be in
great demand, Is composed of .
naphtha, petroleum, tallOw, and |
a substance to give consistence.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
The FostiaaR's Wig.

The queens footmeA wear wigs
which have eight rows OF curls, where.
as those of the prince of Wales are al
lowed seven rows, and those of the loro
mayor Of LoHdon are given six rows
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14
sc IENTIFIC MISCELLANY.

The Light We Do Not See
The Great Meteoric Shower.
An Improved Kerosene Mo
tor-The Sweat of Dogs-A
Pneumatic Leg - Another
Mystery of Light-The Lii
quid Air Cautery.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14

1t costs $25 to call a man n liar in
Nebraska, according 10 recent court
decision in that staA Time has been
when such pleasant les in Nebraska
cost lives
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14

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the brightest journal IN the cOE
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14

the minister ask for Second pisss u
har MA Chicago Daily News.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14

An amateur gardener finds es-
pecial pleasure in watching, by
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14

A novel artificial limb, of En-
glish origin, is intended for am
putations below the knee, joint.
The end of the amputated limb
is cushioned upon pair of rub
Der pneumatic pads, the artificial
leg is mainly a hollow rubber
chamber inflated like a bicycle
tire, and the foot has a skeleton
of wood with a rubber faced joint
permitting Of movements like
those of the ankle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-07-14

\ brilliant and smokeless Rus.
sian candle, expected to be in
great demand, Is composed of
naphtha, petroleum, tallow, and
a substance to give consistence.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-21
Rnst-O flee Robbery.

Sheriff Broussard ARE sted last
Saturday two men named Peter
Plant and Kelly Kanette who ans
wered to the descriptions of parties
wanted at Crowley for breaking
into the post-office. Sheriff Lyons
came to Lafayette the next day and
identified the men as the ones he
was looking for. Kanette has apecu-
liarly shaped artificial foot whose
imprints upon the floor of the office
the morning after it was robbed fur
nished the clue which led to his
arrest. Sheriff Lyons is sure that
Kanette is the right party and he
has every reason to believe that
Plant was with him when the rob
berry was committed
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1899-01-21
Resisted the Off c err.

Officer Himel had quite tussle
last Monday night in arres ting three
young men from Carencro. The
officer used his club with telling
effect, being compelled to do so
by the hostile demonstrations of the
men. He received a slight blow
on his face and was struck upon the
arm with q chair He succeed c d,
however, in arresting the three men
who were subsequently paroled.
The next morning they appeared
before the mayor, plead guilty ane
were fined ca IN $3.50 and costs.