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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24

GNU OF the opposite par with Key
which prevents any possibility OF lts
slipping loose. The mans head is
thus virtually placed in steel collar.
His hands are tied in front of him,
and iron anklets at the end of chains
are slipped upon him, so that he is
firmly bound to the chair. Nothing is
put over his eyes, and be is left 10
see and hear all that goes on around
him The contrivance at the back OF
the post connecting with the iron bars
passing each side of the neck and
drawing the bit shaped instrument up
against the throat, looks like a great
auger. except that the handles are
slightly bent backward to give the
operator greater leverage. The threads
on his auger-like contrivance are of
brass and strong and run through the
spiral grooves of a heavy. brass lined
collar at the back of the post, so that
when the handles are turned 1t draws
the throat.latch tight up against the
steel bow, if nothing is placed be.
tween them. in the same way that
turning the lever of a letter press
brings the upper and lower parts to-
gether This part of the mechanism
is kept highly oiled and its parts work
with perfect freedom One-half revo-
luton of the handles does the deadly
work tin can was placed in the
collar and the lever given one quick
turn to illustrate the working of the
garrote The can was smashed in an
instant In the same manner a mans
neck is instantly broken. one or more
of the vertebrae being forced out of
position and the spinal cord thus
crushed or severed. The platform on
which the garrote is placed has seven
steps, and the black coat of the exc
cutioner has seven white stripes rep
resenting them.
When an execution is to take place
the garrote is sometimes erected in
the plaza at the side of the prison and
sometimes at Santa Clara Battery. A
priest is in attendance and gives the
signal to the executioner. AS soon as
the mar IS killed a black mantle is
thrown over INN to shut off the gaze
of the public.
There is nothing particularly cruel
in the look of this convict executioner.
When asked how the men seated in
the chair with the steel collar about
their necks acted and whether he felt
sorry for them or not, he said they
often trembled till they shook the gar
rote and that sometimes he was sorry
and sometimes he wasnt.-Times of
Cuba.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
CUBAN EXECUTIONS.
spanish Method of InfIictlng the Death
Penalty.

The most interesting object at the
Carcel is tie garrote. the Spanish in.
strument fof infiicting the death penal.
W. II Is kept in q separate room in
a special box, In which it is packed
away as a piece of machinery. A
seVenteen'year convict who has killed
fourteen different men with this in.
strument set the machinery together
and explained the manner of perform.
Ing an execution. The garrote con.
slsts OF a heavy wooden post standing
up pack OF a chair, both of which are
nrmly fastened in a heavy platform.
IN the front and at the top of the post
Is a strong steel bar about twelve
ihcnes long and shaped exactly like an
inulan bow, except that in the cen.
Ter OF this steel bow is a small knob
ABOUT quarter of an inch high and
nan an inch in diameter. This knob
10 maze TO hit into the hollow in the
pack OF the head at the base of the
Drain. Two iron bars connected with
d cohtrlVance running through the
strohg upright post run out past the
enus OF this bow, and at the end of
one OF the bars is a kind of throat.
iatcn. resembling a slightly bent
pride bit. The criminal to he eye.
Cuted is seated on the chair and his
h heau placed between the iron bars
PACK against the steel bow. with the
Ahoo nttlng into the hollow of his
neck The bit-shaped bar is brought
across the throat and fastened to the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
A Delicate Subject,

Two factions are just now fighting,
using all forms Of petitions and per.
sonal influence to bear upon Picard.
Director General of the exposition.
One wants lots OF Midway business
and a most tolerant license. arguing
that no success is possible other,
wise
The other side is afraid that from
the concession already granted the
grounds will be made impossible for
the respectable element and the young
people
NJ Berenger, Vice President of the
Senate, has just written to Picard an
urgent request that all vigilance be
exercised to keep the disreputeble
sideshows out. The letter is counter.
signed by many Of the most prominent
Senators and cannot be ignored 1t
says that positive information has
reached the petitioners that under a
preteXt of being instructive immoral
exhibitions of dancing are being plan.
ued
Picard has not vet answered but it
Is known that the Director General
does not intend to have the big fair
austere or dull and his answer will be
curious reading
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
SCARCITY OF SEALS.
Makes 1t Probable That Garments d
Thin Err. NAIill 60.

Makes 1t Probable That Garments nj
This Fur Will Soon Be a curio,
The Treasury Department has re-
ceived a report from the special AGENT
who has been experimenting he
catching of fur seals in the Arctic dur
ing the past season. His report shows
that this valuable animal is getting
scarcer every year, and that unless ey
IRENE measures are soon adopted tO|
prevent their eXtermination. it will bel
but a matter of time before seaskinI
sacques will be regarded as clrios
The Treasury Department restricted
the catch of seals in the AmerCalI
district to $4,000, but the best the seall
ers could do was to catch 5000 anil
mails. This merely indicates the scare
ity of the seals, for those taken under
the supervision of the United States
authorities will not be missed in lid
hrd No females are permitted to ID
slain in our territory, the killing being
limited to males over years Of ase|
The danger of complete annihiatiOl|
of the herd is in the operations Of h4
pelagic sealers, those who roam al
the open water and Stay right an<NE
and without discrimination as 10 ag1
or sex The prey of these sealeE 4
confined almost entirely to females
which are slow of movement and az
easy victims A vessel leaving tla1
territory with load Of some 200 Silni
and only one male in the lot Is ifel
quent occurrence. During the season
of 1898 the Treasury Department n
stricted the catch in American terry
tory to 10000, and during The year, lSI
ended a limit Of $4,000 was nameo|
Next year it is probable that THIS WY
be scaled down to 1900, with pioJ
poets for the catch being hardly lVW1
The only thing that can save the III
from complete extinction, says the y
partment officials, is an early asIs1
ment between Great Britain and "
United States to prohibit the catCnnj
of all seals except males more tnaa
years old.-Brooklyn Eagle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
=
Getting Rich Fast.

The money placed in the banks Of
California by depositors for safe keen.
Ing is increasing at the rate of nearly
$4,000 a day, including SUNDAYS and
holidays. In two years the total in.
crease in deposits has amounted to
$50, 100000 in round figures That rate
OF increase In the Judgment of the
bank commissioners is continuing
This astonishing fact will be stated in
the forthcoming report of the bank
commissioners. which will probably be
In print next month. The conditions
ander which an increase of $50. 900 600
In the bank deposits in California has
been effected are sufficiently unique to
deserve passing notice at least. The
people OF the state have had two dry
wears to contend with and the finan.
clal depression Of 1893 has affected
conditions appreciably during the per.
lod mentioned although the recovery
has been steady. The bank commits.
sioners take the view that the state
has demonstrated in this matter that
It has great recuperative powers and
producing capacity and that the flnan.
cial institutions OF the state are pros.
porous and well managed.
The exact figures of the increase in
deposits during "a months are $5O.3S2.
1862 which is in excess of 80 O0O. 900
per month.-San Francisco Call
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
EMBEZZLEM EMIT.
A Doubtful Charge When the Offender
Is Known Drinker.

A Philadelphia Magistrate has sur.
prised the business community in that
city by his disposition of a charge of
embea2lement The defendant was
the driver of a delivery wagon for a
firm of furniture dealers Being sent
out to deliver goods and collect the
money for them from the purchasers.
he collected $40 spent the entire sum
for drink and returned to his employ
ers without a cent. 1t appears that
they were well aware of his drunken
tendencies long before he thus appro.
priated their money.
The Magistrate refused to enter.
tain the accusation of embezzlement
against the collector saying: Where
a firm intrusts with money a person
whom they have reason to suspect of
Incorporate habits and he does not
appropriate the money to his own use
or make off with il otherwise than to
indulge in the qualification of his
habit employers must understand
that it is extremely doubtful whether
the crime of embeZzlement can be
made out under such circumstances.
In New York no act committed by a
person in a voluntary state of intoxi.
cation is deemed less criminal becaH,.
the defendant was intoxicated. but the
fact of his being in that condition is
always to be considered in ascertain.
ing the intent with which he acted.
New York Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
Minimum and Maximum of sIeep.

THE old rule of eight hours sleep
is sheer nonsense said New Or
leans physician, chatting after Office
hours. Natural sleep is something
that can't be regulated by any formula.
The body takes what 1t needs, be it
much or little, and the necessary
amount varies with the individual. In
a general way | would say that four
hours is the minimum and ten hours
the maximum for people in fair health.
Either more or less is a pretty sure
sign that something is out of gear.
usually something in the brain.
have two patients who sleep only four
hours, and keep in tolerable good con.
dition. Both are middle-aged men and
neither of them work very hard. They
are simply so constituted that nature
can repair its losses in four hours of
unconsciousness. In many other PEG.
pie nearly three times as long Is re.
quired; the nerve cells work more
slowly-why, nobody knows. The
queerest case that ever came under
my personal observation was that of a
bookkeeper, who used to sleep two or
three hours night through the week.
and on Sunday would catch up In a
twenty-four hour nap
That is no exaggeration, but an &C.
tual fact, well known to all his init.
mates. He seems to be able to store
away nervous energy as camel
stores water His general health dur.
ing the twelve or fifteen years | have
known him was excellent. but he final.
ly died from an attack Of pneumonia.
All the lower form of animal life re-
quires more sleep than man. with one
exception, and that il the ant. AS far
as we know. the ant doesn't sleep at
all.'-New Orleans Times. Democrat
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
pulp and Pluck.

This is an age of heroic Christianity.
There is more pulp and pluck in the
average Christian professor when self
denial Is required. The men and wom-
en- who not only rejoice in doing their
duty for Christ, but even rejoice in
overcoming uncomfortable obstacles
in the doing of it are quite too scarce.
The piety that Is most needed is a
piety that will stand a pinch; a piety
that would rather eat an honest crust
than fare sumptuously on fraud; a
piety that works up stream against
currents; piety that sets it's face like
flint in the straight, narrow road of
righteousness. We need more of the
Christianity that steadily sets its face
toward Christ's word and holy will.
An ungodly world will look at such
Christly living as at "the sun in it's
strength" God loves to look at those
who carry Jesus in their faces. Of
such is the kingdom of heaven-Rev
T. l.. Cuyler.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24

great many well-known men and
women have been fond OF different
scents, as is historically known, but
1t is hard to say how far their char.
acters fit in with this new idea. For
instance, Nero loved the scent of
roses, whether distilled or from the
freshly-cut flowers; Louis XIV de.
lighted in the perfume of orange
flowers; while Rlchelieu liked a diff.
erent scent in each of the rooms; the
Empress Josephine soaked her things
in musk; and Napoleon is said to have
emptied a whole bottle of eau.de.
Cologne over his clothes when he was
dressed; Victor Hugo rejoiced in wild
flowers; Alexandra Dumas loved the
Towering myrtle, and Charles Dickens
adored white Jasmine.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
A Unique Violin.

A unique violin has been made by a
Missouri man. The back is of cherry
from table more than a century old
which formerly belonged to the How.
ard-Payne College. In the centre of
the back are inserted twenty.one
pieces of wood from the Holy Land
one being from a grapevine that grew
in the Garden of Gethsemane. Around
the margin are set in a row small
pieces of wood, diamond-shaped, gath.
cred from all over the civilized world.
In one end of the back is inserted a
horseshoe made of castor wood. and
in the other end is the image of a rab.
bit carved in cherry. There are in all
over one hundred and fifty pieces of
Of wood, and the only tools used in
the manufacture of the instrument
were a pocketknife and a half.inch
chisel.-New York Tribune.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
Orphans Court.

First and final account of Rich
ard Lewis, executor of Angelina
Windsor, deceased, filed.
Inventories of current money
and debts due Hannah Beachley,
deceased, filed.
Courts order filed for Richard
G. Lewis. executor of Angelina
Windsor, deceased, to deposite
funds for use of Sadie Louisa Nc
Clarity.
Letters of administration on eS-
tate of Mary c. GOldsborOugh,
deceased, granted to Edward Y.
Goldsborough and Richard NJ.
Duvall, administrators.
Inventories of personal property
current money and debts due
Solomon U. Michael, deceased,
filed and courts order to sell
granted to James III. Michael, ex-
ecutOr,
Inventories of personal property
and current money of Luther II.
Warrenfeltz, deceased, filed and
courts order to sell granted to
Mollie V. Warrenfeltz, admins
tratrix; Mahlon K. Wolf, agent.
Report Of sales of personal
property of Luther II. Warren
feltZ. deceased. filed.
Inventories of personal prop.
erty, current money and debts
due Samuel Burial, deceased,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
MANUSCRIPTS
Thousands Pouring Into ~.
zines on War Tonic s's Maya,

A gentleman connect,
office management of ono ~ a the
cessful of the current magazin We sue.
IN the city recently, looking r' ne was
Southern field. In the conrso over the
versation he mentioned some ~ VI con,
ing things discernible hobi interest
scenes in the publishing businauua the
During the last twelve mon+p
said there has been a most gHc oa he
binary increase in the numho, eHsIraOr
uscrlpts received by the mo =, man
from all parts of the country 'IVsaalnes
hear it talked about in everv tou Will
New York. 1t seems as if H. ouce ID
nation has simply gone dast te Whole
subject of scribbling. Where III III tAs
ceived a hundred contributions we re
ago we are getting at least q tboay eat
and all the big magazines boouSdad,
forced to double their STAFF o Eve oeel
and correspondence cleric teaueE
care OF the increased mail aEs
percentage Of the articles snhu large
have some bearing on the recent cont ,,lea
and are written by members of IN wal
unteers. They include a little Of sI o.' Vol
things-stories, sketches, poems ny
sonal "reminiscences aud bict t, pst
sketches, and we have been ohliSasCsl
get out special circular letter gu eu
that we would not undertake W S'auls
examine any more war matter bs
lieve most OF the other mapo7i.
have done the same thing. The lug
age writer doesn't realize that oroo er
er monthly publication must be wv H,sar
strictly business principles. We - az. VI
mate that il costs us about 60.cer, s' w
put a manuscript of, say. . 5O0 NV
through the hands of the first reader
1t is handled by three clerks beforo 4
gets to him, and the first readius ~
merely to determine whether i -
worth any further attention r. w.
verdict is favorable it is carefullv oS
amined by a special staff. who road !.
in rotation and submit a written w
port, an operation which costs consi
cradle money, To give that amonnt ",
attention to even tenth of the stnS
that pourS in on us would banErM
any house in the country Yet row
amateurs are constantly COMPLAINS,
because every word of their mann
script was not read. Often they NM
/ posely transpose the last few Dags,
and, when they go back undistur6S
they write us sarcastic letters. Az,
rule the first paragraph decides tba
fate of contributions. 0. Times
! Democrat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24

filed and courts order to sell per-
sonal property and real estate
granted to Henry .. Burial, ex-
ecutor.
First account of Frank l..
Stouer, guardian to Charles NJ.
Attick, filed
Second and final account of
Frank l.. Stoner, guardian to
Mary +. Attick now Anderson),
filed.
Inventories of personal property
and current money OF George
GeeSey, deceased, filed and court S
order to sell granted to Augustus
NJ. Geesey, administrator, filed.
Sales of real estate of Baltzer
Fox, deceased, ratified.
Inventories of personal prop
erty, current money and debts
due Philip Coblentz, deceased,
filed and courts order to sell
granted to Edward l.. Coblemtz,
administrator; Emory l.. Cob
lentZ, agent.
Sales Of personal property of
Philip Coblentz, deceased, filed,
Sales OF personal property of
Annie L. Slower, deceased, filed.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
A REAL JOKER.
This Dog Takes Delight In Perpetrat'
Inq Tricks.


Mr.. Storms, who keeps natural
tsts's emporium" in Third avenue,
New York, from which one may get
anything in the natural history line
from monkey to pug dog or a big
rattler to pollywCg, is the owner of
a greyhound that Is a practical joker
When the warm weather came he was
obliged to keep his store door open in
order to get more air for his numerous
animals. That some of his dogs, cats,
tortoises ETC.. that run about in the
store might not wander into the street,
Mr.. Storms had closely woven gate
about four feet in height put into the
doorway
The greyhound is pet of the family
and has been taught many tricks. One
OF her accomplishments is high Jump
ing and her master, in order to amuse
the children of the neighborhood. and
exercise the dog at the same time, has
often made her jump the iron gate.
A woman carrying large bundle on
her head a short time ago was fright
ened into dropping it and running off
with a piercing Shrek when a large
greyhound alighted on the sidewalk
Immediately in front of her as if it
mad dropped from the sky The dog
seemed to join the laugh of the crowd
which had collected to watch her
graceful leaps. for her eyes twinkled
and her tail wagged at a great rate.
!. since then the dog has made prac-
tice OF thus startling pedestrians by
jumping the gate and landing direct.
~ In front of them and after escaping
into the middle of the street. to be out
OF reach of kick or a blow, it has
added insult to injury by appearing to
laugh at their discomforture Watch.
the dog after one of these FRANKS it is
easy to agree with Mr.. Storms that
dogs like joke just as a man would.
and that the greyhound plays those
Jokes out of pure fun.
Like many other practical jokers
the greyhound has gotten into trouble
or rather she has succeeded in getting
her master into trouble, with the 20
lice. Somebody has complained about
the dogs humorous proclivities. and
Mr.. Storms has been notified. that
while 1t is not unlawful to keep a H.
censed dog, or to use a wire gate. vet
all combined for the purpose of fright
ening persons would amount to a mis-
demeanor IL continued.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
A Bio Whistle

A whistle that can be heard at a
distance of forty miles has just been
constructed. 1t consists of three whis
ties made of bell metal or bronze and
arranged between two discs of steel
The mouth of the largest is turned up
ward and the mouths of the other two
are turned downward the steam is
conveyed through openings in the
discs. The whistles are tuned to
chord, and they harmonic as accur
ately as welltuned piano The sound
emitted is not harsh. as one would ex-
pect in whistle that is audible at
such distance hut is quite soft and
low.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24

81 will give you e1,OOo," said =
Irishman to an old gentleman Il y
don't stand in your own llsa :.
"How?" You have a daughter ~
you intend to give her GlOOVO;, ~
marriage portion?" 81 do. n ~,
will take her with G9,C0O'-bV'"
Traveller.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
Gum Caused Parai sis.

Miss Lettie Sutzman, Of GoSlel
Ind, recently suffered from a peclnlaa.
affection due to chewing gum. ll'
young woman who is a student IN u'
high school, was an inveterate cne1 Y,
of gum, and noticed that the lelI so
of her mouth was drawing up tOVaI
her left ear. The trouble grew da,
a physician pronounced it a case
paralysis of the mouth due to cOnul'
GUS maSticatiOn.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
Swedish Farm Labore-s

There is a special class of farm la
borers in Sweden who are given so
many acres of land for their own use
in consideration Of so many days la
Dor during the year for the owner of
the farm. They are sort of fixture
to an estate, and their like exists in no
other country.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24

This years styles III Rings are
prettier than ever and you should
see the large assortment at Ian
dis Jewelry Stores. All kinds
aud any price you may want.
Stictly the finest cut glass at
Ii. ). Lands Jewelry Store.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24

In the mountain district of Tennes.
see there are many people who never
saw train, and when a railroad was
surveyed and constructed through a
wild part of the State but little work
was done by the natives for a year
They put in the greater part of the
time watching the workmen but the
greatest event of their lives was when
ih' ,'rst train came along. Some of
we're afraid of the engine and
wide berth. The track was
as far as the Cumberland
owing TO the delay in the
O bridge material. the
I'd the river and began
of tunnel
all rawboned Tennes
sea- tching the work. There
was la.... d look in his face, and he
finally said They may be able to
hit that hole every time, but if they
miss it there will be hi to pay"
The man actually believed that no
bridge would be built and the trains
would make flying leap across the
river and dask into the tunnel on the
other side Hermann Advertising.
Courier
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
DRESS CLOTHS.

The sales in this department have been
beyond comparison. The reason for it all
is that our Cheviots, Homespuns, Cancels
Hair and Broad Cloths have been the very
best for the money that the market affords.
The shades of brown, navy, garnet, gray
and castors are correct to the very tint.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24

The prettiest lot of Clocks of all
kinds, some that strike the quar-
ter hours on double chimes and
the quaint cuckoo, down to those
you can carry in your vest pocket
at LandiS' Jewelry Stores.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24
RTRN-ATLEE.

y beautiful wedding was SOL
emnized at the home of Mrs. c.
j. Atlee, in Walkersville, this
county, on Wednesday, Novem.
Der Is, at $50. The contracting
parties were Mr.. Samuel &. Ruby,
of York, Pa. and Miss NJ. AL.
verda Atlee. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. T. j.
Cross, pastor of the NJ. L.
Church.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-11-24

She-He says he loves me; YET
has only known me two days - :.
Friend-Well, perhaps that S tne ~, ~
son, dear.-Philadelphia North A~'
can.