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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21

The fact that the throes of the i'm
lgination under 81 nj nervous excite
ment often produce a corresponding
physical frenzy was Illustrated recent
~ in the ease of a man who had gone
10 sleep with his artificial teeth in his
mouth. Waking suddenly with
choking sensation he found his teeth
had disappeared tie looked in the
glass of water where they were usual
y deposited. did not see them there
md realized that they must be far
Town his throat. Choking and strug
cling, he hammered on the door of a
.riend sleeping in the house, who, see
ing his critical condition. yanly en-
leavored to draw the teeth out of the
sufferers throat He could feel the
teeth, but had not the strength to eX-
tricate them He ran for Il black
smith who lived a few doors away,
but the blacksmith's hand was too
zig to put into the mans mouth.
4 doctor had been sent for, but he
was SO long in coming that the victim
IF the accident seemed likely to die
IF suffocation before the physician ar
rived \ little girl of ten years was
brought. under the impression that her
small hand might reach the obstacle
md withdraw it, but she got Brighten
d and began to cry. The sufferer be
came black in the face. his throat
swelled out and his friends expected
every moment TO be his last. when
finally the doctor arrived He heard
he history of the case, saw that the
.eeth were not on the mans jaws nor
IN their nightly receptacle, felt the
throat and chest of the sufferer, and
,ast his eyes seriously upon the floor.
There he saw the whole set of teeth.
He adjusted them in the jaws of the
patient told him to breathe freely,
md every symptom of suffocation dis
appeared.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21
ODDITIES OF POISONING.
Some People May safely Eat Certain Food
Which Would I5e Poison to Others.

The constitutional differences and
peculiarities which exist among indi-
viduals should always be carefully
watched and considered. one person
can handle poison ivy with impunity
while another is poisoned if only in
the vicinity of the vine and without
contact. Some members of a family
residing In a malarial district will
suffer regularly with chills and fever,
while other members will not be at
all affected.
Food that is actually poisonous to
some persons, will not SO act on 9th
ers. one person may eat all kinds
of green fruit and vegetables with i'm
punity, while another person could
do so only at the risk of life. Ger
tain kinds of fish are actually pois-
onous to some people and perfectly
wholesome 10 others
1t is this peculiar condition of the
system which constitutes the danger
point in the individual ease and
should be prudcntly observed by each
one for himself. Intestinal drrange-
mentS frequently arise from and are
aggravated by certain kinds of food.
Thus a person affected with kidney
or liver trouble should not eat very
white bread since the extreme white
ness is often produced by the use of
alum with an inferior article of flour,
and as alum is known To he pnis-
onouS in its effects on Il sound con
stitution, this is why alum baking
powder is never used by people of
judgment ana discretion
More Of earthly happiness depends
upon what we eat than many people
realize and it is for this reason that
the different states are one by one
passing purcfood laws
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21

STRANGE FREAK OF NATURE
How Caterpnlar's BODY Becomes the
the Root OF a Bulru>h


From some of the newer countries
so-called on account Of the lack o.
definite knowledge regarding them,
reports of strange freaks and curiosi-
ties constantly appear, and, as a rule,
they are laughed at. but once in a
while they turn out TO be the truth.
1t is this way with the strange freak
of nature called the bulrush cater
pillar which IS Indigenous to New
Zealand This report, which stated
that nj certain seasons large black
caterpillar would bury itself in the
ground, and be concerted into the root
of a hulrush. was laughed at, like the
rest, hut now an English scientist,
who recently gave an exhaustive in
veSti2dtion of the strange phenomenon,
stated that in many respects the state
ments are strictly true From this re-
port it has been learned that the cater
pillar grows to about three and one
half inches long and when about to
assume the chrysals state buries it
self tn the ground. and in doing SO ii
is frequently infected 10y the spores of
some fungus, which becomes involved
in the scales in its neck These the
larvae is unable To cXpel and the vege-
tation thus set up rapidly extends
throughout the entire body, replacing
each animal cell thus destroyed by
vegetable matter. and finally convert
Ing it into comparatively dense vege-
table structure. which retains every
detail of the body, even to the legs,
mandjbles and minutest claw From
the neck. the portion first infected,
there then shoots up a single stem,
which grows to the height of eight or
ten inches, resembling very closely the
clubheaded bulrush in miniature. 1t
has no leaves. and If the first stem be
broken off another rises in its place,
though two stems never grow stimuli
taneously from the same caterpillar. !"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21
A Rare Chance to Improve Your Stock
Breed Only to the Best.
Strive to Get Size, Style and Speed
GOOD HORSES ALWAYS IN DEMAND
PRICES TO SUIT THE TIlIFs

For years past owing to the general depression in
horses many farmers gave up breeding and to-day
find yearlng colts Good horses during the dull h
always brought good The trouble the past has
farmers inferior horses being unwilling pay fair NM
improve the result of this has been f
country with Scrubs which much good horse
reaching three four years of earthly a
fine carriage be found in this
many fine stylish horses sixteen hands high weighing M
your neghbohood-hardy oneyet these horses consist
bring from three hundred dollars There NJ
great for carriage in the city, but they must
good style action. TO these horses breed
style action. Do with cheap stocks mrove what
have by beed better than already possess want
farmers the get of CURRITO beautiful horse se
royalty bred He has record the in his nj
27a His colts from small all fine size good
very stylish and have lots of speed This grand young horse
number of colts, all of whom speak for themselves.
To give the farmers chance no have fine large Mares
privilege given proves with but C
RITO has proven fOal- geter.
GASPARD by Sea King, and out of producing mare ii
dsie having number of the finest colts in the county,
SIZE style and action.
Hargett, President of Frederick County gf
tual Society, has by GASPARD that hard to heat
Arthur Potts. Mr. John Weller besides lot my farm show
kind colts you may from this handsome horse He
sixteen hands high and weighs twelve hundred poundsiu
horse to get carriage and coach horses
GASPARD will stand the for SIS. l these phs
only solicit ne good size want no other KIM
Here chance for the farmers breed best Try seem
colt from either of these horses and you will have oe
be proud of for days Get rid scrubs and plugs
much raise poor does feed good one
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21

4
he can see III the dark
but which is yelled
from the mans eyes.
It is often the same
with a mans body; it
fights against carry
ing the man over the
brink of the preci-
pice, disease. When
the heart beats irreg-
ularly; when there
are pains in the head,
ringing in the ears,
coug h, indigestion,
loss of appetite and
lack of energy-sonle
OF all OF these Synip-
toms-the body is on
the brink of danger
and is crying " halt !"
No man need be
carried over the fatal
brink of disease If he
will heed Natures
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21
Woman Bank President.

Miss Frances +. Mason is president
of the National bank in Limerick.
Me-, one of the sound institutions OF
the state. The bank was founded by
her father, ]. NJ. Mason, and its In.
terests have been ably promoted under
her leadership.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21
Growth of Shrubs.

1t is perfectly amazing to notice
carefully how much an ordinary shrub
will grow in single summer. A silver
fir 21a fee. high was lately carefully
measured. 1t had put forth $50 new
shoots, varying from " an inch to 9
inches each.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21
A wnnderfn1 sl,aw1

A wonderful shawl is possessed by
the duchess of northumberland. 1t
once belonged to Charles Y of France
and was made entirely from the fur of
Persian cats. Although the shawl is
eight feet square, it is of such fine
texture that 1t can be compressed into
an ordinary coffee cup.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21

Doctor-I hope your husband fol-
lowed my prescription.
Mrs Chubbs- No. indeed II he had
he would have broken his neck.
Doctor-Broken his neck?
Mrs. Chubbs-Yes. He threw 1t out
Of the fourth story window.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21
Coal VS.. Man.

An interesting calculation has been
made, which shows that pound of
good coal equals the work of one man
for one day. One square mile of a
seam of coal only feet deep would
exceed the work of 100000 men for
90 years.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21
,are1nIlr rnnsihsreh.

"What," inquired the psychological
student, do you regard as the chief
end of manY'
"Well," answered Mr.. Blykins, sit
depends on what you want the man
for. If you want him to do brain
work it's his head, and if you want
him to run errands it's his feet"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21
A Gentle I;elninder.

Father calling from the head of the
stairs at 100 a. M.)-Fannie!
Fannie-Yes papa: what is 1t?
Father wish you would ask that
young man where he would like to
have his trunk put when it comes.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21

A servant girl in Birmingham fam
lily was taAen to task for oversleeping
herself.
well, me'am," she said, 81 sleep
very slow, and so it takes me a long
while to get one nights rest"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21

w. NJ II. r. Trains EAST Leave Brucevile.
7.57 M Blue Mountain Express for Union
Bridge, New Windsor West
minister, Glyndon, 0wingis
Mill, Sudbrook Park and Bal
timore.
S.37 A. M.-For Union Bridge, Westminster.
Glyndon, Baltimore and in
termediate stations
3.4l p. M.-For Baltimore and Intermediate
stations.
70 81 T. Mast Mail for Union Bridge. New
Windsor Westminster Glyn-
don, Owings Mills, Sudbrook
Park and Baltimore
Sundays only, leave Bruceville for Balti-
more and Intermediate stations at 6i5 a. m.
Leave Frederick = r. r. daily except sun.
day. for Baltimore at 100 a. m. 800 and 5. %
p. m.
Leave Baltimore, w. M. r. II. DAILY except
sunday for Frederick, at S.ll a. M. and ~
and 40l p. m
*Daily. All Others daily except Sunday
j. M. HOOD, b. H.GRISWOLD,
oen'i Manager. Gen. Pass Agt.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21
Cashmere shnvls.

Cashmere shawls are made Of the
hair of a diminutive goat found in
Little Thibet
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21
London's Policemen.

London has 1864 policemen, or
nineteen to every one of its 6sS square
miles.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21
THE CITIZEN FREDERICK Md FRIDAY MORNING. APRIL q S99

There are times when a horse knows more
than man; when instinct is superior to
reason The horse fights against being
forced over the brink of a precipice which
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21
BALTIMORE x CUMBERLAND VALLEY
BRANCH

Trains leave Hagerst town, for Waynesboro,
$50 Il. IN, and for Shippensburg and Interme-
dlat" stations at 10 Il. ~ and 1.ol p. IN.
Leave WayneSboro for Chambersburg at
6.p1 p. m.
cave Shppcnsburg for Hagerstown and
| intermediate stations at 600 "a. IN. and 800 D.
m, and leave Chambcrsburg for HagerStown
and intermediate stations AT 10 p. M
leave ChamberSburg for WayneSboro at
5.25 p. M.
TRAINS VIA ALTENWALD CUTOFF.
Leave Ilagcrstown for ChamberSburg and
intermediate stations at 5. 10 q. IN. and $40 p.
m, and leave thambcrsburg for HagcrStown
and Intermediate stations ut d. Il and 5.E p. IN.
Additional trains leave baltimore for Union
Bridge and intermediate Stations at Il Il. IN
and STOP m and leave Union Bridge for Bal
timore at % Il. IN {, and 1850 p IN. daily, eX-
ccpt sunday
Sundays only-leavc Baltimore for Union
| Bridge and Intermediate stations at $50 m
and 231p III and leave Union Bridget % q IN
at % p. IN. for Baltimore and Intermediate
/ Stations.
Trains for Frederick leave Bruceville at 5. 81,
4 80 and 1910 IN. and ) Is, and 30 D. M
/ Trains for LittlcStown and Tancytown leave
/ bruceville at ~ a. IN and 3.I5 p m
4 Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg at 2G
/ and 10 4 a. IN. and 3.3l and Is -. p. IN Leave
Emmitsburg for Rocky Ridge at $50 and 1000
4 a IN. and % and sop IN
/ +Daily vi Others daily except Sunday
+Stops only to land passengers from Balti-
more
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-21
WESTERN MARYLAND TRAINS (WEsr) LEAVE
BRUCEVILLl

s2e A M,-Fast Mail for Thurmont, Blue
Ridge, Bucna Vista Spring.
Blue Mountain and Hagers-
-~.~.., aiso Wayncsboro and
Cnambersburg Connection
at Hagerstown with and
W. II Il for the south, also
Martinsburg and Winchester
10 y A. Nj. For mmitSburg, Blue Ridge,
Buena Vista Spring PEN MAR,
Blue Mountain, Hagerstown
and Cherry Run, also tiettys-
burg, WayneSboro, and Cham
bersburg and intermediate
stations. Connecting at Ha-
gerstown with \ and W. r.
K. south to Shenandoah
4.53 l. M.-Blue Mountain Express for Thur
mont, Blue Ridge, Buena Wis
Ia Spring, Blue Mountain and
HagerStown, also Martinsburp
and Winchester
6.23 p. NJ. For EmmitSburg Blue Ridoe
Buena Vista Spring Pen-AIar
Blue Mountain, Hagerstown
and Cherry Run, also Way-
nesboro, Chambersburg. and
Shippensburg and N and W,
r. r.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-10
TALE OF SUFFERING.
Schooner st. Lawrence Pounded to
Pieces on the Rocks, but the
Sailors Escape.

Victoria, (B. C.)-The Rosalia ar
rived with five of the crew of the hall
ibut schooner st. Lawrence, wrecked
off Piper Bay, in Alaska. The men tell
a tale. Of terrible suffering and narrow
escape, not only from drowning, but
from starvation. The st. Lawrence
was forty-ton vessel and sailed from
Seattle last October. for the halibut
grounds in Hecate straits. On Decem-
ber % she had made splendid catch
of fish, but a furious storm arose, and
in spite Of all her anchors, they failed
to hold, and the vessel was driven
ashore on small island off Piper
Bay.
She bumped heavily on the rocks,
and the seven men aboard had a ter
rible time getting ashore in the freez-
ing water. When they did manage to
crawl on the rocks and make a land
ing place, some of the provisions were
luckily foated within reach, and upon
these the unfortunates managed to ex-
ist ten days.
Their last food was gone and star
vation stared them in the face, as they
were not directly in the track of any
vessel except a chance one. AS fortune
would have it, the little sloop Nord
hove in sight on the tenth day, and
the shipwrecked mems signals were
seen.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-10

The following extract is from a let
ter written by Boston man to friend
abroad at the close Of the civil war. 1t
is not only interesting it itself, but 1t
makes us realize that the young recruits
of one war may easily be the veteran
commanders of another: e"There have
been many cases Of promotion for
merit which put people in different po-
sitions from any they ever occupied be-
fore. For instance, nearly opposite the
anti-slavery Office on Washington
street Is Collamore's glass and crock
cry shop. Behind the counter Of that
shop, four years ago last spring, stood
q. young clerk named Miles. He en-
listed, went out as a second lieutenant,
rose rapidly by merit, in two years
time commanded a division, and in
three a corps d'armie, and is now Maj.
Gen. Miles, in command Of Fortress
Monroe and in charge Of JEFF Davis!
Now you will see that 1t would be hard
for Gen. Miles to go back behind Col
lamore's counter. Gen. Miles,
l should say, is but six and twenty
now"
Mesa free press., 1899-02-10

business will pay unless conducted upon
correct principles. But it depends large
ly upon the farmer. If he is made Of the
right kind of stuff and has level head,
he will make farming pay. The twen-
tieth century farmer should be unlike
those who have pegged away on the
same plans since Columbus discovered
America. He should be properly bal
anced as to brain and muscle, and
should use the former fully as much
as the latter. Farmers who are max
ing their business pay are built this
way. No farmer of sound mind and
unimpaired health should fail at farm
ing, for it, more than any other occu
patton, is suggestive of Its own re-
qulrements preceding success.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-10
DIABOLICAL ARRANGEMENT.
Methods of the Poisoner of Barnet and
Cornish.
Devilish Ingenuity of the Murderer to
Accomplish His Purpose and
Remain Undetected.

The New York Evening Journal
says:
A private letter box in the name OF
IT. G. Barnet was rented at No. 257
West Forty-second street, under cir
cumstances similar to the rental of
private letter box at No. 1920 Broad
way in the name of H. Cornish.
In answer to letter signed Fl. c.
Barnet to Won Mohl & Company of
Cincinnati, sample box of pills was
sent to that address. The pills were
the same kind as man using the
name of H. Cornish ordered from the
same firm.
The handwriting of the letter or
dering the pills signed H. c.. Barnet
!. is the same as that signed III. Cornish
and both were written by the samo
person who addressed the poison
package to Harry Cornish at the
Knickerbocker Athletic Club.
The deduction is inevitable that the
poisoner in each case used the name
of his intended victim to shield him
SELF
The most sensational feature of this
discovery is that the letter signed H.
G.. Barnet was written last May, indi-
eating that the plot to murder Barnet
and Cornish was formed months ago
and, with deliberation that is appall-
ing. perfected bit by bit. Months
passed before Barnet received the
fatal package of poisoned medicinal
powder at the Knickerbocker Athletic
Club. In that time the murderer evil
IDENTIFY had changed his plan, deciding
to use powders instead of pills. Still,
when, after having removed Barnet,
he was arranging to poison Cornish,
he ordered the same kind Of pills. 1t
is plain that he still thought that the
pill, properly poisoned, would make
an effective weapon Of death. The CEN
trail idea of the murderer is clearly re-
vealed by this new discovery. 1t was,
in the name of the chosen victim, to
order some sample of proprietary
medicine Tin one case Kutnow's pow
der-in the other pills) to intercept
the package, put poison in the medi-
cine and then mail it under the guise
of a sample box sent out by the firm
to the person he wanted to Kill.
Love" is the name OF periodical
just established at San Diego. It's IT,
tie is against it, for "the course OF
true love never did run smooth"
Mesa free press., 1899-02-10

Sc; restoration and reissue, Egbert r.
Hurlburt, dead, Grangerville, $40; or
iginal widows, etc., minors of Amos
Swan, Greenville, $12; Mahala Hurl-
burt, Grangerville, So. Original, Chris
topher w. McKelvy, Cucamonga, So.
Increase, Patrick Arson, Veterans
Home, Napa, So to $12 Reissue, Jas.
Francis, Briceland, So. Original wild
ows, etc., Ellen Jennings, Tulare, $8;i
Agnes c. Hall, Coronado, $12. Origi-
nal, Michael Hargaden, San Francisco,
$12; Charles S. Doyen, Portalla, $12:
Frederick Roth, Los Angeles, Sc. Spe-
cial, January IS, George X. Knowlton,
Oakland, $12. Renewal, Conrad E.
Grow, Villa Park, Sc. Increase, Will
lam T. McClelland, Campo, Sc to So.
Seth G. Brown, Chino, $14 to SIT.
Ephraim H. Pinney, Copperopolis, So
to $40.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-10
AGUINALDO GIVEN POWER TO
DECLARE WAR.

Manila-The Republica, the official
organ of the Filipinos. announces that
the congress at Malolos has adopted
the Philippine constitution, passed a
vote of confidence in Aguinaldo, and
empowered him to declare war on the
Americans whenever he may deem it
advisable.
At mass meeting of women at Ca
vite, the paper adds, it was enthnsias-
tically resolved to petition AguinaldO
for permission to take mems places In
defense of independence, and to bear
arms If necessary.
Palermo has asked for, and, it ap-
pears, has been granted the privilege
of taking prominent place in the line
of battle against the Americans.
An American sentry killed captain
of Filipino artillery at the Tonic out
post. AS result the native press is
intensely excited, and denounces it as
"a "cowardly assassination. E
Mesa free press., 1899-02-10

Reports have been published of ex-
periments with the Canet quick firing
field gun, which is to be the new wea-
pom Of the French artillery and concern
ing which until quite recently the great
est secrecy was maintained. Judging
from these reports, the effectiveness of
the gun must be truly wonderful. Twen-
ty-two shots per minute were fired at
one official trial, and two hundred dunn
my soldiers placed at distance of two
and one-hah miles by way of a target
were bowled down in one minute and
three-Quarters. simultaneously ord
nance officers in England, putting a.
new field piece made for the British
army through test. were delighted by
the almost incredible accuracy Of the
weapon. First a shot was fired with
out particular aim. and telescope, hav-
ing been focused on the point of impact
of the shell, was fixed In that position.
Each succeeding shell fred from the
gun-and there We're many-exploded
within the field of the object glass Of
the telescope. Such are the pleasant
diversions of nations which have Off
cially accepted invitations to the Cars
peace congress-and the most adyanc-
ed nations at that.
Mesa free press., 1899-02-10
Going n Goodfne.

The actual observance of Christmas
begins in parts Of England on the 21st
Of December. st. Thomas Day. Many
queer customs there prevail, among
which may be mentioned the practice
Of "going gooding," which exists in
some parts Of Kent, and is performed
by women, who present sprigs Of ever
green and Christmas flowers, and beg
for money in return. We believe the
term "going to a gooding," scarcely
requires illustration. 1t means, simply,
going about to wish "good even," or
simply "good evening"