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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19

1t has been computed that about &c.
100000 babies are born into the world
each year. The rate of production is.
therefore, about seventy per minute,
or more than one for every beat of the
clock.
With the one-a-second calculation ev-
cry reader is familiar, but it is not ev-
cry one who stops to calculate what
this means when it comes to a years
supply. 1t will. therefore, probably
startle good many persons to find. on
the authority of a well known statis-
tician, that, could the infants of a year
be ranged in line in cradles, the era
dies would extend around the world.
The same writer looks at the matter
in more picturesque light. He mag
ines the babies carried past given
point in their mothers arms, one by
one, and the process being kept up
night and day until the last hour in the
twelfth month had passed by. A suffi-
GENTLY liberal rate is allowed. but even
in going past at the rate of twenty a
minute, LOO an hour during the entire
year, the reviewer at his post would
have seen only the sixth part Of the in
fantile host.
In other words, the babe that had to
be carried when the TRAMP began weuld
be able to walk when but mere fr9c-
ton of its comrades had reacsed tbe
reviewers post and when the vaar's
supply of babies was drawing to clcse
there would be a rear guard, not Of m
rants, but OF romping six-year-old beys
and girls.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19
WHICH FOOT WALKS FASTER
Ono Leg VIII Invariably Take q Longer
Stride Than the Other.

You may think this is a very silly
catch about it. 1t is a simple demon
strable fact, which you can prove to
your own satisfaction in very few
minutes.
If you will take any pavement that
is clear of other pedestrians, so that
there shall be no interference, and walk
briskly in the centre, you will find that
before you have gone hundred yards
you will have veered very much to one
side. You must not make any con-
scious effOrt, Of course, to keep in the
centre, or you may do 1t, but If you
will think of something and endeavor
to walk naturally it is a hundred to
one you cannot keep a direct line.
The explanation OF this lies in the Pc
culiarity of one f3ot to walk faster
than the other. Or, to be more correct,
perhaps 1t should be said that one leg
takes longer stride than the other,
and this, combined with the quicker
movement, causes enc to walk more to
one side than the other.
1t is well known, for instance, that II
one be lost in the woods the tendency
is to walk in a circle and eventually
to return about to the starting point.
This demonstrates the fact also that
one foot walks faster than the other.
You can try an interesting expert
ment in this way if you will place two
stakes in the lawn, about eight feet
apart and then stand off about sixty
feet from them. allow yourself to be
/ blindfolded, and endeavor to walk be-
tween them. You will find it an al
most impossible task, because one foot
will go a bit faster than the other,
either to the right or left. Now, which
one of your feet walks faster than the
| other?
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19

The taking Of first dose Of Chinese
medicine is an ordeal which can be
better imagined than described. 1t is
invariably a bitter decoction. If the
patient prefers, the herbs are given him
in square pasteboard boxes holding
about pint each, and he cooks" them
at home. A Chinese prescription
contains from ten to sixteen varieties
Of herbs. flowers. nuts, gums, barks,
and roots. More than 1900 species are
classified and used as medicine, but OF
these only some 600 are in general use.
Whether the patient takes the remedies
at the sanitarium or at home, he is
requested to present himself every day
before the doctor f. another pulse ex-
animation, so that every change in his
condition may be noted and the pre-
scription may be varied accordingly.
The Chinese are clever chemists in
the line OF pharmaceutical prepara-
lions, and prepare many medicines for
their own use in the form of pills and
powders; but these are employed by the
Chinese physicians in treating the all
ments of white people only to limited
extent The reason given is that the
simple, hot decoctions of the fresh root
or plant are the best form, because the
most readily assimilated into the sys-
TEN.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19

in one part of the country, and
then. when least expected, would
come dashing by on the famous
white horse, which was his PRIDE
Ashby was never rude. He
was inSenSible to the humors of
the vulgar. and never even to the
enemy did he use the coarse tauntS
or specimens of vulgar wit, so
common i'll the army.
After the close of the struggle
in 1860, the women of the Lower
Valley of Virginia, headed by
a Mrs. Philip Williams, after
great labor prepared beautiful
resting place for the Confederate
dead who had fallen around Win
chester. This work of love and
patriotism was Dedicated on De-
tober p, 1866. in the presence of
10000 people. On this day the
bodies Of the AShby brothers.
Captain Dick AShby, from the
Tnrner I'm, frnn cLarlottey
yiIlr wnrn inferred in onr Grave
Tba cnmnfery was rLristnnrd
tbe StonrwaII Ge,notrrv
On L,unr 1SSi rie cona+nr,.
v.,s tl.o ron5oz,ons If an im,nense
.a,,co,,r.o ~ ron,,in Who had
gathered toaetber from all nor.
fion of VIRGINIA and many from
othnr Statrs to witness rho dedi
cation of fine >plrudid memo,,iaI
tn fine Ashlv brother. nrospntrd
Ly fbr ladies If Winchester Va
The memorial wa> in fine form
ola beautiful Granite sarcophagns.
and was placed over their crave
in tie southwest corner of Nir.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19

Every Siamese girl who reaches a
certain age without marrying Is ticket
ed and labelled and placed in a privil-
eyed class, under the special care Of
the king, who binds himself to find q
husband for them all. His method Is
delightfully."- simple. A prisoner in one
of the Siamese jails may gain his par
don and release by marrying one of
the ineligible class Whether he is al
ready married or not is not of great
consequence, for in Siam 1t is not nee
esSary to draw the line at one wife.
This method Of matchmaking can
hardly result in domestic bliss.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19

The Siamese are more devoted to the
water than any other nation in the
world. They are nearly always bath
ing, generally with their clothes on,
and they never go anywhere by land il
hey can possibly go by water. The
streets OF Bangkok are like those Of
Venice, and the inhabitants say that
heir idea of paradise would be town
with canals. where there were currents
n both directions, so that they might
Oe spared the effort of rowing.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19

Ships anchors cost from to 7 cents
L pound so that a 6,000-pound anchor,
which would be very large one, would
cost, even at the lowest price, about
1900. and big ship that required an
lnchor of that size would carry two of
hem. The two big anchors carried by
| ship of. say. 1000 tons, would weigh
rom 1880 to 5000 pounds each.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19
Real Property for Sale,

Having more business to look after tAauI
can property attend 10, | have decided 10 eel
. portion of my holdings, and now oHr FOR
sale
500 ACRES OF FINE, WELLINiPROyED
LAND
Iwill sell al in one body. as it H. OF will
diFtde i IN tracts to suit purchasers This
land is All in high state OF cultivation, and
crops equal to any in the county or -,ats.
EVERY ACRE HAD FROM 50 TO 100 BUSH.
Els OF LIME,
and theirost OF it been heavily manursdh
the last 10 or L years.
ALL UNDER GOOD FENCING-THEN MOST
OFT POST AND RAIL,
divided into convenient fields with pure rue
ming water iu every field Improved viii
several good dwellings. couple ofgood barn.
with a other outhHiidjngs necessary and
about zoe choice apple and peach trees on the
farm, all IN tuil bearing.
l also desire to sell my
MILL PROPERTY, KNOWN AS GREEN
VALLEY MILLS,
consisting Of one -four and grist mill, ore saw
mill. one good aSoliing-hOuSe, one barn and
other uutbuiidings, with all the privileges pei.
tanning thereto. This is one of the best Quilt
mills in Frederick County, built in lSeO i6Ih
feet, stories high, one of stone and three
frame, wcathcrboarded with cypress and
wainscoatcd from Iop TO bottom with yellow
pine; two q il.-foot water wheels, 4 run Of
burrs, with a waier-power and mill capacity
of producing from
25 TO 80 BBIIS OF FLOUR PER DAY,
and in one of the best wheat growing sections
in tine county or State and with q county
custom OF u radius Of from 10 to 20 miles
makes This Il desirable property for industrious
and entcrprising people. will sell all Of the
above named property ut low prices ans on
easy terms | viii also sell my blacksmith
shop property, adjoining the mill property
and farm, consisting of dwelling, black mith
shop, wheelWright shop and other out ull&
ingS, on one or two acres OF choice land, 70
suit the purchaser.
mchS-99-6mos LEVI PRICE
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19

Rarely indeed is wealthy Turk
seen at his wife's dinner table. He
usually dimes in a part of the house re-
mote from that occupied by his connu-
bal partner or partners.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19

1t is believed that aluminium was
originally discovered B. C. 40, but If so
he discovery was confined to only a
Few and was quickly forgotten.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19

The lightest tubing ever made is Of
lickel aluminium. Three thousand feet
Il this tubing weighs only one pound
lvoirdupois.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19

"Gossamer IRON" the wonderful pro-
duct OF the Swansea iron mills, is so
hin that it takes 1890 sheets piled one
IN the other to make an inch in thick
ness.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19

A German tailor who died at Breslau
n 1887 had such keen sight that he
was able to see two of Jupiter's four
moons with his naked eye.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19
ECHOES OF THE CONFEDERACY,
continued from he sh page. )


ing close upon jackson, and the
next day was to witness the storm
of battle that shook the noun
tains around Port Republic. aud
reverberated with prolonged
roars among the hills of Cross
Keys. Ashby was to fall in the
valley. His chaplain who was
with him. says: 1T was little
wonder he could not sleep that
night, for never did an officer feel
more keenly The delicacy aud i'm
portance Of JackSou'S trust
With his line of protection and
observation thrown in a crescent
form from the Shenandoah river
around 10 he mountains west of
Harri>onburg. We may imagine
how active he was when he en-
deavored To keep the whole line
under his own eye. His entire
military service had been bril-
liant, and iu the words OF Gen.
Robert f. Lee, ut had been an
evcnttul one. bat the last day Of
his life was destined to be the
most brilliant in services. both ar
duous and dangerous
We cannot relate the circum.
stances of The event better than
in the language OF General Brad
ley T. johnson in a letter to the
late Edward y. Pollard, editor of
the Richmond EJoaiar. John
son, command was conspicuous
in the affair that cost AShby his
life. and earned an immortal
honor in aVeu-iug his death.
son the morning of the 9th of
June, writes Col. johnson. 1--WE
LETT HarI>ouhurg, not having
seen the enemy tol TWO days. To
our surprise In the afternoon his
cavalry made n dash into our
rear guard. aud was whipped
most eiicctualll their Colonel
Sir Percy W}udham. being taken
prisoner My regiment was sup
porting a battery Il short distance
heliuI tG..ra,aIq 6alf IN LaIf
an hoU We were ordered forward.
thaf i. towards tne enemy re-
tracing tb,. march tLrl had inst
mad. onr iaf,rtr, cor.i.,.d
only of Brigadicr General George
II St,u,,r,. L.is9a. n.. All.
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were l,.- L,bi,l n. m. Xii
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tbe lltl and bo resi-
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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19

Hotel chambermaids are unknown in
Mexico. Efen make the beds and keep
he rooms in order.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19
QUEEN ANNE'S RAILROAD COMPANY,
GENERAL NOTICE.

MARCH LIST, 1899.
Commencing April Sth, 1898. the Queen
Anne's Railroad Company will transfer its
Baltimore, Md, and will put In service the
steamer "Favorite" between Baltimore and
On the same date the Office of General Freight
ana Passenger Agent will be moved from
timore, Md. ~ Wv D''''
Beginning Wednesday, March 4, 80, steam era
OF the Queen Anne's Railroad Company will
as heretofore. VI ''V
apl22. 9S-tf Generai Man1ooa.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-05-19

A Man Should Carefully Instruct His Wife
Regarding the Value and Proper Use OF
Money-A Trusted Woman Is Proud of
Her Husbands Prosperity.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18
wEppINeIN BKUNswIcK.

BRUNSWICK, Mar. 16,-The home
of Postmaster John w. Porter, in this
town was the scene of very pretty
wedding at noon. 1t was the occasion
of the marriage of his daughter, Miss
Daisy, to Mr.. E. l.. Richards. Baltl-
more and Ohio Railroad conductor.
The ceremony was performed by Rey.
J. M. Gillum, of the Methodist Epis-
copal church. The attendants were
Miss Eva Pearl and Mr.. S. T. Hogan;
the ushers, w. l.. Richards, a brother
of the groom, and E. G. Shafer, editor
of the Brunswick Herald. Refresh
ments were served after the ceremony
The bridal couple left on train No. 6
for a wedding tour to Washington,
Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18
PAYING BY CHECK.

The payment of employees of the B.
& O. Railroad by checks is expected
to greatly expedite that work. Under
the present system, with the utmost
expedition and the most arduous labor
upon the part of the paymaster, it is
almost impossible to accomplish pay
ing the employees over the entire sys.
tenn before the 25th Of the month sue
ceeding that in which the pay was
earned, and the more often it was the
end of the second month before the
entire payment of the rolls was ac-
comphshed. Unde. the proposed sys-
tenn it is the intention and the expec-
tation that every employe will receive
his check for his previous months pay
not later than the Doth of the succeed
ing month. The system will go into
eff ct on the first of May during which
month the April pay rolls will be
paid.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18
An Imposing rlausoleum.

WINCHESTER, VA, March I7.--Mr.
Charles B. Rouss, of New York, will
shortly begin the erection in his family
lot in Mount Hebron Cemetery, this
city, OF large and imposing mauso-
leum. A representative of the New
England Monument Company was in
this city yesterday arranging the de-
tails, and while here stated that Mr..
Rouss intended the mausoleum to
surpass in beauty and cost anything
ever erected in this section of the
country.
The mausoleum will be of granite
and will cover large portion of the
Rouss lot, which is the largest private
space in the cemetery. 1t will cost a
small fortune. The New England
Monument Company placed the Grant
tomb, New York, in position, and also
had the contract for all the marble
work in the National Library, Wash
iuptOr
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18

One of the West Virginia boys to
lose his life by reason OF the Cuban
campaign was Holland d. Thompson,
Of Hampshire county, and who pre-
vious to his enlistment was a student
Of the State university law school.
His many friends have subscribed suf-
fcisnt money to erect monument in
his home town to his honor tomorrow,
and it will be unveiled on June 10,
with appropriate exercises. The mon
ument will be Of Vermont granite and
thirteen feet in height.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18
United brethren Conference.

WINCHESTER. VA, March 15.-The
Virginia Annual Conference of the
United Brethren Church convened this
afternoon at 2 o'clock in its sixty
eighth annual session.
Bishop E. B. Kephart, D. D. LII.
d., of Baltimore, Md, is presiding.
Important reports will be discussed,
besides the hearing Of reports from the
various fields of labor embraced in the
territory of the conference. Some i'm
portant measures concerning the future
welfare of the Virginia conference will
also come in for a share Of attention.
The Virginia conference comprises
in its territory the Valley of Virginia
as far south as Roanoke, the position
of West Virginia, east of the ALE
ghenies. with missions in Prince Will
liam and Fauquier. There are fifty
six ministers and thirty lay delegates,
and the total number of charges is 1l5
with over 10 900 communicates. Four
clerical memb ers have died during the
wear
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18
WANTS DIVORCE FROM WIFE.

PARKERsBURG, w. VA, March TO-
Oliver II. Littleton instituted suit for
divorce from his wife, Nora Littleton,
Yesterday. The suit grew out of testi-
mopy given by Mrs. Littleton in de-
Tense of the negro, Wade Grant, who
was found guilty and sentenced to
fifteen years in the penitentiary for
the assault upon Mrs. A. J. Barry.
On the stand Mrs. Littleton said she
thought as much of the negro as she
did of her own children. and that her
heart had run away with her brains.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18
Sold to the B. s o.

WINCHESTER, VA, March I6.--The
Winchester and Potomac railroad was
on Tuesday sold to Messrs. Speyer
Bros, Of New York, who represent
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad in the
deal. The sale was effected through
Messrs. John K. Cowen and Oscar G.
Murray, receivers for the Baltimore
g. Ohio. The latter company will OPP
crate the road after April /, 1899, the
date OF the transfer of the stock. The
price paid for the stock was $27 so
per share.
The road was operated by the Bal
timore & Ohio under a ninety-nir O.
year lease, and paid upon its stock "a
per cent dividends until the Balti-
more & Ohio went into the hands of
receivers since when no dividends
have been paid, and the stock was
practically valueless. The Winchester
& Potomac owns no rolling stock, but
has thirty-fve miles Of road. The
Baltimore & Ohio expects to regain
control of the Southern railroad, be-
tween Strasburg junction and Harris
burg, and in event Of failure to do so,
will build a parallelroad.
The road just sold is one of the.old-
est in the United States, having been
built in 1884. The stock of the com
pany is $4,000. About one-half of
it is owned in Baltimore and the bal
ance in Winchester. Interest on the
first and second mortgage bonds has
always been paid. The first mort
gage bonds amounts to $148. $50, and
will mature on July L. 1899. The
second mortgage bonds amount to
$85, 900, maturing in 1907. These
will be consolidated as first mortgage
bonds.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18
Coal SHIPMENT.


The shipments of coal from the Elk
Garden and Upper Potomac regionsof
West Virginia, which are transported
over the West Virginia Central and
Pittsburg Railroad, for the the week
were 81, $50 tons, and for the year up
to that date $4,000 tons, being an in
crease of 1887 tons. as compared
with the corresponding period of last
year.
Ofthe weeks shipments of coal over
this railroad, IL, 1897 tons went to the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, at Cum
berland; 8,494 tons to the Pennsylva-
MIA Railroad and 3,204 tons to local
points.
ANNUAL STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.
| The stockholders of the Crawford
Wooden Mill company held their
annual meeting Wednesday morning
IN the Office of the secretary.
Mr. U. S. G. Pitzer, in the Court
House building. A very satisfactory
report for the year was read and &C
cepted. All the old officers were re-
elected and 10 per cent dividend on
| the stock was declared.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18
West Virginia Certificates.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, March To-.
Information has been received here
that Wall street parties managing a
pool in opposition to Col. r 2. Chew's
proposition to settle the West Virginia
certificates representing its alleged
portion Of the Virginia debt slipped
through Congress q law directing the
Secretary of the Treasury to bring
bring suit on the Virginia bonds pnr-
chased before the war by the govern
ment as trustee for certain Indians.
1t is said that only one representative
from the Vireinias was privy to this
law. and he is republican. 1t is fur
ther said to be an effort to deter de-
posting the certificates with Colonel
Chew's COMMITTEES and will doubtless
foster temporary speculation on the
certificates. 1t seems that Wall street
brokers are unable to comprehend that
should the government obtain judg-
ment on these particular bonds it
could not by any possibility benefit
any owner Of the certificates. 1t is
said that the Wall street syndicate,
which has been so often defeated at
Charleston and Richmond, have estab-
lished confidential relations with a
prominent West Virginia republican
politician, and thereby procured the
passage of this law, which escaped
by lacking it as a rider to
one of the appropriation bills.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18
MUST EMPLOY STATE PRINTERS.

CHARLESTON, w. VA, March To-
The State Supreme Court, at special
term yesterday. issued writ of man
damus to compel the State Board of
Agriculture to have its printing and
binding done by the State printers
and binders. The case is the outcome
OF quarrel between tire board and
the public printer. The board had
been letting its work to private con
tractors.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.

Following is list of unclaimed
letters remaining in the Post Office at
Martinsburg. w. Va, Mar. 18th, 1899.
If not called for will be sent to the
Dead Letter Office at Washington Mar.
9th. Persons calling for them will
say advertised.
Miss Annie Baker, Joseph Comfy,
Thos. A. Cranefield, John NJ. Eddins,
Miss Nellie Faller, Miss Fannie Hess,
W. M. Hunt, VIM. f. Kaons, Miss
Mamie Malatt, Charles HAYS, Miss
Clara Peasmaker, Ben Stripping.
ALEX CLoHAN, p. M.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18

to submit his plans for the campaign
against the Filipinos, believing it to
be better to leave him free-handed to
carry out the campaign in his own
way, doing exactly as he may think
best to scatter Aguinaldo's forces and
il possible, to capture that slippery
individual
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18

London. March 16.-A special des-
patch from Rome announces that the
pope has suffered from a renewal OF
fainting fits; but it is added that his
physicians do not regard his condition
as serious.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18

q. y. SExBERT, President.
g. W. MeKO wv. pscs Pressdens.
n. ~. WILSON, CusASey
A. d darcy. Assfstans cashsev.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-03-18

Half a block of Port Dawson,
Alaska, was destroyed by fire on Feb.
I3th the day of the blizzard here.