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The Daily Texarkanian., 1899-06-02

If you will try a sack of
"ALBATR0SS" (AlbertRoss)
flour once, you will use no
other. Call for it, and in
sist upon having it. For
sale by all grocers. 81 5
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09
Dw", IImt to = Woman.


Admiral Dewey is not. like Napoleon,
a woman Halter. although many naval
officers wives are almost convinced to
the contrary. The Admiral does not
hesitate to say that he believes the
presence Of a woman nterfcrcS with
mans efficiency as an officer i'm war
time. Many officers wives. as soon
as they became convinced that their
husbands would remain an indefinite
period mt Manila. lost no time i'm hur-
rVing over To ioin them. and SOME tbs
said even though their husbands ca
hlrd NO" to their petitions. The Nd
miral did not look with favor upon
their arrival, for. to his mind. ii meant
impaired efficiency i'm some of his hest
officers They came, however and be-
fore the outbre tx It ho>tl ties hr,w IN
the Insurgents anH the Americans
dances and Yacht excursions in thc hay
and up the pasig River became quite
frequent. even the ADMIRAL himself
giving a large ball on the Olympia. lie,
however always maintained his posi-
ton. and no woman was allowed
aboard ship when Sh" went to sea or
during the subsequent period when
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09
DiamnndS on Your Boots.

Did it ever occur to you" said a
chemist what remarkable and
unique process the backing of boots
is? You see, we smear the boot
with preparation of bone black,
which is entirely devoid of lustre, and
then by the friction of dry brush
make it shine like the sun. There is
not another process like this anywhere
in the arts. so far as | know, and l
never read anywhere any scientific ex-
PLANTATION of the process.
MY solution of the seeming mystery
lies in the fact that diamond is moth
ing but crystalzed carbon. The black
ing is little more than carbon paste,
and the friction of hair-bru being
one of the most efficient methods of
generating electricity has the effect of
crystalZing the CARBON of the backing.
AS soon as this is done the boot is
covered with millions of infinitely
small diamonds, and, of course, begins
to shine as mass Of diamonds would"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09

The few travellers who have taken
the time and trouble to look into Men
elek's queer kingdom of Abyssinia
tell strange tales of it, Besides the
Maria Theresa 1880 dollars. the peo-
pie of Abyssinia, for small change, use
bar of hard, crystaliZed salt, about
ten inches and a half broad and thick,
slightly tapering toward the end, five
of which go TO the dollar at the capt.
tai.
For still smaller change cartridges
are used. of which three go to one salt
1t does not matter what sort they
are. Some sharpers use their cart
ridges in the ordinary way, and then
put in some dust and a dummy bull
let to make up the difference. or else
they take out the powder and put the
bullet in again. so that possibly in the
next action the unhappy seller will
find that he has only miss-fires in his
belt: but this is such common fraud
that no one takes any notice of it, and
bad cartridge seems to serve as
readily as a good one.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09

A Washington woman who has just
returned from the other side brought
home with her some pounds and
pounds of delicious tea, which sh"
came across in England, the like of
which Sic had never drunk before.
On the way over she made up her
mind that she wouldn't pay duty on it.
for she felt that no really patriotic
American can conScentiOusly pay n
tea tax after what our ancestors did
in Boston Ilarhor. So She made herself
prtticoat. and into the lining thereof
she quilted the tea. When the steam
er drew into port she put on the gar
ment. To wear il was martyrdom.
1t seemed to weigh a ton, but She
passed the custom house officers sue.
cesSfully and in congratulatory mood
took the train for Washington Her
husband met her at the station. He
marked her pale, worn look. AS they
stepped into the carriage she told him
the story
81 wasn't going to let them get
ahead of me-" she said proudly.
Wasn't it lovely idca?"
Her husband fell back in the car
rlagc and roared.
Lovely" he said. Lovely! | should
say it was. Why. my dear, there isn't
any duty on tea"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09

A pretty forehead is a possession to
value, as much of the character of the
face depends upon it. Any forehead
can and must be free from Eregulari-
ties and wrinkles to be attractive. Care
should be taken in youth to avoid the
straight long lines on the forehead
which are brought on by elevating the
eyebrows. Look at the middle-aged
faces you meet each day and mark the
prevalence of these lines just over the
temples. In nine cases out of ten the
remainder of the face will be smooth
and youthful, but those lines tell the
tale of age. This lifting of the eye
brows is senseless trick, which Is
thought TO give expression to the face
II is on n level with the many so-called
tricks of expression, really nothing
more than contortionB of the facial
muscles.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09
CARE OF THE SKIN.
FEW PRECAUTIONS NECESSARY TO
AVOID FRECKLES AND SUNBURN.

Never Omit Your Daily Bath-SIathe With
Warm Water-Look After Your Diges-
tion, Which Is the Weak Spot in Most
Compilations.
1t Is quite popularity supposed that
the summer season is an eSprcially
trying one on the complexion, and so.
forthwith, the maids and madamS mt
the summer resorts - armed with cos
metlcS, wells and sunShadcS to protect
their carefully treasured faces from
the glaring sun ana boiStcrouS bre .ZcS.
As rule, if one takes Il few simple
precautions. such rs they take almost
the whole wear around they need have
no fear of looking like frights when
the Autumn comes.
First of all, she must under no cir
cumstanccS omit her daily bath. This
is the essential foundation upon which
a clear. healthy skin is built The bath
may be taken at any timS but just af
ter eating 1t may hc cold OF tcpid.
as the individual prefers, but a warm
bath. it must be remembered is more
cleansing.
After Il bicycle ride or any other out
door exercise there is usually room for
some work Battle the face thoroughly
with soap and warm water. rinSing
well with tepid water and then with
cold. Dry with Il soft towel and make
an application of some good face
cream. Rub the cream in gently. Il
very little ut time, with the finger
tips. and be careful not to put on too
much. y supertluouS amount of cream
on the face may have Il tendency To
produce an undesirable growth of
down. Allow this ia penetrate the
pores of the skin, then wash the face
again with warm water, removing all
of the cream.
For the girl who tanS the following
lotion is recommended:
one pint of rose water.
Half ounce pulveriZed horaX.
One ounce strained lemon juice.
Use this lotion freely after being ex-
DOSed to the sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09
An Oak Tree 10. 900 Years old.

An extraordinary discovery, and one
which is just now exciting consider
able interest in antiquarian circles in
Lancashire and Cheshire, has been
made at Stockport. During the ex-
cavations in the construction of sew
age works for the town some workmen
came across what has since proved to
be a massive oak tree, with two i'm
mense branches. Professor Boyd Daw-
kins, the well-known antquary, is Of
opinion that the tree is one of the
giants of prehistoric times, and he says
that the tree is certainly 10000 years
old. The corporation of Stockport is
at a loss what to do with the gigantic
fossil. which is supposed to weigh
about forty tons.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09

~ feet and poised directly over their
neads IN the most gigantic game of
leapfrog ever known, where an ami
mai weighing many hundreds of tons
leaped completely into the air.
The whale not only leaped into the
ar bodily, but passed directly over the
boat. so that the men looked upward
and saw the largest living animal, its
mead 40 feet and its tail 20 feet above,
passing over them-the most stipend
Gus spectacle and leap ever seen. The
whale fell with Il tremendous crack
and the boat was almost Swamped
by the waves that came boiling over
it.
The whale now dashed away and
swan around the harbor, towing both
boats, as the other harpooner had sue
ccedcd III putting a lance into it. and
was finally killed after hard struggle
the enormous creature sweeping the
water in its efforts to reach the boats.
1t was found that in sounding the
whale had struck the bottom so VOL
emily that both its jawbones We're
broken or Shivercd, so that in all
probability the animal would have
died.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09
rallow Candles rs Medicine

In France the peasantry still stick to
medicines calculated to turn the aver
age doctors hair gray with horror.
Wine is an ingredient of every pre-
scription. In fever cases it is always
the predominant one. The French
peasants faith in fermented grape
juice is truly beautiful. If his chill
dren are stricken with the measles he
gives them beakcrs of wine. well
sweetened with honey and highly
spiced with pepper. For severe cold
he administers a quart of red wine
and melted tallow candle mixed.
For scarlet or brain fever he gives
eggs. white wine and SCOT well beaten
together. Not all their superstitions
are curious; some are pathetic. \
mother, for instance. often buries her
dead child with it's favorite toy or a
lock of her own hair in the coffin
that it may not feel quite alone"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09
posed to the sun.

Sunburn requires a liberal dose OF
cold cream a very good cream is made
from cucumbers and can be prepared
at home:
PUT six ounces of sweet almond oil
into the inside receptacle of Il CuStard
boiler. Put as much water into the
outside boiler a. though you We're
about to make a CuStard. Set the two
tone inside of the other over the fire.
Have ready four good-sizcd cucum-
berS Wipe them Crefully so they are
perfectly clean Cut them into squares
two or three inches in size. DO not re-
move the peel When the almond oil
begins to warn, put the cucumhers In
it. Set the custard boiler on the back
of the stove and let the water merely
simmer for -four or five hours. Strain.
To six ounces of the strained liquid
add one ounce of white wax one of
Spermaccti and two ounces of lanoline.
Heat until the wax, Spermaccti and
lanoline have melted; then take off the
fire and beat with an egg heater until
cold, adding during the beating pro
cess two teaSpoonfulS of tincture of
benZoin. This will make q delicious
cucumber cream if properly and care
fully prepared
If the face shows a tendency to be-
como red. breaks out in little pimples
and seems ovcrheated, then the diet
must be attended to. During the hot
weather one must be careful not to
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09

eat too much meat and sta cchy foods.
The food required is only FOR repairs,
and not for warmth. Vegetables. green
salads, fruits, fish and meat sparingly
should form the daily mnnu. Cold
meats are better than hot, and richly
made. highly seasoned food must be
abandoned
During the soft early Summer days
the very best thing for the complexion
is plenty of fresh air. Sunny afr will
never hurt the skin if it Is properly
protected by tip-tilted hat or sun
shade, and a warm sunny rain is bet
ter still. A tramp through the country
during warm shower, bareheaded,
will do much to repair the ravages
caused by late hours, close rooms, and
the general fatigue of fashionable
season. The farfamed English COM
plexion is due to the simple fact that
England is land of warm showers
and mlsts. The English girl never
thinks of staying home for rain--if she
did she would spend the greateV part
Of her life indoors
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09
CoLONIZE CRUsOE's LAND.
Chileans Will Settle Whers Defoe's Hero
Lived.

The island on which Robinson CRU
soc was wrecked, and which now be-
longs to the Chilean government. is
about to be turned into a settlement.
Almost every one knows that when
Defoe drew his story of Crusoe it was
the story of Alexander Selkirk, and it
is remarkable how closely Defoe kept
to the facts of Selkirk's existence on
the isle
Even the story of Crusoe's man Fri
day was foundation of truth in the
fact that Selkirk found and adopted a
stray Indian. This man had become
separated from party of Indians who
had landed on the island, and, having
lost himself in the woods, was left
behind by his people. The death of
Selkirk's solitary companion did not
occur in such dramatic manner. how
ever. as did that of CruSoe's Friday
Tor Selkirk'S retainer was drowned
while fishing for his masters dinner.
Barren as the place seemed to Sell
kirk when he was first marooned upon
it, it now contains many flouriShng
spots. The fruit trees which he plant
ed more than 200 years ago have re-
produced themselves. and peaches.
pears, ounces and grapes are to he
had in abundance. y man who had
stock farm on the island for some
reason abandoned the undertaking
several years ago and turned his live
stock loose The result is that cattle.
sheep. goats and pigs are now found
there in Il wild state, so that the new
colonists are likely to have some good
sport if they have turn for hunt
ing.
In addition to this. the sea swarms
with Goldfish. which should provide
pleasant occupation for the anglers.
The settlers. therefore, are likely to be
abundantly supplied with meat, fish
and fruit.
Up to the present time. the island,
which is in the Pacific ocean. has been
Occupied by few German and Chilean
families, numbering about II persons
in all. 1t is now proposed by the Chill
can government to turn the island into
a regular colony. and about 100 hardy
ChileanS will form the nucleus of the
new settlement, which is is proposed
to chriSten "CruSue island
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09
Innr ILcm.n-l,. .mllrs

Speaking to a woman's convention
Gov Adams of Colorado, remarked:
"When the IsraelitcS were broken
with diSscntion God gave a woman to
Judge them-Dehorah ruled them for
forty ycarS-and the Bible adds. "Then
they had rest | have never been
clear whether the rest came as re-
suit Of her rule or because ner reign
was ended"
The Chihuahua girls have taken to
carrying magnets, because they say
there are so many men with hearts Of
steel.
An India paper says that the ladies'
of official society there are trying to
follow in Lady Curzon's footsteps.
That ought not to be difficult. seeing
where Lady CurZon halls from.
The American opera singer who was
hoOted for being an American should
not he depressed. There are opera
singers who have hooted solely on ac-
count of their singing.
FIRST Ieefstd X In Alaska.
The first piece OF bcefsteak that ever
reached the gold fields in Alaska sold
for $50 per pound. The piece of beef
steak was carried $50 miles on the
back of a miner, ald weighed frac-
ton over ten pounds. 1t was put on
exhibition at Circle City, and attracted
much attention. Ii was subsequently
disposed of for $500, the proceeds 20
ing to swell the miner hospital fund
at that place.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09

1t is generally supposed that the
typewriting machine is quite modern
invention. but there is a record in the
archives of the English Patent Office
for 1714 of an application for a patent
for such a machine. Exactly 100 years
later the firm of Balm x Wright APP
piled for a similar grant, and the con-
struction of their machine afforded a
basis that enabled Mr. Thurber, at
Worchcster, to improve the system.
In the year 1915, a Frcnchman of the
name of FOucall obtained an English
patent for very ingcniously conceived
writing machine which was shown
in London the same year, and created
no small sensation.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09

One man in Melbourne is thanking
his stars that the T. & O. Steamship
Company have inauguratcd strict
rules forbidding junior officers TO flirt
with female passengers. The man, per-
hapS. is eXcuSablc for his grudgo
against the officers. for, says he
Il came to Australia ten years ago
Two years later, when | was settled
and doing well, | sent money home to
the young lady to whom | was engaged
to enable her to come out to me that
we might be married. She came read
lily, but two days after landing married
one of the officers of the ship The ras
cal had won her over on the way out
Eighteen months later ] sent for
my sister to come and be my house
keeper. She came at my expense, but
when she arrived found she was en-
gagged to another of those wretched
officers. l have now ceased importing
females"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09
LIVING OCEAN TRAPS,
Monster CLAIMS that Catch Their Prey in
YiseIilxe Shells Case on Record.

Monster CLAIMS that Catch Their Prey in
YiseIike Shells Case ON Record.
la South Pacific waters are fo.od
some OF the largest shells known. One
Is clrm-like shell, with huge ribs
called the tridacna, one valve of
which has been known to weigh ~,
pourds. The meat alone weighed
tYer ty.tive or more pounds, and stu
gle animal, if served on the half-srcl
would afford a good meal for ffry
men The tridacna has the habit of
l,iUG with its valves partly open, MS
though to trap some unwary traveller.
It Ea> earned an unsavory reputation.
qad is considered an animal to be
avoided. unless means are at hand tn
reud,r it harmless.
rhn attention of white men was first
attracted to this trap when a party of
collectors were rowing over the reef
in s'erch of rare corals. They sud
denly saw Il large fish heating the sur
fa,r violently with its head out of the
Watcf As they drew near they saw
that the fish was large shark, which
had Leen caught in living trap Its
tail or the lower lobe, was held So
dmely by giant shell, the trida>.na,
the strong and powerful mollusk lag
IN. to it with viSelike grasp.
There is case on record of a man
having been entrapped in Il similar
way. He was an American collector,
Unfamiliar with the reef and its
strange inhabitants, and seeing what
b. supposed to be great green seal
aremone, he attempted to grasp il,
but the anemOne disappeared, and like
a wise the edges of the shell clamped
tie wrist of the unfortunate cole tor,
WLo, to his horror, found himself an
chored In a STOPPING position by his
land.
The tide was rising, not person
was H. sight, and there was apparent
Is no possible chance of escape. The
collector, fortunately, had knife.
and almost crazpd by the pain, he be-
gan an attack on the shell, but everv
thrust he made only caused the pow
erlul animal to clasp him closer ard
c.oSer and add to his agony. 1t was
impossible to cut around the shell. he
rock being too hard, and the only
ting to do was to wait and hope thar
the shell would relax and permit him
to Jerk his hand ont. Seconds SeeG,ri
minutes and minutes hours The WA
ter was rising higher and higher. 4
gentle breeze had sprung up. and
waves began to form that threw til"
water against the captive. He had
nj out determined upon a terrible al
tclmative-to cut off his hand to have
his life-when the shell viSibly relaxed
its hold. and with a quick jerk he pull
led out the manned and helpless mem
! er. and turned in shore.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09
THE Firb,inp N!.oris

Some 300 Maoris were shut up in in
trenchments ut place called Orakaw.
Without food, except a few raw pota-
toes, without water, pounded at by ar
tillery, and under a hail of rifle bull
lets and hand grenades; unsuccessful
ly assaulted 10 less than five times
they held out for three days. COM
pletely surrounded. Gen. Cameron hui
namely sent flag of truce, inviting
them to surrender honorably. 70 this
they made the cver-famous reply:
Enough. We fight on. forever
Then the general offered to let the
women come out. aad the answer was:
The women will fight as Wet At
length. on the afternoon Of the third
day, the garrison il a body charged at
quick march right drought the Eng
lish lines. fairly jumping over the
heads of the 10th regiment as they lay
behind a bank. Half of them fell; the
remainder got clear away. The earth
works and the victory remained with
us, but the glory was theirs.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09

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
criminls in India has been made so
perfect that it would enable any intel
ligent person in few minutes to dis
tinguish the individual if necessary,
from all other persons now living in
the world, or ii data were available,
from all other persons who have lived
since the creation of man. The sys-
TEN is simplicity itself, and there is
none of the elaboration of process, or
the costly and delicate machinery re-
quired for the anthropometric system.
All that is needed is a piece of tin.
sheet of paper and some printers ink.
The linked impressions of the ten di-
gifts are taken and filed in the proper
compartment of the proper pigeon
hole. and it is on the classification of
records and their distribution into the
pigeon-holes that the success of the
system depends Every finger marx
shows lines of the 'lOop." or the
"whorl" type. and by simple table
of the combinations of these types in
the ten digits. 1924 main classes are
made. These are again sub-divided
according to miner details, and the
subdivisions can he further divided
nd intinitum if necessary; but with
the table before him any person of
ordinary 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 siXty-four mil
lion to one against two persons hav-
inc single fingers identical. and the
chances against all ten fingers being
Identical go beyond mathematics alto
gethpr.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09

The Union Jack in its present form
only dates from 1901. Other flags of
great nations are also very new. The
French tri-color was adopted in 1894;
the Spanish flag, as at present display
ed. in 1875; while the German and
Italian banners are no older than the
present administration of those coun-
tries. Curiously enough, the oldest
flag belongs to the newest nation.
The United States adopted their
present flag as lorg ago as June IA,
1777, and the only change in it since
has been the addition of new stars for
every new State added to the Union.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-09
4 snake story

Talking of snakes not having in
telligcnce." said the man with the red
nose. lis all rot. From an incident in
my own experience | know they are
cnock full of sense.
Last summer | went on n wheeling
excursion down in MiSsouri; my trip
took me through a sparsely inhabited
country and towns miles apart. One
day when about twenty miles from any
town my hind tire collapsed. Looking
in my tool bag, | was Mortified to find
my pump was not there. | was des-
perate-2O miles to walk and it after 6
o'clock. | even tried initiating the tire
by blowing into it myself, but l
couldn't make any impression on it.
While resting from my efforts turned,
and my hair almost stood ON end, see
ing a large blowing adder only Il few
feet from me. He was a monster. l
can assure you. lost no time getting
out of there and looking for a club to
dispatch his snaEeship. When return
ing to the expected encounter, imagine
my surprise and crlight to see that
snake with his mouth on the tube
and blowing with all his might; the
Ilc was 81 rum vi w IIu WAS dlIdlu
it would burst, Not being content, he
commenced to run around in a circle,
and | knew then he was tightening up
the screw. After critical look at the
other tire, he wig sled away with
satisfied air After recovering from
my fit of wonder. mounted my wheel
and went on rejoicing"
AS the listeners slowly arose and
looked pityingly on the red-nosed man,
he yelled:
Hold on. am not done yet. let
the air out of the tire at a church fair;
every one developed SYMPTOMS of snake
poisoning and the saloons sold all their
stock in town."