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The times., 1899-12-24
. james Crcci1 CannI Mystery.

Policeman Stewart. Of the Fourth pTe-
cinct station. was informed by a man about
/ o'clock this morning that he had seen
body floating in the James Creek Canal
The policeman made an Investigation. but
found no indication of the body. The IN
formant disappeared without giving MS
name. The Harbormaster was advised
er tEa reDort ana viii have the canal
thoroughly searched this morning
The times., 1899-12-24
WANTED IN BOSTON.
Burnley Taylor Charged With Oh
tanning COffcc on II Bogus Order.

tanning CORec on Bogus Order.
RICHMOND, Va, Dec. 23.-Burn.ey Tay-
lor son of the clerk of the court of Han
over county, and member of one Of the best
known families in the State, was arrestel
here today on a telegram from Boston
charging him with obtaining $4,000 worth
of coffee from Tarrent 2. Kings b bnde I
warehouse in that city on a forged order.
He denies the charge, and has agreed to
90 to Boston without requisition papers.
Young TAYLOR served two years in the
Virginia pauitentiary for securing money
from the State on forged warrants for the
board of unatics in the King Wi liam
county iail
The times., 1899-12-24
SnIc Of nntnrin Timber Limits

MONTREAL, Dec. z3,-The sale OF tim
ber limits by The Ontario Government, ad-
gertized 10 take place in Toronto, gathered
together lumbermeu from all parts OF Can
ada and the United States. The p OYER
lies offered iuclulei thirty-siX berths.
amounting 10 3sS Is square miles, situated
in the AIgoma, Nipissing, and Rainy River
districts The total number OF miles sold
was 800 They brought in altogether, rot
including ground rent, $704 5a5 or. inc.ud-
ing ground rent. SOS, ,669, an average FER
square mile OF $3.50. Several American
lumbermon were among the buyers.
The times., 1899-12-24
ritt.hurr Lnscs a Hlr snit.

PITTSBURG. Dec. 23.-The decision in
the case of the city of Pittsburg against
State Senator William Finn and others for
S2O0. eco Camages, was handed down today
bv Judge White. The defendants were ac-
Quilted. The suit was in trespaSs, and
was based on the allegation that former
Assistant City Attorney W. II. House had
loaned city money to Senator Finn.
The times., 1899-12-24
CHARGED WITH ASSAULT.
,Ionzo Dorsey said 10 Have Attacked
F-.FFr-..r..-tr, s-..fa-.s

Aionzo Dorsey said 40 Have Attacked
Policeman Sanford.
AloHzo Dorsey, co.ored. eighteen years
old. is LOGGED az The First precinct station
charged with assault upon Policemen san
ford Shortly before midnight Dorsey was
arrested by the policeman at the corner Of
Ninth Street and Pennsylvania Avenue
northwest Tor alleged dizorderiy conduct
Before the patrol box was reached the
prisoner is said 10 have resisted, and later
20 have assaulted Sanford. 4 large crowd
gathered and difficulty was experienced in
removing the man 10 the station.
The times., 1899-12-24
A SURE CURE FOR GROUP.
Tyycnty-Five Years Constant Us,
without "a Failure.

without "A Failure.
The first indication of Group is hoarse-
ness and in a child subject to that disease
it may be taken as a sure sign of the ap-
proach OF an attack. FoiloWing this hoarse-
ness is a peculiar rough cough. II Cham
bsrlafn's Cough Remedy is given as soon as
The child becomes hoarse, or even after
the croupy cough appears, it will prevent
the attack II IS used in many thousands
of homes in this broad land and never dis
appoints the anxious mothers We have
yet TO learn of a single instance in which
If has not proved effectual. No other prep
aration can show such record-twenty- five
years constant use without a failure. For
sale by Henry Evans, wholesale and all
druggists.
The times., 1899-12-24

s. surprising number of statesmen are looking
1T Sauts Claus 10 Sip abe lee Presidency into
their stocking Not only Statesmen. but every
b3dy want lieuricl's beer for their Christmas
dinner. TO those gho have not ordered q case
q Heurioi's phone ga, for Msefzen, Senate, o.
A-.er IN bottles
The times., 1899-12-24
MANY MILLIONS Required
Estimates of Deficiencies in Gov
ernment Appropriations.

The Largest Amount Asked Is for th e
War Dcunrtment-'Fhe Modest Re
quest of the District-Needs OF the
Library of Congress - Items In
cIuded ia Secretary Cages Report,
The times., 1899-12-24
SPECIAL NOTICES.
Old District Families.

A list Of persons now residents Of the
District OF Columbia whose ancestors were
living in the District in the year 1900 IS
being prepared under the direction Of the
Columbia Historical Society.
This undertaking can be accomplished
only through the cooperation OF the per
sons referred &c, who are requested TO send
their names and those OF their said ances-
tors, as promptly as possible, to the secre-
tary of the society
The times., 1899-12-24

A Merry Christmas! Glad to see you are look
ing so well. Have YOU a case OF Heurich S
Maerzen. Senate, or Lager for tomouow's dinner.
II you want Hcurlch's phone 63l, Arlington Bot
Ting Co., early in the morning.
The times., 1899-12-24

"The Pride OF Washington lieurichs Maerzen
Beer, Is the peoples most popular beer. Phone
63i, Arlington Bottlng Co., for case.
The times., 1899-12-24

SPECIAL NOTICE-A meeting Of tbs
stockholders OF The National Metropoli-
tan Fire Insurance Company OF the District
OF Columbia will he held DECEMBER 20.
1899. for the election OF directors Polls
open al 70 m. and close at o'clock ?. n.
SAM CROSS. Secretary nO23-tf
The times., 1899-12-24
LEARN TO sing AT SIGHT.
ruu crLnna .nELr.-rA-.s

Sirht-Sfn-in- Glasses meet every Tuesday sves
fr- at Sheld0u's Hail. 1905 + Street northwest
Elementary class. Z to 8. Advanced class 5 % q
essgrs Toe each. The celebrated ''DlmTosca
System is used
PROF. KIRKPATRICK
0rranf=t and Cho,r Master at Trinity Church.
Conductor no30-Imo
The times., 1899-12-24

4 Merry Christmas, Have you ordered case
of Heurich's FOR Monday2 II not. phone 634.
Arlington Dotting Co, early in the morning ano
a case Of Maerzen Senate, Lager viii be de-
SVclyd d your home
The times., 1899-12-24
de17-su.tu. INV

SPECIAL NOTICE-The Self Supporting
Missionary Workers request a pound
Offering for the suffering 10r Of this Dis
trict, 10 be left up to JANUARY /. 1900.
al rns Mission. Seventh Street northeast.
Send US a card and We viii gladly call for
cast-on clothing. as the demand is much
greater than we car supply. ds23-2t
The times., 1899-12-24
EDUCATIONAL.

Tie CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY Of A&ERiCs
Washington. d. c.
SCHOOLS OF LAW.
Professional school Course three years. De-
grce IL g. University School Gradua5s
tOurses. Degree Ii. D. open October I. ISs4
Address W C. ROBINSON. Dean
MISS BALCH'S Business College and Civil servics
Institute. I225 18th st. NV; thousands pre-
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-16
sALUTEs BETWEEN BOATS
Days When to Whistle Was Intended as
an Insult.

In 1880 gongs for the engineroom
were unknown, and in many of the
boats, when the pilot was in his house
(if there was one) or on deck over the
engineroom, he would signal to the
engineer by the strokes of a stick or
cane upon the floor of the house or
deck. All boats, Of course, carried
bells, and by them all notices of de-
parture and of arriving were made
known, and all salutes between boats
We're given by their bells. To blow
steam, as is done now by a whistle.
was intended to be a challenge or an
insult.
In July, 1887, the first steam launch,
the Sweetheart, 80 feet in length, 4
feet inches of beam and feet depth,
engine 4x12 inches, wheels 3 feet q
inches in dancer and boiler hori-
zontal fire-tubul;r designed and con-
structed at the United States Navy
yard, New York by the writer, then
chief engineer of the navy, was COM
pleted, and on her trial and succeeding
trips around the city of New York,
was saluted with the bells of passing
steamboats, and cheered by people
who rushed to the ends of the piers
to witness the novel sight. She at
tanned a speed Of So miles per hour.
The engine was subsequently trans
ferred to the United States Naval
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-16
Take Care OF lhr ChIldren.

When a child is brought to IA strange
physician the first question to the pa
rents is: What Illness has it had?
With the utmost nonchalance comes
the ready answer: "Only children'S di-
seaseS,' meaning humps. whooping
cough, chicken-pOX. measles. scarlet
fever and diptheria. rs if these were
inevitable consequences of being alive.
says the New York Journal.
That is a dangerous delusion. An
acute infectious disease is always Il
disaster, a sharp misfortune, not only
in itself, but on account of possible
results. Whooping cough and measles
are often the starting point of con
sumption In the young. Paralysis
may follow diptheria, and chicken.
poX occasionally causes death. There
is an average of ten deaths a week all
the year round from whooping cough
SO-called chillren's diseases are far
from being the simple and harmless
conditions that many suppose. Who
does not know of deafness due to scar
let fever. and injuries to the eye left
ny measles? Infectious processes pave
the way for nervous disease, and for
grip when it is epidemic
In spite of much Ignorance and care
lcssneSS, filth diseases are diminish
ing. The reports from the Health
Department show an Improvement
over last year. The number of eases
recorded is said to be about Il third
less. This is attributed in great meas
IRE to the efforts of medical school in
spectors. who find mild ca ,es among
school children and see that they are
at once isolated and properly cared
for. thus preventing the spread of the
disease. Another factor is the con
slant increase Of knowledge gained by
the people through the press. The
newspaper has become a teacher OF
hygiene, the most wide-reaching expo
nent of preventive medicine. Through
its effective work aS an adjunct to
health boards preventable disease may
in time disappear.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-16

Why do otherwise well-hrcd eats hiss
and spit when cnragcdt Dr. Louis
Robinson says: The Kissing and spit
ting of young kittens, even before they
see, was, in the first place, probably
an attempI to intimidatc enemies by
making them think than the hole where
the helpless wild kittens resided con
tanned Il venomouS snake. 1t is n very
curious and remarkable fact that many
different kinds of creatures which have
their homes in shallow holes have a
similar habit of splitting when an
enemy approaches. Furthermore.
think it probable thar the expression
of cat at bay is part of the same
instructive strata%em We know how
general is the horror of the serpent
tribe throughout all nature. and hence
it seems likely that the Serpcut-like
aspect of the head of an enraged cat.
together with its threatening hiss,
might diScOncert an enemy sufficiently
to give an advantage 10 the cat.
CuriOuSly enough. cats of all species
have their tails marked transversely
in Il way which resembles the marking
of scrpentS. and several naturalfSts
have remarked how similar are the
sinuous, waving movements of the tail
of any angry eat to the movements of
the tail of the snake in 4 state of ex-
element The true tabby cat when it
is curled up asleep has Il curious re-
semblance to a coiled serpent. and the
same is true of many wild cats of diff
ferent varieties and coming from diff
ferent parts of the world If this real
ly is an instance of protective mmicry.
| think it is possible that the chief foe
guarded against was the eagle Eagles
are very fond of eats flesh, and it has
been remarked by naturalists in var
ious parts of the world that these for
midable birds habitually make war up
on the smaller fendoe'
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-16
The SELF. sufficient Nation.

lltn self sufficient nation will be the
nation of the future. This has been
partly true in the past, but differently.
Civilized nations have always been
lampCred in their cOnqueStS of unciVi-
lied by the fact that the latter We're
Oftener wholly self-sutficient. Were
England's foes to-day in upper India
and the Soudan dependent upon the
world for the neceSSaries of life. Eng
lands wars would he won in a mo-
mcnt of time. Because these foes are
self-sutlicient they are strong. Because
the brave and determined natives
aehout Manila are Self-sutiicient for
the time being. our warfare waged
there is siege more than anything
else.
This sort of self-sufficiency is posi-
Bile because people are capable of rails
Ing and making all the absolute neces-
sites of life. This has been the self
Sutiiciency of the past That of the
future will be possible because a M.
ton can make good the lack of thai
It cannot raise and make by having
Increased ability to obtain it at pleas
ure elsewhere And so the least self
sufficient nation to-day-the great Eng
land herself mere rock in the sea
maintains a powerful navy to guard
and press the claims and protect the
advantage of her great merchant mar
inc
But great navies are possible with
out merchant marines. Nations wholly
Self-sufiicient may rule the seas and
bring those not self-sufficient grovel-
Ing to their knees. Balance of power
would then be a thing of history. a
thing once sought to be maintained
Two nations to-day may be said to be
capable of self-suppOrt-the United
States and Russia. And it is interest
ing to note that upon these two. Eng
land. the mistress of the seas
and superior on them to either or both
combined, is absolutely dependent for
bread.
AS we know the world now and
Judged by our standards, there are
three imperial realms capable of sus-
tanning self-sufficient peoples, America
Russia. and Australia. The rest of
the world. either because of congested
populations or absence of vast, contig-
uous acres of fruitful soil with marked
and striking boundaries easy of de-
Tense, cannot exhibit such fields for
dominant self-supporting civilizations
According to fundamental princi-
pies neither the first nor the last
named countries are by position or in
herent instinct or seeming destiny a
menace to what we call the balance of
power
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-16

Prof. Grassi's discovery thut the Ro-
man malaria is spread by particular
species of gnats has been verified in a
curious manner at the SaIto Spirito
Hospital at Rome. All attempts t.
communicate the disease to animal.
had failed when a patient in the
hospital volunteered to have the ex-
pertinent tried on himself He was ex
posed to the gnats developed the fever
his blood showing malaria bacilli. and
was then treated with quinine. The
doctors think that they are now in a
way to discover serum that will
render people immune to the malaria.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-16
HABITS OF THE HORSE.
Fear of Wolves, Speed of Colts and the
Habit OF Shying.

Habit OF Shying.
Another animal which, when in
state of nature, lives in droves, is the
horse. 1t is almost as defenselcss as
the sheep, and when a herd of wild
horses is attacked by wolves there is
no escape but in flight In its wild
state the horses natural habitat is en-
the open plains, not IN mountainous
regions. but on the steppcs of Asia,
and when attacked 10y wolves its only
safety lies in its superior speed. If
the young foal were NOT as swift rs its
parents it would fall an easy prey to
the pursucr and So, within q few gen
erationS. the wild horse might he ut
terly destroyed by lis enemies. The
curious thing Is that the foal is quite
as swift as its parents When one
looks at il, even in its dumcSJjcatcd
condition. II seems To Ice all legs. and
one l. surprised tu sec how easily the
slight body is borne along on those
legs, beside the mother. even when She
Is running AT her SWittcSt rate. I'm
that fact lies the safety of the Wild
horse from destruction. and the thous-
andS of generations in which that use
full animal has been domcs,icatrd have
brought no change IN the peculiar CON
formation of the toal'S limbs. though
ii is no longer needed for its original
purpose.
Another curious thing is that one
of the faults of the horse of which we
are apt To complain we mean thu habit
of shying. is a survival of an old habit
which WAS useful and necessary when
its ancestors were still roaming wild
upon the plains. Then every horse
was constantly on the outlook for am
enemy. and il did not louk only with
one eye. II hahitGHlly kept turning lis
ear in all directions So rs Ia catch the
slightest sound which should Indicate
the presence of danger. Not only
when a wolf was seen did the herd
take flight: any sound rs Of the wolf
breaking through the long grass.
caused an Instantaneous stampede;
and something of that habit still sur
wives The horse seldom fears the oh
jcctS which it sees unless they appear
suddenly; bur the sudden appearance
of some light thing driven by the wind,
or some slight sound that perhaps may
not be heard by his master. may cause
an instant and involuntary shy, such
as the poor brute would instinctivcly
make if he were still wild upon the
plains. How unjust it is, and how
utterly stupid to Justify his terror by
whipping him for such a fault. To
do SO is to make him only so much the
reader To shy again. remembering
and he is sure to remember that. even
if there has been no reason for his in
voluntary shyng. there is something
10 dread Immediately aftcrward The
only sensible way to deal with this
remnant of wildncss in the domcSti-
Gated horse is to stop and let him feel
that there is nothing To fear. and So
break down the remnant of his old and
perfectly natural habit of flight from
possible danger.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-16
|
Inminn,itN In IInnts.

Many instances have been recorded
of flowers being luminous at night,
They only seem to do this on rare &C.
casions hence they are to be enyied
who have the good fortune to witness
the phenomena. Though the writer
has often endeavored to get fortune s
favor, she has never smiled on him but
once, when he saw the phosphorescent
glow from fungi in a hollow tree, just
like the glow of a match when rubbed
in the dark. \ German naturalist,
Herr Haggrcn, seems to have met with
a number of instances in his country
or rather the night Waterman he en-
ployed did. He concludes the phe-
nomcna are more likely to occur when
it is dark, after rain, following a sun
ny day. July and August gave the
most instances. Occurrences began
soon after sunset and there were none
after dawn. He could not decide on
the cause of the luminosity.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-16
Rose Ifags.

Iris and lavender are very fragrant
and nice in their way, hut they do not
compare with the June rose bag in
freshness or perfume. Tom Moore
knew whereof he spoke when he
chanted the song of the shattered
vase and the perfume that "clung to
1t still" for in all probability he had
a feminine relative whose delight was
to rise with the lark and pick York
roses in which to embalm her purple
and fine linen. As rose bags were
made then so they are made to-day.
provided that one knows the secret OF
success. which is to allow the petals
to dry perfectly before tucking them
away among ones lingerie Prepare
the petals as one would for n pot
pourri. by leaving them on a newspa.
per in the sunshine or in warm. dry
room. 1t will take fully twenty four
hours. possibly longer, TO dry them
thoroughly. They should be shaken up
and turned occasionally to insure the
evaporation of all the moisture When
quite crisp and withered put the petals
in bags of net. thin silk or muslin,
and scatter with n few drops of good
rose essence. This will stimulate and
bring the perfume out, as n damp day
brings out the odor of the sweet grass
basket made by the Indians
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-16

lllIilcultleS oil IN" clNll service cN
ANIMATION are mum ipurd t'llold IN the
requirements set dow by law of ap-
PllrantS Tor positions u the mail ser
wee OF emma.
IN the hrSl place an applicant must
nave strength ana courage. Toacquirc
these ne goes through Il very queer
method OF framing lie WandrrS
through mountains ANA valleys. forests
ana caves. Ihr exact time to he oc-
cupled 10y the trip Is iiNed 10y law and
heavy ine Is imposed for unncccs
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-16

SChuOl AT I'D .-..4S.
Fuel. up to the year 1896. was wholly
pine wood, though up to that time
some owners of steamboats, com
menced experimenting upon the prac-
ticability of using anthracite coal \
Steamboat on her route of six or more
hours could not have the capacity in
her tireroom to contain all the wood
required, aud was compelled to pile
IT upon her side houses. ana such boats
as were on Il long route, rs from New
York to Providence, We're compelled
to invade their upper deck wiEl wood,
and upon leaving the city had some
what the semblance of floating wood
yard.
In 1899 anthracite coal was intro
iuced in the furnaces of the steam
BOAT North America. plying on the
Hudson River between New York and
Albany. and To aid lis combustion
when a high pressure of steam was
required, a fan-bloWer. driven 10y a
belt from the wheel shaft was first
rcsorted To, but soon afterward Il
small independent vngin was used.
connected 10y a belt To the blower.
Anthracite coal was soon aftcrward
burned without auxiliary draught in
the open furnace Of Il steam boiler.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-16
lssSSsses = nn%eaassss; a .....,-,,
TEARS AND WHY THEY FLOW
Are the sCavengerS Of the Eyeballs and
Gift to Humanity

Tears are the common heritage Of
inc human race, and if anybody should
ask whence they come and where they
go there would be displayed a surpris-
Ing amount of ignorance about very
simple subject.
For example, is it generally known
tnat our eyes are always wet with
tears? Not only when we weep, but
always. Our tears are flowing con-
stantly, even when we sleep. over our
eyeballs; and were this flow to cease
for single hour miserable indeed
would the possessor of those eyeballs
be.
when we weep and the tears roll
down our cheeks we are simply subject
TO an overflow of lachrymal fluid.
NOW arises the question which the
reader may ask If the tears which
run down our cheeks are an overflow,
what happens to the ordinary or nat
ural flow which is going on constantly?
Let US begin at the right place
AL the outer corner of every eye is
gland-the lachrymal-which nestles
under the overhanging bone of the
forehead. This organ eXcretes, or man
fractures, the fluid, which flows over
the eyeball to the inner corner. and
there 1t disappears through little ORR
nee, whence it is conducted to the nos
trll. That is why you blow your nose
so violently and demand so many extra
handkerchiefs when you have cold;
In fact you dry your tears by wiping
your nose during that trying period.
Now comes the question: How do
the tears find their way to your nose?
If you will examine your eye in the
mirror you will find a small elevation
upon the lower eyelid near the nose.
Place your finger upon the lower eye
I'D just below this small elevation, so
as to turn it outward.
There you will see a small hole, like
pin prick, and there you have found
the little passage which conducts the
tears into the nostril.
Sometimes this little orifice becomes
obstructed from various causes. and
then the unfortunate subject of that
anatomical hold-up weeps persistently
and constantly until he is relieved IL
such cases Of obstruction it is some
times odd to see the sufferer drying his
eyes with one of his numerous hand
kerchiefs and at the same tim IT,. 49,
ing uproariously at a joke lie N
be a very jolly fellow. but he We
necessarily and cannot help it, 1t W..
be almost unnecessary to add in coz
clusion that the much -desplsed tear j
the scavenger of the eyeball. and as
such is one of the most valuable g.lts
to humanity.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-06-16

1t is known .at the body of any
small animal or bird, if left near an
ant hill viii be quickly picked clean
of flesh 1t has lately been demon
straWd that ants can thus be made
useful in the preparation Of skeletons
as scientific specimens. Prof. Bernard
has been employing the insects as his
servants. While in Florida he had a
fox thus skclctonized in a single day,
and the work w1s performed more
satisfactory than Is could have been
done by chemical agencies or human
hands.