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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
THE HUMAN BODY.
Many Odd Fact, Which Are Not Gener-
ally Known.

Human beings are OF all sizes but
the tall man is les, common than the
short; only one man in every 20S ex-
ceeds the height Of six feet. For every
foot OF stature man should weigh
from twenty-six to twenty-eight
pounds, a proportion that is not the
lot Of all In these hurrying, scurrying
days
An ayerage-sized man weighs 40
pounds; a woman 10 pounds Curl
ously enough, the mean weight and
height of lunatics are below those Of
sane people. Another unexpected
thing in this respect that a nesro's
Skeleton weighs more than that Of an
Englishman.
The vitalizing power is the blood. a
drop Of which takes but TWENTY-FIVE
seconds 10 90 the round Of the body.
There passes through the heart once
In every three minutes an amount Of
this precious fluid equal to all that ia
contained in the body.
The mileage Of the blood circula-
ton reveals some astonishing and IN
dreamed of truths II j. estimated
that, assuming tile average speed Of
the heart 10 be- siXty-uiue beats a min
ute, the blood travels 2O7 yards in
sixty seconds; in other words. seven
miles an hour, It's d day. or G.320 per
year
If man Of 81 could have one single
blood coIpuscle floating in his blood
all his life, is would have trayersed
In that period no less than j.15O. SOS
miles
The average weight Of the brain Of
an adult male is three pounds eight
ounces, Of a female. two pounds four
ounces The woman's brain begins to
decline in weight after the age Of
thirty, the mans not till ten years
later According TO high authorities
the nerves. with their branches and
minute ramitications connecting with
the brain. exceed 100000 in number.
The palm Of the hands and soles of
the feet are composed Of cushions Of
TAT, IN order that sudden jolts and vio-
lent blows may bee successfully re-
sisted. and no injury done 10 the mus
Giles and bones underneath.
The muscles-of which the tongue
monopolizes eleven and bones of the
human structure in combination are
capable of more than 200 different
motions
The teaching of experience indicates
that accidents are far more likely to
occur to the right leg and arm than TO
the left. Further evidence Of this fact
Is supplied by the makers of artificial
limbs; they dispose of many more an
pendages to the right side Of the BODY
than to the other Statistics show that
In fifty-four cases out of a hundred the
left leg is stronger than the right.
Ii man could move his legs pro-
portionally as fast as an ant, be would
travel not far short of 800 miles an
hour.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
GROWING GOLD.
The Mystery Explained by q Chemists
Experiments.

A-ApNEAuAShN-s
1t is generally supposed that the mug
gets which are found IN the river
gravels OF Klondike and other aurifer.
Gus regions have been brought down
by the rivers direct from the reefs in
which the gold originally lay.
Many practical miners and scientific
men. however. have long been OF the
opinion that this cannot be the case. for
10 masses Of gold Of 50 large a size are
ever found in the reefs themselves.
They believe, on the other hand that
the nuggets have grown where they
are now found, just as a crystal Of
salt viii grow is strong brine; but with
so insolUble substance as gold ii Is
difficult to understand how such
growth could take place. Experiments
carried out in Australia have shown
that decayiug veg table matter VIII
cause the deposition Of gold from
solutions Of gold salts. but these salts
are not known to occur in reefs.
The mystery is now solved. \ Slav-
onic chemist named /Zigmody has lust
shown that gold its.ll can exist ia "A
soluble form. by acting on a slightly
aiEauLe solution Of a gold salt with
forma.isAyde aud submitting the pro-
duet % dialyS.s be- has succeeded in OBJ
tanning gold in collodical condition,
in which state it is soluble in water
and may be- precipitated by the adli-
ton oi common salt. Ii is washed out
by the rain, carried away in solution
by the rivers. and deposited in the
river gravrls wherever there is any
thing containing salt 10 cause its pre-
ciplfation. IL the course of ages a
large nugget may be formed III this
way.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
Arrival and Departure Of Trains.
BALTIMORE 4 OHIO RAILROAD.
Schedule in Effect Nov. 18th, 1888.
LEAVE FREDERICK.

4.35 A. NJ. except Sunday, for Washington
Philadelphia and New York. Due a. Wash
ington SIS a. IN.
500 A. NJ. daily. for Washington. Cumber
berand and way stations, Philadelphia
and New York and except Sunday for Ha.
gerStOwn. Due at Washington $50 a. IN.
$50 a. m. daily. for Baltimore. Philadelphia
and New York Due at Baltimore 9.05 a. m.
$40 a. m. except sunday, for Baltimore and
principal way stations. Philadelphia and
New York. Due at Baltimore 1925 a. m.
$50 a. m. except sunday for Harper's Ferry
and Lexington.
$40 a. III. except Sunday, for Washington,
Philadelphia. New York. Grafton. Lexing-
ton. HtgcrStown and way stations. Pitts
burg. Cincinnati. indianapolis and Chicago.
Due Washington ll.lj a. m.
l:z0 ?. HI, except sunday. for Baltimore and
way stations. Philadelphia and New York
Due at Baltimore $40 ?. IN.
9:l5 p. m. daily, for Washington and way
stations Cumberland. Cincinnati and ST.
Louis. Duo Washington $50 p. N.
40 p. m, daily. for Baltimore and way sta
tionS. Philadelphia and New York. Due
Baltimore 10 p. N.
$50 .. m. except sunday. for Washington,
HaGey,town. Winchester and way sta.
tiun>, tIttsburg, Wheeling. Chicago. Phila.
drlphia and New York. Due Washington
go D.. IN.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
SHAVING IN PORTO RICO.
No Use for American Razors or the Gus
tomary soap.


The natives of our new territory,
Porto Rico, have no need to buy soap,
for the wooded country abounds in
plants whose leaves and bulbs supply
most fully the place Of that indispens-
able article. Among the best of these
Is the soaptree. so called though it is
more a bush than a tree. Its bulb
when rubbed on wet clothes makes
snowwhite lather. which has an odor
like brown Windsor soap. The Porto
Picans. who are all. from the highest
TO the lowest. great handles in their
way. make SOAP out If cocoanut oil
and homemade lye-and a fine soap it
is, smooth and fragrant. This cocoa
nut oil soap is used for shaving.
When a man wishes to have shave
in the morning he starts out with his
cocoanut shell cup, ana his donkey tail
brush and bottle. II is never any
trouble to find an empty bottle in Porto
Rico. Cuba jamaica. or almost any of
the larger West India islands. even in
remote spots in the mountains. At
least twenty generations of thirsty
people have lived there and thrown
away hotties. The man carries no
mirror: he is too poor to own such
luxury Not one house in twenty in
Porto Rico has even the very cheaps
looking glass But generously rich
nature provides the mirror. as well
as the soap. The man goes 10 some
convenient pool in the mountain stream
where the water is quite still there
IS his mirror. He breaks his bottle on
a stone. and deftly picks out sharp
piece of suitable size. Then he fathers
his face profuNely. and begins TO
scrape away with his piece of glass,
which in his hand. works as we'll as the
best steel razor \ cut. or even a
Slight scratch. is extremely rare as a
result Of this al fresco form of shaving.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07

new kind OF safety paper for
banks etc, is announced. though the
inventors name does not appear. IL is
a foreign idea. one feature of the in
vention consisting in printing or other
wise impressing on the paper employed
a plurality OF sets OF lines or marks.
one or more of which sets are indel-
ible and the remaining sets dclible;
these lines or marks are made SO fine
and so closely alternating or relative
~ disposed that, in ordinary observa-
ton with the naked eye no single line
or mark is distinguishable. Again,
the indelible lines or marks are made
Of a color differing from though com
Elementary to that of the delible lines
or marks so that, owing TO their close
juXtaposition, they will convey the
impression of a color differing from
those Of either of the sets of lines or
marks. Thus any chemical action or
crasure on such paper would. it is
claimed, be at once discerniblc. and the
shade made by the two color combina-
tious would be hard to duplicate
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
Whiting ON Glass.

A patent has been granted In Ger.
many for a new method of writing
on glass, using an aluminium point.
The glass which Is To be written on
is first moistened with vinegar and
the writing or drawing made with the
point. Fine particles of aluminium
adhere to the glass. which when dry
shows the marking in silverly lines
that cannot be readily removed by
friction
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
TEXAS SINGING WELL.
II Gives Out Weird sounds and Rises
and Falls with the Wind.


and Fails with the Wind.
About three miles west Of Cedar
Bayou, Harris county. Texas is a re-
markable well. When il was dug no
one can tell, but il has been In exist
ence Tor more than 90 years. The Wen
Is known as the singing Well"
In calm. fine weather a sound Ike
that OF an AeOlian harp comes upward
between the angles Of vines below At
times the sound seems nearer and
clearer; then again IL recedes a. II FAR
away. and reaches the ear very faint
~. IheSe changes take place every
Few minutes and with great rc-U.aaIry
VITA an east wind blowing rH- water
In the we'll gets very low and tle -.y>-
FERROUS musical sound Very faint a
strong west wind causes tAe water %
rise and the sound % Increase ID vol
ume and clearuess
But il Is just before q great u5rtiser
thar the old we'll plays It's widest
prlIEs. Then. for several hours. the
water rises 10 witbia few ta., ~ the
tor NJ rhe Wen. and -ults The W..-.},>t
widest noises that ever reached hu-
man ears. At such times cr-u the
water drawn out virh Nreset> means
and walls as II in anguish.
The wen IS about H E-.t deep \
few year, a-o The land Oh which il
Is located was bought Ay q Nr Wat
kir~ who. not lis.I- rle sound, mat
cane from the well. rmpi y,d two u.-u
To TIL IT mp They ,hos-lei dirt into
thu seen tro weeks hut if did not
eff,.t fAe depth VI wafer rarepuhly
and they threw up tie contract.
Prom TIDE meas rrm-ur~ 81 tie eX-
cayarioL- they had made it was cal
cuiar,d ,..a- the Well should Las- been
filled ur little u.al. III .u rrI..
Tie rat.- II v-~g 0..- -... % blu
iSb rr a# is .ttt' 40
otaer H...> IN lAe l-i-aYsr4aoi show
such prluE> as a.. played b! the
Singing Well"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
New Use of Glnss

The latest use Of glass is instead
of gold as material for stopping
decayed teeth. 1t answers splendidly
and is far less conspicuous than the
yellow metal. OF course. it is not or
binary glass, but it is prepared by
some new patent process. which rend-
ers is soft and malleable. Glass too
is being extensively used for church
bells. 1t can be toughtened so that
there is no risk of it cracking, and the
tone is said to be beyond anything vet
invented, perfect, soft and sonorous.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
CUR|RITO and GASpARD.
To the Farmers OF Freder
lex County.
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 TIMES

years past owing the general depression the price
farmers breeding and to-day
yearng colts Good horses during the dull
brought The trouble i'll the has been
farmers bred inferior horses being unwilling
order their stock the result of this has been fill
country Scrubs which much good horse feed
reaching four earthly
How fine be found in this
how stylish horses sixteen hands high, weighing
hundred pounds with style and speed found
your neghborhood- constant
demand and bring from three hundred dollars There
demand carriage the Of
good SIZE style and action To these horses pus to
style action. Do with stocks Won
by breedi better than already
the CURRTO beautiful horse splendid
size royalty bred He has record the Ourhheat
2173 His colts small good bone
stylish and have lots This grand young has
number of colts, all of whom speak for themselves
To the chance who have fine
stand CURRTO $50 for the payable within
privilege given proves with CUR
RlTO has proven a fOal -getter.
GASPARD, by Sea King and OF a producing mare is
grand sire having number of the county6ne
size, style and action.
Mr. Chas. Hargett President of the Frederick Agcu
tuTa Society, has by GASPARD beat Mr.
Arthur Potts Mr. John Weller besides the
kind of colts from this handsome full
sixteen hands high weighs poundus the
horse get carriage and coach horses
GASPARD will stand the for these prices
low, in hopes of being able 20 buy fine big
only solicit fine, goodsize
Here is chance the farmers breed Try TO secure
colt from either of these you will have something
much to raise poor feed good one
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
when Frances Presiden, Travels.

The French President travels free
ON the railways during his official tour
of France, but when the return journ.
ey is concluded, his secretary calcu-
lates what it would have cost If paid
for at the regular rates, and this sum
is handed over to be distributed among
the poorest paid of the railway men.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
Capitals of theSUnited states.

Lancaster was the capital of the
United States from Sept. q, 1777, to
Sept. 30, 1777. The capital was also
located for a time at Baltimore, York,
Princeton, Annapolis and New York.
In 1900 the seat of the Government
was transferred permanently from
Philadelphia to Washington.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
Vase Candlesticks.

The woman who is fond of novel
ties for her table will rejoice to learn
that candlesticks are now made with
vase pedestals. The holder for the
wax taper rises from little bowl in
which flowers or ferns may be held.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07

The test required Of gunpowder Of
any and all classes is to give the pro-
jectile a muzzle velocity Of 1000 feet
per second, with pressure not greater
than fifteen tons to the square inch
In the powder chamber.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
The Atlantic Cable

About three seconds are occupied In
transmitting a message from one end
of the Atlantic-cable to the other.
This is about seven hundred miles a
second
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
An lind rgrnnnn .irr

A subterranean city exists in Galicia,
Austrian Poland, which contains a
population of over 1000 men, women
and children, many of whom have
never seen the light of day.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07

The theatres o. Paris have popular
representations on certain days, when
the seats cost only quarter, or half
the usual price.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
EIenhant Teeth

Elephants have only eight teeth
two above and two below on each side.
All elephants baby teeth" fall out
when the animal is about fourteen
years old, and a new set grows.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07


additional trains leave Frederick for Bruce.
Wis 80, 20 a. m, and $50 p. m week. ta, >.
returning leave Bruceville for Fredrrlrk S s
.O.4O m. and $50 p. m.
Trains leave Hanover for Gettysburg ~ =. 9
?. m, z39 and 5.42 p. m. week DAYS: rctur-
lag arrive at Hanover from GettysburI = lna.
r., END 4sS ?. NJ, week days.
TsAzEE EzAvs YoEE FOR TIE NORTH.
Saciae asid Norsnena Express, daily l.,,;t m.
nswE Express, daily -. f5i q. ~
Chicago EXP. and Fast Line daily. Is
chicago and st. Louis Express dailv.E
Westn and Southwestern Exp. daily TO- 81.
For time tables and further informa..,,.. ....
ply to ticket agent at the station.
J. b. HUTCHINSON.
General Manager.
J. Il. WOOD,
General Passenger t.cu..
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
English Travellers.

1t is calculated that in moving about
from one place to another the people
Of England spend about S750,000 dav
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-04-07
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD -FREDEH-
lex DIVISION.
SCHEDULE IN ErrEcr NOVEMBER 2lst, lse>

"f' stops only on notice to conductor OF
agent, or on signal.
For PHILADELPHIA AND THE EAST.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-13
BAD FOR YOUNG PERRIN.
He Is Charged with Completely in
Jennie yohrsorl,s Death


Mark Perrin, who has been employed
in Minneapolis and st. Paul drug stores,
was arrested at Minneapolis by Detec
tives Morrissey and Stavlo charged with
being an accessory to a criminal opera
ton which caused the death of Jennie
Johnson, of st. Paul, Aug. rs, at the
Minneapolis city hospital. August {.
Johnson, the girls father, resides at 6Sl
Sims street, St. Paul 1t was known
that the girl was intimate with Perrin.
who was we'll liked by her parents Some
two weeks previous to her death Miss
Johnson told her parents that she was
going to Minneapolis to visit an aunt
of Perrin's. After she left home the
parents received two letters from her,
but neither Of them gave any address.
The next they heard was of her death
at the city hospital.
AT the inquest held by Coroner Nelson,
at Minneapolis, it was established that
instead of going to PERKINS, aunt, the
girl had gone to woman named Ida
Johnson, at 1923 Fifth street south, and
also that a criminal operation had been
performed.
For two weeks Detective Morrissey has
been at work investigating the case, Per
rims arrest being the result. The matter
has been partially laid before the Hen
nepin county grand jury, and meanwhile
Perrin is held under $4,000 bonds for eX-
animation in the Minneapolis police court
today. In default of bail he is held at
the central station. Both he and his
friends einphaticaliy deny his guilt, and
state that although acquainted with the
girl, he knew nothing Of her condition or
of any criminal operation until after her
death.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-13
GLCEE'S MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE.
- 20 WASHINGTON Az. SOUTH
Advertising SubscriptionS-
Tel. 27O6 il. Tel 2190 J-4

The Washbura-CTosby company has
bought the property, flour brands trad
marks. side tracks, office fufni ure, Gle
vators, warehouses, power and water
wheels of the c. c. Washburn F our
Mills company for a conside;a. OF
81. 400 GOO
BY this purchase the Washburn-C o 'b}
company becomes owner of the Wash
burn A, B, c. D and E mills, with to-
tai capacity of 25,5l6 barrels of -four
daily
The deal has been completed and the
deed has been duly filed in tn registers
office The deal is the larges' that has
been made in the city during the presf Mt
year and required the rse Of $1,41G IL
revenue stamps. Two $500 and f u 500
stamps We're affixed to the deed md
created something of a stir In the regis
ters Office. Nothing more expensive
than $50 stamps had been used in Min
neapolis hitherto
The mills will be operated the same
as heretofore The Washbuyn-C Crosby
company has simply bought what it has
been operating under a leaseho!d for a
number of years.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-13
Ministers Amounted.

RED WING, Mimi. Sept. 12.-The
Northwest conference of the Swedish NJ.
e. church. which has been in session
here since last Wednesday, has
concluded it's work The fol-
lowing appointments were made for the
ministers: st. Paul district, Andrew Far
Alton and River Falls. A. f. Peterson
Cumberland, Wis, A. G. Beck: Duluth,
First church, J. A. Anderson; Second
church, Cloquet and Aaitkin, to be sup
piled; Lindstrom, G. e. Kolistedt Salem
Rock Creek and Braham, j. A Williams
ST. Paul, Cook street, A. H Forsmal; ;
First church, 4. A Dahlberg: Scandal
and Marine, Carl Hammer; Saltwater,
O. j. Stead; Sturgeon Lake, o. V. Edins-
ward; Superior, Wis, Louis Johnson;
Wade Lake and Doctors Lake, Axel An
derson; Two Harbors. August Nordin:
Virginia and Hibbing, Andrew Frederick
sen.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-13
Heavy Logging Operations.

BEMIDJI. Mimi. Sept 12.-Lumoering
operations in this vicinity the coming
Northern Hubbard and Southern Bel
trami counties will be made the scene OF
the largest operations in the state in that
line. Upwards OF 4G0,000.00O feet of timber
will be cut, the large tracts owned by
Pillsbury, Walker, Akelev and the Mich
igan men, who purchased it as far back
as 1885, as well as the pine on the Red
Lake cession will be broken into, and the
much of logging stream as it has here
tofore been from Grand Rapids down.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-13
COOPERS KEPT BUSY.
Second Day of the Session Devoted
tn ROutiue Matters.

The second days session of the conVen-
ton of the Coopers' international union
at Minneapolis was decidedly busy one.
The morning was taken up with the APP
pointment of committees, the report Of
officers the Offering OF resolutions and
amendments and routine business. While
the afternoon session was devoted largely
to addresses from Samuel Gompers, presi-
dent of the American Fedora ton of
Labor and Thomas I. Kidd, secretary
treasurer of the international Wood
workers union.
The real work of the session will be-
gin today, when the committees will have
time to consider some of the resolutions
and amendments, and report upon them
to the convention. 1t is expected that
from now on the work will be all the
DELEGATES can handle, and will necessitate
the holding of night sessions towards the
laet of th0 week.
Samuel Gompers. presid Mt of the
American Federation of Labor, did net
speak to the coopers yesterday morning,
as was announced. The big address
which Mr.. GOmpers will make in Min
neapOlis, so far as the outside public
is concerned. was his address at the la
Dor exposition last evening.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-13
JOHN BLANCHARD DEAD.
For Ten Years EditOr-in-Chief of the
Minneapolis Times.

Minneapolis Times.
John Blanchard, for ten yeas editor-
in-chief of the Minneapolis Tim died
at 6 o clock yesterday morning at mis- resi-
dence, 139 East Fifteenth street. M
Blanchard had been i'll for the last six
months from nervous prostration, and
to this and a lesion at the base of the
brain Is due his death s.e -
John Blanchard was born in Sanlusky
O.. in 1912, and bad he lived until March
he would have been ifty-eieht years
old. AT an early age his faith r. who
was a Methodist minister, removed to
Belleville, Ont, where John attended the
Belleville academy, and was graduated.
His first visit to Minnesota was il
1850 when he came West with a gang
OF 200 men under his charge to work
on the Iowa and Minnesota division OF
the Milwaukee road then being built
After d few months spent here he be-
came travelling correspondent for the
Ottawa Gazette, going all over the
West. It is said his articles describing
the Western country are responsible for
the emigration of many Canadians.
From this time on he was a writer
first for a New York publishing h 5usa
and later as correspondent for East
ern papers. He came West a few yea
later and was editor Of the Mon icelIo,
10 Express for twelve year. He was
postmaster in Monticello under Hayes
He next moved to Dubuque and be,
came editor of the Dubuque T mes Du.
buque was then Dem crate s. ong
hold, and Hendcrson was ru7n'n% for
congress The fight was Utterly m,
tested one, and the credit fcr Hen2er,
sons victory was given to the Times dt-
torials. Mr.. Blanchard was apGointel
state oil inspector for two years.
He came to Minneapolis in 1889, and
almost Immediately becaTe editor-in-
chief of the Minneapolis Times, viii h
position he filled until the time of his
death.
A widow and two children, Clarence
and Eva, both grown, are left to mourn
his death.
The funeral will take place from the