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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
SCIENCE BREVITIES.

A whale OF 50 tons eXrrts AS horse
power in swimming IL miles an hour
Mosquitoes inject poison iu'o he
wounds they iuilIcl which makes he
blood Thin enough TO flow into their
throals.
Besides The rinderpes@ South Africa's
worsi plague consists il the ny reds OF
Erasshopprrs. which are sometimes so
dense that they sop raiiwa! trains
One of he larges, forests il the world
stands Oh ice Il IS situated be weeu
IRA. and the Ohho;sk sea \ We! was
recently dug in that region and al
dspih Of 2jo feet the ground wa still
frozen
II you stroke cog. and then carsss
blind and newborn kitten with the
same hand thar has touched the dog
the kitten vii. promptly begin Il spit
aud fluff itself up with every gu Of
fearaud anger. dt>tiag gushing The smell
Of The bta,, whaa eNprrirucr has. for
generations. taught 30 10 dread
a German authority on forestry an
pUuuces the discovery 90 iul La OF ID tree
having leaves su U5-a.y electrical that
whoever toucht, 81. Of 'htW receives
severe electr.ca shock Even upon
thr magnetic need .rjh.s tree which has
be-a given ihe name Of phj'otcei e'ec-
trjca has d s'ro.l influence, clus.ng
magnetic variations a. a distance OF
seven feet 49,, rtc'r.cal strength q
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
trough nark ON Ola Trees.

The gradual thickening of bark on
trees is often objected to as an evil
dence of unthriftiness. But II is al
most always comes on trees when they
get to be of bearing age, and except
for harboring the cocoons of the cod
ling moth it does no harm. Scraping
this bark off through the winter re-
moves the protection, and the cocoon
exposed to snow and rain perishes.
These cocoons will be usually found
on the side opposite where the prevail
ing wind blows, as this is partly pro-
tected against beating rains, especially
IL the tree trunk leans that way. Only
the bark that readily comes off should
be removed. Scraping the trunk down
to the green bark will cause some kinds
Of trees to sun scald and is injurious.
Make the tree grow vigorously and the
rough bark will roll of of itself OF with
very little effort.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
POETESS ON COMPLEXION.
She Says THAT Love and sorrow Only
Intensity the beauty of
Women.
a poetegs Of passion bias written an

A poetess of passion has written an
article on the art Of keeping young,
says the New York Commercial Adver.
tiser. She does not call it that ana she
Gevotes nearly all her space to complex
ions. Oftigures or hair or dress or ideas
she says not a word. She says women
co not paint or ca.cimine their faces in
this enlightened age, but they do work
over them and think about them and
spend money on them. They do no. tell
the men of their acquaintance the brand
of cold cream or the make of loofah they
employ, because men are prejudiced
beings and cannot conceive of virtue
and pearl powder in the same person.
Man thinks soapand watersuflicientc cos
metics for any woman. The poetess Of
passion fouts him; she says there are
scores OF excellent persons of the fem
irine persuasion who never use soap on
their faces One Of the most beautiful
women she knew at 60 had pink and
white skin, the result of bathing In hot
milk, and never having used soap
The observing writer goes on to say
that the popular idea that amiable, I'M
feeling, Unconditional women alone can
retain their youthful compilations Is q
fallacy. Love and sorrow intensity In
stead OF spelling beauty, she says. It
only the lower and meaner passions,
Ike envy and spite and ill-temper, which
mar the face beyond repair, and the
poetess believes in skin tonics and skin
food, massage and all the other scien-
tific aids to beauty.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10

by neglect of symptoms which have been
warning him year past, that his stomach
was failing in its duties"
The symptoms of a disordered condition
of the stomach and the organs of digestion
and nutrition are, among others variable
appetite, SOUR risings, heartburn, undue
fullness after eating dull headache dingy
complexion, discolored eye. fluctuations in
physical strength, nervousness, sleepless-
ness, spondency. No one person will
have all these symptoms at once, but any
one of them calls for prompt aid for the
suffering stomach.
The restoration of the stomach, digestive
and nutritive organs to a condition of sound
health, begins with the first dose of DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery The
cure progresses from that dose until the
functions of the stomach and its related
organs are in healthy operation Then the
nerves are quiet, the appetite healthful, the
sleep restful, the eye bright, the complex
ion clear. In one word the body is i'll a
condition of perfect health.
al was troubled with Indigestion about two
years writes VIM. Bowller. Esq. OF Iuliaetta,
f.atah Co, Idaho. " I tried different doctors and
remedies but to no avail, until l wrote to You
and You told me what TO do. I suffered with
pain i'll my stomach and LEFT side and thought
that it would kill me. Now am glad TO write
this and let you know that am all right l can
do my work now without pain and don't have
that tired feeling that used TO have. Five
bottles of DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery and two walls of his Pleasant Pellets
cured me-
Don't let the dealer sell you substitute
if you want cure. Insist on having
Golden Medical Discovery"
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets surpass all
complexion powders. They make the skin
healthy and the complexion clear
ttrt. lN.lf. IN
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
TIE TAG ENDS OF THINGS.

The Hebrew cubit is little less than
e. inches
During the year ended in September
last 1888 criminals were sentenced in
Iowa.
There are more public holidays in
Honolulu than in any other city in the
world
Al the close Of the last fiscal year
there were 1880 post Offices in the
United States
The anarchist party has $50 news pa
pers. the editor Of the most important
Of which is an eN-eouvict.
Tea is very cheap in China In one
province OF the empire good tea is sold
at ih pence per pound
OF the l7,OO0ae.C.O letters forward
ed annually in civilized countries the
United States contributes 5000. 100000
The largest ptce ever asked and paid
for single pearl was 100000. which
was the value Of the great Tavernier
pearl
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
AMERICAN GENERALS.
C"ETs :scous American
Soldier.

We had not seen the fight of the cav
airy brigade, says Frederic Remington
in Harpgr's Monthly, because we were
not at the front. We would not let it
happen again. We sIung our packs and
most industriousiy plodded up the Via
del Fey until we got to within halirg
distance of the picket posts, and he
said: Now, Frederic, we will stay
here. They will pull off no more fights
of which we arc rot party of the first
part" And stay we did. If Gen. Law
ton moved ahead, we went up and Guilt
waited Lawton; but If Gen. Chaffee got
ahead, We were his friends, and gath
cred at his mess fire. To be popular
with us ii was necessary to have COM
mand of the advance.
But what satisfying soldiers Lawton
and Chaf.e are! Both seasoned, pro
fessional military types. Lawtoa. big
and long, forcefui and with iron deter
miuator.. Chaffee. who never dis
mounts bn; for a little sleep during the
darkest lanrs Of the night and whose
head might have been presented to him
by one Of Williams Norman barons.
Such head We used to sit around and
study that head 1t does not belong to
the period; it is remote, when the race
was young and strong; and ithas war
rior" scnlp,urcd in every line. 1t may
seem tribal tc you, but must have
people took their part" That SO many
do not in this age is probably because
men are SO complicated; but war is a
primitive art" and that is the one objec-
ton had 10 Won Alolike. with his sim
pfs student face. lie might have been
anything. Chaifee is soldier.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10

With the first day of the new century
the ancient Austrian coin, the kreut-
ger, drops officially out of circulation.
after currency of something like 400
years. 1t is retired in accordance with
the convention establishing copper
currency of equal value for all parts OF
the empire. It used to be circulated
freely In North as well as South Ger
many, but for the last quarter of CEN
tury has not gone beyond the Austrian
frontier.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10

Additional trains leave baltimore for Union
and STOP IN and leave Union Bridge for al
timore AT & - II. m and l250 p III. daily, eX-
ccpt sunday
sundays only-lcaVe Baltimore for Union
Bridge and Intermediate Stations at $50 m.
and 23i p IN. and leave BruceVile A. a IN
and Union Bridge nj % p. IN. for Baltimore
and intermediate Stations.
Trains for Frederick leave Bruceville mt S.3S,
9.35 and 1910 IN. and IS, and $50 p III.
Trains for Littlcstown and Taneytown leave
brucevile at D47 II. IN. and 3.i5 p III 49, .s,p
Leave Rocky Ridge for Emmitsburg at s %
and ~ A. Il. IN and 3.3l and g. 81 p. IN Leave
Emmitsburg for Rocky Ridge AT $50 and lJ.0l
a III. and = % and 80 p IN.
*Daily All Others daily except Sunday
tStops only to land passengers from Balti-
more
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
BALTIMORE & CUMBERLAND V ,LLEY
BRANCH

Trains leave Hagerstown, for Wayncsboro,
Chambersburg and intermediate stations,
n. m and ,nS'e Shinnensbn re- lar iIn@erSt ,wn
;tnu intermediate stations at 6.tei Il. m, and
leave ChamberSburg for lIagerstown at LIS
and 800 p. m.
Leave ChamberSburg for Shippensburg and
Intermediate Stations I'D and 100 n. IN. and
4.3n p. m, and leave Shppensburg for Cham
bcrSburg and Intermediate stations, at . 30 a
m and y and 500 p m.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
w. MIR. r. Trains EAST Leave Bruceville.

w MIR. r. Trains EAST Leave ,sBruceville.
LT.57 A NJ HluesMountain Express for Union
Bridge, New Windsor, West
minister Glyndon, 0wing's
Mill, 3oSudbrOok. Park and Bal
timore.
1857 "A M.-For. Union Bridge, Westminster
Glyndon, Baltimore and in
termedate stations
3.A p. M.-For Baltimore and intermediate
stations
1888 p. M.-Fast Mail for Union Bridge, New
Windsor, Westminster. Glyn-
don, Owing's Mills, Sudhrook
Park and baltimore
Sundays only, leave Bruceville for Balti-
more and intermediate stations at 6.45 a m.
Leave Frederick p. II. r. daily except sun
day. for Baltimore at7.20 a. m. 800 and g. 10
p. m.
Leave Baltimore, w NJ. r. r. DAILY except
sunday for Frederick, at S.ll a. m. and 322
and 4.0l p m.
*Daily. All others daily except Sunday
j. M. HOOD, B. II. GRISWOLD,
Gent Manager. Gen. Pass. Agt.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
Size of the EncnrInl.

The magnitude of the Escurinl. the
great Spanish palace. may be inferred
from the fact that IL would take four
days to go through all the rooms and
apartments, the length of the way be-
ing reckoned at about 1870 miles
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
CURRITO and CASpARD.
To the Farmers Of Freder
lex County.
A Rare Chance to Improve Your Stock.
Breed Only to the Best.
Breed Only to the Best.
Strive to Get Size, Style and Speed.
GOOD HORSES ALWAYS IN DEMAND.
TO SUIT THE TIMES.

depression the
breeding today
to
The trouble
bred to Inferior horses being unwilling fair
in order stock; the result Of this has been
with which much good
reaching three four of earthly account
How this
stylish hands high weighing
eleven twelve hundred pounds, with style and speed found
Observation-Disclosures
demand hundred dollars. There
demand the city, but they
good style and TO these horses
have by h better than the
the of CURTO. beautiful splendid
royalty bred He has record the Ourthheat
2Y Ills colts small good bone
stylish aud have lots eed This grand young
number of colts all of whom speak for themselves.
stand CURTO $50 for he payable within season:
privilege given bewh foa
hITO has proven a loal
GASPARD. 10y Sea King, and of producing mare ia
ing number of the the cOunty-fne
Ale and
Mr.. CaS. llalgett President Frederick County Agrcul
tua Society, has nv GASPARD that to beat Mr.
kind of colt" from this handsome He is full
sixteen hands high AMI weighs twelve hundred
carriage and coach horses.
GASIARl will stand the for 3d. | make these nrices
heng able
only solicit fine, goolSize want no other kind
Here the farmers breed Try secure
either these will have something n
of Tor Get rid
much raise poor feed good one
MICHAEL KNILL.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10

= - - ~ 49,
cate showed that
death resulted from
typhoid fever. The
doctor himself said
to a friend : " That
man was a suicide.
He had a splendid
constitution. /
could have pulled
him through if his
stomach had been
oun d. But he
ruined his stomach
by hasty m e ais,
snatched in inter
,aIe IS h.,e..ar. oal
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
WESTERN MARYLAND TRAINS (wEsr, LEAVE

BRUCEVILLE,
e.eS A. M.-FaSt Mail for Thurmont, Blue
Ridge, Buena Vista Spring,
Blue Mountain and Hagers-
.--... also Waynesboro and
Cnambersburg Con ton
at llagerstown with n and
W X Il for the south, also
Martinsburg and Winchester
III y a. NJ. For mmitSburg, Blue Ridge
Buena Vista Spring, Pen var,
Blue Mountain, Hagcrstown
and Cherry Run. also tiettys-
burg, Wayncsboro, and Cham
bersburg and intermediate
stations. Connecting at Hal
gerstown with n and W. r.
X. south TO Shenandoah.
4.53 L. M.-Blue Mountain Express for Thur
mont, Blue Ridge, Buena Wis
ia Spring, blue Mountain and
Hagerstown, also Martinsburg
ana Winchester.
6.3 Z. NJ For Emmitsburg,. Blue Ridge.
Buena Vista Spring, Pen-Mar,
Blue Mountain. Hagerstown
and Cherry Run, also Way
nesborO, Chambersburg, and
Shippensburg and n. and w.
RR
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10

WESTERN MARYLAND RAILROAD.
Schedule taking effect October 2nd, lsS
MAIN LINE.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10
TRIP ON THE
~ CHESAPEAKE BAY
FROM.
Baltimore to Queenstown.

Handsome Steamer "FavOrite." commencing
Sunday, May l, 1898. VIII leave Pier gH Light
Street Wharf, at y A. M every Sunday until
further notice. Returning, arrive al Balti-
~ at 6:45 y. m. Boat remains at Queens
town four and one-half hours. Meals on boat.
80 cents. Round trip, 50cents. - -: 80
&C. WALLER, Gen. Pass. Aet. ,~ss...
pier s1x .Light:street. =
N. B.-F0r any change in schedule. zee Bal.
timyre papers Queen Anne's Railroad)
my .B'seu
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-03-10

A rich man died the other day lie died
in the very midsummer of life, and he left
his family 81 900 900. The Doctors certih.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-03-16
HE WAS TOO FRESH.
Drummer's Experience in Imperson-
ating Railway Manager.
1t Cost Him Just Fifteen Dollars and
Fifty Cents. to Say Nothing of
Loss of SeIf-Respect, hut 1t
Was Worth the Expense.

There is slang expression about
being too fresh said the drummer, as
he lighted his cigar, to a New York Sun
reporter. Il have adopted that express
sion and written it at the head of every
page of my notebook, so that it will be
constantly before me.
Last fall / changed cars at a little
junction in the western part of the
state. It's dreary spot, and the trains
never connect within three hours of
each other. Finding time hanging
heavily on my hands | wandered over
70 an orchard near by, where there was
some tempting looking fruit. | was so
busily engaged in throwing stones at
a misunderstanding apple in the top of
one Of the trees that / did not notice
an old farmer bearing down where l
was with blood in his eye. When 1 dis
covered him ii was too late TO flee, so
/ concluded to face it out
Fine orchard you've got here said
l. opening on him before he had
chance to get in the first word. 1t will
be pity to spoil it by running rail-
road through it,
Hey said he.
81 remarked said |, that it will be
a pity TO spoil such fine orchard by
running a railroad through it. am the
general manager of this road, and | have
been looking it over with view of
Strengthening out some of the kinks.
l have about concluded to run the road
through your orchard and thus get rid
of the bad curve just beyond
This disarmed the old man at once
and placed him in a more conciliatory
mood.
General manager, be YEP said he.
'Wul, come up ter the house an We'll
talk it over
II thought the old man had something
in the line of wet goods that he wanted
me to sample III the hope that it might
put me in good humor and save his or
chard. | looked at my watch, and, see
ing that | had plenty of time, con-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-03-16
WANTS TO REMODEL THE FLAG
All the Stars Into One
Big One.

Mrs. Fannie OHM, prominent wom-
an attorney of Nebraska, who has Of
fees in Chadron, West Point and
Omaha, and who is one of the few wom-
en- of America admitted to practice be-
fore the supreme court of the United
States, is strong advocate of change
in the placement of the stars on the
American flag, and the plan which she
advances is meeting with popular APP
proval. Mrs. OHM claims that there
are so many white stars on the blue
ground that little ways off it only
shows as one blurred mass and conveys
no meaning to the mind as in the case
with the 10 plain stripes. She suggests
the arrangementofth the 45 stars into one
large star, divided into five equal points
with room in the center and in the
points for many more stars. This ar
rangement would be symbolical of the
many states, stars forming the one
great nation symbolized by the large
star.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-03-16

cluded to carry on the joke. so l fol-
lowed him up To the house.
''As we were passing a brick smoke
house the old man threw the door open
and invited me TO inspect a fine lot of
hams that he had inside. / stepped in
the doorway. and as did so the old man
gave me a shove that sent me inside
upon my hands and knees. Before |
could recover myself he had thrown the
door shut and locked it.
General manager. be YEP he bawled
through a crack in the door
Il didn't think it was wise to deny
it, so l shouted back that l was, and
moreover that l would take pains to see
that the railroad ran straight through
his house.
''Wul, we'll talk about that later
said he Member that thar bill that L
sent We fer KILN them sheep?'
Il truthfully replied that l didn't.
"'Wul.' said he, you'll stay where We
ar till We do, I've got We jes' where |
want ye, an if We don't pay me that thar
Sl5 that We owe me fer KILN them sheep
the railroad is gon' ter be short gen
eral manager.
Il tried to explain the true situation,
but he refused TO listen. 1t was SIS or
stay where | was While was arguing
with the old man heard my train whis-
tie mile or so off had an important
engagement to meet. and | simply had
10 catch that train. so l polltd SIS
through the crack.
The old man unlocked the door and
was stepping out when he suddenly
threw his weight against it.
Poke out so cents more,' he shout
ed.
"'What for?' | howled. as l heard my
train getting nearer and nearer.
Fer postage stamps that 1 wasted
writin' We about that thar bill
Il didn't have time to argue the ques-
ton, SO l poked out so cents more and
legged il for my train
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-03-16

TABLE TALK.

1t is said Arabs first made butter.
They were carrying milk in skins on
the backs Of camels and the steady jog
ging churned the fluid into butter.
Eggs have always been eaten since
time began. The eggs Of land fowl
tortoises, crocodiles, ostriches, stur-
geon and emu all form articles Of diet.
In temperate regions Indians eat
grasshoppers. They also eat rattle
snakes, as do the Africans Frogs are
eaten the world over. In the Caroline
islands the people have perverted
taste for a certain kind of clay.
The latest bulletin of the treasury
bureau Of statistics shows that we con-
sumo about one-half of all the coffee
that is raised in the world, or nearly
twice as much as does all Europe, with
about five times our population.
An old lady. who is very much of
bore. paid visit to family of her ac-
quaintance She prolonged her stay
and finally said to one of the children:
Il am going away directly, Stanley, and
I want you to go part of the way with
me" Cant do it. We are going TO
have dinner as soon as you leave" re-
piled Stanley
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-03-16
IN THE INDUSTRIES.

There are nearly 5000 stitches in
pair Of hand-sewn boots.
1t is estimated that about 100000
bicycles have been made in Europe and
America.
The new cable which has been laid
across the Atlantic weighs $50 pounds
to the mile. This is the biggest of all
the cables.
The worlds agriculture occupies the
attention of ESQ, 900, 900 men, represents
a capital of 6 1880, 900, 900. and has an
annual product of over & 4,000,000,000.
From coal is obtained the means of
producing over 400 shades of colors,
a great variety of perfumes, explosive
agents, various acids and medicines, in
secticides. salts, saccharin, fruit fla
vors, asphaltum, lubricating oils and
varnish.
Quite profitable business is done in
some large towns in England by lend
ing turtles to restaurants. They are
permitted to remain in the windows
for few days, and are then taken to
different parts of the city as advertise
ments for other eating houses.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-03-16
niscorered a Gold nrIck.

While force Of men were at work at
Calmalh. Lower California. laying out q
race track. one Of them unearthed
heavy piece Of metal. which he took 10
be a nugget in its native state. says a
san Diego dispatch 10 the s.. Louis
GIobe-Democrat. The workmen stopped
IN great excitement ard washed the
piece clean. when, 10 their astonish-
meut hey discovered it To he a gold
bar. somewhat irreguiar'y nodded and
stamped with old Spanish characters
The brick is worth about $1,000 The
place where the bar WIS found is fruit
ful with gold nuggets. some worth as
hich rs $3.50 having been found after
rains. The new find proves what was
unknown up 10 the present that the
mines were worked by the mission
fathers 81 the Tsst century. II is con
jcctured .hat the bar was hidden by
some priest au5 its location lost.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1899-03-16
HE BECAME OsSIFIED.
A Pennsylvania Man who Carried an
Umbrella Constantly and
Lost His Arm.

William Michaels' habit Of carrying
an umbrella cost him an arm. He re-
turned to his home in Parker, Pa, re-
Gently after several months in New
York hospital, says the journal. Mr.
Miehaels formed the habit of carrying
an umbrella at all times and places
For many years he has continued this
practice, using his umbrella as a walk
ing stick. The constant pressure of d
portion of the handle upon the ball of
the thumb finally caused diseased
condition, but rarely found or recog-
nized by the medical profession. The
disease began with a slight but con-
tinuous pain in the hand which gradu-
ally increased in intensity until it be-
came almost unbearable. Soon the
muscles Of the ball of the thumb began
TO contract and harden, apparently to
grow fast to the bone. Parker ply
sicians were unable to give any relief
or to discover the nature of the cause
of the disease. Finally it became evil
dent that process of Justification was
going on, and that the hand was slowly
turning into bone.
II WAS IpN uNtll the myers ndu De-
come hard and rigid and until the dis
ease had paralyzed the wrist aud
showed signs of progress almost to the
elbow, that Mr.. Michaels awoke to the
necessity of seeking relief among east
ern physicians. He then went to New
York city, where he was treated for sew
eral months without success. 1t was
finally resolved to resort to amputation
TO prevent the process of Justification
from extending 10 the body, and thus in
time reaching the vital organs, when
death would result.
His arm was amputated at the elbow.
as the disease had not extended that
far. lie has not experienced any fur
Their trouble, and it is not expected that
he will The disease is OF very rare oc-
currence. but few years ago mem
Der Of the British house of commons
was similarly affected, the cause being
the habit of constantly carrying a walk
ing stick