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The suburban citizen., 1900-09-15
GIBSON & COBEY'S COLUMN.
Weekly News items OF
Great Importance to
Readers of this
Paper.

We have two stores, one at 325 18th
Street, N. E., between o and DStreets,
the other at 1245 G Street, N. E.,
Corner 18th and G Streets.
If you come to either store you will
get treated right, and when your pur-
chases have been made you will be
satisfied that you never got such bar
gains before.
We are not in business for the fun
Of the thing, but we are satisfied to
handle standard goods on a small
margin Of profit.
Parties travelling the Benning road
or the Bladensburg road either, should
stop at our 18th and G Street store,
since it is only one square from d
Street, and only one'half square from
Maryland Avenue.
Among other STANDARD goods we
handle Loffler's smoked hams, Lofler's
corned hams, Loffler's smoked sau-
sage, goods that are acknowledged by
every body to be the very best.
We are having large run on a
special brand of elegant -four that is
superior to other more expensive
brands. Large sack so cents, half
size 25 cents. By using this -four your
bread will cost you less than 2 cents
per loaf. When you learn our price
by the barrel you will want about two
barrels at time.
Our choice roast beef from 8 cents
TO ~ cents per pound will do you
good. Our steaks run from 10 cents
to 18 cents per pound, but they are
first class.
Soap, starch and soap powder are
way down in price.
In the matter of canned goods we
can usually save You from / cent to 8
cents per can.
We guarantee to please By that
we mean we guarantee to please YOU
in the matter of service as we'll as in
the matter of price.
We deliver all orders within reas-
enable distance and deliver them
promptly.
What we save in the matter OF low
rent you get the benefit of in the
shape OF low prices, A trial order will
convince you Of this.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-15
wINKINo HAS USES.
What the TwItching of the Eyelid Means
to a Man of Science.

What the TwItching of the Eyelid Means
to a Man of Science.
No satisfactory determination has
been made Of the reason we wink
Some suppose that the descent and re-
turn of the lid over the eye serves to
sweep or wash it off; others that COW
ering of the eye gives it rest from
the labor of vision, If only for an in
appreciable instant. This view bor-
rows some force from the fact that the
record of winking is considerably used
by experimental psychologists to help
measure the fatigue which the eye suf-
fers. In another line Of investigation
S. Garten has attempted to measure
TIE length of time occupied by the
different phases Of a wink. He used a
specially arranged Photographic ap-
paratus and affixed piece of white pa
per to the edge of the eyelid for a
mark. He found that the lid descends
quickly and rests a little at the bottom
of its movement. after which it rises,
but more slowly than it fell. The
mean duration of the downward move
ment was from seventy-fve to ninety
one thousandths Of a second; the rest
with the eye shut lasted variously, the
shortest durations being fifteen hun
dredths of a second with one subject
and seventeen hundredths with anoth-
sr. and the third phase of the wink,
the rising Of the lid, took seventeen
hundredths of a second more, making
the entire duration of the wink about
forty hundredths, or four-tenths Of
second. The interruption is not long
enough to interfere with distinct vi
sion. V. Henri says. in L'Annee
Psychologique, that different persons
wink differently-some often, others
rarely; some in groups Of ten or 80 at
time, when they rest a while, and
others regularly, once only at time.
The movement Is modified by the de-
gree OF attention. Periods OF close in
terest. when we wink hardly at all,
may be followed by speedy making
up for lost time by rapid winking when
the tension Is relieved.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-15
rnmons NTassa cres.

SS1 B. G. Two thousand inhabl-
tants of Tyre crucihed and 5000 but
chered by the soldiers of Alexander
the Great.
1O5 B. c. Celts kill 5000 Roman
soldiers at Auransio, on the Rhone.
1O2 B. G. Slaughter Of Teutons near
AK, in which 100000 barbarians were
slain.
70 A. D. Destruction of Jerusalem.
Above 100000 Jews put to the sword
by Roman army
115 A. D. Several thousand Greeks
and Romans murdered by Jews under
Andrae, leader of revolution.
1889. A. D. Massacre at Acre OF
5000 Mohammedans by order Of King
Richard l., in the crusades.
1860 A. O. Slaughter of the inhab-
itants of Aleppo by the Mongols.
1882 A. D. "Sicilian Vespers."
About 5000 French killed in Sicily
1872 A. d. st. Bartholomew Day
Massacre of 100000 men, women and
children Huguenots in France.
1892 A. D. Turks slaughter 65,OOC
Christians in Croatia.
l74O A. D. Settlers in Java slaugh'
ter 10000 Chinese at Batavia.
1880 A. D. mo popery" riots Mot
led by Lord George Gordon killed 45(
Roman Catholics in London.
1884 A. d. Chinese murder 24,OOC
Christian at Kuang-Tsi in AMMAN. II
Cochin-China the same year $4,000 ma
tive Christians were massacred.
1895 A. D. Turks kill between 5000
and 5000 Armenians in Asia Minor.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-15
Ornamental sIsyscraper.

New York correspondence Pittsburg
Post: In an uptown side street a tall
building is approaching completion and
will be the first to exhibit a popularity
OF, construction which has often been
urged here as the best means of miti-
eating the skyscraper's ugliness. This
new building towers above its neigh
bors, and under ordinary circum-
stances yards of unadorned brick
would face the spectator. But the
owner and architects have adopted the
plan imposed by law in Paris and have
decorated the sides Of the building.
This ornamentation, which is simple
and tasteful, conforms in style to the
principal facades Of the building, al
though not nearly so elaborate. II all
the New York's towering buildings had
been treated In the same fashion, OBJ
lection to the slSyscraper would be less
pronounced than 1t Is today.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-15
uses nr Torpedo-Boatr.

Recent experiments with torpedo
boats off Portsmouth, England, have
tended to confirm the general opinion
in naval circles that vessels of this
class would be of little practical use in
a great naval engagement, whatever
their value in scouting and skirmish-
ing. 1t was found impossible to ap-
proach fortified rost nearer than two
miles without discovery, even when
speed was so reduced that no smoke
escaped unconsumed from the tunnels
Of the torpedo-boats. At this range
any unarmored craft would be speed.
lily shot to pieces by an enemy possess.
ing a rapid-fire battery.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-15
UniOrtunlte Fisherman.

"In the first place. said the fat man
with the red neck, Il forgot my jug of
commisSary supplies when l started
on that fishing trip, and there was none
to be had within eighty miles"
TOO bad said the lean man with
the stringy mustache.
But that amt the worst Of it, OF
course. ! came home without showing
the usual signs Of having been on a
fishing trip, and my wife thinks
wasn't fishing at all, and vows she
will find out where | was during that
time if it takes every cent I've got."-
indianapolis Press.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-15
Rnund ths worln on yfheel..

Surrounded by a sweltering crowd IN
City Hall park, New York, the other
day, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander 3. Spiro
of New York and Claude A. Bigelow
and his bride of Flushing, L. l., started
on their wheels for trip around the
world. The BigelOws rode a tandem.
They estimate it will take thirty
months to accomplish the Journey.
The expedition is the outcome of a
supposed $4,000 wager. All four rid.
ers, Bigelow stated, are members Of the
Century Road club. No official Of that
club appeared to start the tourists.
Bigelow is printer by trade. Spiro
is a medical student, The bride said
they had no money and would earn
their living en- route by newspaper
work and photography.
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-15
Russla's Veteran actress.

The Russians have a veteran actress
of whom they are very proud. Nine.
orlav in spite Of being ninety-five
years Of age, recently appeared on the
stage in a performance specially given
in aid OF a charitable institution. Nine.
orlav has the distinction OF having
been the first actress to play Lady
Macbeth and ophella In the Russian
tonEus.-Tit Blta
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-15
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1900

PosTAoE-The postage to all parts 81 the
URited statee and Canada is paid by the
publishers.
keMTTTANcEs OF small sums may be made
nth comparative safety In ordinary letters.
Sums Of one dollar or more must be sent by
registered letter or post-offlce money order {
stherwise, We cannot be irresponsible for same
CHANGE OF ADDRESs-subscripe wishing
lheir address changed must invariably give
their former as well as new address.
Mis- ISa NUMBERS 1t occasionally happens
that numbers OF our paper sent to subscribers
are lost or stolen in the malls. In case you
AZ not receive any number when due write
90 postal oard, and we will oheerfully fur
RisE duplicate Of the missing number.
MpGS IMPORTANT OF ALL--In every letter
that yoH write US, never fail to give your full
address Hlainly written, name, post-ofaoe,
vounty gn3 State
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-15
GIBSON & COBEY,
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Woods CONNER Cial College.

One of the leading and me st prom
inent educational institutions in the
District of Columbia is Woods Com.
mercial College, which is situated al
BIZ East Capitol street. Parents hav.
ing children to educate will ind it to
their advantage to send them to the
above college, where they will receive
O thorough business education. Ad-
dress Court F. Wood, LII. NJ, Prin.
cipal. -
The suburban citizen., 1900-09-15

HON. WILLIAM 1. BUCHANAN.
resentatlve of the United States. Dur
Ing the latter part Of his diplomatic
service the Argentine Republic and
Chile were brought to the brink Of wai
by long standing boundary dispute
For time a peaceful adjustment ap.
peared to be hopeless. Finally 3
scheme Of arbitration was devised, and
Mr.. Buchanan was made the arblter,
whose decision was accepted as binding
on both parties. The facts regarding
this happy outcome Of an international
quarrel that had long excited the coun-
tries Of the southern continent, made
strong impression on the people OF
those countries. and earned for the
United States Ticister an enviable
reputation Throughout South America.
Among other results OF his diplomatic
service at Buenos Ayres was the sue
cessful negotiation OF an extradition
treaty and a commercial convention
between the Argentine Republic and
the United States.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-22

wholly ruin the plantation or carry
of the buildings; and, as soon as the
war is over, you can assert your wife's
claim"
But, John, have you gone 6aft?
Such a plan In the house where Ed
ward rules and will summon all the
servants to his aid the instant we ap-
pear. He did so just now, at the time
of my arrest"
"Pshaw, the servants! They are
only negroes, and not one will lift his
hand against us as soon as we say
We are officers in the Union army. The
fellows are constantly coming in
throngs TO seek protection with us.
You were not known to them, or else
they were afraid of Captain Wilson
and Harrison. The servants are not
to be feared. I'll undertake to deal
with the justice and his companion. So
no one Is left except your beloved fu-
ture relative-and he must be made
harmless
You mean that we are to attack
him in his room?"
No; that is too uncertain, and
will create an unnecessary stir In the
house. / have a better plan. AS
soon as you are at liberty, Ralph
shall announce. apparently in great
trepidation. that his young mistress
has suddenly disappeared. He has
looked for her in vain. OF course. she
can be only in one place. Harrison
will rush here as fast as possible to
Illustrate the attempt at liberation,
and we shall have him in our hands.
Then he can occupy the place which
he so kindly selected for you, and you
can use his marriage contract-the
simplest exchange possible"
But that is a partial deception" re-
piled William. Am | secretly, craft
lily, to steal a right which was prom
ised me openly in the presence of all
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-22

the world? Am l to urge Florence to
a marriage in this terrible hour which
robs her of father"
stop, Will! My patience Is being
exhausted" Maxwell angrIly inter-
rupted. Don't bother me again with
your German slowness and stupidity,
or Ill leave you behind bolts and bars.
One can't lead good fortune straight
to your arms. You must first inspect
1t on all sides-subject 1t to a critical
eXamination-to ascertain whether 1t
is thoroughly ideal and free from
earthly dross: and meanwhile the
light, airy thing fiutters out of your
hands. In short, do you want to mar
ry Florence or not?"
"of course do. But"
Very well, then, the matter is set
tied. Leave the rest to me. True,
it's abominable to expect best man
first to drag the bridegroom from be-
hind so many iron bars. but you must
have some unusual circumstance con-
nected with it. One thing more: OF
course you have no weapons"
Should have been captured other
wise? l certainly would not have sur
rendered with arms in my hands"
Il anticipated that and concealed
two pistols about me. There, now I've
finished. Try your strength and see
II you can tear out the grating"
The file had worked unweariedly all
the time, had cut through the larger
portion Of the grating and loosened the
rest, but the iron still held. William
tugged and shook in vain, and there
was no more time to lose. But the
consciousness OF danger lent the
young man unnatural strength. After
few unsuccessful efforts he again
seized the grating and. with a last.
violent struggle, wrenched 1t from Its
fastenings. The opening was made;
and, after a few anxious moments. Ro-
land Mad forced his way through. and
was standing in the corridor beside
his friend.
"Here!" said the latter, laconically,
handing him a revolver and grasplng
q second pistol himself. Now I'll in
struct Ralph"
William uttered sigh OF relief
when he found himself free and felt
the wet pom In his hand.
II thank you, joint" he cried en-
Enthusiastically after his retreating
friend. You are right. We two will
rule the whole household"
l. 80
returned Maxwell, tartly. This time
we really must run our heads against
the wall, and II 1t happens to stand
firmer than we expect, 1t will cost US
our lives. You have arranged mat
tiers so that we have no choice. But
keep quiet! Harrison may come at
any moment; the fighting will begin.
and-you will play the principal role
again."
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-22
PEALE'S WASHINGTON.

picture was purchased at auction BY
Henry Pratt Mexican In 1854 for $500.
Concerning the history Of the copy of
this picture now offered for sale to
Philadelphia, the following Is an ex-
tract from a Communication received
by Director Ritter from Thomas T..
Kirby of the American Art association:
Replying to your inquiries In refer
ence to the portrait of Gen. Washing
ton by Charles Wilson Peale, now in
our possession, we will state that the
painting was purchased In Cadiz, Spain.
in February. 1896. by our Paris agent
NJ. Montaignac. This painting for
many years was In the hands of bank
ers In Cadiz, held as collateral. and
although they knew the work to be the
portrait OF an American general, did
not know 1t to be portrait OF our i'm
mortal Washington. NJ. Montaignac, in
sending the work to US, states that the
picture was ordered to be painted by
Don Juan Marailles, Spanish minister
to the United States in l779. in con-
nection with Gen. Washington's pres
NA'o AZ htAoaViPhihs hifo CoiS
painted seven or eight similar por-
traits, we consider the one In our pos
session the finest sample he produced.
! and falling to End the slightest hint
Of retouching or restoration. We also
believe that our portrait is the only
one having the signature Of artist and
date Q7Sl). Before sending the por-
trait to US our agent showed the pic
ture In Paris. and we quote from a
letter written by a weil-known con-
n0isseur. @. A. Lucas, an intimate
friend of the late William H. Stewart
Of Philadelphia. the famous connois-
seur:
Dear NJ. Montaignae: So much in
terested was | In the Peale portrait OF
Washington now In your possession
that. after seeing It. visited Versailles
in order to examine one by the same
artist which has been in the gallery
for great many years, and was glad
to find that your portrait, according to
my judgment, is superior to 1t both in
execution Of the figure and the acces-
sories. the latter in the Versailles one
having all the appearance OF having
been painted by another than that OF
Peale. The Versailles portrait is IN
signed; yours bears the artists sigma
ture. l hope. as you tell me Its destina-
ton is America, that It will a perma-
nent resting place in a public gallery,
and II now occurs to me that a most
fitting one would be Mount Vernon. !
am always happy when l see "epaves'
Of our early history rescued from loss
and destruction and finding home in
our country. where they may be al
ways seen and fully appreciated and
admired
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ARCTIC MOSQUITO.
The Most Terrible Insect Pest In the
World.

The Most Terrible Insect Pest In the
World.
Nothing that has ever been written
about the Arctic mosquito begins to
come up to the real thing" said a guest
in the st. Charles corridor to the New
Orleans Times-Democrat man. az
went up the Yukon river in the sum-
mer Of SO, representing the Alaska and
Dominion Trading company, and we
struck mosquitoes as soon as we got
into the hills. They are twice as large
as our familiar bayou species. and
theiF sting is like the pred of q no,
needle. They sweep along the valleys
in dense clouds, and II they catch a
man unprepared they are liable to
blind him before he can escape.
heard stories OF children being stung to
death, and can readily believe them
Whenever we went ashore we wore
heavy hat nets and took the utmost
precaution, and were certain to suffer
more or less. One of our party cut
the tongues out of his shoes and a mar
row line Of sock was exposed under
the lacing. Next day he was bitten
there at least hundred times, and his
feet we're so terribly infiamed that the
shoes had to be cut off. Another man
fireman In the boat crew. got drunk
on Alaska whisky one afternoon and
lay down to take nap in the corner oil
the engine room. / noticed him a
little later, and was Mortified at the
solid brown mass of mosquitoes thai
had settled on a small exposed section
Of his cheek and throat. In an hour
his face was swollen out OF all resem-
blance to anything human, he was un.
able to swallow, and was burning with
fever. II was a week before he was
able to be about. ! saw a number OF
cattle near Fort Hamilton that had
been made stone blind by stings near
the eye. The Arctic foothill mosquito
is without doubt the most terrible in.
sect pest in the world"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-22

out upon the garden. Edward could
not send the gentlemen, who had TAX
en- the long ride In vain, back to the
city Immediately; so he had invited
them to dinner. Mr.. Thompson could
not find words enough to express his
regret and sympathy for the sorrow
overhanging the household, but be
saw no reason why he should not have
comfortable meal on that account
He thought 1t perfectly natural that
Edward should excuse himself and re-
main In the drawing-room. No one
could feel offended with the grief
stricken nephew. but he himself dis
cussed all the more eagerly the good
things set before him, and was ably
supported by his clerk.
The old gentleman only regretted
Doctor Blackwood's absence, and ad-
mired the sense Of duty which would
not permit him even to appear at din
ner. He was just giving his factotum
a discourse concerning this distin-
guished physician, at the same time
helping himself to a large piece Of
roast meat. His factotum listened
most dutifully and took a still larger
slice, when the subject OF the con-
versation suddenly entered.
"Ah. there you are, Doctor Black
wood" cried the judge. ''Sit down.
Unfortunately you have come a little
late. We have had the roast serv-
ed"
The doctor bowed In the most
charming manner, and signed to the
servant, who had just brought in the
dishes, to leave the room.
Thank you. am very sorry to dis
turb you, but there is business mat
ter to be settled, which admits OF no
delay"
"A business affair? Is there a will
to be nader"
mo, on the contrary. the matter
concerns wedding"
Mr.. Thompson dropped his knife
and fork and stared at the speaker In
the utmost establishment.
The ceremony is put off. Mr.. Har-
rison told NE himself that he was
compelled to defer 1t for the present"
Certainly, and he will probably do
so altogether; but another person has
taken his place-Mr. William Roland"
What? What did you call him?"
William Roland. The circumstances
have entirely changed, and unfortu-
nately l have not time to explain them
to you in detail. But, in the name of
the betrothed couple, beg of you to
perform the wedding ceremony at
once"
The magistrate leaned back in his
chair, assuming a dignified attitude
and a solemn, official manner.
ITO be continued.)
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-22
CATS CAN SWIM.
An Old Fisherman's Story In IlIustra tion
of That Fact.

OF That fact.
Can cats SWIM" was asked of an
old fisherman. Why, certainly" was
the reply, "and that reminds me of a
cat / once tried to drown that swan
ashore. Surely there must have been
hundreds or thousands of people who
have drowned cats in the same way,
but nevertheless this was an expert
ence OF my own. We had cat that we
wanted to get rid Of, and as humane a
way as any to kill it was by drowning.
So put couple of bricks In the bot
tom Of an old grain sack and put In
the cat, and tied the bag up carefully
and securely and walked down to the
end Of wharf and stood there and
swung the bag. with the cat and the
bricks in 1t round like a sling until I
could give 1t a good momentum and
then let 1t go, and slung 1t out to fall
and sink In the water. ! should say
twenty feet away. l supposed. of
course, that that was the last OF the
cat, but the next morning the first
thing ] saw when ! went out of the
house was the cat sitting on the YER
anda. suppose the bag had a weak
spot In II somewhere, the bricks were
heavy and sharp-cornered, and swing
ing the bag round that way started
1t more, and the cat was desperate;
and with the bag that way 1t scratched
and tore its way ont and got to the
wharf and clawed its way up and came
ashore. Can cat swim? Why, sure!"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1900-02-22

told in the town that Betsey Ann
Blessing is arrested for spy! Keep
up your courage. sweetheart"
"If you would befriend me. betake
yourself to some safer place" whis-
pered Betsey's voice through the
barred window far above him. "A
halter will be ready for your neck II
you are seen OF suspected. and. listen.
II your dose takes effect. you are no
longer lover of mine!"
The youth went away. grimbling
about all being fair in love and war.
II Washington was different from
his usual self at that historic dinner.
the fact was not even recorded. There
was much secret discussion OF weighty
affairs with his guests, and he gave
close attention to the viands set be-
fore him. II was not, however. until
the vegetables were served that he
made any illusions to the food. When
his favorite vegetable, dish Of green
peas. was uncovered. he demanded at.