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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-22

1t is said that movement Is on foot
to have Senator Hill nominate Mr..
BRYAN for President at the Kansas City
convention. 1t is also said that Mr..
Hill will be the vice presidential nomi.
nes of the party. His strength in New
York it is thought will Offset Roose-
velt's popularity and make the Empire
State debatable ground.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-22
DIED..

At Waverly. Mass Wednesday, june ~,
HUGH CHARLES SMITH, son OF the !ate
Hugh Charles and Isabella Keight!y smith,
Funeral services at the Second Pr sbyteran
Church Saturday morning at 8 O'clock. iR'
torment private.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-06-22

The Chinese ask "how is your liver?p In.
stead of how do You do?' for when the liver
il active the health Is good. DeWitt's Little
Esrly Bisers are famou, Title pills for the liv-
err and bowels.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
Repartee In conaress.

My observation and experience In
the House has been that it is extreme
ly dangerous to interrupt a man who
Is making a speech" observed Repre-.
sentative Champ Clark of Missouri,
who gave the cold shivers to Repre-
sentative Adams Of Pennsylvania the
other day. when the latter interposed
some remark into his utterances on
the PHILIPPINE question. eff he has
good control Of his mental apparatus,
the chances are all in his favor
II once received a stunning blow
myself, which exemplifled my original
statement. 1t was in the last Con-
gress, when the House was trying to
fix time for debating the civil SER
vie law. Some gentleman had pro-
posed that the time should be divided
equally between the friends and OBJ
ponents Of the law. Colonel Pete
Hepburn, OF Iowa, told the House
that he thought the time should be di.
vided into three parts. One portion
should be given to the friends of the
present law. There were others who
were in favor Of partial repeal only;
they should be given a portion of the
time. Then Colonel Hepburn said the
other portion of the time should be
given to the Democrats, who were for
total repeal of the law.
How do you know that? I was
raGh nnOi1Ub ~ acly
because 1t is wrong, and the
Democrats are always wrong he re-
torted. Afterwards" added the Mis-.
sourian, 81 crossed over to the Re
publican side and congratulated Col.
onel Hepburn. often refer to that
incident when l lecture. Washing
ton Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
Were Not Together.

After the decease of the late P. T.
Barnum the Greatest Show on
Earth" continued for while to use
the magic Of his name. Once, when
nearing Hartford, 1t sent free tickets
to clergymen there. Among the let
tiers containing tickets was one adj
dressed to the Rev. DIN Joel Halves,
who had died some years before. The
letter was sent to DR.. George L. Walk
er, then the active pastor of the First
church. On reading 1t DR.. Walker is
reported to have said; "a letter from
p. T. Barnum to Dr. Halves! Mr..
Barnuni Is dead and DIR. Halves is
lead 1t is evident that they have not
met yonder. "-Argonaut,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
BEING THE ICE MAN.
Ono Of Them Tells Why His Voea-
ton is No Perennial Picnic.

One Of Them Tells Why His Voea.
ton is No Perennial Picnic.
A hundred members Of the Massa-
chusetts Ice Dealers Association met
and dined at the Hotel Bellevue the
other day, 1t being their second an
nual affair of this nature. The Presi-
dent of the association, the Hon. Will
lam M. Eaton of Quincy, presided.
Speaking Of the ice business, Elmer
H. Bright Of Boston, Secretary and
Treasurer Of the association, said:
The ice men differ in business
from almost any other line. Their &C
quaintance with one another has been
limited; so last year we resolved that
1t would be a benefit to all to meet
once year and discuss the ice stu
alton. / do not believe there is any
business done where the amount OF
money invested is so large and the
profit so comparatively small as Il is
IN ours. The prices of iron, lumber,
horses, and all the material that goes
to make up an ice plant, have had
considerable advance, but the price
OF Ice has not advanced a cent There
are number of men in the business
who are in very good circumstances,
but you will find that they are all men
well along in years. who made their
money years ago when profit was
greater. Conditions since then have
changed materially. The large GUS
tomers had their ice boxes on the
floors OF their stores or places; now
they are so high up that where in
former years one man could do the
work 1t takes two now, and in a great
many cases more. This. OF vouIsa,
all means a very considerable increase
IN cost of putting out ice, and labor
In our business is one Of the greatest
problems that we have TO deal with.
"The public, az a class, is very in
considerate | do not know that Ii
intends to be but suppose It Is
through thoughtlessness. II the peo-
pie would stop and think that they,
like their neighbors, want a much
larger quantity of ice on hot mornings
in summer, particularly Saturday and
Monday, and that for this reason 1t
takes so much longer to deliver the
ice, think they would be reasonable
and not feel abused at little waiting.
I'VE are able to load on wagons
only about one-half of the ice that the
icehouse holds; In some places not
over 40 per cent Our teams. starting
out very early in the morning and not
getting in in hot weather until very
late at night, make 1t hard business
to follow and handle The ice man
has plenty to do in the very hottest
and the very coolest weather. On the
whole, it is not a business Offering
untold inducements to men to go into
it."-Boston Transcript.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
Fattenins the ortoIan For EatInq

The height of luxury is a we'll
cooked ortolan, the little bird celebrat-
ed for the exquisite delicacy of its
flesh. The birds are fattened artifi-
cially for the market They are kept
In a room the floor of which Is strewn
plentifully with millet seed and corn,
and from which daylight gradually is
excluded. The ortolans have nothing
to do but eat, and under these condi-
tons, says a writer of an interesting
article on the ortolan in the current
number Of Pearson's. Magazine, they
pass the last five or six weeks of their
existence. Gradually the feathers of
the body drop out, and the bird be-
comes mere ball of fat with wings
and a feathered head. Gently hand
ling 1t, the operator picks up the bird
and dips its beak into champagne,
with the result that the bird dies sud-
denly and painlessly.-N. Y. Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
Sir George Whites Lea.

Shortly before the outbreak of the
war Sir George White, the defender
of Ladysmith, who has just reached
London, met with an accident to his
leg. He had by no means recovered
when hostilAies were in sight, and
Lord Wolseley told him that he feared
his temporary lameness must be a
reason for keeping him at home. But
Sir George White, who was lunching
with his chief at the Uuited Service
Club, had an answer ready which
clinched the matter: II beg your par
don, sir" he answered; my leg Is
we'll enough for anything except run
ming away."-N. Y. Press.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
ON A sHoEsTRINo.
How a Democratic Leader Was
Elected to Congress.

Congressman William Sulzer, OF
New York City, since he ran for AS
sembly a plumber of years ago on a
shoestring, and defeated the regular
Tammany nominee, has been a great
favorite with Richard Croker, and, in
fact, is looked upon as his darling
light-haired boy. Mr. Sulzer is now
serving his third term in Congress,
and is counted one of the leaders on
the Democratic side Of the House.
He is also a member of the New
York Press Club. And thereby hangs
a tale.
A number Of years ago two of his
friends employed on a paper were dis
charged, and they appealed to Mr..
Sulzer, then Speaker of the Assembly,
to have him use his influence to get
them work on another paper.
"All right" said Sulzer. Start a
daily paper Of your own, and I'll help
you"
And they did.
The paper from the jump carried
large line Of advertising, including
city work, and It's circulation ran I'D
to nearly $4,000 at a bound.
After the withdrawal of Mr.. Sulzer
the paper was consolidated with the
New York Mercury-now the Daily
Telegraph.
Congressman Sulzer remains
great and good friend of the news
paper boys, and holds his membership
in the Press Club. He is forceful
and eloquent speaker and an excelle~t
presiding officer.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
RUSSIA'S GREAT NAVAL DEPOT.
Vladivostok, on Siberian Coast, Is Be-
ing Fitted for the Purpose.

Russia has expended, and is still ex-
pending, vast amount of money in
making Vladivostok a suitable ter.
minus for the Trang-Siberian Railway,
and the development of that port as
naval station is very remarkable.
The wharves, railway station and
landing facilities have been made SUI
perior to those of any other port in
that part of the world. Stone and
brick have replaced the old wooden
buildings Of the city. The view of
the place from the sea is very strik.
ing. The massive Russo Chinese Bank
is built of white stone and lighted by
electricity. The solid brick barracks,
building of the Russo Chinese Eastern
Railway attract attention from a dis.
lance.
The flag that floats over the last
mentioned building is a combination
or the Russian and Chinese stand,
ards, the upper diagonal showing half
the Russian flag, the lower half the
Chinese national emblem, the dragon.
Other fine buildings are the shore
house of the admiral, the headouart-
ers Offices, and new and handsome
postoftlces and some imposing mer-
camille structures. Such is Vladiyo-
stok in its civil aspect. "Of it's r,,1,.
tary aspect" says correspondent NJ
the London Times, ut may ouly be
said that nothing which T.odern for.
LITIGATION can suggest seems to have
been left ul.AOaf to Supplement ma.
ture, and she ts her ,,r,n mnst surely
nave created Vlar1lvostok to be what
II ls-one Oh che strongest of naval
1ortresses' Chicago Chronicle.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
DECLINE OF BUcKWHEAT.
A Crop Once Larg: in This Country,
But Steadily Decreasing.


What is the matt r with buckwheat?
Cakes made of it I'd eaten warm are
regarded as very nutritious and are
still a favorite ar lille of food with
many thousands, bIl for all that the
! cultivation of the grain is steadily de-
Ginning. 1t must be that a great many
have stopped eating buckwheat cakes,
for there is certainly great deal less
| buckwheat TO be ca ten than in former
| days.
'hirty-tive years ago the farmers of
on ountry sOwed, yearly, over 1,000,-
600 res in buckWheat. Since then
the il" ~ has netimes been larger,
sometimes smaller. but. on the whole,
the acreage and yield have been al.
most steadily decreasing. In 1898 the
acreage was Cos, 3d.. only little more
than half that of thirty-five years ago.
and the yield was only I1.TOO. 900
bushels. which was just about one.
half the yield at the close of the Civil
War.
No explanation OF this great decline
IN buckwheat raising has been made.
IL is probable. however, that the unre.
liability Of the crop. which is some.
times large and sometimes small
without any apparent reason for the
variation, has discouraged a great
many farmers. Another reason
the decline may be the 'or
within the past f. "iger use
preparations -" years OF cereal
wbio, Especially wheat, all of
III come under the general head
OF hygienic foods. These preparations
have probably won many persons
from their allegiance to buckwheat
cakes.
Ii 6uckwheat raising continues to
decline, perhaps the bees most of all
will miss the fields, for they are very
partial to the flowers of this plant,
which secrete a great deal of honey
that is not, however, of the first quail.
ity, as everybody knows who has eat.
en- it.
Buckwheat Is not raised widely over
the world, and this fact makes its de-
cline in America, where it is most
largely grown, all the more interest
Ing. Russia and France are about the
only countries in Europe that produce
1t, and Great Britain has never taken
kindly to buckwhcat cakes and i'm.
ports very little of the grain.-N. Y.
Sun.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
Real Property for Sale.

Having more business to look after than !
can properly attend to, have decided to sell
a portion of my holdings, and now offer for
sale.
500 ACRES OF FINE, wELI-IMPRovED
LAND.
will sell it all in one body as ID is, or will
divide 1t in tracts to suit purchasers This
land is all in high state of cultivation, and
crops equal to any in the County or State
EVERY ACRE HAD FROM so TO 100 BUSH
ELS OF LIME,
and the most of it been heavily MANFRED in
the last 10 or II years.
ALL UNDER GOOD FENCING-THE MOST
OF 1T POST AND RAIL,
divided into convenient fields, with pure run
nlng water IN every field. Improved with
several good dwellings, a COUPLE of good
oaTns, with all other outbuildings necessary,
a al, ABOUT ZoG0 choice apple and peach trees
! also desire to sell my
MILL PROPERTY, KNOWN AS GREEN
VALLEY MILLS.
consisting of one flour and ,s, mill
mill one good dwell,s hnitss sna ba one saw
otner out6uild ...ss, with all the priyeIeges per-
."iiii :. taefeto. This is one of the best built
anills III Frederick County, built in 1890, 36x44
Eeet stories high, one of stone and three
frame, weatherboarded with cypress and
wainsccated from top to bottom with yellow
pine; two (2) l412 foot water wheels, 4 run of
burrs, with .wateI-power and mill capacity
of producing from
Is To 50 BARRELS OF FLOUR PER DAY,
and in one of the best wheat growing sections
in the County or State and with a country
custom of q radius of from 10 tn 81 niIaS
makes this desirable property for industrious
and enterprising people. will sell all of the
above-named property at low prices and on
easy terms. l will also sell my blacksmith
shop property, adjoining the mill property
and farm, consisting of dwelling, blacksmith
shop, wheelwright shop and other outbuild-
lngs, on one or two acres of choice land, to
suit the purchaser.
mch-l6-OO-Iyr
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
a Notable TeIearan1-

The first postal missive to be con-
seyed over the route of the projected
Cape to Cairo telegraph has just been
delivered in England. 1t is a post
card, and bears the official postmarks
of Nyassaland, Yoro, Omdurman and
Cairo. Mr.. A. J. Swami, f. r. G. S.,
chief political officer at Kota Kota,
who has spend eighteen years in dark
est Africa. was the sender of the card,
which has now been added to the
QueeA's collection Of imperial curios.
tiles, her majesty having been gra-
ciously pleased to accept it.-London
Chronicle. m
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
A Filipino Tartar.

Lieutenant Colonel H. H. Sergeant,
U. S. A., tells many enjoyable war
stories. Once when instructing some
men, he asked when you are on the
skirmish line, and suddenly encounter
the enemy, what would you do?"
Fall fiat" And what next?"
"Stay there"
On another occasion he was Ques.
tioning a man respecting his absence
for six hours.
II was chasing Filipino an hour,
sir"
"How about the other five hours?"
1.-THE Filipino and his friends were
chasing me, sir. "-Philadelphia Post.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
DECLARATIONS OF LOVE.
Various Ways In Which Proposals
Were Made in 100 Love Stories.

various ways In Which Proposals
Were Made in 100 Love Stories.
Some one with weakness for sta.
tistics has waded through 100 stand.
ard love stories ana tabulated the var
ious ways in which lovers behave
In popping the question. In 100 cases
where the proposal was accepted no
less than 81 gentlemen kissed the
lady and began "all of a sudden"
Eighty-one declared they could not
live without her, while seventy.two
held the girls hand and thirty.six
took her in their arms.
Twenty-six lovers sat down to put
the question. four fidgeted about with
their handkerchiefs- which three at.
terward required to wipe away the
tears OF joy; three stood on one foot.
and the same number "reclined on
the grass" only four thought it ne
cessary to go down on both knees, but
twice as many kne't on one. In thir.
ty-two cases kissing took place. Only
four kissed the giri on the cheek, but
ten saluted the fair ones curls! Three
kissed her eyes, two her hands, one
the top of her head, one her nose
INV -"'~+"''nl and one her shawl
The behavior of the women Is equal.
~ interesting. Eighty-seven knew
something was coming and sank into
the gentleman's arms, sixty-one cush-
toned their heads against his manly
bosom, while twelve preferred his
shoulder One sank back into chair,
and no less than eleven clasped their
arms around his neck The eyes Of
seventy-two we're full of love, seven
had eyes moist and limpid, and the
optics Of two were dry. Forty-eight
wept aloud and six shed silent tears
OF Joy.
Twenty-seven fumbled with their
gloves, fans and flowers, twelve bur
led their faces in their hands and one
struggled not to be kissed, On the
other hand, six girls kissed the man
first. Nine rushed from the room to
tell somebody and five giggled hys.
terlcally. Only three were pale and
agitated, but eighteen were flushed.
Three told their lovers ito ask papa"
and one actually sneezed (shades Of
Venusn and one "a widow, said,
Eyes, but don't be silly. Pittsburg
Despatch.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
That New England Conscience

1 have heard it denied that small
New England children have the New
England conscience, but some things
| have seen and heard incline me to
think that they often have it, says a
writer in the Boston Transcript. A
story that was told me the other day
points that way. One day the mother
OF a ten-year old boy gave him two
slices of buttered bread, telling him
to give one of them to his little sis.
ter. He carried out the order. That
night, when he went to bed, he was
evidently disturbed in his mind and
remorseessui about something, and his
mother questioned him in a way to
bring out the truth. Il wasn't nice
to Peggy about that bread and but
ter" he owned. "Why," asked his
mother, did you take the bigger
piece?" NO" he answered, hers
was little bigger than my piece was,
but mine was good deal butterer!"
st. Louis Globe.Democrat.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
Arrival and Departure Of Trains
BALTIMORE &.oHIo RAILROAD
Schedule in Effect May 90, 1870.
LEAVE FREDERICK.


4.S5 A. NJ, except Sunday for Washington
junction ana way star ions 'oh
500 a. m, daily, for Washington. Cumher,o...
and way stations, Philadelphia and NaVa
YORK ana except Sunday for Hagerstown~
Due Washington $50 a. m
so M, daily, for Baltimore. PbiIadol,I.
. ., ana New YORK. Due Baltimore s, IN q p una
$40 a. M, except Sunday for Baitim"ras' ia.
principal way stations, PHILADELPHIA anS
New YORK. Due Baltimore I0.95 y ia ana
9.Na; M, except Sunday, for HarnerS,;sm m;
y 40 winchester, Harrisonburg and TaTipeetrry,
s'4o e M, except Sunday, for WashingtoOn1'
and WaY p ststi hmu new York, HagersfoWn;
ton ll:55 a. m. Due washing.
iS5 w p m ai. except Sunday for Baltmore
Due baltimore 4:l0 D. m "nu New York.
4lOp. m, due for WaS',n,1
berland. Ct. .,ala and New York. Cnn-
I'd" y, ~, daily, for baltimore and wos .t
IONS, Fnlladeiphia and New York iSne
$40 F; mr., except Sunday, for Washington
nn.agerstoWn, winchester and way stafions'
Pittsburg, Wheeling, Chicago Phiiadass,
pnla ana New York. Due Washinoton a ~
p. m. 'oii 0'4U
ARRIVE AT FREDERICK.
00V a. s;. Except Sunday, from Mt Airy and
bSS q. M, except Sunday from ,yiro;,,.,
LlttsDurg, Washington Junction and Iso
stations nil.n baltimore and Washington moYK
arrives on this train 0oii man
o.o2 m except Sunday from Wincbos.o-
N Hagerstown and way stations
io'io u; m, except Sunday, from Raltinoor.
York. niaueiphla and New
lo'oo a. M. except Sunday, from wosbiro,.,.
and way stations. i''i washington
liz a; M, Sunday only from wasbirr,
Wbe My stations, st. Louis, Chicago and
lz'ZS p; m, Sunday only, from Baltimore ana
oos way stations, Philadelphia and New YorS
N'oS p. m, except Sunday, from 81 = nis
Genpnla, Washington, Hagerst0wn Tn1r
,Ington and way stations. Lex
-" p; m, sunday only, from WASHINGTON
o6 anu way stations, st. Louis and Cincin5o
'Oo F. IN, except Sunday, from Baltimora
% Wnn,, way stations, Philadelphia and Nav
Old ?, m, except Sunday, from WASHINGTON
pna Nay stations, Philadelphia, New York
Wv =; ~, except Sunday, from Raltirnara
%tr way stations, Philadelphia and New
QUO st p; M, daily, from Baltimore and wav
0'02 Pm P M, except Sunday, from Washington.
cumberland, Hagerstown, BrunswicE AMI
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
Paper Bicycles Next.

A paper bicycle has now invaded
the field. Paper fibre, similar to that
sometimes used in the manufacture
of railway carriage wheels, is employ.
ed for tubing, and is as strong as
any in use. A factory is said to be
contemplated for the production Of
bicycles Of this sort.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
FGrmIIIeu U,s1y.

The South Carolina Legislature, at
its recent session, passed law per.
hitting homeopathic physicians to
have their own examining board. The
Charleston News and Courier p says
the bill received an overwhelming ma.
jority in both houses, and will de-
light the hearts Of the many people
from the northern states who prefer
to be treated by physicians bred in
that school,"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
A Problem Solved.

d. Mercadier. a French inventor
states that he has solved the problem
Of sending a number Of dispatches
simultaneously on single wire. Mes.
sages have been transmitted between
Paris and Pau. Twelve independent
message currents were sent on the
circuit at once In either direction.
making a total Of twenty-four tele-
grams.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
Not Gro nina old.

RE rtor.dence Journal attributes
- ron arks to President Eliot, of
go: Il cannot acknowledge that
'h growing old. When l was proc.
Cambridge, few years after
~! graduation. learned that the stu
tents spoke of me habitually as old
Eilot. y few nights ago, on the other
hand, met a group of students In the
street, and when l had passed them /
heard one say to the others: L wonder
where Charlie has been so late.'"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
The Latest Airship,

Scientists, geniuses, mechanics, phil
osophers and cranks are still trying
to solve the problem of aerial naviga-
ton. Whether any one of them will
soon succeed or whether the ques-
ton is to remain unanswered for
years, no one can safely predict. Thus
far some problems have been over
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15
Housewives Next.

WhatP cried the labor leader, as
he entered the house. mo supper
yetT 2s 81 see. sos
NO." replied his wife, calmly. "You
will recall that began work at Q
e'clock this morning"
"What has that got to do with itr'
ne demanded. = memo i {
my eight-hour watch expired at 2
Pcloek this afternoon" she answered.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1900-06-15

come, but not all. The latest device
is the Pickering air ship, an illustra.
ton of the working model of which Is
shown heI awith. Ii is claimed it can
be steered. raised or lowered, and
speeded against strong wind. The
inventor is confident of its success.
But he is not yet quite ready to take
his initial voyage.