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Saint Mary's beacon., 1901-02-28
WEEMS STEAMBOAT COMPANY
Beginning TUESDAY. Dec g,
STEAMER POTOMAC

will leave Pier ., Ligb, Street. Balli.
mnre. Tnosday and saturday az 8 p m +,
for The Potomac River, calling at Mill.
eFs, Brpme's. Bseun'a 5fason'si Lewis.
eita. Baudick's Cvwnrg's. Walnut Point,
Coan. Kinsale Nundy's Point. Lodge,
Adams PineY Pniut, Abell's. Leonard.
tUwu, Cohfnms. lluwafds aud stones
On Tuesday only foi Lancaster. Bush.
wood Riverside. Livofpunl Point Oily
mont. Alexandra aud Washington
Returning will lrsvc 7ih Street wharf,
Washington, NJ y IN Thursday, cali
lng NJ ali thn abote mcniinncd wharve~
leaving LCunAFdtuwn a. Q q NJ Monday
aud Friday. Kiusalu at is IA Miller's at
4 . m Grasnn's ~ . an aud Bacon
ut 9 . IN arriving 10 Baltimore early
Tuesday aud Saturday mornings
Freight received daily az Pivi ., Light
Street.
HENRY WILLIAMS,
Agent Baltimore.
STEPnKNsnS & BHn Agents,
Washingt - O
WrLLIAM NJ RgARpoS,
May 24--tfs Alexandria. Va.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
Imitation whaIebone.

A new kind Of artificial whalebone
has just been patented in this com
try by a Hollander and If the claims
made for it are justified, it will prove
most valuable commercially. 1t is
said to have all the toughness, elias
ticlty and durability Of the substance
initiated, with less brittleness.
The material is derived from ordn-
ary bonos-any kind Of bones will dc
which, after being thoroughly cleaned,
are soaked in dilute hydrochloric acid.
BY this means all Of Tie limy matter IS
removed from them, leaving only the
cellular structure, and, as result,
they are soft and flexible. 1t only re-
mains to tougher them by a species
of tanning.
The tanning is done by soaking the
decalcified bones in a solution Of
chrome-alum for a period Of from
three to five days, at the end Of which
they are tough and elastic. They are
then rinsed with water, dried, ana cut
into strips corresponding in size and
form to commercial whalcbone.- .-PhilQ.
delphia Saturday Evening Post.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
MAKING AN EXPLOSIVE.
The Care Taken by Britons in Proper
ing Powerful; Cordlto.

ing 1oNeEIN5 AorNlles
Hayle, a little port on the coast Of
CornwalI, has been attracting cons,d-
erable attention Of late, owing to the
fact that it is the place where cordite
is made, and the making OF high ex-
plosives has recently been a matter Of
parliamentary inquiry. Cordite was
first adopted for military purposes by
the British government in the year
1895. The manufactory at Hayle was
established in 1883, when cordite was
sold for use only in mining operations.
The explosive is now said to be the
perfection Of smokeless powder, the
most unerring propelling agency yet
discovered. Il derives its name from
its shape, and in process Of manufac-
ture its shape suggests the appearance
Of discolored macaroni. It is made in
all sizes to fit the charges of various
weapons used by land and sea forces,
from the 12-inch naval gun, taking
cords half an inch in diameter, down
to the army pistol which takes threads
not exceeding one-hrndredth part OF
an inch in thickness.
The progress of manufacture is in
tr!cate. But one Of the essentials may
be mentioned. Mixed acids must be
forced w to a tower Mt the highest
point OF the estate, 10 be mixed with
giycerinc when the first process Of nj
trating takes place, From here the
nitro-glycerine permtates back to the
lower levels increaging in purity at
each successive haliug place. There
are only two divisions of the cordite
factory, colloqually known among the
men as the outside and the INSIDE"
The outside compI .ses those depart
ments which are not primarily danger
Gus, and where the stringent precau-
;ions which rule the inside" are not
essential. In the inside" on the
other hand there are iron rules which
must be obcyed to the letter
The visitor who crosses this danger
area under the conduct of the manager
must submit 10 be searched, so that
nothing in the nature of glass, knives
or matches is left in his pockets. He
will not be allowed to pass beyond the
GoCr Of the shops, though he can OBJ
serve the operations from the en-
trance No one is allowed to set foot
upon the polished white floors who has
not donned special soft-soled boots
Chicago News.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02

The fact that assassinations Of pub
lie men have been more frequent dur
ing the past fifty years than at any
other time since the Dark Ages is a
strange paradox, for during the nine
teenth century, and especially its lat
ter half, a higher estimation has been
put upon human life than ever before.
The amelioration of criminal codes,
reducing the frequency of the death
penalty and the founding of great
numbers Of benevolent institutions to
prolong the life and increase the com.
fort Of even the lowliest members Of
the community establish this beyond
cayil. The frequency of regiclde is
clearly a most exceptional feature Of
our present civilization.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
WISDOM oE THe sERPENT.
snake story Not Accompanied with
an Amdavit.

an Anidavit.
"Whenever the dog days roll around
I always think Of snake story l
heard in Arkansas some years ago.
said a man who lives in this city now,
"and while l will not yOuch for the
accuracy of the tale, it has become a
part Of the history Of the county in
which it was said to have happened.
Lee is the name of the county, and the
story developed about the time the
county came into existence, about the
time it was carved out Of sections Of
st. Francis and Phillips counties.
Crowley's Ridge, n chain Of hills
which break off at the foot Of the
Ozarks and slope down windingly
through Arkansas until they touch the
Mississippi River at Old Town, some
distance below Helena runs through
these counties.
"This chain Of hills passes through
the centre of Lee County, following
the line of the ST. Francis River. On
top Of this ridge, at a very high point
midway between Helena, in st, Fran
els County, and Mariana, the county
seat Of Lee County, there Is n very
large pond, and it never went dry but
once in its history. But during a very
dry spell in 1880 the water in this
pond disappeared. Farmers for miles
around had watered their stock there
when other places failed. 1t was near
er to some Of them than the river.
When it went dry they were forced to
go to the river.
"The pond was n perfect Mecca for
the snakes in the hills, and in the
summer evenings it would become Il
seething mass of snakes; dry land
moccasins, copper bellies, adders and
rattleFs would gather around the pond,
swim across it, wallOw in it, dive in
it and cool themselves off. When
the water gave out they were in 4
dilemma. What l have said 1 vouch
for, but now cometh the point Of this
yarn. 1t was in the dog days when
the water gave out. The snakes were
shedding, and their castoff coverings
could be found scattered all through
the hills. They hit upon a plan.
Down in a deep hollow on one side
Of the ridge they found a concealed
spring No living man knew it was
there They wanted to get water
from this spring to fill the pond, which
had gone dry. They constructed
hose, which ran from the spring to the
pond at the top Of the hill in this
wise: They stretched out in an un-
broken line from the spring to the
pond, and the Lindmost snake let his
tail drop over into the spring; then
they swallowed each others tails and
began to crawl slowly through the
chain Of sheddings to the top Of the
hill, and the water followed them up
the hill through the improyised hose
and tricllled out into the pond, and
so there you are It's not my story.
I'm simply telling it, that's all.n-S,,w
Orleans TimesDemocrat.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
Cordially Oyerdone,

Whoever has a short memory for
names and faces viii be able to APP
preciate the experience of a resident
Of Detroit, whose story is told by the
Free Press of that city. The lady's
friends, who recognize her inability
to fit names and faces together, say
that she usually makes up in tact
what she lacks in memory.
One afternoon recently, says the
lady, who tells her own experience 1
was sitting on the veranda when a
rather nice looking young man, carry
ing q small satchel, came up the walk.
He bowed pleasantly, and 1 returned
his greeting as cordially as l could,
while racklng my brain for his name
He looked familiar, but 1 could not
recall his name. Here was an oil
friend from out of town, probably
perhaps a relative of my husband
and 1 must not fail in cordiality. So
I greeted him warmly. shook hands
and invited him to be seated. I said
was delighted to see him, and knew
my family would be equally glad. I
regretted that so long a time had
elapsed since we had last met 1
hoped his family was quite well, an
O. course he had come to dinner.
Thus 1 ratified on, fearing to let him
discover what a hypocrite l was, and
hoping all the while that his name
would come to me. Finally he man
aged to say:
I'm afraid you don't know who
am"
"Oh, yes, I do" I responded. "Of
course, l know perfectly"
mo, / am sure you don't even know
my name"
"Well," I admitted "your name has
esCaped me for the moment, "but am
so wretched on names! Don't tell me;
l shall recall 1t in time"
"DO not try" responded the young
man, pleasantly. II am only the sew
ing machine man. 1 came to repair
your machine"
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
Through sunday YnndaIs.

Antiquaries will read with mingled
satisfaction and regret that the Ro
man Wall station of Borcovicus, or
Housteads, has been closed to the pub
lie, the reason being that Sunday van
dals had taken to hurling stones from
it down the neighboring ravine. The
great wall has already suffered more
than enough spoliation. The farm
house Of Plane Trees hard by, was
built with stones taken from this very
station; and all along from Carlisle to
Newcastle it is more or less a ruin
the more pitlably because what re-
mains Of it, assailed by no worse en-
emies than winter and rough weather,
is surprisingly fresh.-Yorkshire Post.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
START OF THE VANDERBILTs.
wife OF the American Founder OF the
Family Kept a Hotel.

wife OF the American Founder OF the
Family Kept Hotel.
A woman played large part in lay
Ing the foundation Of the fortunes Of
the house Of Vanderbilt The first Cor
nelius Vanderbilt married at the age OF
20, and a year later became captain Of
a small steamboat plying between New
York and New Brunswick N. j. Pas
sengers were numerous and many per-
sons went to New Brunswick and back
by boat for the pleasure of the trip
Others, when the boat reached New
Brunswick, got into stages and were
driven across the state to another
steamer, which took them down the
Delaware. OF course, they wanted
something to eat, and here Mrs. Van
derbilt saw her opportunity. New
Brunswlck's hotel OF halfway house,
was dirty and ill-kept. Mrs. Vanderbilt
suggested to her husband that they
should take the hotel, reft it, and run
It in a style that would attract guests.
Vanderbilt leased the hotel; but, as the
scheme was his wife's he told her
she might run 1t and have the profits.
Mrs. Vanderbilt overhauled the house
and named it Bellona Hall, after the
steamship Bellona, which her husband
then commanded. The fame Of Bollona
Hall soon spread to New York. and
parties were made UP to visit it, be-
cause Of the excellent fare to be found
there. 1t also increased the profits Of
the line for which Capt, Vanderbilt
worked, and his salary was increased
to $1,000 a year. Mrs. Vanderbilt for
twelve years managed Bellona Hall,
with profit to herself and pleasure to
her guests,
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
suBscRrPr1oN RATES

Entered al sSs Pest etaOe fOC traAsWtSStsH
sArotseA ~ alaais At etoend-o}Gss rGtos-
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02

In speaking to the editor Of the Citi-
zen the other day Mr.. Louis P. Shoe
maker, president OF the Brightwood
Citizens Association, said;
YOUR PAPER IS CERTAINLY
DOING GOOD WORK FOR THE
SUBURBS AND SUBURBAN PEO-
PIE. IT IS A GREAT PITY THE
OTHER PAPERS, TOO, DON'T
DEVOTE SOME SPACE TO OUR
INTERESTS"
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR LUNCHES.

TWENTY-FIVE DOLLAR LUNCHES,
1t is pleasant to be able to teach
even the Figaro it's Paris history. l
read the story Of Emile, so long fam
GUS as maitre d'hotel Of Bisnons, and
the mysterious diner who ate one
shrimp, one radish, two or three
spoonfuls Of soup especially pre-
pared for him, a mouthful OF sole, a
slice from an entire chicken, a nibble
at a beefsteak, two leaves Of lettuce,
four grapes, one glass Of the finest
wine and a bottle Of champagne that
he simply used as the ordinary indi-
vidual uses rose water. His lunch
never cost less than $25, and he always
distributed $40 in tips The Figaro
says no one knew who he was. Well,
can put the dots on the "i's" and the
crosses on the "t's" to that story. He
was an Englishman ana was familiarly
known as "Tubby" Morris, He lived
at the Grand hotel and there he died
some years ago. He was one Of the
rare men who made money out of bet
ting, He could never pull out a news
paper without finding several bank
notes mixed up in its pages. His gen
erosity was proverbial among the DOOR
Poisoning in Indln.
In the Middle Ages the generally ac-
eepted way to get rid Of an enemy was
to poison him. That the practice has
not been entirely discontinued is
proved by the record of years poi
soning cases in the Bombay Presidon-
cy, India, where the practice is still
extenJive.
Arsenic is the favorite agent, prob
ably owing to tho facility with which
It can be procured and the rough sim
ilarity Of the symptoms produced by
It to those Of disease. Mai. Barry re-
cords one case where two beggars were
drugged with opium in order that thoy
might be robbed of eight annas (Sd).
The medico-legal cases referred to in
the report only show the cases which
are brought TO light, but it Is q COM
mon opinion that the crime Of poison
ing is excessively frequent. These re-
marks apply to nearly all parts o. Ia
dia. Copper, cerbera dhatura, ner-
curry, phosphorus and ground glass are
other nelson's selected.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
TVention this Paper when you write
This for Mothers.

less attentions to little girls. Her
small face was pathetically sad and
tired When the journeys end was
reached she arose wearily was put
through it all once more, and got Ian
guidly off the car. Among those who
watched the scene was a prominent
New York specialist in nervous d.
seases. He turned to the writer and
summed UP the entire situation in one
sentence which has in it a sermon for
every American mother. Each
touch" he said, grimly pushes that
child little nearer to the doors Of
the sanitarium that will some day
open for her" There were other
mothers on the train. Perhaps they
took the lesson home.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02

On one Of the trains entering New
York a few weeks ago, a woman af-
forded her fellow passengers an un-
conscious, but powerful, object lesson.
With the woman was little girl
about six years old. The day was
warm. and through the open windows
the dust drifted in fine gray cloud.
Every passenger was exceedingly un-
comfortable, but each forgot his dis
comfort in the spectacle of that suf-
fering child. The mother began oper-
ations by seating her little daughter
beside her with a thump that made
the infants teeth rattle. Then, at in
tervals of one or two minutes during
the weary journey she paid the child
these maternal attentions She took
off her hat; she smoothed ner hair;
she put the hat on again; she removed
the child's little jacket, and put in on
again; she Strengthened her collar;
she wiped her face with her handker-
CHEF; she removed an imaginary Gin
der from her eye; she smoothed her
hair again; she took off and retied the
ribbon on her hair; she stood her up
and smoothed her down; she unfas-
tened the bow at her neck and retied
it. over and over she followed this
program while the awe-struck passen-
gers looked on. The child accepted
the situation with grim endurance.
Evidently she had been used to it all
of her short life. The world to her
was a strange place where mothers
exhausted their nervous energy in use
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02

Some interesting facts regarding the
electric lighting Of cities have been
learned by a committee Of the Coun-
ell Of New Orleans, which city is
contemplating the creation Of a muni-
cpal lighting plant. Chicago, Ale
gheny and Detroit, it is said, are the
only cities in the United States which
own and operate their public electric
light plants. The cost to these cities
per arc lamp is respectively Chicago,
$5S.25; Detroit, $6G45; Allegheny,
STEPS. The only cities which get
their light as cheaply as this by con-
tract are: Washington where the cost
is S72 per lamp, and Richmond, where
it is $GS,5O. Richmond uses water
power, from the falls Of James River.
Buffalo, which uses power from Mia.
CARA Falls, pays S1OO. The highest
price paid for contract lights is in Chi.
cago, where the cost Is S137 per lamp
Sin sections not covered by the city
plant, while in New Orleans it is
s127 Philadelphia pays on an aver.
Nge $110 for each arc lamp per wear.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02

The Ohio State Library Association
favors the establishment of central
county libraries, with branches in the
townships. The scheme has been
tried in Hamilton and Van Vert coun.
ties with, it is said, most gratifying
results. Many towns are thus sup
Piled without very great expense.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
CIVILIZATION I'M UGANDA.
Primo Minister Has Become an Expert
in Plain Sewing.

III AAtAu ebhAMhs
Civilization is progressing with
rapid strides in the African kingdom
OF Uganda, where a little while ago all
was barbarism A curious manifesto
tion OF civilization in this black king
dom is the fad which has been taken
up by the prime minister of the infant
king, that official having become an
expert in plain sewing He is now in
dusti1ously engaged in cultivating the
more advanced forms of needleworlS
under the instruction OF the wife CT
one of the missionaries, and will
doubtless in a short time be able to do
'herring-bone" and other fancy
stitches. The little King Dandi re-
Gently gave a dinner to celebrate his
fourth birthday, and the napkins used
were all hemmed by the prime min-
lister, If all prime ministers would
devote more time to their sewing and
less to affairs Of state the world would
be much more peaceful place. King
Dandis birthday dinner was intended
to illustrate to the British commits
sioner and the other white men of the
country the advances which have been
made in civilization in Uganda. All
the chief Europeans at Mengo, the
capital, attended the reception, which
was followed by a banquet got up in
English fashion. 1t was produced by
natives entirely without assistance,
and would have done credit to a first
class New York restaurant. The
guests found cards bearing their
names at the places at table at which
they were to sit, and all the plates,
spoons, knives, forks, glasses, etc.,
were just where they belonged; and
the courses, which were served deftly
and properly, consisted of food such
as one would expect to find at a ban
quet in any white mans capital. The
next day there was a thanksgiving
service in the cathedral Of Mengo at
which the coal-black congregation
sang Sir Arthur Sullivan's Onward
Christian Soldier New York Press.
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02

R. WILSON, Advertising Manager
The suburban citizen., 1901-11-02
WASHINGTON. D. G

A Jsurnal Asvotsa 10 Rs Fnsoresis ef a.
Asadenis ef he suburbS Of Washington.
The free press. (Southern Pines, N.C.) 1898-19??, 1901-01-11

sent that the contemplated extentlon
of the wafer works and sewerage sys-
TEN, as aforesaid, is not needed by the
citizens and taxpayers OF the NUM-
cipality, has not been asked tor by
them, and is the creation OF an in
debetness wholly unauthorized, sub
jecting the property of your petitioners
to the payment of burdens without
their consent, all OF which acting and
doings are contrary to equity and
good conscience, and tend TO the mani
fest wrong and injury Of your petit
TONERS.
Your petitioners further represent
that by majority vote OF said Com
missioners, the defendants herein,
the said extention of the water works
and sewerage system, has already
been ordered, and the Indebtedness
will be incurred, unless restrained by
this honorable court.
Your petitioners therefore pray that
a temporary injunction may issue cut
of this honorable court against the
said Board of Commissioners and
other officers of the municipality,
their agents, employees, acting by
through, or under them, restraining
them from prosecuting said extentlon
and from the payment OF any moneys
now in the treasury not otherwise ap-
propriated on account thereof, or from
mourning any debt or obligation
against the municipality on account
thereof until the next term of this
court to which the parties defendant
may be summoned to appear and
demur or answer your petitioners
bill of complaint, and that your petl-
TONERS may be held in suitable bond
for any damages that may arise by
reason CT this injunction. That sum
mons in this action has beeu issued
returnable to the November term OF
the Superior court
And your petitioners further repre-
sent that they have no adequate
remedy at law to prevent the consul
nation Of the wrong complained OF
and pray that a writ of injunction
may issue.
And your petitioners will ever pray.
GEO. H; LocEY, Atty's for.
BLACK & ADAMS,
Know all men by these presents that we
hereby authorize and empower Geo; Il.
Locey in our name, place and stead, to
execute in the above entitled cause such
bond as the court in its proper officer may
require
VIM F. JUNGE,
G. D. TARBELE,
w. P. SWEET,
VIM. M. SAUNDERS,
G. T. PATCH.
Southern Pines, Moore County,
November IL, 1900
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