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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-25
Rome in the Last Century.

1t was a labyrinth Of winding streets,
unnamed and unnnmbered Every trade
kept its own special locality, and, IN
lack of shop fronts, advertised its wares
by painted signs and emblems Cattle
were herded in the Colosseum and FO,.
rum, and the Arch of Constantine was
half buried in the earth. Justice was
administered with circumstances of bar
barrie ferocity. It was common sight
to see unlucky coachmen publicly tor
tured In the COrso for n0wOrse guilt than
that of driving through the streets du-
ring the hours reserved for carnival
frolics; and the erection of the gallows
on the Piazza del Popul0 the first Satur-
day in carnival was, in. fact, the signal
of the opening of the season for public
sports. And, the condRmned criminals
dispatched, the hangman's assistants
would presently join the gay crowd in
the Corso, disguised as, clowns and pam
falcons. Down to the first year of the
present century, malefactOrs were quar-
tered and burned on the Campo del FIJI
orr, and for many years later the pillory
and the wooden horse. remained familiar
objects in other parts OF Rome, although
both were temporarily abolished during
the Nepolionic rule.-N National RecieD-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-25

One-third of the land surface of our
planet is covered with trees. The larg-
est tree in the world is situated in Mas
coli, near the foot of Mount Etna, and
is called "Tke Chestnut Tree Of a
Hundred Horses and is believed to be
the oldest tree in the world. Its name
arose from the report that Queen Jane of
Aragon, with her principal nobility, took
refuge from violent storm under its
branches. At one time it was supposed
that it consisted of clump of trees
united, but on digging away the earth
great depth. Five enormous branches
rise from one trunk, which is 212 feet in
circumference. A part of the trunk has
been broken away, and its interior is
hollow and large enough to contain a
flock of sheep, or to admit two carriages
driving abreast through it 1t still
bears abundance of fruit end its
collectors have built n hut
within the trunks, the better to promote
their proceedings. At Tortworth, Eng
land, there exists chestnut tree meas
uring. at four feet from the ground, sixty
feet in circumference, although at the
present time it is nearly a sylvan ruin.
A fig tree stands on the northerly bank
of the river tombstone, In East Australia,
In latitude twenty-seven degrees, longi-
tude 151 degrees, near Brisbane, measur-
ing three feet from the ground, $50 feet,
and at fifty-five feet, where it sends off
great branches, eighty feet in circum-
ference. There lies upon Mount Bawbaw,
Gippsland, Southeast Australia. a gum
tree measuring $50 feet as it lies where it
was broken off at the top, and it is cal
culated to have stood $40 high; it meas
ures Elk feet in circumference. In Bou-
gouderch, near Constantinople, is plane
tree measuring 40 feet in circumference.
The largest tree in the United States
stands near Bear creek, on the north side
of Tule river, California. 1t measures
140 feet In circumference In Tuolumme
grove, Nevada, stands 1.-THE Dead Giant
Redwood Tree, I" measuring 119 feet in
circumference, which has been so entirely
followed by long use as chimney that
the roadmakers could not resist the
temptation Of completing the work of
camp-fires, so they have cut great arch
way right through the further side of
the poor dead stump, and led the road
through it. so that now the high, crowded
coarch daily passes through the very heart
of the great tree, which may have been
young in the DAYS of Julius Caesar.
There are thirteen other trees standing
near it measuring from seventy-two to
ninety-six feet in circumference. The
!. Grizzly Giant, the monarch Of the
Mariposa grove, measuring ninety-two
feet in circumference. The Tularo- Fresno
forest, so called from being situated in
those two counties California;, extend
ing seventy miles in length, with width
in some places of ten miles, consists
mainly of big trees. with multitude Of
smaller ones measuring from six to 100
feet in circumference.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-25


The presence in Denver Of Dir. 9. =
a. Reed, the Chicago travelling agent
of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
railway. calls 70 mind one OF the mos
horrible railway disasters that = KNOW
in the annals Of railroading. It oe
Cured in October, 1857, at the time g.
the opening of the Missouri Paclnt
railway from ST. Louis to Jefferson
City, Missouri. and it Is known as tne
Gasconade bridge disaster. In the morn.
ing of the day on which the acclden'
happened, sixteen coaches filled with tnt
most prominent men of st. Louis started
out from the city with the brightest an,
ticipations of a delightful trip, and
among the passengers was Mr. Reed. In
the train there was also cOmmlssary
car filled with the choicest wines ana
liquors, and amply supplied with eatabies.
Eighty weight miles west of st. Louis the
Gasconade river empties into the Mis-
souri,, and within sight of the latter
stream. the railroad track crosses the
Gasconade. The bridge over the Gas
conade had been tested, and so c0nfidant
was the engineer who built it that it was
perfectly safe that he rode upon the 10
connective. When the train reached TINS
bridge, the passengers were IN the midsl
OF luncheon, and the white-aproneo
darkeys were in the act of carrying the
wines and liquors through the cars, and
no thought of danger appeared to enter
the mind of a single one of the hun
dreds who were upon the train
Suddenly the crash came, and the en-
CINE plunged through the broken bridge
into the river below. 1t was followed by
several of the cars, while all but one Of
the others were jerked from the rails and
thrown across the track. A scene which
is beyond description followed and the
destruction of life was fearful. Mr.. Reec
was sitting next to the window. about
the center of one of the cars, and he at.
tributes his escape to the fact that he hac
just moment or so before raised the
window. The weather was misty and ht
desired to look at a steamboat which was
opposite them in the Missouri river, anc
he raised the window for the purpose OF
getting a clearer view. When the crasf
came his car plunged forward into the
water, but the rear portion of 1t rested OF
the unbroken part of the bridge. Mr.
Reed caught the side Of the window with
his hands and this prevented him from
falling into the front part of the car, as
it stood upon end in the water. Almost
all the other passengers fell, confused
and mangled mass, into the end of the
car, and with them went the stove and
other articles not securely fastened. The
gentleman who had sat in the same seat
with Mr.. Reed ives one of those who fell
forward, and he was also among the
killed. Altogether there were forty -foul
persons killed in the accident and about
fifteen who subsequently died from their
injuries. There was only one lady in the
party and she escaped without the slight
est injury The civil engineer who built
the bridge and who was riding on the en-
CINE was among the dead.
To this day the accident at the Gas.
conade bridge is spoken of in Missouri as
one of the most horrible ofawhich the
people of that State have any knowledge.
-DeRUer 1'ri6ane.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-25

only thirty yards avav-
: cam engine, with fire in sSaIag hs.
mouth and nostrils~ho" aIs eyess.
hollow bullet square :; Ss let hihhs.s
1t dropped him in his tai : sae rieAi ).
could insert closed -, 10 Which
Il Is not often that
kill grizzly, and it i ~ s,ugle bsn u
gerons Tor a solitary han,sO, %
well armed he may be, t ~ :. hossss
animal. A creature who y attack
the hide of buffalo with .aa leg =
of his paw, which will NV - TWO siros.
man, and which can drag $ ! asl9,cAi,a
bull over uneven ground g.. lall.sor
OF half mile, as this ono - y. ! disaas
than match for the ave r,S ! non
and were it not for the t. faye huO'a
frequents forests, instead off, That s
ne would count his yic,;a. spsa,
thousands where now tber ''as b. IL
by hundreds. His INABILITY : o'aa'a
trees affords the one elemes, 2 caas
In hunting him. q als,
The methods of hide bur,..
gether different from those , ~ .s ale al
Stalking is the hide hunters sspOllisoss
while the sportsman rener,p ,v''s ~
running as his mode az : aaon
When the hide-hunter locates 'OSeds'e
buffalo he works his way to tha ", a''a 4
OF them, secures shelter bebina,' .s n
lock OF coppice, and then fras s ~
leisurely loading or reloadipg >, NM, away
whole herd is either dead or : v rasl !, y
The reports and smoke 'Uaaa
the rifles do not alarm i uor
mails in the least, and = y.
the wind blows from the bunts, !, r',s \
herd, or the hunter shows hima. ~ Y. Y
animals will go on quietly fo.5 10
while their comrades are falEpo Ing y
them. The hide-hunters Of ysb 49,.
have cleared that State Of hns 49,
the following means, related h. I : v Y
who knows whereof he speaks. %
Streams being exceedingly SCARF !.
Nebraska, south of the Platte river b.s
faloes have to travel many miles ,o ss
lines in order to obtain wafer s, :,
when they reach it they are % s. j.
perate from thirst that NOTHING eye,.,
death can prevent them from haying I,
Hunters, knowing this, post themse,.
along the streams and kill them AZ N,
come to drink; but for fear their wo,
should not be effective enough by a.,
they build fires at night. and 6y "A
means keep the dying creatures av,
from the water three or -four DAYS Il
time. When, however, they can Stan
the pangs of thirst no longer, they m,
for the precious fluid, prclerrng deaf
to unbearable misery, and many sink,
rise no more, under the leaden hail
numerous rifles. Herd after herd vi
frequently slaughtered in this barbara
manner. Another favorite method vi
the driving of a herd over precipc
which was made comparatively easy
the fact that they move with such '
locity, and are so crowded together ID
the rear guard pushes the front dow
ward, and then follow themseyei
the most stupid manner. although Ii
may all see the danger ahead.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-25
Tatiooed Samnans.

The. natives in the boats exhibited
the general characteristics of the
Polynesian- Malays. Their faces were
clear of tattoo, but from the loins
downward over the hips and thighs to
the knees, they were very closely
tattooed. Unlike Maori tattoo, which
follows curved lines, the Samoans
puncture the color into the skin in
closely dotted mass, with diagonal
lines of bare skin embellishing the de
sign, which at distance looks almost
Pike pair of dark pants. The inssru-
ments used are usually the spines of
the shaddock tres or bone driven in
with small mallets. The coloring mat
ter Is burned candle nut. The women
do not tattoo The process is begun
with the men at tie age of twenty,
and is slow and painful AS among
their civilized professional brethren
there is code of honor recognized in
the profession devoted to this art, and
this code is chiefly applied--so true is
human nature in all its aspects to
the maintenance of an adequate scale
of fees. A tattoo viii sometimes
stop in the middle of his Job. leaving
the subject half done. until his
pecuniary demands are satisfied. and
no professional brother can be tempt
ed 20 cut in and finish the business.
A Samoan Is no more able to walk
about for the rest of his life hall
takto0ed than an Australasian mashel
with one whisker, and he is therefore
obliged to pay up to the uttermosI
farthing. Although not so invariably
rs in Fiji. the samoan nlen and womer
do dye their hair yellow with burned
coral, and Faint their faces red ane
black. They also shave the heads q
their children. using sharks teeth i.
razors. Rubbing Or pressing noses
as with the Maoris. IS the form 0
national salute. They never ca
before ten o. twelve o'clock in til
morning. hut afterwards have n
regular meal time eating almos
continuously through the day.
NslbougNs f.IuSsFali0) Tender.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-25
The Cork Crop.

The cork harvest in Spain. ran ..
Portugal, and Italy, whence the Pr !,
pal part Of this supply is ObtalD s.S a 1
to the greed Of the growers WIZ "a, ~.
injured the stock of trees ~ suiFiTt,
them of their bark too Frequently. ,,.bs
tree which produces the most "a sa' b, {
cork does not come to alaIui'.5 M b
auartea of a century, and can -. -
barked to advantage every eigi. and
years. but the temptation 10 IilAue ri, d
profits has been the INJURY o. "a og;;cs
many plantations. Some Of lnt tsd@
growing varieties produce ~ he .lor.
kind Of corks. but the best are ine ~ b.
est growth. The French goyeInrn,tti, otbs
lately given special encourage .91n' II Al.
formation of cork -oak pianta,iO.-a do TO
geria, and England is urgel a III
same in India and her western '''
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-25
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.

BriQhEs Dtsedse.-A double handful
Of the dry pods Of common white
beans or corn beans boiled slowly for
three hours in three quarts Of waite
until it is reduced TO three pints
Take hot or cold. Use no other drink.
This simple remedy is claimed to have
effected cures in Brights disease as
well as in dropsy.
In Cases Of Poisoning. What to do
till the doctor comes Make your pa
tient vomit by giving a tunIbler OF
warm water with teaspoonful OF
mustard in it, and send for the doctor.
If the poison is acid give magnesia and
water, or chalk and water, or soap and
water, and plenty OF warm water be-
sides. If it is an alkili like potash,
give vinegar and water, lemon juice
or some other safe acid. Always re-
member the emetic frst. If it be
laudanum, strong coffee is good
thing to give until the doctor comes
Keep the patient awake.
Cdmphor---Camphor is peculiar
gum or concrete substance obtained
from an evergreen tree. called the.
Taurus Camphora, native of China,
Japan, and the East Indies. The CAM
phor of this country is mainly brought
from the city of Canton, in China, and
generally has to be purified before it
Is fit for use. The camphor-tree is
highly aromatic, all parts of it yield
ing camphor, the grains of the gum
being found lodged in all the cracks
and vacant places in the tree. It is a
sedative in moderate doses. In over
doses it is narcotic. 1t is also a
stimulant to the nervous; in wakefulnes
and delirium It is a valuable remedy.
It is exceedingly volatile, and by ex-
posture to the air it soon loses its
virtues. To make camphor tincture
add one ounce of gum to pint of
rum or alcohol. The smell of it will
relieve faintness; and when taken into
the stomach, in the dose of eight OF
ten grains, it restores the powers of
life A dose Of ten grains repeated
every three hours will cure headache,
1t should always be kept in the house
Health & Home
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-25
Electric Light Fishing.

Experiments in darkened tank in !
European aquarium have proved that a
fisherman with a diving.suit having an
electric light on his helmet needs only
scoop-net to catch all the fish he wishes.
The FISH crowd about the light and. the
big ones can be netted at will. If this
idea can be made OF practical use under
the 200 feet Of water which cover the
Grand Banks. there viii be a revolution
In the fisheries there A trial Of expert
ments on the Ranks is already proposed.
At the same time, surer ways OF killing
fish are of very doubtful advantage to
the fishermen. Experience shows that
greed for heavy hauls and large profi.s
overcomes every other consideration
and they end BY making the fish scarce
and hard to find Trawl-fshins. has Il.
ready done great mischief to fisheries 81
the Maine coast - Worcester qazstts
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-25

OF the 200. 600 miles Of ral =. 4 rai.s1
world we have 100000 ID ~ e;,h ri.
States. We are gridiroaed ~
roads.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-25

Yielding to the solicitations Of = large
number Of farmers, Sir John BennI.
Lawes has constructed silo at Rotham.
stead, England, IN which he iatends &
place clover, grass and oats. It's ii
mansions are thirty feet in length. sour
trcn feet in width, seventeen feet bciop
the surface and eight feet above. a
dairy Of forty COWS viii be placed usAae.
experiment.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-25

Kentucky. with a voting
Of 370. a31, has 45,l'' V0'.
ters.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-09-25

One~third Of tie employees Of TIE uok
eminent in the several executive dcsr,rs
ments = Washington are f0resgnrgs
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-21
THE ROAD TO THE ALTAR.
Prince Bismarck and a Son of the Duke
of Argyll.

OF Argyll.
London Truth says that the follow
ing story appears in a recent number of
the German serial, "Deutsche Roman
Bibliothek," under the title of "The Road
to the Atari
A younger son of the Duke of Argyll hav-
ing become engaged to Lady -, as in
duty bound, asked his father's consent.
The Duke, however, answered: "Since my
eldest son, the Marquis of LOrne, married
the daughter of the Queen, our SOY ereign,
he has become the head of our house. You
must obtain his consent. If you get
that, you may rest assured mine will not
be refused" To the Marquis his brother
accordingly betoOk himself; but from him
he received the following answer: "As
am son-in-laW to the Queen, duty and re-
spect require that the matter should be
referred to her for her decision. 1 will at
once lay the matter before her."
To the Queen goes the Marquis immedi-
ately and informs her of his brothers.
wishes, The Monarch, however, replied:
''Since heaven deprived me of my noble,
ever lamented husband, l have made it an
infexible rule to take no step IN the affairs
of my house without first referring the
matter to my brOther-in-law, the Duke of
COburg. l will write to him."
The Queen did as she promised, but
from Iu6 luke Sne received the following
answer, instead of the consent she ex-
pected: "YOur Majesty, my beloved sis
ter, is well aware that during the last
four years important political changes
have taken place in Germany, in conse-
quence of which the centre of gravity
has been shifted from Coburg to Berlin.
l therefore consider it my duty to submit
the matter TO the Emperor William, for
him to decide. 1 cannot take the re-
spOnsibility on myself" To Berlin, ac-
cOrdingly, goes the Duke, begs an audi
ence OF the Emperor and acquaints him
with the object of his visit.
After considering the matter within
himself short time, the Emperor said:
"What | have fought for and attained for
my country is well known to the whole
world. People, however, have no idea
how my heart is tortured by discord and
disagreements in the circle of my family
and among my Ministers. However, |
must hOnOrably confess that the Prince
Bismarck is the wisest and most clear
sighted of my advisers. / give you the
commission to refer the matter to him and
let him decide"
The Duke then directs his steps to the
Wilhelm, strasse, aud sends in his card to
the mighty Minister. Being Immediately
admitted, he reads the Queens letter,
faithfully reports the words of the
Emperor, and begs for a favorable de-
cision. The ChancellOr's answer was
given without hesitation: "Why should
the matter require any decision of mine?
What have we to do with the Duke of
Argyll or with his son? If the young
fellow wishes to marry, let him do so, and
be hanged to him."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-21

it to her padre, who complacently lies to
his hijo, who let's the cat out of the bag to
his amigo, who reports it to his nOvia,
VINO paints it lively to her madre, who
tells her padre politico, who represents it
to his ito, who remarks it to his
tia, who gives it currency to the genie,
and the whole town has got it and cOngre-
gate at the prOspector's humble adobe
house, which sis their own" as polite
ness forces him to state. He now for the
second time relates the tale of his discov-
cry to the admiring populace, lying with
increased vigor. He is asked when he is
going out, and replies manyana-to-mor-
rowan indefinite period of time in the
future, according to the Mexican usage
of the word. Some interest and a great
deal of smoke is taken in his story.
More talk and considerable smoke next
day, with increased interest. COnsidera-
bic more maXillary movement and eXag-
geration of interest on the third day.
On the fourth day jawbOne and smoke
never lags, and the discovery assumes the
size OF a mountain of gold.
Fifth day-General preparation to go
out to the new find.
Sixth day-All the town smokes.
Seventh day-Cavalcade moves out a
mile or so, camps and smokes.
On the eighth day the vanguard arrives
at the diggings; smoke and viewing of
the discovery.
On the ninth day work is thought of.
The tenth day is analogous to the ninth.
Eleventh daY-No smoke nor provisions.
Twelfth day-All return to town for
smoke and other grub.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-08-21
A LAND OF SMOKE.
Inside View of Life in Remote Mexi
can Mining Valley,

Inside View of Life in a Remote Mexi-
can Mining Valley.
One of the principal indications of a
forthcoming mining stampede in Mexico,
says Mexican mining paper, is smoke.
Cigarettes, of course, produce the smoke.
They grow luXuriantly between the teeth
of the virago, the sandaled peon, the arro-
CANT official, the charming senorita, and
ripen every ten minutes from O'Clock in
the morning till II at night. Smoke forms
the morning, midday and evening repast,
backed by beans and wheaton shorts, or
tortillas.
A mining excitement is not spOntane-
Gus, as it has to break out in the same
manner as it did 800 years ago. A Next
can always does everything as his ninth
generation grandpa did it.
A stampede to a placer country usually
occurs in this manner: A sandaled Next
can brings in placer gold and shows it to
a merchant who tries it. Smokes.
Looks it over. Smokes.
Tests it fOriron. Smokes.
Pours acid on it. Smokes.
GaZes carefully at it. Smokes.
Weighs it. Throws his cigarette away
and lights another and smokes.
Computes its value in his head, and
wonders how much he can steal.
Smokes.
Makes the sandaled proprietor an Offer
for it. Smokes.
Prospector refuses his offer. More
smoke.
A second offer is made. [Still more
smoke.
Prospeetor takes it. Both smoke
Merchant pays the prospector in old
goods at a double rate, smokes and de-
clares that he has been beaten.
The prOspectOr goes to his house and
tells his wife of his find, embellishing it in
a manner not equalled by Munchausen.
His wife tells her campadEA. who tells his
espOsa. She tells her camadre, who tells
her mano, who embellishes it to his prima,
who relates it to her primo, who exagger-
ates to his heTmano's viuda, who stretches