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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-28
The Iron Virgin.

In description of some of the appli-
ances formerly used in Germsnv to exact
confessions and for punishments, now
stored at Nuremberg, the Pail -NaH
Budget says: One ghastly objcct-the
worst of all these exhibited-is honored
by chamber for itself-or rather her
self-for it is called the Iron Virgin.
In the middle of dimly-lighted room
there stands hollow wooden figure Tin
the guise OF woman of Bayaria) large
enough to inclose a human being within
its deadly embrace. The center of the
figure opens on hinges at each side, and
the front part is studded with long iron
spikes. The doomed being is placed
within the deadly embrace: one side is
slowly closed, the iron points only touch
ing his body; then the other side. In
Guiding the whole head, is closed, and
iron spikes, carefully placed so as to be
opposite the eyes, enter the head. Grad
ually the embrace is frightened, the spikes
entering deeper and deeper, until at
last some one of them releases the
prisoner from his agony.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-28
owHIPPooRwlIIo

When over farm and field are thrown
The twilight's mantled shades,
When silence brooling sits alone
Among the forest glades,
Like some lone spirits misty calls
Along the dusk an echo falls
OF "Whippoorwill, poorwill, poorwr.
That floats DER forest, field and hill
s'Whippoorwill, poorwillw
The silent stars like sentrieS seem
To watch the world below,
And deeper over wood and stream
The dusly shadows grow,
And on the night-winds, drifting by
There comes a wierd and moulnful cry
OF "Whippoorwill, poorwill, poorwllr
And through the dusk the echoes tbrn
"Whippoorwill, poorwll"
The Cur,,.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-28
Dead Mems Shoes.

Dead mems shoes? Yes. sir, several
dealers make a speciality of them, and sell
large numbers The speaker was the
proprietor of one of the innumerable sec
ond-hand stores which line d street from
Eighth to Tenth streets, and whose pres
ence has christened that thoroughfare the
. Chatham street =" Of Washington.
9 How do You get them4'
Oh, that's easy enough, . ne replied.
We have agents. They 20 about town,
and whenever they see Grape on the door
they put down the number and street in
their memorandum book. Then, after
waiting reasonable time until the . rial
is over, the agent calls again and makes
an offer for the dead mans shoes. whic.
is generally accepted Sometimes The
agents buy clothing in the same way, but
boots and shoes can always be bought.
If they are out of repair We mend them.
/ guess at least 1000 pairs arc sold oa ID
street alone every week at an average
price of 81 per pair Colorcd men are the
beat customers. Atthis point the dealer
in pedal coverings of dcftinct citizens was
called inside by the minor clerk, who was
trying to force the sale Ola large ulster on
a very thin man. with the frequent remark
that it . fit him ike tho paper on the
wall - Washington Republican.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-28
FOR FEMININE READERS.



'rg-o ladies contcndcd for precedence
in the court Of Charles v. They APP
pealed 10 the monarch, who, like Solo
mon, awarded, Let the eldest 90 first. !"
Such dispute was never known after
ward.
One OF the principal gTaces Of Sarah,
Duchess of Marlborough, was a prodigi-
Dus abundance Of fine hair. One day, at
her toilet, to anger her heroic lord, she
cut off her commanding trcsses and flung
Them in his face.
Nollekins, the sculptor, was a paragon
Of parsimony. In his own house candles
were never lighted at the commencement
0f the evening, and whenever he and his
wife heard knock az the door they
would wait until they heard a second rap
before they lit the candles, lest the first
should have been . runaway and their
candle should he wasted.
When the princess Charlotte of Neck
lenburg- Strelitz came over TO be married
to George ILL.,, she was ten days at sea,
but kept gay the whole voyage, sung to
her harpsichord, and left the cabin-door
open. When she first caught sight of
st. James palace she turned pale. The
Duchess of Hamilton smiled. ''My dear
Duchess" said the princess, ''you may
laugh. You have been married twice,
but it is no joke to me"
While Frederick Morel. the great
scholarand eminent printer, was employed
on his edition of 'Iabanius" one day, he
was told that his wife was suddenly taken
ill., 81 have only two or three sentences
to translate and then | will come and look
at herr A second message informed
him that she was dying. II have only
two words to write, and | will be there
as soon as you," replied the philosopher.
At length he was told that his wife was
dead ~ am very sorry for it, indeed, !"
said he, going on with his work, ''she
was verv honest woman
The marriage of Racine was an act Of
penance-neither love nor interest had
any share in the union. His wife was
good sort Of woman, but perhaps the
most insensible of her sex, and the most
proper person in the world to mortify the
passion of literary glory and the mo-
mentary exultation of literary vanity. 1t
is scarcely credible, but most certainly
true, since her own son relates the fact,
that she had never seen acted, nor ever
read, nor desired to read, the tragedies
which rendered her husband so celebrated
throughout Europe She had only learned
some of their titles in conversation.
Maria and Elizabeth Cunning, who APP
peared at the court of George III.-one
at the age of eighteen and the other at
nineteen-were two portionless girls of
surprising beauty. "They are declared,
writes Walpole, i" to be the handsomest
women alive. They can't walk in the
park, or go to the Vauxhall, but such
crowds follow them that they are gem
orally driven away One day they
went to see Hamilton court AS they
were going into the beauty-room another
company arrived. The housekeeper
said '"rhis way, ladies; here are the
beauties y The Cummings flew into a
passion, and asked her what she meant
They went to see the palace, and not to
be shown as a sight themselves. The
younger of the fair sisters became the
Duchess Of Hamilton; the other became
Lady Coventry.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-28

When Durango, Cal, three years ago.
was wild new town, where grocery
boxes were used for the postoffice de-
livery, the pioneer Record was started by
Mrs. Romney, bright Western woman.
That was long before there was even 4
school teacher there When the fearful
period Of bloodshed began in Durango
this lady was bold in her denunciations
of the desperadoes, even when these.
With ready revolvers, held the town. :,
and she kcptit up even when the out
laws threatened to destroy her Office.
until finally order was restored. she
then sold her paper to General Marsh
and went TO Southern California.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-28
Long Tailed Roostefs.

BY the steamship Clty
there arrived at San tIans. l
China fourteen coops Of iano:
for the geological gardens ~ ~
These fowls have been pTocHe i 4
expense, and come Of strain ssD
antiquity. some Of them i >
having been in the family oil 90
in Central China for over lile sre
years, and none of them nav
sold before. They cost
The birds vary IN size ana 1T aosarb
most striking feature is the ~ 3 z.
tail feather Of the cocks, ~ 80 to-.
being eight feet long. mo z
are folded in roll and va q
ribbon to prevent injury =
-iSan FydRcisc0 ChroaieS
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-28

The first successful well bored in the
oil regions Of Pennsylvania was put
down by Colonel E. L. Drake, In the
winter of 1853. Oil had been known
to exist in the vicinity for many years,
but this well was the first one Of any
consequence.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-28

Messrs. Wasserman, the director. says
the Panama canal viii be finished in
1889. There are now 5000 men at
work, and there viii soon be 5000 Jap
anese added.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-28

Prune culture Is success IN Califor-
MIA
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-28

Canals cannot be free; there are locks
and quays upon them.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03

Gen. Butler called at the White House, re-
Gently, and had Il short interview with the
President.
The Indiana Republican State Convention
nominated Hon. w. II. Calkns for Governor.
Blaine and Logan were heartily endorsed
The American Prohibition convention at
Chicago Friday, nominated S. c. Pomerov Of
Kansas. for President of the United State. and
j. a. Conant of Connecticut, for Vice Presi-
dent.
The testimony IN the case of Wm II. Eng
lish, late democratic candidate for the Vice
Presidency, fully shows that he abused his
privileges as an eXMember of Congress. by
lobbying for his son i'll the English-Peele case.
The ndependen-Repubican organization COM
mittee III New York Friday week. chose George
William Curtis, chairman, 5. w. Grierson
secretary, and Henry A. Oakley, treasurer. 1t
was decided to name the committee the "Inde-
pendent Republican commit ee." A document
was drawn up for signatures protesting against
Blaine and Logan and calling for general
conference of Independents to be held imme-
dlately after the Democratic convention.
General Duncan S. Walker of Washington
has several times been Secretary of the Demo-
cratic Congressional Campaign Committee. He
makes statement as to why Tilden has de-
clined to be candidate. He says that ever
full copies Of every vote in every county in the
Union. From calculations which he has made
based upon these votes, Mr.. Tiden, Gen.
Walker says, became convinced that he could
not be elected over Blaine, and therefore de-
clined TO make the race.
The Democratic National Convention Will be
composed of $40 delegates, but the Is represent
Ing the Territories and the District of Columbia
will have no vote. Unlike the Republicans,
the Democrats in their National Conventions
require two-thirds vote to nominate, so that
535 votes Will be necessary to nominate In
the Democratic Convention delegates can, so to
speak. ''part themselves in the middle'' and
give half of vote to one man and the other
half to another. 1t was done at the late Re-
publican Convention in one instance.
Two of the most widely read and influential
republican journals in the country are the
Chicago Tribune and the Cincinnati CONNER
cia-Gazette. Both opposed the nomination
OF Mr. Blaine in 1876; both rested their oppo-
sltion on the charges against him. then fresh.
with their holowness and falsity not yet un-
derstood; both now declare that. with more
complete knowledge, they believe these charges
to be baseless and incapable of harming Mr..
Blaine; and both, if not advocating his nomi-
nation, recognize his commanding popular
strength and are ready to support him.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03
ADVERTISING Cheats

at has become so common to write the be-
ginning of an article, in an elegant, interesting
manner,
''Then run it into some advertisement that
we avoid all such,
''And simply call attention to the merits of
Hop Bitters in as plain, honest terms az posi-
bic,
ITO induce people
ITO give them one trial, which 50 proves
their value that they will never use anything
else.
"THE REMEDY 50 favorably noticed in al
the papers,
''Reigous and secular, is
,.'Having large sale, and is supplanting all
other medicines.
''There is no denying the virtues of the Hop
plant, and the proprietOrs of Hop Btters have
shown great Shrewdness
'And ability
in compromising medicine whose virtues
are so palpable to every ones observatio:i."
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03
Roll Gail.

Corporal Green:' the Orderly cried
Here" was the answer. loud and clear,
From the lips of the soldier who stood near :
And Here. was the word the next replied.
"Cyrus Drew then silence fell
This time no answer followed the call:
Only his rear man had seen him fall.
Killed or wounded, he could not tell.
There they stood in the failing light.
These men Of battle, with grave, dark looks
As plain to read open books
While slowly gathered the shades of night.
The fern on the hill>ides was splashed with
blood.
And down in the corn where the poppes
grew.
Were redder stains than the peoples knew;
And crimSOn-dyed was the rivers flood
For the foe had crossed from the other side
That day in the face of a murderou, fire.
That swept them down in its terrible ire.
And their life blood Went to color the tide.
''Herbert Kline" At the call there came
Two >lawart soldiers into the line.
Bearing between them this Herbert Kline.
Wounded and bleeding, to answer his name.
Ezra rr!''-and a voice answered. 'iieren
rlliram kerr."-but no man replied.
They We're brothers. these TWO; the sad wind
sighed,
And a >hudder crept through the cornfeld near.
"Ephraim Deane then soldier spoke,
''Deane carried our regiments coors,' he
said.
''Where our ensign was Shot left him dead
Just after The enemy wayered and broke
"Co>e to The roadside his body lies;
paused 4 moment and gave him drink;
He murmured his mothers name. think
And death came with it, and closed his eyes"
Twas Il victory, yes, but il cost u dear
For hat companys roll. when called at night.
Of a hundred men who went into the lisni,
Numbered but twenty that answered Here"
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03
Stories on the Road.
Commercial TrareIers at u Van.
side L,n--,SOnsething to Put IN
u GriDSUcE

"Gentemcn almost envy you the positions YOU
MI your experience of the world; your knowledge
OF business; the changing sights you see, and all
that, you know"
This warmly expressed regret fell from the lips
OF an elderly pleasure tourist, last August, and was
addressed to a semi-crcle of commercial travellers
seated on the porch of the Lindell Hotel, ST. Louis
Mo. '
"fes," responded New York representative of
lhe profession, "a drummer isn't without his pleas
ures, but he runs his risks toc-risks outside the
chances of railroad collisions and steamboat expo
sons.' F
What risks for instance?"
'This, for instance" said Mr.. w. ID. Franklin
who was then travelling for an Eastern house. and
Is known to merchants in all parts of the country
'Ihe rls which, indeed, amounts almost to a Ger.
talhty-ol getting the dyspepsia from perpetual
change of diet and water and from having no fixed
hours for eating and sleeping. myself was an ex-
ample say acas, for | am all right now."
NO discount on your digestfon?" broke in a
Chicago dry goods traveller, lighting his cigar
Not a quarter per cent But had to give up
travelling for while. The dyspepsia ruined my
paper FINALLY came across an advertisement Of
fAkkERS TONIC. Tried it and it fixed me up to per
lection. There is nothing on earth, in my opinion
equal to 1t as cure for dyspepsia"
Messrs. HIsCoX q Co. of New York. the pro-
prletors, hold letter from Mr.. Franklin stating
that precise fact. PARKER'S TONIC aids digestion
cures Malarial Fevers Heartburn, Headache Coughs
and Colds, and all chronic diseases of the Liver
and Kidneys. Put bottle in your vaise. Prices
'oc. and 81. Economy in larger size. lmeow27
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03
1884. STALLION FOR SERVICE. 1884
HambletOnian Chief.

a. By Middletown by Rysdyks Hamble-
y.II> tonian, by Abdallah. by Mambrino, thor
s4A-A First dam Of Middletown by American
Eclipse, second dam by Young Engineer, by En-
gineer, by imported Messenger.
Dam of Hambetonian Chief, Mary Hulse, by See
ley's American Star (sire of Widow Machree record
229, Boy Lewis 2231s Newberg 2.30, and sire of
the dams Of Dexter 2l714, Nette 2.ls, Robert Ne
ress 2oal, Powers 22l, Jay Could 22l1, and TWEEN
ty-tWo others with records of $50 better) by
american Star son of Duroc; first dam by Harry,
the great thoroughbred racer; second dam by i'm
ported Messenger. Middleown is sire of Music
2,2lA, Nellie Irwin 225 Orange Blossom 226 and
MANY other fast ones.
Mary HulSe, record }.03 to wagon at three wears
oiu Is the dam of Charlie Champain 2.2O19, Rival
- as four-year Old, the Kentucky stallion Twi-
lght, and other noted ones.
Hambletonan Chief is a bav horse Isl, hands
m%h and weighs 1910 lbs. He is very sure foal
@etter, and his colts in demand at good prices.
Ills line Of breeding is of the very best and is the
tavorite with most large breeders. He has the same
line OF blood as Dexter and his full brother Dctt-
tor the sire Of jay Eye See 2l03a.
Ihc only of his colts that has ever been train
eu for the track is George o.. the sensational rot-
ter of last season. who with only three week 5
preparation entered and troted in nine inside
pl three weeks, winning eight ont of the nine and
So3po0 out of possible $90000 He also placed
alt Of his heats i'll the thirtie. and in every race his
i"st heats were the fastest. Record 2.3lii
The above record, taken as a whole, has never
been cquAllcd by Maine bred horse.
hAiBLET0NIAN CHIEF will stand for service
during the season Of lSS+-SaIurday afternoons
and sundays eXCepted-at the stable Of Harrison
HaJiord, Belmont Avenue, Belfast.
FdItlta wishing to send mares from a distance
are guaranteed that their stock will receive the best
Of care and at moderate charges; but all accidents
and escapes at the owners risk.
Aa- IN bills on all such stock must be paid be
tore II i@aves the place, hut failing to get
WlA i"d the service money will be returned, upon
satisfactory evidence.
Terms, 10 insure FOal, Sl2,OO.
HAYFORD.
Belfast, May :, 1SS4-tfi9
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03
Their Name is Legion,

l"gions ot people have had their lives made mis-
crabe by Piles. This painful difficulty is often in
uuced and always aggravated by Constipation.
hldnrN-Wort is the great remedy for all affections
OF thls lnd II act as gentle catharic, promotes
healthy action of the bowels, and soothes and
meals the inilamcd surfaces 1t has cured hundreds
oi cases where all other remedies and applications
have ialICi. Sod bN all druggists.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03

in the County of Waldo, deceased by giving bond
the law directs; he therefore requests ali per
sons who are indebted to said deceaseds estate to
make immediate payment, and those who have any
demands thereon to eXhihitthe same for settlement
to him JOSEPH WILLIAMSON.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03

\ lecturer is travelling through the west enlight.
cAln@ the people on the subject of Powder
some one Nh"uld suggest to him that powder is {;
dangerous subject to throw light on.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03

Tread lightly only Il little corn. Use IlINDs
RADICAL COKN REMOVER. 1t il guaranteed tC
cure, and ei!e the skin smooth. lyr34
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03

bi,,,t.t,, i - ,,,.'..+ ,,''..1. '-'-'' ''''
BIBLE f"F GEN Il'AL AFRICA
DR.. Law. who was for eight wears medical
mi, ,sionHTy on Lake Nyassa. Central Africa.
has completed the first draft OF the translation
Of the New Testament into The Chnanga and
Chiiou%o dialects, The Gospel Of St. Mark
mas been lfInleG' ana that OF u. John j. pass
~ -i',in'} n -" "'
"
ECCLESIASTICAL STATISTICS.
Ii is marvellous what sums of money are
now raised in the anne and for The service of
religion, A The church giving of the time IL
illustrates the power OF the voluntary principle.
The American General Assembly raised dur
ing the year for foreign missions the sum of
Sl0O.0O0. In forty Years the Free Church OF
Scotland has raised 50 900 600 During the
same period the United PRESBYTERIAN Church of
Scotland has raised so 900 900 1t is a good
record for PresbyttrV.
rim !, ,1-rt :, ~ ,,,trr,.v
r. NV hfit III Europe >aAs !ne christian
= ''i1h' i cue Daltt pe'Wtth 4pcTdIl>lii ana
tlll l'oillai, Calhoiie huTrn ?thS IoHsnt win
ni"'' l4''"9l,H 'H"l III b'lSi"hl; t"iltai IN
iu'n:t h'S 'Ti' ~ >tohf UNI ulHeU 10 "'ihstahu
@ Iils iIS'hS ne "I Ip'f4l opinion IN a country
thr dominion of ne. 1h,,r.h Tho Inrnin|, "ri'5
question OF the day in Belgium i the secular T.
alton Of educati0u The primary schools have
continued lndtr the influence of the Roman
Catholic clergy. The intermediate school, were
thirty years ago organized on purely secular
basis. Inc text books and direction Of the
course Of instruction in the primary schools
have recently been taken entirely out of their
hands, thus bringing the primary into line
with intermediate schools.
c\%TrrrI,l,v az ttn,,t- ,tr.u,,>..
VI
Al ,ht N1''ohai oocieit foolh' Nt>tmh-
N,'i, ,ielt Wa neiu , Ne" oa!a az" me annual
hl''tiiiS oi Iil' nome 1li>siol HoclttE ol Tue
c!ui nv i rn oi r-hSIan"' II appeared from the re
y '!ig , M a. '',' "l le otca' ION 'h"l sum
" S2i5'2j' had been voted toward the support
~ o'- c?lales' "oThlh- 1 III % Fa'ishes. mere
''i ~ 49, ~ iy liieoihe' pul It suoft
- dt ,ilI 4'o'''" HhieH h'o otth asked fof' The
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03
Did She Die?

"NO.
She fingered and suffered along, pining away
all the time for years."
The doctor doing her no good;'
And at last was cured by this Hop Bittcrs
the papers say much about"
''lndeed! Indeed"
How thankful we should be for that medi-
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03
ALMOST INCREDIBLE.

James +. Richardson, Custom House, New Or
leans, on OATH says In 1870 ScrofulOus Ulcer.
broke out on my body until was mass of corrup
ton. Everything known to the medical faculty wa
trie'. in vain. | became a mere wreck At time:
c"uld n" hit my hands to my head, could not turn
IN bed: was in constant pain, and looked upon life
as curse. No relief cure III ten years. Ii ISSt
heard OF the CtrlCTRA REMEDIES, used then
and was perfectly curcd.
sworn To before [. ;. Com. }. ID. CRAWFORD.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03
MORE WONDERFUL YET.

H. L. Carpenter, Henderson, n Y, cured of
Psoriasis or Leprosy, of twenty years standing by
CtnCtRA REMEDIES. The most wonderful cure
on record. dustpanfu of scales fell from him
daily Physicians and his friends thought he must
dle Cure sworn 10 before Justice of the Peace
anu lten'ierson'o most prominent citizens.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03

'EHoUsANDs OF LETTERS in our possession
Z repeat this story ! have been a terrible
sufferer for wears with Blood and Skin Humors
nave been obliged to shun public places by reason
oi my dlsf%urinS humOrs, have had the best physi
rEtn7, have spent hundreds of dollars and got no
read rellef until used the CUTICUKA RESOLvEN r,
The new Blood Purifier, internally, and CUTlCURA
anu CtIICURA SOAP, the Great skin Cures and
9kln btauliierS, externally, which have cured me
ana zen my sk!M and blood as nure as a chli's.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03

\ lawyer at the Chicago bar recently held
Tor contempt of court for simply making Il motion
betor th" judge. Perhaps may as well eA plain
thai the motion looked towards throwing an ink
stand al the justices hrati.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03
DON'T WAIT.

Write to Us for these testimonials in full or send
rccl 10 the parties. Don't wait. Now is the time
I" cure every species Of itching Scaly, Pimply,
>crofulous, Inherited, Contagious, and Copperc0l.
9red Diseases OF the Blood, skin and Scalp, with
Loss of Hair
sold by all druggists. Price: CUTICURA, 80 cts. :;
RESoLvENr, Sl0D; SOAP, % cents. POTTER DRUG
AND CIIEMIC AL 90. HOs ton MasS
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03

THE CULVERWELI MEDICAL CO,
/ Ann 81, New York, y. Y; Post Ohicc Box, $50.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03

7 N0IT- w IN NV N 7 U T-T7-
A .rH" touN- htIr-t .- \. ~. FtErCut .Ey-I trr
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03

tdStOrl1.
hen Baby was sick, gave her Castoria,
hen she was a Child, she cried for C1storia,
hen SHE WAS a Mis-, she cung to Castorit,
wien she had Children, she gave them Gastoria
Iyr5
Make nj Your mind whereabouts out of town
y"uH spend the summer, and then don't 20 away
at all If You want an enjoyable time.
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03

The Indiana Republican State Convention
nominated Hon. w. II. Calkins for Governor.
Blame and Logan were heartily endorsed
The Republican journal., 1884-07-03
STILL MORE so,

VIII Mcdonald. 2542 Dearborn Street, Chicago
gratefully acknowledges Il cure of Eczema or 5; Il
lttculn, on head, neck face. arms and legs fol
seventeen years. not able to move, except on hand.
ana knees, for one year; not able to help himsel
for eight years; tried hundreds of remedies: doc
tors pronounced his. .case hopeless Permanrntll X
cured by the q rICCRA REMEDIES