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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS.

Sweet strains--Clear honey.
The 'palmy;' days evidently refer to
childhood. SomerOiUe journal.
A tie game-Pretty girls begging young
mems neckwear for crazy quilts.
A young woman has been found in
New York who can sing baritone, tenor,
soprano and contralto. The person who
found her. has, we are sorry to say, es-
capped. Boston Post.
"Do you have good drinking water
here9 asked a stranger in Kentucky.
"Guess it's pretty good" replied a
native, "never seems to hurt the horses
nc, cattle. Derrick.
Two stylish New York girls have
learned to bake bread, and now some
one who doesn't care to live longer is
asked to come forward and sample the
loaves. Detroit Free Press.
A Mr.. Carr, Of Chicago, has married
o Miss Carr, of the same city. The
clergyman escaped without injury, al
though it is well known that there is
much danger in coupling cars.
A New York dime museum claims to
have imported Russian boy with the
face of a puppy, but it is already sus-
pected that the curiosity is only dude
in Russian dress. philadelphia Cal.s
Lazybones went fishing, fell into the
creek and then went home aud told his
wife he had been to bank wet. These
awful warnings are altogether thrown
away upon some men. Burlington Hunk
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31

AS all classes of individuals, from the
highest TO the lowest, are liable at times
to meet with Roland for an Oliver, we
must not even exempt those shrewd men
of the world termed lawyers. A sea
faring man was called upon the stand as
witness. ''Well, sir, said the lawyer,
do you know the plaintiff and de-
fendant2" After moments hesitation
Jack declared his inability to compre.
bend the meaning of the words. "Whatl
now know the meaning of plaintiff and
defendant" continued the energetic in
quirer. IAN intelligent fellow you must
be to come here as a witness! Can you
tell me where on board the vessel it was
that that man struck the other onef
sCertainly can," replied the sailor; ut
was abaft the pinnacle" .And pray,
asked the lawyer, "what do you mean
by thata' ''Well, that's good, /" respond
ed the witness; you must be pretty
fellow to come here as q lawyer and
don't know what abaft blnnacie means
At another time lawyer, in crossex
aiming a witness, asked him. among
other things, where he was on particu..
lar day, TO which he replied that he had
been in the company Of two friends
"FriendsI" exclaimed his tormentor,
two thieves, / suppose you mean
''They may be SO, replied the witness
dryly. 'for they are both lawyers.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31

last season, il plush or velvet, win Be
worn again. and cannot be surpassed for
comfort and effectiveness. Shoes are
high cut, with low heels, and button
over the instep and ankle.
inexpensive dresses that are pretty
and gay arc made with the basque Of diff
fercnt material from the skirts, q fashion
always popular w:ssh economists, as it
permits change and variety with limited
wardrobes. For such suits the basque
may be of plain cloth orof velveteen, or
else Of Jersey cloth, and the fancy plaids
now in vogue, or else a dark Scotch
tartan of mixed blue and green, or of
the newer striped woods that may be IN
Iengthwise stripes for short women, or
in stripes around the skirt for those who
are very fall
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31
WELCOME CALLS.


A call made by friend who owes yOO
thirty dollars and desires to pay up.
A call made by another ditto with :
present of gold watch, or forty doIa
ulster.
A call made by your rich uncle from
whom you have expectations, who never
leaves without = remembering you.
4 call made BY your ditto aunt who
hopes you keep good hours. etc, any
leaves You plus fat check.
A call made by your other aunt WIZ
your pretty female cousins with her.
UNwELCoME CALLS.
A call made by your tailor regarding
that little account.
A call made by your best girls istns'
who Is Of strong temperance proclivlLlca
and, Of course, surprises you in bS'
chanalian orgie with your friends !.
a call made by your landlady TO y
form you that she intends to raise YOU
rent
A call made by your friend, the Don'
who talks you half wild and never leave
inside Of two hours Judge.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31
rIae vaIidc suIsana.

About sixty years ago Circassian
girl named pertev Piali was sold In the
slave market of Constantinople. Her
purchaser was the chief cook of Sultan
Mahmoud the Great. Many of the Cir
.assian girls are very beautiful and some
are highly educated. This poor girl was
aeither. Destiny, which had denied her
beauty and education, had apparently
condemned her TO remain always only
scullion in the Sultan kitchen. Instead.
however, she was to become the greatest
lady in the land. During q period of
sevenleen years she was, more than any
other person, to sway and control the
Ottoman Empire.
One day, laden down with utensils
which she was to rub and polish, she
passed out of the great door of the
kitchen and sat down to do her work In
the shade of some trees The sultan at
that moment was gazing from the win
dow of his palace, and his eye fell on the
busy girl. Something in the earnestness
and energy of her movements fixed his
attention. With the whim of an East
ern despot. he SAID to an attendant:
Bring that girl to me; let me see if she
:an talk" Obediently she left her work
and approached the palace, never dream
ing she was on her way to throne. In
bis abrupt, imperious way the sultan
asked her questions and was astonished
at the dignity and self-possession of her
replies. That woman, slave or free,
should not tremble like a leaf in his pres
ence was something new. Then ensued
the old story over again-the story of
King Cophetua and the beggar maid,
only in this case it could not be said,
She was more fair than words can say"
The slave girl became the sultan's favor.
lite wife. Three years after she gave birth
| to son, who is known TO later history
as Sultan Abdul-Aziz, and her ascen-
dancy over her imperial husband became
complete. With the stormy politics of
Mahmoud's reign she had nothing to do,
keeping aloof from all State questions
and devoting herself only to her son.
In 1889, when the Prince Abdul Aziz
was nine years old, Mahmoud died, and
an elder son, Abdul Medjid, succeeded.
The new sovereign kept Pertev Piali
and her son under the strictest surveil-
lance, and the two remained prisoners
isolated from the world till Abdul Med
jid died, in 1861. During those twenty
been more devoted. Her every thought
was conferred in her son. Ignorant of
books. it is said not knowing even how
to read, understanding no language save
her own, she was nevertheless a woman
of great shrewdness and of remarkable
native force of mind. As far as in her
lay she did her best to protect the often
endangered life and to develop the char
acter of her son. Her maternal love was
not unrcwarded. When at last he
mounted the throne his mother truly
reigned with him. His constant filial
devotion was the brightest feature in
Sultan Abdul Aziz's career. All matters
of state policy he discussed with her,
and it is believed that he never decided
any question contrary to her advice.
Hugper's Bazaar.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31

As nv patients became numerous and
pestered me at all hours, | fitted up
spare tent to serve as my dispensary, and
gave out that received at the time of
afternoon prayer lassr.) took my seat
at the door of my tent, and soon had q
crowd around me, many suffering from
real diseases, many from imaginary ones.
and many bringing for my inspection
the effects of diseases, such as palsied
limbs and stiff Joints. A young man
was the first who presented himself,
most vociferous to see the hakem He
entered my tent and desired private
Interview. . Eshtareed, what do you
wantgo / asked " va hakeen, shoot, !"
we began; look here, am married to
a wife, and am somewhat tired of her,
and have fallen in love with virgin,
whom wish to marry; but my wife.
curses on her, has found it out, ee wal
lab! and has given her charm which
prevents the beautiful virgin from low
ing me. have beaten my wife, but
that is of no use. va hakeem, l am
your sacrifice taking me by the beard
which he kissed God bless you,
hakeem, give me strong medicine to kill
the charm. and | am your slave and sacri-
flee" . Here" said /, take this pill
tasting, and you are cured" And as he
retired with the precious bread pill,
which he tied up in the corner of his
sleeve, he called down blessings on my
head. An old woman came next for
ward, and taking hold of the corner of
my cloak she kissed it, and then kneel-
ing before me began In a very wheed-
- o4Ao L
case. She went on to describe the most
anomalous symptoms, affecting her eyes,
ears, limbs, and sometimes every part of
her. On further inquiry she confessed
to be quite well at that moment, but q
year ago having had these strange COM
plants, she dreaded the same thing
would invade her this year. / then
promised to give her strong medicine,
but ordered the crowd to stand at o
short distance from us. A space is
cleared and all wait in silent admiration
for my remedy. / slowly draw forth a
bottle of strong liquor Of ammonia Cor
smelling salts) from my medicine chest,
and holding it before my patients eyes
tell her TO draw In a strong breath when
put it to her nose. | accordingly first
hold her nostrils, then. having removed
the stopper, | apply the mouth of the
bottle to the nose, the fingers are re
moved. long sniff is followed by a
spasm, and she falls to the ground. A
hum of horror runs through the crowd /;
the patient, after short interval rises,
her eyes streaming with tears, and then
broke from the crowd: Tia ilaha lila
'llaha Mohammed rasula 'lltha"-"Th
is no God but the God. and Mohammed
is the apostle of God. ~ Humphrey Sand
aricL. q nc1n0ir
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31
Bic Artesian MOLE.

A writer in the Chicago Times, says:
An artesian well at Brunswick, Ca
known as the Cleveland we'll. by the way
lis beating the national record At a
depth of Sl4 feet it began to flow at the
rate Of 400 gallons minute, much the
biggest artesian well flow In the United
States, being far ahead of the famous
Selma (Ala.) wells. And on top of this
the Brunswick folks are assuring them
selves that the water has wonderful me-
dicinal properties. The town will set
up forthwith as general cure-aIl resort.
Up in New Haven, Conn, hear Of
another artesian well enterprise thai
pans out in widely different way. After
months and months Of boring and ex-
perimental work depth of 1000 feet
was reached by the Winchester gun com
pany, and still not q drop of water arose
Several thousand dollars were spent on
this experiment, with no marked result
beyond the fact that the atmosphere
thereabout grew bluer and bluer every
day
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31
FOR FEMININE READERS.

Dome, Love, Across the sunlaf Land
come, Love, across the sunlit land,
As blithe Is dryad dancing free,
While Time slips by like silver sand
Within the glass Of memory.
Gre Winter, in his reckless glee,
BIighfs all the bloom with ruthless hand,
Come. Love, across the sunlit land,
As blythe as drYad dancing free.
And all the years of Life shall be
Like peaceful wales that wide expand
70 meet bright untroubled sea
BY radiant azure arches spanned;
Come, Love, across the sunlit land,
As blithe as dryad dancing freel
Citation Sc0ll0rd.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31
THE LIGHT THAT'S FEnr.

A tender child Of summers three.
Seeking her little bed at night,
Paused on the dark stair timidly.
"Oh, Mother Take my hand" said she.
And then the dark viii all be lightn
We older children grope our way
From dark behind TO dark befores
And only when our hands we lay,
Dear Lord, in Thine. the night is day
And there Is darkness nevermore
Reach downward to the sunless days
Wherein our guides are bind as we,
Andfaith is small and hope delays;
Take Thou the hands Of prayer we raiss,
And let us feel the light of Theel
John @. Whittier, in St. Nicholas
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31

Cremation continues to win favor In
Germany. Thus the 200th case has just
been registered at Coburg, where fifty
four people have been cremated this year
alone. These two hundred cremations
have occurred since 1878, when the
furnace was first erected in Coburg, and
the cases include sixty-two inhabitants
of the duchy and 1873 foreignes-126
men, 60 women and five children.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31

The children in an Ohio Sunday
school are raising money for missionary
purposes BIZ gathering waste paper md
selling It.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31

The association for Improving the Con-
dition of the Poor of New York city,
gives in its last annual report some Incl
dents illustrating the wretched wages of
poor working women. In one instance
the visitor found woman who was fin
ishing trousers at seven cents pair. She
was required to put in the canvas in the
bottom, basting and sewing three times
around; to put in the Innings in the
waist bands, to tack three pockets, to put
on two stays and eight buttons, to make
six buttonholes, ana to do considerable
other work. Another woman was finish
ing calico shirts for eight cents dozen,
while third was finishing pantaloons at
rates that made it impossible for her to
earn more than thirty-nine cents day.
The association, believing that the la
borer is worthy of his hire, is doing
what it can to see that the hire is more
than barely sufficient to keep the body
and soul together.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31

III. ]. Craner, Uuited States consul
general at Berne. Switzerland, reports 10
secretary of state that Russian wheat is
now driving American wheat out Of the
markets of Switzerland and South Ger
many. 1.-THE Russian wheat dealers, y
he says, strain every nerve to supply
the markets Of Central and Southwestern
Europe They are supported in their
endeaYor by the low cost of transporta-
ton both by railway and by sea and river
steamers, in consequence Of which Rus
sian wheat is offered at . very low price.
These circumstances cause q constant in
crease in the export Of wheat from Rus
sia into fItaly. South Germany and
Switzerlahd, via Genoa. Marseilles, Ant
werp anf Rotterdam, 80 that this coun-
rrv is ndw almost entirely supplied with
Russiaf wheat II American wheat is
10 reglin command Of these markets both
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31


The Chinese seem to DE creating a.
much interest ia Germany as in This
country and TO be taking their par
in dinners and receptions. A ceremony
on grand scale took place in Berlin on
the occasion of the Ambassador Ii Fopc
Pao giving up his office to the newly
appointed Shu Tsin Tchen "a true Chi
nese patriot, although of Tartar princel,
oIigin) and the Chinese ambassadora
hotel was in gala adornment, both &c.
cording to Eastern and Western fancies
In the large state saloon were assembled
all the officials of various grades attached
to beth the old and new embassies, and
present at the very imposing ceremonial
OF the exchange were the wives and
daughters Of both their excellencies. and
a, group of their ladies in ATTENDANCE
all In the choicest silks and the most
brilliant and beautiful colors. Notwith.
standing that the hair was dressed in
the usual close style for Chinese ladies
of rank, room and place were found for
jeweled pins and ornaments, not to say
exactly flower sprays, although perhaps
fashioned to initiate them, were worn
across the back Of the couture. One Of
the younger ladies was in q splendid
ROBE of pink, the color of rose petal
with a large pattern in silver embroidery
or weaving in it. A grand banquet
given in honor of His Excellence Shu
Tsin Tchen by his lordship Ii Fong PaO
followed after the congratulations Of
welcome had been given on the con.
clusion of the ceremony, and it was
thought that having so far taken part
the ladies would honor it, but les con.
venanc@ of their country did not allow
of this extension. So the late ambassa.
dress and the new one, with their party
of ladies, retired to another of the grand
saloons, where dinner also had been pre-
pared for them according to the usual Gus.
tom. 1t is noticeable how much more
of late years Chinese ladies have taken
their part in brilliant and private social
gatherings.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31

An English stasistician maintains that
the daily increase Of wealth in the United
States is upward of SO, 900, 900, or
about 1888, 600, 900 year. which is one
third as much as the entire increase in
wealth of the whole of the rest of the
world England, whose increase in
wealth is next to our own, makes only q
profit on all her business of $500, 600, GOO
year, or but little over third of our
own.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31

A Peruvian physician observed case
Of smallpox which at the outset threat
ened to be very severe. but quickly took
a turn for the better and proved to be a
very mild case. This he attributes to
the free eating of honey by the patient,
and as he has since seen two other SINH
lar cases, he thinks he has discovered
something worthy of extended trial.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31

It will be surprising to many people to
learn that half as many men are en-
ployed on the railroads Of this country
as are working in the entire lot Of indus
trial establishments, The railroads fur
nish employment to 1000, 900 men.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31

In lot of bones some:hing over five
hundred tons-recently brought by a
New Haven schooner from Galveston,
were many of the bones of human be-
ings. 1t seems quite business is done
N shipping the bones of buffaloes, clks,
deer, horses and cattle from Texas for
fertilizers, and taking all the bones in;
they don't throw out those of men,
women and children if they happen to
be gathered in.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-12-31
It's price anG the cost Of its transno,.'
ton. Mr. Cremer says, must be reduess \

It's price AuN the cost OF Its tranannrt
ton, Mr. Cremer says, must be reduces
The depth Of the Ignorance Of a..
Italian populations has been curio1.ss
revealed under the cholera en;derr;s
The conduct Of the project Of Rcor;a !.
seems, was Sc surprising that he was calI.s
upon to resign his post. on which III =
marked s'that he could not denv -.
truth of the statements which had NJ
made, but that one man in province !
idiots could not stem the current of folIv ;
He then recounted some illustrative =
ecdotes, or which the following il ON M
A wag as joke placed two egcSN.
white one and blackened one-hefo..
daybreak at the door of house sns
then reused the inhabitants, and tols
them they had the cholera ut the door
the cholera's eggs. The terror Of II.
poor people was frantic. The syna;.
was Immediately summoned, and he o.
dered the carbineers to surround II.
house. while the authorities took counssl
what should be done. 1t was at lenc,S
decided that long pole with net y,
tached to it should be prepared and this
with every precaution, was placed unde,
the eggs, which were then carried in fun
procession of syndic, carbineers and
townsmen TO the Campo Santo, wher
the eggs were solemnly inferred unders
thick layer of quicklime. The ..choleul.
eggs" being thus buried, the eitv
breathed freely once more, and syndis
and soldiers returned to their quarters h
peace.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-01-12
OFFICIAL DEADHEADS.
The POsfmagfer-GeDerRI RefuseS TO Pa,
the Mileage of OEe Of Them.

The Posfmaster-GeDerRIR ReTnseS TO Pay
the Mileage of OEIe Of Them.
Special to the Appeal
WAsHINGroN, January II. - Recently
Postmaster-G Gresham refused 10
pay the charges OF an official who, resid-
ing at Baltimore, charged the regular daily
mileage between the two cities, the i'm
portant point being that the official was a
desdhead and the mileage was just SO
much gain to him. 1t WAS intimated that
the official resided in Baltimore to render
the device practicable for supplementing
his salary. He is still in office. II prob
ably did not occur 10 the Postmaster-Gen-
eral that the public service would suffer
no loss from the dismissal OF such an otii-
Ger. \ United States marshal was lately
sent to the penitentiary Tor similar Of
tense. Recent inquiry has established the
TACT that the custom of charging mileage
by public officials riding as deadheads is
common. Though morally convinced of
this, auditing officers have not yet deter
mined TO disallOw such items. Appar
emily there is want of law or want
nf conscience. Many thousands OF dollars
10 annually into the pockets OF deadhead
officers, .besideS narShals, district-attor-
ney and pOStofiice officials, in this way. IT
/ is the law that is lacking it should be
supplied. If ii is conscience, although an
article hard TO get, an attempt should be
made to find it, even If it cost something
and trenches on the Civil Service rules.
Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1884-01-12
He KneM How to Eight.

New York Tribune: While the wind
from Harlem river was making an ;eoleaR
harp of the elevated railway yesterday
morning, a Chinaman stood at One Hun
dred and Twenty-ninth street station of
the Third avenue road, clad in the airy
profusion OF his national costume. Time
passed and so did the trains, and the d.
minutivc nose OF the cuileless Chinese
became successively red, blue and purple
in color. a train from City Hall at last
rolled into the station. 4 smile that was
glowing in its brightness illuminated the
face of the Chinaman. With that nom
chalanCe, i'll matters where time is in
voiyed, which characterizes the Orientals,
he sauntGred toward the gates of the train.
But the signal Tor starting had rung, and
the brakeman, Il bury Irishman, slammed
the gate on the Chinaman's feet.
An expression OF panied surprise passed
over the Chinaman's features. He made
no sound, but with pas seui worthy q
Fourth Ward heeler, he placed his right
hand in its most compact shape upon the
nose OF the brakeman, with sufficient en-
phasis to make that worthy observe:
"He murtherin haytheni I'll kill we've
long-clawed rat-ayter!'
The misery and disgrace OF being struck
by Chinaman without its being in his
power TO return the blow with interest
seemed to overwhelm the Irishman Al
though the train was moving rapidly away
from the station, he opened the gate,
jumped off tie train and made a
dash at hi, assailant. But the
"haythen had been trained in
the right school, for he caught the Irish
man about the waist, turned him COM
pletely upside down and then bumped his
head on the station floor with grin OF
malicious pleasure. There was groan
from the brakeman, rush by the specta-
tors upon the Chinaman, but he, with a
wisdom beyond his country, boarded a
train that was leaving the station and was
borne away.
Tribune reporter suggested as the vic
torious Chinaman entered the car that he
had evidently satisfied the Irishman's de-
sire TO fight. A placid and contented
smile stole over his face as he answered ::
''Ess, belly much. Ne gotee Ilish wife.
She show me how to fightee."