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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18
Ellis Mistake.

A gentleman on East Fourth street
found ragged tramp sitting on his
front stoop eating his lunch.
Here! What are you doing there2'
he shouted.
"Partaking of a slight lunch. viii
you join me2" the tramp politely re-
sponded.
"No, don't want any of your villain
Gus feed. -
That's so; il is pretty tough kind Of
fodder. | just got it ont of your kitchen.
Your wife must be doing her own cook
ing now"
whats that, you hound?" exclaimed
tie angry man, starting toward the tramp,
still sitting quietly on the step.
Don't get excited, sir; don't get ex-
cited Think minute. Aren't you
mistaken in calling me a hound?"
mo Pm not, and IN"
But, my dear sir, you are mistaken.
/ am no hound, I'm setter"
The gentleman gazed at the tramp in adj
miration, and muttering something about
a newspaper paragrapher gone astray, he
left him to finish his lunch. -Merchant-
13uCeler
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18
Making q Time Card.

To one not familiar with the details o,
time card making, says the Detroit Fire,
Press, the process is an interesting one.
As practiced on all the divisions and
branches OF the Michigan Central, large
blackboard is brought into use as the
primary or original time card. This bOarC
is ruled perpendicularly into twentyfou}
equal spaces representing the hours, ano
each of these spaces is similarly ruleC
into twelve smaller spaces, each repre-
sentlng five minutes.
The board is also ruled horizontally
but the horizontal lines are not placed al
equal distances, as the perpendicula
ones are. Each line here represents {
stopping place station or railroad cross
ing-and their distance apart is mad,
proportionate to the actual distances OF
the road. Strings with weighted end
represent trains; light ones passenge
trains, and dark ones freight.
A train is to leave Detroit say at
o'clock in the morning, and to arrive ir
Chicago at 6 40 p. NJ. A pin is stuck il
the board at the top at the point where
the line representing Detroit crosses the
s o'clock line, and another at 40 p NJ
on the Chicago line The string is sus
pended from the former pin, swung over
the lower, and the weight attached to j.
draws it taut, causing it to foIm a straigh,
diagonal across the board between these
two points. Now, if the road were per
fectly straight and level, and there were NJ
stops, this line would represent the time
card of the train between Detroit anC
Chicago, running at an equal rate of speed
the whole distance But the train stop,
FIVE minutes at Jackson. By two pins
stuck in the line representing Jackson.
five minutes apart. the string is carried
over one space on a horizontal line
twenty minute stop at Marshall is indi
Gated In the same manner. Between
Ypsilanti and jackson the train slows VI
on account of the numerous curves in Tho
road, and this fact is indicated by car
rying the string on the jackson line {
little to the right, making it pass more
horizontally and to cross larger number
of time parallels. Beyond Jackson, where
time is made up, it assumes more per
pendicular direction. So, by placing
pins at each station, giving more time
where it is needed and deducting time
where greater speed may be made, the
string is given more or less irregular o,
zigzag line across the board. and repre-
sents pictorially all the movements of tho
train.
An east-bound train is represented il
the same manner, except that the starting
point being at the bottom of the board, The
string makes diagonal crossing the
other The point where they actually
cross will represent the passing of tho
two trains.
These time-cards, after being made up
are left hanging in the time card room
until the next change Meanwhile the
path represented by the train string j.
translated into figures. and printed fol
the use of employees and the public.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18
FOR FEMININE READERS.



Fielding: Bare walls make gaddlng
housewives.
Goethe: Girls we love for what they
are: young men for what they promise
10 be-
Halliburton: You may set clock ana
il will 90 on automatically correct; not
so with men and women.
Latina: Men declare their love before
they feel il; women confess theirs only
after they have proved It,
Du Occur: We are cured of love as we
are cured of sorrow; the heart has not
the power always to mourn or always to
love.
Lamartine: The reason that women
are so much more sociable than men Is
because they act more from the heart
than the intellect.
J. G. Holland: A youn man rarely
rets a better vision of himself than that
which is reflected from a true women's
eyes, for God himself sits behind them.
Madame Swetchine: We deceive our
selves when we fancy that only weakness
needs support. Strength needs 1t TAR
more A straw or feather sustalns 1T
self long in the air
| Elizabeth Stuart Phelps: She carried
about her an indefnable air of having
been used to the love, or admiration,
probably, of men as we'll as women,
which the most eXquisitely modest
woman will sometimes wear, and which
is unmstakable as it is alluring to the
! eve
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

Rubies are said to be the STONE :.
used in the engagement ring
Ginghams trimmed with quantibo, +.
embroidery are pretty for morning w..
Ribbons of all kinds and Widths
used in great profusion on childra
dresses.
For riding hats for ladies we SOC d
low-crowned-silk hats, like gentlens@
dress hats.
Some of the new straw hats have h..
brims and high crowns, and are NJ
down on the forehead. "
Black kid slippers, black silk sto.
ings and black silk mitts or glove,
worn with white dresses.
With the polonaise habit there are
paniers. They are replaced by long I'm,
of silk lined with velvet. z
The brims of the large crowned h.
turn upward on the edges, and are tot
faced with velvet to look well.
In selecting flowers for the bridal toi,
the orange blossom is no longer obas,
tory. The snow drop, azalea and M.
the valley are frequently chosen. =
Glazed batistes are as effective
changcable silk. They are plain Or I
tiny checks or stripes. Combined MIA
these are rich ccru embroiderics on Ian.
or coarse tulle.
Plain suits made of a fine op,r,
of mohair are popular. Large php !,
almost the only trimmings used. M
waists have revers, collars, cuffs and 7s
of French MORE antique.
bridesmaids frequently wear bror
kid shoes embroidered in gold. MIA
beaded bows; also, satin or kid. a
broidercd with shaded flowers to mat.
the dominant tone of the toilet
There are two kinds of drapcrc, g
tensively used this summer, one is h
long straight effect, suitable for Sta
figures, and the other the fcstoonci
many wrinkles overskirt, that add to
breadth of slight figures.
the materials most serviceable a
children's summer wear are the piols
chamberys and linens; as they can
readily washed and ironed, and for oa.
nary wear are well-fitted to endure M
rough treatment they are apt to rccsa
from the little ones.
White lawn dresses for morning we,
are tucked at the back from the waist
the hem, horizontally killed at the sides
thus forming panels, which are cj.j
with a needlework band. and aumgi
with two or three tucked or kIM
flounces in the front. The basQu.
plated lengthwise back and front and IS
trimmed with needlcwork.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18
HUMOROUS SKETCHES.


Doesn't your beard tickle your face,
Mr.. Crimsonbeak. said Miss Fu-san-
feathers young brother to Young Grim
sonbeak, who had accepted AN invitation
20 tea.
NO, my boy, replied the young gal
liant, with a pleasant smile. But why
do you asks
"Well. Emile says whenever you BID
her goodnight your beard tickles her
face, and | thought if it tickled her 1t
must tickle you"
Fortunately for Johnnie, he suddenly
remembered that he had important busl-
ness with the department of the exterior.
~ Yohkers Statesman.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18
4 Cat Nap.

Mrs. Spilkins is a literary lady, but her
husband is not He is neither lady nor
literary, and when there is company, aid
he mingles in learned conversation, he
brings disgrace upon the entire family by
his ignorance. Mrs. Spilkins thought
that by reading to him every evening, she
might get some knowledge into his pate,
50 she began with ancient history.
"Now. George, you take pencil and
note down the dates of the most impor-
tant occurrences"
"All right, Sarah; propel. "
She started out, and having read stead
lily for some time, she discovered Spill
kins fast asleep She aroused him with
some energy.
"IIave | been asleep long2" he asked,
drowsily
Been asleep long p she exclaimed, ex-
amining his note book; you miserable
wretch, you have been asleep almost two
thousand years. =
"Whew, this hot weather does make a
fellow sleepy, don't it?' replied the mis-
cradle ignoramus.-SI tjngs.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18
The "Dugong or Vegetarian Whale

A writer in the Gentleman's Magazin.
gives some interesting particulars rela
tive to this species of whale, now takeI
to considerable extent in Queensland
and valuable alike for its oil and as food
Its size. varies from eight TO twenty fee
in length, it lives upon submarin,
meadows of sea-weed; it has no gills
but breathes air by means of lungs; it:
head is round and somewhat humanlike
and has hair something like that Of /;
mans beard. 1t is said many stories o.
norman and mermaid may be traced t,
these creatures. Their oil is said to hav,
all the medicinal merits of cod-liver oil
without its unpleasant flavor. The icsi
is much priced in Australia, being cut of
in tiiuches and slabs. and it is stated tina
= from the same animal is taken meat re
sembling beef, veal and bacon
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18
Anecdote of Washington Irving.

Many years ago-in fact, back in de
thirties-Dr Grant, of Enfield, who's
reputation as aphysician in Connecit
is still in the memories Of the first rank
after years of retirement from practice
was travelling in South Carolina, hrm
tive state, going by stage from SayanaA
to Augusta. At certain stopping phi
it was found that there were more pad
sengers than the stage could carry NJ
an extra was ordered for the accomBl
dation Of five pa sengcrs. These a
sengers were John Forsyth, of Gcow
John Branch, general, Geo,I
/ McDutfie, of South Carolina, D0di
Grant and an unknown gentleman IA
party soon became laxative and By u
grees ali knew who each one was VII
the exception of the one silent strange
As the stage creaked along, the aisaI
( ton of Doctor Grant, who was lao
that date, was attracted by Ilttel4
following the stage. which reminded li
of one described by Washington lri
in 4St0ria, which he had just been 2
ing. He was laughing quictyto D
self, when one Of the gentlemen Dss
that he should tell them the cause Of
amusement, that they might join 10
fun. Doctor Grant said. That
dog reminds me of Washington lF.s
dog, whose skin was so tight that It dA'
up his hind legs"
This led to talk about lrylI
which all joined except the uoSn
man. One of the gentlemen t1s1t
pealed to him, and asked if be dia
think Irving, one of our wittiest ana
! delightful writer's. The person apr +
to replied that he could not say 'l'
did. The gentlemen all expressea
establishment, and one Of them pe'a
in demanding why ne did not a9Te,
the others in their admiration o.
favorite author.
Have you everread any Of MS "OA
they asked.
Eyes, was the reply. r.
well, don't you think the -
Book" one of the most DeautliuI y
mems of English which our couD1!
pr0ducedW ,1
"Well, no, 4" the unknown rePnsr
can not say that / see anything ''N
able in it. -
well, said the other, "tne If
must be Washington Irving hIns-
no one else could resist the NUM-
pathos of his pen" ,.,-.
The unknown colored to inc III
his hair, but made no reply %
tormentor continued: ~.-a
4 ''Come, tell us the truth; aiV :
Washington Irving himself ,;,ar
The poor man at last DIu'll IlI-.rs
fessed that he was, and then III .b,s
general introducing and hanubs
and a delightful and ne'e il,ols
gotten stage-ride.-Harpfr 3 MY
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18
ne was Crnzy.

"Podge, you're a fooln' yelled the
good lady threateningly.
Yes, deary, suppose so, " replied the
poor fellow, trying to smile, but / was
not always crzzy."
You've been crazy ever since knew
you, " she howled.
WAS ! off my base when you married
me?"
II think you most assuredly was
Eyes, yes, unused Podge, thoughtful
ly, ut is a self evident fact that was
crazy, or you never would have got
me-"
The curtain rose then, and the circus
begun. Atlanta Constitution.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18
Fashion Notes.

Ribbed silk stockings are in high
favor.
Colored tablecloths are only to be used
al luncheon.
Dresses made with the ACCORDION skirt
are all the rage.
Collar bows Of all sorts of ribbon and
velvet are fashionable.
The long, slender scallop is much used
TO finish gathered founces.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

A remarkable case of change of color
IL exciting the medical men of Santa
Barbara, California. Four years ago a
man named Pima was of very dark com
plexion. White blotches began to ap-
pear on ais skin, and now he IS as white
as any man, save on part of his face
and hands.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

4 Young man recently went crazy in :
New York livery stable. He had probabl,
stepped in to pay his bill
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

The chief attraction OF ~ 4. :
Va, is the double cemetery -
urbs. On one side Of stone y
buried over 1000 Union , a. &
over 5000 Confederate sol'''
the other. ]
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

Penny dinners for schooI JJirscliis
been instituted under the uH
the London school board.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-07-18

Henry G. Work, the author = r,og,lq
fathers Clock" received
$500 a month on that song
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-09
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS.

II is reported that the Alexandria Light In.
fantry, In camp at Lynchburg with the Third
Virginia Regiment, secured their second prize
yesterday, when Private Coxen, OF the Rifle
Team, selected from tho Alexandria Company,
made the best shot. The A. l.. j. Will, by this
latter victory, bring homo the only two prizes
which were offered. meeting of the NOM
bors OF the company and citizens was hold at
the armory last night. Mr.. Louis Brill, OF the
operahouse restaurant, stated that he would
banquet the members OF the company tonight
on their return. An invitation was extended
TO all citizens TO Join the members OF the COM
pany In rendering an ovation to tho company
on their arrival.
A committee OF nine was appointed to SO.
cure a band and make other necessary ar
rangements for tho reception. resolution
was adopted requesting the citizens to illu-
from the depot. II, f. Lee Camp, Confederate
Veterans, were Invited TO participate. Mr..
Edmund Burke was invited TO address the
company at the opera.House. The citizens
>sFill meet at the 0pera.House, whence they
will be escorted by squad of tho A. L. I. TO
the depot The line OF march from the depot
will be ae follows From depot TO Patrick
street, Patrick TO King, King 10 Fairfax, Fair
fax TO Prince, Prince to Royal, Royal to Ar
to Kng Kng e
Another one Of the parties who were raided
at purcellville on Thursday for gambling ar
wore pair OF baseball shoes, and when he
arrived nothing except the uppors were visi-
BILE; his shirt was torn, and he resembled In
every seuSo VI tnb worn u no was ltu-
mediately placed under the care OF n physi-
clan, and this morning was much improved.
One OF the parties, It Ia said, succeeded In
making his escape on $3.50 horse, and has
not since been heard from.
In the Mayors Court yesterday Motley Davis
and Albert Dixon, both for disorderly con-
duct, were fined and discharged. No arrests
were made by the police last night
The Hawell House, recently purchased by
the City School Board, is now being converted
into school building.
The market this morning was we'll supplied
with county, produce, and prices were gen.
orally lower than on Saturday last.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-09
REAL ESTATE.

The following transfers OF real estate were
nledi for record Augusta with the Recorder OF
Deeds, as reported exclusively to THE CRITIC
by j. f. olnstead, 1416 New York avenue:
Maine avenue, between Four and a-half and
Sixth streets southwest reservation d, subiot
80, II 17.1OOx51, Robert White to Charles
White 81 800.
Eighteenth street, west side, between Con.
necticut avenue and NJ street northwest,
square 139, sublot 80, 2ix12i, Mary Sherman
Stevens to David L. Morrson slO,50O.
Ninteenth street west, between Second and
Il streets northwest square Ill, sublot 53,
2Ox6Sh, Margaret O. Carman TO Anna NJ.
Stevens; $13,50O.
Rhode Island avenue, corner OF street and
Massachusetts avenue, square GIG, sublot so,
2S15 IT. front Q205 square feer, Roseauna q.
Taylor 10 Timothy Brosnan; $4,000.
g street, south side, between First and
Third streets northwest, square 552, east "a
of lot %, 2Slax2l0, Julian W. Dean to Charles
A. McEwen; $500.
G street, north side, between Second and
Third streets northeast, square 1852, part otlot
4, 20x60, John Il. Ward to Matilda J. Roth
we'll; nominal.
Fifth street, west side, between p and @
streets northwest, square f79, north u OF lot
10, 31Ax93ln VIM. Il. Partelloto Mazelia Ellis.
worth Roche; $1,000.
Kentucky avenue, corner Fifteenth street
southeast, square 1915, lot ., 70x47 5.12 49,
d95 square feet, Julia Murphy to Elizabeth
Flanagan; nominal.
N street, south side, between Sixth aud Sew.
enth streets northeast, square 500, part OF lot
10, east 10xl76h, John w. Shaw 10 Louis
Dorr; s1,700.
County.
Bingham place-Sublot A, block %, How.
ard University subdivision, Charles +. Cost TO
the United Statesj 1900.
Isherwood-Lots z, 8 and o, block 10, julia
Murphy 10 Elizabeth Flanagan; nominal.
Lanier Heights--LOt 30, j.. i. Dunn's sub.
division, Elizabeth Lanier Dunn 10 Charlotte
L. Dewey Sl,l79.00.
Adjoining next above described property
Lots SO and 81, Elizabeth L, Dunn to Fred
erick O. Dewey S2,75737.
Mt. Pleasant Lot 80, subdivision OF s. p.
browne homestead, Ella p. dwynn to Jay
Stone; $1,000.
Old Georgetown-wes side of Potomac street,
near Prospect, part OF lot 20, VIM. A. Meloy OF
al, trustees, to VIM. Howard; SO, 400.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-09
THE NEW PENSION BUILDING.
General Meigs' Report of Opera
tiOns During the Month of July.

tfohb During tne lOhth oI July.
The Acting Secretary OF the Interior has
received the report for the month of July
of General Meigs, supervising en-
gineer of the new Pension building. The
exterior walls have been carried up to the
level OF the third story floor, except por-
ton of the north front, which is delayed
from want of special moulded bricks. The
arches of the floor of the third story have
been begun and all but six of the windows
of the second story have been built.
The arches over the columns of the second
story gallery, south side of tho east hall,
have been built and the centres transferred
to the south side of the middle hall.
Progress has been made in all the four
staircases, one in each front. Wooden floors
have been laid in about one-half the lower
rooms on the south side of the building,
and contracts have been made for the glazed
sashes and doors for those rooms. Contracts
have also been made for plumbing and 1T
ting up two toilet rooms on the lower floor.
The attempt is being made to fit tempo
rarily the southeast half Of the lower floor
for occupation of the Pension Office, which
is crow ded.
Thus far the attempts to prevent rain
water from dripping through the arches Of
the ceilings have not been successful, and
lumber has been purchased to put tempo
rary board roof over the arches, as was
done after the fire in the western portion
of the Patent Office. There was laid in
the building during the month of July
79S,Sl0 bricks. A large quantity of terra
Gotta was set. A good supply of bricks is
on the ground. There were employed on the
work at the end Of July 212 persons. Ac-
counts amounting to $19,900.02 were certi-
fed during the month.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-09
John b. DAWSON DEAD.
a Man, who Was Man All Over,
Gone 90 HIS Reward.

ODhB w MS AhthhNhs
One of WashinRtons best-known and
most honored citizens-John b. Dawson,
esq, died shortly after midnight last night
at his residence, on / street, near
Second, northwest, after an Illness ofnearly
six months. His principal disease was
fatty degeneration, tho deceased being inn
mensely corpulent, weighing i37 pounds.
John Il. Dawson was one of the most
lOvable men to be found anywhere.
He was jovial and sociable at all times,
and won friends by the thousands. De-
ctased was born in Lancaster, Pa, Deem
her o. 1924 and was therefore 60 years old.
He came TO this city in 1850, and worked
as printer for short time, afterward Gu
gaging in tho coal business. He quit busi-
ness some years ago. At the time of his
death he was a clerk In the Pension Office.
There were very few in the country who
stood higher as Mason than did the do.
ceased. He belonged to Dawson Lodge, No.
10, Washington Chapter, Washington Com
mandery, No. -, and of the several Scottish
Rite bodies, up TO and including tho thirty
second degree.
Deceased will be remembered by many
for his grand voice. For many years he
was the basso profundo Of the old time Ma
sonic Quartet, of which Robert Ball was
the leader and Sam V. Noyes aud Joseph
Hodgson the other members.
For several years the deceased also sang
in st. Johns Church choir
The Masonic bodies of which Mr.. Daw-
son was member will meet this afternoon
and decide upon the funeral arrangements.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-09
SOUTH WASHINGTON.

Tho First Baptist Church (colored), corner
Sixth and G streets, Is receiving repairs In
the shape OF new windows, some Interior
painting and new fence. Further improve.
ments will be made as the funds allow.
The meeting OF the Pilots Association, ap-
pointed for last evening, did not take place, as
will probably DO called for next Saturday
morning.
The game between the Falcons aud tho South
Washington Stars, yesterday afternoon, re-
Sto7.
The accounts givon by reputable residents
OF South Washington OF the Democratic meet
ing at Blake Hall, last evening, do not agree
with that given In tho Democratic journal OF
this morning. AT o O'Clock In the evening a
crowd Of boys had gathered at tho foot OF the
stairs, but tho hall was about empty. AS q
demonstration that meeting was rather
failure.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1884-08-09
THE FIRST FALSE STEP.
How Thomas M. Evans Got Into
Trouble and Disgrace.

Thomas II. Evans, a respectable-looking
colored man of middle age, was before
Judge Mills this morning on two charges
of larceny of carpets and rugs from his en-
ployer.
Mr.. Julius Lansburgh testified that the
defendant had been in his employ about ton
years, and he never knew him to steal be.
fore. He believed his statement,
which was to the effect that no took the
goods because he was In straitened circum-
stances. The property, which was recov-
cred by Detective Edelin,, was identified by
Mr. Lansburgh as his property A colored
man named Jesse Gibbons, of 2l23 Eleventh
street, testified to buying the property
from the defendant for $l4. Detective
Edelin, testified that Evans confessed the
theft. Mr.. G. Darlington appealed to the
mercy of tine Court, stating that the de-
PENDANT was led to commit the crime
through sickness and trouble in his family.
sentence OF SIS or forty days in each case
was imposed.