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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-26
An Artists Romance.

One of tho most interesting and ro-
mantle episodes of New York art, al
though few people are familiar with the
true story, Is the career of al young
lady who came from the wilds of
the West to study art in New York.
She worked her way east in various
ways, from one city to another accord
ing as her means permitted. In one. city
she taught few months, in another she
worked in a. store, in another she even
went out as a housemaid She hesitated
to try her fortune in the vortex of New
York until she had accumulated money
enough to enable her to study and live
for awhile without doing outside work
She was always possessed with the idea
that in New York she would come into
her artistic fortune At last in despair
she gave up the idea of attempting to-
accumulate anything, and made straight
for New York, where, having consider
able idea of color and form, although she
had never received lesson in draw-
ing, she soon procured employment
Of an artistic character She
cOlored monograms and fanciful note
paper devices,at seventy-five cents a. hmm
dred Soon. after this some, of her
sketches werashOwn about among Judges
of art. and friend in need rose up for
her who lent her certain sum for a
years board and tuition. She worked
along faithfully for some time, studying
half the day and painting for shops. the
other half. as Uany art students do. until
finally she was able to repay her debt
and start foR Europe in modest way.
She was pretty, interesting girl and In
Paris, where; she took up her abode.
made many friends. When summer came
she went ONT to Gree, a place. where
artists congregate, and while there she
made the acquaintance of Young ErC-
lish artist whom she believed ta,be. ike
herself, poor and struggling. Presently
it was reported that they were engaged,
and in few months they were quietly
married in Paris. Only then, however,
did she learn that her husbazd was MOI
only wealthy but was. the second eOsrsin
of lord who was equity and childless.
So it is not impossible that this plueky
American girl may eventually become an
Esaglish peerless. Mao York journal.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-26
The Capital Of French Cochin Chin.

A New York Herald corresponds
who accompanied the French troops
Tonquin gives this description Of Saigos
the capital Of French Cochin Chn
The town of Saigon and its suburb
including ChoIOn, with which it is Goa
nected by a steam tramway, passing
through streets lined with houses co..
tains nearly a million and half Of sous
of which less than seven hundred 81
Europeans. 1t is difficult to account "a
so many people. but wherever you q
On the fine roads that encircle the "a
YOU can peer through the dense ions
on either side and see the houses 81 Q
tives. surrounded by throngs Of ehildfa
which would Indicate a surprising a11
Der of families gathered in proNnliT
SaigDn alone contains, as by the lE
census, over one hundred and hiiH
thousand people, comprising Chimes
Anamites, Cambodians, Siamese, lndhn
Malavs, Turks, Cingalese, and ~
Europeans. 1t is laid ont with Teguaa
ty, and its buildings, both private q
public, are well adapted to the cliinsa
besides being ornamental Most ot
houses are of native brick and cow
with. concrete, like the succeed 3rs
lures at home. Wide verandas anl
brick or tile floors surround the BUS
ings, while the interior portion oeea-8
but N small part of the premises
roofs. are steep and covered with y
the necessity ofwhich is amply lllus'fl.@
during the summer or RAINY 80
Great, broad leaved bananas ana 8
spreading palms, with noble oailan s.s
various other tropical trees, surroana
hsmses, and, while decorating 'he ~
kept streets and generous gardens
forth during. the spring and cary 80.
munths myriads of mllsqulto' 2 ~
the midnight hours with music am
the sluggish blood of the llstless oi !. n
From June j to October J
niny season.. and it rains al o9u d
walls throughout each day anu
| This keeps the temperature doeI -,
/ very supportabIe condition OuI - 80
. constant inspection Of ones 49, "a s.:
Tor in less than two days green's
and white-sxinged moth will VIZ I
mediable. destruction IN all ie1'D
{ wooden goods"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-26
Lost Rivers

One of the most singular features in
the scenery of the Territory of Idaho is
the occurrence of dark, rocky chasms,
into which large streams and creeks sud
denly disappear and are never more seen.
These assures are old lava channels, pro-
duced by the outside Of the molten mass
cooling and forming tube, which, on
the fiery stream becoming exhausted, has
been left empty, while the roof of the
lava duct, having at some point fallen in.
presents there thu opening into which the
river plunges and is lost. At one place
along the banks of the Snake. one of
these rivers reappears, gushing from a
cleft high up In the basaItic walls, where
it leaps, cataract, into torrent below.
Where this stream has It's origin, On at
what point il is swallowed up, is utterly
unknown, though it s believed that its
sources are long way up In the north
country. Beside becoming the channels
of living streams, these lava conduits
are frequently found impacted with ice
masses, which never entirely melt--P Pub
lic Opinion.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-26


The theoretical notions about malaria
form an instructive page OF medical
history. Until about 1928 it was always
thought TO be associated with marshes
and swamps, but in that year DR.. William
Ferguson brought to England numerous
proofs that it occurred abundantly In
elevated and rocky regions. Such evil
dences have gone on accommodating, ana
ii Is now well-known that malaria has no
necessary connection with the marsh.
But the profession is still profoundly inn
pressed with the belief that malaria
is an actual or material poisonous
substance. To Homer it was the ar
rows of Apollo in anger, to the medieval
folklore it was the mischief of elves and
sprites; and if scientific medicines does
not now permit us to personify the ma
laria. it teaches us at least to material
lie it. Although the fevers which ma
laria produces are quite unlike the fe-
vers that are contagious or communi-
cable. the present scientific guides of the
profession are resolved to find a material
virus or poison as the cause of them.
The malarial poison was sought for, IN
the early days of chemistry, among the
various gases of the marsh, but the chem
ical search proved fruitless. When the
microscope came in the miasm was dill
gently looked for in the soil of malari-
Gus localities, and in the vapors over
hanging them. From 1S49 to the present
year some twenty different vegetable or
ganisms or their spores of very various
degrees of complexity, have been de-
scribed each in its turn as the malarious
miasm, and as the specific cause of re-
mittent and intermittent fevers; and the
quest for material substance assumed to
be the cause of malaTial fever is regarded
with much favor In the best scientific
circles. Meanwhile a body Of opinion,
which takes due account of all the mani
fold associated circumstances of malaria
throughout the world has been form
ing and yearly growing in volume,
that there is no malaTious miasm at all !;
that malaria indeed, is a profound
disorganization of the nervous 'mechan-
ism that presides over the temperature of
the body, and that this upsetting of the
heat regulating center is likely to hap
pen when the body has been exposed
during the day TO extreme solar heat,
and to fatigue, and exposure at shutdown
and in the night to the tropical or sub
tropical chill, which viii be severe in
proportion to the rapid cooling of the
ground and the amount of vapor con-
densed in the lowest stratum of the air.
There is no more beautiful mechanism
in nature, than that which keeps mans
internal heat always about ninety-eight
degrees day and night, summer and win
ter, in the arctic regions or in the tropics
but even that most wonderful of all self
adapting. pieces of mechanism, if it be
taxed too much, as by extremes of day
and night temperature, will get out of
gear: and fever. still retaining some
thing of the diurnal periodicity, will be
the result - Quarterly Regiew.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-26
What q Baby Can \.

Babies are often called ..bo,.,
things s'powerless little crea ap'ess hil
all that sort of nonsense ' = u
words we will prove to our nnn y . II
readers that babies are neither Ppassl,edlcst
nor 'spowerless. by informin, u aelpes
few things that baby can do 'uen al
Tt can wear out a dollar ~
shoes in twenty-four hours -" q b
1t can keep its father busy a.
in the newspapers for nurse N'e''2as
1t can occupy both sides of tbo
bed manufactured simultaneonsIs @'geS
1t can make the author Of +:
wash bills foot up to five dolars eng
and not be fe ling at all well ses
1t can crowd to suffocation II.
ing-car of railroad train with ;as. saoe
passengers between two station aas
1t can cause its father to M :.
by every second-class boanSinn, 49, ",
keeper in the city who never tats.
dren,' which in nine cases ont - /. - g.
very fortunate for the children
1t can make itself look like a so,a.
at the moment when mamma waD,. !
show "what pretty baby she has ~ y 2
1t can look its father innocen,lr
face and five seconds later spoil a ! I
good coat that he has got in the "a
1t can make an old bachelor !, \
room adjoining use language the, + +
tered on the street, would Ger ~, !
the penitentiary for two years.
1t can 60 from the farthest end Il i
room to the foot of the stairs i i
hall adjoining quicker than It's mo,s
can just step into the closet and !.
again.
1t can go to sleep like a little an,.i.
and just as mamma and papa IRE 80
ing for the theatre it can wake m y,
stay awake until the beginning Il 4.
last act.
1t can, in ten minutes, drive a M.
frantically from his home and cause NJ
to seek the companionship of locomoin
blowing off steam in order that he n,
obtain the rest and quietude which Is
weary frame demands.
These are some OF the few things Rs
a baby can do. But there are ob.,
things as well. A baby can make n
commonest home the brightest spot &
earth. 1t can Tighten the burdens q !
loving mothers life by adding to then
it can flatten its dirty little face agais5
a window pane in such manner thatth
tired father can see it, as a picture h.
fore he rounds the corner Yes, babe
are great institutions, especially one.
own.-Nesrark E'eening Call
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-26
Rsth Bills we're Paid.

A good story is tod OF the y gy srr.rss
engineer. William n Sweet y 80, !. .
Casually meeting a prominent az 3 u
day. a brief conversation eIlsue u.-ai >
course Of which Mr.. Sweet ha ~. 4
ask 1.-The Judge what ne , 49,
some question they were : ~ 80 y
withOut really meaning to asA ,Jssrrss
vice In the usual way. soon - y
Mr.. Sweet received a bll y. ~
JUDGE . for legal advice, sLV'' rs5e
he paid promptly without
complaint. oa.rtbt j
Time passed on, and one =. b :.
who was also heavily Interest,", ,o.essssrs
manufacture, needed SOM Thiss .
advice about some machlne1l1 .sksd !.
not running satisfactorily 81 T.. I'D 7
| Sweet to look at the nas ma 80. -
him what was needed. DIT. -. S~ 81
them over for two or tnfee l nI W
dicated the cause of the W. ~. msds 2
he went home he promptly ..u,sehB ,:
| bin against the judge, i0i IN ~
advice. 81. 500, and the oOs Il tk
paid. furnishing probably 3, -
instances on record in WIZ
| ever got ahead Of the Nv
| kafainist.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-26

The newest story frorn the mines in
New Mexico is from Socorro. where they
tell of miner whose Bible fell over
precipice while he was doing. He
descended into the canon to recover the
book land found itlying open:On piece Of
rich quartz that had been dislOdged By
the fall His eye fell on the seventh
chapter of st. Matthew. The minor
read: Ask, and 1t shall be given unto
you; seek, and you shall lind He
searched, and speedily found lode over
two feet in width that assays, the
story goes e225 ton The story.tellcr
adds that that part Of the country has
since been Overrun BY prOspectOrs with
Bibles il their hands.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-26

How did you like my discourse this
mOrninggu asked Parson Goodenough of
Deacon Lightweight, the village grocer.
as they walked home from church last
Sunday morning.
Too long, brother, too long, y replied
the frank deacon; : believe in having
everything short.
Yes I've noticed that in your
weights. deacon, I" said the sarcastic par.
s0A -et0tsmon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25

going on. Half dozen or so men were present,
and Chief7Justice Chase was called in to admin
lister the oath There was no Bible at hand and
one had to be sent for In a short time Mr..
johnson came down from his room on the floor
above. He looked sad, and when he spoke it
was in a low, husky voice. AS Judge Chase pro
nounced the oath, he held one side of copy of
the Old Testament and Andrew johnson held
the other while he leaned with the finger tips of
his other hand on the table beside him. His
hands did not tremble, and he was perfectly cool
and collected. AS Mr. Chase closed, Mr.. johnson
kissed the book, and then, after hurried talk
about the Cabinet, he moved gently off. and
went to his humble room on the floor above. 1t
was the most business-lik Inauguration in our
historyr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
Dion Boucicault on the Coming Drama.


Interview in Boston Globe.
'What do you think, Mr. Boucicault is to be
the prevailing drama of the near future"
Il think that there must be speedy return to
the legitimate. L think it is great pity that
there are signs of dissolution in the few resident
companies that are left to us I mean compan-
les where works of any great promise could be
properly brought out l don't believe our audi
ences want six or seven new-dresses worn in
each new play by the leading actress nor do |
think that they demand great display Of tinsel
scenery. | think they would be content if she
had only one dress, and that calico one if the
part had the variety instead of her back. Why,
in your large dry goods stores they keep a lot of
pretty girls to try on costumes SO that custom
ers may see tho effect OF the dresses when worn
by 80 lg ladies whose fine figures and hand
sonle$ices set them off to good advantage, and
tell you that have seen twenty or thirty of
those girls who were much better actresses than
many 1 have seen on the stage. But this style of
acting, or rather not acting, and this class of
stage productions has got to go. And now this
reminds me of audiences There is of course a
great difference in them. The audience in full
dress is well enough, but the actor does not
somehow warm to such audience as he does
to another kind. There is the audience which
does not come in a dress suit nor in its shirt
sleeves. The audience which pays its 80 70
cents or 81, and comes with the spirit of getting
its full moneys worth of enioyment-that happy
middle audience-it is pleasure to play to-"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25

can give to him the countenance morally, so
cially, or financially that we have given him, I
shall be very much mistaken Money tells
MIR. Beecher said, when we rallied around him
in his time of trouble, and those who approve of
his recent course will have an opportunity to
manifest their approval at the next pew-renting.
Money tells; there is no doubt about that, and
we feel confident that the result will justify us
who have withdrawn and place the RESPONSE
bility of wrecking the church where it be-
ongs-uDon the pastor"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25
The Talk of a Prophet.

New YORK Herald
L,o Lin, the seventh son of a seventh son from
Thibet, is in this city. He is the theosophist
and astrologer of whom Nine. Blavatsky and
Hierophant Olcott have said so much to re-
porter Lo Lin observed yesterday:
Don't come here to teach, but makee money.
Amelica gleat county. Know Bavatsky-smart
old woman. Know Olcott-talkee much. The
osopEy alice samee fortune telling 1t takee
twenty year to learn him. One man born under
one star, muller man born under muller star
One makee money muller go bloke. Me know
past, now and to-molow. Charge one dollar
for little talkee, two dollies for big one"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25

Fl. B. BRyANT's Chicago Business College has
all the requirements of frst-class institution.
Fourteen professors thorough and practical
course, elegant and commodious apartments,
worldwide reputation, and plenty of students.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25

In great variety Also full lines of samples from
all prominent manufacturers. If you wish to
choose from the latter call at once
HASsELMAN JOURNAL. Co
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-25

Balmy odors from Spice Islands,
Waited by the tropic breeze;
SozoDoNT in healthful fragrance
Cannot be surpassed by these.
Teeth it whitens, purifes;
You will use it if you're wise.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-29
Pleasant Cove.

To the Standard.
Nothing very interesting has trans.
pired in our immediate neighborhood
since my last communication to you,
so l shall have to give what I learned
while / was on the wing. We have
had one death in this section, that of
james MCGEE, who died on the 18th
inst, after lingering illness. Mr..
MCGEE was a good citizen.
Miss Safely will soon begin a school
at the Cove shoolhouse as stated in a
former letter. Miss Sue Ella Martin
is teaching at the Brick schoolhouse.
There is no school atShiloh as yet, but
we will likely have one at that place
beginning about the 1st of April, to
continue three months. Miss Irena
Gribble will teach a school at Pine
Bluff, near Rock Island. Mr.. Elijah
Grissom, of White county, is teaching
at Friendship church house and the
people of that section will attempt to
organize a Sabbath school at that
Church house on the 5th Sabbathin
the present month, which will be the
30th inst. Miss Theodocia Parker is
teaching school at Antioch, in Van
Buren, county. Uncle Jimmy Hunter
is candidate for sheriff of Van Buren,
county. Mr.. Hunter has been sheriff
of that county we believe for % years.
Is there a man in the State that can
beat that-if so, who is he?
Our wheat looks we'll al present and
the prospect for good crop is quite
fattering. People are sowing oats;
but little done towards the present corn
crop.
Bob Biles, of the popular firm Of
Ross, Biles & Co., is in the fur business
just now, but he wants it distinctly
understood that he don't want any
ground>hog hides. Thomas Martin
has had his hair cut off since we have
spring weather, and j. T. Clark has
washed his feet. The last news we
had from Jesse NJ. Duncan he was
hunting rabbits. Madame Rumor res
ported that Jesse had been seen at work
but we find that report to be false.
The last We saw of John B. Biles he
was doing nothing, and B. Boyd was
helping him. j. I. c.
March "a, 1884.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-29
Millinery.

We are now receiving our large and
fashionable stock of Millinery goods.
Having bought from only one first
class Millinery house, and having
made arrangements for all the latest
styles during the season, and having
secured the services of fashionable
trimmer from Louisville. KY, we are
certainly prepared TO give you a nicer
hat for less money than ever before
bought. Come and examine our goods
and leave your order for just such a
Hat, Cap, Bonnet or anything in the
Millinery line, and you can get it.
Respectfully,
MRS. CALLIE GROSS,
Mrs. BETTE HooDENPYL,
at A. H. Gross store room, East Main
treet, McMinnvilIe, Tenn.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-29
A New Venture.

The Peoples Mutual Life Insurance
Order of McMinnville, will commence
the publication of quarterly paper
next month, which will be devoted to
the interests of that order. This stroke
of enterprise marks another important
step in the progress of that order. The
officers are determined to spare no
pains or expense to make the Peoples
Mutual one of the leading life insur-
ance companies of the South. 1t will
be printed at this Office, and be dis
trlbuted gratis to the members of the
order and others interested in life in
surance. There will be FIVE thousand
copies of the first issue printed, and it
will appear about the 10th prox. A
limited number of advertisements will
be accepted, and it will be valuable
medium for live advertisers.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-29
Important Notice.
J. B. R1TcHEY.

Farmers desiring to purchase Har-
vesting Machine this season, will find
it to their interest to call on or address
Mead & Ritchey before purchasing.
They are agents for the Champion Ma
chimes, and can furnish on short notice
any machine, from the Perfect Light
Mower up, including the handsomest
and cheapest Reaper and Binder COM
plete, ever offered in this market.
Every farmer who has as much as FIVE
to ten acres to NOW needs a mower.
They will be wanted to gather the
second crop of clover for seed.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-29
Apples.

To the Standard.
In your paper appeared statement
that my son E. I. and myself had ex>
amined our fruit trees and found the
limbertwigs all killed. At that time
we thought they were, but on re-
examination yesterday, we found the
reverse. l have the finest prospect for
fruit (apples) l have had in ten years,
if not injured hereafter by spring
frost. l was at Macon's the other day,
and he has fine prospect for fruit. l
was also at friend Beech's yesterday
and found everything lovely, the finest
stock, mules, cattle and horses, and the
finest little girl I ever saw. His oats
and wheat look fine. The old man
was setting out large apple orchard.
l think this step in the right direc-
tion. was so well pleased that 1
wish we had more Beeches and fewer
black gums. You shall hear from me
again after the Goth of May, for 1
think old Warren will be on a boom
this fall. j. M. DRAKE.
Shellsford, March 27, 1884.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-29
Heavy Hail Storm.

Last Tuesday evening, between
Mountain Greek and Sink Creek, along
the road leading from McMinnyille to
Smithville, there was hail storm of
unusual severity, and large quantities
of hail stones fell which were as large
as turkey eggs. Green Cunningham,
one of Houchin & Biles' drivers, who
passed oyer the road shortly after the
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-29
To the Ladies.

Spring is coming, and so is Mrs. j.
G. Martins large stock of Fashionable
Millinery. 1 have placed my orders
for the coming season with two of the
largest houses of New York and
Louisville. The New York house is
the largest manufacturing establish
ment of Millinery in the United States.
/ have made arrangements to be fur
nished with the latest styles as they
may come out through the season.
With this arrangement, and buying
from headquarters, l can guarantee to
you the latest styles at the lowest pos
sible price. My stock will be in some
time next week. The opening day
will be announced in next weeks paper.
Miss Rebecca Thompson will be with
me as heretofore. Thanking my many
friends for their very liberal patronage
in the past, and hoping to merit con-
tinuance of same in the future.
| am very gratefully yours,
Mrs. j. @. MARTIN.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1884-03-29
Five Gross of Diamond Dye.

We have just received five gross of
these very popular dyes, of all colors,
and can now supply the country mer-
chants at just what they pay in Nash
vile or Louisville, thus saving time
and freight. Quite a number of other
articles of Drugs, Medicines, and STA.
tionery may be bought from us at
Nashville prices, thus saving time and
freights. Give us call when in, OF
send us yonr orders.
]. B, RITCHEY,