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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
At the Crazy QuiIt show.

''Pa, what is crazy quilt"
Several thousand rags, my sea, col
lectel upon large frame in the best par
lor, with foolish woman at one end of
it
He hesitated but moment when a
sharp voice remarked:
''How is that, Zephaniah?"
And then he added, hastily:
That is, foolish, if she doesn't know
how to put all those pieces together
The sharp voice belonged to tall lady
with very angular features, who cast a
kind of I-will-see-you-later look upon the
good natured man, who had attempted
to solve the quilt question, and then
turned to the reporter, who was taking
notes, with the remark:
81 have four quilts here, sir, and hope
you will give them favorable mention.
They require a great deal of work. =
Yes chimed in the good natured
man. '.She worked twenty-three months
on one of en-
you are bruTe. Zephaniahl1 and
then the tall lady sailed off majesticaily,
dragging the inqGiring boy along. while
Zephaniah followed in her wake = Chica-
90 Herald
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
agricultural Patents.

No a lbt farmers have derived meal
culable benefits through theinventions of
mechar les and the work of the manufac-
turers of patented tools and implements.
The number of patents which have been
granted for inventions which relate to
agricultural processes and domestic APP
paratus and convenience amount omany
thousands The following list numbers
the most of them, viz Harrows and
diggers. ?. 421; plows 6, csc; seeders and
planters. 3,56S; harvesters, 6,606; dairy
appliances. 2,429; fences, ASS; mills
and machines for thrashine, etc, 6, 740;
presses, etc.. 2,70S; implements for gar
den and orchard, 6S2 management of
cattle, etc, 1.2S2; total, $4,000. In adj
dition TO this vast number there are Il, =
OBJ patents relating 10 household matters
in existence. of which 1898 pertain to
the laundry and 2, 1913 to beds and bed
ding. Beside all these there are |, 207
patents relating to baths and closets,
5. 155 to pumps, 3, 80 to water distribu-
ton, 5,254 10 lamps and as-fitting,
and 8,23S to stoves and heating appar-
stus.
Very much of all the labor of brain and
hand in this mass of invention and man
ufacture is doubtless of no practical use,
but. on the other hand, so much of it is
of indispensable value TO us that were
farmers suddenly deprived of it all agri-
culture would be brought to a dead stop
and the teamwork would cease. Even
the light, useful hoes would have to be
dispensed with, and the farmer would
have TO dig holes with a sharp stick
burned to point in the fire to plant his
corn and potatoes. While we gratefully
acknowledge all his, we must, on the
other hand point to the factsthat the
manufacturers at least-if not the inven-
tors-have been rere:3 In munificent
r.,c3er, as hundreds of millionaires who
owe their fortunes TO their profits in this
direction might testify. So that while
the farmers have been benefited they
have cancelled all obligation by having
paid for everything they have received,
and, on the whole, perhaps to the extent
of three times or more the actual
necessary value to afford fair ade-
quate return for benefits received. -Ne,o
York Times
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
A Bird's Trick.

In aletter from Northampton, Mas,
a naturalist tells the New York Sun n,
following interesting story: Il was wals
ing through sandy bit of ground mes,
the river, hoping to catch duck or tva
mapping in the weeds under the bapt
when up from my very feet jumped
sandpiper, bird so dreadfully cripp.ei
that it was nothing short of iniracIs
that it lived One wing utterly refuse5
to perform its office, having evident
been broken at the shoulders; the leo ba3
also apparently been shattered; the ere.
lures feathers stood out every way and
altogether, more miserable and pitif1
fowl was never seen. 1t squeaked wildlr
as it hobbled out from under my feet. an
fluttered and staggered painfully awar
before me. 1t tumbled and rolled abor,
in a fashion calculated at once to eycjts
all mans sympathy and full deter.
mination to run and catch it. Animated
by these emotions, and particularly tbs
latter, | set out at once in pursuit. dron.
ping my cap, however, as | did so, for
reason that will hereafter appear. Alto,
step or two the bird lay as if who'll
exhausted, but as j put my hand on,
TO take it, it gathered Htds
strength and feebly evaded my grasp:
followed and again assayed to capture i
but again missed it by foot or two, and
this operation, with like result, was re-
peated dozen times, until, at last. whe,
l had chased the sandpiper dozen rod,
it pulled itself together, calculated ''pect.
week. in a hooking tone a number ID
times, and few away miracuously recoy.
cred, as sound and lusty bird as ever
was known. drew bead upon it with
my gun, to show it how easily could
have paid it for its cheat if had had n
desire to do so, and then went back to
pick mp my cap. This done, | looked
carefully upon the ground, and, as ey,
pected, found nest scooped out in the
sand. with five olive-colored, mottIcd
eggs in it. So l compromised by taking
the eggs, well knowing that as maav
more would be laid within a week, and
went away, pluming myself that this Old
trick had grown too threadbare to take
me in at this late day"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
Women as Wheat Spectators.

From broker the Chicago Tribune
has learned that there are perhaps as
many as 500 women an that city who
speculate regularly, and that many lead
ing brokers refuse their custom. They
kick first, last and always, -" he said, IF
they lose; and ifthey win a dollar or two
or fifty dollars they talk you to death.
They are governed by dreams and
seances. and if the market goes against
them they swear by the dream and say
they have been swindled. / suppose
there are many women possessed of pri-
waite fortunes who extract pleasure from
speculation, but they generally do bust
ness through some personal friend on the
regular board and not on the call board.
/ know from experience that there are
very few men who would permit their
wives to engage in such practices. Ii is
not "A womanly pastime, 70 say the least,
and ought, think, afford grounds for di-
vorce. Ii makes the women hard and
coarse, and destroys their beauty. and
turns happy, handsome creature into an
ugly pest, for gambling is sure to become
a monomania with them. aud they can
talk nothing else. know the wife Of a
prominent merchant who got 50 badly
left that she pawned her diamonds for
$500, not long ago. and would have lost
them, but for her husband, who found it
out At the last moment and redeemed
them Then he got a gun and went
around to see the broker. The latter,
however, happened to be out, or there
might have been bloodshe6 So, as
said before, | don't want any of it in
mine
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
Facts About SpOOls.

Spools are made in immense number,
One factory turns out over 100, 900 groa
a day, and consumes $500 cords O
birch wood annually. The wood is frs
sawed into sticks four or five feet lon.
and from seven-cighths of an inch y
three inches square, according TO tb
size of the spool to be produced. TheS
sticks, after being thoroughly seasoned
are sawed into short blocks, and tt.
blocks are dried in a hot-air kiln. 81
the time they are sawed a hole is bore.
through them. The spool machine 3
managed by boy, who throws out t1'
knotty or defective pieces. The spoo..
polish themselves by their motion 40.
contact in revolving drums. Some
the spools are dyed yellow. red or bIaci
others are ready Tor use when they lea'.
the drums. The number of yards Of col.
ton on a spool is determined by the sl
OF the spool. The cotton is never mes
ured, but the spool is gagged to coniA1
100, 200 or 800 yards, as the case n
be. Spool and linen firms Away go,
to their spool-makers patterns giving y
size and shape of the barrel and Of z
head and bevel, which determine ri
amount OF silk or thread which the 81
will hold. PittsbuTg Dispatch.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
The Pest of Flies.

''For three years" says an Iowa lag.
Il have lived in town, and during ~
time my sitting-room has been free 10.
flies, three only walking about my brel
fast table. while all my neighbors' rool
are crowded. / often congratulated ~.
self on my escape, but never knew 3
reason of it until a few days ago. luz
had occasion to remove my goods TO =
other house. while / remained on l@
few days longer Among other tflas
removed were two boxes of geranl--D
and calcolarias, which stood in my y,
dow. being open to its full extent ].
and bottom. The boxes were not
half an hour when my room was as Z.
of flies as those of my neighbors aTo'-'
me.
This to me, continues the lady W
new discovery, and perhaps it may. 3
TO encourage others in that which i .
ways source of pleasure, namely ~
dow gardening. Mignonette, planie- /.
long, shallow boxes, placed on the n
dow sill, viii be found excellent iof :
purpose.
49,
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Could crawl All over IL.

eyes, yes, you've got handsomely
furnished place." said Perkins, TO his
friend Gregg, after they had tramped all
over the house, inspecting the new outfit
but you haven't seen the climax of it
all, answered Gregg, rubbing his hands
together joyfully, for he priced Perkins
opinion very highly. Come, and I'll
show that to you"
Together they sought the parlo:, where
workmen were putting down a rich car
pet.
'SThere's the charmer,n excitedly cried
Gregg, ''now, tell me, Percy, old boy
amt that the prcttiest thing you ever
saw?"
Eyes, that is right good-looking, re-
piled Perkins, examining it carelessly.
"but I've got something at home that
can crawl all over it.
Gregg was taken down, but managed
to ssk:
'What is it2'
With new moon smile, Perkins re-
piled:
IAN eight-months-old boy. y Boston
Globe.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
skin-scraplng sarcasm.

is my shaving agreeable to you, sir2"
loquacious barber asked customer
whom he had been faying alive.
My wife would admire it very
much, " rather indefinitely responded the
man under torture.
"Ah, !" said the barber with great com
placency, ladies are often excellent
judges of their husbands being we'll
shaved. And you think mine will suit,
sir2"
"No doubt of it in the world 1t was
only this morning she became angry be-
cause told her | could not afford to BIZ;
her bonnet, and said ought to be
skinned alive"
The barber lost himself in reflection. -
Pittsbu1y Chronicle.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
HUMOROUS SKETCHES
Had Faith i'm Him .

A well-known citizen had been arrested
on a charge of forging check. A num-
Der of acquaintance were discussing the
sensation, when one of them remarked
81 never had any confidence in him /"
81 had unbounded confidence in him, y
responded a blear-eyed man. 81 am
something of physiognomist, and the
first time | saw the fellow trusted him. y
''How?"
Il borrowed a couple of dollars of him,
and so steadfast has ever been my faith
in his integrity that | have never asked
hinl to allow me to return the amount. y
-ArkdnSaao TrdCcLer.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
DoubIy Insured.

A Clifton girl who married a poor
young man, and who has in consequence
been practising domestic duties has lost
faith in the entire social system. The
other evenings her husband came in at
9 O'Clock to supper and handed her a
paper folded and sealed.
What is it, dear, " she said, tenderly.
"An insurance policy on my life, dar-
ling, for $40, 600"
Why, love, you already have one.
What did you want with another2"
Angel mine, | ate two pieces of that
pie you made for dinner Merchant
Iraoeier.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
ReiIIng > Cocoanut.

A waggish young man. of Rockland.
recently purchased a cocoanut In the
husk and sent it home BIZ another wag-
gish young man, VINO informed the fam
Tvs hired girl that it was bread-fruit. a
very rare and costly edible. which the
man of the house Lad received as a gift
he said. though uninyiting in appear
ance. was when well boiled. most
delicious article of food. 1t should Ger
tainlv be boiled from ten to twelve hours
as the skin was very thick Plenty of
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
The Insane Lover.

The marriage of a captain in the artil
lcry was temporarily stopped at st. Sui
pice, in Paris, by commissioning, who,
brandishing large knife, dared the bril-
DIAL party to enter the church. Taken
into custody, he told the commissary of
police that he was rich and wanted &c
marry the lady himself, and was goingto
have a golden palace built for her and
give splendid entertainments, at which
lie would invite ali officers in grand uni
form. A search was made at the luna
tics dwelling. when the police dIscov-
cred about $40, 600 in gold coin hidden
all over the place, in every possible nook
and corner, the result of his savings for
over thirty years. The money was taken
charge of by the prefecture of police, to
be kept for the lunatic should ne recover,
or his heirs in the event of his death
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
Picture Hanging.

In hanging pictures there is nothin.
more provoking than to drive q nail an.
not hit a timber. Plaster walls are laid
on laths nailed horizontally, about
quarter of an inch apart, on vcrtica
joists which are generally sixteen inche
apart. In trying to hit joist, which
but two or three inches wide, so spaced
the chances are six to eight that it will
not be hit On the other hand, since th.
laths are two inches wide and but quar-
ter of an inch apart, the chances are tha,
a random shot at one will be hit To
avoid spelling walls or temper, it bet
to aim at lath; and since nails can be
driven into springing lath only with DIFF
ticulty and with risk of loosening The
plaster, it is better to use screws. Decd,
as nearly as possible the proper point
from which to suspend the picture and
with fine awl carefully drill hOl.
through the plaster. The chances arr
three to one that lath will be hit; and
if it is missed no great harm will be dom
to the wall, for the awl will make but
small hole. When lath has been found
and penetrated, enlarge the hole In the
plaster and insert a round-headed screg
(of brass or steel, and drive it until ther
s only room left for the cord betwee,
the head and the plaster An inch andl
quarter screw, thus carefully set in the
lath, will hold anything but the heayics
pictures, cabinets and the like. -Paa1
er'S Journal
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14
To Cure Toothache.

Aeorrespendent of the London EJee-
tricsaA gives the following as an Instant
remedy a>r tooshache With a small bit
Of zinc anos biz of silver. iany silver
coin viii dol re Snc placed on one side
of the afflicted esufand the silver coin
on the othe, by brinSnc the edges to-
-sether. the small eur$;lt of elcctricit,
Stonated immediately and painlessly
stoshache.--
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-06-14

There are not many Parsees, the Iarg-
est Parsee community being at Bombay,
where reside 100. GOO worshipers of the
sacred fire They hold there much the
same position as the Jews do in London.
They are respected for their integrity,
their thrift, their care for their own poor,
and the generosity of the weather. mem
bers toward objects Of public interest.
, 1884-06-06

Pretty Mrs. Wise, of Virginia, says: "When
my husband was elected to congress 1 said 1
would not go to Washington, as l had moth
ing to wear. My friends wrote to me to get
out the family laces and cover my old dresses.
So here | am, as you see, with my grand
mothers laces over my old gowns.n These
laces have been the envy of all beuolders.
, 1884-06-06

The Board of County Commissioners
met at the County Clerk office yesterday
afternoon, Commissioners Swan and
Hoyt being present. There was several
matters of some importance which was ex-
pected would come up for consideration,
and which had been laid over by the
board at their regular meeting on Tues
day, but, after comparing notes, it was
discovered that there was nothing on hand
which would suffer by lying over until the
next regular meeting. The petition ask
ing for the establishment of a road from
this city east along in the vicinity of the
Union Pacific railroad track to Pine Bluffs,
and from thence t. the boundary line be-
tween the State of Nebraska. The board
fixed the 18th of the present month at
10 a. m. as the time for a hearing on the
petition. The bond of John Ryan, of
Fort Laramie, as treasurer of school dis
trict, No. 6, in this county, was presented
for the approval of the board. The bond
was in the sum of $500. 1t was APP
proved by the board, and ordered filed.
The board then adjourned.
, 1884-06-06

A very mysterious burglary happened
at an early hour yesterday morning in
U~nderwood's grocery store, on Seven
teenth street. Some party or parties eff
fected an entrance to the store by means
unknown SO far, and finding the main
door Of the safe open, proceeded to chisel
through the inner door until an entrance
was effected to the drawer which con-
tanned a small sum of money and some
valuable papers. The box was taken out
and found in the morning bottom side up
on the floor. The money, of course, was
gone, but the papers were found un-
touched. The proprietors of the store
are somewhat disinclined to say very much
about the matter. 1t is a rather mysteri-
GUS affair from the fact that there is moth
ing to show how an entrance was effected
into the building.
, 1884-06-06
The Democratic Leader.
FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1884.
Personal


N. Robertson, of Denver, is in the city.
Father Nugent has gone to Fort Lara
ME.
William Lannan is in from his ranch in
the foothills.
Rev. E. S. Chapman has gone on a
short trip to Iowa
Rev. George G. Rafter returned from a
trip to Rawlins last evening.
Mr.. Mark Jennings, business manager
OF the Laramie Boomerang, is registered
at Dyer's Hotel.
Mr.. S. B. Day and wife, of Barry, Ills.
father and mother of Mr.. George W.
Day, foreman of the Sun office, arrived
in the city yesterday with the intention of
making this their permanent home.
FB Chadwick, J c Ward, Pole Greek;
Miss Lena Larsen, George w Winter,
Denver; S NJ Copeland, Fort Collins; D
Lannan and wife, Cheyenne Pass, and
Thomas Dowden, Muncie, Ind, are at
Dyer's Hotel.
FS Haas, Denver; W W Randall, New
York; Robert Thad, st Louis; CHI Beach,
New Orleans; D G Adams, Omaha, o G
Clearey, Chicago; j w Carey, Sherman;
George w Buck, r L Geer, Missouri; ]
A jackson, Chicago; George F Wanless,
Denver, are among the arrivals at the
Inter Ocean.
, 1884-06-06
PRELIMINARY MATTERS.
Will General Sherman Accept IF
Nominated.

-
CHICAGO, June Sit is reported that
the Blaine managers have resolved to en-
deavor to break the policy of delay here
tofore pursued by the Arthur and
Edmunds managers, and push matters to
a conclusion. While fighting stoutly in
committees, they will content themselves
with that and not invite resistance in open
convention. This seems to be their best
plan, they also
HOPE TO DEFEAT THE INDENDENTs
by inducing Arthur men, who also are o
posed to a dark horse, to come to light on
some late ballot.
Colonel N. A. Reed, OF the Central
Seminal, said to a representative OF the
Associated Press this morning, all this
talk about General Sherman not being a
candidate Is humbug. Colonel NJ. Day
ton of Cincinnati, who was the Generals
personal and most confidential staff officer
is In this city, and has been circulating ex-
tensively among the members OF the Loyal
Legion, of whom there are a great num-
Der IN the city,
Colonel Dayton add know that
General Sherman had never penned any
such dispatch, as 1t was rumored he had
done, saying that
HE WOULD not SERVE AS PRESIDENT
OF the United States even though he was
nominated. The position Is this; General
Sherman has attained the highest honors
which can be bestowed upon any man by
the American people He is aware of
this. On the contrary John Sherman,
, 1884-06-06

Engraving in all its branches is done at
ZEHNER, JACKSON & BUEoHNER's.
, 1884-06-06
New Advertisements,

H1GARRETrE Smokers who are willing to
Opay a little more for cigarettes than the price
charged Tor the ordinary trade cigarettes VIII
, 1884-06-06
"sAMEE MEXICAN MAN,
Jim Crow Passes Counterfeit Money OIL
Yeng W waugh, a Celestial.

The time vas once in this country when
the Cinnamon hardly knew what Ameri-
can money was, but that time did not last
long. They very soon learned, and even
know there is such a thing as bogus
money. Yeng Waugh, who has kept a
laundry in this city for several years, was
yesterday made the victim of the counter
feiter to the extent of a dollar. The fell
low who victimized John" goes by the
name of Jim Crow. Yesterday afternoon
this man went into Yeng Waugh's laundry
after some articles which had been washed
for him, and in paying for the
washing Crow gave the Monaghan
a silver dollar, which Yeng Waugh ac-
cepted at the time without noticing it,
and gave Grow back twenty cents in
change. After he had left Yeng ex-
amined the dollar and found that it was
mo goodee. Hestarted at once for Judge
Fishers office. He stated his case to
Judge Fisher, who sent him to County
Attorney Baird for the purpose of having
the proper complaint made out. This
done, Yeng returned to the Judges office,
where he was duly sworn to the contents
of the complaint. He, Yeng, signed the
document in his own h~ieroglyphics,
which, although it cannot be read by any
body but a Chinaman, yet it is neverthe-
less good in law. A warrant was issued
and given to Constable Smalley, who, at a
late hour last night, took Grow into
custody. This is probably the first in
stance that has ever happened in Chey-
enne where a Chinaman has signed and
sworn to a complaint against a white man.
, 1884-06-06

Mrs. William Logan called at THE
LEADER office last evening, and said that
an error had been made in this paper, in
the statement hat her husband had been
committed to Jail in Fort Collins, for an
indecent assault. He had taken his bonds
men with him to Collins, and after the
preliminary hearing wa admitted to bail
in the sum of $500, which was furnished.
The information published in THE
LEADER at the time was incorrect in his
respect as was learned subsequently,.
, 1884-06-06
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