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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

club in 1871 and by the Boston in the
four succeeding years. In 1876 this Pro
fessional Association was replaced by the
League, whose championship has since
been won by the following clubs: Chi
cago, 1876; Boston. 1877 and 1873;
Providence. 1879; Chicago, 1880, 1881
and 1882; Boston, 1883.
Few sports Of any kind have presented
more notable contests. have been produc-
tive of more remarkable feats or have
given rise 10 more curious incidents than
baseball. Most ball players of the pres
ent day seem to think that games so
close as to require more than nine in
nlngs to decide them were unknown
prior 10 the present era Of small scores,
but such is not the case. The first game
Of the kind on record was played by the
Gotham and Knickerbocker clubs. of
New York, on June 30, 1854, sixteen in
nings being necessary to decide it. The
most remarkable extra inning game on
record is one played by the Harvard Col
legc team with the Manchester club. of
Manchester, n. H., on May II, 1877,
twentyfour innings being played on
each side without run having been
made.
The longest game on record was one
played at Carrolton, KY, in 1868. 1t be-
gan at 10 o'clock in the morning and
was called at o'clock in the evening
owing to darkness. only seven innings
having been played The largest score
on record is 1852, made by the Athletic
club. of this city, against the Alerts, of
Danyille, Pa, on October 20, 1865. In
1866 the old Enterprise club, of Allie
gheny city, Penn, long since dead. de
feated club from Kittanning, Penn, by
a score of 135 to /. The largest score on
record in game between professional
mines was 81 to AS in game between
the Atlantics, of Brooklyn, and the Ath-
letics, of Philadelphia, in the former
city, on July 5, 1869, the former win
ming Ptiladelpha Times.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29
Yarn from Nettles.

The common singing nettle was for
merly used largely in Germany as ma
terial for the making of woven fabrics,
as is proved by the name of nesseltuch,
or nettle cloth, still applied to muslin.
Professor Reuleaux. the representative of
the German manufacturers at the Phiia-
delphia exhibition, advised experiments
with the nettle with view to the pro-
duction of native yarn. The matter was
taken up by lady, who planted nettles
for the purpose upon a barren part of her
estate, and in 1877 was able to exhibit
nettlc fibers in all stages of preparation.
Tnereupon hundreds of people In Ger
many, Belgium, Hungary, Poland, Swe-
den, Switzerland and Austria commenced
the cultivation of the nettle. and two
years later the first German mandatory
devoted to this industry was opened at
Dresden. A yarn has now been produced
which fulfls all requirements; but the
Chinese nettle gives the best results,
yielding fine. glossy yarn of greater
strength than that made from the com.
mon nettle The fiber is therefore known
as China grass.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29
Fighting Tars.

While at Port Said, Egypt, the passen
gers and crew OF an English steamer were
eyewitnesses of an extraordinary fracas
between some English sailors and num-
Der of Egyptian troops and sailors The
mail steamer had occasion to wait at Port
Said for short time, but had barely come
to her moorings when her passengers no.
ticed boat leave the side of the British
war vessel Alexandria, which was sta
toned there. The boat contained four
sailors and one marine and appeared to
have left the vessel surreptitiously 1t
had got some distance from the Alexan-
dra before the flight was discovered and
Immediately signals were passed TO an
Egyptian vessel. which was near them, to
stop the fugitives. A boat was lowered
from the Egyptian vessel and manned by
nine sailors and an officer.
When the English sailors saw that
they were being followed they waited
until their pursuers came up to them,
when, with extraordinary quickness, they
pitched the whole of the Egyptians into
the water, afterward capsizing their boat.
The Egyptians for safety chung to the
gunwalc of the English boat, but were
soon knocked off by the tars. who pulled
for the shore. On approaching the side
g force of Egyptian soldiers to the
number of about fifty men was found
to be waiting to stop the sailors. The
Englishmen were unarmed, but nothing
daunted, they commenced to pitch
into the Egyptians right and left.
knocking them down like ninepins
Finding that even the fifty were unable
20 withstand the pugilistic onslaught of
the five, reinforcements were sent for.
Some fifty other Egyptians arrived, but
many of the newcomers were also placed
hors de combat before the tars were fin
ally secured. The five fugitives, whose
courage and ability were worthy of a bet
ter cause, were taken back to their ship,
their clothes being literally torn from
their backs, their white straw hats
being the only portion of their apparel
intact.
As the sailors were passing the mail
steamer the passengers, in admiration of
their pluck, forgot their breach of duty
and gave them hearty cheer, compli-
ment which was paid to the erring tars
by their own comrades as they approached
the Alexandra.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29
No. 10000.

This is the number actually reached
this week by the Mason q Hamlin Organ
and Piano company in the regular num-
bering of their world cabinet
organs. Having commenced business in
1854, the average number of organs pro
duced per annum has been s, ZOO, which
is 100 per week for the entire 1900
weeks of their business career. The
Mason & Hamlin organs have been sent
to every civilized country, and their sale
never was greater than at the present
time, averaging from 10000 to 10, 900
organs per annum.- Boston Journal.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

Statistics concerning the ascent Of
Mont Blanc are given as follows: The
first ascent was made in August,
1856, by two Frenchmen. During
the 90 years from 1886 to 1876 no
fewer than 535 expeditions, consisting
of Col persons. reached the highest
point. Among the Col persons who
ascended Mont Blanc 385 were English.
10 French, 20 Americans. 81 Ger
mans, 80 Swiss, s Italians. Z Russians.
6 Alstrians, 4 Spaniards. 3 Poles, 2
Ouch, / Swede, and one Norwegian.
The number OF victims claimed by
Mount Blanc amounts to about 80.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

Between disease and health is often brief
and fatal It is better to BE- provided with
cheap and simple remedies for such common
disorders as coughs, colds, etc, than to run
the risk of contracting fatal disease through
neglect DR.. VIM. Halls Bassam is sure and
safe remedy for all diseases of the lungs and
chest. II taken in season it IS certain to cure.
and may save you from that terrible disease.
consumption. 1t has been known and used
for many years, and it is no exa zgeration To
say that It IS the best remedy in the world for
coughs, etc,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29
A VERY Tight Knot.

els there any gentleman in the room. !"
said the prestidigitator at the summer
hotel as he made pasteboard cocktail
with a pack of cards, lis there any
gentleman in this room who can tie q
strong knott And q little round
shouldered, sad-eyed man in the back
seat said If the Rev. MrAThumpcushion
was there he could tie q knot for him
that could not be squirmed out of. And
then the married men grinned. Boston
Bulletin
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29
Younr nIen,-Rcnd ,rl.ia

The VoLTAIC BELT Co., of Marshall.
Mich, offer to send their celebrated ELEc-
rRo-VoLTATo Belt and other ELECTRIC APP
PLIANCEs on trial for thirty days, to men
tyoung or old) afflicted with nervous debil-
ity, loss of vitality and manhood, and all
kindred troubles. Also for rheumatism
neuralgia, paralysis, and many other dis
eases. Complete restoration to health, vigor
and manhood guaranteed. No risk is incur
red as thirty days trial is allowed. Write
them at once for illustrated pamphlet free
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29
II do not like thee, DIR. Fell,


1t has often been wondered at, the bad
odor this oft-quoted doctor was in. Twas
probably because he, being one of the old
school doctors, made up pills as large as bull
lets, which nothing but an ostrich could bolt
without nausea. Hence the dislike DR.. r.
V. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets" are
sugar-coated and no larger than bird-shot
and are quick to do their work For all de-
engagements of the liver, bowels and stomach
they are specific.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

HAY FEVER. have been great sufferer
from Hay Fever for ID years and have tried
various things without doing any good. |
read of the many wondrous cures of Ely's
Cream Balm and thought would try once
more. In Is minutes after one application
| was wonderfully helped. Two weeks ago
L commenced using it and now / feel
entirely cured. 1t is the greatest discovery
ever heard of---DUHAMEL CLARK, Farmer.
Lee, Mass. Price so cents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

French Grape Brandy, distilled Extract of
Water Pepper or Smart-Weed, Jamaica Gin
ger and Camphor Water, as combined in DR..
Pierce's Compound Extract of Smart Weed,
is the best possible remedy for collie, cholera
morbus, diarrhea, dysentary or bloody-flux;
also, to break up colds, feveTs, and infiamma-
tory attacks. SO cts Keep it on hand. Good
for man or beast
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

THAT wonderful catholicon known
as Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
has given the lady worldwide reputation
for doing good. 1t is a living spring OF
health and strength.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

Rupture, pile tumors, hstuas
and all diseases of lower bowel except can
cer, radically cured. Address, Worlds Dis
pensary Medical Association, Buffalo. N Y,
and enclose two E3ct.) stamps for book
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

Thousands, yes, millions, of bottles of Car
Dollne have been sold, and the sale still goes
pm II there were no merit in this great nat
ural hair remover do YOU SUPPOSE that the
people would still buy as they continue to do.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

Cures collie, cramps, diarrhGa: externally
for aches, pains. sprains, headache, neuralgia,
rheumatism. For man or beast. 25 and roe.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

A mans word in these degenerate days
may be as good as his bond. But the
question is, what is his bond worth4
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

1t is a curious coincidence that a woman
who has temper of her own is seldom
willing to keep it.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

Corkscrew suits for fishing excursions
are advertised A cork-screw suits very
well for fishing excursion.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

Porous and strengthening, improved, tn,
best for backache, pains in chest or side, rheu
matism, neuralgia. 25c. Druggists or mail
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

An a-mews-ing story is told of man who
called for cat of macke-el. He wanted
more than kit,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

II cough disturbs your sleep, one dose Of
PisO's Cure will give You a night's rest
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29
"ROugh on Pain'' Plaster.

A bald headed man hasn't much to be
proud of, but he always wants put on hairs
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

'i'he feeble grow
} strong when Hostel
. ter's Stomach Bitters
is used to promote as
simuiatioa of the food
and enrich the blood.
indigestion. the chief
obstacle to an acQui.
sitIpn of strength by
the weak. is an all
Inent which infalli.
bly, succumbs 20 the
action Of this peerless
corrective. Loss Of
flesh and appetite.
failure to sleep aud
growing evidence of
premature decay, are
speedily counteract-
ed by thu great in
Wig rant, which
braces up the ply
steal energies and
fortifes the constitu-
ton against ,'isea5e.
For sale by all Drug
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

Old Bibulous generally calls pony
beer an Attorney, because it is short horn.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

Headache, fever, chills. malaria, dyspep-
STA, cured by ''Wells' Health Renewer.V 81
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

The mildest hammered men in the world
show their teeth to the dentist.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-29

The Hope Of the Nation.
Children. slow in development, puny, scrawny
and delicate, use Wells Health Remover. .
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-22
GENERAL NEWS.

culled From Telegraphio Dispatches and other
Sources.
Lullng reports fine crop prospects.
Llano is to have $4,000 court house.
Hillsboro wants Sl0,0 900 school house.
Hill county dogs must wear collars or
be shot.
Galveston is clamoring for clean
streets.
Milan and other counties report too
much rain.
The fruit crop of Hill county isreport d
as immense.
Lots will be sold in Colorado City on
the 2Gth instant.
All Gee was killed Tuesday at Temple
by Deputy Marshal Carter.
A colored man was run over and killed
by the cars at kopperl.
To incorporate or not to incorporate
is the question at Del Rio just now.
Cattlemen In the vcin ity of Corpus
Christianticipate trouble from the fence
cutters.
Liberty Hill people are holding mass
meetings to secure the building Of a
college.
The Houston Light Guard has decided
not to go to the Dubuque encampment
next month.
A fight at Sunset between DR.. kuy-
kendall and one Haley resulted In severe
injuries to the Doctor.
Twink, murderer of Gardner, of Far
min county, brought from Tennessee TO
Paris by Sheriff Crooks.
A party from Brownsville has already
started to New Orleans to await the
opening of the Exposition.
William King and Mrs. Kuehn eloped
from the Devils river section house last
week. Kuehn is in pursuit
The Corpus Christi Caller announces
confidently that Judge Stayton will
sweep the District for Congress.
A sign of summer dizziness is the or
ganization of athletic clubs in the lead
ing cities. Houston is trying to organ
lie one.
The County Attorney of johnson
county was assaulted by one Warner,
whom he had prosecuted, and his Shout
der broken.
Canned tongue came near winding up
| Mrs. Cross boarding house at Encinal
| Tuesday night. Eleven persons were
/ poisoned but are now recovering.
~ thinNlOH hhNt III
. vented machine run by perpetual
motion that will afford n constant
breeze. The cost of securing ii is small.
1t is now settled fact that Colonel
Bremond's East and West Texas. now
running from Houston TO Naoogdoches,
40 miles, will be completed from
Shreveport to Logansport, on the Sabine
river, In DE Soto parish, by the first of
next January.
Hill county now has four newspapers.
The Oldest is the Mirror, published by j.
w. Golledge, at Hillsboro; then comes
the Hubbard City News, 4S oolum pa
per; the Whitney Messenger comes next,
and the latest is the Visitor. Brother
Golledge says there is room for more.
Charles O'Conor and Judah p. Ben
jamin being dead, vacancy is left for
those two young lawyers of Corsioana
who offered to defend Gulteau. They
would have crept to the top of the pro-
fession before this time If it had not been
for several such men as O'Conor and
Benjamin. Houston Journal. They
will find room AT the top-when they get
there.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-22

Having come from the North for the
purpose of locating here and making
this city my permanent home, would
ask the citizens of San Antonio and
vicinity to kindly grant me share of
their patronage TO enable me to earn a
living for myself and children. | will
give music lessons on piano, organ or
violin, for 80 cents per lesson Of one
hour. The art of waxwork, including
"autumn leaves" for SO, hand painting
on silk, satin or velvet, for 80 cents per
lesson. All kinds of embroidery and
fancy stitches at the same rate. win
embroider hat bands, notices, or any
other fancy article to order, or will take
a school In or near the city, teaching the
usual branches of an English school
Best Of references given both from North
and South II desired. Any one wishing
to write can drop postal TO my address
and will respond by letter or in person
Mrs. NJ. j. GALPIN.
San Antonio, April 81. 4-22-lm
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-22

Are an immense benefit TO the sick peo-
pie. The wonderful skill Of many ply
slams to recognize disease shall be I'M
touched, but in millions of cases they
don't know how to cure, use poisoning,
destroyable remedies " and declare
great many diseases as incurable. Our
remedies don't know such sickness if
taken before the body is in deing con
ditlon. The money will be paid back II
the remedies properly used fail to cure
what Is claimed about even the severest
diseases Ofwomen, cancers, consumption,
fevers, cramps, epilepsy, insanity mot
org), piles, diseases Of skin, scrOfula,
syphilis, carries of the bones, etc., etc.
Treatment OF children exceedingly easy.
IIand-books for sale. Testimonials and
explanation free. Agents through Tex
asand Gulf States wanted. II G00persons
cured by the discoverer of this new sci
ence during only two months in the city,
of Rome.
Elect. HON. General depot for Texas
and Gulf States.
6-l7-lyr. PRoP. MEYER, Ave. ID, 80
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-22
A FINE RANCH ron SALE.
$500 Acres Fenced and Stocked With Hors'
Cattle and Goats.

$500 Acres Fenced and Stocked With Horses
Cattle and Goats.
A fine ranch of 800 acres Of land, all
fenced. In Uvalde county, % miles from
the town of Uvalde. The land Is situatcd
at the mouth Of the Sabinal and FRO
rivers, fronting seven miles on the
Sabinal. Has plenty of good grass,
water and timber. One-third valley.
light mulatto soil and 40 acres In culii-
walton. Six hundred acres is enclosed
for n horse pasture. There Is good
eight-room frame house, three tenement
houses, stables and cribs, two wells with
good water. ON the ranch are 400 head
cattle, one-half TO two-thirds Durham,
100 head horses and mule colts and 100
Angora mixed goats. Title warranted
perfect. TO be purchased at bargain.
Address for the next 90 days for full
particulars -. II. r." this Office, or j.
W. Bradley, Real Estate Agent, san
Antonio. Texas. 6-Stf
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-22

UorsroN and GoIyoston can learn a
good lesson from Dallas and Fort Worth,
the two cities who are rivals for the SUI
premaoy of the interior. None of the
bitterness that obaraoterizes tbe strife
between the two first named cities is
visible between the latter two. Instead
the contest is waged in good bumor.
though with great vigor. In reply to a
sauib in The Dallas Mercury the Gazette
Of Tuesday comes back by enunciating
the many GOOD things il has done and is
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-22

Pics are frequently preceded hS sense 81
weight IN the back. ltins Hnd lOwcr pntt oi the
abdomen causing the patient tu euppo4c he
has = me sf"t ton ~ the tiducya ~ neighbour
Ing oSuans AZ lines utOtns ~ tudgrs-
lion are present. ~ iiatultncy. upcnsincss Oi
the stomach, cite a moisture, Ike pcfspitli-
tion. producing very dislgrtcablu itching,
after gcttinp warm, l. very Co1nmun attend
ant. blind. bleeding and Itching Piltfyicld NJ
once 10 The application e DR.. insanko9 Pie
Remedy. which ncis directly unOn the ports
affected, ahsp birg b" Tumofs. nllayinR the
Intense itching aud .f,cting n 20 rnunent
cure. Price 81 cents. AddrtAs, The DR.. 10
eauko Medicine co riqun. q. sold by G
scasse 4 CO. James ClaSin Il Rlund IS Co
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-22

MAYoR's OfFICE,
tity OF san Antonio,

City OF san Antonio,
My 49, 1885,
In accordance with a re iouton adopted by
the city Council. April ~, issi, proposals Tor
the -cniinp of the Hnok Quatries, from June
to Dee, mhcr 81 1885, viii b. received at this
Office until T. m. SifuIday, " y -, 1881
O quatrics Will be rented less than ten
$50 fOI dollars per month, ruyublc monthly IN
ndvnnrr, ana snail be rented tn the highest
bidder Al bidders shall he required > enter
into bond, with Two or mnle good ana sum .
G Cnt sutcti,s In the sum OF hNc hundred
$500 90 dollars, payable 90 the CITY of san
Antonio. and TO be- approved by the Mayor,
conditioned Tint such lc'stc VIII remove all
dirt. and T. fuse rocks, which aocumulatos
curing quarry ing, nj least - feet from where
rock IL beng qunrricd All proposals TO be
II dressed Ia the Mayor and ondur ed Pro-
pnsai ion the renting Of u Rock Quarry"
J. II FRENCH Mayor,
BrE y. CIAUDoS City Cicrk j-20-ti
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-22

Mr.. ELLIOTT CoUEs, the Washington
ornithologist, says the lark, instead of
being an early riser, is one Of the LATEST
members of the bird kingdom, seldom
getting out Of bed until hours after other
birds have been up and gone on to bust
negg
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-22

Mn. DoRsHEDIER has written an adj
dress to the Democracy lmploring the
party to stand by tariff reform. Mr..
Dorsheimer is a good man, weighing 800
pounds, and wants to be nominated for
the Vice Presidency.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-22

This ninio has become ~ familiar with tho
most of pc pie throughout th Untei stat, s
that IL IL hardly necessary 70 state that he u
the originator Of the Rr, ut d. BOsanko Cough
aud Lung syrup. tho peoples Ia or te remedy
wherever known, for Coughs, Colds. Consump
ton and an all ciions OF the Throat and Lung.
Price, 50 cents and ST.. Sold by &. ~chas e a Co.
James Clayiu, Raglaud & Co.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-22

CHICAGO is making preparations for
accommodating the crowds which are to
gather there during the session of the
two National conventions. The facil-
ties for lodging guests are being tempo
rarily increased by partitioning the large
rooms and parlors into tiny bedrooms,
and by turning the servants quarters
and working departments into places
for lodging.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-22

AND now 1t has come at last. The
Gazette raises the cry of ''taxation with
out representation" and discusses the
census Of 1880 and the increase of popu-
lation in the Northern and Northwestern
portions OF the State. 1t boldly asserts
that the great tide Of population drifting
TO Texas is settling IN the Northern and
Western portions of the State, and says:
"The territory included within line
drawn south from Red river, along the
eastern boundaries of the counties of
Lamar, Hopkins, Wood and Smith; then
enthusiastically, taking In all north,
and inclusive Of Henderson, Navarro,
McLennan, Bell and Lampasas, thence
northwest along the line Of the Colorado
river, Is the part Of the State that is re-
ceiving tour-fiiths OF the increase OF
population by immigration" Figures
are adduced TO show that where Tarrant
county had a population of 1851 in
1850, the Fort now claims for itself .
population of 22,ls3, and cites further
the springing into existence of the town.
of Colorado City, Abilene, Baird Sweet
water, Vernon, Big Springs, Albany
Wichita Falls, Mobeetie, and others
The Gazette concludes Its article b,
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-22

la REvIsTA DE MONTEREY is rather
severe on the Galveston News CORE
spondent, for sending news relating to
that portion Of the Mexican Republic.
According to la Revista, said reporter
should be engaged as the "IIigh Oracle"
OF the Mexican nation, who through his
wonderful faculty of "divination" might
be of great assistance in avoiding diff
culties to come.
The San Antonio light. (San Antonio, Tex.) 1883-1886, 1884-05-22

That tho SAN Pedro SPRINGS h the most inter
eating and attractive resort In Texas, and thai
Refreshments of all kinds, both liquid HuC
solid, are supplied ut all hours. t-l9-ti