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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
LATEST NEWS.
CITY AND COUNTY.
LOCAL NEWS OF THE DAY
severn River bridge.


A delegation from the Third district
interested In the building Of the pro-
posed Severn river bridge, waited up.
on the Commissioners today and de-
sired to know the status of the bridge
question. Mr.. James NJ. Munroe,
States Attorney, was spokesman for
the Third district people. He called
attention to the fact that nearly year
has elapsed since committee of civil
engineers had been appointed to test
the practicability of a bridge across
the Severn, as authorized by the last
Legislature, and said the citizens in.
terested wanted the matter pushed
forward at once. The Board last
August selected two Baltimore engi.
neers to see if suitable bridge could
be built for $4,000, the amount al
ready levied for the purpose, but have
received no report. One of the Board
connected the delay with the rumor
that the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
were looking after a site to cross the
Severn in connection with their Cur
tbs creek branch. It was stated that
the two engineers who examined the
site, are said to be in the service of
the B. & O. had been notified several
times to report but had failed to do
so, The board promised to give the
relief asked.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
NOTICE to CREDITORS.
Notice is Hereby GsCen

Notice is Hereby GSCen:
That the subscriber has obtained from
the Orphans Court of Anne Arundel
County, in Maryland, Letters Testamen-
tary on the personal estate of MARY
SIMMONS, colored, late of Anne Arun-
del county, deceased All persons having
claims against the said deceased, are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with
the vouchers thereof, to the subscriber, on
or before the 18th day of October, 1885.
They may otherwise, by law, be excluded
from all benefit of the said estate. All
persons indebted to said estate are request
ed to make immediate payment. Given
under my hand this 7th day of April 1885.
JAS. REVELL,
ap136w. Executor.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
Personal Mention.

Miss Lula Basil who has been vis-
ting Baltimore has returned home.
Mrs. Dr. Bruno, OF Baltimore, Is
visiting Annapolis.
Mr.. Geo. Cotton, police commits
sioner of Baltimore, left here this
morning.
Mr.. John NJ. Travers, of Balti.
more, was here to day on business
with the Executive.
Mr. G. H. Banks, left here yes.
terday for Norfolk, Va, on Q business
trip.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

Mr.. Boessel, it is understood. pro.
poses to build this summer on his
vacant lot fronting on Main street and
the State Circle. There is at present
no communication between the cir.
Gle and Main street, except through
two narrow alleyways barely wide
enough to admit two pedestrians
abreast. A street through Mr.. Boes.
sells lot, wide enough for vohicles.
would be a great convenience to the
public and enhance the value of prop.
erty in the most business portion OF
the city. Our City Fathers could
not expend few thousand dollars to
better advantage than by purchasing
enough of this lot to make a wide
thoroughfare connecting the Circle
and Main street. We are sure such
purchase would meet the approval
of the taxpayers and would be good
investment for the city. This should
be done before Mr.. Boessel makes
his contemplated improvements.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
The Lost Dead

Mr.. Il. A.'Palmer who has recently
purchased the home farm known as
Greensbury's Point, opposite this
city, has discovered the vault and five
tombs of the Greenbury family, for
which search has been made for sew
eral years. On two of the tombs were
Inscriptions. One was: "Col Nicholas
Greenbury, who departed this life
1892, aged seventy years" Then
his wife's, aged fifty, who departed
this life 1893. There are three 9TH
ers, on which the dates of death
are 1704. The skulls were ia good
preservation, the other bones being
greatly decayed Parts of collins
were in good condition. In the vault
was 500 pounds of sheet lead. These
are the tombs in which the Maryland
Historical Society was much interest.
ed, and could not locate them. Mr..
Thaddeus Davids, the former owner
spent much time to discover these
graves. Mr.. Palmer will renovate the
vault.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
Delegates 70 the Temperance COnYen.
tfon.

The following persons, delegates TO
the twelfth annual convention Of the
Maryland State Temperance Alliance,
which meets in Baltimore to day at
Ofatorio Hall, left here this morning
Delegates from the Presbyterian
Church Geo. IL Hyde. Clarence
REIN, Harry Brewer, Miss Mamie
Sullivan, and Miss Emma Abbott.
Delegates from the First II. Il.
Church-Miss Annie FeIdmeyer and
Richard WeIch.
Delegates from Wesley Chapel-S.
+ Richardson, s. VI. Brooks, CT H
Russell, Rev. Daniel Medford Sab
bath School Miss Lizzie Feldmeyor,
Mrs. Hannah Feldmeyer. Miss Julia
Murdoch and Hiss Alice Knots.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

FRoM DR.. Burchard's annual report
Of the mint. it is learned that the pro-
ductiOn Of gold and silver 10 this
country for the year 1884, was-goId
so. 800, 900; silver SIS. 800. 900; total
S7s. 600, 900 being : large increase
over the year 1888.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

Has anybody noticed the remark
able progress President Cleveland
has made in the public esteem regard
less Of party Wicomico Record.
Well, yes; we rather think bis new
appointees and those whom be has
displaced have taken few notes Of
the progress made.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
nose Ralr.

The base ball clubs are getting up
a high guage of steam in Baltimore.
Several match games have come of
with varied results. What Is the
matter with our Naval and st. Johns
boys?
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
Orphans, Coart.

Letters Of administration were
granted today by the Orphans Court
TO VIM. Lee. Thos. Lee, Jos. A. Lee,
Henry A. Lee and Virginia Waters
On the estate Of VIM. Dunbar, de-
ceased.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

The Circuit Court for Prince
Georges county adjourned last Sat.
nrday alter : session Of only twelve
days. Il IS to Be hoped our county
court now 10 session will follow the
example.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
Sehool commaIsaaomern.

The school commissioners met to-
day and transacted routine business.
The appointment Of school trustees
was deferred until next meeting.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

The bond Of Mr.. II. Bannon, the
new County Treasurer, was accepted
by the Commissioners to-day.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

4 NUMBER Of well-dressed persons
are travelling through the rural dis
kricts 81 this State, passing counter
ieik so notes. its well 70 BE % the
lookout Ior them.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

The farm Of Samuel Jones, Of The
Eighth district, Of 1869 acres, has
been sold to VIM. Owens for Sc rs
an acre.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

The EVENING cAPITAL Is the best
advertising medium il lie county.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
3aEO9I N @ =

aaioins the above, and consists { + %
ACRES OF LAND. more or less, i'm
nroved BY & FRAME QUARTER, and is
the same tract Of land conveyed to the
said ]. Alphonso Franklin BY deed from
Iohn D. Mcpherson and Frances w. Nc
pherson his wife. dated April End, 1877.
- NO q
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

Al large Barn go feet long, with granary
attached. two stables, corn house, and
other necessary out buildings It's furth-
er improved with fine Peach Orchard OF
from 600 to 500 tress. -
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-08-22
WINTER WHEAT.
Some seasonable Suggestions as to the
Proper Time of Sowing the Crop.

Some Seasonable Suggestions as to the
Proper Time of Sowing the Crop.
It is not necessary to get the surface
of the soil fine and smooth for winter
wheat. The late George Geddes said:
s'He would not let man roll his wheat,
if lie would do it for nothing He
liked to see small clods on the surface,
as they protected the young plants.
All are agreed, however, that the soil
underneath must be fine enough and
moist enough to start the seed. Wheat
likes firm soil. What we call ''clay
spots, if drained and well ploWed and
made mellow enough underneath, pro-
duce the best wheat in the field. But
we need careful blowing, and on such
land it is not easy to get along without
q roller In fact, we have to harrow
and roll and roll and harrow repeatedly,
TO get enough fine earth to cover the
seed. On such land drill is almost
indispensable. It puts the seed down
deep enough to reach the moist soil,
while if sOwn broadcast much of the
wheat would dry up among the clods.
Thirty-tive or forty years ago, when the
Hessian fly injured our wheat, it was
not considered safe to SOW wheat before
the 10th of September, and from that to
the Doth or 25th of the month. But in
1855 the nudge appeared. This insect
attacked, especially, the late crops of
wheat. We looked for earlier varieties
of wheat, and practiced earlier sowing.
Some farmers soWed as early as the last
week in August, and very many aimed
to get in all their wheat by the first
week in September. For many years
the nudge has not troubled us; but
farmers still find it desirable to SOW
early. Occasionally a crop is injured
from too early sowing, but taking one
year with another, experience seems to
indicate that it is better to SOW on the
18th of September than on the 18th, and
still more so than on the 25th. If, as
some fear, the Hessian fly is about to
visit us again, we shall be compelled to
SOW later; and if SO we shall have to
make our land richer. Probably those
of us who drill in superphosphate with
our wheat will find it better to use q
higher-grade article, containing a
higher percentage of ammonia or avail
able nitrogen. We shall want some
thing to give the plants good start
and push them rapidly forward. By
this we do not mean to say that the
plants can be pushed out of harms way
from the Hessian fly, but the extra
plant-food will, to a considerable ex-
tent, make up for the delay in sowing,
and in many seasons give us larger
crops than we should have If we had
soWn earlier without manure, or with
nothing but plain .superphosphate. -
Agricultural.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-08-22
THE RETURN HOME.
How the Sister and Daughter Is Welcomed
in Some Families


Now the Sister and Daughter Is Welcomed
i'm Some Families.
Helen has been away ON visit of
three weeks. Her friends have been
kind and attentive, and have made her
stay very pleasant; and yet she is glad
to be at home once more, interested and
pleased with the little changes about the
house, and delighted to be with her
family. In fact, she is so full of high
spirits that she can not keep still, and
rushes up to her sisters room, when she
does not find her with the others. Con-
stance kisses her, and hopes she is well.
20 yes! perfectly WE'LL" says Helen,
brightly. That's a good thing, for
there's plenty of work waiting to be
done, returns her sister, land we are
pretty much tired out''-the tone SEEM
ing to imply that it is rather inconsider-
ate and selfish for Helen to feel well.
Now, the traveller is tired after her jour
neV, although in her delight she has for
gotten that, and she goes downstairs
somewhat subdued. However, she re-
covers speedily, and sitting in the dear
old cosy sitting-room, she pours out
quite long story of the sayings and do
ings of the past few weeks. All are
quiet, and seem to be listening, but
presently her mother remarks: Dear
me, child, how you do run on" Helen
comes to a full stop somewhat
abashed. "Why, really thought, mann
ma, you would like to hear what have
been doing" 'sButy told us all those
things in your letters. Have you I'M
packed YETI" mo ma am; thought
ia like to see you awhile first. I'll go
now and begin. Every well; it will
be much better to get il done before
supper; you won't want anything left
over until tomorrow The girl goes
slowly upstairs to her work. Her spirits
are low enough now: she almost wishes
herself back among her gay young
friends. Constance comes in while she
is laying her clothes away. Il hope
you'll be careful, for this room was
swept up yesterday" said Constance.
'Oh, thank you! But I am afraid you
have had too much work. You must
have missed me- 'sNo; we got along
very well, was the reply. It may sound
queer, but Helen has ahomesick feeling.
Nobody is unkind; but she seems to be
in the way, and an object of liberation.
Is it not wonder that she is ever glad
to come homeP 'But that is not the
way we do al our house." Certainly not.
That is what Helen's family said to me
when / told them this incident, with a
change of names. The sister and daugh-
ter is always welcome but they do not
tell her so. She is a help and a comfort
but they never say so. How is it with
you, dear readerP-C Christian IntctIi-
genceF.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-08-22
The sikhs.

When the true history of che late cam
paign in the Eastern Soudan comes to be
written, says the London Globe, it will
be found that the Sikhs played most
distinguished part in the fighting. A
letter before us makes mention of sew
eral heroic exploits. A Sikh subadar
cut down three of the enemy with his
own hand, thus saving the life of an
English soldier, and the writer himself
saw non-commissioned officer rush to
the front and kill three Arabs with the
bayonel before he was speared through
the body. In a desperate fight on the
I'D of March the aid-de-camp to Gen
eral Mcneil would have lost his life,
being wounded in the sword hand, had
not Sikh soldier slain the Arabs who
were surrounding him; and it is asserted
that on this occasion several Sepoys be-
longing to the Fifteenth Sikhs account
ed for seven or eight of the enemy
apiece. Too valuable stuff, truly, to be
left to waste away with disease and
inconsistencies ON the horrible Red Sea
littoral.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-08-22
corFlNs ON HIS SHAVING CUP

An Undertaker's Coat-of-Arms the Jewel
of the BARRIERS Shop.
A young man in want of shave re-
Gently went into little barber-shop in
Harlem, sat down in a chair, leaned
back, and was about to shut his eyes to
keep the lather out, when they fell upon
an array of wonderfully decorated shaw
ingcups. On one was the picture of a
hearse, flanked by two up
right collins; on another was
dummy engine starting on q sec
ton of the elevated road. and others
displayed pictures Of q milk wagon. a
tombstone, . saw, or trowel. The
barber explained that the hearse and
coffin cup belonged to an undertaken
with an eye to business, who had got
enough custom from his novel adver-
tisement to pay his shaving bill for the
next ten years. An engineer on the
elevated road owned the cup with the
dummy engine on it. The other cups
belonged to a milk dealer, stonecutter,
a carpenter, and bricklayer. The bar
Der said he had an order Tor cup from
neighboring shoemaker which would
eclipse all the other cups. Tt would con-
tain tiny photograph of the shoe
maker on a swinging sign, bearing his
name and the legend, Repairing neatly
done. ~ T. Sftn.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-08-22
YOUTHS DEPARTMENT.
THE LITTLE sTAMP-coLLEcToR.

Three months ago he did not know
His lesson in geography;
Though he could spell and read quite well,
And cipher. too. he could not tell
The least thing in topography.
But what change! How passing strange!
This stamp collecting passion
Has reused his zeal, for woe or veal,
And lists of names he now can reel
OFF, in amazing fashion.
hear him speak of Mozambique,
Heligoland Bavaria,
Cashmere, Japan, Tibet Soudan,
Sumatra, Spain, Waldeck, Kokan,
Khaloon, Siam, Bulgaria
ISchleswig- H olstein (oh! boy of mine,
Genius without teaeherD,
Wales, Panama, Scinde, Bolivar,
Jelelabad and Kandahar,
Cabul, Deccan, Helvetia.
And now he longs for more Hong-KongS,
A Rampour, Mauritius,
Greece, BOrneo, Fernando Po-
And how much else no one can know;
But be, kind fates, propitious!
Mary L. 3. Branch, in st. Nicholas.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-08-22
Trades for American Boys.

The trades in our country, of late
years, have been almost monopolized
by foreigners. The American boy, how
ever, when he does take trade, goes
straight on to the top of the ladder. It
seems as if our boys would rather be,
fourth-rate lawyers, or physicians, than.
earn their living by working with their
hands. Only the other day | read in "a
New York newspaper of a young law
yer in a distant city, whom knew
some years ago when / resided in that
section of the country, who literally
starved to death. He made scarcely
any money, was too proud to tell OF his
want, lived as long as he could on
crackers and water, and was found one
day in his Office, dead from lack OF
pourishment. He should never have
entered the legal profession, for he had
no ability in that direction. As farmer
or mechanic he might have lived
long, useful and successful life.
No boy, of course, should enter
trade unless he feels himself fitted for
it; but, on the other hand, he sholAS
not, it seems to me. let the false pride
against manual labor, which now pre-
walls to such wide extent in on.
country, prevent him from endeaVor
ing to do better work with his hand
than in his inmost thoughts he know
that he can do with his head -Georg
j. Manson, in St Nicholas. nj
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-08-22
USEFUL AND SUGGESTIVE.

The number of swine in this coun-
try increase about seventy-fve per cent.
in ten years.-N. b. Farmer.
Lovers of brown bread should have
a tin made on purpose for it, round and
tall, with closely-fitting cover, in this
genuine brown bread should be baked
Slowly for four hours. Rural NeaO
Yorker.
Jelly Cake.-Three eggs, one cup
of sugar, two tablespoonful of melted
butter, three tablespoonfuls of warm
water, one cup of flour, one teaspoonful
of cream of tartar, and one half tea
spoonful of soda. Bake in round jelly
tins.-PbitGdeEpltiG CALI
Fruit stains upon cloth or upon the
hands may be removed by rubbing with
the juice of ripe tomatoes. If applied
Immediately, powdered starch will also
take fruit stains cut of table linen. Left
on the spot for few hours, it absorbs
every trace of the stain. Boston Globe
There are now ten agricultural ex-
pertinent stations in the United States,
one each in Maine, Massachusetts, Con-
necticut, New Jersey, Ohio; North Caro-
lima, Alabama and Wisconsin, and two
in New York, one at Geneva and one at
Houghton Farm. The last named is
sustained by private contribution
Prairie Farmer.
Save all pieces of boards and bits
Of tough timber, and put them away in
the barn or woodshed. How many
times in a year does a farmer want strip
of board, handle for maui, or stick
for pin, and if not at hand whole
board or fence rail must be cut, or per-
haps half a day lost going to q wagon
shop.-EGenGnge.
Chicken Fritters. Cut INTO neat
pieces some tender cold chicken, and
let them stand awhile in a mixture Of
lemon juice, salt and pepper. Make a
batter of milk, flour and salt; stir the
chicken into it and fry in hot butter, a
bit of chicken in each spoonful of but
ter. Serve very hot, first draining off
all the fat. Garnish with parsley
The Caterer.
For dogwood or ivy poisoning the
following is said to be an infallible rem
edy: Boil wood ashes enough to make
strong lye; wash the poisoned parts in
this; let it remain a few minutes, and
wash off in soft, lukewarm water; when
dry anoint with grease. Repeat this
process as the poison develops itself,
and one or two applications will cure
the most obstinate case. 1t acts like
magic.-Bostoa2 Budget.
There are several effectual methods
of removing grease from cloth. First,
wet with linen cloth dipped in chloro>
form. Second, mix four tablespoonful
of alcohol with one tablespoonful of
salt; shake together until the salt is dis
solved, then apply with a sponge.
Third, wet with weak ammonia water,
then lay thin white blotting or tissue
paper over it, and iron lightly with an
iron not too hot. Fourth, apply a mix
ture of equal parts Of alcohol, gin and
aqua ammonia.-M r San.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-08-22
HOT-TEMPERED JUSTICE.
A Bad state for Men Who Intend to Ride
Other Mems Horses.

A Bad state for Men Who Intend to Ride
Other Mems Horses.
The Galveston Daily Ncs0s says that
during the last six months ninety and
nine gentlemen have, by order of Judge
Lynch. unwillingly adorned various
lamp-posts and tree limbs. This large
number of what it is pleased to call ''de-
parted citizens were guilty of murder,
or horse-stealing, or incendiarism.
Justice seems to be rather hot-tem-
pered in Texas. When a man is caught
in crime his removal from the scene
of earthly ambition is decided upon at
once. He is allowed about five minutes
in which to confess the guilt Of life
time on the ground that he would die
of old age if he were permitted to tell
the whole story, and then-wel it is
easy to guess what happens.
Our contemporary complains, how
ever, that the Sheriff is far behind
Judge Lynch in the number of his
hangings. Whether it means to init
mate that the Sheriff is slow worker,
and not abreast of the age, or that
Lynch is a gentleman of rapid move
ment whom no regular official could
hope to equal, is not known. One thing,
at any rate, is plain that Texas is a
very bad State for man who intends to
ride horse which he has taken out of a
stable without the owners leave. CHI
cayo Tribune.
St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-08-22

Fourcault vanished the skin of an
imals. and found that death followed in
some instances in a few hours, but gem
erally in one, two or three days. In all
cases the quality of the blood was altered,
and the mucous and serous membranes
lining the interior of the body were dis
eased. Hence the very obvious demand
for porosity in all our clothing which
these facts SO unanimously indicate
Boston Budget
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-02-26
The Clothes Basket Superseded.

As substitute for the conventional
clothes basket, bag is now attached
to triangular table, with movable
top The bag is hidden by fiounce
either of serge, embroidered in crewels,
or any fancy material, fixed to the
woodwork and reacking to the ground.
The top of the table. when on, serves
its usual purpose of holding knick-
knacks. These clothes receptacles are
easily made, and generally at home.
Another continuance is to attach a
bag to the ordinary towel horse, cover
ing it with American cloth, which
should fit as compactly as possible,
and fixing it to the lower rails, as the
bag is behind. This idea could be car
ried out with advantage where economy
of room is desired Queen.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1885-02-26
Senator Edmunds' Weakness.

Senator Edmunds is passionately
addicted to onions" said a lady who
goes camping with him every season.
"His craze for the pungent, pestiferous
vegetable is simply awful never saw
anything like it. When he starts off
for his annual holiday in the woods he
has an enormous supply of onions
among the stores provided for the trip,
and then every farmhouse he comes to
he wants to stop, and buy a few more
onions, until every one feels as though
he belonged to an onion caravan. While
he is in camp his morning meal is an
onion and graham cracker; for his
luncheon he takes graham sandwich
and an onion; his dinner consists of
meat and onions. In his inordinate
appetite for onions may be found an ex-
PLANTATION of the dark and mysterious
hints as to the personal habits of
Senator Edmunds, which formed the
basis of the Sums opposition to him as
possible Republican nominee for
President. -NeW York Grdphic.