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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-10

"Let me cell you how write mean
letters and bitter editorials, nv boy.
Some time. when q man has pitched
into me and cut me up rough. and 1
want to pulverize him and wear his
CORY scalp at my girdle, and hang his
his hide on my fence, ! write the letter
or editorial that is to do the business.
! write something that viii drivesleep
from his eyes and peace from his soul
for six weeks Oh, do hold him over
slow fre and roast himl Gall and
aquafortis drip from my pen. Then, I
don't mail the letter and don't print
the editorial. There's always plenty
Of timo 70 cruelty q man. The vilest
criminal is entitled 20 little reprieye.
/ put the manuscript away in Z drawer.
Next day look at il. The ink Is cold !;
! read Il over and say: i don't know
about this. There's good deal Of
bIndgeon and bowie knife journalism
il that. III hold It over day longer. !
The next day read It again. / laugh,
and say: .Pshawl' and feel my cheeks
getting = little hot The fact i. am
ashamed ever wrote it and hope that
nobody hes seen Il. and havehalf for
gotten the article Or letter that alled
my soul with rage. haven't been
hurt Haven't hurt anybody. and the
world goes right along. making twen-
ty-four hours day Is usual and / an
III the happier. Try Il, my boyIg
B0rdetfe.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-10
THE FAmmY PHYSICIAN.


For Warts and Tumors. A painless
canstic for the removal OF warts and
tumors may be made as follows: AZ
senious acid. part; sulphate Of NOR
pbine, / part; calomel, parts: pow
dered gum arabic, 4s parts This is
to be sprinkled over the cnticle daily,
the surface Of which has been previ-
ously denuded By knife or blister.
Honey IN Cases Of Small POr. "a
Peruvian physician observed case OF
small pox, which at the outset threat
ened to be, very severe, but quickly
took turn for the better and proved
to be 4 very mild case. This he
attributes to the free eating Of honey
by the patient. and as he has since
seen two other similar cases, he thinks
he has discovered something worthy
Of extended trial.
For Collapse 1t is well to know
that in cases of collapse and sinking,
injection Of thirty minims Of ether
into the skin, after the common fash
ion Of injecting mOrphia, is most
valuable and successful means Of resto-
ration. The action OF ether in such q
case is speedy and effectual. Such
hint y useful to all who. away from
medical aid, may, under any circum-
stances require to exercise knowledge
in the saving of life.
Dtphtheyto. The precautions to be
taken in the management of a we'll
marked case of diphtheria may be
summed up as follows. according to
the Sanitary Engineer: Isolate the pa
tient in an airy room having the least
possible amount OF furniture, espe-
cially that which is upholstered, and
having no carpet or curtains. Disin-
feet all 6xcretions and secretions. and
especially those from the throat, nose,
and mouth, and all articles soiled by
them, promptly, while they are yet
moist, and thoroughly. Use clean,
soft rags for receiving the discharges
from the nose and mouth. and burn
them as fast as sOiled. If other
articles are soiled use solutions of
chloride Of zinc or bichlorlde Of mer-
curry, under the instructions of the
physician. BE especially careful as
regards toys, pencils, or other articles
which may be given the child for its
amusement, Of the articles used in
giving it food or drink, and Of the
remnants OF such food or drink. Ev-
erythIng that has touched the patients
lips, Or that has been touched by any
thing that kas touched the patients
lips, 10 dangerous.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-10
CLIPPINGS FOR THF cTlS,s..

| Poison Ivy leaves grow IN *.
Ct 3 the 5-leayed ivy is harml...
Ar eccentric EnglishmaD -
ed Ia New York the Othe, 80, ~
took 4 steamer for Livernoo, :. ,s''a'
afternoon. He said he ~ y ~
enough. -
President Folks was II. -,
auguratiOn day on which i h.. .s.l =
in Washington. He stood ma '.''e
umbrella TO read his address
Rocky mountain squirrels. wA,A.
considerably larger than the 0, :. Y
American squirrel. with rich o.la 49,
brown fur and silver gray head, s ~.
demand for shipment to RDsl...
where they are valued at sss 49,
pair. ~
Out OF population Of 2SOOOou
England sends 5000 student, : !.
two universities; Scotland. win
population Of 100000, has 6soo =,
yersity students; and Germany v,e
q population Of 100000, ha, . n u
in her various universities
A clock seven feet h.rh has H..
made by Leesville, Ohio blacE,nlA
with the aid of nothing but the ~
of his trade. 1t is made princluall, J
steel, gives the time in eleven ciis
strikes the hours and quarters. ana !
exhibited in q glass case where i.
movement can be seen.
II has been estimated that the CON.
mon house fy moves its wings IA
times per second, or 1890 times \,
minute.
Before the invention Of the sun All
or clocks time was measured by IN
length Of shadows cast from a a,a
object.
In South Siberia there is an uucIyD.
lied race known as Bourats, who vi.
ship a human god. When their ID
reaches the age Of 10 they poison hin
and choose male infant to be tAs
god, who is likewise poisoned when i
reaches that age.
A man weighing 100 pounds al
running mile in six minutes pa
forms work about equal to that Of
half-horse engine, while walker ~
tanning five miles an hour for q lai
time does work equal to that Of
quarter-horse engine, and consuua
only one-twentieth Of the weight 4
food Of fuel.
1t has been estimated that q pubic
speaker says in one hour, on an WF
age, what, ii printed, would OOW
fifteen octave pages. In Ordinagon.
versation words flow from the H
quite as rapidly as in public PeA
Surprising, then. that all the talk q
one day be estimated as equivaleht y
four hours consecutive speaking
man says in one week what, II pnnta
would be an octave volume d ~
pages. In one year he speaks fis
two such Volumes; and in thirty yan
lie would have an extensive library
1860 volumes. 1t is a matter Of Telae
ing that the talk of society 3
thus printed and perpetuated.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-10
Rightfnlly named.

Jinks-"See here, ST; -, n
that / have been swindled. ~ =.
you sold me is a fraud, aregui' - !.
sir. and / want you to take -. :
Dealer-.Really, Mr. -
surprise me. Perhaps you
e ct fault" .,.meg
aOh, you neednOt Try . $50
tie chimney; that Is ~
your stove that won't WORK, ......
There must be some - -. !
Jinka / remember The So 49,.
pom perfectly; It i = Das 80. =.
i should say sol che sss.
j ever laid eyes %
col1
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-10

In 1879, $4,000 bags of cocoa ie'l'
wereimported into this country. -
year the number reached $1,000 -
use Of chocolate in confectionery
very extensive, and as beverage
gaining on tea and coffee. We -
last year 100000 pounds, and y
ton Of sugar q day. The Oe's =
beans G me from Venezuela and -
co, the cheapest from San DOM
Only the finest sugars, mostly hs'A
can be used, as they must Be g'0
Most OF the machinery Is imPa
though we have in use many mp
ments on the French modes
present tariff discriminates
American chocolates by taxing
cents 4 pound, and Whils
chocolates are admitted with 81
cents . pound duty we have . =
cents TO enter French marks'
York Tribune.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-10

How Are CnKea an Virginia.
Virginia hams. and notably the
snlthlleld and East Virginia hams, are
cured ii the following way:
The hogs are LETT on the scafold tin
the animal heat II wen out of the car
cass and il has become little stir
from cold. IN order that Il may cut
smoother and better than It does when
limp. Usually the pork Is not cut tin
the next morning after il Is killed. but
ii the weather is very cold and il IS
feared that it viii freeze before morn
ing il is cut and sailed the same day.
On being cut, the meat is immedi-
ately sailed and packed down in bulk.
flesh side up. on the floor Of : platform
made for Ike purpose. On packing il
down each piece IS 50 laid that all the
blood that oozes out Of the meat Will
low away from It and not remain in
contact with the flesh to faint it. This
issone OF the nice points in our method
Of curing bacon. namely, to have the
animal bleed freely when 1t is killed,
and not allow the pork to stand long
in the bloody water that always comes
away from pork FOR short time after
it Is slaughtered. Hence we never
use the brine, but always salt the meat
dry, and break bulk and resalt again
in y short time. Care is taken to
touch all the joints and bones with
plenty of salt, and to sprinkle more
salt on the thick part Of the pieces as
they are packed down.
We use from bushel to a bushel
and half Of dry salt TO a thousand
pounds Of pork, applying the most on
meat OF large size Sometimes, to give
a fine red color to the flesh Of hams, q
little saltpetre Is rubbed on them. but
very often nothing bus the dry salt is
applied till the meat is ready 20 be
smoked At the expiration offour to
six weeks. depending on the size and
the weather, the hams are taken up,
washed clean Of the salt (but this is
often onitted). and molasses or moist
brown sugar is smeared over the flesh
sides, and red or black pepper applied
freely to give the meat good flavor,
and also to keep off the bacon bug. the
parent Of the skipper" The red pep
per should be dried in an oven, and
then pounded Hne in q mortar Both
sorts ofpepper may be taken together.
A gallon Of molasses or ten pounds Of
sugar and four pounds Of black pep
per or peck Of red in pod are enough
Of these articles for q thousand weight
OF hams. The pieces are then hung up
and smoked in the usual way by kind
ling a slight FIRE in the middle Of the
room and keeping it snothered with
chips from the wood pile. But use
only green hickory or oak wood, as it
imparts brighter color to the meat
Country Gentleman.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-10
UTILIZING OLD BONES.
Seemingly Waste Materials
Put 70 Good Uses.
Interesting TAX with che Foreman Of
: Bone-Boiling establishments

"Them there Is kittle stewed and
these hereis tank billed. said the FORE
man Of bone boiling establishment
on Long Island. pointing to the two
piles pc old bones which had PASSED
through the rendering process. "Them
slick bones over there Is shins and
them yender is bones out O. the foreIegs
q cattle. Here's a lot o. shinbone
knuckles, al ready for burnin'. They'll
be chucked in with that pile O. ribs,
skulls, and miscellaneous j'ints ye see
In the corner, and all made into bone
black. The burners would like to have
the best quality Of bones for their use,
because they get more charcoal out q
them than they kin out O the common
bones. The boneblack they make they
sell to sugar refiners, and this big heap
o. old ribs and skulls and odds and ends
o cattle and sheep skeletons here viii
1ist as like as not be filterin' sugar in
few days, and some O you fellers may
be putin some o the same sugar In
yer coffee fore weeks over.
..3ut the best quality Of bones is
shins and thighs and fore legs. and we
don't waste no shins, nor no thighs
nor no front legs on the boneburners
nor the fertilizer grinders. They can't
pay more than S25 ton Cor the best
there is, and we.kin sell all the shins
we kin gle for $40 ton. Thighs is
worth $50 a ton to US, and every ton O
front legs we kin bile fetches us $50.
1.-THE manufacturers OF knife handles
sleeve buttons, collar buttons, bone
jewelry. parasol and umbrella handles,
combs, tooth brushes, hair brushes, and
al sorts Of things that bone kin be
used IN buy all these parts o skeletons
that the country kin produce. The
thigh bones is used for toothbrush
handles more than any other, and all
In this country. The bones for buttons
and knife handles mostly goes to
Europe. Fancy parasol handles is
turned out Q sleeps legs, and some o
the incest ivory fans ye ever see used
70 be trottin' some old ram or eve
around the pasture lot. Sheep leg
bones polishes up slicker than any
other bones. and hain't 80 brittle
IS the shin bone OF COW or thigh
bone Of steer.
1--WE collect bones all over the coun-
try. 4 ton o. pig iron amt worth
more than q quarter as much as : ton
Of the commonest kind Of bones IS
when it j. ready for the burner or
grinder. The West almost fills the
bone market now. there's so much
cattle slanghterin' done out there. The
bone bi'ler gifts hair oil. neatsfoOt oil.
and sizIn' glue out Of his stock a. he
gifts Il ready for the market Bones
that we sen to fertilizer grinders we
bile the meat of in open httles. cause
they bring just as much as If we put
EN- IN tight tanks and billed EN- under
pressure We 10 that with The bones
Tor burners. cause il takes out the nj
trogen slick and clean and leaves che
carbon. and, that's what makes che
bonebIack.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-10

A romantic young waiter-girl at q
hotel IN Ontario. Canada, came near
losing her life the other day by trying
foolish experiment. She had heard
an old saying that any girl who swal-
lowed raw chickens heart would
have for husband the first male per-
son she shook hands with and, believ-
ing the proverb. attempted to swallow
. chicken'sraw heart. but failed. The
heart stuckin her throat and would
not move either way. down or up. A
doctor was called in and arrived only
in season ID save the delndod girl from
an untimely death By choking.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-10

Three thousand visitors q year GO
through the Mammoth Cave in Ken
lucky. but it is expected the number
will be largely increased this year, ow-
ing increased travel South to the New
Orleans Exposition. The cave is on
the line of the Louisville and Nash
vile railway, but ten miles from the
nearest station. The cost Of stopping
over, including moderately extensive
exploration Of the cave, is about $40
each person.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-10

The College Of the City Of New York
has . workshop, one Of the FIRST Of it's
kind established in the country, the
results ta.nsd from il justifying the
time and expense given 1t. Students
are given three lessons q week. IN the
first year they learn to fashion wood
70 any required form or dimensions, to
make joints, veneer, fnish and polish.
IN the second year metal-workine
tools are used, forging, chilling, sold
ering and finishing iron and brass, and
turning wood and metals Is begun.
The third year the making Of more
complicated pieces Of machinery js
learned.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-10

A writer in Science, discussing Ao
subject Of rainfallin Kansas, finds that
while this has increased 20 per cent in
the eastern part Of the State since its
occupation BY the white settlers, west
ern Kansas has little increase ofrainfall
to boast Of and little to hope for. He
greatly doubts, indeed, whether half Of
the State. lying outside the immediate.
track Of yapor-laden winds can ever
have rainfall adequate to maintain
successful agriculture.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-10

a Cleveland paper has been inter-
viewing the clergy OF that city as to
the propriety Of preaching short SER
mons. One Of them, the Rev. q. 4.
Bowling, thus expresses himself: Il
think sermons and prayers ought to be
the shortest distance between two
points When / started out to preach
my father slid 70 me: George il isa
great deal better 70 leave OK Just when
everybody wants yon to % on, than il
i y keep q tin everybody aets
spiritual dyspspsIa Is the years
have gcne by they have onlyconarmed
M estimate De his good judgment. q
that an fully persuaded fhat. save ID
very exceptional instances. whateve.
slse snon Is about. Il ought "a d
about hslf Al hour. ! know men
otherwise zIfked Who ars failures Ii
tas ministry. hecaaa they hii tbe nal
on $50 head tha alst ilmea and then
q nnasips nn split Isl
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-10

Teaching school for Indian boys
in New Mexico is attended with some
inconvenience. The other day sew
eral Apache braves visited a school In
Albuquerque where their sons were
pupils, full Of wrath and whisky.
They wanted to clean out the whole
establishment because they had heard
that the Indian lads were occasionally
punished. And the only way to pacify
them was to get them so drunk that
they were helpless.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-03-10
T0PTCs Of THE DAY.

An expert base bali player tried e
catch 4 bali thrown from the topof The
washington monument. but was IN
able 10 hold 1t. So great was its ve-
locity that It dented the ground like .
cannon BAH. a bah thrown from such
: height Is supposed TO exert force Of
some forty pounds on striking the
ground.
The Maria Theresa dollar Is the only
coin known in Abysslnia. Cloth and
bars OF rock salt. ten inches long By
two inches wide and deep. bound with
reed. serve as their ordinary means
Of barter. a recent traveller says ho
made everlasting friendship with VII
lage chief by making him present Of
an empty Worcester sauce bottle. the
glass stopper appearing to be source
Of delight and comfort to him.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-01-31

tfcOd Fay for Agenta- egO0 10 saeO Der
me made selling 0ur Grand Ness EKEst9Fy
RaHaOuA and Decigiyc Hattie Of she World
Write 70 J. q M0cursty 4 Co., Phiisdeiphia. Pa
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-01-31

An engine said to be the smallest in
the world, has been make by watch
maker now connected with a watch
manufacturing company AS describ-
ed, the engine is OF the upright pat
tern, and is made of steel and god, 1t
scsts on twenty-five cent gold piece,
and can be worked either with steam
or compressed air. The cylinder is a
little less than sixteenth Of an inch
in diameter, win a little less than
three thirty-seconds Of an inch stroke.
The ballence wheel is a third Of an
inch in diameter, and makes some
thing like 1000 revolutions a. minute.
The wrispin is a sapphire cut for the
purpose-Ex.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-01-31

But he's lucky, dey say, en- see l
warn't lucky. De dream say let Ba-
lum inves' de ten cents en- he'd make
raise for me. Well, Balum he tuck
de money, en- when he wuz in church
no hear de preacher say dat whoever
give to de po len to de Lord, on boun'
to git it back Il hund'd times, SO Ba-
lum he tuck en- give de ten cents to
de po', en- laid low to see what wuz
gwine to come of it.
well, what did come Of it, Jim p
Muffin never come OF it. l couldn't
manage to kleck dat money no way
en- Balum he couldn', / ain gwyne tc
len no mo- money 'dout / see de Sc
curity, Boun'' to git yo' money back
hund'd times, de preacher says! L
could get de ten cents back I'd cal
it squah, en- be glad er de chanst.
"Well, it's all right anyway, Jim
long as you're going to be rich again
some time or other"
"Yes-en rs rich now, come to lool
at it. owns meysf, en- is with eigh
hund'd dollars. But live stocks to-
resky, Huc6. l wisht | had de eigh
hund'd dollars, en- somebody else ha
de niger"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-01-31
ATLANTA AHEAD.
$4,000 Worth Of B. B. 3. Bold to
One Hu1ae.
THE HEAVIEST TRANSACTION
Ever Made in the United States in
the Sale OF Patent Medicine.
From Atlanta Journal. |

From Atlanta Journal
For several days past Journal man has heard |
the rumos that the Blood Balm Company Of
this city had cold tbs enormous sum OF one
hundred and twenty thousand dollars worth of
their famous blood and skin remedy 70 one
man
The report was hard to believe, and deter
mining TO Investigate the matter and learn the
truth the reporter called NJ the business Office
OF the company. On entering the ofics, the
Journal man was confronted BY DR.. J, P. Drom
goole, tho manager OF BLOOD Ealn Co., 70 whom
the reporter meis known the object Of his
visit.
yes sir" epllad4he doctor, az a smile illu-
minated his tacs, "the report is true"
"Graclousi" ejAculsted the scribe.
"l contract il signed.
"Who buya it2'
'Mr.J. W. Holman, oisDenver Colorado"
Doctor, how many gross for that contract
over two thousand The freight alone will
amount TO over S33,G0o"
do you paJ freight"
mo, sir; the party pays his own freight bills"
"Tcll me something about the gentleman who
bought the medicine"
"He is thorough business man and capite "
list OF large means Of DcnvSr, Colorado. Hear
ing OF the wondarful eEse@sy and gigantic sales
of b. B. D., and being a gentleman OF keen
business sense, ne conceived the plan OF bay
ing at q stipulated price and controlling seven
of the Northwestern States and Territories, In
Guiding Colorado Ho visited Atlanta several
Weeks ago, and propositions have been SC
shaped that We have closed thS contract, which
a. ~ ~ 80 oi Ia
ever made 10 the United States"
ut Is no commission arrangement
NO sir; a square. straightout sale. Every
bottle to be peid for before being shipped
"Do your sales continue to inesease7"
Eyes, sir; T. r. 3. sells right along; the ~
mand rapidly increasing at points where lAriJ
tested At many points il simply wipsd out e.
other blood remedies, Our cures are slmpl!
wonderful and ono great feature is, the Bloot
Balm Company IS not compelled to denounc
other remedies "a irauds in order 70 ylndicst
our own. We claim there is room for all Will
ours is the BEST"
'Your big sale would suggest that its reputa
ton is becoming worldwide"
owe have not used any large amount OF mos
ey to push our remedy, and although only SeY
cnteen months old, 1t is now known lar an
wide and keeps us humping 70 supply TIE q
1nand When it comes to MERIT alone, all OF
position is puff OF wind -"
ANY special cures lately2"
Every day we get letters from parties VIII
enclose certificates of its wonderful cures {
Sorofula, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Kidney Trout
les, Blood Poisons, Skin Diseases, etc, in q
incredibly short TINA Look at these certii
Gates received this morning. It is Impossible
publish all OF theEl. The skeptical and doub
ing Thomases are invited however to call at Of
Office and examine the originals which we kee
on file"
And still Atlanta leads the van, and the Jou
nal Is proud Of her enterprises,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-01-31

The expenses of the Democratic
National Convention, held in this city
last July, were $4,000, says the Chi
cago Journal. To meet this expendi-
ture but $4,000 were contributed at
the time, a the Chicago com
mittee 5000 in debt. This sum has
since been s.t, and the last debt
created on ccount Of the convention
has been paid Potter Palmer enter
tanned the members " the committee
at banquet at the Palmer House
yesterday, when the gentlemen pres
ent c ,u4r,o.a Fl themselves on the
successful result of their financial and
political labors. i he fun will now be-
gin. They have elected their man.
and the expenses ar paid.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1885-01-31

A Little Rock jury Quilted two
Jews who were prosecuted for selling
liquor on Sunday, on the plea that
they kept Saturday as the Sabbath.
All the saloon men in the city are
anxious to get 4ebrow partners,