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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24

In. EDITOR have read over
studied over and reflected over an ar-
ticle in Tie Record Of Saturday, and
FOR the life 81 ne cam get the hang
of Il. The article IS headed ssThe
Wolf in Sleeps Clothing, and con-
tains an extract from a letter from
your correspondent b = followed By
what appears 10 be some editorial
comments. What these comments
have to do with the extract, or
what the extract has to do with
the comments, is the enigma that
has puzzled and perplexed me- Wheth-
CT the editor Is Esop, Or the wolf, or
the sheep, Or the shepherd, or the
First District. or whether your cor
respondent .B" il one Of these lima.
ginary creatures, is where the puzzle
comes IN; and as / have no expert
ence in placing actors upon the stage,
must give il up. / have often met
some vain persons in this world, who
after q long incubation viii hatch out
from weak, pedantic mind a sickly
brood Of obscure ideas, and 90 strut
ting along in the path Of pOmposity
with all the self Importance Of .
speckled hen with q black chicken,
and / could usually find 0 grain Of
sense in their bushel Of chat, but 10
this case am wholly at fault--it must
be at chat. ANOTHER "B
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24
,,,r BALTIMORE AND OHIO R.tR.
s,,NpAy TRAINS.

n.t,t,nore al aOj a. M, and 5 90 =. m.
tfs" rvs.siarton nj S.30 y. M, and 5.A1 y. M.
',a5ns running West, South aud the
- =. Iet lime sehednle In city dailiss.
lssl}ff 1'hs &, X. lord.
GEM Pass. Agent.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24
THEs
NATIONAL MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION
or WASHINGTON.
HOME OFFICE.
Kellogg Bufzziag, 1417 =. ST.,
WAsHnNoToE. .. O.
kolieies Guaranteed for their Fuu Face
YalNe. Secured bH an An1ple fund.
INFESTED IL U s. Bonde.

gFlHE system inanearated by the Nation
III Mutual Life Association. Il supe.
Klor "a, and "a Improvement upon every
other. The Association Effects fts insuf-
ance By legal contract. upon the plan Of
dxed annual dues for expenses and post
ulortem assessment 70 pay death expenses.
Incorporated April 12. 1884 Iifstdeath
March 21 1855; one fourth poliey paid
twenty -four hours after burial 81 assured
balance settled within one week.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24

Special Notice.-Persons desiring to be
served with Ice Cream, Cake aud Con-
dictionary at all times. should leave their
orders at LINDERBoRN Bros, Main street.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24

GE For the most delicious ice cold
Cream Soda, go to the City Drug
store. The largest and most improv-
ed Fountain in the city.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24

Use Procler's Insect Powder. The
great exterminator Of Roashss. Bed Bugs.
Moths, Ants, Fgcas, Lice and az form,
Of insect kfe. Acknowledged to be the
best Ii never fails. Try 1t, and be con
WINGED. Large size bottle, price % cents
For sale by all druggists. j. II. WINKEL-
MANN 8 Co. Proprietors. Baltimore. Md.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24

,,potIs LPD ELK RIDGE r, r.
rrAyT / TRAINS ARRIVE
TRAINS S a. m Mail. S.55 a. m.
Arcenl' az as =. m. Mail, 5.55 p. m.
Nail, r 9.g1 s. 35 a. m. 80 p. m.
sanaa s.,.b freight 10 and from baltimore
1h'oss sg' Local freight Tuesday and
gsiay At s.S0a' M
"a, BALTIMORE AND OHIO R.tR.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26
Washington Agitator.


We were lying in winter quarters, and
bad days and days of nothing to do.
did not play cards, but my terminate did.
lie also had three special friends who
played, and their meeting place was in
my tent. There they met day after day
in the morning. in the afternoon and in
the evening until late at night. Our tent
was built for permanent quarters In one
end we made door eighteen inches wide
by three feet high. On the opposite side
was fireplace built outside of small
sticks, like stone work, and covered in
side with clay mortar.
The boys, as usual, were at their cards
| took IA friend into my counsels, and we
procured a shell which had blown the load
out without bursting We fastened into
this shell long fuse | then told my
friend to go away several rods to an empty
dry goods box, and strike upon it so as to
make it sound like the booming of distant
cannon. "Ilark," said one, "dyou hear
that? That's from Lees battery on the
left We may have other business than
cardplaying by daylight.
Just then "boom." went the old dry
goods box, and instantly | dropped the
shell, with the burning fuse, down
the chimney. The shell fell upon
the fire and rolled under the bunk
on which the boys were sitting. Itch
tch-tch-" went the burning fuse. The
boys thought it a message direct from
Lees battery. Two tried to jump through
the door at the same time and blocked up
the narrow door 50 that neither was able
to get out. a full evacuation of the tent
was finally effected and a retreat made
not, however, in good order No one
was killed but the boys waited behind
distant trees for more than thirty mortal
minutes momentarly expecting to see the
tent blown TO atoms. After while these
4 heroes came together and in the council
Of war they held on the field of fright il
was decided that they had been the vic
Tins of fraud But there was no more
card. playinr in NV tent
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26
TIrOfUtTS BerfnuHa Letter
The dozzlinU Wilderness of thp hon

The dazzling whiteness of the houses
The unequaed excellence of the roads,
with a bed of hard coral-here cut
through the coral.knoll, then running on
u coral causeway.
The early hour of going to bed-most
of the natives retiring by or thereabouts,
and dousing the domestic glim.
The solidity of the cemeteres-e
grave being dug. not in the earth, but
sawed down into the compact coral, and
one grave being occupied by a whole
family, the collins laid on top of each
other from the bottom of it to the level of
the ground.
The uniform and uncommon politeness.
| never saw so much civility, amiability
and humility. Everybody bows to every
body and halls Good morning" strang-
ers as well as acquaintance. The upper
end of my spinal column is actually sore
with excess of bowling and | should
think man would bow his head off here
in month. a man from Richmond
who came in on the last steamer, went out
next morning to walk about the town. He
came back in about an hour and said TO
/ his brother, "Ee hanged, Jim, eff didn't
meet Judge Turner down street, drivin'
his ole mare up the hill jest like he docs
in kichmun'.
"Nonsensc-not by jug full you
didn't, said the other
Hope to die eff didn't Twas him or
I'm liar. And he bespoke me Jest as
nice as ever, and asked me how wuz.
An hadn't gone not mo than fo' steps
wen / met that little black goslin of Der
lar Clems, and he lailed and said how
wuz l. inquired how his folks wuz.
Then come along and sho' null, teet-
erin up the marble lane yender wuz that
likely yaller gal that trades at the grocery
on Front street. lichmun', and she wu1
totin basket of clothes and she LATED
and bowed and inquired how | wuz.
shall meet EN- agin. SOIL you. I'm glad
there's folks here we know"
! Within two days he was convinced
either that it was an illusion, or else that
all the Rermudians were old friends
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26


The organ made by the Roosevets for
the cathedral built by the widow of A. f.
Stewart at Garden City, l.. l., is the most
extensive instrument of the kind in the
world 1t has 115 stops and 7,253 pipes.
and cost 800, 900. Most of it is set in an
octagonal chamber made by the angle
where the transept and chancel walls join.
fifteen feet in diameter, and extending
from the basement floor upward to dis
lance of forty feet A remarkable feature
is its construction so as to distribute the
sounds in four different parts of the
cathedral at once, all remaining under
control of the player at the main organ.
The four divisions are classified as fol
lows: Chancel. tifty-four stops; tower.
thirty eight stops; chapel, fifteen stops;
echo, eight stops.
Steam power is employed in initiating
the bellows. There are double engines of
ten horsepower beneath the chancel di-
vision to supply it with compressed air,
and the speed is governed, as far as pos
sibe by the rise and fall of the bellows.
In the room beneath the vestibule, di-
rectly under the tower division, is sin
gle engine of ten horsepower The
greatest novelty is the electric chime
action by which thirteen bells in the or
gan tower are played from the solo man
ual. The bells are rung with the same
force and precision as though struck in
usual manner, and may be rung in con-
nection with the music that is played on
the organ. The organ cases, made in
Philadelphia, are magnificent specimens
of carving in decorated English Gothic.
profuSely enriched
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26


The karundua, or vessel. containing the
tooth stands covered on a table of massive
silver, richly chased in the midst of a
profusion OF valuable articles of jewelrv,
which are either relics or offerings. The
most beautiful in the collection is a bird
with wings spread. 1t is formed entirely
of diamonds, rubies, and sapphires, etc
set in gold which is hid by profusion
of gems. While We are admiring this
magnificent offering, the priests or monks
removed several folds of muslin from the
karundua, and discovered a sort of dome
of gilded silver about five feet high stud
ded with few gems. When this was re-
moved another was found underneath,
made of beautifully carved gold This
was festooned with jeweled chains and
literally encrusted with all the glittering
gems tor which Ceylon is so ceebaated-
sapphires and emeralds of extraordinary
size, cats eyes much priced rubbies,
amethysts and pearls.
Another similar covering and still an
other were taken off when at last was
reached a small case of gold covered ex-
ter ally with rubies. emeralds, and dia.
monds, in which, resting on the leaves of
gold lotus was the tooth itself. The
prince was about to take up the relic
when he was stopped by the Dewa Nil
teme who is associated with the priests as
guardian of the tooth, and informed it
was too sacred to be touched by human
hands
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26
The Old Club Mans Surrender.
New York Latter

Poker is still parlor pastime in the
homes of our wealth and refinement Pro-
gressive euchre has become very popular,
but it does not contain the gambling ee.
ment which makes the other game so
seductive. The desire to win dol
lar or two is as strong in the belle
whose allowance of pin money is 800 a
month as to one whom the loss or gain of
trifc is of consequence a tough old
club man, notably a stickler for exact-
tude in his play was brought, the other
night into direct antagonsm with
a bcwitchingly beautiful maiden, lie
held three kings; she had cards which,
according to lloye couldn't have won
the pot, or anywhere near it, and yet lie
pushed the chips over to her, after mo-
ments hesitation.
Nv hat under heavens did you do that
for" friend, who saw both hands,
afterward asked.
Her two pairs beat my three of a
kind he replied,
But she didn't have two pairs.
SO, yes, she did-a pair of aces in her
hand, and a pair of eyes in her head-blue
ones with tears in them. They'd beat a
royal flush, if | held it
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

The heating power of earthquakes is
now made subject for discussion in
scientific journals and many good words
are said in favor of phenomena heretofore
somewhat unpopular. 1t is claimed that
earthquakes increase the temperature per.
ceptibly, and the view appears well sup.
ported. Still, it is to be feared earth.
quakes will never get their hold on public
confidence secured by the good. old fash
Toned stove or the more pretentious mod,
ern furnace, Anybody can manage a
stove and almost any one can do some
thing with a furnace-though soft coal
furnaces are sometimes intractable- but
to manage an earthquake properly must
necessarily re uire experience
AS heaters they are a new thing II
would never do to let raw servant girl
turn on an earthquake alone-it would be
worse than kinding a fire with kerosene
and there are other objections to them toe
numerous to mention. The scientist
mean well but they become too enthusi
astic at times.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26
GAS TAR HEALTHFUL



London Iron.
I he serious outbreak of cholera with
which France has recently been visited
has caused inquiry to be made as to the
extent to which persons engaged in par
ticular manufacturing operations en-. oy
immunity from or are rendered more sus-
ceptiblc to the attacks of epidemic disease.
1t has been known almost ever since the
establishment of gas works that the ex-
halations arising in the various processes
of gas manufacture-althoug perhaps,
not specially pleasing to the oliactory or
gans-are not detrimental to health, but
on the contrary, highly beneficial in spc-
cial forms of diseases, such as whoopng
cough and Group
The extensive use, in throat ailments,
oS preparations in which some form of
oarbolic acid figures largely is a testimony
to the value of this dcrivative of coal tar
as therapeutic agent A recent issue of
The Journal DIES | sines Gaz contains an
article in which particulars are given re-
speeding certain Investigations made by
DR.. Lemairc some years ago into the sub
cct of the influence of coal tar and its
derivatives upon the health of the work
men employed in the preparation of these
substances. Ills inquiries were made
chiefly in connection with the employees of
the Paris Gas company. He found that
those whose duties did not necessitate
prolonged stay in the parts OF the works
where tar was to be found were liable to
all kinds of ailments, and formed con
siderable proportion of the number on the
sick list while among the workmen
specially occupied with tar only three
were sick in the course of seven years
This result is all the more striking when
the number of workmen in the service of
the company at the period referred to is
considered. There were altogether 20, jj3
men, of whom 764 were engaged in some
occupation connected with tar DR. Lee
MARIE also cites the case of the Bayonre
| gas works, where the workmcn had not
only not been attacked by cholera during
its prevalence, but generally enjoyed i'm
munity from diseases, NJ. Bouley, a pro-
fessor at the veterinary school at Afford.
| found as long ago as 1860 that gas works
employees escaped during cholera epide-
mics, and the communication of this fact
TO DR. Lemare caused him TO institute his
inquiries into the subject.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

An ingenious American, inspired by q
desire to make bookkeepers as comforta,
BILE as their arduous duties admit of, has
invented for them "a chair running ON a
kind of miniature railway, in such man
ner that push upon the foot, board will
move the chair to the right or left as may
be desired " By this means they can get
at their books without leaving their seats
Now, if some philanthropic inventor will
devise something which will 50 touch the
hearts of fashionable shop.kcepers and
their patrons that they will allow the poor
shop. girls tc sit down only now and then
when they are not busy he will win for
himself no ED of gratitude, and the girls
won't complain because they cannot sit
down ali the time.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26
PALACE CATTLE CARS.
The Transportation of Live Stock from n
shippers Point of View.

lNhlOnU NuT-BUllNeT.I
A writer IN a recent number of The
Age of steel, published in St. Louis, de.
scribcs from personal observation the
cruel treatment 10 which cattle are sub
,ected while being driven from Texas to
Kansas City, and from thence transported
by rail to the eastern seaboard cities The
description, although written apparently
in the refrigerator car beef traffic interest
is no doubt substantially true, if, indeed
it docs not fall short of the tru h in de-
picting the abuses practiced in live stock
transportation The details need not be
recapitulatcd. 1t is enough to say that
they are revolving to every humane in.
stinct, and a reproach to civilization.
The trouble is not because suitable cars
cannot be built, or that cattle cannot be
fed, watered, and rested while on their
journey; but it results from the neccs.
sity of chcapcning the cost of transporta-
ton by carrying as many cattle as posi-
bic in ear, and by continuous running, so
as to make the trip in the quickest pos
sible time This will do very well for
short distances that can be made in from
twelve to eighteen hours, but when cattle
are driven long distances to points of
shipment and are then packed into cars
to remain there from fifty to 100 hours,
with imperfect feeding and no outside
rest, the case is very Different. If cars
could be made so as to give the animals
plenty of room to lie down. and at the
same time be supplied with feed and
water, without increasing the cost of car.
rying them it would have been done long
ago.
Palace" cattle cars were invented an d
patented Il do, en- years ago, with ample
provision for making the cattle comfort.
able and saving them from the protracted
misery which they have now to endure.
One of these cars was thirty. six feet long
and nine aud one,h half wide, which is ten
feet longer and one foot wider than stock
cars usually are. 1t would carry sixteen
cattle of ordinary size and give them
plenty of room, but no such cars are run
ming on the roads now, because COM
petition will not admit Of it. No road is
going to carry cattle in palace cars,
packed in as loosely as hyenas and tigers
in travelling menagere, while rival
road by prodding and tail twisting, car
ries twice as many in the same number of
cars of the common kind The best car,
from shippers and transporters point
of view, is one that will carry the great
est weight of Texas steers to the square
foot without killing the steers before
reaching their destination.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

A small volume of statistics, showing
the work done by the postollices of the
world, has just been published in Flor
ence. rom this it appears that in 1888,
the latest year for which complete returns
are available, there were in Europe TO, 800
receiving officers, Al, 800 telegraph offices
and 225 900 letter boxes. The total num-
Der of persons employed by the various
postolices was 356, 600, and in the twelve
months there were transmitted 6S3, 900, 900
letters, 546, 600, 900 post cards, 1,046, 900
books and parcels, 1872 900, 600 news.
papers and ll1,OOO 900 kilograms, the
gross weight of the matter sent through
the post being estimated at about 500, 900
tons.
The lowest charge for the conveyance
of any letter or post card was one fifth of
cent, the highest S25 The total receipts
of the various offices amounted to $3.50,
80, 600 and their expenditures to $3.50,
100000 These figures are surprising
when one remembers that less than half q
century ago the number of packages of
all kinds that pass through the postottices
of the world was well under 100, 900, 600
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26
New Guinea St. James Gazette.

:.
1t was resting day at village far away
from the coast: and, spreading my chart
out on the middle of the floor in the small
native house in which we were camping,
several sitting around, | was tracing our
journey done, and the probable one 10 do,
when strange drops were falling around, a
few on the cnart They came from a
bulky parcel overhead Jumping up
quickly | discovered that they were the
family grandmother's remains Icing
dried. Our chart was placed on the fire
and the owner was called Justify who hur.
ricdly entered ana walked away with the
parcel. 1t was altogether hurried time,
and spoiled our dinner.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

Some little time ago there appeared an
adv rtisement in weekly journal in
which the writer affected to make an
offer to the reader, which he assumed no
one would answer, simply on account Of
incredulty. His proposition was made as
a test to show if there was any faith left
in mankind He didn't expect any reply,
but he simply made the experiment.
The offer was 10 the effect that if any of
the readers would send him five 3 cent
stamps he would return them present
suitable to their wishes. Nine people out
of ten would have said that no man or
woman could be gull enough to be taken
in by such bait as this nevertheless sew.
eral parties sent the stamps entered into
particulars of the station of life in which
they moved, and indicated the kind of
presents that would be acceptable. One
young lady stated that she was about to
go to a ball. and no doubt believed that
she would either get a silk dress or pair
of diamond bracelets by return post
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26

Can you tell me how to pronounce the
names of persons and places that we read
about in the travels of African explorers?
am particularly perpeXed by such
words as X bakka, Mtesa, and Nlige.
English writers generally spell African
words in accordance with Bishop Stcere's
simple rules. nder this system con
sonants are pronounced as in English and
vowels as in Italian. The accent is in
varably upon the penultimate syllable.
In the words cited pronounce Kbakka as
though spelled Kabakka, giving the least
possible sound to the vowel introduced.
The letters m and n, followed by con
sonant, are pronounced rs separate syl-
liable, with an obscure vowel sound Thus.
in Mtessa pronounce the first syllable with
the lips closed.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26
Foreign Letter

About year ago an English gentleman,
travelling in Germany, came across an Of
ticer employed in experimenting some
details of military railroad transport He
had been captain during the Franco
German war, and had allowed his COM
pany to be surprised. After being im-
prisoncd for eighteen months he was
placed in the military railroad transport
service, and told that he was never TO re-
ccivc promotions Being surprised by an
enemy i, the one objectionable sin for
the Germans.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26
In the Bowels of the Earth.


1t is curious fact connected with deep
mining that from the hours of II at night
till in the morning the disturbing intlu.
ence in the bowels of the earth obtains in
creased activity. At this time it is oh
served by miners that water falls from
places where none is observable during
the day. The volume in the water wheel
is pcrceptiby increased, the atmosphere
is charged with gases, which often pre-
vent the lights from burning, and small
particles of earth and rock are Observed tc
fall from the tops Of the drives.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26
Chicago Tribune

The editor of Buffalo newspaper re.
Gently asked the subscribers to name the
ten most important inventions of all time.
More than 500 answers were received and
the ten inventions receiving the most
votes were the telegraph, printing press,
steam engine, cotton gin, telephone,
mariners cImpass, gunpowder, sewing
machine, telescope, and photography,
Twenty one votes were in favor of the
steamboat. six for paper, two for time
pieces, and only one for the ocean cable.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1885-06-26
So netting Rem arkable.
Arkansaw Traveller. |

A remarkable property of the ice. plant,
Dotanlcally known as "mesembryanthe-
mum crystalinum, is its absorption Of
salt, a fluid exuded by its leaves having
been found to contain about 80 per cent
of sea salt For this reason it is sug-
gested that the plant may be advantage
ously grown sn lands made unproductive
by an excess of salt