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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-09
Elnmors en the PraIrIes.

l.9h.r;. snIeus3or Of the scores In
ksds and I.Africaiue seemed fepea.eu
as The elo4ions panorama Of poisoning
nrairie unrollsd day after aay. IAN soa
nicf,aro "a yoursclf ten acres Of portuiacas
~ whole hillsides cNNtasned watn "ha1
seems 4 superb variety q Wlstailas 60
cept that it grows on ssAAlS llssos1 ~. ~
hanging from vinea DO yoa Aaso .,'..l noss
it feels not to be able TO steV 49,
crushing q flower. SO that tns' .':aI,
prairie dogs, sitting contentcdly ~
their intimate friends. the owls, on ,n !.
little heaps Of earth thrown up arounes
their holes, have every appearance OF
having planted their own front YARDS
with the choicest floral varietiesf lhlnk
r driving into a great field OF sun
foweea, the horses trampliug down the
tall stathe, that spring mp again
behind the carriage, SO that
one outside the field would never
know that a carriage.load OF people
were anywhere il it; or riding through
a ssgroveu OF them, the blossoms tower
inc out Of reach az YOU sit on horseback
and 4 tall hedge of f1sm grown up as q
barrier between you and your compAn-
Joni Not daisy. or buttercnp. or Q
clover. or dandclion, will y0u see All
summer; but new flowers too exquisite
for belief; the great white priekly pop
pies, and the sensitive rose, with ass
leaves delicate as y maiden hair tcrn,p
and its blossom Ccumtless mass OF Grim
son stamens tipped with gold, and faint
Is fragrant. Even familiar flowers are
unfamiliar in size and profession ana
color. What at home would be dalsyr
Is here the size Of q small sunii0wery
with petals Of delicate rose-pink, raying
from q cone shaped centre of rich MARCOS
shot with gold. A $500 had brought
with her numerous packages of seeds
and sins. nobly bent on having ribbon
flower beds and mosaic parterYes about
the house: but she sat on the steps ana
threw them broadcast, never knowing
II tbe profusion Of flowers that would
have been there anyway, whether hevS
ever came up or not And how beautt.
full were the grasses most useful
one the most beautiful of all; the deli
cate li.tle 'sbuffalo. grass, for which the
fsrairie IL famous, waving its tiny curled
sickle of fcathery daintiness as II its
beauty w'ete its only excuse for being,
vet braveiy .tctlyiBgn itself into hay as it
stands. when the autumn winds be-
Gin to blow, that tic happy tiocks may
Hnibblc. aharp-toothsd. the rich, thick
growing bladcs'' al through the winter,
without their being gathered INTO parns'
--HarpeT's Magazine.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-09

Among our Indians the most highly
priced article Of adornment Is eagle
feathers, writes d Colorado correspond
ent. They not only use them for max
ing head-drcsscs and ornamcnting their
blankets. but use them as money in the
purchase Of fire water, tobacco and
other necessayics Of Indinn life. Among
the BIackfect the mode Of catching
them il interesting. After holding an
eagle dance the braves repair to the
mountains, where each digs a pit ana
covers it lightly with reeds and grass.
A piece Of tough buffalo meat done up
in q wolf-skin is laid on the pit. After
the sun is risen the eagle swoops down,
alighting upon the woif-skin, which he
begins to tear. The Indian who is con-
cealed In the pit reaches out stealthlly,
seizes the bird by its legs and drags i
into the pit, where he brushes its breast
with his knees. The return Of success
ful party Is the occasion Of great rejOfc,,
ing, and the pIumage Of our bird q
liberty graces the top-knot Of greasy
Indian buck. 10 what base uses, "etc'
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-09

that il Has once tie summit 0f che
volcano, and fell 0n tie dsg
when Atahnallpa was strangled ~
the Spaniards. Those who have seen
Vesuvius can Judge Of the grandeur Of
Cot0paxi, il they can imagine = volcano
IS. 900 feet higher, shooting forth its
fire from d crest covered By J, 900 feet OF
snow, with 8 voice that has been heard
six hundred miles And one can Judge
Of the grandeur Of the road to Quito #
he can imagine twenty Of the highest
mountains in America. three Of them
active volcanoes, standing along tho
road from Washington to New York.
Here Ii these mountains, until the
Spaniards came IN 1884, existed civil
izati0ia that was old when Christ was
cruc:ned; 1 cfvilizatiou whose arts were
equal to those Of Egypt; which had
temples four times the size Of the capitol
at Washington, from single one of
which the SDaniards drew out twenty
two thousand ounces of solid silver
nails; whose rulers had palaces
from which the Spaniards gathered
80, 900 ounces Of gold and an unmeas-
ured quantity of silver. Here was an en-
pire stretching from the equator to the
antarctic circle, walled in BY the grandest
groups of mountains in hewurld, whose
people knew all the arts of their time
but those of war. and were conquered by
213 MEN under the leadership Of q Span
ish swineherd who could neither fead
nor vvri1a
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-09

The excessive dryness Of the air,
sometimes the humidity being as low az
eight degrees out Of possible 100 de-
ufees, makes it feel like the blast Of d
furnace; it heats any ironWork In the
shade till you can hardly bear your hand
on il, and il heats the bath towels till
they make mo gasp as I dry my facet
Everything possible is done to keep our
house cool. tt is almost Theoretically
closed and only thrown open during the
coolest hours Of the night. But though
in this way we kept it down to ninety
two degrees in the day. we cannot get it
cooler even as night; and that is what
makes it so wearing, that You never get
any respite from the heat. The deaths
from heat apopIexy have been many; but
that il the case every year. At the great
railway stations they have collins In
readiness for the dead bodies which are
sure to be found daily in the trains, dead
not from sun heat but from sheer air
heat. Ny head often feels as If it were
being fried, and all night long | keep it
and my pillow well sopped with cold
water. We ere having 8 punkah rugged
up out Of doors, and mean to dine and
sit out Of doors at night, as the temper
attire Is always some degrees lower then
in thu open air than In the house. You,
thinking 81 hot English summer night,
will think how delightfully."- cool and
pleasant It must be: but can assure you
Ii is only mitigating misery; the Their
mometer stands at 100 degrees. Diarg
of CiCiIian's WIFE IN india.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-09
MOMENTS FOR MERRIMENT.
sof6kf. sxowfrs THAT WELL HI.
RMH PNnu6AxA

ronnecelmg u wfn-A C6mRreasm1mms
Ms0baaera-A mradcHroonasa Mlum.
aer-The Orphans GUss
A good story is told OF q well-kn0@n
property holder who has for tenant in
/ downtown building 3 lawyer some-
what noted for being little slow on
oayinc debts. One day becoming very
much exasperated, he said to the col
ector:
"Givo me that bill. I'll show you
how to collect rents.
He was abseut about three quarters Of
Il hour. When he returned he did not
have much to say for q few moments,
md then going ovef to the collectors
desk, he said ia very confidential
way:
tsJust charge SIS.
CLOVIS that9n inquired the collector.
ssWell-I-well that's all right. Mr..
WIS little short to-day, and ]
let him have that much'"- Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-09
Household Pets.

AS between hobbies and pets two no
table weaknesses of the human race the
latter are the least Objectionable. a man
Of woman with hobby. If q red hot
hobby, Is simply nuisance, and the pos
SCISSOR Of an obtrusive pet Is often almost
the same. A pet child or pet animal,
where intelligence is found and when
kept in place, may be made the means Of
satisfying the cravings Of the hunger of
affection without Der 0ming Objectionable
% others than the possessors.
Al pet in q household, of whatever
kind, is almost sure to be Objectionable
TO some one, with show Of probability
that some one would hate it as cor
daily as the party Of the other part
would love It If those who have pets
would keep them TO themselves, no OBJ
ioclions could be raised against them
but the trouble is that full half the en-
i0yment Of pet possessoFs seems to be ia
She display Of their brilliant qualities of
mind OF manners.
Doubtless more children become pre-
Stunning, forward and cheeky from the
undue attempts Of parents OF admiring
friends 20 have them show Of. and
The attendant putting them through a
course st sprouts, ID season and out 81
season. Of whenever IN opportunity offers,
o. may be hunted up, than from any
other ono Gauss.
When 3 pet animal is allowed to usurp
the place Of human being, Oh permitted
to assume 50 Be on par with the human
family. that pet Il out Of its place. and
les possssaor good ways out Of his 81
Her place. Household pets in place ana
keeping aEe desirable institutions ID the
family circle. but pet children ana net
animals, when given undue place aud
prominence. turn the milk 81 human
kindnesa sour ia many heart and dram
dark clouds shout many "a otherwise
peaceful home.
Yea have pets about the house bv
and 81 there i eaia to ~ sd
psct Scr every thing, aid everything Il
nlace, dpn't yiolnl tl pr1inance
Che nal1s s. household pets. Gssa
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-09

A funny occurrence took place recent
" at q fashionable Western hotel, in
which bride and groom from st. Paul,
Mimi, were prominent actors. On the
morning following their arrival, at break
fast, the dainty bride complained of
feeling cold, aud the attentive husband
volunteered to go to their apartment Tor
a wrap. He was told to bring red
cashmere shawl which hung over the
back Of chair, and in few minutes
he reappeared with q garment in his
hands and at once proceeded to tenderly
place the same on his wife's pretty
shoulders. Suddenly the bride turned
scarlet, shrieked aloud and nearly fell
from her chair. Every one of the hun.
dred or more people ia the dining
turned to see what was the matter, and
beheId corpulent and near sighted gen
tleman standing behind lady's chair,
holding extended at arms length red
embroidered petticoat The men laughed,
she women giggled. the walters looked
on in amazement, and the bride and
groom slid 6itt without finishing their
breakfast.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-09

When Congressman Lawler, of Chica-
90, made his first visit to New York,
some years age, friend invited him to a
restaurant, where they called for soft
shell crabs. LAWYER had never seen any
before, and did not know what they
We're. He liked them, however, and a
few days afterwafd, wishing to regale
himself again with some Of the tooth
some crustaceans. he hunted up the res.
taurant, walked in, and sat down ct q
table; but he had forgotten The name Of
the food ne desired Looking over a
bill Of fare he saw ''lobsters" lie called
the waiter and said ssWaiter have you
any lobsters?' Eyes, said the waiter.
Bring me dozen, said Lawler. "a
Dozen, exclaimed the waiter in aston
ishment. Lawler saw that he had made
mistake, but he was not going to adj
nit it. seWcll," he said, don't you
suppose / know what wantg Bring me
a dozen The table was cleared OF
everything that was on it, and LAWYER
pitched in. He ate all he possibly
could, looked up at the waiter and said
ssWaiter, / was not as hungry as ]
thought was. How much Is the bill7''
Fourteen dollars and fifty cents. = &c
Piled the waiter. why, IL Is not az
much as thought it would be. said
Lawlef. s'Here, you needn't mind the
change, and handing the waiter SIS
Mr.. Lawler walked out. IndianGp0lil
Journal.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-09

For an able-bodied man to be caught
third time begging vas considered
crime deserving death. according to an
old law il England, which remained il
force for sixty years. The poor man
might not change his master At his viii
81 wander from place to place. If0ut 81
employment, pEelerEing 70 be idle. be
might be demanded for work br any
master 0f tic s.cnEt 40 which, he be-
loneed. and compelled to work whether
lie would OF no. Ia caught begging
once, being neither aged nor inIirm. Is
was whipped al the carts tail III caught
4 second time bis ear was slit al bored
through with hot iron II caught j
third time, being thereby proved 30 Be
s. IS uss upon khin earth but Is live
upon II Gully 81 lis own hurt and to khas
q others. hc suffered death s. fe|on.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-09
KeeIr Motur Bean.

Now. Mary" said a father to his
daughter, who Ind lover of the never
20 home-at -a-decent- time of night kind,'
II have no objection 70 your bringing
company 30 the house. but don't want
to see that Keeiy motor beau Of yours
here again: that's fat
my what bcau9u
Your keely motor bean.
'sNhy do You call him By sucn :
name7u
Because Be il one Of those chaps tnA'
won't 20 Boton Courier.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-09
THE FOUNDRY FIREs


See the foundry fires cleaning
with q strange and lufid light
Listen 70 the anv5ls ringing
Measured music On the night;
C1anking. clinkfng, never shrinking
Strike the iron, mold it well;
On the progress Of tho nations
Each persistent stroke shall ten
Showers OF fiery sparks are falling
Thick about the woriunen's feet;
Some are carried by the night wind
Far along the winding street
Clanking, blinking, never shrinking,
Labor lifts her arms on high,
And tho sparks iy from her anvils
Out upon the darkened sky.
In lurid glow Of feeling,
With the anvil strokes Of thought,
Men are shaping creeds, and welding
Single truths the age has wrought
ClankiHg, climbing, never shrinking
Strike the truth and mold it well;
On the progress Of the nations
EAcu pefbAstcne eStOho oiaAAA ecAA'
Let the sparks fly from your anyiIs
In the ways where thought is rife;
Each shall light some friendly fire
On the waiting forge Of life;
Clanlxing, clinking, never shrinking.
Work till stars fade, and the morn
OF a wider faith and knowledge
From the radiant East is born.
Crude The mass the sweating forgemen
At your eager feet have hurled
Centuries of toll must follow
Ere We shape perfect world;
Yet with clanking, clanking, blinking,
Strike the iron, shape the truth,
Science is but now beginning.
Thought is in its early youth.
Think each one his arm the strongest.
Each believe that God to him
Has revealed the fairest treasures
Hidden in His storehouse dim;
Clanling, clinking, never shrinking,
Ring your sharp strokes, age and you'll
Each must hold himself the prophet
OF q perfect form Of truth
Arthur w Eaton, IL Youths Conapdni6I
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-09

a.,n,ss third arrow to its place, and
Il :, Is Join It's lEtale brothers.
pv ais time the iurthman was u iuli
flio6t. and As he went s'per the Dack
l l.sr ~ looked like q prize sooateF = g
eonntrv fair. American Boiler
National Republican., 1885-08-05

Low RiTE TICKETS TO New YoRK on
AUG. 8 VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD.
For the benefit Of those who desire to
attend or participate in the funeral cere.
monies Of the late Gen. U. S. Grant, to
be held in New York, Saturday, Aug
s, the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will sell roundtrip tickets from Wash.
ington TO New York on Aug. and 8,
good to return until the 10th inclusive,
to the public at $3.50, and to military
organizations, Grand Army posts, or
other organized bodies of fifty men or
more at So.
1t is suggested, in view of the great
demand for transportation facilities,
that organized bodies apply at once to
the passenger department in order to
secvre accommodation.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

BUiLDING IMPROVEMENTS The follow.
ing permits were issued yesterday!
0. Veihmeyer, TO improve 1855 y street,
to cost $3.50; Isaac Shorter, to improve
house at Ivy City, to cost Sl0Oi John
Guether, to improve house Thirteenth
and d streets southeast, to cost $500;
Mrs. S. Towers. to build two two story
bricks on Second street, near Il south.
west, to cost sl,l0O; Mrs. Mary Hof.
man, to build three two.story bricks on
Ninth street, near X southeast, TO cost
S2,750; Albert Gutekunst, to build one
three story and cellar brick on Four
tcenth street, near N, to cost $4,000.
Inspector of Buildings Entwisle re
ports the following permits issued for
building improvements during July:
New buildings, 1888; repairs, 147; avn.
ings, o; vaults, 1lS lineal feet; park
ratings, 81. Amount of money re.
ceived, 5000; number Of permits, 574.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

The RECEIvERTo RUIZ THE CLUB.-Mr.
Albert G. Armstrong was yesterday ap.
pointed, by Justice Haguer, receiver in
the equity case of Jos. A. Caldwell
against Geo. +. Ketchum and Samuel
W. Anderson, and directed to file bond
in the sum of $4,000. He is directed to
take possession of the money, furniture,
property, &C., at No. 1918 Pennsylvania
avenue, known as the Waverly Club, and
continue the business, under the articles
of agreement, for the benefit Of the CO.
partnership until the final order of the
court.
National Republican., 1885-08-05
THAT 5000 Deficit.

The Pilais Royal advertised that the sales
for July were s6O) less than last year. That
was up to the 20th In the following two days
thanks to the hearty and spontaneous reply
to our advertisement. we not only made up
the deficit, but beat July of last year by $3.50.
which VIC should not have done had It not
been for the cooperation Of our many pa
irons. Tho Polais Royal returns grateful
thanks.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

Low RATE TICKETS TO New York on
Aug. 8, VIA PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
For The benefit of those who desire to at,
tend or participate in the funeral cere.
monies of the late Gen. U. S. Grant, to
be held in New York Saturday, Aug. s.,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will sell round trip tickets from Wash
ington to New York on Aug. 7th and 9Th,
good to return until the 10th inclusive,
to the public at $3.50, and to military
organizations, Grand Army posts, or
other organized bodies of twenty. five
men or more, at 50.
1t is suggested, in view of the great
demand for transportation facilities, that
organized bodies apply at once to the
passenger department in order to secure
accommodation.
National Republican., 1885-08-05
A Long Story Abbreviated.

The Palais Royal originated II system which
II Is glad to sec other merchants initiating. If
they will also sell strictly for cash" they may
In time offer goods as cheap even as The Palais
Royal. Everybody knows we refund money
to dissatisfied purchasers; that mail orders
are attended to promptly and thoroughly; that
we quote lowest prices for reliable goods, and
that we do TO credit business. We sell for
small profits, and can't afford to do a credit
business.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

A Mechanics LIEN.-Thomas W.
Simms, Warner Wormley, and Robert
Ii. Young, bricklayers, seek by a bill in
equity against Jesse d. Gibbs, filed by
Mr.. d. W, Glossie as attorney, to en-.
force mechanics lien ON house No.
2202 Fourteenth street for money due
them for laying brick in the erection of
the building.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

MARRIAGE LICENSEES following
marriage licenses have been issued (;
William Wood and Sarah r.. II. Robert
son, both Of Richmond, Va; l.. L. Lion
and Lucy Diggs, both of Henrico county,
Va; William Il, Browne and Mary e..
Pridgeon, and William j. Feeney and
Eliza McDermott.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

IMPORTANT SALE OF SUBURBAN PRoP.
ERTY.-A large sale of outside property
has just been effected by Fitch, Fox u
Brown, real estate agents, who have sold
10 Hon. Gardiner G. Hubbard for the
owner, Mr.. w. C. Hill, part of the tract
of land known as "Lyons's Mill Seat"
containing about forty acres, and adjoin.
ing Kalorama. The price for which the
land was sold is 100000.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

JANlToRs TO HAVE Police PowERs.-
School Trustee Birney has requested the
commissioners to commission the JAM.
tors of the several school buildings as ad.
ditional privates of the police force.
Much good has already been accom-.
plished by such appointments in the
preservation of property and good order
National Republican., 1885-08-05
"Nothing but Lawns.

French Lawns.-0ne Of the principal rca-
sons that makes II necessary TO reduce some
lines is the substitution by fashion Of one fab
rc for another. We all know this is and has
been decidedly White Goods season. and all
Figured Goods have more or less suffered in
consequence. This fact, to a certain degree,
accounts for the low prices.
The quality of these Lawns is the very best
and the variety is very. very large.
These will be cOnspicuously displayed this
week 1--WE do not anticipate their lasting longer
on our second floor. Take the elevator And
We think that if our customers will only re-
member thrt this is but the price Of cambric
dress, and yet will look better. wash better,
and last three times as long, we can sell the
line Il ,70S yards) in three or four days.
Just half prico-from 25 to l2lc-prcyaiing
in Wash Fabrics.
This fact also accounts for our putting 25c
All.linen French Figured Lawns down to
12lc to get rid of them; for sell them we must,
and when We make reduction on a line
that everybody does not want we make tho
price the inducement.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

FINED FOR CUTTING A FIREMAN.
Thomas Walsh and Thomas O'Neill
were on trial in police court yesterday
for cutting Fireman August 6. Alber
Wednesday night In q saloon at the
corner of Twenty.frst and X streets.
The defendants used abusive language
toward Chief Engineer Cropin and two
firemen, which Alber resented. Judge
Mills fined Walsh $40 and O'Neill was
dismissed.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

Tue BICYCLE RACES To.DAY.-The
postponed bicycle races at Athletic Park
take place this afternoon. Much inter.
est is felt in the twenty.mile race be.
tween Nine, Armaindo and Mr.. Higham.
The latter beat the record on his tri-
cycle at the grounds last night, making
five miles in lG minutes and 20 seconds.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

A CHANCE FOR IDLE HANDS. - The
contractors for the Great Falls dam aud
ishways complain of great scarcity of
labor. Unless the demand is speedily
supplied they will be forced to import
Italians.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

ROLLER SKATING To. NIGHT, AUG. o.
On special request Prof Golden, the con.
tortionist, will give one of his remark
able performances on roller skates at the
National Roller Rink, Il street, near
Seventh. Doors open for skating 1880
ID. LII.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

The RISING RIvER.-The Harpers
Ferry signal service observer yesterday
at II a. m. telegraphed that the re-
cent heavy rains have caused n rise in
the Potomac river of . feet II inches at
that point.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

JOE ACTON PROMoTED.-Major Dye
has recommended that First Glass Pri.
yate Joseph Acton be promoted to the
position of second class private and VIM,
j. Rodgers be appointed first class pri'
vate, vice Acton, promoted.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

Persons desiring the General Grant memo
rial number of THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
to be issued Sunday, will please leave orders
mt the business office, corner Of Tenth and d
streets, or by mail.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

Persons desiring the General Grant memo
rial number Of The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,. Il
be issued Sunday. will please leave orders q
the business Office, corner of Tenth and
streets, or by mail.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

Persons desiring the General Grant memo
rial number Of THE NATIONAL REPuBLICAS, to
bo issued Sunday, will please leave orders at
the business office, corner Of Tenth and d
Streets or by mail.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

TIE Old Dubnnt Dining Saloon, Sixth and
Pennsylvania avenue, will bo reOpened by
Sam Gassenheimer Aug. g., and everything
that the market supplies will be served in
first-class style.
National Republican., 1885-08-05
SPECIAL SALE
UNDERWEAR.

We don't believe in crowdiug advertisements with reading NATTER
will pretend give prices and descriptions of all stock
We will ourselves with descriptions few lots which
very special The fnisb will per-
feet and the prices specially duced for the Special Sa which
Wednesday, August g. at p.
National Republican., 1885-08-05

Persons desiring tho General Grant memo
rial number of THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, to
be issued Sunday, will please. leave orders at
the business Office, corner Of Tenth and ID
streets, or by mail.