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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-07

Her Maulus TOkai, the celebrald
Hungarian writer. gives in an Aus
TRAN journal the following Disclosure
concerning Bismarck's shirt of mail
In the beginning Of 1866 when tht
feeling between Austria and PrusSii
had become q very bitter one. young
Hungarian magnate desired an aud
ence Of Bismarck. This young man,
baron. was known in his native
country as . very eccentric persOnags
He had not paid a single farthlng q
taxes during the long reign of absds
ton; his lands had been left unculH
waited to save his being obliged to psF
duty. On being admittedto BIsmarcE'
presence he stepped up to the latte
and informed him that he had invent
ed q shirt Of mail, not only bulletPFOd
but also not pleasant to wear I'D
Chancellor smiled, upon which u
magnate observed that he wore such
shirt, and requested Bismarck to 70
it. powers Of resistance. The Cha
ceIlor is not q man to be tri6ed WIZ
and, seeing that he had not 10
before him, seized his revolver y
fred FIVE shots successfully Of
visitor. The latter remained unhsp
ed and fmmovable. while the baB@
struck him and fell to the grOun
Hereupon he showed the Chance"
his invention. tt was a shirt Of naE
folds sewn together. The elasuog
and denseness OF the stuff gave It 81
Z power Of resistance. The HuDganD
nobleman now advised the Chance
to accept his invention, and when
latter inquired what was to %
price OF It. he said:
BEAT the Austrians."
I'VE shall do that in any case
Piled Bismarck.
Some days after this occurfsD
Blind made an attempt on Bisma'e
life. firing Eve shots at the latter ?
distance of two or three PAGES
The newspapers stated that the
cellor appeared quiet, cool and
smiled while being shot st. NO
u the bnlleta had hurt him. a -
later Bismarck had kept his prom
ghe AugirIanc we're beaten.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-07

They gazed at is II blank asionish.
ment ~Certainly. your reverence.
pass By. There's : mistake some.
where. Where's the warrant Biug
Tall fellow IN isherman's get-up:
long red beard. red hair, guns. vaIlse.
fishing tackle; got On It Leaning
ton.
BY Georgel he threw himself out
OF the window"
And they rushed to the other side OF
the compartment "But this young
lady was here all the time. Sag,
young lady. did you happen to see j
tall fellow answering this description
get on at bennington The guard
changed at A.: he Is Marshall. the
defaulting bank clerk; he scooped
last week with 10000. Ho was
traced to bennington today: they
wired Us from there. Say, your rev
erence, did you happen ellol where's
MS reverence"
When came to myself / was lying
on my own little bed in the London
lodging house, and my mother told
me slowly and by degrees that when
she entered the carriage, a moment
afterwards, was in q dead faint, "
ing on the floor. and that / was III 0
long time afterwards.
They found the gray valise, the
shooting clothes. my bundle Of hair,
on the railroad track where they had
been thrown; but his unwilling ac-
complete had rendered such good SER
vice to their quondam owner that we
nor his pursuers ever heard OF. or in
any way traced, him again. = London
Times.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-07
Lightning Rods.

A lightning conductor consists
essentially of a long piece of metal,
pointed at the end, whose business is,
not so much las most people imagine)
to carry off the flash of lightning
harmlessly, should it happen to strike
the house to which the conductor is at
tached, but rather to prevent the oc-
currence of a flash at all, by gradually
and gently drawing of the electricity
as Fast as it gathers, before it has had
time 10 collect in sufficient force for a
destructive discharge. It resem oles
in effect an overflow pipe which drains
off the surplus water Of the pond as
soon as it runs in, in such manner
as to prevent the possibility of an in
undation, which might occur If the
water were allowed to collect In force
behind a dam or embankment. It is a
fiood-gate, not a moat; it carries away
the electricity of the air quietly to the
ground, without allowing it to gather
in sufficient amount to produce a fash
of lightning. It might thus be better
called q lightning-preventor than a
lightning conductor; it conducts cleo.
tricity, but prevents lightning. At
first, all lightning-rods used to be
made with knobs on the top. and then
the electricity used to collect at the
surface until the electric force was
sufficient to cause spark. IN those
happy days, you had the pleasure Of
seeing shatthe lightning was actually
being drawn off from your neighbor-
hood piecemeal. Knobs, It was held,
must be the best things, because you
could incontestably see the sparks
striking them with your eyes. But Is
time went on. electricians discovered
that IL you liked on q line metal point
to the conductor Of an electric machine
It was impossible to get up any appre-
ciable charge. because the electricity
kept always leaking out by means Of
the point. Then It was seen that If
you made your Iightning-rods pointed
at the end, you would be able in the
same way TO dissipate your electricity
before It ever had time to come to q
head IN the shape Of lightning. From
that moment the thunderbolE was
safely dead and buried. It WIS urged,
indeed, that the attempt thus to rob
heaven Of its thunders was wicked and
impious; but the common sense Of
mankind refused TO believe that abso-
Lutte omnipotence could be sensibly de-
fed By twenty yards Of cylindrical iron
tubing. Coymhlg Magazine.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-07

D. thinn own souls INV Ioarn - liys,
And i men slawars thee. tnke 70 heed
And 4 men hate, have no care;
Sing thou shy song md 90 thy deed.
Hope thou d, hops and pray slsy pFnyor.
And claim no crown they viii no. give.
Non hnyr tIley giuage tllce for thy hair
Keep tllou thy soal.swosn steadlastonih,
Andso Thy heart BE- trne thy heart
What thy soul teaches learn 70 know,
Anil play ont thine appointed part,
AMI tilou shalt reap as thou shalt SOW,
Nor helped nor numbered IN thy growth,
10 tby fullstatnrc ihou shalt grow.
- Packsnham Beasiy.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-07
CLIPPINGS ron THE CURIOUS.

An observer OF wasps finds that they
are most active from about $50 10 II
a. n. and 2 TOD ?. N.
The first persons in the worfa 70
protest against negro slavery in
America were the English coIonisss At
Germantown. Penn. as early as 1883.
The average number or deaths. as
between married and single men, ac-
cording to London physician, is in
the ratio Of ten to six in favor d the
former.
A montrous earth worm, six feet
five inches ia length and proportion
ately thick. has been sent from Cape
Colony. Africa to the Royal zoelCgi-
cal Society Of England.
A condemned French prisoner is
not told Of the hour Of his execution
until the night before He lives
sometimes for months expecting that
each day will be his last.
The United States army that con-
qnered in Mexico consisted in round
numbers Of 100000 men, and toe en-
tire loss did not exceed 20 per cent.
leaving 10000 men OF the average age
Of twenty-eight years to be discharged
in 1S47.
A crown OF oak was considergd by
the Romans worthy Of the highest
emulation OF statesmen and warriors.
To her who had saved the life of q
Roman soldier was given crown Of
oak leaves, one indeed which was
accounted more honorable thafs any
other.
A book worm Of the paper-eating
sort Is q creature seldom seen, despite
its extensive and most destructive
borings among book treasures. 1t is
described as white, wax-like grub,
exactly resembling the little white
maggoss OF cheese. Three specimens
were lately found in the act Of tun-
nelling through bundle of papers in
q London establishment.
The remains Of a red granite statue
Of Ramses H., the contemporary Of
Moses. which were found by Mr. Pc
trie at Tanis. Egypt, have been care
ful y examined and photographed.
This work has convinced Mr.. petrie
that the statue must have been lis
feet high. exceeding al the monuments
OF the kind hitherto known. The
statues great toe has a circumference
OF foot and half.
In the focus of burning glass the
SUMS rays will melt the most refrac-
tory substances. The heat, then. Of
the sun is most intense. IL we were
as near the sun Is we are to the saoon,
the whole solid earth would melt
away as wax. Were the sun surround
ed BY ! coat Of ice fifty miles thick, It
would all be melted in one minutes
time. One acre Of the suns heat sup
plies energy sufficient. If It were avail
able, 70 run all the steam engines on
the earth.
The reputed site Of the garden OF
Eden Il the junction Of the TigEis and
Euphrates Is now q sterile tract. where
the only vegetable life consists OF .
clump Of date trees near very smal
and dirty village called GurpA -
which the Turks maintain q garrison
and ! telegraph Office. The inhabi-
tanta point out TO strangers tnstree
q knowledge "a most siclkly specimen,
bearing . small green berry which
would cause even 4 goat to turn away
II disgust.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-01-07

rs It all on" he asked. producing
his glass. and peering i ais cropped
crown.
sYesl'
Not bad Cor . beginner. Now f,r
ny whiskers. ! can't shave. you SO
ny arm is broken.
For tho first time ! saw that this
member hung heIplessly at his side.
But win notg' ! screamed; Il
viii not.
Yes. you win. said my prosecutor.
you win DO just as tell you. Knoel
down here. il front Of me, and cut my
boards"
Il win not. viii notr'
very well" And he advanced
toward me.
Instantly was on my knees cut
ting away at the forest Of UNDER
growth.
AS close as you can, my dear,
you viii find the shears sharp. +
don't believe you've left hair on my
head"
This took me longer to do than my
previous job. The beard was stubborn
and monsieur was particular.
"All must 60 he said pensiveIy
"All my love-locks and my lady
killersl But necessity drawing a
sigh-"cruel necessity. knows no
law"
He threw me kiss with the tips Of
his bony fingers.
Il shall always dub you cruel neces-
sity in my own mind"
His face being as clean shaven as
my implements allowed. he bid me
turn my back.
Il will notl Oh, / will notl'' /
wept. "You viii kill me. Oh, have
mercyr'
"You will turn your back immedi-
ately," said my tormentor. '.Rut
tirst help me adjust my arm in this
sling"
Like whipped slave meekly tore
the linen handkerchief he produced
from the valise into two parts. and
bound it about his arm. AT least he
was brave. for the drops stood on his
brow, but he did not CULVER.
Now, take this lead and pencil
under my eyes, and shadow my eye
brows. Not too deeply. but as you
would your own. my dear, were you
dressing for a ball"
I trembled. "The madmanr'
whispered below my breath. "Oh,
the madmanl" But / did as l was bdi.
One faltering look and / felt his arm
would be around me.
Nov look out of the window.
Mind, il you so much as move that
pretty little head. on nv honor as a
gentleman | must take my revenge"
For twenty minutes, or was it d
hundred yearsp sat gazing into the
darkness without. The lightning ra-
pidity Of tho train as we rushed along
made leap through the window
suicidal
| thought Of my mother and my
home. and, poor child, Of my girlish
sins and negIigences WAS too fright
ened then to cry. too stunned to make
any resistance.
Look, my pretty dear" said gay
voice.
/ feard the window open. and
bluck bundle fell. Was / dreaming or
mad?
There, under the light OF the little
oil lamp. breviary in his left hand,
with downcast eyes and reverential
air, was young priest, in the full
down yestment Of fellow Of q Jesuit
college
The fishing tackle, che guns. The
valise. the shears, the towel, with tho
bundle Of hair. were All gone And
with them che thief, murderer, assassin
II knew not what he might have
been.
'.Where Is her" ] said presently,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
We've Got Him on the Lists

leo dozen Towels, warranted all pure
linen. the choice of three different kinds,
some as large as 2Ox4O inchess former
price, 10c., 1219c., and loo, now 61lc.,
and no six yards business here!
% pieces Linen Table Damasks at fol-
lowing prices: 25c. goods at IKE; 400.
goods at Csc; SOC. goods at 35c.; roc.
goods at SOC. 81 goods at Toe; 81 so goods
at 90c.; 81 goods at 81 %.
We Will not make you stand in a file
like lot of sheep, and have one clerk to
wait on you with instructions to kill time.
60 pieces best "a and 10-4 Sheeting at 15c.
and 17@c. AS this quantity Is not enough
to supply the demand, we have tele-
graphed already for more, as we mean
business. No two yards only ribbon bar
gains, as he does whom we've got on the
list
100 dozen Ladies' Brilliant Isle Hose,
in black and solid colors, at 2lc. You can
get all you want-nO six yards business
herei
1000 dozen Linen Handkerchiefs, ladies'
and gents, at positively one-half the
price; and if that is not low enough, name
your own price, remember. We've got
him on the listi
rs dozen Kid Gloves-we mean the
balance of our Kid Gloves, which we
carried over from last year, and only such
as we then sold at 81, 81 %, and 81 50, we
offer at the uniform price of Acc. No six
yards business here-all you want. We've
got him on the list!
For further reductions in prices, please
read our large advertisement in another
place, or, what is still better, come and
see for yourself. We mean business-no
foolishness. We are selling all our goods
at any price. Have determined, if neces-
sary, TO give them away, and don't forget,
we do not treat you like a lot of sheep,
and make you stand in ile; besides. there
is no six yards business with US. We are
going to keep this up, hence these bar
gains are not for to-day only-but as long
as my capital lasts, for "We'Ye got him
on the list"
ADJ, DAVID WEISBFIN
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
Talking.

Talkirs ia cheap but 1t takes lo,c prices
70 sell goods. We know our business and
attend to it. This is proven by the lively
business the "Sign of the Golden Arm,
has enjoyed since the beginning of the fall
season. We are confident that we have
sold more .fne dress suits this month than
any three houses in the city combined.
Why it is so is because our stock has been
found ~ be best IN assortment and ,0lcest in
prices. We never allow IL 10 be run down,
but are ALWAYS addiig o. ii, so that what
may be admired one day may be purchased
the next. In addition 10 our large stock, we
have just received an entire new invoice
OF Young Mems nO5by straight cM Sack
suits, Gerry pretty styles; nobby Overcoats
are also now coming in, and they are
"dandies." Our regular patrons are ia
miliar with the class Of goods we sell, and
all we say to them is that our selection
this season is larger than ever; 70 those
who have never purchased of US, we will
add that they can hardly realize the fact
that there is ready made garment in the
city that Is gotten up with such taste and
tts 50 well, unless they visit our store,
where we are ready TO convince everyone
that ours is no idle boast or oatch-penny
advertisement. SIMON MITCHELL, 1j9
BrOughton street.--AdD,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
LnnaI pnrannnl-

Gen. A. R. Lawton goes to Atlanta to-
night.
@. A. Caldwell. Esq, recently Of Macon,
now Of New York, is in the city.
MIR. Lucian e. Davis and his bride.
nee Miss Naylor, are expected from the
North to-day.
Among the arrivals at the Pulaski
house yesterday were II. II. Stuart, Flori-
Ca; Thomas Wilson, Sanford 4. NJ. Doyl
and wife, Ardsley, n. Y: f. Ii. Shedding,
James Gahey, New York; W. X. Part
ridge, Wadley, Ga; John e. Mckinley,
California; J. i. Walter, st. Louis.
AT the Screven house were Thomas
Hilton, Miss Parker, Miss Mowatt, Da-
rlen; Ed. W. Ward, Kissmee. Fla; l.. NJ.
Pope, Walter Hawkes., New York; John
:. Davis, Philadelphia; p. h. Collins,
Pitsburg, Pa; ). A. Cooper. Louisville
Al the Marshall house were: w. b..
Meyer, Baltimore, J. IL. Dorsey and wife,
Mrs. l.. M. Lane, Tampa, Fla; II. Magee
and wife, Gainesville; h. G. Post, Palat-
ka; Dr.. II. l.. Wbatley. Blackshear: l.. l..
Jones, Atlanta; j. =. Williams and wife,
New York; Mrs. Alfred L. Jones, Florida;
W. Il. Bishop, st. Louis; A. W. Wallis,
Galena, Nd; c. Il. Garratt, oxford, Eng, /;
Lewis &. Giles, New York.
AT the Harnett house were: j. II. Will
Hanson, Robt. MeMurray, Troy, n. Y;
Mrs. NJ. Tracy, Orange county. Fla; g..
/. Loucks, Dunedin, Fla; j. W. TAYLOR,
New York; o. J.. Burroughs. Urbana, III. /;
W. II. Anderson and wife, Windsor, Fla. /:
q. |. Tart, o. Knight Providence, RI:
A. j. Peters and wife. Oswego, N. Y:
VIM. u. RyersOn, WATERFOWL, n. Y.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
THE OPERA SEASON.
BelIlnfs "NOrma" the Opening Perform
ance of the Week.

auGd Oh bhS b@Ghs
The Milan Italian Opera Company will
begin weeks engagement at the theatre
tomorrow night.
The opening opera will be BellinPs
Norma" one OF the most melOdious
and certainly the most popular
OF the famous composers works. With
"Sonnambula," it was brought out in the
very heydty of his musical career, when
his genius was at its best, and, with Son
nambula," it has continued to hold high
place in popular favor for nearly half a
century. OF his other two works which
followed these, "Beatrici di Tenda" was
comparatively a faldre. "ll PuriCani,"
which was his last work, has achieved
5ome success and occasionally finds its
way to the lyric stage. The genius OF
Bellinl, however, IS apparent in every
thrilling note of the score Of Norma"
Not note is out Of place, not single IN
tOnatiOn is feeble. Within the scope of
its four acts every beauty OF the musical
vocabulary is to be found, from the most
touching and sympathetic of rhythms to
the grandest and most melodlous Of
chords. The grouping of all these gems
makes the opera the browning work OF an
immortal composer.
Norma" will be followed on Tuesday
night by the charming opera Of "Lucia,"
which was sung here so successfully last
year, and on Wednesday afternoon by
Verdi's ''Il TroYatore," and Wednesday
night by another OF Bellini's works, "La
Sounambula." The engagement will
close on Thursday night with "Traviata,"
one of NerdPs most brilliant and effective
productions. Those who heard Mile. Ro-
meldi last year will not fail TO hear her
again. The sale of seats opened yesterday
morning and was unusually large.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
THE CITY,s HEALTH.
Statistics Gathered from the Health
Department ReccrdE.

The Health Officers report shows to-
tai of Is deaths in the city last week-10
Of colored people and of whites-exclu-
sive of 5stlll births and premature birth.
The causes ofdeath were as follows Can
Ger 1. consumption Of lungs 2, epileptic
commissions 1, infantile convulsiops /,
congestive fever l, continued fever l, ma
larial cachexia 1, marasmus 2, old age 2,
paralysis ,, spasms l, teething l, unde-
fined ,.
There were 2 deaths Of infants, died
between 1 and years of age, 1 between 5
and 10 years, between 10 and 20 years, /
between 20 and 80 years, between 80 and
40 years, l between 40 and 80 years. / be-
tween 80 and 80 years, between go and
10 years, 1 between 10 and so years, be
tween 80 and 80 years, and l between 80
and 100 years.
The annual ratio per 1000 for the week
was 1872 for whites end 27.3 for blacks.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25

ored, P. J. O'Connor. Esq, administra-
tor, was finally settled up, and letters
dismissory applied for.
In the estate Of Quash Shell, colored,
letters testamentary were granted to
Reid Shell, colored, qualified executor
OF the estate.
In the estate of Henry KucE, upon APP
plication, temporary letters were granted
to John F. Entelman, citations for per-
manent letters and orders Of court au-
thorlzing the sale OF all the personal per-
ishable property.
In the estate Of Henry LANCE, John
Lange administrator, application was hled
for letters dismissory.
A number Of temp0raryadministTa
were also granted, involving small
amounts; the usual orders as to transfer
OF property; auditing Of accounts OF ex-
ecutors, adminisrators and guardians, and
granting minor orders Of court.
The court will convene for the NoVem-
Der term on the 2nd proXimO.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
UNDER THE CANVAS.
A Few of the Features of Coles COIos-
sal shows.

A Few of the Features of Coles COIos-
sal shows.
W. W. Coles colossal show, combining
four circuses and two menageries, will be
In Savannah Monday, Nov. 8.
The circus Is pronounced to be one Of
the best on the road. In the rings and on
the elevated stage continual succession
OF interesting acts are presented, among
them being leaping, tumblin9, bareback
riding, ceiling walking by the Human
Fly, aerial bicycling, roller skating,
trapeze performances, acrobatic evolu-
tiOns, performing Arabs. Turks, MOors,
Egyptians and Mexican exhibition, be-
sides dozens Of other festivities of more
than ordinary merit.
In the menagerie, with It's many cages
OF wild animals, are also to be seen nu-
merOus trained animals in the exhibition
arena, among which is Samson, one of the
Target Asiatic elephants ever brought to
this country; the horse Blondin, that
shows the extent of equine tractabilty
by actually walking a tIght-rope stretched
20 feet above the ground; the singular bo-
vine freak, the living cow with two dis
tinct and perfect heads, and other equally
astonishing attractions.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
An Old CItl.sn .nnnLa.

Mr.J. NJ. Norris, an old resident of Rome,
Ca, says that be had been badly troubled
with Kidney Complaint for a great many
years and with Eczema for three years +;
at times could scarcely walk and had tried
many remedies without benefit. until b :
began taxing Electric Bitters and an
nointing bis hands and feet with Buck
lens Arnioa salve. This treatment af-
forded him great relief and he strongly
recommends Electric Bitters 70 an who
suffer from Kidney Complaints, or need n
blood purifier. Sold by Lippman Bros.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
Fine Goods for Gentlemen.

A good garment at a fair price is
cheaper than poor article at a very low
fgure-because. while the first gives it's
value in wear and durability, the poor
article does neither. These facts are
deduced from reading Mr.. Samuel Budd's
advertisement in another column, where
in he invites attention to his assortment
Of goods for gentlemen's wear, and speaks
of his stock as being the best in manufac-
ture and for durability. He is also sole
agent for the Coon fur and silk gloves
made by the Mount Lebanon Shakers.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
The Coal question.

There appears to be no possibility of our
citizens not having an opportunity Ofsup-
plying themselves with coal this season.
There is quite an active competition
among the coal dealers for the trade Of the
city, and Messrs. Dixon & Murphy have
kept themselves quite prominently before
consumers through the columns Of the
MORNING NEWS by attractive advertis-
ing. They are out this morning offering
coal at still lower prices than heretofore,
and guarantee quantity and quality, and
solicit the orders Of those In want of coal
Of any kind.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-10-25
Most Excellent.

j. J. Atkins, Chief Of Police, Knoxville,
Tenn, writes: ''My family and are benz
ficiaries of your most excellent medicine,
DR.. Kings New Discovery for consump-
ton; having found it to be all that you
CLAIM for 1t, desire to testify to its virtue.
My friends to whom l have recommended
it, praise it at everv opportunity"
DR.. Kings New Discovery for COnsump-
tion is guaranteed to cure Coughs, Colds,
Bronchitis, Asthma, Group, and every
affection of the Throat, Chest and Lungs.
Trial bottles free at Lippman Bros drug
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