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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-09


"A Montana correspondent of Cham
bers' Journal says: The snow-shoe
RABBIT Is . curious little fellow; the
loose skin Of the feet Is enlarged SO as
to expand on pressure, and Bunny can
skim along deep soft snow where no
living animal can follow him. The
mountain goat has similar protec-
ton given it by nature: the thick wiry
hair on It's legs above the hoofs spread
outwards when walking over snow,
and enables this unsocial party to
wander at sweet viii over deep and
deadly drifts unmolested By his enc
mics. The spreading why hair pre-
vents him from sinking over few in
chea In the snow. lie never descends
TO the low country. unless in unusual
II severe weather. In summer he
ranges on the SUBMITS almost Of the
highest hills. close up to the perpetual
snow-line. feeding on the lichens, moses
and stunted grasses he finds there.
In winter. reluctantly descending part
way down the hill-sides. only so Tar as
he Is compelled. he wanders over the
storm-cleared rocks. nibhling here and
there. and picking up his living ii a
way marvellous to behold. Silent. wary,
$500 a 49, M~m1 a~sf6N & 1880
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THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN.

Croton-choral may be given in
whoOping cough in grain doses every
four hours, day and night to q child
twelve months old. and in two grain
doses to a child Of ten years. Adults
bear about four grain doses.
According to DR.. G. Brame, oil Of
peppermint forms useful application
TO burns, easing the pain Immediately.
The part burned Is FIRST immersed in
water, and then the oil Is painted On
with q Cine camel hair pencil
The London Lancet says that appe-
tite IS most misleading sensation,
only remotely related to the actual
demands Of the organism. If we only
ate more deliberately we should find
half our accustomed quantity Of food
sufficient to satisfy the most eager
cravings Of hunger, and hence save
ourselves from the evils of dyspepsia,
or, on the other hand, tendency to
over increase in weight.
We saw miserable, bloated and be-
sotted drunkardin the street the other
day, and stopped to watch him a
moment; while standing there doc
tor Of our acquaintance came by and
asked what made poor b. drunkard.
An old gray-haired man standing
by said Doctor. don't you remem-
Der when you prescribed wine for
him. See the result of your treat
ment Don't prescribe liquor except
in low fevers and infantile diseases,
Or it win bring somebody to ruin
Health and Home.
The dilution Of cows milk with
water for infants and children is a
grieyous mistake It renders the milk
less nutritious. thereby making it
necessary to give larger quantity at
more frequent intervals. in this way
impairing the child's digestive powers.
Barley water will act advantageously,
but, says the Medical Age. much de-
ponds on the proper preparation Of
the barley water. Take 40 ounce Of
pearl barley and wash it In cold water,
then put it in a vessel containing half
. pint OF water, and let 1t be gently
heated over the fire, so that the water
just SINNERS a few minutes: now
now pour off this water, replace it
by a pint and a half of water, and
boil down to q pint, and you then have
b. ey water.
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HOW tie csnnander o. me 'smonlsok
was Wounded.
From the late Commander s. d.
Greene's paper entitled In the Moni-
tor Turret. published in the Century.
we quote TIE following Soon after
noon shell from the enemy's gun. the
muzzle not ten yards distant, struck
the forward side Of che pilot-house
directly ii the slght-hole. or slit. and
exploded. cracking the second iron log
and partly lifting che top. leaving an
opening. Worden was standing imme-
diately behind this spot, and received
in bis face the force Of the blow, which
partly stunned him, and. nlling his
eyes with powder. utterly blinded him.
The injury was known only to those In
the pilot-house and its immediate
vicinity. The food Of light. rushing
through the top Of the pilot-house,
now partly open. caused Worden,
blind as he was, to believe that the
pilot-house was seriously injured, II
not destroyed; he therefore gave
orders to put the helm to starboard
and sheer of. Thus the Monitor
retired temporarily from the action,
in order to ascertain the extent Of
the injuries she had received. AT
the same time Worden sent for me,
and leaving Sinners, the only officer
in the turret, / went forward at once,
and found him standing at the foot
ofthe ladder leading to the pilot-house.
He was a CHASTITY sight, with his
eyes closed and the blood apparently
rushing from every pore in the upper
part Of his face He tod me that he
was seriously wounded. and directed
me to take command. / assisted in
leading him to a sofa in his cabin,
where he was tenderly cared for by
Doctor Logue, and then assumed
command. Blind and suffering as be
was, WOrden's fortitude never forsook
him; he frequently asked from his bed
of pain Of the progress Of affairs, and
when told that the Minnesota was
saved. he said. Then I can die happy
"When reached my station in the
pilot-house, / found that the iron log
was fractured and the top partly open;
but the steering-gear was still intact.
and the pilot-house was not totally
destroyed, as had been feared. In the
confusion of the moment resulting
from so serious an injury to the COM
manding officer. the Monitor had been
moving without direction. Exactly
how much time elapsed from the mo-
ment that Worden was wounded until
| had reached the pilot-house and
completed the examination of the in
jury at that point, and determined
what course to pursue in the damaged
condition of the vessel, it is impossible
to state; but it could hardly have ex-
ceeded twenty minutes at the utmost.
During this time the Merrimac, which
was leaking badly. had started In the
direction Of Elizabeth River; and. on
taking my station IN the pilot-hcuse
and turning the vessels head in ths
direction Of the Merrimac | saw that
she was already in retreat. A few
shots were fred at the retiring vessel
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AA$NNMA 80 %AAA@4
AKhartoum IS ! city numbering be.
tween ffty and sixty thousand people.
Several European consuIs reside there
The American consul was Azar
Abd-el-M elek, Christian Copt from
Esneh. and one Of the principal mer-
chants. The European colony is small
and continually changing; for Khar.
toum is . perfect graveyard fOr
Europeans. and ii the rainy season FOR
natives also. the mortality averaging
then from thirty to forty per day,
which implies three thousand To four
thousand for the season. Khartoum
is the commercial center Of theSoudan
trade. amounting altogether to sixty
million Of dollars a year, and carried
on by one thousand European and
three thousand Egyptian commercial
houses. Drafts and bills Of exchange
upon Khartoum are as good as gold in
Cairo and Alexandra. and rice vsrsa.
From official sources I learned that
the city contained three thousand and
sixty houses, many Of them two
stored. each having from ten to one
hundred and fifty occupants. Stone
and lime are found in abundance, and
the buildings are. after fashion, sub
stantiaI, the houses belonging to rich
merchants being very spacious and
comfortable. There are large bazaars,
in which is found a much greater va
riety Of European and Asiatic goods
than would be expected in such distant
regions. In the spacious market place
brisk trade is carried on in cattle,
horses. camels. asses. and sheep. as well
as grain. fruit, and other agricultural
produce. Many years ago an Austrian
Roman Catholic mission was establish
ed and literally supported by the EN-
peror of Austria and by contribu-
tions from the entire Catholic world.
It occupies large paralleIogram sur
rounded BY a solid wall. Within this
Enclosure, in beautiful gardens Of
palm, zig, pomegranate, orange and
banana, stand a massive cathedral,
hospital and other substantial build
ings. Before the people Of Egypt and
the Soudan had been irritated by
the foreign interference. such was
their perfect federation and good
temper that the priests and nuns, in
their distinctive costumes, were always
safe from molestation, not only at
Khartoum, but even at Ell Obeid and
the neighborhocd, where the majority
are Mussulmans and the rest heathens.
It was stated some months ago that
Gordon had abandoned the Governors
palace and transformed the Catholic
mission into fortress. its surrounding
wall and massive buildings rendering
it capable Of strong resistance. -
Century Magazine
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WaY Un.

Following IS a list Of cathedrals.
pyramids, towers. etc, whose alti-
tude reaches beyond two hundred feet:
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the chair in front Of him though we must
confess that we are in a mixed condition
az TO exactly whore those chairs are
when tho frst visitor comes In the Prcsi-
dent wears n smile OF welcome und has his
right arm crooked Just at the second button,
hole.
We arc glad to be informed that at pub
lie receptions the President, at least has a
smile of welcome for raiment, but we can
not understand exactly why, instead Of
crooking his arm at the elbow like other
people, he should crook it Gust at tho Sec
ond button hole Tho President is the only
specimen of the human species, We must
admit, that we have ever heard Of having
button, holes in his arm. There arc good
many more quaint and highly descriptive
terms used by tho jenkins whom VIC are
Just now discussing, but in the language Of
our profession We have space for only one
more. We arc taken right into this Jen-
kins' confidence and told that
Mr.. Cleveland has a small and white hand,
but sometimes there 10 an occasional ink.s SPOT
on his forefinger.
If It should have happened that Mr.,
Cleveland had large brown hands with an
occasional inkspot on his little fnger-but
we will 60 no further. We never did be-
lieve in anticipating horrors, especially as
they have a traditional habit of piling
upon each others heads.
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something Truly wonderruI.

President Cleveland cannot complain
with cause that Jenkins is neglecting him.
There is one Jenkins in this city of pecu-
liarly lurid type, who, when the offices are
whirling around, should not be forgotten
by the new President. But still this young
man is not as fully posted on details as we
should desire. For instance, he says
II is an interesting experience to watch the
East Room. The other day he received about
800 people. He gave each Just two and a. half
seconds by the watch.
Now that is good, as far as it goes but
we submit to discriminating public that
it does not go far enough We are left in
doubt as to whether this two and a-half
seconds is reckoned by the old style of time
or by the new standard type of measuring
the passing seconds, We think that the
public will agree with us that to be left in
such state of suspense is something that
we should not be called upon to undergo.
And then we are left in doubt as TO what
the effect would have been had each of
those 500 callers been given two and a-half
seconds "by the clock.n
In matters Of such grave import, is not
such an omission, to say the least, in
nocently criminal Again, we are told of
Mr.. Cleveland, that
When he enters the room he takes his place
between two chairs, leaving space OF about
three feet between himself standing by the
first and second chair for the people TO pass
through.
Now, that is something definite "The
President takes his place between two
chairs leaving a space Of about three feet
between HIMSELF There, we have it.
Suppose the President had left three and
half or oven four feet, between himself
think what might have happened Or,
again, suppose that one of the chairs had
left space of half foot between itself,
what danger might not the President have
been ing Or, again suppose that the space
had left chair. two chairs, or-as it might
have happened according to this peculiar
Jenkins-three chairs between itself, where
would this Republic have been
Why, We might have been subject to a
proclamation from Barrios, for all we know.
u is impossible TO forecast the dangers by
which we are daily surrounded. Aud then
tho President,who takes his place between
two chairs, stands by the first and second"
We will leave to our readers imagination
how fraught with danger it would be
should the President, standing between two
chairs, take his place between the third and
fourth. We leave it to our readers because
our imagination has not been educated to
the point of successfully graphing with
the dire events which might ensue.
Sometimes" says our chronicler, "he
crosses his left foot over tho right aud
leaves his left hand on tho chair back Of
him."
That settles it, We are glad for the true
interests Of Civil-Service Reform that the
President does not sometimes crOas his right
foot over tbe left ana lean his icft hand on
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Coghlon. Mr.. winslow Is expected back
ehortly from san Francisco, and has expressed
a determination 10 spend his tme hereafter
In the East Niles Eyre has no Intention OF
giving up the etage; IN fact her contract with
Mr.. Wnllack Will compel her TO play tho load
ing female part I'm Now York city next season
after tho retirement OF Miss Coghlan The nre
in Washington appeare to have turned tho tide
In tho affairs ofthe ''VictOr Durand" company.
They have beon playing to much better bust
ness ever since that time than they had pro
yiously enjoyed for q considerable period, and
the season on the whole VIII PROBABLY exhibit
very fair profit.
Mr.. Robert Buchanan has succeeded in ais.
poeing Oh one more play In THIS country. This
piece is called "Alone In London" aud it Is To
be tried on in Philadelphia sonie time In May
next. II "Alone In London" proves success.
ful II Will De brought out IN New York at tho
beginning OF tho following season, and after
that II VIII be sent through the general coun-
try. "Alono in London" has a material at
tachment in the shape OF Miss Harriet jay,
the moet OF Mr.. Bucnanan's theatrical bar
gains. Miss Jay Is regarded by Mr.. Buchanan
as the most beautiful woman and tho most
fact indicates the degree OF generosity which
Induces him to Insist that managers who ac,
cept his. plays ehall also receive the further
boon OF having them performed by the radiant
and accomplished Miss jay.
The reports from every portion OF the Now
Jersey peninsula this year are to the effect that
so far the peach buds appear to be unlnIurod.
Sit-ce last December the weather on the penin.
sula has been quite favorable for peach crop,
as the thermometer ha0 not reached zero there
this winter, and, while II has been cold win
ter, ithas been continuous, and the frost 10
not yet out OF the ground In many places. The
peach trees Will not be In bloom until very
late, and thero is very little likelihood OF
there being frost lato enough TO inIure the
fruit when In bloom. Had II not been for the
fact OF the very severe weather IN December
last and the fact that the crop OF last season
was large one and the treee were well taxed
to produce that crop, there would be little
doubt In tho minds OF the peninsula growers
that there would be q large crop OF peaches
there this year, as all indications which the
orchards now present tend TO that belief.
Should the peninsula produce a large crop OF
peaches this season II will most probably be
the most profitable ono ever gathered. There
is little doubt that the West will be greater
buyer than last year, as only a small crop is
hoped for or expected along tho Ohio, aud last
year the Peninsula Fruit Exchange success
fully brought the buyers TO the orchards, aud
this season but fow OF the peaches OF tho penin-
sula Will be disposed OF in any other way.
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SOUTH WASHINGTON.

UNION GOSPEL SERvIcEs.-Th Union
Gospel services tomorrow afternoon will be
held in tho Fifth Baptist Church, DR..
Meador's, on ID street, between Four-and-a-
half and Sixth streets southwest, at $3.50
o'clock. Rev. Richard Norris, pastor of
Wesley Chapel will conduct the service,
and the Moody choir will lead the sing
ing.
ASURPRIsE PARTY.-Quite a number of
young ladies and gentlemen assembled at
the residence of Miss Ella White, No. 902 d
street, last evening:and proceeded in body
to tho residence Of Miss Mary Stahl, No
1852 @ street southwest, the object being to
tender Miss Stahl u surprise party, which
was thoroughly accomplished. After the OBJ
iect of the visit had been explained, social
games, singing and recitatiOns were at once
INDUCED in. The refreshments brought by
the party furnished an excellont pastime
during short intermission. The gather
ing dispersed at a reasonable hour and all
said they had n real good time" Among
those present were
Misses Lille and Blanche Walker, Garlic
and Janey Esbey, Jennie Eyerhart, NellIe
Manchester, Edna rune, Mettle Neligar,
Lizzie Glass, Mary Foley, Martha MeAllster,
oSTs ao%er ssrFy g w9 4Sry Sna Hses
John Mooney and George and Benton Btahl.
CHARGED WITH STEALING BEER
James II. Jones and W. II. Clarkson, two
young white men, were arrested by Officer
Containing last night They were charged
by Mr.. Luther Cornwall, grocer, corner
Tenth and Maryland avenue southwest,
with stealing number of bottles of beer
from his store.
CRUELTY To HIS HoRsE.-Mr. NJ p.
Key, agent S. p. G. A., arrested Patrick
Maloney, a contractor, at tho corner of
Seventh aud II streets southwest, yesterday
afternoon, for working horse with sore
back. He left $40 collateral for his appear
ance at Police Court to-day,
~
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what They do in New Orleans Now
a.DuyH,

The great crowds In New orleans at the Ex-
position literally contributed to the audience
present at the 177th Grand Monthly Drawing
OF the Louisiana State Lottery, on Tuesday,
February 10. The sum OF s205,500 was ralriy
placed by the hand of fortune where 1t Will
probably do the most good AS sample bricks,
how the goddess treats her votariee, we note
that ticket No. 2S,600 drew the First Capital
Prize OF $75, 900, and was sold as a whole TO a
resident OF san Francisco, CAL, and collected
No. SS,d1d drew the Second Capital Prize OF
S26,000, and was sold to party In New Or
leans, La, visiting the Exposition, probably.
of $40. 600, and was sold in fifths, one 10 ran.
ben Joel, 02 Munroe street, Lynn, Mass; an
other collected through First National Bank
OF Birmingnam, I'm n pittsburg3, ~ Pa. Nos. 70,9299
in New Orleans and Cincinnati, o., etc, etc.
The whole thing viii be repeated again on
April ID next, OF which NJ. A. Dauphin, New
Orleans, La, Will give all Information on ap.
r1fcatton
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-14

TIE action Of the Secretary of the Treas
ury in dropping from the special agents
roll of the Treasury service all unnecessary
and superfuous employees is to be COM
mended. A change by which an annual
saving of $4,000 is effected aud the efi-
cheney of the service is not impaired, is a
desirable and creditable one. In awarding
tho praise to Mr.. Manning for this reform
and retrenchment it should not be forgot.
ten that Secretary AcCulloch instituted the
reform, and caused one important batch
of dismissals and contemplated many of
the others which were made yesterday.
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EAST WASHINGTON.

Took LEG BAIL.-A thief entered the
residence Of Mr.. Daniel Kealey, of No. 1904
Eighth street southeast, last Thursday and
stole market basket containing pro-
visions He was quietly making for the
back gate, when Mr.. Kealey espied him.
The thief dropped the basket and took leg
bail.
ANOTHER APpLIcANT.--Mr.W William Nc
Ginness is an applicant for the position of
superintendent of repairs at the Treasury
Department.
AN ACcIDENT.-Ed Anderson, a
yonng white man, fell into an excavation
ON Twelfth street, near X, last evening and
dislocated his ankle.
EXPECTING TO DE RETIRED.-Thus far
there has not been a single appointment
made in the Navy.Yard under the new
Administration. There will be some, how
ever, aud, it Is thought, very soon. There
are number of superintendents who ex-
pect the fatal yellow envelope at any time.
THE great success Of Salvation Oil pro-
vokes limitations. See that you get the
genuine. Price 25 cents.
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Tho OtIahnna boomers.

President Cleveland has followed the
policy pursued by President Arthur in
reference to the invaders Of the Indian
Territory. Yesterday evening he issued a
proclamation warning persons not to enter
they have violated the laws and peremp-
torily ordering them to vacate. The aid
of the Army will be invoked to execute
the spirit Of tho proclamation.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-14

WHEN our friend Barros of Guatemala
reads, if he ever does, what has been printed
about him in the papers of this country, we
think that he will feel tho least bit dis.
couraged. He will not be overwhelmed, how
ever, for when he visited this country sew
ersl years ago he got what Mr. Flintwinche
in Dickens Little Dorrit" was wont
to term "such dose"
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-14

SENATOR sHERMAN's action yesterday
in refusing to serve on the Finance Com
mittee because he was not made its chair
man is surprise to his many admirers.
None Of them thought that no had any of
the 1.won't-play" business In his compost
ton
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-14

1T is announced that gambling has been
abolished at Louisville and that it causes q
great sensation. We know something of
Louisville and have known many sensa-
tions caused by the suppression" of gamb-
ling there. But we have never known at
any time the fair city OF Louisville noted
as she is for her hospitality in everything,
to be unable to furnish her visitors with "a
little game,v
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-14

Mr.. BIAINE's visit to President Cleve-
land last evening was as pleasant TO both
tho successful and defeated candidates for
the Presidency as 1t was graceful on the
part or the latter.
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-14
Mary II. GriswoId,s VIII.

The will of Mary L. Griswold, signed
Mary i, Parker, was received by the Reg
lister to-day. By codicil it is directed
that half Of what may be recovered on the
French claim be paid to her sister, Rose A.
Wood, and the remainder to Mas chill
drenn
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-14

FROM the manner in which Secretary
Manning has decimated tho fraud roll" of
the Treasury Department, might we not in.
fer that he regarded IL as "roll Of Frauds
The Evening critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1881-1885, 1885-03-14

The Boston GloLc has a long article on
bow money is spent. What most people
are anxious to lind out is how money Is
procured.
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"AIderuey Dairy wagons,

Fresh Alderney butter, chnrned every morn
ing and delivered In " 10 "Ward" prints, SOC.
per 10. Also cottage cheese, buttermilk and
bweet milk, DC. per at. Cream, 16c. per pint
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YEhx nn Yon Conrl,

when you can buy Compound Honey Of Tar
and Wild Cherry for 20 cents a bottle AZ
corner Of Seventh and + streets,
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.

The Signal Onice furnishes the following
synopsis OF the weather;
For Sunday fair weather will prevail In tho
southern portion OF the Middle Atlantic States