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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-20
Guns Sometimes Burst Easily.

In bravado young man placed the
nauEzle Of his fowling piece under the
water and fired the charge. The result
was the bursting OF the barrel near the
hraech, and the mutilation Of his hand.
Another placed aud held the muzzle OF
Bis gun square against a piece OF plate
Window glass and fred the charge
Tsowder and bullet The glass was
scattered, 50 was the gun barrel. An
ueller instance was that Of an experiment
Gax who had heard that candle could
- cred from the barrel Of q gun through
e inch board. Re drove a candle into
&c nuzzle Of gun, fired, and the ex-
rlosion split the barrel almost its en-
tise length, and did not even drive the
candie from the muzzle. Still another
hurst 81 gun barrel was caused By the
Uss o. vet grass IS wad, well
scanned down over 8 charge of
uhot But perhaps one Of the
ost singular exhibitions Ia this line
was = Colts navy revolver, which some
ars ago was sent 10 the factory ii
sford. Conn. This IVES before the
aption 81 these pistols TO the metallic
riages and Il i probable that ID
ding with open powder and bah
cnly small amount Of powder got into
e chambers, and the bullet vas not
opelled with sufficient force 10 drive
from the muxzle: &c least The bullet
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-20

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~ Het ~ w. Dsa1eH


a few days ag0 oolosea nan nh0
bad load 0f light ashes 81 bis wagon
halted 80 long It fhs corner 81 Wood
ward avenue and High street. that i
policeman approached him and asked:
Anything wrong With horse o.
wagonP"
.sNo. sab.
"Waiting here for anybody 2"
Yes, kinder. /"
This is no place TO stop and les your
nshes blow away. Why don't you drive
ong
..Daan,t sab. Look down High
street.
II don't see anything but . boy
sprinkling the street with the garden
hose"
ssDat's fist what ails me. sab. Iza
bin waitin' hull half hour fur dat boy
to disabsquatnlate into de yard.
"Why3'
'sWell, sab, lie bin right dar seb'ral
times. Dat boy has got his eye on dis
turnout. I'll 60 drivin' long till I come
opposite an den do hose will slip an de
ole boss will git dose ia his ear, I'll
yell to de boy an he'll make trip an
stumble. an hull gallons o. water will
come pourin' down on de back o. my
neck. I'll hab . pint in each year,
cherry pocket afoat, an il viii take two
hull days to git dis undershirt dried
out.
"You 60 on, !" said the officer. ''The
boy sees me and hewon't dare LET drop
Of water touch you.
The old man hesitated, but finally
climbed to his seat and drove on. The
boy stood with his back to the APP
preaching vehicle and made no move
until the horse was almost abreast Of
him. Then he had to move the hose,
and spat went the stream against the
old equine.
eli. dar | Hi, boyT' yelled the old
man as he pulled on the lines.
''Yes-didn't mean to-yery sorry,
bat she's gettin' away from mel
''She" got away. ''She" shot stream
high in air and s'she" shot others in va
rious directions, and It was not until the
old man was out Of range that the boy
succeeded in getting s'her" under con-
troll and resumed his practice on the
dusty pavement.
s'Hil ossifsrl' called the old man as
he jumped down to shake himself,
"didn't I tell YEP Didn't foretold ye
list how dis ole undershirt would be
soaked full You may be de smartest
sort o ossifer on de track Of . thief, but
fur ell you know 'bouta boy an q garden
hose / wouldn't gin two ole centsl'-De.
trOSt Free Press.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-20
Rapid Transit In Idaho.

'Hello, old man, where are you
bounds 2" inquired the conductor Of an
acquaintance IN the smoking car.
''Going back East vas the response,
rather sourly.
'sHave yOu quit raiIrOading out in
Tdaho9"
'sYes, have"
whats the matter Z"
ooh, don't want to run locomotive
IN q country where towns die of so fast
that in the place where We get our din
nern one day the next day We stop as
usual and look aII around, but not
shanty il to be seen. I like my dinners
regularly. do, and no mora Idaho n
mine, please. - Chicago Herald.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-20
TIE STAGE FEVER
wheaere Managers Uncomplim.
Opsnlon 81 Amatear Actora ma
rcaaea.

ct IS . curious thing" said a =,
known theatrical manager to a n
York Ssen reporter, that people who''
affected with = desire to 60 on the s,,.
or to write for the stage, never reoo''
II the craze gets . firm hold Of ~.
The ranks Of the profession are tbi,,.
sprinkled with people who haveion.I'
high social position for the sake Of bs'
on the stage; but the most striking !,
that ever came uuder my personal Obs.
walton Is that Of the young Eoglishn.
who, for long while, for three years
fact, acted as super in the Lycns
Theatre company. He is the oldes. 3
81 q baronot, and his desire to go on j.
stage was so thoroughly uncontrol,N
that bis family, after no end Of trorbA
agreed to allow him to work out 4
fancy. WhenI was in London, in lSa
he just effected 4 reconciliation with K
family after having run away Al
travelled with the Provincial compam
for two years. His father resolved to-
him 60 upon the stage, and the you
man, who was then %, lived at hon
and drove down to the theatre ever
night In his mothers brougham vis
two Hunkeys on the box and the coat /
arms Of his family on the doors. he hu
been &c IL ever since. He still plan
character, but little above the level 4
the supers. He is now 81 years old, AZ
il as enthusiastic as ever about his pn
fession. It is an actual impossibEh
that the man can ever become an acta
and yet no power on earth viii ever Coz
vince him that he is not destined to i
one Of the greatest actors Of the age
"Amateur theatricals are responsA
for most Of these woes, and the numbs
Of applications which the New Yos
managers receive from amateur acton
and actresses are so numerous that the
have to be ignored. The greatest MS
fortune that can befall an amateur d /
make q success Of any character. The
no becomes q pest or q nuisance to pro
fessional managers everywhere. III
assertion is often made that certain ams
teur actors and actresses are as good I
professionals. I could run over Ii
names OF one or two men and two d
three women, all society people, VIII
are frequently said TO be equal to pro
fessionals. Whenever you hear this Is
sertion, put it down as nonsense Of ID
most unmitigated description. / haV
been In the theatrical business for thirt
years, and ! know all about the anna
teurs. / have never seen on amateu
dramatic performance which in any wa
approached the professional STANDARD
and know OF no amateur actor whOi
fit now to go on the professional stage
One swallow does not make q summel
and because an amateur actor plays on
part acceptably it does not follow tha
he is At to be professional"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-20
sURRESDERING HIS PENSION
A Man who Said he Thought the GOvsFs.
ment Had Doao Enough for Him.

ment Had Demo Enough for Him.
A good-looking, weIl-built man came
with the crowd Of callers at the Pension
Office, in Washington, and entered the
room Of First Deputy Commissions
Mclean. When his turn for an inter
view was reached he asked the DEPUTY
to be allowed to see the COMMISSIONS
The Commissioner Is busy, sir. II yOu
wish TO see about claim or to secure
an appointment we can attend to The
matter here.
II want to have my pension stopped
The Deputy Commissioner looked Of
the man, then at his papers, then ct the
man again, and finally touched his bel
button and sent messenger for the
record.
Have Jon considered this step sui
fciently, sirs" asked the Deputy. "YOa
are, I see, receiving $72 a month
nearly q, 900 q year"
Eyes, have considered II. The Gov.
ernment has done enough for me.
want to give it up."
"Have you an abundance OF meansg
mo, but ! have enough for comfort
"Well, / guess you had better see the
Commissioner"
Col Mclean thereupon introduced
the visitor to the Commissioner. Alta
> short interview, record of the case
was taken, Ia order that the pensn
might Be cancelled s'upon claimants 70
quest"
The mans name Is Snyder. BE b
Ionged 70 . New York regiment Gen.
Black says this IS not the first case q
the kind within his knowledge. NO
long after he entered the Office Ken
tuckian named Stevenson sent on hS
certificates, with 9 request that hS
claim might be cancelled. BE surrsn'
dered at the same time quite q lafss
fund Of accumulated pensions which p
had never drawn. He wrote that %
was convinced that he had fully recO''
cred nom bis disability.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-20

LFrom tbs Chicago Inter- Ocean.
While we were in front Of chattanooga
lz became fashionable along the picket
Lac 70 exchange papers. The plan was
Or . Confederate who wanted q paper
- come to the front, shake Southern
wapeE as a flag Of truce, and il this way
Eavite exchanges. The pickets on either
azde il that immediate vicinity would
@snse firing, the Union soldier would
G6nrt from his line and the Confederate
from his line, and they would meet half
wny, shake hands, exchange papers, and
IS there we're no officer In sight sit down
alld have . chat. This had been kept
up for several days when there came an
orlsr from headquarters that no more
papers should be exchanged. But the
boys, choosing their time for exchange,
continued the practice against orders.
There came q week, however, in which
70 rebel responded to waving. or shak-
M. or futterings Of paper or handker-
chief, and we knew then that orders
against exchange had been issued on
that side as well as on ours.
But one morning quite early my
partner discovered man on the rebel
Eine frantically waving q large paper.
Ha suggested that we slip away from
lie reserve and 60 ont and see what the
imam wanted. He took paper, waved
Il. and We started toward the rebel front.
Whan we had proceeded about half way
60 the point Of meeting the fellow ceased
: Go wave his paper. We were puzzled at
aEEfa. but finally concluded that he was
down In hollow, and we would see him
swhen he came up on high ground. So
ne walked on and walked without warn
Ing into q group Of soldiers ct the rebel
picket post. The men were just ready
50 take breakfast, and after the first
sAnxxy they joked MS good deal about
aar extraordinary willingness to get into
6heir clutches at breakfast time. When
ne spoke Of the exchange Of papers the
Gficer in charge informed us that orders
were positive against exchange, and
Chat all his men understood it, As this
was the case, he took the position that
we had come willingly into their lines,
and that he could not allow as to return.
Il saw at once that his men disagreed
with him, but the question was how we
ware to get away.
by partner, who had been soldier
81 Germany, joined in the jokes at our
expense, and proposed that he make the
Boys some coffee that was coffee. The
Gonfederates had . very poor excuse
eor that article, and without more ado he
succeeded to make kettle Of coffee,
&c aroma Of which seemed to fascinate
&c coHee-hungry sharpshooters. When
na had poured the coffee into the cups
mnd had expatiated on the good If would
90 the men, he took up his rife and
Gid to me: "Now let as start for our
swn line" followed him, and not q
enIdier on that picket post lowered the
cup 81 coffee from his lips or looked our
wAg.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-20
4 Georgia Editor at . Raising.

The editor Of the Ellijay Courier thus
expresses himseIf:- Wehad the pleasure
Thursday Of attending . schoolhouse
raising. Everything went on - usual
ct such an occasion until nearly 10
o'clock, when suddcnly'a wagon, accom-
panied by number Of ladies, appeared
on the grounds. The crowd Of hands
seemed to understand the situation in an
instant, and soon table was prepared
and heavily laden with good things, to
which we Gil turned and did ample
juatice--to the edibles, at least. We
left the place that evening thinking how
utterly worthless 9 country would be
without women. May the building Of
schoolhOuses and the eating 81 good
dinners continue in the land.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-20
RenarkahIa Caaanel g no.
AFOro0rxrKe 30 cLUvHRrus ron con-
vIcrU0 HrM or lillian arADrs0Ns
MURDER

A dispatch from Richmond. Va, says:
Cluverius. The convicted murderer Of
Lillian Madison, was brought to court
and through bis counsel made motion
for : new trial. Judge Atkins post.
poned the hearing 81 the argument on
the motion, and the prisoner vas COM
mitted to jail. he showed no sign Of
depression, but on the contrary appeared
brighter than for some time. There was
: large crowd il and about the court
room, but no disorder.
One 81 the most remarkable faatures
og this remarkable case was the unusual
conduct Of certain jurors. Shortly after
the appearance Of the prisoner ii court,
Juror Kepler walked over 70 where the
prisoner sat, and il . pleasant manner
said:
81 hope YOU do not think was actu-
ated By any malice il arriving ct nv
opinion" The prisoner smiled, but
made no reply. Juror Harrison then
approached the prisoner and remarked:
"ATr. Cluverius, in the name Of hu-
mainly, I want to extend to you my
sincere sympathy. trust you believe
that / was actuated by a stern sense Of
duty. The law compelled me to take
certain action IL / believed certain evi-
dence. The evidence was conclusive
and there was no way in which / could
avoid it To this the prisoner replied:
'sOertainly, sir; / believe you, Mr..
Harrison, and smiled as be uttered
these words. Juror Berkeley, Of Alexan-
dria, also spoke 10 the prisoner, stating
that he had calmly and fairly tried the
matter as one between himself, his God
Che pand risoner.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-20

Ne 81 medium height "a
build with dark muslache. p
is bronued by exposure. and IA
white sombrero which gave n.
appe rance of . cowboy.
The officers cannot agree As tov,..
he IL insane. nvictim Of delirium ~.
or has actually committed soma
Cor which his head was IN n.
OHacer Barrett was about shi,.s
years old and had been on ~ |.
three years. he shot and s
wounded Pat McDermott, alias -,
4 foot-pad, LAST November. II
simply miraculous that several inn.
people we're not killed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-20

8HGUoN w4rez eoy1.-U Hka
m x cnk e ah r. s wspos
oonoernIn@ fh9 haham 81
aa1e4 e. lhe Naval Ao amy.
81 ee gentlemen ak1 nl.ek n0b.
in3bEsnle nyums hnn Eox
es IS We rroIsz on
which A8 hmVa been educated S.
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-20

nen ts n
sHs0 when hsy eaf
sK don sss your drift exacl
Well. sturia doesn't the hump q =
bison cEten make 60 Indian meal -
Boston B,fsgee
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-20

HI SHOOTS AND KILLS A POLICEMAN
nEEoRE BRING oEkRpOMkNED.

EAHA1Hinn ExpeRlenee af the HaaeenRoFa -
Wna2Mrm Passenger MMnNemm-Msrmtm
Omeiala pnralsMed with ErlHhk-tolice
seat fr0m Chtcawo- Desperate strmmnle
with aho Maniac.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-20

TFrom tha chiaago Tntar- ooean.l

stEaaAinw ineo = Friendly Rnemy,s Camp
and 0uE Aanin.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-04-29
ANSWER.
The Flies Nest.

Little Ralph Norton went with his
mother to spend few weeks in the coun-
try, at the large old farm house OF his
uncle. While tt ere he saw many things
that were new and interesting to him.
One day he came running to his uncle,
filled with excitement and wonder
oh, Uncle, please do get pole and
go with me to the grove in the corner OF
the pasture -
What have you found now, Ralph
mouse or lion ?" asked Mr.. Norton.
/, isn't either, but it is something
pretty and if you will only please get
1t for me, l shall be so glad, said Ralph.
"What does it look like2 asked his
uncle.
ooh, it looks like a large paper ball,
and is hanging on a limb OF a tree.
tried to pull it down with a stick, but
the stick was so short that l couldn't
quite reach it. At first thought it was
a toy balloon made OF brown paper; but
l saw a lot of flies creeping over it, and
then thought it might be a flies nest.
Do flies have nests, uncle7"
| don't know that / ever saw one,
said Mr.. Norton so l think I will 20
and see the one you have found"
He got two old newspapers, and tied
them to the end Of pole, and then he
and Ralph started off, In few minutes
they were in the grove.
"There 1t is, on that limb. said
Ralph, pointing at one of the long
branches of an oak.
AS Mr.. Norton looked up he saw Just
what he expected to fnd--a large hor-
nets nest. He took a match from his
pocket, lighted the paper on the end Of
his pole, and reached it close to the nest.
1t was soon in flames, and nearly all Of
the hornets we're burned
When Ralphs uncle told him about
the hornets sting, he felt glad that he
had found the nest too high for him to
reach If it had been on low limb he
would have picked it of, and many Of
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-04-29
A Bishops Riddle.

The following compound riddle was
composed by the Bishop of Clifford;
l. | have a box.
2, This box has two lids.
3. 1t also has two caps.
4. 1t contains two musical instru-
ments.
5. 1t has in it two established meas
ures.
6. 1t contains great many articles
that carpenter could not dispense with
Z. The box has always about it two
fish.
s. Also great number of smaller
size.
9. In it you will find lofty trees
10. Also some gaudy flowers
IL. The fruit of an indigenous tree.
IL. Two gentle little animals are found
in it.
Is. Also a number of smaller and less
tame animals.
IA. A fine stag is found with it.
10. A great many small whips with
out handles
16. 1t boasts Of two halls or places of
worship
II. Some weapons of warfare are al
ways found in this box.
Is. And in it you will find number
of weather cocks.
10. The steps of hotel are also found
in it.
20. The House of Commons resounds
with two of my essential articles when on
the eve of decision
81. In the box you can find two schol-
ars.
%. And then find ten Spanish gran
dees to wait upon them.
All pronounce me wonderful piece of
mechanism, but very few have remem-
hered the strange things that make up my
whole
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-04-29
Weaving Sunshine

lou can't guess, mamma, what
Grandma Davis said to me this morning
when carried her the flowers and the
basket of apples T. exclaimed little Mary
Price, as she came running into the
house, her cheeks red as twin roses.
am quite sure, darling, said NAM
ma, " that | can not; but I hope it was
something pleasant.
Indeed it was, mamma" said Mary.
" She said, Good morning, dear; you
are weaving sunshine. | hardly knew
what she meant at first, but think do
now and l am going to try to weave
sunshine every day"
Mother concluded Mary, don't
you remember that beautiful poetry.
Four Little Sunbeams, you read to me
one day ? If those sunbeams could do
me so much good, think we all ought
to be little sunbeams
After few moments pause, new
thought seemed to pop into Nary's little
head, and she said, 90, mamma. I have
just thought. When Lizzy Patton was
here she told me that her Sabbath School
class was named Little Cleaners, and
know another class called Busy Bees
Now next Sabbath | mean to ask our
teacher to call our class Sunshine
Weavers, and then we will all 90 weav
ing sunshine
1t is good plan Sunshine weavers
will be kindly remembered long after
cross, hateful people have been forgotten.
rte Sunny8ide.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-04-29
Riddles.

A word of one syllable easy and short,
Read back ward and forward the same
1t expresses the sentiments warm from the
heart,
And to beauty lays principal claim.
(The eye)
Use me well and I'm rybody,
scratch my back and I'm nobody.
GA looking glass)
Formed long ago, yet made to-day
Employed when others sleep;
What few would like to give away,
And fewer still to keep
If you see three pigeons on a tree, and
shoot two, how many will remain? None
the third would fly away.
What word is that which contains all
the novels and in their proper order {?
Facetiously.
In the spring look gay, dressed in handsome
array,
But in summer more clothing wear;
When colder it grows, throw off my clothes,
And in winter quite naked appear.
"a trse)
What is that which goes up hill, and
down the hill, and spite Of all yet stand.
eth still? The road.
A duck before two ducks; duck be-
hind two ducks and duck between
two ducks. How many ducks in all ?
Three.
have but one eye, and that eye without sight,
Yet it helps me whatever do
I'm sharp without wits, without senses I'm
bright,
The fortunes Of some, and Of some the delight,
And, doubt not, I'm useful to you.
"a medley
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-04-29
A True Story for Misohievous
Little Girls.

Grandpa came slowly down the back
stairway into the kitchen, where Katie
sat eating an apple, and trying to look
as if she had never done any mischief III
all her life. He came directly toward
her, and sitting down in his rocking
chair drew her up to him and patted her
hair lovingly, while he looked rather
seriously into her blue eyes.
"This morning" he said, "a little girl
went up to my room, where her mother
had forbidden her to go, climbed up al
the foot of my bed, holding on by the
tall bed-post, and walked all the way up
to the head then she reached up to my
watch, and took it off the nail, and sit.
ting down on my pillow, looked at the
watch as long as she wished Having
done that, she walked carefully down to
the foot OF the bed and Jumped off, think.
ing that nobody saw her"
WHO did see me p? said Katie, letting
out the guilty secret at once.
Please get me the Bible, my dear, and
will tell you"
Katie stood quietly by while grandpa
put on his spectacles, and slowly turned
over the leaves till he found what he
wanted
Read that, my dear
But Katie could only spell out the
words, and so it took her some time TO
make it out after two or three trials she
succeeded in reading distinctly, Thou
God seest me"
Then grandpa talked very seriously
with her about the sin OF disobedience,
and the guilt of covering sin, and Katie
was very penitent, and resolved then and
there to be better little girl.
She looked at grandpa with great aw e:
God told him." she said to herself
Oh, how dreadful, to have God look
right at me, and then tell grandpa, al
alone in his room, what did How good
grand pa must be to have God talk with
him Seems to me his face shines Just
like Moses when he came down from the
mount"
Did you take off your shoes, grand
pap"
"My shoes? what for, my dear ?" what
do you mean?"
" When God talked with you upstairs,
and told you l walked on your bed, did
you take off your shoes like Moses?'
Oh, my dear little girl r. said grand
pa, with rather queer expression on his
face. God does not nowadays talk to his
children face to face, but he leads and
directs them just as truly as he did in the
time of Moses. l think he led me to go
to my room this morning, and to see on
my soft feather-bed the deep footprints
that you left there; and then seeing my
pillow, that your mother had smoothed
SO carefully, all tumbled and wriDkled,
and observing, as l did, your little mis-
take in hanging my watch with its face
to the wall, | could not h Up knowing
what you had done"
Now grandpas face was very serious.
" There Is one verse in Gods word, my
little Katie that it would be well for lit
tie girls and boys-and grown up men
and women, toto remember Be sure
your sins will find you out.
And don't think Katie ever forgot
it Exchange.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1885-04-29
Children Column.
Keep Trying.

If boys should get discouraged
At lessons or at work,
And say, There's no use trying"
And all hard tasks should shirk,
And keep on Sinking, Sinking,
Till the boy became man,
l wonder what the world would do
To carry out its plan?
The coward in the conflict
Gives up at first defeat;
If once repulsed, his courage
Lies shattered at his feet.
The brave heart wins the battle
Because, through thick and thin,
He'll not give up as conquered
He fghs, and fights to win.
So, boys, don't get disheartened
Because at first you fail;
fyou but keep on trying,
AT last you will prevail;
Be stubborn against failure
Try, try and try again;
The boys who kept on trying
Have made the worlds best men.
The Advance