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National Republican., 1885-12-12
DUMAS GREEN REPORTERS.
How They Were Imposed Upon by
Garibaldi's Officers.

GaribaldPs Ohlcers.
While Alexander Dumas was editing the
Independence at Naples in 1860 he was ac-
customed to send his reporters-all young
Frenchmen-to the different camps for war
news. The followers Of Garibaldi were then
encamped on the other side of the Volturno,
opposite Capua, the last stronghold Of the
bourbons on this side The reporters,
like reporters all over the world,
wanted some news. Their inquisitiveness
bothered the officers. At last, by tacit
understanding between the officers, they
agreed to tell the reporter anything that
entered their minds. So, one fine morning
in September, Dumas sent young French
scribe for information In regard to certain
war news. Maj. Fix, of the engineers, was
then young officer ready for any kind of
fun. He was just then building fortitlca-
tions with sand bags all along the railroad
between Naples and Capua. The tracks
were torn up, guns, gun carriages, and bags
filed with sand were lying ON the ground
in the greatest disorder when the reporter
appeared.
swell major, any news?'
Certainly" twas the reply; .'don't you
SEQ this disorder The Bourbons came
last night, supported by Bavarians and
Swiss troops, and VIC had lively time Of IT,
We took all the guns you see lying round
here, made 10000 prisoners, and took any
quantity of arms and ammunitions.n
The young scribe took his notes and made
beautiful description Of the fight, revised
by the hand of old Dumas himself and only
ns Dumas could write. When 1t appeared
| the next day in his paper Garibaldi, who
| was then dictator Of the southern provinces,
was furious on reading 1t. Dumas, as was his
| habit, came to see the general every morn
| ing; he was received with frown. At last
| Galibaldi said: 'Where In the DEVILS name
| did you get your information about that
| splendid FIGHT ct San Angelo2 The first l
heard Of II was IN your paper this morning.
Dumas was nonplussed and angry, and
srid to Col. Bourdone, in going out, ~
shall thrash Fix the first time | see him."
| Gaiibaldi came the same day to make an
| inspection. Those In the field had not re
| ceiyed the paper yet. After his inspection
was over he looked Maj. Fix In the face,
with a satisfied grin, and asked him,
"Wherc is the place in which that big fight
occuredGn
81 do not know" Maj. Fix replied,
there has been no fight around here for
over three weeks.n
Then the general took the paper out Of
his pocket and said, ''rcad this description"
They all had to laugh right out "You
young FOOLS" he said, 'let the reporters
alone.n
After day or two Mai. Fix went to see
Dumas and explained matters. They had
good laugh about itand the pere prologue
thought II was good joke, but Maj Fix
had to promise Dumas that In the future
nothing but the truth would be told to any
of his innocent young reporters.
National Republican., 1885-12-12
SIX DAYS IN HISTORY.
DECEMBER Z,
(IS Is, Oh

DECEMBER
(i3B.C)
The orator, whose words of fro
beT Sncs Sf GbTGaSa bsb an hg GFS%a
As when the heavens are bowed
With Storm the thunders: even he
Whose cry: "1'o armsi" was victory,
Whose order "Peace! was order still
As summers dream -encircled noon,
Or miduight's melancholy moon,
Or Pilgrims sleep on dewy hill,
Or labor's In the cot below
Such quiet thine, now, Clcerol
The gods, who gave thee wondrous breath,
Demand 1t, through their angel. Death
Q5i2)
Twas the marvellous age orchange ami chance,
Twas bright still, chill, and cherry morn
When "Mary, Queen of Scots" was born;
4 life for Scotland, England, France.
A life for Scotland-like a breath
From fower.felds or the sweet salt sea;
For France, love, pride, and chiynlry;
For Fl gland. chains, and sharp steel death
Read, here, the verse f.on her artist pen
Swift clouds on clouds, dense.foldng, gloomcd,
And night hung, starless, DER the Royal
TRANSLATED from the Latin original ]
o, my Lord God, my hope is ~ Thee!
U, my dear Jesus, now liberate me!
In calling chains,
In pitcous pains,
long for The0l
Low lying,
And signing.
And bending the knee,
j adore Thee
Implorc Thee
TO liberate mel
DECEMBER s.
Q765)
Ell Whitney born. The years
Pass, with common smiles and tears;
Manhood comes. simple scene:
GpOTpiu'S woods md fields are green,
beauty, mid u thousand flowers,
Laughs, and song.birds thrill the hours,
Sweet and sunny. May not be
Breakfast pleasanter to see,
Men around It, women fair
Ell, welcome stranger, there.
III" daughter said, her tone
Thoughtful, deep, "a way were known,
i Cotton Il from the seed" why, he,
Ell. here. can that invent
Eli, do Ill" ELI went.
Smiling ut the faith sublime,
"Mothcrs' confidence Brief time
Bore he, proud, the cottage In,
Model of his "cotton Gin !"
DECEMBER 0.
QG0s.)
Heaven stands revealed. IN glory; Earth below
Eden unveils, In all its virgin glow;
Deep through the dark, He'll flames 1t is the
morn
Milton, grand poet of their powers, is born
DECEMBER 10.
QG9Il
Pencil OF skill surprising,
Tracing mans strange ways,
So. wealth of art amnssing,
And making proud far days
This was HOgarth's golden
Gin by Heavens Decree
Equal ages Olden,
No, nor now, mny sec
Hail the infants lOwly birth,
Hail the Artist, Prince OF Earth
Qsl7.)
Come, Mississippi
Welcome TO stand
Henceiorh and forever
one of our band
Come In thy beauty,
Come In Thy pride;
Sisters, the circle
Is lovelier, wide
DECEMBER II.
Qsl6)
Another sister, welcome
Indiana, thon
Shine The Stnr of freedom
Ever thy brow
DECEMBER -.
Qs72J
Many this day remember we'll
Forrest forever leaves the stage:
From ardent youth to pensivc age
pleasure and II pride to all.
liis glory shall our souls recall
Ana treasure II through life, ana tell
our children, that even they in turn,
To love and honor him may learn.
So pass the story on through tlmn,
OF him who made our lives sublime,
S. d.
National Republican., 1885-12-12
An Unfortunate Mnn.

lllNNbuIs
swell, Ethalinda De Wiggs, don't sec
how you could go and engage yourself to
that old Slimpkins. Why, he hasn't tooth
In Lis head" exclaimed Miss Wigg's dear
est friend, when she heard of the engage
ment.
swell, DEAR was the reply, "you mustn't
was born that way.n
"WGs hep l didn't know that, or l
wouldn't have said anything about II" was
the sympathetic response.
National Republican., 1885-12-12
A Misleading Text.

A writer in the Boston Post says One Of
the brightest thrusts against temperance
dogmas that l have lately seen found in
Bpnder Matthews's recent novel, "Tho
Last Meeting" quote the passage;
qouted Fred, with a smile.
~ have always considered that most
misleading text,n said Uncle Larry, inter
Tupting "for 1t drives a man TO white
wines, which are not half as wholesome as
rod ~
National Republican., 1885-12-12

Clothing at wholesale prices, Elsoman, 7 & E.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21


There IS no such thing IS AZ American
hotel il London; yet there IS = better
opening for one, and for al American
restaurant, than IN any part Of the world.
When ! say american" do not, Of
course, mean American cooking. But We
want something conducted By an Ameri-
can. If any one would set up first-rate
American hotel-keeper IN either one
fortune awaits ell concerned. Americans
pine for change from chops and hares.
And moreover, EnQlishmen would take 8
shy for curiosity. There Is an opening
also for some smart Yankee woman To
open lunch shop anywhere up in the
city Or down in the Strand. If such
one should open q decent place. adver-
tlse genuine Yankee buckwheat cakes,
corn bread, dough nuts, mince and apple
pies, and serve good ones, the police
would have TO be called in to preserve
order, the rush would be so great. Every
American would 60 as a duty daily IL It
took him q mile out of the way, and
Englishmen would 20 from curiosity.
ITO try the blarsted stuff, you know, .
and they would 60 again and continue to
go, for nobody is fonder of good things
to eat than Londoners, and especially do
they affect sweets. Speaking Of lunch
and dining saloons, there are some things
here, common customs, that shock the
American idea Of propriety. To begin
with, the custom of women entering sal
0ons at all hours of the day, stepping up
% the bars and calling for brandy and
water, or whatever liquors they fancy.
And these are not of the lower order. by
any means On the contrary, many of
hem are the wives of respectable mer-
chants, and dressed elegantly. In the
evening, when the theatres are out, every
gin palace within several blocks is crowd
I'd with men, women, and children just
from the theatre. The whole family en-
Ter aud call for spirits, and thus set ter
rible example to the children accompany
ing them. At the bars, at all hours of
the day and evening, there are as many
female customers as male, and there is no
affectation or nonsense about it. They
don't drink from wineglasses, but take
measured gill the same as men, and take
it nate at that. They can get water
at home The consumption of spirits in
England is appalling, and yet there is
little public drunkenness. How would
it look to see a couple of well-dressed,
respectable women walk into the Hoff-
man House bar-room in New York and
standing up to the counter call for gill
of old particular" which means generally
Holland ginl There would be sensa-
ton. Yetit is of hourly occurrence here.
May the craze of everything English in
America never get to that point
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

be his. The only good apples ia the
world. lineai descendants Of the golden
stock OF Hesperides, used to grow.
twenty-five or thirty years ago On a old
farm three or four miles out Of Peoria,
ILL.,, on the Mount Holly Rad. ! told
the boy they were not always fair apple
to look upon IN their early youth, when
/ loved them best. They were hard
on one side and green on the other.
They were gnarly all the way round and
sour all the way through. There was
more heartache and sorrow and deep
seated, gnawing remorse and heartfelt
sorrow and honest penitencc in one Of
those apples, after you had eaten peck
of them in the same afternoon, than
there is now in whole green water
melon.
Nevertheless, used TO 60 into that
orchard at 8 4. NJ, eat apples till 1880
and then feel hungry for big dinner.
And told the boy if he would bring
me one Of those apples now, with the
same old taste and flavor that il had a
quarter of century gone By, with the
same old smell of the clover and apple
blossom lingering about it; the same old
idle breezes that kissed my boyish cheeks
in the long, delightful, truant summer
afternoons; with the whistle of Bob
White over in the stubble field beyond
the COW pasture: with the murmur of the
brock that went singing over the white
pebbles at the foot Of the orchard hill !;
with the music of the bees humming and
buzzing about in the sweet red clover
tops; bring them to me even with the
old well remembered and peculiarly
pungent flavor of the buggy whip which
frequently seasoned those appes-be-
cause no boy could always get over the
fence in time-I told him / would glad
", gladly, gladly give him $50 for just
one apple.
But the boy looked at me with a
nameless fear, and backed off down the
aisle of the car, and touched the con-
ductor on the elbow and said
'tBilll Say, Bill! Who has charge
of the lunatic on the wood box q'-Bur-
dette, IN Brooklyn Eagle
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
Hard Cider Apples.

A fashionable society girl married q
man who lived in a country town, and as
she really loved her husband she wanted
to do all she could to plese him. One
lay she told him she was going to make
some nice homemade cider for him, and
when he came home she had about two
bushels of little hard apples piled up in
he kitchen.
why, MaudeF' he exclaimed, when
ne saw them, what have you got there9''
Apples. darling, she replied with a
smiling face.
where did you get themgn
Bought them, of course, love.
But what did you get such hard ones
'or2p
''Didn'tyou say you wanted meto make
'ome home made cidergn she asked with
he trace of CULVER in her voice.
Yes, my dear; but these are not good
ider apples. /"
Why Why" she hesitated. ''you
aid you liked hard cider, and of course
had to have hard apples to make it with,
iidn't III
The husband kissed the wife and never
'aid word. Young husbands are not
ike old ones.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
TIae DAYS Gone by.

bought the apple of the train boy.
Not because / wanted it, oh no. / did
it to save human life; my own human
life. did it to appeasc the train boy,
who had turned himself loose on me at
Council Bluffs, and was going to make
me buy something before we got to St.
Joseph pronounced Sinjo accent heavy
on the Jo), or lick me. He wanted me
to buy all of Professor Matthew's books
except the gospel, and nine of E. 2. Roe's
novels. and Taylor's World on Wheels"
and ssBetwcen the Gates, and seven or
EIGHT of Pinkerton's fearful and wonder
ful detective stories and whole library
of French novels with very flashy titles
and disappointingIy tame reading. and
some California pears and Siberian or
anres aud some Alaska figs xad Sene-
pambian grapes, some candy packages
with a beautiful prize and a ten dollar
bill in every package except the one he
sold me, ard ivory ornaments made Of
ivory that grows on trees, and some
fresh roasted peanuts which he assured
me were George Washington's favorite
fruit, that would purify the blood
make the hair curl, whiten the teeth,
make the complexion clear and promote
longevity, and some English walnut
meats vintage of 1888. a railroad guide
of last July and some apples.
reflected. did not think ! ought
to buy all these things. because have
family to support, and am not SO
wealthy as / am said to be by the solicit
inc committees of poverty stricken
churches and t0ttering colleges. But !
felt. as perhaps you have felt 2 thous-
and times, dear hearers, that had to buy
something Of that box. OF lie down on
the floor OF the car and die.
So bought apples. / selected apples
because they are palatable, nutritious
and cheap. asked how he sold apples.
with exceeding scorn he said ssTw0for-
rasentn (Which bv Interpretation is, two
for cent?. / think he said two for q
cent know had just missed lecture
engagement bv railroading into 4 snow
drift the night before, and consequently
had lust enough money left to buy one,
IN q Job lot.
Ait i with great difficulty and little
sine hev. the Ieatherly fungus that
i was. I handed It back 10 the boy and
told him to keep Il he might want TO
XIII 4 dog with Il some day. The boy,
with the native independence Of his
class said that / didn't know = good
anple when got one. He opined, in
dee7. and very opinely. too. il loud
Zone ST expression. for the benefit OF the
whole car. that when had any orchard
frnit 1t home RECALLED myself, like =
rrince. On dried apples.
did not smite the boy nor upbraid
him with hard and singing words.
1Tore. indeed. "a sorrow than ID anger
fold him i did know what good apple
49, and knew where fher used 10
grow. and moreover a he would bring
ne nne now. my entire bank account
usfh ali tho hefeditamenas protests end
o<er8raIls Ehereanko apreIkeln'nk should
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
TroesIng AgaInst satnn.

The Rev. Mr.. -. now a member of
the California conference, began his min
insterial career in Iowa. He there
preached at three different places each
Sunday, which gave him twenty odd
miles travelling. He rode horseback at
first. but finding his mare too light to
easily carry his weight, he purchased o
road sulky, and, much to his comfort,
discovered that his horse possessed con-
siderable speed One Sunday, while 90
ing from one church to another, he over
took a man, also in q sulky, driving a
fine animal. AS our friend was in a
hurry he passed the stranger, who kept
close behind him until long stretch Of
good road was reached; then he heard
his fellow-trayeler urging his horse, and
before he knew it he was taking part in
spirited heat, in which the stranger
came off second best On reaching a bit
of rough road both slowed up, and the
stranger sung out:
"1'hat's good mare you've got my
friend. Does she belong TO vou2"
mo. replied Mr.. -; ''she belongs
to my Master"
who's heY''
''The Lord, " was the response.
"Then l guess you don't trot her
much. /"
"Oh, yes, do
"What do you trot her againsti'
Mr.. - replied, very sOlemnly, the
devil"
"Uml-uml guess you get beat
pretty often, then.
"Well. /" said Mr.. -, II rather think
Pm ahead of him now
Mr.. - afterward ascertained that
his adversary was the most violent infdel
in the neighborhood. Harper's Magazine.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

FRoa6 B. II. LKEPs NER. A. NJ, Red Bank,
Nj. have been troubled with Catarrh so
badly for several years that it seriously affect
ed my voice. tried DR.. -' 3 remedy with
out the slightest relief. One bottle of Ely's
Cream Balm did the work. My voice is fully
restored aud my head feels better than for
years.
In REGARD 10 Ely's Cream Balm for Ca
tarrh, my answer is, can recommend it as
the best remedy / ever used.--Dr. j. y.
VAuGnAN, Dentist, Muskegon, Mich. See
adv't.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
Wonaers Never Cenae.

Prof G. Donaldson, New Orleans, La,
proprietor of Museums, who suffered
eighteen years with rheumatic pains,
states he has spent ten thousand dollars
to get cured. After trying doctors, ia
nous baths, electrict appliances and le-
gions Of liniments without relief, he tried
St. Jacobs Oil, which completely cured
him. It is . wonderful remedy, he SAYS
and he has sold his crutches.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
The Canture Of New Orleans.

From the Century we quote the follow
ing from the paper by George w. Gable,
on New Orleans Before the Capture:"
s'What gathering! The riff-raff of the
wharves, the town, the cutters. Such
women-snch wrecks of womenl And
all the Juvenile rag tag. The lower
steamboat landing, we'll covered with
sugar, rice and molasses, was being rified.
The men smashed; the women scooped
up the smashing. The river was over
flowing the top Of the levee- A rain
storm began to threaten. Are the Yankee
ships in sightsp / asked an idler. He
pointed out the tops of their naked masts
as they showed up across the huge bend
of the river. They were engaging the
batteries at Camp Chalmette-the old
field Of Jackson's renown. Presently
that was over All. me! see them now
as they come slowly around Slaughter
house Point into full view, silent, so
grim and terrible; black with men,
heavy with deadly portent; the long
banished stars and stripes flying against
the frowning sky. Oh, for the Missis-
sippi. the Mississippi just then here
she came down upon them. But howl
Drifting helplessly, mass of flames.
The crowds on the levee howled
and screamed with rage. The swarm
ing decks answered never word; but
one old tar on the Hartford, standing
with lanyard in hand beside q great
pivot-gun, so plain to view that you
could see him smile, silently patted its
big black breech and blandly grinned.
And now the rain came down in
sheets. About one or two CLOCK in the
afternoon Gas / remember), being again
In the store with but one door aiar,
came a roar Of shoutings and impreca-
tions and crowding feet down Common
street. 'Hurrah for jeff Davisl Hur-
rah for JEFF Davis Shoot theml Kill
them. Hang them ] locked the door,
on the outside, aud ran to tho front OF
the mob, bawling with the rest, sHurrah
for JEFF Davis' About every third man
there had weapon out. Two officers
OF the United States navy were walking
abreast, unguarded and alone, looking
not to right or left, never frowning.
never finching, while the mob screamed
in their ears, shook cooked pistols in
their faces, cursed and crowded and
CRASHED upon them. So through the
gates Of death these two men walked to
&AAG CITY 1AllA1 10 QCUle4U0 bNC AOWM - sur
render. 1t was one OF the bravest deeds
ever saw DONE
Later events, except one, leave to
other pens An officer from the fleer
stood on the city hall roof about to lower
the flag of Louisiana In the street be-
meath cleaned the bayonets Of body Of
marines A howitzer pointed up and
another down the street. All around
swarmed the mob. Just then Mayor
Monroe lest the officer above should be
fred upon and the howitzers open upon
the crowd-came out alone and stood
Just before one Of the howitzers, tall,
slender. with folded arms, eying the gum
ner. Down sank the flag. Captain Bell,
tall aud stiff. marched of with the flag
rolled under his arm, and the howitzers
clanking behind. Then cheer after
cheer rang out for Monroe. And now.
dare say, every one Is well pleased that,
after all, New Orleans never lowered her
colors with her own hands
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

II understand the old man doesn't
want you to come and see his daughter. .
said one young fellow to another
That's the state OF the case, but l
went all the same
Mop
YES. Was there last nigheA
ibid he kick?"
s'Some.'
s'Much?o
"Well, no, not great deal, . was the
hesitating reply, that is, not as much
as ne might have done. he only kicked
me from the parlor to the front door.
and went the balance Of the way by
myself. ~ Merchant Traueley.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

nTRNsllAN's pEprox1zRp sxRp ronYn ahA nnlv
preparation ofbeef containingiis @aglro maslri<
hOus properties. II contains blood-makinv
force generating and fe-sustaining properties;
invaluable Tor indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostratlun, and al forms Of general debility.
also, in ell enfeebled conditions. whefher Ira
result Of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease. particularly IL resulting
from pulmonary complaints. Caswen. Hazard &
Co., pToprietorn. New York Sold bv tlr4rrninfn
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
That Miss Jones i . nice-Iooling girl,

That Miss Jones is q nice-looking girl,
isn't shesn
Yes, and she'd be the belle OF the town Il
It wasn't for one thing
What's that"
She has catarrh 50 bad it Is unpleasant to
be near her. She has tried dozen things
and nothing helps her / am sorry, for
Ike her, but that doesn't make il any less
disagreeable for one TO be around her
Now, If she had used DR.. Sages CatarTh
hemedy, there would have been nothing Of
the kind said for it viii cure catarah every
time.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

Ladies Of al ages who suffer from loss Of
appetite, from imperfect dfges ton, low spir-
6 and nervous debility, may have health re-
lewed and life extended by the use of Mrs
Lydia Z. Pinkham's remedies for all COM
plants specially incident 10 the the female
constitution. We not only have living faith
u Mrs. Pinkham. but we are assured that
ler remedies are at once most aQre cable and
anicnci0us.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

4 German went into q restaurant. ana
= ne took his seat an Irish waiter came
up and bowed politely.
Mle Gents, ? said the German. also
bowling politely. -
Wheat cakesr shouted the waiter
installing the salutation for "a order.
"Nein, neinl" said the German.
"Nine2" said the waiter. ssYoull be
lucky + you get three. ''-Nen York Sun.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

The cost Of carrying bushel 81 grain
from Chicago 70 New York by lake and
canal vas il 1868, twenty-five cents, and
by rail forty-two cents. In 1882 these
figures were reduced to eight and eleven
cents respectively.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

Now Is the time 10 prevent and cure Skim
Diseases, and to secure white, soft and bean
tlful complexion use .BKEsON's AROMATIC
gists, or by mail. VIM. Dreydoppel, Phila., Pa.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
Hmuortnmt.

when yon visit or leave New York city. save baggage
exnreeeaaa aud 5 carriage hsro and stop ae the Gfano
Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot -
500 elegant rooms. fitted up at cost OF one million
dollars M and upward per day. European plan. Eie-
vafor Restaurant ppled with the best Horse cars
efnres and elevated rAlroad 10 Gil depote Families
CAV live hettnr for less money At the Grand Union
Hotel than &c any other frBtclass hotel 10 the civ