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New-York tribune., 1885-03-29


voted for his Far Eastern expeditions. Another
sensational group was made mp OF ten galley con-
ycts of The old fashioned sort with red vests, green
caps. yellow breastplates braring their respective
numbers, handcuas on the wrists an manaces oD
the ankles connected with chains. One of them had
on his a,m however. a Duval waitress who was
neat as if she had just come out of bandbox and
plump rs a pin-cushion dare say that she was
what her costume of black stud and white muslin
proc aimed ber TO be- lncroyabIes were scarce.
rustic policemen pretty numerous, and there were
all the personages of Zols's Mana" and L'Assom-
moir." who were not certainly choice in their Ian
euaue. Bat they were great fun. believe they
must have rehearsed several tunes what they were
20 say aud do for ten minutes or quarter OF an
hour after they entered. "Coupean" was at first
40 apparently fresh from the street mud aud DIR im-
shop that the stewards refused TO let him IN. lie
was certainly an awful warming TO those IN tne
habit OF ak.ug absinthe nips" NJ. ana NINE.
B,ttot" " were done up like bales Of Inerchaudise
With packing canvas, cards and labels. anu on
Ma,Iame's breast the word fragile" There were
rag -plcksrs. scavongers and sewer scoursrs-irom
whose tin vessels, however ranei contettl ald eau
de ologne. missionary prepared Tor the SPIT oi
South sea cannibal was quite orglnai. be was IN
sD-colDred tights, seemingly tardeu over WIN
ships vf tat pork and garnislled vita ctess and
narsisy His head was covered with tight-htting
can of india rubber. savage dressed IN feathers
and how.r, WAS supposed to bo leading him t. the
culinary fire SOms Engllsh artists formed IA oand
of Morrlsdancers OF the olden time ANA pialllei
Maypole-on which come advertisements were
stuck monk paraded u warining-Dan ana Esd
for hls cortege ban, of cooks ald scullions " no
shed spoons, ladies and copper sauce-panss
1he trar sang gay songs in ugubrous bass voice.
Ills singing revealed his identity. Edonhri ne
, k6ske he was, and 10 other very stont gypsy
sang duet with him In contrzlto voice sho
wore wire mask with lace over IL, but was never
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

,saston Vassy, the enfant terrible Of the
Partisan reporters, Is dead. He was 3
miraculous fellow, says q Paris letter,
who made several fortunes by puifery,
and spent them all, often lacking money
with which 10 pay his washerwoman.
Some Of his exploits are Legendary in
Paris, and among them Is one connected
with fire at fashionable hotel in the
Place Vendome, which is worth recount
ing. A destructive fire is rare event
here, and in connection with this particu-
lar conhagration there were certain cir
cumstances of mysterious nature which
piqued the reporters. They went to the
prefecture of police to make inquiries,
but at the prefecture everyone was mute.
They all gave up in depair, except Gas
ton Vassy, who, taking his secretary with
him, marched into the concierge's lodge
at the fashionable hotel, and seating him
self at the table Of the astonished Cerbe-
rus, said, blandly, but with certain
show of authority: what is your nameq"
The porter was somewhat inundated and
gave up his cognomen. Whereupon Gas
ton Vassy said gravely to his secretary:
'sMr. Sheriff, just take that down.
This convinced the concierge that the
mysterious stranger must be the police
commissioner, and so, when the impu-
dent reporter turned anew TO him and
said: Now, be good enough to tell us
all you know about this affair. he did
tell--a story which, amplifed into sew
eral columns In a morning paper, led to
the unearth;ng of some very rich scandal
and the arrest of prominent man in the
person of the culprit who had set the
fire. Vassy took good care to be gone
before the real police commissioner came
to inquire into the cease"
In his later years CASTOR Vassy was
blind, but went about to the theatres
and everywhere else, accompanied by
his secretary, who told him how things
looked and what was going on. and then
Vassy dictated his reports in his own in
imitable style. At the great meeting on
the Place de la Bourse the other day,
friend met him, leaning on his secretary's
arm.
You would better 60 home. Vassy,"
he said, ''there may be riot. and you
might be jostled."
''Oh, mol" said the blind man, II
mean to STAY and see the fun" CD
And SO thoroughly had he become &C
customed to seeing with his secretary's
eye that it is said he never complained Of
his affection.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24
Antiquity 81 Roller skatfnr.


Roller skating Kinks are multiplying
SO fast that it is almost impossible tc
keep track Of the entertainments which
take place ct these popular places OF
amusement. The origin of roller skating
dates many years back, having been In.
troduced ut Paris in the year 1910 By N.
Dumas, at the Porte st. Martin theatre,
where pas de deux was executed on
roller skates. No attempt was made al
that time to popularize the new inven.
ton. In the year 1929 the ballet in the
opera of lie Prophetic by Meyerbeer,
were mounted on wheels or roller skates.
In the celebrated skating scene in lie
Prophete, to which the composer has
written such characteristic music, peas.
ants, soldiers and sailors, in fact all
classes Of the population Of Holland ap.
pear on the ice Of the stage river and
skate away to their destination. Unfor-
tunately some of the skaters found ii
sooner than they had expected by bring.
ing up In one Of the boxes on level
with the stage. The skates Of that peri.
cd were very clumsy as compared with
those now in use The pivot principle
had not at that time been adopted, and
the skaters and dancers found It difficult
to either stop themselves or tnrn without
slackening their speed. In France and
Brussels large Kinks were opened with
considerable success over fifty years
ago
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24
Mistakes in Nomenclature.

David Dudley Field takes exception to
the nomenclature Of American geogra-
ply. He says there may be great deal
Of fitness or untitness in names. To be.
gin with, our continent was misnamed
In selecting the name America" great
wrong was done Columbus. The cont
nent should have been called Columbia
Now Americans are trying to make
amends by singing Hail, Columbia.
Just think of some of the wretched
names selected for places in the United
States. We have Tombstone, You Bet,
Pop Corn, Cut Shin, Raw Hide, skunk
Lake, Dirt Tub, Jug Tavern, Sawdust,
Cow Skin and Cut Of. Almost as bad
taste was displayed in copying such old
names as Babylon, Memphis, Cairo, Troy,
Utica and Syracuse. It would have
been much better to have preserved more
of the nomenclature Of the red men.
Nothing could be more appropriate and
pleasant to the ear than Mississippi,
Oneida, Michigan, Monongahela, Sus.
quehanna, Mohawk, Idaho and Wyo.
ming. -NesO York Telegram.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24
A Upas Tree in FLORIDA.

Upon the keys south of Daytona there
grows yeritable upas tree, called the
manchineel. Any one taking shelter
under it during rain or sleeping under
it when the dew falls is sure to be poison
ed. One who experienced it says s'ii
swells fellow all up and. makes him feel
as if he had been skinned and peppered. y
Saving some Of the wood to make canes
for the exposition Mr.. Hall, of Dayton,
suffered from its poisonous effects so Sc.
verely that he refuses to handle it again
at any price.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24
Poison in Clothing.

It is surprising to find the number Of
articles in daily use which contain ar
senic, says Professor Lehman in the Phil
adelphia Press. It seems to be entering
into the composition Of nearly every
thing. It is used foolishly and needlessly
in majority, if not in all, cases. find
candy toys colored with it. Articles Of
clothing are by no means free from it.
Green tarletan has poisoned the people
who use it so frequently that tits seldom
used as part of an article of apparel, but
you will see it on the walls at church
fairs for an ornament and it is not UNI
common to see strips of it thrown over
cakes or candies to protect them from the
flies. The arsenical pigment so loosely
adheres to the cloth that portion of It
will separate upon the slightest disturb
ance. 1t is estimated that twenty or
thirty grains of the poisonous pigment
would separate in an hour from dress
worn in q ballroom.
Foulard cambria contains arsenic, and
wearers of dresses made from it have suf-
fered from nasal catarrh, pharyngitis and
gastric irritation in consequence. Painful
irritation of the skin is not infreQuently
caused by wearing stockings colored
with arsenical pigments. Poison is most
often found in light red, magenta-colozel
and brown stockings. Some cases Of
death from poisoning BY this means have
been reported. Persons have been fatally
poisoned by the green flannel lining in
boots, by maroon flannel shirts, by calico
shirts, coat sleeves, hat Innings and paper
collars. Some manufacturers OF paper
collars and cuffs introduce arsenic into
the finishing in order TO impart a bril-
liant gloss Il has been discovered that
the 6 secret which so many ignorant
laundry women guard so closely, and
upon knowledge of which they rely for
producing beautiful polish on linen, is
the use of arsenic in the starch.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24
HEALTH HINTS.

For nose bleed, get plenty Of pow.
aered alum up into the nostrils.
For earache take pinch of pepper and
moisten it with warm water, place in q
small piece Of linen cloth or in cotton,
tie up firmly and place in the ear. It
will give immediate relief.
The Medical World says: San excel
:ent local application for the temporary
relief of neuralgia and gout is prepared
by rubbing up together equal parts
Of thymol, meethol, camphor and
ehloral."
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

Prof. G. Donaldson, New Orleans, La.
proprietor of Museums, who suffered
sighteen 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. 1t is q wonderful remedy, he saws,
and he has sold his crutches.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

THAT Miss Jones Is = nics-lOOking girl,
isn't shegn
'sYes, and she'd Be the belle Of the town Il
it wasn't for one thing.
whats that's"
be near her. She has tried dozen things
and nothing helps her I ana sorry, for i
like her, but that doesn't make Il any less
disagreeable Tor one 20 be around her.
Now, il she had used DR.. Eages Catarrh
Remedy, there would have been nothing Of
the kind said, for it viii cure catarFh every
time.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

FRoM B. +. LTEPgNER. A. NJ, Red Bank.
NJ. / have been troubled with Catarrh "a
badly forseveral years that il seriously Affect
ed my voice. tried DR.. ' q remedy with
ont the slightest relief. One bottle OF Ely's
Cream Balm did the work. Ny voice il fully
restored aud my head feels better than for
years.
In REGARD TO Ely's Cream Balm for Ca
tarrh, my answer is. can recommend il 80
the best remedy / ever used.--Dr ]. s..
VAUGHAN, Dentist, Muskegon, Mich. See
adv't.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

MENaNAN's pKproNHERD nKMR TONIC. the only
preparation Object conlainingiis entire nn1s-
n0es properties 10 contains hlood-mnkinn
force generating and life-sustaining properties,
invaluable for Indigestion, dyspepsia, nervous
prostrations and ell forms OF general debility;
also, in all enfeebled conditions. whether tke
result Of exhaustion, nervous prostration, over
work or acute disease, particularly II resulting
from pulmonary complaints Caswen Hazard s
Co., Proprietora. New York Sold BY Srurriafr
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

Ladies Of all ages who suffer from loss Of
appetite, from imperfect digestion, low spir-
e and nervous debility, may have health re-
aewed and life extended BY the use Of Mrs.
Lydia e. Pinkham's remedies for all COM
plants specially incident 20 the the female
constitution. We not only have living faith
Il Mrs. Pinkham. but We are assured that
1er remedies nre 6 once most agreeable and
sfacacioun
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

VIII be q reminder u personal liberty for
ages % come. On lust as sure Foundation
has Dr. FIercefs Golden Medical Discovery
been placed, and Il viii stand through the c.
cles % Tins as monument 60 tie physical
emancipation a. thousands, who bv is tlne
haye been relieved from consumption. con
ss1np1tee miRhe.8weaks. bronchitis. coughs.
plttinE q blood weak LUNGS. ana ofhef
throat and ling affections
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

Tripe and bone dust, oleomaTgaFlne
and artificial manures, tallow and glue
stock such Is the curious list 81 pro-
ductfons turned out by one factory "a
Rhode Island.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24
An Advertisement Long Remembered


One of Commissioner Hams adven-
lures ct New Orleans is related by him
as follows:
"a little thing that made o great i'm
precision on me when / was lad was an
advertisement in rhyme, printed in the
Maine Farmer. when il was published at
Winthrop By DR.. Holmes. Il ran as fol
lows:
Ezra Whitman 60 his friends,
This humble notice, greeting sendsr
That couplet has come to me = hun
dred times il the course Of my life. With
Mr.. Whitman ! was not acquainted, and
it was such simple thing that / don't
see how il became so fixed in my mem
DRY. One February day, at New Or
leans, while my thoughts were far away
from Winthrop. . fine-loOking elderly
gentleman, apparently about seventy
five years Of age, came into the
Maine headquarters.
= Are you from Maine1' / asked, as I
asked scores Of people.
am. Ny name j. Whitman, he
n. what part q Maine do you
liver
winthrop.
. Mr.. Whitman, / said. do you re-
member rhyme like this:
Ezra whitman to his friends.
This humble notice. gresfing sendsF'
9 I guess / do; / wrote Il, said he.
Wen, how long ago was that
printedq'
s'Filty-two years. said he, after think
ing an instant
: Pretty good advertisement % last
AL that time, wasn't i Lerision Ia
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

Now is the time to prevent and cure Skin
Diseases, and to secure white, soft and beau
tlful complexion use sBEKaoN's AROMATIC
gists, or By mail. VIM. Dreydoppel, Phila., Pa
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

Nervous debility, premature de-.
cine Of power ia either sox. speedily and per.
naanenSiy cured Large ooox. three letter
STAMPS Consultation lree. Worlds Dlspen.
sary Aediyal Association. BuEgalo. n.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

A CLKRaYEAN dying from catarrh diseased
throat was saved by curious Persian Pre-
ecription and has given means for sending IL
70 Others Address DR. Kennedy. Auburn. IN. ",
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

when v0u Whit or leave New York city. save oa@gags
axprssAge and eb carriage hire ana stop ~ the Wtano
s0 eleganf rnona fitted ap at cost Of one million
An1lare al and inward per day. European plan. Ele
~sGr esfaurant 81 ppied with the best Horse cars.
etaWea and elevated railroad 70 all depot9 amllae
ear live het2aP for less money ~ the Grand Union
Hotel tham A aaR other rwt-claas hoea IL the cleg
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

The rooms in Danish hotels are like bald
headed men they have no locks.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

Why is II called the honeymoon asked
n exchange. Because its 3 sweet lunacy.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

The best answer to all criticism, the best
test OF all work. is--resnlt.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

Fraser Axle Grease.
The Frazer Axle Grease received medals a.
the Centennial, n. G. State Fair, Paris Expo
sition, American Institute N. Y, and others.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

Porous and strengthening, improved, the
best for backnche, pains in chest or side, rkeu-
matism. neuralgia. go. Druggists O. mail.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

Use Dickey's Indian, Blood and Liver
Pills.---The best made.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

Girls look upon the engagement ring
IS very promising affair.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

Ask for "Roughon Coughs" for Coughs,
Colds Sore Throat, Hoarseness. Troche6.'
l6c LIQUID, 25c.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

The Hope or the Nation.
Children, slow in development, puny, scrawny
and delicate. use Wells Health Remover
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24
ltarrh 81 the bladder.

Catarrh 81 the bladder.
Singing, Inflammation. all Kidney and Uri-
mary Complaints, cured by 'Buchu- Paiba."
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-24

Run no risks when your soul d at stake.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-04
This was in Chicago.

One hears some very sensational testi-
monies in the meetings of the Pacific
Garden Mission, says the Chicago Jour
nal. A few nights ago well dressed
man arose and said that year ago he
was a ruined sot. When on the railroad
train, coming from Springfield to Chic
ago, he prayed all the way that the train
might meet with an accident and he
be killed. After he arrived here he
walked all around the worst parts of the
city in hopes that somebody would sand
bag him, Soon afterward another man
spoke, who said that he also had been a
terribly bad man, and that if he had
met the other brother when a year ago
he was walking around looking fer some-
body to san-bag him he could have ao-
commodated him, as ne was in that Kind
of business himself at that time.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-04
sARsAPARmhA's SYMPATHY.
And Why the Application of a Cold
Brick to his CerbeIIum was
NogaSsoy.,-

Detroit Free Press.
Professor Sarsaparilla Hunter then
offered the following resolution:
Resolved, Dat indis struggle between
England an de Arabs de sympathies of
dis club go out fur de latter
You offer dis, do your queried the
president, as he looked from the paper to
sarsaporilla and back 600
Yes, sab "
You sympathze wild de Arab, do
yoa;'
Yes, sah
"Any pertickler reason
~ VERY great reason, sab. De
Arab am seeking to abolish slavery IN
England "
There was a period of silence SO deep
and painful that shindig Watkins bis
tered his heel on the hot stove without
realizing it. Brother Gardener finally
said
.'Giveadam Jones an Pickles Smith
will take de professor to de anty-room
and rub Gle back of his neck wild cold
brick. If dat doan effect u cure well
send him to de sylum'
The professor acted like one who had
been knocked down by brick house,
and after the rubbing process referred to
had been completed he explained that
the resolution had been drawn up by q
tin peddler, who had promised him a
new tin pan to present it.
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-04
AN AGED BAPTIST MINISTER.
Two More Important Gases.

TWO more Important AdSES.
. Your agent being in Columbus, Ca, a few
days ago, and meeting the venerable brother
]. II Campbell, we asked lin Tor the news.
His reply was. u have two more important
c1Ires effected by Swift'S specific to report
This venerable man is known far and wide for
his unrCmitting laborS Of love IN the behalf of
the poor OF Columbus. !t wlu DC remember
ed that the swift SpeclH2 Go. mas donated
quite an amount Of their famous medicine, to
be distributed by Mr.. Campbell among the
poor of the city; hence his remark: He said:
u have Just seen a ladywh0 has been great
~ annoyed by letter in one OF her hands. 1t
had given her much trouble and pain. She
said she had been. treated by several physI-
clans during the past three or four years with
the old remedies, but without giving any re-
lief. / suggested Swift's Specific and she took
four bottles and IS now apparently perfectly
well her hand Is smooth, snd not single sign
of the disease is left. 1t Is marvellous how this
medicine renovates the system
What about the other case =
''WeTl. that was a lady also. She had been
badly affected with eczema for four years.
Her face, hands arms, as well as her body.
were covered with sores and scabs. It was
one of the worst cases of this terrible disease
that | have ever seen. The suffering or this
poor creature was beyond expression. She
tried every remedy at hand, including Ihercu-
~ and lodlde of potash, put she only grew
worse. She was in this condition when first
saw the case. / soon had her taking Swift $
Specific, and she has now only taken two bot
ties. but every mark of the disease has almost
entirely disappeared. Her general health has
greatly improved. 1t is one of the most re-
lDdfkdBIe tIttL Has ttlAAE GlltAtE lsD-
tiee. and in ministry of sixty years l have
mingled with every class of society and OBJ
served closely the variety of diseases which
/ affect humanity. Blood diseases are the most
] numerous and the most difficult to remove
& To overcome these diseases, it is my deliberate
judgment that Swift's Specific i the grandesi
blood purifier ever discovered It's effects arr
wonderful. and consider them almost mirac
ulOus. There is no medicine comparable TO il.
Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailel
free.
] SWIFT SPEcIEIc Co. DraMar 8 AtlaEIta Ga
The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-04-04
CARRYING THEU. S. MAIL
THROUGH FAST MAIL.

The elegant iron compartment Palace Steam
ers CITY OF JACKSONVILLE, of the De Barry
Baya Merchants Line, aud II. B. LIANT, of
the Peoples Line, will perform the Fast Mail
Service, leaving s., f. and w. Railway Com
pany's wharf at II m, and De Barry Baya Mer-
chaGts Line wharf, foot of Laura street, daily
2:30 p. m, for Palatka, Aston. DeLand,
Blue Springs, Sanford and Enterprise Re
turning leaves Sanford at 3 p. m. arriving at
Jacksonville early next morning, making
close connections with trains for all points
North, East and West,
THROUGH FAST Freight.
Leaves Jacksonville daily, Sunday excepted,
at ) p. IN. for Sanford. Enterprise, Lake Jes-
sup and intermediate landings. Returning,
leaves Sanford at a. m, arriving at jack
sOnville early following morning.
Through to Lake Jessup Wednesday, and
Saturday.
JACKSONVILLE PALArKA, AND CRESCENT CRY
DIVISION.
Leaves-J Jacksonville and Palatka Fast Mail
daily, except Sunday, at SEQ a. m, for Palatka,
Crescent City and intermediate landings, Re
turning, leaves Crescent City daily, except
Sunday, at 7:30; Palatka at 9:45 a. m.
PALATKA AND SANFORD DAYLIGHT DIVISION.
New and elegant Iron Palace Steamers
FRED DEBABY and ANITA leave Palatka
daily, Sunday excepted, at l0:l3 a. m, on arrl-
val of j., T. and K. w. Railway Fast Express
Train with ParlOr Cars attached, leaving Jack
sOnville at $40 a. m, for Sanford and Enter
prise and intermediate landings. Returning,
leaves Sanford at $50 a. M, arriving at Palat,
ka at 6:l5 D. m. connecting with Fast Express,
arriving at Jacksonville at $50 p. N.
Elegant Waiting Rooms with all modern
improvements, viii be found at Passenger
wharf
Close connection made at Palatka with the
Florida Southern Railroad; at Aston with St.
Johns and Lake Eustis Railroad: at Sanford
with South Florida Railroad, for Orlando,
Kissimmee. Tampa, Key West and intermedi-
ate points, and with steamers for Indian River.
For further information apply to Ticket
Office, southeast corner Bay and Laura, or at
the cOmpany's offices, foot of Laura street.
Freight wharyes foot of Pine street; passenger
Wharves foot of Laura Street
CHAS. b. FENWICK, ... NJ
Gen. Freight and Pass. Agent.
W. B. WATSON,
General Manager.