Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-06-04


Tnu incident OF the knocking on the
wall Of . Russian prison, which was
used With such effect "a aGalled Back. y
8 verified by Gtepniak 81 his new
work: The captive has hardly finished
her examination Of her cell, when abe -
startled by strange noises mysterious
xappings coming, % would seem, from
the inside Of the wall Placing her ear
20 1t, she listens intently. The knocks,
though weak, are distinct They do not
come regularly and mechanically, but
with . rhythm and cadence g. Il they
were inspired by an intelligence, and
were meant to convey some hidden or
spiritual meaning. What could be the
import Of the mysterious sounds 2 All,
ahe understood She has heard say
that the inmates Of prisons sometimes
communicate with each other by means
of little knocks-after the manner Of &
Geographic alphabet. These rappings
must come from neighbor-some COM
panion IN misfortune who wishes to
speak to her. So IN token Of thanks
and sympathy she gives back few an
swering knocks. The next moment, to
her utter surprise, there are rappings al
around her.
THE Virginia (Nev.) Essteyz0rtse says:
s1t win be remembered that some
months ago, In boring the artesian well
at White Plains, out IN the eastern part
Of this State, under the auspices OF the
Central Pacific Railroad Company, O
large log, or several logs, Of wood were
bored through &C the depth Of /, 616 feet
below the surface. This has been
subject for discussion by scientists ever
since, and few evenings ago. In San
Francisco, DR.. Hardness made Il the
special subject Of very interesting leo
ture. Quite large quantity Of this
wood was brought TO the surface, and IL
was good, sound wood. in an almost
perfect state Of preservation, although
its great depth and the character Of the
euper-incumbent strata showed that IL
was ct least 1000, 600 years old. Micro
ecopic examination shows that the an
cient tree was similar 10 the present nut
pine. "
KxnPM0 the head perfectly clean,
says q writer In the Salem Mass
Gazette, Is Q great aid 70 health. A dis
tinguished physician, who has spent
much Of his time &c quarantine, said
chat person whose head was thorough
~ washed every day rarely ever took
contagious diseases, but when the hair
was allowed to become dirty and matted
&c was hardly possible to escape infeC-
don. Many persons find speedy relief
Tor nervous headache by washing the
head thoroughly in weak soda water.
We have known cases almost wholly
cured IN ten minutes BY this simple
remedy. A friend finds Il the greatest
relief il case Of 'srose cold" the cold
symptoms entirely leaving the eyes
alter one thorough washing Of the hair.
The head should be thoroughly dried
be avoided for . little while.
The late Empress Of Russia, accord
ing 70 Count Paul Vasih, was once stay
ing with her daughter, the Duchess Of
Edinburgh, attended by o large suite.
The Duke gave her TO understand that
he could not afford to entertain her, and
that he should be obliged il, on her de-
parture, she would order the comptroller
OF her suite to pay an adequate sum for
the expenses of her visit. at the mo-
ment Of departure, after luncheon had
been taken, the Duke Of Edinburgh
drew q paper from his pocket on which
he had noted down the estimated ex-
penses OF the Russian Empress, and he
added the cost Of the luncheon. The
London Truth says that Count Paul
Vasili might have added that when the
Empress stayed for few days ct Buck
ingham Palace she paid most Of the
household expenses ont Of her own
pocket.
TIN New England Meteorological So
Ciety proposes to and ont this summer
ali Il can abous thunderstorms, and to
that end invites observers in every town
Ia New England to unite "a marking the
leading features Of such storms IS
come within their ken, and report
10 headquarters. The simplest data
are such as can be gathered BY
any 0ne-the time the rain begins 20
fall, directions Of the wind, durations Of
rain, etc., while more delicate and diff
cult observations, such IS the height Of
the storm clouds. character Of lightning
flashes. and velocity Of wind, are TO be
undertaken BY specialists.
II Is thought that the outlet of Salt
Lake, Utah, has been discovered IN q
cave near the southern extremity OF the
lake. a powerful stream Of water, fifty
feet IN width, rushes through The cave.
and The spray which it constantly throws
upon the rocks, leaves heavy deposit
Of salt. The cave is said 60 have been
discovered by man and his SON while
searching for cattle, the son and his
horse breaking through the earth that
concealed i'll The young man narrowly
escaped being killed by the fall, Che
shock being lessened b his horse re-
manning under him.
LONELY San franciscan recently ad-
vertlsed Tor 3 wife, and received a salts
factory answer from dnmael 81 Locke
ford. II Ean Joaquin County. IA CORE.
Hpundenoe followed and me maiden wne
sent 80 10 90 10 San francisco. where
che adSeKtiser would meet and we'd her.
She DID not put ia 60 appearance. 50 the
enckouz einzen started Ior L0ckelord
only s. fInd that his gold eagle had rone
into sue hands of hrax1nv rnals6 ri4