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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24
his burdens Wero Too Great.

Through Mail Magazine.
The Fourth Of July found old
Mollifer taking an early morning
promenade, and IS he was sanuterine
along on East Chestnut street. ho
suddenly came upon man lying ap-
parently liEeless inside the stone oop-
ing that seved as low barrier bo-
tween rather pretty grounds and the
street, The man was groaning as IL
in great misery, and Molliiief stop
ped to question him
My good man, you seem to Be in
trouble, = said be.
II am; / AMP groaned The pros
trate man.
Have you been robbed 2D
Worse than robbed ~ He writh-
ed as be said ii and MolIifer stepped
over the wall and gently laid his hand
on the victims head.
Have you had domestic trouble ~
he asked.
Il have He came as MY friend
and
"And what ~ asked MolliHer.
"An insinuated himself into the
good graces of myself and my wife,
and" but here the poor fellow
choked with grief.
'sThe william ~ roared Molli6er.
my dear sir, sympathize with you
greatly. Did you find him ia your
house last night2D
No, no noI'' cried the PROSTATE
wretch.
"Had he taken your wife and aed2v
"He bad; he hadlv
Il pity you over and over, my
friend.p
"But the half is nos told sir n
Can il be worse than that ~
1T is; it is I"
man 2"
"she e--she-Ohi / cannot tell
you ~
Poor fellow, poor fellow /" siad
Molliiier open your heart to me.
"Then, Sit, she-Oh, horrors II
ibid she murdur your child ~
mo, no, no--not that-not thatln
Speak, sir; perhaps / can aid yonls
"She returned last evening and Y
"ADd what 9u
Great heaven, how can bear to
tell it 7"
"What did she do ~
"She steathily approached the house
from the rear and o Lord ~
"And what ~
And caught me kissing The hired
girl, and she she Is red headed. u
"Molliher, whose wife IL also red
headed, and bad once caught bin
kissing the hired girl, gave him ton
dollars and passed on
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24
would DIe Rather Than Par ! BIN.

Arkansaw Traveller.
Two acquaintances met each other
10 the street One Of them asked
heard about Saxton p
No, What's the matter with him2u
He died just now Of apopIcxy. /
was talking to him when be fell. He
had been owing me for some time,
but had repeatedly refused to pay
me. 4 became angry, and when I
met him just now ! told him that If
he didn't pay me / would maui him.
just as be put bis hand ID bis pocket
be felI.u
Poor old fellow, but I always did
know that be would rather die than
to pay . bill
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24

FOR SALE. Three Brown Leghorn
C0CKERELS, of the purest breed which
/ will sell, if sold within week, one at
81 and two 500. each Also, eggs of the
same breed at 81 per 10. ALBEIT II. HoP-
KINs, st. Johns College. ag1w
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24
Rrr.nna.Rre.
Detroit Free Press.

Detroit Free Press.
He was but child, when one night,
after he had been i'll for man days,
an angel appeared at bis bed side and
looked so kindly into his face that he
held up bis thin hands and whisper
ed
u am ready-let me 90 with yon. !"
Some time-not now, whispered
the angel, and she so0thed him to
gentle slumber.
Again, when manhood had come,
he fell asleep one day and In his
dreams the angel returned. It had
been years since he saw her, but her
face wore the same radiant smile, and
age had passed her by.
1T is time--I will 90 with you, !" be
said as he started up, but the angel
waved him back and said
"Wait--it is not time.
Years passed away The gray
hairs were thicker than the black
the face was furrowed with many
lines mans prime had passed and
mans decline had come. The bright
dream came once more, and with it
the angel
Surely you will take me now,n he
said as he felt her soft presence. II
have accomplished my work on earth
and long for rest"
.Wait--I will come once more, =
she answered.
Other years were numbered with
the dead "A feeble old man had wept
better tears over the loss Of wife and
sons and daughters One BY one they
had been gathered to earth while he
waited. One by one the friends Of
his youth and Cf his manhood had
passed into the dark valley beyond
sight and sound Of mortal man.
One night when the summer sun
sank to rest in = sky Of purest gold
when the great world seemed almost
noiseless when the robin sang softly
and few to his nest to quiet the fears
Of bis mate, the ears of the poor old
man heard The sounds Of sweet music
afar off 1t came nearer and nearer,
and the darkness lighted up with such
q glorious light that bis old eyes saw
procession marching past him As
be looked and wondered and doubted
his angel turned aside and stood be-
fore him.
Who are they2n he asked
Friends who have gone before
Watch closely
By and by he saw the faces Of the
friends Of bis youth. Then : glad
shout reached his ears, and hands
were waved from afar oa. People
broke away from tue procession and
gathered around him and reioiced.
There vas bis wife there were bis
sons and daughters. he held ont his
trembling hands 81 the angel and
pleaded
You promised nae u
And Che by rand -by has come n the
angel answered
When the men and women ol earth
came 70 look upon him ID bis coffin
they whispered % each other
Ag must have died as child falls
asleep. See she glad smile On bis
face
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24
cURIosITIas 81 JOURNALISM.
A Review cf the History and Progress
al The Modern European and
American Newspapers.


a live newspaper lhr0Ws out ever
day far larger amount Of matter than
II inserts. The New York Sun, for in
stance, employs six men who have 40
other work to perform than TO cut
and 'boil downn the news
from city, county and country. Hi0h
momentarily accumulates on their
desks.
IN striking contrast with this wo
End that the s0hservatoF, one Of the
earliest English newspapers, publish
ed ID the great aud growing city Of
London in 1850 By Sir Robert L'Es-
TRANCE, and which was less than bali
the size Of The EVENING CAPITAL
in its present form, contained CO
apology about every third or fourth
week for the lack ofinformation it Of
lorded, or, as the proprietor expressed
It, for the fact that there was moth
ing to iill it up with" In such straits
Sir Roger more than once Alled up
with short chapters from the Bible; at
another time the space was left va
cant for the reader TO write bis own
private business - In Queen Anne's
reign few newspapers appeared ofton-
er than once week, and then only
when q victory Of Lord Marlboro's
had to be recorded. Even IL l843
there were only 10 newspapers print
ed in London; in 1880 tho number
was $40, with Is dailiee; As q tit-
ting parallel to L'Estrnge's venture
may be mentioned the irst provincial
published 10 England. viz, the Nor
wich Postman issued 10 1706. It's
price was one penny, but the proprie-
tor softly insinuated in bis initial
number that tone half-penny would
not be refusedlD
AS may be imagined the thought
ful studious Scotchmon gives . cor
dial suppOrtSto the newspaper. Edin-
burgh has s0ur dailies and Glasgow
six. Nothing can be more complete
than the contrast between leading
Scotch daily, like the Edinburgh
Courant, and New York daily mov-
ing on the same plane. Nothing ii
the shape OF joke or fippant para
graph il tolerated in Q Scotch journal.
Everything is stated and described
precisely as it occurred. The editor
ials are Is dull and prosy as it ID pos
sible for them to be, but the scholar
ship shown in their composition, is
probably uneqnaled, the world over
AS rule the Scotch newspaper is a
large double sheet, filed very closely,
and with small type The Irish press
has immensely improved with the ag-
itation for political and social freedom
with which the names Of Daniel
O'Connel and Charles Stuart Parnell
will be ever associated In 1880
Ireland had about lao newspapers,
the leading dailies being published Ii
Dublin and Belfast. The editorials
are Iiery and impnlsivc, often very
witty and satirical, and ii strong con-
trast with the matteg-of-fact dryness
oi the Scotch and the frigid grace of
the English articles.
French newspapers are from an
American journalists point Of view,
things utterly without apology for
their existence. They are wretched-
II printed on vile paper, contain no
news, home d foreigD, and are chief.
u filled with political wFangles and
the gossip Of literary, social and art
clubs. The fenigeton or short story,
which runs across the lower third of
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24

The Eeenine Capital S The bes.
advertising medium II ihe county
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24

Summer Shoes ~ have on hand. for
sale cheap, lot of Ladies and children 8
easy shoes and slippers for Summer wear.
VIM. &. Brooks. Main street. jy15 If.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24

For SaIe.-A lot of Remnant Dress
Goods, Trimmings &C., can be bought
cheap at Il II. Rchn' Is corner Main street
and Market Space. jy15-tf
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24

KRAMER Has The Goods at prices to
suit everybody, at Whites old stand, on
Francis street. The cheapest store in An
napolis for Dry Goods. iy15tf
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24

For SaIe.--A second hand wagon in
good order, at +. f. Stevens, Carriage and
Wagon Shop on Prince George street.
jy15ts
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-08-24
Ten Embellishments.


Wc ae6H inscrG I'll this column Advertise
nenfs 81 Wanfs, For Renf, Tor Sale, Lost,
Found. de-, not ereseaino four hnes, Ono
Week, ~ less, for 25 Gents.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-12
Truth and Damages,

GENfLEMENoE THE JURY: Ny client
has now reached the mellow but slight
ly fy-blownage Of 81 years. She comes
before you now after lifetime Of I'M
remitting exertions to secure husband.
Her tireless industry in this line Is gea-
orally acknowledged in her own town.
There Ii not a single man there who
cannot testify to this fact Of his o"n
knowledge. Il there were any double
men there they would tell you the same
thing. There are men In that little
village. In that peaceful. happy. Area
dian little burg, who get down on their
knees every night Of their lives and
thank Heaven for their hair-breadth es-
cape from marrying the plaintiff. Thsy
are grateful to Heaven, although they
had to rustic just as hard to effect that
escape as though they had not been IA
vored with any supernatural assistance.
Gentlemen, my client has belonged
to every church sociable. to every mis-
sion. to every dancing class in her vii
lage. She has taught in the Sunday
school. and has educated boys up to
love her. only to SEQ them go off and
marry some soulless young thing OF
half her age. Gentlemen, / assure you
on my personal honor that If she had
been sewing machine agent she could
not have canvasssd that town more
thoroughly.
My client, gentlemen. has worked
every summer hotel that her means
would permit her to board in. She has
labored like tireless Trojan in getting
up picnics, private theatricals, hay
rides. and fishing excursions. She
played croquet so assiduously in the
first fresh decades Of her youth that she
was known as the amateur perennial
champion. And lately. in spite of
growing tendency to rheumatism and
stihening of the joints. she has heroical-
ly set herself to learning the arduous
game of lawn tennis, and has played it
with youths whose mother sho might
have been, had her exertions prevailed
upon the last generation.
l tell you this, gentlemen, to show
you that my client has done her best.
This is her last chance. or she would
not be here. She made the acquain-
tance Of this old gentleman when he
providentially broke his leg on the
sidewalk in front of her house. We
don't ask him to marry her. He
has never shown much inclination to
take that desperate step, and We won't
urge him. But my client must get
some Of his money, or her life-her
long. hard. industrious Gfe-is q total
failure. He has the drachmas. He
can spare a few thousand. The e1per-
fence will be worth ito him. And,
as l have before remarked, this is my
clients last and only chance. Gentle
men, you have all had mothers. Prob
ably they never figured In breach-of-
promise suits; but il they had been like
my client they would have. Gentle
men. in the name-in the glorious name
Of womanhoodI ask for ten paltry
thousand of this old mans golden
scads
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-12

Buckeye" C. W. Woolly-or letters te
that effect-writes an occasional com
munication to the Commercial Gazette fol
the fun of hurting the treest lance of any
man in America. He is now travelling in
Europe, and here are two or three speci
mems of the way he jerks the psn:
The alleged beauty of the rarisian woman
is id barren ideality." She dresses
well, has small feet and hands, high cheek
bones, aud "lantern jaws" but can not com.
pare within the realm of beauty with her
sex in Cincinnati or New York, nor even
with the pretty Quaker girls OF Philadelphia,
The Emperor is the love OF the populsce,
Won Moltke their admiration, and Prince
Bismarck their pride. Just now the small
fellows OF the Reichstag are biting his
trowsers. but they amount to no more than
the tatterdemalions who usually compose an
Ohio Legislature.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-12

The time is comipg--it ought to have been
here uow-when formal speech-makers will
be required to furnish copies of their talk if
they desire publication by ewspapers.-Day-
ton Journal.
We homologate. And a great many
stump-speechers would be let off after four
or five preliminary gesrieulations and
CALCULATIONS on leave TO print" as they
are when they get to Congress. But we
don't know of any live newspapers that
could be persuaded to be as accommodating
as the Congressional Record is. Printed
speeches that are not fit TO be heard are
generally not f; to be read in newspa-
per-unless some sprightly and able jour
nalist has furnished them to the orators
In fact, good journalism is rapidly taking
the place OF poor oratory.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-12
A Modern Miles Standish.

One of our fellows, whom we play
fully dubbed Shad, from fancied re-
semblance about the paunch to that
delicious fish. confided to us one day
that he had discovered that he could
not exist without the landlords 8
daughter. and that he would make her
his bride before the end of the summer.
We viewed the prospect with great
favor.
What will you marry on?" we
asked.
'.Well, l know l have not much
wealth" replied Shad, meekly, "but
don't you think this place is quite large
enough for both of us?''
And when any of this worshipful
company wander hither there will al
ways be big slate and long reckon
ing
Shad placed his hand on his stomach
and raised his eyes to Heaven. He al
ways swore by his stomach. at least
those oaths he intended to keep, and
we were content. We promised him
our influence with the father. and as
there was no time to be lost, l under
took to break the news gently to the
girl that Shad intended to marry Eer
She was shelling peas at the time, and
looked charming in her neat calico
gown.
"Annetta, l have something impor-
tant to communicate to you"
She looked up from the peas, and for
the life of me | could not restrain my
arm from stealing in paternal fashion
towards her waist.
And what is it, monsieurP"
annette, there is one not far from
you at this moment who adores you,
who cannot live without you, and who
will make you an adoring husband chow
pretty she looked; will you, will you
be hisp''
l glanced across the yard and saw
Shad and the group watching me
anxiously. Annette's hand lay passive
ly in mine, but she still kept her eyes
on the peas.
''Who is he, monsieur?" she said at
last glancing shyly at me.
For the life of me could not help it,
she looked so tempting.
Behold himr' whispered. "Will
you-can you-be mine, o, AnnetteP"
Monsieur should confine himself to
two absinthes before dinner" said my
lady, demurely, Withdrawing her hand
and resuming her pea-shelIing as if
nothing had occurred.
''She says she wouldn't marry you
for million dollars, Shad," l said Bit
terly on my return.
well, well, suppose not" remark
ed my friend philosophically, "but l
am obliged to you, old man, just the
same.-San Francisco Ingieside.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-12

Aresolution was introduced on Friday
in the Indiana house of representatives,
declaring it to be the opinion of that body
that Gen. U. S. Grant be placed on the re,
tired-list in recognition of his distinguished
services to the country. A Democrat
made a motion TO table it; and it was ia
bled by vote OF 50 to 35. Indiana is
the sweet state of the Knights Of the
Golden Circle; and these SO yeas for ia
bling were representative of the memory
which that traitorous clan left there
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-12

Old father Payne, by his Jackson.
banquet utterances at Columbus, has
stirred up the bile of the mugwump news,
papers to an amusing extent. They call
him garrulous old man who prates Of
the old-fashioned things of Democracy.
He deals in 'purrid "reminiscences" He
is not inspired by the new ideas which
Cleveland was elected to infuse into the
Democratic party. He talks in as dicta-
torial a tone as if he himself were the ad-
ministration But the fact that the old
senator's son-in-law, Whitney, is likely to
be the treasury member OF the cabinet is
the sourest ingredient in this Payne-ful
solicitude. 1t makes the old mans elo-
auence ominous.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-12
A Statesman's Wonderful Mule.

| Mr.. Luke Prior, of Alabama, is not
ed for his great natural sense and his
original English. II see," said he to a
group of fellow members. that Sena-
tor Hampton has been telling about q
cow he owns that can talk. and Sena-
tor Vest tells about q dog that can
black boots and initiate . Methodist
exhortcr. Now have a mule on my
farm near Opelika which is certainly a
judgmatic creature. He Is an onery
looking cuss, but, as said. very judg-
matte. must say he is tho most imi-
tatious animal l ever see. He is even
more limitations than tho monkey.
That mules favorite amusement Is to
go in swimming with the boys. and
would you believe it?-he can swim Oh
his back and dive head foremost like
fish. Yes, sir; he has dived at least
thirty feet and come up with his head
all over mud. This mule is. 50 imita-
tious that he can counterfeit almost
any wind instrument There's q ferry
man near my place who has shot at
him several times. The ferryman has
horn on the opposite side of the river
for travellers to blow as q signal when
they want to come over. The mule got
onto this racket, and whenever he gets
chance he goes down to the ferry and
brays just like horn . BLOWN. On
foggy days the ferryman can't see
across the river. and he don't know
whether it's the mule or a traveller. He
told me the other day that last year he
had pulled his boat over sixty times to
answer that id long-eared mule
as he put it. On my farm l have q
large bell. with rope attached, to ring
up the hands at daybreak. An old col
ored man used to attend to this duty,
but one night about two years ago he
suddenly died. Next morning every-
body was astonished to hear tho bell
ringing at the usual hour. went out
to see who was ringing it, and, gentle
men, hope may never get back to
Alabama if it wasn't that mule! Yes,
sir; and that mule has been ringing
that bell ever since at daybreak every
morning. Not only this, but he canters
down between the negro cabins, Just a.
the old man used to DO, to see that ev-
erybody gets out on time The old
man had way Of kicking on the door
OF hand who did not move out brisk.
and one morning the mule followed his
example In certain cabin there
were very lazy colored family that
never stirred until everybody else was
at work. just at daybreak the mule
backed up to the front door an gave q
kick with both feet that sent the whole |
family through the back window. The
mule didn't know it, however, and he !
kept on kicking. The next day it took |
four carpenters to put that cabin to-
gether again. Gentlemen. asI remark
cd before, that mules the most 1udg-
matio and limitations animal ever
see. ."-Woshington Republican
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-12
SHERlFF'S SALE

pURsUANT TO THE COMMANDS OF AN
! execution OF sale issued from the Court of
Common Pleas of Clark county Ohio and 10 me
directed and delivered. will offer for sale at pub
lc auction, at the south door Of the Court House
oil said county, on
Saturday, January 81. A. ID. 1885,
at one O'Clock p m. the following described mort
gagged premises, to-wit:
Situated in the city Of Springfield, the county of
CLARK and State Of Ohio, and bounded and de-
scribsd as follows: Beginning at the northwest
corner OF lot number eleven IN in +. = Penfeld's
addition TO said city running thence EAST On and
with the south line Of alley I76 feet to . ten
loot alley; thence south with said ten-foot alley
to the south line Of said lot; thence west on line
parallel with the first named line TO Wheldou
street; thence with said Wheldou street to the
place Of beginning
said above described premises appraised at If
teen hundred CsI, ,5O0)
said premises to be sold by order Of the Court Of
ON mon Pleas Of Clark county, Ohio In case No
IoI2, wherein ;. =. and J. Ii. stiles are PLAINTIFF
against Fannie J. Wait ct al, defendants
Terms Of Sale-Cash.
JAMES FOLEY,
sheriff OF Clark County, Ohio.
HAGAN HAsAS, Attorneys
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-12

The Democrats ot the legislature are
going to sweat over Gov. Hoadlys recon-
mendation of the abolition of separate
schools for colored children. Our repre-
sentative, Judge Littler, has re-introduced
in the house his bill, for carrying out the
governors advice, which the Democrats
slaughtered last winter; and a similar bill,
drawn up by Walter S: Thomas, colored
has been presented in the senate. These
bills will be pushed; and the Democrats
will have TO show how much sincerity
there is in their newborn friendship for
the negro voters OF Ohio. If they can
march up to the line made for them by
their oId-abolitionist governor. they will re-
ceive the commendation due TO repentant
sinners.
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-12

General Sherman is still worrying him
self, or else amusing his leisure, over the
evidence to prove that old Mr.. j. Davis
was conspirator and very bad man.
He has written second letter, and sent it
with proofs Of its allegations to the secre-
tary of war. And Senator Hawley has
introduced a resolution calling on the
secretary to send it in to the senate And,
since the above writing, it has been sent
in, with the conclusive and convincing
evidence And now what of it? What is
to be done about it?
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-01-12

In nearly all the guesses about the cabi-
net the South gets the postoffices and the
department of justice. These are what
the South asserted a claim to in the start,
and what she will probably get These
are what give her the best hold on the
country. She is not interested in the for
eign relations, or on the high seas, or in the
interior (since slavery could not be forced
into the territories and her hand in the
treasury would raise a row, and her inap-
propriate impertinence in the WAT depart
ment would be resented But she thinks
she can administer justice and the post
offices in way to be tolerated and to
do herself power Of good without being
over-scrutinized. And the Democracy OF
the country sympathizes with the South
in this mastery diplomacy, just as it did
in her assertion of ownership of the nation
before the war. The tail naturally wags
approval to the determined movements of
the head and body of the dog