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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-05

Lavater, the eminent Psychologist in
one of his essays, says: 81 have never
seen nose with broad back. whether
arched or rectilinear, that did not apper-
tain to an extraordinary man. We may
examine thousands Of cOuntenances and
numbers of portraits of superior men be-
fore we find one"
The faces of Galen, Hippocrates, Aris-
totle, Alexander, Cicero, Archimedes,
Julius Caesar, Demosthenes, Cato, Lucre-
thus, Sesostris, Plato, Joscphus, and many
other men of eminence, possessed I'M
usually large noses, many of them s'broad
on the back. " as Lavater expresses il, and
not one exhibits an undeveloped or small
nasal organ.
We shall find the modern field quite as
rich as that of the ancicnts. Let it be
understood that each department of ac-
tivity has form or shape peculiar to it
self
Scientific, mechanical and philosophi-
cal noses are long, prominent and bony,
and where there is talent they are abroad
on the back as we'll.
Musical noses are short, thick, round.
soft and muscular.
Commercial noses are large, thick,
long, with more muscle than bone, and
of equal width the entire length, some
times straight in outline and sometimes
convex.
Executive noses often present a very
high outline just below the junction with
the forehead. This nose is denominated
the 'sRoman nose, " and belongs to those
who have naturally excellent ability as
generals, leaders, superintendent, etc.
The largest noses known to modern
times are among commanders, those of
Washington, Garibaldi, Cromwell. We'll
lington, Napoleon, Napier, Scott, Sher-
man and Farragut; among statesmen,
Lord Chatham, William Pitt, Lord
BrOugham, Jefferson, Jackson, Franklin,
Thomas Paine, Metternich, Palmerston,
John Adams and Gladstone.
Observing the name of poets we find
that here, as elsewhere. the largest be-
long to the most eminent. For example,
those Of Dante, Tasso, Dryden, Cowper,
Shelley, Goethe, Pope, Schiller, Joanna
Baltic, Byron, Tennyson. Longfellow
and Whittier. This class Of noses ex-
hibits straight outline in the descent
from the forehead to the tip. and this
form is characteristic of most writer's of
elegant literature.
Perhaps the most massive noses are
found in the countenances Of astrono-
mers and Philosophers. Among astrono-
mers note the following: La Grange. De
Lambre, Enler, Halter, Herschel and
Proctor. Philosophers and scientists
lead the world in regard to size Of nose.
-AH00n0Wt.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-05

Friday, long regarded as q day of ill.,
omen, has been an evcntf,ll one ia Ameri-
can history, Z
Friday, Columbus sailed on his voyage
Of discovery.
Friday, ten weeks after, he discovered
America.
Friday. Henry H. of England gave
John Cabot his commission, which led
10 the discovery Of North Anprica.
Friday, St. Augustinc, the eldest town
In the United States. was fouEdcd.
Friday, the Mayhowc,. with the Pr
grims, arrived at Plymouth, and on Fri
day thoy signed that august compact,
the forerunner Of tho eprescnt Constitu-
ton.
Friday, George Washington was born.
Friday, Bunker Hill was seized and
fortified.
Friday, the surrcader Of Saratoga was
made.
Friday, Cornwallis surrendered at
Yorktown, and On Friday tho motion
was made in Congress that the united
colonies were, and Of right ought to &C,
free and independent
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-05
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS

The shortest day of the year is lust l,
fore payday. ~ Y journal.
There is wide, unfathomabe chan
between what you want and what ID
get. Topeka (Kan.) Waimnham.
The girl who hangs on the gate vii
her sweetheart says she hopes gas Vi
not get to be cheaper than moonlight
Courier journal.
Ittakes twcnty-s years for maas
become n physician in Germany. II TAD
a good deal longer than that for somsi
this country to become physicians
kentucky State journal.
She held my heart in a willing thral,
She held my ring on her finger small
She held my respect, this maiden young
And she also knew when to hold her tOagv
-iIOston CorrN
A Westminster farmer explains thai d
wet weather his COWS absorb more NOS
ure. and, as consequence, the milk =
thinner. The milk can't be much Tho
ner than the tory.-Hdtcdet.
We are informed by fashion phP1
that buttons are becoming aesthetic Fa
some time past we have thought bul0nl
were more ornamental than useful ind
that's the reason why we have Won
Single nails oD our trousers. -Jud9
There was a small maiden named Ruth
One day she was rather uncouth.
She carelessly stumbled
And fearfully tumbled
And knocked out little front tooth
-Chicago Sra
Examsner-stNow, can you tell I
which of the planets were known 10
ancients2" STANDARDIZATION =
Venus aEd-ah--Jupiter, and-sna1
think the Earth, but-but--rm not qaa
certain about the latter p L0a'doa fs3A
How like your little girl is 70 y.
Mrs. Brown "How odd that u
should think so; she's my husOa'l,
child BY his first wife" 49, :
all events I don't think = I.
wrong in saying your little boy ! /.
image Of Mr.. Brown "Hes my =
by my FIRST husband, Mr. Green
Puck.
Here's to the lass who is witty ana laD
Here's to the girl, independent sa.~k
A toast To the maiden with "a'y
hair .r
And another to brunnettes resplenl'~
Here's to the lovely, irrepresslDIe a. 80,
That men in their dotage most n p -. Il
A . smile for the glance when
reflex, .-.rx
-Erratn E'rf@
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-05
SELECT SIPTINGs.

Humility and children 20 together In
Germany. The usual formula for adver-
Using births in the papers il as follows
We most Eumbly announce the birth of a
hardy boy. We most humbly announce
the birth of fine boy and Iively girl.
The latest decorative stone isipetriIicl
wood, Of which large .dcposft has re-
centlo been discovered in Mexico. The
trees are cut in layers like vcneering. ali
highly polished, and make marble tops
which are as useful as they arc Ornamen-
tai.
Boys on the edge of the Mains wilder
ness earn pocket money by collecting
spruce gum. The business is so extern
sive that agents are sent through the vii
lagos to buy it. The first cIaAs article
sometimes brings the boys as mich as 81
pound.
At an egg eating match at Pstersbor-
Ough, Canada, q short time since, one
man ate forty-one eggs and the other
forty. The eggs were raw and taken
from basket in grocery store. The
basket was emptied, and the winner said
he could cat dozen more.
OF the "a, 900 newspapers Of Che world
ACoAAy c@tVVV otO puOAAouCu AK IuIOfJo
and North America, leaving iittle over
1000 for all the rest Of the world, South
America only issues sufficient to allow
each of its inhabitants three newspapers
. ear-exhibiting the curious contrast
in this, as in all else, between The great
Northern and Southern continents.
Swimming birds, which constitute
one-fourteenth Of the entir. class, form
one-half the whole number in Greenland
AS We approach the tropics the variety
and number of land birdsincrease. Those
of the torrid zone are noted for their
brilliant piumage, and the temperate
zones for their more sober nucs but
sweeter voices. India and South Ameri-
ca are the richest regions. Hammers,
tanagers and orioles are restricted to the
New World. Parrots are found in every
continent except Europe, and woodpeck-
ers occur everywhere, save in Australia.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-05
4 Feast of CameI Steak. J

On one occasion, says . traveller, .
Tartar 'Bek" who had given me some
food paid me the additional compliment
Of taking an enormous and fearfnIIy
dirty wooden spoon from his pouch, de-
liberately licking il clean, and then pre-
senfing Il 10 me- Anew DAYS later / en-
tered . Kirghis camp on . day Of unusual
plenty, one Of the camels having just
died Of old age and been promptly cut
up for dinner The hospitable barbarians
set before me liberal allowance Of this
delectable food. which was as blue as ;
sailors jacket and As tender IS the At
lankic cable. But y two days fast was
q excellent cure for daintfness. and
dispatched the wiry delicacY Is bFi6lZIg
as The glutt0n IN the American tale who
late as Il thave Were 20 hereafter"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-05

We Ioitsrsd when IL moon hung Low,
Where shr0uded fields lay cleaning;
Her soft hair brushed my cheek, below
Bright eyes were fondly beaming.
bore secret in my heart
All, surely she must know
Yet we, with simple, guiIeless art,
Made pictures in the snow
ooh, think, she cried, /" thy dearest thought
That haunts thee waking, dreaming.
AZ loss OF which were dearly bought
The world with eli its seeming,
Fame, fortune honor. manly might
Thy cunning hand must know
Just how 70 fashion it Alright,
And trace it in the snow"
Oh, she was goodly sight to seel
My blood began 70 tingIe.
Across the mo0n-lit meadows Wa
Could hear the sIeigh-bells jingle
The tale leapt TO my lips, strove
TO frame the wofds-ah, no,
I'd shape the picture Of my Love,
And print it in the snow
The face, the form, the features grew;
/ felt her small hand tremble
Upon my arm and guessed she knew,
But stilI she would dissemble:
Oh, nen she laughed. oh, falsel" cried,
And madly turned to GO:
All, is it not cruel, " soft she sighed,
ITO leave her in the snowF'
Ny fate swung on that single sigh;
/ feel my lips still tingle
At that sweet memory. Near by
heard the sIeigh-bells jingle.
My flashing eyes she would evade;
" All, Love, why fiout me soF'
And then--and then our shadows made
One picture on the snow
An, many moons have waned since then,
Their cares and comforts bringing,
To us as to ali maids and men,
OF signing less than singing.
The snow has sifted through the years
As swift they come and go.
Still fair, her sweet true face appears,
A picture in the snow
So here, beneath the mistletoe,
The moon of life still hanging low,
We now, as in the long ago,
Make pictures in the snow.
&C r. Lotlar0p, IN the Current
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-05
HATTIE's MISTAKE.

''Ah, " said old Mrs, Prodgitt, things
have changed since my day! When
was girl, folks used to stay at home
and help their mothers do the housework,
and piece bed-quilts, and embroider lace
wells, instead of running about in all the
dirty streets and narrow lanes in crea-
ton"
Mrs. Prodgitt did rot take kindly to
modern civilization.
She had come up from Owl Brook to
visit her Cousin Mary Ann, who had
married Ebenezer Hardy quarter of a
century ago, and settled down in New
York; and, as she expressed herself,
things seemed to be all turned topsy-
turvy."
But, Cousin Prodigy said saucy
Hattie Hardy, who was equipping her
self with basket. bag, paTasol and water
proof cloak, lit is a work of mercy and
charity that we are engaged in.
sssNonsensel" irritably cried Mrs.
Prodgitt. 81 think you've all gone crazy
together! I'm surprised at you, Mary
Ann, to let the child 90 tramping all
over the city by herself. In my day it
wasn't considered respectable
tYou say, truly, that times have ChangeC
since then, " mildly uttered Mrs. Hardy.
who was knitting fieecy, white wool BY
the fire. T'Be sure, Hattie, that you come
home early. The new minister is to be
here tonight TO tea. and Betsey can't be
trusted with the new set OF moss rose
china.
81 wonder what he is lileY' said Hat
tie, as she tied the deep blue strings of
her hat into coquetish bow under her
round chin. II do hope he's young and
handsome
My dear!" demonstrated Mrs Prod
gift.
s'Of course, " added Hattie, we knew
that old Mr.. Puzzletou was perfect
saint; but one don't like saints with red
noses and spectacles. and three layers of
double chinl'
Mrs. Prodgitt looked as If she expected
that Hattie would be struck by lightning
on the spot for that heretical remark.
Harriet" was all that she could
utter.
While Mrs. Hardy. more accustomed
to the audacious speeches Of her pretty
daughter, went on, in her purring, sing
song tones:
Don't forget that poor widow in Cob
lane, Hattie. And If you 90 to Milo
Reneau's. think it would be well to
speak 8 word in season to that great lazy
sou Of his, who is always buying lottery
tickets. and does nothingt TO support the
old folks"
ssOh, yesl I'm glad you mentioned
| that, said Hattie, penciling an entry
on her little tablets. :. Mem To give
| Jonas Reneau piece Of nv mind T. Dear
| Mr.. Puzzleton always said that thai
| young man was = dreadful stumbling
blockI''
| ssAnd I think, went On Mrs. Hardy,
ssthat the Gray sisters can md work FOL
Alice Jennings nov, if she is still unem
ployed.n
s'The-w hichln said hrs. Prodgitt.
The GRAY sisters. explained Hrs
Hardy ssOne Of our church organiza
lions
Mrs. Prodgitt glared
rs there any end to the folly and non
sense Of the present generationls sais
| she.
u suppose, laughed Hattie, .that i
your day, Cousin Prodigy. nobody ven
slnmmingln
sswenf-uherel1 said Mrs.. Prodnitt
STUNNING T distinctly repeated Hat
tie.
$50 means visiting che poor. 81
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-05

The American Grocer PUBLISH -
interesting statistics obtained nO -.
own files. showing the change ID NJ
sale prices Of food products au .:...s
year 1870. Prior 10 1879 the -
domestic markets were largely ~, 4.
BY the premium on gold. sln', ~
year all prices have been golu =
The following exhibit shows y ,.,da
erai way. the course OF prices o
arkielaa. a.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-05

The most noticeable point y 1870
cegss Investigations is the .a,ssi =
Of the prices Of animal 1000 ..sI dsslb
ducts) in the face Of the gens'"
In agricultural products.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-02-05

some 80. 600 odd milliOp1s a. ~
mated to have been lost y
during the past year.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
Farmers are Happy .

On the grand and petit jury this week
there are farmers from every part of the
county, and a reporter took it upon him
self today to inquire as to the conditions
of last seasons crop, rs to quality and
quantity, and the prospects at the present
time for next years business. Said an
intelligent farmer from the lower end of
the county: :'We had splendid crops last
season You know farmers in this county
raise comparatively little small grains
now. Very little wheat, oats, rye or bar
ley is raised. Years ago this used to be q
great wheat raising belt, but for some
reason small grain has proved failure Of
late years, and now corn, potatoes and
hay are the leading products of the farm.
Our potato crop was reasonably good,
and our corn and hay crops were album
dant and of superior quality. The trouble
is both were so abundant that the supply
| is greater than the demand in the mar
| kets, and prices are not very satisfactory.
| However, the most of us feed our corn
and hay to our livestock and fatten them
and then sell them, and | believe there is
more money in that way of farming IT
we have not enough livestock to get
away with our corn, we can sell it to the
heavy shippers who have, and thus gel
rid of our stuff nearer home, and most
times at as good prices rs we can obtain
in the Rock Island market. No sir, |, fol-
my part, do not see any good reason fol
the farmers to complain of last seasons
crop.
"What are the prospects for next sea-
SOM" queried the interrogation point.
From present indications l consider
them pretty good" answered the tiler of
the soil,~"though l tell you if the ground
would freeze up solid and stay that way
till the latter part of March the prospects
would be much better for q booming biz
crop next season. Remember how gosl
all hemlock cold it was last winter? Dc
Ell? Well old mother earth got gooC
rest. Result big crops last season. Yor
see if the ground is full of water all win
ter it gets kind of water logged you might
say, and in the spring when the frost
what little there is of it-goes out it add:
to the moisture and then along comes the
sprink rains and tie fields get so wet thai
you can't do anything with them and the
weeds begin to grow and the farmer has
a hard time of it TO get his seeds planted
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

t"Manhattans" New York Letter !
There is one shrewd old politician who will
make profitable campaign, judging by
what know of one of his days work, ne
matter who gets TO the White House He
walked considerably more than the requisite
distance in coming from the door to my
desk as though veered by the zerhyrs OF
past alcoholism from a direct course, and il
was the mere chance of the wafture which
brought him to me rather than to any other
point in the room. His clothes possessed all
the polish which his manners had lost and
he wore them with an air of badly damaged
dignity.
Can have word with YOU he said.
mo" replied.
you wouldn't bounce me if you knew
me-
why, who are you"
am campaign lie" was the composed
reply, as be instinctively thrust one hand
into the breast of his coat and rested the
other for steadiness ON my desk. "Yes, sir;
started out stalwart enough last spring, but
I've been exposed so much and nailed 81
often that I'm tattered and torn, battered
and worn. I'm twin brother to BRYANT.
Error that wounded writhes in pain ant
dies amid her wcrshipers' But they won
let me have demise. They keep me going
dilapidated as am and tonight I'm famish
ing for food and drink-especially famish
ing for drink. VIII you give me quarter, ?
The novelty and humor of the appeal con
quered ME, for his drollery was very funny
He got dollar before quitting the building
and subsequently learned that he did abou
as well that same day in every newspaper
Office in Park row The last heard he wa.
going through the Wall street region witt
equal success. This old hummer with thi
happy idea was a low comedian in oar minol
theatres until incapacitated for stage per
formanceS
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

and then Ii is race between him and the
weeds to see who will win / should Ike
to see the ground frozen solid and stay
that way for three months.
'tHow's matters and things in your
neck of the woods?' asked the reporter
of farmer from the upper part of the
county.
First rate, smiled the cultivator of
the earth. 1--WE had good crops last sea-
son, generally speaking. Our corn and
hay was very good indeed, both as to
quantity and quality, and there was some
pretty far small grain raised. though not
much of it. Potatos yielded a good
crop, as did also our fruit trees and
bushes. The prices are all that we have
to grumble about. What's that you said
prospects for next year? Oh well now
there is just where you've got me. We
are afraid of being blown away up in our
section half the time in the summer
months. You know three or four years
ago our corn crop was almost totally de
stroped by hail and wind storm and the
following year partially destroyed again,
all of which left us in pretty bad fix,
but we are recovering again now. Gu.
livestock is good, free from disease and
brings pretty fair PRICES. We can't com.
plain" And the reporter made up his
mind that farmers are doing as We'll as
anyone else these hard times.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07

The Scott county, Iowa, democratic
club held q meeting in Turner hall, Law.
export, last evening, which was largely
attended, The meeting was an enthus
iastic one, and good feeling prevailed.
after some discussion the following reso>
luton was adopted:
Resolped, That to relieve Congressman
Murphy of the annoyance of the appli>
cants, q committee Of five be appointed
to report at the next meeting as to who
are candidates for the Davenport posts
mastership, and who, in their opinion, is
the most suitable, competent and deserv-
ing democrat for that office.
We suppose that the club, recognizing
the multitudinous duties devolving upon
Congressman Murphy, in relation to the
Hennepin canal and bridge street railway,
have determined to assist him as much as
possible in the appontive Offices of Dav
export. A committee of two was ap>
pointed to attend the democratic reunion
at Des Moines tomorrow This commit
tee will express the preference of the club
for the candidates for collector of the in
ternal revenue of the Scott county dis
trict, also for United States marshal and
district attorney. The club also decided
to have big democratic celebration on
Washlngton's birthday.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
lChicago Tribune

tInlcago tribune
The Memoirs Of Lcri Malmesbury" are
creating a considerable sensation, and ali
the papers are quoting some Of the choice
bits. There are very funny glimpses in the
private life Of Gladstone and Disrael, for in.
stance; Gladstone's appearance is described
as disappointing, because so like that of a
Catholic priest, and one CT his crazes in the
course of his musical education was an en-
thusiastic love Of negro melody, which he
used to sing with the greatest spirit and en-
joyment, never leaving out a verse Camp
town Races" was for a time his favorite
ditty. Disraeli appears much less cold and
apathetic in private than his sphinx-like i'm
mobility in public would suggest He con
fessed himself on one occasion, when there
was a prospect of getting office, that
he fek as delighted as a young girl
going to her first hall, and, according &c
Lord Malmesbury, was, when outside the
house, always in the highest state of citation
or the lowest depth Of despair, according to
the fortunes of the day. A fine piece of UNI
conscious humor is this: "Disraeli was at
the breakfast and seemed rather low. He
told me the queen had sent him her last
book
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-01-07
Mansill's Almanac

Mansills Almanac of Planetary, Me-
teorology, Almanac makers and Weather
Forecastors' Guide, and New System of
Science" for 1885, has just been issued
by r. Champion, the publisher. 1t is a
paper covered book of 40 pages, filled
with very interesting information on the
subjects upon which it treats. This is the
tenth annual almanac of planetory me-
teorolOgy that Prof. Mansill has issued
and each succeeding number has been
better than it predecessor. The 1886
number is full of charts, tables, ex,
planatory notes, and able articles on me
teorolgical questions. The almanac may
be obtained for 25 cents from r, CrampN
ton, or Prof Richard Mansill, Rock Isl
and ILL.,