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LITTLE TO SAY.
Some of the Reasons Why the .'Plumed
Knight Is Depressed.

Some OF the Reasons Why the "Plume5
Knight" Is Depressed.
Mr.. Blaine has had little to say of
late. His bitter and foolish harangue
at Augusta after his defeat was enough.
1t is well. But the silent Plumed
Knight is sad over the thought of what
might have been, and heaves a deep
sigh from time to time as the specter
money kings around the banquet board
at DelmOnico's rise up before him.
And he is particularly depressed when
the shadow of DR.. Burchard falls before
his gaze
Seven months ago the future was
roseate in Mr.. Blaine's mind. The an
bilious statesman had been nominated
for President by the Republican Con-
vention. He had "'served his people"
for quarter of a century in legislative
halls. but the great aim of his life was
to serve" them in the Executive De
partment. He coveted the honor OF
ruling tifty-fve million people. No
Republican candidate for twenty-five
years had failed to enter the White
House. Surely he, with his magnetism
and his audacity. was not to be defeat
ed. A Republican nomination was
equivalent to IN election. So, acting
on this pleasing theory, he began early
to shape his plans for administering
the affairs of the Government.
AIr. Blaine had accepted the aid OF
Jay Gould, the willy monopolist. Mr..
Gould's railroad syndicate owed the
Government vast sum of money which
was to be conveniently forgotten by the
aew Cabinet. Star-Route, Brady. Star
aOute Dorsey, WhiSky-Ring Joyce, and
Nayy-Ring Roach We're all ardent sup
pOrterS of Mr.. Blaine. These men were
to be near the throne. Result: A rich
harve, st for Mr. Blaine.
Castles were bull, in the air by all
the millionaire plunderars on the basis of
the Plumed Knights power to conduct
u successful campaign. But public
sentiment was aroused against Repub-
lean rascality, and Mr.. Cleveland, the
great political Reformer. the man who
knew no ring, who would accept no
personal gift. was elected instead of Mr..
Blaine. And the S;ar-route gang, as
well as Mr.. Blaine. now sigh upon the
threshold Of 1885, when they realise
what they have missed.
The Star-route thieves alone robbed
The Government of S4,000.000. HID
the Republicans won this time. the rob-
hing would have quadrupled that
amount in a single year. Naturally
Blaine and his friends are sal. Well
do the people r,joice. Blaine hopes to
be the candidate of his party again in
1888. but he will never more deceive
himself by thinking that nomination
means an electio:. The days of pur-
the presidency ar past.-Rica-
2nORG state.
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SHE WANTED THE BEST.
4 New York Lady's Experience in Buying
ISUtter Of Il German Grocer.

4 New York Lady's Experience in Buying
Bptter of a German Grocer.
A buXom, misunderstanding woman
accompanied by lad about seventeen,
entered a grocery store Saturday even
ing in the neighborhood of Twenty.
ninth Street and Third Avenue.
Vat vas ityou want alretty?" queried
the clerk, a ruddy-faccd German with q
mild blue eye.
Lets see your butter"
b @razhuS. we joost got bully bud,
der, and for feefdy cents pi der bound. .
We'll, lets see it,
Several samples were produced.
''Dot vos funf-und-drezig, dot funf-
und-viersig. and dot vos funszehn cendS
pi der bound. B'raps you like to bite
sum of dem things handing the
woman cheese scoop to taste the three
samples.
She looked at them. tasted them and
smelled them, but none appeared to
give her any great amount of satisfac-
ton.
And this is the best, is it," pointing
to the fifty cent article.
Dot vos de beshtest builder it vos
possible to make from New Yarsey.
Dot Cow vot make dot builder from. pi
jimminy. am worth fife tousand tollarS
efiery time"
You re quite sure it's the best buttcr?'
''If dot voS rot der very beshtest dot
can't be made | makes you a present
nit the whole shtore," persisted the
blue-eycd youth.
Then LEI me have half q pound of it. "
and the woman planked down Il guar
ter. Tie it up securely, as I've some
distance to 90"
lie did as requested.
Now. lets have one of YOUR cards.
because I've walked nearly all over
YOrkyille trying to find a place where l
can buy good, honest butter"
The clerk, anticipating possibly good
customer. handed out a card.
Now, Johnny turning to the lad,
lust write the boss name on the wrap
per, and let me see. | think it's Just
about nine o'clock. Put down the time.
too
Up bis ears Ike mule, as he saw the
deliberate manner with which the affair
proceeded. See here. my man" re-
marked the purchaser, I'm not sure
whether y0u know it or not. but there )
a law which fines people one hundred
dollars for selling stiff that some gro
GERS call butter. hope you're not one
OF EN-. # You are. you'll hear from me.
sure" Then she gave the store door Il
bang and waited on the corner for the
next uptown car.
Just as she si@nalIed the driver, the
German youth overlook her and, showing
4 quarter in the boys hand, said:
Der boss tole ne ter gif Yer mudder
dot money. Maybe dot vos de wrong
gov dot make dot budder. ~. ].
Stdr.
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WHAT WAS EXPECTED.
The President-I!ect's Declaration of Pol
icy on the Subject of appointment to
Office Anticipated.

The PresiJentE!ect's Declaration of Pol
icy on the Subject of appointment to
Office Anticipated.
The .es'drnt-cicct's declaration of
his policy on the subject OF appoint
mcnt to public Office is Just what might
have been cXpc, tel from him. The
New York Civil-Serv;ce Reform League,
with George William Carts ut its head,
respectfully asked his support n behalf
o: the Pend re orm act of 1888. and
Mr. Cleveland makes 4 full and frank
reply. H reavOwS his devotion to the
cause o. S51;l-scryicc reform and holds
himself pledged to the support ot
the Pendlc Oh act And he goes even
further. He refers 10 "a class Of Gov
eminent positions which are not within
the liter of the civil-Sery.ce statute.
and are disconnected with the policy of
an Administrator and declares that
removal therefrom of the present in
cumbents slOuld not lie made dlring
the terms for VIII ch they were appointed
solely on partisan grounds, and for the
purposa of putting in Their piarcS those
who are in political accord with the ap-
pointing powcr.' 81 far in this DIR, c.
ton. But he aids that many row
holding such positions have forfeited
al jul claim to retention. because thcv
have usel their places for party pur-
poses in d srcgard of their duty to the
people, and because, in tad of being
deccn5 lublic servants, they have
proved themselves offensive pirt:SaaS
aid unscrupulou' manipulators of local
paEIv management
This Is plain enough. Mr. Cleveland
viii strictly and scrapulou>ly observe
the civ.l->crvice act. which applies ex-
clusiyely TO cicrksLips. A. to those
public offices connected with the Adj
miuisiration AMI in some measure shar-
ing It's policy. they will have to be filled
with Democrats and this rule is in
-iexiblc. But there are other Offices
that are merely ministerial and have
nothing to do with the policy of the
Administration one way or another
Where the present occupants of these
offices have been decent public serv-
ants. combining t'Smselves to their
duties, they will be let alone till their
terms of service expire. There are not
many such to be found. The majority
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Returning with this, she was at once
employed and worked faithfully for
several weeks before she gained sight
of her father. The meeting was an al
fecting one. She ran TO him. threw her
self at his feet. and cried out: 20, IA
Their. father! I'm your daughter and
came from America to look for you"
Tie scene will never be forgotten by
the few who CHANGED to be present. A
great sensation followed: the entire
press of Dublin deyOting several col
umns each dayto comment and criti-
cism on the male-female clerk The ille-
gal wife was now beyond al doubt aS
to her position, and Immediately applied
for divorce, which WAS granted after
considerable difficulty. The three
married life were claimed by her and
granted by the court with the exception
of the boy. who immigrated to America.
who was given to the father. The glad
tidings OF the finding of the father were
Immediately dispatched to her mother
in Dubuque, and for the first stime in
almost quarter of century, commu-
nicatiOn was opened between the legal
husband and wife, which resulted in her
emigration to the city of Dublin, where
a few years of happy life were spent,
when she died. and was shortly after
followed to the shores of the unknown
beyond by our hero. At the time of
his death he was immensely rich, and
willed handsome fortune to our little
heroine (hiS daughter). also half of his
entire estate to his son who was the
means of bringing about the happy end.
Bat to the sons loss, he has never
been heard of since. Should he be in
existence still this little communication
we hope viii be the agent to establish
some clue to his whereabouts, aud con-
vey to him the news of his good luck.
Of the wron@cd woman and her two
daughters we have nothing to tell, for the
reason that their lives from the time OF
oUr last sight of them here are entirely
unknown to our informant. and as tC
the heroine, she is living that happiest
life of woman, IAN old maid and at
tributes this happiness to the panta-
loons.-DubuqHe Cor. Minneapolis Trjb-
2IQc.
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AN UNFOUNDED ALARM.
One Good Res.'1t That VIII Ba Accom-
pIished Ir CIeveland's E!csaion.

One Good Res,'lt That VIII BE Accom-.
plshed hr CIeveland's E;csaion.
While the stories OF negro alarm at
the election of Grover Cleveland have
been exaggerated for political purposes,
there has certainly been some app~e-
hensioI on the part Of The mos. ignorant
of the Southern blacks that the re II II
OF tie Democrats t. power III ant in
/ some manner the OPPRESSION of their
rtcc.
/ One Ofthe be- results TO b. aeon Ii III
ed during Prcs:l ut Cleycl nd : TIM
/ is the removal of the erro lc0uS imora-
son from the minds of The Sou i 81 Il
negroes thai Democrats are heir nat ,rai
enemies AMI Republicans their f.ls.,,s
and protectors.
Since emancipation AMI eEfr&nci;se-
mcAt the Re )ubiican5 have been in I'M
d., turb2d possession OF tn National
Government. For thcir own purposes
they have dycev TIE colorcd people
OF the South with the story that should
the Republican party D. d, prived OF
power acknowledgment would cease and
slavery be restored. That so stupid and
wick d a false,IoOd should be Relieved
is proof of the ignorance and super
stit;on of 4 race racklasSlY endowed
with the franchise by the Republicans
immediately on tIe adjustment of
the deplorable in: t;tatiol of slavery.
which had deprived it; victims of all
cducat on.
The Democratic party fayoreI aman-
cipat.on rs a war measure. but would
not have enfra1chised millions OF the
released Slaves and flooded the ballot
box with the most degraded ignorance
Such an act was an Insult to American
citizenship.
But now that the negroes are en-
bowed with all the rights of citizens the
Democrats would not. if they could. de-
pr:va them of one of thoss rights. The
mission of Democracy is to educate the
Southern blacks up to an intelligent
and honest eXercis. of the franchise.
The Republicans have no right to
claim, as they do, that the negroes OF
tn, South are all in sympathy with that
party. even now. The enfraDch!sed
S ayes We're given the ballot in order
that they might become the political
chat els of the Republican party. That
* one OF the crimes for which Repub-
lcanism has to answer. But the over
throw of carpet-bag and bayonet rule
gave second enfranch:sement. politi-
cal enfranchisement, to the Southern
negroes, and the more intellig mt among
them already understand the impOsi
tons practiscd upon them by Repub-
Lean politicians and attach themselves
to the Democracy.
Before Presid mt C'ereland's term
closes. the eyes of the colored people liz
thu Southern States will be opened Il
the knowl, dye that the Democracy Is
tho party OF even-handed justice to al.
AL the champion of the oppressed oil
all races.-N Y HOrld
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of incumhcuts have been offensive
partisans." who have 70. -feIted all just
claim to retention bccah lhey nave
uSed their places for party imposes IN
disregard Of their duty 10 thu people
and all these will have to ego. NO
reasonable civil service reg1fte 3
Democratic Administration to retasa ID
office the offensive Republican pan
t:sans who used their official influence
against the. Democratic ticket in the
late campaign. These gentleman have
been in office long enough: it is time
they were giving place to better men.
The President-elcct is singularly
frank and explicit in defining his policy
on this interesting subject-and it may
be added that his policy is reasonable
and unassailable, and will command
the cordial approval Of the county
81. Louis Republican,
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QUEER THINGS IN PAWN.
False Teeth, Skeletons and Babies O.ere
by Impecanious Capitalists.

False Teeth. Skeletons and Babies offered
by Impecanious Capitalists.
n well dressed man entered Market
street pawn shop last night, and quietly
putting his hand to his mouth took out
Il full set of upper teeth, bound together
with plate of pure gold. After he had
rubbed them on his handkerchief he
handed them shyly to the clerk, and said
in stage whisper:
Five dollars"
The clerk handed the man the money
and ticket and he slipped quietly out
of the door.
That mans been here three Zines
to day" said the clerk. The first time
he left his watch and chain. The sec
Ond time lie LETT his diamond stud and
ring. I've advanced him money on his
falls teeth before. He's poker PLAYER.
He Z be back for the teeth and the 9th
err things Monday or Tuesday.
do YOU usually loan money on false
tceth?'s was asked.
NO, not often. Some pawnsrokers
do. \ couple OF medical students used
to come here vino got hard up about
oacc month. Once they ha' pawaed
all.thejrspare clothing and all their Jew
el-y and books and instruments. a
couple of nights after they came here
with long bHndle wrapped in a gossa-
mer coat They told me they wanted
ten dollars very badly. l opened the
long bundle and found human skele-
ton. All the bones were strung on sill
Yer wire. Knowing them well let them
have the money and carried the skele-
ton up stairs in the store room, where il
stood in corner for a month before
they came after it. Several times have
had women try to pawn babies. It's
common thing for men to come in here
on bitter cod days and take of their
overcoats and pawn them. \ handsome
young woman walked in here this MORN
ing, and, taking Of sealskin sacquc.
pawned it for ten dollars. PAiLatLcE-
psia Times.
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GIVEN AND TAKEN.

Smoothing soft the nesting heal
Or a maiden fancy-icd.
y mus the graVc-cyci woman said:
Richest gifts are those we make,
bearer than the love we take
That we give for loves own sake.
well know the hearts unrest:
Mine has been the common quest
To be loved and therefore blcst.
-'FayOrs uCGcscrvcd were mine;
AZ my feet as on shrine
Love has laid its gifts divine
Sweet the offerings seemed. ard yet
With their SWEETNESS came rcs-rct
And sense OF unpaid debt
Heart Of mine unsatisGed,
Was it vanity or pride
Ihat deeper Joy denied:
-.Hands that opc but 20 receive,
Empty close; they only i've
Richly who can richly give.
still" shc si@hcd, with moistcni2g eyes.
Love ! sweet IN any guisc;
But its best is sacrifice.
He who. giving. does not crave,
IikeSC is to HIM who gave
Lie Itself the loved TO save.
Love that scif-Torpetful gives
SDws surprise o. ripCucd sleeves,
Latc or soon is own receives"
john GrccaicG UhdticF, =. /. Independent.
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An immense stock, comprising tbs
standard goods, guaranteed to be
strictly as represented, at
Prices Below Competition.
A comparison will convince any one
competent to judge.
Wall Paper and Fine Decorations

An especially full and elegant stock
always in the house, such as is rarely
carried outside Of the large cities. Alse
full lines of samples of the most costly
and desirable goods in the market,
which will be promptly supplied by ex-
press, giving choice of stock such az
can be supplied by no one house in the
country.
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ABILENE REFLECTOR

PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY BY
ST r or H Err BROS.
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The average duration of life among
well-to-do people is forty-five years;
among the middle class it IS twenty-five
years; among the laboring class, twenty
years. Among one hundred people the
weal.hy would not number more than
five, the middle class no more than fif-
teen, and the working class eighty
B0S(07l Post
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BARGAINS

In Window Shades, Fixtures and Trim
mings, Steel EngraVings, Photograph
Goods, Chromos, Pianos Of nearly every
make, Organs-MasOn & Hamlin, West.
ern Cottage and others. SEWING MA.
CHINES-DOmestie, Eldridge, Hartford,
White, Estey, Singer, and many other
kinds.
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The electric light is pronounced by
an English scientist, who claims to have
exhaustively examined into the subject,
the only illuminanr by which the sur
rounding atmosphere il not vitiated.
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Nv method of business has been to
handle the VERY BEST GOODS, that |
could fully guarantee, assured that in
the end it would be to the advantage of
my customers and of my business. /
do not propose to change this policy,
but if aIy one wants cheap goods, 1 will
supply them as low as any one can All
the above and very much more in addi-
ton to the larges. stock of Books and
Stationery in Central Kansas
n f. SEWET.T
Bookseller and Statiener.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-09-16
cadet-ofieers of ,he Rattahon.

The Cadet officers for the battalion
of the Naval Academy have been an-
nounced for the term OF 1856. Cadet
Hines is the Cadet-Lieut. Comman-
der; Cadet Kress, Adjutant, and Ca
diets Billiard, Oman, Foust and Coop
er, captains respectively Of the four
divisions. The cadet masters are
Lewis, Breed, Edgar and Caldwell,
and the Cadet Ensigns Hawk, Bill
lings, Kress and Dodd.
Twelve cadets each composed the
fret and second classes of petty Off
GERS
Assistant Engineer w. +. Worth.
ington has been ordered to the Naval
Academy.
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LOCAL NEWS.
KILLED BY A HAMMER.
snicide of Colored Man in Brooklyn
Anne Arundel County.

snicide Of Colored Man in Brooklyn,
Anne Arundel County.
Tbe Baltimore Sun of this morning
stains the following account of a
nicide which occurred at Brook.
this county, on Monday:
4 colored driver, in the employ oil
lonas Humphrey, a truck farmer,
anne Arundel county, four miles
Sow Brooklyn, was struck on the
ID and fatally injured by a ham
m 10 the hands of VIM. Tighe, o
reshoer, as alleged, in Brooklyn
Monday afternoon. From the
8Iements of several witness TO the
iar it appears that the colored
IN was returning from the city
lib bis team, and was very drunk.
Il drove the horses rather reckless
aud was shouting and cracking
i whip. The horse of Mr.. Jos.
Irby, of Brooklyn, became frighten-
lat the noise and ran away, break
| \ the harness badly.
The colored man halted bis team in
bot of Twins blacksmith shop, just
syond the end of the Long bridge,
Brooklyn, and dismounting, began
husing Mr., Kirby for accusing him
] causing bis horse to run off He
isd The most foul language, aud
|haHy struck Mr.. Kirby on the side
4 the head with brick, making an
giy wound. He then continued the
a;ault on Mr.. Kirby, when Tighe
aa out of the blacksmith shop where
y was employed, and. as charged,
srUrk the colored man on the back of
he head With a hammer The skull
rR badly fractured.
The man was removed to Mr..
place, and yesterday it
vas reported in Brooklyn that he
vas dead. Last night another
aPOrt was received to the effect that
ewss not yet dead, bat could not
aover. The people in Brooklyn
generally justify Tighe in his action
nd say the colored man would un-
daubtedly have done Mr.. Kirby SER
Ras injury if not stopped in the as
salt be was making. Tighe is q
sagle man, aud belongs in the city.
40 effect was made TO arrest him,
I'D be came to Baltimore yesterday
nd gave himself up.
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PONDS EXTRACT Co.,
90 Fifth Ave.. New York.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
In the subscriber has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Anne Arundel county,
in Maryland, letters of administration on
the personal estate of
PHILIP MEYERS.
late of Anne Arundel county. deceased.
All persons having claims against the said
deceased, are hereby warned to exhibit the
same, with the vouchers thereof, legally
authenticated, to the subscriber, on or be-
fore the
18TH Day Of February. 1855.
They may otherwise, by law. be excluded
from all benefit of the said estate. All per-
sons indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment. Given un-
der my hand this 18th day of August. 1885.
CATHARINE MEYERS,
Administrative,
aug12-6w S27 Hanover St., Bslto.
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TO PLEASURE PARTIES.
VIM. I'll. BURT'IS,
Foot of Prince George Street,
ANNAPOLIS, MD.

rs prepared to furnish all kinds of Craft
L from small Row-boat to the largest
sailing vessel, to
Fishing and Pleasure Parties,
at the very lowest rates. Every accomo-
dation to those who desire row or sail
on the watert
Boats of all descriptions for hire by the
ties. Bait and Fishing Tackle. always
on hand. ap24tf
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For the Capital.
Spa Bridge and Horn Point.

0pa 6xtoEG ana morn Eotut.
Mr. EDITOR The condition Of
Spa Greek bridge and the road lead
ing therefrom eastward, is a source of
constant complaint from those having
occasion to pass thereon, and the at
tention of the County Commission
ers is called to the same and an earn
est effort should be made by them to
afford the travelling public some pro-
lection to life and limb.
A valuable horse belonging to Mr..
Feldmeyer recently met with an acct
dent at the eastern end of the bridge,
both fore legs breaking through the
rotten planking. With much difficult
" he was extricated.
Do the Commissioners wish TO sad
die the county with bills for damages
that they neglect to make the bridge
safe and clean A little more atten-
ton on their part to their official du-
ties in this respect is what the people
desire.
Numerous requests from the resi-
dents of Horn Point for repairs to the
road near to and adjoining the bridge
have invariably met with a very kind
hearing and many promises of what
would be done by the Commissioners
when the Horn Pointers" had per-
formed what the Commissioners said
the Flaw requires" All require.
ments mentioned have been perform
ed by them, but, so far, the road re-
mains as it was and as it has been for
years "a standing reproach to the In
efficiency and carelessness of the Com
missioners, and detrimental in every
way to the value of property on and
about the Point.
1t is about time, in our estimation,
that the County Commissioners awake
to the fact that Horn Point has GER
tain rights which the Commissioners
should respect. They can rest as
sured that the voters on the Point
will remember them at the coming
election-(sh any of them be re-
nominated by either party)-and if
their chances rest at all upon vote in
their favor from that section, they
might as we'll bank their fires and
save their election money--it is
doubtful if they receive fire, even
three votes. HORN POINT.