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The OleOmargarine Failure.

No one is surprised ut the failure of
the big oleomargarine company, with
its nominal capital of $4,000, 600 1t
is a natural effect of the law prohibit
ing the manufacture of olemargarine
in any part of New York State. The
company had to stop work under the
law some time ago and no one could
expect anything else than what has
happened. l believe it intended to
test the constitutionality of the law,
and this circumstance probably ex-
plains the claims of ex-senator Conk-
ling and ex-Judge Fullerton for coun-
sci fees. When Fullerton found that
he could not collect his fee he applied
for a receiver, and the application was
promptly granted. In one way the
oleomargarine law is good deal like
the new trout law. To make even a
pound OF oleOmargarine is crime
whereof due cognizance will be taken,
but whole tons of the stuff NAV be sold
all over the State and city and 1t is all
right. New Workers may eat all the
oleomargarine they please, if it is made
somewhere else, but they must not
make any themselves. Grocers carry
on the fraud of selling oleomargarine
for real butter every day, and no one
interpOses, but a man attempting to
manufacture the article may find the
whole machinery of justice" rushing
for him at hundred miles an hour.
The new trout law provides that no
trout shall be taken anywhere in the
State, except on Long Island, before
May /, nor offered for sale anywhere
before that date. On Long Island,
though, the taking may begin on the
1st of April. 1t is legal, therefore, to
catch trout on Long Island and sell
them in Brooklyn after April /, but
illegal to bring them across the East
RIVER to New York before the 1st of
May. Some of the laws made at AL
bany are mighty queer, indeed. .-NeV
York Cor. Detroit Free Press.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-07-15

with two cities of more than 1000, 900
Inhabitants, and by the succeeding
census Brooklyn will be added to the
list to form third, and Chicago also
probably to form fourth. Bv that
time, however, Moscow will have
passed the 100000 limit and also
Glasgow and possibly Liverpool.
AT the last census there we're in
Great Britain and Ireland twenty
seven cities and towns with upward of
100000 inhabitants, an increase of
four over the previous census. No
other country in Europe had so many
cities of that size as we can show;
Germany had fourteen, France ten,
Austrla-Hungary five, and Russia nine.
British India has eighteen cities with
100000 inhabitants and upward. 1t is
certainly remarkable that this young
republic should be in advance of such
countries as France, Germany, and
Austria, with respect to large cities,
and so close upon the heels of Eng
land, which, however, still retains u
good lead, and some of whose Younger
towns are extremely vigorous in their
growth. h.-Br00klyn Eagle.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-07-15

you had gone to school to Miss Pun
mol l would not have believed it,
''He didn't go to school to me, ="
snapped Miss Pummel.
"Ah, that was my understanding.
Oh, it was you who went to school 20
Martinhead.
mo, SIR" interposed Martlnhead.
''Oh, you simply went to school to-
gether. Yes, got it mixed, but not
much. l do like to see old friends
meet each other. Let's see, I've
known Martinhead for ten years, Miss
Pummel, but not until to-day did
know that he was an old friend of
yours-no, not until to-day"
Mr.. Martinhead, pleading the sud-
den recollection of urgent business
withdrew, and Miss Pummel not de-
string to remain after her old friend
had gone, soon took her leave. The
colonel. not long afterward tumhled
into bed. When he awoke next morn
ing he remembered nothing except
that he had deceived his wife.
"a man wanted me TO take drink
with him yesterday, but wouldn't do
it," said he.
His wife did not reply.
''By the way, our friend Martinhead
would have come home with me yes
terday but couldn't get off. "
Yes, some men have a way of con-
cealing the fact that they are drunk.
-ArElnSdU IrdUeler.
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The Rich Men OF Athens.

1t is interesting to know that one at
least of the best traditions of classical
Greece has lasted down to these latter
days. This is the readiness of rich citi-
zens to perform public services at their
private expense. The latest of these
''liturgies' is the provision of reforma-
tories which are to be erected at the
sole cost OF M. Syngros, whose gener-
osity does not, however, by any means
stand alone, as may be seen from the
fact that the University of Athens
boasts an endowment at this moment
of nearly f., 800, 900. There is hos
pital at Athens, too, entertaining more
than a hundred aged brothers, which
was founded by a single wealthy Greek
citizen. One wishes there was moro
of the Greek spirit abroad in the rich
est city in the world, where there is
not hospital which is not languishing
for want of funds, and there are such
countless openings of other kinds for
rich man to distinguish himself by the
splendor OF his ''liturgies. Pail MaH
GazeLLe
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Useless WeapOns.

1t was at FL Teb that / was first
struck with the inferior quality of tho
English bayonet and sword bayonet.
AT Tamai, in the rush and scurry, it
was put to a severer test than any,
where else in the Soudan. In that
battle the Hadendowas, as they rushed
out of their grass cover with their
short spears, fairly pitched themselves
upon the weapons of our Black Watch
and Goth The triangular bayonet
Oftentimes bent and twisted. On the
whole, however, it stood the test bet
ter than the sword bayonet. Like the
sword bayonet, it often bent like hoop
iron when thrust was made, if a bone
interposed, and became corkscrewed
in the struggle.
1t has two serious drawbacks, not so
observable in the sword bayOnet. The
wound it makes is slight, 50 that
fanatical savage or lnfuriated man re-
quires several thrusts before he is
placed hOrS de combat, giving him
chance to run much among civilized
troops. In the second place, the tri-
angular bayOnet, when thrust violent
ly, goes too far, and there is great diff
ficulty in freeing it. At Tamai, stall
wart soldier hooked his opponent in
such manner that he had TO draw the
body twenty yards, as we were re-
treating, before liberating his weapon.
This was the most conspicuous in
stance of the kind, saw, bat it was by
no means the only one.
The sword bayonet has weight with
out breadth, and with the cutlass, fire.
quently lacks temper. | have seen a
blue Jackets cutlass-sword bayonet at
Tamai, as well as some in the battles
up the Nile, bend into semicircle
and remain in that shape, uniting it
for a second "point." The use it was
put to did not justify the giving way
of the weapon. The fact that it did
not regain its form further proved that
the quality of the blade was the poor
est. 1t would have gone the same way
had it been driven awkardly into
sack of flour
There can be no real difficulty with
our mechanics aud workshops in pro-
ducing bayonetS that will bear the
brunt of rough usage in a campaign.
What l have said of the bad quality of
the cutlass applies equally to the sword
bayonet. Many soldier at Abu Klea,
saw with dismay his bayones rendered
useless at the moment when there was
no chance to load his rifle, and when
he most stood in need of its services.
There also | saw sword bayonets bend
and twist with the facility of soft iron
rather than steel. After that fight
you might have noticed brawny foot
guardsmen, herculean life guardsmen,
and the deft fighters of the mounted
infantry, all of whom had stood
shoulder to shoulder in the square,
strengthening their bayonets across
their knees Orunder foot. Others there
were who discarded their weapons and
picked up some dead comrades from
the field. d.-LOndOn telegraph.
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The Eternal Baby Carriage.

The eternal baby carriage was disa-
greeably prominent during the parade.
Why is it that that shrewd sex, who
are accredited with the major of hu-
hanity's good sense, tact and intuition
of what is proper, should insist in
showing that wheeled nuisance through
crowds and against the sensitive shins
of the pedestrians, will ever be a mys-
ery.-Springfe(d Sunday NewS.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1885-07-15

An lS-year-oli boy was before a Kentucky
court for carrying deadly weapons. The
judge consenel to dismiss the case on con-
diton that his mother openly cowhide him
in open court, which she did with a will, strip
ping him to the waist.
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A SHREWD DECEPTION.
The Remarkable Powers Of Colonel Atlantus
Pindergrass.


rious resistances yielding versatile re-
suits" This remark, although it en-
bodies no particular philosophy,
either inductive, syllogisiic, recon
structive or democratic, has caused
much comment.
1t is true that there is great differ
ence in men, concerning the power of
resistance against the influence of
strong drink, and although no man
wholly escapes, yet some men while
strugg ling under the effect of liquor,
can completely deceive a beholder
There is Colonel Atlantus Pindergrass.
for instance. If YOU did not know
that he was drunk you would not
think that he had been drinking. He
has way of standing on the tiptoe of
such politeness, way of saving such
pleasant and appropriate things, that
his lntoxication is hidden under
bushel of agreeableness.
The other day Mr.. Martinhead went
his wife and Mr.. Martinhead were sit
ting in the parlor when Miss Sallie
Pummel an old maid who had enter
ed her thirty-ninth volume, called.
The colonel presented his friend, and,
CobichCu Wlln tIlc SuCCCSS VI Ills SODtT
pretense, he leaned back and smiled.
Then he began to think about some
thing, and, the thought that his two
visitors had not been presented, occur
red to him.
''Ab, Miss Pumrnel, allow me to in
trOduce my friend Mr. Martinhead." "
eve have met" replied Miss Pum-
mel
''Ah, didn't know that you were
acquainted"
throat with a sharp rasp of irritation.
The colonel continued: Il have
thought for some time that l would
like for you to become acquainted, but
1t never occurred to me that you were
old friends" p"
Colonel, let me see you moment"
said Mrs. Pindergrass, drawing her
husband into an adjoining room.
whats the matter with you?" she
asked.
Nothing"
Nothing, the mischief. You are
drunk"
Drunk" " he repeated contemptu-
ously. "Oh, of course. A man lust
gets drunk on the atmosphere.
''Well, L can tell you that the atmos-
phere when you are around is quite
enough to make any one drunk. You
must lhave been smelling your own
breath"
HAS it come 70 this? Do you want
to insult me? What have l doneP"
''Why, just look how you acted
about Introducing"
''Oh, | see," said the colonel, with
a Frightening change of countenance.
1T was my fault-a mere matter of
forge etfulness.
Then, stepping into the parlor, the
colonel said: "Miss Pummel, allow me
to present Mr.. Martinhead.
"Miss Pummel and | are acquaint-
ed, " replied Mr.. Martinhead.
That so? Why, let me assure you
that l didn't know it. Introducing
you to an old friend, why, that's a
good joke, haw, haw-a capital joke,
he, he. Wife, let me see you min
ute"
you've got me into pretty fix"
said the colonel, when his wife had
followed him into an adjoining room.
Told me those folks was not ac-
4uainted. You ought to be particular
about such things"
You ought TO be killed." his wife
Indignantly snapped.
''What have | donep'
You goOd-for-notning thing, YOU
have made yourself ridiculous. You
are the most despisable man l ever
saw"
"pll be confounded if l can under
stand you"
You are too drunk to understand
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
SunflOwers for Fuel.

A correspondent Of the Dak0ta Farmer,
after having tried g turf, coal, wood
and sunfowers, has settled upon the last
named as the cheapest and best fuel for
treeless Dakota. He says: /" grow one
acre of them every year, and have plenty
of fuel for one stove the whole year round.
and use some in another stove beside. /
plant them in hills the same as corn
(only three seeds to the hilD, and culti-
vate same as corn. cut them when the
leader or top flower is ripe, let them lay
on the the ground two or three days; In
that time / cut off all tho seed heads,
which are put into an open shed with q
floor in it, the same rs q corn crib; the
stalks are then hauled home and packed
in q common shed with good roof on.
When cut in the right time the stalks,
when dry, are hard as oak, and make q
good hot FIRE, while the seed heads, with
the seeds in, make better fire than the
best hard coal Tho seed being very
rich in oil, it will burn better and longer,
bushel for busael, than hard coal. The
sunhower IS very hard on land. The
piece Of ground selected to plant on
should be highly enriched with manures.
In the great steppes (prairiel region in
the interior of Russia and in Tartary,
where the winters are more severe than
here in Dakota, the sundowers are, and
have been for centuries past, the only
kind Of fuel used.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
The Dead Letter Museum.

Connected with the Dead Letter Office
1t Washington, says letter to the New
York Telegram, is q museum Of curiosi-
ties received through the mail, and they
embrace articles Of all grades, from
gold ens.ased miniature TO q hand saw,
honey bee or u horned frog. This old
miniature represents gentleman and
lady Of middle age, is painted in ivory
set in gold in the style Of century ago.
Il has been for forty years in the Office,
and despite its value men and women
come, and men and women 60, but the
owner of the picture has never appeared
on the scene as yet. Further along IN
this cabinet may be seen a piece OF
the floor of the room In which
Jesse James was shot, and which some
enterprising person had sent to afriend.
Above this. and with the upper lid partly
opened, so as to bring the contents pro-
vokingly near the observer, is a box of
choice raisins. Layer after layer; all
perfect and undisturbed. On the other
side of the museum, and evidently in
tended as a companion piece to the rails
ms, is a nice fruit cake. Then, in still
another cabinet, is CHASTITY human skull.
In this cabinet, too, can be seen box of
gold from California-gold in the rough,
and silver and cacti from Arizona. Then
above these Texas is represented by the
serpents she has sent, all received alive.
Some of them were sent in perforated tin
cans, and intended for a foreign mu-
scum. But snakes were not nominated
in the bondn-and were against postal
regulations land so they rest here.
One of the greatest curiosities of the
dead letter Office is not embraced in its
museum collection, but is shown in the
person of its Oldest and most popular
colored, or parti-colored messenger.
She is rather human curiosity.
Originallya very dark brown, she has
been growing white in some
spots until now she is known in Wash
ington as the 'scalico woman" She
states ten years before a spot had made
its appearance on hands or face she
dreamed she saw one of her relatives
come in her room, and, after she re-
moved her bonnet, so that her features
could be seen, she exclaimed, "Oh Aunt
Mary, you have got calico facep' This
dream she holds as prophetic of what
she was to become.
There is still another curiosity con-
n6cIeu VIII the OIIlCe CuaL must uOb U6
overlooked in the museum collection,
and that is the record kept by Benjamin
franklin when he was Continental post
master general. It embraces the years
from 1767to 177S, and in the whole
eleven years there were only $40 valua-
BILE letters received. This volume is
yellow with age, but the writing is still
legibIe. 1t is regarded as one of the
most valuable possessions of the depart
ment
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
Recipes.

BEEFsTEAK PIE. "A good beefsteak
pie is made Of two pounds of steak and
one calf's kidney, one small onion and
four sprigs Of parsley finely chopped; one
teaspoonfnl Of thyme, marjoram and
celery with white pepper and salt to
taste. Mix the seasoning together. Cut
the steak and kidney in small pieces
Line a we'll buttered dish with paste.
put in layer of meat; sprinkle with the
seasoning; then another layer of meat
and seasoning until all is used. Cover
the top with paste, glaze with milk,
and bike in moderate oven for an hour
and half.
CARROT Sour. Carrot soup is made
by boiling one pound and half OF we'll.
scraped and washed carrots in enough
water TO cover them, and which is slight.
ly sailed; when soft mash them, or rub
them through o sieve, mix them with
two quarts of stock, beef broth will an.
swer well; season with pepper and salt
and add a little butter for flavoring: a
small lump of sugar may be ar agreeable
addition, and some bits Of stale bread
cut so that the sides are smooth, and
fried in butter until brown. are also
a pleasing addition to the soup Do
not drop them into the soup until it is
ready to be served.
BUTTERED APPLES. Peel and core
the apples. Take slices of stale bread
quarter Of an inch thick, and then cut
them in round pieces about the size Of
the apple, with a paste-cutter Butter
each piece, place an apple upon it. and
fill the hole in the apple with sugar,
putting a piece Of butter the size Of a
hazel nut on top. Place the apples and
bread in buttered baking pan, and set
in moderate oven. When half done
fiji the hole again with sugar add
pinch OF cinnamon, put butter on the
top as before, and bake until done, serve
warm. When done the apples may be
glazed with apple jelly, and put back 10
the oven for two minutes; this improves
the looks of the dish.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21

ering. Let us suppose that twelve 49,
are 60 be fed for heavy work ,rI ssss
would require about sixteen poun5s IN "
horse, Or l02 pounds of grain nav 4 pe'
The ordinary charge for vrindino ! aay
per cent. this is in addition to ~ : en
Of carrying the grain 10 and from N ~
mill. This would amount to tif,y ~. sae
per day. Now there would usualIv N \.
stable boy in such case. and with ! ~ =
mon three barrel kettle set n Al s asua
the stable boy could cook the grain ' asS
the only extra expense would be for ~.
fuel. Il would really cost less than ' :
grind. The lumberman whom we ne, "
ton said he regarded boiling As cbe .as.'
than grinding, in his situation. and ,be ~.
It had kept bis horses healthy and etEs@ s'
tive for years, which he regarded a. a.
Pile compensation. He had not boS -, !.
case Of collie since he fed boiled crs,n
but previous to using it he had lost tbra,
horses with collie. -''s'
We think in many cases this nrac,;o.
would be quite advisable. OF con,ss
boiled food would not be good whs,.
horses are driven fast. It is appronris,s
only for draught horses driven on /.
walk. 1t has much the same effect nno~
horse as grsss, only it is much mora
concentrated and gives abundant muir.
ment. The feed of hay also counterac,,
its loosening effects. - National Lire Siosl
Journal
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
Reindeer Hunting.

One sport that amuses the Eskimo boys
very much, says Lieutenant Schwatka ~
st. Nicholas, would probably be called
in our language "reindeer hunting
Having found long and gentle slope on
a Hillside, they place along the bottom
Of tho hill number of reindeer antleB
or, as we sometimes incorrectly cal
them, deerhorns (foF you boys must pol
forget that the antlcrs Of deer are nol
horn at all. but bone, These antlers o.
the reindeer are stuck upright in the
snow, singly or in groups, in sucn 2
manner that sled, when we'll guldea,
can be run between them without KNOCK
ing any Of them down. the number o.
open spaces between the groups Delag
equal to at least the number oil sIeds'
The quantity of reindeer antlers theY c15
thus arrange will, Of course, dolen.
upon their fathers success the autumn
before in reindeer hunting; but there als
nearly always enough antlers to give wv !.
or three, and sometimes five OF siA' :"
each fearless young coaster.
The boys with their sleds, nuTnD I'LL
from four to six In q fair sized Vil'as.,
gather on the top Of the bill, eaen ~ !,
having with him two or three spea's' =. =
bow with as many arrows. Ihey 30.
together. each boys object being u
knock down as many antlers as pos.iID,.
and not be the first to reach the oo's91
of the hill. You can see that, 10 -. -
case. the slower they 90 when tne{ r.,
passing the antlers the better - ,beirl
must knock over the antlers "l. 80. ss
spears or arrows only, as those M, W. !,
down BY the sledge or with the OV ~,
anear ii the hand do not count - -
/ le0in to shoot their arrows ana ll In
their spears as soon as they can ~ sre1
in effective shooting distance anu s ~
after they have passed between .n III tja|
Of antIers, the more active ooys IA IA ha1
around on their flying sleas ap 1cIsa.
back spear or arrow WIN SUI
force to bring down an antier. ..,om
when All have reached the DOLL -
The hiIi thew return to the rows =
/ lers. where each boy picks ou 49, sno ,ber|
has rightfulIy captured, ana p''. those &c
in a nile BY themselves. lheI sledee
cidentallv knocked over By inc s., n
are a0ain nut up and the boys re e.' II d.
arotj5er dash down the hill, unIi - eams
srt;ers have been ''speared. -. -
s;res there i but one antler Isl 1910
when there are five or SIX e;t;ar ~
sleds the race becomes very eAs .he snsIe
then speed counts in reaching ne boz
first. When all are dow, ,;ctor il
count their winnings. ana tl s',s .ad ID
q 600 Course the one who has oo'aln
preatest number Of antlers.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1885-04-21
Jap's Pipe and Fan.

The bowl Of tie pipe used 81 the
Japanese smokers ii the London colony
is hardly as large IS thimble, and the
pipe is exhausted ID three or four wfiEfs.
no japanese costume seems 70 be com.
pIets without fan. Soldiers, civilians.
and women alike carry them IN fact. 30
one possessing Tie slightest claim 10 re-
eiabisikg would be seen without one
The fans ai6 about i foot LONG. and often
supply the place y I'm boo
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