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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-09

CONGRESSMAN McComas, of this
State, made very able speech yes
terday on the silver question now
before Congress. His idea of q silver
dollar meets the whole difficulty. He
says:-"Mean while, | will vote for
any proposition to increase the grains
10 a silver dollar to make it equal
with the gold dollar. The friends of
free coinage in their report admit that
if free coinage is failure after trial,
then there will be reason for chang
ing the ratio, so as to coin silver at
its bullion value. ! favor that ex-
pedient now as an amendment of the
Bland bill. Every honest bi-metalist
can now support it. Therein this
country may rest safely until the in
evitable time Of international agree
ment arr ives. 1t is mainly Senate
bill 1916 1t was advocated by Mr..
Blaine. and to-day is espoused by
Senator Sherman. 1t affords hun
dred-cent silver dollarn
A hunderd cents in the dollar is all
the people ask, aud don't care how
many up to that standard are coined.
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TuE people Of California are begin
ming to think the time is c ming when
they win get more by selling their
fruit than digging for the precious
metal in the ground Says The San
Francisco Bulletin: "When single
ship was dispatched daily laden with
wheat for the European markets, that
circumstance attracted the attention oil
the whole country. But it bad no
such industrial Significance as the
sending of of trains laden With citrus
fruits, or the gre at number Of cars la.
den with green fruits dispatched from
the central parts of the State. Even
the dispatch Of cargoes Of wheat from
this port illustrated a comparatively
new phase OF agricultural industry,
because it is only few years since
California bad any surplus wheat to
sell. But the later aud more interest.
ing fact is the beginning of q great
business in sending green and dried
fruits across the country to supply
Eastern Markets"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-09
HIRING AND LIVERY
80 STABLES.
Nos. So and 81 Vest Street,
Opp. A. s E. H. Depot

GINGLE, Double Teams and Saddle
- Horses to hire, by the hour, day or
week. Open and Close Carriages, Singie
and Double PhRtons, Jaggers, Top and
No-Top Buggies, all at reasonable rates
dne carriages for visiting and pleasure.
Drivers in livery, If desired. Pom,
Phatons, with quiet and gentle horses
suitable for ladies and children. Specia
rates made with families. Particular II
tentiOn to horses on livery. Baggage
called fer and delivered to ali parts of The
city. Funerals attended to at short notice
All orders promptly attended to
its II VANaANT.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-09
notice TO CREDIIOR'

NOTICE Is HEREBY 5 ii
~ the subscriber has oOI'.N ~
tie Orphans Court OF AhDsI ~, "
county, in Maryland, letters \ = - -
tiation C I. a. on the peTsoD'. 7
DIR. BUTTON RASDSI''
ate II Anne AropGeI coub'i, ..,.e
All persons having clalps ~ II
said deceased, are lersOy 80 ',',~B
bibit the sane, With the F's l.i.'ss
u. 20 the subscriber, cd O -
25th Day Of a"sa''' Il
Trey may otherwise, By ~ .l 80
ed from all benefit OF the ~. ...,.,s 81
persons indebted 10 sa'd ~. $50 -
auested to make l. Inr9 y. ~ -
Niven under my hand tl's -
February, 1886. . p,xg,LL |
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-09
IA Building Lots,
20 FEEF FRNNT.f

with depth of 50 feet situate on Horn
Poiut, and running down to the Sever
rivsr-only s . per lot Also, a
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-04-09

Is THE CIRcUIT CoURT ron ANNE ARUN-
DEL CouxTY.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-04

good singer and dancer, and perform
ed on several musical instruments
His house, which was a small
dingy-looking brick, in an obscure
street, and where he evidently lived
alone, was filed with painting s, sta
suary, engravings, and works of art,
costing him, many thousands of dol
lars. and yet this man, not over %
years of age, was an utter stranger not
only to his neighbors but to the men
he engaged to travel with him, and
after an unsuccessful tour OF six
months throue h the country. during
which he paid every liability prompt
ly, there was not one of his troupe
who knew him, or what he really was
any better than at the start. After
the disastrous trip he and his effects
disappeared from the city as myster-
iously as he had come, and the whole
thing became a nine days wonder to
those who had met him.
Denver contains number of men
who might be classed as eccentrics
were their peculiarities as we'll known
as some of those mentioned. The
late Tony Delaney was noted for
wearing white flannel suit on all &C.
casions on the street, followed by one
or more dogs. It was always mar
vel to his acquaintance how he could
keep this kind of attire SO spotlessly
white, and 1t was not until his death
that the mystery was explained by
the discovery in his rooms Of a mum
Der of suits of the same material and
make.
A new country like this necessarily
contains many characters whose man
ners and habits are odd and eccentric,
because so different from those of
their fellows, those in Colorado
alone being enough to ELL many chap
terS
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-04
Winter Profit With Cows.
Our Country Home.

Butter can be made ia winter at 8
profit with a beef idea coupled with it.
IT is done Gin this WISE to use the
Yankee term. Select good farrow
COWS. A great deal hinges on that
word good. It means in this conec,
ton, cow which will respond to feed
both in the pail and on her ribs. This
is not so much of q mixed proposition
as one might at first suppose. We
are dealing with farrow COWS.
This embraces the idea that nature
is closing in on her efforts to convert
food into milk, and as a period OF
growth and renewal Of bodily funct-
ions has begun there will be a natural
tendency to growth or 81 filing out
and renewal Of the bodily parts. The
food will then be divided in its re-
suits, and some of it will go into the
milk secretion and some to building
UP and renewing the bodily structure.
There are the two avenues of gain,
and on this double road it will pay
to push things and give the cows ali
they can eat of rich foods. We must
look ahead and find out if their foods
will be readily assimulated and con-
verted into milk and 1esn, and SO
combined that they will work well
together.
The first thing to secure is thorough
mastication, for without this there is
always more or less loss of food even
though it May be swallowed. Some
folks think that if food is only gobol-
ed down. it is all right, whereas ii
may be all wrong. Eating is differ
ent thing from gobbling or cram
ming food down. It embodies the
idea of mastication and digestion, and
when this is done the full value OF
food may be obtained. and without it,
it will not be had. TIE procure this
there must be a. proper combination
of food as well as mechanical condl-
tons. The owner must do the first
work, and when this is we'll done the
second result will surely follow,
Brains are called for, as well as cattle
and food, and it is not the man who
has the food that wins, but the man
who couples knowledge with plenty.
Meal should always be mixed with
coarser food, to secure full masticatien
and digestion. Now let the farmer
apply this principle in his feeding and
let him select good farrow cows, and
he cannot avoid a gain. with the milk
and growth combined. The pile or
rich manure is readily pay enough,
but he can get more, viz: profit on
the food given and an increase in the
value of his investments by the rapid
growth of his cows. There must not
be any break, by exposure, abuse, or
neglect. There is no way farmer
caa enrich his farm and purse easier
and more safely, than by the system
we have briefly noticed. In the
spring the COWS should be fat enough
for beef and they may be dried off
and sold at time of the year when
beef is high.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-04
Feeding Stock.

There is much to learn in the proper
fattening of animals. The most i'm
portant truth is that he who keeps his
stock growing and fattening from
weaving time until ready for butcher,
Or, in case of horses destined for labor
who feeds so as best to develop
muscular power, is he who makes the
most profit; and he must feed to de-
velop for the labor to be performed,
Or other special qualities required.
The cow destined for breeding and
for milk, the mare W hicb is to produce
superior foals-any animal, in fact,
intended for breeding-may not be
unduly pushed. Nature must have
time to FL up and round out every
part of the frame to produce the per-
feet animal of it's kind. The animal
destined for slaughter may be pushed
from birth until ready for the butch
ers block to the full limit of its diges-
ton, and with profit; bat it would be
quite improbable to follow this course
with al animal intended for breeding.
How many follow this discriminating
plana How many exercise the COM
mon judgment to bring about each
separate result in the be st manners
Yet either ultimate end is brought
about by common sense feeding,
though carried on differently.
The young and growing animal
must have a variety of food natural to
its wants, but the animal destined to
be worn out in hauling loads, driving
on the road, or for fast pace on the
raciBg course, must be developed
more slowly as to the bone, sinew and
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-04
Too Realistic.
Nashville American.

Among others who saw the Gold
King" at the Park theater last night
was a young man of fair complexion,
blue eyed and neatly dressed, who
after taking several glasses Of wine at
the bar, went up stairs, and took the
right proscenium box. In the play,
toward the close of the second act, is
the cue for Hector, the Newfoundland
dog, to spring f.em behind the scenes
upon W. j. Thompson, the william of
the play, and apparently choke him to
death as the curtain goes down, Ac~
cordingly, at the APPOINTED time, a
large, dark object was seen to launch
itself forward and settle with a growl
upon the shoulder of the villain, The
two fell to the stage, and the seeming
struggle of death began. Just at this
moment the young man In the pros
cenium box leaned forward out of the
box, and, pointing pistol at the man
and dog, not twenty feet away, fred.
The audience rose as one man and
made rush for the street. The young
man dashed out of the box and ran
down stairs. a moment later he was
collared. Search revealed the pistol
a 38 -caliber. In explanation of the
shooting he said that he thought the
dog was killing the man, and he want
ed to save the latter, He was put be-
hind the bars. The bullet, which
lodged In the scenery, could not have
missed Mr.. Thompson by over foot.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-04
THE WISCONSIN DAIRYMEN
List of Prizes Awarded ut the Con E
vention In RfchIand.

HIGHLAND CENTER, Jan. 50.-The
State Dairymen's associatiyn made the
following awards on the butter and
cheese exhibited during the annual
meeting here, The scale of points on
cheese in possible 100 points of ex-
cellence was as found below. The
markings in the first column was
made by the committee of three, each
marking his own judgment, adding
the points, then divided by 8 The
same plugs we're then submitted to J.
B, Harris, the noted cheese expert,
who marked without knowing what
the committe had ruled. His ruling
is ip second column.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-04
FARM, HOME AND GARDEN.
TEE OLD RED SLEIGH.
FROM GOOD CHEER.

1t is out of fashion, odd and old,
But to me lis worth its weight in gold
For my father owned it years ago
When we lived in the farmhouse, long anC
low:
How proud felt, the very first dav
rode around in the old red sleigh!
You see It's mended, here and there
Where the paint has worn, and left it bare
And II forms mark for many Jokes
For it doesn't look like other folks;
But let them laugh and have their say
Iii always keep the old red sleigh.
When it was young and knew life's JOYS"
1t carried loads OF girls and boys;
And one with sunny, floating curlS,
Was more to me than other girls,
And many q word of love we'd say
In the low-back seat of the old red sleigh.
Nancy and would often ride
In the sleigh together, side by side;
STILL
To walk together life's steep hill:
And we took our wedding ride one day,
Happy as kings, in the old red sleigh
But the boys were growing smart and tall
And the old red sleigh didn't suit at all
And Fred at last began to tell
How he wouldn t ride in that old SHELF"
And so went to town one day
And bargained there for a brand-new sleigh.
1t was light, and fancy, and easy, too,
But we old folks couldn't make il do,
For it was painted and striped so fine
never felt as if it was mine.
And in spite of all the boys could say
We always rode in the old red sleigh.
Those days are gone. Bright, laughing, rogish
Fred
Is sleeping the sleep of the quiet dead;
Dick has built him house on the hill
And none of the boys are home but Will.
He is kind to his father and mother gray,
And takes good care Of the old red sleigh.
Alb, well, the ties of the past are strong
And some may laugh who read my song;
But when think of those vanished years
1 cannot stop the falling tears;
And there's nothing on the farm to-day
So dear to my heart as the old red sleigh.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-04
Boy Aspirants for Whiskers.
New York Tribune,


An up-to WIN barber with the loouac-
ity of his trade said to me: 1.-THE
young chaps who come here with
bare faces three, four and i've times
week, to be shaved so that their
whiskers will grow faster, are
foolish young men. It is the popular
notion, which BARRIERS have no inter
est in dispelling, that the oftener a
man is shaved the faster his WHISPERS
will grow. It is that which brings
the young fellows so often into the
barber shop when they have the Eoer-
est bit of down or their faces. As
matter of fact, the hair will come out
just as rapidly and just as thickly if
they do not shave at all. Shaving
makes the hair stubby and harsh,
which is the thing to avoid. How
ever, it is cur business to shave, and
we seldom enljghten any one on
point like this"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-04

Trappers in the towns OF Western
Massachusetts, have been unusually
busy this winter. Maskrat skins are
worth from 25 to 80 cents in Spring
field, and good fox skins sell for 81.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-04
Not Lost But on a Visit.
THE MISSING CONTRACTOR RETURNS

THE MIsSINN OONIRAOIOR REIUKN
HOME
CT. LOUIS, Jan. 29.-Morrison, the
missing contractor, who disappeared
some time ago, has returned to his
home in this city. He states that he
has been visiting a sister at Ashley,
ILL.,, and that he left a note in his
Office before he left informing his
family of his intention but they failed
to get the note.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-04
Excelsior factory, Brown county; ex-
hibited by S. b. Davis & Co, She

PRINT And GRANCLAIED BUTTER.
Print-Unknown, first premium: Mrs. Adele NJ.
Bray, second.
Granuated-N. l.. James, R6hland Center,
first; G. T. Fargo, Lake Nils, second
The silver cup premium. valued at 800, was
awarded to T. D. Fish, of Richland Center, his
cheese scoring 90 3.
The first premium butter was made
from cream SKINNED by De Lavae
Centrifuge, and the first premium
granulated butter was from cream
SKINNED by the Danish Weston Cen
trifuge.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-02-04

Waffies have been revived in all
their glory since the sleighing carni
val began.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-27
Only q Little Way.

A little way-I know it is not far
10 that dear home where my beloved are,
And yet my faith grows weaker, as stand
poor lone pilgrim in a dreary land.
Where present pain the future bliss ObscureS,
And still my heart sits, like a bird, upon
The empty nest and mourns its treasures gon6
Plumed for their flight,
And vanished quite.
All! me, where is the comfOrt-though say
They have but jOurneyed on a little wayi
little way-at times they seem SO near,
lhelr voices ever murmur at my ear;
10 all my duties loving presence lend
And with sweet ministry my steps attend
And bring my soul the luxury OF tears.
Twas here we met and parted company:
why should their gain be such a grief to me?
This scene oflosS!
Thou heavy crOss
Dear saviour, take the burden Off pray,
And show me Heaven is but-a little way,
These somber robes. these saddened faces all
Inc bitterness and PAIN OF death recall.
All! let ME turn my face whereer may,
see the traces Of a sure decay;
Ana parting takes the marrow out of life.
Secure IN bliss we hold the golden chain
Which death. with scarce warming, snaps In twain
And never more
Shall time restore
The broken links. Twas only yesterday
They vanished from our sight-a little way.
little way! This sentence repeat,
Hoping and longing TO extract some sweet
TO mingle with the bitter. From Thy hand
take the cup Icannot understand
ana III my weakness give myself to Thee.
Although It seems SO very, very far
To that dear home where my beloved are,
know, know
II Is hot SD.
Oh! give me faith to feel 1t when say
That they are gone-gone but little way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-27

THAT Is the way YOU support your character
for benevOlence. il it3' said /, "but intended
To go out To OrmSby Park this afternoon, am
very willing 10 see this person, and do what
can TOR her
The summer was getting well on. the city
was not, and was Just a. anxious as Curper to
get out OF town. but was detained by i'm
pOrtant case which was To come in few
DAYS. i was fond OF horseback exercise. and a
ride on. to- OrnSby Park. q few miles from
the city, was my favOTite way of solaciDg my
self after a hot day in court or in my office.
II was about . clock in the afternoon when
i rode up to the gate of Mrs GrOme's front yard
and, havi ing tied my horse To that part of the
fence which seemed the strongest, i stepped
npOn the low porch and knocked at the door.
II was a queer little house. Very old and very
gray, and there was about 10 an apparent dispo-
sItion 10 spread which gave me the idea when
i first looked at ii, that if the grape vines and
hOneySuckle vines and the wisfari2 vines, the
Virginia creeper and the other vines which en-
Circled il about should be removed, it would
fall apart like wooden pail deprived of its
hoops The door was opened by old woman
In "A short gown and petticOat and wearing a
blue muslin apron ana blue muslin sum
bonnet.
Good day, sir." she said. with a little curtsy.
walk in sir l suppose you re a lawyer. The
young lady sand shed send me one. and I've
teeE a lOOkin fur you ever sence she was here. ~
replied that | was Il lawyer. and would be
glad 70 know what 1 could do for her.
Take seat sir. III this big chair. and I'll tell
you just how old Billy Haskell is tryin' to cheat
me out OF the very bread / eat, an the bed
sleep on. And seating herself near me, ON "A
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-27

brought the creeter over on Friday, SOS to have
him already for work the next day, though he
didn't say nothin' about his intendn' to keep
that a holiday. an give him hay an oats an
corn, all of which had bought ready fur him,
but he couldn't eat nOthin' an when Billy
come Tuesday the boss dead as rail,
an had to pay for havin him hauled away.
The neighbOrs, they said the boss so old
when Billy bought him that most likely he'd
given up eatin' afore he was brought here. An
to think of Billy Haskell aSkin' for half the
crap after that way of furnishin hoSsr'
and did not the old man come tn about
the animal during those three days?'
Mot a bit of it," she said, land hadn't no
body to send arter him nuther.''
Then it is quite evident" said I, "that he
played a trick on you, and expected his aged
beast to die on your hands. I'll ride over and
see him."
81 wish you would" said Mrs. Grome, Gan
you can jest tell him that if he III take wages for
the time he worked an say no more about his
boss an half crap We'll settle up the whole
business an be friendly an sOciable as we was
before
Having gone into the house to take another
look at the demon plaque. and having been
promised by Mrs. Grome that ii her young lady
did not buy il when she came back from the
seashore that l should be allowed to become
Its purchaser, rode over to see Billy Haskell.
ITO be CDnti0uef1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-02-27
perceiving that the Brooklyn continued to
back. BE hastily iumped to the deck and cried

perceiving that the Brooklyn continued to
back. he hastily jumped to the deck and cried
tive her four bells. Go ahead at full speed
Aomirai Farragut did nothing in ali hts pre-
ration of his officers and men as the quick
decision on this occasion. The order to take
cheers, which were in turn taken up by the
other vessels. Though we had stopped but q
few moments we did not start ahead again any
too soon. The Richmond had to sheer to clear
our stern and was tapping our port quarter.
A few moments indecison and We would
have been huddled in helpless mass strug-
gnng among thousands of tOrpedOes and at
the mercy of the enemy's guns. Short
as the delay was it caused considerable
stop in turn, and the line of battle was partly
broken. Our guns were idle while passing the
brooklyn, for she was between us and the tort.
during the interval our men were engaged in
mooting, grooming and bowling: Coward.
Take him out. He ran away at Vicksburg
DC AS we cleared the Brooklyn we entered a
were soon in full action, while we dashed on
through the main channel, over and through
the ouoys that located the beds of torpedoes.
AN HEROIC RESCUE.
About this time the admiral observed that
the remainder of the Tecumseh's crew were still
struggling in the water between us and the fort,
SO be signaled the Metacomet to send a boat to
their rescue. This was what Capt Jouett was
preparing to do, and few moments later a boat
commanded by Ensign Henry G. Nields, cleared
our stern, with the American flag flying full to
the breeze, and pulled fearlessly through a
toward Fort Morgan to where the men were
stu struggling in the water. No one could
witness this act Of heroism without emotion.
Inc snlps' crews for a moment ceased their
murderous work to jump to the rail and cheer
the nttle boat on her mission OF mercy. She
was anxlously watched, but, as it under Divine
was completely hidden by dense smoke, but at
intervals she could be seen pulling here
ana there to rescue the drowning men. She
was al! the time in the center OF the fiercest
part or the battle. Shell were bursting and
almost darkened by the flying missiles from
fleet and fort. AS We entered the bay we saw
her almost under the walls of Fort Morgan,
where she had gone to recover some men who
mad attempted to swim to shore. Few thought
IL possible for her to return. But after rescuing
ten men, all that were left of the Tecumseh IS
crew, the balance having gone down, and with
them Capt. Craven, she was headed for our
neet and made the trip in safety. She was
thrown line from the Oneida and was towed
safely into the bay"