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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-06-05
How They Fixed II.

A man with a bundle under his
arm called at . Michigan avenue
clothing store the other evening and
hesitatingly Inquired il the proprietor
ever bought second-haDded clothing.
"Vbell. / puys sooch garments
vonce 10 while. Was you Sherenal
10 der last WARP"
NO. sir "
dot makes it badt. / could par
you 50 for dot coat if You wash q
Shere nal, and may be somebody gif
me four. Was you Congressman"
NO"
"Too badt. Sbust now dere vhas q
demand for Congressman s old clothes.
Vhas you some candidate for Cover.
nor last timer"
mot that remember of
"Mebby you vhas great inveD-
tor?n
81 can't say that | am The only
thing ever invented was a. excuse.
"Vhell, you see how it vasbg If
you vhas some celebrated man your
old clothes 60 off like hot cakes. IL
you vhas nobody den nobody puys
EN-. How much you vbaut for dot
coali"
Three dollars
Three dollar! Say, you 60 right
oudt Of my blacel / doan' baf some
time to fool away NIT lunaticsl''
Give me twol"
Two dollarsI Gif you der same
price ash great Sherenall Please 20
oudt my headt achesl"
well, take it for twelve shillings
"My friendt, look 10 my evel You
vhas poor man. und | Ike to do
right by you. / haf my rules laid
down not to puy clothes except Of
great men, but / preak 'em for you |
gift you seventy-6ve cents for dot
coat. und pin on him card dat you
vhas a celebrated poet. / do dot
mooch to help you oudt."
Give me dollar aud pin Oh the
card that ! am celebrated artist"
"No, niue irendt. Der VERY best,
/ could do vbas to gif yon ninety
cents, und put on dot you vhas
q celebrated musician"
They bargained on that, and the
stranger went bis way, saying:
You can spell celebrated with q
big CO aud depend on rue not TO give
you away"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-06-05

al the best brands ia Smoking and
Chewing 4o0acco always 0n hand. .
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-06-05
An EIectrlcal Engineer.

There are two roads to take il you
wish to become an electrical engineer.
Although this occupation Of electrical
engineering is so new, there are three
colleges In our country where the theo-
retical part of the profession Is taught,
namely: The stevens Institute Of Tech
nology, at Hoboken, New Jersey; the
University of Pennsylvania; and tho
Massachusetts Institute are the best
known. If young man has gone
through the theoretical and partially
practical training to be had in either of
these institutions, he does not require
great deal of actual experience in doing
the work itself to fit him for undertake
ing almost any task pertaining to the
calling.
But some boys may not be able to
spare the time or pay the money for this
collegiate part of the training. In that
case, they endeav0r to lind employment
In one Of the factories of the great COM
panies / have mentioned. To obtain
admission, however, they must be bright.
they must give good promise in the
taste they have for mechanical pursuits,
as well as in their habits, that they are
suited for the profession they seek to en-
ter. Having obtained an entrance,
they begin as ordinary employees, do
ing the simplest kind Of work or even
drudgery; then they are transferred
from one department to another, learn
ing q little at each step they take; until,
finally, they have good knowledge Of
the manufacturing branch of the pro-
fcssion.
From there they should 90 to the la
boratory, where they obtain the scien-
tific knowledge of the business. To
know how the different parts are put to-
gethcr is not of itself sufficient; they
must be able to tell why they are put to-
gether in that particular way; it IS just
that knowledge which makes them cleo
trical engineers.
Then they are sent out as assistants
to the various electric-lighting stations
or are temporarily placed in charge of
plants which have just been established,
and which some amateur engineer is
learning how to run. Finally they may
be put in charge of lighting station
that is, building from which the light
ing power is furnished for the lamps in
the immediate neighborhood; and last
~, they may become members of the
engineering corps, and put up the cleo
trio lights for some people in the man
ner | have described. from Ready
for business" BIZ George j. Manson, IA
81. Nicholas for February.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-06-05
The Champion LegaI story.

A St Petersburg paper vouches for
the truth of legal story which quite
comes up to anything of the kind yield
ed by Our own courts of law. A man
found himself Just recently in the pris-
oner's dock on third charge Of theft
His advocate. a young man, made a
long speech to the jury in defense, and
towards the close spoke rs follows:
Nov, gentlemen of the jury, let US go
into the depths of history: let us 90 back
5000 years" II must ask Won to
keep to the subject" interposcd the
Judge. "Then we viii 60 but 8, 200 years
back continued the lawyer, .sand we
see without dol.bt" Another re-
minder from the bench. GOOD, we
will 60 back 1000 years; or, no-since
it is forbidden to appeal to history, let
Us turn to geography. In the Sandwich
Islands, gentlemen A third call
to order. '.Verv well" was the advo-
cate s response; Tin the islands living
nearer to us. as Madeira, there exists
long-Observed and very honorable Gus
tom sMr. Advocate" interrupted
the Judge again, 4 speak to You for
the last time. If you talk again Of
things which have nothing to do with
the case / shall refuse to hear you any
longer" Il protest against an infring-
ment Of the rights Of the defense, was
the unabashed reply. '.and 1 request
that my protest may be taken note OF. !"
Then. turning once more to the jury, he
added, Since, gentlemen, may APP
peal to neither history nor geography, ]
will only remind you of the custom Of
the court Of this district in case Of q
third theft This court has the praise
worthy custom Of acquitting the defend
ants in such cases. and. therefore. / do
not see why you should not let my client
60 free. How the case ended is not
said, but 1t will be pity if the prisoner
did not get off.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-06-05
An English Jury.

From the st. James's Gazette.
/ was present 10 court when the
following incident occurred:
Scene Derby Assizes. Samuel
Lowe and James HalIigan charged
with stealing ham.
Clerk Of Assize--Do You fnd the
prisoners guilty or not GUILTY.
Foreman of the jury We fad as
one on 'em stole it and the other re-
ceived it knowing it to have been
stolen.
Clerk Of zs--WhO do you SAY
stole ilg
Foreman-Nay, / cant sag which
stole it. One on 'em brought it home
under bis arm and the other took il
from him.
Mr.. Justice Mathew That man
is Lowe, and that is HalIigan. Now,
which stole III
Foreman don't know. warn't
there. How can say2 If they don't
steal il Why should they have il?
Judge 6eDilemen, this is your
foreman. Is there 30 one Of you can
say whether Low Is guilty Of steaI-
ine7
Foreman Yes, Lowe stole II.
Chorus Of Jurynaen-N No, the other
stole.
Clerk Of Assize- And is that the
verdict Of Jon all2
Jury foreman included Yes.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-06-05
Srecial Notice,

We soGls insert IN this column advertise
meats Of Wants, For Rent, For Sale, Lost,
Found, &c., not erceding four lines. One
Week, or less. for % Cets.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-27
The Present Domain of Slavery.

The Present Domain of Slavery.
New York Sun.
A few months after the fall of Khar-
toum, last year, it was announced that
the traffic in slaves had been resumed In
that city on an immense scale. The
route followed by slave caravans from
central Africa, once closed by General
Gordon, which DR.. Felkin says is marked
by an almost unbroken line of skeletons
from the Bahr ell Ghazal to Khartoum,
had been reopened
The parts of the world where slave
hunting raids still enrich few men and
bring untold misery to thousands, or
where the bondsmen are still driven to
their heavy tasks, are far more extensive
than we are apt to think. In Africa, in
Europe, IN Asia, m South America, in
island OF nearly every sea, slavery still
exists as domestic mstitution, and large
populations are still ths prey Of man.
stealess. 1--WE marx II black those 10
gions n Afkin vhze In bondaes
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-27

Gen. Grants latest Century article,
referring to the time when he was pre-
pairing for the Wilderness campaign, con-
tains this passage: ''Gen. w. F. Smith
(Baldy Smith, who had been promoted
to the rank Of major general shortly
after the battle of Chattanooga on my re-
commentator, had not yet been confirm
ed. 1 found decided prejudice against
his confirmation by a majority OF the
senate, but I insisted that his services
had been such that he should be reward
ed. My wishes were now reluctantly
complied with, and I assigned him to
the command Of one Of the corps under
Gen. Butler. I was not long in finding
out that the objections to Smiths pro-
motion were we'll founded"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-27
Circulation of the Blood.

Yonkers Statesman.
"How does your blood reach the
hearth was enc Of the questions written
out ON an examination paper at Vassaz
College; and one Of the fyest Of the girls
wrote the answer: aIce cream, oysters
and champagne, box Of bonbonA Sun
day-night calls no gas, ono chair." She
svidenfly had INST The % I'd ! md b
Va hen.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-27
THE CHINESE QUESTION.
A Thorough Discussion of an Interesting
Matter.

Matter.
In the course of an article in the Ouer.
land Monthly, discussing the Chinese
question, F. E. Sheldon says:
Admitting, then, that the Chinese
question must be one of economic and
social policy, instead of right, the pro-
Chinese advocates have their strongest
position in the argument that the Chi
nese furnish the best cheap labor, and
this labor has rendered possible the in
auguration and successful maintenance
of many great business enterprises,
which otherwise could not have been at
tempted. These enterprises have fur
nished labor not only to the Chinese, but
also to the whites, especially in the de-
partments of skilled labor. The work
thus obtained by white men has been
greater in amount and more profitable in
point of wages than they would have
been able to obtain if these enterprises
had not been inaugurated; and, there
fore. the Cinnamon should be allowed to
remain. to render further progress pos
sible, and to further create that demand
for new white labor, which would not be
created if they were not present in the
country.
It can not be denied that the Chinese
have been of great service in the develop
ment of the state, and under proper con-
ditions, the most rabid anti Chinese man
would probably be glad to have them
stay. The congressional committee Of
1876, which inquired into the effect Of
Chinese labor ON the Pacific coast, clio
tied overwhelming testimony as to their
necessity and value IN the past. Cheap
peon labor was indispensable to the
quick dsvelopment Of nsw California,
and the Chinese esve m hneat equiva-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-27

Corporal James NJ Tanner, of Maine,
gave the G. A. r, boys of Fort Scott a
comprehensive talk the other evening in
the form of lecture, This soldier had
quite an eventful history. In 1861, when
the country called for volunteers, Mr..
James Tanner, or as he is now known,
Corporal Tanner, enlisted In the eighty
seventh New York volunteers as a pri-
vate. He was shortly after his regiment
was pushed to the front, made corporal.
With Phil. Kearney's fighting division
he passed through the severe campaign
of the Peninsula and on up to the second
battle of Bull Run, when his right leg
was completely severed at the ankle and
the left SO badly injured that amputa-
ton was necessary recovering conscious
ness he found both legs off four inches
below the knees. He has since the war
occupied many positions Of trust in the
gift Of the general government and his
own state. In 1876 he was elected COM
mander of the Grand Army in the depart
ment of New York. To bis efforts alone
was erected at Bath, Steuben county, the.
magnificent soldiers home. where six
hundred disabled homeless veterans find
repose and the comforts of home. To
him is the needy confederate soldier in
debted for the home they now have in
Richmond, Va. Corporal Tanner not
only suggested the idea but raised $685.
600 towards the enterprise. In 1877 he
was made collector of taxes for the city
of Brooklyn, which Office he has since
held through republican and democratic
administrations alike with universal re-
spect.
Westmoreland Recorder: A Woman's
Relief Corps, auxiliary at Westmoreland
Post No. Isl, g. A. r was organized by
Mrs. w. r. Wickens, last week by the
installation of the following: President,
Miss Lon J. VAIN; senior vice president,
Ms. Matte Downing; junior vice presi-
dent, Mrs. w. p. Campbell; secretary,
Mrs. Flora Zimmerman; conductor, Mrs.
Inez Warranty; assistant conductor, Mrs.
8. A. Whims treasurer, Mrs. g. X.
Whims guard, Mrs. Mary Hostutler;
Miss Nora Replogle. The following were
elected delegates to the annual conven
ton to be held at Wichita, February %
1885: Mrs. O. A. Palmer; Mrs. s. A.
Whims, alternate. Mn. Wickeus, the
instituting olhceEs Is president Of the
Womsn's Relief Corps, department. Of
Kansas GA b, md i dong good ser-
vics IN pEuulG ping he w0Ek q thie
u001o Gl1&
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-27
THE LEGISLATIVE AprUnr1oMuxxr

How the Bill Passed by the Legislature
Leaves the Various Counties OF the
State.
The following is the apportionment bill
as passed BY the legislature. The following
triCts:
Doniphan and Brown.
Atchison.
Leavenworth.
Wyandotte.
johnson and Miami,
Linn and Anderson.
Bourbon.
Crawford.
Cherokee.
Labette.
Montgomery.
ChautauQua and Elk.
Wilson and Neosho.
Woodson, Allen and Anderson.
Coffey and Franklin.
4 Usage.
Douglas.
Shawnee.
jefferson and jackson.
Pottawatomie and Nemaha.
Marshall and Washington.
Clay and Dickinson.
Riley, Davis and Wabaunsee.
Morris, Marion and Chase.
Lyon and Greenwood.
Butler.
Cowley.
Sumner.
Sedgwick.
Harvey and Mcpherson.
Saline and Ottawa.
Cloud and Republic.
Jewell and Mitchell.
Smith, Phillips and Norton.
Osborne, Russell, Lincoln and Ellsworth.
Rice, Barton and Stafford.
Reno, Pratt and Kingman.
Harper, Barber, Comanche, Clark and
Meade. -..sa--a-l---
Ford, Edwards, Fawnee, Ness, Hodxe--
man, Finney, Hamilton, and the unOr-
organized counties of Greeley, Wichita,
Scott, Lane, Kiowa, Seward. Stevens and
Martin.
Rush, Ellis, Rocks, Graham, Trego,
Sheridan, Decatur, Rawlins and Thomas,
and the unorganized counties of Cove, St.
John, Wallace, Sherman and Cheyenne.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-27
Our Beef Producers,

Chicago Tribune.
Some contemporaneous journals are
and have been gravely discussing the
question of our future beef supply 1t
is predicted that in a comparatively few
years the people of the United States
will not eat meat from christmas to christ
mas. 1t is also held that pork and NUT
ton will constitute the limited supply of
animal food they will use. At the late
national convention of stockmen, Mr.
Coleman, commissioner of agriculture,
expressed the belief that it would not be
many years before the beef supply of the
United States would merely supply the
demand at home, leaving none for export.
Through figures taken from the census
reports it was claimed that the popula-
ton was constantly gaining on the num-
Der of beef-producing animals; also that
the great grazing sections of the west
were generally stocked to their full ca
pacity from the Rio Grande to the Cana
dian border.
There was an error In statement in
this and an error in Judgment. The wild
lands of the United States are not fully
stocked as to their grazing capacity. By
the time they are SO stocked the sowing
of superior grasses and the sheltering of
animals will allow double the capacity
of the present wasteful system. AlfalfG
will do for the plains, measurably, wha
clover has done for the country east of
the Mississippi. Forage crops and grain
will assist swelling the animal products,
and the surplus animals not capable of
being fattened on their native feeding
grounds will be sent eastward to be fat
tened on the corn and other forage pro-
ducts of states east of the dry region.
Again, the area of successful cultiva-
ton is constantly being extended west,
and irrigation is yet in its infancy on the
plains and the valley region beyond. AS
density Of population increases other
food than meat will be more and more
used, and not to human detriment. It
will result in a greater diversity of
food, greater variety in the preparation
of grains, and especially fuller supply
of the fruits of the orchard and kitchen
garden.
One principal reason why our beef
supply has not kept pace with the growth
of population is the vast immigration
that has poured into this country year
by year. The opening of the new coun-
try to settlers precludes the feeding of
stock for few years, but as the country
grows older, pastures, meadows and live
stock are introduced. The United States
may contain 200,0OO,OOO of inhabitants
before any thought of bses-famine
need be feared.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-27

sioners Of the county of Lyon for the year 1885.
H. B. 500, an act to prevent the spread of dis
ease among swine. February 10, 1886.
h. b. 2S8, an act to punish Misrepresentation
and deception in the sale of fruit shade or orna-
mental trees, vines, shrubs, plants, bulbs and
roots February 19, 1886.
H. B, Sl2 an act to enable the county commits
sioners of Barber county, Kansas, to issue bonds
to build school house and Jail in said county.
February 19, 1885.
H. B. 500 an act entitled IAN act increasing the
chapter 1888, laws of 1872. February 10, 1856.
s. b. 164, an act to amend section p article II.
chapter 122, of the session laws of 1876. being
IAN act for the regulation and support of COM
mon schools" February 18th. 1886.
s. B. 12S, an act to provide facilities for the
department of pharmacy in the state university
and to provide for salary of he professor of phar-
marcy. February 18th, 1886.
laws Of 1884, entitled IAN act to authorize cities
of the first class to provide parks and grounds
for the inhabitants there of. February 18th, 1885,
II. B. 15S. an act to amend an act en- titled IAN
act to regulate weights and. measures" and to
and measures" approved March Sd. 1853. Feb
ruary 18th, 1885,
II. B. 2ls, an act authorizing and requiring the
building Of bridge across the Chicaskia river
II. B. 81, an act to amend an act entitled An
act to authorize the sale Of certain railroad stock
of the county of Cloud state Of Kansas, and to
apply the proceeds thereof. February Il, 1885,;
trict, to provide for "a judge therefor. and for
holding terms Of court therein February 10.
Il Re IN act providing Cor the selection and
summoping Of grand and pseit tnroO IN special
q B 8 ~ 8 = . . . ma ssusasess sn4 : =
chapter 10 e the session hus 9 ~. se1lln6 -
h1A. lsoEuap ~ 1eok .s.5
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1886-02-27

H. B. No. So, relating to cities of the first class,
and to authorize the mayor and council to issue
bonds for the purpose OF prospecting for coal
d. B. No. I72, authorizing the auditor and treas
urer Of state to transfer the money in the state
treasury known as the military fund to the militia
fund, and appropristing the same to other pur-
II. B. No. III, entitled "An act making appro-
pristlons for the current expenses OF the state
esylpm for idiotic and imbecile children, for the
fiscal year ending June so, 1887" February Is.
II. B. No. 4, to amend section of article IL of
CHAPTER 12 of the session laws of 1876, being en-
titled IAN act for the regulation and support Of
70 provide punishment for violation Of the pro-
visions of this act. February Is.
8. B. 1876, to authorize Lowell township, in
Cherokee county, to use its surplus funds in
building approaches to certain bridges Febru-
Il. B. No. ga, entitled "1n act fixing the terms
snendatory of section Of chapter I02 Of the laws
of 1883" February 1s
81. B, No. los, attaching the counties of Scott,
ciai purposes and legalizine ali acts and parts Of
acts heretofore been done or commenced by vir-
the of section 2 chapter 49, session laws of 1885,
February Is.
ii. B. No. ESQ to amend section 2, chapter 90,
session laws of 1870, being an act in relation to
railroads. February IS.
% an act entitled An act to consolidate cities v
Approved February II, 1885. February Is, 1886.
8. B. a09. an act authorizing Mission township,
Neoeho comfy, state OF Kansas, to aid in the con-
ssructiun at railroads. February Is, 1850.
II. Il. SO. an act 10 restore or re-create and de-
fine the boundaries of the counties at Seward
Stevens an, Morton. in the state Of Kansas. and
scpealing all former laws relating to the bounda-
yies thereof February 1855.
H.B5O.ap act to amend chapter q OF the general
stsfutes If Kansas, 1868, entitled, IAN act con-
cerninr private corporations. February H. 1885
H. H. 3sa, an act to compel the recording OF TAI
deeds. February 10, 1885. .
H. r. 2l0. nm act relating to the organization OF
new counties the same being auientiatory Of SEC
ttion. Of chapter So of the session iaxs OF 1870,
.lating tn the organization of new c0unties." Ap-
proved March 1, 1872 February "a l8Ss
n. r. q, a act to amend section Il chapter
- csSoesning county superinfendsnts Of public
fliom. md article OF chapter II ot the
= IA - of1e7A EsbEuaEy ~ ~
g - sn act 70 css<fs IL tssniy third judi
The Northwestern standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1885-1886, 1886-03-27
The KNIGHTS of Labor.

The victories won by the knights OF
Labor, and the new contests In winch .c
that powerful organization is almost
every day engaging, make its future
course matter for much interesting
speculation. Will it escape or conquer
the dissensions to which many pre-
yious less influential combinations Of
workingmen have fallen a victim?
Will its leaders go forward with in
creasing caution and moderation as the
growing strength ofthat order makes
it's action more momentOus? Hitherto
they have borne them well in their inn
portant functions. Every new strike
5lnder their directions is q new and
often a severe test. 1t is not to be ex-
ipected that they shall not sometimes
be hasty, or that their efforts will not
an some cases be, and deserve to be,
failures.
The great thing, after all, is to be
careful not to 20 too fast for public
opinion, and to try and found themsel-
yes in every case upon the common
sense and the sense of justice of the
community. They ask for justice and
they must render justice and in the
heat OF controversy this will often be
difficult, and may sometimes seem inn
possible. As long as the knights OF
Labor attend in business-like spirit
to their proper business Of bettering
the conditions of labor, as long as in
their efforts towards that end the bal
ance Of wisdom and of justice inclines
\ to their side, so long will they deserve
to be prosperous and strong. They
must not expect to accomplish too
much or too accomplish it too soon.
They must keep the public on their
side.
After all, their strength, great and
growing as it is, is still only a small
part Of the vast strengthen labor. The
power they are welding, however, is
of extraordinary Significance, because
it's teaching the necessity OF the solid
ity of labor. a movement Of an
injudicious character has already been
suggested in Illinois TO form a separate
political party Of the knights of Labor;
but the memorial Of the Executive
Committee of the Illinois Assembly
of the knights in favor of the Hen
nepin Canal job does not give a high
idea of the political wisdom Of their
leaders in that State.-NeW York Sun.