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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-29
COMFORT IN BLUE CLOUDS.

Why Men Smoke-The Peculiar Tricks
and Oddities OF Smokers.
@How do men smokey" repeated the
man of knowledge, in a reply to query
Of the reporter, as he tilted back in his
chair and lit cigar. Il should answer
that by asking another question, that is,
Why do men smoke? You tell me why
man uses the 'noxious weed and Twill
tell you how he does it. There are an
infinite number of reasons why men
smoke. Some men smoke because they
are nervous, some men smoke because
they are phlegnatic, many merely from
habit, very large number do it because
others do so, and small minority smoke
because they really enjoy it.
Smokers have all sorts of peculiar
tricks and oddities One man / once
knew had trick Of constantly knock
ing off the ashes with his little finger.
He would keep that. little finger wagging
continually, and when there were no
ashes he would burn his finger. But it
was habit which he seemed wholly un-
able to oxercome. Some men whom /
have known would always swallow the
smoke. The nicotine laden vapors which
they would take into their stomachs
must have kept those organs in a con-
slant state of distensi0n.
@Others seem to find an inexplicable
delight in making chimneys of their
noses and sending the smoke in vol
umes through those orifices. / once
knew a man who had a peculiar trick
Of shutting one eye to look along his
cigar with the other as he'put it into
his mouth. He was a bashful man.
and never thought OF flirting with the
girls on the street, but that habit used
to get him into no end of scrapes.
How? Why, the girls all thought he
was winking at them.
"The peculiar habits of smokers will
sometimes run through whole family.
| remember a funny instance of that.
A man came 60 me in.my office one day
and represented himself as brother of
an old friend of mine. He was a
shabby, forlorn-looking specimen, and
| was not inclined to believe his story,
especially as there was no personal re-
semblance to his brother, but sat and
talked to him a while. He told pIausi-
bic story, but still was not inclined to
believe him. and finally l told him to
clear out, that / couldn't be bothered
with him. Then my better feelings
came to the front, and gave him ci-
gar. He took it with sad, forgiving
smile and lit it.
HE hadn't taken but one puff before
was on my feet begging his pardon.
After taking that puff he had taken out
his cigar with peculiar jerk and had
blown the smoke out OF the corner Of
his mouth in manner which had
noticed and laughed over a hundred
times when with his brother I saw him
do it. knew then that was not be-
ing imposed upon. "-G Galveston News.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-29

Some crimes are never punished Who.
ever heard Of ball player being arrested
Cor stealing bases.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-29
Needed More Than One.

also tie Best Brands Z
CIGARS

john do you remember when we used
to swing on my fathers front gateY"
Yes, Maria, do.
And the moon used to look 20 beautl-
full. Johnl''
1t did Maria.
And the stars were SO brightg
They were.
II wonder if the moon is so beautiful
and the stars just as bright now as they
were then, Johng
Il presume they are, Maria.
Then, why can't we swing on the front
gate now and look at the moon and the
stars and the blue night skies, with their
deecy clouds, as we used to do thon9
1--WE can, Maria, If we want to. =
Then John, let us go out to the front
gate for awhile and sec If it will seem
anything like it used to.
''All right, Maria. You go out and try
it while, and if you like 1t. maybe I'll
take turn at it.
But Maria thought him too much. OF
brute to do anything Of the kind.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-29

My son, said good Vermont mother
to her son, who was home on visit, as
she was watching the unpacking Of his
trunk, what have you got theres'
Nothing much, mother, replied the pro-
digaI. except sundry and divers articles
Of wearing apparel"
You don't wear anything out Of that
big bottle, hopeg"
Yes mother; that bottle contains night
caps, said the visitor, "and ! wear them,
to make my hair curl.
oh
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-29
FAITH.

Fain would hold my lamp Of life aIolt;
Like yonder tower built high above the
reef;
steadfast. though tenpests rage or winds
blow soft,
Clear, though the skies dissolve In tears Of
grief
For darkness passes, storms shall not abide;
A little patience and the fog is past.
After the sorrow Of the ebbing tide
The singing flood returns in JOY at last.
The night is long and the pain weighs heav-
lily,
But God will hold His world above despair.
Look to the east where up the lucid sky
The morning climbsi The day shall yet
be fair. Celia Thaxter
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-29

Captain, what does this gathering Of
military men mean?" asked Fred Of q
veteran friend, noticing . number Of at
tendants at a Grand Army reunion around
the hotel. Is the militia called out, OF
is it corn-shelling beer
Those are the defenders Of the Union,
sir. The encampment of the G. A. r.
meets here to-day. What do you mean
by corn-shelling bee r.
Beg pardon, Captain. didn't know
what was up when | saw SO many corned
Colonels lying around loose.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-29
For MarIxefers.

Having taken the Stall at the head OF the
Fish Market, | am prepared to serve the public
with all kinds of Vegetables, Poultry, Eggs, sc
at reasonable prices. Give me call,
n0vIT-w A, NJ. PARKINSON.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-29
Enough OF q Good Thing.

Papa, just see my new dress. said i
young society girl, as she presented her
self attircd for her first grand ball Isn't
1t too sweet for anything7
Does it suit you my dears' = 8
4 just dote on il.
If that is 50, should think that you
would have had more Of it.1 said patef
familias. after taking sharp glance al
the decollete costume.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-29

LrOR sALE.--T wish to dispose OF a splen-
n did Estey Organ. Brand New. 1t will be
worth while for one desiring such, TO see me.
nov.11-tf. GEO. ". LEECH.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-29

If the Chinese nasitbl were q pass be-
fore an observer Ia single ils. the pro.
cession would never cease, for new
generation would be coming on the stage
Is quick as the procession moved
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-29
NOtice 90 Trespassers.

NOTICE IL Hereby Given, To all persons
IN not 70 trespass on my premises with dog
and gun; under denalty OF the law.
novzzn THos. ]. LINTHICUM.
Ton RALE.--A good and fun set of CAR
a. PENfER'S TOOLS, will be sold cheap
Apply to X. q. PURDY, Is Main Street. 81
# OsT,--A Gold EARRING with red set.r
IL In going from State Circle down Cornhilf
street to the Market. The finder will be suit
ably rewarded Ii left at CHR. SPENGLER'E,
Cor. State Circle and East street. Nov.20-tf.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-29

LIE THAT CANNOT BE C0UNCELLED
IL cannot be helped, Take our advise, use
X, & g. POLISH for furniture and pianos
Pfeifter g. Conliff, 45 Main street, and 54 Mary
land Avenue. NO
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-29

IN my farm Primrose" near Annapolis,
~ One % Ked COW, with white head and
face and white legs, the owner is hereby noti-
fed to come forward, pay charges and take
same away. w. W. HAWKINS.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-11-29
INDEPENDENT
ANNAPOLIS, ND, MONDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 80 1ss


We will insert I'm this column advertise
ments Of Wants, For Rent, For Sale, Lest.
Found, &c., mot exceeding four lines. ONE
WEEK, or less, for IS Cents.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
RooMY STALLS.
The Health and well-Being Of Horses De-
pendent Upon Them.

The Health and Well-Being of Horses De-
pendent Upon Them.
1t is surprising how little thought
many of our farmer friends give to the
important subject of fresh air, which,
when animals are in confinement. is so
intimately bound up with the question
of space. Speak of giving the horses
room enough, and nine in ten of the
farmers we know will reply: ''Oh, these
stalls are big enough; they are five feet
wide" Examination would probably
reveal the fact that they were not even
that; but even if they were, the entire
space, including height from floor to
ceiling, would not supplyeach horse with
the quantity of space he ought to have.
The minimum of space allowable for
each animal is generally allowed to be
eight hundred cubic feet, and if we take
a stall six feet wide and a ceiling, as
many of them are, not more than nine
and a half feet from the floor, with, say
twelve feet from the front of the stall to
the wall back of it, and this gives us
only Six hundred and %eighty-four
cubic feet, less than the mini
mum allowance by nearly fifteen
per cent. In addition to sufficient
space, there must be adequate facilities
for securing proper ventilation with
out drafts. Horses, like men, do not
Immediately show the results of confne.
mept in close vitiated atmosphere or of
over-work, but the reckoning comes at
last for both man and beast, and many
a mans horses have failed a year ortwo
sooner than they need have done,
| merely from the want of attention to
| those hygienic conditions which can not
be disregarded without %jeopardizing the
! health and constitution of the subject.
| Moreover, in a short time it will be i'm.
possible to get the same amount of
work from an animal whose health is
affected by the unhealthy condition in
which he is compelled to spend, in
winter at least, nor. than half his
life, and thus valuable time is lost
as well as the services OF the horse tor
the wear or two by which the
animals life has been shortened.
| Health and comfort are far more m
nortant accompaniments of living both
in dwelling aud barn, than the occu-
pant of the former is apt to consider
National Live Stock Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
WOMEN Anlp woRk

A Caution Against Fraudulent Advertise.
ments, Issued by the Women.s f. and r
Union of Boston.
The Women's Educational and Indnstr;a,
Union of Boston, Mass, cautions all WON
en- to be wary of advertisements and circu-
lars promising-on receipt of a certain
snm-work at home, with large earninge
We are receiving letters from women FAR
ana near who ave been defrauded nv
these promises. Either the person for
~ardlng the money gets no answer at all.
or me materials and implements sent are
OF little worth, or the finished work is "a.
5ected even if we'll done, or other obstacles
are placed in the way, (the object being
simply to eet.rid Of herr. Tho parties nd,
vertising make frequent changes Of name
ana address, with some difference in circu-
the United States, Canada and the Prov
inces. hundreds Of thousands of plausible
circulars, we'll calculated to deceive. for
not many of the hundreds of thousands Of
women receiving them are aware that by a
single advertisement any city firm can get
plenty of workers close at hand.
Learning that this evil can best be
checked by enlightening the public, we So
!lclted the aid Of the press, and the follow
ing continuous notice appears in our daily
papers, each in turn giving it one weeks
insertion:
dllu llu
Union, a Boylst0n street, will gladly give in
formation regarding circulars aud advertise
ments Offering to women work nj home"
1t is earnestly desired that newspapers
copying the whole of this present. article
and by giving the above notice, or q similar
one, frequent Insertions; also that Wom-
ems Associations, yariously located, join
ing make themselves known as centers of
information. Any needed assistance from
us will be gladly rendered. individuals
can aid by procuring the insertion of this
article in their local papers.
Such general concurrence of effort will
save multitudes Of women from sorrow
and loss, work effectively against the
swindlers II promote the interests of the
honest advertisers.
Mrs. AHBY MORTON D1Az,
President Women's E. and /. Union.
Address letters to our Employment De-
Dartment
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
CURRENT ITEMS.
Odds and End Rescued from Many Re
liable Exchanges.

Odds and Ends Rescued from Many Re
liable Exchanges.
in Siam the cats have their tails banged.
A KANSAS twenty-year-old husband has
murdered his eighteen-year-old wife.
ARCHBISHOP G1BBoNs was a grocer's clerk
in New Orleans thirty years ago.
A FA1RBuRN (Ga.) lady, seventy years
old, has never eaten q mouthful of meat of
any kind.
"A CoLoRED man has been made a pass
enger agent by one of the Southern rail,
road companies.
M1NcE-r1E as big as the head of a bar
rel and four or five inches thick was served
ut a Chicago dinner.
AN alligator, measuring two feet six
inches in length, has been captured in a
swamp at Long Island City.
THREE moose were shot recently within
two miles of the Mount Kineo House., on
Moose-head Lake.
IDA Socks, of Easton, (Pa.) who is twenty
four years of age, has had four husbands
in a married life of ten years.
SAN JUAN, Cal, has only one Chinaman
within her limits, but is about organizing
an anti-Chinese club to makeh him go.
H~lGH-ToNED affection manifests itself in
New York by sending out funeral invita-
lions on note-paper edged with real Grape
II wedding tour of q Fall River couple
has been indefinitely postponed by the
interference Of a bull dog, which badly
lacerated the bridegroom while he wa.
about taking a carriage for the railroad
station.
THEODORE THOMAS orchestra was de
tanned several hours on its way to Ansonia
Conn.,, the other evening, but, upon arriv.
ing there at midnight, the audience was
found waiting, and the deferred concer,
was begun, closing at 2 a. m.
In a divorce suit tried Mt Frankforton
the-Main incompatibility of temper was the
ground on which dissolution was asked
The tribunal ordered q separation for two
years, at the end of which time they are te
come together again and begin their mar
ried life anew; if, after a few months, tn,
experiment is a failure, the court will
renew consideration of the matter.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
A Bird a Cat.
lChrist;an at Work.l

On the plains of Nevada, a mile from any
house, a gentleman noticed a cat, a huge
one. 1t lay IN its back, it's feet uppermost,
and was apparently dead. Around it,
feeding unsuspectingly, was a flock OF
small birds. just as he was thinking how
much easier it would be for the animal tc
feign death and catch q bird by deceivine
it than by slipping up to it, he was aston
ished to sec the cat suddenly roll over and
grab one Of the feathered tribe that wa!
very near. The other birds flew away 6
hundred yards or SO and alighted. The cal
only made one or two mouthfuls of the
game, and then crept around to the wind
ward of the birds, laid itself out again, ane
once more successfully played the deae
dodge.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
A Marvellous Partisan Toy.
[paris Cor. N. Y. Start

II COE. N. Il. CtHT.J
A wonderful toy has been on private ex-
hibition in Paris. 1t cost an inordinate
number of francs, or, as they say here,
lies yeux de la tete." Fancy seven life
sizo kittens covered with real skin, but with
eyes of emerald set in white enamel, and
playing upon a flute, a either, a violin, a
drum, a harp, a cornet and an accordion,
all perfect, harmonized and going through
the most striking airs of the new and sue
cessful comic operas. The unseen mechan-
ism is of the same kind as that of a musical
box, and the sounds given forth are most
delightful, SO that the owner Of this re.
markable toy can have a most agreeable
concert at any time by touching certain
springs and winding them up.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

Cleveland BAYS are attracting very gen.
eral attention thisseason. 1t is now twelve
years since Geo. E. Brown Co., of Aurora,
ILL.,, commenced their importation, and the
rapid progress they have made in public
favor is the result Of the unqualified salts
faction they have given. They have salts
tactorily filled a place occupied by no other
gcneral-purpose horse, andthe very bestfor
farm work.. Geo. E. Brown & Co. are en-
titled to great credit for introducing these
valuable horses into the United States
They have now over one hundred Of then
Of various ages.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
%Sprlghtly Uncle Elijah.
ATLANTA constitutional

On Sunday, MI. Elijah Pate, a prosper.
Gus and substantial farmer of Dooly Coun.
ty, aged seventy-four years, married a Miss
Bailey, a young lady only fifteen years OF
age. Uncle Elijah, though overthree score
and ten, is as sprightly Us u man of thirty.
1t was only about a year ago hat this same
old man was out deer-hunting and caught
n large buck by the horns, threw the ami
NAL to the ground, and cut its throat with
q pocket knife.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
The Musical Barber.
[ChicagO Mail

The best player and teacher of the guitar
in the city is q North Side barber. The best
lady player Of the banjo in the country is
the sixteen-year-old daughter of a Chicago
barber. Her name is Meta Bischoff. My
own barber is an excellent either player,
and in a either club which has thirty mem
bers u half dozen are of the same profes-
sion. BARRIERS in the smaller shops hav SO
of them are musicians. In every threatical
orchestra in the city except one there is a
a barber. In one of them there are three
BARRIERS.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
Stranger than Fiction

are the records of some of the cures of con-
sumption effected by that most wonderful
remedy-.Dr: Piercess Golden Medical Dis
covery." Thousands of grateful men and
women, who have been snatched almost
that consumption, in its early stages, is no
longer incurable. The Discovery has no
equal as a pectoral and Alternative, and tho
most obstinate affections of the throat and
lungs yield to its power. All druggists.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26
Young Men. Read This.

Young Men, Read This.
The VoLTAIC BELT Co., Of Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their celebrated ELEcTRo-VoLe
TA1C BELT and other ELECTRIC APPLIANCES
on trial for 80 days, to men tyoung or oId)
afflicted with nervous debility, loss of vital
ity and all kindred troubles. Also orrheu-
matism ,neuralgia paralysis,a and many 9TH
er diseases. Complete restoration to health,
vigor, and manhood guaranteed. No risk in.
Cured, as 80 days. trial is allowed. Write
them at once for illustrated pamphlet, free.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

"WHAr we learn with pleasure we never
forget.'-Ayred 4Mercier. The following is
a case in point: 81 paid out hundreds of
dollars without receiving any benefit, says
had female complaints, especially drag
g~ing-down,' for over six years. DR.. r. V.
Pierce's 'Favorite Prescription did me
moro good thar any medicine / ever took.
l advise every sick lady to take it." And
SO do We. It never d%isappoiuts its patrons.
Druggists sell it,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

BEWARE Of worthless limitations Of DR.
jones' Red Glover Tonic. The genuine
cures headache, piles, dyspepsia, ague, ma
laria, and is q perfect tonic and blood puri
fer. Price SO cents.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

ne report Of the International
ari LESION states that between the
"I lo"| and 1885, one thousand eight
reu and twenty pcoplc-morc than
hInnoie population of the ''kingdom'
aohaco-have committed suicide con-
Jos ~ upon losses at the gambling
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

DIR. ROBERT NEWTON. late President of the Eclectic
College, of the city of New York, and formerly Of Gin
SAM very extensively in his practice, as many Of his
patients. now living and restored to health by the use
Of this invaluable medicine, can amply testify. He
always sal that so good a remedy ought to be pre-
scribcd freely by every physician as q sovereign rene
dy in all cases of lung diseases. 1t cures consunp-
ton. coughs. colds, pneumonia. etc.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

THE value of thought can not oe told.
Just SO with the best of every thing. Take
DR.. Bigelow's Positive Cure for all throat
and lung troubles, if you appreciate a
speedy and thorough cure. Pleasant to
take. SO cents Inc 81.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

P1KE'sToorHAcHE DROPS III l minute, Csc
Glenn's Sulphur Soap heals and beautities. CSC.
GERMAN CORN REMOVER kills Corns & Bunions.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

ALWAYS prompt and sure and only Is
cents: Red Star Cough Cure. No opiates.
The merits of st. Jacobs Oil as sure cure
for rheumatism are known everywhere.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

THE scalp is cleansed and excited to a
healthy action by Halls Hair Remover.
In Consumption, the disposition to cough
is diminished by taking Ayers Cherry Pee
tOral,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

A CRYING baby at a meeting is like a good
suggestion-it ought to be carried out
Texas SUtings.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

A HICKORY club is very good lumber to
floor a nan with.-Alerchdnt Truueler.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

w. II. Woods, of Huntingdon, Pa.
ia said to have in his possession a clock
inc tho property ofJohn Knox It. was
brought tn this country oy1ohn winner
spoon
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

BRAKEMEN will be sorry to learn thai
Grains" are to be made unusually long
". y. Commercial Bulletin.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

THE letter-carrier that gets around quick
est is the cylinder of a printing press.-N.
0. Picuuuue,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

IT IS not considered necessary in society
to return q bill collectors calls.-Boston
GOnr.ier
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

A oNG that never talks scandal-The
tongue of a shoe.-Roston Courier.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

If a cough disturbs your sleep, take
Piso's Cure for Consumption and rest we'll.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

In Siam they bang cats tails. In this
country they aim to kill.-New Muven Neu,
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

MISS FRANCES E. WILLARD has selected
some Gospel and Temperance songs, ia
miliar tunes, 200 copies of which will be
sent to any church or Sunday school. Ad-
Albert Lea, MINI, enclosing 20 cents for
postage.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-03-26

A BOTTLE of Athlophoros enabled me, aft
er suffering intensely from rheumatism, to
be up, and in two or three daysI was in my
store attending to my business: haver rec
commended it to others. John Wagner,
dealer in groceries, 142 Lar1abee St, Chi
cago, Ill.