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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-10
THE HUMERTES.


Wien the two Aztec wrrr nfst Orought 10
horticultural Hail tney aSogt week under tho
fruit % the Massachusetts Horticultural Society
at ts exhibition, And after tue arriysl Of
the people OF village TO their quarters Ia that
hall thought 10 keep their proximity secret
people and TO the employees at that place.
me day before villages arrived Que OF the coioret
men upstairs the twilight by the superD-
Lenient OF building to secure some -huttsra The
mummies-which by the way most repuislye. botn
bodies having appearance Of having been sran xsd
taken OF their cas-s aud laid IN one OF toe
hunks, and cOl0red Tread, whom We Will call
SANDY" for short happened to ges a good view OF
them.
All ne wanted. in fact. for with cry OF terror he
started steep stairs, and missing his footing
fell down a ignt There IL no convincing hiin
that the munnes DID push him do Tue stairs. And
VIII surrounded by thrODg ofsympathizins triruds.
he giving snper,tOus Opnion OF dead folks IN
general aud Aztec inunnies ~ particular
ID. place fur dead folks" ho saii, Z" IL under dem
heavy Monuments --pOntng ~ Tho Franklin uDclisk
IN the graveyard opposite" DEFY We uVrd dcrc life.
what dey want come NIX up win decent llva' folks
fur wouldn't see 40 Ne hurt by asa. but ANT g0t
u o 80 see em mOre Dey won't stay
all ught anu watch boilers, nos waiie den mameres
ana NUNS - round. DE pisce fur dem sbinA< dead
10 oar site Oh tat derc tcnce ant thou, sstto
voce "Deyll nne demseifs buried ob-r deere one Oh
desc days. ef dey dOau' look out ter drrselfs"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-10
AyAPE ACrS As SWITcRMAx


Two years ago wneu | ~a- Ia south Africa FOR New-
YORK arm OF cKuOrters I was informed that egnt miles
railroad which runs from CtD-tOwu North.
was trained which acted a switchman anu drew
a regular salary FOR MS master
Or course believed tho story % be cana:d, but felt
that Il was worth while lnvestgatlnK. / stopped
little station tho rarOAd Cape Colony sud was di-
from tue place The had stopped The switch
tender ting outside the door ia hair and
10 d. rather crOHchcd. ART
can ape, when was July i've feet hign when erect
As the -wltch-teuter arose to my IDQlry /
noticed that be aruless. I asked him whether it
and told To watch for nve minutes aud see for
mysef FEW inmates Later tue rumDnug noise OF an
approaching train heard. A the noise Increased
tue jumped from his crOucnint ton ami
panied the swchmt to tue place where the white
% the switch stood thrown to the left
Al signal from the swtchman tne ape Jumped for.
wari zed the KY. unlocked the psilOcE en- held
the ten In position aud graspDg the lever
muscular arm threw lt 10 th, rfght The train dashed
the switch To the size track OF the station q
the again took Ills seat by his master 10 wa Tor fur
Their orders
II WAS certainly a wonderful performance and would
not have believed lt unless nai seen IL The
formed that ha lost his arms In railroad acct.
dent while employed by the company a. switch-teu der
During the tive years previous TO the accident ne had
framed the more as matter OF recreation anu
poy his leisure time vhhs stationed that lonely
outpost OF the CaprtOwu railway
The work or amusement turned MIN In good stead
when he able to satisfy the company that wtnOus
no could as July protect IL ia rests
years tie nad performed the duties OF swtchman.
had made mistake. More than this. the ape
trained 10 feed hls master, we'll 10 DIRE aud
undress him, when necessary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-10
TIE AMERICAN ABROAD

These antiquity stories have many fne old
paintings aud they do great business with Aneri-
The Dutch merchant who presided over the
spoken OF told no hid sDld about 5000
guilders over 5000, worth or goods Robert
r-tt. ami that he mad sales 10 Americans daily. lie
faith IN American honesty. too, aud when
admired piece Of this old Flemish lace aud
regretted that had not the time TO get
mOhcy from the bank before leaving
purchase It. he doubled Il up and told 10
along send MIN the price AT my leisure. A" iOu can
remit me-, said he, from Antwerp before you sail II
have tpe or II more convenient, take II with
and he money when you get home to America"
But said: You dom know am astrznger here,
aud cave Amsterdam tnls afternoon. saturday sail
for NewYOrk You have no security for your money"
GIVE WISHING and your address and that
Is all I nave often trusted Americans, ami
an never deceived" An American merchant WAC did
business way would be liable TO mprisOn men,
FIR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-10
POKER-PLAYIyG WOMEN.


. Progressive eucnre won't have a ghost OF ashow
this year. remarked a dealer IN all that goes TO
up seductive games with cards a. he gazed fondy on
ne box Of red. whige sni blue poker CHIPS which no
was wrapping up Tor lady customer Saturday after
noon. wicked, uncomprOuisng poker Will be played
at nearly all the card parties, not only in Pburg blg
IN all the blg cities OF the country
" Do fashionable ladies' play poker :"
They Will this winter know Of half dozen private
little poker clubs that have been formed already in
Allegheny and the East End"
" DO they play for money!"
" Indeed they TO- There little game over In Ale-
gheny which goes on from 70 three times week,
wncn it costs Is 70 play They don't play freeze-ous
either After me - worth Of chlps Is gone much
more can be Invested the player nc.
M but young ladies' play IN that and they ara,
OF course young ladies whose fathers rich, they
coudnt get the money To play. There a number Of
smaller games IN Allegheny where IL takes from FL 70
80 10 play.
"OHt IN Oakland there IS poker club composed of
four young married couples They meet TO play
twice week, and there is often 80 he
board at play. There another cub further cus
toward East Liberty which - formed usivey Of
younger members or a fashionable church. They par
fJr money but their stakes are generally small. peung
ante pTedOmnatng.
" DO I know the names OF any OF the fair players.
Well, JUST do. could give you list or niie-n %
twenty OF the fashionable ade. OF the cities we
play for money ami as many more who play for fin.
OF course when poker Is PLAYED parties there will bs
stakes up. or II there they will be very small It
sIn the privacy OF little ciaD bOudoir tnar
tue plugging Is DONE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-10
CURRENT ANECDOTES.
he WAS EOT WALKING

Pfs~@d HD by The S0DqHn0h Nrtof.
Jahe Mathis, OF tho 18Th Georgia, g0od soldier.
but one day when the C0nfeIerates were retrestins
from ina CORY fell OF GettysOur2 JAbe threw hs nuskst
on the ground seated himself 10y the roadside, and
CLAIMED with much veheBenee:
" III be dashed n | walk another stem I'm bross
down CAM do IL" And JaDe was the picture OF de-
spair.
% Git up. man." exclaimed his captain, "Gon't you
know the Yankees following us They'll glg you.
surew
Cant help IT," sad Jabe. "rm done for I'll nos
walk another step ."
The Condolences passed along the OF hull
and lost si<ht OF poor del ected JADE.
In moment there fresh rattle OF mnsketry and
areneNed crash ~ shells. Su deny Jabe appeared
the crest OF tue hill moving ike hurricane aud fol-
lowed oy cloui Of dust As he dashed past his cap
tain that officer yeled
MORE ~
Ihun Ter :" replied Jabe he NIT the dust with re-
moved vigOr, you don't call this walking GO you"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-10
AHoRsE DooroRs SOCIAL POSITION


Naturally the est Of veterinary school 40
Harvard mas he ped dignity doctors calling
when represented Dy the pOssrss0r OF Its diploma,
though conservative Gentlemen sometimes poked
fun Al the system The tat Francis r. Parker nksi
point a Oke with a COME reference u It. On
SION al usiOu ma ir to the assistant professor
al the award Veterinary School, on SAID PArk-r
that's fellow that sleeps IN the stable tue
horses, isn'Iltf'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-10


There goes "A yOuns a romance" re-
marked Wrll-knuwn cltiztu yrstrridy, As lie LODGED
through the window. yOung man Of perhaps twenty
nvr passed up Flratave a rem srkd1y h'n'isOme lady
only give YOU tho 81 tue parties FOR n al
YOU would print Il aud every IN the 81 y
would recognize in the cOdplo twU weli-kuOwn Mime
ap0!ls people
some years ago the young man worked in one Of Tue
big lnis aud "Oked upon - good nan III us os
ion DAY larty OF ladies vlsite tue mil among
tner the lazy y0u hn with. lille looking al tie
different tnugs the ut shls Young Ia ~ ro Odd
from her finger into lot ~ wheat w"lch was neing
stored a valuable diamond ring which nal orri pre-
srnt-d 10 BY her mother VINO hau dlci sOo years
Defire
OF course, the young lady nearly heartnroAen
and refused cOnfOrte by her frlenls Iuls young
man who stan when -nr droppcd me nag
saw Jhe tsiug and e up hi, mind 10 recover Tue
ring That evening soon a ais work "as "ohe' ne
went 10 The Din IN which the wheat had been store anu
there accompanied 10y a fl~n, sted al the Nurai "n"
lace II III ,ags II was nearly nOrung when lie Ound
the ring The wheat tnrn rmDtnd BACK into t"e nn
aud the young man went ZONE. "nsn he wen 10 "ol-
released FOR the day His next move WAS 10 hi"ss
hinsul his salt return the rihg to the o"her
To her he related nO~ lie recovered II, aud ID, Ms
pleasing GA vatnd her tht sue lnNlleu ~"
To ell Tai. be did .6 friendship tnus begun oou
iipensd iutO sOmein ing strOnSer ne young lAiy
father took gre kinS To THO Joung man and saNs nis
daughter. Wu.n marriage too place. the YOIh1
left the uil and started In Duslnrss ~ his
lay his good fortune recovering Tho lost ling
Newspaper man IN Minneapolis one day caught
young woman failing ~ mo street. lhry
occurred "a few months. he learned tbat sue
worth $4,000 IL IL said that &c ~ no"
MINNEAPOLIS without Drinx we'd by doLrn news
paper and SOME of them nave been esnKht strrW
Ing the sidewalk with banana skinA-lNorristown
Herald
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-10-10
DID YOr LIKE 4 cHAvGE

TFVTW TsIFVNIITIF Wf4FFnVFF
A man was ar csted Jumping I0m the farrY boat
AZ hatou INTO The seine two days 20 commit cie,
ana when taken before The police related this story.
All not a miserable pauper might think. have
money on me lshowiag pOrze hook with 100 francs
IN notes, still wet n 10. lived years
Rue IrOzaer bur the house been taken Improve
mrnts and pulled down. My existence
broken no. All ms habits nave been acrsnged. Life
had become burden T. resOlys oil to die" Tho
mans home Is now luuatic asylum.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21

FOR SALE.-Oyster Packing House,
with good water frontage ami one acraof
ground attached. Will be sold at bar
gain. Address, &c. J. NJ. Lock Box 213,
Annapolis, Md. M oct21-tf
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21
sensible Girls.

The Rev. Mr.. Walker was in q
sarcastic mood at the Baptist min
ister's meeting the other day. With q
cynical expression curling round his
lips, be said: II have heard girls
tease their mothers for hats and
pianos, but / never heard one cry for
a broom and dustpaD."
No; and be never heard one tease
for the tootbache either. Girls are
sensible enough to know that the two
most disagreeable things on the planet
are broom and dustpan. When q
man is seated in an easy chair, looking
over his newspaper, sight of these
two implements of household warfare
makes him sneeze in anticipation of
what is coming. He is rooted out
of the sitting room, then out of the
parlor, and, last of all, out of the
house.
One can look at q spectre at mid.
night with more equaDimity than at q
woman with a broom in one hand, a
dustpan in the other, and an expires.
sion of face which shows plainly that
a whole legion of cleaning house,
demons have taken possession Of her
Why should young girls cry for such
things?
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21
SEVENTY DAYS IN A FIT.
Nebraska's "Sieeping Beauty" Comes
Out of Her Strange Trance.


Out of Her Strange Trance.
The news has just reached Colum-
bus, Neb., from farm house several
miles north of the place that Mime
Dishner, Nebreaska's sleeping beauty,
recovered consciousness Sunday, Jans
uary, Sd : the 10th day of her hystsroe
cataleptic trance sleep. The roads
have been impossible until the present
time, and news of her recovery could
not be received before. The girl fell
into the trance from which she has
now revived October 26 last. During
the long interval she has laid, 70 all
appearances, lifeless being, with the
exception of respiration and pulsation.
When Miss Dishner awoke her mind
was apparently clear and unimpaired,
her appetite and general feelings
good, but her arms and legs were
paralyzed. She says that she was con.
scious during the whole time of he9
protracted trance, but though she ex-
erted ber utmost power to eviLce hsr
consciousness, she could not move
single muscle. She says she had no
physical pain until the 40th day OF
ber sleep. when an electric battery
was applied. Since when she has
suffered thousand agonies of body.
end at the times it seemed as If her
mind would give way under the strain
and she now complains of terrible
physical suiferiugs in consequence of
the shock to her system. The doctor
in attendance says. however, that she
will recover in short time and will
also regain full use of her limbs.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21

FOR SALE or RENT.--A handsome
Squire (Knabe) PIANO, good as new
Apply at No. IL West street, or Engr.
BartOn's, Hanover street. oct8-tf
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21

PLAIN SEWING.-Mrs Susan Harri-
son, widow lady. residing ON Main
street. near Green, solicits plain sewing
OF any kind, as well as dress-making.--
Terms moderate sept 10-2w.s
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21

FOR RENT-A part Of q HOUSE to q
small family, Rent reasonable. For
PARTICULARS apply at No. Compromise
Street. dec.3Ottf.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21
L-ANG,S
DYSPEPSIA REMEDY.


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Depression of Spirit, L oss of Appe-
tite, Constipation, &C., caused BY
imperfect digestion.
Is has Cured Cases 10 Years standing,
and, is spoken of by those who have us
ed IL as being the best Dyspepsea Rem
edy ever known. Prepared only by
NICHOLAS T. LANG,
PHARMACHIsT,
Fulton & Frederick Aves., Baltimore.
Price 40 Cts.--Sfamps Taken.
For sale by all Druggists. II il cannot
be obtained from your Druggist send
direct to the manufactures. 1-15-lm.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21

Advertise il che EVENING CARR
TAI II you want ito pay.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21
The Frozen North.

Lieut.. Greek, during his English
journey, has reiterated some of the
views expressed by him in Montreal at
the meeting of the British Association.
He believes that the American theory of
an open polar sea, pronounced by the
last British expedition to be untenable,
is well founded. He bases this belief
upon the continuous drift of the Arctic
pack northward which he observed
during his two winters at Fort Conger.
He considers this as prima-facie evil
dence of the existence in higher lati-
tudes of body of water. possibly 1,500
miles in diameter, which is so con-
tinually agitated by the movement of
tides and currents that it never freezes.
The ice-bound voyage of the Jeanette
for 800 miles aud the observations of
Nordenskjold in winter quarters in
Siberia tend, in his Judgment, to con-
firm this conclusion. That this open
sea is accessible by ship he does not be-
lieve, since its edges for q distance of
fifty miles are walled in by an impene-
trable barrier of ice. Still, he considers
1t impossible to account for the extra
ordinary movement of the polar pack
without assuming that there is an open
basin into which it is drawn by currents
andtides. The North Pole he does not
believe wills erer be reached, since the
locality of which it is the centre is in a
large degree handicapped with ice sew
6laP tlIolEand feet IN thickness. Appst-
emily reflection has only deepened the
convictions expressed by Lieut.. Greely
in Montreal. He remembers the fertile
valleys which he found in the heart of
Erinnelt Land, walled in north and
south BY immense ice-caps. and he con-
;ceiyes of the open polar sea as existing
under analogous conditions with an inn
penetrable barrier of ice ON the southern
border and great ice-cap skirfing the
northern edge and surrounding the pole.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21
something Wrong About Him.

The editor in chief ofa Texas paper
remarked to the business manager:
That new reporter seems to be an
industrious sort of man. He. is
rustler, sure enough" {
"Yes, but there is something weird
and strange about him. There is
mystery about that young man which
/ cannot fathom :"
What do you mean.n
He is the firstreporter l have ever
seen who did not ask to have some of
bis salary advanced to him before It
was due. There is something crooked
about that young man"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21

Rev. Sam Jones no doubt uses a
great deal of slang and improper Lam
guage in bis sermons for which there
can be no Justification; but there Is no
doubt also, that be has got genuine
religion in bis heart and knows
Christ; that be knows how to tell the
precious story Of the cross, aud that
his heartis full Of love for lost so1ls.
There is good side OF Sam, as' well
as q rough one, as bis simple, stoacfs
ing story ofths- siI*eF-aellar proves.
II gave,the hnBgrg5 raggedpwo6an
. silver DOLLAR he said, "and the
eagle became nightingale, and it
sang forme as sweetly IS Gods
minssrels through the live long night. .
--Christian at Work.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21

Subscribe - the CAPITAL.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21

We scill iRsert IN tbis column advertise
xaeHts cf WaDfs, For Rent Foy Sale, Lost,
Found, DC, not exceeding four lines. One
Week. or less, for % Gents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21

sTRAYED Or STOLES-This morning
January End, a Back and Tan TERROR
PUP, with q red ribbon around its neck.
A liberal reward will be paid If returned
70 w. i. Gardiner, on Market street.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21

WANTED.-5OO 0YsTERMEN to call at
F. Z. Stevens, on Prince, George street
and get their OYSTER RAKEs. The bestin
the market. aug21~
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-01-21

Every family should have them for
safety; they cannot be beat.
Also the Celebrated French Tough
Glass Chimney will not crack from heat
or cold; warranted equal to dozen chin
nies. also improved Lamp Wicks that
wiit nor char or gum, the best Safety
oil; above $50 degree test delivered daily,
Large quantities or by the barrel 1t re-
duced rates. Orders left on wagon or at
No. 10 Francis street promptly attended,
Give me q trial and BE- convinced
highest cash prices paid fQf I'll barrels.
nov. %, II. G. H DEXTER.
National Republican., 1886-11-18
PERSONALITIES.


Mir. B. b. sMALIEY is the guest of Senator
Morrill,.
SENATOR CocKRELI, of Missouri, has arrived
in the city.
Hon. b. X. BRUCE, accompanied by his wife,
leaves to-day for the west.
Mn. JOSEF KAsPAR has been elected director
of the Georgetown Amateur Orchestra.
Miss ROSE ELIZABETH CLEVELAND will begin
a story in the January number of Godcys Lddys
Book.
SENATOR LOGAN went from New York to
Youngstown, Ohio, where he will remain for
several days.
Hon. s. s. Cox, accompanied by his private
secretary, Col. J. J. Norris, occupied box at
the National Theater last night.
THE announcement has been made that OK.
Congressman George willard, OF Michigan,
will coon enter the Episcopal ministry.
Mrs. ALEXANDER SHEPHERD, accompanied
by her eldest son and youngest daughter, is
the guest OF her sister, Mrs. A. G. Bradley, at
"Bleak House"
FIRST ASSISTANT SECRETARY MuLDRow, of
the Interior Department, left the city yester-
day morning for his home is Mississippi lie
expects to be absent about two weeks
YESTERDAY Mr.. Edward T. Droop the WELL
known aud popular music dealer, celebrated
the twenty.ninth anniversary of his entry in
the music and piano business in this city.
GIN SHERIDAN and Senator Don Cameron
arrived at Winchester yesterday morning and
are stopping at the Arlington House.
They came down the valley on horseback, and
will leave for Washington this evening.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says that Col. Ward
Lamon receives a fee of s250,0O0 for his scr
vices in the case recently decided by the SD.
preme Court, whereby the Choctaw nation Is
awarded Judgment of over S2,5OO,OOO. lie
took the case for the nation on speculation.
National Republican., 1886-11-18
Value of the omcial Crop Statistics.

The commissioner of immigration OF
Dakota territory concludes an article on
the crops, published in his monthly bulle-
tin, with the following just remarks on the
value Of the agricultural statistics Of the
department of agriculture
In his September report Mr.. J. r. Dodge, the
statistiCian of the department OF agriculture,
speaks at some length concerning crop re-
ports, pointing out the distinction between
speculation and legitimate effort and enterprise
in crop reporting. 1t is to be hoped that the
newspapers will give wide publicity to Mr..
Dodges most excellent and timely treatise on
an important subject. II is due, moreover, to
the department at Washington that Mr.. Dodge
should be heard through the columns of press
viii ch has been so free to admit the criticisms
of the government crop reports which come
from the speCulators' side Of an attempted con-
troversy regarding accuracy. The Judgment of
the country will certainly sustain Me-. Dodge,
whose crop reports nre regarded rs the most
reliable and accurate data to be obtained.
A signal proof of the soundness OF Mr..
Dodge'ssystem OF crop reporting, and his
skill and judgment in its application, was
afforded by the close correspondence be-
tween his estimate of the cotton crop
made last winter and the actual record
Of the cotton movement as published at the
end of the crop year, some eight months
afterward. And substantially the same
close agreement is found year after year.
National Republican., 1886-11-18

some sense, to mankind. There is enough
for all. 1t is against public policy for In
dividuals to own immense tracts OF land.
One need not be a communist in order to
recognize the injustice OF such dstribu-
ton of land as exists, for instance, in Great
Britain. The tendency in this country is in
the same direction, but the absence OF en-
tail makes our future less menacing than
1t would otherwise be. still II would be
good policy to limit the ownership Of land,
especially by aliens.
National Republican., 1886-11-18
The Luck of G. W. Jones.

The Detroit end of the United States
Senate-to wit, Jones, OF Florlda-,is the
only member.of that august body who elect
ed himself. The legislature was so close that
the nominees vote was necessary to bring
him in. The Atlanta Constitution says that
When Jones saw that his vote was necessary
to choice he drew himself up to his iull
height and looking severely at the presiding
officer said: "In the name and by the com
mand of the 500 Democrats of Escambil
county, cast my vote for Charles w. Jones"
The assembly burst into uproariOus laughter
and applause. Jones had the balauce Of power
and used It with conscientious regard for the
public welfare aud his own.
Going behind this election We should End
that Mr., Jones was elected to the leglsla-
ture by mere accident, his county being
overwhelmingly Republican. The yellow
fever had demoralized political affairs In
thar region, and the leaders of the Republi-
can party did not rally the colored voters
The vote was light and Jones, an almost
unknown man, slipped into the legislature.
There he made such capital out OF his elec.
tIon from a Republican district that a sena-
torial boom was started for him and landed
him In the north end Of the United States
capitol to pose as the great eXpounder OF
the federal constitution.
OF all the freaks OF luck few have been
stranger than some of the political events
in the life OF Charles w. Jones, His his.
tory furnishes abundant material for great
drama.