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Ranch Cattle in the rrira.

During the early spring months, before
the round up begins the chief work is in
hauling out mired COWS and steers; and
if we did not keep sharp lookout, the
losses at this season would be very serious.
As long as everything is frozen solid there
is, of course, no danger from miring; but
when the thaw comes, along toward the
beginning of March, period OF new dam
ger to the cattle sets in. When the ice
breaks up, the streams are left with an
edging of deep bog, while the quicksand
is at its worst. AS the frost goes out OF
the soil, the ground round every little
alkali spring changes into trembling
quagmire, and deep holes of Shiny. ten
Rcious mud form in the bottom of all the
gullies.
The cattle, which have had to live on
snow for three or four months, are very
eager for water, and are weak and in poor
condition. They rush heedlessly into any
pool and stand there, drinking gallons OF
the icy water and sinking steadily into
the mud. When they try to get out they
are already too deep down, and are too
weak to make a prolonged struggle.
After one or two fits of desperate founder
ing, they resign themselves to their fate
with dumb apathy and are lost, unless
some one of us riding about discovers and
hauls them out. They may be thus lost in
wonderfully small mud holes; often they
win be found dead In gulch but two or
three feet across, or in the quicksand Of
creek so narrow that it could almost bo
jumped. An alkali hole, where the water
oozes out through the thick clay, is the
warst of all, owing to the ropy tenacity
with which the horrible substance sticks
and clings to any unfortunate beast that
gets into it. In the spring these mud holes
cause very serious losses among the cattle,
and are at all times fruitful sources Of
danger. Indeed, during an ordinary year
more cattle die from getting mircd than
from any other cause. Theodore Roose-
velt in The CenturT
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The AFoors OF Holland.

In some provinces IN Holland there are
large tracts of heath and moorland, which
at present have no value whichever,
although once covered will dense
forests An effort is now being made to
utilize these moors, and several land
owners have combined to form company,
whose object it win be TO attempt q
gradual fertilization Of the soil by replant-
ing trees. How much good such an enter
prise can work under careful manage
ment is shown by a similar undertaking
in Denmark, which has been in existence
for the last quarter of century. The
Danish society for the fertilization Of
heaths and moors, chiefly by forestation,
has now some 1000 members, among
whom may be found the principal agri-
culturists Of the kingdom. 1t enjoys large
subsidies from the government and from
the agricultural societies, SO that It has
been enabled to start some 400 nconces-
sionsn or plantations Ia different parts of
Denmark. In the Netherlands it is pro-
posed to work the scheme upon similar
lines. Boston Transcript.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-30

The customs Of the ssbIack fellows IL
the Australian bush IN their Wild state
are not uninterestng. Their grand dance
or corraberee, performed on occasions OF
great state, sueh as victory over an
enemy, or to appease an angcred deity,
for they have crude notions Of 4 Supreme
Being, Is weird and ghostly spectacle. It
Is always performed at midnight In the
darkest glade a huge bonfire is builf:
and the natives, with their bones outlined
on the surface Of their bodies with white
paint. thus giving them the appearance Of
skeletons, leap and jump In circle about
the Ere to the tune Of a rude chant
Faster and faster the dance becomes,
higher and higher the leaps are made, till,
III one grand finale, all fan nat 10 the
ground. Should one fall before the end,
he IS At once tabooed as possessed Of the
evil spirit, and death Win ,e his lot II be-
fails ID make glis escape Alfa California.
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ssWhat do ron do when you want .
waiterg' Isaid to the proprietor Of q big
hotel in the West Ehd 3 few days ago.
Send to one Of their clubs. 'sSupp0se
want courier to personally conduct me
through the continentfn Send 10 the
couriers' club; but couriers arc going ont
Of fashion, killed by education. = (which
race makes tho best waiters' ssThc Eng
lishman; but he drinks and is given 20
prigging; therefore, the German takes his
place. "Can you prevent tippingf's
Not if ne paid twice the wages ''-paI1
Mall Gazette.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-04-30
Splendid Opening For q
Young EarHaer.

WANTED-A sober and industrious YOUNG
MAN 70 work farm on shares. situated about
three miles from Millersyi, lie on the feIavrs nh
road to. Washington. Everything furnished
Tree. Man 70 board with family on tho place.
a good opportunity TO the right man. For
particulars Apply in person or address the
EVENING CAPITAL Office. 4 an
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ANNAPoLIs. ND. MONDAY EVENING APRIL 80, 1885,


We viii insert IN this column advertssa
menfs Of Wants. For Rent, For Sale Lost.
E0und, &c.. not exceeding four lines. ONE
WEEK. or less. for 20 Cents.
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An experienced teacher OF baltimore will
form class il annapolis for Instructions in
Elocution, Conversation and i'arlor Etiquette.
Address MRS MARY L. GADUESS, e3l Ar
llngton Aventle. Lafayette Square, Balti-
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w "A NJ n j. d

Reliable, energetic NAN in your viciuitr
5alary from start ON liberal terms. Rochester
Erult tartn and Nurseries. retail Department.
locker, Brown Co.. Brighton. N. 4 3 8Dl
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FOR SALE

A first class MULE, and a large ExpREss
" AGON together, or separately Can be seen
q the Transfer Company i Stables, City Hotel
Annapolis. 4 I9sr
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FOR RENT.


Three comfortable BRICK HOUSES on
Cornhill street Apply on premises 2Iw
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HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FURNT-
IL RE. Stoves. Hanging and Table Lamps. sc.
&C. 70 De sold within the ncxt two weeks.--
bargains for those who call earlv John
J.BREW ER, X Green st. Ie3
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has The best and cheapest stock Of rub
befs Ior ladies, men andchildren ii The
city.
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LOST :

A Gold BADGE. of Red Man design. with
the initials "A. L. B." on the back A liberal
reward IL left at this Once li9w
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FOR SALE on RENT

The Property Nos. e5 and 81 West street
with Store attached. is offered for sale or rent
Apply on the premises. leyv
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WANTED.

Agents to sell Croness Dead shot Insect
Powder, for destroying all kinds of insect -
Address M. J. ChONE, F. o. Box Ils, Annapo-
Hs. lSW.
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W-ANTED

ENERGETIC MAN with &l0n. 60 to act as our
agents agreeable worK and good pay Address
room :. luz N. Charles street, baltimore l2w
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HOUSE and BARN and 4 large lot eet i,
clover and fruit trees. store adjoining At East
port on Severn Ave. Apply TO b. Steele 5s
Inaries street, Annapolis 42lw
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FOR Rem g.
WANTED

From May Ist. the HOUSE No. g7 Main ct.
For terms INQUIRE at No. lO6 |, loucaster srraet.
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A colored WOMAN to do general hons.
work Tor small amily out OF the city. perma
nent home kor particulars apply To &. III
HAN, West street, opposite the Farmers Raul
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A white GIRL to attend two small children
IN IN Baislmore city. Good home. Inquire at
1his Oihco. 4-ISW.
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FOR RENT

Eound, &C.. not exceeding four lines. ONE
WEEK. or less. for 20 Gents.
FOR RENT
HOUSE and BARN and 1 large lot set in
port on Severn Ave. Apply 10 b. Steele. IS
Charles street. Annapolis. 42lw
PRIvAT SALE
HOUSEHOLD and KITCHEN FURNT-
&c. 10 be sold within the rcxt two weeks,
bargains Tor those who call early. JOHN
J.BREW ER, y Green St IeS
FOR RENT
Three comfortable BRICK HOUSES on
Oornhill street Apply on premises l2Iw
ELOCUTI0rT-
An experienced teacher OF baltimore will
form class il annapolis for Instructions in
Elsocution, Conversation and i'arlor Etiquette.
lington. Avenlle. Lafayette Square, Balfi-
.loLc' ' M. AZ
LOST
A Gold BADGE, Of Red Man design. with
the initials a L. b. on the back. A liberal
reward Il left at this Once 4I9w
WANTED
agents 70 bNh NfOne1s DEAD Shot Insect
fowder, for destroying all kinds of insect -
Address M. j.sChONE. 7. o. Box 11e, Annapo-
IL. lSw.
FOR SALE
a first class MULE, and q large EXPRESS
wAbuN together, or separately. Can be seen
81 the transfer Company IS Stables, City Hotel
zAlllapoIls. l9w
FOR SALE OR HEN IN
The Property Nos. e5 and 81 West street
with Store attached. is offered for sale or rent.
Apply on the premises. l0w
FOR REM T.
From May 1st. the HOUSE No. on Main at.
FOR terms inquire at No l06 uloucester street.
WANTED
A colored WOMAN to do general house
work Tor small amily out OF the city. perrna-
nent nome For particulars apply to Z. w
dall. west street, opposite the Farmers Bank
wANTEp-
A white GIRL to attend two small children
N IA Baislmore city. Good home. Inquire at
.nls ONCE. 4-ISw.
WANTED
ENERGETIC NAN with SlOn.OO to act as our
agent agreeable worK and good pay Address
room z. luz n. Charles street, baltimore. l2w
Splendid Opening For q
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-15
Hairdressing and Wigmaking.

A barber says that one of the few
kinds Of Woman's work which is not
overcrowded, and at which competent
girls can always earn good wages, is
that which includes the working, cut
ting and general management of the
human hair. The average pay of
female hairdressers is So q week
Sometimes it reaches as high as $15 a
week, and sometimes goes down to So.
A girl who understands the business
thoroughly can command $40 a week
anywhere. One hairdresser in this
city used to employ 40 girls, and paid
out 500 weekly in wages.
The profit lies in false hair. Women
that have their hair cut short and are
tired Of it, buy wigs or ''sWitches" to
wear in the street. Those whose hair
is poor and who suffer from badness,
wear false hair at all times. Girls who
cOnfne their attention to hair-w orkino
alone can earn from IS to $40 week.
1t is an art that needs skill and no
small amount of patience and perse-
verance to succeed with. The hair
with which the wigs are made is col
lected by commercial travellers in Ger
many and France. England and Bel
gum are poor markets for hair not be-
cause of the scarcity, for both English
and Belgium women have fine hair,
but because they will not sell it. When
collected it is put through cleaning
process severe enough to fetch the dirt
out of an elephants hide, and then
dyed several times over The best
hairdressers never buy hair from the
head or from private hands. Perfectly
white hair is rare and commands al
most any price. Natural curling is
also of considerable value. A good
wig of white hair costs $40. The ma
terial of which these wigs are made is
clipped from the goat and seldom
from the human head. A plenteously
soft, silky kind of snow-white hair
comes from the Angora rabbit. A
perfectly white and abundant wig of
human hair would be worth at least
81, 900 Hair cut from the head after
death IS never used by any good hair
dresser. 1t can not be used to any adj
vantage, as it will neither curl or
twist. Hair can be proved by pulling
it to its utmost capacity. When
loosened it will contract to its former
length. -NelU I0rb AGjt and EJpreSS.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-15
Arab Children and Their Games.

If the little Arabs are heather, they
are at least picturesque heather. In
their colored clothing, with their dusky
skins, their black eyes, and their 1.-THE,
active bodies, they are very pict-
aresque. But, it must be confessed,
they appear best at distance; for
soap is not so fashionable among them
as might justly be expected from the
people of country which manufact-
ures the most cleansing soap in the
world. In watching the children al
play, one soon notices that the girls
do not always have good time. Arab
boys are not trained to be gentleman
" and courteous to their sisters, al
though they treat their elders with d
delightful Difference and respect. Lit
tie girls in the East are never Eel
come. When a baby is born, if it be
q girl ''the threshold mourns 40 days. "
So, in taking a glimpse at the amuse-
ments of the Arab children, we must
be prepared to find that they are chiefly
boys games, in which the girls seldom
participate.
A little boy in America asked per-
son who had lived in Syria if the boys
there ever played base bail; and on
learning that they did not, he said,
We'll, they can't have much fun
there" 1t is very natural for the
children of any country to imagine
that the children in other countries
amuse themselves in the same ways.
And the number of games that are in
reality universal among children in all
countries is really remarkable. For
example, the Arab children often play
bIind-man's-buff (they call it ghun1-
n1a,da) and biz zOCGtG or puss-in-the-
corner, and a game like ''button, but
ton, who has the button?" (Which they
play with pebble), and oral hoooah
or leap-frog, and gilleb or marbles.
But there are other games of which
you probably have never heard-such
as kurd n1urboot, sho0ka, joora, tata-
ya-taia, kbatins. and the greatest and
most exciting of all their games-the
national game, it might perhaps be
called jereed. Henry W. Je8sup in st.
Nicholas
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-15
The Wedding at Home.

"What Of q house weddin@P" was
asked of Il prominent Brooklyn club
man who has served at many notable
marriages as best man or usher.
THAT requires q good deal Of skill
in the management to make it impress
sive. Let the clergyman stand with
his back to the wall and his face to
the company, just as he would do in
a church. If am best man, | come
in with the groom, and when the bridal
party enters | retire to the right The
ushers and bridesmaids precede the
bride, who leans upon the arm of her
father or whatever other person is to
give her away. The Ushers and bride
maids file on to the right and left, the
maids standing before the ushers in Il
semi-circle. The brides father, or
whoever is serving in his stead, gives
the bride to the groom and retires to
the left. All the bridal party face the
clergyman, who goes on with the SER
vice. After the ceremony, when the
clergyman has retired, the bride and
groom may then, without any con-
fusion, turn and stand to receive the
good wishes of their friends"
Under floral bell?"
''If they please, but floral bells are
rather passe. When used they should
be made Of fine roses, if possible, not
of carnations, or camellias. Indeed,
the tendency in flowers nowadays is
toward excellence of quality in every
thing. Have your roses loosely
punched together, and don't try to
mix the varieties. Have your bon ST.
beauties each in 4 cluster by them
selves"
'Thats all very we'll; but after the
wedding, perhaps, the guests might
like something to eat as well as to look
at"
perhaps; but, gastromically speak
ing, wedding reception is generally
a delusion. If the reception is in the
afternoon it is sure to be good deal
like tea, with just coffee, tea, choco-
late, sandwiches, cake, and that sort
of thing. In the evening, of course,
there must be something more SUBJ
stantial-some salad, terrapin, oysters,
and so on, and, of course, ices"
"Then one doesn't need to bother
about sit-down breakfast or dinner
at ALP"
Not necessarily. But is is an ex-
cellent thing TO have for your rela-
tiyes and friends if rOu can arrange it.
l remember a breakfast given last
season, at which. perhaps, thirty, in
Guiding the bridal party, were seated.
The table was covered with La France
roses, and loving cup-a massive sill
yer vessel, upon which the names of the
bride, groom and those of their parents
were nscribed-made the circuit of
the table, the mother of the bride
drinking first. The wedding was a
splendid one altogether, and they say
it cost s.. 800"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-15
Duplicate Wedding Gifts.

"Here are thirteen lamps, seven
clocks, and six salad-bowls 0, dear!
What ever are we to do with all these
things? Why could not they have ar
ranged and given us each something
we needed"
The speaker was Il Young wife, and
size was unpacking her wedding pres
ents. Eighty-siN presents had been
sent TO this couple. OF this eighty-six
there we're thirteen lamps, seven
clocks, six salad-bowls, five water
pitchers. four silver tea services. nine
sets of carvers, and many other arti-
cles. of which there were in number
of cases more than two of kind. AT
any rate" continued the bride, I'VE
shall never have to buy lamps, clocks,
carverS, or a dozen other articles all
our1ives. even if we live to be 100
years old"
Had the bride known as much as
some observant persons know, she
could have found an easy way out of
the dilemma Anew York ieweler and
silversmith advertises that he will eX-
change or buy duplicated wedding
gifts. a reporter visited the estab-
lishment and there saw in a short
space of time more brides than he had
ever dreamed of. Some of them
brought with them articles they wished
to exchange, and some wished a clerk
to be sent to their homes. The pro-
prietor examined the articles, APP
praised them, and then showed what
lie would give in exchange.
The silyersmith said that there were
many. He said that he often had odd
incidents in his business and one of
the oldest happened not long ago.
Il received u letter from prominent
lawyer to call at his Office at Il certain
time on business. The lawyer re-
ceived me, and then having shown me
a trunk full of silver asked me to buy
it. | asked him first where it came
from and he said: We have just pro-
cured divorce for q lady from her
husband. She is unable to pay our
bill and has sent down all her we'd
ding gifts to be sold. These are the
gifts Rather strange is it not that q
woman should sell her bridal gifts in
order to get money to pay the ex-
penses incurred in getting a divorce
''Some time ago two ladies came to
buy wedding gifts After a great
deal of thinking they decided that each
should buy 4 silver salad-bowl-one
to be placed at ecah end of the table.
They thought that no one else would
give a salad-bowI. They were wrong;
the bride received nine, and some Of
them were brought to me to be ex-
changed"
How do you appraise the value of
the articles brought you?"
IF they are solid silver by weight.
If silver-plate by the manufacture, de-
sign. and kind of article. Old English
silver is the most valuable"
what articles do you find most
common"
''Salad-bowls, clocks, tea services,
e-baskets, and silver forks and
spoons. We exchange number of
these every day. Persons in making
bridal gifts now usually say if they are
duplicated they may be exchanged. =
Ne20 York Mail and Cypress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-15
The Esquimau Male as a Dodger.

well remember the first time I saw
an Esquimau house in process of cree
ton. The men were employed in cut
ting huge blocks of frozen snow, which
were laboriously carried by the women
to where a foundation had already
been laid and where each block was
laid over the other until a snow hut
five feet in height was quickly raised.
Here the men s labor ceased, and the
poor women, each armed with sort
Of wooden sncw shovel, next pro-
ceeded to carefully ch.nk the cracks
and later to cover the entire habita-
ton with loose snow. While thus en-
ployed the women were without any
covering whatever to their hands and
the action of the wind must have
caused them indescribabIe suferings.
The men, however, wore long mittens
made of reindeer fur and reaching be-
yond the elbow, where they were firm
" secured to prevent snow from
reaching the hands when cutting and
handling blocks. I've seen these nit
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-15

Joseph Mcdonnell of Lexington
| county, Kentucky, " ho sells stock to
Australians, will next summer try 20
fill an order for $40, 900 worth Of bum
ble-bees to be sent there.
4 little girl of Metz, Il years old,
named Louise Fuchs, has been con
demned to eight days imprisonment
for having insulted the emperor OF
Germany. The insult consisted in
writing private letter to one of her
little friends. in which there was some.
thing disrespectful to his majesty.
Such sentences are said to be quite
common in Alsace-Lorraine
Charles Dickens recently wrote his
name on New York hotel register
''Charles Boz Dickens" and said to 4
friend: THAT was little joke of my
grandfather " ho was present at my
Christening, and when my father, in
response to the Clergyman. gave my
name as Charles my grandfather NUT
tered Boz. and the minister put it in.
This is my information, at least; | do
not remember the circumstances nay
self. But am told that Charles Boz
is my baptismal name"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1888-03-15
4 Sound Decision.

There is story of Counselor Nc
Farland, of New Jersey, in regard to
an opinion given by Judge DeDew, says
the Albany Argas. The counselor was
to much given to Cooking upon wine
when it is red" and to being cover
come with strong drink" and in the
latter condition he one day addressed
the court: Your honor, I wish to
make a notion" THE court can not
hear you to day." was the response: A
minute later he calculated: Your
honor, | have an important motion to
make" '.Sit down, Mr.. Mcfarland"
said Judge Depew, 1.-THE court will not
hear YOU to-day Your honor, 1
have been a member OF the New Jersey
bar for thirty years, and 1 would like
to know why can't make a motion
now" "Well, if you insist on it, re-
piled the Judge, 1.-THE court will in
form YOU, you are intoxicated" Nc
Farland crammed his papers into his
hat and started for the door. saying:
Correct That is the soundest de-
ciSion you have given in month"