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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03
The Army Of nrnmmera.

The army Of commercial travellers from
New York city alone has been estimated
at sixty thousand, and, in my opinion.
that is below the number. Boston, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore are proportionately
represented, and there is scarcely q town
or even a village in the east that has not
its contingent. In no other country has
the drummer such field to cover as in
this. Many have the whole continent for
. f0raging ground. and the experienced
drummer thinks no more of going to San
Francisco or Mexico or st. Paul than he
does of going to Jersey City or Brooklyn.
The boys, rs they are called, are known
individually to men in remote country
districts who have never left the shadow
Of their native burg. Without them many
hotel would close up and many maiden
would sigh In vain for the --latest" New
York fashions. They have nearly super
seeded the picturesque peddler Of our
grandfathers' days, for the store" Is
everywhere and the drummer follows the
store.
Every one who wants to sell anything
at wholesale is obliged to hire drummer
or be left behind in the race. The drum
mer's position, then, Is always an import
ant one, and If he is q good salesman he
can demand a high salary. There are
some men on the road today getting
higher salaries than judges on the bench.
presidents Of mercantile societies, and by
far the larger proportion of literary men.
So exacting, In fact, are its conditions
that to find one thorough in ali require
ments is not very easy. There Is no
doubt, therefore. that In spite Of occa-
sional annoyances TO tradesmen, the
drummer is most useful trade institu-
ton. Like death and taxes, he has come
to stay, and never fails to pay us his call
His mode Of life cultivates an amazing
fortitude and cheek The drummer
simon pure never "funks." Good trade,
bad trade or no trade at all, he, like Ho-
ratio, takes with equal thanks. He may
go for weeks without sale, and then
atone for all by grand Coupe. l.
Belts In The Epoch.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03
southern Furniture in War Times.

As the years went by and the war went
on household furniture persisted In the
using and had to be replaced. Worn out
carpets saw themselves renewed In pretty
colors and patters, as bright and SER
viceable, though not so handsome as WI
ton. They came from the busy loom
rooms with restored capacity to keep out
the cold and deaden the clafter OF the lit
tie wooden bottom shoes. Cozy rugs
were made Of the most unexpected ma
terials, such as old shawls, flannel petit
coats, stockings the heels and toes Of
which had forsaken them, and the like.
Curtains of quaint stripes and figures,
woven Of stuffs from similar sources, shut
out the winds Of winter, and gave comfort
and beauty to the rooms. Broken chairs and
decrepit sofas were replaced with others
constructed of homespun cloth and cotton
stufdng upon frames Of wood roughly put
together, or fashioned entirely Of broom
straw from the old fields, bound together
in ornamental shapes with hickory withes.
Sometimes interlaced grapevines made
pretty and not uncomfortable chair or
sofa; and the common wooden frames.
bottomed with twisted shucks or oak
splints, abounded everywhere.
Many persons had their glass and china
ware destroyed during the war; and It
was almost impossible to replace it. even
at ruinous prices. Such articles were al
ways eagerly sought for at auction sales,
and he who came determined to purchase
must needs have plethoric purse. Por-
celain and earthenware Of o coarse kind
were manufactured from kaolia found In
the valley OF Virginia and at other points
In the south.-A. G. Gordon in The Gem
f11r,v
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03

The Chinese feel che utmost repuguanne
t. any mutflation Of the body, not On 40.
coznt 81 the pain or the fear Of death
bat because Of the sentiment that "a Ia q
mans duty to keep intact. as Ear IS be-
can. the body which his parents have BE-
Queakhed to him. II forms part Of tha8
system Of filial piety which IL the o.
thodox religion Of China, and has had rs
share in producing the Chinese dislike Of
wars and revolutions. Patiently and m
complainingly % most Chinese viii 70
through . surgical operation. It Is well
known that they strongly object TO am
putatiOn, and IL is often difficult To IN
duce them to submit 80 Is. They IN
variably ask for the severed limb, which
they either keep IN 9 box, TO be buried
with the original owner on bis death, or
they eat it. This latter method has the
countenanceof antiquity; what is severed
from the body by accident or necessity Il
returned to il.
A work which has been called the CHI
nese prose "Hiad" records Of q certain
hero that, when drawing out a stray
arrow which entered his eye in battle, the
eye came with the weapon, whereupOn he
swallowed the former with great sang
frOid, observing that fathers flesh and
mother's blood should not be thrown
away. Some commentators on the work
say that as q temporary expedient this
was quite allowable, and even commend
able, but the regular course would be TO
wrap up the eye and keep It until death.
Teeth are treated In much the same way.
Mix teeth are regarded as . mere make
shift of nature, and, therefore, not pos
sessed Of the dignity Of adult teeth. The
latter are carefully kept when they come
out, or they are ground to powder and
swallowed In water, for they are part OF
the parents bequest. Another phase Of
this subject Is the practice. so frequently
commended by the emperor. Of making
broth for sick parent out Of flesh cut
from the body of the child. The efficacy
Of the practice Is that.it restores to the
parent q portion of his own essence.
Viceroys are constantly begging for spe-
eial rewards to be bestowed on children
who have mutilated themselves fer this
purpose. -North China Herald.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03

lobby was III Mamma, be asked
Neaxily ono day, will Get well naain51
Yes. darling. replied tie E1othe<;
'you mil soon DO wen again end grow up
Is be bic man.
Silence q one minute: 1mi1c. 10
asked eaAsestly. wiz be . bi nnn iilzn
unefe Dickl
ray dear
Thea guess. he continued Thought.
zalx 81 rather die. - aaknton Re.
hl
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03

Monday, Oct. 18th,
between the hours and at the
places aforesaid they will sit
for the purpose of hearing and
determining applications for the
reinstatement on said Registra-
ton Lists Of the names of per-
sons enormously stricken there
from, FOR WHICH PURPOSE
ONLY said sitting will b. held.
All naturalized citizens max
ing application for registration
are hereby notified that they
must produce their certificates
Of naturalization before the
Register at the time Of the ap
plication, and proof Of age will
be required IN all cases; unless
the applicant is evidently over
twenty one years Of age.
G. e. STOCKETT,.
Register First District.
SAML. s. HOPKINS,
Register Second District.
FL. HANCOCK,
Register Third District.
o. 3. DONALDSON,
Register Fousth District.
+. G. ACTON
Register Fifth District.
JOHN N. DAVIS,
Register Sixth District.
JOHN T.. GRIFFITH.
Register Eighth District.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday,
Oct. Z, 8, 8, 10, IL,
1883. rom ) a. NJ. . Q ?. n,


on each of said days; on all
of which said days, during the
hours above stated, at the re-
spective places herein designa-
ted, the citizens of the respec-
tive election districts Of said
county who are not already
registered as voters, are hereby
notified to apply to be registered
as voters Of said respective dis
tricts as provided by the Code
of Public General Laws Of Mary
land. The places of sitting of
each of the respective Officers
of Registration in each of their
respective districts will be as
follows:
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-03
NOTICE
--oF
RATION.
OCTOBER SITTING.
To the Voters Of A. A. Co.:

Notice is hereby given to
the citizens of Anne Arundel
county, that the Officers OF Reg
istration for the respective cleo
ton districts of said county. will
sit in their respective districts
for the purpose of revising and
completing the Registry of Vo-
tiers and the Poll Books of said
respective districts, on
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-07-09
HUMOROUS.

The chilly zephyr captures the
russell leaaet, and the fawn top coat Of
last fall comes smiling from the dye
ing establishment lovely peacock
blue. Puck.
I'll wish to propose for the hand Of
your daughter" (which Of them,
young manp Which Of themP' "Well,
l don't know. Now. in confidence,
which OF them would you advise fell
low to takeP" Exchange.
Medical Examiner (for insurance
company)-"You appear to be in a
very weak, nervous, depressed physical
condition" Applicant for insurance
Yes, your agents have been chin
ming at me for six months.
--Mother-."To think that my little
Ethel should have spoken so imperti-
nently to papa to-day at dinnerl She
never hears me talk in that way to
him" Ethel (stoutly)-"Well, but
you choosed him, and didn't."--Har-
per's Bazar
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-07-09
ABOUT FEATHER BEDS.
How to. Cleanse and Air Thorn Before
Putting Them Away.

How to. Cleanse and Air Thorn Before
Putting Them Away.
During the warm weather many peo-
pie discard the feather bed as some
thing uncomfortably warm for use,
placing 1T away with blankets and COM
forters until the advent of winter.
Some people who are cramped for
room put the feather bed under the
mattress, which is very poor plan
and ought never to be done, as the
feathers are sure to be matted to-
gether and will require a great deal
OF work to make them fit for use in
the fall When this way of dispos-
ing of q feather bed is used, the mat
tress should be taken off frequently,
and the bed beneath be given q
thorough shaking and airing.
Before putting away a feather bed
it should be cleansed and aired well.
When the ticking is soiled in spots
and the rest of the bed clean remove
the spots with ammonia, water and
soap. Take q basin of warm water
and into it put enough ammonia to
make it quite soft, then with a soft
cloth dipped in this aud rubbed with
good soap rub the spot briskly until
the stain has disappeared. If the spot
Is very obstinate scrub with small,
stiff scrubbing-brush, rinse we'll in
clean water and wipe with clean,
dry cloth. Place the bed in the air
until perfectly dry, but never, on any
account, put it where the sun will fall
on it, as the sun draws out the oil
from the feathers, and will in short
time destroy them. ...
Feathers are very much improved
by washing. Have a number of bags,
about the size of pillow cases, made
OF unbleached cotton, and into these
place the feathers. Place on the
stove some ammonia water in q wash
boiler and cut up into it some good
soap. Place the bags containing the
feathers in the boiler and let boil
about ten minutes, which is usually
long enough, then take out and put
In cold, clear water and rinse thor
oughly. Place in shady place to
dry. The ticking should be washed
and ready. to receive the feathers
when they are drz. When ticking
becomes old it is much better to get q
new ticking than to wash the old.
After making new bed always wax
or soap the seams on the inside to
prevent the feathers working through.
If there is an attic store-room it is
an excellent place for putting away
the feather bed . for the summer
Have a clothes line across the room,
and over this hang the bed. Open
the windows frequently to air it. If
1t must be placed away in closet
or box, take IT out few times each
month into a room; opon the windows
and let in the air.
In the country some housewives
cleanse feather bed by putting it out
on the grass when expecting rain,
and allowing it to get saturated; then.
when the rain ceases, letting it re-
main, turning it and changing its
position frequently until thoroughly
dry.-Boston Budget.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1889-07-09
TIE WEEKLY INDEPENDENT.

Published every Sunday, and sent to any ad-
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payable in Advance: .
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For any period under six months, Fifty
uats per month. .-
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transmission through the mails as second
c lsss mail matter.
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AN EVENING PAPER,
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Editor and Proprietor
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Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-05-02
The Irish Widow.

"Ora my, but ids me that's toired
out, this blessid day, Mrs. McGlag
gerty."
~Faix'n We lux toired, Mrs. Magoogin.
Fwhat toired YEP.
"Oi was out shoppin' wud Mrs. Van.
derbilt," said the widow Magoogin,
tossing her Titianesgue head nonchal
antiy. AN bad sesht to me but We
whit iv'ryfwhere an saw iy'rthin' an
bawt nothin' an had the divils own
tonne av id intoirly. Dye moind, Mrs.
McGlaggerty, ids not the dishtance we
walked or the CUFF VIC gev the dhry
goods clerks that gev IL the dose av lat
itood, as my Toozy sez, fwhin she wants
to IMPRESS wariness he usin' big moo
wurrud that nobody KNOBS the mainin'
az, but ids tn shtoylish shtoyle av
walkin' that the ladies' do be afther
havin', that pit me roight hip out ay
lint an. wrinch'd the muscles av me
boick, antil Dim achin' all over loike q
purson that's bin thrun down tin foights
av shtairs an nuver missed wan av
thin in comm down. Be the tail av
Paddy Hara's goat, but Dim thinkin'
that that moo walk II be the death av
me av id lashts mooch longer. Did We
uver see id, Mrs. McGlaggerty? Well,
this is id: Ye shwing yer roight leg
around as aft We war goin' to turn sud-
dintly into one av thin coffee shanties
they have in Paris fur shmall mug av
beer fwhin nobody's lukin' at We, an
thin We shrug up yer roight showldher
an shtick up yer shnout, an poke out
yer roight elbow, an jisht fwhin uv'ry-
body thinks ye're goin' to fwhishk yer
shkurts around an give thin gintail
razZle-daZZle We kun up short-legged-
loike wut tn other fut an go roight
straight along. Ids the foinest walk
We uver saw, Mrs. McGlaggerty, an
only Oh shprained the muscles av me
boick Old show id to We an let We have
laugh at i'd Oh calls it the hoigh-
chuned wiggle-waggle, but my Tammy
SEE ids tn chippy fits and that the gerls
down in the Bow'ry belyow have had
the same soort av shpasms fur the lashe
six months. Ids all the shtoyle now
an Fifth av'noo an Broadway; but, be-
CORA IDS too much shtoyle fur Berdie
Magoogin, fur O'm afeert Id'll bring an
the sunburnt shpoiril maginnities. Mrs.
Vanderbilt wanted me to go calm wud
her to-morry. but me legs that lame Oh
had to sind her q silver-plate card, as
they calls it in Frinch, aixing her to
eHchuse me an Old be uver SO
much obliged to her; an she did so,
tooty-frooty, which is also Frinch, me
friend, an mains immejitly if not suner.
Oh, yes, Dim flynn very hoigh at pris-
int, SO Dim, Mrs. Magoogin, an Oh
suppose OIL soon be havin' me name
in the newspapers wudout gettin' ar
rhestid to have it done. Don't We think
so now, Mrs. McGlaggerty?7 i e,o
York Mercury.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-05-02
Chinese Business Methods.

The Chinese merchants keep as full a
set of books as our merchants do, and
they do business on o smaller margin.
They keep account of stock and daily
sales, and have seen some of their
tedgers. The Picking banks have o
clearing house system. Each depositor
has from his banker q book with two
columns, in one of which are entered
his deposits, and the other his drafts.
he pays his creditors by checks on the
bank and in the evening sends his book
to be balanced. The next morning the
clerks of the various banks get together,
checks are interchanged, and the ac-
counts of the various depositors are
squared. These banks are also ex-
pected to loan money to their depositers,
and man is supposed to have the right
to draw on his bank for loans equal to
double the amount of his average de-
posit. The disgrace of dishonored debt
is such that business man failing will
hardly attempt to regain his standing in
his own province, and dutiful sons often
pay their fathers debts. This is not
SO in Korea, and while 1 was visiting
in Chemulpo, Mr.. Townsend, the
American merchant there, was APP
preached by the profligate son of
Korean nobleman. The son waited
Mr.. Townsend to accept papers from
him stating that Mr.. Townsend had
sold him goods to the amount of s., 900.
Then" said he, you can take these
papsrs to the old man and tell him you
cannot collect the money and are going
to have me whipped. He is fond Of me
and will pay rather than the disgrace,
md We will divide the proceeds" Mr..
Mr.. Townsend, of course, refused, and
sent the young man about his business
Frank G.. Carpenter.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-05-02

life and liberty if he would furnish evii-
dence to convict me.
How can II" he replied. &What
can I say against him that lie could NOT
prove false?r
They were going to arrest me and
confront me with the statement that
Jackson had confessed all, but they
were too late. I was beyond their
reach. 1t was year before 1 ascertained
the poor boys fate. After hearing that
1 had left, and being told that q court
martial would order him to be hanged.
he hung himself in his cell the morn
ing that the battle began.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-05-02
Motley's American Spirit.

He was passionate American; but his
IDEAL of his country was noble, not
ignoble. Lincoln's plain people" were
not, in Motlev's view, a mob to be fiat
tered. They were intelligent men, with
whom, rs one of them, to reason and
demonstrate upon proper occasions; and
he scorned to fiatter the people, as he
would have scorned to cripge to king
or to insult him because of his crown.
TWAS always the best, not the worst,
qualities of his fellow-citizens that Mot
ley had in mind when he spoke Of
America. His work was necessarily &C.
complished in Europe, where the docu-
ments could be consulted; and after he
was made known by it both at home
and abroad, he was very little upon this
side of the sea. This made personal
Misrepresentation easy, and Senator
of the United States, arriving in Lon
don firmly persuaded that Senators
make foreign minister's" was comically
wroth with Motley because, upon the
Senator's demand to be taken at once
to Windsor Castle and introduced to
the Queen, the Minister replied that
certain forms must be observed. The
indignant Statesman returned to
America vehemently proclaiming that
our Minister in England was crawling
parasite of royalty.
It was fortunate for us that Motley
was not only so true, but so intelligent
and able and conspicuous an American.
For at the beginning of the civil war,
when he was parsonage in London
society,"" and that powerful society
with mingled disdain and ignorance
scornfully turned its sympathy and its
voice against the Government of the
Union, Motley in his two letters to the
London Times stated the American sit
uation SO accurately, comprehensively,
and vigorously that even the dullest
could understand, and no Englishman
afterward could pretend ignorance.
There was no American at that time in
Europe who could have spoken with
such authority; and his lofty enthusiasm
for liberty and America not only abso-
lutely indicated the cause of the Union,
but it was a great public service, illus
trating the spirit and tone with which
the cause was defended.-Geo. ".
Curtis, in Harpers Magazine.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-05-02
Making a Great Newspaper.

You must visit the Office of the great
New York papers in the evening if you
would get an idea of the colossal enter
prises. There you see about fifty re-
porters with their news all ready for
print in their hands. Each one in turn
passes before the heads of the various
departments, political, literary, dra-
matte, etc.
What have you?" asks an editor to
the first reporter who presents himself.
@An interview with Sarah Bernhardt.
"Very good. Half column. And
what have you?" he says, turning to the
second.
"A.report Of John Smith the bankers
case"
Right. One column. And you?"
Il have an account of the Presidents
forthcoming journey to the South"
What have you for US this EVENING""
says the editor to his correspondent in
Berlin.
Bismarck threatens to send in his
resignation"
"One column"
@Boulanger has just received an ova-
ton at Lille. A riot is feared in Paris, :"
wires the Paris correspondent.
~Capital! Send two columns"
"A scandal in Rome. The Marchio-
ness of n. has run away with her hus-
bands secretary"
~Good. Where are they gomez"
@No one knows"
mo matter. Send good, stirring
column all the same"
~What's-his-name, the financier, has
made of, )" ticks the wire from Chicago.
a column. Send report and start on
scent of the fugitive"
When the telegraph has ceased tick
ing and the crowd Of reporters have de-
parted, the chief editor. like . ships
captain, the last to leave the desk, works
on. He reads over everything, sits,
corrects, cuts down, adds to, puts all in
order, and towards o'clock in the
morning gives the order to print, and
goes home. OReU.
Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1889-05-02
Public Lighting.

The growth of the business of light
ing public streets and squares may
properly be classed as one of the won
ders of modern times. The first feeble
attempts to light the highways were
made at Eddessa and Antioch in the
fifth century, laws being passed to oblige
persons to place lights in their windows.
Similar laws were not passed in Eng
land until the sixteenth century. In
1862 body of torch boys was organized
in London, who for small fee accom-
panied pedestrians. Five years later,
at Paris. chains were hung across the
streets and lanterns suspended from
them. Early in the present century the
streets of London were lighted by in
significant oil lamps, but they were still
so dark that thieves flourished and rob-
berries We're common at night.
The great advance in the matter of
lighting public streets have been made
within the last half century. OF the
three substances almost exclusively used
at present, viz: petroleum, gas, and
electricity, in point of absolute econo-
my, the first named outranks the other
two. Refined petroleum, at present
low prices, and burned in vastly inn
proved lamps, has added much to the
social and intellectual enjoyment of
mankind. 1t has found its way around
the world, so that in the solitudes Of
eastern deserts or among the jungles of
Africa the traveller discovers its use foD
light.
There were few years after the
whales became scarce in the Arctic
Ocean, and oil from that source high in
consequence, and prior to the advent of
refined kerosene, that the gas COM
panies had the lighting field largely to
themselves. Content with the large
profits from the business that was forced
to rely on them, very little progress was
made either in improving the manufac-
ture or cheapening the price to con.
sumers.