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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19
MhettInr Tor .Possn,n.


Some people have prejudice for such
feasts as 'possum suppers, but those who
have the weakness are almost fanatical
in their taste.
Just here it is well TO recall the con.
versation that occurred between two
darkeYs, who were fellow travellers in q
certain direction.
One had asked the other what he con
sidered-the finest dish he had ever eaten.
With due promptitude he replied, and
mentioned everything that was suggested
to his mind. But his appetite was cvi.
IDENTIFY not aroused, as his companion
afterwards found out.
After relating, or stating everything
tempting that occurred to him. his com
panion said:
"Well, de finest thing ever eat was
pcssum. Jes' get big, fat, juicy pos.
sum, bake him till de grease runs all
over the plate, let him be good done and
brown, den have taters packed up all
round him baked well in de grease
The other one couldn't stand it any
longer. Stopping his companion just at
this point, he said:
"Look here, nigger, If you don't quit
taIkin' bout dat, I'm gwine ter fall off'n
dis mule right here.
This indicates how irresistible the pos
sum is when properly baked and served,
and no one Is to be ccnsured for having
q highly cultivated taste for this rich
meat. Albany (Ga.) News.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19
The ..sweet Potato. /"

The latest invention in cheap mouth
instruments comes from Austria, and il
generally called the Sweet potato,
though its right name is the ocarina. II
is made of clay, and exactly resembles
sweet potato in shape. It is kind oi
combination Of the flute and clarinet,
but is Of course very much shorter. The
ocarina is made in every key and can be
played without difficulty, being probably
the easiest learned musical instrument
ever invented. It Is very clear in its
tone, and answers well for experiments
with the phonograph. Interview In st.
Louis Globe Democrat.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19
We Ara An po.,ea.

The last issue of The Medical Review
promises future article on What to Do
When Stung By a Hornet" We don't
believe any one will wait with bated
breath for that article. We have all
teen there. The thing to do is to jump
two feet high and yell for the police
Detroit Free Press.
Hodges EIavorin9 Extracts
Have won an envIable reputation for their
superior excellence IN flue flavor and great
strength. They are sold BY al first class
erocers in Annapolis and through the
county and BY the manufacturers,
w. HODaEs, a Co.
City Drug Store
Annapolis, nd.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19

A young woman who has been visiting
Saratoga for the past three years, and
who has, it is said. an income of s.. 200,
has left that town, leaving about 81 .00o
worth of debts. so goes the story. and
one broken heart in the breast of a young
man who .'cIerked it" in Broadway
shop during the past season. It Is re-
ported that the cause of her sudden de
parture was the fact that he failed to
agree with her regarding the color Of her
hair, which is said to have been bleached.
Albany Express.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19

An important discovery has been made
in the environs Of Mines Some work
men engaged on excavations for the con-
struction Of an aqueduct have lit upon q
couple Of Gallo Roman tombs. which are
TO be removed to the local museum.
Meanwhile it has been decided that the
surrounding ground shall be carefully
searched, Il being thought that it may
contain other antiquities Of q rare and
interesting character. Paris Cor. +
don Telegraphs
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19

IF you use fountain pen. and find it
difficult to unscrew the nozzle, wrap a
rubber band few times around it. That
viii give a grip almost equal to pair of
piIcers, anc will not injure the holder
II you haven't rubber at hand a string
or dampened piece of paper will do
A glass stopper may thus be easily re-
moved from bottle or inkstand after
defying the strongest grip of moist
fingers. Writer
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19
ANNAPOLIS. MD. SATURDAY EVENING" OCTOBER - 1889.

les the clover il so irresistible that here
and there, on the little piles OF scented
grass, youth and maiden sit with hands
clasped. looking out toward the west and
its slowly fading sunset.-W. E. Ii. in
New York Star.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19
Musical Instruction.
Mr.. Otto r. simon. of BALTIC.

begs to announce that he will give MUSI-
CAL INSTRUCTIONS at Annapolis on
Wednesdays and Saturdays (if justified
by sufficient number of pupils.)
TERMS :- Either Piano or Vocal,) S25
for 10 weeks instruction, les
sons a week of one half-hour
each.
Mr.. Simon has had charge of various
Glee and Chorus Clubs-and would act
as director if one be organized.
Refers by permission to Mr.. Asger
Hamrick of the Peabody Conservatory
of Music, and Miss Cary of the Southern
OTTO T. SIMON,
90 No. 15 E. Centre St., Balto., Nd
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19
A New Article Of Commerce.

A few weeks ago Mr. Ilderton, of this
city, left for visit among relatives in
England. Mr.. Campion, the real estate
man, gave him horned toad 10 present
with his compliments toa brother Of Mr..
Sellers, his partner. A letter just received
from Mr.. Ilderton saysthat he hasnot
had a jolly good time, but thinks he has
discovered a new source Of revenue for
San Diego county, and especially for his
friend Campion. He found Mr.. Sellers
brother at Nottingham and presented
him with the horned toad, which was q
great curiosity in that country. To pos
sess the handsome s'varmint" became the
desire Of several of Sellers friends, and
a lively bidding ensued, and the result
was that Sellers disposed of 1t for the
snug sum of R10-$50- writes for
more toads. Campion says that until
real estate picks up he win 60 into the
toad business, and he has about 500 OF
the product stuffed, and expects to start
a large shipment of English gold toward
San Diego in the near future. San Diego
sCal.l Union.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19
aPECTAL NOTICE.

We VIII Insert In this column advertisr
ments Of Wants, For Rent, For Sale, Lost,
Wounds &c., not texceoding four lines. ONE
WEEK. or less. for 90 Cents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19
The Mule Voted.

An ex-school teacher tellsa a story which
is 1.-THE truth, the whole truth, and moth.
ing but the truth" We will endeavor tc
give the details of how the mule voted,
as near in his own language as possible.
1T was customary" said he. "for the
teachers in the district to be excused
from road duty by vote of the hands
present. Some of the boys in the neigh.
borhood concluded that they would like
To see me swing q pick, and throw dirt
with shovel. On the morning in Ques.
ton, one of the hands who had been gu.
pmnaed was away on a frolic, and had
permission to send his mule as substi.
tute. The boss called the boys together,
and asked them to vote on my case, ast
whether or not to excuse me.
''Well. the vote was taken and il was
a tie.
"Onoof my friends made the point thai
the mule was substitute for hand, and
therefore had the right Of suffrage. The
boss decided that it had, and had all the
boys to form line in the middle of the
road, with the mule in the gang. TheD
be proclaimed:
All that are in favor of excusing the
teacher will step off to the right of the
road, and all opposed to the left.
"Well, to,the chagrin Of the boys that
wanted me to work, the mule took to the
right. The vote then stood one in my
favor. Atlanta Constitution.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19
DAYREUTn OPERA HOUSE.
HONE OF TIE MUSIC DRAMAS THAT
WIS BUILT 6Y WAGNER.

4 Five Hours Performance-scene Around
the Edifice During the Opera Season.
Romantic Walks in the Adjoining FOR.
csts Meals ON the Grounds.
Bayreuth was well selected by Wagner
as the place for the production of his
music dramas. Situated in a broad and
quiet valley. il is the place for sweet
melancholy and the harmony of soft
sounds. At the close of the summer.
toward the festival time. delicate haze
falls upon the landscape and softens the
outlines Of the blue hills that rise upon
every side. The Wagner theatre IS as
skillfully set as the scenes OF its finest
operas. Probably no playhouse in the
history of the stage has been more poeti-
cally situated. Its surroundings invite
contemplation and repose. AT miles
distance from the sleepy little town, it
rests on level spot near the crest of
long wooded slope A narrow avenue.
densely shaded, with broad walk on
one side, leads to il. The building itself,
an irregular mass OF red brick and stone,
blazes out in relief against the back
ground Of forest. Cultivated trees, arch
ed and trimmed, darken the ascent from
the town; but behind. old woods, with
unkept glades and tangled roads, mingle
the rustic of their leaves with the strains
Of the great German master.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19
THE PERFORMANCE.

Suddenly down go the lights. That Is
the signal, and there is great rustling
Of clothes and banging of seats. Then
the lights die down still further, till you
can see nothing of the man in front of
you. There is silence for about half a
minute. No orchestra Is in sight, and
you are wondering whence is to come the
music, as the seats seem to run right into
the.footlights But suddenly a long wall
from flute is heard from somewhere
down below the stlge, and IN moment
the full orchestra is in play.
The interior is sinlply.a waccession of
raised seats. and not of the softest kind,
either, without side boxes or any elabo
rate decoration or trimming. About 1900
persons can be comfortably seated, but
the auditorium looks to be much larger
a performance lasts about five hours;
three hours of opera and two hours Of
entr'acte. Beginning at $3.50, there is
an intermission from 4:30 TO $50, and an
other from $3.50 to 7:30 The first entr'ac
il usually given up to promenading. Dur
ing the second there are scenes like those
at an American railway restaurant The
cafes are scarcely large enough to receive
/ 200 hungry mortals at enc time, and
many. toavoid the crush, buy sandwiches
and 10 marching around the groves, sand
wiches in one hand. opera book in the
other. On benches conveniently placed
may be seen swain and sweetheart. ObliSi
GUS to everything but the to0thsomeness
of cheese and bread.
Every young man tries to get through
the eating part in half an hour. so as tc
have the other thirty minutes for a prone
made. This walk generally consists of q
plunge into the cool forest. and il Is very
romantic M the hum laden air Of the
gl0alning. Toget to the woods Il Is neces
sary to pass through several little groves
and l,y the side oEahayIieids. The groves
are usually tie stepping places Of mater
familias AMI her brood, and are. there
fore. Stunned hy the sentimental Hay
inx and the festival 80 On about the same
time, n,s6 lo * me very susceptible conp.
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Collections Attended TO.

The understand would offer his services as
Collector for all claims. on q reasonable per
cent Good referen es given. Address
ol5u J.. L. DAVIS, " Conduit st.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19

WANTED "A smart and intelligent BOY
" 70 learn the printing business, Apply
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19

OietNSS oub III TSllei dEdIflSL the Odck-
ground Of forest Cultivated trees, arch
ed and trimmed, darken the ascent from
the town; but behind. old woods, with
unkept glades and tangled roads, mingle
the rustic of their leaves with the strains
Of the great German master
RICH TOILETS.
The avenue curves to the right In
front of the edifice and encircles it, as
the public entrances are at the sides.
BY this way all the carriages arrive, de-
posting their occupants at the right en-
trance. The two arms of the bifurcat-
ing avenue separate from the theatre
the two restaurants. the only eating
places on the grounds All the walks
and drives about the theatre are free to
the public. On festival day an i'm
mense crowd of gapers assemblies about
the right entrance to watch the carriages
unload. A large proportion of these
persons are women and girls, attracted
by the prospect Of seeing the fine turn
outs of the visitors. Nor are they mis-
taken, for there is rarely seen a finer
collection of toilets than those which
gather there. 1t is like a dream of
beauty to stand at the entrance on an
August afternoon. In an hours loiter-
ing there | saw more beautiful women
than had ever seen before, even in the
capitals of the world. Countesses and
duchesses of all realms. men and women,
young and old, rich in birth, wealth and
position, alighted in succession One
young English lady, who was accom-
panied by Frenchman of distinguished
appearance. and who might have been
a daughter of the gods. she was SO tall
and fair, had some difficulty in getting
within. so closely did the eager crowd
surround her.
About moment before the beginning
of the opera little brass band blows
note of warning from the front porch.
Then the doors are closed, and nobody
can get in thereafter until the end of the
act. So scrupulously is this rule OBJ
served that it is said that member of a
royal family. few seconds too late, was
once compelled to wait till the next act.
On entering one sees the audience stand
ing up, in order to give holders of inside
seats a chance to take them. There are
no center aisles, all entrance to seats
being at the sides of the hail.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19

Wg nn0TO LOAN on Mortgage, as
OO9OUV whole or In less amounts.
l-s6 JN0x IRELAND.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1889-10-19

FOR SALE
FOR RENT.

Rooms. furnished Or unfnnished. With o.
without board. Apply at so Maryland Ave
nue.. g5tf
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-01

Here 80 ss< sresx - ne Se15rseA
ps~>s~ - - ban ~ sAs .<ass1 -
srss<tSl rssagzls<on q sxs pos<s
'Ps@<ss Il sns f~A" - sCss e
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ssTs. sro1D6 t1s edge - > Fvp~<azsCa
s1tnln .as crescent
here ss she orcss q ths osusnfcn.
rseea ved froz toe khedlys * tgy -
IL co1t4ins verse tron the hor4n "a
T2sxlsA. sss IN oea9tIfal ensDsl q se1
sad green >ext ana very .nia %
cones tbe order u shs Whlss ElePAsns
~ san of Nsleh the Queen 2nd hiH~
self are The only two EnEflsh posses
sors. ls bears the sacred Waits bfe-
gAsat on the l0tos flower, looking Nke
. magnificent clover leaf. Around u Is
the inscription IN Si4mess ON n0ni
psAus On. 20. the ievet " TIE
lotOs. ., p THIS came with a personal
sstser from the King
Last and most rare l. the order of The
Lion and the sun, from that King n
Kings. the Sbah Of Persia, as token
Of appreciation for tie poem ''c4 d Ia
the Garden"
l asked str Edwin how he liked
American newspapers Il tremendously
admire their enterprise. yiVsclty.
push and dssh," be sid, and II they
were more serious and tignined sAsy
woele seem ~ me about perfect But
Ike tho lion, IL all depends on tie
poant o. view. To say which ss best
ths audience II ust be considered"
". A CRofBuT.
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-01
FASHIONS w FUNERALS.
a sorssrs VINO Are Bsuas Like si.ses 90
TyrspnieA Customs

fashionable undertaken ia Philadel'
phia Is responsible for the following:
AS rule. At least one funeral results
from every large one"
tie Was speaking OF the growing ten
dency toward moro simple and common
sense methods Of burying the dead. IL
resily begins 10 look as II advice, per-
suasfon and ridicUie on this point had
nnatiy had its effect and that the swell
funeral Was coming 20 be thing OF the
past In what goes BY the name OF so-
ciety, there are but few recognized
leaders, and until these authorities
speak or act, the great uncertain, tim
orous mass will throw away its money
IN needless expenses. make itself un-
comfortable and stamp out It's own best
Judgment. When fashion orders 4 costly
oasket and banks the house and the
church with flowers, the people who
dare not choose for themselves must
provide as best they may. When fash
ion decrees voluminous mourning, deli
cate women shorten their lives under
the folds OF poisonous Grape.
The degrees OF fashion, regardless OF
convenience, comfort and cost, are no
where more tyrannicsl than IN the mat
ter Of funeral, and the slavish accept
ance Of dismal and unhealthful mourn
ing garments has been carried to the
last degree OF absurdity and extrava-
gance. A fashionable wedding, mag
nifcent and costly feast have some
thing OF . consistency OF themselvts TO
recomrn end them. These are legitimate
occasions for display, but the getting
even with ones neighbors over the
dead body OF q relative is sorry spec-
tacle. We get furtherest away from
savagery when we do not need to pro
claim our merits with war paint or q
scalp-belt The wife of Sioux chief
would feel humiliated beyond express
sion were she to find her best deerskin
gown had but half the elk teeth, porcu-
pine quills and head ornaments Of .
common camp squaw.
The pride which animstes the leader
of fashionable Sioux society is precisely
of the quality that has converted what
should be in civilized life a quiet, mod
est, sacred ceremony into q gorgeous
and stupid show. The civilized idea is
of barbarous origin. Death is still the
occasion of great display among savage
t-ibeS, but the ostentatious funeral OF a
Sioux is accorded in honor Of the dead.
II is not an advertisement for the liv-
ing. Nox that fashionable people arc
reaching plane Of good taste and com
mon sense in such matters. palmer peo-
pie may feel free to lay their beloved
away without warning with their head
and heart and purse over the details.
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-01
DISTINGUISHING MARK.
Black stripe Down the Back When
Negro Blood Exists


''In several instances | saw slave
children sold whose veins contained so
much OF their masters blood that their
skins were without tinge of the Afri-
can color except in the invariable stripe
down the spinal column. Such things
as that were so plainly and horribly
wrong that needed no teaching in or
der 10 know il. Between selling human
beings who were p.rtly white and those
entirely black I some way couldn't find
any line where the wrong ended and the
right began.
What DO mean by tho stripe down
the spinal column? Why, 7 supposed
you knew the presence Of African blood
in any person. no matter how slight
the proportion, can be instantly detected
by a dark line along the spine. Even
an octoroon, with complexion and fea-
tures pnro Caucasion, invariably has
this line OF dark II is 4 never-tailing
proof Of mixed blood. The mark is not
always blacx. but is always consider
ably darker than the rest OF the sur
face Of the body
Since YOU didn'tknov that. perahps
you don't know that negro child at is
birth is as light-colorcd as a white one.
You wouljn't notice any difference IN
tbe color az all IN three or four hours
after birth the skin begins 20 turn dark.
and ia a short time becomes ss black AZ
The child IS destined 20 be during its
10
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-01

Las. year Sir Edwin lost his second
wife. an American lady whom he mar
ried In SO while she was sojourning
with her mother. Mrs. Claiming. in
England
II IS an oil little story. During war
times. 81 70 "a. I attended the Unitar-
ian church OF Washington of which Will
lam Henry Claiming. nephew OF tho
great William Elbery, was pastor. He
was also ne Chaplain 20 Congress. Il
was known that his wife vas = rigid
Episcopalian. and 10 <a5 understood
among his friends that she had never
heard him preach. and that she had
gone 20 England - reside in order 20
have the children beyond The influence
o. his rsdical mysticism- Az any rate she
and tho chilircn remained in England
where he afterward joined thom and
where be died and ono of his sons be-
came \ mem ber % Pariisnont. whore
he now sits. and the daughter fcd from
Episcopalian teness and became tho
wife o. Edwin Arnold. tho Oriental
''skeDtic sni Pagan"
Aruol3's srxgest ors sent Smith 20
telve IN Assyria and stanley 20 SIGHT
and explore In Africa. and his ferriie
brain. in the intervals % svssting
newsparcr work. nas turned ont ton
volumes p poems which have made an
enduring marx upon the htera' 80 Of
this generation.
I rave myself che pleasure % \ cal
upon SIR Edwin. He "a man 81 mod
sam height ard swarthv complexion.
fax black beard and hair ueafi =
Trimmed. face strongly marked and eve
s.ort and Eeni' HIs 1a1nor IS roT-
diaIitT itseIf He ! rapid ta'fcr. and
tn lis accents. especially tn WHIST an
American may call $40 wheedlinC In
ferf.1r. he is emp aatiral7 rn-iis1.
Tee t1rrh-rr shows her mother train
i1r and. IsH a nfFn-breA American GIRL
s. sclfpofsed and sef-reiiant without
8siar' -v lnt modest without constrairr
ara 8Ifiicnee like he~ father she ia
good "a Snr and good listener. OF
- tne call uuon enc Presidents. Nr Arnold
sal.
"I- vas delightful thirz 70 meet he
rotonrata 80 10 great people tie was
charming IL WA 80 good 20 ny
darrhte- Ha -0ox us 20 the room
where lincoln signed the e-nanci patton
proc austion. ard where bis great
Cabinet meetings r~0-e held. and - shat
window rhcre for years - sat docking
down rron hostile Virginia He did
not rorrtNl Nie OF lat Nfil. e@1 FFlH-
Usher Who harns -he White House. once.
hut whan raesiied % him tbe fscs that
she Boston Post Bill that Csused the
Revolution vas passed IN Par anenF
~ only one majority. ard that 0nlT - az
--au accident divided "a the frssi-
der- said. No Vs should have seps-
rated anvhow There Ess TOO much
feeling Ard - we hsi stayed together
.--ta. u~,rfr ~ara --.-vu - - ~En
hir~nr bait 7ou see I teouzhr it nos
uciise under ~ ovn roof - remind him
tra- grea- Britain and ner colonies nov
..,un -s.,f $50 a.a0 coz They told re - a
-afx ef ner FVsrur~e NRnslon - -
rrIl. back . the present srrncFure
srhat "a ~ well hnt earnestly hef's
.aa r-aseus Vh,te House Eill never -
-,res ro~ much altered Il = a psrs o
the woriE e his-c-v.
ntf -ha p-ssider SIX abcot tha
.--Fs~ s,.f ser- "a veur 1reszs
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-01
INOUISITIVE SGLECTMEN.
They Fry Into G~atieman's Business
and Have Their Town sisndered-

and Have Their Town s}endered
A New York sstrono1.er sometime
since visited North tdsms Mass. FOR =
vacation and 70 study 'i.e stars. IL
slept lay times and prosP ted nights.
Some 81 the citizens necaune alarmed.
thinking be might be = New York bur
Eis- A. Length the Sele-.nen q the
town determined % intervieT tns
stranger The landlord % the hotel
objected. saying that ne seemed Per
feet gentleman. but the Selectrsen in
sisted. and a. length ne went 20 the
sentleusn's room. vske5 him 10.
and tod him the Seiac-~ieu
insisted on seeing him. >nTew
them up. said the gentleman TIE
selectmen cane up and -he Chairman
said theT would like - know whss hs
vss ahout and uhv - rad ocre 20
North Adams 81 have not ths : izh =
80 % b-ecti0u o teil T0u said tr@ gen
rleman The fsct is that [ conn if-ea
a. oFense IN Nev YORK city ard Tas
sentenced 1v the Court 81 sly 1o-rns =
sing sing Prisor or t~o weeks IN <orth
Adams 7 thouEht would rather taxa
Nor-h Adams hus having been fe-e =
week have ehsnze6 ~ 71lr3 ar1 ron
AIDED - 20 hscS 20 Ne~ y Yo~k 90 nor
ro~ ani sel. the-n all "A ~ SIX months
IN sing Si1T
Telegram-herald., 1889-10-01

We have opened our first exhibition
of New Fall Goods 10 make to measure.
Home and Foreign makes Of best wool
ems are extensively represented IN
styles that are rich, handsome and al
most exclusive with Us.
In order TO introduce our superior
styles Of tailoring we will guarantee
-rou a saving of s. to $40 on each SUIT
or ovcrcoat style, work and trim
mings the best, and every garment
warranted to fit. We extend special
invitation 70 al TO come and sec oui
magnificent display Of cloths.