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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-25
A ROOM FOR RENT.
The Pessimistic Boarder Could Not Star
the Baseball Talk at the Table.

The Pessimistic Boarder Could Not Stand
the Baseball Talk at the Table.
The trouble all arose over one break
fast. 1t may be that they knew he
hated baseball, or it may be that their
talk resulted from the fact that every
man, woman and child in the boarding
house, with the exception of the lanll
pessimist, had been to the game the
day before.
At any rate when the landlady took
the coffee-pot in one hand and the
cream pitcher in the other and began
pouring from both at the same time he
was moved to ask, without a suspicion
of danger, what she was doing.
"Making double play unassisted,''
was her prompt response.
He looked panied, but said nothing.
A moment later when Goldfish bail
was gallantly declined by the dude, who
insisted on passing it to his fair neigh
bor the dry goods clerk on the other
side of the table called out:
Passed bally'
The pessimist fingered his knife verv-
ously as he glared at the clerk, and
had hardly recovered his composure
through the doorway and the pretty
typewriter lisped:
"Put out"
And the young lawyer added:
"Safe hit!'
He hardly had time to shift his re-
proachfnl glance from the pretty type
writer to the young lawyer when the
old maid began telling what brute
the man next door was, and the real
estate agent sang out:
"Score one"
For sympathy he turned to the land
lady's pretty daughter, who sat next to
him, and who had so far said nothing.
But as he declined the last muffin on
the plate and she took it she looked
him straight in the eye and with her
most captivating smile said
"a sacrifice"
Then he got up and stallled ont, and
there is a room to rent in that boarding.
house.-Chicago Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-25
a MUSICAL FABLE.
OHIO.

In n gay and sunny barn.yard
Grew timid rooster once,
So retiring all the chickens
Stunned him as tedious Ounce
Till their scorn at length aroused him,
And he swore an oath: "Tll show
What fund OF wit is in me,
will learn a comic crowl"
And he practiced and he practiced
Till he learned his comic crow.
Then, behold he found his music
Won him straightway great renown.
~After ALL observed the chickens,
"Merricr birds are few In town"
And they daily hocked to hear him,
Followed wheresoe'er he'd 60
Made q very lion of him
Curious lion with a crow
Cried enraptured: was there ever
Such truly comic crow?'
I3us before he'd coursed year out
Fashion in the bdrn.yard changed
Aud the chickens said: "This rooster
Manifestly is deranged.
He can do one thing, and does it
Till we're bored to death, you know"
So they cut him, and the outcast
Whcezed alone his comic crow.
Spirits lungs and feathers failing,
Died at last with one faint crow.
Yes, and that's the way to doit,
Human wag or chanticleer;
IT perchance you have future
Which you don't at all hold dear,
Or would lose your friends, and perish
After cvcrything's gone wrong,
Profit by u ROSTERS story,
Learn a single comic song
Two in time would serve the purpose
Better learn one comic song.
M. A. de Wolfe Howe, Jun, in Harper
Weekly.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-25
IDENTIFYING HANDWRITING.
An Experts Remarkable Discovery of .
Forger.

~ DibNpNSIy Ot y
FOrger.
When the experts in handwriting
meet on the witness stand and swear
hard against one another, the jury has
n difficult task. Nevertheless, there
have been remarkable cases of identifi-
cation OF handwriting.
An English gentleman offered large
sum of money for the discovery of a
marriage register, the production of
which was necessary in an important
lawsuit. An officer in country church
wrote him that the missing register had
turned up in the vestry box of his own
parish. A lawyer and an expert in
handwriting were sent to examine the
document,
The man showed them the marriage
register, and after q careful eXamina-
tion, they went to lunch,
At the table, the expert expressed an
opinion unfavorable to the genyineness
of the register. 1t was modern hand.
writing and did not, therefore, possess
the antiquity claimed for it.
Then how in the world did it gel
there?" asked the church officer.
why, you forged it yourself" quiet
ly replied the expert, who had studied
the handwriting in the note sent the
| gentleman
The man, being threatened with pros
ecution, fled the country, and thus con
fessed his crime. Farmers Advance.
They have "a pretty good faculty
ut your sons college," said one of the
summer boarders at Farmer Begosh's
IF ye meap," said the old man defect
edly, as he caught sight of blazer
partially obscured by cigarette smoke
"a faculty fur KILN time, reckon the,
must have. ."-Washington Post
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-25
A TRIUMPH oE HIGH ART.
How II Poster Helped Man to Win Money
on Horse Race.

on u horse Race
"My only experience in betting on the
Derby resulted in great victory for
art" remarked staid, downtown
merchant recently. 81 am not sport
ing man and take little interest in
horses or horse races; but few years
ago some friends of mine from down
east visited me during race week and |
went to the races with them They
bantered me to wager a little money
and | finally braced up and told them |
wasn't afraid to back my convictions
and that tiattered myself that | knew
a little about horsehesh. 1t was bluff
pure and simple-made solely in self
defense. | didn't know even the names
of the starters, but / looked over the
list ON my card with an air of great
wisdom. The name Hopeful struck
my eye, and as thought that word had
soothing and cheerful sound | was
favorably impressed with it and had
almost decided to place my money on
Hopeful when chanced to see a large
eolored lithograph - regular race
course poster-showing three or four
horses in the home stretch. One of
them, although not in the lead, struck
me as better specimen of horsehesh
than the others. The artist had shown
rather poor Judgment, in my humble
opinion, in placing the best drawn fig
ure on the lot in the background. And
under that figure was the name Hope
full. That settled it. bet on the
strength of that artists work. My
money went on Hopeful, and Hopeful
went under the wire a winner with
plenty of room to spare. wpE a
handful Of money. 1t was the first and
last time | ever wagered cent or won
cent. But it was a asglorious triumph
for high art, WASN'T it?"--Chicago Mail,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-07-25
AN UNLIMITED GUEST.
Miss Betty Perkins Predicament
When Borrowing Company"

| S S b Z r Z y
PERKINS took
a long but rath-
e + unsatisfac-
tory look out
b tw cen the
i'm m ov u b l e
Stats o t Ii c l.
kitchen blinds.
"Deary met
she exclaimed.
after a vain at
tempt to extend
her field of Wis
aT -l.-..,1l
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28
county Commissioners.

The County Commissioners to-day
passed resolution granting the Edison
Electric Light Company the right of way
in the county to lay tracks for an Elec
trio Railway, between Annapolis and
Bay Ridge, and exempting the same from
any royalty for twenty five years. The
company agreed on their part to repair
any defects in the bridges during the life
of the franchise, which may arise by rea-
son of their use; they also agree to fenc e
in any part of the railway when it is
deemed advisable; they also agree to con-
struct the road as to make the least pos
sible disturbance TO the county roads.
and will guarantee to leave the roads in
as good condition as they find them;
they also agree to assume all respsnsi
bility resulting from the use Of the cleo
trio railway. and be subject to the pub
lie general and local laws OF the State.
The commissioners also declined to
compensate the attorneys on the part
of the taxpayers in the Drum Point
railroad case before the Court Of Appeals
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28

After lengthy arguments on both sides
in the case Of Johnson vs. Turner, which
has occupied the attention of the court
for over days, the jury retired and re-
turned verdict in favor of the defend
ant
The criminal docket was then taken
up and the first case put on trial was
State vs. Nicholas Bosne, who is charg-
ed with assault and battery upon Harry
Johns on, the steamer Geo. w. Johnson
which runs between Baltimore and Rock
creek. Moss for defendant and States
Attorney Munroe for State Jury trial.
Geo. Page. charged with stealing clothes
from Henry Jackson. both colored, plead
guilty and was sentenced to the House
of Correction for three months.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28
The Archer Bond Case.

The Court of Appeals was engaged to-
day in the case of Stevenson Archer and
others, VS.. the State of Maryland. This
is a cross appeal in the case of the State
against Stevenson Archer and his sure
ties, on the bond given by him under his
second appointment as State Treasurer.
This bond was approved by the Cover
nor, November IS, 1880 On the Both Of
January, 1890, Archer's bond under his
third appointment was approved, and
the claim of the State is for the amount
of his misrepresentation between these
two dates.
The counsel for the bondsmen held,
that as Archer had validity qualified as
Treasurer in February IS, 1886. he held
Office under the appointment of 1886,
and the qualification Hereunder, until
the qualification Of his successors, and
as though duly appointed his own sue
cessor on January ID, 1888, he never
qualified Hereunder, and therefore new
er by possibility entered into the office
under said appointment he remained in
Office after November IS, 1899, as he had
remained in office from January IS, 1883
up to November is. 1889, under the APP
pointm mt of January %, 1885 Messrs
Whyte and Poe represented the State,
and Carter, Constable and Cans the de-
fendant.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28
The CITY COUNCIL.
Special Meeting to Grant Liquor
Licenses

Licenses.
The City Council met In special SEES
sion last night to grant liquor licenses
and to transact other business that mighl
come before it. A full board was pres
ent The following applications were
made for liquor licence and granted:
To Mrs. CHRIS. Spengler, hotel and H.
quor license, corner Hanover and Col
lege avenue. Sureites-John Friese and
Joseph Ridgeley.
To Thos. K. McNier, hotel and liquor
license for Maryland Hotel. Sureties-
Mrs. VIM. Redmond and Thos. w. Col
burn
To Patrick Lamb. hotel and liquor Ii
cense. on Hanover street Sureties-Mrs.
Lamb, and Michael Levi.
To Lemuel X Taylor, hotel and liquor
license, corner West and Calvert streets
sureties--Mrs Mary E. Brooks and Mary
f. Taylor.
To Mrs. Jennie Strauss. Market Space
hotel and liquor license Sureties-C.
w. Martin and w. w. Spicer.
To Job Smith, 50 West street, hotel
and liquor license Sureties Mrs Ellen
A. Corcoran and Alex. Heise.
To Mrs. Catharine Hogan, State Circle
and East street, hotel and liquor license.
Sureties Michael Cusach and Mrs. II. L.
Paget.
To b. @. Martin, 73 West street, hotel
and liquor license Sureties-Mrs. Susan
Martin and John Long.
To George X. Tydings, corner Ran
dali street and Market Space. hotel and
liquor license. Sureties-Mrs. Clara r.
Russell and Mrs Mary C. Tydings.
To l.. Wolfes, Jr., corner Bladen and
Carroll streets, hotel and liquor license.
Sureties--Mrs. f. e. Wolfes and Mrs.
Mary Mason
To Frederick L. ]. Gailhous, corner
Bridge and Hanover strsets, hotel and
liquor license. sureties-Geo. c. Bar
ton and Max Heneke This makes TWEEN
ty-fve licenses issued so far against
twenty six last year.
EE1IIiONs GRANTED.
Petitions were presented from the fol-
lowing for the use of the Assembly Rooms
and granted;
From st. Phillips Chapel, for the use
of the Assembly Rooms for an entertain
ment on June 4th; from the Delmonico
Club, for hop on May 4th, upon the
payment OF $15; from Union Social Club,
for promenade hop on June 1st. upon
the payment of the required sum 4rx
The committee on streets to whom was
referred the petition of the Edison Elec-
trio Light Company for the franchise of
the streets to lay an electric railway. re
commend that the Board advertise for
bids for the franchise of the streets to
lay track fer an electric railway for tho
term of ten years, bids to be received and
opened on the 18th day of May next.
After passing the bill to pay the Econ
ing Bulletin, $3.50, for advertising, and
the Market Master $500 for expenses
incurred, and the discussion of some
other matters the Beard adjourned.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28
Gone to Mexico

DR.. Clarence Warfield, a recent gradu
ate of the Baltimore Medical College, Bal
timore left last night for San Luis Potosi,
Mexico, where he proposes to practice
his profession. DR.. Warfeld is a son of
Lot Warield, and grandson of the late
Lot Warfeld, of Millersville, Anne Arun
del county. He went to the Southwest
when boy seventeen years of age, and
roughed 1t until he accumulated suffi-
cient means to take an extended course in
medicine. He goes back to Mexico fHlly
equipped, and viii doubtless achieve
success in his profession, and be credit
to the state which reared him. Young
Dr. Warfield has many warm friends in
Annapolis, who win be glad to learn of
his success.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28
CAPITAL" JoTTINGs.

Lecture to night at First M. Churce.
Eleven liquor licenses were granted
last night by the City Council.
The Circuit Court has been FIVE days
on the eiectment suit of Johnson VS..
Turner.
Wanted to buy cheap Horse or Mule.
George T. Melvin, Annapolis, Md.
The ejectment case before the Circuit
Court has been long drawn out suit.
The sloep b. N. Everham, Capt. Bur
CESS, was robbed of a number of articles
last night.
Anumber of county people were in
Town to-nay among them several politi-
clans
The Court of Appeals was engaged
again to-day with the Archer cases, in
folylng the responsibility of bondsmen
q the Ex-Stste Treasurer.
The Rev l. F. Aldridge has been re-
appointed as pastor to continue at Mt.
Aoriah A. Nj. E. Church this city.
Base balls looking up. Black eyes. bro
zen fingers, split ears, etc, viii soon be
fashionable.
AS spring becomes more pronounced
sae children go tagging on to school
having slight touch of spring fever.
Now is the time to commence clean
ing up the town. This Is an important
mailer and the citizens should give 1t due
attention.
The white-washing brigade is to the
mont IN force and making vigorous on
saught on fences and out-buiIdiugs
30 far as weather and temperature are
Ssoheerned, April has been the most sat
@ac'ory month this year.
The beautiful spring weather puts the
aOuon IN the heads of property holders
% make some improvements.
The blue birds and the robins vie with
eSeh other these bright mornings to see
"h'eh can furnish the sweetest music.
Mayor Brown is very much opposed to
streets.
me City Council will advertise for
s'us ior a franchise TO lay an electric rail
'Ne stEeees OF Annapolis.
~ Is said the frost on Saturday and
sunday nights were very injurious to
'ae strawberry crop.
Messrs. oehm & Co, have received the
Ssalrset for making the uniforms for the
Ps asn Academy Band to play at Bay
Ndge this summer
" j. A. krach, of Louisville. Ky,
lo hVed IN Baltimore forty years ago,
son visit to Annapolis.
pihe City Council gave the Electric
hallway black eve last night. and the
loung man that was anticipating 4 sum.
Ier job had better look further.
foR RENT, on Shares, rich truck land.
ShI OF Annapolis. Apply to GRoReE
"eLVIN. 422%
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28

Did you know that syndicates of CAPT
taiists are negotiating for the purchase
of every acre of eligible suburban prop
erty about the cities of Washington,
Baltimore and Annapolis? Such is the
fact. With a keen eye to the future.
they see that these neighborhoods
especially the magnificent salt water
views environing our own city, must
soon become pe0pled with thousands OF
home owners, whose self-respect viii
not permit them to live longer in the
sitting quarters of over-crowded cities
The rapid development and growth of
mutual building and loar associations,
and the easy and safe opp rtunities Of
fered through them Of obtaining homes.
has inspired these syndicates TO invest
their money where there is such evident
certainty of large returns. Before prices
double, why dom I you act for yourselves.
secure a lot or two al present prices
which are so veryslow. and be prepared
for the boomg Secure a lot to build on
n0sc, even though you pay for il in
monthly instruments, because you are al
ways in position to secure loan from
the associations with which to build =
home when you have the lot paid for
Ii you own home-site you are then in
position to get loan and build a cot
tage, and the time TO secure the lot il
NOW. Call and see me
, GEORGE T. MELVIN.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28
The PuIpls and the stage.

Rev. f. MI. Shrout. Pastor United
Brethren Church. Blue Mound. Kan. II
feel it my duty to tell what wonders DIR.
Kings New Discovery has done for me.
Ny Lungs were badly diseased, and my
practitioners thought could live only
few weeks. / took FIVE bottles of DR..
Kings New Discovery and am sound and
well, gaining 26 lbs. in weight
Arthur Love, Manager Loves Funny
Folks Combination, writes AFTER q
thorough trial and convincing evidence,
/ am confident DR. Kings New DiscOv-
cry for Consumption. beats EN- all, and
cures when everything else fails. The
greatest kindness I can do my many
thousand friends is to urge them to try
it, Free bottles at the City Drug
Store. Regular sizes so cents and 500
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28
Reception to senator German.

The committee who have in charge the
German testimonial have decided to
make the presentation at the Fifth Regi-
ment Armory Baltimore on May IA.
Mayor Davidson will make the presenta-
ton address. With the response of
Senator German this will be the only
speech-making on the occasion. The ex-
pense of the testimonial and the public
reception is estimated at about $4,000,
all of which has been subscribed. The
reception will be general to all demo-
Gratis and others in the State, and pub
lie announcement to this effect will be
made later by the committee. The Fifth
Regiment Band has been engage.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28
Temperance Lecture.

Rev. John A. B. Wilson, d. D., the
eloquent temperance lecturer of Dover,
Del, will deliver his famous lecture,
1.-THE Ruin Wrought by the Liquor Ira
fic, in the First III E. Church, on To-
Night. April %, at 81 NJ. DR.. Wilson is
considered one of the most eloquent and
powerful speakers, of the day upon this
temperance question. The W. c. T. u,
at whose invitation he comes, is to be
congratulated upon securing the services
of such an able lecturer Don't fail to
hear him.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28
snnth River Items

Mrs. Lucy Sellman Duckett, sister of
Judge sellman, of the Orphans Court,
died Sunday and was buried to-day from
the Episcopal Chapel. Davidsonville. She
was the wife of Thomas A. Duckett, and
a daughter of the late DR.. j. II. Sellman
of this county Rev. Jno. Barrett, the
rector officiated. The interment was in
the cemetery adjoining the church
Thomas Davis, faithful seryent of
the late DR.. Richard Weems, died last
Sunday.
Mrs. Helen Dennis, mother of the Rev.
H. A. Dennis, until recently pastor of
Asbury M. Il Church in this city died in
the Sth District, near SudleY last Sunday
morning
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28
Specimen Gases.

S. H. Clifford, New Cassel, Wis, was
troubled with Neuralgia and Rheuma
tism, his Stomach was disordered, his
Liver was affected to an alarming degree,
appetite fell away, and he was terribly
reduced in flesh and strength. Three
bottles of Electric Bitters cured him.
Edward Shepherd, Harrisburg, III !,
had running sore on his leg of eight
years standing. Used three bottles of
Electric Bitters and seven boxes of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve and his leg is
sound and WELL John Speaker, Cataw-
ba. o., had five large fever sores on his
leg, doctors said he was incurable. One
bottle Electric Bitters and one box of
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him en-
tirely. Sold at the City Drug Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28
Our Electric Railway and Our City
Fathers.
E..ltoy q IA Epenina Caalt 1 !.

Editor Of Lse Eosning Cdpit:l:
Sir:--I understand that the Getty Fa-
theirs" (g) at their meeting last night re-
fused to grant the Edison Electric Com
panY the right 10 use the streets of An
napolis for their proposed electric rail-
way which was to take in the principal
points in the city and then. by way Of
the public 70 continue 10 Bay Ridge.
Now, Mr. Editor, this seems to me to be,
"a pound foolish and penny-wise. &C
ton in that ii takes from as, the city,
about SIS, 10000 assessab.e property
and depriyes large number of me
chanics and laborers the opportunity of
making, in the construction of the road,
several weeks work; but more important
than all, takes from the young men of
the town, some fifteen or twenty in
number, the opportunity of having per
manent employment at fairly good sala-
ries. Now, Mr. Editor, Is this not false
step in our board What earthly disad
vantage could this proposed electric road
be to our ciiy?. Is il because 1t is, or
would make our city little more up TO
the spirit of the times Or is it the
hand of the established electric light
plant, fearing that they, the Edison com
pany, might be too formidable competi-
tor in electrical contracts Is not such
action of the Board last night keeping
MS in the columns of ancient cities
Respectfully,
PROGRy1Se
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28

Men and women prematurely gray and
and whose hair was falling, are enfhusi-
astic in praising Halls hair Remover
for restoring the color and preventing
badness
Wanted-The people of Annapolis to
try glass of Soda at Go0dman's Drug
Store and be convinced that it is the
coolest and best in the city.
After suffering horribly for years
from scrofula in its worst form. q young
son Of Mr.. r. L. King, 706 Franklin 81
Richmond. Va, was recently cured by
the use of Ayers Sarsaparilla. No 0thei
medicine can approach this preparation
IS cleanser Of the blood.
Pure. cold, delicious SodaWater drawn
from the hauesome fountain at r. w
Goodman Drug Store. IA Main street
near Market Space.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28
Ahsentees From school.

The following arc the absentees from
the male department of the public
school, J. G. Ray. principals w. Holt
dayoke. A. Shipley. T. Tuers, G. Evans,
w. Robinson, ]. Taylor, E. Beavin. j.
Mace, f. Morgan. L. Strauss, G. Baker,
C. Burlingame. r. Gather, G. Hinton.
A. Lamb, c. Taylor. w. Thompson, G.
Wells, +. Evans, w. Gates, Ivey. w.
Jones, C. Lowman. E. Porter. E. Scoch.
w. Carroll, j Russell
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28
A Husbands Mistake.

Husbands too often permit wives, and
parents their children, to suffer from
headache, dizziness, neuralgia, slepless-
ness, fits nervousness, when by the use
of DR.. Miles Restorative Nervine such
serions results could easily be prevented
Druggists everywhere say it gives kuni-
versaI satisfaction, and has an immense
sale. Woodwork g. Co., of Fort
Wayne, Ind, Snow g. Co.. of Syracuse,
n. Y; j. G. Wolf, Hillsdale, Mich, and
hundreds of others say 1T is the greatest
sellers they ever knew 1t contains no
opiates. Trial bottles and fine book on
Nervous Disease, free at the City Drug
Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28
school Notes.

Carpenter G. w. Conover, now station
ed at the Academy, viii be detached
May 0, and ordered to she Monongahela.
at Newport, r. 1.
Sergeant Green of the marine guard,
stationed at the Academy, has been made
Drum Major, at the Academy in place of
Andrew Z. Denver. deceased.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-04-28
The Annapolis Gun CLUB

The Annapolis Gun Club held their
second shooting match yesterday after
noon at their shooting grounds. on the
banks of Spa creek, opposite the city.
The shoot was lively and interesting as
well as successful one Twenty clay
pigeons were sprung in quick succession
from the traps, the members of the club
firing at the birds as they arose at an alti-
tude of about twenty or Thirty yards.