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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-06-19
WANTS, FOR SALE, &c.

WANTS. FOR SALE. &c.
We will insert In this column advertise.
sncntg of Wants, For Rent, For Sale, Lost,
Found, &C., not exceeding four lines. ONE
WEEK. or less for 20 Cents.
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(XTANTED,-A GOOD GIRL. EN-
Wv quire at No. 10 Francis Street
WANTED-LADY TO DO WRIT
wv ing at home. Address with self adj
dressed stamped envelope, Miss Flora ID.
Jones, South Bend, Ind. Proprietor OF the
Famous Blush of Roses" Gil
II OST.-ON MAY 23rd, BETWEEN
~ the Naval Academy. and the Short Line
Depot, HALF A GoLD-BEND BRACELET
Please return to this office, and receive
reward. 62
WANTED.-AGENTS for MUTUAL
w Investment CO. of Minneapolis, MINI
cap tai stock. $3.50 900; loans and invt SITS mo.
ney; bond required. w. b. MCCADDIN,
Gen'l Agt, q 5. Gay St., baltimore. Nd. e2w
WANTED.-A GOOD DRY ROOM,
w to store Furniture in. for three years.
Address "A State House Circle. SO
"ANTED-FIVE FIRST CLASS
Wv Timers and galvanized Iron Cornice
Workers. Steady employment. Apply at
once; or o,,Si MECkER Bio, 42s 5is $. 9th Street
p. -ou.s, mo. SO
Tor SALE OR RENT--A TWELVE
room house situated on Market Street.
furnished. Apply A. J. Stinchcomb 10
Green street
EOR SALE.-A SOLID ROSEWOOD
Il GUITAR, finely made. A splendid
toned instrument. Never been used Cost
$l6, will BE- sold for $l2. Apply at this Of
flee. ltf
WANTED AT ONCE.-A MAN TO
w Handle in Annapolis THE ANALOS-
the literary, social and political life of the
south. Everything necessary TO furnish live
agency will be furnished: Must have push
and ability. Address THE ANALOSTAN
PUBLISHING CO., washington. ID. @. d23
TyPewriting Dome,
CENTS PER FOLIO 100 words) by J.
V. DUFFY. Zoe King George Street. ne
EOR RENT Three Furnished ROOMS
i for rent No. SO Conduit Street.
RT FOR SALEMS
Several fine cows. Apply to
RICHARD OLAYTOR,
66 Obligation, A. A. County, Nd.
M FOR RENT. M
A TWO-AND-A HALF STORY BRICK
DWELLING with eight rooms and bathroom,
n. f. Cor. College Avenue and Prince George
Street. 90
Handsome PhaefOn for sale
1t is the easiest riding Carriage made In
good order, and win be sold cheap. Apply AT
B. G. MARTINS Livery stable, West Street
Fine Milch Cow for Sale.
A gentle cow, giving rich milk. is for
sale at low figure. Apply At this Office.
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FOR SALE.
A new TRIPLE BUCKBOARD and DU-
PLEX PLEASURE WAGON. Cheap.
W. II. FELDMEYER,
69 Carroll Street, Annapolis.
WANTED.-ANAC ACTIVE MAN for each
represent sSuOn snccessf6 af conp:n1 iHSn5 incor
porated to supply Dry Goods. clothing. Shoes.
yewelry, etc, g consumers at cost. Also
10000 now enrolled. 500, 900 paid inl.-
References EXCHANGED. Empire Cooperative
Association gcredit well rated Lock Box $40.
N. ". 5-@T
NObaEy Public
Al business connected with the Notary
Public promptly attended to-
ELIAS q. HYDE,
ue No. SO Main Street. Annapolis. Nd
FOR SALE.
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VIM. r. SHIELDS,
Barber & Har Dresser
Cor. state Circle and Cornhillst

Particular attention paid to Shaving, Hair
Cutting, Shampooing, Hair Dyeing, &c. Also
RaEOrs set and guaranteed to give satisfaction
or no charge. Cleanliness a speciality in this
shop. Give me trial.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-06-19

EOR SALE.--A SOLID ROSEWOOD
II GUITAR, finely made. A splendid
toned instrument. Never been used Cost
$40, will BE- sold for sl2. Apply at this Of
tce. 4ltf
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We will insert In this column advertise.
snonts OF Wants, For Rent, For Sale, Lost,
90and, &C., not exceeding four lines. ONE
WEEK. or less, for 20 Cents.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-06-19

WANTED-FIVE FIRST CLASS
wv Timers and galvanized Iron Cornice
Workers. Steady employment. Apply at
once. MECKER u BhO,, 423 519 s. 9th Street
st. Louis, Mo. S2J
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NObaEy Public
All business connected with the Notary
Public promptly attended to.
ELIAS q. HYDE,
ue No 80 Main Street. Annapolis. Nd
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-15
Greeley's Office Boy.

A lad named David was employed
as Mr.. Greeley's boy in the office. He
grew to be exceedingly large and over
six feet ir height, but Greeley con-
tinued to call him Little David"
Well. robberies of the office began to
occur Mr.. Rhoades, who had charge
of the office was much perplexed and
annoyed by them. Mr.. Rhoades went
on watch and detected the thief. Whom
should he discover creeping in at
back window and going to the money
drawer and helping himself but Mr..
Greeley's Little David?" David see-
ing that he was observed, tried to hide
himself but was caught and sent to
the Tombs.
Next morning Mr.. Rhoades said:
Greeley, [ have found the thief that
robbed the office II am glad of
that said Mr.. Greeley. Said Mr..
Rhoa,les: who do you think it is?"
oh. | have no idea" 1T is your boy
David" What. my little David?"
Yes. your little David He's the
one who has been a-robbing. and I've
got him MP at the Tombs now"
Well" said Horace Greeley. Ppm so
sorry. | have often seen that poor
boy steal nv books. but did not like
to say anything about it."
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-15
Doubling a Strong Man.

On the day preceding the arrival of
a circus at certain goodsized town
in Ohio, a strong man, who had n
weeks lay-off from the museum cir
cult. dropped down on visit to some
relatives. There was no discount on
him as "a marvel of strength" and the
wood-cut which pictured him throwing
a bull over siX-rail fence was not
much of an exaggeration. AS soon as
it was discovered that he had no par
ticular scruples against the flowing
bowl. the boys set out to have little
fun. Early in the forenoon of circus
Gay an alleged circus man waited on
1.-The great western giant" and init
mated that he was a fraud from away
back, and that his marvellous feats of
muscle were tricks and deluSions.
This had the effect we hoped for, and
four or five glasses of beer did the
rest.
Soon after noon the strong man
sailed down to the circus grounds to
demand an apology. The people had
begun buying tickets, and the circus
officials were too busy to talk. The
way they ignored his presence made
the strong man madden than ever, and
he started for the entrance. The two
men stationed there tried to prevent
his in9ress, but he threw one into a
farmers wagon aud the other over a
lemonade stand, and entered the tent.
Six of the circus men now rallied on
the center, but the struggle didn't last
two minutes. He flung them allow
and aloft rs if playing with the clubs.
Hey, Rubber sounded the tocsin,
and every single man connected with
the circus rallied in response. AS
they came with clubs. neck-yokes and
wagon-stakes the strong man looked
about for some weapon. There was a
long-tailed bulldog lying under the
sacred cows cage, and he grabbed
him bv the tail and widened the circle
and finally broke through it. smashing
every man who opposed him. When
clear of the circle he pushed baby
elephant off her legs, upset a candy
wagon, tore down section of seats
about forty feet long, and appeared
outside TO eXclaim:
.Al fraud and delusion. is it?
Haven't any moral right to- my title,
eh? Well, mebe / haven't. but | guess
this crowd won't dispute it!'
And he pulled the ticket wagon over
on its beam ends. flung bale of hay
into a side show, and took the middle
of the road to walk back to the hotel.
N Y Sur
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-15
A Dead Wife to Him,

was at depot in Louisville. stand.
ing in the doorway of the ladies' watt
ing room. when a stranger beckoned
me out. and said:
Il want you to do me favor. See
if there is woman about 40 years
old in there. wearing black silk
dress, Il brown wrap. and hat with
two white feathers in it."
| sauntered in and looked around,
and returned and reported her there.
Anybody with herP" he asked.
Yes; a man and little child"
His face was pale and BETRAYED great
emotion, and his voice had queer
sound to it rs he considered for mo-
ment and then said:
Take this pistol. am her hus-
band, and she has eloped. l was 90
ing to kill the man at first, but have
thought better of it."
He entered the room, and the guilty
pair rose up and turned pale rs he app
preached. He did not look at either
of them, but walked straight up to the
child. took her in his arms and went
out. saying:
I'VE haven't any home now darling,
but we will go away somewhere and
make one"
Come, mammar called the child.
'Hush!" he whispered. You have
no mother. She died two DAYS auon
D trOn Free Press.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-15

are compelled to exc out their exist
ence In these pens surrounded by
water until such time as they are
tethered and transported by canoe to
the butcher.
The present natives are still in dread
OF the Dahomians. but even if this fear
no longer existed it is probable that
the habit which they and their fathers
before them have long followed would
lead them to prefer these aquatic
residences. 1t is not known how many
lake jewellers there are. but it is sup
posed there are at least 10, 600 of them
among the various tribes whose huts
cover the Denham waters. Once in a
while these tribes make war on one
another. and they conduct their fight
ing in canoes, capable of holding two
or three persons, and their weapons
are guns, harpoons, spears and clubs.
In some other parts of Africa. par
ticularly in the Congo basin. the habit
of dwelling IN huts sustained on piles
In lakes or rivers is very largely fol-
lowed. and perhaps a million or two
OF the people of Africa are still perpet-
uatiEg the phase of life of which we
have relics in the remains of the lake
jewellers of the prehistoric era.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-15
A CORNISH JURY.

The following is one of the west
country stories which the late Sir STAFF
ford Northcote was fond of telling:
One day,as Mr.. Hicks was going into
Bodmin, he met Mr.. ia farmer. who
lived near Launceston.
"Marnin', Mr.. Hicks"
Good morning, Mr.. -; why, /
thought you always kept Launceston
market?"
Well, so I did till Vicky Donnells
trial"
Now, Mr.. Vincent Donnell was a
veterinary surgeon, who had been tried
on the accusation of having poisoned
his mother-in-l law, an old lady who had
died rather suddenly after a hearty
supper on rabbit and onions. Vicky
D0nnell was acquitted, to the great
establishment of the world at large.
"Ah that's another question:" said
Mr.. Hicks; you were foreman of the
jury; how came you to let Vicky DON
nell Off"
Now, Mr.. Hicks, you'me so bad as
the rest of them; they're always asking
why we let'n off, but I'll tell you how
twas.
We were shut up in a dark room
without food. fire, or candle. and told
we must find verdict; So when we
talked some time. Gentlemen l says,
we can't sit here all night, that's GER
tain, so we'll take opinions. What do
YOU say, Mr.. -?' We was sittin' all
roun' long table. you know, and l
spoke to the nearest.
Why, l think the mans had very
hard measures; don't think he did it at
all. She died of the rabbit and onions;
what bizness had an old 'ooman like
her to be aiting rabbit and onions at
that time of night?'
well, says Mr.. Pengelly. who sat
next, i think twas the arsenic did it.
They doctors be so frolicsOme with their
arsenic, always trying things on; still.
as twas to be experimental like.
think twas much to his credit that he
took an old woman to try it on; he
might "a took young one
$50 [ think, says Mr.. Boase. L
should not like to hang Vicky Don
nell for the likes of her; | reckon she
was a very tadious sort of old 'ooman.
She's not the first tadious sort of old
'ooman that's been put out of the way,
not by many a wan. | shouldn't like
to hang Vicky Donnell for the likes Of
her.
mo more should L. says the next,
for Vicky Donnell he saved my wfe's
life in the scarlet fever; she'd "a died
else
Yes. and he saved my pig in the
measles, says the fifth, so there's two
lives for one. take it how YOU will
We'll. says the next. 1 do not think
US ought 10 let him off altogether,
think we ought to give hlm six months
on the debtors side
"'Oh. you can't do that. mister, says
/; it must be neck or nothing.
well. then, says he, I'm for moth
ing, I'm sure
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-15
LAKE JEWELLERS IN AFRICA.
Thousands of Blacks who Rear Their Huts
on Piles In the Denham Waters.

Thousands of Blacks who Rear Their Huts
on Piles in the Denham Waters,
Much attention was recently called
to the region around Kotonou. on the
Gulf of Guinea. near which place sew
eral hundred of the women warriors
of the King of Dahomey were killed in
battle by the French troops. One of
the most interesting features of this
region is the large native villages and
towns that have been built in the
water. The inhabitants many wears
ago took this means of trying to escape
from the terrible raids of the King of
Dahomey. Many hundreds of people
were actually driven bv the powerful
King into the water. 1t happens that
the Dahomlans are very superstitious
about travelling in canoes or crossing
streams, and the fugitives took advan-
tage of this fact to secure protection
for themselves.
On any good map one may see the
''Denham waters" near Kotonou. This
is the home of these lake dwellers.
The towns have each a population of
from 200 or 800 souls to as many thou
sands. Physically the people are fne
and healthy specimens of Africans,
and as a rule they are free from dis
ease. Gov. Moloney of Lagos says the
houses are built upon piles or straight
branches of hard wood three to six
inches in diameter. They are driven
into the bottom of the lake. The up
per ends are secured by cross pieces,
on which are laid Il bamboo flooring
two-thirdS or one-half of which is cov-
cred in by Il house. The uprights OF
the house are fixed first and secured
below the platform to the supporting
piles. The roof frame IS next made on
the platform. and is covered with
grass or bamboo leaves, and raised to
its position. The remaining portion
of flooring is used as veranda. In
the construction no nails are used.
These natives are fishermen and also
pastoral people. 1t is curious fact
that they keep cattle in pens adjoining
their houses built on piles over the
water like their dwellings. Some
times during the dry season the shall
lowness of the water admits of the cat
tie being allowed to wander on terra
tirma; but fodder is brought in canoes
to many less fortunate animals which
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-15
HER FIRST DlNNER-C!VlNG.
Gen. Grants Widow Gives Some ReminIs-
cences of Her Early Married Life.

Imagine my husband inviting four
or five Of the officers to dine with us ut
our first dinnerm says Mrs. Gen. Grant
il the Hon,e-m0ber. OF course he had
to withdraw the invitation. for how
did know that Hannah understood
cooking? He was amused at my real
dismay.
~ thought every body knew how to
cook-I do he said, and many a
savory mess have helped to make at
West Point. | have roasted apples,
and sometimes even ventured on roast
ing fowl
when inquired when and how, he
told me, with boyish pleasure. The
potatoes beef, etc, we fellows brought
from the mess hall (now Grant hall) in
our caps. The apples were usually
the result of Il foraging party to old
Kinosley's garden
Aud the fowl, Ulysses, where did
they come from?' asked.
"'Oh. usually from Col. Delafield's
coops.'
AT my expression of horror at this
really dreadful admission, he said:
Do not be alarmed; | was not adroit
enough to be of these parties; but l did
both help cook and eat those wonderful
suppers.'
so of course he thought any one
could cook. Hannah proved to my
great satisfaction household treasure.
The officers were asked to come the
next day, when l had much pleasure,
though fel. come responsibility in ar
ranging the appointments of my pretty
table. seeing that all were properly
placed, and remembering with pride
the well-served table of my fathers
house.
"Well, the officers came, and to my
smiling welcome they said: Then we
can stay to-day. can we? Everything
is right, is it? And Hannah really
knows how to cook, does she?'
Only imagine! The lieutenant had
told all these men that they could not
come to dinner because Mrs. Grant
was not sure that Hannah knew any
thing about cooking and would like to
have trial dinner first. How they
all loved to tease me ever after when
he would ask any of them to dine with
us! They would timidly peep in at the
, door and ask. Is it all righlT or Shall
we come another dayP'
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-15
The Maine Boy and His PupIr.

A Maine boy who is now professor
in one of our New England colleges
used to teach town schools while tit
ting himself for his university course.
Seated opposite to him on a railway
train while ago he related to me
some Of his early experiences in teach
ing the youthful ideas. One strapping
great girl, woman grown, caused
him considerable trouble because of
her Indifference to the beauties of edu-
cation in general and "gogerfrvn in
particular, for which neglect he caused
her to put in considerable time after
school in making up.
1t reached the teachers ears one day
that this maid had declared to an ad-
mlring group that she wouldn't have
her lesson on that afternoon, and if the
teacher kept her after school he would
have the privilege of sitting up one
night with her at any rate before she
would make the lesson up. This idea
caused much excitement among the
pupils. who are usually ready to enjoy
teachers discontinue.
According to the program the Young
lady's lesson that afternoon was a COM
pACIC 1dillilc- dul sue was IOlu 10 make
it up after school. When the session
ended the other pupils fingered about
with an air of expectancy to see the
outcome of matters.
The teacher politely showed them
out of the room, however, and then
went in and shut the door. There sat
the damsel with her arms defantly
folded and the book closed On the desk
before her. The pedagogue cordially
invited her to open the book and begin
operations, but this had no effect what
ever.
"All right" said he, taking out his
watch. I'll give you just thirty min
utes to get that lesson. and if it is not
ready ut the end of that time I'll take
you across my knee and give You one
of the most comprehensive. unabridged,
and able-bodied spankingS that have
occurred since Julius Caesar was an
infant"
Then he took chair with his back
to the enemy. Surprise, modification.
tears and sobs ensued, but at the end
of the half hour the lesson had been
learned-two lessons, probably.-Leoo-
istOn Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-15
CUPID AS AN EDITOR.
Business Being Dull, He Resorts to the
Use Of Printers Ink.

Here. according to the Memphis
AUaLanche, are some advertise .nents
that appeared in a matrimonial paper
in that town:
''On the market! A blue-eyed
blonde of nineteen and 135 pounds,
who will be q sweet girl graduate in
June, and whose father makes 100
bales of cotton. would like to be pre-
pared for some fun as soon as school
days are over. You need not write
unless you are handsome. for will not
marry an ugly man. Now. boys. if
you write and send stamp and your
picture and this add you will either
get it back or nice letter from a
pretty southern girl. Come, come,
come. the summer now is here.
"A farmer who does not use tobacco,
liquor or gamble desires correspond
ence with pretty ladies of neat form,
good disposition, good housekeepers,
good singers and religiouslv inclined.
Presbyterians preferred.
well, gents why not try on little
brunette of eighteen sparkling sum-
mers? Would like to correspond with
y number of young gentlemen and re-
ceive some nice letters. Now. BOYS,
please put in your best licks and write
and find out all about me. Every one
that writes and sends stamp will
truly receive prompt reply. The
first will receive a photo of myself.
My object is matrimony. Write soon;
papa don't care.
Look here, boys! Here is your
chance. | am a jolly little postmis-
tresS, having very good education;
height five feet and weight 107 pounds;
have fair complexion. light blue
eyes and light hair. l wish to CORE
spond with several young gentlemen
of good character and some means, be-
tween the ages of eighteen and twenty
six.
Here, boys, | am your hollyhock!
Am twenty years old, weight 110
pounds, dark hair and eyes. form per-
rect, good-looking as most of girls and
am in for fun. Will answer all letters
containing stamp.
Here you are. boys! A little Mich
igan beauty, raven black hair, pearly
teeth, rosy, kissable two lips, Venus
like figure and the temper of an angel
when | have my own way. For
further particulars apply at head
quarters. Write one, write ALL"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-01-15
Bangs, PufTs and Curls.

If your eyes are sunny blue and you
want YOUR straight sandy locks to
change to sun-kissed curls of gold, you
can do it. If your eyes are reddish
brown and don't match to your salts
faction your black tresses. you can
have wealth of red-brown HAIR Just
the color of dead leaves. and, bv the
way. that is the most fashionable new
shade in hair this fall.
Don't spoil your own hair with DYES
! and washes, for youth aud leisure are
not forever and day" and some
time you might have to 90 back to the
old color, and then you would find it,
if there was any left. a shade that was
never seen on sea or land.
What can you do? Why, cut your
own locks short off, and buy some of
the color you like. Besides being more
satisfactory. it will be more healthy.
Supposing You would like to arrange
your hair in the latest style high
couture, You choose La Pompadour,
which consists of nine black puffs. ar
ranged very loosely and artistically.
These would come from the nape of
the neck to the top of the head, where
they would be fastened with an orna-
mented comb to the Marlborough
bang, which is made of wavy hair
pushed back from the forehead. If
you like a more careful arrangement
of the hair than the POmpadour. a
very graceful effect is obtained with
the Empire couture, which is La Pom
padour broadened out. The front of
the head is covered by L'Empire front
of stiff puffs arranged in five rows,
broad in front, and narrowing down to
fit into the putfs at the back.
If your features are classic YOU can
look more like picture with your
hair parted in the middle and brought
down plainly over the forehead. Jane
Hading wore her pretty leaf-brown
hair arranged in this fashion. and it
has been called for her. You can not
wear your hair piled high with your
front hair arranged in this fashion, so
You must choose to go with Grecian
coil, which is, of course, worn low
down, almost resting upon the nape of
the neck.
The gypsy front is very pretty for
fair little maiden who is too sweet and
pretty for curls and frizzes, but who
IouSS loi Solueh lockS, 10 contrast
with her black-fringed brown ewes.
La Catogan, Marquise and Wave
Front are variations of the same style.
The difference is solely in the arrange
ment of the bangs, n short bang suit
| ing some faces, and others. with broad,
high foreheads requiring it to be half
an inch longer and little thicker.
With a dozen or mora individual
puffs, which come sinSy, securely
fastened TO tortoise-shell hairpins. andt
the Empire front. couture that is
suitable for opera, ball or reception
can be arranged. Starting from the
nape of the neck the puifs are arranged
one after another to the crown of the
head. A single rose is very artistic.
| placed among the puffs over the left
| ear.