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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-04
"Try, Try Again."

The old story Of Bruce and the spider
is we'll known, but how little has been
noted of the untiring perseverance of
others of the lower animals. A curious
incident, having valuable lesson for
impatient human beings, was offered by
a party of ducklings on the sea-shore.
They were very young, but they had
q mind for swim, and made no doubt
of being able to accomplish it on body
of water so large and SO tempting as tho
Atlantic Ocean.
II was lovely day, and the tide was
coming in with hardly a ripple. Every
few minutes wavelet not more than an
inch or two high swept gently up on the
beach, then drew back into the bosom
Of the ocean, after the manner OF sea
waves.
With all the dignity of the duck FAM
lily this little party waddled down the
beach. They were in no haste, the day
was before them, the sun was warm,
they were fed, and they went in the
most leisurely way. Just as they reached
the water the gentle wave ran in, lifted
the pretty little yellow birdlings off their
feet, and swept them all far up on the
sand, then as suddenly turned, left them
there high and dry, and went out to sea
again.
The ducklings, not at all Disconnected
by this shabby joke of the wavelet,
gathered themselves together, and start
ed again down the beach in good order
as before. Again the saucy wavelet
came up to meet them, and again they
were carefully set down far up on the
shore.
Discouraged, you think, and walked
off in huff? By no means! They wanted
to go into the water and into the water
they would go. Again they started
down the bank, just as dignitied, just as
composed, just as earnest about it as il
they had found no difficulties in the way.
OF course they met the same fate; but
they did not give it up
Whether they ever really got into the
sea does not appear, but as long as the
observer had the patience to wait the
same game was in progress-the little
wave carried them all far up on the
beach, and they all waddled back again,
with the sole and single purpose OF
going TO take a swim.-Youth' Com
panion.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-04
DEATH AND A PANIC,
Fatal Crash of the Fcrryboat Cincinnati
at New York.


Every timber OF the doube-decked
ferryboat Cincinnati groaned and shv-
cred as the boat crashed into its slip at
full speed the other afternoon in New
YORK. Men were violently thrown to
the deck and against the rails, and
horses were struggling to keep their feet
and trampling upon women.
The accident was probably due to the
carelessness of Engineer Gray and his
assistant, George A. Bowman. Gray
allowed Bowman, who is licensed en-
gincer, but who ranked as an oiler on
the Cincinnati, TO run the engine for
him, and it was while Bowman was
handling it that the accident happened.
AS the boat neared the slip Pilot futile
gave two bells to reverse the engines,
which was answered in the engine-room.
The boat, however, seemed to be run
ming at as high a rate of speed as ever.
The Cincinnati ran straight into the
bridge, striking with such blow that il
tore off some of the solid iron facing.
While the excitement was most in
tense, Fireman Holt rushed up from the
engine-room and said: Engineer Gray
has been crushed to death" The boat
had swung out into the stream and was
drifting with the tide. AS soon as the
plunging of the horses had abated sew
eral of the men made their way i'm be-
tween the iumbled trucks and got to the
door leading to tho engine-room. They
scrambled down the steep iron stairs
and found Fireman Holt and Oiler Bow
man peerng down into the crank pit At
the bottom lay the mangled remains OF
Engineer Gray. They were wedged in
between the crank and the sides of the
pit, and it was half an hour before they
could be extricated.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-04

petratIng these crimes with an ever-In-
creasing holiness and recklessness IL
shows that the conspiracy against law and
order Is more widespread than was sup
posed and that the assassns are re-
solved to have revenge on any who in
cur their displeasure or interfere with
the carrying out OF their sanguinary
programme. The only offense OF M.
Very, the proprietor of the cafe In which
the bomb was exploded, was that Rava-
chol, the instigator or perpetrator OF the
outrage committed in the Rue de Clichy
March 80, was arrested in his place, and
he was suspected OF having informed the
police OF the terrorist's presence there.
Chicago Post.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-04
RAvACHOL IN FOR LIFE
THE PARIS 1OMB-THRoWER IS
SENTENCED.
His Life Spared.


The trial of Ravachol, alias a half
dozen other names; Charles Achille
Simon, alias biscuits" Jao Beala, alias
Joseph Marius; Charles Ferdinand Chau-
martin; and the girl Rosalie Sougere
was held at the Seine Assizes Court in
Paris. The judges had been warned,not
to convict Ravachol, and no one was
anxious to occupy the bench during the
trial. SO many threats had been made
that friends of the prisoners would at
tempt some desperate act to either free
the accused or prevent the trial, that
admission to the courtroom was Sc
verely restricted. Only those person
ally known to the court officials and the
twenty-five witnesses were admitted.
The prisoners were charged with caus-
ing the explosions at the residence OF
Judge Benoit, 1876 Boulevard st. Ger
main, and at the residence of the pub
lie prosecutor, Bulot, at the corner of
the Rue Clichy and the Rue de Berlin
They were also charged with attempting
to blow up the police commissariat at
Clichy.
The most elaborate preparations were
taken by the authorities to guard against
any attempt to interfere with the course
of Justice. The guards about the Palais
de Justice were redoubled, and every
part OF the approaches to the building
was watched closely Only detectives
and policeman could be seen in the
corridors and elsewhere in the interior
of the building. The attendance in the
courtroom was confined to the wit
nesses, officials, detectives, and journal
lists.
When Judge Cues entered he at once
summoned the jury, who, it must be
said, presented greatly disturbed APP
pearance. After the jurors had taken
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-04
A Pittsburg Toll Bridge.

This happened IN Plttsburg. A man
who had attempted to cut his wife 8
throat reached a bridge toll cent? with
a constable in chase. The conscientious
fugitive threw down his penny and scut-
tied. The thrifty constable, who had
nothing less than a dime, waited for his
change. The pure delight which this
performance yields 10 the reflective mind
is,almost marred by the fact that some
boys caught the runaway, and the gall
liant officer actually effected his capture.
New York Evening Sun.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-04

Unlike the Romans of a later age the
Egyptians did not confine the privilege
OF shaving to free citizens, but obliged
their slaves to shave both face and head.
The data are not exactly as authentic as
one would like to have, but it is believed
that the custom of shaving the beard
was introduced in Rome in the year
400 b. G. According to Pliny, Scipio
Africanus was the first Roman who
shaved daily.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-04

THE dastardly anarchist outrage in
Paris, by which at least two persons
have been MANNED for life and the safety
of many others was placed in imminent
peril, reveals the existence of an alarm
ing condition Of affairs in the French
capital. 1t emphasizes the fact that tho
police authorities there are unable to
cope with the organized gang of murder
ers who, for year past, have been per-
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-04
WHY Nnf2

The Scientific American thinks that
the devices for sending torpedoes to de-
stroy any vessel three miles from shore
in safety, through any kind of sea, may
also be used in sending lifeboats an
equal distance to rescue passengers
from wreck.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-04

MRS. CLEVELAND is fearful her little
daughter, Ruth, will be kidnapped. There
is more danger of her becoming the
wife OF some creature who will mistreat
her after the tender care Of lovely
mother has reared her to womanhood. -
Springfield Monitor.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1892-05-04
NEWSOFOURO WNSTATE
ITEMS OF INTEREST TO MIcHI-
OANDERS.

Weekly Crop Report-Extensive Fire nj
Misunderstanding One Million White
fish Each Day-Big Deal I'm Standing
Timber-Fooled the Burglars.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04

Necessarily the romantic and histor-
ical charm of English walled cities Is
but small compared with that of conti-
mental cities. The walls of Rome, for
instance. are standing monuments of
the city's history from the earliest times
to within the last half century; but
owing to the extraordinary character
and variety of other antiquarian objects,
they hardly come in for that share OF
the visitors attention which they de-
serve. Yet an inspection of them, with
their ancient and medieval gates, the
many styles of their construction, each
pointing to particular period of their
history. their size and strength. their
odd little hooks and corners sAld their
picturesqueness, is worth a Journey.
which convinces the stranger that they
would form the chief attraction of any
other city but Rome.
Indeed, as is not surprising, Italy is a
nest of ancient walled towns, and we
may note all degrees of grandeur, from
the still formidable locking zones which
surround Geneva La Soperba or Firenze
La Bella TO the quaint little lines of
Notifications which xigzag up the vine
clad hillsides of the north coast of the
Mediterranean, surrounding in many in
stances mere villages, but speaking elo-
quently to us of those hard, stirring
times when the hand of every man was
against his neighbor. Cor. Chicago Her
aid
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04
Reasoning Power of Ants.

One morning gentleman Of many
scientific attainments sat quietly and
alone at his breakfast. Presently he
noticed that some large black ants were
making free with the contents of the
sugar bowl. He drove them away, but
they soon returned, seemingly unwilling
to leave their sweetened feast. Again
they were dispersed, only to return in
increased numbers. There was lamp
hook directly above the center of the
table, and, to try their ingenuity, the
gentleman suspended the sugar bowl to
the hook with cord, allowing it to
swing clear of the table about an inch.
First the sagacious little creatures
tried to reach it by standing on each
others backs. After repeated efforts,
all of which were failures, they went
away and it was supposed that they had
given up in despair. Within a surpris-
ingly short time, however, they were
seen descending the cord by dozens and
dropping themselves into the sugar
bowl. They had scaled the wall,
traversed the ceiling and discovered an
other road to the treasure. Louis
Republic.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04
wiling to sen Cheap.

An amusing incident happened in o
southern city court the other day. A
Jew was on the witness stand testifying
against negro who had stolen pair OF
pantaloons from his store.
How much are the pants worthY"
asked Judge Thompson,
"Well, judge" responded the witness,
sit depends on the man who wants TO
buy them. sell them to one man for six
dollars, to another for five dollars, but
you can have them for four dollars"
Sir" responded his honor, in dis
gusted tone Of voice, Il want you to tell
me what those pants are worth"
"Ah, judge" said the Israelite, "take
'em for three dollars If four dollars don't
suit you"
Look here" thundered the Judge,
"if you don't tell me the exact value of
those pants / will send you to Jail for
contempt of court"
"Well, then, judge" pleaded the OBJ
tuse witness in a most insinuating tone
of voice, ''take 'em for two dollars. 1t
is giving them away almost, but you
can have EN- for two dollars"
By this time the people in the court
room were convulsed with laughter,
and the judge himself was obliged to
forget his disgust and join heartily in
the laugh. He did not buy the ''pants, "
however. Bag.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04
porslan suorda.

The swords of Hindostan are of end
less variety in size and shape, the most
common being the "tegha" and "tal-
war," broad, much curved blades, wrong
ly styled scimitars, the real scimitar
being clumsy chopperlike weapon,
nearly straight and widening to the
point. There is the "khanda," heavy
straight sword with basket hilt, like the
Scottish claymore. The khanda was an
object of worship to the Rajputs, pre-
cisely as to the Scythians. The "pata," +"
or gauntlet sword, much used by the
Mahrattas, was development of the
"katar," having a long rapier blade.
often of Spanish make, and cylindrical
hilt, into which the arm was passed to
the elbow. The Persian sword, how
ever, was valued above all others, and
particularly those of Khorassan.
These are the real Damascus blades, I"
the damascening being produced by the
capitalization of the steel. Connois.
seurs recognize ten different varieties Of
watering or "jauhar;" and the most in
credible prices have been given for
fancy specimens. But the great brittle
ness of these swords makes them unfit
for use by Europeans, who would shiver
them to pieces by "swashing blow"
while the oriental employs their razor
edge only for the drawing" cut
Chambers Journal.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04
a MIG Diners sometime..

The measurement In English yards OF
the different lengths of mile in several
countries is as follows: Arabian mile
2,148; Austrian mile, S,296; Bohemian
mile, 10,137; Brabant mile, 6,082; Bur-
gundian mile, 6,183; Danish mile, s,244:
Dutch mile, $685.; English mile, 1880;
English mile, geographical, 2,025; Eng
lish mile, nautical, 6,OsO; Flemish mile,
$3.50; German mile, long, 10,128; Ger
man mile, short, $3.50; German mile,
geographical, 800; Hamburg mile. s.
PA; Hanoverian mile, 1859; Hessian
mile, 1851; Hungarian mile, o, 118; Irish
mile, ancient, 2,240; Italian mile, 2,025:
Lithuanian mile, 0, ,7sO; Oldenburg mile.
10,S20; Persian mile, 8,0S6; Polish mile.
long, 800; Polish mile, short, 6,07I;
Prussian mile, s,237; Roman mile, 1.62a
Russian, verst, 1,165; Saxon mile. 0,9ea
Scotch mile, ancient, 1884; Spanish
mile, 4,635; Swedish mile, IL, 700; Swiss
mile, 9,153; Tuscan mile, 1903; United
States mile, ,760. Philadelphia Ledger.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04
Bagging Grapes.

People often ask what is the use of the
abstract studies scientific men and wom-
en- often indulge in. The reply is you
must first discover q new truth before
you can tell whether you can make any
value of it. The valuable discovery
that the black rot can be prevented from
injuring grapes by inclosing the bunch
in a paper bag is the direct result of
scientific studies.
When it was found that the rot was
caused by fungus growing from lit
tie seed or spore which, floating through
the atmosphere, attaches itself to the
grape berry, it was the easiest thing to
think of putting bags over the bunch
early in the season so that the spore
couldn't get there. Hundreds of thou
sands of dollars have been saved to the
cultivator by this bagging of grapes
which would have been totally lost but
for the labors of scientific men.-Mee-
hans Monthly
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04

DR.. Moss, of the English polar expe-
dition of 1857, among many other
things, tells of the strange effects of the
extreme cold upon the candles they
burned. The temperature was from 35
to so degs. below zero, and the doctor
says he was considerably discouraged
when upon looking at his candle he dis
covered that the fame ''had all it could
do to keep warm" 1t was so cold that
the fame could not melt all of the tallow
of the candle, but was forced to eat its
way down, leaving sort of skeleton
candle standing. There was heat enough,
however, to melt odd shaped holes in
the thin walls of tallow, the result be-
ing beautiful lacelike cylinder of white
with narrow tongue of yellow flame
burning on the inside and sending ont
many streaks of light into the darkness.
st. Louis Republic.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04
Different Terms for the Same Things.

Among the peculiarities of SO called
pure English, nothing is more singular
than the difference between the names
given to footwear. In America a boot
is something which comes nearly up to
the knee, while in England anything
above low cut shoe is invariably de-
scribed as boot. The same popularity
exists in regard to hose. In England
the only two words used are stockings
and socks, the difference being entirely
in the length of the leg, and the word
half hose being purely American. In
the trade in this country there are three
distinctions-the stocking, sock and
half hose. There is no ribbed top to the
American sock, and there are other
technical differences which are unheard
of in the old country. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04

When the reader thinks of the count
less number of rats that infest the re-
gions occupied by human beings, OF
their wonderful reproductive power,
and of their seemingly causeless but
rapid migration from one dwelling place
to another hundreds of miles away, he
must admit that if it is possible for the
rat to convey disease germs from point
to point this power for evil is incalcul-
able. When he left plague stricken
London and sought another field did he
leave the plague behind, or did he keep
q share of it to distribute elsewherei-
DIR. s. +. Weber's Lecture.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04
). THURSDAY EVENING. AUGUST 4. 1899.
II. AN OLD CEMETERY.


She sits upon the worn old grave.
And gayly uses rs pillow
The battered headstone, rudely carved
With funeral urn and weeping willow.
The epitaph she puzzles out,
With words and laughter light and mock
ing,
Displaying well a dainty shoe,
AndQuite an inch OF silken stocking
She jests about the curious name.
The verses with quaint old phrases laden;
And yet-what if in future years
Some saucy Twentieth century maiden
Upon summer afternoon
An ancient cemetery choosing
Should fiirt upon her grave, and think
IL all so jolly and amusing2
Juliet w. Tompkis in Kate Fields Wash
ington.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04
Odd Ideas Of Reantx.

An African beauty must have small
eyes, thick lips, large. fiat nose and o
skin beautifully black. In New Guinea
the nose is perforated and a large piece
of wood or bone inserted. On the north
west coast of America an incision more
than two inches long is made in the
lower lip, filed with wooden plug.
In Guinea the lips are pierced with
thorns, the head of the thorn being in
side the mouth and the point resting on
the chin.-Jenness Miller illustrated.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04

James / disliked to hear encomiums
lavished on his predecessor, lie Roi
Elizabeth" as the French called her,
and always deprecated her when possi-
bic. On one occasion some one speak
ing of the late queen as a "most wise
princess" James said sharply, ''She had
wise counselors." "And, please your
majesty" said the speaker, did ever a
fool choose wise counselorsY'-London
Standard
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04
Poor Blank.

Mrs. Jones-Men never know how
much they owe to their wives. Now,
there's Mr.. Blank, who is praised by
every one as successful man, but what
would he have been if he had never mar
riedI
Mr.. Jones-A bachelor, dear.-Phar-
maceutical Era.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04
The Inered,ent. OF Firevorks.

The chief constituents of all fireworks
are gunpowder and its ingredients.
Iron and steel filings and castiron bor-
ings, free from rust, are used to in
crease the brightness of the display and
produce the Chinese fire. When the
rocket explodes up in the air the bright
and varicolored sparks are produced
by these filings as they ignite in the
oxygen.
Copper filings and copper salts are
used to produce greenish tints. A fine
blue is made with zinc filings. A light
greenish tint with much smoke is made
out of sulphuret of antimOny. Amber,
resin and common salt protected frem
dampness produce a yellow fire. Salts
of strontia make red light. A green
light is also made by the salts of bari
um.-New York Evening Sun.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04

case for which it's recommended, you get
your money back IL isn't " cure-all, but
itAoes cure all diseases arising from torpid
or deranged liver, or from impure blood
For all Scrofulous, Skin and Scalp Diseases,
or Lung-scrofuIa, Is cured BY IL, II taken In
time and given fair trial That's all that's
asked for tia fair trial. Then IL IL doesn't
help you, there's no pay.
Beware Of spurious limitations or dilutions,
offered at less prices.
We claim Il to be an unequaled remedy 70
purify the blood and invigorate the liver.
We claim Il to be lasting In Its effects, crea-
ting an appetite, purifying the blood, and
preventing Bilious, Typhoid and MAlarial
levers, II taken IN time. Tbs time to take
&c h when you first feel the signs Of sOe0riness
and sceaknes& By druggists /,
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NOTICE.
FOR SALE

A Wheeler and Wilson No SEWING
MACHINE, in complete order. with drop
table, three drawers-good as new. Cost $65.
Price $40. Apply at this Office. b25
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04

HORSE AND PHETON CART. A
nobby and convenient turnout. suitable for
family purposes, the horse being perfectly
gentle. Also good in saddle Reasons for
selling given on application. lrquirs at CAP
ITAL Office. 10
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04

when Baby wsj&cksre gave her Castoria.
When she was a ca.ild. she cried for Castoria-
When she became s!iSz, she cInng TO castoria-
Whas 20 had c..ll..Ie,s. she gave them castoris
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04

The best School Shoe In the market
~ Brooks q Barf0n's, Main street
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04
FOR SALE.

A white maple extension TABLE can
seat from four to twelve persons, good
as new never been open or closed up but
four times since it was bought, also 3
WALNUT CHAIRS. cane bottom very
nicely made; ROCKER to match the
same, / walnut CENTER TABLE, mar
BILE slab; walnut SOFA covered with
red, all as good as new. ANY one wish
ing to buy the whole or part can see
them by calling at 100 Prince George
Street They will be sold cheap as we
have no use for them
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-08-04

In the world sold, on easy monthly in
stalIments-''THK NEW HOME"
THE WHITE"
THE FAvORTTR,"
Instruction given. Machines kept In
Eepair. Orders from the County attend
ed to promptly.
w. L. PFETFFER,
81 Main Street,
@622 Annapolis. Md
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Can't be found
the equal Of DIR.
Pierceis Golden
Medical Discov-
cry. If other
medicines Of it's
class were like It,
they'd be guaran-
teed. This is /: IL
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- Dsrra IN Nwaww
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WANTS. FOR SALE, &c.

We will insert In this column advertfes
Inents OF Wants, For Rent, For Sale, Lost,
wOund. no., not exceeding four lin0s. ONE
WEEK. or less, for rs Centa.
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