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Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-12-22
How Famous Rulers Died.

Louis XVII., titular King OF
France, the unfortunate dauphin.
died in the Temple of Paris of abuse
and neglect. His body was identi-
fled and certified to by four members
of the Committee on Public Safety
and by more than twenty officials Of
the temple. The remains were pri.
vately buried in the cemetery Of st.
Marguerite and every trace OF the
grave was carefully obliterated.
Herod the Great was attacked by
vile disease, which caused his body to
mortify even before death. When
aware that he was near his end he
commanded all the most noble and
prominent men OF the Jewish nation
to be apprehended and confined in a
theater near his palace and gave Or
ders that as soon as he was dead they
were all to be slain. He intended,
he said, to have mourning at his
death. They were released after he
had breathed his last.
William the Conqueror was a man
Of very gross habit of body, and at
the siege of Nantes was hurt by the
rearing of his horse, the pommel OF
the saddle striking the King in the
abdomen and causing injuries from
which he died in few days. Before
his death he was deserted by all his
attendants, who stole and carried of
even the coverings Of the bed on
which he lay. The body remained on
the floor of the room in which the
King died for two days before it was
buried by charitable monks from a
neighboring monastery.
William Rufus was killed by an
arrow, either accidental or with muir
derous intent He died in the New
Forest, his body was stripped by
tramps, and the next day was found
by a charcoal burner, who placed the
naked corpse on his cart, hoping tC
receive reward. On the way to
Winchester the cart was upset and
the Kings body fell in the mire'
Covered with filth and black with
charcoal 10 arrived in Winchester,
where it was buried in the Cathedral
A few years later the tower fell and
crushed the tomb, and 600 years after
the Puritans rifled the grave anC
PLAYED football with the King:
skull. -Globe-Democrat.
Lady Henry Was Curious. SIS
IIo, When Lady Somerset first came t
America, she was particularly anxious
to, become acquainted with all the
American customs and TO take par
in everything American. Her appre
citation of America was intense.
"Now, will you tell me-" said sh'
one day to friend, S@why the chest
nut has been selected as nationa
nut, and why it is so dear to th'
hearts OF every one? notice thai
all, be they old or young, boy or girl
man or woman, speak'of the chestnut
frequently, and always pleasantly
and even affectionately.i
To-day, as 1 was seated in one o.
your horse cars, little boy begar
| telling another one some short anec
dOte, when suddenly the other little
boy sprang to his feet and shouted
oh, chestnutsl' Later in the day
saw one man whisper something IL
the ear OF a friend, to which the
friend only replied, "Oh, what
chestnut
allow pleasant to have something
Of which every one is so fond. But
explain the cause of the liking. Why
was that particular nut selected!
Why not the. almond or the pecan!
is it that the chestnut grows more
freely here?7-New York World.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-12-22

slightly to the north is Indiana. The
Hoosier sister of the family OF States
is surprising some of the older States
with the beauty of her home. A
Chicago man drew the plan after
suggestions from the Indiana Board.
The peculiar flatlron shape of the
ground demanded unique plan, but
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-12-22

THE reward OF one duty is the power
to fulfill another.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-12-22

for such they are designed to be-
will offer attractive rendezvous for
citizens of every State and afford
common ground of fraternity for
visitors from every section.
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-12-22

GOOD old fashioned
Christmas, with the
logs upon the hearth.
The table filed with
feasters, an'the room
a-roar TIL mirth.
With the stockin's
crammed to Dustin.
an'the medders piled
18th snow
Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1892-12-22

The Day should BE One of JOY and Hap
ss piness In the Rural Home.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25

81 suppose" said an English woman
to two American travellers on the deck
of one of the big transatlantic steamers.
''that you intend to visit Shakespeare's
birthplace"
"Oh, yes" was the answer; eve shall
go to Stratford by all means. You have
been there of course?"
''No; / never have been. Very few
English people go there, but If is great
resort for Americans.
"Why is it that English people take
so little interest, comparatively, in the
town which produced SO great geniusy
well, cannot account for it, except
possibly on the theory that one is never
so likely to visit what is always within
one's reach as are those who go to
strange country with the special object
of sightseeing. Why, on this very
steamer / have met an American who
told me that, although his home is close
to New York, he has never visited your
Metropolitan Museum of Art in Central
park except once, while he has been
number of times to the British museum.
and repeatedly to the Louvre. Now,
fancy that If he lived few hundred
miles from New York, and occasionally
went there to see the sights he would
have much more intimate knowledge
of the museum than he has now, when
it is within his reach every day. or at
least every week. New York Tribune.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25
some Horrors of ouackery.

The old proverb, "Any port in a
Storm" has often found practical illus
tration in the empirical treatment of
disease. Time was when even regular
practitioners in the art of healing in
cluded in their professional armament.
along with many simple remedies of
real value, other matters, the very men
tion of which might almost suffice To en-
gender illness. We may feel thankful
that we have now entered upon later
and more scientific era, and that such
extraordinary drugs as weasels' gizzards
does hoofs, snails, and other even more
repulsive horrors, do not now find place
in any pharmacopeia.
There still exists, however, species
of medical folklore, and some of its pre-
scribed wisdom available for use in i'll
ness is of the most remarkable kind
Times of panic, by throwing "a popula-
ton to some entent on its own resources
for treatment, are apt to create de
mand for these surviyals of "A dark age
This happened lately in Germany, where
a toad cooked with much care was swal-
lowed as cure for cholera. As to the
result we are not informed. Most of us
would probably choose to suffer rather
than thus attempt our own relief. LON
don Lancet.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25
A PRACTICAL Illustration.

Uncle Silas was the best posted man
on general topics in the village, and
hunter of renown as we'll. He also had
temper that woman hadl She was the
only thing ON earth of which Uncle
Silas was afraid.
One day class of school children
called ON the old man. They were sent
by their teacher TO get some facts in
natural history.
We've come" said the spokesman Of
the class, ''to ask You some questions,
Uncle Silas, about the habits and Gus
toms of the wildcat
Uncle Silas had been very glad To sec
them, as the broad smile on his face
testified. But now he looked very much
alarmed
"H-u-s-hi" he said, with cautious
gesture; 'who on arth sent We here ON
such a errandT'
Miss Knowles, our teacher" said the
class in concert.
"Waal, she oughter know better. I
amt never he'd anythin to say about
them thar critters sence--oh, Lordy,
thar she comesr
And Uncle Silas lit out as tall wom-
an armed with n broom lit in.
Think yer smart. do yey' she screams
ed. "Wanter know about wildcats,
hey? Got up joke on the ole man, but
I'll teach ye to joke on fac's Take that
home for yer pains"
Whack, whack. went the broom. and
ii did not fail in its aim, as two of the
boys who were the last TO get out could
easily prove.-Detroit Free Press.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25


OF Shakespeare Westminster abbey
contains only monument. His bones,
as everybody knows. rest at Suatford-
upon-Avon, and Milton is hoaor0a only
by bust. The author Of paradise Lost
IS buried in the Charch Of 81. Giles.
Cripplegate, and there is no reason to
doubt that the dean anG clsapler OF his
day would have refused aila tBe iglt of
sepulture III the abbey when lie died mad
it been then asked FOR. Ev,u 81 late as
the beginning of the Eight.enth century
the phrase, ''second to Milton alone. :
which had been proposed as am epitaplr
for the poet Phillips, was ruled out" hy
Dean Sprat, who regarded the name of
Milton as too detestable To appear in
building dedicated to religion
Thirty years later not only Millions
name but the bust to his memory was
admitted, although the accompanying
inscription.was not of felicitous char
acter. Byron was actually refused
burial in the abbey; Goldsmith lies in
the precincts of the temple; Gray was
buried in the country churchyard. that
at Stoke Poges, near Slough, in which
he wrote his immortal 'Elegy;" and of
more modern bards Wordsworth, Ten
nyson's immediate predecessor in the
laureateship, is buried "by Rotha's
stream" in Grasmere churchyard, while
the heart of Shelley and the body of
Keats are Inferred in Protestant ceine-
terry at Rome,
Posterity is the only sure judge of
poetical renown, and who can doubt
that Were Keats and Shelley 10 die now
they would as a matter of course be
accorded place where Browning
and Tennyson lie. II is safe predic-
tion, however, that our descendants will
not hold us of the Nineteenth century to
blame for admitting into the poets cor
ner the remains of the author of ''Morte
d'Arthur" and I'm Memoriam. Lon
don Telegraph.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25
Japaneso Denti.try.

"The Japanese use no instrument for
extracting teeth, but lift them out With
the thumb and forefnger," said Henry
Baker to a guest of the Southern, who
was wearing his jaw in a sling as the re-
suit of pair of forceps slipping and
getting more than they were sent for.
"While jolly Dick Hubbard was min
lister to japan visited that country and
spent pleasant week with him. One
day was troubled with the toothache,
and Mr.. Hubbard took me to dentist
and explained to the saddle colored
operator that wanted the grinder ex-
tracted. was placed in bamboo chair
and tilted slightly back. The dentist
examined my teeth, talking volubly
meanwhile to Uncle Sans representa-
tive. Suddenly his thumb and forefnger
closed on the troublesome tooth, and
before had the faintest idea Of what
was going to happen he lifted it ont and
held it mp before me, smiling at the
same time that vacant smile peculiar
to the children of the orient. 'You were
waiting for the forceps, were your said
Minister Hubbard, with laugh. They
don't use 'em here. st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25
Taking IT Easy.

"My poor Eugene, began George
Sand to Delacroix, Il am afraid have
got bad news for you" indeed, said
Delacroix, without interrupting his
work, and just giving her one of his
cordial smiles in guise of welcome
sYes, my dear friend, have carefully
consulted my own heart, and the upshot
isl grieve to tell you-that l feel
cannot and could never love you" Del
acroix kept ON painting. "Is that a
fact?- he said. "Yes, and / ask you to
pardon me and give me credit for my
candor-my poor Delacroix."
Delacroix did not bulge from his
easel. "You are angry with me, are you
not? You viii never forgive meY Ger
tainly will. Only want you to keep
quiet for ten minutes. have got bit
of sky here which has caused me good
deal of trouble; it is just coming right.
Go and sit down, or else take a little
walk and be back in ten minutes" OF
course George Sand did not return AN
EuglishInan in Paris
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25
PRICE ONE CENT


Ano NuAnAhHahA NeuoW Ooth.fr
One of the strangest Judicial proceed
ings perhaps ever witnessed is that Of
the Chinaman takes what he is pleased
to call the yellow OATH. The cosfh"
or declaration is always written ON a
piece of sacred paper, and is as fol-
lows:
This is TO cali the spirits, both good
and evil, to descend and watch over the
triA of 49, who is charged with
numbering If swear falsely
and tell one untruth, or do not make
statements according to the facts in the
case, humbly beg the celestial terres-
trial spirits TO redress the wrong done to
and to punish me Immediately
for having been a false witness; to AR
rest my soul in its flight; to make ne
perish by the sword, or 10 cause me 10
dire while on the sea far from home
This is my true and solemn oath, uttered
by my own lips, and signed by me this,
the - day of the -- month in the
- year of the reign of the Emperor
- -; and in proof of the earnestness
OF my declarations, may my soul be de-
stroyed as l now destroy this paper--by
fire." Immediately after the witness
finishes reading his yellow oath
lighted candle is handed to him. and the
paper is given as food for the flames.
To the writer's certain knowledge this
form of oath has been administered but
once in an American court of Justice
during the trial of Wong All Foo. who
was accused Of numbering Loi All Gou
ct San Francisco in 1885. In China tho
candle used in this extraordinary cere-
monial is made from the fat of criminals
who have undergone the death penalty.
st. Louis Republic.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25
A New Rome.

The outside bearing surface of ordi-
nary steel wire rope is often confined to
single wire III each strand, causing ex-
cessive wear of the exposed wires. A
Birmingham firm has produced an i'm
proved form of rope in which the strands
are hattened. This shape considerably
increases the wearing surface, making
it possible TO use much smaller wire, and
giving greater fexibility to the rope with
diminished brittleness of the wires while
in use.-Ohio State Journal.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25
auARANrEED cuRE.

We authorize our advertised druggist
TO sell DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. upon
this condition. If you are afflicted with
a Cough, Cold or any Lung, Throat or
Chest trouble, and will use this remedy
as directed, giving it fair trial, and ex-
perience no benefit, you may return the
bottle and have your money refunded.
We could not make this offer did we not
know that DR. Kings New Discovery
could be relied on. II never disappoinfs
Trial bottles free at the City Drug Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25
DOCTOR's FEES AND FREE AD-'
VERTISING.

According TO newspaper reports, cele-
brated American surgeon received $5,OO
for removing little wen from wealthy
lady's scalp. The papers fail to state the
exact amount of free advertising the doctor
managed to obtain. National Advertiser.
Let's reason together.
Here's a firm, one OF the largest the coun-
try over, the world over; it has grown, step
by step, through many years TO greatne8
This firm pays the newspapers good money
(expensive work, this advertising y TO tell
the people that they have faith In what they
sell. so much faith that II. they can't benefit
or cure they don't want your money.
Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
Is sold on this liberal plan II IL doesn't
benefit or cure, it costs nothing: IL cures
Skin, Scalp and Scrofulous affections, as
Eczema, letter, Salt-rheum, Fever sores,
White SweIlings, Hip joint disease and kim
dred ailments.
It's the cheapest blood purifier sold,
through druggists, no matter how many
hundred doses are offered for its pE1ce
lsl.OO bottlel, since you pay only for tbs
good you get.
Can you ask morei
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25
NAMEs AND AD-

!" THE NAMES AND AD-
wv dresses Of energetic man and women
opc n for permanent work. We give exclu-
sIve territory. We guarantee good workers
livery team, and newspaper advertising. Our
article Il q monopoly. IL will save g per
ticulars by mail. Autographs. Pamphlets.
etc. free upon receipt OF POSTAGE. Address
KOALSPAR C0.- Department No. Iaz. Boston
Massachusetts,. l0-T1y
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25

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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25
NOTICE

/ hereby give notice that win not be
responsible for any debts contracted by
Maggie E. Scherger, without my order
111w JOHN K SCHERGER
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25

"ANTED-Su managers to manage
w branch office in your town to hire
men for the Brandenburg Mfg. Co. Da yton.
Ohio Experience not necessary as work is
done under our State Managers instructions;
right man y hand scme comp nsation will be
given. Address with stamp. JOHN @. HICKS,
State Manager Room 2l5 Neal b dg.. Bslti-
more. Md.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25

CALESMAN WANTED.-vALUABLE
- commission offsred $1,000 weekly
earned by many of our agents. Samples free.
P. O. Box Is New York. 70
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25

Happy and content Is . home with 50 1he Re@
chester; lamp with the light OF the morning.
Gsialsep-s, ,v-issR Rochester Lamp Co. ,NewYUA
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25

WANTED.-AN ACTIVE MAN for each
w section. Salary $40 &c 500. TO locally
represent "A successful N. Y. Company incor-
yewelry, ETC., TO consumers at cost. Also a
Lady of tact, 3, larry $40, 10 enroll members
10000 now ell oiled, 100000 paid inD.--
Association tcrod well rated) Lock Boz $40
Ny. h-2g
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25

TOR SALE.-A NUMBER ONE SELF
n FEEDER STOVE IA inch. In perfect
order. VIII be sod cheap, Apply 10 King
George street. R-llw
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25

EORSALE.-SHARPIE FLORENCE
i Boat in good order. Inquire of
JAMES NJ. SUITE, Eastport, Md.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25

TOR RENT.-DWELLING NO. 12
IL Prince George street from October Ist.
Containing rooms. Apply Is Conduit STR ct
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25
SHORTHAND.

Four scholars wanted or the next three
mos ht4. Terms "a 0O pc month IN advance.
Instru ,tion Book, So 90. J DuTFY,
924 W l02 King George Street.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-11-25
ANNAPOLIS Md FRIDAY EVENING NOVEMBER s5 1899
A CLOCK ON A STRIKE.
IT WAS WORSE THAN AN INTERNAL
MACHINE IN EFFECT.

A Devoted Brother Has an Interesting
and Exasperating Experience with
Queer Going Tilnepiece-what Was the
Matter with the Clock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-04
TIE COMPOSIrIOy CT METEORrrEs.


From Iron.
An addition TO present knowledge OF metpOrItcs
has been presented by !. Il. Eastman. who furnishes
li OF Iron arlOllfcs. togehpr with table OF nlltir
weights ma remarks 10 tho relative occurrences Of
iron and stony mrteOres. According 10 this gentle
man the ratio OF weight OF the former to The latter Is
as 10 10 %: and the aggregate weight OF nere0lltic
Iron which has been observed and discovered up TO
date on pie American continent Is about 80 tons II
the above ratio be true In all cases. he says there
should have fall OF about $40 tons OF lifhic
mrtrorlieS In all over 1000 tons OF aeroc matter
prrtIpItatrd upon III" "artfs
Mr Fasimnn offers the following theory 10 account
for tho upIir,n Of Iron stony mecorltes
when stony mrtPorir falls Ia the earth II generally
breaks into many fragments. and the rupturcd surfaces
Mainly indicate the nature OF the catastrophe. No
coss Is on record where an arr0c showed any indca
lion of raving been twisted broken or Torn from an
other mss OF the same material. The trne type Of
meteore which reaches the earf from outer space Is
nrolabv similar 10 that which fell In Iowa County
Iowa IN February L. 1873. Tie celestial visitor Is
comno., almost wholly OF 1.-THE matter. but scattered
ronch the mass small grains OF n'ckclfe ferrous iron
This iron may exist in the stony mattx In all forms
and sizes from RIO microscopic nodulc 10 the mass
Weighing several tons. ,. IA, A.,
when The lithic masS comes In contact with the
eorh's nimos,Nerc the impact breaks up m" ma'riN
es free the Iron bodies and they reach the earth IN me
cam. condition so far ms mass ANA fg'irr are con
crrn.d nc they cNSt In the original formation. IN
suc cases IS probable that the stony portion o me
lrino hodv ~ rcn into such small fragments nv IN"
,xnIoSon That n,cse would not reach the earth In any
.nnrc,i, be size. The larger the masses 81 iron ths
re comulefr would H. the destruction OF the orr 1nai
hodv and the larger lthic mcteories would be those
containing the smaller granuies Oh IRON.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-04
4 PLECKY YOrNG WOMAN.
!, Iouls Globe Democrat.

From Tho ST. Louis Globe Democrat
"The nluckIe,t man | ever saw was woman" said
Tom O'Fnrrcl Of Fargo a, 10 brought his rich Irish
brocuc and big black pipe over to the crowd OF story
teller. th,t lad prc.eInpTed n corner In the Llnde
roinnda With the first big rush 10 Dakota came a
iholch she had one dainty foot In the grave and the
other towering on the verge. She took mp claim,
and the how saw trait she got the finest piece o. land
I'm The comfy Then set 10 work and built her n
house Every mothers son Of us proposed to her be,
fore got IN" roof OF; ~" WI, jh-t i". S"e' ,'St
little hossom That ever fire to the masculine pulse
and shc had n way Of speaking 10 every man that led
Kim IA believe that lie WINS All the world and part Of
Coney Island 10 her. After We got the house built
slc got nm lliilc supper for ns-Seven great. rough
hoors nll ~ ms clear gone Well. sir after she'd fed
MS and nndc mach Of MS, and thanked In her sweet
way Tor her co-.v little honl" III" ioti ~ tho She
nlr,adv 'nc,ccd 10 a poor devil Of law student back
I'm New. England who working his way thro' col
lere We a felt pretty blue. but We swore we'd look
ont for bcr until her dude his sDurs. and did,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-04

We broke land for her. planted and harvested her
crops and She repaid by gathering US apou. III
evenings and reading TO us singing old home songs
that seemed to us holicr anthems than ever ro,tu
through the marble aises OF grand catneurni. Lor
two wears she lived there alone. experimenting her
farm and Improving 1t. and when one day the staee
brought palc-faccd young nti. rney 70 bls Nv -"
found n plump rosy checked Dakota grl and hoIhc
stead worth $1,000 waiting to receive him. u" Is now
the leading lawyer and one OF the wenitbs. mn y,
the state and he owes 1t all to bis WIFE Every man
FOR 300 nllcs around Is In love with that woman ana
world crawl on his hands and knees through briar
,teif snrVa lpr'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-04
TIE CHAMPION FOOTBALL GAME.
Twelve H. Nothing.

90 TO ] that every lover OF football game VIII
read about the young society lady who fell In love
with The capt,n OF the winning Thanksgiving
Day. The whole story Is told in the FAMILY STORY
PAPER. Out today. 80