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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01
Nativcs plsappearing.

From the administrative report of the
Andaman Islands for the past official
year, which has recently been issued in
Calcutta, it appears that the aborigines
of the archipelago are disappearing so
rapidly that Mr.. Portman states the
present generation may be considered as
the last Of the great Andaman tribe. All
the people of Rutland Island and Port
Campbell are now dead and very few
remain In the South Andamans. Apart
from the mortality from infectious
diseases, 1t is said that the few children
who are now born do not survive.
Mr.. Portman is endeavoring to keep
the tribe alive as long as possible, and
ne is collecting all the children at hie
house, where they are well fed and
cared for; but this can only postpone for
a short time the extinction of the race.
For many centuries the people lived
completely isolated from the rest of the
world, but, like the Pacific Islanders.
they seem unable to Withstand contact
with external civilization Galignani's
Messenger.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01

Thirty-five or forty years ago some one
issued the famous Thumb Bible" so
called because 1t was scarcely larger
than the first joint of the thumb; now
Mr.. Provide, of Oxford, England, Is out
with marvellous little book, which has
been dubbed the "Finger Prayer Book"
This tiny volume has 700 pages and is
bound in morocco and velvet with brass
clasps. 1t weighs less than three
quarters of an ounce, is only inch in
breadth, 316 inches in length and II
of an inch in thickness. 1t is difficult
for one to believe that book of 700
pages could be made thin enough to con-
veniently go into common pocket
purse, but this is what Mr.. Provide has
achieved in his Finger Prayer Book"
1t is marvel In paper making and one
of which the author, the paper maker
and the printer are justly proud. A
copy Of it bound in silver with gold
clasps will be exhibited at the Worlds
fair.-Exchange.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01

Sixty long years, with their sunshine
and shadow, have passed since Mr..
John T. Price, the well known livery.
man, first saw the light of day, and all
day Monday he was kept busy receiving
congratulations on his golden jubilee.
Mr.. Price was born in Alexandria on
April II, 1882.
Having been in business at his present
stand for twenty-seven years he is full
Of "reminiscences of great Americans
who patronized his fiiers. Among these
was General Grant, who came In one
day and said: "Price, ! want to take q
spin over the road today. Let me have
one Of your fastest trotters." When the
general returned he was qrofuse In his
praise of the horse he had driven, and
said:
"Price, that fellow was chain light
ming ITSELF"
General Grants Arabian steeds, pre-.
sented 30 him by the sultan OF Turkey,
were placed In Mr.. Prices care whez
they first came here.-Washington Post
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01

A Real Romance.

On the platform of Pullman at the
depot in Cheyenne, Wy, one morning
an indolent looking chap IN English
togs and pretty young woman in red
conversed 50 earnestly that they at
tracted the attention of everybody with
in range. Several passengers were anx-
ious to tell what they knew OF the story
Of the interesting pair, and said that the
pan was frank, honest fellow. who
would talk willingly. Cards were ex-
changed, and his read, Edward f. Grit
fin, Overseer Public Works Department,
Hong Kong
He yielded his story like maier.
Said he: II am trying TO persuade the
girl here to stop off in Cheyenne and
marry me, but she wants to go to Colo
RADIO Springs and see her folks about it
first. This is a genuine romance, just
like novel. Eight years ago we were
lovers in Vermont and were engaged.
Ny parents were Irish emigrants and
poor, and her people were well fixed. 1t
was agreed that should start out to
make my fortune, and that she should
wait ten years for me. She has been
true, and she has waited like an angel
worked in the Chicago stock yards,
prospected in Colorado and tried dozen
things ON the coast.
''Six years ago landed in Hong Kong.
At first was clerk in a wholesale house.
then secured my present place. My sal
ary Ia 5000, and make something on
the side, as you say In America. All the
time have thought of the girl and
knew she was single and thinking Of
me, though l never heard of her. She
now lives at Colorado Springs and has
been visiting with friends at Helena.
We met in the car at Ogden and recog-
nized each other at once. 1t was q
pleasant meeting. Before the train had
gone 100 miles we were engaged again
and will be married at her home right
away"
Griffin's story was corroborated by the
girl.-Cor. st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01
PRICE ONE CENT
wAea u. Indian. were Pa,a.

Pennington presented q gala appear
ance Monday after the hank officials had
cashed checks of the Indians to the
amount of $a00,oo0. Every hitching
post was surrounded 10y ponies. Those
already possessing vehicles drove di-
rectly TO the livery stables. Much Curl
osity was felt rs to how tho Indians
would spend their gold. Their first pur-
chases were made at the fruit and con-
fectionery stores. One squaw quietly
bought generous allowance Of candy,
fruits, nuts, crackers and fifty cents
worth of chewing gum. Every Indian,
large and small, was soon seen eating or
carrying oranges. In a short time many
of the men had bought and donned new
suits of clothes. They exhibited n
marked preference in these selections
for navy blue. The sQuaws meanwhile
were fast reducing the merchants stocks
of blankets, calicoes. etc.
BY noon the agricultural implement
houses had sold every style of vehicle in
their possession. and one merchant had
orders enough for carload of spring
wagons or "hacks." Harness men soon
found their stocks nearly cleaned out
by the Indians. Several of them paid
high prices for horses in the morning,
and during the afternoon many farmers
brought horses to town, which they dis
posed of Mt terms far beyond their ex-
pectations. AT noon the Indians eager
ly sought the hotels for dinner. The
squaws seemed to retain complete con-
troll of the purses. The black eyed
maiden purchased the highest priced
hat in a millinery store.
An old squaw selected new cart,
and paid $3.50 for horse. She then pur-
chased new harness and stored away
numerous packages under the seat, after
which she tied the poor, little, tagged
cayuse pony Ton which she had come to
town. behind, spread new blanket over
her lap and turned her high checked
spirited horse toward the mission. BY
4 o'clock long line of new buggies,
wagons and carts well laden with every
conceivable article of merchandise
wound its way over the mountain to the
mission. The Indians were quiet, or
derly and dignifiedly polite. Their con-
6dence in the townspeople was evident,
as when they emerged from the bank
with their large sacks of money they
sat ON the street corners to count it.
The happy father of several pappooses
retired with his abundant supply to an
alley, where he sat composedly counting
1t out.-Cor Seattle (Wash.) Post Intel
ligencer.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01
Stage struck.

Two men met on train going west
They had known each other in the six.
ties and resumed acquaintance with Q
vim.
"An how's that bright boy Of yours?'
asked the city man of his old time friend.
"Peart, peart as ever, pard. were
goin to make q minister of him, but he
got stage struck and took to that line as
nat'ral as duck does to water, an had
to gin in. And he's the best shot in
Montany."
"Took to the stage, chr And has he
been successful%
Successful Well, reckon he hez
Why, their amt man can be named
In the same day with Bill. He kin droT
grizzly In his tracks without ever
comin down from his perch"
"What Is his roller"
"Roll? don't savey, pard."
81 mean what line Is he inY'
"Oh, the Mounting an Valley line that
runs to Goochville through Catamount
Grove and Grizzly Hollow. 'Taint fun
all the time either, pard, when bandits
Is layin low for yer money or yer lfe."
"Ah, he does the sensational on the
boards. see. A low comedian"
'Nothin low about Bill, ole friend
He Just sits up on the top of the Mon
tany stage an drives his four-in-hand al
easy as rollin off log. Ez l said, the
stage wuz right in his line, an he's {
thunderin good driver. Detroit Ere,
Press.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01
Not % Green a ne locked,

A man entered busy city Office few
weeks ago and asked permission to use
the telephone. He walked to the corner
pointed out by one of the clerks, looked
curiously at the instrument and after o
furtive glance toward the other occu,
pants Of the room took down the re
ceiver and gently whispered into it,
"Hullo."
A broad smile passed around the room,
and one of the younger clerks called out
in patronizing tones, ''Oh, no, uncle;
hang up the tube, ring the bell ON the
right, then put the tube to your ear and
talk to that little hole before you"
The man obediently hung mp the re-
ceiver and turned toward the speaker.
ssThank your he said dryly, II am the
general inspector of this telephone line.
Youths Companion.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01

The Australian lamprey has its prin-
cipal habitat in the Murray river, and
consequently in the dry seasons it is apt
to be imbedded beneath the hardened
clay, where no water is. As the stream
recedes, the animal fills its pouch and
disappears into the soft mud below,
there to remain until the drought has
passed away, subsisting on the moisture
which it has learned to store in q special.
tied receptacle at the side of the head.
AS matter of fact, the fish has mas.
tered the difficult question of water stor.
age ON Its own account before the race
Of homo sapiens has been able TO solve
the same problem in the island CONT.
nent.
II Is an interesting question whether
this Australian lamprey is not a hnger-
ing example Of the fish of Miocene ages,
and as such may be considered as an an.
cestral type of European lampreys. A
sea lamprey that / examined alive,
caught In the salmon nets of the tidal
estuary, had a dintinct tendency tc
swell at either side of the head, as If the
pouch might be forthcoming In time OF
actual necessity. If the Australian type
is not the absolute ancestor of the British
genera, it is at least reasonable to sup.
pose that it is an older form, and that
the divergent genera and species have
descended along different lines in the
great life struggle. That the pouch OF
the antipodean lamprey is intended foi
the storage of water is fact that can
hardly be doubted by any one who ha:
seen the species amid its peculiar sur.
roundings. s.-Cornhill Magazine.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01
sha Committed Suicide.

Mrs. @. Boe, ct Watkins, left this letter
"My husband Forgive me II cause you
any trouble, but suffer so. You do mol
know what these long, wakeful, wretch
ed nights are 20 me, and arm 80 tired.
darling--the pain win never be better. Il
Is not easy TO take my own life. but
have been sick 30 long. Goodbye, my
stead OF using DR.. Miles Restorative Ner.
vine and being speedily cured Of theil
wreichedness. Go 70 VIM. L. Marcy and
Co, and get an elegant book and Trial
bottles free
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01
NOW TRY THIS.

1t win cost you nothing and will sure
ly do you good, II you have Cough,
or Lungs. DR.. Kings New Discovery
for Consumption, Coughs and Colds Is
guaranteed TO give relief, or money VIII
Be paid back euffeTers from La Grippe
found Il Just the thing and under Its
use had q perfect and speedy recovery
Try a~sample bottle ct our expense and
learn for yourself just how good thing
Il is. Trial bottles free ct the City Drug
Store. Large size SOC. and 81 90.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01

Among collection Of curious plants
recently received ct the Kew Gardens,
England, is specimen of curious tree
from the Solomon islands. It's believed
to be q new genus of the order of Sapo-
tacee, to which the sapodiller Of Florida
belongs. The tree is known to the ma
tives Of the Solomon islands as the "tur.
tie seed tree,' on account of the close
resemblance which the seeds bear TO a
turtle.-London Letter.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01
An Electric Launch.

A fine electric launch has Just been
built for the Earl Of Dysart, which meas
ures 50 feet in length and 8 feet 9 inches
ln beam. With her full equipment on
board she win draw 3 feet 6 inches Of
water, and her speed win b 81 to
miles an hour for seven hours. She Is
built Of mahogany and teak, with omni-
bus seating on the roof Of her capacious
saloon.-New York Telegram.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01

A very knowing dog got into the train
which was coming down from up river.
at Great Works, recently. The train
started up and the dog still staid
aboard. The train began to move faster
and faster, until it was going at the rate
Of twenty miles an hour. The dog did
not dare to jump. The animal got out
on the lowest step. At last the train
reached swamp. He then gave a
tremendous leap and landed in safety IN
the soft mud and water. The dog was
uninjured and ran back.-Bangor News.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01

"There Is very serious defect in the
new silver half dollar that few people
appear to have discovered" -" said Milton
Everett, of San Antonio, Tex. "The
new coin is nearly as brittle as steel A
hard blow from hammer hreaks IL
completely IN two. You can pound all
day ON the coin which this one is In
tended to succeed and not crack 1t,
which seems to attest . superiority of
coinage in favor of the old half dollar"
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01
a stranee ordinance.

The city council of Salem, o., has
passed an ordinance prohibiting girls
from being on the streets after 8 o'clock
ct night. A number Of the young men
Of the place are already preparing toleave
and locate where the rights of the fair
sex are not infringed upon by the city
authorities
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01
NOTICE.


RESIDENCE No. Maryland Avenue,
Corner Hanover Street. opposite main en-
trance Naval Academy. Eleven Rooms.-
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01

win. There's reason Tor it, too. Consump-
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01
WANTED

SALESMAN on Liberal Salary, to con
troll Anne Arundel County. Apply al
once to BROWN BROS. CO, Nursery.
men. Rochester. N. \. 5i7
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01

A Wheeler and Wilson No SEWING
MACHINE, in complete order, with drop
table, three drawers-good az new. Cost go.
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01

Taken IN fine,
even ConsI1np-
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wonderful effects
of DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery. It
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make diseased
ones healthy
when nothing else
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WANTS. FOR SALE, SIC.

We will insert I'm this column advertiss
monts of Wants, For Rent, For Sale, Lost,
woand, &C., not exceeding fourlines. ONE
WEEK. or less. for 30 Cents.
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VNANTED. "A COMPETENT WO-
w MAN, white or colored. as cook and gen
eral house maid for family of three--one
Goldsborough Row. Ind floor, Naval Academy.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1892-07-01

ALESMAN WANTED -VALUA.
~ BILE commission offered $1,000 weekly
earned by many OF our agents. Samples free.
p. o. Box 1871 New York. So
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-15
N KINLEYISM
is What President Harrison
Blames for His Defeat.
The Result Can Be Construed
in but One Way,

And That Is ga Condemnation of the
Extreme High Tariff Policy of the Re
publicans"-He Says the Position of
His Party Must BE Modified If They
Hope for Renewal of PoweP.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10. - President
Harrison, discussing the defeat of the
Republicans, says:
at was due mainly to the position of
the party on the tariff question. The
Republicans had forced this issue to an
extreme, which evidently did not meet
with the approval of the people.
"There was strong belief that the
force bill issue kept the solid south
within the old lines, but it did more
than that, for it brought to the support
of the Democratic ticket many votes in
the north"
What he wanted them to do, the
president said, and what he endeavored
to impress upon them, was the abso-
lutte necessity of keeping the Repub-
lican states in line and carrying New
York.
He had realized for some time past
that the drift of public sentiment was
against him and his party, and it was
this that led him to force his advice up
on the party leaders The disregard of
this advice had much to do with the re-
suit of last Tuesday. The president
realized, before any of the election re-
turns came in Tuesday, that he was a
defeated man.
1.-The verdict of last Tuesday" the
president continued, could be construed
in but one way 1t meant condemna-
ton of the extreme high tariff policy of
the Republicans. The inevitable re-
suit, if the party was to hope for a re-
newal of power, was modification Of
its position, but not denunciation al
together of the protective tariff policy,
which has been the keynote of every
Republican campaign for many years
past
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-15

At Rockers station, near Chattanooga,
mob of negroes attempted to prevent
Coroner Gahagan from taking to Jail a
boy, who had killed his companion while
hunting, and whom the official held for
murder. With a solitary companion and a
pistol the coroner took the boy through
the mob to the railroad, tagged train
and took him to Chattanooga.
The Southern Pacific company Morgan
Line) steamer FL Norte, Captain J. w.
Hawthorne, which arrived in New Orleans
Sunday, has broken all records making
the run from Sandy Hook to South Pass in
4 days, 10 hours and As minutes-from h err
wharf in New York to the wharf at New
Orleans in days, 10 hours and Is minutes
beating the fast run of the steamer Ell Sol
/ hour and 30 minutes
Maggie Jordan, wife of William j. Scan
Ian, who was recently placed in the Bloom
ingdale insane asylum at New York, went
to that institution last Monday to see her
husband. The reports which had reached
here were that the actor was peaceful, but
she found him violent Mr.. Scanlan was
in straight jacket. When his wife in
formed him that mis- sister Sadie was dead
he laughed in her face, and didn't seem to
comprehend it,
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-15

THESE SHIPS at so early date, is 10 nave
them in thorough state of readiness
for the great Columbian naval review to
be held in April of next year.
AS none of the above ships have had
their government trials, they will prac-
tically be commissioned and accepted
before the rest. OF the ability of the
vessels to come up to the requirement of
the contract no doubt is entertained.
There is no reason why all the vessels
can not be tried officially prior TO the
April rendezvous, and they will likely
be tried
just where the crews are to come
from to man the above six vessels no
one seems to know, not even the bureau
of navigation people Of the navy Depart
ment, who have the entire control of
such matters.
The present number Of men allowed
the navy by law is $3.50. OF this num-
Der $50 are apprentice boys. The YES
sells of the navy now in commission not
only have absorbed all the available
men of the stipulated $3.50, but are
actually short-handed.
Ii the six new warships are to have
full crews, either the crews of the pres
emit cruising ships will have to be
stripped down to bare working force,
or congress, during the coming session
will, of necessity, have to authorize
either temporary or permanent in
crease in the navy.
Among naval officers occu pying
prominent positions, it is believed that
an increase in the number of 1900 will
enable all ships likely to be commits
stoned during the next two years TO be
given at least three-quarter compile
ments.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1892-11-15
NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.
Items ofInterest Gathered from All Parts
of the World.

Items OF Interest Gathered from All ParGs
of the world.
Pat Monahan was crusha under cars at
Columbus, O.
The Chicago observatory will be located
An the center Of Washington park.
United States Minister Thayer denies
the report that he intends to resign.
Robert Hearn, Of Columbus, O, emily
Of Milwaukee, is mysterously missiaS.
Since his election President G. Gland
has remained in the privacy of his me.
Near Adamsville, Ind, Isaac Lo.l was
shot and killed by d hunting companion.
Eleven persons were bitten by 3 sup
posed mad dog at Elkhart. Ind, Satur-
day.
English Tories are changing their policy
and endeavoring to become the party of the
people.
The authorities at the New Haven hos
pital have discovered another case of
smallpox
Although Edwin Booth is dying from
nicotine poisoning, he refuses to ave up
his black cigars.
Editor A, G. Baker, of Bremcll, Ind,
has received a White Cap letter warning
MIN 10 lctVNe lue place
The street car troubles in Columbus, O.,
have been arbitrated by the mayor, The
men got all they asked.
Near Oregonia O., Michael Welah, an
old farmer was beaten and robbed by
masked men. No clew,
Rough weather at sea Off the Ne.v Eng
land coast. Several wrecks reported No
report Of any loss of life.
Chauncey Harris mangled remains were
found on the railroad track at Fort Wayne,
Ind. Murder suspected.
Captain d. S. Densmore, chief usher at
the White House, died Sunday, after an
illness of several months
Paris and London anarchists held meet
ings Sunday to celebrate the fifth auniver-
sary of Bloody Sunday
Miss Annie Neptune was burned to death
at Peoria, his, by kerosene, with which
she tried to light the fire sunday.
1t is reported that the British npvern-
ment has decided to send Captain l.ugard
as British commissioners to Uganda
Charles Bartold, of Stockton. al, an
employe Of the electric light works, vas in
stantly killed by an electric shock yuuday.
At Bakersville, o., during Democratic
jollificatlon, a cannon exploded, Iilling
Mrs. Thomas Ford. John Mime h 1 a leg
torn off
Saturday, in Columbus, o., Emma
Williams, eight, was fatally lon ced by
some of her playmates accidental push
ing her into a bonfire
Again the rumor is current that Senator
David b. Hill is to wed The alleI-t bride
is Mrs Fannie Iverson, of Atlant a IA
nous southern beauty.
James ;. Ewing, of BloominEt- Ills,
law partner of General Stevens ., is a
candidate for n seat upon the ,preme
bench of the United States.
Among he passengers on tn french
line steamer La BourgoGne, whic. arrived
IL New York sunday, was Paul Philippe
teauX, Egyptian minister OF fine arts
Il. T. I'arleton, of Maysville, Ky and a
baby named Carleton, of Greeley. Kan,
were killed in a head-cnd coils "a near
Greeley Several people were injul 4.
Hon. \. :. Merrman, chief ia ice Of
the supreme court of North ca. lima, is
lying unconscious Mt his home in "7lcigh
and is not cyps.t'd to live. lie is uHer-
ing from diabetes. q.
Gerillo Nillavcre, the Cuban plt-1s and
writer, has become insane. He WAS born