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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23
PRICE oNEsCENT


Very few years ago nothing would
please but glass blown TO the utmost
thinness. either plain OF engraved with
ornamental designs. but now we have
returned 20 the heavy faccted decanters
and goblets. which We were brought ND
TO despise. Which is the stricter tasteg
Undoubtedly that which we have Just
discarded for the special quality of glass.
which can be rivaled in no other mate
rial. Is its Transparency and capacity for
being blown into exceeding hghtness.
When cut into facets. the former quality
Is impaired. the latter is not displayed,
and the object depends for beauty on its
orilliancy, IN which il competes at a dis
advantage with rock crystal The virtue
OF an art consists not less in bringing out
the highest quality of material than in
revealing the mind Of the artist. Black
woods Magazine.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

Many persons are unable 10 sleep on
their left side. The cause has long been
. puzzle 10 physicians. Metropolitan pa
pers speak with great interest Of DIR.
Franklin Miles, the eminent Indiana
specialist In nervous and heart diseases,
who has proven that this habit arises
from a diseased heart. He has examin-
ed and kept on record thousands Of
cases His New Heart Cure, q wonder
ful remedy, IL sold at VIM. L. Marcy q
Co. Thousands testify 10 its value as q
cure for Heart Diseases. Mrs. Chaa.
Benoy, LoveIand. Colo. eays its effect
on her were marvellous. Elegant Book on
heart disease freA
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

Little boy Sterling, 5 years old, was
recently having his hair done up for the
night He was restless under the oper-
alton, and his nurse tried TO interest him
by speaking Of the colored waiter who
had come that day.
HE looks as neat as a new pin, IN his
white jacket and apron" said she.
"Yes," responded Sterling. meat IS a
new black pin Fields Washing
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

For many years past, it is said. Sunday
school has been held every. Sunday on a
certain railroad. The superintendent
propounds questions to the class over the
wire at different places, prayers are said
and a chapter in the Bible read-an BY
wire.-New York Tribune.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

There are many small villages in the
alkali districts near the Asiatic frontier
where the blind predominate. In this
region the al1ali dust constantly fills the
Iir. and those not actually blind have
their eyes more or less diseased.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

Il is worth while for man to venture
his life to carry rope to a sinking ship,
or to save great cause. but to win q
line in a college paper OF the applause Of
a crowds such glory worth the pricel
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23
Americans and Cedar..

For some unknown reason the cedar
OF Lebanon has never been a favorite
with American planters, although it Is
hardy in the latitude Of New York, and
the few specimens here which have at
tanned the age Of 50 years and upward
are noble trees.-Garden and Forest.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23
A sure sign.

When young man talks about the
business Of ''our firm" in pitch of voice
that can be heard from one end Of q
street car 70 the other. il is a sure sign
that his wages have been raised TO 50 a
week.-New York Herald.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

Seneca, when tired writing his treatises
on morals. found amusement in goine
over his accounts and calculating how
much interest was due him.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote a novel
which be called The House of Seven
Gables" His son Julian, who is the
father Of seven children, calls his house
The House of Seven Gabblers."
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

Finance Committee :
IL. James NJ Boyd,
Matt. Strohm,
ALLEN Mccullough.
lAuditing Committee /:
r. J. Quinn,
christian Boessel,
George w. Wilcox.
Building Committee :
Matt. Strohm,
Sam'l w. Brooks.
lChristian Boessel.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

There is no accounting for tastes in
this tOpsy turvy world. A New York
woman wears a ring in which is set In
circle Of diamonds her first baby's first
tooth.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

When q woman says that she is afraid
Of particular man. it is a covert, per-
haps an unconscious. confession that she
is strangely drawn to him.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

Australia is a great tea drinking coun-
try, and most Of the medium sorts Of
black find ready sale in the southern
land Very little green tea, and that
usually for mixing. is imported there
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

Judge-PrisOner. do you acknowledge
your guilt?
Prisoner-NO. my lord. The speech for
the defense has convinced even me Of my
innocence. - Exchange.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

The Stock, Good VIII, &c, Of the CON.
FECTIONARY and CIGAR STORE, No.
20 West Street. near the depot. Good
stand for any business. Only reasons
for selling owner about TO leave the city.
Apply at above No.
90 q. @. sCHERGER-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

The man who hasn't any work 20 do
never seems to be quite happy unless he
is bothering somebody else who has.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23
NOTICE.
Wurhngmsn's Building q Loan Association,
or A. County. Md.

This old and we'll tried Association has
money TO loan on easy terms. Apply to
the Secretary. Solicitor, President or any
member Of the Board of Directors.
Office on Francis Street opposite Ger
man Lutheran Church, open on Wednts-
day and Saturday euenings, from Z to 8.
d6y
President, LOUIS ii. REIN,
Vice-President, L JAMES NJ. BoYD.
Secretary. SAMUEL JIcKLMo.
Treasurer, CHAs. g. FELDMEYER
Solicitor, FRANK Fl. STocKETT, Jr.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23
Removal.

have taken an Office on School Street
opposite the Governors Mansion until
the new Phythian Hall Is finished. :
~ % JULIAN BREWER.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23
MISCELLANEOUS.
SOMETHING NEW AND USEFUL.
THE DENIsoN
Carpet StretCher & TaCker.
No More Bending OvsTI No HammeTIng |

II Stretches the Carpet and Tacks Il at
the same time. You hold long handle,
on the end of which IL a comb.like street
cher, and on the top Is small tube into
which the tacks are dropped BY draw
ing out an automatic hammer, the tacks
are sent home with one thrust One
person can put down more yards of car
pet with this arrangement, aud In half
the time. than four persons can the old
way. PRICE $3.50. Local agent wanted
Apply to
GEO. g. BARTON,
County Agent.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

Board Of Directors
Louis II. REIN,
L James NJ. Boyd,
Allen Mccullough,
Matt. Strohm.
Christian Boessel,
+. J Quinn.
Sam'l w. Brooks,
Martin NJ. Smith.
George w. Wilcox.
Henry Westphal.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

GAO PER MONTH and EXPENSES
spIV paid good MEN for taking orders =
steady work. Apply PROrEUTIVE MUIR
SERIES, Geneva. N. Y. fI0lt
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23

MANIFOLD COPYING AT SHORT
Ul Notice and Agent for Express
Duplicator" Further information at
20 Conduit street extended. ji6
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1893-02-23
LOST.

TOR SALE.-A VALUABLE LOT
\ on West Street. near Calvert, fronting
on said West street ~ feet, with depth OF
27w JAS. II. BRAsHEARs.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-04-08
NEWSPAPER LAW.

Subscribers who do not give
express notice TO the contrary are
considered as wishing to continue
their subscriptions.
2-If subscribers order the dis
continuance Of their periodicals, the
publisher may continue to send them
until all arrearages are paid.
3-If subscribers neglect or refuse
to take their periodicals from the
office to which they are directed,
they are held responsible until they
have settled the bills and ordered
them discontinued.
4-If subscribers move to another
place without informing the publish.
ers, and the papers are sent to the
former direction, they are held
responsible.
5-The courts have decided that
refusing to take the periodicals
from the Office or removing and leav-
ing them uncalled for is prima facie
evidence of intentional fraud.
5--Any person who receives a
newspaper and makes use of 1T
whether he has ordered it or not, he
is held in law to be a subscriber.
7-If subscribers pay in advance
they are bound to give notice to the
publisher at the end of their time il
they do not wish to continue taking
it; otherwise the publisher is authoriz
ed to continue sending it, and the
subscriber will be responsible nntil
an express notice, with payment ol
all arrears. are sent to the pub
Usher.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-04-08
Deserving Praise.

We desire to say to oar citizens
that for years we have been selling
DIR. Kings New Discovery for con-
sumption, DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
BuCklen's Arnica Salve and Electric
Bitters, and have never handled RENEE
dies that sell as well. or that have
given such universal satisfaction We
do not hesitate to guaantee them every
time, and we stand ready to refund the
purchase price il satisfactory results do
not follow their use. These remedies
have won their great popularity purely
on their merits. Young & Edwards,
Druggists.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-04-08

The commissioners appointed by
the several Police Juries for the as
sessments of railroads. telegraph and
telephones, for the parishes of Ayoy-
elles, Acadia, assumption, Calcasieu,
Iberia Jefferson, Lafayette, Lafour-
che, Rapiedes, St. Landry, St. Char
les. St. Mary, St. Martin and Terre
bone will meet at Lafayette .afay
cite parish, on Friday, April q.
1898, for the purpose of assessing
the trscks of the railroads known as
Morgan's Louisiana and Texas Lnu
isiaDa Western and Morgans branch
road, running from Lafayette TO Al
exandria, and all telegraph and tele
phone lines running through their
respective parishes Lafayette Ga
zette.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-04-08
THROUGM DEATH VALLEY.

Death Valley was, in the main,
disappointing, as | think it will be
70 any tourists. | could not realize
that Telescope Peak, the loftiest
Panamlnt. rose about two miles
above the lowest part Of the valley;
nor that this lowest point was 200
feet below sea level; nor (the
weather being then Comfortably
that in summer the air is kilndried
until it contains but one per cent. Of
humidity; nor that the well-ahaded
thermometer has ranged, according
to various authentic observers. all
the way from 122 to 1856 degrees
Fahrenheit. But there were some
things | appreciated fully, and one
OF them was saud-storm. saw
the air filled with dusty fog clear
to the mountain tops, while the sun
grew dark and bright by turns as
the fog increased and lessened; T
saw plumes Of dust waving above
the cloud masses as do the leathery
plumes of sog above the cyclone, and
saw slender, sinuous sandspouts
mile high, careening down the val
lev in the arms Of the gale. 1t was
a marvellous exhibit OF the powers Of
nature.
10 most tourists Death Valley
presents q complete picture Of deco
lation. The mountains are rugged
and devoid of verdnre. the lowlands
is a salty waste, where only the mes.
quite, thorny and gnarled, and The
sagebrnsh Of the color thrive. Even
these have . constant struggle for
life with the soaring sandstorms.
AS to the fauna of the country. one
finds the gauntest of coyotes and the
leanests Of wild cats; the lizard and
the rattleshake, each with horns:
the centipede and the tarantula.
In the wailings Of its mamaIs, the
terror OF its reptiles, and the suffo-
cation and oppression Of its atmos-
phere, Death Valley ia in the season
a veritable type of the tabled sheoI.
Its dangers have never been, nor
can scarcely be adequately describ-
ed. And yet because Of its magnifi.
cent geological pictures Of the won-
derfnl powers of nature, because of
its resources in salts and minerals,
because OF the anthropological stud
les OF the region rounabout, and be-
cause of the novel experiences which
the tourists will surely have, there
are few places that will better repay
him for his time and trouble.
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-04-08

The Lafayette Gazette says
thata railroad will soon be built
from Carencro to Arnaudville and
the Huron plantation. This will
again leave Breaux Bridge out ofthe
way. We believe the best thing the
people of Brsaux Bridge could do,
would be to make an effort with the
CO operation Of the citizens or ST.
Martinville to have this branch
extended to Royville and Breaux
Bridge. We are of the opinion that
II this matter was brought In thepro-
per manner before The Railroad off
cials and they were shown the large
and increasing resources of that sec
ton. that it would be easy to induce
the Railroad people to extend this
road at least to Breaux Bridge. We
would advise the citizens OF this town
and Baeaux Bridge to take serious
interest in this enterprise and we are
/! sure they will succeed in securing
this extention of the branch road.
--St. Messenger.
u
The Meridional. (Abbeville, La.) 1856-1906, 1893-04-08
SOUTHERN PACIFIC co

The favorite line to all points in
Texas. New and Old Mexico, Ari-
g,na,. California and Pacific Coast,
as we'll az to all points North and
East of New Orleans.
Fast time, unequalled train SER
vice, Pullman bnffet sleeping car
service to Galveston, San Antonia,
Monterey, City Of Mexico and Cal
ifonia. Tourists second class sleep
ers also attached TO California
trains. J. @. Schrieyer.
Traf. Mgr.
W. G. Watson, G.. P. & T. a.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-23
THE SACRED EYrsALL OF euppHA.
It II Enclosed in Ten Wrappings aud Ex.
hibitee for . Confederation.

The following is from the pen If .
traveller who visited the orient in 1888:
Among the sacred relics of Horluji
is the veritable eyeball of Buddha. 1t
looks like nothing else but the tiny,
black. well-boiled pearl that one SO
often finds in an oyster stew. This
eye of Buddha' is shown every day at
high noon, special mass being chanted
by the priests while the relic is being
brought out and displayed. For a
consideration, and for the welfare of
the temples treasury. the mass can be
repeated at any hour. We sent for the
priest, who came in company with
brother whose office was that of hold
ing big yellow umbrella over the
holy mans head.
First he knelt, touched a silver
gong, and played before gilded shrine
with closed doors and golden lotus
ornaments. Next he drew from one
side of the shrine large bundle COW
cred with wrapping of rich old-gold
and red brocade and tied with silk
cords. This vas reverently laid on q
low, ornamented table near the altar,
Then. with muttered chants of prayer
going on all the time. the old priest
united and laid out bag after bag Of
Srocade. each lined with some dull,
contrasting color and tied with heavy
sil<en cords.
after the ninth bag had been taken
out and untiel an upright box covered
with more brocade appeared. and, lift
ing it out, the priest opened it and
produced little rock crystal reliquary
and set it upon a gilded lotus pedestal
that stood near. This reliquary was
shaped like the tombstones in a GEM
etery-a cube, sphere and pyramid
being placed one above the other and
held together with gold wire.
an the hollow of the sphere lay the
tiny little dingy relic, which ratified
around like pearl or a pebble when
the priest turned and tipped the box so
that l could get better view of the
sacred object.
"He never stopped once in his NUT
tered chant, and after proper time
had been given for me to see it to my
satisfaction he replaced the relic in its
ten wrappings and again consigned it
to its sacred shrine"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-23
INDIAN CURES.
They Have Queer Methods OF Treating
Disease.

We might well learn a lesson from
the Indians health and strength. With
him a constant succession Of long days
spent in active bodily exercise In the
open air developed a race which was
physically unexcelled. probably. even
by the Greeks, says the YOUTHS Conn
panton.
Exposure, fatigue. privation and
physical injury were lightly borne.
The seeming indifference to pain,
which gained for him the title OF
@stoic,' was probably due as much to
an absence of severe pain as to an un-
f1inching endurance of it.
The Indian is not without surgical
and medical skill. DR.. Kingston OF
Montreal. in paper recently read in
London, describes some interesting
procedures which are part of the Ind
ian's traditional skill.
For the Indian who breaks an arm
or leg in the depths of the forest,
splints admirably adapted for their
purpose are Immediately cut. These
are lined with down-like moss or
scrapings or shavings of wood or with
fine twigs interlarded with leaves, or,
AA "ihlCiJ WIN Sui lCu-up 4odNcS VI luc
cedar or hemlock, and the whole is
surrounded with the withes of willow
or osier, orlyougn birch"
Sometimes the soft bark of the pop
lar or the Eastwood is used, or, if the
accident occurs near the marshy shore
of lake or river, resort may be had
to wild hay or 10 reeds of uniform
length and thickness.
For carrying wounded man an or
binary "stretcher" of elastic boughs is
made, but when the injured man has
only single companion, two young
trees of birch, beech or hickory are
cut, with the upper boughs left I'M
touched; from these is constructed .
stretcher. The jolting from the drag
cling is broken by the elastic boughs.
1t is stated that in the Indians "plen-
titude of health" bony union of tract
ures takes place in remarkably short
time.
Indian tears, Indian balsams and
other such cure alls'-the virtue of
which it sometimes takes columns of
the daily journals to chronicle-are
not theirs. To the white man is left
this species of deception"
According to DR.. Kingston, the Ind
ians employ counter-irritation by
means of fire applied at distance
from the affected part. They iscise
assesses with pointed flint. They
perform amputations, in the course of
which the bleeding is stanched by
means of hot stones.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-23
MONDAY, JANUARY 90. 1898.
KATE FIELDS Washington furnis

KATE FIELDS Washington furnishes
some gossip about Senator Palmer which
shows that he is truly entitled to SYM
patty:
II Mr.. Cleveland finds cabinet timer
running short, there are congressman
who should make up the deficiency and
supply him with wholesale stock in as
sorted sizes, sufficient to fill more cabi-
nets than there ever has been or is likely
to be until this nation covers the entire
continent. Senator Palmer, of Illinois,
declares his ability to furnish candidates
for anything from a cosl-hesver up 10 a
secretary of state. He has received
bushels of applications. and although he
has three clerks busy they are unable to
catch up with the correspondence. Sen
tor Palmer has a suspicion that his eL>
tire state proposes moving on to Wash
ington in body after the 4th of March.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-23
HALF A DOLLAR FOR A POTATO.
Tobacco and Gold on a Par on the Upper
Yukon River, Alaska.

r. d. Miles, visitor in this city, saws
the San Francisco Call, gives a graphic
account of the prices current for or
binary ommoditics on the upper
Yukon river, Alaska
He has just returned from that coun-
try, where, he states, there were over
100 men at work during the last sum-
mer washing gold from the river bars
and riffs. The majority of them will
winter in that country.
We'll, III tell you, am glad to get
back to civilization again." he said.
Gold is plentiful; in fact it is an or
binary trick for a man to wash out
from 800 to 500 day. but man needs
all that to live any way comfortable in
that country, and he has but little to
show after a season of hard work.
when l left that country trader
with small stock of goods was max
ing his way up the river from some of
the coast trading points in canoe.
In fact he had several of them loaded
with provisions. He was assisted in
his journey by half dozen Indians.
well, when he left, after selling out
his cargoes, he had about all the gold
dust the miners had washed out in four
or five months Of steady work
1--WE ran short of provisions. and had
subsiSted on bear meat and other game
so long that we willingly parted with
nearly all we had to get some civilized
eatables.
well, this trader--his name was
Emmons-sold the several sacks of
sDuds he had with him at the rate of
from 80 to 50 cents per potato.
His flour sold for 500 a sack. and we
were just glad enough to pay So
pound for the very poorest quality of
tea he had with him.
HE had several sides of bacon in
his stock, which he disposed of at
about 81 slice. A few sacks of the
despised bean brought 81 pound.
"We had been out of tobacco for
nearly two months, and had drawn but
little solace out Of pipefuls of dried
leaves and moss. When this fellow
appeared on the scene we took him to
our hearts as a benefactor and gave
him ounces of gold for plugs of tobac-
co. An ounce of gold brings SIG in
Alaska and $40 at the mint here.
I'VE bought a hundredweight of
onions, for which we were assessed six
ounces of gold.
Il tell you what, we poured out the
dust upon that fellow Emmons, and
he had so much Of it / don't think |
would like to take the contract to pack
it from here to the city hall.
"You must not think from this ap-
palling price list hat we were starving
to death. We had plenty of game and
fish, but that kind of grub pals on the
appetite"
The "boys," however,appear to have
made money on the Yukon river bars
Mr.. Miles states that all OF them have
Stakes" and he came down to Vic
toria with several of them who had
"cleaned up" from $4,000 to 1913, 900
apiece.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-23
DECIDED By THE WEATHER,
Great Battles in Which the Elements
Have Taken Part.

1t is a singular fact that most of the
great battles which have shaped the
course of the worlds history have been
fought under atmospheric conditions
which have played no small part in
deciding their issue.
Thus Arminius, the Goth, defeated
the Romans under Varus during a ter
rifle thunderstorm, which, according
to Dion, so terrified the DICTIONARIES
that they lost heart and were easily
thrown into disorder.
When XerXes invaded Greece a VIC
lent storm at sea sunk no fewer than
400 of his ships and transports and left
him comparatively helpless before the
Greeks.
So, too, at the battle of Canine, Han
niba: took advantage of high wind
to place himself 50 that while the Ro-
mans were blinded with dust storm
his men had the wind at their backs.
Coming to more modern times the
NOrnfan conquest of England was al
most diverted by a violent storm,
which scattered Williams ships and
drove them back to the coast of
France.
At Crecy it is well known that the
rainstorm which relaxed the strings of
the Genoese bowmen practically put
them out of the field, while the Eng
lish archers, who had kept their strin gs
dry, were able to demoralize the
French vanguard by their deadly
shooting.
The battles of Towton and Barnet
were both practically decided by the
assistance which the elements rem
dered to the Yorkists, first in the shape
of binding snowstorm. and second,
through the medium of dense fog.
The Spanish Armada would not have
been by any means so easily repulsed,
but for violent gale which heeled
the Spanish ships over to such an ex-
tent that they were easily hulled by
the English. while their own shots
flew high into the air.
The final destruction of the fleet by
a tempest needs no description, any
more than do the frightful sufferings
of Napoleon's army in the Moscow
campaign, in which ice and snow
gained more victories than the Russian
arms; while at Waterloo there is no
doubt that the heavy rain which pre-
coded the battle greatly assisted Well
ington's tactics, and crippled those of
Napoleon by making the thick clay
soil almost impossible for cavalry
movements