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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-21

given up all hopes
of ever getting bet-
ter when Hoods
SsrsapariIla W a.
recommended &c
me and I believe q
my duty to let
other > q q srexs
know the benefit I
derived from It. ]
Could Not Sleep
at night, was with
out appetite, and
what little I did
eat I was unable %
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-21
rhe Rlrht OF WAY.

At Park place and Broadway, New
York, as a mail wagon turned into the
latter thoroughfare to go up town, the
horses knocked down pedestrian who
was hurrying into City Hall park For
a wonder the driver pulled up, and
though the man was at the horses feet
he escaped the wheels. He came crawl
ing ont, covered with dirt and more or
less hurt, and the driver looked down
at him and coldly inquired:
do you know what you have been
doing, STRIP
81 do, replied tho man as he brushed
away at the dirt, "but couldn't help
it. I'm not the man to interfere with
the United States mails.
Better look out in future.
EYES, will "
followed him into the park, where
he sat down on bench to get his breath,
and told him that mail wagon had no
more right to run over him than an ice
cart.
els that so?" he asked in doubling
tones. "Well, by gum, but this is the
fourth time I've been run over by them.
and next time they try it on I'll raise q
fuss ''-Detro;t Free Pro-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-21


Win lord Rayleigh aud Professor
Ramsay have 10 share the honor of
sporting" the third constituent of the
atmosphere with Edgar Allan Poe? Il
certainly looks like it. if we consider
the evidence adduced by correspondent
Of a French Journal. who has been Dip
ping into the Tales of Mystery and
Imagination (" The passage upon which
this gentleman rests Poe's claims is
contained in 1.-The Unparalleled Adven-
ture of One Hans Pfaall " 1t is worth
while quoting il in full:
II then took opportunities Of convey
ing by night to retired situation east
of Rotterdam five iron bound casks, 10
contain about so gallons each, and one
of larger size; six tin tubes inches
in diameter. properly shaped and 10
feet in length; quantity of particu
lar metallic substance, or semimetal,
which / shall not name, and dozen
demijohns Of very common acid The
gas TO be formed from these latter ma.
terials is gas never yet generated by
any other person than myself-or nc
least applied 70 any similar purpose
can only venture 10 say here that it is
constituent of azote (nitrogen), so long
considered irreducible, and that its
density is about 81 4 times less than Of
hydrogen. Ii is tasteless, but not odoF-
less; burns, when pure. with a greenish
flame and is instantaneously fatal To
animal life. Its full secret would
make no difficulty in disclosing. but
that it of right belongs to citizen of
Nantes, in France. by whom il was con-
ditionally communicated to myself. F"
1t must DO confessed that the nysteri-
Gus gas evolved by the force of Poe's
Imagination has not little in common
with the argon, whose acquaintance we
are now privileged TO make some 80
years later. The particular metallic
substance or semimetal, " used by Hans
Pfaall, has its fellow in clevite, from
which we have been led to understand
argon has been extracted when treated
with an acid, after the manner Of the
veraeious Dutch balloonist. If the new
gas is not precisely regarded as "a con-
stituent of nitrogen, it has ut least
been declared by some TO be an allotrop-
10 modification of it. No doubt the phys
ical and chemical qualities of Edgar
Allan Poe's gas are not exactly those of
argon. But what of thats Instead, for
example, of being 81 times lighter than
hydrogen, argon, we understand, is very
much heavier. 1t must be remembered.
however, that Hans Pfaall had to make
journey to the moon. Had his gas been
heavier, how could he have dropped q
couple of ballast bags ON the head of
Mynheer Superbus Van Undertake, and
have disappeared above the clouds al
most before the worthy burgomaster had
recovered himself? The romancer, even
when he is a man of science, must sure
ly be allowed little latitude with his
chemistry. -Westminster Gazette.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-21

s 1SA p sSns - Ss Hss
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-21
TO DIVA, WHO WOULD MARRY HIM

Eo.v sisaii thank thee :1r the .-'nnteous
gr@ce,
The loving kindness that woull makv nae
froe
To gaze forever on nay Dives face,
a citizen Of heavc-a cternally,
In that clear paradise Of thine 20 know
Things but siiSnly surIaise here belowf
But surely, Diva, greatly IS long
To drink the deer, delights of that abode-
Surely have not sung my latest song,
Drained my last cup and troa the allotted
roadf
Why in 30 fierce hurry 70 translate
Me from the mundane to the Immortal slater
Diva. tits fair indeed, tits passing fair.
This bad. unblest, probationary time;
I know the purer joys that wait elsewhere,
Above, beyond this planets grief and grima.
But grant me one sweet respite ere try
Those other blisses. lest they be too high.
Pail Mall Gazette.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-21
Nervous Prostitution
Could Not Sleep - Had No
Appetite
Cured In Body and Mind by Hoods
SarsaparIlIa

al suffered very much for . long time
with nervous prostration. I had about
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-21
A sty on the Eye.

When ) u feel the pricking pain on
the eyelid that announces the coming Of
. sty. make very strong application of
black tea. or simply the tea leaves
moistened with a little water put in a
small bag of muslin and placed on the
eyelid AS it dries moisten again, and
II used before the sty gets under way ii
Is said to be a sure cure
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-21

"Do you keep boomers to rent?" she
asked as she sailed into a fashionable
dressmaker's ON Fulton street.
mo said the polite salesman, "but
we keep materials for repairing rents in
boomers. Have you
But she was gone. Brooklyn Eagle.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-21

A man may do very well with a very
little knowledge, and scarce be found
out, in mixed company; everybody is
so much more ready to produce his own
than to call for display of your acqui-
sitions.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-21

Pursue not a victory too 81. - h..trs
conquered well that hath made bis cree
my fly; thou mayest beat him to a des-
perate resistance, which may ruin thee.
George Herbert.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-21
DOME Tobacco Spit or SIN oke You
Life Away

is the truthful, startling title OF a book
about Eo-To-B BAG, the harmless. guaran-
teed tobacco habit cure that braces up
nicotinized nerves, eliminates the nico-
tine poison. makes weak men gain
strength. vigor and manhood YOu
run no physical or financial risk as No
T0-Bac is sold by VIM. III. RUllman un
der guarantee to cure or II oney refund
ed. Book free. Address Sterling Rene
dy Co.. New York or Chicago
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-21

In 1402 the cold was so severe in Rms,
STA that the Baltic sea was frozen over.
In 1860 this occurred again, and harse-
men rode from Denmark TO Sv.es.en
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-21

Gasparin estimates that the evapora-
tion Of water from the surface Of the
earth is from 25 to so inches year, ac-
eording to location
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1895-08-21
Too Funnx bv HALF.

Uruguay was named from the river
which flows through it.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12
Bed Napoleon Died Upon.

A French traveller who has been Wis.,
iting the island of st. Helena, declares
that the house in which Napoleon died
is in sad state of dilapidation and Seq
lect.' Not vestige of furniture remains
within its four walls, the only object
visible being bust of Bonaparte in
the room in which he expired. If the
edifice is devoid of furniture, however.
there are at least ten times as manv
chairs, wardrobcs, washstands. etc. in
other parts of the world, supposed to
have been in it, as would fill dozen
houses of like proportions. For in
stance, the bed on which Napoleon
died is to be found at the Invalides. at
Nine. Tussaud's and at the Grevie
museum. The very same bed is in the
possession of Marquis de Biron, and of
the family of Marshal Bertrand. Prince
Murat also has it. 1t is needless TO
state that all these beds are the real
and only. authentic ones on which the
great Corsican breathed his last.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12
NE ALMOST GIVE THEN AWAY.

earth; bnt He is the Prince of Peace;
Ills vet ories are by the weapons Of
peace.
Trying to Atone.
A sea-captain who lived in Washing.
ton during his stays on land had a
great fancy for fowls of all sorts and
especially priced an old gobbler which
had been long in his possession. From
one cruise he brought home a mis-
chievous young monkey, which made
as much trouble as the proverbial
''while elephant" One day, hearing a
terrible commotion in the hennery, the
captain entered and found Joclso with
the gobbler under his arm, while he
was deliberately pulling out the poor
birds last tail-feather. The captain
rescued the turkey and punished the
monkey severely, who knew very well
why he was chastised. The next day,
again hearing a commotion among the
feathered tribe, the captain went to
the scene of the action and there sat
Joclzo with the much per~ecuted COB
bier between his knees, while he was
trying to put the feathers back. His
intentions were good, but the turkey
seemed unable to appreciate them
Harper's Young People.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12

and His servants, just as on Palm Sun
day He used the ass which did not be-
long to Him, and drew forth a glorious
homage from all those mouths which
on that day had no voice but for Him.
Saluted by the songs of all the churches
in all the countries where His name Is
known, advancing from nation to ma
ton, He marches towards the final
domination of the whole world. And
ten Thousand and thousands of thou
sands, are singing His hosannas, and
joining in the song; Worthy is the
Lamb that was slain to receive power,
and riches, and wisdom, and strength,
and honor, and glory, and blessing.
And every creature which is in Heaven,
and on the earth, and under the earth,
and such as are in the sea, and all that
are in them, heard saying: Blessing,
and honor, and glory, and power be
unto Him that stitch upon the throne,
and unto the Lamb for ever and ever"
(Rev. 5.12, 49,.
As they sweep around the shoulder
of the Mount of Olives, the glories of
Jerusalem in all it's splendor burst
upon Jesus view. at rose terrace
upon terrace, city of palaces, with
frowning towers and magnificent gar
dens," and before all the golden dome
of the temple. Here, though others
shouted, His own soul was full of sor-
row, and He wept over the city, not be-
cause He knew that there His throne
would be cross, and the hosannas
mockeries, but on account of the sins
of its people; because of the sorrows
that were to come upon it,"
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
/. In speaking of little colt, Jesus
said: ''The Lord hath need of him.
Can there be child, young man,
mature man, however poor, or feeble,
or ignorant who is not of more value
than this animal, and may not say:
1.-THE Lord hath need of me also?"
Q. The Lord returns all that He bor-
rows of us, and a great deal more.
The ass returned to its owner was
worth tenfold more after its associa-
ton with the King of Kings.
3. Jesus is the King of the whole
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12

He was kingly in His nature. lie
showed royal authority in taking for
His use what was necessary, as kings
were accustomed to do, but only tempo
rarily, what His subjects freely and
gladly yielded to His use. His claim to
be the Messiah lis the most stupendous
claim that could be made. To be the
Messiah is to be Gods viceroy and rep
resentative on earth, able to represent
God adequately to men, and to bring
about that perfect condition which is
named the kingdom of God"
He was the Prince of Peace. His
methods were moral, not physical.
Jesus came to bring peace into all the
world by Righteousness. His reign will
bring peace into the soul now
troubled seat of war, into the commun-
ity so often arrayed in contending fac
tions; between nations, and every
where; peace which passes understand
ing and which flows like a river
Morrison.
We are accustomed to say that this
same multitude, who on Sunday shout
ed "Hosanna, cried: Cruelty Himl" on
the following Friday; that ''the whole
enthusiasm of the multitude at the end
is nothing more than the last upstream
ing brilliancy of an evening sun before
it vanishes beneath the horizon"
Richard Glover is doubtless near the
truth when he says: 1.-THE whole of
that enthusiasm was not excitement.
If most of the gladstone voices were
silenced by the cross, very few, If any
of them, took up the other cry: Cruelty
Him. Doubtless many of those who
sang Hosanna that day asked at Pente-
cost: What must do to be saved% and
were among the first believers"
Jesus riding in this triumphal pro-
cession was an object lesson, living
parable, setting forth His triumphal
march down the ages. "All the ideas
that were incarnated in His career and
emblazoned in His final sufferings and
death and resurrection are destined to
be triumphant" He advances on the
earth as on the road to Jerusalem,
with the calm majesty of a sovereign;
He takes possession of things and of
men; He makes them His instruments
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12

II. LAYS OF THE SCOTTISH CAvA-
LIERs. By William Edmon-
stoune Aytoun.
Is. LUCILLE. By Owen Meredith
(Robert Lord Lytton.
10. DREAMS. By Olive Schreiner.
20. BLACK BEAUTY. By Anna Sewclk
81. ONE OF THE PROFESSION. A
Charming Theatrical Novel.
%. SARToR REsARTUs. By Thomas
Carlyle.
%. THE IDYLLs OF THE KING. By
the late Lord Tennyson.
"a. The PLEASURES OF LIFE. By
Sir John Lubbock, BIT.
25. THE LADY OF THE LAKE. By
Sir Walter Scott.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12
QUEER SNAKES IN TEXAS.
Fun That the Yellow Racer and the HooT
snake Have Together.


snake Have Together.
There is species of whipsnake in
che Lone Star state, the male of which
is jet black and the female pea green. {"
says a resident of Texas, according to
the New York Sun. "They are long,
slim reptiles, and they climb trees and
rob birds'nests with wonderful celebrity.
1.-THE yellow racer Of Texas is an
other interesting snake. When he
crawls his movements are from side to
side, but when he races he undulates,
with his head several inches in the air,
and he can get over the ground almost
as fast as jack rabbit. You will often
see yellow racer chasing a red-bellied
hoopsnake, and vice versa. Sometimes
you will see them racing side by side,
neither seeming to try to outspeed the
other, and both getting over the ground
for the fun of the thing The most
amusing snake race ever saw out there
was between hoopsnake and racer.
There was big bulge in the hoop
snakes body, evidently caused by a
large toad in his stomach, and he
wabbled so that every little while he
would lose his balance and tumble side
ways. The racer also had large lump
in his body, but it didn't bother him
much in travelling, and he stopped and
waited whenever the hoopsnalxe tipped
over. The hoopsnake would look up
and start in again, and he and the racer
covered more than two miles in that
way, going ahead of the horse was
riding.
while trying to net pigeons one sea-
son | saw a yellow racer crawling
toward the stool pigeon. For the mo-
ment | was more concerned about a
hawk that had been circling overhead
for some time, and didn't pay much
attention to the snake. At length the
hawk dived at the stool pigeon and
knocked the breath out Of it. Without
waiting for the hawk to snatch the
stool pigeon the racer wound himself
around the hawks neck and breast.
Suddenly hoopsnake rolled past me
at top speed and brought up near the
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12
ONE COUPON AND 10 CENTS

stool pigeon, as II he was gong to help
the racer strangle the hawk. The
hawk arose before the hoopsnalle got
chance to tackle. 1t hadn't assembled
more than two hundred feet when the
racer tied its wings to its body and the
hawk dropped like wad of mud.
thirty feet or so from the stool pigeon.
The hoopsnake had been glaring at the
hawk as if he was disappointed, but the
instant 1t landed it rolled right at it
and commenced to thump it on the
head with his horn. The hawk
screamed and struggled violently and
the racer frightened his coils around its
wings and prevented it from rising. 1t
couldn't fight with its claws, and the
hoopsnake continued to hammer il on
the head and the racer to squeeze it, as
II it had been a put-up job between
the snakes beforehand to tackle the
hawk in that way. The hoopsnalxe
pounded until he had battered its head
all out of shape with his sharp horn
In little while the hawk ceased To
stir, and the racer unwound himself
and the hoopsnalse stopped hammer
ing. Both reptiles gazed at the dead
bird for moment, and then the hoop
snake hooked his tail into his lin and
the two went away together.
THE opossum snake of Texas
feigns death If you tap 1t on the back
with switch, and sometimes when
you make quick stroke at It and don't
touch it. The natives assert that n
badly scared opossum snake will re-
main quiescent until sunset, no matter
how early in the day you scare It. and
then it will glide off at great speed. 1
once frightened an opossum snake bv
switching the ground near It. The
snake made believe it was lifeless. and
l hid in n clump of bushes and watched
1t. 1t couldn't possibly have seen me.
and for an hour and forty minutes It
remained perfectly motionless. It
lacked two hours and twenty minutes
of shutdown, but | had concluded to
stay there and see whether the snake
would clear out. lost the chance.
however, for within few minutes n
pair of turkey buzzards lit on the snake
together. 1t began to squirm and flop
and beat the grass, but It had waited a
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12
The SUNDAY SCHOOL,

rhationai Lesson for April 7, 1884,
nc lriumphal Entry Mark lila.
eciaiiy Arranged from Peloubet's Notes.
IptN TEXT. -Hosanna; blessed is he
.ometh N the name of the Lord
bn-sunday, April 2. A. D. 80, lust before
e"sE OF THE SToRY.-In our last regular
II Jesus had gone to the house OF ZaccheusL
ne spoke the parable OF the pounds
,.,ay Jesus went from Jericho to Beth
Sonn L;p The next day, which was the
9aooath, many Jews visited Jesus at
n The evening, after the Sabbath
- Jesus was at supper In the house OF
auu was anointed by Mary. Sunday
e%s Afst week day. was the triumphal
peihs Just before the Passover, great
. a we're thronging to the Holy City
sOhNE IS on the west slope OF the Mount
nes toward Jerusalem from Bethany;
49,, .uu streets OF Jerusalem and In the
Vi the temple
LESSON NOTES.
Il OBJECT of this riding into Jerusa-
vas 10 set forth as in living par
.nat Jesus was the Messiah, the
~ Ning, and to present Himself
aI Jews for their acceptance. 1t
'ne hnal offer to those who had re-
nm as a teacher, that they
accept Him as the Messiah, and
themselves and their nation from
oaihe IN the way foretold six hun
earS before by the prophets that
.0sslah would come duke 24:25-27,
a' o3'll; Zech. 9:9). He filled the
anu and the deeds of the Messiah
s.eu oy the Jews. Was the chief
seof Jesus merely to fulfill a proph-
n' "u uid lie turn out of the way for
purpose? Rather, let us see that
US .he right thing to do at this
IT, ~ was necessary for His mission
W himself, on this last opportu-
>. .ie Jews as their Messiah King,
Iney might accept Him and be
.disaa.e was necessary to reveal to
olples and to the people His
= nature His kingly right, and to
vo, i,ooregleam of His triumph over
,oa 'iu, Therefore this event was
u e :. and therefore it was accom-.
h,n Sne prophecy and the fulfill.
Che same purpose In view.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12

26. MORNINGS IN FLORENCE. By
John Ruskin, LII. d.
% RAB AND HIS FRIENDS. By DR..
John Brown.
%. WHIrTIER's POEMS. By John
Greenleaf Whittier.
20. The GREATEST THING IN THE
WORLD, and Other Addresses.
By Prof. Henry Drummond.
30. LALLA RooKH. By Thos. Moore.
81. LoNGFELLow's Poems.
80. In MEMoRIAM. By Alfred Lord
Tennyson.
33. The PRINCESS. By Alfred Lord
Tennyson.
"a. RAssELAs. By Saml. Johnson,
LII. d.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12

30. SELECTIONS FROM RoBT. Brown
ING.
36. PAST AND PRESENT. By Thomas
Carlyle.
81. NEGOTIATIONS OF MARCUS AZURE
Illus .ANToNIUs.
SO. HEROES AND HERO WORSHIP. By
Thomas Carlyle.
80 TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE. BY
Chas. Lamb. (First Series. J
40. TALES FROM SHAKESPEARE. By
Chas. Lamb. (Second Series.
Al. SESAME AND LILIES. By John
Ruskin, LII. D.
AZ. QUEEN OF THE AIR. By John
Ruskin.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12

After all, the man who can't tell In
isp't SO much to be respected az tia
man who can tell lie. but WON'T
Somerville Journal
Common CompIaipf.
Mrs. Dimpleton--I hear your SON q
doing splendidly in Wall street?
Mrs. Castleton-Yes. but he isn't "a
all well.
Mrs. Dimpleton-Indeedp What seema
to be the trouble?
Mrs. Castleton-The doctor says Il h
nervous prosperity. Judge.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12

little too long, for the buzzards pulled
it in two speedily, each sailing away
with writhing half
AT another time watched an opos-
sum snake for two hours, and was paid
for it a little after sunset by seeing a
monster owl pounce upon it, tie in into
knots, and sail off with it,. 49,,
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12
CLIP CLASSIC COUPONS.

81. Ethics OF THE pUsT. By John
Ruskin.
81. Poems. By Edgar Allen Poe
53. LORNA DooNE. part ~ By
r. B. Blackmore.
"a. LORNA DooNE. part 2.) By
X. B. Blackmore.
30. The LIGHT OF ASIA. By Sir
Edwin Arnold.
DC. LAST ESSAYS OF ELLA. By
Charles Lamb.
81. VANITY FAIR. part ~ Bv
W. NJ. Thackeray.
SO. VANITY FAIR. part ~ By
W. NJ. Thackeray.
80. CHlLDE HARoLD's PILGRIMAGE
By Lord Byron.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12

43. PREMIUM Cook Book. By Mar
ion Harland and Others.
A. THEMnL ON THE Floss. part
~ By George Eliot.
40. THE MILL ON THE Floss. part
p By George Eliot.
As. RoMoLA. part ~ By George
Eliot.
AZ. RoMoLA. part p By George
Eliot.
48, LowELL's POEMS By Jas. Rus
sell Lowell.
40 EMMERsoN's ESSAYS. (lst Sc
ries.) By Ralph Waldo En-
merSOn
so. EMMERsoN's ESSAYS. (2nd Sc
ries.) BY Ralph Waldo EN-
merson.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12
He Was i,ece,vesi.

Tom-So your engagement with Miss
Flirty is declared off. suppose she
isn't all your fancy painted her.
Dick-Worse than that, she isn't all
she paints herself. Texas Siftings
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12

LORD CHIEF JUSTICE RUSSELL, Oh
England, has decided that gambling in
the rise and fall of stocks is not gam
ling. This will ease a good many
troubled consciences on the street.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12
Madc n Inf.rence.

He-llere is picture Of my wife.
She-Before or after taking?
He-What do you meanp Before o.
after taking what?
She-You.--N Y. World.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12
BY the Way.

1.-THE servant girl is the burning ques-
ton of the hour" remarked Bones,
after tasting the lamb chops at break
fast.-Truth.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12
A Precious Jewel.

Higbee-What kind of cook have
you?
Macl1-First class. My wife says she
is the incest girl she ever worked for
brooklyn Life.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-04-12

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