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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-27

Usually begin until about Feb. 4, bus
this year. by fortunate provision Of
providence. The season began several
weeks earlier. The Florida season used
70 begin II October and lasted until
about Marcl 50 that the two states were
not brought into sharp competition.
Formerly the Californians tried to mar
ket their fruit rs late as possible. bat
this season they have rushed their pick
into the market At the earliest possible
moment
This season s prosperity means great
deal 10 many owners Of new groves. Ii
does not require great amount of cap
ital to start an orange grove in Califor-
pia. bEt ii does take whole LOT of time
and patience 10 get grove up TO the
paying point. With So. 00o a man can
s. into the Pomona valley and start An
orange grove. If he viii sick TO il for
ten wears. lac viii find thar his trees are
bringing him in a handsome revenue.
Once ia hearing. the value of grove
steadily increases. SO that wealth is only
matter of time
The greatest California orange district
is located ON what was once thought 20
be worthless land a daring genius
came along one day and announced that
he thought those arid valleys would be
good places in which 70 raise oranges.
lie made a great reputation rs humor-
list. but he carried out the joke. get to-
gethor Il syndicate of capitalists, turned
the courSe of the Santa Ana river SO
that its waters filed the hQigating
bitches which had been dug at great ex
pense and transformed thousands Of
acres Of waste land into a yeritahle
Eden. That is where the train loads of
OF anees which California sends to all
parts of the union come from today.
Riverside was the pioneer orange dis
trict in the irrigated region Soon after
came the Indiana colony which planted
the now celebrated groves at Pasadena.
Tho men who started these groves paid
from $40 20 $35 an acre for their land,
water privilege included. Now some of
these plantations are worth hundreds of
thousands of dollars The largest single
orchard is in Pomona. 1t consists of
over 400 acres only part of which is
inst coming into bearing, but its owner,
Seth Richards, has recently refused an
offer Of $3.50, 900 for it,
What will be the eventual yield of
California when all its extensive or
chards now under cultivation begin TO
bear can only be conjectured. With the
increase of irrigation facilities the limits
of the fruit growing district between
Los Angeles and San Bernardino, which
are so miles apart. have been extended
until it will not be many years until
there will be a continuous succession of
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-27


lie indiscfc,ina II eating. he may be able to
do nothing AZ sil. lie isn't capable Of con.
tnuous and vigorous edeft His bodily dis.
comfort affects his aaind Even when he
knows just what Is the matter. he negiects
the simplest precautions aud the simple
treatment that would care him Most of
dyspepsia sssf.s with constipation. aud con.
stipanou can ee cured. Constipation Is the
cause Of nine tenths OF all human sick
ness. Some of its symptoms are sick and
bilious headache, dizziness. sour stomach,
loss of appetite, foul breath, windy beleh-
tngs, heartburn, pain and distress afler cat.
ing. All these are indicative of derangc-
meuts of the liver, stomach and bowels
and all are caused hy constipation. nr.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets arc the quickest,
easiest aud most certain cure Tor this candi.
ton They are quick, but not violent ia
their action. Thete is nothing about them
that Will give The system any shock They
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according 10 directions they will absolutely
cure. You do not become slave 10 their
use. They are different and better than
any other pill OK preparation offered for the
same purpose Almost all druggists under
stand this and are cpnSCtentious enough 20
tell you SO The druggist who tries 10 sell
you substitute IS not a safe man from
whom TO buy medicine II YOU will send
your address, we will send You a sample
you can see exactly what the Pellets
will do for you.
II you will send ~ one-ceut siamps TO cover
cost OF mailing DH}p, will send YOU FRFr the
most useful medical book ever presented % the
public. This Is pr Petcc's Common sense
Medical Advisef IN Plain Language, q hook &C
looS pages protrScly illustrated. the great eN-
peuse OF preparing which has been covered l'y
sale Of 6Soooo copies az The regular price. q So
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-27
PARTICULAR ABOUT HIS FUNERAL
A Topeka Mans Precautions Against Nor
tuary Chestnuts.


A Topeka man Of a practical turn OF
mind has made a will regulating his
own funeral A friend who is parson
Is TO come from a distance and say q
prayer. Another friend, who is not a
parson, not even a church member, is
20 make a short talk. Another friend,
who is a woman and a sweet singer, is
10 request three musical friends-an-
other woman and two men--to join her
in singing appropriate hymns, while
another friend, young fellow who
learned the keyboard while ION the
road" for q music house, is to preside
at the organ.
The undertaken is not to wear a plug
hat, or big diamond stud, or dressy
Prince Albert coat, or in any manner to
appear as if he had snatched moment
from banquet TO bury the dead. he is
to be modest and humble, giving the
corpse a chance for public attention--its
last chance. The pallbearers are not to
be labeled. They will be distinguish.
able from thu corpse by the fact that
they will be alive, and their duties wiz
be understood without wearing a print
ed sign. They must be good fellows.
too, bright fellows, and they are re-
quested to beguile the way to the grave
with cheerful anecdotes Of their dead
friend.
None Of them may wear gloves-un-
dertakern' gloves are so starchy and
stuffy-and a man whose hands sweat
is barred. 1t furnishes the handles of
the coffin. Grips and signs, swords,
feathers and bands are prohibited. The
parson who shall say the first prayer
shall say the last, and 'sprigs of myr-
tle' or acacia" are forbidden. The
pallbearers are to line up and witness
the final closing of the grave. All the
funeral arrangements are TO be IN charge
of another friend, woman, who shall
comfort the family and see that chumps
keep away from the house that brown
les be not permitted to ''situp with the
corpse. She shall receive flowers--if
any--friends may bring in, return thanks
for them in writing and request the
newspapers not to call them floral of
forings. (" She shall also detach cards
from these pretty remembrances and
preserve them for the family. The coffin
lit shall not be called "casket -
must not wear the appearance of floral
bargain counter. That mossgrown title
head, 1.-THE Last Sad Rites, must not
appear over the newspaper accounts of
the funeral, and having done this last
kind service in fairly good English and
short sentences city editors are requested
to turn again their attention TO life and
the beautiful world, leaving the dead
man to make his own way across the
dark river. Kansas City Star.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-27

The California orange is on top. The
Florida orange. once monarch Of all II
surveyed, is at the bottom Of the heap.
These facts are of more general in
terest than they might seem to be at
first glance. We eat here in the United
States from $4,000. 600 to 10000, 600
boxes Of oranges each year. If we had
been depending on Florida for our or
anges this year. only millioDaires would
have had them ON their tables and the
rest Of us would have gone without.
But it is an i'll wind that blows nobody
good, and although there are lots of dis
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-27
OUR ORANGE SUPPLY.
WHERE We GET THE TWENTY MIL
LION BOXES We EAT EVERY YEAR.

California Is the Chief Source OF supply
This season. rs the Florida Crop Was
Ruined by last winters BlizEard-In-
fersor Fruit From Abroad.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-27

..-.s, l.s-r.4 every day for children
.,s.--4 rom constipation, with
~. t.a J. r-.si.e from any ether
-lsrs. --s'
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-27
mo- Honor Gutenberg.s NIemory.

The corporation of Mainz has de-
cided to celebrate the five hundredth
anniversary of the birth of Johann Gu
tenberg, the inventor of printing. with
great pomp and splendor. The celebra-
ton will take place in 1897, though it
is not agreed whether he was born in
1897 or in one of the three years follow
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-27
synpathetic Inks.

Onion Juice is the simplest sympathet-
ic ink. 1t writes colorless, but turns
yellow when heated a weak infusion
Of gall writes colorless and may be turn
ed back by moisteniDg with weak cop
peras water. A solution of nitro muri-
ate of cobalt Turns green when heated
and disappears again in cooling.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-27
walking and working.

A Missouri farmer figured it out one
rainy day that he had walked 800 miles
in cultivating one acre Of corn. He
thereupon sold his farm and moved to
town. where he walked 600 miles to
ind Job.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-27

"Castoria is 50 we'll adapted 10 ohldreu
that I recommend It IS superior ts any pre-.
scription known 10 me"
u. A ARCHER, N. D., Brooklyn, n. Y.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-02-27

For several years have recommended
Sasteria, and shall always continue to de
50 as 1t has Invariably produced beneficial
results.
EDWIN p. PAsBEE. N. y. New York city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-02

A New York minister took occasion
to make these remarks about the new
woman at q charity event given recently
there. He said
This higher education of women has
had one bad effect--it makes the mer
shake in their shoes and lose that SUI
preme consciousness Of superior intelli
gence which used to carry them over
difficult places. Ia the good old days d
mar could make an innocent. original
remark, like A thing Of beauty is a Joy
forever, to a young woman with the
hope Of being appreciated. Now he
would be fioored by the answer, Well.
perhaps. sometimes; but, indeed, there
are times when science proves it other.
wise
The new woman knows everything.
She can even support herself The cling
ing vine species is gradually becoming
extinct. The combinations and arrange
ments for the costumes of a modern So
ciety belle require as much brain effort
as the mind of a Scion or Aristotle could
supply. -
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-02

According to q decision rendered in
Justice Brown s court, wives are legally
responsible for the support Of their hus-
bands and their families, providing the
husbands are unable to support them
selves on their families This decision Of
Justice Prown's created great surprise
to the legal fraternity and was the
cause IF much comment and speculation.
The attorneys appear to be divided iii
their opinions as TO whether the decision
Will hold in a higher court.
A number Of business men and brew
cry owners have been awaiting the cut
come of The trial IN Justice Brown :
court, and they said after they had heard
of the decision That they would at once
begin suits against the wives of their
many debtors who HAD contracted debts
and refused to pay them Cleveland
10. News and Herald
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-02

1t can hardly be urged much longer,
at least ia England. THAT women should
not he enfraachissd because they are ex-
empt from military duty Miss j a.
Gray, acting superintendent Of nurses
and dame If the order Of the Royal
Red Cross, who has ia former years done
good service with the troops in Zululand
and Egypt hos been ordered 90 ue iu
readiness 90 embark fer Ashanti. and j
is anticipated thar she Viii be accom-.
panied bv other nursing sisters for wors
IL the hospitals
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-02
THE HoUsE
Bills Introduced aud Petitions aud Reso
buttons Presented.

Bills Introduced aud Petitions aud Reso-
lutions Presented.
Washington, March ls.-The bill to
amend the administrative tariff act 81
1890 was passed in the house Yesterday.
d bill was favora2ly reported authoriz-
ing the transmission in the mails, wis
one-cent stamps, of written messages
on private mailing cards. such cards to
be sent openly in the nails, OF no larger
size than the ordinary postal card An
adverse report was made on the bill to
change TO the 4th Of March the time
for the converting of congress. 4 favor
able report was made on the bin pro-
siding IN educational test for the ad.
mission Of immigrants.
Washington. March 19.-In he house
yesterday The consideration of the reso-
buttons ceusariue Mr. Bayard for
speeches delivered by him in England
occupied the time and several speeches
We're made for and against the resoiu-
tious.
Washington. March 90 The resolu-
tioas 90 eersure Ambassador Bayara
were further discussed iH the house yes
teruay The speakers were Alessrs.
Tucker (dem.. Na.J and Cooper (dem.,
Fia-) against the resolutions Of CEN
sure ana Alessfs Taft and Wilson {rep..
81, Pearson (rep., \. c., Mccall and
Barrett lrep, Mass) in favor oil them.
Washington, March 2f.-In the house
Yesterday resolutions were adopted
sy cote OF $50 to = censuring Thomas
4 l'aNard. ambassador To the court OF
81 james, for ute ances delivered III
az address to the Boston (Eugland}
grammar school and in an address be-
fore The Edinburgh (Seotlandl Philo-
sops.eai institution las fall grhe res
ciuliops are given IN ful elsewhere) 4
Gill WAS introduced to prevent the car
lying OF obscene literature and articles
for indecent and immoral use from one
state or territory to another. a reso-
lution was adopted unseating Mr.. Boat
ner, representative from the Fifth dis
trict of Louisiana, and declaring the
seat vacant
Washington, March "a The house
spent most OF yesterday considering the
Curtis bill o abolish the death penalty
in all cases where il is prescribed IN ths
federal statute (60 ia uumberl. save in
eases ol murder and rape An amend
meut WAS agreed to. making treason
pumshaoie lbs death. The bin Hntro-
! dUee8 iS Nr. eorliss (Mich9 providing
for Che eieetcn of senator's hy q direct
Vote oi He people WAS reported favor
ably.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-02
No Ath1etio Woman.

The athletic woman is at once the de.
light and the despair of the shopkeepers.
She makes money for them by keeping
it in circulation Gas we'll as her BLOODY,
and she demands so many fandangled
improvements that their happiness is not
always Of the complacent sort. saw
some evidences Of This new impetus tc
trade and ingenuity at a store where d
corset about ; OF 6 inches high was in a
glass case What is it for?' / asked.
For bicyclists, MADAM, answered The
woman, with a CLEAN Of sympathy for
my ignorance in her eye But IFS q
mere belt, / protested And it uas
The athlatic corset is diminishing 81
size until, I suppose. if ia continues at
this rate, IL viii very soon reach the
vanishing point One used to wear very
short stays for riding horseback, but
these belts-la-la-lal This particular
one was Of white coutille. embroidered
with tiny rosebu3s and as fairylike and
friyolously fer.4lno as any one could
wish. New York Advertiser
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-02
FROM WASHINGTON.
Summary OF the Daily Proceedings
in Congress.
Important Measures Under Consider
alton in the Senate and House
BILLS and Resola-
tions Passed.

Washington, March 1s.=In the senat,
yesterdaS Senator Morgan (AIa.) occu
pied almost the entire session. speaking
in support of the Cuban resolutions
Senator Pugh (Ala.) spoke in favor o.
the free coinage of silver.
Washington, March 19.-During the
consideration in the senate YESTERDAY
of resolution to open the Uncom.
pahgre reservation in Utah Secretary
Hoke Smith was severely criticised and
Senator Vest said there was no DISPOSE
ton on the part of the administration
not to treat the people OF the west fair
~, and # the president would hunt
fewer ducks in North Carolina and sill
yer democrats in kentucky it would be
better for the country.
Washington, March 2o.-The senate
yesterday passed the house bill for the
construction Of breakvater at the en-
trance to Marquette (AIich.) harbor.
Bills were favorably reported 10 admit
New Mexico to statehood and for .
preliminary survey and estimate Of
cost for ship canal from lower Lake
Michigan to the Wabash river. A bill
was introduced providing for a head tax
OF ten dollars on each immigrant COM
ing to the United States in vessels not
belonging to the United States. The
Cuban question was discussed.
Washington, March Senator Nor
gan presenteda new phase Of the Cuban
question 10 the senate yesterday by of
tering resolution declaring that a
state OF war exists in Cuba and recog-
nizing the insurgents as belligerents.
The bill for the admission of Arizona
as a state of the union was reported
favorably, as was also bin providing
Tor the election Of senator's by direct
vote of the people. The Cuban resolu-
tons were further discussed
Washington, March ~ TT the SEN
ate yesterday, ON motion Of Mr.. sher-
man, the Cuban resolutions were re-
committed TO the conferences commit
tee. Mir. Mills (TeN.) offered resolu-
ton directing the president to request
Spain 70 allow Cuba to establish a local
government, and in case Of refusal that
the United states take possession Of
and hold tile same till the people of
Cuba can organize a government. 4
bill WAS introduced 70 Increase the pen.
sions of every Mexican war veteran IN
destitute circumstances from IS 10 ST.
a month.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-02
Boston wonan,s Business League.

/ Ihe influence which such an associa-
ton as the Boston Woman : Business
league must exert on the relations of the
sexes cannot be passed by without some
NOTICE.
Common justice, practical good sense.
ana the determination TO enlighten wo-
men III regard to their legal rights were
the chief motives for this organization,
which has already reaped a signal sue
cess among large class Of interested
persons. There Is no nonsense about the
league 1t has been reared on the strict
est business principles, and sentiment
and society, or any Of the frivolous jeal-
ousies Of club life are absolutely foreign
10 it.
Legal information, clear exposition
of woman's status, are the incentives
which have brought together many Of
the leading women in this city and
banded them in all seriousness for the
study Of their rights as maintained by
law. Married women, while quite will
ing to shirk their responsibilities in
times of peace. have discovered too late
their ignorance, and have lost both time
and money IN trying to grapple with the
red tape of the law when necessity
obliged them to act independently OF
their lords and masters Much that is
foolish or totally impracticable actuates
half informed women TO claim rights
that III no law could possibly be theirs.
They jump AZ conclusions. hay ing nc
knowledge Of the gulf lying between
them. and then they are greatly aston
ished if they come to grief, particularly
in this present day, when women believe
they are emancipated
1t is the aim of the Boston Woman's
Business league to so instruct its mem.
bers that 10 blunders which may end in
the divorce courts. no mistakes in the
handling Of property. no ideas in regard
TO the infallibihty of trusts, can pos.
sibly be made or overlooked by an up tc
date woman with money or husband.
Boston Herald
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-02

London, March sl a representative
81 The press called ID The United states
embassy to inqnir, whether Mr llayard
des.,s,i IL ~.'y anything ior publication
regarding the vote of ceHsure passed
~ the house 81 " personalities III NASH
ingiou Air isaNaal however, am.
nouueea th9t ne did nor desire Is talk
on the natter
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-02

1t is a caution which deserves rene'i
tion not 70 90 to the fire on cciDii
from walk Id the cold Ii il a p.a
which produces congestion of tae
vessels. and. secondarily. a red
wash the face in cold water wa
heated IS also undesirable, rs i
Quent cause Of dishgnring plmp.e
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-02
WORK ~ IIennepln Caaal !. ~to,-

Princeton. III, March eI ihe soy
evnmeat engineers % charge 81 the cons
s4aetion 81 the iennepsn canal an-
nounce thatwotk VIII be suspended this
spring, owing 60 The taet that The am
propriatioo has been nearly exhausted
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-02
signed ~ t'oY. Morton.

Albany. \. y, March "a COY. Nor
ton Monday morning igned the Raines
liquor tax bill The bin. which was Vi
olently opposed by he liquor inter
ests, is designed to bring about rad
zeal reforrl OF the excise laws
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-02
nnnhIn Tr,re.i,

Notes.-The Ind, March a4.-,lamt
Mccoy andkilled his brother Henry
yesterday az their home near here, and
then killed himself. Ne cause was
known for the deed.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-02

The Society Of the Daughters Of ti
Holland Danes. Descendants Ct the Au
cient and Honorable Families Of tna
State Of New York. = has been incorpo-
rated at Albany.
People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-11-27

porter paused to inquire about the
general moral tone OF the city in
that neighborhood during the past
twelve hours. at wasn't pocket
book, but it was the next thing TO
it"
"MoneyF" inquired the reporter,
who thought money ought to be the
next thing to a pocketbook, though
he didn't remember to have had any
personal knowledge of such things.
"Next thing to that" continued
the policeman. "It was bank book
which the owner had dropped just
after having had it made up at the
bank, for the book had all the checks
entered ard was balanced, though
the cancelled checks were not there. :"
"He had probably sent the can
oeled checks in TO have the coupons
cut off," suggested the reporter.
"The queer part Of it" proceeded
the policeman, without noticing what
the reporter said, "was the people
who had got the money. The name
of the man on the book is a very
well known one and"
"What it ISL" asked the reporter
naturally.
"Nay, nay, Pauline Hail." mega
lived the policeman. "You know
him better than do, and I don't
want to give him away"
"Sell him?" limited the reporter.
"That's all right" grinned the po'
liceman. 81 opened the bank book
out of curiosity, and was surprised
to fad that he had as much as hun
bred dollars to his credit, but more
surprising was the list OF names on
the book of the people who had ap-
parently got money from our friend,
for nobody in these parts would ever
suspect him of being on terms with
that kind of people. For instance,
there was q check for &11.35 paid to
Tom Watson, another for 1926 to
Arthur Sewall, ansther for $2S.45 tc
Grover Cleveland, another for S7.Se
to William Mckinley, another tc
Tim Campbell for 1918, another tc
Cornelius N. Bliss for $3.45, another
to Mayor Strong for $2S.T5, another