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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13
PARooNeD HIS AssAlLANT.
Remarkable Treatment of Convict by
Governor lob stewart.

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Governor Bob stewart.
Governor Bob Stewart, who was the
chief executive Of Missouri once and aft.
erward United States senator from that
state, had a.Strange career
During his gubernatorial incuslhoacy
he was one day looiSnng through the
peniteutialy AT JoilerSJh City when he
saw among the convictS an aged man
whom he recognized. On the following
day he sent 20 the warden of the prison
orders 10 have that man brought TO the
executive mansion.
When the man appeared. the govern
or, calling him by name, asked him II
he hadn once been the mate of Mis-
souri, river steamboat The convict ad d.
mitted that he had been. and then the
following~conversati ensued, the gov
ernor beginning:
do You remember at one time of
having taken blankets away from boy
who was a stowaway ON the boat and
kicking him ashore?"
THE circumstance doesn't recur TO
me- now, but doubtless / did it. A
stSdlubbab tlidlc III tilosc tlaNS iau w ho
considerable of a brute -
Eyes. sir, and You filled the bill ad-
,nirably. l was the boy You robbed and
kicked ashore very near TO this capital
city, and thus l became enabled TO give
you your pardon. Here, sir, take it.
Now, right about March out of that
door and off these premises, and never
let me see your brutal old face again.
The old convict walked away quite
briskly for one of his age
A little while ago a senator told me
that one day about the close of the war,
or perhaps a little later, he was walk
ing down Pennsylvania avenue in Wash
ington with another senator when his
companion abruptly called his attention
to rather distinguished looking man
in gang of laborers who were cleaning
the streets, and / think he said under
police surveillance.
'Do syou know who that man is?''
the second senator asked.
"No."
"Well, that is Ex-Governor and ex-
Senator Bob Stewart of Missouri. He
was of a convivial nature, and the conviv-
alities of Washington proved too much
for him. Chicago Times-Herald.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13
Germans Rule Eurone.

Europe may be said to be ruled en-
tirely by Germans, since the heads of
reigning houses are, for the most part,
of German origin. The British royal
house is of pure German descent. The
Austrian emperor is German and SO
are the Spanish princes. The king Of
Denmark is German. The king Of Swe-
den is of French ancestry (the founder
of the present line was Bernadotte),
but his recent ancestors have been Ger
mans. In fact, the French royal lines,
the Portuguese and the Italians are the
only non-Germans among the royal
houses of Europe. Even the kings and
princes of the former Turkish provinces
-Servia, Bulgaria, Greece and Rouma-
nia-are Germans-Exchange
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13
HOW HE WON.
The Stroke of Genius That Gave a We'll
known Reading Clerk His Place.


One Of the interesting incidents at the
opening session If anew congress is the
selection Of the reading clerk Of the
house. The reading clerk is appointed
by the clerk of the house, but candidates
for the place must take part in COM
petitive speaking contest before the
house. John A. Reeve, who was read
ing clerk during Harrison S administra-
tion, was politician from Cairo, Ills,
and one Of the best known characters in
Washington at the time. Reeve tells this
story:
. didn I suppose had any show for
the place when it came 10 the test, said
he, ''for most Of the candidates were
college men. and some were elocution-
lists, while the only elocution had ever
practiced was calling hogs in southern
Illinois, though had been able to get
up In political meeting and make the
fellows on the back seat hear me; so /.
thought | would go into this contest
anyhow and do my best in my own
way. But you ought 10 have heard those
elOcutionistS. The way they rolled their
RS and bissed their SIS and said ali and
III was caution Some of them didn't
talk like human beings and others had
voices so rich and melodious you
couldn hear hem 40 feet away.
BY the time my turn came / had
sized up the hall and knew Just about
where TO throw my voice, and l deter
mined to make myself heard if l did
nothing else Each candidate had re-
ceived copy of house bill to read. L
noticed that the other fellows started
out this way, Oh bill, and so ON. Now
nh is a sound that won't carry, and
you can't attract the attention of the
house by grunting 'Uhp So when 1
started / sang out in loud, clear voice
that took them off their feet, 'A-a-a-a-a
billl'-long IA. They weren't used to
that, and wondered what had broken
loose, but it seemed to catch them. /
saw was ON the right track, so l went
on singing her out clear as a bell, and
when | got warmed up felt as good as
/ ever did in the hottest speech of a
campaign.
''The thing they gave me to read was
q terror. IL had words in it as long as
dictionary, hut | hurried up and slid
through them and was doing pretty well
when looked down the page and saw
lot of Spanish proper names. Now,
didn't know Spanish from Apache, but
1 was going about 100 words minute,
so without stopping l gave them two
verses of a little German poem l had
learned when boy, and hang me if a
man in that hall seemed to know the
difference except Congressman Med
ringhaus of st. Louis. You ought to
have seen him laugh when he heard his
native tongue worked off on the house
Of representatives for Spanish.
eyes. got the place. and it was the
long "a and the German poetry that
saved me. New York Sun.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13
ONE woman Appreclates Good storles.


The literary woman was attending an
afternoon tea given by a New York club
of women devoted to heroine worship.
She had listened with exemplary pa
thence while various individuals told her
of the strength and comfort they had
derived from her works. Finally lit
tie woman with an amiably vacuous ex-
preston and a habit of overturning
chairs, treading on toes and otherwise
disporting herself tactlessly came up.
"Oh. my dear Mrs. Ruyter, she ex-
claimed, 81 am so glad to meet you
You have really done me the greatest
service Why, when my poor husband
was threatened with brain fever from
overwork and insomnia the only thing
that wouli quiet him and put him to
sleep at night was reading alond your
sweet little stories =
And then she looked offended because
the club president trod heavily ON her
toes.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13
Anr,,..N

Ladies fair. the cnd is near. .
Soon xiii lie uYan its blcT
Every lovely hlcssnln here.
Pce;e eeu with which the year
Sirivs fo hide her swift decay
Now ust fass from rs away
And IN death be land beside
Flowcrets ttay in summer died.
Zinnias. fias aipg fires bright hue:
Marigoids. whose buds pursue
Golden sol from east 10 west;
Lilies. Cf all blossoms best
Tor tho dying season : shroud.
Daisies, 10 st. Michael vowed.
Dahlias. set in order prim;
-Asters. loadel to the brim
With the weight Of tears unshed;
Hollyhocks, pink, white and red;
Dainty columns wreathed with bloom;
Niolcts az rare perfume;
Roses pallid-ayc. and wan
Yet 50 sweet. al viii have gonei
Ladies fair, the end is near.
Dy NJ is the sylvan yearl
-St. James Gazette
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13

healthy man Germs go through the
healthy body without effect. They arc
hurried along rapidly and thrown of before
they have time 10 develop or increase. Let
them once hud Judgment or let them ind a
weak spot. they will develop by the million
and the blood will be full Of them. Instead
ofrich. life giving properties. the blood will
be a sluggish, putud tide of impnrity. In
stead Of giving strength 70 the tissues, 4
will force upon them unwhosesome an1
munitions matter. and the man will
lose flesh. The more flesh he loses and the
weaker he becomes. the move susceptible
he is 10 disease. His trouble will become
complicated and serious consequences viii
follow Dr. pierCc's Golden Medical DIS
covery is the only medicine that absolutely
and infallihly cures all blood diseases, and
almost all diseases are blood diseased II
isn't a medicine for some one particular
so-called disease II is a medicine for the
feEole bodV. II forces out all the germs oi
disease, replaces impurities with uch, req
blood feeds the tissues and makes strong,
healthy flesh.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13

AS beginner in literature the late
Alexandra Dumas wrote with extreme
difficulty. The plot Of the story be hap
pened to have in hand was never clear TO
him, and he had to add sentence to SEN
tence laboriously. de told a friend that
he often gnashed his teeth at the slow
elaboration of bis ideas, and that he had
TO rewrite the 'sDame aux Camelias"
1--WE times
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13

Cape Horn is one mass Of black rock
without vegetation or birds The sea al
ways runs OF il with tremendous force.
and rounding the cape is considered by
sailors one Of the toughest Of passages.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13

OF the West Point graduates who
served in the Federal army during the
civil war ne-iifth were killed in action,
one-half were wounded.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13

New York, the greatest of our COM
mercial cities and the leading seaport,
is also the greatest manufacturing state.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13
out of One Mouths Of Babes.

Little Fife went to synagogue, and
when the rabbi called next day, wishing
to be sociable, she said to him, II heard
you speak your piece yesterday. "
did you, my childf' he said, half
surprised, half amused. How did you
like it?''
''Oh, answered the honest child,
cit made me awfully sleepy. "-Ameri-
can Hebrew.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13

THE old man who
1 looks out az the
world with clear
and healthy eyes
cannot help feeling
great qualification at
the thought that his
children and his
children's children
have inherited from
him no weakness nor
tendency TO disease.
! The healthy old man
! is the man who has
4 throughout his life
kept his digestion
good and his blood
pure. Once in
a while you find such
a man who has never
taken any medicine,
That man has lived
a perfectly natural
life. Not one III a
thousand does do Il.
etimes very
slight iudiscretions
OF careiessncss pave
the way for serious
sickness. The germ
theory of disease Is
well authenticated.
and germs are every
. where. This need
make no difference
20 the perfe city
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13

..,.,-sss css,sria every day for children
=. ,garrag from constipation, with
=. -, than I receive rem any ether
,,ss,asn of drug
80 MORON, south Anboy, n. J.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13
A MOUND OF ROCKS.
1T MARKS THE LAST RESTING PLACE
< OF A SQUAD OF cAvALRYMEN.

Fatal Imprudsnce Of q Young Army on
Ger inexperienced In Indian Fighting.
A Search For Missing Cow Cost the
Lives OF Thlrty-one Soldiers.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13

.sr C.s.oris Is 80 universal and its
EEL Lnowa that Il seems a work
80. ...-,v,,iou 70 endorse It. Few are the
. - 20 eniilss who Do act keep castoris
80 ss,y reach.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13

We have three children and they cry for
Pitchers castsria.' When we give one a dose
the sthSrs cry for enc toe I shall always
take pleasure in recommending this best
ehiid's medicine"
Rev. ". A. CeepER Newoort "
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13

For several years I have recommended
Csstsris, and shall always continue to do
So as It has Invariably produced beneficial
results"
HsvRS F. PAKDBE, NJ. D., New York city.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1896-03-13
.Castoria.

...rorla Is On excellent medicine iSF
vs,bsrs have repeatedly told ne
- -, .f,t upon their children"
Br O. C osessR, lowell Mass.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-17
AN OLD FARMER'S KODAK OF THE
LEGISLATURE.

An old farmer who has just returned
from Richmond, being asked how the Iegis
lature was getting on said to the VINDI-
GATOR:
well, it is regular show. / saw good
many OF the members at the hotel [ stop
ped at. The members are talking about
silver, Armenia, the, Transvaal, the bond
issue, the Venezuela boundary and every
thing Oh the top Of God s earth but legis
lation for Virginia. Yen would not know
whether you were in Europe OF the United
States. but for the language. Every Dem
ocratic member and two-thirds Of the Re
publicans, see in themselves possible can
dldate for congress from their districts next
fall, and every Republican is looking out
Tor Federal Office in 1887. I went up to
Tie capitol last Saturday and five out of
seven, OF thereabouts, Of the members had
TO tell me about their having been up to the
Hotel Jefferson and having had beefsteak
In the Grill Room.'' I believe a large ma
Jority spend half their time walking from
the capitol to the Jefferson Grill Room and
oack, and the other half talking about it..
"There are few members attending to
business. but most Of them are attending
TO thear buslness-business they went there
TO attend to. 10 talk State business to mem
bers takes the interest OUT of the CONVEX
satlon. just ask the loudest talker gmong
them something about the prospects of the
convention, and he instantly
relapses into silence and his face takes on
a stomach look.
IL any man tells you that that legisla-
ture is, there for business you can just set
it down he don't know what he is talking
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-17
PASSING NEWS OF THE DAY.

When President Cleveland attended the
! Martha Washington monument unwilling
at Fredericksburg. he laughingly gave Miss
Nellie Parker OF that town, a penny as a
souvenir Of the occasion. Last week she
visited the White House with friend and
was told she could not see the President
that day. Size wrote on her card THE girl
you gave the penny to,'' and ssnt ii up to
the President, Though busy, he good
naturegiy came DOWN and gave Ler an
audieEce.
youth Who has worked in an Auburn
Me. store long enough to absorb the idea
shat he is business man, was asked by his
little sister for loan Of 50cents few days
ago. He insisted that shs should give hin,
a note for it. This she did, and he, in his
hurry, pocketed it without reading. When
he thought it time for her to pay the debt,
he spoke of it. She replied that it WASH t
convenient for her to Go SO, ''But / have
your note, he said. Hepulled it from hls
pocket, and Oil reading found that for value
received she promised to pay SO cents
''When convenient. -
Mrs. Ava 0. Vanderbilt formerly Miss
Alva Smith of Mobile, Ala the divorced
wife of VIM. K. Vanderbilt, was married
at her home in New Y ork, on Saturday, to
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont, also di-
vorced. The marriage was ''solemnized"
by Mayor Strong Of New Y ork. The bride
has an income of $4,0 600 a week, and the
groom owns yacht and palace OF two,
besides several millions.
In Cleveland, Ohio, last week, Judge
Brown decided under Sec. $40, that wife
m ust, if able, support her husband,
if he IS disabled, and gave
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-17

about. The Democrats are there to do as
near nothing as they can come to 1t. and the
Republicans are there to make their calling
and election sure for Federal Office in
1897, and all are there for the ''grill room. y
sit beats any legislature ever saw, and
I've seen many one of 'em. Lord, Lord,
if John Baldwin was alive once more"
The old Democrat was a strong believer
in the fact that if John Baldwin were alive
he could withstand the seductions Of the
Jefferson and it's grill room.
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-17
THE PRIMARY TO ELECT CITY
OFFCERS.

The City Democratic Committee at its
meeting last Tuesday night decided to hold
Primary, the date to lie given later, for
the election Of city nGicers.
The election day is the 4th Thursday in
May, more than five months eff, and the
Primary will possibly be about month
sooner, so the Democrats of Staullton will
nave ample time to think over the candi-
dates they will nominate. They must start
out if they intend to win by discarding the
idea so popular with a small and select
circle that the Dem oeracy OF Stauntqn IN
tends in any way to be reastionary and
stop the march Of improvement that has
been begun in our city. The present coun-
Gil, o.,swhose members all are Democrats
save teree, has been one of the best that the
city Las had since the day of the council
shat built the water works. Most of the
Democrats in it have been there several
terms, and had ahand in the great improve
ment the city has undergone withou ut all
increase of taxation in the past few years.
Such as viii consent to run again, the par
ty should renOminate, It is to our in
terest as showing the people that we are
not reactionary in city matters-we cannol
afford to send 10 tie rear nisa who broke
up the Old system of doing nothing, and
gave us our fine schools, Our paved streets,
our paid FIRE department, Our electric fire
alarm. in fact everything modern that
Staunton has.
AS some of the members viii not run
again there will be vacancies to fill. Let
those vacancies be filled by young men-
young men who are in business and who
have All interest III the city, whether their
their business is to sell an article OF to
manufacture it. Don't put up any man
simply for his political services in the past;
it is bad policy and breaking faith with the
whole people who pay the taxes and who
expect something better of the party.
Don't nominate any man for any position
whatever in the city government who does
not want, or affects net to want the place
those high and mighty men of prominence"
who may possibly consent togive their SER
vice for the good of the city as good citi-
zenship requires, but are above any such
small matter as paying their entrance fee
TITO the primary. or their contribution to
the campaign fund, or turning hand to
elect the ticket after they are nominated. /!
Drop such men from your list of availables
at once. When you nominate man on a
Democratic ticket You want one that will
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-17

| ed accusations and assertions of malicious
! ly Eendacious and sensational Newspaper.
NO banker or fnancer, nor any other human
being, has been invited to visit Washington
for the purpose of arranging in any way or
manner for the disposition of bonds to meet
the present OF future needs of the gold re-
serve. No arrangementof any kind has been
made for the disposition OF such bonds to any
syndicate Or through the agency of any
| syndicate. No assurance of such disposal
of bonds has been directly or Indirectly given
to any person. In point of fact, a tendency
leaning towards popular loan, and public
advertisement for bids, has been exhibited on
the part of the administration at all times
when the matter was under discussion.
"Those charged with the responsibility of
maintaining our gold reserve, so far as legis-
latiop renders it possible, have anxiously
conferred with each other, and, as occasion
permitted, with those having knowledge of
financial affairs and present monetary con-
ditioDs, as to the best and most favorable
means of selling bonds for gold. The unusual
Importance of successful result if the at
tempt is again made, ought to be apparent to
every American citizen who bestows upon the
subject a moments patriotic thought.
"The Secretary of the Treasury, from the
first moment that the necessity of another sale
of bonds seemed to be approaching, desired
/ to offer them, if issued, to the people by
public advertisement, if they could thus be
successfully disposed of. After full consid-
Grafton he came to the conclusion, with which
I fully agree, that the amount of gold in the
reserve being now $50, 600, 900 more than it
was in February last when sale of bonds
was made to a syndicate. and other conditions
differing from those then existing, Justify us
in offering the bonds row about to be issued
for sale by popular subscription. This is the
entire matter, and all the particulars could
have been easily obtained by any mem Der of
the Senate by simple inquiry.
eff Mr.. Morgan, or any one else reasoning
from his own standpoint, brought himself to
the belief til at the government would at
| length be constrained to again sell bonds to
| syndicate, suppose he would have perfect
right If he chose, to take such steps as seem
ed to him prudent to put himself in condi-
ton to negotiate.
| II expect en- Issue OF bonds will be adyer-
tised fcg sale to-aorrow, and that bids Will
be Invited not only for those now allowed by
law, but for such other ana diiFeren! bonds as
Congress may authorize during the tendency,
OF the advertisement,
=" Not having Lad any opportunity to confer
| WIZ you III person since the present session
OF Congress began, and noticing your partioi
I patton i'll the debate Of last Friday, l have
thought it nos amis5 10 aut you in possession
| OF the facts and Information herein contain
ed.
| ''Yours very truly,
GROVER CLEVELAND.
'Hon, Donelson Gallery, 1884 Nineteenth
| street, Northwest
Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1896-01-17
POLITICAL NOTES.

An example OF the great personal atfec
tion felt for Senator Blackburn in Ken
lucky. is found in the fact that Delegate
Isaac Wilson Of Kent county, had himself
carriea from his dying bed to tbs Capita
Hotel at Frankfort, Ky, that he might
send in his vote to the Democratic caucus
which nominated Mr.. Blackburn for Sena
tor Friday night. He died Saturday morn
ing,
The recent interviews of the taikativ,
Republican State Chairman, Wellington, o.
Maryland. will 60 far to create the impress
sion that ''Gorman's man. Hurst wa'
defeated to eject NV eilington's mani
Lowndes-a not very satisfactory reflec-
ton for Maryland Democrats.
The city of Richmond and the people
there will be called upon for the contrihu
tion OF SO muph money FOR the entertain
ment of the Confederate Veterans at tbs
reunion in May. that 1t is doubtful if an,
effort will he made to induce the Democrat
ic State convention to meet there.
The State Republican Committee of Viz
ginia meets at Petersburg January Gath, tt
prepare for the State convention at Etaun
ton.
State Chairman Ellyson has been elected
member of the Democratic National Com
mitteein place OF Basil Gordon resigned.
Senator Martin Of Virginia, is located il
Washington at Cairo Flats, @ and It'll
streets; Senator Daniel at Woodmount
Iowa Circle, and Congressman Tucker al
1929 N street N. W.
In the State Department at Washington
". Q. Mayo OF Virginia has been promotee
from 81 200 to a ST 400 clerkship: Miss
Sarah l.. Lee Of Virginia from $500 to
81 900 place, and Mrs. Mary d. Moore OF
the same State has been appointed to
81 eco place.
Congressman Walker Of Virginia thinks
Tom Iced is the coming man in bis party
fopthe nomination.
+ Senator Chandler of New Hampshire
who is managing Tom Reeds campaign
says New England is solid for HIM.
The first two delegates elected to the
Republican National convention are Reed
men; they were elected from the sixth dis
trict of Texas.
The meeting of Shenandoah county Re
publieans to condemn the "course of State
Senator McCune.' called for last Monday
failed to materialize.