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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-14
The First Typewriter.

Hidden away in a dark corner OF the
model-room in the Patent Office at
Washington, with the dust of years
giving its brown surface a coat OF
gray, is an apparently worthless block
of wood cut in the shape OF staircase,
with small blocks of wood mounted on
wires on each of the stairs.
When / happened to see this object
while looking through the 100000 mod
els the other day, thought 1t must be
some sort of child's plaything, says
the Atlanta Constitution. On closer ex-
animation my curiosity was aroused.
so that induced one of the busy at
tendants to look up the matter for me.
1t was discovered to be the first type
writer ever made in the United States
perhaps in the world.
If placed by the side of one OF our
1899 model typewriters the first type
writer could not fail TO provoke smile
from the spectator. Instead of dainty
black and nickel letter keys, with an
open framework showing the easy
workings of the intricate machinery OF
the inside as is usual In the typewrit-
ers of to-day, this first typewriter con-
sist of a closed wooden box with
blocks of wood half an inch square for
its letter keys. The paper-carriage OF
the first typewriter is also of wood.
and instead of the operator turning
the paper-carriage by mere touch on
an extension rod, as is done with all
typewriters now in use, when one line
was finished on the first typewriter the
operator had to use both hands to turn
the paper -carfiage-one hand to lift a
catch from the cogwheel and the other
hand to push the paper around as far
as desired.
However, much as the first typewri-
ter differs from its grandchildren, close
examination shows that it has all the
essentials OF typewriters as we know
them to-day. The inventor of the type
writer was r. T. p. Allen, Of Farmdale,
KY, who secured his patent in 1876.
There were other so-called typewriters
invented before this date, but the AL
len invention is the first machine that
bore fruit, and II is that machine which
may be looked upon as the parent OF
the FIVE million or more typewriters In
use in the United States to-day.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-14
No More Old Women.

Happily no woman is ever old now
unless she chooses to be. The day is
passed when the mother is relegated
TO the hack parlor and allowed to
wear only black silk. with an occa.
sional black alpaca for a dissipation
Nowadays the mother dresses just as
young as her daughters. and no one
can say that she or her looks suffer
from the change. She has as many
partners as her daughters If she
dances. and she usually does. Perhaps
it is the change in the way of living
as well rs in the change of dress, that
has made n young woman of the ma
iron. even after he: fortieth year has
DaSSed
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-14
THE AsToR ESTATE.
How John Jacob Astor Started His
Manhattan Estate.

Manhattan Estate.
At the beginning OF this century,
writes William Waldorf Astor in the
Pail Mall Magazine, John Jacob Aston
commenced buying plots of land In
Manhattan Island, having an early
prescience of the growth of the city by
which 1t Is now almost covered. These
purchases were made with such judg-
ment in the line of approaching ex-
pansion as frequently to be sold again
after few years for double or treble
what he had paid for them. With en-
larged means these acquisitions OF real
estate assumed larger proportions. and
took In whole farms, which gradually
became covered with houses. To show
that this species of farming as prac-
ticed with discrimination was not in
vain, II may be mentioned that one OF
these farms, purchased in 1911 for
290O, is now worth, with its improve
ments, 21,400,0OO. An amusing notion
prevalent in America Is that by some
queer rule of his descendants no pur-
chase has or ever can be parted with.
As a matter of fact, the estate books
record the sale of hundreds of plots OF
land during the entire century, and 1t
should require no extraordinary acu-
men to perceive that so silly and mar
row-minded rule could only be imagin-
ed by very silly and narrow minded
people.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-14
Save Nasturtium seeds.

Picked nasturtium seeds are good
substitute for capers and are pic
quaint as well as artistic garnish to a
salad The seeds should be picked
green. Leave short stem on them
and place them in a weak brine for
two days: then soak them in fresh wa
ter for day. Pack them in Jars and
turn boiling vinegar over them. Seal
and keep for month before using.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-14
Indian Pancakes.

One pint Indian meal, one teaspoon
full of salt, mixed with enough boiling
water to make little thinner than
mush. When cold add the yolks of
four eggs, half a cup of -four sifted
with three teaspoonfuls baking powder,
enough sweet milk to make batter as
for griddle cakes, and the beaten
whites of four eggs, added just before
baking.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-14
RATEs oF AuvERrssiNo

me square. six lines, tint Insertion el 90:
subsequent insertions SO Gents. 50 ciAl rates
made. With monthly, quarterly and yearly ad-
yeTliseFS.
SF-Locai notices and political or personal
communications Is cens~ FER lime: subet quent
insertous. 10 cents PER line
Obituary uarriase announcements. twenty
ave GEN. o sitsiary nstjces will be charged
Tor At nne-half the usual rates OF advertising.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-14
Welsh Rarebit.

One pound cheese, grated, one large
tablespoon butter ,one tablespoon to-
mato catspp, one-Quarter teaspoonful
salt, one gill beer er ale. dash of red
pepper. Cook in a double boiler, stir
ring all the time until smooth and
thick. Serve on hot dipped and but.
tered toast.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-14

Dr.. Cady's Condition R5soae,y. are just
what horse needs when in bad condition
Tonic. blood purifier and vermifuge
They are not food but medicine and the
best in use TO put horse in prime con-
dition. Price IS cts per package. For
sale by Feldmeyer Bros. City Drug
Store
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-14
letter, saIt-Rheum and Eczema

The intense itching and smarting Incl
dent to these diseases is instantly allayed
by applying Chamberlain Eye and
Skin Ointment. Many very bad cases
have been permanently cured by it. 1t
is equally efficient Tor itching piles an
favorite remedy for sore nipples, chap
ped hands. chilblains. frost bites and
chronic sore eyes. 25cts per box. For
sale by Feldmeyer Bros, City Drug
Store.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-24
CHAPTER XII.
THE LETTER TO D'AMBo1sE.

l could have thrown my cap over the
housetops, could have shouted for Joy, as
l saw the coins spread out before me. 1
stopped over them, holding the candle aloft
i'll one hand, whilst l ran the fingers of the
other through the blinking metal There
they lay! broad, shining pieces of silver,
fecked, here and again, with the mellower
light of gold. At one stroke, when my luck
was apparently at its lowest ebb, it had
turned again, and was coming up in high
tide. Not only this, was to go to Rome,
the very place of all others where was like
~ to meet D. Entrangues; and breathed
an impious prayer that good angels might
see him come to no hurt until we met, and
even as prayed the vision of that dying
woman who forgave with her last breath
came before me. My hand shook so that
could barely hold the candle, and, turning
away, placed it on the table and went up
to my window. Midnight was long past and
we were touching the morning. The only
sound that broke the stiffness was the dis
tant clang of the martinello, keeping up its
insistent beat; but the wind was from me,
and the chime came softened to my ears.
Already the east was whitening, and the
moon was sinking to rest. All the old half
formed resolutions l had made to let my
enemy's crime pass, to leave vengeance in
the hands OF GOD, came up and fought with
the fierce desire that the apparent oppor-
tanity OF meeting D'Entrangues again had
famed into life. What had not that man
done to me? How could forgive? We are
all not framed in the same way. A tender
woman might condone what man would
never pass over. Why should not be the
instrument of Gods punishment on that
man? Without Him nothing was possible,
and if succeeded in killing D. Entrangues
would it not mean that the deed had His
sanction? On the other hand, there were
the words of Savonarola's text, and the for
giveness I had seen with mine own eyes.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-24
'DRIFTIN0.

We drift, my love and I. while softly.
slowly,
The lingering day sinks In the arms of
night
Our tongues arc mute. for in that silence
Vain words would only mar each souls
delight
Upon the lakes edge stand the weeping
Trailing with listless arms the waters
clear:
While overhead. roseate and pearl-gray
Lie close to heavens breast. Some stars
appear.
And wink their eyes as though just reused
from slumber,
While peeping through a vaporous vail
above.
The distant east takes on a greater lumber,
The twilight breeze is singing low of love.
We drift. my love. and I, mid twilight
splendor.
The sunset glory's sheen spread on the
Her face is close to mine. her eyes are
tender,
And glowing with a light that cannot die.
Upon her face there falls a heavenly glory,
The suns last rays reflected from
above
And pictured there I see that old, sweet
story.
trusting woman's pure. unsullied love.
We drift. alone. her hand in mine. confid-
ing:
The waters gently murmur as we glide.
Within each heart eternal love abiding,
Faith. hope and trust. that God will ever
e. Carl Litsey. in Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-24

When his figure mingled up with the haze,
and was lost to view, proceeded on my way,
wondering little at the incident. l could
not help connecting it with the affair in the
secretary's room-the man had chased up
the endless galleries of his house, and the
attempt at murder in the Marzocco Inn.
Why was followed? could not make this
out; but, thankful that / had escaped with
a whole skin, climbed up the winding stair
way of the tower which led to my chamber
Carefully shutting the door, l lit my candle
and emptied out the contents of the bag
had received from Machiavelli on to my bed,
SO that the coins might make no sound.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-24
Mrs. pinkham's Medicine Made
a New Woman Of Mrs. Kuhn.



"DEAR Mrs. P1NKHAM-I think It 70
my duty to write to you expressing
my sincere gratitude for the wonder
full relief / have experienced by the use
of Lydia e. Pinkham's Vegetable Conn
pound. I tried different doctors, also
different kinds of medicine. would
feel better at times, then would b
as bad as ever.
"For eight years was great suf-
ferer. had falling of the womb and
was in such misery at my monthly
periods could not work but . little
before would have to lie down. Your
medicine has made new woman ofme.
1 can now work all day and not get
tired. thank you for what you have
done for me. I shall always praise
your medicine to all suffering women"
Mis-. E. E. KUHN, GERMANo, ONO.
81 have taken eight bottles Of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
and used two packages of your Sana-
tive Wash, also some of the Liver Pills,
and can say that your remedies win
do all that you claim for them. Before
taking your remedies was very bad
with womb trouble, was nervous, had
no ambition, could not sleep, and my
food seemed to do me no good. NowI
am well, and your medicine has cured
me. Twill gladly recommend your med
icine to every one wherever I co.,
MRS. M. L. SHEARS, GUN MARSH, MICH.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-24

Tossed by doubt, now resolved, now waver-
ing-at one time certain I was right to be
my own law, at another encompassed by a
terrible fear of sln-I did what all men have
to do at some time or other; j sank down on
my knees and wrestled with the temptation.
/ do not know what words of prayer | used,
or how long was there; but can say this,
that when l rose my mind was at rest, and
had won fight with myself. would leave
D'Entrangues to the justice of God. And
for my honor! / would win it back again,
not in distant lands, but here-here, where
it was taken from ME, and then-what fool
l was! When my shield was white once
more would sheathe my sword, rebuild our
old castle in the Sabine Hills, and there,
perhaps-oh! dreamed mad things when
that peace fell upon me. But there was such
prosaic matter as sleep, and had work
for the morrow, SO pulled myself together,
and with mind more comfortable than for
many day swept the coins into the lag,
saw again to the fastening of the door, and,
seeking my bed, slept dreamful sleep until
aroused by the cooling of my friends, the
pigeons. It was with very different air
that l went down the stairs that morning,
and / realized, from contrast, how brave
heart full purse can make. Imeant to have
paid Ceci at once, but he was not in his Of
flee, SO / breakfasted in a leisurely manner
al the sign of the Double Florin and then
returned.
AS soon as reached the Albizzi Palace,
went straight to Ceci's Office, and found him
engaged in conversation with man. The
latter started when he saw me, and hurried
ly took his departure, but not before rec
osnized in him Ceci's nephew, and my
shadow of last night. He gave me no friend
ly look as he went out; perhaps he was sore
with the memory of the end of my boot, and
i had mind to give him the day, but pru-
IDENTIFY held my tongue between my teeth.
Ceci was looking much disturbed and an
noyed, and laughed secretly to myself as /
thought that, after all, I had been the IN
strument of upsetting the political plot to
murder, in which the old conspirator had
share.
"a good day to you, Messer Ceci," said.
81 have come to settle my account"
cit is OF long standing" he replied, some
what brusquely; but / was not going to lose
my temper, as had things to find out.
cali the more pleasure in receiving it,"
and, placing a couple of gold pieces on the
table, / received my quittance and change.
'Messer Cecil, l went on, 81 leave Flor
ence to-day and there has been i'll blood be-
tween us-your making entirely. I cannot
forget, however, that when / was i'll you
helped me much, and that in other ways You
were kind. Let us part friends-and, Messer
Ceci, you are old. / would advise you to let
matters of state alone"
He looked at me, and the corners of his
mouth hardened, as he said: Leave me
and my age alone, Messer Donati. If it was
not for you there would have been deed
done last night at which all Florence would
have Tun4 again"
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-24

U-An communications for this paper shouN
- accompanied BY the name OF the author, not
ssccesarily for publication but - a evidence
4 good faith on tho part Of tho wrieer. Write
MY on one side Of the paper. b particularly
hreful In giving names and dates 70 have the
stters and figures plain and Distinct
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1899-11-24
Accounting for 1t.

Horrifed Mistress y erena. the
guests are not eating their oyster pie.
What is the matter with it?
New CookI dunno, mem. I put in
half a cupful of sugar f'r every pint Of
oysters. Mebby that wasn't enough,
mem.@Chicago Tribune.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-07
Bargains IN Furniture. BUSH as s EDDY
New and Second Hand. Kansas Avenue
HIS LIFE A BURDEN.
Minister Who Sought knowledge In
an Iron Mill Repented.

Indianapolis, Ind, June REV. Geo.
McNutt, formerly pastor of the Fourth
Presbyterian church, this city, but
more recently of Urbana, Ill, has aban-
doned regular pulpit work, and. in his
effort to solve the problem why the
church is drifting away from the
masses, has taken hold of a line of in
VestigatiOn in this state, which is bring
ing him in touch with labOring classes.
In furtherance of his project, and dress
ed as common Iaborer, he sought work
points, working for 81 a day at the
toughest of labor. Day after day in a
great plant he worked 10 hours in lift
ing steel billets. Speaking of his ex-
periences, the minister says:
IF there was ever anything mOnOt-
onous, meaningless, stupefying, it is the
steady lift, lift, lift of so pounds of
steel, averaging about seven or eight
back begins 10 break along comes the
boss. Bosses, like some other people,
seem to have spells and it is often
that when men are working the hardest
the boss has SPELL and the flood
gates of profanity are opened.
Il remember that it occurred to me
and man is not etymologically respon-
sible for what occurs to hin-that if
by any chance 1 should be side-tracked
and landed in hades. 1 would like to
get the job of chief stoker and have
charge OF the bosses. Once when
mason came to me to haul bricks and
sand, 1 went for it with the alacrity
with which a hungry dog goes for
bone. The bricks seemed to fly like
feathers and the sand like snowfiakes.
Am I an advocate of eight hours a day?
An advocate am an anarchist on the
subject. The blast from that great
whistle after 10 hours handling of cold
steel was as sweet music as will ever
break on the ears of the redeemed.
Curiously, that same whistle in the
morning sounded a wall from the
depths"
The minister adds that while he work
ed he listened and learned many things
never before understood, and when he
understood the condition of the common
laborer and realized that Christ said the
common people heard Him gladly, and
He babe those to come unto Him who
We're weary and heavy laden, it forced
him to wonder if today they are any
more alienated from God than they
were when the NaZarene lived among
them, loved them and won them.
rs it not possible" he continues,
that our schools are turning out &C.
clesiastical debutantes, theological rose
buds, who, having passed 16 to 20 years
in the hands of the polishers, are fitted
only to shine in the drawing rooms of
polite society, rather than to minister
also to and of the common people.
would it not be well to withhold the
diploma for one year and give the
senior or Junior pair of overalls, IS
and a ticket one thousand miles from
home? After a year spent earning a
living with toilers making dollar
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-07
Strong Endorsements

Dr. Mary E. Green, president National
Household Economics Association, mem
Der American Medical Association,
member American Public Health Asso-
citation, author of Food Products of the
World" writes from Charlotte, Mich:
1.-The excellence of Pabst Malt Extract
is not unknown to me, as have used it
professionally for years, always with the
most satisfactory results. For mothers
nursing their children and for general
debility from any cause, 1 regard it as
of especial value, as it combines both
tonic and nutrient properties, which
make it truly the Best Tonic"
81 recently prescribed Pabst Malt Ex-
tract, The BEST" Tonic, to three of my
patients, all of whom were ladies, and
all of whom were suffering from dyspep-
STA and its consequences, and in all these
cases it acted like a charm. Two of
them bought more of the tonic, and
continued to take it, until now they tell
me they can eat anything, and one of
them added everything" without the
slightest Inconvenience. They have GER
tainly improved wonderfully in weight
and strength. I have prescribed your
BEST" Tonic great number of times.
1t is one of the best, if not the very best
of its kind
3. BELNER, NJ. D., Jersey City, M
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-07
Between Officers and Party o.
Train Robbers
Results In the Death of One
Sheriff.
A NUMBER OF HORSES
Sheriff'S Posse Have the Out.
laws Surrounded.
Lying on Their Arms Awaiting
.Reinforcements.

Cheyenne, Wyo, June IA second
battle with the dynamiters of the Union
Pacific express train has been fought in
the mountains forty miles north of Cas-
per by the sheriff's posse which has
been in pursuit since Sunday morning
and as a result one man and probably
more lie dead. The first battle was
fought Sunday on Teapot Creek. thirty
miles north of Casper. No one was
wounded during this engagement, but
several horses were killed.
The second battle was fought Monday
evening at a point ten miles farther
north and in wilder country. The
robbers, being closely pressed, made a
determined stand behind some rocks in
a deep ravine and when the posse put
in an appearance opened fire at close
range. Sheriff Joe HaZen of Douglas,
Wyo, fell at the first fire, being shot
through the stomach. The officer was
removed to a safe place and afterwards
brought to Casper by two cowboys.
General Manager Dickinson, of the
Union Pacific. who has been at Casper
since Monday, directing the work of
hunting down the robbers, rendered the
of his private train and Hazen was
taken to his home in Douglas. A tele-
gram from there last evening states
that the sheriff died shortly after reach
ing his home.
The posse resumed the fight as soon
as Hazen had been removed and was
successful in short time in driving
the robbers from their stronghold and
away from their horses which were Sc
cured. The robbers retreated to a nat
ural fort among the rocks, some two
miles away, where they entrenched
themselves and prepared for a bitter
fight. The posse quietly divided up and
surrounded the place and when the
courier left the scene the officers were
lying on their arms with the robbers
completely surrounded and hemmed in.
An urgent request was sent in for rein
forcements and supply of food and
ammunition
In response United States Marshal
Hadsell of Wyoming, who had just
reached Casper from the western part
of the state, where he had been hunt
ing for the three train robbers, started
out with another posse and with arms,
food, ammunition and horses in plenty.
The capture of the three robbers, who
are hemmed in the mountains 40 miles
north of Casper, is now thought certain,
but whether they will ever reach the
railway is another question as there is
intense excitement in Casper and in
Douglas. and talk of lynching the rob-
berS if caught is plentiful.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-06-07
Our Special Price, soc.
ELKS SAVE HIS ARM.
Twenty-seven Square Inches of Skin
Grated on the Injured Member.

Ottumwa, Ia, June 7.-Twenty-seven
members of the Ottumwa Lodge of Elks
today barred their arms and each gave
up a square inch of skin that was grated
on the injured arm of Samuel Byrum,
poor laborer, who by this grating will be
enabled to have the future use of his
arm. Twenty-four square inches of flesh
was covered with these small pieces of
skin at the Ottumwa hospital by local
physicians.
The case is one of a few on record where
so large a portion of barred flesh has been
covered by grating Byrum was injured
by the cars a month ago. leaving his
right arm bare of skin from the elbow
down Local physicians took the matter
up and the Elks were appealed to to fur
ntsh mem berS who would sacrifice a small
piece Of skin from their arms that Byrum
might have the future use of his arm The
lodge took the matter up, and as a re-
suit a number of the most prominent
young men in the city. offered their ser
vices and were at the hospital at the ap-
pointed time this morning. All the local
physicians were there. and the operation
was one of unusual interest and was sue
ceSsfully performed.