Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1888-08-24
PRICE ONE CENT
How to become Naturaii.ed.

There is much misconception on the
part of the public, and especially the for
cign born population. as to the course TO
be pursued TO become naturalized Ameri-
can citizen. The procedure is this: A
person arriving in this country under the
age of Is years can, after he has been five
years in the country and has arrived at
the age OF 2l years, be granted full citi-
zenship papers upon presenting himself
before any court of record with two wit
nesses. citizens of the United States, who
arc able to swear that he arrived in this
country under Is years of age. In case
of aliens who hara arrived in the United
States when over IS years of age, it is
necessary for them TO declare their inten-
tion TO become a citizen, which deelara-
tion must be maAs at least two years be-
fore application is made for final papers
or full citizen papers. This declaration,
provided the party has resided in the state
one year, entities him TO vote, but it re-
quires n FIVE years residence in the opun-
try before full papers can be obtained,
and. as condition precedent, the appli-
cant must prove TO the satisfaction of u
competent court. by two witnesses, citi-
zens of the United States, that he has
lived in the country for five years.
Deputy Circuit Clerk in Globe Democrat.
California's First Gold Coin.
The first, or among the first, gold pieces
coined in California were of pure gold.
They were $50 in value, octagon as to
shape, and were made, not by the govern
melt, but by patent pill dealer. On the
face they bore his pill device and adver-
tisement. In years time names and
figures were worn off, and the slug" as
it was called, was as smooth rs billiard
ball.
In the mines we did not bother much
with any kind OF coin, and as for paper
money, we forgot thero was such cur
rency. The miner paid for his groceries
in gold dust, and weighed it out to tho
storekeeper in bis own little troy weight
gold scales, or tho storekeepers, at tho
average rate of ST per ounce A 'pen-
nyweight" was reckoned ut something
over 80 cents and a grain at 8 cents.
Brass filings were sometimes mixed with
the dust, to give it body" If business
was being transacted with greenhorn.
Gray sand, which was difficult to distin-
guish in fine gold dust, also sometimes
served similar unrighteous purpose
Prentice Mulford in New York Star
Ozone and ATaiarious Emanations.
The air Of mountains possesses n greater
alnOulI OF ozone lntln lil1I OF the SehSnOrc.
What particular effect ozone may have
upon the health of man has not yet been
clearly made out. In some directions it
seems to bc absolutely injurious. There
is good evidence to show that 1t is often
productive of bronchial affections and
especially of influenza. During epidemics
of this disease an increased amount of
ozone has been found in the atmosphere.
On the other hand there is no doubt that
ozone is n great purifier of the atmosphere,
and it is doubtless owing to the increased
amount of this agent in the air of noun
tain regions that its salubrityis in great
measure due. | have subjected putrescent
meat and vegetables TO the action of ozone,
and invariably tue bad smell was at once
corrected. 1t may, therefore, be regarded
rs destroyer of certain germs which are
capable of producing disease. This is
especially true as regards what we call
malaria. and which, as everybody knows,
produces in the human system some very
Characteristic diseases. Several observers
have found that this antagonism between
ozone and malarious carnations really
exists.--Dr. William A. Hammond in Chi.
cago JCarnal.