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solid, but notified OF variegated. I'd. why
growth of shoots from the trunk or branches
of the tree. =,
SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That said
stree and fruit Inspector" together, or any
two or one of them, may discharge the
duties imposed by this act, and that they
shall receive for each day of actual service
a per diem of $500, and in the same ratio
for fraction of day, to be paid by the
county commissioners Of the county, as
well as such other charges and expenses as
thew shall be put to in the discharge OF
the duties of this act shall be paid by the
comfy commissioners. All expenses, how
ever arising out of the failure or refusal
of the owners or occupant of any lands or
premises 10 obey the order Of the tree and
iruit inspectors and that they shall be put
tn in the removal and destruction of any
tree or fruit shall be and constitute lien
and charge on the land and premises where
said trees and fruit were found, recoverable
BY the county commissioners OF the county
for county purposes through the agency OF
the tax collector as taxes collected.
SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That II any
person shall in anywisc interfere with OF
hinder and impede said stree and fruit In
spectors, or any of them, their agents or
workmcn, or the constable and his assist
ants in the performance OF their duties
under this act, such persons shall be guilty
of misdemeanor, and shall be punished
by fine not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, or by imprisonment in the county jail
for term not exceeding three months, or
by both fine and imprisonment.
SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date OF its
passage.
We hereby certify that the aforesoing
is correct copy of an act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
session, 1892
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved by the Governor, April Z, 1892,
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CHAPTER 63I.

AN ACT to add an additional Section
to Article twenty of the Code If
Public General Laws, relating to "Criue.
and Punishments," under the sub-heod.
ing Fraud by Drivers of Cabs or Hack.
ney Carriages
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That the follow.
ing section be added to Article twenty.
seven of the Code of Public General Laws
relating to "Crimes and Punishments" ia
be inserted after Section one hundred and
nineteen, and to be designated as Section
119 4, under the sub-head of Fraud BY
Drivers of Cabs or Hackney Carriages" to
wit
SEC. 119 A. No driver or person in
charge of cabs or hackney carriages shall
ask, charge, demand or receive more than
the rates of fare as established by the
"Board of Police Commissioners" in the
City of Baltimore from time to time, from
any passenger or passengers, and any per-
son violating the provisions of this section
shall upon conviction be liable to fine
not exceeding fifty dollars, or imprisonment
in Jail for a period not exceeding six
months, nor less than thirty days, or both,
in the discretion of the court
SEC. =. And be it enacted. That this
act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing
is a correct copy of an act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
session, 1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House Of Delegates
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved by the Governor, April I, 1892
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CHAPTER 571.

AN ACT to repeal section thirty-tWo OF
Article ninety-three, title "TestamentaTy
Law subtitle administration, OF
the Code of Public General Laws and
10 re.enact the same with amendments.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That Section
thirty-two Of Article ninety-three, title
Parliamentary Law" subtitle "Adminis,
tration." of the Code of Public General
Laws be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted with amendments so as 10
read as follows;
81. If the intestate be Il married woman,
and shall leave no child or children or de-
scendants, all her personal property, lnclud-
inc therein all chooses in action, shall de-
yolye upon her husband absolutely, and 1t
shall not in such case be necessary for MIN
to administer upon her estate IN order 70
pass title to him, unless he shall be liable
in law for debts owing by her. but no title
whatever to such personal property or chooses
in action shall pass to said husband when
administration is not necessary except by
an order of the Orphans Court declaring
the same. Upon application of the sad
husband the court shall pass an order nlsl,
which shall be published in such manner
and for such time AS the court, IN Its DIS
erection. may prescribe, and which after
the expiration Of said notice, shall be
finally ratified by said court, unless cause
to the contrary has been shown, but if the
interstate be a married woman and leaves Il
child or children or descendants her per-
sonal estate, including all chooses in action,
shall devolvc upon administrator or admin
istrators. and the surplus Of her estate shall
be distributed by the Orphans Court to
the husband for his life and no longer,
and after his death then to her children
and descendants, per stripes, and 1t shall
be the duty of the Orphans Court grant
ing the said administration to direct the
mode in which the said estate shall be in
vested so as best to secure the rights OF
children or Others interested after the expl-
ration of the life estate; and the whole of
said personal estate shall be subject to the
orders of the Orphans Court, and shall
not be disposed of by the administrator
except by virtue of an order or decree
duly passed by said court.
SEC. =. And be it further enacted,
That this act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing
is a correct copy of an act Of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
session. 1892.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
Approved by the Governor, April I, 1892.
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CHAPTER 4s6.

AN ACT to Repeal and Re-enact with
amendments Section two of Chapter
three hundred and thirty-two of the Acts
of the General Assembly of eighteen
hundred and ninety. entitled San act to
regulate the measurement of peas,
beans and other farm products.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Section two of Chapter three hundred and
thirty-tw of the Acts Of the General As
sembly of eighteen hundred and ninety,
entitled can act to regulate the measure
ment of peas, beans and other farm pre-
duets, be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted with amendments so as to
read as follows:
,. That the dimensions of any barrel
SO used shall be stamped by the Inspector
of Weights and Dry Measures of the City
of Baltimore upon the same in three con
spicuous places, and any person using a
barrel for the measurement of peas, beans
and like farm products without being so
stamped shall be fined not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than five hun
dred dollars, said fine to be collected as
other fines are now collected, and it shall
be the duty Of said Inspector Of Weights
and Dry Measures of the City of Balti-
more from time to time to inspect the bar
rels used for the measurement of said peas,
beans and other farm products, and to see
that the provisions of this act are conf
piled with, and upon the conviction of
any person or corporation under the provi-
sions of this act, one-half of the fine i'm
posed shall be paid to said Inspector of
Weights and Dry Measures of the City of
Baltimore.
SEC. ,. And be it enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoiug
is correct copy of an act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
session, 1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
approved by the Governor, April I, 1892.
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CHAPTER 1873.

AN ACT to amend article twenty-three.
of the Code of Public General Laws oil
Maryland, entitled Corporations, sub
title Turnpike, Plank Roads and Pas
senger Railway Companies" by adding
new section thereto, to be known o,
Section two hundred and thirty-slS A.
SECTION. /. Be it enacted by tie Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, Ths.t Article
twenty three of the Code of p ublic Cen
eral Laws of Maryland, ent' tied Corpora
tions, subtitle '''rurnpit .es, Plank Roads
and Passenger Railw.y Companies" be
and the same is hereby amended by the
addition of new section thereto, to be
known as Section two hundred and thirty
six A, and IT. read as follows:
SEo. 236 A. All turnpike or plank ROAD
companies in this state are hereby authorlz-
ed and empowered to charge and collect such
rates of toll for traction engines, steam
engines, and all vehicles attached thereto
which shall be hauled or propelled upon the
roads and through the toll-gates OF such
companies, as shall be fixed by said COM
panies in accordance with the provisions
of the aforesaid subtitle of this article, ana
this act shall apply as well to all turnpike
and plank road companies incorporate
under special acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland, as to those Incorporated I'M
der the provisions of this article.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That tnlS
act shall take effect from the date oil It's
passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegOlngg
is a correct copy of an act of the Genera
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
session, 1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates
w. G. PURNEuL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved by the Governor, March zo'r
1892.
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CHAPTER 596.
AN ACT to prevent and punish fraud in
the sale of goods, wares and merchandise
at public or private sale by itinerant ven
doris, and to regulate such sales
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That the words
"Itinerant Vendors" for the purpose of this
act, shall be construed to mean and include
all persons, both principals and agents, who
engage in temporary or transient business
in this State, either in one or more places
in one locality, or in travelling from place
to place selling goods, wares and merchan-
disc, and who, for the purpose of carrying
on such business, hire, lease or occupy any
building or structure for the exhibition and
sale of such goods, wares and merchandise.
SEC. =. Be it enacted, That the provis-
ions fthis act shall not apply to sales made
to dealers by commercial travellers or selling
agents in the usual course of business, nor
to bona-fde sales of goods, wares and mer-
chandise by sample for future delivery, or
to hawkers on the streets or pedders from
vehicles.
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CHAPTER 627.

CHAPTER 621.
AN ACT to Repeal Sections 81 A and b
B of Article fifty-six of the Code O
Public General Laws of the State o
MARYLAND, title Licenses as enacted al
the January session of 1890, Chapter
l59, and to re-enact the same will
amendments.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by tn,
General Assembly of Maryland, Tha
Sections "a A and 81 B of Article 90 oil
the Code of Public General Laws of tn,
State of Maryland, title "Licenses," al
enacted at the January session of 1890
Chapter 159, be and the same are hereby
repealed and re-enacted so as to read as
follows:
"a A. Every person who proposes tt
conduct the business of shipping master oil
shipping broker in Baltimore City to ship
men as dredgers or employees on vessels
engaged in dredging or catching oysters
shall on or before September l in each veal
take out or procure license for such bust
ness, and shall pay therefor the sum Of
fifty dollars, and in case any agent, solicitor
or runner shall be used or employed ther
an additional license of fifty dollars shall
be taken out and paid for each agent
solicitor or runner so used and employed
81 B. Any person conducting the
business specified in the preceding section
or acting as agent, solicitor or runner
without having first procured the license as
therein required shall on conviction thereof
be subject to fine of not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than five hun
bred dollars, or shall be imprisoned in jai
for not less than six weeks nor more thar
one year, or both fine and imprisonment
in the discretion of the court.
SEC. =. And be it further enacted
That this act take effect from the date Of
its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoins
is correct copy of an act of the Genera
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
session, 1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
w. G. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved by the Governor, April I, 1892
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AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with
amendments Section % of Article A of
the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland, title "Insolvents.
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Approved by the Governor, April 4, 1892
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CHAPTER 1876.

Secretary OF Uhe oenate.
Approved by the Governor, April I, 1892
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one hundred dollars for each and every
day that such goods, wares and merchandise
are kept or exposed for sale.
SEC. II. Be it enacted, That whenever
person liable therefor, and after demand
made by the officer or clerk whose duty it
is to collect said license fees of the city or
county in which he is located, refuses or
neglects to pay the license fee provided
for in this act, the said clerk or officer may,
in his own name, but for the use and ben
eft of such city or county, maintain an ac-
ton therefor in like manner as for his own
debt. Police magistrates in Baltimore City
and justices of the peace in the counties
shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the
Circuit Courts in the counies and the Grim
inal Court in Baltimore City ofsuch actions
and of complaints under Section of this
act.
SEC. II. And be it enacted, That no
itinerant vendor shall advertise, represent
or hold forth any sale as an insurance,
bankrupt, insolvent, assignee, trustee, tes-
tator, executor, administrator, receiver,
wholesale or manufacturers, or closing out
sale, or as sale of any goods damaged by
smoke, FIRE or water or otherwise, or in any
similar form, unless he shall before SO doing
state under oath, either in the original ap-
plication for state license, or in supple
mentary application subsequently filed, and
copy on the license all the facts relating to
the reasons and character of such special
sale SO advertised or represented, including
a statement of the names of the persons
from whom the goods, wares and merchan-
disc were obtained, the date of the delivery
to the person applying for the license, and
the place from which said goods, wares and
merchandise we're last taken, and all details
necessary to exactly locate and fully iden-
tify all goods, wares and merchandise to be
so sold.
SEC. l3. Be it enacted, That any false
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CHAPTER Gas.

Approved by the Governor, March 10, 1892.
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and eievntes the gun. both motions being sfs.
duced almost without EFFORT. and either rapidly
or slowly as required
1t lie expected that smokeless powder win -
used In both these guns, thereby giving mus
Lle velocites OF 2,400 to $500 Ia.
Armor piercing shells which will perforats
two caibres Of steel armor at close range are
used with these guns. as well as the common
cast-iron and steel shell. carrying oonsidera-
bic bursting charges. Altogether. consider.
ing their rapid fire. the natness OF their ira
jectorics. due to high muzzle velocity. and the
character OF their projecties. the destructive
effect OF the modern rapid fire gun can hardly
be overcstimated. and 1t ia destined to play .
most important part In the next naval war.
The most efficient distribution OF those gums
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nAP1p-Frniso GUNS

One Of the most important steps in modern
naval progress has been the recent develop
ment OF rnpid-fring guns. The distinctive
feature OF these guns is theft use OF brass car
fridge cases, similar to those OF small arms.
thereby permitting loading In single motion.
nnd rendering sponrng unnecessary.
Beginning only a few years ago with guns
firing one. three. and six-pound she'll the sys-
TEN has been rapidly extended until to-day a
large part OF the battery Of every modern ship
consists OF rnpid-hre guns OF from four to six
inches in callbre.
The larger rapid-lre guns adopted by the
United States Navy are the 4-inch. firing 80
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in the new ship designs OF our own navy has
been the subject Of careful consid eration. and
plans have been worked out for giving max
imum volume Of fire In all dlrections It II
also proposed to protect these guns by thin
armor so as to shield their crews from tho Of
fects Of explosive shell and from tho lre Of
the smaller calibres. "''n'
The system Of mounting these guns was DO.
veloped in the Bureau Of Ordnance and de-
serves special mention on account Of It's sim
plicty and hardness. The Same type Of
mount is used in all the rapid fro guns, from
tho 1-pounder to the 6-inch. and works equal
ly we'll with each. permitting rapid and easy
manipulation combined with perfect control.
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pound shell. and the b-inoh. firing 5O-pound
SHE'LL while 8-inch. with 1OO-pound shell.
Is In process OF development.
The 4-inch and 5-inch guns have shown q
rapidty Of fire on the proving ground OF i've
rounds In seventeen seconds and five rounds
In twenty-iour seconds. respectively. In both
the primed brass cartridge case and shell are
loaded together. and system Of breech
mechanism allowing great rapldlty OF OPEN
ing and closing is used.
The recoil OF the gun is checked By n.y.
draulc cylinder In 10 inches for the 4-inch
and IL inches for the 5-inch gun. and the gun
Is returned to battery BY powerful spring
almost instantaneously. A single man trains
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GIHLNG "OLD ADAM" A CHANCE.
How Rufus Cnlidge Reformed from His
Habit OF Profanity.

How Rufus CalidEc Reformed from His
Habit OF Profanity.
I'm Broadway. the other day." said Col.
Calliper. :" I met my old friend. Rufus CalidGe.
OF Storkville Center. Vt. down here on a visit
and to buy goods. He's q deacon now. but
there was time when even his best friends
would scarcely have expected him to attain
that rank and title. In his younger days.
while he meant we'll and was no weak
ling Mr.. Caldge not infrequently permitted
his good intentions to be crowded off the track
by other stronger inclinations. He used to get
drunk tremendously drunk. And swenrp Hold
make some OF the smaller and more shrinking
OF the Green Mountains turn blue.
And yet Mr. Calidge retained the esteem Of
his fellow citizens. Ofcourse nobody approved
OF his bad habits. but everybody felt that his
instincts were good. and they expected. sooner
or later. to sec him take q new departure. and
he did. After while he stopped drinking
He didn't post any notice OF his intention on
the town pump: no just stopped.
He still swore. and at times with greater
vehemence than ever. Protected as his pro-
family was now. however. into an atmosphere
swearing soon appeared to him as form Of
expression that was. to say the least not in
daily contact with him noticed that Mr..
Calidge had stopped swearing.
something to smile over. Two young men
they approached little patch Of woods about
three miles from town they had heard
tho If, sound of, OF mans voice Ap-
He was walking about with n pleased
expression on his face and swearing like
pirate Worried by business cares and with
out the the tenn porary comfort which he had
formerly derived from whskey. no had felt
that It would be a positive relief to him i he
was only temporary lapse; he very soon gave
up the habit altogether.
justify the good opinion OF his neghbors; and
1t is gratifying to know that In his own com
duly honored as we'll Us highly esteemed"
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A June.t1mo Parable.
FROM tAs hdspsrdssi.

With twining roses red and white. made.
When June was hot pleasant bower for shade.
A gracious place II seemed. by night or day.
Where one might wake or sleep give thanks o. pray.
Upon II fell tho dew and rose the moon
There nghtingales m AIDE glad the nights Of June.
But a. ono eve listened to their song,
1t seemed to me my very heart WAS stunt
with sharp swift pain; wherson searched. and loi
Lithe snakes ithmurderous eysa wound 10 and fro.
Thereon I left my bower. nor may II BE-
That It again In June shall shelter mo.
But whom Its leaves have withsrod. one By one,
When nightingaies have fed. and palss the stunt
When In deep SHOWS snakes may not breed or house.
will 60 back; and. meath the bare rose boughs
Dream Of the summer and the leaves that made,
When June was hot my pleasAnt place Of shade
PHILtY BouRKl MARsron.
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bERT BROWN, in


From Harpsr'' roups P.op's
knew him for gentleman
by signs that mover fall;
His coat WAS rough and rather worn
Iii. cheeks were thin ana pale:
A lad who had his way to make,
with little time for play;
know him for pe itleniau
by certain signs to-day.
lie met his mother on the street:
on came his little can
Ny door Was shut; hs waited thers
Until heard his rap
lie took the onnde from my hand,
And when dropped my nen,
lie sprang to PICK It IN for me.
This gentleman Of ten.
lie does not push and crowd along,
Has voice 10 gently pitched:
He does not fiing his boz about
40 II he were newitchei.
lie stands aside to let yol TAss;
lie always shuts the door:
lie runs on errlnds willingly
To forge and mill aud store.
He thinks or you bs:o'e HIM ,elf;
lie serves yDu IL ho can;
For in whatever company
TIE manners make the man.
AZ ten or forty It's tho same
The manner tells the tale;
And discern the gentleman
BY signs that aovsr fail.
AAAstsss 4 sAxssrzz.
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roExs WORTH xrADrxo.
To the Birds.

How dare you sins suoh cheerful notssf
You show wofui lack OF tssts;
How dare you pour from happy throsts
Such merry sonFs with rsptured haste,
while all our poets weep and weep.
And readers sob themselves TO sieepf
IT'S clear to me- you've never read
Tho turGid tones that Ibssn writes.
Nor mourned with Toistoi virtue dead,
Nor over Howslls pored o. nights:
For you are glad with ali your power:
For shame 60 study sohopenhauer.
You never sing save when you feel
The eostacy Of thoushtiess Joy;
All silent through the bouehs you steal
wnen storms or fears or pains annoy,
with bards It's quite different thing,
The moro they ache the moro they sing.
All happiness they sadly shirt.
And from all pleasure hold Aioof.
And arc so fearful when they work
They write on paper waterproof,
And on each page express yearn
To nll cinorary urn.
Go. little birds. II Givss me pain
To hear your happy Melodies
Ny piaudits you can never gain
with old and worn.out tunes like these;
More A. de Hdcis you must be
Ere you can merit praise from me.
r. McAsrnup.