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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-26
a WORLD BEATER
America Has Brought Forth the Most
Perfect Type Of Human Animal.


1t has been left for America to bring
forth the most perfect type OF the hui
man animal that the world has ever
looked upon.
In the classic sculpture of the ancient
wrold--in the times Of Myron and PM
dias, and the Pergamene school-which
have left rs the magnificent marbles
of the Dying Gladiator" and the
discus Thrower," there were no men
OF might and muscle who could stand
side by side and arm to arm with
James ]. Jeffries, the new champion
heavy weight of the world at the enc
of the nineteenth century.
In this youth from California there
is embodied not only all the physical
majesty that was immortalized in mar
BILE and bronze and song and story III
the historic past. but the added height,
width and breadth and power that dis
tinguish him as the perfect specimen
of modern MAN.
From the arenas OF Nero, from
among the pupils of Spartacus. from
the meadows of Greece. from the en-
tire list of gladiators who fought Tor
the dedication of the Graeco- Roman
world. there was not IA manwho would
have stood i'm open. naked strife Win
this American youth
Among all the suits of armor of the
mediaeval age, there is not one to-day
that can be set and buckled upon the
heroic form of Jeffries. From the steel
breastplate to the mailed gauntlet and
the iron thigh guard. not one piece
could be found TO fit him. He could
no more get into a suit of the Crusa-
ders than he could fit into suit of
Kid MeCoy's.
The dimensions of this man are pro-
foundry interesting and especially i'm
portant at this era of civilization. They
show above all else that the human an
imal of the nineteenth century Is an
incompatible Improvement upon the
strong man of the past. The gladia-
tors of Rome and Greece were under
six feet in height and the contempor-
aneous statues would Indicate that
they were otherwise built in equal pro-
portion.
The athletes reignng 800 years Il. G.
were schooled in special lines OF attn
letic and physical attachments ana
even developed to the end that they
would succeed in those special sports.
This training brought out in them the
necessary attributes to enable them to
do one particular thing Well The dis
Gus thrower was made strong in his
arms The runners were made strong
in their legs and in their lungs. The
men who fought with the net and the
trident. and with the cestus, forfeited
their upper bodies and developed,
through proper exercise the tricepsaId
biceps and the pronator muscles. These
different varieties OF gladatorial enter
tainers were as distinct in their sepa-
rate schools as are the athletes of this
age and generation. There were few,
if any, who combined in one perfect
form all the physical development that
is to-day to be found in Jeffries.
He has the arms of the cestus fighter,
the lungs of runner. the chest and
legs of the men who entered the Olym-
plan games. the 1.-THE. supple waist of
the wrestler and the thighs of the
gladiators who struggled with wild
beasts in the arena
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-26

The spider may spin silken thread
And consider the spinning play.
But he can't spin Il tSD 10 save his life
Cause spiders ART built that way.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-26
Ont Of the Ordinary,

The oldest tree on earth with an
authentic history il the great Bhootree
of Rurmah. For twenty centuries il
has been held sacred to Buddha. and
no person is allowed to touch the trunk.
When the leaves fall they are carried
away as relies by pilgrims.
A new system of advertising is in
vogue in San Francisco. A poultry
dealer has an intelligent rooster, which
parades up and down the street before
the market, with his owners business
card displayed in his bill. and com
mands attention by frequent Growing.
Near Grobogan, Java, there is lake
of boiling mud about two miles i'm cir
conference. Immense clouds of steam
ing mud are constantly ascending and
descending, and on the western edge
the gigantic bubbles are continually
forming and exploding at the rate of
three minute.
A hole in his right heel enabled n
negro workman In the diamond fields
of South Africa to secret and steal
gems to the value of $273,000. These
he expressed in small parcels of fruit,
to cousin in King Williams Town.
In the extreme south of Africa, from
which place both recently departed for
England.
In opening Great Marylebone street,
London. to lay electric cables, work
men came across several elm tree
water pipes in a fine state Of preserva-
ton. although they were only few
feet below the surface. These tree
trunks bored through were over two
hundred years old, and must have
been a part Of an old water conduit.
The pipes were blocked with silt, but
otherwise were quite disable.
A story is told Of a young man in
England a great chess enthusiast,
who was so annoyed at his failure to
solve an apparently simple problem
that he vowed he would neither sleep
nor eat until the sciution was found.
He shut himself up in disused room
and was found four days later by his
relatives terribly emaciated and out of
his mind. He spent year In lunatic
asylum as the result of his rash vow,
and the problem remains unsolyed.
Those who believe that feeding bot
ties for babies are the result of mod
ern civilization are out of date. The
Greek nurses used to carry with them
a sponge full of honey in small pot
to stop the children from crying, and
In the British Museum are two Greek
vases. dating from 700 B. c., which
are much like feeding bottles used by
the Romans subsequently.
Queensland is ilauguratlng a new
department In the fruit trade. saws
London Invention. 1t is found that
dried bananas take the place of raisins
in buildings very well, and an enter
prising firm in Queensland has sent to
the agents general Office, in Victoria
street. Westminster. consignment of
dried bananas, with the object Of open
ing up market for them in England.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-26
The Extrepe Varietv.

PA. what is an extreme optimism
AN idiot who fs.1cies he'll find his
wife asleep at ? a. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-26
T wonder IL the girl next door PLAYS
More Literature

Magazine Editor What novelty hav,
you for your depaItm nj tails month";
Cookery Editor-An ariirl' rn'itleC
"Outside OF One ii indrc J Ne : Dishes
be a well-knowI Ia sbani.- sjeiroi.
Journal
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-26
Indignant Mosna nhooi.

When quiet had been restored, Ida
delegate in pink organize. with paraso
10 match. resumed:
Madame Chairperson," exclaimed
the delegate. earnestly. Il feel thu
force Of all that has been said concern
ing the necessity for us. the women o.
the nation. 10 nominate a clean candi
date, | have the honor TO present Il
you the name of such candidate: on
cho was never known 10 wear thu
same shirt waist more than three day
al 4 stretch"
Here all was again confusion, dele
gates crying ont that the money powel
was trying to control them. -Detrol
Journal
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-26


ATHLETE COMPARED.
He is more powerful, withal, and
more agile on his massive limbs. His
neck. solid and hard as pillar of mar
BILE. rises erect and in perfect position
from his massive shoulders. which
slope gracefully to his superb waist.
The lung expansion. while apparently
abnormal, is in exact proportion to the
amount of atmosphere necessary to
supply his body.
Among the statues in the Vatican at
Rome there are no finer nor more pow
erfully built lower limbs than those
which bear up the form of Jeffries.
The long. graceful sweep from the
thigh bone to the knee joint. and the
mscled calf. betoken the leg OF the
runner who has both speed and pow
err
This modern young Hercules Is adj
mirable to look upon. He is perfect
picture of the glory of young man In
his strength.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-26

"Men are such horrid. inconsiderate
creatures" she exclaimed on her way
home from the theatre. You know
couldn't take this hat of without run
ming the risk of spelling IT,"
We'll. nobody said anything"
"No: bur actions speak louder than
words. And every time | glanced
around the man behind me was Gran
ing his neck and deliberately looking
as uncomfortable as he possibly could
Washington Star.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-26
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. II
is equally efficient tor itching piles an
a favorite remedy for sore nipples, chap
ped hands. chilblains, frost bites and
chronic sore eyes. 25cts per box. Fol
sale by Feldmeyer Bros. City Drug
Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-08-26
a Matter Of Allowances.

Smith What's the trouble will
Brown and his wife? They are always
quarrelling.
Jones oh, it's the old. old story
Each declares the other is at fault
smith Well. perhaps they are boil
at fanlt Each should make some al
iowance for the other
Jones But that's impossible, while
his wife Is quite wealthy and sh'
makes him an allowance OF 81 week
Chicago News.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
RETURNS AFTER LONG STAY AT MANILA

machine was struck. Four Spanish
shells got home. One struck the port
side forward, passing through the
hammock netting and piercing the
foremost, and another smashed in a
plate in the stern and the two others
did no material damage. The Bos-
tons own fire destroyed three of her
boats and badly damaged couple of
others. Since then the cruiser has been
on the drydock at Hongkong and
thoroughly overhauled. All traces Of
her fight with the Spanish fleet has
disappeared and the vessel is now in
firSt-claSS order.
There are many relics of the war on
the Boston, In Lieutenant-Comm
err Hughes quarters is a painting of
the Queen Regent of Spain. 1t is sup
posed TO be the work of some Filipino
artist and is a good likeness of the
mother of Alfonso XIII. The ships
bell came off the Spanish gunboat Don
Antonio de Ulloa Ghe Boston's was
cracked by a fragment of a shell dur
ing the battle) and a very elaborate
affair il is. too. Almost every man on
the ship has some memento Of the
war. Ugly looking daggers, curios,
knives, curved swords and odds and
ends from every island in the group
are SIOTSu ava! III tue SdllOIS dIuuy
boxes.
The officers Of the Boston are: Lieu
enant-commander, E. NJ. Hughes;
lieutenant-command w. H. Allen;
lieutenant, ]. Gibson; lieutenant, G.. r.
Slocum Gunior grade; lieutenant, r.
E. Coontz Gunior grade); ensign, w.
A. Moffett; ensign, o. p. Jackson; en-
sign, E. McCauley Jr.; passed assist
ant surgeon, B. R. Ward; assist
ant surgeon, j. S. Chaffee; passed
assistant paymaster, B. P. Dubois;
chief engineer, r. T. Hall; assistant
engineer, l.. F. James; assistant en-
gineer, H. I. Cone; second lieutenant,
L. S. M. c., L. ]. Magill; acting gun
ner, L. J. Wallace; acting carpenter,
w. Boone; pay clerk, w. d. Bollard.
On the day of the battle of Manila
Bay, Captain Frank Wildes was in
command of the Boston. Captain
Whiting took the cruiser as far as
Hongkong. On his arrival there he
found his wife seriously i'll and re-
NAMED behind to nurse her. Lieuten-
ant Commander Hughes then assumed
command. Lieutenant-Command w.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

H. Allen was on the Oregon during the
battle of Santiago. Lieutenants Slo-
cum and Coontz were on the
Charleston during the taking of
Guam. Ensign Jackson was at
tached to the ST. Paul, and Ensign
McCauley was attached to the Brook
lyn before joining the Boston. Assist
ant Surgeon Ward and Paymaster Du
Bots We're formerly with the Bennington.
Chief Engineer Hall was formerly
with the Pensacola and later on the
Petrol. In his report to the
Secretary of the Navy on the
arsenal at Cavite, Admiral Dewey
said: Much credit is due to
Chief Engineer r. T. Hall, U. S. N,
who has charge of the steam engineer
ing department and has conducted it
with energy and ability" Assistant
Engineer Cone was on the Baltimore
before joining the Boston and Lieuten-
ant L. j. Magill received two brevets
for bravery in the Cuban campaign.
Besides her officers the Boston carries
a crew of 211 bluejackets and 28 mar
ines. These men were gathered from
the other ships of the fleet. Nearly all
of them are time-expired men and
have come home to be paid off.
OF all the men on the cruiser Lieu
tenant Gibson and Passed Assistant
Engineer James were the only men
who saw the battle of Manila Bay
from her decks. The Boston was sixth
in the column and brought up the rear.
Passing in, several shots were fired
from the Spanish batteries and two
shots were sent back from the Boston.
At 5:35 of that memorable May day
morning the battle began and for two
hours the brave men on the cruiser
fought like demons. At 1885 A. NJ, in
obedience to a signal the Boston with
drew and the men had breakfast. At
lilo A. NJ, the battle began again and
continued until the Spanish ships were
all either burned, sunk or sheltered
behind the arsenal of Cavite. In his
report to Admiral Dewey, Captain
Wildes said his officers and men bore
themselves with courage and spirit and
it gave him great pleasure to so state.
He also bore testimony to the courage
and resolution of the Spanish fleet,
saying the Spaniards defended their
vessels until all hope was gone.
The Boston is anchored off Folsom
street wharf and will remain there I'M
til she goes out of commission.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
Finland on the Warpath.

Edward Finland, a laborer, went into a
saloon at 90 Geary street yesterday after
noon and began to hurl crockery around,
to the CONSERVATION of the patrons and
walters, who narrowly escaped being hit
by the broken pieces. Mat Tuttick. a
waiter, attempted to eject the fellow, who
resented being interfered with. He drew
a knife and slashed the walters coat, but
was disarmed before doing any further
damage. He was arrested.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
NOT HOBARLAN.

The sister of Thomas Hobarlan, sup
posed to be the drowned man found
floating near Spear street wharf last Fri
day morning. visited the Morgue yester-
day forenoon to view the body. She in
formed Deputy Coroners Sullivan and
tain designs tattooed on each arm The
deputies ripped open the shirt sleeves of
the corpse and found that the mans arms
had not been tattooed. The features were
not so badly swollen as TO be unrecogniz-
able and the young lady declared unhes-
tatngly that the dead man was not Ho-
harlan.
Hobarlan has been missing since Au-
gust IA.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
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lined Market street opposite Eighth last
night. The crowd would not give way
and the drunken fellow drew a revolver
and fired several shots, which almost
struck Ollie Darlington of 1910 Eighteenth
street. The woman was so shocked that
she tainted and had to be taken to the
Receiving Hospital on a stretcher, but she
recovered soon after. During the excite
ment caused by the shooting the murder
Gus fellow made his escape
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
Deputy Sheriff J. B. Brown and
Fannie Barnes InstantIyKilled.
Terrible Dual Murder Committed in a Fol-
8om-Street Lodging-House by George
Tanner, a SaIoon-Keeper

in the abdomen from a 44-canber pistol Of
the bulldog type and are now at the
Morgue When Tanner commenced firing
Brown and the woman retreated toward
the back porch, where they both fell
Neither of them spoke after being shot
Mrs, Barnes died almost Immediately
and Brown gasped his last a few minutes
after. Both were fully dressed and had
come in from the street, and were pre-
pairing to go out to supper.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

W. N. Ross, a nickel-in-the-slot ma
chine agent from San Rafael, was taken
to the Receiving Hospital unconscious
last evening. pr. Robinson by great eff
fort saved his life. 1t is believed that he
received knockout drops of some de-
scription while in the city. He collapsed
suddenly at the ferry depot while in com
dent.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
To-Day Amateur Day.

To-day will be amateur day at Glen
Park. There will be singing. dancing,
and recitations, all by
amateurs. They will compete for a
special prize offered by the park man
agement. The professional numbers
will consist of the following artists: A
comedy sketch by Bragg and Ashton,
gymnastics by Cunningham and La
Jess; Ada Sweeney, the ballad singer,
and Harry Fay, the monologist.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

o. Equity SHERIFF JAMES B.
II y BROWN and woman Yariously
II known as Mrs. Fannie Barnes,
~ Mrs. Pauson" and Mrs.
Brown" were shot and almost
instantly killed yesterday afternoon by
George Tanner, a saloonkeeper.
The scene of the shooting was in the
hallway Of the st. Malo Hotel, 503 Fol-
som street, corner of First, and after the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
DR.. Jekyll and Mr.. HYDE.

Dr. Leonard J. Garver's second address
in the series of life lessons to men will be
given at the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Auditorium, Mason and Ellis
streets, this afternoon at 3 o'clock, his
subject being "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
or, the Dual Nature of Man" Special
music, and all young men invited.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
PRINCIPALS IN THE TERRIBLE DOUBLE MURDER

murderer had done his deadly work he
went back to his room and coolly placed
the revolver in his bureau drawer. He
was taken into custody by officer White
and brought to the Harbor police station
and charged with the double murder
Each Of the victims received a bullet
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

TN HERE was no welcome for the
cruiser Boston yesterday. The
vessel that played such an import
u ant part in the battle of Manila
Bay steamed into port and no more
attention was paid to her arrival than
would be given an ordinary merchant
man, save that she was saluted as
she passed up to her anchorage by the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

Conrad Trieber, vice president of the
Letter Carriers National Association. will
leave to-day for Scranton, Pa, where the
tenth annual convention of the association
will be held, beginning September L.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

Animated by an exalted idea of his own
Importance and liberal load Of celebra-
ton whisky, an unknown man attempted
to force his way through the crowd that
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

Gears stop here" this Is the sign
The Market-st. Railway wish to define.
Pegamoid Aluminium does 1t for them;
Opposite Call Bldg" It's a gem
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
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sold out and bought another place on
Mission street, near East, which he sold
six months ago. Since then he has done
nothing but spend his money, and accord
ing to his story most of 1t went on Mrs.
Barnes.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
May Have Been Doped.

Keith's French hats, new French hats.
Keith's Opening, September 1 and 2.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

Keith's leading millinery house for the
new walkers. S08 Market street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27

Home Again.-Get the Wasp's souvenir
of the California Volunteers return.
Thirty-two pages of war pictures. For
sale at all newsdealers, % cents.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
Letter Carriers Convention !.

Ladies tailor-made suits, fur capes cloaks
Credit. NJ Rothschld 3S4 Post ST.
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battery on ,Alcatraz, and the battleship
Iowa.
The Boston left Manila on June
and on her way here stopped at Maya
saki, Yokohama and Honolulu. The
run from the latter port was made in
nine days. She came in flying the
homeward bound pennant, which says
she will go out of commission here. On
her decks were sun-browned men who
fought under Dewey in Manila Bay,
others who cruised on her among the
Philippines; some who were on the
Charleston when Guam was captured,
others who were in the fight off San
tiago and a few who made the famous
voyage on the Oregon from San Fran
cisco to Cuba
Shot and shell poured thick and fast
on the cruiser as she steamed with
Dewey's fleet into Manila Bay and
few scars show where the fighting
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-27
Shot Into the Crowd.

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Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1899-09-01
SCHMIDT X KAHr
st tie of Yer.
mont, a d di

oChMlDI hAHl u te OF YER
FREDERICK HOPPER AND son County
TRUSTEE, CHAS. f. KINGSLEY. Court, J IL n g
Tenn, a. ID. 1893.
Action on two notes executed by the said
Hopper, one on the ith day of February. 1896,
for 800, payable to them or their order at
the River side Bank, Sth avenue ana 5Tth st -,
New York city, on July 2S, A ID. 1896, with in
terest; the other on the goth day of June,
1896, for 800, payable to them or their order
at the Riverside Bank, sth avenue and 57th
ST. New York city, on the 9th day or August,
a. d., 1896, with interest
I'd Count.-General assumpsit demanding
$500; witt dated March 8, 1899, wherein
Charles F. Kingsley is summoned as trustee.
Whereas the said defendant, Frederick
Hopper, is without the state of Vermont and
has not had personal notice of the pendency
of this suit, ii Is ordered that said Frederic k
koppecbe notified to appear at the next term
of said court, to be held at Middlebury, with.
in and for said cOun'y of Addison, on the
first Tuesday of December, A. ID. 1899, then
and there TO answer thereto, by publishing
the substance of the plaintiffs declaration
and this order three weeks successfully In
the Middletury REGISTER, published at said
Middlebury, the last of which publications to
be at least twenty days before said December
term of SAID court.
Dated at said Middlebury this 18th day of
August, \. ID. 1899.
80 RUFUS WAINN RIGHT, Clerk.
CHARLES T. KINGSLEY
Atty for Plaintiff.