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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-27

Store Opens at m. until $50 p. m, daily
Saturdaysuat II p. m.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-27
HATS TRIMMED FREE.

We are displaying in our new CHINA and GLASS
v" WARE DEPARTMENT the newest designs in
fancy Opal Toilet Sets and fancy Glassware Also
complete assortment of Dinner and Tea Sets.
We quote as leaders
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-10-27
q 0 TTL|Eb'S !!
MAMMOTH
DQPartMQ3tStores
Through to State Circle.)
10 and II main Street,

WE will inaugurate the third week H in our New Store
parment.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
ISLANDS are TRICKY
THEY TRAVEL ALL ABOUT AND
SOMETIMES THEY STEAL
LIVE STOCK
TO PENNSYLVANIA
Residents of Wayne County In the
Keystone State Responsible for
Some Tall Stories as to the Oddi-
ties of the Floating Islands-No
Faith to Be Reposed in These
Natural Nomads. 80

New York Sun.
IT read about the floating islands off
the mouth of the Mississippi the other
day." said a man from sHonesdale, Pa.
That reminded me that my own little
county can boast a few islands of the
sort. What county? Wayne, young
man. You'll find it on the maps due
north of Pike county. You city chaps have
an idea that all of Northeastern Penn
sylvania is Pike county I'M expansion,
but you were never Sc niudh mistaken
about anything in you lives. Pike coun-
ty is all very well in its way, but it's way
runs to fish and liars and rattlesnakes.
Now, Wayne has none Of the latter, but
the former-well. talk about Pike county
fishing! Young fellow, Pike county isn't
marker to Wayne when 1T comes to
downright. honest. clean-cut5 piscatorial
sport. Pike may lie about IT better. but
when you come to sift the facts from
the fiction before an Investigating COM
mission you'll find that Wayne catches
the biggest trout and the fghtin'est bass
every time. and don't you forget It,
But started to, tell you about the
floating islands In the old county. Way.
back in the twenties the Delaware and
Hudson Canal company gouged chan
mel in the face Of the earth from Rondout
to Honesda1e and called it canal. For
reservoirs and feeders to this canal the
level OF ponds and lakes along the route
was. raised by means Of dams from
twelve to twenty feet. While the dams
were In process Of building the timebr
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16

miles to the north and west Of Homes
dale. BY the way, this particular island
is the largest of the lot; so large, in fact,
that the center rises fully ten feet above
the water line. The farmer owning this
island proposed erecting a summer house
on the elevation, but was obliged to give
it up owing to his inability to lay prop
er foundation without driving piles, and
to do that would result in mailing the
island to the bottom. Well, as l was
going to say, this island one day eloped
with southwest zephyr, which promptly
deserted as soon as it had got its consort
INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE.
There it foated in a sultry summer sun,
with no means of motion in itself, and
milking time approaching. Presently the
edge of little breeze from the northwest
struck the wanderer on the port quarter
and things began to look little brighter.
Unfortunately for the island, however,
at about the same moment that the first
gust landed wind of equal intensity
came up from the southeast, and its edge
caught the island on the starboard bow.
In less than a minute these two contrary
winds had that island spinning around
like top. You may believe this or not
as you like 1 can show you the island
any time that you'll come up to the old
county.
Its common thing for one of these
Islands to turn sheep or. chicken or pig
theft in fact, it's almost a nightly oc-
currence on one or another of the lakes
After an island has stayed by farmer
for months, or maybe years, without
showing any signs of restless spirit or
a desire to be up and going, the honest,
horney-abiding confidence in the suppos
eddy reformed nomad In so doing he
frequently buys a gold brick. He trust
ingly allows his domestic animals and
fowls to camp out at will upon the island,
to his later undoing. Some night he'll
go to bed conscious of a hard days work
done, only to awaken In the morning
to find that his island has sailed while
he slept, with deckload of his critters.
Put not your trust In floating islands"
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
WRITERS OF PLAYS,
They Are Usually Paid Percentaf
of Gross Receipts

They Are Usually Paid a Percentage
of Gross Receipts.
Wonderful stories are told of the
amounts paid to dramatic authors. says
J. w. Henderson, in Scribner's If they
were true they would prove that the
quickest way to get rich was to write
successful play. It takes about two
years, however, for a skilled dramatist,
like Bronson Howard, to make a play,
and he canont guarantee that 1t will be
liked by the unfathomable public. 1 do
not know what Mr. Howard receives but
the typical pay Of dramatic author is
per cent of the gross receipts weekly.
But there is no fixed standard Of pay
ments. Some playwrights get certain
sum down and the usual royalty of s
per cent. Others are paid on sliding
scale. One noted pair of collaborators
received for one Of their productions 6
per cent Of the gross receipts up to Sc, 900
and 1 per cent additional Of each $1,000
over that figure.
AS their work drew $4,000 a week for
the first six weeks their manager had
to pay them $500 week for the use of
their work. In the case Of purely theat-
rical hackwork smaller prices are paid,
and the rate Is often fixed at so much a
night, SIS being a good fee. For adapta-
tons royalties are seldom paid in this
country. A manager usually hires
hack dramatist and pays him a lump sum
for his work. For operetta adaptations
very small prices are paid; that is why
the adaptations are usually such poor
trash. No man who can do good work
can afford to accept the terms Original
operettas, If successful. pay both man
ayers and authors very well D'Oyly
Carte offered Gilbert & Sullivan a10,-
600 down for the exclusive rights to the
rx<<r 80 De- nh
offer, accepted theirzcustomary royaltie.
and got E12000
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16

about the ponds was felled up to the
artificial water line, and In many cases
really valuable lumber was left to decay
where 1T fell. The dead trunks formed,
when the water rose to its new level, the
BASIS OF THE FLOATING ISLANDS
which may be found in SO many of the
lakes of Wayne county. INTERVENING
branches and twigs of the trees them
selves and large quantities of underbrush
served to bind the logs together In some
thing like a solid mass, thereby forming
RATS Of more or less buoyancy and size.
In the course of time water weeds OF
various kinds attached themselves to the
raft and eventually became a part of 1t.
Gradually light, thin mold accumulated
on the island and in this mold birds
planted seeds and grain, which,. sprout-
ing, growing and finally dying and rot
ting, did their part in the making of the
whole. All of the larger islands bear
from one to a score of trees. many of
which have attained a considerable
growth; SO large, in fact that they could
scarcely be described as saplings.
You might suppose that to walk upon
or to fish from one of these islands would
be source of some danger, but aside
from an occasional wetting of the feet
no accidents from this cause have ever
occurred, SO lar as L nave been able to
learn. The sensation produced by walk
ing on floating island is very similar to
that which you and I have both ex-
perienced when, as boys, we ran on thin
young ice or thicker old and rotten ice.
You remember how the ice used to bend
under your weight you ran across 1t,
sometimes sinking nearly a foot, and
then, with the next step, rising to meet
you, possibly throwing you and perhaps
giving you ducking? Well, it's the
same way with the floating islands, but
with the danger eliminated. 1t
HAS THE SAME FASCINATION
Strange as 1t may seem, very few of
these floating islands have become per-
manently anchored to the bottom of the
lakes. They are as nomadic and as I'M
settled in their habits as the Arab. They
lack what we country people call stick
to-it-iveness. They're the cont-ariest
cusses that ever happened. Sometimes
mere breath of wind will send one Of
them scooting from one end of the lake
to the other, and again you couldn't
bulge that same island with hundred
Ton, compound freight locomotive and a
political pull. Once thoroughly domesti-
Gated, however, they make excellent
weather vanes, for they invariably seek
the lee shore
II recall peculiar thing that happen
ed years ago to the island in White Oak
pond, near Aldenville, some eight or nine
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16

for twelve years. has been dismissed.
NO cause was assigned. His successor
has not been appointed
irving p. Howe, street engineer In the
city engineers office, has resigned He
vas first assistant city engineer under
Ralph Mcdonald, son Of ]. L. McDon-
aid and brother Of Eva Mcdonald Val
esch. died Friday at the family home.
lS7 S1xteenth street south. aged q Years
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
Church to Be Dedicated

The. st. Anthony Park CONGREGATIONAL
church will be dedicated today. Presi-
dent Northrop, of the state university,
Rev. ]. H. Chandler, of Owatonna. the
first pastor of the church, Rev. Fl. A.
Risser. Of St. Paul. Rev. r. p. Herrick,
Rev. j.. =. Morley and Rev. 8. v. g. Fish
er, or Minneapolis, will take part in the
exercises
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
Passing of Mrs. Wyman.

Mrs. J. T. Wyman. of Minneapolis, died
yesterday at her home, 1929 Fourth
she suffered paralytic stroke, from
which she never recovered.
Mrs. Wyman was born in Dubuque, To-,
forty-siX years ago. She was the daugh-
ter of Rev. Lamberson, a Methodist
minister. The family later moved to
Northf1eld, Mimi, at which place she was
ago. Mrs. Wyman was a graduate Of
the state normal school at Winona, Mr..
Wyman is president OIL the Metropolitan
bank and a well known manufacturer of
sash and doors.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
MINNEAPOLIS BREvIr1ns.

Seven recruits for the regular army
left Minneapolis last evening for San
Francisco, en- route to Manila
The Gould and Larson cottages at
Spring Beach, on the west shore Of Lake
Calhoun, were totally destroyed by Are
Friday night.
John Byrnes, who has been a court Of
fcer in attendance at the municipal court
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
Railways
u Pills

cure al Ulsorders OF the Stomach, BoWela
Kidneys, Bladder, Dizziness, Costiyeness
Piles, Sick Headache. Female Complaints
Biliousness, Indigestion, Constipation and ali
Disorders of the Liver. &c per box. At Drur-
gists by mail, Railway 4 Co., IS Elm Street
N. Y. Be sure to get "Radway's'' and see
that the name is on what you buy.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
Music with Meals.

Everywhere now in London people take
music with their meals. Soft string bands
rants. Zingari musicians are to be found
at afternoon tea shops, and even at the
public bars one takes small bitter
to the melody Of 4 penny-in-the-clot mus
ical box.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
Dyspepsia.

Geo. S. Scaliy of Is Nassau St., New York,
says: For years 1 have been troubled with
rheumatism and dyspepsia, and came to
the conclusion to try your pills: I immedi-
like new man since / commenced taking
them, and would Lot now be without them. The
drowsy sleepy feeling used to have has en-
trely disappeared. The dyspepsia has left
me and my rheumatism 10 gone entirely.
am satisfied IL any ore SO aflicted will give
Railways Pills trial they will surely cure
them, for believe It all comes from the sys-
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
Students Sent Home.

The general faculty yesterday decided
to expel from the state university SIX Of
the seven delinquent students reported
of Professors Downey, Jones and Wood
bridge was appointed to arrange for the
commencement exercises
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16

taste Is said to be disagreeable ~ en..
the effect on beginners being a sa,sa ns' 81
taI In the head and a desirs 20
take hold of something. 10
After few cigarettes have -
eo the depressed feeling is snccan'9i,,
ny one OF intense exhilaration. Pb,si-
cams say the effect on the nerves -
continuously smoking tea cigarettes 10
as oeieterious as drinking absintbe Tbe
. .rse step toward a cure is a cup of strong
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
old Resident Dead.

Redmond Doyle, of 300 East Eighteenth
street, one Of the Oldest settlers In Min
neapolis, died Friday. The funeral will
be held from st. Stephens church, cor
ner Clinton avenue and Twenty-second
street, today, at $3.50 p. m. Mr.. Doyle Z
wife died but a few weeks ago.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16

ihree Noisy Boys-Walter Gordon
N attneW OConnor and Willie Ramsey
,nree small boys, were arrested last night
oy Special Officer Gavin, at the Grand
opera mouse. for making a disturbance.
me latter of the trio of Juvenile Offend
ers is an old-timer with the police, having
offenses Sis
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
After the Editor..

Minneapolis may have an opportunity
to entertain the members of the National
June. A committee of the Board of Trade
Will meet Monday to devise means to
have about eight hundred editors make
q stop on their way to the convention
to be held in Portland.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
MADE OF TEA
Are the Cigarettes Which London
Women Smoke

The fierce crusade against tobacco
cigarettes in London has developed the
tea cigarette, which is particularly pat
ronized by women. Undoubtedly some of
them will soon find their way to feminine
Anglomaniacs In New York.
The cigarettes are made of coarse
grade of green tea, which has but little
dust, and is composed of unbroken leaf
This is dampened SO that the leaves may
be stuffed in the paper cylinders, but
not sufficient to affect the paper. The
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
Costly Coffin.

Mrs. Tan Jiok Kim, late of Singapore.
Is buried in a $4,000 coffin 1t was dec
Grated with silk,gold and precious stones.
ana was the most costly coffin ever con.
structed in the Straits Settlements.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
worlds Realthiest snot.

The heaithiest spot In the world seems
TO be little hamlet in France named
s nuirioie, mere are only forty inhab Bit
years of age, and one is over 100
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
ASBURY HOSPITAL A LOSER NEAR
LY $500 BY THE GOVERN
MENT'S ACTION
CARING FOR SICK SOLDIERS
of the Bill for Medical Attendance
dedication of New Church
Death of Mrs. Wyman-SOIdiers
Sent to San Observation-Disclosures
of Pioneer-Minneapo News.
1L0Be'S MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE,
~ 20 WASHINGTON AH SOUTH.
NEW IDEAS

The claim of $414 against the govern
ment held by the Asbury hospital has
been disallowed by Surgeon General
Sternburg. The army officials say the
contract with the hospital authorities
provided that each sick soldier should be
cared for at rate of SO per week. The
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-16
Shortly now that new WAL Paper 1T

$414 additional is for medical attendance,
which the surgeon general says should
have been provided by the hospital I'M
der the contract
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-07
SOME SOUTHERN VIEWS.

Referring 10 the letter Of Philadelphia cor
respondent who feared that the president
would be found 10 have made mistake III
conscnting 10 wear Confederate badge III
Macon Ga. we recently expressed the OPINION
that though the man who insisted on pihhlilG
the decoration TO the Presidents coat might
possibly he considered an offender against the
laws Of hospitality there was no nced 10 re-
gret the incident on other grounds. 1hat tfls
IS the prevalent view of 1t ut the North an en-
tire lack of excitement about the matter woulh
seem TO prove and some late expressions Oh
Southern sentiment indicate that II Is slmllari!
regarded everywhere Probably the chief source
OF such slight apprehension as our correspond
cnt's letter reflected was the surmise that the
Presidents complacency might tend to enlist
Southern support for Senator Buffers scheme
10 pension Confederate soldiers. with the ultl-
mate effect of putting an unfortunate strain
on the fraternal relations which the war with
Spain established between North and South
But II appears that there is no danger OF mis-
chief resulting from that ill-considered PROPOSE
ton Senator Berry Of Arkansas. has already
presented the protest Of Confederate veteran
camp against IT, and Representative Fleming
Of Georgia. is now quoted as speaking forcibly
to the same effect. He says:
A moments reflection will show me ahsurdity
OF the Butler amendment pension Is gwen
theoretically at least as consideration Io'
services rendered the Government or coinpeh-
sation for injuries sustained while n the ser
vice of the Government. our old Commentaries
do not claim they were performing services IN
aid Of the United States Government rom lNbi
to 1863 The only basis on which the Confederate
soldiers could get money from the Feceral
Treasury would be that Of aims or charity. pure
and simple-a degradation to which few II any,
would be willing to stoop. even II they did not
know as they certainly do. that Federal pen
sons to them are beyond the range OF the re-
hottest possibility.
That is an excellent statement OF the princ-
ple involved and doubtless an accurate fore
cast Of tie fate of Senator Buffers amend
ment His foolish proposal develops no support
in any quarter. and consequently Is not in the
least likely to become the means OF revivlng
those old antagonisms which common service
of united country has so happily obiterated
Indeed there is more reason 10 believe That
rhe North Carolina Populist. without intending
IT, has served the useful purpose OF eliciting in
reresting testimony to the sincerity ana IN
tellgence Of Southern patriots.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-07

equal to great municipal works Haussmann' IL
is true. had a Bonnparte behind him. ana i'aiiah
improvements were centrally directed, but Lon
don and Glasgow have done their rebuilding d!
common consent. But. however willing we
might be In the abstract 10 see the city purchase
great tracts and lay them out anew 1t Is hnru'!
conceivable that anybody but Tainnnh! con-
tractor should wish TO soc Tammany undertake
that work The idea Of buying more thah 'he
land needed for streets and paying for the iii
provement by selling 1t again ut the price IL
would command when situated on man "r-
terry of traffic is In itself good one, but mag
inc giving the Tammany real estate men 'he
chance 10 manage such transaction. our o'u
STRENGTHENING scandals would be petty iarceh!
in comparison. When our debts viii let u.s. ana
the more important demand for rapid transit Is
satisfied we certainly should do some s'ree'-
opcning and some demolition of old rookeries'
and do II on an intelligent plan. as the arch'-
tects propose But before New-York can sai'i!
undertake such an enterprise it must secure eA-
pert and honest agency for It's execution. NC
CARNEY street cleaning would not harmohize
with splendid radial bouleyards from the BrooK-
lyn bridges and Union Square.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-07
Nep31prk Dailp Tribn,'e
SATURDAY. JANUARY I, 1873.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING.

FOREIGN-A dispatch from Manila says
the Governors OF Luzon provinces VII oHeI
their services to the insurgents. - , pusIess
houses were closed in Havana. and ooatraces
Of American sailors were held on the occas'o.s
of Kings Holiday" == Baron Curzon oi
Kedleston formally assumed the viceroyalty
ri India AT Calcutta - The steamer Gaia
MA, which thought TO have founoereu, ar
rived at St Michaels. - The Uhlted states
Minister at Picking has made protest against
further exclusive grants to France or 10 o,n Ter
Powers - Many were killed ana injured .!
the explosion Of boiler in shpouhdlng es1 Vie
lshment at Barking, near London. Ms
count Cromer laid the cornerstone or the Cor
don Memorial College at khartoum
CONGRESs.-Both branches in session. - -
Senate: resolution offered by Mr. Hoar. ask
ing the President for the instructions given 10
the Peace Commissioners, was adopted: MT.
Canery spoke against expansion. - House:
The Legislative. Executive and Judicial bill was
considered; the appropriation for the Civil SER
vice Commission was stricken out IN committee
of the Whole
DOMESTIC.-The Navy Department received
a requisition for ships and supplies from Ad-
mral Dewey. - The Cabinet discussed .he
other batch OF correspondence accompanying the
peace treaty was made public. - Governor
Roosevelt said he would reappoint Charles A.
Wieting State Commissioner or Agriculture.
- The deadlock in the Delaware LEGISLATURE
was broken by union OF regular Republicans
and Democrats, who defeated the Addcks sup
porters. - The Rev. Dr. Moses d. Hoge pas
tor OF the Second Presbyterian Church, OF that
city. died in Richmond. at the age OF eighty
years.
CITY-stocks were active and lower. -
Central ONCE detectives continued TO work on
the Adams poisoning case. but made no arrest
The annual meeting Of the state Charlties
Aid Association was held In the United Charities
Building, and Joseph H. Choate. the president
made an address. - The report OF the Piym-
outh Church Pastoral Committee, which went 10
Chicago TO hear the Rev. DR.. n. d. Hills. was
read to the congregation after the prayer meet
ing - The Rev. DR.. Lucien Lee Kinsolvng
was consecrated Bishop OF Brazil In ST Bar
tholomew's Church - Mr.. Croker wrote a
letter to the newspapers declaring for expan-
sion - Eighteen men started In the twenty"
four-hour race at the Madison Square Garden
81 THE wEATHER.-Forecast for to-day Rain
followed by clearing colder weather. The tenn
perature yesterday: Highest, 43 degrees; lowest
SO; average. 311s
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-01-07
PERSONAL.

Mrs. Bloomfield II Moores interest in the late
Mr. Keely and his motor" says THE Philadelphia
Ledger" began about 1881 For long time she
but about three years ago she suddenly withdrew
her support. This. II is said. was largely due 70 a
report made to her by two gentlemen well qualified
workshop and seeing his experiments. declared they
nothing that could not be explained by we'll
known physical laws. Among the distinguished
people whom Mrs. Moore numbered among her
friends abroad Robert Browning. and an I'M
founded rumor gained currency at one time that
The fourteenth anniversary Of DR.. William Parets
conservation Bishop OF the Episcopal Diocese OF
Maryland will be observed tomorrow.
President Faure Of France is said to receive seven
hundred letters a day. which are thus classified:
Begging letters 30: petitions on political AFFAIRS.
100: petitiors from criminals 100 complaints against
tanning insults. SO. and threats OF assassination, ~
The movement started by leading Republicans Of
Baltimore 10 renomlnate ex-Mayor Hooper for the
Mayoralty is growing I'm strength
The will OF thu late Colonel Morris. OF Atlantic
City ~ J.. bequeaths 10000 TO Bishop McFaul
Roman Catholic. of Trenton, y. j., 10 be dis
bursed for charitable purposes. and $4,000 10 81.
Michaers Orphan Asylum situated at Hopewell. 10
which Colonel Morris gave $4,000 during hs NE
time The Bisnop gets 1000 10 found home for
the aged: $1,000 goes TO St JoSeph's Home Bever-
~; 5000 o ST. Mary's orphan Asylum New Bruins
wick: s. 600 10 st. Francs's Hospital Trenton, and
5000 establish scholarship for the diocese.
The Little Sisters OF the Poor OF Philadelphia re-
ceive $1,000 and $S2(0 more Is divided among nine
Catholic hospitals and orphan asylums In Philadel-