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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-08-26
Seriously III.

Mrs. Charles Brooks, nee Lillian FL
liott, is seriously i'll at her home on
Northwest street. Her death is hourly
expected.
Mrs. Bryan of Market streer is quite
ILL.,
Mrs. Alice Aspald still fingers between
life and death. There is little change in
her condition.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-08-26
EOTIOE-PIREMEE.

There will be meeting of the Inde-
pendent Fire Company No. 2, Monday,
.. m, August 26th, 1921.
FRANK A. MUNRoE,
President.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-08-26
Song Recital.

Prof. J. A. Loose will give an enter
tainment with illustrated songs at Mary
land Avenue M. E. Church Thursday
and Friday evenings, August 2oth and
goth. Admission 10 cents. I'd.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-08-26
loo BOYS SUITS

Now is the time to buy School Suit
for your boys. We are going to sell the
remainder of our stock at bona fde re-
duction of rs be, cent. 4 yrs. to 10 yrs. /.
Short Pants. Is yrs. to Is yrs Long
Pants.
FRANK A. MUNRoE.
81 and "a Main St.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1901-08-26

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an
E em0nnans stream D.
BARGAINS produced -
ouF Special
Clearing Sale
Of the large "Star Clothing
House" stock we have re-
Gently acquired at a mini
mum, is bound to fairly
swamp the town with those
little savings banks now go
ing the rounds.
Every purchase made at our
store means a deposit of
coins saved in the transac-
ton. It's easy to do it
There's no obstable in the
way of any one who would
avail himself of an oppor-
tunity of saving. I h e
goods we offer are Staple
and Reliable. N o tn i II e
shoddy or shopworn. We
are no spectators, and al
low no goods to linger on
hands.
There is an abundance of
useful wearables in our
store to interest every man
woman or child i'll the COM
munity.
For the Man and Boy--a
splendid line of y -
Suits,
Goats,
Vests,
Odd Goats,
Trousers,
Single Vests,
Shoes.
Hats. Caps,
Shirts,
Underwear,
NeckWear,
Furnishings.
And for the Ladies and Misses
a choice assortment of -
Footwear,
Dresses,
Skirts,
Notions,
And some few - -
Household Goods.
that were included in the
Star Clothing House stock
bouor1,+ hx, nc IN i+c ar1tirafxy
Evening star., 1901-07-05
A NEAR-SIGHTED HERO.
How One Reputation for Courage Was
EstabIished.

From the New orleans Times Democrat.
The hero OF the episode was a lawyer in
city in Ohio where ! spent my boyhood.
He was beyond middle age at the time,
but was straight as an arrow and de-
cidedly handsome. soldierly looking person
age. These good looks of his We're his
weak point, and although he was extremely
near-sighted he was vain enough to deny
himself glasses and kept the fact of his
infrnity a secret The consequence OF
this folly was wide reputation for
haughtiness. as he rarely recognized any
body on the street. and 1t undoubtedly
damaged him in his practice. At any rate,
he had never made anything more than a
very modest living when the curious Incl
dent ] have in mind occurred.
The city government had been for a long
time under ring rule. continued the story
teller, and 1t finally became so bad that
the decent people revolted and organized
reform movement. The goOd-loOking law
yer-call him Col. Jones, for convenience
was one of the reformers, and, among
other things he made himself active in
curing indictments against a number of
gambling house keepers. The boss ringster
of the place was typical bully and ward
politician named Harding who was finan-
cially interested in several of the games
and naturally furious al any interference.
He a giant physically, he would fight
at the drop of the hat, and the personal
fear he inspired was really the secret of
his influence. After the gambling indict-
ments had been found he proceeded to use
his pull to have them pigeon-holed, and,
learning what was going on, Col. Jones
rash enough to write newspaper
card, in which he scored the authorities
for allowing such ruffian to defeat the
ends OF Justice. The colonel looked like a
soldier. but he really a very bland and
peaceable gentleman. and ne never dreamed
that his little effusion would get him into
personal difficulty. On the morning the
card appeared he was walking calmly to
his office when Harding rushed out Of a
bar across the street called him by name
and at the same time leyeled Six-shooter
at his head. At that distance all coonS
looked alike TO the near-stghted lawyer,
and. turning In the direction of the voice,
he made out the vague figure of man
with outstretched arm apparently beckon-
Ing him to come over. A little surprised,
but still perfectly placid. he started to
cross the street Harding glared at him
In amazement, and once or twice was on
the point OF pulling the trigger; but the
spectacle of that serene and dignified fig
ure, calmly advancing straight on the muz-
xle of the gun, was too much for his
nerves, and before the colonel traversed
half the distance he dropped the weapon
and ignominiously fed Needless to say,
the episode made q tremendous sensation
and Jones, who had sense enough to hold
his tongue. was the popular hero of the
hour. Harding, the contrary, was
ruined, for his prestige had disappeared
like flash of lightning, and, unable. to
stand the disgrace Of the affair he quietly
sold out his belongings and left the city.
That broke the back Of the ring, the re-
formers went into control. and the colonel
Evening star., 1901-07-05
Electric Car Speed.
From the Boston Adve


1t looks now as If England would get
ahead Of the United States in the matter
of rapid transit. Parliament has author
lied the building Of road from Manches-
ter to Liverpool to be operated by electric
ity. whereon and whereby the projectors
expect to run cars at a speed of $50 miles
per hour. If the cable dispatches treating
of this matter are at all trustworthy this
is very much more than a visionary pro-
ject. Money has been raised the
charter obtained, right of way secured en-
gineering details settled, and construction
is about to begin.
From time to time there has been talk
In our own country of something of the
sort. AS much as seven years ago plans
for double track electric road from Chi
cago to St. Louis were worked out on paper
with an estimated speed of 100 miles an
hour for the regular passenger trains. The
movement for the building Of this road
seems to have been somewhat substantial.
and we do not know precisely what caused
the abandonment or suspension Of the pro-
ject. Want Of money, probably. Notwith-
standing the immense inventive Thought
fulness which has gone into that and SINH
lar schemes Of Americans there is not in
this country at the present time any prac-
dcally successful electric car propulsion at
greater speed than is obtained on Boston's
elevated railway.
The Liverpool Manchester line is planned
to carry into effect some such idea as Mr.
F. M. Boynton has SO long and SO enthusi-
astically urged upon capitalists and the
Massachusetts legislature. At any rate, we
that the essential feature is the same. on
the Liverpool-Manchester track the cars
are to be hung overhead on a single rail.
The ordinary obstacles to high speed in
friction on the rails. The second is friction
of the air. The third IL the danger Of
collisions. The fourth il grade crossings.
Evening star., 1901-07-05
A New Food Fad.

From the LONDON GlODe
Metaphors are an excellent form of Ian
guage in their way, and even the zeal of
those who mix them may be forgiven. They
increase thereby the gayety of nations,
and no one is much the worse. The danger
of metaphors comes in when they start en-
thusiasts on mistaken crusades. We be-
Iieve that a mere metaphor is largely re-
sponsible for the latest theory of the proper
food for man. We are told that in order
properly to support life 1t is essential to
feed on vital food. By vital food apparently
Is meant food that in some sort lives.
Nothing must be cooked. for fire destroys
life;" but anything may be sun-dried, for
''the sun imparts life" All meat is rigor-
ously excluded from this new dietary, on
the ground that flesh implies the loss of
life to the animal, and therefore, by meta
phorical implication, to the man who con-
sumes 1t. But on this theory It would
surely be permissible to eat, for instance
fresh oysters. AS they have larger share
of vital force than. shall we say, q cab
bage stalk, they ought to impart q greater
degree of vital force to their consumer.
The chief merit of this strange system lies
in the necessity 1t lays upon Its supporters
to consume large quantities of fruit. It is
probable that the ordinary mans diet
would. from the point OF view of health. be
greatly improved II he ate something like
twenty times as much fruit as he does,
though 1t ,is true that many people make
up arrears manfuily in the strawberry sea-
son.
Evening star., 1901-07-05
JUNGLE SCENERY,
"A fian for the Pleasure of Captiye
wild Animals.

From the New York Times
II the present plans of Park Commits
sloner Clausen are carried out the fero-
clous beasts in the lionhouse at the menag-
erie will soon be roaming about in a jungle
instead of being compelled to loaf around
all day staring at bars blank walls or a
stream of idly curious human beings. The
proposed Clausen jungle, which the park
commissioner says is an assured fact if he
can get the 5000 he asked for of the board
OF estimate and apportionment for the cree
tion OF a new hippopotamus house, will
differ slightly from the wilds of Africa or
Asia in that 1t will be make believe but
Commissioner Clausen has been told by nat
uraliStS and animal lovers that if the ami
mails had more homelike place they would
nVe longer, and he is going to turn out a
jungle that he believes cannot fail to ap-
peal to any animal with the least imagina-
tion.
The walls of the lionhouse will have
painted upon them jungle scenes done in a
realistic manner, and palms and other ma
tive trees done in papier mache will also
De set up, presenting picture to the eye
OF the Mons, tigers, JaguarS, leopardS, and
hyenas In keeping with their native haunts.
President Clausen says that when his plan
is carried out he feels sure that the ami
mails will be enlivened by the view Care
will be exercised by the artists to have the
view from each cage in keeping with the
character of the animal confined therein.
ol tne walls opposite the lions cage, for
instance, will be beautiful scene in greens
and browns representing the entrance to a
forest. with rich African grass growing
about in the foreground, with tangled trop-
ical vegetation in the distance. together
with limpid pool of water. with the pic
ture of nice, fat water buffalo going down
to drink
In the vicinity Of the tigers cage the
view will change. The artist will add
trlile more of green paint and will make
his vegetation a little more rank and lux
ur1ous. Trailing vines will reach down from
the thick branches of the palm and date
trees, and a tropical moon in the painted
heavens will cast its rays down upon sew
eral animals which tigers are known to
prefer for a late supper. Between this
painted jungle and the cages will be ar
tificial palms and real rubber plants from
Brooklyn set out in boxes.
Round about on the walls Of the cages
Of the different beasts the jungle artists
will display their talents in tropical vege-
tation Of any old kind that happens to
come to mind, and in various waste spots
on the walls and ceiling will be highly
colored birds Of the tropics to add to the
realism of the weird jungle scene, until it
Is expected that the animals will wake up
at times and almost have to bite themselves
to find out whether it is all not a beauti-
full dream.
Another departure for the benefit Of the
animals is the adoption of a clay floor for
the cages instead Of a hardwood floor.
Evening star., 1901-07-05
wELL-BRED MEXICANS,
They Are Very Tenacious of Glass Dis
tinctfOns.
From the Boston Herald.

From the Boston Herald.
The cultivated Mexican, priding himself
on his "educacion," looks for its manifesto
ton IN the person who claims his friendship
and intimacy. He insists on good breeding
among his own people. or they may not
pass his threshold; all the more is he likely
to insist that the foreigner who would visit
him be a man of polish and with the ability
to say and do things the right way
A Mexican of excellent family was saying
to me the other day that going to an In
terior state he had sojourned at hacienda
where the men there assembled, on engi-
neering and other matters were not of his
kind. and $50 l did not eat at the same
table, for they We're not 'caballeros," or
gentlemen. Il demand brains and good
breeding in my associates or l live alone.
This gentleman speaks English perfectly
and reads our best authors, and he is
equally well grounded in other foreign lam
pride that offends. would not hurt an
others feelings, and does not insist on
nicely OF dress, but does demand of his as
soeiates that fine breeding and perfect tact
that characterize people who have Inherit
ed the courtly traditions of old Spain
1t struck me that he went too far, that
the technically trained men he met in the
country Were quite good enough to assocI-
ate with. but to all objections he would re-
ply: They were not of my kind,'
A Mexican lady of the old nobility OF the
country, wealthy and OF long residence
abroad. witty, OF linguistic accomplish
ments and much social experience In Eu-
rope as at home, said:
Il do not invite foreigners to my table.
hot even diplomats, Tor they are too crit
ical of the service, and here you know that
1t is impossible to have such well-trained
servants as in France or England. / have
been hurt In my feelings. at my own table
at the quiet amusement of guests when
something went wrong, some blunder in
service. And as foreigners will make no
allowances for our domestic shortcomings
close my doors to them. In Paris l shouId
entertain foreigners. for there l could he
sure of my servants. But We Mexicans do
not want to be laughed at, and that. ner.
haps, by people who are not at home. in
their own countries, of our class One docs
not know who they are or what is their
origin The lower their extraction the
greater their presumption here"
Evening star., 1901-07-05
REVIVAL OF ERSE.
English Ridicule Directed at the
PrOpOsitiOn to Learn Irish.

FROM the London Express
In a dream 1 had last night I found my
self at Euston, and was stopped at the por-
tai by an official, who said. Irish OF
Scotch?" Many thanks" / answered, but
between meals I never DO you want
the Irish special or the Scotch special?"
he asked brusquely. Rather puzzled, l
stammered something about my Irish pa
rentage and then he bundled me off to
platform, which was crowded with Irish
gentlemen, mostly connected with journal
ism. They were unusually thoughtful and
murmured Erin go -bragh," Brian Boroo,'
C1an-na-Gael' at intervals, as II they per
ceived a fund Of new significance in those
expressions. Recognizing neighbor, said
to him, What are we here for!' "Hisht,
he replied, "Clan-na-Gael" But isn't that
His features worked for moment, and
then he burst out, Hang 1t, man, can't
you understand plain Irish? What 1t means
is that we are all off to Ireland. to dwell
in her grand historical memories to study
our native Erse, to spend our spare even
ings at the Irish Literary Theater, and
show George Moore that, just as well as
he. we can do without the base English
tongue" 80 'Clan-na-GaeI means all
that ~ Well he admitted, you see. the
movement is just beginning, and we have
to make a few Irish phrases go long way.
Do you happen to have any Erse about
his head. mo good. That's the sort OF
Irish the brutal Saxon puts in his novels!
Just then there arose a sudden commo-
ton The official who had accosted me
was shouting, Hit you're on the wrong
platform" at gentleman in kilt, who
looked very bewildered. and plaintively eX-
claimed, Bonnie DOOM BAH said my
Irish friend, you see who that is" He
named very distinguished Scot on the
London Press. He has mistaken our train
for the Scotch special, and he thinks that
Bonnie Doom is Gaelic!" DO you mean to
saw that all the Scotch journalists are re-
turning" ITO Scotland? Yes. 1t may
seem strange, but so it is They are going
to brood over the cradles of their ancestors
in the Trossachs, to dwell among Gale
donia's grand historical memories But
what is the cause of this eXodus?' l in
terrupted "Bedad, it's George Moore!
Hasn't he told us that he means to live
In Ireland and learn to write Irish, be-
cause English is a worn-out language. nj
only for the stock exchange and journal
lists? That's a challenge, and when his
new novel comes out in English, mean to
review it in Erse. I've got about fort.
night to pick up my mother tongue, and II
I'm not ready for him, cali me "a "a
"Spalpeen," / suggested Look here said
he, you're much too ready with that sham
Irish Of yours. You'll come along with us,
and drink at the we'll of Irish undefiled
He seized my arm, and dragged me toward
a railway carriage; but ! resisted, ana
Evening star., 1901-07-05
COLLEGE MEN IN CONGRESS.
The Proportion in Both Houses
Nearly One-Ha1f.

The Proportion in Both Houses is
Nearly One-Half.
John Gilmer Speed IN AinsIee's.
"In Congress we must obtain our infor-
nation from the photographed sketches
supplied by each national legislator to the
Congressional Directory. Some OF these
members do not speak OF themselves with
the exactness of expression we expect from
men who spend their time In framing laws
for the government OF sO,Oo,ooo people.
For instance, when a man says.
educated at Harvard College, the plain In
ference Is that the honorable member is an
alumnus of Harvard. But 1 am afraid that
such statements must be taken with
whole handful Of salt 1t may be exactly
true as a statement. but It Is absolutely
misleading in inference. When man or
member Of Congress, or minister OF the
Gospel, for that matter, is a bona fide
graduate he will say without the slightest
eouivocation, - . graduated from Har-
there is no room for speculation. Even a
most powerful senator says in his little
piece, - educated in the common
schools Of that city (Cleveland) ana & the
An unwary reader Of the Congressional D-
rectory would believe that this senator was
a college-bred man. Not bit of N-no
minstrelsy was clerk in coal office be-
cause he did the coarse handwriting by
shoveling in the coal. On account Of this
Indebtedness Of statement 1t has been dif-
ficult to determine exactly the collegiate
status of the members Of Congress. As
we'll as I could make it out 1t stands thus:
Out of eighty-six members of the Senate,
forty-four are college men; out of 36O MEM
bers of the House of Representatives, 16S
were graduated from coiiege. The number
of college men in each branch would be in
creased fully Is per cent II we added IN
those who were indefinite and suspicious in
their personal statements. Cynics may
scoff also as to congressman and underrate
their success. But they are decidedly sue
cessful men. They do not seem SO large
to us. who live in the great cities and have
accustomed our eyes to look without blink
ing upon the mighty men of finance that
handle millions with no more concern than
the country boy unties his bag Of marbles
to engage in q game for keeps. Yet in that
same country these congressman are big
men-head and shoulders above the others
who engage in the affairs of the communi-
ties in which they live. They feel that they
Evening star., 1901-07-05

nave succeeded, and their success is rec
ognlzed by the people among whom they
ilVe- And We see that a surprising proper
tion of them have been to college AL
thoush Knowing the actual standing of
these men at their homes, and not being
influenced by the disregard of METROPOLITAN
sneerers, confess that | was surprised at
the showing. and / do not hesitate to saw
~ tne youth who would go to Congress
that he will further his chances enormousIv
II he will go through college and bear a
proud sheepskin to his home even though
ne never be able to read its Latin text"
Evening star., 1901-07-05
BON MARCHE, 314=316=318 9TH St

was elected mayor by a tremendous ma
1ority. He served two terms built up one
OF the biggest law practices in that part
of the state and died worth nearly quar-
ter OF million dollars. In explanation of
my inside knowledge of the case | don't
mind saying that he distant relative
OF mine, and in the family circle where
his near-sightedness was we'll known he
owned up TO the facts as good joke. He
said he had vague idea when he started
across the street that Harding was a
farmer client who had promised TO nav
him fee that morning.
Evening star., 1901-07-05

The last mentioned obstacle has been
largely overcome already on our most ad-
vanced railway systems. The use of block
signals has greatly reduced the liability
of collision. 1t is confidently claimed by
the promoters Of the one-rail idea that
friction between wheels and rails will be
reduced SO per cent. with no counterbal-
ancing disadvantages The friction caused
by the air is sonnet hing harder to deal with
though something is to be hoped from the
use Of locomotives or front cars that are
made cigar shaped"
Evening star., 1901-07-05
From the Chicago Post.

From the Chicago Post.
You see." he explained, there were two
horns to the dilemma"
Two" she exclaimed scornfully. Huh!
1t couldn't have taken less than twenty to
put you In the dilemma you found your
self when you came home from the club
last night. l guess you lost count"
Evening star., 1901-07-05
Floods and Forests.

rom NCrISlk lAnumdrk.
desert is not dry, primarily, because II
has no rain: it has no rain because ii is
dry. The less vegetation there is I'm q given
territory of any size, the less rainfall there
must be within the limits of that terri
tory. For this reason. mankind ought to
be particularly careful to protect the
worlds forests. and to see that systematic
tree-planting is done as an offset to the
havoc wrought by the lumbermen.
Evening star., 1901-07-05
whfstlers.

From the Ralttraore American
Cincinnati Judge has decided that a
woman has the right to strike a man who
makes goo-Eoo eyes" at her. But what
about the person who persists In vhistlinr
that tune on the street carsf
Evening star., 1901-07-05

The Salt Lake Herald announces the sale
OF that paper by A. w. McCune and the r.
c. Chambers estate to William Iglehart.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-10
Soil Excavation
 AT Wigwafn Reservoir

Board of Public Works, City of Wa terbury, Conn.
 |. Sealed proposals for the stripping of portions of the basin of the Wigwam reservoir will be received by the board of public works at their office, City Hall Annex, until o'clock Tues day evening, August 13, 1901, at which hour the bids will be publicly opened and read.
 Bidders are required to state in their proposals their names and places of residence.
 Each proposal shall be signed by the bidder or bidders making the same and accompanied by a certified check for one thousand (41,O00) dollars as a guarantee that the bidder will execute the contract within the time specified in this notice, in case the bid be ac- cepted
 The person or persons to whom the contract may be awarded will be re- quired to attend at this office with the surety offered by him or them and execute the contract within five (5) days after the date of the award, and in case of failure or neglect to do so, he or they will be considered to have abandoned it, and as in default to the city of Waterbury.
 The principal item of work will be the excavation, removal. and deposit in embankments of about 6O,000 cubic yards of surface material from about 40 acres, 800 feet average haul
 The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
 The copies of the contract and speci- fications may be seen, and blank forms for proposals and bonds may be ob- tained with all available information, by intending bidders applying i'll per son at the office of the City Engineer, No. 9 Leavenworth. Street.
 By order of the Board.
 R. A. CAIRNS, City Engineer.
 July 24, 1901. 7-25. S-3-1O