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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
A Prominent Chicago Woman Speaks.

Prot. Roxa Tyler. OF Chicago, Vice
President Illinois Woman's Alliance. IN
speaking of Chamberlain Cough Rene
dy, says: IL suffered with severe cold
this winter which threatened TO run into
pneumonia. tried different remedies
but | seemed to grow worse and the
medicine upset my stomach. A friend
advised me 10 try Chamberlain Cough
Remedy and found 1t was pleasant to
take and 1t relieved me at once. i am
now entirely recovered, saved a doctor S
bill, time and suff iing. and | will never
be without this splendid medicine again. .
For sale by Feldmeyer Bros, City Drug
Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
THE MIsTLET0E BOUGH.
An Elaborate Presentation At The Opera
House By Society Folk.


After weeks of careful preparation, the
"Mistletoe Bough" will De given at the
Opera House on Thursday night under
the management of Mrs. Fell. 1t is one,
and The most elaborate one, OF series
OF entertainments gotten up by Mrs. Fell.
wife of the president of ST. Johns Col.
lege, to dehay the cost of a handsome
new pipe organ tor the College chapel.
The cast numbers fity -four, and in one
scene all will appear on the stage at the
same time. The costumes will be hand
some, and the staging elaborate under
the direction of Mr.. George A. Gardner,
OF Baltimore. Nothing half so ele ant
and magnificent as the "Mistletoe Bo igh"
has ever been given in Annapolis. rhe
tickets, reserved seats, ST and Is cents,
are now on sale every afternoon at the
library of Woodward Memou al Hall. St.
Johns College, where plan OF the
Opera House can be seen. Tickets for
the matinee Saturday, IS and 50 cents.
can be obtained it al the Opera House
on the afternoon of the performance
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
How To Cure Crouu.

MIR. r. Gray, who lives near Armenia,
Duchess county, ~ Y. says: Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy is the best medI
cine have ever used. 1t is a fine chill.
dren's remedy for Group and never fails
to cure When given as soon as the
child becomes hoai Sc, or even after the
cIoupy cough has developed, it will pre-
vent the attack. This should he borne
in mind and bottle OF the Cough Rene
DIV kept at hand ready for instant use a:
soon as these symptoms appear. Fol
sale by Feldmeyer Bros, City Drug
Store,
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
Good Skating.

There is txctlent skating on College
and Spa creeks OF which the young peo
pie are taking every advantage. Yester
day the ice was filled with women as vel
as m.n skaters notwithstanding it wa
Sunday. Mr. Vim. M. Boucher had his
ice boat on Spa creek and it afforded
much pleasure to crowds who SKINNED
over the ice in it. Mr.. Douw had a sal
attached to bis leg and which he manipu
lated in such a manner that he only hao
to hold himself erect and be glided every
where over the CLASSY surface at will and
without exeftion.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
Ice Seven Inches Thick.

Ice seven inches thick has formed on
Boone mill pond in the Fourth district.
The farmers throughout the county have
cut ice and filed their ice houses. The
Boone mill pond freezes when no other
stream anywhere near forms ice. and it
ireezss to greater depth. Ice on hi.
pond will be several inches in thickness
when on other streams in the vicinity
there will be only slight coating.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
A New Enterprise.

An enterprising lady is now cleaning
ladies and gentlemen's kid gloves. Orders
filed promptly if left at the CAPITAL
Office. Ordinary size 10 cents. We, y
long gloves IS cents per pair. This IS
a new enterprise in town and viii save
trouble and extra expense of having
gloves cleaned in Baltimore. Nv.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
Among the tens of thousands who hav

Among the tens of thousands who have
used Chamberlain Cough Remedy for
colds and la grippe during the past few
years, to our knowledge, not a single case
mas resulted in pneumonia. Thos. Whit
field & Co.. 24o Wabash avenue, Chicago
one of the most prominent retail drug
gists in that city, in speaking OF this,
says: 1--WE recommend Chamberlain
Cough Remedy for la grippe in many
cases. as it not only gives prompt and
complete recovery, but also counteracts
and tendency OF Ia grippe to result in
pneumonia" For sale by Feldmeyer
Bros, City Drug Store.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
Ont of Town Office.

Mr.. James M Munroe has recently
established a Baltimore office at ga
Equitable Building. Mr.. Munroe's in
creasing business demanded an out-of-
town office. He has a long distance
telephone connection with his Annapolis
Office on State Circle and his Baltimore
Office is 10 the Equitable Building.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
Commended For Heroic Service.

Among the officers and men attached
to the United States ship "VIcksburg, :"
of the Asiatic Squadron, who were lately
commended by the Secretary OF the Navy
for cool and heroic conduct in exiting uish-
ing a FIRE, which occurred in the sail
room OF that vessel. is Thos. c. Evans,
a seaman, who is an Annapoliian. He
also served on board the u. ). s. battle
ship Iowa" Captain Robley ID. Evans,
al The battle OF Santiago.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13

II was tfOoOtco lot SSfStdi years Win
chronic indigestion and nervous debili-
ty," writes F. ]. Green. OF Lancaster.
n. H., "No remedy helped me until |
began using Electric Bitters. which did
me more good than all the medicines !
ever used. They have also kept my wife
in excellent health for years. She says
Electric Bi,ters are just splendid for fe
male troubles; that they are a grand ton
ic and invigorator for weak. run down
women. No other medicine can take its
place in our family" Try them. Only
80 cents. Satisfaction guaranteed by
Feldmeyer Bros. City Druggist.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
Death of Francis Kew Steele.

Francis Key Steele. son OF the late
Henry NJ. and Maria Lloyd Steele died
suddenly on Wednesday last. January
s, of heart failure at his home IN Jeffer-
son county, Mo. The deceased was in
his 65th year, and was brother OF Mrs.
Habersham, of this city. a
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
Applicants For Marine Engine And BOilel
Craftsmen

The board of examiners consisting oi
Lieutenant Commander +. {. Bieg, u.
s. N, and Lieutenant w. p. Winchell,
u. 5. N, met at the Naval Academy on
Saturday to look into the fitness OF the
applicants for marine engine and boiler
dI aftsman, the examination for which oc-
cured at the Naval Academy on Satur-
day. There were thirty FIVE applicants
The position pays 50 per day. The re-
suit will be made known by the Navy
Department tomorrow.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
President Hnbner FITTING Up offiOs

President OF the Senate John Hubner,
has given an order for SIX quarteTed
golden oak arm chairs, cain seat, one
leather couch, three-quartered golden
oak aat-top Derby desk for use IN his
private Office IN the Senate. Benesch &
Sons viii fill the order.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
Mrs. Weber III.

Mrs. Weber, wife of Surgeon of F.
w. F. Wis Der. U. S. N. is i'll at the
hospital in the Naval Academy where
she was subject to serious operation on
saturday night lat. Dr.. Howard Kel-
ley. OF the Johns Hcpkin's Hospital, per-
formed the operation.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13

A fine selection of the Perry pictures
are on sale at the CAPITAL Office. These
pictures mounted make beautiful pres
enis and are especially suitable for
Christmas gifts because they ere beauti-
full: they are inexpensive. they are al
wass acceptable, and easily mailed TO
friends out OF town. Call al the CAPITAL
office and inspect assortment OF Perry
pictures. Nv.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
Tha San Jose Scale.

The San Jos scale, dreaded by all
farmers. has made its appearance in the
c0un'y, and the farmers in the Third
iislIlcs say II has aire4dy destroyed theIr
young orchards. No successful remedy
has been fornd tor this evil.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
40 ono can reasonably hope for good

No one can reasonably hope for good
health unless his bowels move once each
day. When this is not attended to, dis
riders OF the stomach arise. biliousness
headache dyspepsia and piles soon fol-
low. 1t you wish to avoid these ailments
keep your bowels regular by taking
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tab.
cts when required. They are SO easy to
take and mild and gentle in effect. Fol
sale by Feldmeyer Bros, City Drug
Store
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
D l E D..

STEELE. - Suddenly on Wednesday,
January 8th, 1909. in Jefferson county
Missouri. OF heart failure. FRANCIS
KEY STEELE. IN the sixty fifth year OF
his age, son Of the late Henry NJ. and
Maria Lloyd Steele.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
To Accommodate Visitors.

The superintendent OF public buildings
has placed an order with Isaac Benesch
& Sons for twelve dozen bent wood
chairs for the accommodation of lad,
visitors to the House and Senate during
Legislative session. The chairs are ex.
pected to be delivered tomorrow Here
tofore the members of the House and
Senate have had 10 vscate their seats in
order to accommodate the lady visitors
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
Morrison s Faust

What is practically new version OF
Faust" viii soon be seen in this CITY
with Lewis Morrison himself in the part
OF Mephisto so indelibly associated with
the name of Morrison.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1902-01-13
Sad News For Cadet.

Naval Cadet F. ID. Hall. of the frs
class, has been called home as his mothel
$ said to be dying.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
Wrecked BY MAGNETIC Sand.

''In the district of Stavanger, in the
southwestern part of Norway, there is
a place called Jaederen, a fiat strip of
coast less than a mile long, which is
notorious for shipwrecks," says Gar
tenlaube april 22). Now a Norwe-
gian physicist has discovered that the
sand of Jaederen is strongly magnetic,
owing to an admixture of magnetic
iron ore. He found, also, that at
distance of three miles from the shore
a ships compass showed a deviation
of a whole degree from its true posi-
ton. The cause of the numerous ship
wrecks, therefore, is obvious" The
writer suggests that this effect on the
compass may have originated the old
stories of the destruction of vessels by
magnetic mountains, although these
stories seem to have been current be-
fore the compass was in common use.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
ANGRICULTURE)
ssgsM...sso Z6Ax@An
Necessiay for pralnaae.

H~SN1Sioy W - CfhcSNs
II there was ever a year when the
advantages OF good drainage were
manifest it is this year, especially in
the territory bordering on the Great
Lakes, where rains have been very
copious during the past two months
In the vicinity of Chicago many Of
the mar gardens arc this year
made improbable by reason of lack
IF drainage. Most plants cannot grow
with their roots immersed in water
The plants that are cultivated for
food are at a standstill in growth
while the water stands at the level Of
the ground. Not till the water has
settled in the soil to some distance
below them is it possible for them to
resume their normal condition Of
growth. Around Chicago. on the level
lands devoted to truck growing. the
water has been standing for month
past The vast fields of ga den vege-
tables seen on them are to a large *
tent spoiled. An immense amount Of
work and manure las been expended
on ne fields. but no returns are pos
siblo. Yet proper drainage would
make the rains a blessing. Land
should be so woll drained that water
will not stand at all, but will leave
the soil in a disable condition a fe
hours after even the heaviest rains.
When lands are not drained not only
do the plants stop growing while the
soil is water logged, but the fields
cannot be titled for days afterward.
The soil remains soft and soggy so
long that no crop can be properly
tended. The land needs attention,
especially after the surface has been
packed by heavy rains. If the land
is in condition to pass the surplus
water into underground drains the
surface can be cultivated in a com
paratively short time after the rains
have fallen. We have no doubt that
the water-covered fields near Chicago
represent the condition of thousands
of planted fields in the states border
ing the lakes.
1t seems strange that after so long
campaign in favor of draining there
should exist such large areas still un-
drained, especially areas that are de-
voted to the growing of expensive and
profitable crops. The writer has year
after year noticed the fields on one
farm where water works havoc.
Sometimes the fields of this farm are
planted in corn and sometimes in po-
tatoes, but during every year there
are seasons when the crops stand in
the water for weeks at a time. The
natural inference is that even when
the water drains from the surface ii
remains so near the surface that little
can be expected in the way Of crops
And little is realized in the way Of
crops. The wonder is that any mar
should continue to plant on such
land. Drainage helps in both rainy
and dry weather, but is especially nee
essary in rainy weather.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
Hill or Level Culture.

Under perfect conditions of soil as
best. But there is so little land where
the conditions of drainage are perfect
that some killing is necessary. So
our forefathers were not far wrong
when they hilled up everything. In
their day drainage of any kind was
unusual except such as was given by
surface bitches. When the corn was
hilled up a natural drain was left by
the removal of the dirt. This condi-
ton helped matters every time there
was a freshet. The man that has a
heavy soil that has no artificial drain
age must hill or ridge up to save his
crop in the case Of a heavy fall of
water. Even though the land be high
or rolling a heavy soil needs some
treatment of this kirc. Clayey hill
sides hold water to such an extent
that crops are often lost from too
much water. The usual inference is
that the drainage is good because
there is a slope. This is mistake,
as heavy clay holds water for a very
long period unless there be means for
drawing it away from beneath. In
case of heavy clay on hillside being
underlaid with Gravel or sand we have
a condition that may be counted as an
exception. Where the land is sandy
of course level culture may be fol-
lowed, unless there are distractions
to the draining away of the water.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
mo Good to Cali Here.u

their more respectable fellow-crea-
lures, have been forced, in sheer self
defence, to aid and assist one an
other. There is no particular bond
of sympathy between tramp and
tramp; but the necessity for self
preservation compels the members of
this strange fraternity of wayfarers
and work-haters to cooperate to a
certain extent One of the most in
teresting forms which this co-opera-
ton takes is the silent, but none the
less powerful, medium of a sign-lan-
guage, whereby any member of the
brotherhood, following in the steps
of pioneer, may learn what fate has
in store for him in the way of good
or bad luck at the various places he
visits. The writer was recently priv
ileged to have this curious sign-lan-
guage explained to him by a venera-
BILE and grizzled member of the tramp
fraternity-an interesting old Tufian
who confessed that he had been
tramping the high-roads and by-ways
for the last forty years, during which
period he had done about a fortnight's
honest work.
The signs have the merit of being
easily made; a piece of chalk or
whiting and a handy wall or fence
are all that is required. When made
they are quite unintelligible to the
layman, and look very like the mean
ingless scrawls of school children,
who have purloined fragment of the
teachers chalk. That the marks are
not meaningless, however, will be
abundantly proved by the following
Illustrations, which were prepared I'M
der the supervision of my tramp
friend.
The members of the fraternity not
being, as rule, artistically gifted,
the marks are distinguished by their
absolute simplicity. There is no sign
which cannot be drawn in an instant
by the most unskilled hand. Take,
for instance, the first sign we repro
duce here. This shows a simple cir.
Gle, drawn on a wall, and yet it con-
veys to the eye of the initiated tramp
the unwelcome information: NO good
to call here" Some other tramp has
happened along this way, has called
at this farm house with a modest re-
quest for food or money, and has been
repulsed. Therefore he has left be-
hind him a warning to any fellow
tramp who may be on the same road.
And Weary Willie gives the inhospita-
BILE dwelling a wide berth.
We have seen that a plain circle
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
Soldiers i'm d FrOIic
Veteran Tells How He Amused
an Army Corps on the FIarch

An army in frolicsome mood was
great spectacle" says a writer in
the Chicago Inter Ocean. There was
no disorder. There was no break in
the ranks. Regiment after regiment
moved forward in regular formation
like well-oiled parts of a great ma
chine, all responsive to the gesture
or low-spoken order of the commander
In front 1t was an army ready for
business, but the men were joking
and laughing and it so happened they
devoted a good deal of attention to
me. A West Virginian named Zinlzie
ana myself were left in camp to
orlng up the transportation, and in
the performance of duty Zinkie found
a tall plug hat of the vintage of 1910
ana collar of the style worn by
Daniel Webster.
lie put on collar and hat with some
otner decorations, and, mounting
mule, announced that he was my or
derly. was riding little white pony
OF horse, and when we took to the
neius my feet almost touched the
ground. When we started to close up
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
Kansas In 1855
Old-Timer Tells of Happening
In That State Before tn . War
THE OLD HOME.

BENJAMIN J. Rice 81 Pasadena, Cal,
struck the firing line" in 1855. A
verv warm portion of the line was
tben located in Kansas. Those were
H. days when the world first began
~ hear of Capt. John Brown, whose
devotion to the cause of liberty cost
him his life. Capt. Brown had only
Recently joined his five stalwart sons
a. Kansas and he had fallen naturally
Into the leadership of the men VINO
oDposed the border ruffians and those
determined to make Kansas slave
holding state.
In the locality in which Rice lived
WAS one John Hamilton, or as he was
known, Capt Hamilton" Hamilton
allied himself to those who stood for
good order and freedom, and was con-
sidered one of the most ardent sup
.porters of the cause to which Rice
was committed, and on several occa-
sions had joined in the raids against
the ruffians. 1t occurred that several
OF the settlers, Rice included, fell I'M
der the ban of the ruffians and they
were obliged to go into hiding. Rice
left his home and slept in a house
several miles away. One night he
was awakened by a tumultuous rap
ping at the door and sprang from his
bed, grabbed his gun and demanded
to know what was wanted.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
Lest to Leave Field
Good disqualification of HE
Who Fights and Runs AS'ay~

81 remember a case" says an old
soldier, lin which a fellow who was
last to leave the field lived to fight
in a good many battles. The night
after Chicamauga Col. Dan McCook's
brigade of the reserve corps fell back
to Rossville Gap, on the Lafayette
road, and went into position on each
side of the gap to cover the main
army, concentrated just inside the
gap. The next day we we're on a
close lookout for the enemy and any
thing or any man coming down the
Lafayette road stood a pretty fair
chance of getting shot There were
10000 rebs in front, and we expected
an attack any minute. Late in the
afternoon we saw coming down the
Lafayette road a man severely wound
ed, using an old paling from a fence
as a crutch and leading a mule that
seemed wounded in all four legs.
THE boys looked for a time in ST.
lent wonder. On came the hobbling
man and the limping mule. AS the
two came up in line with the Eighty
sixth Illinois regiment, the boys near
the road asked the man where he
came from and what was the situa-
ton at the front, and If he was in
command of the force he was leading.
He made no reply, but hobbled on.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
Harvesting Potatoes.

The time for harvesting pot oes is
indicated by the dying Of the vines.
The ripening process in the tubers
goes on up to thi time, and it is
therefore not wise to attempt to har-
vest before that tine. If dug while
immature the quality will not be so
good as it will be If the tubers are
left in the ground till mature. On
the Their hand, If left too Icing in the
ground decay is likely to set in. We
have known potatoes leIt In the fields
too long-til he ground froze toe
hard to permit Of digging. This is
not likely to occur, but has occurred
some years when winter came very
early. The man with a small patch
OF potatoes will dig his by hand but
the man that has large quantity to
be harvested cannot afford to do it in
the old-faShioned way. He must de-
pend on some Of the 1rst-class pota-
to diggers that are on the market
Flowing out the tube=s is practiced by
some farmers, but this is hardly a de-
sirable method, as by 1t a great many
potatoes are injured. 1t is better to
invest in a tool made expressly for
the work.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-04
American Packing Bad.

The State Department has published
the following report from Richard
Westacott, acting consul general at
London: II have recently received
Communication from W. E. Boyes. of
Leicester, chairman of the conference
of the National Federation of Fruit
erers, at Cardif, May IL and Is, 1902.
transmitting a copy of a resolution
adopted by the federation, which
reads: This federation wishes to call
your attention to the unsatisfactory
way in which American apples are
packed, and asks if it is not possible
for you to adopt the same system as
Canada, and have all the apples graded
and stamped with the government
stamp. BY so doing, you will largely
increase the demand for best quality,
and, consequently, the price of Ameri-
can fruit Canadian apples are now
graded and stamped with the govern
ment stamp, and for all barrels sent
out without the stamp the sender is liza
BILE to a fine of 81 for each barrel"