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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-11-27
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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-11-27
an FxpIa nn,lo-.

Schoolmistress-John WHO was il
that prompted you then? heard somo
one whisper that date TO you.
Johnnie-Please. ma'am. | expect il
was history repeatin' itself gain.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-11-27

Ten thousand demons gnawing
away al ones Yitals couldn't be much
worse than the lCrtueS OF itching
p les. Yet there's cure DOAu's
Ointment never fails.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-11-27

There is no cough medicine so popu
lsr as Foley Honey and Tar. IL con
ts'us no opistes or poisons and never
ails 10 cure. CbaR. Rhodes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-11-27
The broke. Enssg~ment.

Isabel-Weren't you congenialf
Arabella-NOt at all. He made inc
Jealous. and I couldn't make him leal
Gus Detroit Free Press.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1903-11-27
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
Furnished by Register A. n. Lowry

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The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16

Perhaps the best way to read history
Is to take up the life of some great fig
ure that attracts our imagination and
be drawn by that into the study of the
general stage upon which he was only
a single actor. Certainly it Is not a
good plan to begin with those elabo-
rate documentary histories In which
you cannot see the wood for the trees
1t is better to be wrong in a few of
your facts or even contract a bias from
some partisan historian than to lose
yourself in a morass of documents,
says Success.
The best histories are the vividest.
If they occasionally lead you astray.
you can always correct them by the
more sober colored chronicles. Macau-
lay may have been prejudiced, and SO
may Froude, and so undoubtedly was
Carlyle; so, again, was Gibbon; yet,
none the less, these are the great his
torians, the historians who set you up
on the peaks of time and enable you
to see history as it lies beneath in wide
vie-ys and broad masses.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16
Punishment In Persia.

Among tie Persians the usual mode
VI punishment is the bastinado, from
which men of the highest rank are not
exempt. 1t il inflicted with very great
severity, frequently so as to render the
sufferer almost a cripple for life. The
victim is thrown upon his face and each
foot is passed through loop of strong
cord attached to pole, which is raised
horizontally by men. who, twisting it
round, tighten the ropes and render
the feet immoyable. Two executioners
then strike the sole alternately with
switches of the pomegranate tree well
stepped in water to render them sup
pie. A store of these switches Is gen.
orally ready for use in the pond which
adjoins the courtyards of the houses of
the great. The punishment frequently
lasts for an hour or until the unfortu-
nate victim faints from pain.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16
Stop Over Privileges for Nevada
OF DOUGLAS COUNTY.

That the Southern Pacific Company
is looking to its interest is evidenced
from certain movements in railroad
circles, which have been in operation
for the past few days. \ dispatch
from Chicago of recent date says:
'The Southern Pacific and Union
Pacific and connecting lines have given
notice through the chairman of the
Trans-Continental Passenger Associa-
tion TO all lines interested in Cali
fornia traffic that they will put in eff
feet from February 10Th to April 30th,
inclusive, a second class and so-called
oolonist rate Of S33 from Chicago, s25
from the Missouri river points, Sioux
City to Kansas City, inclusive, and
Houston, Texas, and $40 from st.
Louis, Memphis and New Orleans to
points in California.
"The object of the low rate is to en-
courage emigration and 10 secure
skilled and unsbilled labor for cities
on the coast.
Union labor OF the right kind is
desired, and the very highest wages
are being paid throughout the whole
State of California
While this movement was undoubt-
edly made particularly in the interest
of alifornia points through the in
strnmentality of some of the local peo-
pie, it has been arranged that persons
buying one of these colonist tickets
may stop over in Reno without sacri-
flcing their rights for further passage
on their tickets.
The rate from eastern points is ex-
ceptionally low and persons living in
this section of Nevada who have friends
in the east should advise them TO take
ADVANTAGE of these rates
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16

A lawyer whose eloquence was of
the spread eagle sort was addressing
the jury at great length. and his legal
opponent. growing weary. went out
side to rest.
"AIr. B. is making a great speech" +"
said a friend 10 the bored counsel.
"Oh. yes; Mr.. b. always makes a
great speech. II you or | had occasion
to announce that two and two make
four, we'd be just fools enough to blurt
it right out Not so Mr. b. He would
say:
III, by that arithmetical rule known
as addition, we desired to arrive at the
sum of two integers added to two in
tegers, we should Finland l assert
this boldly sir, and without the fear Of
successful contradiction-we, repeat,
should find by the particular arithmet-
ical formula before Northumberland,
sir. | hold myself perfectly responsible
for the assertion am about 10 make
that the sum of the two given integers
added to the two other integers would
be four,v
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16
TACTLE6S FANNY.
JHnauschelS's Reason For Opening
Tier season In Syracuse.

JanauscheE's Rcason For Opening
Tier season In Syracuse.
n Syracuse man tells a story of Mme.
Janauschek wnen she was a promineDr
star. Tile Willy advance agent went 70
Syracuse a week or so before the Local
thcater opened tt'Te for the season
and proceeded to till up the guileless
newspaper men with the statement
that Janauschek had said that she
would open her season In that place or
not at all. Her manager wanted Chi
cago but offered to compromise on
Boston or Philadelphia. but the ma
dame was firm.
Naturally Syracuse was delighted at
the honor. Janauschek got pages of
advance notices, and when the opening
night came the theater was packed as
never before.
After the first act an ambitious re
porter went behind" to interview
Mime. Janauschek.
Syracuse feels very proud that you
have started here this season. he
said, "and my paper would like to tell
the people for you why you have so
honored u.s.
"Great heavens" said the tactless
Fanny, 81 had to open some placer
Chicago Record-Herald.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16
prerence of Mind.

NJ. Grevy when president of France
on one occasion eXtricated himself from
a predieament with wonderful pres
onee of mind. He was being conducted
around the salon by an eminent artist.
when he saw a painting which dis
pleased him. What daubr he ex-
claimed. "Whose is it?" THAT pic
ture NJ lie President" said his ciferone,
lit is my own work" "Ah" said the
president without any sign of embar-
rassment at his awkward mistake "In
our country. when we particularly wish
to purchase a thing, we always begin
by RAINING It down." And. true to his
part he purchased the offending paint.
ing there and then
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16

Yes" said The sad looking chap. Il
was a gay burglar once. but an acci-
dent put an end to my career. You
see was a humorous chap too
You lock it." said the wise guy un-
der his breath.
Il got into ar art gallery one day by
telling the janitor that ! was picture
taker. | took lot OF th m too, among
which was one Of Pueugly, the chain
pion prizefghter of lS4J."
Did they catch you" asked the
wise guy.
No" replied the sad looking man.
"Plugugly's portrait was next to my
solar plexus. and had to drop them
all 1t was such striking likeness"
OF course it was to be expected that
the sad looking man should get the
worst of the fight that follow wed.-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16
ELEPHANTS.
Few Grow Nine Feet High. the Ma
Jority Being Under Eight Feet.

rev CroW Nine rect High. the NM
Jority Being Under Eight Feet.
The average term of an elephants
life, although there is no precise III
formation ON tie point is seventy or
eighty years. The elephant is not in
full vigor and strength till thirty-five.
The most ready way of forming an ap-
proXmate idea of the age is by the
amount of turn over Of the upper edge
of the ear. In young animals, some
times up to the age of eight or nine
years, the edge is quite straight. 1t,
however, then begins to turn over, and
by the time the animal is thirty the
edges lap over to the extent of an inch,
and between this age and sixty this
increases to two inches or slightly
more. ExtraYagant ideas are held as
to the height of an elephant. Such a
thing as an elephant measuring ten
feet at the shoulder does not exist in
India or Burma. Sanderson, who is ad-
mitted to be the best authority on the
subject, says the largest male he ever
met with measured 8 feet 10 inches
and the tallest female feet 5 inches.
The majority Of elephants, however,
are below eight feet, and an animal
rarely reaches nine feet. the female
being slightly shorter than the male.
The carcass Of an elephant feet inch
es tall weighed in portions gave Total
weight of 300o pounds so an elephant
Weighing two tons should be common
'nough The skin was about three
'ourths of an inch thick.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16
THE CANNIBAL TREE.
A Wonderful Plant Found In the
Forests of Australia.

A Wonderful Plant Found In the
Forests of Australia.
One of the most wonderful forest
trees in the world is the "cannibal
tree" of Australia which grows up in
the shape of a huge pineapple and sell
dom attains a height of more than
eleven feet 1t has series of broad,
boardlike leaves, growing in fringe
at the apex. which reminds one Of n
gigantic Central American agave.
When standing erect, these broad.
thick leaves hide a curious looking ar
rangement. which appears 10 perform
d the same functions as those of the
pistils in flowers Naturally these
boardlike leaves, which are from ten
TO twelve feet long in the smaller
specimens and from fifteen to twenty
in the larger, hang To the ground and
are strong enough TO bear a mans
weight
In old aboriginal times in the anti
podean wilds the natives worshiped
the cannibal tree under the name of
the devil tree" the chief part of the
ceremony consisting Of driving one of
their number up the leaves of the tree
TO the apex. The instant the victim
would touch the so called "pistilsn OF
the monster the leaves would instantly
fly together like trap. squeezing the
life out of the intruder Early travel
ers declared that the tree held its vie
tim until every particle of flesh dis
appeared. On this account it is called
the "cannibal tree"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16

question when a little girl came in TO
buy some eggs. and the following con-
vorsation was carried on between the
girl and the keeper of the place: Amt
you got no eggsr asked the little girl.
I amt said amt the storekeeper re-
piled. whereupon the little girl replied
after this fashion, L amt ask you Is
you amt You. I ask you is you is you.
Amt youT That's the way they talk IL
some sections of the state. The little
lassie who used the expression made
herself clear and she got the eggs"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16

Speaking of Texas" said /
lawyer who once lived in the Lone
Star State to the New Orleans Times
Democrat reminds me of peculiar
conversation | heard in grocery
store few years ago in one of the
smaller places of the state. and the
story will amply illustrate the pecul-
iarities Of the vernacular in certain
more remote parts of Texas. hap
pencd to be in the grocery store in
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16

az suppose you regard Eve as to
blame for tempting Adam to eat the
apple?"
Not at ALL" answered Miss Cayenne.
Eve was too generous 10 want the ap-
pie all for herself. and Adam was not
gentleman enough to let her have it,
Washington Star.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16

Daintleigh (at the boarding housel-
Beg pardon. Mrs. Skinner, but isn't
this the same soup we had yesterday.
warmed over?
Mrs. Skinner-No. sir. Ii Is what
was left over from yesterday.-Boston
TRANSCRIPT.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16
Two Points of difference.

1.-The difference between the cow and
the milkman." said the gentleman with
a rare memory for jests. "is that the
COW gives pure milk
"There is another difference" retort-
ed the milkman. THE COW doesn't give
credit"
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16
HIs Many Thoughts.

Don't you sometimes have
thoughts" asked the soulful young
thing, that are absolutely unutter-
ableT
81 do, miss answered the old poet
"And sometimes when am digging
for rhyme that won't come | have
thoughts that are absolutely imprint
able. Chicago Tribune.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16

The chicken Is said to be the most
pious of all fowls because 50 many o1
them enter the ministry.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16

Think twice before you speak and
then talk TO yourself
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16

A man seldom has any trouble in
finding trouble.
The Courier. (Genoa, Nev.) 1899-1904, 1903-01-16

The surest winner in the end is the
slow plodder who holds all he gains.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-21
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF MARYLAND,
EXECUTIVE OFFICE

WHEREAS, SATURDAY, December
twenty sixth is half holiday in theCity OF
Baltimore and most of the larger towns
OF the State, and follows Christmas Day
the twenty-6fth day Of December, which
is a legal holiday and an annual church
festival; and.
WHEREAS, a general request has been
made by the financial and mercantile IN
stitutions of the State, that the same be
declared Legal Holiday;
Now, therefore, |, John Walter Smith,
Governor of the State OF Maryland,
under and by virtue of the power
and authority vested in me by Section 9,
of Article IA, of the Code of Public Gen
eral Laws Of Maryland, do hereby declare
and proclaim ) ATU r DAY. I II +
TWENTY-SIXTH DAY OF DECEM-
Err, 1908, Legal Holiday throughout
the State Of Maryland. and | recommend
that the day be observed as such, by a
general cessation of business.
~ In testimony whereo
I THE GREAT / have hereunto set my
SEAL OF hand and caused the
MARYLAND. Great Seal OF the State
,--x- of Maryland, to be
hereto affixed, at the City of Annapolis,
this eighteenth day of December. nine
teen hundred and three.
JOHN WALTER SMITH.
By the Governor,
WILFRED BATEMAN,
dao Secretary of State.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-21

Latest intelligence from Dithyramh
Dick, of the Hagerstown Mail, ::
1.-THE Hancock Star, edited by lady
of esteem, publishes the false Court
report in regard TO the Wingate mys-
terv. When the Star gets its beam
let's on wrong and its rays illuminate
inversely it is time to take something.
With Shakespeare we might exclaim
Now is the summer of our discomfort
made gloomy Winter by this miss-re-
port. The Star will please come Oh
of that eclipse now"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-21
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given, that the subscribers, OF
Anne Arundel county, have obtained from the
Orphans Court OF Anne Arundel county, IN
Maryland. Letters Testamentary on he personal
estate OF BENJAMIN X. BEANlN, late OF Anne
Arundel county, deceased. All persons having
claims against the deceased. are hereby warned
70 exhibit the same, with the vouchers thereof,
70 the subscriber. on or before the
both DAY OF MARCH. 1904.
They may otherwise by law, be excluded
from All benefit Of the said estate. All persons
indebted 70 said estate are requested 70 make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18TH oay OF sep
ELIZA S. BEAvIN,
EDWARD r. BEAviN,
scr Executors, Annapolis, Md.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-21
NOTICE to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given, That the su bscrioeF, OF
Am. Arundel county, has obtained from the
orphans' Court Of Anne Arundel county, In
Naryland, Letters Of administration on the
narsonaI estate Of JOSEPH ANDERSON, late
4 Anne Arundel county deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the said deceased
are hereby warned 70 exhibit she same, with
the vouchers thereof, to the SUBSCRIBER ON OF
before the
18th DAY OF DECEMBER. 1903,
rh.v NAV otherwise by law, be excluded
from All benefit OF the said estate All persons
Indebted 70 said estate are requested 70 make
immediate payment
Given under my hand this 10th day OF
june i'o' T. ARLINGTON THOMPSON,
Administrator.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-21
Notice to Creditors.

NJoTICE is HEREBY GIVEN. that the sub
N scriber. of Anne Arundel county, has OBJ
fained from the Orphans Court of Anne
Arundel county, in Maryland, Letters OF al.
ministration on the personal estate OF
NOBLE WATKINS. late Of Anne Arunoei
County. deceased. Ali persons having clGimi
AGAINST the deceased, are hereby warned q
Exhibit the same, with the vouchers Thereon
TO the subscriber. on or before the
alth DAY OF JANUARY, 1904.
They may otherwise, by law, be excluded
from All beneht of the said estate. All per
sons indebted TO said estate are reQu"seeu "
make Immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 2lst day OF July
MARIA z. WILLIAMS,
Administratlix, C. {. a.
sO6 N. Eutaw g., Baltimore, Nd. ysi
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NoTrcR 10 HEREBY GIVEN That the subscrib-
err Of Anne Arundel county has obtained from
she Orphans Court OF Anne Arundel county. In
MARYLAND, letters Of administration on the per.
sonal estate of CHARLES M. ROBINSON, late OF
"A A. County, deceased. All person having
claims against the deceased, are hereby warn
ed 20 exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber. on CT before
THE 9th DAY OF MAY. 1904.
They may otherwise. by law, be excluded
from All benefit of the said estate. All persons
Indebted to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this nth day Of
November. 1903.
james, w. ROBINSON,
MIG Administrator.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NIorICEIs HEREBY GIVEN. that the Sub
IN scriber of Anne Arundel County, mas oo-
tanned from the Orphans Court OF Anhe
Arundel county in Maryland, letters OF Ad-
ministration on the personal estate OF CHRIS.
TOPPER CARPENTER, late of Anto Arundel
County, deceased. ALI persons having claims
against tue deceased, are hereby Warheu 70
exhibit the Same, with the vouchers, there
of. to the subscriber. on or before the
oath DAY OF JANUARY, 1903.
They may otherwise. by law, be excluded
from all benefits of the said estate. All per
sons indebted TO said estate are requested 70
make Immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 1Srd day OF
July, 1908
DANIEL Z. RANDALL,
"a Administrator
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-21

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That the sub
scriber has been duly appointed executor OF th'
will of Elizabeth Russell Thornton, late OF New
Bedford in the County OF Bristol, Massachusetts
deceased, testate, and has taken upon nimsen
that trust by giving bond, the law directs
All persons having demands upon the estate o
said deceased are required to exhibit the same
and all persons indebted 10 said estate are cali
ed upon W make payment to
CHARLES H.. DELANo,
IS Anthony street, Executor
New Bedford. Mass. 0SV-Sw
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-21
Notice TO Creditors.

.roTICE Is hereby GIVEN. That the
IN euDecriber, of Anne Arundel county, has
5btained from the Orphans Court OF Anne
Arundel county In Maryland. letters OF 90.
cnfnistration, c. l. g., on the personal estate o.
FRANCES A. NICHOLS. late OF Anne
Arundel county, deceased All persons having
claims against the deceased, are hereby warned
~ 81 hiblt the same with the vouchers thereof,
10 the subscriber, on or before the
Gath DAY Oh DECEMBER, 1903.
they may otherwise, by law, be excluded
lrom an benefit OF the said estate All persons
Indebted 70 said estate are requested 70 MAKE
immediate payment
Given under my hand this 2Srd DAY o. June
49, MAMIE b. NICHOLS,
aga Administrative. c. {. 8.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-21
Notice to Creditors.

NToTIcE IS HEREBY GIVE that the SUP.
N scribe- of Anne Arundel Co.. has obtained
fro,, The Orpha ms Court of Anne Arundel coun
~. In Maryland, letters Of administrator on
The personal estate OF HESTER Z. CULVER,
late Fl Anne Arundel Co., deceased. All persons
ne ssno Claims against the deceased, are hereby
warned 10 exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof. 20 the subscriber. on or before the
ana DAY or JANUARY, 1904.
they may otherwise, by law, be excluded
from All benefits of the said estate. All persons
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this SOth day of June
w. GEORGE A. CULVER.
-, Administrator.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-21
Notice TO Creditors.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the sub
IN scriber Of Anne Arundel county, has obtained
nom the Orphans Court OF Anne Arundel county
m Maryiand Letters of Administration on the
personal estate of
ANNIE STENCIL,
lateof Anne Arunde lcounty, deceased All person
having claims against the deceased, are hereby
warned TO exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof to the subscriber, on or before the l0tn
day OF January, 1904 They may otherwise, by
law be excluded from all benefit OF the said estate;
All persons indebted to said estate are request ca
10 make Immediate payment.
Given uuder nv hand this l4th day OF July. 1903.
II. VORSTEG,
iva Administrator.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-12-21

The Capital" invites the patronage
of its readers to those whose adver-
tisements and business cards appear IN
this paper, all of whom have made
full preparation for the holiday season.
Nav this be TO our readers a very
hannv Christmas.