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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-07
MONEY TO

rE nOn $1,000, $500. TO LEND On
0O,OOOS Mortgage Ia sums " suit.
JAMES M. MUNROE.
Attorney ana trustee.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-07

VNIANTED-A GERMAN BOY ABOUT 10 or
w 17years old. apply TO 2O2 Main street.
Annapolis, Md. a0w
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-08-07

FT1o RENT-STORE ROOM ON FRANCIS St.
i Apply to MRS. b. Is. GAhDlNEkS Milli-
merry Store, Main ST., corner Alley. a5w
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YIyO RENT-ON SEPTEMBER 1st HOUSE
Il with all modern equipments. Apply at the
Capital Office. a3w
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LOST.

Il osT-BRTWEEN PRINCE GEORGE ST.
and First Al. E. Church, ''S. j. y. 1901,
GLASS PIN. Finder please return to 100 Prince
George street. aow
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

OF the distinguished authors Of Per-
STA none perhaps has enjoyed a wider
popularity than Sadi, who lived in the
thirteenth century. He was a great
traveller and n close observer and his
anecdotes and short stories are de-
scribed as being founded on his own
experiences and observations In Per
sian Poetry For English Readers" Mr..
s. Robinson quotes the following from
Sadis writings:
A pupil said to his instructor, what
am l to do, for people incommode me
with the frequency Of their visits to
such a degree that their conversation
produces great distraction Of my val
liable timeT"
The teacher replied: ITO every one
who is poor lend and from every one
who is rich borrow. They will not come
about you again"
Another example embodies excellent
advice: A silly fellow, having pain in
his eyes, went to a farrier and asked
him for remedy. The farrier applied
to his eyes something which he would
have given to an animal, and 1t blind
ed him, upon which they made an ap-
peal to the magistrate. The magistrate
said:
This is no case for damages 1t Is
plain that this fellow is an ass or he
would not have gone to farrier."
No man of enlightened understanding
Will commit weighty matters to one of
mean abilities.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Natural affection of seals in their wild
state Is well shown in the following an
ecdote: A gentleman living in Oregon,
on the ocean shore, one day caught in a
very simple manner a young seal. 1t
had been stranded on the plank wharf
by a receding tide and left high and
uncomfortably dry as well. 1t had not
strength to waddle into the water and
no one to teach it the tricks of its tribe.
The gentleman kept the little glossy
creature for several days and then in
pity turned it into its native element.
1t came to the wharf every night and
whimpered SO that he was obliged to
take it out again and keep it in a small
tank, the seal giving every demonstra-
ton Of affection, after the manner Of a
young dog.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
SOUTHERN SUPERSTITIONS.

If you kill frogs, your cows will "go
Sry."
Tickling a baby will cause the child
to sfptter.
To brow hair combings out of the
window rs bad luck.
To thanh a person for combing your
hair will bring bad luck.
No person WHO touches a dead body
will be haunted Ny its spirit.
Cut dogs dew claws" and 1t will
not die from poisonous snake bite.
To kill a ghost it must be shot with
bullet made Of silver @uarter dollar.
To dream of live snake means enc
mics at large; of a dead snaf Ike enemies
dead or powerless.
To dream of unbroken eggs signifies
trouble to come; If the eggs are broken,
the trouble is past.
If you boast of your good health,
pound wood Immediately with your fist
or you will become sick.
To cut a baby's finger nails will de-
form it. If the child is a 1nonth old, 1t
will cause 1t to have fits.
To allow a child to look into a mirror
before it is a month old WI i'll cause it to
have trouble in teething
A child will have a natl lre and dispo-
sition simil2r to those Of the person who
first take!Nt out of doors.
To hear screech owl Is bad luck.
To prevent hearing its cry turn the
pockets inside out and set the shoe
soles upward
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

when Roscoe Conkling first began
the practice of law in New York, he
lost most important murder case on
which he had worked very hard not
only for the fee, which he needed bad
ly, but for a reputation which he had
to make. Despite his efforts his client
was hanged. Later, when he present
ed his bill to the mans family, they re-
fused to pay it on the ground that 1t
was excessive. He took the bill to
Charles OCOnor, the great criminal
lawyer. asking him to pass judgment
as to the equity of his charges. OCOn-
or scanned the account very closely and
then, turning to Conkling, very gravely
remarked, "Well, Conkling, taking into
consideration the enormous amount Of
energy and time you have devoted to
this case, the charges are reasonable,
but see here, Conkling, don't you think
the man could have been hanged for
less money that that?"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

One Of the most entertaining chapters
in natural history Is that which relates
to the many curious means that birds
and other animals possess of deceiying
the eyes of their enemies. Mr.. e. San
dys, in writing of upland game birds,
calls attention to remarkable and
beautiful instance. When the ptar-
migan puts on it's winter dress, it has
black tail One might suppose that
this would attract attention to the bird
crouching on the snow, but in fact it
serves for .conccalment. Every projec-
ton on a snowfield casts a dark shad-
ow and that is what the tail Of the
motionless ptarmigan looks like, the
body of the bird resembling a mere
hump on the white background.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
Settling Down.

Mary Ann was solid and healthy
native Of Prince Edward Island. At
the age Of twenty she had entered the
kitchen Of Boston family, and there
she had reigned for fifteen years.
Every year she was left in charge Of
the city house for the three summer
months, while the family were at the
mountains, and during the rest Of the
year she directed the domestic affairs
Of the household In firm and tranquil
way.
When the family returned in the fif
teenth autumn of Mary AIMS reign,
she announced her intention to marry
within a month.
"Pve been knocking about the world
for this last fifteen years." said Mary
Ann, land it's time I settled down, If
ever l mean to do it,"
ut doesn't seem to me as If you had
knocked about much" said her mis-
tress, with mild resentment, but I'm
glad you are to have home Of your
own. What is the young mans bust
ness?'
Hes the travelling agent for new
stove litter and gas burner" said Ma
ry Ann proudly, land he's going to take
me with him wherever he goes" -
Youths Companion.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
The Lords Intermed diary.

Along with the snug little fortune
that Deacon Jones had accumulated as
the leading grocer of Gooseville Cove,
his bump of self esteem, which was
originally fairly large, had increased
proportiOnately, until, as the richest
man in the Cove, he felt himself enti-
tied to considerable deference-its pa
iron saint, in fact. When one day good
old Parson Abbeck went to him for q
subscription to homo missions-which
he got-he remarked, Deacon, l cam
not help noticing that your fellow citi-
zens seem to hold you in high esteem"
"Waal, wis.," replied the deacon CON-
placently, ''guess that's bout so. The
Covers do look up to me, parson, that's
a fact; and I--well, look up to GOdw-
New York Times.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

A young sergeant distinguished him.
self by his gallantry at Donelson and
was recommended for promotion. He
was summoned to appear before mil
itary board at Washington and closely
questioned by West Point graduates.
None of his answers was satisfactory.
When the report reached President Lin
coin, he fdgeted for moment, laid the
paper ON his desk, then, taking one
gaunt knee in his hands, said: II don't
know what to do with this case. Here's
a young fellow who knows nothing Of
the science of losing battles. He doesn't
even know the technical name Of the
fertilization on which he ran up the
stars and stripes in the face of the en-
envy" He thought a moment, then in
dorsed the report:
Give this man captains certificate.
A LINCOLN.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
JOKES BY COLLEGE MEN.

Some of Them Are Handed Down
From Generation to Generation.
There ure some college jeux d'esprit
which time and tho absence Of their
own sustaining atmosphere have not
wholly desiccated, says William Math-
ews in the Saturday Evening Post-as,
for example, the reply of senior,
whose class was studying mental phi
losophy, when asked, docs an effect
ever go before cause" Eyes, sir;
sometimes" give an example" "a
man wheeling barrow" That student
would certainly have distinguished him.
self at special pleading if he had be-
come a lawyer who, when asked by his
professor one Monday morning if he
had attended church the day before
replied, Eyes, sir; / attended the First
church" and to the question, "Are you
not aware, sir, that there was no serv-
ice at the First church yesterday?' re-
piled, Il meant, professor, the first
church came to-"
We doubt if Tom Hood or Horace
Smith, quick witted as they were, could
have made a happier reply than that
made by wit in Wateryille college
(now Colby of the class of '45 to Pro-
fessor Martin B. Anderson, afterward
the famed president of Rochester uni
versity. One morning he read in the
classroom a sparkling essay, and the
professor, knowing or suspecting 1t to
have been cribbed from some public
print, asked as the reader sat down,
us that essay original, Mr.. Jones"
"Why, yes, SIR" said Jones with imper-
turbable GOODNESS and that pasteboard
look which he always wore, II suppose
1t is. 1t had original over it in the
newspaper took it FROM"
1t was a Brown university student
who had the front to ask Professor
Caswell whether his name would not be
as well without the G.
1t was a Brown graduate who at the
age of sixty led to the hymeneal altar
bride of twenty-five and who, being
asked by college classmate how he
contrived at his frosty time of life to
win the affections of so young a woman,
replied: ION, 1t was easy enough. l
just addressed to her two lines of poe
try. | wrote:
eff love is flame that is kindled by fire,
Then an old stick is best because tbs
drier."
1t was Harvard student who many
years ago had the courage at the sud-
den apparition of Professor 2. at a
bonfire which the youth with other stu
dents had kindled in the college yard
to stand and confront him when, as in
the case of Casabianca on the burning
deck, ''all but him had fed" Il am
surprised, Thomson, to find you in such
company exclaimed the professor. Il
see nobody here but you and me, pro-
fessOr," was the reply.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
A Remarkable BANQUET Party.

One of the most notorious Hungarian
duelists fought his thirty-1ifth duel in
1886 and celebrated the event by BAN
quet, to which only those who could
prove that they had participated In at
least six duels were invited. There
was a room full of such warriors, some
with faces scanned with scars, others
minus an ear, an eye or with two or
three fingers missing. The most marked
Of all was Frenchman who had lost
his nose in an encounter with Count
Andrassy, the statesman. There was
only one relaxation of the rule, and that
was made in favor of lady who had
killed her man.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
Primitive Sleds.

From history we learn that the boys
In the time Of George III. coasted ON
sleds made of a small board, with
beef bones as runners. But these drop
ped out of sight when an inventive gen.
ius built one out of barrel stave, for
his invention was extensively copied.
The barrel slaves We're called Jump
ers" and shippers" and were made of
a single barrel stave Of moderate width.
to which was nailed a twelve inch seat
post about amidships. A piece Of bar
rel head constituted the seat. To nRvi-
gate this craft required no little sXsll.
the revolutions performed by the rider
while "gettin' the hang of the derned
old thing" being akin to the antics of
a tenderfoot on a bucking broncho. A
more stable and doche jumper was
made by fastening two or three slaves
side by side, but these were not con-
sidered as fast travellers as the single
staves.-Outing. 3;
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
Kettle Bridges.

Perhaps the most remarkable bridges
in the world are the kettle bridges in
Russia and Siberia, Of which Cossack
soldiers are expert builders. They are
built up of the soldiers lances and cook
ing kettles. Seven or eight lances are
placed under the handles Of number
Of kettles and fastened by means Of
ropes to form raft. A sufficient num-
Der Of these RATS, each Of which will
bear the weight of half ton, are fas-
tened together, and in the space Of half
an hour a bridge is formed on which
an army may cross in confidence and
safety
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

One Of the many curious customs
which mark the visits of judges to pro-
Nncial asslZes of England Is that OBJ
served at Newcastle-on-Tyne.
The mayor always makes the follow
ing speech to the judges on circuit:
MY lords, we have to congratulate
you upon having completed your la
bors in this ancient town and have
also to inform you that you travel
hence to Carlisle through border coun-
try much and often infested by the
Scots. We therefore present each Of
your lordships with n piece Of money
to buy Herewith dagger to defend
yourselves"
Then the mayor produces two ancient
coins q jacobus and carolus. The
former he presents to the senior and
the latter to the junior judge. Appar-
emily 1t Is intended that the senior
judge shall purchase a dagger twice
the size of that purchased by the Junior
judge.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
Intellect and Hair.

"From the color of mans hair may
be learned good deal in regard to his
intellectual ability" says a professor Of
the University Of Lille who has for
some months been closely studying the
subject. Schoolboys with chestnut hair,
he maintains, are likely to be more clev-
er than any other and will generally be
found at the head of the class, and in
like manner girls with fair hair are
likely to be far more studious and
bright than girls with dark hair. In
mathematics and recitation these boys
and girls, he claims, specially excel. On
the other hand, he says that boys and
girls with brown hair are most likely to
attain distinction through their indi-
viduality and style and that those with
red or auburn hair do not often excel
in any respect.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
Lavish Entertainments.

In the palmy days Of the French
monarchy sumptuous entertainments
Of royalty were not uncommon. To
entertain queen for a week the Comte
dArtois rebuilt, rearranged and refur-
nished his castle from threshold to tur-
ret, employing 900 workmen day and
night. The Marshal de Soubise re-
ceived Louis XIV. as his guest for a
day and night at a cost Of $4,000. Il
hear" said his majesty to the marshal,
who owed millions, ''that you are In
debt" 81 will inquire Of my steward
and inform your majesty" replied the
host, hiding a yawn behind his hand.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

The man who is ever ready to bet on
anything said suddenly to n group Of
members of the club, "I'Il bet case Of
catchup to a bottle of curry powder
that there isn't man in the party that
can name the denominations of United
States paper money" All lost, and all
were abashed when he mentioned 81,
81, IS, $40, $40, $50, 500, $500, $1,000,
$1,000 and $4,000. Most men are IN
accustomed to handling notes above
500, and few ever saw one of $4,000.
New York Press.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
The Carnatfon Is nm Old Flower.

Pliny refers to the carnation as hav-
ing been used in the days of Augustus
Caesar to give spicy flavor to wine.
While. greatly loved and admired by
the ancients, its improvement was not
much advanced until it found home
In England. The date Of this event Is
not quite clear, but is believed to be
about the year 1900. Chaucer wrote Of
Its cultivation in 1886, from which date
1t has been considered q florists flower.
1t was first called carnation by Henry
Lyle in 1873 and designated as pink
In 1000. Edmund Spenser called II
coronation" which found little favor.
Shakespeare in "a Winters Tale" act
4, says, "The fairest flowers O. the sea-
son are our carnations" He also al
ludes to it in Henry ""
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
Mackay's Sarcastic wit.

Once when the press in the Carson
City Appeal had just started to run.
John Mackay rushed into the editorial
sanctum and called to Sam Davis in an
excited tone of voice: Sam, stop the
press! Stop the pressw whats the
matter, John?" Davis asked in alarm.
"Why, old man Crooks" famous for
his stinginess)-"ol man Crooks has
just presented a peck Of apples to the
orphans home, and he'll be broken
hearted If you don't have a column and
a half about it in the paper this after
noon"
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Why is it, asks an exchange, that a
woman can struggle until she is red in
the face and worn out both in temper
and body by window in q railroad
train in her vain endeavors to close or
open it when all that man has to do
Is to walk up and go over exactly the
same line of action that she has already
exhausted, and down comes the refrac-
tory window in jiffy? 1t is a most
humiliating fact, but very true one,
nevertheless, that not five women out
Of dozen ever succeed in arranging a
window to their satisfaction. They
pull and tug until they are embarrassed
and finally in a pleading manner look
around at some slip of q man, who
without any nonsense brings about the
desired effect, while the woman looks
on in silent wonder at his marvellous
skill and deXterity.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
TEA ROOT CARVINGS.
Fantastic Wooden Objects That Are
Fashioned In the Orient.

Fantastic Wooden Objects That Are
Fashioned In the Orient.
The fantastic wooden objects which
come from the far east and are known
as tea root carvings have long been the
basis Of prosperous industry In the
populous city Of Fuchau. Strictly
speaking, the name is misnomer.
Some Of the carvings are made from
old tea roots and tea trunks, but the
vast majority, nine-tenths at least, are
made from the roots and trunks Of
hardwood trees.
The carvings are almost invariably
made In two parts, pedestal and one
or more human figures fitted to the lat
ter by pegs and holes. The former Is
made from root and the latter from
trunk The roots are selected with con-
siderable care. They must be compare
lively free from dry rot, decay and
worm holes and must possess a rude
symmetry. They are cleaned, scrub
bed and scraped and sawed to about
the desired size; then the artist with
chisel gouge, knife and pinchers re-
ulONeS TOOtletS ullu TOOtS uutll the uk-
ure is completed.
The simplest design is a three legged
pedestal, of which the base is a rough
cylinder of wens and knobs. ANY num-
Der Of legs may be used. A curious
specimen seen by the writer in the
Grand hotel, Yokohama, has fifty legs,
while the body has been so treated as
to suggest a horny centiped. A second
type Of pedestal is the mushroom. A
third type is an animal form, such as
the buffalo, tiger, unicorn, elephant or
dragon.
Nearly always the chisel is guided by
humor or satire. If it be saint who
is depicted, the look Of piety or suffer
ing is replaced by leer or drunken
grimace; If it be a warrior, every limb
and muscle is nodded so as to suggest
decrepitude or a desire to run away.
Quang I'll, the invincible soldier
prince, is frequently portrayed stand
ing on one leg, with the other extended
like professional rope balancer.-New
York Post.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02

Whence comes the phrase riding the
goat" Presumably from Egypt and
old Nile. Capricornus, the goat of the
zodiac, was the patron of the Hero
plants in the Egyptian mysteries.
knowledge, especially occult and rec
ondite knowledge, was under his pro-
lection. The goat Of earth may be de-
spised on earth, but the celestial goat
Is or was a mighty and mysterious
power. 1t may be a long way from
the astrological and astronomical goat
to the comic goat" Of modern initia-
tons, but that is not the goats fault.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
when Umbrellas Were Heavy.

The great objection to umbrellas 100
years ago was their weight, and when
it is stated as a matter of fact that the
very smallest umbrella then weighed
no less than three and a half pounds II
will probably be admitted that the OBJ
lection was justiflable one.
Instead of the thin rainproof fabrics
which now form the covering Of ufl
brellas nothing better was known THAI
leather or oilcloth. The ribs were d
wood or whalebone, and such thing ath
a steel rod was, Of course, unknown.t
The stick was usually Of heavy oak. In
those days, too, many umbrellas had
the additional incumbrance Of feathe
over the top, on the theory Of "shed
ding water off ducks back" But thd
oilcloth and leather umbrellas, notwith1
standing the feathers, were apt to leak.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
The Sneaker.

Many years ago an Allen county man
announced himself as a candidate for
the legislature.
But you can't make a speech" OBJ
jected friend.
:, "Oh, that doesn't make any differ
ence," innocently responded the candi-
date, ''for the house always elects
speaker."-Iola( lan.) Register.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
Curiositie. About observatories.

The first recorded observatory was on
the top of the temple OF Belus. The
tomb Of Osymadias in Egypt was the
second. This last contained a golden
astronomical circle 200 feet in diam
eter. Another at Benares, India, is be.
lieved to be almost as ancient as either
Of the other two. The first in Europe
was erected at Cassell In 1861. That
Of Tycho Brahe at Uraninburg was
built in 1876. The Paris observatory
dates from 1867, and that of Greenwich
Is two years older. The one at Nurem-
berg was erected in 1878 and that at
Berlin In I'LL. The famous Bologna
tower was built in TIA. The Stock
holm, Utrecht, Copenhagen and Lisbon
observatories were built In 1740, 1850,
1856 and 1923 respectively.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-02
Great Dog, Great Chicken.

stalking of dogs" said the colonel,
"a friend of mine has Gordon setter.
She's the most sympathetic dog I ever
heard of. She has the maternal in
stinct SO strong that she has brought
up litter not her own"
"I've known Of such cases." said a
hearer.
There was hen had a chicken. The
hen died, and the chicken was In sore
distress. This dog took pity on 1t and
brought up the chicken"
"Yes," said another listener, that's
curious, but 1t is not uncommon"
"And now" continued the colonel
solemnly, 'that chicken barks."