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New-York tribune., 1903-02-08

II It be true that republics are ungratelui'
then It must at least be admitted that Uncle sam
Is doing all in his power to show his sratuoe ana
recognition of the eminent services rendered 10
their country by Americas greatest men py I'M
printing and immortalizing their features on the
Governments valuable papers. such as oonos. pa
per money, treasury warrants and postage stamps
The Postofice Department realizing the import
ance of the postage stamp has always taken tIe
greatest pains to place on all postal merchahulSe
designs correct historically as well as artlsucdhS'
II Is at present engaged in changing those stamps
which have been in use for twelve years q perIou
much longer than the ordinary life OF stamp anu
Edwin c. Madden third assistant postmaster
general who is in charge of this branch OF the
Postof1ce Department. is making every ehorI 10
renlace the cid stamps with series OF new ones
which will be an Improvement In design dS "'ii
as I'm color and artistic execution
The foIIowingk changes have been deterInlileu
upon the new issue being printed at the bureau
of Printing and Engraving Two-cent' carmlhe'
f,,1 face of washington; heretofore proi1le 1our-
cent dark brown, face of Grant heretofore race OF
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08

one of their eggs will sell at public auction for as
much si.70O. The aux splendid bird for
food and the feathers were valuable, consequently
It was exterminated. There are number OF
valuable skeletons OF the birds here in the Smith
sonian which secured by Professor Lucas
several years ago. ne having made a trip TO FUNK
Island for the purpose of getting them and max
ing other Investigations.
Elephants getting scarce: they are nearly all
gone. suppose most of them were killed TO get the
ivory Notwithstanding the fact that Henry VI.
Stanley says every pound OF ivory that reaches
Europe costs the life of man, woman or child and
every twenty tusks secured at the price OF an
entire district in Africa. The Arabs who carry the
ivory to the attack and destroy the villages
and make captives of the inhabitants.
Fur seals doomed. and they are already ex-
terminated from the rookeries in the southern seas
where few years ago they could be found In
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08

OPTIONS must be obtained every inch OF grouho'
A single failure meant the abandonment Of the
entire site The smaller price paid per acre the
greater commission he would give the broker Inc
scheme worked. and the tract came into his hands
at an extremely low figure.
And what ma nner of man is he who has done all
this? He is Scotch by birth and parentase ana
CONGREGATIONAL clergyman by education, having
heen ordained after period of study at the Edin-
blrgh Theological Seminary. He left the Congre-
gational Church in Melbourne. Australia, in lS'o'
where he set up a church of his own, designating
il the Free Christian Tabernacle. 1t was there
that he developed his healing theories trying then
with wonderful lack of success during feVer
endemic Some saw that he was forced TO leave
Australia but Dowie denies it, and no one seems
10 have definite information.
He again came into the public eye in San Fran
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08

Lincoln: fve-cent chocolate. face of Lincoln mere
tofore face of Grant. Postoflce authorizes say
that this interchange OF faces on the four and
h,-e-rent stamps was determined upon from the
fact that fve-cent stamp is the required amount
70 carry letters to foreign countries and mat
it would be well have foreigners become more
familiar with Lincoln the great American enan-
cipator" The ffty-cent stamp which Is now IN
use and bears the face of Jefferson and Is orange
color will displaced by stamp with a new
design which has not Yet been decided upon
Commodore Perry's features which now appear on
the black one-doar stamp will permanently dis
appear to make room for the well known feat
ures of Admiral Farragut.
Designs for a new two and five dollar stamp
have also been submitted. but not yet approved
The present stamp of the two dollar denomination
is sapphire color, and bears the face Of Madison
while the five dollar stamp is dark green and has
Marshalls face
The Postofice Department Is also considering tne
advisab bity of adding TO the present series TWEEN
ry-1ve cent stamp. This. 1t is argued by the Post
office Department authorities. is commercial
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08

countless millions Pirates fast killing them on,
In the Behring Sea. The demand for leather and OIL
is causing the rapid wpng out OF the hair SEAL and
even crocodies and other reptiles are not spared
because their hides wanted for satches pocket
books and like articles This Is OF fashions
DEGREES. but 1t Is minor item when you know
that Australian opossums and monkeys slain al
the rate of three millions year for their skins
But I could go until Congress adjOurns and
give you instances Of where animals and birds have
become becoming, extinct and it Is some
thing we regret to see. for they can never BE re-
placed no matter how much we may want them
They are never properly appreciated until they be-
come scarce or are entirely gone. Still sports
men will go out and fire at anything that they can
get a pop at. and call it fine sport wish I had
all such 'sportsmen' TO pass before me in review
and II had good thick board I'd know what to
do with il"
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
COUNTY STIRRED Up BY SkUNkS.
SENTIMENT DITTDED FOR and 1fG14INS1 THE MALO
DOROIs 4NIlL4LS-4CTION IN LEGLSL4TuRE

, where we live why. let the boys have a chance
..But how can they catch them?' asked an in
credulous New-YOrker.
by the tail" was the prompt answer i We seen
a ninble boy sneak up, catch skunk by the tan
before he knew what the matter and then nit
the animal over the head the body hung down
limp and poweriess
Did you ever try it, some one asked
oh no." was the reply. Il never thought was
quick enough.
The hill was referred to the Committee Fish
cries and Game, and the committee let 1t out AT
the first opportunity AS soon the skunk bill
appeared in the Assembly freed from the commit
tee there was general retreat Nobody undertook
to stop il until it came up finally for third read
ing Then the clerk read. in the monotone which
the tired muscles of his throat has perforce made
inevitable:
introduced by Mr. Fowler: An act to amend
the Forest Fish and Game law. In relation TO
mink skunk. muskrat and foxes
Assemblyrnan Burnett acting Speaker at the
time and he brought down his gavel as If TO Kill
something The clerk blew his as if he felt a
draught while series of coughs came up from the
well of the House. The bill was going through on
the rum with no one daring enough to stop it.
semblyman Sheldon of Cattaraugus County,
shouted: -.
Il move to strike out.
All eyes were turned on Assembynlan Fowler.
Now if ever in his life, he had a chance to become
eloquent Much to the disappointment OF the Re-
publcans Mr.. Fowler said in a. subdued voice:
Il don't think this bill should be defeated There
is no politics in it. It does not call for appro-
priation or an investigating committee. It simply
applies to the skunks of Chautauqua County
Mr. Sheldon made comment on the fact
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08

cisco about 1883. attracting attention by MS le'u
utterances in street corner meetings In Two 1eoi'
the rnetronolis of the Pacific Coast became 100
small for him and he advanced upon Chicaso WIN
this legend on his banner. Fight the DeVl on ms
Own Ground" He is sixty years of age possesse
of remarkable constitution and tremendous e o.
His wife Jane. is second to him in power III u
or,rcb with the official title of ''overseer his
son William Gladstone Dowie, a young man VI
TWENTY-FIVE has just completed his educatoii III an
Eastern college. Many Of the followers oeheNe
that he will succeed his father as head Oh inc So
The succession to the throne is provided TOT III
Tov,iae viII-for he admits that he is going TO ue
some day-the contents of which are careIuhS
guarded His daughter died not long ago from
b,,rns received in an accident He calico phSksIio
Ian fo attend her not having the faltn ne Is dpIe
To instiII in his followers They excused MIN py
blaming the devil.
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08

He Just seems to want to be eternay and everlast-
ingly saughtering someth;ng-would soon kill
hummng bird elephant pet rabbit as a
snake. 1t makes difference to him, Just he
stops the breath of living thing. | regard 1t
pure, unaduterated 'cussedness.' and would sug-
gest the Delaware whipping post as cure for II.
Men who have devoted their lives to such work
engaged In here at this institution feel
and the sad havoc which is going more
keenly than those who only give the matter an
occasional. thought.
Now. think it, the pair of stuffed Labrador
ducks here In the museum were killed by Daniel
Webster, and the originals from which Au
dubon made his plates. Those ducks became ex-
tnct about 1870 it goes. Take. for instance.
the only little parrot known native of this
country. which formerly plentiful as far north
as Kansas 1t is being finally extirpated
In the Iowlands of Florida by visitors. VINO regard
it as sport to shoot il. The beautiful birds of In
dia Australia and other countries slaughtered
by the millions for their pumage. but here birds
are slaughtered just for the fun of killing. There
are birds in this and other countries that amount
to nothing when II TO adorning some
woman's hat or bonnet. but they slaughtered
Just the same. and often they are not even good
TO eat but they make such pretty mark for
gun Birds which measured six feet from hip to
foot formerly inhabited New-Zeaand. but they are
now entirely extinct though many of the natives
still wear their feathers for ornaments. That
country has produced many wonderful and beau
tifu birds OF which there are a number of fine
specimens In the museum. The most interesting
of the extinct birds is the dodo, which was kind
of pigeon somewhat larger than swan. stupid
and unable TO fly It's wings being almost rudi-
mentary Its tail resembled feather duster. and
it waddled about its short legs. Seventy-ive
years ago the aux found Funk Island off
the Newfoundland coast. by tho millions. but now
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
WEST POINT AND IT'S BEGINNING.
How This Strategic Place Was Occupied IN
the Revolution.

The antiquity o. Fort Putnam. at the West Point
Military ACADEMY has been a question OF dispute
the last few days. but it will probaoiy soon '7
righted and its proposed restoration 70 It's oTe4d1
condition or something like it. will be carried our
How the Military Academy came into being ana
various other facts about it, OF interest TO every
IoyaI American. The tract OF land owned py the
government at West Point contains ABOUT NO
acres and was first settled in May, H. Ine greater
part of this area was purchased from stephen
Moore on September 10. 1S0. for Suoo5 The smaller
and southerIy portion was bought from OHVer DIlu &
lev on Nav 13 1924 for S0,Odu On March = sd
the State of New-York ceded jurisdiction over thae
part Of the property on which the princ'Pal t-'-
fees connected with the institution stand ana oi'1
reserved the right to execute any process CIVIL OF
criminal. wherein the real or rerson"' PF"FS''F %
the United States vas affected
The Importance of West Point in the ReYoIuti'"
was due 10 its command of the Hudson RIVER tHe'
the tborouShfare for freight and passenger tfal-
ac between the seaboard and the interior EaIll '
1I75 the Provincial Congress pursuant 70 the wishes
of the Continental Congress, resolved to fortl-S
the Highlands and sent commissioners. aC'VD'
panied hv Colonel Bernard Romans with twenty
four men to execute its plans Romans "AS d
1yiIfuI choIerc HoIlander. engineer By proieS-
s,o, and an euploye of the British Crown. He con
s+ructed the fcrtihcations Oh Constitution ls'AHu
Cthen MartaIaed's RocO but in such an unsCleh
tinc manner as invite the structures % the mus
capabIe experts Of his own profession For lnls
reason and also because OF IcPV't - % 49,
commission of inspection. made to congress 0l
November g. f7S that the works could De asSAll'u
s~o,,, the higher ground across the river With'"'
any danger to the enemy. It was planned 20 occupy
a,d for,ifv West Point but the proposition was hO'
followed and the key TO the passage OF the fiis"
t.,ds ter,porarfly fell into the hands of the en-
eov" After the British had abandoned the Hisn-
,acds In August I777. Generals Putnam and James
clinton were detailed supervise the reeVn
struction Of the fortresses. and on July . li's' ~
Headquarters OF the sommander-in-ehief We're u@- t
ferr-d to West Point. II mere that Gene'"
yyasbtnrton issued among hIs many and poia'e'
orders one against that unnecessary ana aO'D-
Unable custom OF swearing - ,,t.,o, 10
West Point had cost SWe;VtN. N auVtS.J auVIJ was
three wears OF lebor by the local FORCE anu w."
accounted the American Gibraltar
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
PIE AS PoETicAL INSPIRATION.

From The Toronto Mail and Express.
Rudyard Kipling. II appears is fond of apple pie
baked on the American system. To crafty his
a glass rolling pin specially used In the manu-
these pies has just been forwarded 10 tie
novelist from Wana amaker's. The glass rolling pin
has among other advantages the merit of always
being and clean, and of being hollow, go that
ii can be filled with ice 10 cool the pie crust. When
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08

Mrs Kipling who is an American wa was .I1 IN TINS TINS
trivanGe and knowing that her husband and chill
dren were fond of American pies. decided TO get
them the next best thing by having her pies mace
with an American rolling pin
New-York tribune., 1903-02-08
BIRDS BEING EXTERMINATED.
Few Wild Pigeons Left - Slaughter for
Slaughter's Sake.

Washington Feb Z (speciaD--'Wild pigeons
have been slaughtered just for the fun of slaugh-
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-05-15

CONGRESSMAN JACKSON. OF the East
ern Shore, and A. Lincoln Dryden. as
sistant United States treasurer. have
gotten into a squabble over the appoint
ment Of Andrew ]. Day negro post
master for Quindocquia, a small country
village in Somerset county. Both claim
they we're deceived in the recommends
ton Of the negro for white man by the
same name. and in order to get out of
their trouble, the Department had TO
abolish the Office. II was no doubt too
much for them to face the music of an
approaching campaign on the Eastern
Shore with negro postmaster on their
hand, and their best thing to do was to
"shake" the negro. Mr.. Jackson blames
the whole affair on MIR. Dryden, and
says he endorsed the negro upon Mr..
Dryden's recommendation, and Mr..
Dryden says he recommended Day be-
cause all the Days he knows in Somer-
set county were white men,--and that's
the way they crawl out of it.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-05-15
Western Maryland Railroad.

Taking effect Sept u, 1902.
Trains leave Hillen station, BALTIC. as follows
DAILY:
20 q m-TEst mail for a W. south ana aon.h
vest. Glyndon, w Westminster New Wtnasa
Union Bridge. MecbsnfcstoWn Blue RidSs
Hagerstown, and exceptSunday. w illis ms
port, Il.
DAILY MxCHPT SUNDAY
Is a. m.-Accom. for Gettysburg r A. a
division, main line east OF Emory Grow
also q II h. Sh"Fs
70 In-Mein Line, Shippensbur0. Fraaa~-
lex, kmmitsburg and &W KR shenandosh
10 IL m-Accommodation for GettvshnTSa~
points on II
295 ACCOMMODATION for Union BRIDGE
52 pm-kxpresefor York and 4 n Di1
40 m-Express for pointson main line was,
20 Cherry Run, &c Wand n a w ros6S
for points south. S~Ns
3. 20 p Macon. for Emory Grove
Is p E-Accom or Union RrtdSa
ll.So m-Aeoom. for Emory Greve.
SUNDAYS:
3 % m-Accom for Union hrfdoa a. NJ
% m-Accom for Union Bridge.
400 Macon. for Emory Grove
lObo p m-Accom. for Emory Grove.
Ticket and baggage Office, as z. Rslto atraa
All trains stop at Union, Peunsvlvanta ave
Fulton, Walbrook, North avenuel stations'
+. B. LAEDsTREET. v.P.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-05-15

A florists club in Connecticut has
been making an investigation to find out
what trees are best suited to planting in
city streets and how they should be set
out to withstand best the unnatural con-
dilions under which they grow.
The best tree for city lite. il seems, is
the allanihus. Ii is capable of with
standing almost any possible conditions.
such as smoke, dry soil and scanjy
nouIishment. and it is free from insects.
Other trees similarly constituted are the
cottonwood. white poplar and some forms
OF willow. Then come the European
linden and the English elm, both of
which are tougher than the American
species.
For the suburban and semi-urban
parts OF city the best all around tree is
the American elm. 1t gives high and
not too dense shade. 1t grows rapidly and
makes beautiful leaiy arch over a
street. Blu, it has the disadvantage of
putting out It's leaves very late, shedding
them continually, and, like the European
elm. it has persistent and dangerous
enemy in the elm tree beetle.
For the more open parts Of city the
red, scarlet. black and pin oaks. the
horse chestnut. blackberry, silver and
red naples and black walnuts are recon-
mended. The rock maple doesn't get
along al all. 1t is the first to succumb
TO city conditions and if it grows it has
many disadvantages.
The best plan to adopt in city tree
planting. the investigators say is to set
out trees which will attain large size il
lett TO grow and to keep them in bounds
by severe pruning.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-05-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

NOTICE n HKRKBv GIVEN, That the sunscrib-
er. of Anne Arundel county. has obtained from
che Orphans Court of anne Arundel county. In
Maryland. Letters OF administration on the per-
sonal estate Of LLOYD STEWART. late OF Anne
Arundel County. deceased. All person having
claims against the deceased. are hereby warn :
ed 20 exhibit the same with the vouchers
thereof. To tho subscriber. on or before
THK 1st DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1903.
They may otherwise by law. be excluded
from all benefit of the said estate All persons
Immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 2Sth day OF
HARRIET sTgwART.
a2S Administrative.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-05-15

THE new Colonial Theatre is a little
gem. II is a credit TO Annapolis. the
seat OF the first theatre in America, and a
credit to the stockholders and manager.
II will open on Monday night with the
production OF "The Holy City" a pro-
duclion OF high class which comes well
recommended.
Annapolis is ,heaTe-going com
muni,y and theatre that caters to a
high standard OF plays of an elevating
and refining character should receive the
universal support and encouragement OF
its citizens. No such play as 1.-The
Holy City" has ever been produced here
before, and full house should greet the
company on Monday night and reward
the efforts of the management.
The Colonial Theatre is commodious
one, well built and said to be fire proof.
The seat arrangement is an excellent
one, every seat being elevated and the
holder will get his moneys worth il view
OF performance is to be taken into ac-
count. II is hoped liberal patronage
may be the reward OF the arrangements
efforts and expense at the opening nights
performance.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-05-15

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, That the sub
~ ecriDer Of Anne Arundel county, has obtained
from the Orphans Court OF Anne Arundel county
Ia Maryland, Letters TestamentarY on the per
sonal estate Of
GEORGE PEALE,
late OF Anne Arundelcouniy, 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 10Th
day OF JUNE, 1903. They may otherwise, by
law be excluded from all benefit Of the said estate.
All persons indebted 10 said estate are request ed
to make Immediate payment.
Given under my hand this tn day OF December
1909.
SARAH PEALE,
d0 ExecHtrix.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-05-15
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, THAT the sub.
scriber, of Anne Arundel county, has obtained
from the Orphans Court of Anne Arundel
county, in Maryland, letters OF administration
on the personal estate OF ALBERT WEIGH
late of Anne Arundel county, deceased. :
All persons having claims against the deceased,
are hereby warned 20 exhibit the same, with the
vouchers thereof, 10 the subscriber, on or before
THE 25th DAY OF AUGUST, 1903.
They may otherwise, by law, be excluded from
all benefit OF the said estate. All persons in
debted 10 said estate are requested to make inn
mediate payment.
Given under my hand this oath day OF Febru.
ELLEN v. WEIGH.
r26 Administratrix.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-05-15
NOTICE 10 CREDITORS. .
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN. That the sub
~ scriler. OF Anne Arundel county. has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court OF Anne Arun-
del county, In Maryland, letters tesfamentary
on the personal estate OF SUSAN b. PARODf.
late OF Anne Arundel county, deceased
All persons having claims against the deceased,
are hereby warned 70 exhibit the same. with the
vouchers thereof. 10 the subscriber on or before
THE sth DAY OF NOVEMBER. 1903.
They may otherwise, by law, be excluded
from all benefits OF the said estate All persons
indebted 20 said estate are requested 70 make
immediate payment
Given under my hand this 5th day of May
MAGDALINA b. PARoDI, RxecutiE.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-05-15
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given, That the subscriber, OF
Anne Arundel county, has obtained from the
Orphans Court of Anne Arundel county, in
MARYLAND, letters of administration ON the
personal estate OF Mrs. EMMA A. BREWER, late
OF Anne Arundel county, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the said deceased,
are hereby warned to exhibit the same, with
the vouchers thereof, 10 the subscriber, ON or
before the
18th DAY OF JUNE. 1908,
They may otherwise, by law, be excluded
from an benefit of the said estate All persons
indebted to said estate are requested TO make
immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 10th day of DE
cember, 1902 -
admin ator.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1903-05-15

NOTICE ~ HEREBY GIVEN, That the set
~ scrfbefs Of Anne Arundel county, have OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court Of Anne Arur Dc
county, In Maryland. Letters Parliamentary on
the personal estate OF
VIRGINIA THoRNTON.
late OF Anne Arundel County, deceased. All per.
sons having claims against the deceased are here
by warned 70 exhibit the sane, with the vont here
thereof. TO the subscriber, on or before the 1Oth
DAY of september, 1903. They may otherwise, by
law be excluded from all benefit OF tht said estate
All pefsons indebted TO said estate are requested
TO make immediate payment.
Given under our hands this nth day of March,
1908.
JOHN THORNTON MARCHAND,
GEORGE EMMOSS WHITE,
THORNTON } PARKER,
Executors.
NICHOLAS II GREEN Atty for Extrs 81