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THE POST CANTEEN.

The entire matter lies in a nutshell. A certain proportion of the rank and file of the army, like their fellows in civil life, will drink spirituous liquors and if they are unable to obtain these at the canteen they will procure them else- where. At the canteen the products offered were of good quality, and drunkenness or excessive drinking was prohibited. In the present state of affairs these soldiers who desire refresh ment Of an alcoholic nature have per force to go outside the lines to satisfy their wants, and in the nature of things, do not get good article, nor is ex- cessive drinking restricted. The con- sequence is, as officers of the army al- most to a man unite in stating drunk enness and vice are far more frequent than was the case when the canteen was in existence. Officers should be-and undoubtedly are-better judges as to the situation than are the women reform CTS, excellent though their intentions may be. Alcoholic beverages do more harm than good, and soldiers would, perhaps, be better mentally and physi- cally if they abstained altogether. But as they will not do so, it is a question of choosing the lesser of two evils, and as the canteen has been proved the les ser it should be re-established. Medi- cal Record.
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from tree to tree in straight lines, forming all manrler of geometric fig- ures upon the ground. Here and there there was a break in the line, showing where the squirrel had stopped to scratch for nuts pidden away in the fall, and in one place. a sprinl1ling of dark particles o4 the snow indicated the branch on which the little nut cracker had eaten his breakfast.
 Between two ltiny holes. one under a stone wall and the other beneath the roots of itree, ran two distinct trails. showing where, for some pur- pose, a white-fSoted mouse had gone and returned. These trails were fac similes of those of the red squirrel, ex- cepting that the mouse, being so light, had not sunk deep enough to obliterate the delicate outlines of it's toes. Yes, there was another difference, too, for
 here and there along the trails, between the Footprints, there was a fine line, as though made with a pencil point, where the tail of the mouse had occa-
 sionally touched the snow.
 And nearer home, I saw the tracks
 of tree sparrows amongst the weed stalks in a meadow, and the round
 holes made by cat which had been
 stalking the birds. But they had es-
 capped unharmed, for pussy's tracks
 never reached theirs; doubtless they
 had flown away, leaving her to pick her
 way home in disappointment.
 l Ernest Harold Baynes.
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A child m ohlcago.

 It use to bother pa a lot if I climb on his
 knee When he's a-readin' papers an ast him to
 'let me see. want to see tn pictures an to ast him
 what they is My ma, shed tell me not to spoil that read
 in time O his. But now, when come round. he throws
 tn papers on tn floor An takes me up an says at he don't want
 to read no more. Tn papers full O pictures, too, O little
 boys an girls One boy mt looks a lot like me, ma says,
 when l had eurls I saw her point it out to pa, an he says;
 s.Yes, it does" An ma, she grab an hoP me tight, an say
 What if it was. Pa read about some other boys, about all
 what they wore An nen he hug me. too, an say he won !
 read any more. I got joke on pa To-day he's readin' in
 his chair. An I come in an climb his knee while he's
 a-sttin' there. An he put down his paper-nen a grea' big An heres th joke on pa-his eyes an
 cheeks they Is all wet! I tell him at he said at none but babies An nen he say big men is babies part tn
 time, ats why. It use to bother pa so much if come play
 in round Or holler when he's readin' things, or make
 tn ieastes' sound; But now he says for me to make as much
 noise as I please. Because it sound like musician ma says
 she agrees, An nen 1 play, an pa he leaves ms paper
 on tn floor He says 'at when he looks at me he can't
 read any more.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-11
4 CoSTLY R4iLROAD.

An official Russian report, issued to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Imperial Committee of the Siberian
 Railway, whose president is the Czar, gives some astounding figures of the cost of that undertaking. The total
 cost of the line through Siberia and
 Manchuria to yladivostok and Port Ar
 thur is given as 94OOO0,0 900 roubles, near ly $500,000,000, which is 103,9S7 roubles per verst, or more than $50O0O, for the
 9,042 versts of the whole undertaking.
 There are only two engineering difficult
 ties of any magnitude in the whole line,
 namely, the Circum- Baikal line, where the hilly, rocky country will necessitate nel through the Khingan range of mountains. But neither of these works expenditure dealt with is for plain rail- laying over easy levels, and largely over pefIeclly lldt suIldcSS. WHeH IL IS remembered that the land ever which the line runs cost nothing, being given by government, and that the timber was obtained on the same terms, while a very considerable part of the under taking was facilitated by the free use of convict labor, the totals are almost inconceivahle to the non-R Russian mind. NJ. witte, after his memorable trip to the Far East, reported that there had been no amount of corruption to call for particular remark It is suggested { that the figures really include consid-
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-11

The Prefect of the Seine having pla- carded Paris with posters describing the terrible effects of alcohol and ab- sipthe drink. the cafe proprietors each filed damage suit against him.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-11

Governor Bates of Massachusetts recommends in his message the giving of municipal suffrage to women. As the women of Massachusetts don't care much about voting Governor Bates ad- vice may not amount to much.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-11
aHE WEEKLY JOUKKAL, Isswed Thnrad.ys. Oas DelIa Tee
ADVERTISING RATES.

Situations. Wants. Rents, and other small advertisements. One Cent Word each in- sertion; Five Cents Word for a full week.
 Display advertisements, per inch. one h. serfion. $1 20: each subsequent insertion. 40 cents: one week. S3 20; one month. Sl0: one
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-11

''rhe play in which we would like you to take part will open in Yonkers, ," announced the theatrical manager.
 ..Well, I'm not so much interested in that" replied the actor, 'as I am in how far we will be from New York when it closes. Syracuse Herald.
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erable part of the cost of the mainten- ance of the forces in Manchuria.
 It is often hard to tell just what Rus sians mean by what they say.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-11

There are now between nine hun dred and thousand cases of typhoid fever in Montreal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-11

A Missouri young man told girl the other night that if she didn't marry him he'd get a rope and hang himself right in front of her home. Please don't do it, Harry" she said. You know father don't want you hanging around here''
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-11

District of New Haven. ss. Probate Court,
 January ', 1904 ESTATE OF JULIA DE FOREST, late of New Haven, in said District, deceased. The Trustee having exhibited his account with said estate to this Court for allow ance, it Is
 ORDERED, That the 14th day of Janu- ary, 1904, at ten o'clock in the forenoon, at a Court of Probate to be held at New Ha- ven, in said District. be and the same is appointed for a hearing on the allowance of said account, and this Court directs that notice of the time and place of said hearing be given by publishing this order three times in some newspaper having a circula ti0n in said District.
 By order of Court,
 IS St Clerk.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-11

The advance agents of United States progress sometimes have hard time, For instance, in the erection of the United States military telegraph sys- tenn in Alaska, one thousand seven hundred and forty miles of wire, it appears, have been put up, and the magnitude of the enterprise is shown by the statement that from Fort Egg bert alone, between November, 1902, and June, 1903, no less than two hum dred and twenty tons of supplies and material were sledded or packed into the interior, as it was impossible to move ton by wagon. Most of the work was done between November and February, with the temperature aver aging two degrees below zero, while temperatures of fifty or sixty degrees below zero were not unknown. Mes sages may now be sent by telegraph to yaldes, Fort Michael, and to stations along the Yukon river.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-11

The German government has advised F. D. Cassanave, in charge of the Penn eylvania's exhibit at the St. Louis expo- sition, that four engines will be sent to the exposition, to compete with those of France and American builders. The tests of speed and traction ability are to be made in the exposition buildings, and the novel sight will be witnessed of 8 Locomotive having it's machinery go- ing at the rate of one hundred miles an hour without it's body moving. The driving wheels. pony wheels and the wheels of the tender will revolve upon other wheels, corresponding in size, but in an opposite direction. A dynamo meter will register the speed, resistance and the pull weight. These figures can be taken just as accurately as could be done were the locomotives to be raced across the country with long trains trailing behind them.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-11

The manuscript of Paradise Lost, which is to be sold in the spring, has never been out of the possession of the family of Jacob Tonson, who succeeded the original publisher, Simmons, as owner of the copyright of the poem. The present owner is MT. Baker, col lateral descendant of the publisher
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-11

The French admiralty has just order Sed some remarkable experiments in na ssssssg gnnnsEy.- They are to be conduct
 pg the warshio Condo. from the ocean which borders the great gun ranges near L'Orient, to an arlnored barbette turret dismounted from the ship to the ranges. The distinguishing feature of these tests is that the tur- rent will be occupied by the usual fight ing complement os officers and men while under fire. The shell of GA inch uuiok-firing gun will be used. The tests will supplement those recently conduct ed on board the Suffren, when sheep were in the turret. The latter tested the indirect effects of modern shells up- on living organisms. Those of the Con- de. will test the effects os concussions on the turret itself and on human beings.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-11

Commenting on the report of the Secretary of the Treasury, and it's big gest item, s1SS,Ooo,OOo for pensions, the Louisville Courier-Journal says: If we spent upon the construction of ships not the money we pay out in deserved pensions, but that which we pay out in fraudulent pensions, we should long ago have built the largest navy in the world"
The Washington times., 1904-03-20
SCENE FROM THE FORTUNE TELLER" AT THE LAFAYETTE.

worse than that possessed by any sis
/ ter of Erin. and although She engages
I'm sort of rough and tumble act in
parts of her work, she has a heart as
sort as a sponge
You can put ON sackcloth and ashes
ana sing piUful song. and Miss Fay
VIII. open up her purse and help YOU.
II YOU have abused her sympathy she
may feel blue the next day and she
luay vow that it shall serve as Il les
SON TO her, but The next unluclzy crca-
rurc who comes along is likely to profit
1v her same teuGcr-hcartedness
.'The case botheriag her this week is
a Gead loss OF So and the unquesUon-
able knowledge of the fact that she has
been worked When ] asked her
about her reported loss last night she
showed me q check for the amount
named and also exhibited a telegram
from q New York bank. which saId.
Know no such person.
II think III get the two framed
s..id 4Iiss Fay. Perhaps that viii teach
mo a lesson. IL happened this way.
There was a good looking fellow with a
pes leg and other ills. who came to me
after / received my pay at New YORK
last week. He said he was in the e-'-
ploy OF The HasenbacG circus, and that
Inc had check which he could not
cash until his wild animals arrived on
tho Saturday steamer
I explained TO him that was com
ing TO Cleveland, but his face lii up as
me beard me speak the word I saw
me felt certain that lie had gained a
point. and guess he had done so. He
TOLD me &c take his check, give him
tnc SIS. and on my arrival here TO pre-
semi tna check TO MANAGER Drew. at the
The Washington times., 1904-03-20

our way through the rambling corridors
70 our rooms. the ghostly visitors VIC
watched Tor from out -.four-postcrs -
FOR of course there are ghosts, Faycr-
sham assured us-seemed just the last
note necessary TO complete the page
snd 1 felt had lived out Of a book of
romance.
The next nothing I spoke to FaEer-
sham of his coming year, work and
heard with interest OF air. Favarsham'
plan of introducing him as "Herod'
10 America I'm the spring o. 1898. Mrs.
Faversham made pleasing picture as
went into the library 10 say sood-by 10
her just before 4 left She was sitting
IN a sun-washed alcovc. in her lap a
pile OF tiny, dainty garments she was
fashioning- In her eyes Was mirrorod
the old, ola mystery, and upon her face
was wonderful peace
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Sunday Concerts OF MOI 3?
An Interesting Discussion Between Two
Clergymen and Mr.. De Koveu.

r. -
A circular letter sent by the officials
CT the Washington Symphony Orchestra
TO invite the cooperation of the local
oicreymeu 20 make the Sunday evening
symphony concerts 81 success has pro-
duced an interesting controversy. Ile
Rev. Dr. AIcIllm. pastor Of Jhe Church
ct The Epiphany, ANA the REV. Dr.
Harding pastor 0f ST. Paurs Pr0tcs-
tant Episcopal Church, both made reply
coUtroyPrtng vigorously the contentious
Of Director DE koven that their sup
pct might reasonably be expected Tor
these sunday night concerts. AR. De
E-oven has now written circular zee
ply 10 Che two clers1men, Of which the
foEowins viii sufficiently Indicate the
character:
I'm regard to what YOU say rs TO the
secular character OF these concerts, I
would say that SO FAR ass instrGnentaI
music IS concerned, 2 deny amy differ
ence o- differentiation between sacred
and secular music per Sc III toto. The
success of Sir Arthur Sullivan as
musician was largely due 20 t-e fact
that he discovered thar a good hyun
time. played n The accelerated tempo.
was very valuable as comic opera
number and one has but ~ read much
cf the music that posses as sacred
music and IS accepted as such 10 daj
that i- charactcr acl method. Is IS as
dramatic and secular as aay s1-caIled
operate music.
81 am no icorccl1at. ] vcu5 not Tor
The world DE rhouEht guilty Or secular
izicg The Sabbath, or breaking oowa
amy accepted iGca of llvi-e'r i1e..-
tu-ed day Of rest; but iu this connection
] might quote appropriately from the
The Washington times., 1904-03-20
Coming Attractions.


Described technically as n comedy in
three acts, Cousin Kate" the new play
.r which Ethel Barrymore is this sea-
son presented by Charles Frohman. and
ia which sine VIII be seen here at the
New National Theatcr for one week
commencing Monday, March y. is said
to tell am idyluc little love story of the
Sweet Lavender" type. Miss Barry
cores success in tho title role has added
much TO her growing reputation while
ti-e Play itself BIAS been praised by al
the critics Cousin Kate was origin
ally produced iu London. is the work of
Hubert Henry Davies a yOunE English
playwright, and has had II long nun on
ihc other side Of the water
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DnwYc, a empty houses Go not embarraas
NUNS the Real Estate Dealer who uses
The Times Want Columns.
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Craatcre Band Concert.

Particular interest attaches to the an
nouncement that Creatore. the Italian
handmaster, VIII conduct at concert
to occur on Sunday evening, March -.
at the Columbia Theater. Although his
band devotes itself chiefly to the best
music. II is SAID no similar organiza-
uon ln the country Is more popular.
This fact Is attributed ITO the spirit and
Vigor with which IL renders the mum
b@rs chosen, a spirit and Vig0r nor sur
passed DE the Banda RoSsa or bs-
Sousa.' Though the program has MOI
been announced as yet il is predicted
that the selections viii be carefuIly
chosen and that the house VIII be larer
seats 20 Cu sale next THURSDAY
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Prospective Vaudeville.

Chase's quotations for next week com
prise Van and Beaumont iu MY Busy
Days; Henri Humbcr-y, European SEN
satioral eQuilib-isti' Cole and Johnson.
comedians and song writer's: GoIemau's
cats and dogs; Rae and Brosehc. pre-
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PatIiee IN Dc - 60

Patrice, the emotional actress. win he
the attraction at the Academy for the
week beginning March o. Her play viii
be- Driven From Home.
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EmPiTe-fEast Lynne and aResurrec-
ti0r."
Two PLAYS VIII be given at the En-
pire the week or March Is. Every al,
with the exception OF Friday. cast
Lynne win bc presented. on E-rida,-
matinee and eveuiue, the famous uIa7-
resurrection, viii have two euaclal
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS OF 1908.

way assume to be a registered nurse
Sec. 7-And be it further enacted,
That any person violating any OF the
provisions OF this Act, or who shall
willfulIy make any false representa-
ton to the Board of Examiners in
applying for a certificate shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and upon
conviction be punished by a fine OF
not more than five hundred dollars
(s500)
Sec. S-And be it further enacted,
That the STATE Board of Examiners
of graduate nurses may revoke any
certificate for sufficient cause. but be
fore this is done the holder Of sad
certificate shall have thirty days
notice and after a full and fair hear
ing of the ch;rges made by MAORI
ty vote of the whole board the certiii-
cate can be revoked.
Sec. 9.-And be it further enacted,
That this Act shall take effect from the
date of its passage.
Approved Marchs25, 1904.
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sAsEAs coRPUs-MINoRs,
CHAPTER sat.

CHAPTER 2at.
An ACT to repeal and rs-enact with
amendments Section IS Of Article AZ
81 the Code % Public General Laws.
tue Habcas Corpus. subtitle Pro
ceiurs IN Rel ton 20 Minors
Sec. BE 8, rnagted by the General
Assembly % Maryland. That section
Is ~ Article ~ 81 the Code OF Public
General Lass. title Habeas Corpus.
subtitle Procedure 10 Relation 20
Minors be aud the same is hereby
repealed and re-euaeted 50 as 10 read
as follows.
ia Minor may De committed 20
surealie institution far care aud
guardianship u he Is a minor without
proper care 4 miu0r il deemed 70
coue within tsis description. II he
To- without any proper place Of abode
oy proper guardianship. or Is neglect
gl or iil-lreated by his parent. guar
dian or ca tDdi2n, or such parent.
guardian or custodian Is unable prop
sriy 20 care For him. or II IL clearly ap-
pears that by reason OF the character
or surroundings % such minor he has
become 50 vicious and depTaved that
the welfare Of such minor as we'll as
the peace and good order OF society
require such commitment A court
Of record. 4 Judge thereof. or a jus
riee % the peace may commit minors
falling within this description 70 3
Juvenile Institution Incorporated under
the laws OF this cate. 10 be sept until
twsaty-oRe years o. age. in the case
OF males as well as females. unless
sooner discharged by such Institution.
or according 70 due coprse OF law,
and such court or officers may require
such minor 10 be brought before him
or IL upon a warrant or order or com
init without such previous precept, II
such minor can be brought OF is pres
rut without il. or the circumstances
are otherwise such that 4 warrant
should be dispensed with. and all
courts or officers acting under the pro-
visions OF this section are vested with
all the incidental powers necessary to
the eGectual execution OF the powers
herein enumerated
Sec 2-And be IL further enacted.
That this Act shall take effect from the
date OK It's passage
Approved April :, 1904.
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pURLlc GENERAL LAWS LAWS OF 1904

lie auction, for cash after reasonable
notice of such sale inserted in some
newspaper published in the county
where the land lies, the commission
er reserving the right to reject any
bid if he deems the price offered in
adequate; and the purchaser OF such
certificate shall be entitled to a pat
ent thereon upon the payment of the
price bid and the fees for the patent,
in the same manner as an assignee
of the certificate would be entitled to
a patent under the rules OF the Land
Office. upon exhibition of the proof of
assn Eument This section to apply
ONLY TO those cases in which more than
one year has elapsed since the date
OF warrant. and nothing herein con-
tanned shall prevent any person from
obtaining a proclamation warrant on
such certificate as fully as If this sec
tiou had not been enacted. II the
amount involved does not justify in
proceeding as above, the commission
or. after giving at least two months
notice in writing 20 the owner of the
certificate OF the amount due thereon
for fees and composition money. and
the same Is not paid within two mon
tbs after such notice then such GER
tihcate may be vacated and annulled.
and the vacant land included in such
certificate may be taken up by anyone
in the same manner as other vacant
land.
If. however. the said notice is re-
returned unserved by reason OF the
owner u tae certificate not being
found hy the sheriff OF the county.
whore the vacant land embraced In
said certificate is situated or where
the owner resides ar Is dead. or for
sny other cause the said notice cannot
be served the Comm issioner OF the
Land Office may then give AZ least
four weeks notice Ia some newspaper
printed and published Ia the county
gcere the ,snd Les. that the eNamin-
ing fee aHC composition money IS not
paid a provided In the notice afore-
said: the Land Commissioner may. At
ter the expiration OF two months from
the date OF the lest publication Of said
notice the examining Zee and Compos-
itiOu money still remaining unpaid. va
cate and aunul such certificate, and the
land included In such certificate may
Sc taken up 0y any one in the same
manner as other vacant land.
Aad the costs OF issuing any such
notice. service or advertisement. shall
hs p9!d hy the owner Of such certificate
and II dead. De s preferred claim
against the decedants estate. K the
said estate Is not finally administered.
and such costs shall be collected by
the sherias q The several counties and
Baltimore city. a. fees % the Land Of
Zee are collected
Sec And b. e enacted. That this
sc, shall take effect from the date OF
Its passage
Approved April 5. 1906
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PROHIBITING CRAP OR DICE.
CHAPTER 1873.

CHAP Ell leS.
AN ACT 10 repeal. amend aud Te-enact
Section i2s OF Article q, OF the Code
OF Public General Laws. title Grimes
and Punisnments. subtitle Gaming,
as enacted by Chapter S4S Of the Acts
OF 1900.
Section he II enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly OF Maryland. That Sec
ton l29 OF Article q. OF the Code Of
Public General Laws. title Crimes and
Pun6shments, subtitle Gaming as
enacted by Chapter 34S OF the Acts OF
1900, be and the same is hereby repeal
ed. amended and re-enacted so as to
read as follows:
Sec. I29-Any person who shall play
for money or any other thing. the
game called 'thimbles" or what is call
ed the little joker" or at dice. or the
game commonly called crap" or at
any other device or fraudulent trick
whatsoever, on conviction thereof,
shall be imprisoned not less than six
months nGr more than two years, in
the Maryland House Of Correction or
fined not exceeding one hundred dol
lars. or both in the discretion of the
Court.
Sec. 2-And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of
its passage.
Approved March 20, 1904.