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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-10-04
Annapolis, Washington & BALTIC. R. R.

Time schedule in Eject June D. 1903.
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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-10-04
PAUL BROWDY.
THE OPTICIAN
IS WEST STREET.

Eyes Examined Free Of Charge.
Are your Eyes effected DO you suf-
Ter with b. adache. neuralgia or nervous
ness-If they are, why not come TO an
experienced Optician and have them ex-
amined free of charge. Others have
been benefited, why not you.
All glasses guaranteed to give satisfac-
ton. Office,
PAUL BROWDY,
S6 West Street. Annapolis. Md.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-10-04
AT TON!
Meeting to Form Parker Constitutional Club.
ANNAPOLIS, Md., Sept IS. 1904.

Annapolis, Md, Sept 20. 1904.
AT request from Democratic head
quarters, our names having been furn-
nished to the authorities of the same as
voters since 1892, and who were willing
to form a Parker Constitutional Club. we.
the undersigned. hereby request our fel
low Democrats to meet US at the Assem-
bly, Rooms, at 8 p. m, Tuesday, Oc-
tober 4th, for the purpose of organiz-
ing said club. All Democrats and all
voters favorable to strict Constitutional
government are requested to meet with us
and take part in the organization of the
club. HUGH K. RILEY.
GEO. w. SMITH,
K. p. MELVIN.
w. G. GoTr,
JERRY L. SMITH.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-10-04
soFTNEss OF sEALsKIN.
IL RlvaIed by Human Hair Where
Dandrun f. Eradicated.

Sealskin is admired the world over Tor
its softness and glossiness; and yet the
human hair is equally as soft and glossy
when healthy; and the radical cause OF all
hair trouble IS dandruff, which is caused
by a pestiferous parasite that saps the
vitality Of the hair at its root Newbro's
Herpieide is the only preparation that Is
fatal to the dandruff germ. Without dan
drum there is no falling hair, but lux
uriant growth Of glossy, soft hair IS Ger
tain. Securing the scalp won't cure dam
orun. XIII the dandruff germ. Thous-
ands Of women owe their beautiful suits
OF hair to Newbro's Herpicide. Sold py
leading druggists. Send 10c. in stamps
70 The HerpicIde Co. Detroit Mich
Feldmeyer Brothers
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1904-10-04
An OLD MANS TRIBUTE.
An Ohio Fruit Raiser, zS Years Old,
Cured of a Terrible Case After Ten
Years of Suffering.
When suffering daily torture
From backache. rheumatic pain,
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Turn to Doan's Kidney Pills.
A cure endorsed by thousands.
Read an old mans tribute.
Sidney Justus. fruit dealer, Of Mentor,
Ohio, says: 81 was cured by Doan's
Kidney Pills Of a severe case of kidney

troub bic o f
eight or ten
years. stand
ing. / suffered
the most severe
backache and
other pains in
the region of
the XII dneys.
These were es-
pecially severe
when STOPPING
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
SOME MUSICAL FROGS.

When very small boy just having passed my
fifth summer determined to find out whether or not
there wolves in small ravine house. I
always avoided this place at night for one had
told that if did not the wolves in there would eat
me- The first time went down into the ravine had
just gone short distance when I heard noise and
thinking it wolf coming to eat me, I cambered
out of the ravine home continued this for
week more going down a little further time,
until at last went to the bottom. Not seeing any
wolves became bold and began to hunt for them Not
finding any learn the of the
turbance, and found that it was whole colony
frogs who out every night to give exhbi-
ton Of their musical powers. Maurice Olson,
Ninth Grade Jackson, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
A Wise Ant.

interesting demonstration of the prudence Of
the made by student in the biological depart
ment of the University of Pennsylvania recently
young constructed railway two feet
length of metal and divided this into two parallel
paths separated high partition One of the paths
painted red and the other blue and at the end, in
plain view he put rich Then he set
at the beginning of the roadway
at for the cake over the red
path whereupon the student turned a lamp under
mechanism, and heated the path to uncomfora-
BILE degree. ant kept and finally secured the
cake return it have told itself that 1t
had very uncomfortable journey.
Several hours later the student brought 1t out
again. another morse of cake being set at the end Of
roadway. The ant thought moment, and started
for the cake the blue path It remembered that
one had been hot.
To prove still conclusiyely that it remem-
bered, the student next blocked UP the blue path,
whereupon the ant did without the cake rather than
venture after it by the red one
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR, MINNEAPOLIS,

around and overbalanced next tied them on my
back, but they heavy they nearly choked me-
orders get home possibly could, SO
thought should have to ride. Finally had bright
rope two pieces and tied two of the
balls to the handle bars and put two my back and
tied there. last tied around my waist
could ride all right, and that is how carried
big load bicycle. Earl Black,
Eighth Grade Rushmore, MINI.
Mckinley School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14

went home, not caring to hunt up. I not
what they We're doing did come out but after
while found that { could not open the door. How
could get out? I tried windows They were
hooked on the outside. to find loose board
but could not Next went upstairs but could not find
any out there about to give up after trying
an hour when Thought of the fire place. large
ana od-fashloned, so squeezed myself by bracing
my feet against the Sides was on the
Then slid down tree that growing
and I at home. William Hinggen.
A Eighth Grade St James MINI
South Side School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
LOOK BEFORE YOU TEAR.

A most hard problem for me is to wear new dress
for the without tearing large hole In It,
have times and succeeded tho my
mother always says, IF at first don't succeed try
try again." So I decided to try again did not sue
coed that tried again and solved it. Inc
problem was solved in taking to look where went
in not running into nails and wire FENCES as Iast
as T had the mended. found how TO solve
other problems by Cooking before leaped.
Fifth Grade. ANNE Horscn'
Deano, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
An Accommodating Janitor.

.Have you any complaint to make of the janitor?'
asked the agent of the flats.
.No-n-o-o,' answered the little 'I don't
suppose should complain. The janitor often lets
Statesman.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
THE TUB OUT WALKING.

In playing hide-and-go-seek one is often met with
problem. One evening children had been playing
everybody had been caught and patted for except
me- I hiding under the washtub but as the tag
GER the goal busy solving the prob
lem of how to get the goal without being Soon
the children were terrified by seeing a tub walking
toward the goal When at last it bumped against the
barn hand to reach from under the tub and
a muffed voice said zone, two, three for mel And
at that minute 1 flung the tub off my head.
Eighth Grade, Olga Hendricksen,
Central School, Grafton, N. D.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
GIGGLEs, NOTHING MORE.

NOTHING
It was warm windy day in March My chum and
had planned to take stroll thru the country
were rather disappointed that the day should be
windy. But set out anyway quite good
time until brushed head against the branches
tree and lost the only hatpin of my
find the pin but could not walked on again,
held my hat with both hands. My began
to ache and the wind had Gained little thought
should let tshft ITSELF, soon
let my drop than gust of wind scooped my
off and carried it to the top of tall tree that
somewhat apart from the others.
Here problem! If a hat is blown to the top
of tail tree without any branches least
feet from the ground, how will two girls be able
to get it down? We tried in all ways
the problem, but without any other result than many
giggles my chun1s part and mixture of sobs and
laughter mine. At last abandoned the tree and
started home. The next day my brother climbed
and brought the hat down. but the problem
hat and the two girls is vet unsoIved.
Eighth Grade. Hannah Moe
Twin Valley, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
DELICIOUS .GREEN EYEs .

DELICIOUS "GREEN EYES"
When was little a large
whose eyes were worked with green silk thread I
called her Green Eyes Among my dolls she always
my favorite do not know why unless it that
were to leave her in the dew
her complexion soil her dress.
One day as was playing in the yard with my dolls
large pig me. This frightened me SO I
left dolls and climbed garden fence
After upsettng the dolls on the ground the pig
menced to devour my beloved Green Eyes. When it
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
THE VERY BIGGEST BABY.

One day when coming home from school
with my friend heard one calling me. looked
around nd standing in next door neigh
boris house. She told me to home and dress all
dolls in their pretiest bring them all
She gave the key and went home. could not
think what she wanted my dolls for I dressed them
all nicely could and wondered what she wanted
them for thought it must be because never played
with them. Mama said too old. had six dolls.
The biggest foot and half long and would
go to sleep. hurried back to what she wanted
them for and she told little four-year-old girl
had fallen downstairs and broken her and she
them the and let her pick out the
liked best She took the biggest and Rugged and
went to sleep. had found out what she wanted them
for Bertha Hauser,
Fifth Grade, White Bear, MINI.
Washington School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14

From Chunns Cassel & Co.. New
had eaten this doll and found nothing away
For long time could not discover why the pig should
eat Green Eyes and leave the other dolls At first
accused it Of knowing that this my pet. or
day a long while afterward watching
make another rag doll discovered that the interior
of it consisted Of the the pig
had eaten Green Eyes was to get the bran.
Eighth Grade, Stella Jones',
Village School, Dassel, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
A TUMBLE BY MISTAKE.

Once when small girl my mother forbade
me to over into the next yard to play with
neighbor children allowed to play with them
over the fence, they side other,
but both forbidden boundary line AS
most children do, became tired considered
hard lot and evolved plausible plan get
ting without any blame falling me. went out
to play with them as usual that morning, sat the
fence and, very natural result, tumbed over on
their side Of course Then since the harm done
stayed over till noon.
When went in to dinner mother asked me why
had disobeyed. Il replied that ut just happened.
fell by mistake" How did 1t happen you didn't
fall side ?' the next question This could
answer. So i then and there learned that ttthe
plans mice gang agley,' that chance
not be controlling factor my Iife.~
Eleventh Grade. Clara e. Willard
los Clark Street, Mankato, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
UNCLE SAW THE POINT.


One day while I reading paper I CHANGED to
puzzle which I thought easy solve. The
notice read, Numerous presents given away for the
of this puzzle and under the
puzzle which solved. Then asked
stamp to send the of the to the
pany. told that could not get presents for
nothing but thought differently. Pretty
ceived letter, instead finding present
that had to get fifteen subscribers for certain
paper. I put the letter into my pocket began
pout.
My uncle and asked what matter
was but said nothing for fear Of being laughed at
for not believing him when heSo1d that could not
get presents for nothing tried to hide the letter but
he too quick for snatched it. When he had
read it he began to laugh and felt badly Then
he told the rest Of the family and laughed at
every That last time tried puz-
zles with which to get presents for nothing.
Sixth Grade. George L. Young,
Perhan Mimi.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
JUST FIsHERMAN's LUCK.

One day a friend mine and I went down to the
river to At the river saw to our delight a raft
with box on it moored to the shore we stepped into
the box and pushed off, needless that had pad
dies The water deep that we could not paddle
When we caught about three fish each saw that
we were farther the river than we thought we
were. We tried pole with spears but we could
bottom and when tried to paddle with
spears the water went between the tines suddenly
a. thought We board off the box and
I cut the string that had the handle of spear.
Then we tied the board securely to the tines of my
smear and shore without mishaps.
Fifth Grade, Clarence Harris
Granite Falls, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
Al PATCHWORK LADY.

GAICF1WUEiIk. Z
One day in vacation j nothing to do
thought would surprise little sister.
to make her a rag so looked here and there for
pattern. knew there pattern some place III
house because my big sister rag doll for me
when / small. thought could make a doll as
well she. Il hunted upstairs and downstairs but I
1t anywhere. Then pattern as we'll
as could and made my doll When it was all made
one leg was longer than the other and one arm was
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
IN A CANDLE FACTORY.

About three years ago I was in a candle mold1ng
factory. The all very busy carrying ABOUT
the melted wax, the time / did not know what
they were doing. thought they were pouring water
tubes, but did know what for They were SO
busy that we had to go by ourselves for While
Soon a department where a lady was pour
ing the supposed into the small To1ds. one
stopped when approached and asked her W1at sne
was doing with that water. wanted to know II sne
was washing silver tubes. She told US TO follow hei
and we could find out ourselves She took us TO a
place in the the factory and showed US some
candles that were molds; they looked very
nice. Then knew what she had been dong II was
not water she had it was melted wax We had a very
pleasant time but it took a great deal Of explaining
children to understand it ALL
Eighth Grade -Ethyl Remington,
Emnire School Empire City, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
HE DID.

Porcupine-Now, then, clumsy, mind where you're
gofng Do you know you've trodden me?
From Chun1s Cassel & Co., New York.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
THE STEWARD WAY.

One night some friends and playing a game
and I hid in old house. They thought I in the
house. they put log against the Aoor then they
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
LOST-A BUTTERFLY.

I have found some very hard problems in mathe-
matcs which have taken long while TO unuer-
stand but this problem happened my everyday life
instead of n arithmetic.
One day found cocoon on the side Of our mouse.
If was very queer little thing took 1t into the
house. Mother told me it would some day become a
butterfly so T put it into little box and put cover
over it. Then set the box in safe place where no
one would disturb it, left it the box for great
many After a while L remembered having put
it away, went to see if it had Matched Iounu
it's little house. butterfly itself gone cried
my mother could not find it. She SAID must
have let escape way, but sure had not
thought disappearance Of this butterfly was about
as hard problem outside of in mathematics that
I had found. esther Doyle,
Seventh Grade, Anoka, Mlnh.
Lincoln School.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
SATURDAY, MAY a, 1904

longer than the other and I could not see why.
pulled and stretched twisted it, Still could not
get 1t right At last T found my mistake.
legs I had one leg and arm. For the arms / had
one arm and foot had hard time but at last
had it all right and gave it my little sister,
was so glad I felt paid all my trouble
Fifth Grade Katie H. Nolan
District IS. r. r. No. g. Rogers Mimi
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-14
NO SHORT CUT IN SIGHT

J NO SHORT CUT IN SIGHT,
e. Dish washing is the worst of all work to and
have been trying in some way other to solve the
problem of how to do them in easier way than by
hand One time when I had to wash them thought
/ had a fine scheme just turned on the faucet and
let the cold water till thought they were
clean, then turned the hot water
then let them dry The time the dishes used
each member of the family made remark about
the Dishes What makes the dishes sticky?"
.sWho washed dishes?" Have these dishes been
washed all 2" left the table but the time
washed the dishes did them in the proper way.
Seventh Grade, -OrreI Oberg,
-, Washington School. st. Cloud, MINI.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
A: NOTED LAND PIRATE.

Editor Advertiser:
 About the year 1853 or '54. when tht
 writer was, a small boy. there came, i
 was said at the time, from Kentucky, 6
 man of distinguished appearance. He
 was of dark complexion, black hair
 black eyes, handsome and appeared tC be a man of wonderful muscular power
 He stated that he had never met but one
 man who was his equal in strength. and
 that was the negro hereinafter named
 His name was John Hardin. He brought
 with him two negro men. and perhaps
 some horses, and settled upon farm ir
 Dale county, about ten miles east of the
 present city of Ozark, near to MT. Henry
 Beverett, an excellent citizen of the
 county. Hardin began farming, attend
 ed church. occasionally, and seemed to be
 a well behaved man. He remained upon
 his farm until the fall.
 A Miss Martha Chance. a young lady
 a niece of Mrs. Beverett was living with
 her uncle and aunt, and 1t is said, re- marked, speaking of Hardin, that she, herself would not permit him to pay
 her any attentions, he being. as was sup posed, a single man. He began paying her attention and in process of time, seemed to win her affections. and the day for the wedding was set, and great old fashioned country wedding supper was prepared. When the time rolled around, the neighbors were all present, but Hardin was missing and failed to come at all There was a considerable stir in the community, in consequence of the humiliation inflicted by him upon the young lady. On Sunday evening subse- uuently, he went, and in what way he managed to conciliate and obtain for giveness is not known, but with the young lady and some other young peo- pie they went to the home of the writer s grandfather, who was a justice of the peace, and who for the want of minis ters in the community, performed mar
 riage ceremonies for great number of people. There he was married. the writ CT of this article. little boy, being pres ent and witnessing the marriage. They returned across the river. where they re- sided, and he immediately abandoned the young lady whom he had married.
 During the summer, preceding this. MT. William Lewis. an old bachelor. had a trunk with considerable money in 1t. I which was. stolen from his residence and lost. It was believed, at the time. that
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
Mail Orders Filled.

A large number of men from West Flor ida. calling themselves the ''Regulators.'s q came tosAbbeville, took Hardin ahd the negro out and in company with number of people from Abbeville, carried them to Milton,a Fla, passing right through the community where he had resided and by my grandfathers'. where he was married Near to Milton. in the piney woods, in the presence of a rcat number of people, he and the negro were both hanged together, the gailows being erected between two pine trees, which are standing there to this day. so MT. Travis informed me q short while since.
 This execution was a lynchfng. and oc- cured in the year 1S56 I remember see- ing the speech made by Hardin upon the gallows, but the only things remember In 1t was that he said he had been mar ried twenty times and that he had killed sixteen men and his only regret in dying was that he had not killed four others and if he had done so he would have been satisfied toTdle. Who the men were whom he desired to kill was not known. Moth ing more was ever known or heard oe Hardin. ..t ..
 The doctors got hold of him and took off his head and the late pr. Gillespie of Abbeville. Henry County. Alabama. brought his skull to Abbavil.e where it remained during his life time. and is now in the possession of pr. Vann of Henry County. near Headland Ala.
 The widow of Mir. Smith. the man whom Hardin murdered. was at the execution, and Hardin had on the hat of her huss band.
 Numerous legends were told in reference to the man Hardin. One of which was that he was seen to walk into the office of pr. Gillespie. take up his head and ad- just 1t upon his shoulders.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
OFFICIAL. Executive Board Meeting.


 At Troy, Ala, on February IS at the hour of 10 a. m. in the home of the Pres ident of the Alabama Division Mrs. F. g. Wood. a meeting Is called for the Ex. ecutive Board, Alabama Division U. D. c. Each State; officer and every Chapter Director Is a member of this Board, hence all are requested to be present. Also the Chairman of the various committees en- gagged in the State work.
 Literary Day at State Conventions, as recommended by the Historical Com. mittee. U. D. C., is being inaugurated in a great many States with interest and certainly with good results. both al to entertainment and knowledge. Ala. bama must not delay longer. Her gifted daughters should be recognized in the galaxy of brilliant Southern women oi song and essay. .-.'-'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
6. '. B0CACkl, pkone sso. s4 Commerce St
, Uses His Own Hor,ss.

At least one assistant secretary in Washington has refused to avail himsslf of thet opportunity to use a carriage and horses at the Governments expense. This ofdcial is Assistant Secretary Taylor, of the Treasury Department. When Mir. Taylor went into office he was informed at his disposal. A pair of rather worn- looking animals and a dilapidated cal . rage were brought around for his in- spection. Being a lover of good horse flesh. and used to carriages MT. Taylor for his own rig. He acted accordingly, and now drives a fine span of horses and a carriage of his own about Washington. He is not worrying over the reform movement proceeding from the directioh of the Capitol. 7' v
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
VoiIe Skirts.

These Voile Skirts are the first glimpse of the skirt styles for the coming sum- mer. The backs are entirely neW,in fact the summer skirts are cut very differently from the shapes of sixmonths ago. All of these skirts are silk trimmed. some have the trim ming at the top, or yoke, while others. just as effective are trimmed lower down, about the knee. The silk band trimming is worked out in neat figures.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-14
Spring Silks for Waists.

Just the prettiest Silks we have ever shown, in point of quality as well as style.
 These silks come in the Bourette flaked effects and checks and figures that set off the glimmering sheen of the fabric, and in numerous other styles that are very beautiful and difficult to de- scribe. The range of quail ities and prices are as great as the range of styles. =.