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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-06-17
schedule OF Local TrainsT
R.rbnore & Annapolis Short Line R.R
hel.le in effect May z2th. 1905.
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..t.anal train viii leave Annapolis AZ
HI. Is 4nd baltimore 100 p IA. On Sat
aly 9za3ay Trains
III. annapolis d. 90 and s.40 a. m o. 80
Is. .lt,more 500 and 1905 a. m 600
Isl ! .3y -.
, baltimore % and 10 a. m, ~ ana
annapolis 900 and II % a. m. . " aud
4'..yS !. WILSON BROWN,
Z ',' 81 Aot Manager.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-06-17
Boats to be Overhauled.

Aae sanboats Alvarado, Talbot and
Submarine boat Holland will leave the
, i'a' Academy for Norfolk Navy Yard
g ut uecThauled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
About Cuttlehsh.

Cuttle1sh have many enemies. but nature
has given them a means of defense de-
sides Its suckers and long arms.
There is a bag In the body of the fish full
of black fluid like ink. When the creature
Is frightened it throws out quantity Of
this ink-like fluid. This renders the water
about 1t so black that none can see where
the fish is. Thus 1t makes its escape. The
ink is called sepia and is very useful to
artists in painting pictures.
Because of the great size and strength Of
the cuttle1sh many wonderful stories are
told about It, The Norwegians tell OF these
monsters, so large that their backs are
often mistaken for islands. When they are
covered with tangled sea weed the resem-
blance Is even greater. Every now and
then sailors seeing them would land on
them and even light fire to make them
selves more comfortable. OF course, the
fish would object when they felt the hot
Goals upon their backs and descending be-
meath the sea would take the mistaken
sailors with them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
KEESH.

Keesh lived long ago on the rim Of the
Polar sea He was head man of his vii
lage through many and prosperous years,
and when he died his name was on the lips
OF men Only the old men now remember his
name his name and the tale. which they
got from the old men before them, and
which the old men to come will tell to their
children and their children's children. And
In the winter darkness, when the north
gales make their long sweep across the ice
pack and no man may venture forth, Is the
chosen time for telling how Keesh. from
the poorest igloo, snow house. in the
village rose to power and place over them
all.
The father of Keesh had been a brave
man but he had met his death in time
of famine, in killing a great bear. The
bear had much meat on him and the people
We're saved. Keesh was his only son, and
after that time Keesh lived along and for
gotten with his mother.
1t was at a council one night in the igloo
of Klosh-kwan, the chief, that Keesh
showed the manhood that stlffened his
back. With the dignity of an elder he rose
to his feet and waited for silence amid the
babble of voices.
1t is true that meat be apportioned me
and mine" he said But 1t Is oft-times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
The Queerest City in the World.

The queerest city in the world is called
Nang Harm, and is the home Of the royal
family of Siam. This city's queerness con-
sists in it's being a city composed of women
and children alone. 1t is in the center OF
Bangkok, has high walls around 1t and
in its population of 5000 there Is not a
single except the king. who occa-
sionally visits 1t.
The name Nang Harm means ''veiied
women" There are shops, markets. tenn
pies, theaters, streets and avenues, parks,
lakes, trees and flower gardens; hall of
justice, judges and executioner. police, gen.
erals and soldiers-all. from first to last
women.
The city needs no help from the outside
world. Besides its shops for the sale Of
goods it has all sorts OF mechanics, carpen-
tiers, jewelers., craftsmen. or to be more cor
rect, craftswomen Of every description. The
only man In all Siam who can enter this
city Is the king. 1t Is the home of his
family and the family Of the king before
him. You know in Siam man has several
wives and a king as many as he pleases.
Each wife has her own children and slaves.
therefore a city is needed to give room for
them all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19

He gun ter sink bout den, an be see
dar want muffin fer hit but ter gilt drown
ded. SO he sing out ter de wheat fer hep,
but shucks; no cats gwine git hits paws
wet ct hit kin hep. so he jes, turnt his
back an went of spittin' an snarlin',
'kase he done los his dinner
do bank. an Hyar' he call out fer hep. he
say, sezee, oh. Mistah Otter, hep me outer
dish yer pickle an gin you anything you
wants: deed will'
wat you gimmef SEE de Otter, sezee.
!" Shot SEE OF Hyar'. spittin' and sput-
term an chokin'. has gotter drown willie
mex PROMISES? Git me outen dis an
den mex any promuss you az me to. FL
minnit er hit be too late In de day, an
my def gwine be on yo' haid.'
so Otter he swim In. 'kase he wuz fus'-
class swimmer, he wuz, an flshed Of man
aidge er de water. Oar he sot all weak an
trim'lin' no bigger'n han'ful. but he
want so fur gone but wat dar wu1 plenty
err 'havishness lef in him yit, an he say
ter Otter, sezee, Please, sub, ter femme
run up de bank an shake myself, so
git some er de water outen my fur; pears
LAX I done soaked up de hull branch an
bringed hit out wild me-
IVY sutn'y,' SEE de Otter, sezee, !
knows you is a Ian man: an CO Sc you am
useter bein' In de water. co'se you don nm.
hit 'greeable. Jes g'long an shake NIL
outen you, an III wait fer you yer on dc
bank
"wid dat Hyar' went kitin' up de bank
an gin hisse'f a good shake an den lipt
inter de bushes, an wuz of lax mousse
af1re. Wait fer me on de bank, sun! ne
sung out. an he say ter hissef. vas, sun.
spec you walt fer me on dat panR one
vile TO you see me ag in.
"'Umph!' seq Otter ter hissef, 'umpn!
promuss me anything l want an den no,
SO much ez stop ter mex his manners:
Pears LAX 'twan't even thanky JOB, an
wild dat he went on bout his WI IN ue
branch 'kase he wuz mighty busy ketcnlh
fish fer his family, fer he wuz a gre hsh,
erman an a pow full swift swimmer an
He ketched him two fish at onct an TUCK
'em in his mouf an went inter ms mouse.
witch 'twuz q deep hole in de Dank. bu,
dough he KEEP on bout his blZnesS' he oiii
fergit dat trick NV oil Hyars an no mo
did Mistah Wheat, an wen dey tel W :,
creeturs bout him dey all GIT mo . .leu
up gins him dan befo', an dey ses, NOW
ain dat de wus' trick yit? Done fool two
spectacle gemmen lax Mistah Wifcat an
Mistah Otter at one an de same time lone
prove hisse'f one time mo ez supp an
unreliable ez a eel; mo- chanel er misslh
him dan er gittin' him. Nemmlne. Ell We
les wait long huff de time bounster ron
den we'll jes' natchelly wipe up de year
wild him befo' we wipes him clean onen De
face er creashun
AN now" concluded Aunt Phrony,
wall chillen neenter poster me no mo uis
night, 'kase my OF breens is so Wo OUT via
ali dish yer tryin ter member, dat Ell you
WIZ ter crowd me any mo- right now oey
mought crack an let all DE tales run OUT.
Wryum, quit layin' yo'sef all over oat
flo, same ez spraddle-bug, an go an eit
de lantu'n an light desc chliien up ter oe
house. You year me, subj!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
A Prank of Long Ago.

Long. long ago church pews were made
with very high backs, and tall doors guard
ed the entrances to them. Wood. then as
now. expanded and contracted with the
weather. Especially on damp, rainy days
would these doors stick in a most annoy
ing way. No special trouble was noticed
from this cause. because many Of the doors
were left open, thus giving the pew frames
a chance to give way little. Only slight
tug or pull was necessary when the good
folks assembled for service on Sunday
mornings. Some lads noticed that If all the
doors were shut the whole line would be SO
tightly pressed together that 1t would re-
quire the utmost strength of man to open
the doors. When were boys without mis-
chief Not within the memory of man.
These boys got into church before service,
and by using their combined strength sue
ceeded in closing every door, Then they
awaited developments. One sedate church
goer after another, after struggle and an
unbecoming redness of face. tried to enter
through his pew door. 1t did not yield I'M
til ripping squeak or noise bang dis
turbed the quietness of the place. The
boys ever after remembered the expanding
power of wood, and the story is told to
impress that fact instead of putting mis-
chief into boys heads. Pews are not made
that way any longer, so there is a slight
chance of the experiment being tried in
our generation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19

Alvarez. short stop. The two pitchers.
Elton Parker and Phil English, were elect
ed. just as white-h haired. smiling old Mrs.
Lewis appeared, bearing a tray on which
We're gingerbread and cookies in generous
platefuls. Behind her. carrying a pitcher
or lemonade, came slender girl, whom
most of the boys knew, Johnny's sister,
Mary. She already fast friends with
Jean, who had welcomed her with great
delight, declaring that one girl was worth
a dozen boys ''On Ellen street. at least"
she had added.
Elton Parker said goodnight to the fell
lows after the meeting. without lingering
to talk 1t over. He was angry and disap-
pointed as he frowningly entered his home
slamming the front door and hanging up
his hat with jerk.
HIS frown faded a sudden patter of
little feet was heard and baby boy, rosy
ana warm from his crib, appeared, Aims
Ing fat arms about. Elton's knees and COO
ing, up, Ely up, take Willy"
1t was a different Elton who picked up
his dearly loved baby brother and I'm frolio
with him forgot for time his anger.
(To be continued.)
Copyright by Margaret L. Wallace. All rights
reserved)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
An Indian Legend Of the Mosquito

There are pretty big mosquitoes in jersey,
but if report be true they have greatly oe-
generated in size and strength since the
days when this legend was believed oy
many tribes of Indians.
The grandfather of all mosquitoes IVeo
in the neighborhood of Onandago. N. I.
When he grew hungry he would sally forth
and eat an Indian or two and pick his teeth
with their ribs. The Indians had no arms
that would prevail against this monster.
They called upon the Holder of Heavens,
who heard their prayer and came down
and attacked the insect Finding that ne
had met his match. the mosquito ne"
away. He flew around the great lake,
turned eastward, sought help from the
witches that inhabited the Green Lake and
had reached Lake OnandagO when his pur-
suer came up and killed him. The creature
was a long time dying. piling into the SAND
on the shore in his death struggle.
AS his blood poured forth on the sand
each drop became a smaller mosquito. They
gathered about the Holder of the Heavens
and stung him so cruelty that he half re-
pented the service he had rendered to the
Indians.
The Tuscaroras say that two of the mos
quitoes stood on opposite sides of the Sen
eca river and slew all who passed. Hia-
marks the place where the Holder rested
during his chase, and tracks were until
lately seen south Of Syracuse, alternated
with the footprints of the mosquito. These
footprints were shaped like those of a bird.
and were twenty inches long. These marks
were revered by the Indians for many
years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
THE BAKERS DOZEN.

BOSS Volckert Jan Petersen van Amster-
dam kept baker shop In Albany more than
TWO centuries ago. He was the man who
invented New Year cakes and made gin
gerbread babies In hkenesses Of his own
fat youngsters. He was a good church
man. but like many people at that time,
believed IN witches and lived In constant
fear Of being bewitched
1t was the last night of the year 1854 and
this baker had perhaps taken an extra glass
OF spirits. His sales had been brisk and
ne was pleasantly medttating on the NOR
rows sales. for the knixkerbakkers (bakers
or marbles) had already sent for a large
supply OF olie-koekS and mince pies. He
was startled by the entrance of an ugly old
woman. who. In shrill unpleasant voice
shouted, Give me a dozen New Year
cookies
The baker gave her twelve.
Tive me another" she shouted. "Ona
more-I want dozen.'
'1f you want another you will have to
go to the bad place to get 1t. I'll give you
nor any one else but twelve cakes for a
Dozen Clear out of here"
The woman left the shop From that
tims Volekert Jan Petersen van Amster-
dam was bewitched. His cakes were stolen,
his bread was so light 1t went up the CHM
ney. or SO heavy 1t fell through the oven.
His wife became deaf, his children unruy.
his trade went elsewhere. Three times the
same old woman appeared. but was sent
angriiy away, Folckert little dreaming that
she was the cause Of all his ill-fortune.
When his affairs became bad that he
Old not know what to do he called in the
good Saint Nicolaus-the patron saint of
Dutch feasts. This saint advised him to
be more generous with his fellows. After a
severe lecture on charity he vanished. tbs
Old woman appearing on the instant to take
his place. AS before, she asked for a dozen
cakes and demanded one more when she
had received the usual twelve. Volckert
Jan Petersen acntal1y 1t She eX-
claimed, 1.-The spell is broken. From This
time a dozen Is thirteen" Taking from
the counter a gingerbread effigy of St. Nick
she made the baker promise to give more
liberal measure in the future, which he
did. His good fortune returned to him and
thirteen became the bakers dozen-n fact,
the universal dozen until thirteen new
states arose from the ruins of the colonies.
The shrewd Yankees restored the original
measure. when, twelve, not thirteen, was a
dozen again
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19

the women spoke Of the fresh-killed meat
he had brought on his back. So the men
departed. ErumbIing Arrived at the spot
they found not only the game, but saw that
keesh had CHARTERED the beasts in true
hunter fashion.
Thus began the mystery of Keesh,
mystery which deepened with the passing
of the days. On his next trip he killed a
young bear, and on the trip following a
large male bear and his mate.
why dost thou hunt only bear?" klosh-
kwan once ventured to ask him.
And Keesh made fitting answer: 1t Is
well known that there Is more meat on the
bear"
There was talk of witchcraft. HE hunts
with evil Spirits" said some.
'Mayhap they be not evil, but good. these
spirits" other people said. ut is known
that his father was a mighty hunter. May
not his father hunt with him3 Who
knows?'
None the less his ~uccess continued, and
the less skillful hunters were often kept
busy hauling in his meat. And In the divi-
sion of 1t he was just. He saw to it that
the last old woman and the last old man
received fair portion keeping no more for
himself than his needs required. And be-
cause Of this, and Of his merit hunter,
years went by, he was looked upon with
respect. There was even talk of making
him chief after old kloSh-Kwan, and be-
cause of the things he had done they look
ed for him to appear again In the council;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
Children's Names in Syria.

In Syria the names OF children are very
odd. They suggest those of our Indians. in
asmuch as the child's name is apt to be
something which occurred at the time of
It's birth-something which interested the
parents For instance. If you were a child
Of this country your name in all probability
would be Stuffed Cabbage" or Hotel or
Civil War" or something akin to these.
II a child falls sick his name Is immedt-
ately changed Instead of his parents
thinking that piece of pie or too much
pudding disagreed with him they attribute
his sickness to the fact that his name did
not agree with him. When one understands
what these names are one does not wonder
that the child may have fallen sick because
OF them.
When the children get angry they call
each other names very much as children
have a habit of doing the world over. What
is strange-to us-is that they do not heap
abuse on their enemy, but on his father,
grandfather or great-grandfather. The fur
Their back the angry one can go the more
insulting his companion finds him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19

wanted. Oh Keesh. of thy manner Of hunt
ing. is there wftchcraft IN it?'
heesh looked up and smiled. NAY, oh
Alosn-hwan. 1t is not for boy to know
ausht or witches. l have but devised q
means whereby I may kill the Ice bear
win east. that is all. 1t Is Ieadcraft. not
Andwand-and wilt thou tell US. Oh
Aeesh! klosh-kwan finally asked In a
tremulous voice.
ca, will tell" Keesh answered. IF
Sou journey one day and one night toward
me north you come to mighty cliff Close
along us base, where the SHOWS sometimes
,heit, tnere grows vine with heart-sha ned
leaves Three of them will bring sleen to
INC eyes OF the strongest bear, even as they
say the leaves of the poppy will stupefy
men IN the southland. The vine is hard to
discover. You may search long and perhaps
I,s oeep beneath the SHOWS ere you find it.
h Sut once found, take a small chunk of
~. uu " tnus. wrap 1T around a leaf and
&c II freeze into little round ball. Then
~ ~ one mas the spirit of man. and is no
t thss ne may feed it to the bear. When
.le pear is very weary you kill him with a
spear. 1t is quite simple"
oSh-Gluk said OH and Elosh-Kw.n
ss s. An. An And everybody said something
at,er thelr manner. And this is the story
% heesh' VINO lived long ago on the rim
VI the polar sea. Because he exercised
heaocra1t and not witchcraft his tribe was
prosperous, and neither widow nor weak
one cried aloud in the night because there
was no meat. 'hei'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19

old and tough. this meat and moreover,
1t has unusual quantity of bones
The hunters, grizzled and gray and lusty
and young, were aghast boy that talked
Ike a grown man and said harsh things to
their very faces! But steadily keesh
went on
For that know my father, Box, was
great hunter / speak these words. 1t is
said that Box brought home more meat
than any two of the best hunters; that
with his own hands he attended to the di-
vision of it and that the least old woman
and the last old man received fair share.
Ma, ma the men cried. Put the child
out, Send him off to bed! He Is no man
that he should talk to men and gray
beards,''
Thou hast wife. Ugh-Gluk," he said.
land for her dost thou speak. And thou.
too. Massuk. a mother also. and for them
dost thou speak. My mother has one
save me. wherefore 1 speak. Though Box
be dead because he hunted over-keenly, 1t
Is just that l, who am his son, and that
Ikeega. who is my mother, should have
meat in plenty in this tribe. l, keesh, the
son of Box, have spoken!
The anger boiled at white heat. They
ordered him to bed. threatened that he
should have no meat at all and promised
nim beatings. Keesh's eyes began
TO fash and the blood to pound darkly I'M
der his skin.
Hear me, ye men," he cried. never
shall l speak in the council again till the
men come to me and say: 1t IS we'll,
keeSh, tnaC tnOu SPEAK rake
this, now, ye men, for my last word. Box,
my father was great hunter. l. too, his
son. shall go and hunt the meat that eat.
And be 1t known that the division Of that
which l kill shall be fair. No widow or
weak one shall cry In the night because
there is no meat. /. Keesh. have said it!'
Jeers and laughter followed him out of
the igoo. but his jaw was set and he went
his way. looking neither to right nor left
Mother" he said calmly. Il am going
forth to hunt. Look not for me again IN
til l come laden with meat enough for all:
not until the old men shall say. 'Keesh is
no child. and he is not a coward "
Then Ikeega answered him:
within you. 1t is well that you go. but
hear first this counsel and the secret which
1 have from your father"
The next day ne went forth along the
shore line where the ice and the land met
together. Those who saw him go marked
that he carried across his shoulder his
fathers big hunting spear.
He will be back ere long" they said
cheerily to lkeega.
But day passed and a second. On the
third a wild gale blew. and there was no
Keesh. The women blamed the men. and
the men made no answer. but prepared to
go in search OF the body when the storm
should pa IS.
village Across his shoulders he bore
burden of fresh-killed meat and there was
importance in his step. Go, we men, with
the dogs and sledges, and take my trail for
the better part OF a days travel" he said.
There is much meat on the ice-a she bear
and two half grown cubs"
lkeega was overcome with Joy. but there
was much doubt among the others. The
killing of polar bear is dangerous: thrice
dangerous is It, and three times thrice, to
kill mother bear with her cubs The men
could not bring themselves to believe that
the boy Keesh had accomplished 1t. Yet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
Children Who Are Never Kissed.

It Is always a surprise to people to learn
that there are millions of human beings
who do not know what 1t is to kiss-Jap-
anese, Chinese, many Africans, Malays,
Burmese, many Esquimaux and the native
races Of North America. One reason given
for this absence of kissing among the jap
enese is that the women and girls have al
ways used pigments to redden their lips.
making kissing anything but attractive. A
mother will bid goodbye to a young son
who Is going to Europe for years to be
educated without an embrace of any kind.
When children wish to greet q playmate
they bend low, with their hands resting on
their thigh and sliding them down to the
knees as they utter their greetings. If the
meeting takes place indoors the children
kneel down upon the mats and bow until
their faces touch the floor.
Chinese children clasp their hands In
front of their breasts. then raise them to
their faces and. inclining their heads, in
ou!re IL the others have eaten rice"
Grown people kneel and bump their heads
in the ceremonial "kow-tow."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
A Lad With an Appetite.

Tartar boy was noticed by q traveller
picking up bits of tallow dropped from a
candle and eating them as you would candy.
To see how much he would eat this man
gave the whole candle. The boy was de-
lighted and munched 1t down and eagerly
looked for more. He was given a second
and then a third candle when the man
thought candles were too expensive to be
eobbled I'D in this reckless fashion. He
gave the boy, who was FIVE years old. sew
eral pounds Of sour frozen butter-dreadful
stuff. The young Tartar ate 1t greedily.
The traveller seeing that he was still hum
1rv for more delicacies next offered a large
piece of yellow soap.
Did the boy refuse this? Not hel He ate
every bit of 1t and asked for more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-19
A Sleepy-Time Story.
amt get to sleep, my little hoy Philf
IL tell you a story II you'll keep still.

I'll tell you a story II you'll keep STILL
There once was a giant who grew high
That he bumped his head on the evening sky;
And he thought q star was freely.
For 1t burned his ear and went whtxzing by.
With one big gulp he swallowed the sea,
And left dry land where water should be;
And he said ."This drink tastes gritty to me-"
He had swallowed clam shells and all, you see.
Huge roast turkeys were bites to him,
He swallowed thousand and still was slim.
He ate green cheese from the moons pale rim.
And that's why the moonlight has grown 30 dim.
He thought the mountains were ant hills. too.
81 he trod them down with his monstrous shoe,
And then he cried for something to do,
He cried, ''Oh, dearr' and he cried, boo hoo:'
Then he cried salt tears till an ocean grew
Where his tear drops felf-this II truly true
mOnstrous ocean, all white and bluel
He wiped his eyes on big white cloud, =
Then he wrung Il ont N he laughed aloud.
You thought II was thunder and hid your head
Under the sheets In the small white bed.
And ont you did not dare to peep
TIL the great BIG giant fell fast alseep;
A-sieep-a-Aleep.-a-s1e deep!
Ny boy snd his siant arc fast asteeDs