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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-08-29
FOR SALE

Single Comb Buff Legh0ln,a'
Grand Layers. 4 Hens ana ~,
Rooster Also 10 young chleh.
ems. April Hatch. Apply
Capital Office
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-08-29
ZOE REMT.

E-oR REHr--A FURNISHED ROOM WITH
heat light and bath board IL desired. Apply
Corniill street near State Circle. m10u
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-08-29

DROPOSALS-Mfi be received at the
4 council Chamber until Saturday Sep
TENDER Ind, at y m, for Paving Andrews
and Tate's Alleys, and also Dean 81 For
further information apply to w II. VAN
SAINT, city Commissioner. a26w
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WANTS. LOST. ron SALE

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BOuCherS'- Spa

GALE OF condemned marble mantle az the
- Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. Ihere
viii he sold AT the Naval Academy, Annapo-
lis Md. one marble mantei, condemned as
unfit for use therein The sale Will be Tor
cash TO the highest bidder by sealed
proposals to be opened nj ~ o'clock noon,
September q 1906. Schedules containing
form OF proposal and terms OF sale can be
obtained upon application To the general
storekeeper, Naval Academy, Annapolis,
Md. CHAS. II. DARLING, assistant Sccte-
fafy Offhe NGaF. S-ioVo
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-08-29
FOX SALE

FOR SALE-A MODERN UP-TO-DATE
Pool Table, in perfect condition. Apply
al Capital office. s-2S-Iw
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NOTICE 500 Reward will be paid for In
~ formation leading TO the arrest aud
conviction Of the parties that have been
taking my chickens.
ia In JOHN KNADLER.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-08-29

Or nnN s1m0, $500. TO LEND ON
ASf.SSNJtJ4 Mortgage in pnrps 10 suit
JAMKs n. MUNR0K.
Attorney ard trustee
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-08-29

20 WV In sums to suit borrower
RIDGELY MELVIN.
Attorney
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
Shakespeare and Hlawatha.

An American schoolboy. says the
London Chronicle. has written an es-
say on the MERCHANT Of Venice" full
of original matter. This is his view Of
Portia: Perth was kind and true
hearted young lady. She was very
good-natured. especially to some Of her
gentleman friends. when those young
men was going to choose their coffins."
But the gem of the article relates to
Shakespeare himself. "The story was
written by Shakespeare, who married
Hiawatha. He was born in Venice,
where he and the merchant shot ar
rows of the same fly when boys. 1t
was here that he learned to season
mercy with justice" Anna Hathaway
turned into Hiawatha is really inter-
estins case of arrangement.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
HE SAVED HIS LIFE,

A group of Congressman who hap
Ipened to be at the capital during re-
cess of the National Legislature helped
ito while away the time by exchanging
stories, and one of the statesmen from
Pennsylvania told this one regarding
a constituent. This man, who lived In
one of the small towns of the Keystone
state, was appointed naval officer at
the chief port in the State. He imme
diately packed up his belongings and
established himself in the metropolis
of the Commonwealth. At the end of
four years the Administration changed
and he reli1lquished his Office. When
he returned to the village of his birth
his first visit was to his aged mother
She greeted him affectionately and
said:
MY boy. you have had four years in
a lucrative Federal office. Tell me,
now that it is over, what have you
saved?"
He was nonplussed for the moment.
Not a penny of his salary remained.
In an outburst of frankness lie turned
tc her, and leaning over her said, with
hearty fervor:
Mother, saved my life."-Harper's
Weekly
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
MoLAssss DIET FOR HORSES.
Over Twenty Per Cent. Cheaper Than
the Oats and Hay System.

oVer twenty fPf Gent. CneADer THAN
the Oats and Hay System.
The trucking horses used by big
sugar refining firm in Brooklyn, N. Y,
are such fine, big, sleek looking ani-
mails that their passage through the
streets attracts attention, and horse
men generally believe that the cost of
keeping them in such condition must
be considerably above the average.
This is not the case, however, for
in the stable Of the firm an experiment
Of mixing molasses with the feed has
been made, and the plan has been
found to be not only extremely econop.
teal, but also of exceptional value in
producing nourishment. It costs only
thirty:four cents a day to feed these
fine horses, which range from 100 to
1900 pounds in weight. This, accord.
ing to experts, is from twenty to
twenty-seven per cent. cheaper than
the old system of maintaining the
stock on oats and hay entirely.
This is what the sugar refinery horses
eat: In the morning they get quart
and half of Indian cornmeal, a quart
of wheat bran, seven pounds of cut
hay and quart and half of sugar
house syrup, which remains after all
possible crystalliZation of sugar has
taken place.
At noon each horse gets four or five
quarts of oats and the night ration is
the same as that in the morning, cx-
cept that five pounds of loose hay is
placed in the stall in addition.
The hygienic value of the molasscs
feed formula is proved by an experi-
ment which was made on two rundown
horses that had been kept upon Or
dinary rations. Their weights were
800 and 925 pounds when they were
put on the molasses system, and both
soon showed improvement in weight
and health. At the end of six weeks
the smaller had gained 200 pounds. and
the other was 1S1 pounds heavier
New York Sun. ~
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28

the skill Of the engineers. the high
est bottom level OF the capal will be
only G8 feet above the ocean.
For considerable part Of its length
the canal runs through the valley =
the Chagres rivera stream which,
though small in the dry season. is sub
tect to sudden and tremendous fresh
cts. Hence means must be provided to
prevent 1t from causing destruction,
and great dam will be built accord
ingly at Bohio for storing the food
waters. This dam will transform the
Chagres into vast lake. the boun-
daries of which have been accurately
established and which will extend thir-
teen miles to Obispo. where the canal
leaves the river, covering an area of
more than twenty-one square miles.
The capacity Of the dam will be some
thing like 100000 900 cubic yards.
A Mammoth Reservoir.
Another dam will be built at Aha
tuela, on the upper Chagres. nine miles
from the canal, of concrete masonry,
forming reservoir with a surface
area OF ten square miles and a ca
pacity OF 130.O0O.O0O cubic yards. 1t
will not only help to store the flood
waters of the Chagres in the wet sea
son. but will do some very useful
work. Acting as feeder to the sum-
init level of the canal. 1t will supply
the great ditch with water in the dry
season, through the medium Of an
aqueduct, and will furnish hydraulic
power for operating the huge locks.
The locks will be worked by elec-
tricity obtained from this water power,
and by the same means the canal will
be Illuminated throughout its entire
length with electric lights.
In this way the Chagres will be
transformed from an. element OF dam
ger into useful friend and helper.
No trouble is feared from volcanoes,
inasmuch as there are none within
200 miles. The harbors at Colon and
Panama are excellent and need no fur-
ther excavation or protection, though
basins will be built at each end of
the canal for the convenient ingress
and egress OF ships. Each Of these
DdSluS Will De lou ydIOS Wlue anu l.,
600 yards long. and will be provided
with mooring facilities and wharves
connected with the terminal stations
of the Panama railroad. The railroad
runs alongside Of the big ditch clear
across the isthmus, greatly facilitating
the work For much of it's length tho
banks of the canal will be faced with
masonry.
The canal when finished will ac-
commodate merchantmen and war
vessels of the largest size. and the
time OF transit from ocean to ocean
will be less than day. The benefits
it will bring to the commerce Of tho
world will be, of course, incalculaSse.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
CROCKETT AND THE MULES.

When Davy Crockett sat in the Ma
tional Legislature as Representative
Of the State of Texas he had many
clashes with men Of more education
but less wit than himself. 1t is told of
him that one day while standing in
front Of his hotel on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. swarm of mules trotted by under
the custody of an overseer from one of
the stock farms in Virginia. A Con-
gresham from Boston, who was stand
ing near by, attracted Crockett's at
tention to the unusual sight, saying:
Hello, there, Crockett; here's lot
of your constituents on parade. Where
are they going:'
The celebrated hunter looked Mt the
animals with a quizzical glance, and
then turning to the other. said quietly.
but with great emphasis. "They are
going to Massachusetts to teach
school. Weekly.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28

runs along the middle of the isthmus,
and to cut through 1t down to the
level Of the ocean would be a most
laborious and costly task. Also, the
Chagres river, which is addicted to
periodic floods, would cause no end of
trouble.
Accordingly, the canal was carried
over the mountain range, through a
convenient pass, and arrangements
were made for locks, in which, by fill
ing them with water, vessels passing
through will be lifted to the necessary
elevation. 1t was simple matter
enough, only eight locks in all being
required. If it be understood that the
profile Of the great ditch presents in
its middle part a high summit, from
which it slopes gradually toward the
sea on either side. with four locks on
each slope, the idea will be perfectly
clear.
Now, the canal is already practic-
ally finished and navigable for nearly
thirteen miles from the Atlantic end
and for five and a half miles from the
Pacific end. Thus one may start in a
boat from Colon, on the east side of
the isthmus, and travel comfortably
by water for more than a dozen miles.
The next fifteen miles are partly dug,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
Along the Great Canal
Especial Correspondepce.)

The Panama canal will be much like
q great street or boulevard, $50 feet
wide and brilliantly lighted from one
end to the other by electricity at
night. This watery avenue will be
perfectly straight throughout for more
than half Of its entire length and will
extend over distance Of about forty
three miles, connecting the Atlantic
with the Pacific ocean.
Already the canal is two-fifths dug.
To complete 1t will require fifteen
years and an expenditure Of $145.0OO,-
900 in money. An army Of at least
$4,000 laborers will be employed on
the Job.
The first idea of the great French
engineer. De Lesseps, was to dig
sea level canal across the isthmus.
just as small boy might cut ditch
between two ponds. But 1t became ap-
parent later on that such a plan would
not be feasible, for two reasons. A
mountain chain. which is a continue
tion of the great Cordilleran system,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
NO REST FOR JOHN.

A farm laborer was working in a
field by the roadside one cold day when
n clergyman came along the road and
stopped to speak to him.
Plenty of work for you this wealth
er, John:" he called out
"Ah" said John, II don't know when
l don't have to work, no matter what
weather comes"
'"That's hard, John" said the clergy
man; but wait till you get to the place
of rest, then you will have no work to
do"
"Humph" grumbled John, "you
needn't tell me! They'll find job for
John. never fear! 1t will be: Now,
John. polish up the sun" John, you
might hang out the stars" John, be
quick. now. and light up the moon"
No, no, parson, there amt 10 place of
rest for John."-Ram's Horn.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
CHANGED HUSBAND.
Wife Made Wise Change in Food.

Change OF diet is the only way to
really cure stomach and bowel trouble.
woman says:
My husband had dyspepsia when
We were married and had suffered
from it for several years. 1t was al
most impossible to find anything he
could eat without bad results.
Il thought this was largely due to
the use Of coffee and persuaded him
to discontinue it. He did so. and be-
gan to drink Postum Food Coffee. The
change did him good from the begin
n.ng. his digestion improved; he suf.
'ered much less from his nervousness,
and when he added Grape-Nuts food
to his diet he was soon entirely cured.
My friend, Mrs. -, OF Vicks-
burg Tiny former home) had become q
uervous wreck also from dyspepsia.
Medicines had no effect, neither did
navel help her. On my last visit home,
some months ago, persuaded her to
use Grape-Nuts food. She was In de-
sDair. and consented. She stuck 10 it
u1tii 1t restored her health so COM
etely that she is now the most enthu-
slstic friend of Grape-Nuts that | ever
Kew. She eats it with cream or dry,
i1st as 1t comes from the package
heeps 1t in her room and eats it when
over she feels like it.
Il began eating Grape-Nuts food,
myself, when my baby was two
m oaths old, and don't kn~w what l
saould have done without it. My ap-
lite was gone, was weak and nerv.
Gus and afforded but very little nour-
lsnment for the child. The Grape-Nuts
God, OF which l soon grew very fond.
speedily set all this right again, and
the baby grew healthful. rosy and
beautiful as mother could wish He
Is two years old now and eats Grape
Nuts food himself. wish every tired
yuung mother knew of the good that
Grape-Nuts would do her"
Names given by Postum Co., Bate
Creek, Mich.
There's reason.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28

a certain fellow traded a town lot for
a horse. After closing the deal tho
fellow that had acquired the horse
hurriedly took the animal to black
smith shop and asked the blacksmith
to shoe him in hurry. The black
smith seemed in no hurry, however,
and the owner of the horse made two
or three trips outside of the shop,
looking nervously up the road.
Cant you hurry that job?" he said
to the blacksmith. Il never was In
such hurry in my life"
Say declared the blacksmith. did
you steal this horse?'
"No, / didn't steal the horse said
the owner reassuringly. I traded
lot for the horse, and by mistake l
put two lots in the deed instead of
one Now I'm afraid the other fellow
will discover the mistake and come
back to demand the horse
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
= "A NAPOLEON OF BUSINESS.

"A certain widow, the mother of sew
'eral children and the custodian of
dog, which had been left, along with
sundry debts. by the late husband, be-
came SO poor that she could hardly
feed the children, to say nothing of a
healthy cur. Therefore she decided to
sell the dog, or, failing in this, to give
it away. The delicate task of negotia-
ting the sale of the dog was entrusted
to the eldest son, a boy Of ten years.
He left early in the morning and re-
turned late in the evening. "Well,"
asked the mother, did you sell the
dog" NO." replied the youthful Ma
ipoleon Of business, but traded it for
six of the finest pups you ever saw"
What happened thereafter is not re-
corded. but since then poverty and all
excess Of dogs appears to have gone
hand in hand.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
Our Seven-league Boots.

Win the Pennsylvania railroad.
eightcenhOur train to Chicago actually
making the run on its first test in six
teen hours, the possibilities Of trans
continental travel burst upon ones
imagination with startling force. Chi
cago is something less than 900 miles
from New York City. San Francisco
is 1900 miles distant. Without reck-
oning that competition in speed max
ing. the introduction and development
of the electric motor for general rail-
way purposes and the other factors
Fastening this country to newer and
faster transportation performances will
probably further cut down the running
time between New York and Chicago,
1t is very simple calculation to con-
clude that it is not either impossible or
improbable that a special train. or per
haps one regularly scheduled, could
cover the space between New York
and San Francisco-roughly three
times that between New York and
Chicago-in three times the hours
needed for the trip from here to Chi
cago or forty-eight hours, or two days!
If the evolution of railway dashes
across the continent Is to be contin-
ued-and who can doubt that it will
it is not a far flight of the imagination
to picture the time when all the
United States may be regarded as
suburbs of New York City, with the
commuter vending his daily way to
the great lakes or the Gulf of Mexico
for q peaceful nights sleep afar from
the roar OF the metropolis.-NewY York
Press.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28


In Frankfort, KY. is n quaint char.
acter named Ezekiel Hopkins, who
once gained local fame by discovering
a piece of broken track and tagging
an excursion train in time to save dis
aster. So it was decided to present
Ezekiel with gold watch. The head
of the presentation committee, ap-
preaching Ezekiel with a grave bow.
said: "Mr. Hopkins. it is the desire of
the good people Of Frankfort that you
shall, in recognition of your valor and
merit. be presented with this watch,
which. they trust. will ever remind you
OF their undying friendship" Without
the least emotion Ezekiel elected from
his mouth long stream of tobacco
juice, took the watch from its hand
some case. turned it over and over in
his wrinkled hand, and finally asked
with the utmost naivete: where's the
chain?"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
A POLITE REQUEST.

In the suburbs of Baltimore there is
an ancient glue factory that at times
foods the surrounding scenery with an
odor strange and far from sweet. A
street railway line runs past the build
ing, and one day last summer when the
place was ipduIging in . Mild Qut6grst
Of inslorious incense, af open car
passed, in one of the seats Of which sat
an Irish latorer and a middle=aged
lady. The 1rishmah's features ex-
pressed unutterable things and the
lady smiled diligently at n bottle of
smelling salts. The car came to a
stop. the glue rioted worse than ever,
and the son of Erin could stand it no
longer. Excuse me, num-" he sail.
humbly, as he doffed his hat. but
might l ask ye to put the stopper in
that there bottle" -....f-. - ~.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
TINE AND SETTING HENS.

An enterprising salesman from one
of the large cities went to a certain ru-
raj community and endeavored to sell
an incubator to farmer. His argu-
ments did not make any impression
upon the agriculturist. Finally. as a
clincher in favor of his up-to-date i'm
provement he exclaimed:
look at the time it will savew
: The farmer squirted mouthful of
tobacco juice on the ground before re-
plying. and then said, with provoking
calmness:
"Oh, what's time to settin' hen?"
That settled the question. No incu-
bator was sold.-Harper's Weekly.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
OLD ANSWER, NEW REJo1NDEH


There had been some trouble over a
line fence. and one of the participants
was on trial for assault with deadly
weapon. The defendant. when the
case seemed to be going against him,
introduced as witness man of some
the plaintiff had provoked the fight.
The prosecuting attorney proceeded
to cross-eXamine.
Nov, SIR" he said, you swore that
you saw this fight from your house
Is that right:"
"Yes, SIR"
II will ask YOU how far it is from
your house to the spot where the fight
took place."
''Its fifty yards and about two feet"
"Oh, you've measured it, have you!
"Yes, sir.'
"What did You do that, for:''
"Well, L thought some fool lawyer
would ask me the question, and
wanted to have it just right"
The attorney rose.
"Your Honor" he said to the judge
II thought the witness would indulge
in that time-honored bit of repartee
and have been fool enough to find six
reputable and competent witnesses
who will testify that this mans house
is nearly 100 yards from the scene of
the trouble. and is round the. corner,
where 1t would have been impossible
for him to have seen what was going
on. ask that these men be sworn
Youths Companion.
A gigantic lily, the phormium tenax,
Is valuable plant peculiar to New
Zealand.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
California RattIesnakes.

Rattlesnakes in large numbers have
been reported as infesting the hill
slopes Just behind the University OF
California grounds, and there is be.
lief that the record-breaking rattler
that was killed few months ago was
the mother Of this large brood OF
Young snakes.
E. A. Bailey was almost stung by a
rattler that attacked him while he was
surveying on the hills yesterday. A
fcw days ago party Of boys were
found playing with dead rattler just
behind the Greek Theatre.-San Fran
cisco Call.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28

with some deep cuts, such as 131 feet
at Bohio, 50 feet at San Pablo and SO
feet at Motachin. At the twenty
eighth mile rises the mountain range
which is the most serious obstacle
to the undertaking.
Some Features Of the Canal.
Advantage is taken, however, OF
convenient pass, as above explained,
and much of the remaining difficulty
has already been removed by cuts, one
of which has taken out long slice of
rock 1G4 feet in depth. At the thirty
third mile the slope toward the Pacific
begins, and for the rest Of the way
the canal is not very far from COM
pletion. 1t extends out into the Pa
cific ocean for little over three
miles, because the water was not deep
enough near shore and channel had
to be dredged.
Half of the entire length of the
.canal-fifteen miles on the Atlantic
side and seven and half miles on the
Pacific side-will be at sea level. The
rest of the trip will be by slopes up
which and down which it will be nee
essary to "boost" and lower ships by
the help OF the locks. Each lock will
be twins-that is to say, pair OF
basins OF concrete masonry for hold
ing the vessels while the water level
is raised or lowered to give them the
step required up or down. Thanks to
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
AIDS NATURES WORK
EFF EcT OF AcETYLENE RAYS ON
GROWTH OF PLANTS.
Grow to Twice Actual Weight Of
Those Exposed to Sunlight Only
Latest Victory for This New and
Beautiful llluminant.

Tie experiments recently made at
Corre!l University prove that the
beaut.ful rays from the gas. aceVlene,
are US effective as sunlight on the
grow.h of plants. and this may soon
become a subject for serious consider
ation by all progressive cultivators Of
the soil.
TAe results Of the experiments are
astonishing. inasmuch as they show
con cllsively the great increase OF
groWth attained by supplementing
"The Light Of Nature" with THE
Lght of Acetylene" during tho hours
in which the plants would otherwise be
In darkness. For instance. certain
number Of radish plants subjected to
acetylene light during the night. grew
to twice the actual weight Of the same
nun Der Of radishes given daylight
only all other conditions being equal,
and peas had blossomed and partially
matured pods with the help Of acety-
lene light, while without the added
light not even buds were apparent.
Acetyene is already taking it's
place as an illuminant for towns from
central plant, for lighting houses,
churches, schools and isolated build
ings of all kinds, and it is being used
successfully for many other purposes.
A striking and important feature of
acetylene is the ease and small ex.
pense with which it can be made
available compared with the great ad-
vantages derived from its use. The
machine in which the gas is gener.
ated is easily installed.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
Flats and Health.

The superiority of London over Paris
in the matter of health. ana especially
in the matter of tubeycular diseases,
is due primarily to the fact that there
are fewer flats in the English metrop-
oils than in the French. Tie excessive
elevation Of buildings designed to be let
in flats prevents the sunlight from
reaching the lower rooms, and 50
makes these the breeding places Of
every form Of disease.-Paris Journal
The Grit-advocate., 1905-07-28
NEW WEBSTER STORY.

Representative Kyle, of Ohio, sub
mits this as a new Noah Webster
story:
Noah Webster was caught by his
wife kissing maid.
Noah. I'm surprised" his wife said.
"Tush, tush. my dear! How often
have l talked to you of the niceties Of
the English language" replied the EN-
barrassed Noah. You are not sur
prised. l am surprised. You are as
tOnished."