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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
To Begin Work

The trolley that is to run from An
napolis junction to Annapolis is soon
TO maferialize. Preparations are be-
ing made for starting work on the
Baltimore, Washington and Electric
Railway, which was recently acquired
bv the Bishop. Sherwin syndicate Of
Cleveland, Ohio, and yesterday a
number of men interested in the con-
struction of the road made an inspec-
ton of the property. 1t is planned to
extend the electric line, which now
runs from Washington to Laurel, Md. /,
to Baltimore, and TO convert the
present steam road from Annapolis to
Annapolis Junction. on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad, into trolley line.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
Visiting Universities

Commander James X. Barton, who
is experimenting the establishment
of naval engineering laboratory at
the Naval Academy, has been author
lied to visit the principal universities
of this country for the purpose of in
specting their engineering depart
ments. He will first visit the Uniyer.
sity of Michigan, at Ann Arbor, and
will then inspect the universities in
the east. Commander Barton left foI
Ann Arbor last week
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
French Lecture

An illustrated French lecture on the
old French castles will be given on
Thursday at S.15 p. IN. at Mcdowell
Hall, st. Johns College, by Prof.
Henri Marion, before the members of
the Alliance Franchise. The subject
is very interesting, full of historical
facts and "reminiscences. This will
be the last of the series of French
lectures, which have been given so
successfully before the group of the
Alliance Franchise during the past
season, and aroused so much interest
in the study of the French language.
The Kmembers of the Alliance will
give French play on the 25th of this
month at the same place for the enter
tainment of their friends.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
GorHAM,s NEWEST SNOW PLACE
snecial ni.nalch . ErennR Capltal.

New York. April ~ The New
York HippodFome, the mammoth place
Of amusement which has been in
course OF construction since last fall
at Sixth avenue and Forty-fourth
street. Will lie opened to the public
for the first time tonight The style
Of entertainment 10 be given has never
been seen in this country before and
is modelled after that of the London
Hippodrome. The show will not be
merely an indoor circus, but will in
clude pantomime, spectacle, circus,
musical comedy, drama. aquatics and
an animal and equestrian exhibition.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
The Winning Fencers

The fencing officials of the Naval
Academy have made up summary of
the tournament contests for the three
additional prizes, and Midshipman
Harry g. Knox, of the second class.
shows the highest aggregate score.
He takes the silver-mounted duelling
swords. The second best score was
by Alexander Sharp, Jr. second class,
who gets the silver amounted foils.
Third prize, work on fencing, went
to O. O. Ross. The prizes will be
presented during the exercises in June
week, when the board of visitors are
here
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
Sports of the Week

For small town Annapolis is quite
a sporting centre this week. Tomor-
row st. Johns will play the Uniyer-
sity Of North Carolina baseball team,
and on Friday st. Johns will play
the Syracuse team.
The midshipmen will play the Uni
versity of North Carolina on Satur-
day, and there will also be a double
header boat race at the Naval Acad-
emy with the Georgetown crew. The
boating season opens at the Academy
on Saturday with this race.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
THE SEATTLE BENCH SHOW

Seattle, Wash, April IL. The
twelfth annual exhibition of the
Seattle Kennel Club opened today un-
der happy auspices. The show, from
present Indications, will be one of the
most successful ever held in the north
west. The thoroughbred CANNES on
exhibition number several hundred,
and almost every breed known TO fan
cieTs is included in the list. The en-
tries come from all parts of Washing
ton and from California, Oregon,
British Columbia and other parts.
The exhibition will continue until the
end of the week.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
Married at Parsonage

There was a wedding at the parson-
age of Maryland Avenue M. T..
Church yesterday and one. at the home
of the bride. Both ceremonies were
performed by the former pastor. the
Rev. T. E. Peters, now pastor of
Waverly NJ. K. Church, Baltimore.
The first marriage took place at the
parsonage at O'Clock yesterday after
noon. The bride was Miss Carrie
Ogden, and the groom was Mr.. Walter
Ward. In the evening the Rev. Peters
performed the second marriage at the
residence of Mr.. Lockyer, ON College
avenue, and united in marriage his
daughter, Miss Margaret LockyeE
and Mr.. Jesse L. Downey.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
THE OHIO REPUBLICANS.
S.o;sI T;s,,s,,.o 20 Fv.o,n9 C.anItaI

Columbus, o., April ~. Pursuant
to the call cf State Chairman o. b..
Could, the members of the Republi-
can state committee are in conference
here today for the purpose of fixing
the date and making other arrange
ments for the state convention to
name candidates for governor and
other state officers. Opinions express
ed by leading members of the COM
mittee prior to going into session in
dictate that there kwill be no change
in the plan to make the date for the
convention May "a and %. Secretary
of War Taft will probably be invited
to preside as temporary chairman OF
the convention and make the key note
speech.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
Many Ladies' Present

A large gathering of both men and
women, OF which women, however,
were in the majority, wended their
way toward the Executive Mansion
this afternoon to attend the drawing
room meeting of the Consumers Lea
que, which took place at O'Clock.
Much interest was manifested in the
work OF the League, especially among
the prominent women ia Annapolis.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
Struck By Lightning

The Imperyious Product Company i
plant at Fairfield, this county, was
struck by lightning about 6 O'Clock
Mondad evening and destroyed by fire.
The bolt struck the manufacturing de-
partment, where fifteen men were
working at the time, and, although
the flames spread rapidly, all escaped.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
VIII Arrive Tomorrow

Mrs. Helen L. Merriam. wife of
Greenleaf Merriam, u. s.
N, will arrive here tomorrow from
New Rochelle, N. Y. where she has been
spending the winter. Mrs. Merriam will
stop at Hotel Maryland and will be ac-
companied by her daughter Mrs.
Merriam's son, Lieutenant Sydney
Merriam, y. s. M. O., is attached to
the Naval Academy Marine Barracks.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
More Jurymen.

Judge Revell yesterday granted three
excuses TO persons summoned for jury
duty and drew three more names to
fill the panel. In the Fifth district
George w. Wellman was excused and
HeZekiah Linthicum selected in his
stead. William b. Scrivener and John
w. Armiger were excused in the
Eighth district and Robert S. Novel;
and Emmett M. Wall were added.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
The Next Lecture

!. The next and last lecture in the De-
partment of University Extension Of
st. Johns College, will be delivered
on Monday night, April II, at Nc
Dowell Hall. The lecturer will be
Alden Sampson, A. NJ, recently
Game Preserve Expert of the United
States Biological Survey. His subject
will be g the Life of the Forest. Z"
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
special Meeting Tonight

The City Council will meet tonight
in special session TO take action ON
former City Collector Jones insolven-
cies. Other business may come up for
consideration. and it is thought some
action will be taken relative to the
steam heating apparatus for the fire
departmten. A committee of the City
Council met this afternoon.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
A Good Attendance

At the matinee performance this
afternoon at the public school on
Green street for tho benefit Of the Ii
brary, there was a good attendance.
The entertainment was a repetition OF
the performance given last Friday
night at the Colonial Theatre.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
Given His Liberty

A release was granted today by Gov
ernor Warfield to Ernest Ruby, who
was sentenced to ninety days in Jail
from Baltimore city on the charge OF
assaulting to strike. The Governor
signed the release yesterday before 60
ing to New York.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
Talk on Child Labor

Mrs. Frederick Nathan, of New York,
who addressed the drawing room
meeting of the Consumers League at
the Government House this afternoon.
will on Friday afternoon make an ad-
dress to the Federation of Women's S
Clubs, Baltimore, on "Child Labor. =
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
No 'Oficiai De, y Tomorrow

Governor Warfield has announced
that owing to business engagement
in New York city ON Thursday he
would not hold his usual "oificial
day" at the Executive Department on
that date, but would be here on the
18th for the transaction Of state bust
taacc
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
Basil, Sanders and Price The
Winners

The second weekly shoot of the An
napoIis Gun Club was held yesterday
afternoon. The weather being cloudy,
followed by rain, interfered with the
shoot and the scores were not up to
the average. The last squad shot in q
driving rain. Basil carried off the
honors in Glass A, winning the medal
with score of "a Sanders won in
Glass b medal and Price Glass O..
The folIowinp are the scores
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
Assaulted Els Wife

George Diggs, colored, was arrested
by Officer Small on the charge of as
saulting his wife. He had hearing
today before Justice Feldmeyer and
was fined $4 60, which he paid and
was dismissed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
BASE BALL AT CARLISLE.
Special Dispatch TO Evening Capital

Carlisle, Pa. April 12.-The Carl
isle Indians inaugurated their baseball
season today, lining mp against the
Mercersburg Academy team on the
home diamond. The Indians have ar
ranged promising schedule for this
season. Among Others, games will be
PLAYED with the University of Penn
sylvania, Dartmouth, Lafayette, Holy
Gross and Dickinson.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
Tonight's Sermon

The last of the series Of midweek
lenten sermons by out of town clergy
men will be preached at ST. Anne s
Church tonight at s O'Clock by the
Rev. Lawrence i. Cole. Ph. d., presi-
dent, rector of Trinity School, New
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-12
Sparks FROM THE TELEGRAPH
SOME THINGS OF GENERAL
INTEREST.
News Items Gathered From ALI
Parts of The Country
InCondenSed
Form.
KIRBY CASE UP FOR TRIAL.
Special Dispatch to Evening Capital.

Austin, Texas, April IL. In the dis
trict court here today the cases of John
II. Kirby. ex- State Treasurer Wortham,
A. s. Vandervoort, Frank ID. Glover
and Joe Eagle, all charged with con
spiracy to bribe judicial officer, were
called for trial.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-25

the day of the sale, and his dull eyes
looked over the assembled throng with
out any sign of interest. No one would
bid much for the mankiller, and 1t
made little difference to him now who
owned him.
But suddenly his eyes grew shade
brighter, and he gave faint whinny,
for over in the corner of the yard he
saw Ruth. She came up to him and
took his head between her two little
hands.
II haven't much money, Peter" she
said, making sure he understood her,
''but you won't bring much, poor fell
low, and I'm going to buy you If
can"
And if you had watched closely you
might have seen in Peters eyes a
trace-just trace, mind you, for he
had little feeling left-of the sad, SYM
pathy-craving expression with which
he used to lay his cheek against hers
in the old days at Sam Perkins farm.
Meanwhile the sale was going on,
and at last came the time for putting
up the horses.
Presently came the turn of "Black
Peter, half-thoroughbred, seven years
old, sound and with no blemish except
scars on his knees and body"
He was sold to Ruth Perkins for the
sum of sixteen dollars and twenty-five
cents.
Ruth took the halter-rope herself and
led the horse home. She was not
afraid of him, and both she and he
knew that she had no reason to be-
There is but little more to tell. Ruth
still keeps Peter for her riding and
driving horse. Under her treatment
his temper has so far improved that,
although it frequently shows itself,
he is no longer dangerous.
wish that l could conclude by say
ing that his old spirit and ambition had
returned, but that is not to be.
Break horses heart, and his am
bition is gone forever. Peter does
cheerfully whatever his little mis-
tress requires of him, and he is as
sound as ever in wind and limb; but he
uo louSer loOkS eagerly LOT the Iurtner
end of long road or exhibits that
keen satisfaction in surrounding OBJ
stacles that was once a part of his
nature.
There is no help for it now," says
little Ruth as she rubs down his glossy
black coat. ut is too late, and I'm
glad that he is at least as happy as a
horse of his temperament could be, and
that he is being treated properly at
last But the saddest part of it all to
me is that the dreadful experiences
he went through were unnecessary,
anil that his whole career, up to the
time [ bought him, was a chapter of
human mistakes and wrongs."-
Youths Companion.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-25
From the Mouths Of Babes.

Adults, cropping blindly in superior
wisdom forfthe right word in the right
place, may learn much from the un-
premeditated remarks of the nursery.
James eight years had not been
noted in the family circle for their
evidences of self-restraint, and one re-
cent afternoon she was particularly
naughty. And so it was that Mistress
James invitation to a children's party
was nearly unhonored by that diminu
tive but fiery little person. But papa
had talk with her, and she was
honestly sorry" and to the party she
went.
"Myi" exclaimed small friend;
you're fearfully late! Why?"
Jane was brevity and accuracy itself
in her reply. "Oh," said she, Il had a
pain in my temper; but it's all right
uow.''-The Sunday Magazine.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-25
ChalcadOnY.


With the rage for semi-precious
stones the beautiful chalcedony be-
comes of unusual interest 1t is imi-
tated in various ways. One of the
last vases to be added to the collec-
ton of favrile glass in Memorial Hall
is in blood, red shadings of chalcedo1y.
Chalcedony, by the way, is al TN
crystallized, translucent variety OF
quartz.
1t is usually Of a white color.
1t has lustre quite like wax.
Chalcedony of different colors, ar
ranged in stripes or layers, is called
agate.
If the stripes in chalcedony BE all
horizontal it is known as onyx.
The exquisite and much admired
chrysophrase is but green chalccdonJ.
That splendid, flesh-red shade of chal-
cedony knowy as carnelian.
Sard is the grayish red variety Of
this many -colored stone.
1t takes its nanc from Chalcedon,
town in Asia Minor opposite Cyan
tium.
The mineral has been famous for its
beauty for ages. In Revelation it is
set down as the stone which adorns
the third foundation of the walls of
the New Observation-Disclosures Rec
ord.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-25

1t is at least eighty years since old
Abbott Roby of Dunstable. Mass, died
He had hated black and dark colors
all his life, and in his last sickness
begged that he might not be buried in
a black coffin. A coffin of any other
hue was then unknown, and his re
quest was received in silence or with
expostulation. The old man became
enraged, and, sitting up in bed, shout
ed: IF you bury me in black coffin
I'll get up, now | tell vel"
The funeral was an event in the
small town. 1t was conducted by the
Masons, with ritual, procession and
music, and when the community was
admitted to view the remains 1t was
seen that a dutiful son had painted g
wide white stripe around the coffin, tC
the end that Roby's perturbed spirit
might rest in peace.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-25
PENALTY PAID FOR FAME.
Remuneration Is Necessary for Genius
In Literature.

Why Is so much of our present lit
erary output so unrelated to iitera-
ture, SO depressingly banal, so devoid
of distinction, power ard vitality? Is
the answer merely that greatness Is
rare in all ages, and this chances to
be a period of exceptional sterility?
Or is it the result of the marked vul
garity of prevailing ideals? Not only
our writer's measure success by popu-
larity, but the trend of criticism itself
Is to magnify the Importance of a
wide appeal
A high degree of excellence has
never won quick or wide applause;
witness Shakespeare, Milton, Shelley,
Keats, Browning, Swinburne. 1t can
not be too often or too emphatically
repeated that literature, real additions
to the realms of letters, must forego
termined withdrawal from prevailing
ideals Is demanded of those authors
who would fain see English letters
reinstated in the realm of bartered
glory. Before we can have another
poet like Browning we must have
another man content to do his work
unknown for twenty years and will
Ing to pay for his own publishing. Be
fore we have second Tennyson we
shall have to have another man who
shall as well understand that there
are no cheap and quick methods of
forcing the poetic faculty, that the best
OF our thoughts come to us in a state
of wise passivity and reverent wait
ing. The superficial and deeper parts
of our nature do not function at one
and the same time. A Mary and a
Martha are not combined in their
highest powers in one personality.
Greatness demands remuneration. We
cannot flap around with the DAVIS and
yet be an eagle with eye fixed on the
sun. All really fine production, says
Harpers Weekly, demands definite
choice and firm adhesion, and it bears
no nearer relation ito popular ap-
plause and liking than frog in a
swamp to a nightingale in an oak
grove.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-25
Latest Physical Culture Fad.

Recently an American visitor in
London complained in the press that
English people blew their noses with
singular freedom in restaurants and
other public places. Thereupon one
of the newspapers said: THE Ameri
can visitor who is astonished at the
Englishman's performance with the
pocket handkerchief is evidently un-
aware that this very performance is
the latest thing in physical culture
Adenoids, the fashionable malady OF
the twentieth century nursery, is now
said by many experts to be largely
caused by insufficient blowing of the
baby nose, and nose blowing forms a
class exercise in most enlightened
systems of drill. That American visit
or should attend one of Fraulein
Wilkes classes at the Southwestern
Polytechnic, Chelsea, to see the from
bone blast being done as elegantly as
it can be done. He would be greatly
edited by the spectacle of thirty OF
forty ladies in gymnastic costume al
blowing their noses at the word o.
command"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-25
GIFTS IN PROPER SPIRIT.
Significance Of Recent 5enefactions
to CoiIeoes

10 Colleges
After all, the principal use Of the
college is as place where the next
generation is to get right ideas of
what is worth while in life itself. The
mere facts which, to the ignorant,
seem the advantages of education, are
OF minor Importance. We hear much
In the periods of college commence
ments Of the necessities of the mod
ern university in the way of enlarged
endowments and increased equipment.
Some of this talk is, of course, rea-
sonable enough. It Is addressed main
ly to the rich as demand for the
recognition by them of duty of gen.
erosity, one which in our days has
had a most remarkable response. But
apparatus Is an impossible substitute
of a college is the character of its
graduates. The $4,000 bequest, for
example, to his Alma Mater, which
the will of the late William HI. Bald
win contained, was small If consider
ed as mere matter of money, but his
character and the ideals of public
service which his life expressed form
part of that permanent endowment
which alone makes a university great.
The memory of a railroad president
ready to sacrifice, if need be, his posi-
ton, rather than lose an opportunity
for usefulness on an unpaid committee
of citizens banded together for i'm
portant civic service, is a rarer and
more precious contribution to the
fiber of university life than any mere
material bounty from ravenous fin
gers unclutched by hypocrisy or the
fear of death.-George w. Alger in
the Atlantic Monthly.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-25
Remedy for Heart Trouble.

The Optimist, organ of the "Nolens
Volens" colony at Jackson, prints a
cut of the prison. In the dome of
the main building is shown open win
lows in the highest portion. The oc-
companying comment narrates that
many years ago a prisoner attempted
his liberty by means of rope down
which he was sliding when the cord
parted and he fell, first to the roof OF
the central building, then, bounding
from thence, hit the top of the cell
block, where he acquired sufficient
elasticity to land him on the ground
These unexpected incidents confused
him and he was captured. Singularly
the misfortune of his failure was not
unmitigated. He had been SO af
aicted with heart disease as to be I'M
able to lie down for months. The fall
knocked it completely out of him and
he was enabled thereafter to "sleeI
like top" The Optimist cheerfully
invites the palpitating public to come
and try the remedy.-Detroit Tribune
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-25
The Locomotives Offspring.

When the Canadian Pacific railroad
ran its first train through Maine there
were a great many people on the Dor
der who had never seen train OF
cars, and the first work train that
came into one of the towns caused
nearly all the people to turn out to
see it. After they had gazed at the
engine and cars for some time the
train pulled on to siding.
The roadmaster came along on a
railroad velocfpede and stopped at the
town crossing. An old lady who had
been gazing in wonder at the engine
and cars asked some one what on
earth that thing was. Some one in
the crowd told her it was young en-
CINE. She looked at 1t steadily for a
few minutes, and then said: What
in the world are we coming to! Is it
a yearling or 2-year-old?"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1905-08-25
Asking Advice.

The sheriff of Santa Cruz county,
Ariz., has received the following let
ter from one of his constituents:
"Mr. Charles Fowler-Dear Sir: l
thought I would write you few lines
ito ask you a-feW words, land l DOM
Want to do anything until hear from
you. My stepfather is chussing (prob-
ably chasing or cussing) my mother
all the time, and she don't want him
around here any more and she wants
him to leave but he won't go. He is
just chussing her all the time and
once he was going to hit her with a
rock but l made him lay it down. She
is washing all the time and trying to
do right with him and I am going to
stop this. l am asking you what
will do and be sure and tell me what
if l would shut (shoot) him think
| would be in the right because dom
care for him and if | do kill him |
will show you that was right Well,
| will close for this time. Be sure
and write and tell me what to do. So
good-by. Yours truly,
tom PARKER"
-AriZOna ReDublican