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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15
HE WAS ACCIDENTALLY SHOT
GEORGE BURNAP KILLED BY
PISTOL PAPERwEIGHT.
The Shooting Was Accidental by His
Brother, But He Has Been
Released From Custody.
NO DOUBT AS TO ACCIDENT.

Lieutenant George Payne Buruap.
U. S. N, of Santa Cruz, Cal, who
went to Philadelphia TO attend the
funeral of his father, Captain George
Jacob Burnap, u. S. N, retired, was
shot and killed by his brother. Arthur
NJ. Burnap. early yesterday morning.
The shooting was accidental and the
brother, although under arrest most Of
the day, was released last night by
Coroner Jermou. The lieutenant S
body lies beside his fathers and the
two were buried side by side today in
Chester Cemetery. Lieutenant BuTnap
was killed bv q bullet from an old pis.
toll which Captain Burnap carried with
him through the Civil War
The lieutenant was summoned from
the West aud arrived Tuesday for the
funeral. Being fatigued he went to
bed During tue day Arthur Burnap
had been sorting some papers of his
father and had left them ly ing on a
trunk, with the old revolver as a pap.
erweight. Shortly after midnight
Arthur entered the room. He wanted
one of the papers on the trunk and as
he reached for il he knocked the re.
yolver TO the floor The revolver ex-
ploded and the bullet tore its way
NiilONSl FDfiukss ihdlAIcSS anu hCu.
clothes until it lodged in Lieutenant
Bnrnap's left side, near the heart.
The sudden death of the young man
was briefly mentioned in last night S
Capital The death of CAPTAIN Geo.
J. Burnap, q. S. N. retired. and the
tragedy which caused the death of his
son, George. occurred at the beautiful
home in Germantown of Mr. Harry
O. Thompson, u brother of Mrs.
Samuel Jones, of this city. Mr..
Thompson married Miss Edith Burnap
daughter of Captain Burnap
Thes Burnap family lived here for
many years when Captain Burnap was
on duty at the Naval Academy as en-
gineer. and during the Captains sea
service. There were then four child.
rem, Edith. Mrs H. @. Thompson J.,
Maude, who died some years ago,
George. who was killed yesterday, and
Arthur Mrs. Burnap died some few
wears ago
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15
PRIVILEGED TO RESIGN.
Deficient Midshipmen At The Semi
Annual Examinations.

The following midshipmen who
were deficient in one or more branch.
es at the recent semi annual exanina-
tions have been allowed to resign in
stead of being dropped
Second Class-Wilbur ]. Eccleston,
Baltimore. Md; John e. Knapp, st,
Louis, Mo. Reginald f. Ludlow
Waukesha, Wis; Francis L. PIun4mer
Lew iston. Me, John F. Shea, Wahp
eton, N. d. ; Ray h. Watson, Middle.
evill, Mich
Third Glass Thomas ]. Cecil, New
River. Tenn. Murphy j. Foster
Franklin. La Ralph l.. Hoover Ho-
quiam, Wash. Frederick ". Kelle.
grew, Brooklyn, N Y; Arthur f.
Webb, Winfield, Kas
Fourth CIass-George T. Bailey,
Millport. n. Y. Alexander Goulard,
Bayonne, n. J.
William f. Leland. of Troy, f<as.
who was a member of the fourth class
bUt resigned ON account of deficiency
in studies, has been reappointed and
entered the Naval Academy today.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15
Epworth League Social.

The Maryland Avenue M. L.
Church held their annual Epworth
League social Tuesday evening, and
the evening was spent very pleasantly
by young and Old tThe programme
was a very elaborate one. which is as
follows: Opening. "All Hail the
Power of Jesus Name" prayer BY
the president of the League, Mr. Hart.
uegs quintette, Come Where the Lii
les Bloom, sung by Mrs. William
Chalmers. Miss Mary Chalmers, Miss
JenBe Chalmers, Mr.. William ChaIm
ers and Mr.. Edgar Porter; violet solo,
by MIR Walter Martin; reading, by
Miss Carrie Anderson, entitled "Sal.
lies Bean solo, Mrs. Clifton Russell
violin solo, Miss Jennie Chalmers; adj.
dless by the pastor, Rev. John L.
Walsh. After the evening program
chocolate and cake was served.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15
FRANCE TO SEND SQUADRON.
FRENCH. WARSHIPS TO COME
HERE NEXT MONTH
The John Paul Jones Memorial
Ceremonies To Take Place
April "a = Event of
Great Moment

The Navy Department has been in
formed that France Will send a gouad- =
ron of warships to the Naval Academy
next month to participate in the nam
orial ceremonies Of Admiral Jshn
Paul Jones, which will take place on
Tuesday April 24th. As heretofore
stated in tthe Capital, this will be an
event OF great moment for Annapolis.
aud something on larger and more
elaborate scale than was ever know u
here before
The United States navy will be rep.
resented by the battleship squadron
of the North Atlantic fleet, command
ed by Rear Admiral Davis, and the
cruiser squadron, commanded by Rear
Admiral Bradford. Under the dirac.
tion of Secretary Bonaparte of the
Navy, the Navy Department is per1act
ing arrangements for the elaborate
ceremonies which will be held here on
April "a, when the final intermeut OF
the remains of John Paul Jones will
take place. The trainers of tfre-iuyiga-
tion had some difficulty in selecting
phrase to cover the occasion. .tIn
terment" aud "obsequies" were ais.
oarded and the phrase John Paul
Jones Memorial Ceremonies was iin-
ally adopted
1t was stated yesterday at the Navy
Department that the guests officially
invited will include the President of
the United States aud his Cabinet
Senators and Representatives in Con
gress, officers and delegations from the
various patriotic societies and the
members of the French Embassy. in
Washington. Government officials,
high officers of the army and navy and
many prominent persons wwili alsa be-
invited. The diplomatic corps As
body will not be invited, no fore gn
representatives except tho Freneheen
being asked.
The French Embassy. it is explained
at the Navy Department, is recoeniz.
ed on ehis occasion because Of the
great courtesy extended by Francs to
Gen. Horace Porter during his search
FOR Paul Jones remains and because
French gentleman originally busied
Jones in Paris at his own expense,
never having been reimbursed from
the deceased admiral estate CT by the
United States Government and the
American Minister in Paris at that
time having refused to Pay a cent to-
ward the iDterment of the remains
Ii has been decided that the program
of exercises viii inc lude addresses by
President Roosevelt, NJ. Jusserand,
the French Ambassador; Gen. Horace
Porter, formerly United States Am
bassador to Frace. and Governor Ed
win Warfield, of Maryland Secre.
tary Bonaparte will preside aud intro
dEce the speakers.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15
Entertained Friends.

Miss Evelyn Bently and Miss Kath-
crime Rush entertained their friends
at the residence of Mr.. John Bently
on Gloucester street. Music was fur
uished by portion OF the Mandolin
Olub, directed by Mr.. Arthur Hopkins
Dancing and games were INDUCED in
until midnight, when the guests were
invited to psrtaks of refreshments.
which were served in a beautifully
decorated dining room The guests
departed at a late hour, ,congratulating
the hostesseS ON having afforded a
most pleasant evening, Those present
we're: Mr.. john Beptly, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Muehlmeister, Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Tarletou, Mrs Howell Shriver
Miss Warron Shell Miss Jeanette
Halberg, Miss Gertrude hayden, Mr..
4. Hopkins, Mr. j. Wiegand. Mr..
Martin, Mr. Markum, Mr.. Webster.
Mr. C. Marshall, Mr.. G. Taylor
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15
THE FISH LAW.
As II Relates To Anne Arundel
County Waters.

gentleman ia answer 90 the oom.l
municRtion Ia Tuesday nights Capi-
tai relative 20 the violation of the llsh.
law in these waters desires the follow
ing publication Of the law for Anne
Arundel county, Acts Of 1900, Chapter
3I7: It is
unlawful for any person. betweon
February 10 and April 70, Go put.
place, etc, in the Severn river. above
Rod Point on the north side and Pun.
phrey's Flats on the south. or in any
tributaries of said river. or between
March and May /. i'm South river
above n line drawn from Hodges
wharf on one-side and Old Womnn's n
Point on the other. OF in the tribu.
taries of said river, within the time.
limited, above points where such tribn .l
tary is in its channel of less depih
than three feet, or anywhere in Severn
Run or Severn. river any set net.
fish basket, fish-pot. fish trap. set. Lind
weir pound net, fyke, seine or drag-
nets or an other device for catching
or destroying fish or TO take or catcllI
the same in any way, except with.
hook and line"
Ii is said by fishermen that the law
is being violated in Spa creek, where
fish are spawning and iu ether waters
of the county.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15
GalIaudet Cancels Game.

The baseball game scheduled be.
tween the team Of Gallaudet College,
of Washington, and the midshipmen
for March 2S, has been cancelled by
the former. 1t is thought the cancel
lation~is due to the trouble the Mutes
are having in organizing their team.
The midshipmen have made overtures
to the management of baseball at st.
johns College for two games in ad'
dition to the one already arranged fol
May 10. The collegians have been
aksed to play on March % in lien oi
GaIlaudet, and again on May 4. This
will make a series Of three games anc
will afford a good comparison of the
two local teams. st. Johns las not
definitely decided upon the PROPOSE
tiop. but will probably accept.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15
Had Roueh Trio.

Commander H. II. Hosley has sent
to the Navy Department the official
report of the trip thus far Of the great
drydock Dewey on its way TO the Phil
ippines. The report tells OF stormy
weather and a rough voyage. and how
the drydock on three different occas.
ions broke loose from the vessels tow
ing il and driftei around at random
for several days There WAS no ser
ious injury except to the parting gear
All the crew are reported we'll except
the Chinese. Some cases of beri- -beir
broke out among these and thee
Cinnamon died aud were buried at
sea.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15
Death OF Mrs. Carrick.

The funeral of Mrs. Rose + Carrick,
aged 63 years, wife of Mr.. John p
Carrick, of Savage Howard coanty
took place yesterday. Mrs Carrick
died on Monday after a short Illness.
She was the daughter of the late
Oatha Mackabee, of Anne Arundel
county, and a sister of Mrs. Witches.
ter, of Eastport. Mrs. Winchester
was summoned to her sisters bedside
and was with her when she died The
remains were inferred in S.. Mary'S
Catholic Cemetery, near Savage
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15

DR.. Goldsborough. the Senator from
Caroline county. is fighting sanother
cigarette bill through the Genreal AS
sembly This is believed to be a bet
ter bill than tue one which was killed
1t has passed the Senate and if enough
of the honest people throughout the
counties who want this good bill TO
become a law " would write their dele.
gates in the House to t,iat effect, the
opposition there would grow much
weaker. AS it is the bill is gaining
strength, but. nothing has as much
effect upon delegates as personal let
ters from the people.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15

A bill has been introduced to tax
tunnels and bridges on railroads at
their full real estate value. in addition
to their present. assessment as part of
the line. The tunnel under Howard
street in Baltimore, for example,
which cost $11. 900. 00e, is taxed the
same as ordinary railway road beds
not in the country. If this bill passes
this tunnel will pay taxes on valu-
alton of $il, 900, 0C0, besides the city
real estate value of the land, and SO
with every railway bridge and tunnel
in this State
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15

The large b. s. o. express wagon,
on its delivery early this morning.
broke down in front of the Capital
Office ON Conduit street. A wheel
came of and the wagon was disabled
for some time until repairs were
made.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15

The Annapolis Auto Co, C..R.
Orell, Manager, has placed on The
streets new baggage automobile car,
capable of carrying ten trunks at a
time. The car will be used for baggage
purposes and may be called into use
next summer for straw rides.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15
FINISHING CONTRACT.
Last Course In Jiu Jitsu Being
Taught.

The instructor in the art of Jiu Jitsu
is again giving lessons at the Naval
Academy, Prof. Yamshita had con-
tracted for certain number of lessons
aud is now engaged in filing his con-
tract.
There are twenty-five Mldshipmen
in the squad receiving instruction ia
the japanese art of wrestling and
thirty-three lessons will be given in
this, the last course. After the compile
ton OF the contract the art Of Jiu Jitsu
will not be taught again at the Naval
Academy
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15
HARRY E. GOODMAN

Bids you welcome 10 the CRANE
OPENING Of his New Grand Store,
which takes place on Saturday, March
24tII, at ia Main Street, opposite
Conduit Street. Souvenirs for all.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15

b. q o. witnesses on the whole
have been stnbborn, reticent bnt stup-
i'd. They have bad case, however
it is theirs TO make good the awful
blunders of those higher up.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15

There has been a compromise oy ster
bill agreed upon in the Senate. The
Shoremen have yielded the leasing
principle provided they have nothing
to lose. Oysters won't grow in mud
holes no matter how much they are
The Shore Senators, as usual,
are able and shrewd.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15

The Is. q O. investigation committee
has uncovered enough rottenness al
ready probably to Justify the expense
its proyidings will cost the State.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15

The Dortoh child labor bill is very
uncertain. The lobby against it Is
not very active but it is being strong.
ly opposed.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1906-03-15
LEGISLASIvE ITEMS.

There has been remarkably little
partisansnip displayed at this session
of the Legislature.
The compulsory education bill has
been killed in the Hcuse.
The Yale expositor., 1906-05-18
Mexico Now Modern.

The modernizer of Mexico is Por-
firio Diaz. What a quarter of a cen
fury ago was a loosely linked fedora
ton he has transformed into one OF
the strongest and most highly cen
tralized governments in the world.
The great power that has been placed
in the hands of this remarkable ruler
he has wisely used in a paternal spirit
for the good of all classes of Next
can citizens. Railways and telegraphs,
penetrating every part of the republic;
rapid transit, popular education and a
strict vigilance exercised over the
states have TRANSPORTED Mexico. The
elimination of the professional poll
tician and the demagogue, and the en-
istment of every man of energy and
Intelligence have assisted in the mod
srization. Lawyers of eminence, bank
srs, educators, engineers have been
sought out and utilized.
The Yale expositor., 1906-05-18
PRUNING APPLE TREES.
Some Suggestions as to How II
Should Be Done by One
Who Knows.

The trunk and branches of trees
and other plants form a sort of frame
work whereby the leaves-the lungs
of the plants-are exposed to the
sunshine and air, and upon which
the fruit is borne. To secure the best
results, each tree of a given size
should have a certain amount of leaf
surface, but no two trees of the same
size have exactly the same form and
number of leaves. Some are so thick
that the sun cannol reach the fruit,
while the leaves are so numerous as
to shade and smother one another;
others have but a few struggling
branches. and are misshapen or
poorly balanced.
The object OF pruning is to aid ma
ture in securing an ideal form for the
trees. In many cases the pruning is
neglected while the trees are young,
when the tops get so thick that some
thing has to be done. the large
branches are cut away. In other cases
the trees have not been pruned at all
and the tops are a mass of water
sprouts.
In most cases it will be impossible
to thin out the top of the tree by re-
moval of small branches only, thus
avoiding large wounds and the sun
burning of the bark, which follows
when large branches are cut away
In the case of large trees it may be
necessary to head back some of the
branches, in addition to thinning out
the surplus shoots.
To prune a tree properly the work
should commence with the nursery
tree. When planted, only as many
branches should be left as will be
needed for the full-grown tree. Each
year after this the trees should be
looked over and all surplus shoots
that have started should be removed.
The Yale expositor., 1906-05-18
WEIGHING OF THE MAILS.
Computation by the Railroads in Or
der to Obtain Compensation
for Transportation.

| obtained from the post Office de-
partment a statement of the Weighing
of the mails between Quincy, H., and
st. Joseph, Mo-, over the Burlington
route, which runs through the dis
trict in which | am specially concern
ed, said Mr. Lloyd, of Missouri, in the
house of representatives recently. l
find from that statement-they require
mail to be weighed for so consecutive
days-that there was sent out an ag-
gregate amount of mail from Quincy,
starting toward st. Joseph, OF S11,-
900 pounds. Now, there was put on at
West Quincy, which is the first station
after leaving Quincy, 1850 pounds in
the 60 days. In order to obtain the
compensation, they multiply that 8l1,-
900 pounds by the distance between
Quincy and West Quincy, which is two
and a half miles. Then they add the
1860 pounds winch was put on at West
Quincy. That serves as basis for
computation between West Quincy and
Then multiply that sum by the number
of miles which intervene between
West Quincy and Palmyra. That de-
termlnes the weight for that distance.
AT Palmyra there was a very large
amount of mail put on and some mail
taken off. They find the difference be-
tween the two and add that to the
amount of mail that was carried be-
tween West Quincy and Palmyra.
They keep up the process to the end.
The same course is pursued on ircom-
ing mail. Then they add these several
sums together, incoming and outgoing,
and divide it by the whole distance, or
200 miles, between Quincy and St
Joseph, Mo.
The Yale expositor., 1906-05-18
THE BANGUETS OF NERO.
Were Partaken of Reclining, a Po-
sition Singularly Appropriate
to the Occasions.

when Nero dined," said an actor
recently, there were three courses.
eaten lying down, and dances went on,
or contests OF wild beasts, or even
fights of gladiators, and the various
dishes were brought in to music by
slaves who danced as they approached.
The first course was composed Of
hors d'oeuvres-esgs, British oysters,
lettuce, olives and so on. To begin a
meal with eggs still Is popular in
Italy.
The second course comprised all
the substantial foods. Turbot Ga kind
Of giant flounder), peacock, fiamihgo,
sucking pig boar, venison and truffies
were brought in upon huge round
tray carried by four or five dancing
slaves.
The third course was the dessert
candies, fruits, pastries.
The guests at Nero's dinners put on
dinner dresses of bright colors. They
lay on touches on their sides, three to
a couch, and they supported the head
on the left arm, which, from practice
grown muscular, endured the long,
hard work of supporting the head
without fatigue. They ate with the
fingers. The table was over a foot dis
tant from them, and it was necessary
when they wanted fresh handful of
food-another bit Of famingo or of
peacock-for them to roll over on their
stomachs in order to reach it.
The wines were fine, and they were
used too freely. In fact, so much wine
was consumed at these Neronic ban
quets that if the guests had not COM
menced to dine lying down. they would
have ended in that attitude undoubt-
edly."
The Yale expositor., 1906-05-18
PLEA FOR DEEP BREATHING
Again We Present Strong Plea for
Making a Religion of Inhala-
tons of Fresh Air.

Would you grow strong? Breathe
deeply.
Would you feel we'll? Breathe
deeply admonishes Nine. Hebe.
Do you care to keep young in APP
pearance and feeling? Breathe deep
ly; yes, breathe deeply, but unless the
air you breathe is pure 1t will avail
you little. Cultivate the habit OF en-
joying deep breaths of pure air and
you will soon find yourself unable to
tolerate a close room.
We should rise from healthful sleep
refreshed. cheerful and ready for our
days work, but many of us, on the
contrary, open our eyes tired, dull,
headachy, gloomy, or irritable. and
all because of the air we have taken
into our lungs all night. Frequently
the air is already foul from the room
having been used all day, yet we close
windows and doors and light lamp
or gas, which many of us burn all
night.
What wonder, then, that we rise
unrefreshed and half-sick? What
wonder that our skins are an I'M
healthy color, our compilations muddy
and thick, our eyes heavy, our heads
dull Why do we persist in subject
ing ourselves nightly to the poisonous
influence of close, unventilated
room?
There are several reasons given and
by otherwise sensible and educated
people, too, the predominant ones be-
ing fear of draughts," fear of night
air." and dread of getting up in the
morning in cold room" The ex-
cuse for the lamp or gas which we let
burn all night is SIMPLY our natural
dislike for darkness"
Now, do you realize that a lamp or
gaslight absorbs oxygen and throws
off carbonic acid gas very much the
same as you do yourself? Place a
lighted candle under an inverted glass
jar, taking care to prevent any fresh
supply of air to reach the light, and
watch the result. After the fame has
consumed most of the oxygen it will
fail, for even a candle cannot live in
poisonous air, though it was itself the
agent that worked the harm.
Again, do you know that you use up
about 500 cubic feet of air an hour
and that in a room ten feet square
the air is unfit for you to use in
about two hours? Think what ver-
liable poison box it must become be-
fore the night is over, especially IL
you have burned the gas as well. Do
you wonder at the bad dreams that
pursue you sleeping and the dull
pains and great WEAKNESS that greet
you on waking?
And the remedy is so simple. A
window open an inch or two top and
bottom will insure constant change
of air all night. The, very best air
is to be had at night.
The Yale expositor., 1906-05-18
RIPENING OF GRAPES.
Method of Cultivation Which Will
Delay Ripening and Secure
Better Market.

| would not think of endeavoring
TO raise first-class grapes without the
most thorough cultivation. For this
purpose use various implements. In
the spring the first thing | use is the
common two-horse cultivator for the
middles, and the one-horse five-tooth
and shovel next to the vines. These
implements | keep moving vigorously
continually, the main object being to
keep the fruit growing as long as pos
sible, thereby increasing the size and
quality of the fruit, explains Mis-
souri, correspondent of the Ohio Farm
er. have kept grapes from ripening
in this way for a week or ten days,
thereby often avoiding a glutted mar
ket However, it As we'll to bear in
mind that when the fruit does ripen
1t should be removed from the vines
at once or the vines will be so over
taxed that they will not recover from
carrying their belated burden to meet
the preceding winter, and many vines
may perish.
once made a remark before the
shawnee ffOTllCulluTdl SOClely, LudI L
could hold and retard the ripening OF
my grapes two weeks or more by keep
ing a shallow cultivation all the time
the fruit was ripening. One of the
members afterwards came to me and
said: "Entsminger, you have told us
how to keep our grapes from ripen-
ing, now tell me how to make them
ripen. My Moore's Early are not ripe
yet" 1t was then August Is. :
l would spray before the leaves ap-
pear with strong Bordeaux mixture or
copper sulphide alone. The second
spraying would be about the time the
blossoms were preparing to open.
This is for the purpose of destroying
the fungous growth which is so de-
structive to the pollen causing nom
fertilization. At this time | would
also use Bordeaux mixture, but not
very strong. | would keep up this
spraying all through the season il
necessary until fruit begins to show
color.