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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-28
g0L. randall HONORED
GIVEN RECEPTION BY PROF.
AND MRS. CECIL
n..f Feature Of Pleasing Event
vice President Of College
Open's New Home
rofLrGE BOYS SING MARY
land. NY MARYLAND"

ana frs. E. n. Cecil gave a
appointed reception last
.- haual of col. james X. Ran
He inguished author Of
Mv Maryland. The
u.s. Faculty 81 So. John s Col
f the receiving party. and
uefo fhe Board Of Visitors
49,. arnars aud the Faculty of the
r#afr marked tho opening Of
#rs new home on College
ANA tle great old house never
81 moro beautifully 60 the hos
.#. aHnfis OF it's occupants. The
ere Grsi asbered into the par
Shore they were Introduced %
Randall and had the honor of
..H.ue with him and listening to his
H.eatIai conFersaiion-
.r Randall has a fund of anec-
fs as we'll as a sage philosophy.
~s.h he knows how 90 use for the
......., ament and profit of those who
~ .. r.rtanate as 90 meet him. THIS
....stIa chat was Interrupted by the
...er..trr hostess. who Led the Colonel
~ Inta the dining room, where,
.r1l artistic decorations 0f clematis
.rf na.lurliums. a most pleasant sur
~. awaifod the company. After
fl.atr ranast. 80 which the genuine
.f ls.hloned Maryland biscuit was
.a .arrnnriafe feature. it was an
rln thaf tho eminent writer had
n.el to read from his own
naema
~ madine was all TOO short, but it
=. .l.nusslnie % express the emotion
u.fa uiseh hls hearers listened 70 the
s.fhaf's own rendition ~ his famous
.WarrIand. My Maryland. During
~ .artfue 90 thc refreshments the
..lalus af flc old song were suddenly
aaarI group 80 college boys con
frfhnuun this pleasing addition 20
els .sanlne-s enjoyment. That enjoy
nen. VAS rapidly coming % its i'm
atlfahle enI and his guests began Ia
sass lheIr reluctant good nights To
faEunel Randall. who gave them
Iasi pleasure in announcing tho early
lrf.ar tuee ol "a COLLECTION 90 his poems.
HnaI anecdote Or two and he had
taE.n rs departure with his old COM
aH. Mr. James ". owens. Colonel
Eanlail expressed an emphatic desire
o. He kuown IS either poems than the
ana with which has name IS most as
saeialea. feeling that Mary land
daes nut represent his hirhest artistic
achievement.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-28

By the appointment Of Mr.. Peter
Magruder as secretary Of the Naval
Academy the vacancy In the superin-
tendent's Office has been filled by pro.
motion Of the staff Of other clerks and
stenographers in the superintendent
Office.
Mr. James r. Lockard, Of Balti-
more, has been promoted from chief
stenographer clerk TO fiji Mr. Magru-
der's place, and the following others
have been promoted in the order
named: Mr.. George j. Pratt, Of
Washington; }. T.. Breneman, Of Bal
timore; George II Metzgr. of Penn
sylvania, and w. il. Schuelte, Of
baltimore. A vacancy of stenogra-
pher now exists and this viii be
filled from the civil service list.
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10 Meet the Bishop

Dr. Thomas Fell. president of 81.
Johns College. left here today for
Washington To- keep an appointment
With the Most Reverend Enos Nuthall,
the Arch Bishop Of the West Indies,
and the Ist. Rev. a. >. W. Ingram,
Bishop of London, who is expected to
visit Annapolis later The presence
of the Bishop and Arch Bishop in
Washington is incident upon the conven
tion Of the Brotherhood of st. An
drew now in session in that city.
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College Ave. Baptist churlh

The Rev. Thomas r. Holloway. min
lister. will conduct divine worship and
preach At 1fO'csock and 5 O'Clock to-
morrow. Subject ~ the morning ser
mon. Jesus Christ. The preaeher's .
discourse IN the series % The Life
aud Character Of Christ The Rain
bow About the Throne viii 30 the
subject for the night meeting Bible
school, noon until ] 0'ci0ck-
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~R.P.vs send Nms

i communication hzs been received
at this oflce sigred X r." II the
writer will send his Or her name
the communication viii Be published.
but this paper cannot accept for pub-
Ifcatl0n any Anonymous e0umunlca-
tions. The name is asked, not Tor pub-
IIcation, bat for good fafth.
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Funeral Tomorrow

The funeral Of Irving. White, the boy
who was drowned yesterday near
Jones' Station. Will take place. to-
morrow afternoon AZ $50 o'clock from
the residence of the boys parents
near Annapolis. Undertaken James
:. TayIor..& Son has charge Of the
funeral arrangements.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-09-28
THE NEW SUPERINTENDENT.
CAPT. CHARLES ]. BADGER AS
SUMES CHARGE OF
BRIGADE
New Head Of Naval Academy-A Sketch
Of Ills Career
EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE
GREELY RELIEF EX.
PEDITION

Captain Charles Johnston
Badger, u. 8. Navy. Born at
Rockville Maryland, August
6, 1853.
Appointed "at large" Mid
shIpman al Naval Academy
June, 1869. Graduated May,
1873.
Commissioned Ensign July
1874.
Commissioned Master No
We Dber, 1879.
Commissioned Lieutenant,
Junior Grade, March, 1888.
Commissioned Lieutenant
January, 1886.
Commissioned Lieutenant
Commander March, 1899
Commissioned Commander
June IS, 1902
Commissioned Captain July
1907.
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ORGANIZED os.--NATIoNALIzED 1865.
THE FARMERS NATL BANK,
OF ANNAPOLIS, MD.

Bunk perfected by over one hundred years OF experience
and fully equipped in the following:
sankino DEPARTMENT, of deposits loans and DISCOUNTS
cotertion Departnent collections made and RENTED
lor promptly and from all parts Of the World;
Foreiqn Department issues letters OF credit drafts and
I'Is e exchange. available throughout the World;
Savinus DEPARTMENT pays per cent. interest on time
DEPOSITS interest added to principal every -four months
Safe Deposit eparknen T. rents safe-deposit boxes in
and burglar proof vault At s. 90 and upwards
pcr annur. for sae-kceping Of valuable papers &c;
Safety Storage Vault Department, stores at reason
e rates. and boxes Of siverware and other articles
of valae
oldest Maryland outside the City Of Baltimore and
State this bsnk consistently adheres TO legi-
ann. engage underwriting, bonding. nsurlng
Of speculative characters nor does Il ne up
mortgage loans The absolute safety OF It's deposit
assures. from frequent examinations Of its affairs
N.tana Bank Examiners the reports
wear Washington and published in local newspapers;
plainly evidenced BY the following brief statement Of its
-raa-rs g the 1O2nd year OF It's exsences-
capital Stock 80 paid S251, 10000
slrrlas and Undivided Profits. I33. PAT -
Reserve Liability ID stockholders. under
Natonai Ranking Acts. 251,7oO.oO
ssrantv Fund to secure depositors. $685. GAIA
Individual Deposits and Bank Balances 762, ,49o.61
Total Assets and Resources Of the
3@nN ---*.-- = y s%<Ssooo.io
Dividends paid Stockholders since 1906 939, ,454.79
W.ns ,o,r wants and want your business and offer
courtesy facility consistent with prudent banngi
ase f.sasa Ssssxb-lfsEeru Msfhafs-L'sg Espfr'fHfh
). WRIT RANDALL. President.
l. DORSEY cAssAwAYIcsshIsr.
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ago when you handled this; but corrosive sublimate
is always dangerous.
The tone rritated me, the mpassive arrogance
of the little n1aned my Keeling brain, and
am not sure that l did not shake my finger in his
face. " If 1 poisoned" declared with some
heat, at not my fault. Somebody gave it to
me; somebody tried to"
You poisoned Yourself, said The Thinking Ma
chine again inpatiently You talk like child "
How do YOU know poisoned myself? How do
you know 1 ever handled poison? And how do
you know that it was year ago, if did,"
The Thinking Machine regarded me coldly for
an instant, and then those strange eyes of his
dered upward again Il know those things he
said, Just know your name, address, and pro-
fesson from cards found in your pockets; just
know you smoke, from half dozen cigars on you;
just as l know that you wearing those clothes
for the first time this winter; just l know you
lost your wife within a few months; that you kept
house then; and that your house was infested with
insects. 1 know just as know everything else-by
the rules of inevitable logic"
My head was whrling 1 stared at him in blank
establishment. But how do you know those
thngs?" l insisted in bewilderment
The average person of to-day" replied the SCI
enlist, knows nothing unless it is written down
and thrust under his nose. happen to be physi-
clan l you fall, and went to you, my first
thought being of heart trouble. Your pulse showed
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with host of personal intimate things of which he
could personally have had no knowledge. In other
words, l an abstruse problem, and he solved
me. With head tilted back against the cushion of
the chair-and such head!-wth eyes unwaver-
ingly turned upward and finger tips pressed idly
together he sat there, strange, grotesque little
figure in the midst of his laboratory apparatus.
Not for moment did he display the slightest inter
est in me, personally; it was all if l had been
written down slate, to be wiped off when l
solved
Did this happen to you before?" he asked
abruptly.
No. 1 replied What was t?'
You were poisoned he said. THE poison
a deadly one-corrosive sublimate, bichlorid of
mercury. The shock was very severe; but you will
be all right in"
Poisoned" l exclaimed, aghast. "Who poi
soned me? Why"
You poisoned Yourself he replied testify. 1T
was your carelessness. Nine out of ten persons
handle poison as if it was candy, and you are like
all the rest
But l couldn't have poisoned myself. | pro-
tested. Why, | have had no occasion to handle
poisons-not for-I don't know how long
Il do know, he said 1t nearly a year
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By JACQUES FUTRELL

etc. L ne meeting came ABOUT
through singular happening, which was mysti-
flying as it dangerous to me-he saved my life, in
fact; and in process of hauling me back from eter-
nty-the edge of that appalling mist which separates
life and DEATH had full opportunity of witnessing
the workings of that marvelously keen, cold brain
which has made him the most distinguished scientist
and logican of his day. 1t sometime after
ward, however, that Professor Van Dusen was iden-
titled in my mind with The Thinking Machine
l had dined at the Hotel Teutonc. taken cigar
from my pocket, lighted it, and started for stroll
across Boston Common 1t after eight o'clock
of those clear nippy evenings of winter.
was near the center of the Common one of the
many little by paths which lead toward Beacon
Hill when 1 became conscious of an acute pain in
my chest, sudden fustering of my heart, and
tance began to waver and grow dim, and perspration
broke out all from inward, gnawing
agony which grew intense each moment
felt myself reeling my cigar dropped from my fingers
and l clutched at seat to steady myself There
was no one near me. l tried to call, then every
thing grew dark, and | sank down the ground
My last recollection of a figure approaching
me: the last words heard petulant, irritable
Dear mel" then | lost to consciousness
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fore. poison An examination confirmed this first
hypothesis; your symptoms showed that the poison
was bchlorid of mercury. put you in a cab and
brought you here. From the fact that YOU were
not dead then | knew that your system had alb
sorbed only minute quantity of poison-a quantity
small that it demonstrated instantly that there
had been suicidal intent, and indicated, too.
that no else had administered it If this
true, l knew didn't guess, l knew-that the
poisoning was accidental. How accidental?
My first surnise, naturally, that the poiSo~
had been absorbed through the mouth l searched
your pockets. The only thing l found that you
would put into your mouth were the cigars Were
they poisoned2 test showed they were. all of
them. With intent to kill? No. Not enough poison
was used. Was the poison part of the gum used
to bind the cigar? Possible, of course but not
probable. Then WHAT" He lowered his eyes and
squinted at me suddenly. aggressivey l shook my
head, and afterthought, closed my gaping
mouth.
Perhaps you carried corrosive sublimate in your
pocket. L didn't find any; but perhaps you
carried it. tore out the coat pocket in which
found the cigars and subjected it to the test. At
sometime there had been corrosive subimate. in
the form of powder crystals, in the pocket.
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ago, 1t is winter clothing If you had worn it
since the poison was loose in your pocket the thing
pened to you before but it never happened before.
therefore | that you had the poison early
last spring. when insects began be troublesome.
and Immediately after that you laid away the suit
until this winter. [ know you wearing the suit
for the first time this winter, because again, this
thing has not happened before, and because, too.
of the faint odor of moth balls. A band of Grape
your hat. the picture of young woman in your
watch. and the fact that you living at your
club, as your bill for last month shows establish
beyond doubt that you wdower
Its perfectly miraculous | exclaimed
Logic, logic. logic" snapped the irritable little
scientist. You lawyer, and you ought to
know the correlation of facts; you ought to know
that two and two make four, not sometimes but
all the time,
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gradually my vision cleared and the grip of slender
fingers my pulse made realize the actually
of the-the apparition.
How do you feel?" The thin lips had opened
just enough to let out the question: the tone was
curt and beligerent, and the voice rasped unpeas-
antly. At the time the squint eyes were TO-
cused on mine with steady piercing glare that made
me uneasy. l tried to answer, but my tongue re-
fused to move. The gaze continued for instant,
then the man-The Thinking Machine-turned
away and prepared particularly vile smelling
coction, which he poured into me. Then was lost
again.
After time-t might have been minutes or
hours-I felt again the hand on my pulse. and again
The Thinking Machine favored me with glare. An
hour later was sitting up on the couch, with
clouded brain, and heartbeat which nearly
normal. 1t was then | learned why Professor Van
Dusen, eminent of the sciences, had been
dubbed The Thinking Machine; l understood first
hand how material muddles unfailingly
dissipated by unadulterated infalilole logic.
Remember that | had gone into that
inanimate thing, inert. unconscious, mentally and
physically dead to all practical intents-beyond the
point where l might have babbled any calculating
fact. And remember. too, please, that l didn't
know-had not the faintest dea-what had hap
pened to me, beyond the fact that | had fallen
conscious The Thinking Machine didn't ask ques-
tionsyet he supplied all the missing details, together
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The Problem of the Knotted Cord

9" nth the brilliant glare of the MONDAY
w shining full into his upturned eyes,
cradle sat beside open window.
The gray crowned head was noble one but strength
and rugged manhood gone; there only the
weakness of years and disaster illunned and soft
helplessness The window framed vista of green
landscape, broken by dinpled splotch of blue
where the in and Tapped the Shore and, far
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TT was once my good fortune
to meet in person Professor
Augustus S. F. \. Van Dusen,
Phi. D., Ii. D., F. R S, NJ. d,
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it was not that, and it was obviously
not apoplexy Now, there was no
visible reason why you should have
collapsed like that. There had been
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ana IN some manner, per-
haps because of an imperfec-
ton in the package, a minute
quantity was loose in your
pocket.
Here was an answer to
every question, and more;
here was how the cigars were
poisoned, and, in combina-
ton with the tailor's tag
inside your pocket, a short
history of your life. Briefly
it was like this: Once you
had corrosive sublimate in
your pocket. For what pur-
pose? First thought-to rid
your home of insects. Sec
ond Thought you were
boarding, married or un-
married, the task of getting
rid of the insects would have
been left to the servant; and
THIS would possibly nave
been the case if you had
been living at home. So l
assumed for the instant that
you were keeping house.
and if keeping house, you
were married-you bought
the poison for use in your
own house.
Now, without an effort,
naturally, | had you mar
ried and keeping house.
Then what? The tailor'S
tag, with your name, and the
date your clothing was made
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w men L recovered con-
sciousness | lay on a couch
in a strange room. My eyes
wandered weakly about and
fingered with a certain child
ish interest on half a dozen
spots which reflected gilt
teringly the light of an cleo
trio bulb set high up on one
side. These bright spots, |
came to realize after a mo-
ment, were metal parts of
various instruments of a
laboratory. For a time | lay
helpless, listless, with trem-
bling pulse and eardrums
humping, then | heard steps
approaching, and some one
bent over and peered into
my face.
1t was a man, but such q
man as had never seen be-
tore. a great shock OF straw
yellow hair tumbled about a
broad, high forehead, a small,
wrinkled, querulous face
the face of an aged child
"a pair of watery blue
eyes squirting aggressively
through thick spectacles,
and a thin Tipped mouth as
straight as the mark of a
surgeons knife, save for the
dropping corners. My i'm
preston then was that it
was some sort of hallucina-
ton. the distorted vagary
of a disordered brain, but
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-20
GUARD M'KINLEY MEMORIAL
CASKETSTRANSFERRED
National Mausoleum Will be Dedicated Septem-
 Der 30.

Canton, O.. Sept. 19.-side by side in the Mckinley mausoleum in heavy du- plicate bronze caskets the bodies of President and Mrs Mckinley repose tonight. The transfer of the presi- dents casket was made from the vault In Westlawn cemetery to the recep- tacle in the mausoleum at 2:05 this afternoon, six years to the day and hour since the funeral of President Mckinley was held. It was the origi- nal intention of the Mckinley National Memorial association to have the dedi- cation to-day, but owing to interrup- lions in the work of constructing the mausoleum the date had to be made September 90. The transfer of the casket, draped with an American flag was witnessed by Justice William R. Day, Judge H. w. Harter and Secre- tary Frederic s. Hartsom of the Me- Kinley Memorial association; Archi- tect Magonlgle, John Bederman, for many years the Mckinley coachman and others. The photographers and sightseers were held back from the grounds by a detail of United States regulars, Six soldiers guard the maus- oleum tonight and like guard will be kept until after the dedication.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-20
CANADA IN TREATY General Reciprocal Doctrine Included in Franco-Can-
 adian Pact. TARIFF CONCESSIONS Much More Comprehensive Document Than That
 of 1893.
TARIFF CONCESSIONS

Paris, Sept. 19.-The Franco-Cana- dian commercial treaty was signed at the foreign office this afternoon. Sir F. L. Bertie, the British ambassador to France; w. s. Fielding, Canadian minister of finance, and L. P. Brodeur, Canadian minister of marine, affixed their signatures for Great Britain and Canada, and Foreign Minister Pichon, Finance Minister Cailloux, Minister of Commerce Doumergue, and Minister of Agriculture Ruau, signed the docu- ment for the Frence government.
 It is stated officially that the treaty signed to-day Is much more compre- hensive than that of 1893. It provides for tariff concessions on a long list of articles by each country, and it deals with the general questions that affect the commercial relations of France and Canada. The details of the treaty cannot be made public until they have been laid before the French and Can adian parliaments.
 The Associated Press learns that this treaty not only provides for a re- ciprocal arrangement on large num- Der of commodities, but also commits itself to general reciprocal doctrine designed to cover possible concrete contingencies in the future. Canada is unable to give France a more favor able duty on champagne than was all lowed In 1893, but she grants lspe- cial tariff on silks, and in return gets minimum tariff on certain farm and forest products.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-20
ROOSEVELT 10 CAMP OUT.
PLANS HUNTING ALSO
Will Stop in Canebrakes of Louisiana Seventeen
 Days.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Spt. 19.-Far from the scene of official and multi tudinous responsibilities associated with the office of chief executive, President Roosevelt will enjoy seven- teen days in camp. This is to be the nearest approach to a genuine vaca- ton that the president has allowed himself. Though nominally on his vacation at Oyster Bay this summer, there have been but few hours in which official business of some sort has not intruded.
 President Roosevelt will pitch his camp in the northeastern corner of Louisiana on or about October 5. The exact spot is yet to be determined. The plans provide for camping trip" but every one who knows northeastern, Louisiana knows that the brakes shelter game worthy of huntsman of presidential calibre
 The president will leave Oyster Bay for Washington next Wednesday, and on the following Sunday will start on his western and southern speech making tour.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-20
GALE HITS NEWFOUNDLAND
FIVE LIVES ARE LOST
Heaviest Equinoctlal Storm Recorded in Forty
 Years.

St. Johns, N. F., Sept, 9--The heavi- est equinoctial gale recorded here in forty years swept the Newfoundland coast to-day. Up to tonight reports from fishing towns and settlements showed that five lives had been lost.
 The storm struck many fishing ves- sells, and eleven schooners and sloops were driven ashore at various points or foundered at their moorings, A large number of vessels are on thelr way to Newfoundland from Labrador, where the fishing season closed few days ago, and 1t Is feared more disas- ters will be reported
 The eleven vessels wrecked put into half dozen harbors for shelter but were driven ashore or sunk.
 The storm caused heavy damage to fishing gear wharves, boats, etc.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-20
VICTORY FOR AETNA
Allowed $2s,S06 Accrued Rental
 Money Against Railroads.

New York Sept. 19.-Judge Holt handed down decision in the United States circuit court to-day allowing the Aetna Insurance company, in It's suit against the Albany and Susque- hanna railway, and the Delaware and Hudson company $2s,S96 accrued rental money and whatever sums have been saved by the refunding of the railways bonds. The amount is varl- ously estimated at from $900,0OO to .$1,2S6, 900 and the court suggested 8 referee be appointed to decide the point
 The plaintiff is stockholder in the Albany and Susquehanna railroad. which was perpetually leased by the Delaware and Hudson in 1870, Short ly after the lease it was decided to re- fund the original Susquehanna bonds, which bore per cent, for issues at lower rate. This was done gradual ly, the last change being the absorp- tion of $1O,OOO,OOO of the consolidated bonds at per cent. by 12 per cent. issue. Suit was brought to de- eide whether the stockholders of the old Susquehanna railroad or the new lessee were entitled to the saving.