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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17
European Civilization,

The first pavements in Paris were
laid about the year 1900; in London,
about 1417. Berlin was without pave
ments far into the seventeenth CEN
fury. No houses had glass windows
before the twelfth century, and as late
as the fourteenth century anything
might be thrown out Of the windows
of Paris and London after three times
calling out, Look outr Shirts were
not known until the time Of the cru
saders, and the fine clothes which la
dies and gentlemen wore were seldom
washed, but only occasionally scent
ed" So late as 1850 there were to be
found in Paris but three carriages,
while in England coaches date from
1850. Forks were unknown. and table
manners were exceedingly "unsightly."
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17
PERFECT STEEL BALLS. :
They Have Never Yet Been Made,
Even In the Laboratory

They Have Never Yet Been Made,
Even In the Laboratory.
one OF the needs of the day is a
perfectly spherical steel ball, and vet
u has never been made even in the
laboratory, much less in the shop for
commercial uses. When we consider
the Importance Of bali bearings for au.
tomobiles, motorcycles and other ma.
chinery the imperfections in steel balls
must appeal to all as OF the greatest
moment. OF course we make pretty
good steel balls, which could not have
been manufactured few years ago.
So far as the eye can discern, they are
perfectly spherical. too. and ordinary
measuring instruments will not be able
TO detect any difference in them, but
nevertheless they are not perfectly
spherical
A steel ball for automobile bearings
must be perfect within .Oo01 inch, and
they are made even more perfect than
this, but mathematical perfection in
this respect seems to be almost as IL
lusive as squaring the circle or discov.
erinS the perpetual motion machine.
When the steel BAH was first used In
the bearings of bicycles it was a very
imperfect sphere. 1t was not called
upon TO bear any great load. and the
velocity was not great. At the best
the load on it was not more than 200
pounds, and at the rate of sixty miles
an hour the revolutions were not more
than 100 per minute. Compare that
with the load and velocity of the mod
ern ball bearings of automobiles. Ere
quently the load approximates thou
sand pounds and the velocity is any
where from 500 to 1000 revolutions.
The small steel balls must take the
maximum load OF the car and pass it
on to others without binding or catch
ing. A slight imperfection in any one
bah would cause trouble. In fact, 1t
Is impossible to use balls with any ap-
probable variation in size from one
another, and the more nearly round
they are the better the results.
Steel balls are not only made more
perfect In shape than ever before, but
they are harder and tougher. Az
there is a tendency to fake, only spe-
cial steels can be used in their manu-
facture, and these tough, hard steels
are all the more difficult to work with
to secure perfect roundness. The
chrome steel, of which most balls for
bearings are made, is one of the most
difficult Of steels to cut or shape, and
the work of handling 1t has developed
special tools and machines made OF
even harder material.
While we have not yet made the
perfectly spherical steel ball and per.
haps may never succeed, the point OF
perfection reached is little short of
wonderful. The approximately per.
feet steel ball is matter of vital i'm
portance wherever machines and ma
chinery are made and used. The ap-
plication Of the ball bearing system
is extended to new lines of Industrial
use each year, and builders of all
kinds OF apparatus are taking advan-
tage Of the perfection reached by the
manufacturers of these little spheres
of tough steeL-Harper's Weekly.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17
DANCING In washirotor,s Dsv.

1t was dancing age. None was too
old or too dignified to join in the pas.
time. We have it on the authority OF
General Greene that on one occasion
Washington danced for three hours
without once sitting down. Patrick
Henry would close the doors Of his Of
fee to betake himself to dancing .or
fiddling, and Jefferson dearly loved to
"rosin" his bow for a merry Jig. The
story is told of him that once when
away from home he received news Of
the burning OF his fathers house,
did you save any Of my booksT' he
asked of the slave who brought him
the tidings. mo, massa," answered
the negro, "but we saved the flddle."-!
Maud Wilder Goodwin in 1.-THE Colo.
NAL Cavalier"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17

Some strange occupations figure on
Indian census schedules. At the last
census in many villages Of Haidarabad
and the central provinces enthusiastic
and devout enumerators returned the
village shrines and temples as "occu-
pied houses" The occupant was the
idol, whose occupation was stated as
granting boons and blessings, living
on contributions from the tenants"
Other callings returned on the SEIZED
ules include collectors of edible birds
nests, receivers of stolen goods,
witches, wizards and cow poisoners.-
Pail Mall Gazette.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17
SNAP SHOTS

Felt hats.
Variable weather.
Chestnut hunting.
Leaves are falling.
Corn husking time.
No nipping frost thus far.
Now cometh the pumpkin pie.
Leaves turning yellow and gold.
The autumn bride is in the lime
light.
Soon be sausage and scrapple time.
Wheat seeding favored with good
weather.
Beautiful autumn flowers going.
School children welcome holidays.
Burying the Ratchet sometimes
means war to the knife.
It's good plan to forgive your
enemy if he has the drop on you.
Misery doesn't love company on the
principle of the m ore the merrier.
The more children woman has the
fewer theories she has concerning
them.
1t is much easier to be thankful for
what we have than for what we have
not
The follow who tries to drown his
sorrows in the flowing bowl is apt to
see double.
tes A house is a good investment,
whether you live..in it, or rent it to 9TH
ers. We have some genuine bargains.
Gould & Lee Church Circle. adv
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17
A SECRET LIBRARY.
Important Papers That Were Stored
Away by Queen Victoria.

Important Papers That Were Stored
Away by Queen Victoria.
Within the walls of Buckingham pal
ace and cons ructed on the IS ong
room" principe is a room knovl as
the "secret library" and in this. are
stored documents and private letters
which Were they Sent forth 30 the
world would doubtless set the v-hole
universe talking.
From the very commencement of her
reign Queen Victoria asslduously
stored away in nice order all family
and other important papers, her only
assistant in this duty being a secre-
tary, who entered her service within
fourteen years of her accession to the
throne and who retained his place I'M
til her majesty's death, though he him
self had no access to nine-tenths Of
the papers which are docketed, the
late queen alone retaining the keys of
the safes and cabinets in which her
''secret library" was contained.
Just before her death her majesty
added to the list of her papers batch
of letters of the most private and con-
fidential kind, addressed by the late
prince consort to his brother, the Duke
Ernest of Coburg, and it is well as
certained fact that when possible she
acquired every scrap written by her
late consort to his private friends. 1t
is said by those who are qualified to
surmise that the Secret library" not
only tells of royal marriages, births
and deaths, but that it is virtually the
private history Of Europe during the
last half of the nineteenth century
London Tit-Bits.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17
Ten Out Of Five

1t was in an ideal seacoast town Of
Maine, to which they had fed for q
lazy two weeks, that they found him,
one Of those natives" with a large
stock OF undeveloped wit.
They were out cunning with the ma.
tive as their guide. A flock Of five
birds few over. Raising his gun, he
took aim and fired. All five fell to the
earth, and they were loud in their
praises of his skill.
''That amt nothin'r' said he con:
temptuously. eff I'd he'd my other
gun along I'd "a done better than
that"-Metropolitan Magazine.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17
Stumbled ON th. Will.

Wills have often proved a stumbling
block to the novelist. One fragrant
case may be mentioned. A popular
writer causes an old aristocrat to have
his "last viii and testament" witness.
ed by his butler and his housekeeper
yet he makes them both benefit under
It By so doing he renders the will
invalid. But the author does not know
It.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17
Admiral Drake Under Knife.

Rear Admiral Franklin ]. Drake
who is under Dr. Hugh H. Young's
care at the Johns Hopkins Hospital,
Baltimore, has recently undergone an
operation for the removal of stone
in the bladder. In spite of Admiral
brakes age, he Iis in goodfcondition
and is doing as well as could be ex-
pected.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17
Everv Wom.n,s p-;,,;l.r.

Mrs. Byram-That's the kind Of q
husband TO have! Did you hear Mr.
Dixie tell bis wife TO go and look al
some 500 hats7 Mr.. Byram-My dear
have l ever deprived you Of the priv
ilege of looking at 500 hats?-Chicagc
News
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17
Phantom Circuit,

The so called phantom" wire or cir
cult used in telegraphing and telephon-
ing is the additional circuit obtained
or wire that is obtained in a single
conductor by means Of multiplex sys-
tenn.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17
NATURES WARNING.
Annapolis People Must Recognize
And Heed Il

Kidney ills come mysteriousy.~
But nature always warns YOU.
Notice the kidney secretions.
See if the color is unhealthy
If there are settings and sediment.
Passages frequent, scanty, painful.
It's time to use Doan's kidney
Pills.
To ward off serious diseases.
\ Doan's have done great work in An
napolis
John w. Tucker, of West Annapo-
lis, Md, says: "Since l publicly
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills in 1908. j
have recommended them to other peo-
pie and all who have used them on nv
advice have been greatly benefited.
| suffered from kidney complaint for
years, the passages of the kidney Sc
cretions were irregular and distress.
ing, and my back was weak and pain
full, bolhering me especially when |
attempted to stoop. My supply of
Doan's Kidney Pills was obtained at
Green's Drug Store and they lived
up to every claim made for them, driv.
ing away my trouble
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17

IN We would like to have a talk with
you about putting money into real es-
tate-homes, lots OF farms. osuld 4 Lee,
Church Circle. adv
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17
A Worse Fate,

''Died in poverty cried the philos-
opher scornfully. Died in poverty,
did he. an you expect me to sympa-
thize? Gorstrooth, what is there in
dying in poverty? I've got to live in
it."-Sporting Times
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17

Venus will not charm so much with
out her attendant graces as they vii
without her.-Lord Chesterfield.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17

~ Banking hours daily 9 a. m. to 4
p. M; Saturdays. 8 a. m. to ,6p. H.
Annapolis Banking and Trust Co.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17

e.,s AMI .ulormatiOn apply at our
o. l.t' o.rce- - West street station. Car.
~ tcAs,, ,5-,Iaaf Hoiel, WIN. ii. Moss and
IS ba.. 5s,s -. OHea U. s. n. A., for officers,
~. T rem ETC. connected with S way
EFspwE
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17

..,pRArTIMORE IS MINUTEs
LEA' 66FrieE EACH HOUR.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17
work RIVER LINE, "

,pgsNrrp aA4ENI Err STEA NJ EhS carry
LII :, : Nh. FOR WEST POINT and
'"' RICHMOND. VA.
s...rers leave Baltimore Tuesday, Thurs
,a-I saturday. at OJ y. N. and arrives
sN p.iTt at : IS q. m and Richmond at
igG %. y-r,,,,.s.,- Point Vork-
sc IlI'o,,,er.,s tlRv Bank and Almonds.
W. ere MFRS IEAVE BALTIMORE FROM
ssatt5ag.'iisvDd 10 LIGHT STREET WHARF.
-Toro5gb tickets 90 all points may be secured
,.y,sga checked and staieroOms reserved
,5a CIV Ticket once. ll9 T.. Baltimore
- - t-tb1r " Robson, gent. ~ r.. Balti-
~ rlet. or the General Onices, Light and
- directs. Baltimore, Md.
ELCHlsM, y INA Una IA ~ An - e.
Genl Pass. Agt. ASST. denl' Fass' Agt-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17

By cutting down this winters fuel cost
by having US fill your bins. Our prices
may not be lower-but OUR COAL.
burns longest, burns clearest and clean
est and actually does give the maximum
heat. Buy our COAL which will give
the most heat longest for the money
Sawed and Split Oak and Pine Wood.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17

wAsHrSGTION 8 MINUTES
LES aFTFH EACH HOUR
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17
CHESAPEAKE LINE. "

...,,r PASS ENGER STEAMERS
I.s22Fry 6F NORFOLK" AND CITY OF
-N'-' BALTIMORE"
q, OLD POINT COMFORT and NOR
rjLE VA. r....t-,,,., daily nncIudfng
HelL'at f.gp. m. leaving Old Point Com
sz13g ga m. arriving Norfolk at 100 a. m.
~ s.,,gertI0n b made With the Railroad
~ Al points Houih.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17

..es-,er from Naval Academy gate.
isl-.''-..,s-..,rf-8m Governors MansionE
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17

-,,,,,s FUv DIRECT TO HEART OF
A. Ih-,g0pE AND WASHINGTON.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17

cgrsApEAEE sT II q sfaYF ,s Go Ds I'm
inggyCIEG ST MIA 7. MAI . mr. IN
-gpVfCk.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1911-10-17

TrTtT"HV HUIKLI-b 9 3 =
AVE bAS' p ST.: THEN 8 , 3 p. NJ.
Y u - 4EDusg z. NJ.
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
Wise and Otherwise

pa" asked small boy, thoughtfully,
"what is regret-money?'
Never heard of it, my son." answered his
pa
"Well, pa, read in the paper, the other
day, all regret money squandcred, and
thought YOU might get me little to squan'
der"
His pa is still thinking about it.
-""The physician" says Brown, "is the man
takes all you have"
Dorothy (aged threc), to her older sister;
'1'm as tall as you"
Marjorie: mo you're not. Stand up and
sec 1herel you only come up to my mouth. "
Dorothy: well, ! don't care! I'm as tall
the other way-my feet go down as far as
yours"
-Rutcher: "I need boy about your size,
and will give VOL three dollars q week"
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14

Apphcant: "Will have a chance to rise"
yes. | want you TO be here at four o'clock
every morning."
A surprising answer was elected at re-
cent examination at a board school in Lon.
don
"Who was David?" asked the inspector.
"'Kng OF Israel and the son of jesse re-
pied the bright boy.
"Who was jesse" continued the inspector.
"Thc Flower OF Dunblane," said the pupil.
after slight pause.
%, casionaly when man is getting down
in the world the police Justice thinks It will
help him to send him up.
That is very pretty crockery, indeed"
said the little girl who was looking at the brio.
abrac Il suppose these are some OF the fam.
lily jars OF which l have heard Uncle James
snsak."
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14

Wiener my crib gets hard and cold,
| crawl in papa's bed:
And there ! find the sOftCst spot
Is right on papa's head.
Little Nellie had been quiet for a good
while
whats the matter?" asked her mother.
"'Ts unhappy"
"Ycs'm
why"
Il tan't fink OF any question to ask"
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14

If their hands are in their pockets,
When you pass the small boys uear,
III bet dollar that you |
Get a SNOWFALL in the ear.
-Irate father: "See here, young man. when
! tell you to do a thing, l want you to do
it at once"
Dutful son: "What did you tell me to dot"
Irate father: 81 forget now; but l want il
done"
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
COPYRIGHT BY JAMES ELrERSog

have monopolv Of ali the gamcs
they play. Little savages in far.off
u lands-savages who have never hea I'd
II of or seen white boys-havc for hun.
lrnds of years mn nod In
The Washington herald., 1911-05-14
Eskimo Children's Games and Rareness Of True
Playthines friendship

C0PYR1oHr ny JAMES BLvsRsow

;:: e. { 6: : :: :: ::
ished h. Gal ~
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-23
POST OFFICE
HANDLE RUSH

Approximately 1000 more postal
cards were sent through the post
office in this city yesterday than on
December %, 1910. The sales from
one cent stamps, alone, totalled $50
yesterday. The sales from two cent
stamps did not reacIN this amount,
although many were used on pack
ages, etc. Assistant Postmaster
Harry Tyrrell said today that every
piece of mail which comes into this
city from now until Christmas Day
will be delivered before Monday
at noon time. The clerks have man
aged to keep up with the work,
which is something very unusual
for the office in this city. All pos
tai cards will be delivered.
The entire force will work all day
tomorrow and part on Monday norm
ing, unless the rush becomes so
great that more urgent steps are
required. Two extra mails will be
received here tomorrow, both In the
morning. One will arrive at five
O'Clock and the other at ten o'clock.
The regular Sunday mail will arrive
at five o'clock in the afternoon. Two
wagons delivered mail this morning,
another was added this after
The three wagons will com
tinue until after Christmas Extra
collections are> being made by auto
mobile.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-23
MANY EVENTS
FOR HOLIDAY


Christmas, the anniversary Of the
birthday of Christ, known through
out the world as a day of great Joy,
will be celebrated with glowing fes-
tiyities throughout this city and
vicinity on Monday. A number OF
lpublic events will be held and many
private house parties are being
planned for. There will be Christ
mas services In most churches and
Christmas exercises In several Sun
day schools.
Practically all factories and stores
will be closed, public buildings will
be closed and business will be gen.
orally at a standstiIl in observance
of the day.@Places of business, homes
and many public places have been
decorated with greens and Christ
mas be1ls,'' the customary symbol OF
the event. Judging from the large
sales of Christmas trees. holly
wreaths and green's many homes
have been decoratedf for the occasion
and many a young heart will be
gladdened by the appearance OF some
brilliantly decorated tree.
There will be roller skating and a
basketball game in the Auditorium
Monday afternoon, commencing at z
O'Clock, and there will be dancing
and q basketball exhibition there
Monday night commencing at 8
O'Clock. Dancing will be under the
auspices of the Auditorium manage
ment.
The First Hebrew Ladies' Benevo-
lent Society will hold their annual
ball in Washington hall Monday
night.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-23
JURY AcQUITS
The ENGINEER
Man Who Ran Engine that
Ran Down Woman

Elizabeth, Dec, 2S:-With his
wife. his four year old son and his
mother and sister, all sobbing, be-
side him, William IT. Hartman,
charged with granddaughter, broke
into tears last night when he was
acquitted by a jury In the Court OF
Quarter Sessions The jury was u
but six minutes.
Hartman was the engineer OF the
Atlantic City express that ploughed
into a crowd at the Elizabeth ave-
nue. station OF the Central Railroad
last Easter Sunday and killed two
M and a man. A local train
was standing at the station at the
time, and the crowd was composed
OF persons who were boarding and
alighting from the local.
The prosecution based its case on
the declaration that the engineer
had violated the rules of the rail-
road ~eompany by running through
the station while another train was
standing there. When the State had
rested Samuel Schletme1. counsel
for Hartman, moved to have the In
dictment dismissed, but after con-
sidering the matter owe night Judge
Atwater refused to do 50 and the
defense made out Its case briefly.
Hartman was on the stand In his
own defense yesterday and declared
he mad no warning that tho local
was at or due at the Elizabeth ave-
nue. station, and that when he dis
covered 1t he stopped his train az
soon MS possible.
Mr.. Schleimer made an eloquent
plea In behalf of his client and
urged the jury to make his wife
and three little children happy by
sending the defendant home for
Christmas q free man.
The jury retired at 6.15 p. M,
and returned at 6.21 with the YER
dict OF not guilty. When the fore
announced the finding the big
muscular man broke down and sob
bed like a child. His wife, mother
and sister were also deeply affected
and cried while the members of the
jury fled by and shook hands with
the man they had Just acquitted.
The little son looked on In won
derment at the proceedings and
when he finally realized that some
thing had happened that made his
parents happy he climbed up on his
fathers knee and embraced him.
Hartman, who liz thirty-axe years
old and has been an engineer since
his early twenties, was out OF work
for several months after the tragedy
and is 10Y employed running a sta
tionary engine at the Standard Oil
plant, this city.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-23

then "Glad / Gamer Why wouldn't !
come, dear!p he asked.
Because you vowed you wouldn't
unless | apologized." Marjorie explain
ed mischievouaiy.
You didn't think I'd be 30 b rev
and u~nforgiging as to ignore four dear
little peace ofaringf i brought one OF
the books with me to read something
to you.' he told her. and diving into
his pocket he produced q little copy
OF Romeo and Juliet
Marjorie Yas surprised for q second,
then It flashed over her what 1t ali
meant Rrosn 6 CO. ha1 forgotten t.
cancel her order and Billy had re.
cetvsd the books. Billy had construed
her sending them into q humble plea
for forgiveness.
He mrat probably wouldn't have
come al ali if Il hadn't been for that.
She gtiffansd yisIbly and all her love
was swallowed up IN a wave OF rebel
licus pride.
@Y1a ara rsEssAkaa = -.@ @s-.
coldly. but Biiy interrupted her,
"asss l hare found II.
= sIAy noanfy n e. aeuadasss as cha
sea
Ny lore a. deep. tbs more I siys "a
thee
~Tha saor0 I have, Eor beth are xH.
E1aise. be was rsadina. anG shA sgnE0Ea
bsanty os tass lines &woka something
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