Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1913-01-02
THURSDAY. JANUARY 2. 1918.
THE LAST PREVIOUS 'l3 YEAR.

THE LAST PREVIOUS 'l3 YEAR.
In the year 1913 the Thirteenth Con-
gress Of the United States assembled.
That portentious conjunction did not
bring evil to the nation in which we
are all most interested. 1t is true
that the republic was then in armed
strife with Great Britain. but the year
witnessed succession of American
triumpbs on shore and sea-Commo-
dore Perry's victory was one of them,
giving us control of the Great Lakes
which prepared the way for ths treaty
of Ghent in 1914 and the glorious peace
that has now endured for almolJ CEN
tury between the two great English
speaking peoples may it never be
broken or sullied by fault of ours
James Madison was inaugurated IN
1913 for his second term, as Woodrow
Wilson will be inaugurated in 1918 for
mis- first term.
Europe was at war. That year saw
the inception of the alliance and the
mighty operations which resulted in
the overthrow of Napoleon. The
battle of the nations" at Leipsic fore
told Waterloo and long period of
peace and prosperous development.
In that year Argentina threw off the
yoke of Spain and established her in
dependence.
The resources of the printers art
were enriched by the process of stereo-
typing. There were born that year,
among millions of others who exercised
more or less influence on the resultant
line OF human progress, Richard Wag-
ner, Henry Bessemer., David Living
stone. Isaac Pitman. Stephen a.
Douglas. Admiral Porter and John C.
Fremont. the Pathfinder.
Such is part of the record of q
Thirteen year that did not turn out
very badly on the whole for the world
we live in. There is going to be lot
happening between now and New
Years Day of Nineteen-fourteen and
we violate no confidence when we an
nounce that the planet is going to be
better off at the end than at the be-
ginning of the twelve month. New
York Sun.
Common sense peters out; genius
sometimes does.
Noise and celebration are synon-
nous, so most folk think.
It's lot easier TO make a cat purr
than to make it catch mice.
Don't worry about the hard time you
are having aud it won't be so hard.
If one would limit his overeating to
the holidays it wouldn't be so bad.
One consolation the poor have is that
the rich aren't any better looking.
From all indications President-elect
Wilson is dong his own cabinet max
ing.
Is it better to make resolutions and
break then. than never to have resolved
at all?
Beware of the man who knows too |
much especially if it happens to be
yourself"
Some folks claim that even if a good |
opportunity does come along it has a
big price tag attached.
When man has a quick temper I
working with bigger man will some
times help HIM to control 1t.
The man with the device for making
the most noise was probably the
happiest one in town Tuesday night.
Our luck is in ourselves, Horatio.
We can make 1918 lucky even if it does
end in lS. Now. let everybody try.
Even though leap year is over. it is
suspected that matrimonny viii not
have to depend wholly on the efforts of
the men for the next three years.
Baltimore is the second ranking port,
New York the first. Why shouldn't
she be when all vessels documented at
Annapolis and Crisfield are accredited
to Baltimore.