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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-22
A FIGHT FOR MILLIONS.
Or The Adventures of Gentleman
Burglar.

Featuring Barney Gilmore and an
all-star cast, a sensational mystery
story evolving a modernization of a
popular and widely-read classic. In
its evolution the story, which is de-
veloped in short, brisk and snappy
scenes, shows the lengths to which
certain classes of criminals will go to
attain their ends and the novel meth
DDS they employ.
Their activity is replete with eli
matte situations, and each of their
temporary successes inspire genuine
thrills. Calculating, ingenious and
crafty, a gentleman Rallies, through
his acquaintance and friendship with
millionaire bankers daughter, cum
ningly learns her family affairs and
cleverly uses his information to adj
vantage. "Rafles" and his confed-
crates have a remarkable organiza-
tion, as we'll as an original equip
ment.
The band uses a double house, one
sid furnished deliberately as a gentle
mans household, while the other is
equipped with the paraphernaia of
an organized criminal establishment.
The party wall dividing the two
houses have secret panels and pass
ages known only to the gang leader.
A sensational roundup cf the gang
by the police is made with the use Of
defiance, one OF the speediest
motorbosts in the country. The race
is thrilling and sensational and ends
with the spe ctacular expl )sion of the
engine in the boat in which the gang
tries to escape. This picture is in
three reels
"The Wizard of the Jungle" a
sensational two-reel wild animal fea-
ture, is produced under the direc-
tion OF Capt. Jack Bonavita, the
worlds most famous lion tanner.
During the taking of thu pictures, a
ferocious lion sprang at the man and
almost killed him. The scene was
Sulphur Springs, Fla, the man Cap
tain Bonavita. The man and lion were
posing Tor the picture film man, the
man willingly, the lion because the
man compelled it. There is one hair
raising scene after another.
1t is the most gripping and sensa
tional Of all animal pictures. Can
you imagine two great sensational
features in one, evening. Its a splen-
did program. Two shows-7:I5 and
s:45. and the price is 10 cents.
Doors open at O'Clock. Follow the
crowds to the Colonial.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-22
GRIST TO THE MILL.
Remarkably Strong EsssnaY Drama a
The Palsce Tonight.

"Grist to the Mill" a powerful
twO-reel drama by the Essanay Com
psny, will be the leading attraction
at the Palace tonight. To all who
believe in the undying devotion of a
woman who truly loves and is pa
tient, this picture will make a strong
appeal. A story, intensely interest
ing and novel plot and counter-plot,
built around a situation that is the
growing evil of the times. The in
fiuence of this picture story can work
only good.
Arthur johnson, the popular hubin
player, will be seen in a splendid
drama, The Benefactor, and then
Maurice Costello and Clara K. Young
in Cupid VS.. Women's Rights. "
Having broken her engagement be-
cause her lover does not agree with
her CO lcerning the suffrage question,
a young woman sets off for vaca-
tion in Egypt with her aunt. Her
lover, who does not know where she
has gone, alse buys a ticket TO Cairo,
where he meets her at hotel 60 their
mutual surprise.
She disregsrjs his advice and ex-
poses herself to grave dangers at the
hands of dangerous and INSCRIPTIONS
natives. Her lover rescues her and
she is forced to admit that, after all,
a mans care is what she needs. The
renewal of the engagement follows
and differences of opinion are forgot
ten in their new found happiness.
A very pleasing program Of high
class photoplays, which will make
more friends TOR the popular photo
play theste- The Palace.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-22
CRYING FOR HELP.
Lots Of it in Annapolis But Daily
Growing Less.
, kidnevs often cry for help.

The kidneys often cry for help.
Nor another organ in the whole body
Is more delicately constructed
No one more important to health.
The kidneys are the filters OF the
blood.
When they fail the blood becomes
foul and poisonous.
There can be NJ health where there
is poisoned blood.
Bsckache is one of the frequent lnoi-
cations of kidney trouble.
Ii is often the kidneys cry tor help.
Heed it. 49,
Read what Doan' Kidney Pills hay c
done for oyerworked kidneys.
Read what Dean 5 have done Tor An
napolis people.
Mrs. Elizabeth Claude, 81 Northwest
s. Annapolis, Md, says: found
D6ap' 5 Kidney Pills to be good kid
ney medicine and one that acts just as
represented. / used this remedy when
suffering from lame back and weak
kidneys and il helped me IN every
way.
For sale By ali dealers. Price, 90
cents. Foster Mllhurn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents FOR the Unlte1
States. Remember the name-Doan 6
-and take 20 other.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-22
PRAISE AND BLAME FOR SCHOOLS
Bulletin Issued By United States Bureau
Of Education Concerns Itself With
County School Conditions.

Praise and blame are alternata y
melted out in a bulletin on Maryland
schools just issued by the Unite d
States Bureau of education.
The bulletin is an educational sur
vey of Montgomery county, but con-
Germs itself with Maryland rural
schools in general and with the whole
rural-school problem throughout the
United States. The Government pub
fishes the detailed facts about this
Maryland county in the belief that a
study of them will aid in solving
rural-eduestional problems elsewhere.
The chief weaknesses noted by the
Bureau report are "Too many one
room schools and too little consolida-
ton; defective methods of lighting,
heating, ventilation and of seating
pupils: the lack of recreation facili-
ties the low proportion of children
of school age enrolled or in regular
attendance the slight attention paid
to identifying the surroundings OF
the school buildings, and the absence
from the curriculum of studies pre-
pairing for country life.
On the other hand, the Bureau in
vestigators found some very import
ant sources OF strength in the Mont
gomery county schools;
Direct and capable supervision;
uniform grading, sufficient number
of buildings in good repair: teach
ing staff experie need, relatively stable
and efficient fair beginning of in
Producing into the Curriculum those
subjects most closely adapted to rursl
needs, anu q number of high schools
which in equipment and in the grade
of work done are we'll above the aver
age for similar communities
The bulletin commends especially
the Maryland county organization Of
schools, declaring that this system
has proved to be the most effective
machinery or the upbuilding of rural
education.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-22
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Question Il Authority in Them
Teachers Severely Handicapped
10 The Discharge Of Their
Dutv.
Commencement

kOV0 MuDlCaNEG.
To The Editor The rally dsy uro
posed for the counties BY the State
Board of Education should see some
solution proposed of the many prob.
lens besetting the public schools. Pa.
rades and festivities are MT the only
things needed on such occasions.
It is confessed all on er the country
that the public school pupils are grow.
ing up in disdsin of authority and
this dIsdain is nourished by the public
schools that deny corporal punishment
to those actually needing. The other
day big boy announced to his chums
that he was going to raise h in
the public schools as soon as he start
ed in after the fan work was done.
The teacher that is to bear the brunt
of this h. is one Of the most pa
tient and gentle that the schools can
boast Of, and the boy himself has a
school trustee for bis guardian.
That trustee should settle the mat.
ter with the boy without delav.
Another trustee has the worst bow
in the school. In lieu of the rod
why cannot teachers send notes to
parents and guardians requesting
their correction of the children for
mischief at school? The mere miss
isg of lessons should not be a punish
able offense in the line, howe yer
much pupils might be 'kept i'm
for it.
Parents informed of their children $
offenses for the fourth time should
then see the authorities Diminishing
them from school, as they serious "
affect the department Of others and
interrupt all attention TO studies.
Mere didos of the very young, the
teachers should spank tor. or over
look altogether.
The other day a. rough foreigner
who had had his children whipped in
school, proceeded TO curse the teach
er before all the children and threaten
her also. Naturally the children of
the whole school were more or less
affected by this demonstration. The
same man had previously actually
slapped this teacher-a lady-in the
face. The man said, however. he
would punish his children if they
were sent home to him with instruc-
tIons to that end.
Why cannot this be made a rule of
the schools? Let the authorities
answer. There is no sense in having
our women teachers vexed and wor-
ried to death over unnecessary ques-
tions. Talking about a raise in their
salaries, MANY of them now arguing
for a raise would prefer some rules
from these higher up which would at
least give them a reasonable amount
of peace in the discharge of their
duties. OF course, teachers must be
judicious. ] once heard of a teacher
whipped the wrong boy in a case of
an attempt to kiss a girl The boy
was sick a week. That was all
wrong. These questions are the ones
to call for consideration and adjust
ment at once.
F. b. LIVESEY
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-22
A SONG ON THE OYSTER.
Poet in LesIie's Weekly Writes Verses
on The Luscious BivaIve, Holding
Forth This Week.

All the leaves are turning crimson
and the grass is getting brown,
And the plump delicious oyster has
come marching into town;
You will meet hi in the market in
his pearly oyercoat,
Or upon the half-sbell waiting to go
gliding down your throat;
Or he's swimming in cocktail of
tomato catsup red,
That will titiliate your palate, but
not travel to your head;
Or he sizzles in the butter on the
kitchen Goals aglow,
Or he occupies a plate, for it's Oys-
ter Week, you know.
When you have an empty feeling you
can bet some oysters bot
In a crusty loaf are certain to fill up
the hollow spot,
Aud when nights are growing chilly,
il at home you sadly abide,
Nothing lifts your dropping spirits
like dish of oysters fried.
Oyster fritters light as feathers, oys-
tiers raw ia powdered ice,
With a dash Of cayenne pepper and a
juicy lemon slice,
Oysters by the pint or gallon, East
and West aud North and South
Obi the oyster heads the menu, and is
now in every mouth.
Mother coming home from shopping,
brings some oysters in a box,
Father makes his peace st midnight
with doZpn-siV old fox
Who could sulk, or scold. or wrangle,
when the savorJ odor comes
From a feast of luscious bivalves
rolled in golden ctacker erumbs3
Gifts of violets and roses often
smooth a frOwn away,
And a pound or two of candy may
presage a wedding day,
But the everwelcome oyster in his
appetizing prime,
ANY way you like to take him, is a
winner every time.
Now the ice cream days are over,
dcting swain no longer treat,
Millicent and Maude and Mabel to the
dainty frozen sweet;
But there's something even better
when the evening play is DER,
Reckoning the hungry sweethe arts
to brightly lighted door,
For within it little tables to tete-
a-tete invite,
With their shining glass and silver,
and their linen snowy white,
And be often pops the question he
has had so long in view
And he~ Eyes" is coyly spoken Ger 6
plate of oyster stew.
Leslie s Weekly.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-22
QUO VADIS.
At The Colonial Theatre for Three
NIGHTS.


The thrilling scenes in "Quo Vadis"
to be shown at the Colonial Theatre
tomorrow Friday and Saturday nights
are when the trap door begins to rise.
Everyone knows what is about TO
happen. The first lion who slips out
of the opening is no surprise yet there
is a thrill that passes over the audi
ence and a shudder and the moment is
full Of suspense. More lions follow
many lions-alI lean and hungry
looking brutes.
The scene shifts to close view
of the kneeling Christians The wo-
men clasp their children to their
breast and raise their eyes in suppl
cation to Heaven. The lions approach
them coming faster and faster. The
scene shifts again to the Imperial
box. Nero revels in. the spectacle
and urges his guests to lose no detail.
Petronius the arbiter of fashion
looks on in helpless disgust the rove
lorn Vinitius awaits in trembling fear
the fate of his beloved Lygia, the
treacherous Chic revolts at the out
come of his own villainy and faints at
the sight and the thousa amos of citi-
zens and mobiles look on with bated
breath.
No drama in the world ever com
pretended such intense dramatic mo-
ments- il all lifts the veil of
doubt from the minds of this later
generation why Eternal Rome" fell
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-22
WINTER WHEAT 6 INCHES HIGH.
Big Increase. Bright Prospects, Says
Burlington Report.

In its last crop report for the sea.
son. issued yeste rday, the Burlington
Railroad says the acreage of winter
wheat shows considerable increase
over that Of last year and that soil
conditions were never better.
Farm work of all kinds is well ad-
vanced. Pail rains have been eopi-
Gus aud the ground il saturated.
Fall ploughing and seeding are prac.
tically completed. Early planted
wheat is from four to six inches
high.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-22

Natural history negleets 70 inform
us that the femsle elephant requires q
larger trunk than the male
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-22
OCTOBER % 1913
SNAP SHOTS.

The wig maker sees to it that even
the bald-headed actor may have a good
part.
OF course. il is possible to turn a
crank down, but he always turns up
again.
Many fellow thinks he is a mad
wag when in reality he is only q
puppy.
Some rich men are mighty close,
and others are SO extrsvagant that they
even pay their taxes.
Even the fellow who takes a cold
bath every morning may occasionally
find himself in hot water.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-22
BIeujackets for The Navy One From
Annapolis.

Lieut.. Commander Martin, who is
IN charge of the United States Navy
recruiting Office in Baltimore, re.
ports AZ applicants for service in
the Navy for the week just ended
Of that number 13 were enlisted.
The others were rejected for physical
reasons and other causes. Among
th)se enlisted for service in the
United States Navy was Mr. William
Henry kries, of this city. Mr.. Kries
enlisted as plumber.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-22
POLK MILLER DEAD.
Author Of Plantation Stories Dies in
Richmond.

Polk Miller, Richmond business
man. known throughout the South for
his plantation stories of war time
and his performances on the banjo at
many Confederate reunions, died sud
denly at his home at Richmond, Va,
Monday night. He was 90 years old.
Polk Miller will be remembered
here as having given a delightful en-
tertainment a year or so ago at the
City High School.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-22
At The Lyric.

Tonight Kay Bee, "Banzai" In
two reels, q great picture. a master
piece OF beautiful sentiment and pa
triotism; also 9 Thauhouser, In the
Nick OF Time, drama that holds
you spellbound, but il all comes out
in the nick of time; also one famous
keystone comedy. Don't miss the
good pictures at the Lyric tonight.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-22

There is more Catarrh IN th1s section
Of the country than all other diseases
put together. and until the last few
years was supposed % be incuTable.
For great many years doctors pro.
nounoed il local disease and preacib.
ed local remedies, and by constantly
falling TO cure with local treatment,
pronounced it incurable. Science has
proved cataTrh 20 be q constitutional
disease and Therefore requires consitu-
tiOnat treatment Halls OstaTrh
Cure, manufactured by F. }. Cheney
& Co. Toledo, Ohio, ia the only con-
stitUdonal cure on the market Ii is
taken internally in doses from / g drops
to a teaspoonful. Ii acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces OF the
system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case it fails to cure.
send for circulars and testimonials.
Address: +. J. CHENEY d CO.,
Toledo, Ohio. Sold by Druggists. Use.
Take Hall Family Pill for constipa-
ton.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-06
LARONE

Nina, the only daughter of Mrs.
Cynthia Brooks, passed away, Jan. 30,
after a long illness. The funeral was
held Sunday, Feb. 2, and attended by
Rev. o. c. Williams of the Friends
church at Fairfield. The interment
was at Fairfield Center.
Recent letters from Mrs. Ida
Drawn, who last fall moved to Myrtle
Point, Oregon, tell us that she and
Miss Lotte are well and like their
new home very much.
Hiram Potter was caller at viii
p. Winslow's last week, Mr.. Potters
health is very poor.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers of Nor
ridgewock we're in town, Sunday, call
ed here to attend the funeral of Nina
Brooks.
Mrs. Mary Drawn is in very poor
health.
John Wilder of Norridgewock spent
the weekend with his schoolmate,
Leo Winslow.
The l.. S. C. met last week with Mrs.
Il. HA Tobey.
Mrs L. S. Lowe and Mrs. Horace
Leavitt were callers in town last
week.
A good time to cut wood but bad
time to draw it to the door.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-06
NORTH CORNVILLE

Jos. Hayden and son, Howard, were
home from Harmony over Sunday.
H. d. Eaton, Esq, of Waterville,
was at his farm the latter part of the
week.
James Robinson of Scion visited at
Austin Collins last week.
Fred Tufts has gone to Flagstaff
with his team to work in the woods.
Mrs. Ed. Whittier is very much i'm
proved
John Whittier was 80 years old.
Jan. 30. He is very smart, doing lots
of work each day. He received many
postal cards and box of cigars
Miss Annie Richards, assistant in
Athens Academy, passed the weekend
visiting at F. l.. Nights.
The crew on the hay press working
for F. l.. Hight, went to Harmony this
week pressing hay.
Austin Taylor's son of Bingham,
visited his father, the natter part of he
week.
The Eaton Farm put in their supply
of ice last week.
DR.. Salley of Skowhegan was at the
Eaton farm last Friday, testing Mr.
Eaton's thoroughbred stock.
A good trade in Mems and Boys
Sweaters at soc, at G. w. Bates.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-06
u Mothers Only Knew I!
BY b. ,J,..s

Nine.een-twent ie,hs Of the sickness of
children have two GAUGES constipation
and wormsl
The danger of constipation is under
stood, but there are so different kinds of
worms that may exist in the stomach and
bowels, and children are especially apt to
have them. Usually stomachand pin worms
Signs of worms are: Indigestion, with
a variable appetite; abnormal craving for
sweets; nausea and vomiting; swollen upper
lip; sour tongue; offensive breath; hard and
full belly with occasional gripings and
pains about the navel; face at one time
flushed, then pale and in few cases the
face takes on a dull leaden hue; eyes
heavy and dull, twitching eyelids; itching
of the nosei itching Of the rectum; short,
dry cough; grinding of the teeth; little
nd points sticking out ON tongue; starting
during sleep; slow ieS er; pulse quckened
d irregular; body may be hot; and
often, in children, oonvul ions.
Rid the child OF worms and you will
have a healthy, Lapry child.
noted. True's own prescription,
sold under the nam Of Or. True's Elixir,
is the best remedy in the world for worms.
1t destroys all worm lie, expels worms from
the body and MAKES the child healthy again.
All dealers, &c, soc and S1.00.
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-06
EAST SKOWHEGAN

A cold and windy day and no snow
but plenty of ice.
This has been fine time for cutting
wood and lumber and men have used
the little snow to good advantage,
while it lasted.
e. b. Richardson and Orville Kim
ball hauled quite a lot of lumber to
Moore's Mills to be sawed while the
snow lasted. Fred Horn had quite a
lot moved to Hinckley lately.
E. B. Richardson has been selling
quite a lot of nice apples at Skowhe-
gan. He is man that keeps things
moving.
Wallace ireland sold nice colt
lately to Mr.. Richardson In Water
Vile who deals in horses.
Joseph Ireland has been chopping
wood and some lumber through the
winter months.
George Kelley of Hinckley is visit
ing the Ireland Brothers.
Mrs. Sidney Pooler has been visit
ing at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Fred Nye in Skowhegan.
| think many OF your readers may
like to hear from Alonzo Richardson
who has been confined to his room
most of the time for number oil
months. 1t Is thought he is failing In
strength. We all miss him very much
Sidney Pooler will soon be making
syrup again and has been rushing J.
wood along and has got fine lot with
his sorf. Frank to help him.
John Bigelow and wife are on the
sick list.
]. l.. Burrill has got up his wood
and is now saving it up for the stove
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-06
HARTLAND

James Mcfarland of Bangor is Wis
iting at the home of Fred Palmer.
Mrs. M. II. Hill is visiting relatives
in Newburg, Me.
The Hartland Guild held pleasant
meeting Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Annie Lancey.
Miss Bertha Linn is visiting rela-
tives in Temple, Me.
Mrs. J. r. Kicker is ill at the home
of Mrs. Jennie Wyman in Pittsfield.
Mrs. Kicker was on her way home
from Lewiston where she has just un-
dergone an operation at the central
Maine General hospital.
Miss Alice Packard has returned
from the Central Maine General hos
proved in health.
S. A. Anderson, Esq, of Pittsfield
passed Sunday with his parents in
town.
w. l.. Anderson, ESQ, was in Pitts
field, Tuesday on business.
J. r. Picken was in Lewiston, Fri
day.
The little daughter of DR.. r. w.
Webb of Berlin, N. H., formerly of
this town, is very Ill with pneumonia.
A baby girl was born to Mrs. Guy
Merritheu, Monday, Jan. q.
The weavers at the Linn wooden
mills were out Monday on strike.
The oldest child of Mrs. Guy Mer-
ritheu Is ill with appendicitis.
A Firemen's ball will be held here,
March 3rd, with music by Halls or
chestra of Bangor.
The work horses of ]. r. Picken be-
came unmanageable Thursday and a
lively runaway ensued. Mr.. Picken
was thrown from the sled and the
horses started for home on HUH Hill.
The sled and harness was completely
destroyed Mr.. Picken was badly
shaken up.
Twilight Rehekah Lodge will work
the degree at the next regular meet
ing, Feb. II. All members are re-
quested to be present. Refreshments
will be served
The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-02-06
BROWNS CORNER-CANAAN

C.. II. Wheeler who has been criti-
cally i'll is slowly improving, much
to the satisfaction of his many friends.
F. o. Thompson of Hartland, the
we'll known stock buyer, was at g..
B. Chase's, Wednesday.
Mrs. Sarah Lewis and family will
soon move into what is known as the
e. C. burlington house, thereby max
ing it more convenient for her son,
Clifton, who has employment with H.
l.. burlington.
Miss Beth Horne, a student of Ca
naan High school, is boarding in the
home Of Preston Gleason and attend
ing school.
Miss Anna Porter is passing a por-
tion of her school vacation with her
mother, Mrs. George Hubbard.
Miss Estelle futile, who is employed
in the home of Hatch WEIGH, Cornville
passed the weekend with her sister,
Mrs Frank Hubbard.
Mrs. Kittie Barnes returned from
Lowell Monday, after several days
visit with her son, Frank and other
relatives.
H. f. Bibber, NJ. D., was a celler
dl -. ID thdoC D, 'C"HN'Ne''' go
Bibber comes to town highly recon-
mended and the citizens extend to him
a cordial welcome.
Lillian and Florence Bnrrill passed
last week with their grandparents,
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Allen.
Mrs. Roland futile is confined to
her home in Cornville from the effects
of tonsilltis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benz. Swan are in
where Mr. Swan has employ
ment for a short time.