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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
At The RepubIIc Tonight.

No brighter satire on the divorce
colony of Reno, Nevada. has ever been
filmed or played that seen in the Di-
vorcee,' the Greater Vitagraph pro.
duction, which will appear at the Re-
public Theatre tonight.
The Divorces, both men and women.
have fun poked at them from every
angle by the PLAYERS in this new pro-
duction, and the life in the Western
refuge of the unhappily married is
portrayed with all it's seriousness tenn
pered with rib.tickling comedy.
The height of satire is reached when
an Eastern society girl, on the hunt
for excitement, poses as divorcee
and becomes leader of the colony
only to fall in love with minister
who is rahidly opposed to divorce.
She, however, meets the man when he
is playing at cow-punching and sus-
poets him of being highwayman,
who has been terrorizing the country
side. So coupled with the delicious
humor at the expense of Reno, the di-
vorce city, there runs through the play
q world of excitement and thrills from
the unearthing of the real robber, the
uncovering of the minister and the
girl herself.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
Indian Arrow Heads.

sfr. Gushing, an authority on mat
ters pertaining to Indians, tells how,
when he was boy, he learned how the
Indians made their arrow heads.
He had unearthcd a beautiful har-
poon of bone. He had toothbrush with
him, and the bone handle of this he
chopped off and ground down on a
piece Of sandstone, to make a harpoon
Of his own; but he could not & such
cIean-cut barbs as those OF ic.
The boy then took his flint scales and
chips and set to work with them. The
flint cut the bone away but left the
work rough. Then accidentally he
made discovery, for no sooner had he
begun to rub the bone transversely on
the flint than the bone cut the flint
away. Not jaggedly, as his hammer
stone would have Clipped it but in
long, continuously narrow surface fus
rows wherever the edge was caught in
the bone at a certain angle.
He never finished that harpoon. He
turned Il about and used it as an ar
row cutter, by tying it to little rod
Of wood with shoestring. He had
found out how the Indians made
arrow heads.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
MOVING PICTURE ATTRACTIONS.


Marguerite Clark, in Bab's Burg.
lar. -" Money is the root Of all
evil" 81 do not know who sain the
above famous words, but they are
true. / know IL but tos well. For.
had never gone IN an allowance. and
been in debt and always worried about
the way silk stockings wear out, and
ct cetera. / would be having, much
better time. For who can really en-
JOY dress when it is not paid for or
only partially so.
With these doIeful words pretty
Barbara Archibald opens her diarysand
the episodes that follow bear out only
too well her theory. Returned from q
select girls school Bah is just at the
age of romance as she calls it ana
when ner old friend Tommy Gray gives
her his pin 70 wear she believes that
her life's romance has commenced Ii
all begins when her father puts her on
an allownce of ST, 900 a year and no
extras. mot princely, but it will
do" writes Bah With this sum she
is to purchase all 'furs, theatre tick
cts. and underwear, manscuring, den.
fist, church collections. candy, tennis
balls, ice cream and taxicabs and
Xmas gifts" for an entire year. The
fret day che and her intimate friend,
Jane Raleigh proceed to work sad
havoc with ner newly acq Iired check
book, sending nine buncnes of violets
to their teachers at FIVE dollars nun.
dred: having messages together lat
Bab's expense) and tea at the most exc
pensive place in town. Next Barbara
decides to economic by buying a
roadster" thereby saving half selling
snoes, owing to not walking" A
trifiing accident wherein she upsers q
milk wagon and gallons of milk few
extra tires and other incidentsls soon
alarmingly diminish the bank account
and she decides TO earn some extra
money by using her car (the existaDce
Of which ner family still ignores) to
take passengers to and from the rail-
road station at nifty cents each. One
of her most lucrative patrons was a
certain mysterious young man VINO re.
quested to be brought II within few
yards of Bab's own house each trip
and left near big pine tree. Bah
had heard of various cases of burglar
ly in the vicinity and she begins to see
chat this mysterious person Is the
burglar himself From this point of
the story to the end many humorous
incidents take place. Pathe News
al.o.
Tomorrow, matinee and evening,
Charles Chaplin in The Adventure"
and first episode of WHO is Number
One %
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
T3GE OF G.lEDMAD
Scientists Find Skeleton Half HUI
man and Half Fish.
Ancients Of All Races Believed That
Beautiful Sea Ma;dens Once Lived
Maybe Our Fcrbears Wore
Fins and Scales.

Mermaids were not mythical crea-
lures at all, but real, living beings, ac-
cording to some scientists, who, in
support of this belief. point to the
skeleton OF strange animal, half hui
man and half fish, said to be more
than 1000 years old and reported TO
have been found deeply imbedded in
sand on the coast of China. This
skeleton, however, is said to be con.
siderably smaller than the proportions
of a mermaid. according to popular
conception, which pictures her with a
form much the same as that of wom-
an. 1t is pointed out, however, that
this skeleton might have belonged TO
a dwarf of the species. or to kind
of fish which is said TO have been COM
mon in Chinese waters about 6000 b.
G. And it is conceivable that the
creature might have grown to larger
size in a different climate.
The skeleton which has come to
light after centuries is described as
having had a head, shoulders and
arms like those of a woman, as proved
by the formation of the bones and
skull The lower half of the body
became petrified, and in all respects
was like the tail of fish, with several
fins. On the head and the upper por-
ton of the body a shriveled skin was
found, similar to that of an Egyptian
mummy. If further proof were need
ed, it would seem TO be supplied by N
few strands of hair on the head. Der.
matologists have decided that this
was once flaxen and grew abundantly.
Every story of a mermaid pictured
a goddess-like creature sitting upon a
rock in the sea, combing her hair. Al
most every one of the ancient races
left behind them accounts of the mer-
maid. These have been discredited
for ages, being grouped with other
myths such as the Greeks entertained.
The sea serpent and dragon of such
terrible aspect described by writer's OF
old were ranked with the mermaid as
n Pigment of Imagination. But the dis
covery of this skeleton, it is claimed,
discredits all the theories of civiliza-
ton and brings to the fore once more
the question so often asked-were
there really mermaids?
The name mermaid Is of TeutOnic
origin, corresponding with triton and
siren as used In antiquity. The Chal-
deans called this creature Cannes, the
Chinese named her Wimpus, and even
one tribe of American Indians were
said to have had legend of the mer.
maid, in which they term her Ottawes.
1t has been one of the unexplainable
points Of the mermaid legend that so
many peoples in such distant parts of
the globe believed in the reality of a
creature half woman and half fish. II
would be hard to imagine two races
further apart than the Chaldeans and
the Indians, but both knew of the mer.
maid
Whatever of truth there may be In
the reported finding of this skeleton,
1t, at any rate, opens anew one of the
most fascinating chapters in the lore
of mankind.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
Help Uncle Sam Save.

How many people stop to think that
Il 1-cent postage stamp costs Uncle
Sam as much as postage stamp OF
the highest denomination made? II
is a fact. Consequently people who
place two 1-cent stamps instead of one
2-cent stamp on letter are increasing
the cost to the government of carrying
on the post Office, and the people who
cover a parcel post package with
small-denomination stamps instead OF
using one of two of high denomination
to make up the amount of postage re.
quired are guilty of an act of thought.
lessness inimical to conservation. The
department requests the public to
think of this hereafter, and to do its
best to help out Uncle Sam.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20

The burro can generally get away
with anything that can be strapped to
him. Sometimes he is called upon to
move the entire possessions of a family
and he does it. He is the only ami
NAL in captivity that can climb clin
with a cookstove, a mattress, trunk,
washtub, two frying pans. the fam
lily Bible and a couple of lengths Of
stovepipe tied to his back. AT times
he seems almost buried beneath his
burden and 1t is rather startling for
the stranger to see a load ambliu :
cozily up hill without any visit :
means of support.-Los Angeles Til
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
Charlie Chaplin Add "Who Is
Number One?" at Colonial Tomorrow

Charlie Chaplin ia his latest comedy
1.-The Adventure" and Kathleen
Clifford in first episode of WHO is
Number One p entitled 1.-The Flam-
ing Cross" will be the splendid attrac-
ton at tire Colonial Theatre tomor-
row. matinee and evening.
No other motion picture has aroused
as much discussion as is seethlng now
around the question Who is Mum.
Der One ?" Number One" has be-
come by-word. Everybody is guess
ing Number Ones identity. Who
is Number One % is the kind of a
serial that tells an interesting story
IN each episode. 1t has for its theme
the famous quotation, Hell hath no
fury ike 8 woman scorned. l." 1t Is q
story of revenge, of q mysterious per-
son who seeks to make q famous in
ventor and capitalist pay for his sc.rn.
Throughout the story is felt the
power of the mysterious Number
Que, VINO strikes hard, and who the
Hsles know must be destroyed unless
thsy themselves are crushed. The
thrilling tale ia built upon a charm
ing story of love unconquerable, love
devoid of selishness, q love tested
and found true in the flame of self
sacrifice. Don't fail to start the first
chapter of this greatest of all mys-
terry stories by the greatest of all mys-
terry writers, Anna Katherine Green,
for 1t is story that will hold your
intense interest from the frat to the
last episode.
Burton Holmes Travelogue also.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
ITEMS FROM ALL HALLOw's.
Newsy Notes And Pertinent Personals
Cleaned BY Capitals County
CerresDOndeuf.


Thanksgiving Day is the regular
day for the gathering of the clans"
at the Parish Hall" Jacksonville.
There will be the regulsr service Of
special Thanksgiving at IL a. m. at
the Chapel.
After service delicious dinner will
ne served at the Hall, including all of
the wellknowu good things to eat
ALI old friends of the Parish as well as
new ones sre cordially invited to come
and have genuine sociable time to-
gether. There will be supper served
as usual. The fancy table promises to
be bigger than ever. Mrs. Duckett
will be on hand with grab. bag fairly
bursting with things to delight all of
the children. There will be cakes and
pies for young and old. Come and
have good time.
On December End, which is the first
Sunday in Advent, there will be q
Special Service at IL a m. at the
Chapel, Davidsonville. The Rector
has asked every member of the Parish
to make special effort Co be present
that day and to bring as many friends
as possible.
Mr.. Plummer is spending few days
at the Rectory.
Miss Ella Lee Hodges spent Sunday
at Clifton.
Mrs. Mary Ann Hodges has return
ed home after quite visit to her
nieces, the Misses Selman, of Hockey
Hall.
Mrs. Ramsay Hodges, Jr., little Miss
Mary Ann Hodges, who have been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
King, of Forest Park, have returned
home.
Mrs. Douglas C. Turnbull and her
two youngest children, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. C. w.
Sellman.
Mrs. William Freshman Lennon
and little daughter. left for the South
yesterday. Mr.. Lennon has received
his call to the front.
MIR. Daniel Murray, of Arden, who
has been i'll for many months aud died
recently, was laid to rest in All Hal
lows cemetery, on Friday last, at
3. 81 p. III.
The first Wednesday in December
which is the 5th of December, the
Davidsonville Auxiliary, of the Amer
lean National Red Cross, will serve
afternoon tea in the Parish Hall, Da-
vidsonville, from 2 to S p. m. There
will be delicious light refreshments
served and music. This is not for
Red Cross members only, everybody
young and old, is most cordially in
vited to come and have nice sociable
time and keep on the good work Of the
Red Cross. Bring your knitting and
bring your friends, men as well as
women and be sure not to forget the
date, December 5tb, from to 5 p. m.
The Davidsonville Auxiliary gave
$1,000 TO the Soldiers Xmas Packets,
besides private donations.
r. S. v. p.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
He Had Been prawn.

Capt. Ian Hay Beth, addressing the
Chicago City club. recently told the
following story to illustrate his state.
ment that life in the trenches had its
moments of comedy:
''There were two friends in separ.
ate bays Of a trench. Whenever a
shell burst near by one would cry out
Are you all right, Billg and the an.
swer would come back, Yes, I'm all
right After this had happened sew,
eral times the second man cried out
Yes, I'm all right, but what's the ex'
element aboutT Then the first one
answered: The men over here, have
gotten up sweepstake on who's go
ing to be hit next, and I've drawn
you.'n
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
At the RepunIic Tomorrow.

ITO the Death" is a rich, colorful
story of the Southland, of historic
Corsica, the island to which Napoleon
was exiled. The photoplay reproduces
its picturesque scenery, and expert
photography transfers it to the screen.
Against this beautiful background is
acted story of dramatic FIRE. Blanca
Sylvia is the sole support OF her sister
Rosa. When she goes TO Paris to
make the most of her talents foolish
Rosa comes to grief. Returning,
Blanca swears over the girl"e dead
body TO follow her sisters destroyer
"To the Death" The true culprit is
a secret service agent. He casts the
blame on another man, the man Blanca
loves. Bat she must keep her vow,
and she plunges dagger 10 his breast
By q miracle, all ends hefpily in tDis
gripping photoplay. The scenes are
divided between Corsica and Paris.
Nine. Petrova plays the heroins of
"To the DEATH" and from your own
past experience with Petrova produc-
tions you will kn1w how best to ad-
vertise this feature The stars beauty
appeals to some, Ito others the style
of her acting is the attraction, but the
brilliant story itself will appeal to all.
While it is full of intensity. it es-
capes being too Theatre. To the
Death" is story of life as 1T mas been
livs d ia picturesque Corsica. There
is q woman of mystery in the story,
whose identity Is not divulged until
the close of the story.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
SNAP SHOTS.

Men who do the most work don't
always do the best work.
If man has a good memory he
knows when to forget.
1t is everlastingly too late to pick
the winner after The race is over.
An old bachelor says the best pet
dogs come in glass.
-Tombstones Iemind us that the
average man isn't as white as he is
sculptured.
Why is il that thieves display
more discretion than honest men?
Don't worry. You will always
look good TO your friends.
Whichever way an election goes,
the members of a brass band are sure
of job.
Some people are too honest to to
take advice they haven't paid for, and
others are too wise.
Give man his choice Of making
friends or money and ne doesn't hesi-
tate more than half a second.
One difference between a gun bar
rel and rum barrel is that one kills
with bang and the other with a
bung.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
nutoh Elrst 10 improve PIow.

The Dutch were probably the first
to introduce improvements worth
while in the pillow. They devised the
first pillow that turned furrow, all
plows before that time being merely
used TO break the surface of the
ground. The first patent for pillow
went TO Joseph Folpamb in 1870. 10
seph Newbold patented one in this
country not long afterward, but Jeth.
70 Wood really invented the pillow in use
today. His instrument was the first
to have a mold-board, a share and a
land side in three pieces, so that they
could be replaced or sharpened singly
when worn.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
MAN IS WORT 100 EGGS
Same ingredients are to De Found in
6oth--vaIued at s2.45 for H.
Iuminst ling 4srcsss.

WHAT is mang How much is he
worth from a scientific viewpoint?
According 10 one way of looking at
it man is worth about $3.50 a day
from his shoulders down and any
where from $4,000 10 Sl,000000 a
year from his shoulders UP. This is
said TO be the estimate OF the average
successful business man.
The scientist, however, looks at the
question from another angle. Accord
ing TO him a man is worth $2.45 for
Illuminating purposes, since a man
weighing 80 pounds contains about
$500 cubic feet of oxygen, hydrogen
and nitrogen in his constitution, which
at 20 cents per 1000 cubic feet equals
the price above. Also a man contains
enough carbon to make $3.50 lead pen-
ellis; enough phosphorus to make S00,-
600 matches or enough 70 kill 500 per-
sons, and enough water TO I'LL q 49,
quart reservoir.
Furthermore, 1t makes no difference
how sour q man may look he contains
about 60 Jumps OF sugar, a great deal
of starch, chloride of potash, magnesi-
um, sulphur and hydrochloric acid in
his system. There are 90 grains Of
iron in the blood of an ordinary man,
enough to make one spike large enough
to hold his weight.
What is a man? This is the some
what cynical answer of one scientific
man:
"Break the shells of 1000 eggs into
a huge pan or basin and you have in
gradients from which to form him
from his toenaiIs to the most delicate
tissues of his brain. Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
Modern WHALING.

A whaling ship hasn't been seen in
New York for years. but big Norwe
gian ship named Thor l arrived there
the other day with $4,000 barrels OF
oil taken from 297 whales. The old
fashioned way Of whale catching has
gone out Of use. The Thor is simply
a mother ship, and four steam traw
lers chase and capture the whales and
bring them to the Thor for the work
of cutting up and trying out to be
done. There is no romance In the
modern game.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
In France with sergt. Empey.

Sergt. Arthur Guy Empey, author Of
the famous book over the Top" has
written a series Of twelve articles
about his own personal experiences OF
life lover there Read the first next
Sunday in The Washington Sunday
Star, November rs.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
At The Palace Tonight.

The attractions at the Palace tonight
will be 101 Bison Feature, Eileen
Sedgwick and Fred Church in THE
Lions Lair" in two reels; Joker com.
edy stars Gale Henry and William
Franey in marble Heads
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20
Remember

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greatest care. Rich IN the nutritive
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a. we'll as pure. Ligh-grade candy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20

washington. November 20, 1917.
For Maryland-Cloudy and unsettled
tonight and Wednesday; little change
in temperature.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1917-11-20

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The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
CHAPTER XIV.


'"This is very nearly my idea of per-
feet happiness" Sophy murmured, as
she leaned across the table and listened
idly while John ordered the dinner.
"Give me very little to eat, John, and
talk a great deal to me. 1 am de-
pressed about myself and worried
about everything"
"And l." he declared, "am just begin
ming to breathe again. don't think
understand women, Sophy."
"Wasn't your weekend party a sue
cess?" she asked.
"Not altogether" he confessed; "but
don't let's talk about it. Tell me what
is depressing you"
about myself, or things generally7'
yourself first.'
"Well, the most respectable young
man you ever knew In your life, who
lives in Bath, wants me to marry him.
I don't think could. don't think
could live in Bath, and don't think
I could marry anyone. And I've just
thirteen shIllings and fourpence left
1 haven't paid my rent, and my dress
maker is calling for something on
account on Monday morning."
''There's only one thing to answer
to that" John insisted cheerfully. ~
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23

hs led her away. and they passed
down the room. John slowly resumed
his seat.
"Sophy," he demanded hoarsely, ''ten
me the truth. Is there anything be-
tween the prince and Louise?"
Sophy nervously crumbled up the
toast by her side.
1.-THE prince admires Louise. and has
done so for many years." she answered.
mo one knows anything else. Louise
never speaks of him to me. I cannot
tell you"
"But you must know" he persisted,
with little break in his voice. For
give me. Sophy. If made an ass of my.
self. First Lady Hilda, and then Grail.
lot, and then-well. / thought Louise
might have rung up to see whether
was at home, If she came back sooner
than she expected and the prince took
the table last night %
She leaned over and patted him on
the hand
Don't worry" she begged. "If Lou
ise has to choose some day between
him and you, don't think she'll hesi-
The Elbert County tribune., 1917-11-23
CHAPTER xIv-continued.


Sometimes with Miss Maurel, some
times with her little friend, Sophy Ge-
rard. and sometimes alone" John re-
Piled. III have bought n Baedeker.
taken a taxicab by the day. and done
all the sights. I've spent weeks in the
National gallery. picture gazing, and
I've done all those more modern shows
up round Bond street, have bought n
racing car and learned to drive it. I
have been TO dinner parties that have
bored me stiff. have been introduced
to crowds of people whom 1 never wish
to see again, and made one or two
friends" he added, smiling at his guest,
''for whom hope l am properly CRATE
full"
'aThe prince has been showing you
round bit. hasn't he?" Grnillot grunt-
ed.
"The prince has been extraordinarily
kind to me-" John admitted slowly
"for what reason 1 don't know. He
has introduced me to great many
pleasant and interesting people, and n
great many whom / suppose a young