davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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ing age. FIe always makes an elderly woman
look so young, and almost merry" She did
not Know the youth and mcrriment was that
OF the face the artist had seen but once in
Chicago crowd
Cralg's physicians became deeply worried
by the gradual waning of his strength He
laughed at them and declared his trouble
was something medicine or surgery coud
never soothc. His friends among the artists
colonies in New York feared that he would
break down suddenly and urged him TO
allow consultation Of noted physicians
He consented, but warned them that ''the
only medicine in the world worth while has
completely vanished off the face of the
earth Only the closest of his intimates
knew what he mcant-that he could never
rally his strength while his mind was always
wandering, yearning, searching for the dream
girl
When the physicians met their decision
VS. quickly reached The artist must let
em Immediately put him in hospital,
Where he could be subjected to the most sci
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" ''''
TIC 'ro,oaoourS VINO roamed over Europe
were always welcome in the halls OF the
great castles, where knights and their ladies
gathered to hear the love songs of the va
grant wanderers Always these singers sang
of love that was never ending, and their fav-
orite theme was Of the knight who died with
a broken heart Sometimes their hcro's af
fections were unrcqui,cd by his lady fair: at
other times they sang Of tho knight who
sought in vain for the mistress Of his dreams
and pined away with his quest still unre-,
wardcd
Those DAYS have passcd. but inst the other
dav modern knirht died because he had
sought far and couldn't find GIRL who had
smiled at him lust once in a hurrvinp crowd
She was cone before no could roach ber To
searched for hcr many, wars Son,li,o his
quest into every Garner of tho world Ho
called her "'rhc Girl Of tho purnlc Dreams -
and no onls@od thn ,nl,now;nr nd nc NIL
Lions of nconl. ~ HE ecornb M -, Ice, bo
realized that his oucst was homeless When
he gave mn his dream he lived onlv two davs
Tho name or This ,nodor, lricbt VOC N
Wilson Craicr There IS hardly q homo IN tbe
whole United States into which tb;s mama
had M, hocp scnt sirnod 70 q mn. q ,,a. for
holm in tho hun, for "Tba (irl nf tbn purnIo
Dreams y Even now thouch bo ;s doad ihe
face that smiled at him in Tho crowd ic hid
don away sonowboro in millions or bo,,or
Pcrbaps i, is tho face of Tho nrcttv owl an
the bakers calendar hancinc on thc ti,cbon
wall. or mayhn i hanrs in :, Oil framo ~
the drawing room. or il NAV he found as ,ha
fron,isniecG Of q novel mn: awav IN tho Il.
brarv bookcase or in m, MAGAZINE rack i
may he smilino wistfnlly from a fnrgottcn
magazine cover. And wherever il IS. the
name NJ Wilson CRAIG is sionod nload;rply
and honcfullv down IN the rornnr where Tie
artist hides his SIGNATURE
For CRAIG was a We'll known artist He w.s
only 1hirtv.,hrcc wears old when ne Jicl in
New York hospital, last month lie was
twenty-five when he had won distinction as a
painter OF portraits. His paintings in oil OF
many women Of wealth and fashion hang in
many of the country $ forc,nos; art galleries
In scores Of residences of the rich they are
almost priceless treasures Then, when re
was twenty seven he saw the smiling face in
the crowd and after that he never painted
any face but that of 1.-THE Girl of the Purple
Dreams
1t was in Chicago on busy State street he
first saw her. A Western millionaire had
sent for the widely known young artist TO
make portrait of the millionaire S daughter
Ii was the artist first visit to the West, and
lie took advantage of his opportunity to study
the faces and types of the West that gather
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had been in vain lie wanted to do something
that would count before he took a rest.
The work he wanted TO do was the paint
ing OF a poster for the Third Liberty Loan.
He was told the delay might be fatal to him;
that his strength might not hold out. 1t
made no difference
His poster was finished within the two
days. During the Liberty Loan campaign 1t
hung from thousands of windows and on
countless outdoor walls--the Apple Blossom
Girl, who asks, from beneath schoolgirls
straw bonnet, just as plainly MS could be,
. How about that bond?" The apple Bios
som Girl Is rosy checked youngster with
golden c'lrls. 1t is quite easy to see that if
she could grow up she would grow into the
more mature Girl Of the Purple Dreams
Craig finished the poster at midnight.
Closing his studio door, he walked to the
hospital, but few blocks away His room
was ready fof him, and he was soon asleep
fc never awakened. The two days he'd beer
two days too long.
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For many weeks after that Craig spent
every leisure minute watching the crowds
on State street. The milianaire's daughter
was disappointed many times when she ap-
pcared at his studio at appointed hours
The artist frequently forgot her when he
found crowd on the streets which held
hope that, if it were watched intently, it
might reveal the face he knew he must find
if he were ever TO be happy again.
Many editors Of magazines had pursued the
successful young artist with requests that he
paint for them a cover for their publica-
tions-a girl with a pretty face. they always
pleaded. Craig had never consented. He
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The Artists
Memory Of
"The Face
in the
Crowd"
Which He
Saw and Lost
He Sent
Paintings
of the Face
Into Millions
of Homes in
the Vain
Hope the
Girl Would
Understand
He Was
Searching for Her,
and Reveal
Herself to Him
entifc treatment,
Even then they
told him, he must
free his mind of
worries. which they
could detect. or
{ h e ir treatment
would be vain.
They insisted that
no time be lost
that he go direct
TO a hospital from
their presence.
Craig would not
obey them. =" In a
few days = maybe
just two days. he
said, but not then.
When they asked
him why he in
sisted upon delay,
even though his
health might be in
the balance, he ex-
planned that all his
work for five years
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her go again, 10 his closest friend, SIS
an author The author put the IS
strange story into novel; making IS
the artist his hero,and the girl his
lost heroine. Craig had told his
friend that almost every night he
dreamed Of the face; that always it was
framed in the same purpetinted hat
which had set off her blond hair with
such vivid contrast So the author called
his novel ''The Girl Of the Purple
Dreams - and the artist made A paint
ing of the face for the frontspiccc.
Many thousands of copies Of the novel
were sold throughout the country, but
still the girl remained unfound.
The "pretty girls made famous b.,
Craig then began to appear on calendars
such as are given away with their adj
Nertisements printed across the top or
in the corner by butchers, bakers.
srocers and banks. In hundred different
poses the face Of "The Girl of the Purple
Dreams" looked out from Kitchen and pantry
walls or from odd corners in halls and din
ing rooms, pleading for recognition on every
one of the days numbered in the calendar
pad that hung at her neck. Gift cards. the
lids of boxes in which miady's writing paper
is packed, even tho backs Of playing cards,
carried the face that pcoplcd the artist
dreams around the world
Wherever she is. she has never understood
Disappointment undermined the young man s
health yet he continued the search. Only
occasionally did he consent to paint the por-
trait Of one of the wealthy society women
who constantly importuned him. When he
did grant a request of this kind the com
pleted portrait, though a faultess likeness
of his model, always hid the smile of the
dream girl. A rich patron once said Of him
10 her friends: "He is the only artist in the
world who can retrieve the fading youth of
a woman as old as | am and blend it in on
canvass with a faithful picture of approach
l. 1918. by the Star Company Great Britain Rights,
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-26
AT COLONIAL TOMORROW

Splendidly produced, its story dra-
matte and Accordingly interesting,
THE Firefiy of France" the new
Paramount, starring vehicle for Wal
lace Reid, which will be the fine at
traction at the Colonial tomorrow,
matinee and evening, is in every re-
spect an exceptional photoplay.
In this great picture which is based
upon the story by Marion Polk Angel
lott, and which was published serially
in ''The Saturday Evening Post" Wal
lace Reid is seen as a wealthy young
American, who goes abroad to join the
Ambulance Corps, becomes entangled
in the plotting or German spies, and
falls in the compansionship of beau
tiful girl. who innocently becomes the
victim of Hun plotters.
In this characterization, Wallace
Reid has a role that will be highly
acceptable to his clientele of admirers
in that it breathes the spirit of real
Americanism at a time when patriot
ism stands supreme This role fits
Wallace Reids versatile talents to ex-
cellent advantage.
THE Firefy of France" is a photo
play of the highest merit and one that
will be sure to please. An extremely
funny Mack Sennett comedy also.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-26
AT THE COLONIAL TONIGHT

Thomas Meighan, in an intensely
absorbing film version Of Mrs.
Humphrey Wards famous novel.
Missing" will be the fine attraction
at the Colonial this evening.
The story has to DO with two sis,
tiers, Nell and Hester. who live in
their simple home in England Hes
ter, the elder, Graves riches and social
position, which she hopes TO obtain by
wedding her sister 10 a man of wealth.
but unfortunately for her plans, Nell
falls in love with Lieut. George Sur
raft, a poor British army officer, who
is awaiting orders to go to the front
in France. Despite her sisters pro-
test she marries Surratt, and after
brief honeymoon trip 10 the North Of
England, where he installs his bride
in a handsome cottage, Lieut. Snrratt
leaves or the front Sir William Far
rell. a wealthy Englishman, who is
lame and who has established a hos
pital and camp for convalescent
troops, meets Nell and falls in love
with her. This passion on his part is
stimulated by Hester, who contrives
clandestinely to bring about many
meetings between Sir William and
Nell, but Nell loves her soldier nus
band and shows no interest whatever
in Sir Williams devoted attention to
her. One day Hester intercepts let
ter from the British military authori-
ties announcing that Lieut. Surratt is
among the missing. Although grief
stricken, Nell refuses to believe thae
her husband is dead and year
elapses when DR.. Howson writes a
letter expressing his belief that a Ger
tain dumb man wearing a German uni
form, who is suffering from shock and
loss of memory, and who has strayed
into the British trenches, is Lieuten-
ant Surratt himself Hester receives
this Letter, secretes it from Nell, and
hastens to the front. She recognizes
Lieut.. Surratt, but believeing he will
die, returns home and does not men
ton the circumstances to Nell Mean
while, Nell receives a telegram from
the front, learns the truth and at once
hastens to her husbands side. His
case seems hopeless, until she recalls
his memory by singing, Bonnie,
Sweet Bessie" a song they had sung
together in their sweetheart days.
Lieut.. Surratt is restored to health
and invaded home, where he is cared
or by his wife. Pathe News also.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-26
AT THE REPUBLIC TONIGHT

In Confession" Miss Jewel Car
men has one of the most powerful
dramas of the screen. She will be
seen in it at the Republic Theatre to-
night
Confession" seems to have been
written especially for Miss Garments
beauty and her sterling emotional
powers. She begins as a bride, and
the bridal dress and veil enhances her
radiant loneliness. She and the bride
groom slip away from their guests. 1t
is the beginning of their honeymoon
and, as it happens, il is also the be-
ginning of a series of events that
whirl through to tremendous climax.
They are held up and their baggage,
money and even the brides wedding
ring is taken by the highwaymen.
When they arrive at their hotel the
clerk does not believe they are mar
ried and they spend the night in two
arm chairs in the lobby. At dawn the
bridegroom saunters out on the porch
to smoke. Suddenly he hears woman
scream. He enters a room off the
porch and finds a woman murdered.
when the detectives enter, he is bend
ing over the body holding the woman's
jewels and the steel paper cutter with
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-26
AT THE REPUBLIC TOMORROW

One exception to the rule that
dreams rarely come true is the dream
portending trouble that Madge Ken
nedy, as Marilyn March, has il The
Service Star" her newest Goidwyn
Picture, which will be the attraction
at the Republic Theatre tomorrow.
Marilyn, long envious of the girls
having soldier or sailor sweethearts,
decides to have one if only by adop-
ton. Reading of the daring exploits
of Lieut. John Whitney Marshall,
Marilyn settles upon him as her lover.
But why not make him her husband
Whereupon she FORCES a letter from
him to her as his secret BRIDE -
knowing there are many such in these
times of world conflict
Learning of Marilyn's claim on her
son, the hero's mother calls on her
and the girl repeats her story of a ro-
mantle marriage. and Mrs. Marshall
accepts her. That night Marilyn has
a dream. In it she finds herself thrown
from one dire predicament into an
other. Awakened by voices down the
hall in the stately Marshall home, she
listens at the door and hears Mrs.
Marshall in earnest conversation with
a man. Then she comes to the reali-
cation that her dream was true. The
man she declared was her husband
the man whose supposed deeds of valor
are being heralded in every part OF
the country-is like herself, an i'm
postor.
That dream not only saves her, but
offers an opportunity for self-redemp-
ton to the man. who has been a
Stacker for two years and who has
permitted the country to credit him
with the glory achieved by a distant
relative of the same name. He deter
mines to make atonement by leaving
for the front and taking the place of
his heroic relative. Before going he
wins the heart of his dream girl and
marries her
As he departs she hangs a service
flag in the window, happy in the
thought that her dream made the
man of her choice true American.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-26
ADDS TO HARDNESS OF BRICK
Scientist Explains Why Straw Is a
Necessary Ingredient in the
Process of Manufacture.

Everyone is familiar with the story
Of how Pharaoh commanded his task
makers to increase the burdens laid
on the Israelites by Withholding from
them the straw wherewith to make
bricks, says the Popular Science
Monthly, and doubtless many have
wondered wherein the hardship lay
Sy most people, probably, the view has
)een held that the straw was added as
4 binding material, much as hair is
used in the mortar; but such an ex-
PLANTATION is scarcely satisfying when
it is remembered that the straw fiber
is q very weak one. Alexander Find
lay says In his Chemistry in the ScTv-
ice of Man:
"About fourteen years ago It was
found by DIR. e. G. Acheson, to whom
we owe the discovery of carborunAm
and the process of making artificial
graphite, that when clay is mixed with
a dilute solution of tannin 1t becomes
much more plastic, and the strength
of the dried brick is, moreover, great
ly increased. Although straw does
not contain tannin it was found that
when straw is treated with water, the
extract obtained has the same action
on clay as tannin has, the Elasticity of
the clay and the hardness of the brick
being greatly increased"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-26
CREED WORTH LIVING UP To
Man Who Wrote II Had Proper Appre.
citation of the Advantages of
Life in the Country.

If any country boy ever becomes dis
cOntented with his lot and thinks there
might be moro opportunities elsewhere
or better place to live than In a white
farmhouse. let him read the creed com
posed by Edwin OsgoOd Grover. Tho
ines might be pinned up on his bu
eau, where he can see them the frs
hing in the morning and the las
hing at night.
81 believe that the country, whici
iod made, Is more beautiful than tn,
.ity, which man made; that life on.
Of doors and in touch with the eartl
is the natural life of man.
'I believe that work is work where
ever we find ii, but that work witt
nature is more inspiring than worl
with the most intricate machinery.
81 believe that the dignity of laIol
depends not on what you do, but OF
how you do it; that opportunity come.
to a boy on the farm as often as to !;
boy in the city: that life is larger anc
freer and happier on the farm than in
the town; that my success depends NOT
upon my location. but upon myself
not upon dreams, but upon what
actually do: not upon luck, but upOL
pluck.
81 believe In working when you work
and in playing when you play, and IN
giving and demanding q square deal IL
every act of life."
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-26
To Paraffin Floors

Make your own materials for keep
ing your floors polished. Start with
an old broom. Cut the straw off just
below the wires which hold 1t to the
handle. Cover this with an old stock
ing and sew onto this covering the
legs of other old stockings cut about
II inches long and slit into one-inch
strips up to two inches of one end.
Sew these around and around the sur
face in rows about one inch apart until
the mop is of the desired thickness.
Then dip the mop into solution OF
one-half cup of melted paraflin and one
cup of kerosene, and allow the liquid
to dry on the strips.
The mop may be kept moist by roll
ing it tightly when not in use and COW
ering it with a paper bag.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-26
Saws for Cutting Metal.

Not so very long ago the discovery
was made In Germany that metals
could be sawed easier and quicker
with rapidly revolving smooth disks
of steel, than with toothed circular
saws. 1t was found that the cutting
was done by the heat generated by
the friction of the edge of the disk
against the ,netal. The metal is melt
ed Mt the point of contact. while the
steel of the disk, being cooled by the
air, Goes not reach the melting point
The disks need no sharpening and dc
not wear out so quickly as the toothed
saws heretofore used for cutting met.
al. The faster the disk revolves. the
greater the amount of heat generated,
and the quicker the job.-Popular Sci
ence Monthly.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-26
THEATRE ATTRACTIONS

which she was killed He is tried
convicted and sentenced to the chair
Appeals to the governor are in vain.
The brides father has the bride pat
on all her jewelry and parade about
the hotel. believing that the man who
murdered the woman will be lured on
by the gems. The night before the
day set for the electrocution of the
bridegroom a man enters the brides
room He is caught and confesses he
committed the murder. There follows
spirited race to the governor The
latter calls the warden of the prison
on the phone The warden sends
back word: TOO late" the current
had been turned on.
II is in this awful predicament we
find Miss Carmen. An then-and then
comes the big surprise of the picture.
1t pops Unexpectedly and delightfully."-.
The opportunity for emotional act
ing occurs throughout the entire
story. Miss Carmen proves equal to
the task She makes each point tell
forcefully on the screen. She has
never done better work.
Also cartoon comedy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-26
Where Man Is Not Supreme.

Psychologists tell us that the human
nose is a degenerate organ; clumsy in
comparison with the noses of dogs and
other lower animals If a man has run
across a meadow it would be folly for
you or me to try to find his tracks by
smelling the grass, even half minute
after he had passed. But days after
ward. when perhaps the tracks of that
man have been crossed by those of
many other men, a bloodhound's nose
win pick them up and follow them in
fallibly. The noses of the lower ami
mails are far keener than those of men.
But those of men are keener than
their fingers, their tongues. their ears
or their eyes.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-26
HOUSEKEEPERS ASKED
TO ORDER CANS NOW

Housekeepers who have not laid in
their canning supplies should do so at
once, advises the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. Reports
from the States show that already
some sections of the country are hav-
ing difficulty in securing containers
for home canning The shortage of tin
cans, glass jars and rubbers, coupled
with delayed express shipments, make
it imperative to place orders for sup
plies Immediately if the needs of the
next two months are to be met.
Women desiring information about
canning equipment or the ordering of
supplies should apply at once to their
local home demonstration agent, the
leader of boys and girls club work or
the county agricultural agent.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-26
GEO. w. JONES
Circulating Library

The following books were added 10 the
Library week ending April o. 1918:
The Dwelling Place OF Light" by Win
ton Churchill.
The Invisible Balance Sheet" by Ka-
trina Trash.
"A Circuit Riders Wife," By Cora Har-
riL
Long Live The King" by Mary Rob-
ertu Winehart.
"EXtricatng OBADIAH" by Joseph &.
Lincoln.
kenny" by LeOnora Dalrymple.
Ny -Four Years In Germany" by J. W.
Gerard.
Where Your Treasurer Is.' by Holman
Day
1.-THE Cl'ue In The Air" by Isabel o.
trander. 1880
TERMsi-New Books. &c. per Gay.
Old Books. lie. per day.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-07-26

For tickets and Information apply at
our city ticket Offices West Street Station,
STATE House Station, College Avenue and
Hotel. once u. s. N. A., for ofieers, mid
tlipmen. etc, connected with the Naval
Academy.
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LEAVE MAaHINGTON

400 s45. sos. s905, 1905 HOS, A. M, 12-O5,
100 200 3O5. $50, s4.05, 40, sos
$40 100 800, l1.O5. +. NJ. 1905 A. NJ.
rDaily except Sunday.
dCnnnects at Odenton with II. X. r., and
a. Annapolis Junction with the b. and o.
r. X.
.Couuects az OdentOn with II. II. II.
oLocal Annapolis to Baltimore.
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LEAVE BALTIMORE

AS r785. s35. ESQ.,. 1O.s5, 11.S5. A. NJ
t2gS j 20 235, 3.35, 1906, 4.35, xbO6
SO. d55. 7.36. ESQ 11.35. p. M. 12.35
A. N.
ALI trslnH receise or discharge passengers
Al local points between Anna oils and
Naval Academy Junction and at Linth-
iru1 on signal.
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FROM AN ARTICLE WRITTEN BY
MISS KATE KELLEY, SUPERVISOR,
APPEARING In PROF. F0X'S FIRST
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS OF ANNE ARUNDEL co.
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LEAVE ANNAPOLIS
West stFeot station

-s,s no. aZO. $50, d7.2O x76O. $50 go,
80 oe0 III % A. NJ, 1920, 10, 2.2o, 1870,
st20 I4.5O. 1920, So-20. TOO, $40. 1920.
il20 r. N.
,..ys Naval Academy Gate 10 minutes
N.srIier. State House Station, Bladen
ST. aud college Ave. seven (D minutes
earlier. ---Az4l
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w. B. & A. Electric
Railroad.
NlD.CITY TERMINALS.

.,.r, tgoprIy Service Morning and Evening
h4l ,.lss9 Annapolis, Baltimore and
DyT5s.EiugtOn and Camp Meade
Warrington and Camp Meade
gasseugers change at Naval
Academy JuncttOn.)