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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
Victory Of Courage.

The man or woman who ventures
much may fall often. hut he will
achieve in proportion 10 those very
failures because he viii use each one
MS stepping stone TO higher effort.
Bnt the man or woman who quib-
5lcs, reconsiders. hesitates and weighs
every gain against greater loss is a
predestlned failure. because his very
attitude should be avoided.
He who falls with his face forward
in the battle is not a failure, but a
hero. Failure lies in turning the back
ON the foe, to retreat before the en-
envy.
When we speak of success we
should not think in terms OF money
or position or fame. but of moral
courage. high endeavor, honorable
achievement And when these are
translated into active service the
world will become that Utopia of
which 50 much has been written and
sung.-Milwaukee Sentinel.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
Advice to teachers.

Let your scholar be never afraid
10 ask you any doubt. but use dis
creetly the best allurements you can
10 encourage them TO the same; lest
his overmuch fearing of you drive
him TO seek some misorderly shift;
as to seek to be helped by some other
book, or to be prompted by some other
scholar; and so go about to beguile
you much. and himself more.
With this good way of understand.
ing the matter, plain constituting. dill
gent parsing, daily translating, cheer
full admonishing. and heedful amend
ing of faults. never leaving behind
just praise for well doing, 1 would
have the scholar brought up withal.
till he had read and translated over
the first book of Epistles chosen out
by Sturmius, with good piece of
a comedy of Terrence also.-From
"The Schoolmaster," by Roger As
cham.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
How Chimes. Use Peach Stones.

Women and children are to be seen
in the markets of China picking up
peach stones. which are put to several
uses. Broken into pieces and dried
in the sun. they furnish excellent ma
terial for fuel.
Another profitable use of the peach
stone is made by artists and engray-
ers. who carve them into different
iorms of animals. Some of the larger
stones, if round enough, are carved
into finger rings. During the season
one may see in the interior of South
china yards of poor people full of
peach stones drying in the sun. After
being cleaned, the small stones are
ased for fuel, groups of small boys
picking out the larger ones.
The kernels are sometimes sold 70
chemists and druggists. They are
preserved in bottles and used as
cough medicine after the kernels are
turned into white powder. This
white powder is a very popular, con
venient and cheap medicine for poor
people in many villages as a remedy
for coughs.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
LAND OF RACIAL TEMPESTS
Dalmatia Has Been an Unquiet Spot
in All the Years Of Her
Tragic History.

Dalmatia, elongated so that 1t Is
nowhere more than So miles wide, tap
ering down to but a mile at Cattaro,
has been swept by continuous racial
tempests for the last eight centuries.
Croats and Serbians constitute the
Slavic element in Dalmatia, speaking
the same language. but employing two
alphabets. The Serbs use the Russian.
and the Croats the Latin letters and
alphabet.
The Latin influence is more prev
alent in the cities, the story of Dali
malta being the reason therefor. In
the middle ages the Dalmatians were
a people without the consciousness OF
a country. During The Slav influx into
Illyria the invaders encountered little
opposition, except in tho seaport towns.
The Latin element in the cities resist
ed the migration and thus engendered
the strife for supremacy which per
Sists to this day.
Much of the early Dalmatian rivalry
was economic, the tradesmen and
farmers naturally wishing to exchange
their goods with the Hungarians. The
maritime cities preferred TO do busi-
ness with Venice, which controlled the
Adriatic.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
SPIDERS THREAD HAS VALUE
Practically Indispensable in the Con-
struction of Telescopes for the
Astronomer.

The threads of the garden spider
are fixed by astronomers in their tele-
scopes for the purpose of giving fine
lines to the field of view, by which
the relative positions of stars may be
accurately measured.
For a century astronomers desired
to make use of such lines of the great
est possible fineness. and procured at
first silver wire drawn out TO the ex-
treme limit of tenuity attainable with
that metal They also tried hairs
1-500th of an inch Thick, and threads
of the silkworm's cocoon, which are
split into two component threads,
each only 1-200th of an inch thick. But
III 1920 an English instrument-maker
named ThroHghton introduced the
spiders line. This can be readily OBJ
tanned three or four times smaller
than the silkworm's thread, and has
also advantages in its strength and
freedom from twist.
In order 10 obtain the thread the
spider is carefully fixed on a minia-
ture crack" and The thread, which at
the moment of issue from the body is
Il viscid liquid. is made to adhere to
winder. by turning which the desired
length of firm but elastic thread can
be procured.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
GOLD DEPOSITS IN SIBERIA
Land Known to Be Enormously Rich
Awaiting Development Under .
Stable Government.

Some time In the future. when the
NE of Siberia follows an orderly
course under a stable government,
there will doubtless be development
Of the gold resources of the Okhotsk
district, where. so II has been said,
the rivers have golden bottoms" Gold
Is being mined in the Okhotsk district,
but only in a primitive fashion. Last
winter @zolOtnik" OF gold. or. In
English. .137147 ounce troy. was worth
20 rubles. but 1t has now risen IN
value I'm the present currency of Rus
sia to about 100. Even In primitive
way many of the deposits are not be-
Ing worked, and the method by which
some of the gold is exported to ia
pan is equally primitive. A japanese
vessel with fishing concession comes
from Japan loaded with articles for
trade, and these are exchanged for
furs and gold. The fishicg vessel then
returns to Japan, carrying the gold
and furs ii has received for its mer-
chandise. With mining carried on sys-
tematically gold-producing region
that covers hundreds of square miles
would he yielding the precious metal.
but such operations are of course out
of the question until stable govern
ment is established.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
ANCIENT MARVEL OF EGYPT
Labyrinth Constructed Some $500
Years Ago Was . Structure
Of Colossal Size.

King MiRos. with his labyrinth on
the island OF Crete. is generally sup
posed 10 have been the originator Of
the maze idea bur Egypt has iaby-
rinth. too. and Egypt manages 10 hold
the record for antiquity in almost ev-
erything. lahyrinths included.
This Egyptian labyrinth Is $500
years old. Ii is merely chaotic mass
of rocks piled up In the desert a few
miles out of Medinet The outlines OF
the walls merge dimly here and there
from the ruins. and from these ont
lines. and the carvings on the stones.
Psychologists deduce that the laby-
rinth was built by certain King
Labarys. who was more popularity
known as Amenemhat III.
The structure was 800 by GOO feet.
II contained 5000 rooms. half above
ground, half below. Remember that
The largest hotel I'm our present day
world boasts about that number or
rooms on a dozen floors and covers
city square, and some idea of the size
OF the two-story labyrinth can be
gained.
Nobody has figured out yet why King
Amenemhat built this enormous pal
ace or tomb In the lower story, his
tory says. the sacred crocodiles and
kings were buried. while the upper
floor was, few centuries after King
Amenemhat's time. used as a seat OF
government.
The labyrinth was a wonderful
place, one of the most wonderful in
Egypt, if our ideas of it are correct.
and its greatness was its downfall.
The citizens of a nearby town. who
worshiped the ichneumon. resented
the sacred crocodlles of the labyrinth.
And so they made an attack upon one
of King Amenemhat's successors and
reduced the largest structure in Egypt
10 a ruin.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
Don't Blame Environment.

Laying the blame on environment Of
fers an excuse but not a reason for
allure. Environment may handicap
s-our start and hinder your progress.
mt it's not the final arbiter of your
testing. Some of life's greatest fail
lres have been the fortune-coddled
youths who have been pampered by
having everything they wanted In
iriking contrast many of history's
conspicuous favorites have risen from
Insecurity and poverty. After all it's
lot what man starts with, but what
prompts him to start and keeps him
soing that counts. When the mental
attitude is right no power on earth
an curb it. Circumstances nay hin
Ter the body from achieving it's goal.
,ut the spirit is still triumphant even
bonds. What binds material ruled
bings only offers challenge TO spirit
uled lives. AS long as ''truth crushed
earth shall rise again" furnishes in.
entive to conviction urged souls, men
headed right will MISUNDERSTANDING.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
AN ORDINANCE
Providing a Curfew Regulation
for the City of Annapolis

Section l. BE II established and ordained
by the Mayor, Counselor and Aldermen OF
the City of Annapolis. that IT shall pc IN
lawful for any girl child Del1M t.e age 80, ~
age of fourteen years. 70 be on any 81 the
streets, lanes or alleys, IN the CITY OF An
uapolis after the hour Of 80 i. NJ. during
the months of June, July and August OF
after O'Clock J.. NJ. during any other
month unless accompanied by parent on
guardian or some adult person authorized
by such parent or guardian 20 nave ane
TEMPORARY custody Of such child ana eN-
ercise the direct and continuous super
vision over II.
Section .. Any child violating the pro-
visions Of this ordinance. or any parent
guardian or other adult person having the
control and direction OF any chlldy sun
iect TO the provisions of this ordinance.
who shall direct, permit or conulVe NJ the
violation of this ordinance, shall De pun
ished by fine not TO exceed Sl0.OO Tor any
DfTense, but il shall be within the power
of the officials trying eases under TINS or
dinance to punish offenders against IL by
Il reprimand in lieu OF Il fine, II he SHAH
deem il proper.
Section 3. Persons unprecedented fol, vic,
ating this ordinance shall not be placed
under arrest unless Offering resistance 10
an officer in the discharge OF his duty, or
unless their conduct is vicious or as
Or$ierly: but children violating this ordl-
nance shall be compelled to proceed direct
guardians be notified 10 appear before the
Mayor of the City Of Annapolis, with the
offending child at such time and place as
that official shall direct; the Mayor shall
inquire into the charge or charges against
persons so brought before him. and shall
have power to summons witnesses, admin
lister oaths and to do such other things as
are necessary to determine the facts ia
the matter before him. and shall impose
lines or take such other corrective means
rs are set out In this ordinance, end fines
imposed by the Mayor under the pros
visions Of this ordinance shall be collected
as other fines aud penalties are now re-
covered ia the City Of Annapolis.
Section 4. And be it further established
and ordained by the authority aforesaid
that this ordinance shall take effect from
the date of its passage.
Approved February IL, 1890.
JOHN J. LEVY,
Attest: Mayor.
GEORGE f. QUAD.
Acting City Clerk.
tseal.)
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13

past two or three years, it IS es-
timated that the bridge will now
cost around 100000, whereas,
FIVE years ago ii is estimated that
the balance then in hand OF less
than 100000 would be sufficient
1t is most gratifying to know
that the progressive administra-
ton Of the State has come to the
rescue OF a situation that needs
Immediate action, and that this
is now forthcoming for the Sev-
ern River bridge.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
SATURDAY, MARCH 10, 1920.
ANOTHER POINT FOR
FILTRATION

As was the case with the wa
ter works of most OF the munich
palities OF this section OF the
country, that OF the thriving city
OF Wilmington, Delaware, sus-
tanned damage by the recent
floods and the water supply was.
like the other communities, llled
with dirt and organic matter, t.
be held long in suspension. But
Wilmington. being progressive
place. believing in sanitary engi-
neering and the duty OF provid-
ing pure and clean water for pub
lie consumption, has filtration
system. and this was its expert
ence, says the Evening Journal
Despite the muddy quality OF
the water, the filter system has
removed every trace of mud, max
ing the water supply as good as
usual"
This pointedly raises the in
quiry again. why should a city
water works serve muddy water
when it can be avoided?"
Thousands of visitors come to
Annapolis every year from all
parts of the country, and when
they leave they cannot help tax
ing with them the report that the
Capital OF Maryland and the seat
of the United States Naval Acad-
envy still clings to a water sys-
tenn SO backward that clear
waite is almost unknown. And
one OF the hardest things foi
them to understand about the
whole matter is that some OF this
City officials themselves are the
ones standing in the way OF fill
tration, in the face of recommen
dations from experts and official
boards of the State, as well as OF
officials OF the Water Company
that filtration is the cure for ex-
listing conditions.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
Heioht Of Sc Waves.

The records of average height in
feet observed at sea are approximate
~ equal to half the velocity of the
wind in statute miles per hour. For
those occasions on which the wind has
had as full opportunity as it ever en-
joys of doing its work, direct proper
tionality still holds good, but the con-
slant is higher. 1t has been found
that seven-tenths best satisfies the
available observations between a
strong breeze and a whole gale. The
same simple proportion, however. does
not hold when dealing with the heights
corresponding TO the gentlest breezeS.
The highest waves finally formed are
those travelling at velocity which is
equal, within the error of observation,
to that of the wind.-Brooklyn Eagle.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
WAGING WAR ON ELEPHANTS
South African Farmers Have Con-
demned Them for Their Destrue-
tion of irrigation Canals.

One of the many after-war. shortages
that the world will have TO Suffer. but
which will not prove the hardship that
other lacks have impressed upon the
people, is that of African elephants.
II Is all because the mighty pachy-
derms." as the circus bills say, have
appropriated the irrigation canals in
southern Africa for their own parti-
cular bath tubs, and when they plunge
into the cooling water TO enjoy their
dips. they are not particular about the
manner in which they tread about the
dams and banks. AS result much
damage has been done and the agri-
culturists have been waging a relent-
less war on the ponderOus and destruc-
tive animals. Many housewives who
have male members of the family Of
The "splashing' variety can appreciate
the feelings of South African farmer
when he views the clutter left by the
elephants. Recent reports say that
40 more elephants remain in Zululand.
hat southern ,Rhodesia's herds have
been wiped out and that few are left
in the eastern Transvaal. The Afri
can elephants, unlike those from In
lila. are far from docile and are not
easily domesticated
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
SOME TALES HARD TO DOWN
Particularly True OF the Story Of the
Grizzly Bear That Climbs
Up a Tree.

The hunter who comes nome with a
tale of how he took refuge from griz-
zIy In tree. and how the bear
climbed after him. is nature fakir,
pure and simple. as Enos A. Mills re
minds hunters in the story OF the "Ad-
ventures of a Nature Guide" Yet this
curious misapprehension of the climb
ing abilities of the greatest of the
Ursidae persists In many quarters and
is not always accounted for by men
dacity. 1t seems 10 he reasonable
explanation that when grizzly sets
out in pursuit of more or less mex
perienced sportsman. the latter is not
always in the attitude of calm in
vestigator. Things are not precisely
what they seem when the normal po-
sitions of hunter and hunted are re-
versed.
II is the task of more than one
generation 20 put end 10 nature fax
ing. Colonel Roosevelt. If he were
alive, would take delight i'm indorsing
the works Of Mr. Mills. who has re-
Gently become famous as a national
park guide, who revealed the delight
full possibilities of guiding in the will
derness as n profession for ambitious
young men. The wilderness, says Mr..
Mills. is really the safest place in the
world for defenseless human beings.
Not even the catamount or puma is
dangerous. Colonel Roosevelt had al
ready assured us on this point, but
the statement win bear repetition
Portland oregonian.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
Scientist Was Fooled.

A few years ago Doctor Emmens.
distinguished American scientist.
was convinced that he had discovered
a ''missing element between gold and
silver. which he called "argentaurum.
lie melted Mexican dollars in a cru
chile, dissolved the silver with nitric
acid, and exhibited a residue of un-
deniable gold.
Explanation lay in the fact that
there was originally some gold in the
silver out of which the dollars were
minted. This is commonly The case
lowing to imperfect metalIurgicai
processes) with the older Mexican
coins.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
FOR SEVERN RIVER BRIDGE

Every item showing an adj
vance in the movement for new
bridge over the Severn River is
of special interest to Annapoli
aud Anne Arundel County al
this time. Therefore. one of the
items that stands out most con
spicuously in the million and :
half dollar bond bill introduced
in the House OF Delegates yes
tcrday by Chairman Coblentz OF
the Ways and Means Committee
is that of S3S5.600 for a new
bridge over Severn River This
has previously been indicated if
Governor Ritchie'S inaugural ad-
dress. and was hailed with de
light and relief all over the State
This new appropriation. coupl-
cd with the balance Of some S400,
600 left over from the Act OF 1910
Is TO be used in the constructions
OF a modern concrete bridge con
Meeting the Annapolis Baltimore
boulevard with this City. and Is
one OF the most urgently needed
Improvements in the State.
Owing to the increase in the
cost OF materials and labor in the
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
Chinese study Real Work.

Even a Chinese pocket dictionary
contains more than 10000 characters
representing words. aud if man in
tends really 10 master Chinese he
must learn TO recognize them ala
sturendous task" However, 5000.
1000 or 5000 syllables ere all that a
Chinese of average education requires.
aud. If anyone will perseverc until he
has thoroughly conquered a thousand.
he viii be in position TO have some
appreciation of novel and to master
tie difficulties Of Il simple business
Iseumeni. But for the sincere student
1 thousand characters is the minimum.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
ORDER NISI

Ia the
Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County.
No. 1890.
Farmers National Bank. of Annapolis
VS..
Margaret Johnson, ct nj.
Equity.
ordered this -- day of February,
1qo0 That the sale of the property men
toned IN these proceedings, made and re-
ported by James NJ Munroe, Trustee, pc
ratified and confirmed, unless cause 10
tho contrary Thereof be shown on or before
the
99TH DAY OF MARCH NENTi
Provided, a copy of this order be inserted
in some newspaper published ~ Anne
Arundel County. once in each OF three
successive weeks before the 18th day Of
March next. The report states the amount
81 sales 10 he 81, 22J0O.
VIM y. WOODWARD, Clerk.
True Copy, Test:
WM. y. WOODWARD. Clerk.
MOI -
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13

The object Of tlis suit rs t..,.
decree of divorce hy bf .n.tis
Hopkins, against tav Jetcndar, ],
Hopkins. Aa
The BIN states chat f.. ,..t
married In Anne A.uudr .....,,, W.
18th day OF SrpteWhur lpH. .. '-
sided together until lmu '~..
That the defeuduut abaug.ra..I &c.,.
serted her without amy lust esus.
son IN 1910. ANA has declared G.s I., 2
20 live with her uu iuu.rr ul n..
separation has continued m,rrlH.t.
az least three years. amt lis GettG..
final, and the separation uf IN.
without amy reasonable lupr of re..
ton.
The Bin further states uat n.-.
no children born of THIS margMep
That the said defendant is ,....
dent Of the Stale ul MIryl5ud .,'
whereabouts are unkuoVu io tb. ,rt..
IL Is therefore, ON this .lst Jsy .,r
/ ruary. 1920 10y the Circuit ronr, r..
| Arundel county, n Equity. o-I-.l p.
| the plaintilf by causing % ,apy off tl..
| der To be inserted lu solur ur,,yrs...
/ lfshed ia said Anne Arundel ,uH1ft I
/ of four successive weeks hrf,rr its b.
/ day of March, 1920. giving poita, a..
| said absent defendant uf Tho ohio.
ISubstauCe of this Bin and wgru,u.
appear In this Court iu prrslU .-
/ solicitor. on the sth dag of Aur,l nan,
show cause. II any he bias. wh, a nv
ought not be passed as prayed
MM. y. WOODWARD. Cg
True Copy. Test;
/ VIM. y. WOODWARD. Clerk
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13

In the Circuit Court for Anne Aruhue'
Comfy.
The object Of this suit is 60 procure =
,liyor.., a sinculo matFimonil on oeh'sl VI
she complainant. Louis Williams ITO"
Ills wife Rachel III. Williams. ,,.or.
The bin states that the p2rues WIZ VIZ
married on the i9th day Of May, III the
s maj the defendant is non -resident
az the State OF Maryland. White ihe com com
nlafuant is a resident OF Anne AT
toTnfy. ANA has been a resident OF 1he
>,,sta ~ MARYLAND for more than TWO
wears preceding the Hing Of the pit oi
'pbaf vour orator aud the said Rachel
n. Williams have five children bS salu
marriage namely Laura, blahti'N' -"' -
Martha ana Robert. ~, a.
Thaf the defendant Abandoned ana ae-
serted the pai0tim on the oth Gay 81 = ui'c'
1910 without just cause or excuse lheit-
for. that said abandonment 4nu 49, ,S',,.-
ZION has been continuous anu unlhler,
rupted for more than three years. anu
was the final and deliberate aet 81 VIZ
aefendnut and there is no longer any
hope OF reconciliation between the partles
~ IL thereupon ordered by the Circuit
Court for Anne Arundel County, this -tth
day of February, 1870. that the complain
ant by causing. a copy OF TINS or1tr !,
he inserted in some newspaper pIshsheu
in Anne Arundel County, once in each oi
four successive weeks before the Soth day
of March. 1929 giving notice to the SAID Az
sent defendant Rachel Ii. Williams, OF tht
object and substance ot TINS nill anu
| fore the 18th day of April, 1870. 70 snow
| rause. IL any she may have, why decree
ought not 10 be passed as prayed.
WA. n. WOODWARD, Clerk.
True Copy--Test:
| WM. n. WOODWARD, Clerk.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-03-13
Worth knowing

The Jungle fowlfo Australia builds
nest Is feet high and $50 feet IN
circumference.
A salmon equipped with. two NOUNS ~,
each with teeth. has been caught III 'ne
lower Columbia river.
The oil lost annually by the burning
~ oil wells is equal to nearly 2,oOo'ooV
barrels.