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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

The peak of imagination has odsn ,,,.1
reached by Boston paragrapher, who VS.
uaiizcs the gladness that viii, be expglIia, lpSliar
cnccd by the man with a full coal ceiIst S,nSt
when he sends half of his supply OF n, oiaT.
diamonds to a friend as Christmas presen''
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

When she finds chuck steak selling
twenty eight cents pound and tenderioln
at n dollar the housewife is prone TO tn,nA
that talk of falling prices is somewhat pre-
mature.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

Ar"human fly" has been robbing New
York hotels by scaling the walls and thus
entering bedroom windows. Up to date tns
police have been unable to swat the hy.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

4 Media tax collector, anticipating
trouble in collecting taxes from new women
voters, has resigned his job. Put woman
Oh the job and she'll have no qualms.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

Anatole France says Europe is dying
That's no proper viewpoint for u honey.
mOOnCr.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

"Iie to your wife if you wish to Do
happy'" saws W. l.. George. the Englisn
novelist. II the gentleman is married Ge ie
will probably tell his better half that ~
her case, of course, lying isn't necesssr''
the truth being so delightful.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

In no longer than a Lenten season we'll
know the name of the new President. T.:
S.-Thcre are some enthusiasts who know
it already.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

Perhaps Gloucester City is mixed in Its
zoology. The gang it calls Wolves appear
to be Rum Hounds.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

Our admiration for Henry as u bus.
ness man is tempered by his viewpoint 40
IL citizen. He says he is not going to Vole e
parties are alike"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

People who think that the bear move.
mcnt on the cost of living is wholly bene-
fetal are probably hugging u delusion.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

Intensive farming and a busy postofhce
will mean the elimination of the middleman,
satisfaction to the consumer and profit Tor
the farmer
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

Remission of federal income tax on
mortgage interest might do its little bit
toward solving the house shortage problem.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

Anatole France, seventy seven years
old. is going to be married. Oh, well, youth
must have its fling.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

Japan apparently has it's own opinion
of ''opcn covenants openly arrived at
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

Ever and anon the municipality gets
back TO the slogan, TOO much Johnson"
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28
NOW NY IDEA rs THIS!
Daily Talks With Thinking Phadcphians Subjects They
Kno,U Best
Takes Lessons to Heart

Ihr great scene in the third act, where the
baby is stolen,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28
SHORT CUTS

Among the things on the list that never
will be mist one cannot include fog.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-09-28

Many of these same congressman how
ever, have favored government ownership
and operation of steamship lines, overlook
ing the fact, or ignorant of it, that govern
ment operated ships could not compete with
the ships Of other nations unless they met
the rates of the competing ships. If they
met those rates the government ships would
be operated at loss which would have to
be met out of the federal treasury. Thus
we should have all the elements Of subsidized
lines and all the defects of lines operated
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
MARINE CORPS NOTES

The following officers have been Sc
lected tentatively to compose the next
class to attend the field officers
course at the marine officers schools
q Quantico. Va; Lieut. Col. Rush r.
Wallace, Majs. John r. Henley, CAL
win 3. Matthews, John Pots, Henry c.
Green. William w. Buckley, Ross S.
Kingsbury, Sidney n RayIor, Harry
w. weitzel, William NJ. Small, John
Dixon, Frederick A. Gardener, Leon
w. Hoyt, William T. Hoadley, Ches
ter L. Gawne. Charles F. Williams,
Frederick r. Hoyt, Joseph d. Muir
ray, Elias r. Beadle and Allen Z.
Simon, and Capts. James T. Reid,
Tracy G. Hunter. Harry L. Smith,
Lyle H. Miller, Marion B. Humphrey
and Samuel p. Budd.
A company of 125 marines. under
command of Capt d. e. Campbell and
with Second Lieuts. ]. j. Kesel and
E. r. o'Day, has been sent TO Camp
Perry, Ohio, for service as scorers
during the target competitions be-
tween August 8 and 2S
Mai Dwight f. Smith has been
transferred to the retired list, with
that rank, az of July Is. upon rec
ommendation of a retiring board,
That retirement will result IN the
promotion to the grade OF major Of
Capt. f. S. y. Erskine.
First Lieut.. T. w. Magoner has
been ordered to report before a re-
firing board at Washington for ex-
animation, and First Lieut.. Felix
Beauehamp before one at San Diego.
Calf
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
GASOLINE TURNS THE EARTH
Motorboats Are Replacing condcIas In
Venice, and Even the Wfndnsiiis
in Holland Disappear.

sfot0rboats In Venice, replacing the
gondolas are not the only mechanical
proclamation that is coming in 20 disap-
point future American travellers IN Eu-
rope. A letter from Amsterdam tells
US that the Dutch Windmllls are being
replaced by mills operated by steam
and electric power. Every year some
of the old windmiils are burned. and
they are not re-erected. Time may
come when a few windmills will be
treasured as relics in Holland: just as
similar structures are still preserved
on Aquidneck and Nantucket islands
for their curious interest. says the
Boston Transcript. Already windmills
of American construction, with steel
fans arranged in wheels, instead OF
the picturesque old wooden arms, had
begun TO make their appearance, even
in Holland. The metallic windmill
with the revolving wheel. is more pic
tnresque than the ordinary steam or
water power mill. but il is not so pic
turesque as the old wooden affairs.
On our western prairies and plains the
tall windmills, with their big metal
wheels spinning high in the air. are
indeed a fine feature in the monot-
onous landscape. but even they are IN
danger of yielding to the process OF
pumping water by means of gasoline
motors. The power of the wind, to
be sure, costs nothing, while that or
the gasoline motor may cost a good
deal, but there are times when no
wind blows, and the householder tires
of waiting for II to1 rise. Less and
less we. are content to attend upon
forces of nature. The beautiful sails
are vanishing from the seas. to be re-
placed by. belching smokestacks. On
land windmills give place 10 structures
operated by steam and electricity. The
stalwart oxen are no longer seen at
the farmers plow; it is gasoline that
turns the earth now. Homeward the
unweary motor banks its way!
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
PURPOSE IN sELF-ToRTURE
People Of Northern New Mexico Have
High Object in lnfiiction OF
Bodily Punishment.

A passion play takes place yearly
in the Ration and Sandia mountains
of northern New Mexico. A group of
people living in this district have for
centuries each Lenten season gone
through series Of self-intlicted bodily
tortures, enduring their agonies in the
belief that these barbarities will alb
solve them from past and future sins.
The passion play is said to be so saw
agely realistic that at times perform
ers have died as result of injuries
received while taking part in it.
These people are known as Los
Hermanon Penitentes, or the Peni-
tent brotherhood. The Penitentes are
of Mexican origin, with marked
strain of Indian blood. They are dense
ly ignorant, not many being able to
read Spanish. and only q very few are
familiar with English. Hardly one in
ten has ever been a hundred miles
away from the isolated mountain set
Elements where they make their homes.
They keep small flocks of cattle and
sheep and sometimes mine for gold
and silver. They live in mud and
crude stone lieaIses.sas did their ances-
tors two andifhree hundred years ago.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
TREASURE OF PIRATE GOLD
Remarkable Collection That is Dis
played In Museum Of the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania.

The largest collection of the gold
work OF the Aztecs. the Incas ana
other ancient Central American gold
workers. whose civilization was de-
str0yed by the buccaneers seeking the
metal, is on permanent display at the
museum of the University of Pennsyl-
vania. The collection contains $1,000
600 worth of pirate gold, some of
which has never been melted down be
cause of its exquisite workmanship.
Part Of the ancient collection had
been buried In the mountains of Co
Iomhia by the Indians TO save the
treasure from invaders. This part was
purchased by the museum of the Unit
versity of Pennsylvania just after ii
had been brought TO New York by Its
discoveries. The other part is COM
posed Of heirlooms handed down to a
French family descended from soma
branch of early Spanish royalty, who
got the pieces from shipments sent
home, perhaps by CorteZ and his fol-
lowers. The latter part was picked
up In Paris recently by Dr. George
Byron Gorton, director Of the uniyer-
sity museum.
The Colombian part of the collec-
ton contains nearly 100 pieces, from
breast-plates to bells. bracelets. Cir
dies. earrings and even golden sta
pies, and helmet of pure gold. The
Paris collection of 81 pieces contains
two pure gold idols nine inches high
and three inches wide at the Shout
ders. The Incas collection also con-
tains death mask of thin, beaten
gold.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
TENNESSEE DAUGHTERS
GIVE BATTLESHIP FLAG

Officers and men of the superdread-
nought Tennessee. the most powerful
warship afloat, lined up in the Brook
Ign Navy Yard Saturday on the for
ward deck. which was decorated with
the ships full outfit of colors, and re-
ceived the gift of a flag from the
Daughters of the Revolution of Ten
nessoe
The flag was the somewhat torn and
battered emblem which had been pre-
scented in 1907 by the Tennessee
Daughters OF the Revolution to the
cruiser Tennessee, whose name was
later changed to the Memphis. When
the Memphis was shipwrecked on a
reef off the coast of San Domingo the
flag disappeared, but was recovered
by Mrs. Frederick l.. Benton. a MEM
Der OF the order.
1t was represented by Miss Mary B.
Temple. Regent of the Tennessee
Daughters ofithe Revolution Captain
Richard Horny Leigh, commander of
the battleship, which is manned al
most exclusively with Tennessee men,
made a brief speech of acceptance "A
loving cup presented in 1907 to the old
cruiser by the same order was form
ally installed on the dreadnought and
Captain beigh announced the w G. T.
u. of Tennessee had provided comfort
kits for every member of the crew.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
EXPLAINS ORIGIN or AJAzz'
At Last the Secret (7) Is Given to the
World, and BY an English
man, Too. -

Writing about the jazz reminds me
that the subject is of such importance
that a leng cablegram was recently
sent from London concerning the ORR
gin of the word. According TO the
cablegram, the secret is out, and It Is
an Englishman who gives us the valu-
able information.
He tells us that. while Englishmen
should not be held responsible for the
vernacuIar of their brethren in the
Western continent. the word jazz, he
admits. is now as much household
word in England as in America. And
then he goes on to say that the word
came from the South and from the ne
groes. Now i'm the South, he tells us.
there is a germ known as the hook
worm, which affects all true southern
ers. Some unkind employers call 1t
"loafer-itis." The white employer, ac-
cording TO the erudite Englishman, In
the South has many thousands OF ne
groes working for him, and conse-
quently many overseers. So, not being
able to remember the names of all his
foremen, he generally names each man
Jasper, which, according to this Eng
lishman. is term of the highest es-
teen. Through the very human love
of abbreviation, Jasper became Jas.
and as the overseer's principal means
of getting work out of his underlings
is through harsh and abusive tongue.
he was often requested to "Jass up
the work. The Southern drawl makes
SASS" sound like "Jazz" And there
we have the word itself. And jazz
music, no matter what classlc-loving
critics may say about it, at least In
spires energy. Hence the derivation.
Musical America.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
Natures Natural Processes.

We are living on globe we call
solid, but in fact it is plastic ard
changeable, with a gaseous ocean
above us and a liquid one below it..
From these three factors all organic
life is created, and upon them it de-
ponds for its existence. Vegetable life
derives Its life and body from certain
chemical combinations, induced by the
action of the suns radiations. Ami
NAL life depends on vegetable
life. and also serves other ami
mails as food. All these return to
mother earth and thus pay the debt
they borrowed. From this we learn
that what is death and destruction of
one is life of another. Wherefore
what we call waste and destruction is
only necessary and unavoidable
process OF the living functions of
mother earth.-Exehange
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
More Ministers Needed.

1t is from the families of the farm
ers and from the parsonage itself that
new preachers come, according to a
survey now being taken by the Ameri-
can education department of the Inter-
church World Movement. The farms
lead. The survey shows that out Of
every thousand pupils who enter the
first grade of our American schools.
only 80 enter college and only IA re-
main to complete the course.
1t is from these IA that the churches
recruit the great majority of their
ministers. 1t is also disclosed by the
survey that 1t requires about 5000 new
men every year merely to replace the
gaps in the ranks of the ministry at
home.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
Iron Germs.

In the same manner that coral is de-
rived from certain minute sea-insects
who flourish in the South Pacific. so
certain iron ores are obtained from
particular microscopic organisms.
That is the latest scientific discovery,
which promises interesting develop
ments.
1t has been proved that these germs
not only aid in the decomposition OF
rocks and in the formation of chalk
and limestone, but play an active part
in the forming of iron-ore deposits.
Laboratory cultures have been made
of bacteria which deposit iron com
pounds both in surface waters and in
mine water hundreds of feet under
ground. and the hard crusts and Shiny
masses that choke up water-supply
pipes have been found to be composed
Of millions of these Iron bacteria"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
TRAVEL IN GOOD OLD DAYS"
Description Of Journey Made In Early
SOS Recalls the Hardships OF
the Pioneers.

The hardships of pioneer life in
Wisconsin during the early SOS are
wildly portrayed by DR.. John G.
Reeve, in an article entitled. "A Ply
stefan in Pioneer Wisconsin," in the
Wisconsin Magazine of History, pub
lished by the State Historical society.
The difficulties involved in the prac-
tice of medicine in q country almost
devoid of roads. and with only the
necessaries of life, and with practical
ly no money, are related by Doctor
Reeve, who practiced in small vii
made in January 1852, he writes:
"CaIled to Cleveland by the critical
Illness of a sister, left home on
Sunday morning in a sleigh, pri-
vate conveyance, and reached Milwau-
kee, about 80 miles away, that night.
From there on runners TO Chicago.
Thence some 80 miles by Michigan
Central railroad, and then by vehicle
across to the Southern Michigan, at
that time building from Toledo to Chi
eago. The appointments of the road
were not yet made, so several times
the train stopped, the passengers
aIighted and chopped fence rails TO
make fuel for the locomotives. From
Toledo, on wheels, to a point on the
railroad from Sandusky to Cincinnati;
think the place was Gallon. I reached
my destination just at dark on Satur-
day night. / had travelled during the
whole week, passing but two nights In
bed"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
FAMOUS CHIMES RING AGAIN
Bells of st. Clements, in Old London,
Appeal to Children, as in
the Olden Days.

"Oranges and Lemons rang out on
the old bells of ST. Clements on the
last day of March on an evening as
fine as any during the finest winter
London has ever known. The bells
rang. but few heard them, prevented
by the roar of the Strand traffic. 1t
was the first time the old nursery
rhyme had been rung out from the
steeple for very long while. Some
hundreds of school children, who had
been invited to attend the church, filed
out at the close in small professions.
piloted across the streams of traffic by
the London policemen. Every child
carried an orange or a lemon, a gift
which made up to them for. the faint
tones in which the voices of the old
bells reached their eiirs. Down the
streets with the historic names running
from the Strand to the Thames, Sc
Clements music was more audible, the
sound carrying over the noise and roar,
and into the offices where anybody,
with turn of mind for antiquity, has
but to throw open his window TO, hear
the sound of a be1t cast in the year of
the Spanish armadas * sH
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
Remarkable Transformation.

John had been with his father on
the occasion of his maiden effort with
a car. Waiting for friends, in anoth-
er car, before starting on pleasure
trip, an inadvertent turn too far 10
the side of the road had resulted in
being nicely caught in about foot of
fine sticky mud The friends arriv-
ing had made merry over the task of
pushing out the ear. John. later in
the day, excitedly describing the af-
fair. had this, among other things, TO
say: And then they turned all the
ladies into men. and they all helped
10 just push the car right out OF the
sticky mud"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
Nothing Green In Death Valley.

The natural vegetation of Death val
ley is scant and stunted. There is not
a green thing that grows there natural
ly. The thorny mesquit trees are of
yellowish-greef tinge; so. too, are the
grease bushes, while the sagebrush is
either yellowish gray or the color of
ashes. A little round g01ird called the
desert apple grows in some of the can
yons. 1t turns yellow when ripe and
has a thin meat within that is exceed
ingly bitter. The cactus that grows
beyond the valley in abundance is
rare here. In short. the vegetation of
Death valley is terribly sscant. even In
comparison with the Mojaye desert.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
She Was Not To Blame

She was raw country girl and had
gone to her new position in town. The
mistress was explaining the art Of lay
ing the table and was showing her
how to place tho glasses.
But ma'am.' said the girl, you
don't want all those glasses on at the
same time. do your"
Certainly" replied the mistress.
why not?'
The girl was silent for a moment.
then she said. "All right, III put 'em
just as you say. only hope you won't
blame me If you get a headache mix
ing your drinks so.--Houston Post.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
nnor Marc GROWN in Amerlca.


Growing of door mats has been car
ried out for some time in certain
parts OF America. the only articles
Required being some pieces of old
Smoking, or any similar material, and
commoa grass seed, SAYS Detroit News.
The sucking Is cut to the desired size
and sh3peF ana then moistened with
water and placed on level soil. Grass
seed IS then sowed rather thickly over
the surface of the saeking, the whole
covered with paper so as to shade 1t
from the strong sun and keep it pro-
tected for about week, at the end
of which time the seed will have germ
mated. The cover is then removed.
Every three or four days the mat is
moved TO a fresh position to prevent
the roots fastening themselves to the
soil beneath. After week or ten
days, when the mat has dried and the
grass turned a nice shade Of green.
the mat is ready for use. The little
grass plants hold on to the canvas
most tenaciously, even when they are
dead, this being due to the fact that
the root hairs become entangled in
the rough hairs OF the sacking and are
extremely difficult to remove.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
Possibly He Had.

As was passing yard where some
children were playing / saw little
fellow fall from a high porch rail. He
did not move for minute so ] ran to
his assistance, but when I reached
him he jumped up on his feet appar-
emily unhurt.
"Why, my dear little boy" / said,
81 felt sure you must be hurt / am
sure / should have been had had such
a bad fall
"Oh, but you see." he said in expla-
nation, "Tve probably had lots more
practice in falling than you."-Ex-
change.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
No Cork Wasted Now.

The best cork has hitherto come
from Spain, but the richest forests of
fair grade cork are now in Sardinia.
High prices are now paid for cork that
was not salable few years ago, for
even the refuse is valuable now in
making conglomerate for building and
for insulating refrigerators. cork being
the best non-conductor of heat and
sound.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
Moving picture statistics.

It is estimated that the gross yearly
income of moving picture theaters in
this country is about S75OOO0.O00. In
&c years time the public has been edu-
Gated to spend this huge sum. There
are 1900 theaters. with total seat
ing capacity of 100000. This year
100 more theaters win be built at an
aggregate cost of So. O.OOO.--Argo
maui.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
The Strong Withstand the Heat O
Summer Better Than the Weak

Old people who are feeble and
younger people who are weak. will be
strengthened and enabled TO go
through the depressing heat OF sum
mer by taking GROVES TASTELESS
chill TONIC. 1t Strengthens and
builds up the system by Purifying and
Enriching the Blood. You can soon
feel its Strengthening. Invigerating
Eject. 60c.-(Adv.)
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1920-08-02
unnecesaarx to craft Skin.

When much skin is destroyed in
burns, a common resort is skin graft,
applied either in small isolated patches
to grow gradually over the surface, or
in pieces up TO two or three inches
square to cover large portion or all
of the wound. At recent medical
meeting, DR. Il. G. Beck of Chicago
called attention to process of culture
by which skin may be made to grow
without grating, even over large sur
faces. AS the wound heals the granu-
lations at the edge of the spreading
fresh skin place an elevated barrier IN
its way and if these granulations are
removed as often as every "a hours
the patients own skin is given
chance and may be. watched spreading
over the entire surface. A protective
covering of paraffin often promotes the
replacement of skin without grating.