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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
MYSTERIOUS Feat Of Rats.

Here's another mystery problem to
set beside that of how the Egyptians
built the pyramids. G. w. Young
blood, a business man of No. 125
South Broadway, Los Angeles, is re-
sponsible for it,
Youngblood related that on opening
his Office one morning he found that
rats had chewed off the tops of car
nations which were standing in glass
vase about ID inches high. Accord
ing to the real estate man, the rats
did not move chair next to the vase
and thus reach the succulent stems,
nor was there anything else near by
on which they might have stood. And
he does not believe the rodents could
have climbed the sides of the smooth
vase. Still the flowers suffered heavily.
And TO make the problem harder,
Youngblood said that the rats, dis
playing a highly developed artistic
sense, carried roses from one desk to
another which lacked pOsies. How
did the rats accomplish their task?
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
WONDERS FOUND IN NUMBERS
Although Undoubtedly an Exact Sci
ence, They Are in Many Ways
Full of imagination.

All things are full of wonder, but
what is more wonderful than nunlbersf
Who discovered them, or can they
boast an existence before the world
was, with the Ancient of Days? At
the first awakening of human knowl-
edge numbers were there, for there can
be no gathering together nor any sepa-
rating, no collection and no distrlbu-
ton. without numbers. They stand
towering over all. prototype of eternal
law.
Numbers are said to be an exact SCI
ence and to deal with facts which can
not lie; yet how full of imagination
they are. us viewed in the geometrlcai
exactness of the snowflake, de.ermin-
ing the turn of the tides, the changes
of the moon, the procession of our
days ana the return of the seasons In
the vale of the years, May Stranathan
writes in the Pittsburgh Dispatch.
They are the measure OF our three di-
mansions and. should time be discov-
cred TO be our fourth dimension, as
some prophesy, there numbers are
found also.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
ROMANCE EVEN IN NEW YORK
Almost the Last Place on Earth One
Would Look for 1t, but II is
There, Nevertheless.

Two New Workers have set up jew
eled tablets in fashionable uptown
cafe, where they first met the women
who became their wives. The tab
lets commemorate the felicitous
events.
However incredible this may sound
to a race of wives whose husbands for
get their wedding anniversaries and a
public that does not associate FASH
iOnable cafes with connubial constancy
or New York with sentiment, it may
easily he confirmed by looking in at
the grill of the Cafe Beaux-Arts.
Both memorials are bronze plaques
inlaid in the wall in aIcoves of the
grill and inclosed with glass. The
first is set with fiery opal and car
ries the mystic inscription Happy
Dawn, September 1905" nothing else.
Andre Bustanoby remembers who put
it there, but does not say. The other
was the work of a celebrated local
lawyer. 1t is set with a large tur-
quoise and engraved. "A, and l.. Acre
Perennius. MCA1IX." Like the other,
1t celebrates the meeting with and
hours spent with the wife to be. And
II years have elapsed since the Sec
ond was put up without any request
for permission to alter the inscription
or efface.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
FATHER or MODERN NOVELIST
Minstrel, Centuries Ago, Held Audi.
enees Very Much as Does tho
Writer of Today.

The old tale tellers. the MINISTRIES.
the palmers, the friars, the pedlers.
were the remote ancestors of the nov
cllst OF today. The minstrel supplied
social need IN his day. He was
circulating library when, as yet, there
was no circle of readers. and besides
being the medieval novelist, he was
the medieval publisher. AS he drew
his bow across his viol or swept the
strings of his harp. and prayed audi
ence for some romance of chivalry,
The boastings and chickering's of the
common hall were silenced, and the
rude roar of the market place was
hushed.
BY the end of the Eleventh CEN
fury something more was wanted, and
the literary craftsman of the Twelfth,
Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries
wove his romances OF chivalry to meet
the needs of society. These romances
violated every canon of literary art,
but it was not as literature that he
looked at them-rathef as q gorgeous
tapestry set in the framework of chiv-
airy. The influence these stories ex-
ercised on the national life of Eng
and was prodigious. and of the three
groups into which they fell-the mat
Ter of Britain and the matter of Rome
the Great-the most popular belonged
TO the second. Dealing with the story
Of King Arthur and the Round Ia
BILE, Lord Ernie once said it was prob
ably partly patriotism and partly re-
ligion which made Sir Thomas NAL
Tory choose this group of the medieval
romances of chivalry. Partly, also, 1t
was a true instinct Of literary genius.
for this was the one group which had
In it the enduring elements of vitality.
That group alone gave us the inward
and spiritual meanings, the capacity
for allegorical Interpretation, the mys-
teal symbolisms which were living,
lasting influences. because successive
generations could appropriate them to
their own needs and circumstances
London Telegraph.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
poets Tie shon nAd :"

A poet in whose breast the cares
of a collar and tie shop in Asakusa
cannot stifle the Parnassian urge has
written the following sign and placed
1t over his masters shop to cheer the
passerby:
"Those who belong to our company
are always endeavoring to express
their delicate mood and individuality
through the goods they are dealing
in. from the point of view of making
all existence best and most beautiful
first of all and then let themselves
upward from earth to paradise that is
to say the eternal peace-the ideal
under the elapse of time"
What it means would be difficult to
say. While it draws attention to the
admirable qualities of the collars and
ties and garters, it also seems TO in
dictate a little WEAKNESS with Asakusa
considered as a stepping stone towards
"the eternal peace under the elapse of
time. "-Japanese Advertiser.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
Offers Cared For.

A pair of fully developed offers have
been discovered in a slough along the
Brandywine. near West Chester, Pan
and have been watched with interest
by many persons.
They are the only ones reported in
Chester for probably 40 years, and
are very carefully protected by the
owner Of the property where they
have made a den in bank beside the
still water.
The animals are said to be about
four feet in length and very active.
Il is believed a number of young may
be produced in the den beneath the
bank and prove the founding Of col
ony which will arouse much future
iterest.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
How Was He 70 Know?

The most embarrassing moment in
my lie came when l was a junior in
high school. AS in the case. OF most
boys of that age, had q girl friend /
escorted to and from various events.
One evening we attended a lecture
given by prominent lawyer. After
it was over / took the girl home and
we went into the library TO study for
an exam. Soon her pareiits arrived
and were taking their wraps off in the
hall when her mother called to us and
asked us how we liked the lecture.
Immediately spoke up: We'll, l
didn't think much of it,
No sooner had the words been
spoken than in walked the speaker
with the rest Of the folks. Unknown
to me he was to stay at their home
over night.-Chicago Tribune.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10


Mr.. ShanIgan inserted his Sey quiet
ly: walked softly, undreSsesl silently
and crept into bed.
All his precautions were In vain.
Mrs. Shanigan had been awake lis
tenlng and waiting for him. She Sold
him She supposed he had Teen work.
ing at the Office again; thst she did
NOT believe that story or am other he
had ever told her; that 81 . did not
have 10 put up with him' that she
could have career; that even nov
the committee was waiting TO see II
she would accept the nomination for
MAYOR; that she had ben warned
against him: that she was not nov
the foolish sentimental girl she was
when she married him, and then a
deep snore showed that
The defense rested.
Now everyone knews the proSecu-
ton should rest first; 20 Mrs Shani-
gan jabbed Mr.. Shapigan with her
elbow: shook him; fused. fumed.
scolded and wept; but it was no use.
he slept or, soundly.
The prosecution also rested.-Kath.
eeine Negley, in Judge.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10

one delegating 10 a select COM
mittee,-composed of rival fac
tional politicians TO be appointed
by two men named in the resolu-
ons,-the power ofnominating
ticket and thus virtually blocking
of from fair field all other cam
didates, there never was a chance
OF "harmonizing party differ
ences." 1t simply cannot be done
in that way. 1t was tried two
years ago with the same result,
and this year there was added
against il the clear impressions
brought TO bear by the women al
tendants al the meeting. 1t IS a
tribute TO their insight and con-
sistency that the beginning and
the ending OF the days proceed
ings for them was the adoption OF
motion declaring for an open
primary.
1t is safe to assume that every
body wants harmony and would
cordially welcome any feasible
way OF ccomplish ing II;
but the candidates til m
selves have rights in the
matter which cannot be over
ridden by a selected few. Trying
to persuade good men, or women.
to run for Office is one thing, and
perfectly proper, but attempting
TO shut off the field to all those
who. in the Judgment OF an UNI
authorized committee of slate
makers. might not be able to
"allay factional differences is
quite another thing and one
which, in our opinion. will not be
tolerated by any party so long as
the primary system is in force.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
Plan to Get Gold From Sand.

1t has been known for many years
that Adirondack sand contains gold de-
posts that ssill-TNn from i've 20 seven
dollars per ton. No practical process
was known by which the gold could be
obtained at a profit, although several
4 ttempts have been made in various
sections of the mountains.
Now, however. it is reported that a
process has been perfected which Will
insure profit. and that two large mills
will soon be erected in the northern
Adirondacks. Each viii be equipped
ia handle ten tons Of sand per hour.
1t is ruG4ored the capital Is TO be fur
pished By a group % Canadian and
United States bankers.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
New England True to Tradition.

A certain Red Cross public health
nurse, in New Hampshire, reports that
the interest in the Red Cross course
of instruction in "Home Hygiene and
Care of the Sick" in her county is
unprecedented This nurse travels
over a considerable area, the county
being large one. including eight
towns.
1t is the consensus of opinion at the
New England division headquarters
that in this county. at least, the fu-
ture Of the American Red Cross is
assured because Of the great service
performed through these classes. New
England still lives UP to her tradition
of recognizing and sponsoring the best
that education can giye.-Red Cross
Magazine.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
Tuesday, August 80, 1921,



the following property. in the City Of
Annapolis. viz;
First-Al that lot of ground located on
street fronting thereon forty feet. more
or less. and having depth therefrom OF
one hundred feet, more or less. improved
by a large three story brick dwelling
designated as Number rs Gloucester
street.
Sec0nd-An that lot Of ground located
on the Southeast side of Washington
street. fronting thereon seventeen feet.
more or less. and a depth of 90 feet more
or less, subject to the nse in common with
the owners Of the adjoining lot. Of n three
feet wide alley; improved by small
frame dwelling. designated rs No. 9.
Washington street
Third-An that lot of ground located on
the Southeast side of Market street. front
ing thereon seventeen feet, more or less.
and having depth therefrOm Of seventy
seven feet. more or less. improved By a
comfortable frame dwelling, designated rs
No. AZ Market street.
TERMS OF SALE One half Of the
purchase money to he paid in cash on the
day Of sale, or nj the option Of the Trus-
by the Court. and the balance In six
months from the day Of sale or al cash
nj the option Of the purchaser or pur-
chasers. deferred payment to bear in
terest from the day of sale. and 80 be Sc
cured by the bonds Of the purchaser or
purchasers with security To be approved
by the Trustee. 4 deposit OF $500 will be
required on the day Of sale of the pur-
chaser Of the first piece Of property: n
deposit of 500 viii be required on the
day of sale Of the purchaser Of the second
and third pieces Of property.
NICHOLAS II. GREEN. Trustee.
j Church Circle. Annapolis Nd.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
Primitive People.

The natives of st. Hilda. in the
Hebrides, have decided To abandon q
quaint custom which they have fol-
lowed for more than century, or
electing their own queen. Hereafter
they will take the natural descendant
They have deposed Queen Margot and
will recognize Mary as their sovereign
This news comes as the first communi-
cation from the island since last
September and was brought to London
by a vessel which delivered census
papers at the island. The natives
there speak only Gaelic, hut the
census papers were printed in English.
Otherwise the chief happenings on the
island include an Influenza epidemic,
which caused many deaths. Persons
aboard the ship who could converse
with the natives said the chief ques
ton ON the island was whether the
war had broken out again.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
New Dickens Drama.

At a recent Charles Dickens dinner
In London regret was expressed that
dramatic versions of the Dickens nov
els are not more popular Forthwith
a certain Bransby Williams proposed
to undertake to popuIarize the Vic
torian novelist i'm the theater. At
Birkenhead he VIII accordingly insti-
tute a repertory season with adapta-
ton of David Copperield." '0liver
Twist" and "Barnaby Rudge." to be
written by members Of the Dickens
fellowship under the direction of said
Mr. Williams.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
TOLD GEORGE NOT TO WORRY
English Labor Leader Cared Little Tor
That divinity That Doth
Hedge King"

Kings have no longer any ruling
power In a first-class nation. A little
incident i'm which the king of England
figured last year may be told in con
nectlon with the new spirit of affairs.
The late Will Crooks, labor member
of parliament, cockney with a big
black beard and devoid Of aitches,
sincere and much loved man, as re-
mote from highbrow socialists as from
hidebound conservatives, was among
the fashionable crowd Of guests at
the royal garden party.
The king got him into conversation.
Will Crooks talked as freely to his
monarch as he would TO follower in
the East end of London Both men
were soon deep in the troublOus times
which were upon England. The king
plainly showed his anxiety about the
future. viii Crooks. who was the
most sympathetic soul in the world,
tried to reassure the king as they shook
hands in good-by: 'Now, look here
old chap; don't you go worrying about
things; everything is going TO turn
out all right, old fellow"
There is cause for little specula-
ton in what must have been the men
tai attitude of the mobiles and dignita-
ries clustered round as they observed
the familiarity. But what the king
thought of it is best expressed by the
fact that before the next garden party
he and the queen together sent a spe-
ciaI letter to VIII Crooks and his
wife, saying now much they wanted
them to be present.-Frank Dilmat in
the Outlook.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
Faulty Bookkeeping.

She-You interest me strangely-as
no man ever has before.
He-You sprang that ON me last
night.
She--Oh, was that you1
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 10. 1921.
AN OPEN PRIMARY

The announced purpose OF the
meeting Of Democrats held At the
Court House yesterday was to for
mulate "some plan for leading the
party out OF the wilderness" In
the first part of the published call
issued by the State Central Com
mittee for the county. 1t was
stated that After various rumors
OF states and attempts by slate
makers TO form ticket for the
fall election, the democracy OF
Anne Arundel county seems to be
at sea as to what will be done"
When the meeting assembled.
the purpose Of it was thus ex-
pressed in the preamble 10 the
resolutions adopted: Whereas.
this meeting was called by the
State Central Committee of the
Democratic party for the purpose
OF harmonizing the party hitherto
divided by factional differences. "
The resolutions then provided
for this ''harmonizing" by going
straight into the slate making
business, and in a way that made
failure inevitable. The gentleman
who offered the resolutions. Mr..
Samuel p. Chew. of the Central
Committee, is justly rated as one
Of the best citizens and truest
Democrats in the county. and yet
the proposition submitted by him
and adopted by the meeting is
about as foreign as could be
imagined to the first principles of
the primary election system.
With a considerable number of
candidates already in the field.
and more coming in, it was pro-
posed that one Central Commit
teeman, representing one faction,
and another representing the
other, each name , factionalists
and that these IA (plus the 4
women provided for by the
amendment), sit in Judgment on
all candidates, actual and pros
pective. Moreover. recommends
tons were only to come from
'this body or from the members
of their committee" and the basis
of selection was TO choose those
who ''in the judgment OF said
committee, shall but allay fac
tional differences in the various
districts and in the county" The
question of qualifications and OF
possible non-factionalists among
the candidates is not provided for
This procedure was to apply to
all offices, except the County
Commissioners and as to these
only, an open primary was to be
reserved in each district. 1t was
further provided that this nomi
mating committee should report
their recommendations to the
chairman of this body on Thurs.
day at IL O'Clock"
No wonder that when this COM
mittee of slate makers assembled
they got no further than declaring
for an open primary and then adj
journingl
Allowing full credit for the sim
cerity OF the announced purpose
OF the meeting. ii failed utterly OF
accomplishment The reason is
not far TO seek. and is shown by
the answer that was given as a
climax to the days proceedings
An Open Primary.
No matter what one may think
OF the primary system for making
nominations, it is the one system
now provided by law for doing
so. The spirit of it, as well as
the letter, is to discountenance
slate-making and the ''hand-pick-
ing" of candidates. This applies
with just as much (if not more)
force to slate-making under Off
cial auspices as to that done in
formally or unofiicially.
Therefore, when the only plan
formulated by the meeting was
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
NOTICE
To City Taxpayers

/, George F. Cuaid. having been
elected as Collector and Treasurer OF
the Corporation of Annapolis. hereby
give notice that | will be ready to be-
gin the collection of taxes for the levy
of 1921 at my office in the Municipal
Building, Gloucester street. on ami
after Aug. is. 1921, from $50 A. NJ.
to 3 p. NJ
On all bills not paid by Sept /, 1921
interest will be chaged at the rate OF
6 per cent per annum.
GEORGE F. QUAD,
All Collector and Treasurer.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
Financial Diagnosis.

did the doctor know what you
hads''
"He seemed to have pretty accu-
rate idea. He asked for SO and /
had 11."-Boston Transcript.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
Bobby Knew.

Mother Ito small son)-What would
happen If you talked to your teacher
as you talk 10 me?
Small boy tPromptly)-I would be
expended
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10

But the skin-deep beauty of love
l. woman may not be sufficient to
hide her ugly temper.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10

The pcssimist derives his pleasure
from trying TO spoil the pleasure OF
others.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10

Some men are not satisfied when
they kill two birds with one stone IN
less they get the stone back
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10

He knows all the best people in
town ]" Then why doesn't he asso-
ciate with them?" They know him"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10

George NJ Cohan has made his
farewell TO the stage. So. we recall,
aid Adelina Patti.-Providence Jour
nal.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10

American lawmakers will never
tolerate free love; ne while divorces
afford such fat picking for lawyers
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10

The pique of the buyer is always
fatal to the peak of the prices.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
TRUSTEES SALE
OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
In the City of Annapolis.
Maryland.

BY virtue of decree of the Circuit
Court for Anne Arundel County. passed
on the fourth day of August In the year
1921 i'm cause in said Court wherein
William H. Butler ct al are eOmplainants
and Addie Ireland ct al are defendants.
designated as No. 454S Equity. the under
signed Trustee will offer mt public sale at
the Court House door, in the City of An
naDolis MARYLAND, on
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10

Dwellings al Murray lii- 2
vile, West Annapolis, Ngeaa
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10

Lot ncar West Street Nw
balance $40 monthly payments
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10
MONEY roIoW

MONEY ON 10 LoaN-S--
o o To loan on sr ,Suns o,uT
h p,,a or subgrhen .a,figls, = : {
nlley' No I Sch"a 'teResty. Il "a
MONEY To L0AS-o-
10 saii on rrs,o,'ulsa tao;ts,s-
payment allowed -T,.s Tern" u
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-10

For ticket. sns lnf' Rs:I ~ !.
Stat State House .e.. s!Aiies sr,sl BAL
Hotel.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-09-20
REPORTS OF LABOR DAY.
WOmen's Auxiliary of American Legion
to Meet Tomorrow NIGHT.

\ report of the hospitality committee
on the proceeds of Labor day and a re
port of the second annual state conven-
tion held in Rutland Sept. 6 will be given
in the meeting of the Women's auxiliary
of the American Legion tomorrow even
ing at 40 o'clock in Grand Army hall.
A report also will be made on the speech
by Maj. Gen. Clarence r. Edwards in
Rutland Sept. Z. After the meeting there
will be general sociability and confec-
tiOnery win be served.
The local unit is one of the largest in
the state. having 100 members, and is
represented in the department officers
by Mrs. O.. G. COvey as chaplain and
historian. The officers are; Pres, Mrs.
Cola c. Morse; vice pres. Mrs. ID.
Cowles sec. Mrs. O. G. Covev, treas,
Mrs. NJ. J. Moran chaplain. Mrs. Fran
ces Clark; color bearers, Mrs. Chester
Lane and Miss Rita EckIes: sergeant
alarms, Miss Florence Adams: pianist.
Miss Everill Davis; committee chairmen
executive, Mrs. f. W. Gibson; ways
and means, Mrs. II. II. Dimes; hospital
ity. Mrs. d. H. Smith flower. Mrs. Mel
lie b. Root calling, Mrs. F. W. Kuech !;
membership. Mrs. w. T. Haigh; audit
ing. Mrs. J. ]. EckleS.