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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
GOWN WORN BY JOHN WESLEY
English Wesleyan Body Receives Gife
of Robe That Belonged to Found
err of Methodism.

The Wesleyan Methodist Connexion
has just received from one of its lead
Ing laymen gown that belonged To
the founder of Methodism, according
10 the London Daily.News. John Wes-
ley died i'm 1871, so that the garment
is more than $50 years old.
Time has, of course, left its marks
upon tie gown. Some parts are dis
colored and others are worn and
patched. The material is heavy. and
upon it, worked in black, are flowers
and prancing horses. As the great
preacher was a little man. the gown
must have hung about his heels.
Ii is claimed that the gown. was
preaching gown. but 1t is very dis
similar To the ecclesiastical garment
that, according To authentic records,
John Wesley wore In the pulpit. This
one possesses an ordinary sleeve, ana,
generally speaking, il seems 10 accord
with the style of a black study-gown.
The donor of the gown has also pre-
sented a pair of slippers belonging TO
Wesley. These are in good condition,
and are of the kind that he would
wear In his study.
Wesley, of course, travelled through
out Great Britain and Ireland in all
weathers on his preaching tours, and
1t was suggested that he wore this
heavy gown as a protection against
atmospheric conditions.
The Wesley museum contains
large number of interesting relics of
John and Charles Wesley. 1t possesses
the study chair of John, and presently,
as a gift from the donor of the gown,
Charles Wesleys study chair Will be
placed there.
A large proportion of the visitors to
the museum come from the overseas
dolninions and the United States.
where the interest In all that relates
to the early history of Methodism Is
very keen.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
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Note Was Misleading.

At the head of a large business con-
Germ I'm Muncie is very pompous man,
who not only is very careful of his
dignity bur inclined 60 irritabillty If
things do not go exactly right with
him. Wishing to attend to some CORE
spondence and having been troubled
much of the day by visitors he placed
note on the outside of his private
office door the other day which read !:
MIR. Blank cannot be disturbed"
\ collector soon afterward ap-
reared at the door OF the private Of
flee. walked past the secretary, read
the note and strobe in, but soon came
out the door much more rapidly than
he had entered.
Didn't you read the note?" the sec
rotary asked of the disheveled col
lector.
Il read it," the latter admitted. 'but
I didn't believe 1t and went in to fad
out I discovered that was right. for
be can be and was" Indianapolis
News.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
BLACKBlRD IN THRUSH'S NEST
Correspondent of Scottish Newspaper
Calls Attention to Remarkable In
cdent He Has Observed.

Last week / discovered In the ivy
Oh a sunk wall in my garden a nest
which had all the characteristics of
thrush's nest. with plastered lining
only, and which contained two eggs,
pale blue with smalI"black spots-the
eggs of song thrush, writes corre-
spondent. Later on / noticed a bird
sitting on the nest. Only the head
was visible, but 1t appeared to me
that the bird was hen blackbird and
not a thrush. 1t was some days be-
fore ! found the bird of the; nest,
when on looking in, l discovered that
the plastered lining of the nest had
been slightly covered with dried
grasses, and that the nest contained
four blackbird's eggs-bluish green
with mottIed ends. The two thrushs
eggs had disappeared They could not
be found at the foot of the wall below
the nest, but there was found on a
green above the wall the broken egg
of song thrush. When i discovered
the nest part of its OUTER wall was
slightly torn, as if cat had climbed
up the ivy and endeavored to claw out
the bird then sitting. Is 1t possible
that the thrush may have been scared
away and the nest taken over by a
backbird and adapted to her require
meDts? None of my friends, versed
In the habits of birds, ever heard of a
similar case.-Edinburgh Scotsman.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
USED BAMBOO TO MAKE ClOr,
Remarkable Work Of Italian co,..
cred Well Worth the Money
He Asks for Il.

An eight-day clock whitfield ovi !
bamboo by Constance Renzl. o. Rom
and valued at Sj0.OO0. is on erbhii
in the jewelry and silyerware dlylgI
on the fourth floor OF the Bash Ia.
minal sales building, says the ys,
York Times. Two years wer, \
, quired to make the clock. which
made entirely of bamboo with The d
ception of the leaden weight and ,g
small glasses which serve as gong,
The clock, with It's complius
bamboo mechanism suggesting mi,
iature steel skyscraper In course
construction, stands about ~ "A
high. At any time by looking at
one can tell the hour, minute and u
ond, the day Of the week and a
month of the year, as well as U
phases of the moon.
The clock strikes the hours I'D
Quarter-hOurS, cane mallet iorce
by a cane spring striking two gob.e,
which serve as bells The chine
are regulated TO indicate the time
those who cannot see the clock A
noon, If desired, a small flag Is Hls2
the raising being preceded by VII
tie from a bamboo tube. and one MI
ute after Che noon hour a cannon
the top Of the clock Is discharged
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
roo MUCH FOR MRS. SMITH
She Couldn't Allow Her Old Friend,
Mrs. Brown, to Keep Up Her
Il Il Dragging Remarks.

Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Smith were
neighbors, both were fat and both
were extremely sensitive about it.
Both tried every method they could
hear of for losing weight, and. until
this summer, both continued to gain.
Mrs. Brown went West early in the
spring and while there managed in
some way TO lose nearly thirty pounds.
When she came back Mrs. Smith saw
her step from the taxi and realized
that her neighbor had accomplished
what TO her seemed unattainable.
"Hello. dearie," called Mrs. Brown.
Don't you think my trip has agreed
with me? Four months in the West
certainly make a difference in one"
Jealousy seized Mrs. Smith. The
idea of Mrs Brown Dragging that way
just because she weighed a few
pounds less!
You have fallen off marvelously.
DEAR" Mrs. Smith replied. "When
you stepped out of the taxi I never
would have known you, only for your
hat"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
STOLE HER FLOCK or CHICKS
How Leghorn hen Procured a Large
Family Without the Formality
Of Matching Them.

The fox Is no cleverer than q Leg
horn hen. So AZ least thinks one
reader of the Companion who has
read the numerous stories that II has
printed 10 illustrate the cleverness of
foxes To justify her opinion she
tells a story OF ht. own. Here II is !:
In our flock Of chickens we had
only one brown Leghorn. but she was
hard 10 heat. One day she stole her
nest, and, though Leghorns do not. as
a rule sit, some time later she came
marching proudly into the yard fol-
lowed by dozen little brown balls
In week She had following her 25
chicks Of all ages and descriptions |;
she had stolen them from other hens.
And besides attending to the needs
of that large family she began short
IN TO have an egg in her coop every
morning.
An interesting incident occurred on
neighboring farm. A persistent lit
tie hen that was repeatedly prevented
from sitting finally disappeared and
returned some days later with seven
fluffy baby quail. She had evidently
driven the mother quail from her nest
and hatcLed the eggs herself. The
baby quail cbeyed her commands. and
she was very proud OF them; but, in
the words Of my small brother. won't
she get the surprise Of her life some
day when these little quail learn to
tly!-Youths Companion.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30

The many thousands OF seekers for
homes in Vienna have organized TO get
them. Complaining that the govern
ment bureau formulated for this pur-
pose is impotent members of the so-
ciety have appointed agents to find all
vacant premises and all residential
property not containing the maximum
number Of occupants and to threaten
TO use force To secure lodgings. They
have published list of such places
and demand they be handed over.
Among them is the home OF a baron
ess having ten rooms in which she
lives alone. Many similar instances
are cited.--New York Sun.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
FIND RELIC OF OLD LONDON
Arch OF Bridge Which Must Have Been
Built Centuries Ago Just
Brought to Life.

A very interesting relic of old Lon
don has come to light. according 10
the London Times, an arch of old Lon
don bridge. which was demolished dur
ing the construction of the new Lon
don bridge, which began In 1925. The
arch now discovered is the second from
the north side of the old bridge. and
Is close 10 st. Magnus' church. 1t was
disclosed during some building opera
tions now in progress.
The first stone bridge over the
Thames was built In 11T6, but the
bridge was constantly repaired and
restored. so that there is no evidence
of the exact date of this particular
arch. II was apparently medieval. ard
is built of Reigate stone with very
flat ira iectory. At the beginning q: the
Eighteenth century, however, three fiat
wrought-stOne supporting ribs were
put i'm. and the middle one Of these Is
dated 1908. The arch is not yet en-
tirely uncovered, hut a springer at each
side is Just being disclosed. and the
span is estimated 10 be about 30 foot.
The under surface of the arch is con-
siderably waterworn between the add
ed ribs. 1t Is one of the arches close
to which the mill wheel stood for the
raising of water into the watertower
that stood alongside the bridge. This
arch stood in the river. and is, there
fore, an evidence of the limits which.
as time has gone on, have been I'M
posed on the Thames, the river being
now much narrower than 1t was in
medieval times. II Is understood that
this relic of old London is TO be care
fully preserved.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Conserve Heat From SUMS Rays.

Long years ago. gentleman In In
dia cooked meal for some of his
friends by rejecting the rays of the
sun from a mirror on his cooking
utensil. says Popular Mechanics Mag
azine. This was. of course, out of
the question on rainy days and dur
ing the night. Now comes a mechan-
ical harness for the heat of the suns
rays wherein 1t is preserved for night
and cloudy-day use. At the Smithson-
ian solar observing station on Mount
Wilson in California is such a device.
A large z by 10-foot mirror, built
semi-cylindrical in shape and made OF
aluminum-covered steel plates, focuses
the rays of the sun on a Il -inch pipe
placed centrally IN its frame. This
pipe carries an oil of high boiling
point. which. after heating from the
reflected rays, rises to a reservoir that
is insulated to retain the heat for a
long time. Oven compartments ara
embodied in this reservoir in which
the foods may be placed for cooking.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
HOW DO YOU SAY II?
BY c. N. LURE
Common Errors in English and
How to Avoid Them
ITO STOP AND TO STAY"

HOW frequently do we hear some
one say, or read In n newspaper.
He Is stopping at the Naldorf-As-
toria hotel" A moments reflection
should tell the writer or speaker that
n person does not stop" at a hotel IN
less he walks or drives to the hotel
and halts his progress there. II is
proper TO say. THE parade stopped at
the hotel" meaning that the parade
ceased its motion when 1t reached the
hotel. But the parade could not "stay"
mt the hotel. A person makes n ''stay"
ut a hotel, not stop. and he. stays
there. one should not say, II stopped
iat the summer resort six weeks" but
II stayed there six weeks"
! The true meaning of the word "stop"
was well understood by the man who
did not invite his professed friend to
visit him. He said: "If you come at
any time within ten miles of my house
just stop" says one authority of Eng
iiSh.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
puckbiIi Freak of Nature.

The duckbin. or platypus. is one
of the strangest and most paradoxical
of all the animals of nature. 1t is
sometimes called natures joke. 1t has
a bill and webbed feet like a duck and
can swim and dive Ike fish. The
most unexpected trait of the animal
is that it actually lays eggs. He
makes long tunnels In the banks of
streams in his native home in Aus
tralia. These are made barely large
enough for his body to pass through /;
so that If he desires to return at any
time he simply backs out. which, he is
enabled to do. since his fur is Ike
that of the common mole. set in such
way that no matter what direction
be moves his fur neither binders him
nor gets full of dirt Tie duckbiii Is
ali that is left of 4 large family.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30

"Gentlemen"-it came from the lips
of an attorney pleading a case recent
ly before the Supreme court of the
state of Idaho. In front of him sat
the judges clothed with-fheir judicial
dignity. listening infently to the case.
The attorney had erred. Judges
should be addressed as "Your honors."
"Genuemen"-repeated the lawyer.
and the tiniest hint Of smile fitted
across the features of the men in front
of him.
Suddenly he stopped, realizing his
bluDder.
Il apologize for calling you gentle
men," he blurted ont.
Laughter in a courtroom ia not
deemed exactly proper. but joke is a
joke and Chief Justice Rice replied
simply. Il hope you made no mistake /"
Idaho Statesman.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
HAS POSITION TO w,,.,,,,]
orum-7orse Of British an.
Cavalry bsuss Mas, Ansrisss
t'nsulshes Appesrs,.. W

There are grades q,
among horses. We are an, - ~. : e'a
the war horse as proud , NJ .'ies 1
SO he is, and has a right to , eo !. g
is called upon To De as bror1 'oi a
proud. But proudcSt nna ms, 9 % \
ted of all horses Of the ann, s' aS'
animal that is called unop - : as
position Of drum-hor>e In tho 49,, ''' "a
band. In the American ana ne
armies cavalry bands are mo,r,.s \
the most honorable poSltion 4, ~.
band is that Of the bearer a. tho I,.'
drums. The horse is Sels.,.s y
distinguished appearance. pe
piebald, altho sometimes npr. ~,
Something more than mem bo.a'
form Is required 81 the drlm.hor.. y
must be trained uutR he heeouo. . =
niiied and graceful bearer ~ b.1 N
some trappIngS that pertain toh.rI
calling. His education Is sevgr.
prolonged bringing him up to ihs, ,T-
where his pride and intelligence nv
him equal 10 the duties require, !
him.
He IS severely tried by the Noor,,.
of the large drums he carries Nm
time he becomes indifferent "a ND
noise. In the parade. his rider ne, N
hands full in the use ~ the strs. \
controls the horse by means u r..l
fastened 10 the Stirrup strap nesr N
foOt.-ChriStiau Science Monitor
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
See Eve as IdeaIistic Woman.

Most Italian women II they had their
choice to be anything they wished in
their sex, would rather be Eve. ac-
cordiDg to results of vote recently
taken by one of the Roman papers.
The argument advanced for being
Exc was that she. of all women, had
no competition Her husband was
never away from home and there was
no other woman on whom he might
cast an alluring glance.
Those who did not choose to be Eve
chose for the most part to be Mary
alagdaIen. because, after being al
lawed to enjoy all the sins of the
world. she, was forgiven and after
ward became saint. thereby enjoying
all joys Of heaven.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Flower Worth Small Fortune.

Ten thousand dollars Is an extraor-
binary price for single plant; yet 1t
was paid by English horticulturlsts
for an orchid raised In America, the
Catteleya gigas alba.
This Catteleya was lowered in 1917,
and exhibited Mt an orchid show In the
United States, where it was awarded
a gold medal. The plant was found IN
1909 in q lot of other specimens OF
Catteleya gigas. 1t was only by chance
that the plant was not sold for dol
lar or two. The only reason was that
after most of its companions had been
disposed of this one. with some others
that were not in very good condition,
was set aside. Finally all the speci-
mems were ported.
To the great surprise of the horti-
culturists when, next spring, the plant
came up it was with pure white flow
ers. The plant was sold in London
for perhaps the highest figure that an
orchid ever brought
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Future Of Brazil.

Brazil. which Is almost WHEY
the tropics. has the opporiuoH' u
set the belief that no people can y
the very highest civilization ID ~.
cal climate. The census Jua ~
pleted. credits Brazil with 49,
people, which makes it the s =,
American country in point o. Wy. w,
ton. Some modern men Of 80" \.
maintain that when means na' ' = !,
found TO utilize the heat Of lns
as mechanical energy the uop" :.
become centers Of producuO. 49,
therefore Of civilization. Il INA, 80 ~,
he true. what country coui' =
Brazil. with its great resources :. y =, >,
erals, timber and land ana IT,
navigabIe rivers?
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Hritlsh Museum overerowded.

Tile British museum. says a London
writer in the New York Post. has
reached the end Of Its rope, so far as
space is concerned. By the law Of
1880 every English author, whether
d0miciled at home or In the dOminions.
is obliged TO place two copies OF his
books with the museum. which in turn
guarantees to keep them in good con-
dftion and make them accessible to the
reading public. The same applies to
newspapers Space for the latter was
exhausted some time ago and spe-
cial barracks was built to store them.
1t is now feared that the same plan
will have TO be adopted for the books
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Library Of Congress Banks Third.

The collection of the library of con-
greSs is the largest in the western
hemisphere. and third in the world.
Il comprises over 2,71o.50o printed
books and pamphlets tineluding the
law library, which, while a division
of the library OF congress. still re-
mains at the capitoD. maps and charts.
pieces Of music. and photographs.
prints. engravings and Autographs
numbering about one million. The col
lection is rich in history. political SCI
ence. In official documents. national,
state and foreign. and in Americana,
including important files of American
newspapers and original manuscripts
Colonial, revolutionary and formative
periodsl. Many rare books and manu-
scripts belonging TO the library are
exhibited in show cases on the second
floor.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
Saw the Six Hundred Rid. to u''t

William Richardson, CHma
war veteran and an eye witness
the charge of the Light brigade
Balaklava, died here recently az
ninety years. He, with seven nel
bers of the crew Of : British ne
chant vessel. deserted the humdu
sailing ship at Constantinople and
listed IN the navy with the Saucy ~
thusa. When the old wooden pau
ship was put out Of action at %'a
topol he and % others volunteer
for land service in the GreenhllI ~
terry. While at headquarters De v
only about twelve feet from Lo'd h'
Ian when he handed an order 70 "
tain Nolan, who carried the ile'Ni
10 Lucan. who issued the ofda Y
the charge to Cardigan. ST va
arines correspondence Toronto V"l
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
unearth Home Of Cave Men.

Ore of the most comprehensive OF
many finds Of relics of prehistoric man
in Austria has. been discovered In a
cave near Mixnitx. The cavern known
as Dragons Den." is being excayat-
Cd for enormous deposits of phosphate.
In side cave 1000 yards from the
opening, evidences of human occupa-
t!on In ancient times were uncovered.
Great quantities of quartz implements
and other utensils and human bones
have been taken oct.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
THE SUNSHINE FAIRY.

OCOOD morning" said Father as
" little Henry came into the din
Ing room. isn't this a nice. bright
morning, SOM"
Henry did not answer. He jerked
his chair from the table and slid into
II with a sullen air. for Henry was
cross because his mother had not let
him put on his new shoes that morn
Ing.
Heavy black clouds seem 20 be
bothering YOU" said Henry's father.
"Better drive them away or you VIII
! lave an unhappy day"
But Henry did not answer. He kept
his eyes on his plate. and frown on
his face. but when he pushed his dish
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30

away from him and spilled the cream
his father told him 10 go TO his room
and stay there until the cloud cleared
from his face.
Henry did not quite understand
about the heavy. black cloud" but he
did know, of course. that he had be-
hayed badly. SO he went to his room
feeling that everyone was treating him
unkindly.
'Haye not got heavy cloud on my
face." he said, looking in the mirror
Then he drew the shade because some
one had once told him that little
fairies danced I'm the sunlight When
II streamed into the room.
sect out OF my ROOM" said Henry.
II won't have any fairies In here.
don't like girls, and all fairies are
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30

THE ROMANCE OF WORDS
GOSSIP"

0C OSSIP" or "gossih." as
" Chaucer spelled it. was
the name given by the Hamp-
shire peasantry to the persons
who acted as sponsors In hap
tism. the godfathers and god
mothers. 1t was a compound
word, made up of the name
God and the word "sib." still
used in Scotland in the sense of
'akin"-the meaning being that
the gossip was. akin to God and
siooc in this relation TO the
child, a sense which is still ex-
tant in our own word god
parent"
Considering gossip" in its
ordinary use as one addicted TO
tattling or prattling or the car
rying of tales and II appears TO
bear little relation to the word
as originally coined. But II
should he remembered that the
"gossibs" were brought by
common sponsorship into n
close familiarity with one an
other which led eventually to
trivial. idle talk and the carry
ing of information from one 10
another. That this failing is
not peculiar TO Anglo-Saxon
godparents is evident from an
examination of the French word
commerage and the fact tina,
commerce has passed through
precisely the same stages as
its English equivalent.
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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-08-30
TEXAS Raises Less Rice

1t is estimated that the nv . 5.
in Texas this season Is nois i. "A
per cent less than that Of -. la'' no
Growers G assert that they lo'' !. III /,
on their crop last year ou e,5l,io,
prices and poor marketing SYp s..o5
The Southern Rice Growers YEN. md
ton has gone OFT Of business .,s ,meda
place is being taken Dy ,I' gbleh
Rice Growers association s.. " CsIsi
-" its cooperative and m'rSs'in'
lures are concerned.