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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
HE GOT THE @BUG LETTER"
Discovery That Made the Victim
Madder Than Before He Sent
in Original "Kick."

There is probably no easier way to
get laugh out of an average Amer
lean audience than TO mention an
EngliShman's sense of humor, and TO
read what an American may have to
say about the British humor may be
eXasperating to an Englishman, but
the reverse is not always true. An
Englishman, J. G. Squire, for instance,
may write about American jokes and
not be the least bit irritating. In his
''I.ife and Letters" Mr. Squire's chap
ter, "Goaks and Humour," contains
several fine American jokes, and
among them is one that concerns
traveller on sleeping car who had
written a complaint to headquarters
about the presence Of vermin in his
berth.
HE received back from the adj
ministrative head a letter of immense
effusiveness. Never before had such
a complaint been lodged against this
scrupulously careful line, and the man
agement would have suffered any loss
rather than cause annoyance to so
distinguished a citizen as, ETC., etc.
Heswas very delighted with this alb
iect apology. But as he was throw
ing away the envelope there fell out
a slip of paper which had. apparent
ly, been inclosed by mistake. On it
was a memorandum: Send this guy
the bug letter."
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
MEXICO HAS DIAMOND FIELD
Precious Stones Said 70 Exist In Guam
titles That Will Make Their Min
ing Profitable.

Encouragement viii be offered by the
Mexican government for the develop
ment OF the diamond field in the state
Of Guerro by private capital, 1t is au-
thoritatively announced. The existence
Of diamonds IN a mountainous district
of that southern state has long been
known. but the renoteness of the local
ity and the difficulty of getting in and
out Of the district have heretofore pre-
vented anything being done toward
mining the gems.
IL was more than fifty years ago that
the discovery Of diamonds there was
made by an officer of the Mexican
army A collection OF the diamonds
was taken to the City of Mexico and
after being cut they found their way
into the channels of commerce: Efforts
to relocate the diamond field proved fu-
tile and y was not until many years
later that mining prospector came
upon the formation in which the dia-
monds were found. He collected a
large number of them in the rough and
took them back 10 the capital, where
they were placed on exhibition. Moth
ing was done, however, toward the de-
yelOpment Of the field.
Not long ago the department of COM
merce and industry of the Mexican gov
eminent sent an expedition In charge
of Antonio Lopez, an engineer, 10 the
locality. Mr.. Lopez reported that his
research had been entirely successful.
Among the diamonds he brought back
with him was one Of enormous size in
the rough which he turned over to the
department of commerce and Industry.
He made report to the effect that dia-s
monds in large quantities are to be
found and that the mining can be done
at comparatively little cost.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
Fads Hyuienic Necessity.

AS Walter Dill Scott suggests,
every business youth, on beginning
his or her business life. should adopt
an avocation, fad, some outside in
terest, only less absorbing than his
business. and should continuously Gull
tivate it as a foil, a rest, a saving
grace to his business. Provided this
fad or unbusinessIike interest be one
not too narrow and one not too diff
cult and fatiguing. the recipe is funda-
mentally an important one for this
matter of business hours as well as
for personal hygiene IN general.-G.
Y. n. Dearborn. NJ. D., in the Scicn-
tific American Monthly.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
The Moths Song.

In contrast with a host Of buzzng
relatives, the moths are silent trlDe'
This makes the deaths head moth al
the more conspicuous in having
voice with which it makes a SCUM
something like a m0use's squeaA,
which can be heard at a distance u
several yards. 1t appears from ie
cent learned investigation that wnHs
the cricket and cicada, and inoeeu
all other tuneful insects, are compare
bic to fiddlers or other members u
stringed band, the deaths head noun
really is a vocalist making It's soAs
with its mouth on the reed pipe pau
on which land animals depend 4
the insects should get Up cobee"'
the deaths head moth is the only 'O'''
they could muster. Vas 1t the pr
vocation of his name that made =
find a voice and lift it up in proies"
Christian Science Monitor.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
FIGURING ONES INCOME TAX
Directions That May, or May Not, Be
Helpful in Making Out Cor
rect Return.

IN the direction of helpfulness the
Winstead Saturday Night suggests
thar If your income is $2,4oO year
and Won have a diamond ring and an
automobile and are married TO a bru-
nette girl twenty-six years old, you
take the amount of your income, add
your personal property, subtract your
street number, multiply by your height
add your wife's height and divide by
your telephone number.
You viii then carry your minus, sep
arated from your plus. 10 schedule y,
on the tenth line of which you viii
subtract the multiple. which you put
on line \, schedule X, entering in col
umn A.
If YOU have a child in the family
subtract $500 from your income, ada
the amount of your personal property,
multiply by your waist measure, sub
tract the size of your collar, add the
child's age, multiply by the amount
YOU have given the church during the
year and divide by the number of your
automobile license tag.
If there are two children you de-
duet $500 from your income, add the
weight and age of the second child,
divide byNhe date of your birth, null
tiply by the size Of your hat and sub
tract the weight of your mother-in-
law.
The result of the above computation
should be carried to line VIII, sched-
ule I, after deducting from the total
of G.. +, and A, and adding f, and
l., carrying it to column d, which Will
cover all taxation except the normal
and surtax.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
SATISFIED WITH THE TEST
After Somewhat EeIated Proof of the
Purity Of the Liquor. Brothers
Slept in Peace.

Testing corn liquor is one Of the
most frequent preliminaries TO con-
VITALITY these days, it is rumored, al
legged, indicated and otherwise noised
abroad. Lightnin' that burns with
White flame is supposed TO be danger
Gus. to contain wood alcohol, and TO
otherwise be undesirable; shine that
burns blue is supposed TO be the hon
est effort of a master-maker OF spirits.
Sometimes. however. zeal for drink
oyercomes caution. even Of this I'M
certain sort. with the result that the
following occurred a few nights ago.
Two young brothers in mild inlquity
secured themselves a pint. They, be-
Ing fairly Iaw-abiding in other re-
spects, event to their room to drink it.
They drank ii, at least, most of 1t.
and became somewhat affected by its
presence with them. They undressed,
turned ont the light and retired. After
about 20 minutes, one aroused himself
and called TO the other.
"Say. wake up, we didn't test that
liquor !"
"Well. must do it." was the drowsy
reply, won't do drink it 'thout testin'
it,"
They arose, turned on the light,
found the drop or two of liquor left
In the flask, poured it on a hand-mir-
ror, touched a match TO it with due
solemnity and care. saw the blue flame
and returned to their beds absolutely
atisfied.-Atlanta Constitution.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22

Swiss women who wear short skirts
and low-necked gowns will have TO pay
higher rates of life insurance than
those who do not. The Swiss insurance
companies have announced that in fix
ing the premiums on policies Of wom-
ems lives they will take into considera-
ton the women's wearing apparel. The
shorter the skirt or lower the decol-
lete. the higher the insurance rate will
be.
Tie Swiss companies justify this ac-
ton Gu the ground of a great increase
of Illness and disease among their
women clients which they claim is due
TO tile wearing of short skirts and low
necked dresses.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
New Timekeeper Clock.

Boiling eggs, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
or any other operation that requires
short but accurate account of time,
may be allowed to proceed without at
tention through the use of a novel
clock, described in Popular Mechanics.
The four-inch dial is at the top, and
in the lower part of the case is q
vertical scale, reading up TO 90 min
utes in onc-minute divisions, and car
rying a small slide that is set by hand.
At the end of the period set, four
inch gong on the back rings until it
is shut off. Though a valuable addi-
tion to the home kitchen, the new time
keeping clock is intended especially as
a labor-saving accessory for hotel and
restaurant kitchens, photo galleries,
laboratories and other places where
the measurement of minutes is needed.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
ALTAR USED BY COLUMBUS
Relic Intimately Associated With
Great Diseoverer Has Recently
Been Brought to America.

Angel Curras Of Corunna, Spain,
and Gonzales Blanco, noted Spanish
artist, have brought 10 Brooklyn the
original small altar presented to
Christopher Columbus by Queen Isa-
bella and used by Columbus on his
first voyage OF discovery on the flag
ship Santa Maria. The antique was
obtained by Curras after several years
of endeavor, and Is 10 be delivered
TO Pernas, COllado & Co. an export
Ing firm. The authenticity Of this
altar and a number OF other antiques
which Curras brought Is certified 10
by afidavits made before Ralph G..
Busser. American consul at Corunna.
The altar was originally gift from
Queen Isabella to Christopher Column
bus, according 10 the account given by
Mr. Curras, and, besides eight cary
ings In bone depicting scenes In the
life OF Christ, contains also small por-
traits IN carved bone of King Ferdi-
nand and Queen Isabella. The small
shrine is about sixteen inches high
and fourteen inches wide, and the
hinged cover, In two pieces, folds over
the top, making a compact cabinet.
Each OF the doors has hanging
iron knob used TO unfold the shrine.
According 10 the documents I'm Mr..
Curras' possession, thH shrine is one
Of collection Of twenty antiques he
IS bringing TO this country. On in
spectlon by customs officials. the
shrine was ordered sent to the APP
praisers' stores. HAT a valuation
might be put on II.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
nnns vaooinated Now.

Professor Marie Remlinger of the
Pasteur institute, Paris, who is hav-
ing wonderful success with the new
service developed by Professor Bale
of the government veterinary school
at Abort, promises absolute immunity
for dogs from rabies. This new vac
cine is mixture of the old Pasteur
serum Tor rabies and of the virus of
the disease. II acts quickly. is easily
applied, is inoifensive, and costs little.
II is curative as wen as preventative.
Eighteen dogs vaccinated With the new
serum two months ago have been rem
dered absolutely immune.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
NEEDED COURSE IN WISDOM
In Ancient Days II Was Well Reeo1-
mixed That the Young Required
Proper Instruction.

Instruction Of the young by the OLD
was not out Of date when The Wisdom
Books" were written, according TO Or.
Josiah H. Penniinan. acting provost Of
the University of Pennsylvania.
1.-The people who wrote the Bible
were very human declared Doctor
Penniman, and he illustrated this with
many passages from the Scriptures
The book of wisdom told the people
what to do, and most of the people
Needed IT," Doctor Peaniman said.
There were Just as many wise as fool
ish virgins-and probably the average
has been maintained
Among Doctor Penniman's other say
ings were the following:
'sThey offered money to Job when
they knew he did not need it,"
BE sure your sin will find You out"
he quoted, and then added, "You know
perfectly well lot of your sins will
find you out"
The tongue has always been one Of
the greatest mischief makers. as wit
ness where there is no whisperer con-
tention ceases
Il need not explain The that winketh
with the eye findeth sorrow"
Sob stuff was apparently used in
olden days, for Delilah said TO Samson,
Thou hast told a riddle unto thy neigh
bors, but not unto me-"
"'What does he get for it?' was ask
ed of Job as it is today of those who
get into the public view"
Doctor Penniman declared Job was
the most artistic of the Wisdom books,
and in some respects of all the books Of
the Bible.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
Letting the Lawyers Work a Little.

Erastus, a negro, being charged with
burglary, told his defender that he
Sad only one conviction against him
slSorderly conduct. On cross exam
ihation by the district attorney. after
giving a plausible explanation, he was
<sked about his court record.
"Disorderly conduct SUBJ" he said
smilingiy.
"Sure that was au?",
The defendant paused TO consider.
Have you-all found out anything
else?" he inquired.
"Elmira reformatory for burglary
IN 1911 and twice TO Sing Sing fer
fhe same crime" replied the ID. A.
fright. sub. l just thought I'd let
you-all find that out for yourself"
said EraStus He was convicted
From the Annual Report of the Legel
Aid Society.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
Esperanto a school Course.

Esperanto. the artificial interna-
tional language. has been ordered in
PRODUCED rs an elective course in the
commercial schools controlled by the
Paris chamber of commerce.
The language was studied by COM
mission. whose members reported
favorably upon it after several tests.
one test was the translation of three
complicated documents into French
and then translation Of the French
texts back into Esperanto. 1t was
found there was no change in the
sense.
The introduction of Esperanto in
all schools was recommended, not as
a substitute for any other language,
but as a means of communication.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
Good LoaIc.

Terre Haute boy scouts have re-
Gently organized n sea scout troop.
Several of the new members We're
waiting for their leader the other day,
but stin he didn't come. Finally one
Of them was sent out TO find traces
cf him. He journeyed block ana
then saw him in earnest conversation
with girl.
Now, he didn't want to expose the
cficial-also he felt that he must be
truthful, since he was a scout So he
used strategy when he came back.
Yves. I saw him." he said, "and we'd
better wait here, fer he was ooing
some official business. He was inter
viewing a candidate for the position
Of first mate. Indianapolis News
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
The Artists Choice.

In the career of every artist there
comes a supreme moment when he
or she must choose between two serv'
ices-the service of art or the service
of self. While the artist IS actually
studying and qualifying, this choice
is hardly offered; he Is all artiG
then, because he is learning and try
ing to grasp and achieve a command
of his art; the artist is always q
learner, and the true learner is Ia
some degree an artist. But win
achievement and mastery come recog
milton and applause, come oppor'
tunity and power. The artist has be-
come a master, a teacher, endowed
with that subtle quality that lays
the world at his bidding, when he
may either make his followers glorIiy
him or glorify his art. The choice
is between serving his art or making
1t serve him. For the artist who re-
mains true there can be no choice;
he must go on serving and learning
Ellison Young.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
Erenoh t:hiIdren MAKE roxe.

One of the most Interesting toy
manufactures of France is not fac
tory at all, but a communal school in
Paris, directed by an amateur design
er, who during the war interested the
children in the making of toys after
his own designs, which were so orig
inal that there was an immediate de-
mand for them. Furthermore, the
children who were making the toys
became so much interested in the
work that a large sum was realized,
part of which was turned into the
treasury of the institution, but a
part was spent in giving the work
ers some diversion. The business is
to be continued on a larger scale
than ever before.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
NEEDS roo MUCH ExEhIi0a
Writer Refuses to Go Too Deeply
into What Might Be Called
81 and HE" Problem.

The line. Look what ! done for ycu
and him and me- IS good American.
but better American. / believe. would
be. Look What l done for him and
you and l." This. however. writes
Ring Lardner in the Bookman. brings
up q subject TO which one. ought TO be
able to devote a whole volume, but
one amt goin' TO- one Is only goin'
TO state that mysterious rules govern
the cases Of personal pronouns ia our
language and one hasn't had time to
solve the mysteries even since prohibit
ton.
We say. HE come up to me in the
club" but we also say, "Tie come up
TO Charley and l in the club" or even
He come up to and Charley in the
club" charley's presence in the club
seems. for ''some reason or another"
TO alter my case. The other night l
was reading play script by one of
this country's foremost dramatists;
and recurring in 1T was the stage d.
rection, "A look passes between he
and So-and-So." But this playwright
wouldn't think of saying or writing,
"She passed he a look"
My theory on this particular point
Is that when the common American
citizen, whom we viii call Joe, was in
his last year in school (the sixth
grade). the teacher asked him how
many boys there were in his family.
He replied: "Just Frank and me-"
"Just Frank and l." corrected the
teacher. And the correction got Joe
balled up.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
Rismarck,s uniaue PARK.

Bismarck, the capital of North Da-
rota, is to be congratulated upon its
plans for the construction of a his
tDrical park, adjacent to the state
Rouse. 1t is proposed to employ 10
;tcres, a feature being a replica of a
Mandan Indian village of pioneer
days. with other appropriate historical
Clements. This Is an exceedingly
commendable idea and its originator
is to be felicitated upon it. In vari-
Gus museums Indian relics are pre-
served, but nothing is recalled which
is comparable to the village sympos-
ium carried out as proposed.-St.
Paul Pioneer Press.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
Boards and Politics.

1t is surely more than coincidence
that whiskered statesmen hold high
positions in many lands, writes cor
respondent. simultaneously with the
appointment of Charles Evans Hughes
as secretary of state in the U. S. A.
comes the news of the appointment of
Sir Joseph Cook us high commission
err for Australia, in London. Sir Jo-
Seph's beard is the pride of the an
tipodes. Again in South Africa, the
electorate rejected General Hertzog
who has nothing but mustache, for
the bearded Smutz. And Lenin i'm
perturbably holds his own, with a
beard. while the smooth-shayen Keren-
sky is not merely out, bug outside.
Venizelos. they say. was never so pop
ular as since his withdrawal, ard the
Italian press insists that when he
makes move Constantine is doomed.
His is the finest beard in Europe. as
Mr.. Shaw Will admit-Montreal Her.
aid.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
Relic Of Glacial Aqe.

Devils Pulpit, located about two
miles east of Batavia, n. Y, is relic
of the glacial age. 1t is huge mass
Of rock shaped like an. hour glass,
and is one of the most peculiar and
striking natural formations in the
whole state The base is fully 80 feet
across. 1t slopes upward to mar
row rock, corresponding TO the neck
through which the sands of an hour
glass sift, and then broadens out 10
form what looks like the upper cham
Der of the glass. 1t is composed of
limestone and stands 20 feet in height.
The nearest bedrock like it is five
miles away TO the north, and ge-
ologists believe this means that the
rock was torn loose from its original
mother vein and dragged those five
miles by the big glacier that swept
down from the polar regions ages
ago. Natural erosion did the carving
that gives it the hour-glass contour.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
uo,. - check Accounts.

When checks come back from wv
bank good way to straighten OUT ~
counts for the month is to paste w
checks back on the stubs. Inc -
turned check is in itself recelpl upI
takes care of that part OF the Ou''
ness. -.
The large checkbooks having ln'. :,
stubs on page are a little easier ~ !"
handle than the small books. a w.
her band snapped around the rel UNI
checks keeps them from the D' n.
part of the book and causes ~
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
SUMS Glow Changes in shape

The Gegenschein. the mysterious
midnight glow in the sky opposite the
sun, is not constant in form. Prof f.
E. Barnard finds that in early autumn
it appears as a roundish diffused mass
of noticeable light, sometimes 40 de-
grees or 80 degrees or even more in
diameter. AT no other point in its
path is it so large. But in October it
becomes smaller and elongated, a
change believed to be due TO the
mingling of its light with that of an
auroral band reaching 1t at this sea-
son Of the year.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
snanninn Movie Picture.

Usually 10000 to 100000 feet are
run through The cameras to get six
reel. or 6,0O0-foot motion picture. The
director stations three. four or i've
cameras to take the same scene. He
has one camera close beside the strug-
Cling villain and hero, another grind
ING from an elevation. still another at
this angle, one more at that angle.
When all of these negatives are de-
veloped, parts of each enter into the
composition of the completed reel.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
With Remarks From tire General.

While l was a lieutenant in the
e smy at a western training camp we
lad parade and divisional review
tsfore a well-known general, and L
I1vited some girls to see 1t. We were
rarching along in column of tours
With another company ON each side
&C US. We were to keep on this way
Until we got in front of the general,
when we were to turn left and go for
ward, the command to be Squads
hft" | must have been excited, for
l shouted squads right" and, like
good soldiers, my company obeyed.
There was great confusion, of course.
]he general saw it all and sent an
orderly to get me. When 1 confront
ed him l received &some cutting CEN
sure. During the most heated part
&C his lecture l saw my friends
Sanding at the fence not five feet
sway, taking it all in.-Chicago Trib-
the.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-04-22
Fire water.

Fire water was the ruination OF
the noble red man."
yes" replied Uncle Bin Bottletop.
sT never believed Injuns was as ro-
bust as they've been represented. If
they had tried the kind Of Ticker now
circulated surreptitiously the noble red
man would have disappeared in less
than six weeks"