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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
JhCK FROST HOLDS SECRET
Yet We May Gather Something OF
What Must Be Learned If One
Would Remain Young.

AS If to crown the year. autumn
not only brings her mellow fruitful
ness and golden days of summer
warmth. but occasionally opens the
door and LET'S old winter in. 1t all
happened as predicted. remarks the
Minneapolis Journal No wind played
as usual on the hilltop. the stars came
out clear and bright, the moon was
gorgeous In its round refulgence. but
there was an ominoHs stiffness in the
air. When the door was left ajar,
singing cold sent her arrow through.
The next morning when the sun
arose he had more work than usual on
his hands. The frozen forms of spar
king dew hung pendant from the droop-
ing goldenrod and crowned the aster
With beauty new. The smoke rose
straight sSyward from the many Chin
neys round about. while the roofs
steamed with incense unknown TO
them for many weeks.
Autumn had simply turned another
page TO bear witness to her versatility,
She announced that time was up for
ripening grape or late strawberry bios
som. The wondrous drama that had
for FIVE months past been staged in
every garden was for the season
closed. but The mighty color pageant
of October still remains to celebrate
for. days in hill and dale the harvest
bounty.
sr %hn Of flfC G.
formed world in field and pasture?
Jack Frost has brought with him in
MIGRATING air together with the wine
and zest of the whole year. But he
has steadily put TO sleep the flower
fairies of the summer. And he has
done it by checking the flow of sap
and leaf. stalk and trunk. In place
of nexibility there is now rightly of
stem and petal, and where pliability
was once the mark of garden life stiff
ness is now upon her flower children.
Who can fail to see written in the
garden a parable for man? All is well
for him as long as he keeps his frame
plastic and his mind open to new
ideas and enthusiasSns. Vital inter-
est in new issues and large open
ness of mind do much to keep a man
young. But once let dogmatism touch
him, or let him become grabbed or
cocksure. set or opinionated. and the
frost touches him to check his growth.
Richard lie Caffeine cites well the
secret of the frost in saying that "a
man is not old till he ceases TO fall in
love, carries pocket mirror to ex-
anime his tongue" The frost hits him
when "he begins to say that times are
changed and begins TO speak of young
people as a separate and disappointing
class" The frost touch of rightly
is the secret of Jack Frost.
No time limit has been set to growth
in the garden of the human mind.
When a man is so foolish as to stake
these limits for himself. then he makes
himself liable to the benumbing blight
of Jack Frost.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
ON HOLY GROUND
Mohammedans Venerate Sane
tuary in Jerusalem.
Traditions Of Ages and Profound mys-
terry Surrounding the Famous
Dome of Rock.

The Mohammedan sanctuary in
Jerusalem en- the Mount of Abrahams
and Dayid's sacrifices echoes the
splendor OF Solomon's temple that
once stood in that locality, writes j. f..
Scheltnia in Asia Magazine. With its
latticed screens of eboy. its brocaded
curtains, its stained glass and mosaics
in their somewhat faded glory, the
dome OF the rock stands in the soil
tude of the sacred precinct like one
of those places hewn of a single opal
or turquoise we read of in oriental
fairy tales.
Approaching it, the Moslem pilgrim
has TO observe a strict ceremonial. As
he enters he puts his right foot for
ward, begging pardon for his sins and
invoking Gods mercy. Walking round
the rock, he must keep it on his right
hand, reversing the process followed
when making the circuit of the Kaaba
at Mecca. Before proceeding to the
cave underneath. he must probe his
heart and strive for humility OF spirit,
uttering the prayer of Solomon! "Oh
God, forgive those who have sinned
and relieve the injured"
He firmly believes that the, rock is
supported by a palm tree rooted in
one of the fair rivers of paradise, the
tree in the shade of which the beau
tiful, martyred Asia, wife of Pharaoh,
and Alirias, the sister of Moses, will
Stake the thirst of the Faithful on the
day of resurrection.
After paying his respects to the
dome of the rock. to its "tongue" Ga
broken column, slanting to the roof
of the cave), to the marks of the An
gel Gabriels fingers and to the sword of
An, Mahomet's valiant son-in-law, he
visits the other Shrines of the Holy
Enclosure. There, in the heart Of
Jerusalem, are the dome of the as
cent, where the prophet was lifted up
when starting on his heavenly jour
ney, and the dome of the chain. The
chain that used to hang down from
its ceiling was supposed TO be pos
seSsed Of miraculous properties. When
ever judge had to decide in a
difficult case between litigants who
supported their conflicting claims by
contradictory statements, he trans
ferred his tribunal hitler and invited
them to touch the links of the chain
while repeating their assertions. Then
the truth came TO light, for the chain
could easily be seized by the vera
cious, but eluded the grasp Of the in
iquitous who tried by falsehood to get
the best of his opponent.
One day, however, the oracle was
bafTled by a man accused of having
borrowed money without paying it
back. Now. he kept this money con-
cealed in a hollow staff which he
asked the plaintiff to hold for him
while he, too, gripped the chain swear
ing that the sum he owed had been
returned. The bystanders maryeled
greatly at the chains failure to I'M
ravel the mystery of such clashing tes-
timOny, and soon afterward the won
der-working chain disappeared be-
cause, tradition says, it began to
despair of sustaining its reputation for
perspicacity among a population so
full of fraudulent resources.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
The Sheep-Herder's Pay.

A telegram from Kalispell, Mont. "a
town of wide horizons and wide-arched
sky of foX-glove blue). brings sad
news and good. The wages of sheep
herders have fallen with a dull thud
from 500 a month to $50, but the
number of herders is just the same.
For here is life where the wage
never was in cash, but rather in that
satisfaction men get from far and
lonely places, where no elevated trains
rattle overhead, and no shrill urchins
are "shagged" by the police To the
sheep-herder the prairie and the roll
ing lowlands must ever be the sea to
him who longs for the sea. This week
and next the little wagons viii go off.
one by one, into the loneliness and de-
light of vast Montana. Even at only
500 per month many will flick their
whip rs they start and say: This is
the life l"-ChriStian Science Monitor.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
Real Republican PRAYER.

/ On March 4 the school children Of
Terre Haute were instructed to utter
a two-minutes prayer for Mr.. Harding.
One primary teacher told her children
all about Mr.. Harding, the position
he was taking and all the responsible
tiles he was to have. SO at eleven
O'Clock she said: NOW, children,
fold your hands and bow your heads.
This is the time we're going to pray"
But up went the hand of very
ardent little Methodist Sunday school
scholar. "Please, teacher, may / lead
in prayerT he asked.
His teacher nodded, and he uttered
his earnest little prayer. Dear Mr..
Harding-PIease bless us and keep
us forever and forever. Amen."-In-
dianapoliS News.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
One interview in ITO Years.

The Dalai Lama of Lhasa irr Tibet
has just given an interview to an cleo
trical engineer. This is the first time
that a Lama has talked with a Euro
pean in 40 years. Lhasa is on a pla-
teau. 1900 feet high which is per-
haps desirable as sanitation is nom
existent. Tibet seems to want tele-
graphic communication with the out
side world and there are faint signs
of an industrial awakening. Mr. Fair
ley. a telegraph engineer, had an au-
dience with "His Holiness who
proved to be kindly and very inquisi-
tire. He also visited the Tibetan
council called the Council of Shapes"
A twenty-four course luncheon fol-
lowed.-Scientific American.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
Her Position.

Little Esther was sometimes :
mitted to talk on the phone WIN ~
er's help. and one morning "nel /.
had been left alone for few nI ~,
she decided to call up her -
mother. os,
She climbed carefully onto a -
and from there onto the se".ns :,
chine. which stood near by. Sns !. !
down the receiver, but when iHs y
ator called, Number please
could think Of nothing to say, "a
"Get off the line, please cai''
operator, as no one answered -,
"I'm not on the line" pipea .' y
small voice. I'm on ID! ~
sewing machine"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
TOLD SOME WEIRD TALES
old-Time Prcspectors Responsible for
HSir-Raising Descriptions of
Desert Adventures.

1 wonder what has become of that
good old character of the Southwest,
the mining prospectcr? l see him no
more. either here or In the smaller cit
les of the desert-only occasionally at
the movies, and then not always true
TO life.
The prospeetor was given to ro-
mancing. And what a field he had to
work in. Why, in the good old days
there was not a romancer in the en-
tire Southwest but cherished beyond
measure the Colorado desert, for no
matter how great story he might
unwind. If he located it in the des-
ert, it was safe, for no one lived there
to prove il false.
Well do l remember the chagrin Of
n certain prospector when he was over
reached by two story-tellers in his own
field. He told n good one himself
about finding a spring of natural Ink In
the desert, but another proSpector dec
GRATED the story still further by de-
scribing a mine of natural pens he
had run across. That would have been
ell right if it had been allowed TO
drop there, but a third prospector
dropped into town a few days later
and placidly related the incident of his
discovering an asbestos mine from
which he could peel sheets of natural
plotting paper. That seemed TO be
too much for the prospector of the
first part, who moped around town for
a few days and then disappeared for a
couple of months. We all knew that
something would happen. and sure
enough it did.
In due time No. / returned to the
city, and / hesitate to tell the story
that he unrolled He said he had found
a spring Of natural gin. According to
the prospector. all the animals OF the
vicinity We're given to drinking from
the spring, and in consequence there
was merry round of pleasure among
them all, except when they occasion
ally retired from the scene to sleep off
the horrors of swollen heads.
Then No. 2 appeared. and he. too,
had had an inspiration. Out on the
Chocolate mountains, while following
a drift of quartz, he had been led into
an invisible city, where he could hear
all the noises of a busy mart of trade,
and occasionally collided with the wall
of sky-scraping building which he
could not see. He could hear the rum
BILE of street cars but he could not
see them, and he was in mortal terror
of being run over, and made his escape
as quickly as possible.
That beautiful story, never yet
proved to be false, held its own for
years, and when No. 3 appeared a lit
tie later and related what he thought
was sOckdolager the general public
apparently did not think II an i'm
provement. The story of the latest ar
rival was that he had found on the
desert an invisible serpent with glass
cup instead of a rattle, ana when the
serpent was alarmed the cup revolved,
producing exquisite music. And that
story has never yet been proved false.
e. Il. Howe in the Los Angeles Ex-
press.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09

A long sought fertilizer has al =
been secured. after twenty year
research, which will slowly ana su' ~,
extirpate the weeds, while perlnl'u
the grass to grow freely. Am~
ium suIphate is found TO be more
vantageous than sodium nitrate W.
tends to create an alkaline con'.
of the soil, especially favorable +"
propagation Of weeds Ammonium
phate produces reversed conditions
the grass fourishes and the "eeus
so weakened that they are clog ~
out. OF course, this plan Of ieiu.
ton must be qualified as on! =
that is an acid tolerant would o'.'
along the line Of extirpatioh u
weeds. The weeds 10 resist lDl' :.
non-acid tolerant also'-o'''A'
American.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
Radium fer coitre.

DR.. A. n. Clagnett. writing in the
Illinois Medical Journal, believes ra-
dunn should be given trial in exoph-
thalmic goitre, because there is no
mortality, no scar. no pain and only
three or four days disqualification. Its
advantages over the X-ray are that it
produces no discoloration of the neck.
there is less time consumed in the
treatment and it is simpler to apply.
The selective action of radium de-
stroys the harmful cells, while not dis
turbing the healthy cells. Surgery
has not been necessary in any one of
IL cases extending back over three
years.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
She Knew.

A class of girls was going over
the story of Solomon and the Teach
er asked: "Who was the great queen
who Travelled so many miles to see
the king?"
There was no response, so the
teacher went on: "You surely must
know; the name begins with an
S."
At this hint a small hand was
raised. II know" said its owner; "the
queen of spades" - Grand Rapids
News.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
In Ruby Mountains.

In the Humboldt National forest
there are no movies, nor any jazz
bands to split wide open the quiet of
the night, but just bit of unspoiled
wilderness where one can hunt with
camera, fish, climb not too rugged
mountains, or just rest to a full con-
tentment amid interesting and restful
surroundings says the American For
estry Magazine. The gems. of Ruby
mountains-the lakes, streams, peaks
and canyons found here-are all yours
TO enjoy if you will but come and
camp near the three lakes that nestle
in the high valley amid pine dotted
meadows.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
What Muskrats Did fer MARYLAND.

Maryland has many muskrat farms.
Owners of the marsh lard of Dorches-
ter county harvest from 100000 to
125,000 muskrat skins year. There
is a market for the meat as well as
for the fur. A single Baltimore firm
handles 25.O00 to 10000 muskrat car
cases a year, and is unable to sup
lly the demand st that. Hotels in
Maryland offer them on their bin of
fdres as '.marSh rabbit" Marshes for
ma-ly considered valueleSs are now
woith $50 to SO an acre for musllrai
culture.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
A wouId-Re Auditor.

Well. what did you think of my
acting? asked an amateur player OF a
truthful but diplomatic member of
the audience.
Il can say this" replied the spec
tator frankly, Il have friend who !
am confident would have given $500
to have heard YOU.
"Who is it?' asked the embryo
Booth. highly pleased.
"weil. you wouldn't know him.
But he's deaf as post.'-American
Legion Weekly.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
=. Wished TO Know.

'The extravaganza of the city wqm-
en- is terrible" diSmally said Deacon
Droan. who was just back from the
Big Burg. wherever l went in Kan
sas City l saw them wearing costly
silk stockings on every hand, and"
ION every hand," astoundedly eiacu-
lated AbRer tAppledry. ''Then. what
in tunkett We're they a-wearing on
their-er-h'm limbs !"-Kansas City
Star.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
Born Mathematician.

l saw your sister on the street to-
day."
Yes? How did she look?'
Il don't know; l didn't see her
face"
"Then how did you know it was
herr"
"Oh, I'm pretty good at figures
Science and Invention.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
For a SONG.

"Yes, SIR" said the man with the
frayed collar, "that land is now worth
EGO a foot, and only a year ago /
could have bought it for a mere song"
But you c6uldn't sing?" chuckled
the funny man.
The man with the frayed collar eyed
him distantly, and replied in quick,
cutting tones: Il could sing, but /
couldn't get the right notes."
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
Americans and Their Wives.

/ am picking my words. In spite of
their proclamation, doubt whether
the American man is quite as much
at his wife's feet as is made out. 1t
seems to me that he respects his wife
as he respects an expensive picture.
He talks a great deal about the high
qualities of women, but tends to treat
them like little dears. He seems to
revere women in general, but perhaps
not IN particular, his wife the most
particular of instances. In America
women DO have a great deal of power,
but l suspect that this is because the
men are so busy that they have no
time TO argue, and too little time to
exercise all the powers themselves. So
they hand over some Of the minor pow
ers and honestly believe that this con-
stitutes feminine coronati0n.-W. L.
George in Harpers Magazine.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
Alcohol From Waste.

Manufacture of industrial alcohol is
about the only feasible method of uti-
lizing lumber mill refuse on a large
scale, says the American Forestry
Magazine An alcohol plant with
daily supply of $50 tons of wood can
produce $500 gallons of alcohol at
cost. under present conditions, of ap-
proximately % cents gallon.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
SILLY TO ARCH
OF Course married Men AL
NiCeSt.'
Marjorie Puts 1t Plainly. rh..,
haPs There Are Some Of D, :,
Not Understand
Married men are nices,r

""iIieu men are niceStw
But are they, really?
Well, l don't know, bur r,
think so. Anyhow. I've n-f
phrase trip more than once @, .''
ty lips, and there is NO dopn, ,s
speakers We're in earnes,
Sometimes it has been ysa.,
"All the incest men are mo-.
Now, a man when BE >tup1,
from the altar may feel <m.n
humble enough; but The fac, .,
has squeaked out an II dow
clumsily placed a plain gold rim
a woman's finger does nor ,
he has shed his masculine ,sn..
his childish delight In comn,,,
Looking at the thing FRANKLY N
w. Harold Thomson in tho eor,,
edition of the London Man ! i
see how there can be anv rra
it. After all, every married man
once a bachelor.
But our charming critics don,
to think about that. They ios, |
Married men are incest"
It's all very gratifying and Very
fusing.
1 asked Marjorie about il tbs l
day.
Marjorie" l said, "you have
your hair up now and You talk ssI
having authority and not q,
scribes. l want you to tell me-
you say that married men are MICA
She put her head to one side
swallowed the second half Of what
thought was a liqueur chocolate
III don't know" she said "bg,
true. They're kinder than bach.
and more understanding. They
TO a woman as though they
neither afraid of her nor-nor
temptuous of her. Thcy're-sort
experienced about us, | suppose d
IT,"
my child" l said, don't You
lie that when you marry you
choose a bachelor to be your
band?"
"Yes," she admitted, and nodde
me, 'but I'll be in a most despl
hurry to make him into MAJ
man. He'll be ever so ihuch impr
when he's my husband"
"Now look here" ! said very
tiently, you want to face this cal
If you had lived as long as l
knew as many welded couples
realize that almost every wife X
that the ideal husband is either
bachelor or is married to some
else"
as that clever?" Marjorie ask
ut may be-" 1 answered The
Is-it's true!"
She was rummaging about 10
chocolate box.
ut isn't the point at ALL she
me. 1.-The point is that the
men get married. They cant he
They are the kind who fall ~
and make women fall IN love
them. Therefore they are the d
Look here" ! said, this won
We're getting ont Of our dep'
want you to understand that a
rled man must start by being
elor, and therefore"
She pushed the chocolate acr'
"Oh, don't let's argue" she
"It's no use. anyway. Married
are the incest"
l took a chocolate.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
Grapefruit Has Rival

Experimental scientists in the De-
partinent of Agriculture have success
fully produced the tangelo. a cross be-
tween the tangerine and the grape
fruit. II is said TO be more tender
than either. and TO have all the juicy
excellence of the grapefruit without
the tendency to fly into the face Of
The spoon manipulation noted when the
grapefruit is being eaten.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
Not Now.

The sweet young thing hau "a "a
able to buy the article she "an ~
in each case the clSrk had ASSURE ,,-s
that "next time" it would as s,Ia5
he in stock. One day she ." ~
the store to find a new cie'N
Job. o.,p she
quired. avo ma's
The clerk blushed. " - \
he stammered. I'm hol
my wife now"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
Back At the Rsuinninn.

Backward. turn backward. Uncle
ST Parks of sullivan county. New York,
aged one hundred and one. has just had
his last tooth pulled. which puts him
where he Was in lS20.-BoSton Tran
script.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09
Nc GAUGE for Alarm.

Young Patrick (kidding red-haired
girl)-Say. Sue. don't come too close
TO me; / might catch fire.
oIe-Don't worry, Patty; green
things don't bura easly.-Houston
Post.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09

Remember the old-fashioned days
when pennies used to get into the
kids bank instead of into war tax
Dayton News.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09

Jud Tunkins says times have
changed. A man who wouldn't harm a
fly used to be considered kindhearted.
Now he's regarded as untidy.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09

In other words, Professor Einstein
might define time as the drifting frag-
rance OF the flower beds of space
Boston Herald.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09

There's no use specializing how
Charles Evans Hughes would look
clean shaver. Wen never know
birmingham Age-Herald.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09

R1ar-Admiral Grayson is 70 write a
bo2g. Wouldn't he find it more profit
asle to write prescriptions.-Colum-
bia Record.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-05-09

Miss Lottie Walkup and Mr.. Luke
Gamble were married. in Waxshaw-.
S. c., last week. = Cincinnati En-
quirer.