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Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
EVIDENTLY HER LUCKY DAY
Girl at First Thought PicRpocket Was
Busy, but II Turned Out Just
the Other Way.

The business girl, straphanging in
the subway at the rush hour, felt a
gentle tug on the pocket of her rain
coat. Far from being disturbed, she
grinned sardonicalIy. knowing that
just exactly one dime rested in the
shabby little purse resting in that par
ticular pocket. She was so hemmed
in by fellow travellers that 1t was
difficult to discover if her suspicious
were facts until she emerged with the
struggling mass at her station. Then
she dipped her hand lightly into the
pocket only TO find the ancient purse
intact and. in its accustomed spot.
But that wasn't the only thing in
the pocket Extracting a hard sub
stance gingerly. she stared in a daze
at a roll of bills protected by am elias
tic band. .pExhilarated and excited
over this reverse state of affairs, she
counted her ill-Sotten gains and be-
hold, she was the richer by 80 per-
fectly good dollars. Whether a fellow
passenger had dropped them by mis-
take into her pocket instead of his
own or a thief placed them there for
fear of detection affords a wide field
of speculation Anyhow the business
girl has turned the money into her
college campaign. fund and hopes it
will not be refused as tainted money.
New York SUM-
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
NEW VERSION OF ~oLD GLORY.
Enelishman Offers Opinion That Stars
and Stripes Are Copy of East
India company's Flag.

A new theory about the origin Of
the American flag is told by the
writer OF the BY the Way, column
in The London Daily Express. 1t is
sent by correspondent evidently
versed in such matters. who expresses
the opinion that the attribution of
"Old Glory" TO the arms Of the Wash
ington family is exploded.
1t is much more probable" he
writes, that the flag of the old East
India company formed the pattern
This flag seems 10 have been used as
the official flag of the 13 original
states from January. 17T6, to June.
17I7. when a blue canton charged with
l3 stars was substituted for the cam
ton bearing the English Union. The
flag then became, in substance, that
of today. though stars have been add
ed as other states adhered 10 the fed
Grafton" The correspondent quotes
authorities.
Truth must prevail. Whatever II is,
but" says the columnist. II like the
story told by Newman in his address
es 10 the Brothers of Oratory. There
was once an old priest, he tells US.
who for years began a certain part OF
the service with the words: 'Quod
ore mumpsimus.' one day a more
learned person heard him and after
ward told him that the third word
should he 'sumpsimus' The old priest
admitted that it might be so, but he
added 4 will not change my old
mnmpsmus for your new sumpsimus.'
like the old mumpsimus story asso-
eating Old Glory with Sulgrave
manor"
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06

THOR leetle while lasa week | tink
! mebbe | am gonna losa da leeber-
" for Tonga time. ! almosia been
cen da Jail again one day. no gotta
inlensh breaka da law but j naka
leetle meestake understanll de Eng
leesa and righta queeck have plenta
I trouble.
aSka one my frien one day wot he
gonna do and he say he gotto go cen
place and he tella me he gotta da case
there. go
You know seence da prolifbish WAS
Tonga time l no see dat m0eh ALA one
time. l getta greata idee SO Queeck
my frien teaa me dat. l no say. soma
thing weeth heem wot l think, but
aska whosa Ola boss cen ca court.
My frien tella me da judge run dat.
place. SO aska eet da Judge gotta
any more case. He say, eSure. da
judge gotta so many case be. no getta
flemish for seexa mont" l aska how
MOCHA cost case cen dat place. My
frien say was deterrent price. soma
time ia state pay for da case and 9TH
er time da guy wot wanta da case
gotta pay leeue bit.
SO righta queeck l 90 veesit da
place where da judge work ! asla
da guy on da elevate where's da judge
and he tella me was cen hees cham
Der l find leetle girl cen da front
office and | feegure she was da cham
bermaid. l aska eef she's da cham
bermaid and for somating, l dunno,
she getta mad, She no want letta
me see da judge, but / see anyhow.
l eXplaina weeth da judge dat one
my frien tella me he gotta some case
cen da court. SO l maka heem da
proposish. l tella heem l don't media
whole case, but would like TO getta
tree, four quart eef ees gooda stuff.
But dat judge tella me eef no getta
out he trow me cen da Jail. Mebbe
he no wanta sell, I dunno.
Wet you tink?
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06

KTANY women are making sue
M cess in publicity work and # d
n growing opportunity.
You do not need 10 know how 10
write Yourself What you require "A
the ability to get things into print 70
know where TO go for results. to han
die the sort of material people ara
glad to hear and willing TO pay for
One way is to begin ON speculation
Get something that wants publicity
and find your medium and, II neces.
sary, your collaboration When you
get the publicity you take the result
to the firm who wanted it and are
given the promised check. You mar
have to divide this up, but It's a begin
ming.
II began in very small way" was
told by young woman Who has Just
as much work as she can handle
Just went about doing little jobs
getting something In here another biz
there. / used to sit up nights thinking
Of original ways TO exploit whatever
1t might be / had on hand, and got
all sorts Of people TO work with me
on spec. Presently 1t began To pay
work kept on coming IN, got to knOF
a lot of useful people, and now.
"And there's no better fun on
EARTH" concluded my young friend
ut is work full of variety. full Of ha.
man nature. / have partner DON.
and she and ! are both busy ever
minute, and we love II. Also We are
laying up n nice little nest egg i%
the future, when we mean TO be able
to travel and see the world and be as
idle as old people should be-
(Copyright)
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
HOW DO YOU SAY IT?
BY c. N. LURE
Common Errors in English and
How to Avoid Them
HAVE WENT" "HAvE SAW"

ut SHOULD have went to the
" danee,r said the girl. but my
mother would not let me-" Il
have travelled in many lands. but l
have saw nothing like this" said the
uneducated traveller. After the aux
Hilary verb 'Giaye" in any of its FORMS
il is proper TO employ only the perfect
participle of the principal vel.;
therefore. the girl should have said,
Il should have gone 10 the dance"
and the traveller should have said, Il
have seen nothing like this"
They have chose the wiSest part"
is an instance Of this error cited by
Goold Brown, the famous grammarian.
The proper form of words TO be en-
ployed is. They have chosen the wis
est part"
In this connection, it may be said.
that this error is one of a large num-
her which would he avoided with ease.
were. the speaker or writer to exer-
else a little care in the choice of
words. But most of us speak or write
hastily.
ICopyright-)
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06

and bushes until they lay tlat upon
the ground and the Rain stood in lit
tie pools.
Then across the field the Wind
drove 1t until IL struck the big farm
buildings and ran in great tears down
:he sides. splashing upon the ground.
But though the Wind blew and
drove the Rain rs IL Dragged il could,
the Rain in little rivers and pools
called out that il would show its pow
or in short time by making floods
which would rise high and cover the
land.
II was then that the Wind began
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
Woman Bird Surgeon.

The only woman bird surgeon in the.
world is Miss Virginia Pope of New
York. Miss Pope treats everything
from bird Group TO a birds broken leg,
and she goes out at any time of night
TO attend her patients just as any
other physician does. She is also
bird boarding house keeper, taking
care of canaries and other pets whose
families are out of town or need
rest from song. Just now there are
700 birds in her care and her life is
a merry one in consequence. A good
many of the 700 she expects to have
with her the rest of their lises. Peo-
pie get tired of them and bring them
to Miss Pope and then forget To call
for them. OF course that isn't what
might be called profitable for the bird
surgeon. but she takes just as good
care of them as she does for her pay
ing guests" Her fondest hope is TO
havea large bird hospital with plenty
of room and equipment. Three floors
and basement get crowded some
times now.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
LYRICS OFLIFE
By DOUGLAS MAILocH
THE JOYS WE SHARE.

T HIS makes the songs of night so
sweet:
They are not here before your
feet
But over yonder; over hills
You hear the evening whip-poor-wills
Their notes melodlous, their trills,
Repeat
The unseen singers sweeter far
Than Gagged companions always are:
They do not sing for you, for me,
They sing for all humanity
They are q part of grass. of tree,
OF star.
And so in life. the pleasures there
Are greatest common everywhere.
We ask so much for our own ease,
We seek so much so much to please,
Yet find our greatest joys in these
We share
We must tear down the selfish wall;
Our song must be c0mrade call.
Alone no happiness is had
Each day will be increasing glad
If something TO the joy we add
OF all.
(Copyright.)
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
Protecting the pole.

Carelessness of automobile drivers
at a sharp turn in the road between
Chicago and Valparaiso has cost the
lives of many persons. Five acct
dents occurred in one month, and each
time a new telephone pole at the
curve replaced the broken one. After
the fifth pole had been raised and
three smaller poles had been driven
INTO the ground and wired to the larg-
er one for support. the company put
up a large sign which read:
Nearest hospital twenty miles. Go
slow indianapolis News.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
Mothers Enistle

The following bit of rhymed CORE
spondence which a contributor sent Us
is timely and we are glad 10 print it,:
Dear John; We got here Monday
night. GLOW cool the sea breeze
fcelsD The yachts here are a pretty
sight. (Where do you get your mealsD
The hotel fare can't commend.
We've joined the bathing throng)
Re good till / get back. (Please send
your salary right along)" - Boston
Transcript.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
(Copyright.)
Aircraft GARAGE.

The old joke Of asking aviatOrs: :
where is your garage?" has become
passe with the establishment near Lon
don, England. of bona fide aircraft
garage intended for the use of aerial
tourists and private plane owners. The
company's announcement says: "A
staff of highly skilled mechanics under
fully qualified ground engineers. Pc
troll and oil supplies. 0verhauls, modi-
fications and repairs promptly exc
cuted."
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
whats in a Nance"
By MILDRED MARSHALL
Facts about your name; itshi0orY. mean
ing; whence IL was derived sisniheihcsi
your lucky day and luckY Jewel.
REBECCA.

~ GOOD old Biblical stock ~
becca, which is tran'a'el
"noosed cord" 1t is said to cone
from the Hebrew word rabak-ai isas
that was the origin Of the first ~
becca, a name which seems to na's
been coined especially to be besio"e.
upon the wife Of Isaac, Of BiOlIl1'
fame.
The Rebeceas Of the world sh0l.
make excellent wives, since the ~h1
Ribka, a later rendition OF rs'a''
which means q cord with a moose :
given to convey the frmness OF y,
marriage cord. The Septuaglni q.
the Latin both give evidence Of y
name Rebecca in very early times. ~
other version, said TO be the au. -.'.
lied one, makes her keoehah = :
latter form seems to be The one =
fected today by every young miss T@ s
is called by the name Of the s00l r
Biblical heroine.
Despite the religious sgiiiD1a-,
which history has given TO me naL
Rebecca has been great ia'O, 81,
with writer's, who have empI'ys.
in more or less frivolous roraan =,
Two Rebeccas who will never De ~ y.
gotten by present-day readers az ,,s,,o,.
''Becky" Sharp Of Thackerays H.
tai vanity Fair" and the clia g--1T.
Iy quaint little "Rebecca Of 'aD ,ss
brook Farm" which is endeafeu = rsts
hearts of American admirers VI
Douglas Wlggln. ..r..
The bloodstone Is Rebecea rrsr3
manic gem. 1t has the power to gu 30
its wearer from all dangers sD ..lnre
serve her bodily health auu vors.
her consideration and respec, e,- = ds
over. # is said 70 guard net nVT sgp.
ception. especially of her over q, Ipep
day is her lucky day and s., .,.. rs. mod.
number. The violet 1niiy'nS
esty, is her flower. all
Copyright ,~sS -
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
SUNMAN HELPS WIND.

n NE night the Wind and the Rain
" met IN field aud such quar-
rel as they began at once. Get
out Of my way" said the Rain. "or I
will drench you until you cannot
move"
TIA. ha." laughed the Wind Il
guess yon do not know To whom YOU
are speaking. Why, I can drive you
before me and send you where
| like"
This made the Rain very angry and
down II came faster and heavier than
ever 10 show how powerful il could
be. but the Wind only blew harder
and drove the Rain against the trees
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
Oil Pickles.

Take one hundred small-sized Gu
cumbers, wash and slice. The size Of
cucumber which slices the size of a
quarter is besti Do not peel, but
walsh scaTefnlly before slicing. Add
OneI,and sthfee-fOurths cupfuls of salt
tn tire cucnmbers and let stand three
hours. Slice three pints of onions,
the slices the same size as the cucum-
bers, cover with cold water and let
them stand three hours also Drain
the cucumbes and onions, add
three ounces of white mustard seed
one ounce of celery seed, one ounce
Of white pepper, with a scant pint of
olive oil. Mix well and fill jars; add
vinegar to fill jars. Seal and put
away in a cool place. Good to eat
in ten days.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
watermelon Marbles.

Cut out with a potato scoop from
the center of q firm but ripe water
melon enough pink balls to fill quart
can. Prepare heavy strip. adding a
slice or two of lemon and a piece of
ginger root, drop in the melon mar
bles and cook until well scalded.
Drop the balls into can and pour
over the strip and seal. These are
delicious preserves to use as pudding
garnish or for ice creams.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06

tue Younger. t-f fsftttEsf4tE
n ENIEAIBER that wedding gifts
* are always sent addressed 10 the
bride-to-be even though you may
never have met her and you are a
friend only of the bridegroom-tO-be. If
you receive invitations to the wedding
or know of il before II occurs then
the gift should always be sent before
the ceremony and the present adj
dressed in the brides maiden name.
Silver and other articles to be
marked with an initial should bear
the first letter of the brides maiden
name, usually. There are. however,
some young women who prefer to fol-
low the continental European fashion
and have their silver. etc, marked
with their married initial. If you
know this to be the case have your
gift marked in this way.
If you do not know of the marriage
until after ii has occurred the gift
should Stlll he sent To the bride only.
but it should of course be addressed
to her married name.
A wedding gift may be something
personal for the bride or something
that is for both bride and groom as
an article of household decoration or
furnishing Ii should, never be some
thing that is especially suitable for
the bridegroom, as for instance, a
| smoking stand
The understanding usually is that
; If you receive invitations simply TO
( the wedding ceremony nj the church
no present is due, but that if you are
invited to the house To the wedding or
n wedding reception n present Is IN
order. Now, il is never in reality bad
form not To send wedding present If
you do not feel able or if YOU do not
think enough about the persons from
whom the Invitation is received to wish
TO do 50. Ii YOU do not send u present.
however. simply through Indifference,
then do not attend the wedding party,
hut write timely regrets.
Even though you are not invited 10
the house or in fact are not invited 10
the wedding ut all, if the one married
is dear friend YOU are quite right in
sending a present il YOU wish to do s..
In order not TO give the bride some
thing that She would not care for il
is permissible 10 make Inquiries con-
corning her wishes on the subject. Ii
is better, perhaps TO make these
through a third person and not to
ask the bride personally, but rather
sister or close friend
Ii is customary FOR the bridegroom
TO give the bride present of some
sort Of jewelry ON the occasion of the
wedding. bat this is by no means eS
sential The bride sometimes also
makes the bridegroom present at
this time hut this Is even less essen
tial In Persia the bridegroom gives
the hride-to-be a present of two COM
plete dresses. a ring and a mirror. IL
our own country the bridegroom must
never make the bride present OF any
part Of her trouSSeau and. though he
may give her iewelry that she wears
on her wedding dress and her bouquet.
he must supply no ether part of her
bridal array.
(Copyriglgtl
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
INV III 'tl6tEar 'M

TIIE first breech-leading rifle, or
rather gun, helongda TO Hsayy
VIII of England, who had 4
matchbox of that type. Henry " Of
France invented one for his army. but
il was not successful. The breech-
loading type languished till the Civil
war. which began with muzzle-loaders
and ended with breech-loaders. prov
ing again that necessity is the mother
of invention.
(CnnNrighf
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
Cucumber Pickles.

Take one gallon of vinegar, one
pound of good mustard, one cupful Of
salt, one-half cupful Of sugar, mix
well and add the fresh cucumbers
each day as they are picked fresh
from the vines. Cover and put away
for winter use. Mixed spices and an
onion or two may be added for flavor
ing, if desired.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
Yellow Tomato Preservss.

Make strip Of one-half pound of
sugar and one lemon, juice and rind
and enough water to dissolve the
sugar. Add one pound of tomatoes
and cook until well scalded through.
skim out the tomatoes and boil down
the strip until quite thick. The lemon
rind should be cooked In water until
tender, the water used to add to the
sugar.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
Cookbook

The foundation of education consists in
training a child to work TO love work,
to put the energyiof his entire being into
work. TO, DO, that work which develops
his body. mind and soul; to do that work
most needed for the elevation of man
Rind.-PafkeF.ue t1I 8 ti-.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
sEAsoNABLE SUGGESTIONS.

KToW is the time for the thrifty
IN housewife to gather her stores
for winter. Pickles of various
kinds may be put up few at time
without too much of burden to the
cook.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
N.n. ht.4~t
Copyright. 1921, western Newspaper Union

Miss Super - What, accept you?
The very idea. You poor fish, Mr.
sappe-I kinda thought you might to-
day Today's Friday.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06

That twenty ight-mnnth-old boy in
Illinois, who already las vocabulary
of loss words. Is pTedestinea to the
Senate.-G reenYille Is. c. Piedmont.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
Something to
Think Ab0ut
GOOD MANNERS.
By F. II. WALKER

A WISE Italian says that you can
~ tell how civilized people are by
the way that they behave in the
street He adds that If man Is con-
siderate. of his neighbor it shows MAT
he has a proper respect for himself
If a French peasant brushes against
a stranger in the street or on the
road, he touches his hat in apology.
This sensitiveness to the rights of 9TH
ers is not found everywhere else III
the worlds as bt
In fact. the tendency to hustle and
hustle, to push others out of the way,
has been growing of late nearly every
where.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
Yatahfnl Waitlng 4 Realitt

Tips are 50 scarce that watehful
waiting has become a reality in the
s.-Nashington Star.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06

A magazine writer says J. ry Wssstns
fceholders enjoy lOafng ii united .
ton. The enjoyment isn't liH'''
the retired ones.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06

My room IS burglar proof"
How can you lie positive of that?'
1T couldn't possibly accommodate
a second person. Judge.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06

: Gilbert Franhcu, the novelist, is so
irritated by what he calls. the bad
manners of the day that he regrets
the good old days when everybody
carried some sort of weapon and was
ready 10 use 1t, il offended.
Undoubtedly man with h sword
who was not inclined to fight Would
be careful about knocking against an
other who was similarly armed.
The Chinese have a prOverb that
THE fear of death is the beginning
of discipline"
If this is true, there must be some
thing in the theory that when people
gave up wearing rapiers and pistols,
they become undlsciplined and care
less.
In the same way. though the use of
arms tended to cheaper human life and
10 encourage Dragging and bullying,
dueling and brawling, it also had an
effect on manners.
In the wild Western movies"
politeness and gums" go together and,
us a row is settled offhand, without
waiting for the sheriff with his star,
everybody is very careful not to start
anything"
If a man may be insolent, selfish
or unchivalrous without running any
personal risk, there is a chance that
he may go through life like a bull in
a china shop.
But when everybody attended TO his
own quarrels, it was overdone. and
false standards of "honor" were set
up as in the case of dueling customs
of certain European armies.
1t is probably better to rely on the
policeman and the law when we suf-
fer an injury.
On the other hand, it is pointed out
by Mr.. Franhcu and the like that the
law is a cannon that it takes many
months TO load.
Besides, the law does not bother
about trifies, such as somebody's feel
ings. Actual injury must be shown.
Good manners may be a trife. But
they have a lot to do with happiness.
And happiness is no trifie.
(Copyright-)
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06

Dorothy Woods, leading woman
with one Of re prominent producing
concerns, is a charming little "movie"
star whose work on the screen is
known to the thousands of patrons OF
the motion picture houses.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06

Tie railroads are Individually get
ting into better financial shape. Two
stations we're robbed in one day.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
Preserved citron.

Peel, cut in pieces. remove seeds
and cut In dice a citron melon; add
one lemon cut in thin slices, seeds
carefully removed. Cook the melon
and lemon until tender in clear water.
Drain and cover the fruit with sugar.
Take the melon liquor. add sugar TO
make heavy strip and when thick
add the melon cubes. Can boiling
hot. This makes a fine garnish or
conserve to be used in various ways.
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
THE RIGHT THING
AT
THE RIGHT TIME
GIFTS FOR THE BRIDE
By MARY MARSHALL DUFFEE

Never do thing concerning the recti-
tude OF which We are N doubt.-Pliny
the Younger. y& lfffN
Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-09-06
'''''''''IIIIIIIIhIUiF
!: THE GIRL ON THE JOB
How 10 Succeed 10 Get
Ahead-How 10 Make Good
BY JESSIE ROBERTS
PUBLICITY WORK.

KTANY women are making sue
M cess in publicity work. and # "a