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joking way said, "Well, Mr. P. which way shall we go 
to Balto. [Baltimore] or to Washington"? Our station friend said
at once with great earnestness.  "You had better go to 
Washington, here comes the train now."  He was the
same man, who when asked if he had heard whether
gym-na-sticks (gymnastics) were good for rheumatism?
said, 'yes, ah, he had heard that too".

We, now, hurried along the railroad tracks in the 
direction of the Frederick R'd station, where we took the
car for home.  Reached home about 8 P.M.

The evening was very cold.

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Mar. 21. 1900.  2.30 P.M.  A short trip along Gwynn's
Falls, from Windsor Villa R'd to the old mill.  The
afternoon was raw, although the sun was shining brightly.
The trip was taken to see if Corylus rostrata was
in bloom.  Upon examination the pistillate flowers were 
found fully open, the staminate, however, were still very
rigid.  The buds of the prickly ash, which stand very near this hazel,
were also examined; they <s>buds</s> are now quite prominent 
and of a dull reddish brown color.  Here, too, among 
        