The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1901-06-21

S. E. PENNING, Secretary,
VIM B. WRIGHT,
JAMES T. PRITCHARD,
W.D. SCARBOROUGH.
FORMAL OPENING OFTHE CAMPAIGN
The Hartford County Democratic
Executive Committee met in Bel Air
on Monday and fixed the day for the
coming primaries, as will be seen
elsewhere in this issue. They also
the election judges and
clerks. This may be regarded as the
formal opening of the primary cleo
ton campaign, although many of
the different candidates have been
assiduously at work for some time
past. The list of candidates who
have already announced themselves
also appears in the columns of THE
KGIs and from now until the 9th
of July electioneering will be the chief
topic to absorb the attention of all
the Democrats in the county.
AS it is well-known, the party has
returned to the Crawford County
system after full trial of the Con-
vention system. This was done at
the request of an overwhelming ma
jority of the voters, who prefer the
old way of nominating candidates
where every voter can have an OPP
portunity to express his individual
choice on each person who is an ap-
plicant for his suffrage.
We sincerely hope that the Demo-
Gratis will bear in mind the fall CAM
paign will be a critical one, and
having this idea in view, each one
will use his utmost endeavor to get
the strongest ticket possible. Per-
sonal feeling should in measure be
laid aside if it engenders the success
of the party at the polls in Novem-
Der, We feel sure that this motive
will actuate every Democrat and
the ticket, which will be the free
choice of all the people, will be one
that every person can work for with
the conviction that it will be
elected by good round majority.
MARYLAND GEOLOGY AT THE PAN
AMERcAN EXPOSITION.
The Maryland Commissioners de-
cided that the Maryland Geological
Survey could make the best showing
of the resources of the State, and D.
w. Bullock Clark, State Geologist
was authorized to prepare the ex-
hibit shown in the Mines Building.
An allegorical picture representing
the genius of geology uncovering the
wealth ofMaryland occupies
the upper part of the east front of
the building. Below this are hung
large maps of the State colored in
various ways to represent geology,
rainfall and temperatures, physio-
graphic provinces, relative elevations
and drainage areas. In the large
windows are exhibited large trans
parencies of Maryland scenery and
stone quarries and a series of photo
monographs of sections of rock col
ored as seen under the microscope by
polarized light magnifed sixty dia-
meters.
Nineteen frames of illustrations
from publications, topographic and
geological maps, scenes of quarries
and coal mines cover the remainder
of the wall space. One of the most
striking objects is a pillar of coal,
three feet square and seven feet high, |
about three tons. This cost
the Consolidation Coal Company an
immense amount of care and labor to |
cut from the breast ofthe "Big Vein,"
which is fourteen feet thick, send it
to the surface and ship it to Buffalo
in one perfect piece. Seven smaller
cubes represent some Others ofMary-
lands famous coal seams.
The exhibits on the tables are most
" of economic value. At one end are
shown the building stones from the
principal Maryland quarries, blocks
Of various shapes represent the pol
shed hammered and rock surfaces of
Port Deposit, Guifford and Walters
vile, Woodstock, Ellicott City and
Zones Falls GRANTEES. Marble from
the Beaver Dam quarries and the
famous Seneca Red Sandstone and
limestone are shown.
This is backed by the exhibits of the
State Companies-rough
blocks and dressed slabs. Modern
neatly trimmed roofing states and
states which have served on roofs for
over a hundred years. The orna-
stones are represented by a
collection of polished slabs of varie-
gated marble. Potomac congiome-
rate and beautiful series of serpen-
tines including the precious variety
and Picrolite.
Next comes less ornamental but
very practicalexhibit ofthe Highway
Division of the Su, vey showing var