Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1901-07-01


grew foot by foot. instead OF being
dumped ont Of a cart. and that right
here where our house stands. there was
pause In nature for millions of
years"
"Why did she pause?"
"She paused because-because-- She
paused because she-she-- Well, only
the Creator knows why she paused.
but pause she did, as the difference
between these two soils proves. Think
of your sitting over a soil created mil
lions and millions of years ago! When
this toil was growing. its first crop Of
weeds, Niagara falls wasn't two feet
high and elephants 20 feet tall were
roaming over New Jersey as thick as
cold to think of 1t. What in thunder
ails that catw
81 think she dimly realizes what
you are talking about and is rejoicing
that she wasn't born in the jurassic
period"
Mr.. Bowser didn't know exactly how
to take the remark, but finally decided
er swallowing the lump in his throat
he said:
81 presume you have heard the word
'salinaT"
Eyes, few times" humbly answer
, ed Mrs. Bowser.
"And what does 1t mean?"
at means salt or salty, doesn't it?"
at does, and shall give you due
credit. AS there were corniferous and
Catskill periods, so also was there
salina period. 1t was during that Pc
riod that the salt springs and salt beds
of the earth were created. In digging
for fishworms In the alley the other
day l thought came across evidences
of the salina period"
"You probably. found spot where
| some butcher had dumped out barrel
| of brine" was suggested.
81 probably didn't do any such thing!
| That's the trouble with conversing
with ignorant persons u they ridicule
what they can't understand. think l
shall put on my hat and walk down
there and investigate little further.
! If it turns out that the soil around
here was created during the lower 81.
lurian, the permian and the salina pc.
J RODS, geologists ought to know it. If
am the first to discover and report,
shall probably receive medal from
the Royal Geological society,""
| II shouldn't go spooking around the
alleys at Nighttime. The salina period
will keep until tomorrow, and then I'll
have the cook bring in a whole pailful."
| Mr.. Bowser was too deeply interest
ed. however, to wait single hour,
Taking newspaper with him to bring
home the salina dirt in, he clapped on
his hat and set out. The alley was
dark, and ash heaps and old barrels
were plentiful, but he went forward
with his mind busy with thoughts of a
great discovery. He had nearly reach
ed the spot when he was suddenly
seized all over at once by two tramps
who were looking for ths cretaceous or
some other period, and before he could
make out whether he had been kicked
by q cow or rolled over by barrel he
was down on his back and the fellows
were going through him. They were
through with him In about a minute,
and as they ran away with his wallet
and watch he gathered himself up and
galloped for home. Mrs. Bowser ana
the cat heard him coming and were in
the hall as he burst open the door. He
was hatless. and his eyes bulged out
He was covered with the ashes he had
rolled in, and his knees were wabbling
under him.
"Well, what sort of period is thls?"
asked Mrs. Bowser as he stood gasping
for breath.
He uttered sort of gurgle in reply.