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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-08-23
LEGS OF pErRIFIEp WOOD.

In this deposit one may walk for quar-
ter of mile without stepping off the logs
of petrifed wood Some of the stumps
stand up ten or fifteen feet high, with
roots showing underneath them. The
forest was first discovered in the early
Sos by Government geological surveyors,
but nothing much was known of it until
the building of the Santa Fe Railroad
through Northern arizona, eighteen years
ago. Some scientists say that the wood
is silicized by process of replacement of
silica from solution permeating the earth
upon which the trees have fallen.
One part of the forest, that nearest the
railroad, has already been set aside by the
Government as reserve, and is known as
"Chalcedony Park. = But already many
of the most valuable trees have been broken
up with dynamite by relic hunters and
carted away. In Sioux Falls, S. D., there
is an institution which manufactures charms
and ornaments out of this wood Within
the boundaries of the petrifed forests are
many Aztec ruins, covered with sand,
where hundreds Of pieces of valuable an
Gent pottery have been found.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-08-23
THREE LARGE DEPOSITS.

On every hand are evidence, of ero-
sion that are almost remarkable, too. In
places the country is quite like the bad
Lands Of Dakota, though not ON SO large
a scale. There are of course, as many
visitors expect, no petrifed trees standing,
with leaves on the branches and birds
nests in the crotches The petri6ed forest
is, in fact, not forest at all From a
short distance away it is not observable.
There are three large deposits, though
for a hundred miles around petrifcations
may be found. The first deposit covering
about thousand acres, is thickly covered
with small pieces of shattered trunks Of
trees, but there are very few brilliant pieces
to be found here now, the most being of a
dull red color and undressing. The ia
nous petrifed bridge is in this deposit,
however, and hence it is an objective point
for visitors.
The bridge was formed by huge tree
which fell across an angle Of the walls of
a canyon, and it spans gorge fifty feet
wide and a hundred feet deep, its two
ends resting upon natural abutments of
limestone. The earth has washed away
from beneath it, and the lodges of the
cliffs have crumbled and fallen, leaving the
full length Of the tree exposed. The tree
is nearly hundred feet in length, FIVE
feet in diameter at the butt, and is the
most perfect petrifed tree ever found.
Billy Pitts, one Of the daredevil cowboys
Of Northern Arizona, recently rode his
broncho across this narrow bridge just to
display his skill to party of tourists
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-08-23

Represents the following Companies
Royal Fire Insurance Co. of Liverpool.
Continental Fire Insurance Company of
New York.
Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Of
England.
Employers Accident Liability Assurance
Corporation Limited of London.
No Notes. No Assessments.
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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-08-23
\ ENERAL STATEMENT

Of Receipts and Expenditures for
Carroll County for the Fiscal Year
Ending June 3Oth, 1902.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-08-23

10 Daiance 90, Ioo'oT
*Under an Act of the General Assembly, of
$500, Chapter 242, the County Commissioners
are authorized "to retain sufficient sum to
paw the interest on said bonds, and also be-
giaming on the LIST day of April, 1905, to re-
tain $1,000 each year thereafter to be paid on
the principal. The said sums to be retained
frcm the sum or sums of money apportioned
aud appropriated by said County Commits.
siooers each year for Public School purposes"
DANIEL S. DIEHL,
JACOB N. DEHOFF,
d. J. HESSON,
County Commissioners.
j. Z. MAsENHIMER,
aag2.4t Clerk and Treasurer
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-08-23
UNCOVERED BY FLOODS.

The second deposit, several miles south
east of the first, contains many large
pieces, in much better state of preserva-
ton, if such term is permissible in the
case of thing that grows constantly bet
ter with age Some recent floods have
uncovered many fine petrifed logs here,
the presence of which was unknown until
the floods came Nearly all Of these logs
broken, and are from two to four feet long,
showing the bark and the grain of the
wood, as natural as the trees cut in the
great pine forests around Flagstaff today.
This deposit comprises about 1000 acres
of land, lying in the bottom of a wide can
yon that winds its way to the south and
widens out until the open desert is reached
The third deposit is still farther to the
south, in the mouth Of this canyon, and
this is the largest deposit and contains the
most perfect specimens Of all. Here are
thousands upon thousands of agatized trees,
lying broken and shattered by the elements.
Sparkling and scintillating in the sunlight
like jewels, showing all the colors of the
rainbow, are millions of pieces of this won
derful mineral. The ends of the massive
logs, where they have broken in two, pres
emit the most delicate combinations Of ex-
quisite colors imaginable, blending from
pure white to pink, blue, red and yellow,
set off by brilliant crystalline formations at
the heart, all framed in dark, rusty rim,
once the bark of the tree. Gnarled limbs
and knots may be found near the trunks
of the trees, half buried in the sand, that
are as perfect in grain as pieces cut from
live tree. These are very much valued
as specimens by tourists, as they invari
ably say that these will convince their
friends back home that the stones are real
ly pieces Of wood, which is hard to believe
of the larger pieces.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-01
MOTHERS OF GENIUSEs.
4 Few Grezt Men Whose Talents Are
Directly Inherited Gifts.

In proof of inherited talent it is
said that the mother of Schumann
was endowed with great musical
ability, and that Chopin received
his gift and also his delicate con-
stitution from the maternal side.
GounOd's mother was exceedingly
fond Of both music and painting,
while the mother of Spohr was an
excellent judge OF music and a fine
critic without being herself mu-
sician.
Millions letters show tender love
and gratitude to his mother. and RAJ
leigh credits to his the politeness Of
department which ever distinguish
ed him. Goethe pays frequent trib-
ute In his writings to the character
and culture Of his mother. as does
also the poet Wordsworth. Haydn
dedicated one of his most famous
instrumental compositions ITO his
mother. and sydney Smith believed
that from hi, came his ARE con
versatiOnal powers and quick rep
artee. 1t Is we'll know that Glib
bon's mother was great reader and
cultivated the same taste and habit
IN her son. The mother Of Charles
Darwin made herself acquainted
with all branches Of natural his
tory and entertained great fond
ness for animals
This simple record is in evidence
that maternal talents and tastes are
frequently handed down and trace
able in sons as a direct inheritance.
1t Is claimed that the gifts of the
father usually oescend TO the daugh-
ters.-Exchange.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-01
WILLING to Oblioe.

An Englishman at dinner once
told 4 tale of a tiger he had shot
which measured twenty-four feet
from snout TO tailtop. Every one
was astonished, but no one ventured
to insinuate a doubt of the truth of
the story.
Presently a Scotchman told his
tale. He had once caught a fish
which, he said, he was unable 10
pu-l n alone, managing only to land
il at last with the aid of six friends.
ct was a skate and it covered two
acres"
Silence followed this recital. dur
ing which the offended Englshman
left the table. The host followed.
After returning he said to the
Scotchman: "Sir, YOU have insult
ed my friend. You must apollo
gize."
81 dinna insoolt hiro." said the
Scot.
Eyes, YOU did, with your two acre
fish story. You must apologize"
"Well," said the offender slowly,
with the air of one making a great
concession, tell him if he will take
ten feet off that tiger 7 Will see
what / can do with the fish. Pear
sons
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-01
Curious Surnsrles.

A young soldier in the French
army who lately volunteered in the
service rejoices in the distinction of
having what would appear to be one
Of the oldest names on record. The
unlucky lad Is named Adolph Maxi
milan + 7 G, these three letters
Of the alphabet being all he can
boast of rs a surname.
The recruiting sergeant severely
reprimandcd the young volunteer
for disrespectful Joking when he
spelled ont his abbreviated pat
ronymic. and was only convinced
that the appellatiou was bona fide
when The lad showed him his pa
pers.
1t seems, however, that there are
queerer names than + + G. For
instance, 4 wine merchant living in
the suburbs of Paris is called Mon
sieur O.
The name, by the way, is met
with in NORMANDY. where n family
was once known who bore the name
of DO, with the title of marquis.
\ member Of the family, Francis
do, was superintendent of finance
under Henry III. Of France.
One letter patronymics, however,
are not so uncommon as might be
supposed. There are said to be five
persons in Paris whose names are
of this abbreviated type.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-01
OrIoin Of an Old SAVING.

In the sixteenth century it was
generally stated that Spiders be
true signs of great stores of gold," "
a saying which arose thus: While
a passage to Cathay was being
sought by the northwest a mariner
brought home a stone which was
announced to be gold, and caused
such a ferment that several vessels
were fitted out for the express pur-
pose of collecting the precious
metal. Frobisher in 1877 found on
one of the islands where he landed
similar stones and an enormous
number of spiders.-Cornhill Maya
zine
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-01
THE SULTANS OF SULU.
Their Graves Dot the Mountains OF
the rchipelago.

"One of the curious spectacles of
the Sulu archipelago, in the Philip
piIe Islands, is the grave where the
first sultan of the islands lies
buried" said III. +. Hopkins, a dis
charged soldier on his way to Peo-
ria.
at lies at the top of steep
mountain about five miles outside
the little walled city of Jolo. the
capital of the Mohammedan people
IN the Philippines. The mountain
Is visible for great distance. Ships
coming into the remote port catch
sight of it before another point Of
land Is visible. 1t attracts attention
because 1t Is one of the bald noun
tains of the Philippines-that is,
there Is almost no growth on it. 1t
looks like a shaven lawn in the dis
lance, though, as a matter Of fact.
there Is grass of many years growth
upon its slopes, so thick and hirh
that man can with difficulty make
way through it. On the crest
there Is one little tuft of trees. They
look like bushes at a distance.
though one with an experienced eve
makes allowances.
81 once formed one Of a detail that
set out TO reach that mountain top.
We had no reason to make the trim
other than that it looked attractive
and hard 10 attain. 1t was half
days trip mp the steep slopes. and
when We reached the top we found
d small grove, with a solitary grave
In the shadow of the trees. Ii was
surrounded by a little line of rocks.
and there were quite fresh pieces Of
white cloth hung in a horizontal
position above the mound. These
were kept in place by tying them to
tree trunks near by. Natives had
seen us laboring to our high posi-
ton, and had followed to see that
we.did not desecrate the grave.
"FrOm these we learned that ii
was the grave of the first sultan Of
the Sulus. and that the cloth had
been renewed regularly since he had
been laid there as a preventive
against evil spirits. We learned
later that there is scarcely a noun
tain in the archipelago that does
not have its sultan's grave" st
Louis Globe-Democrat.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-01
A Considerable Patient.

81 have a patient who is wonder
fully considerate," says a physician
quoted by the Philadelphia Ledger.
"A few weeks ago he had malaria,
and l prescribed quinine for him,
giving him four grain capsules. so
that he might take the drug with
out discomfort.
"He came out of his attack, and
few days later called to see me at
my Office. Judge to my surprise
when he exhibited the empty cap
sules and said, Doctor, l thought
you might like the little bottles, SC
l saved them and brought them
back
Gle had emptied each four grain
dose of the bitter powder and then
essayed the rather hopeless task OF
washing it down with water. ]
couldn't do otherwise than take the
little bottles from him without q
word, and next time I'll give hin
quinine in another form"
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-01
A Counter Thrust.

'"The late Lord Morris" SAYS The
Candid Friend, was unsparing in
the counter thrust when he was as
sailed. An English official, who
filled the post of undersecretary To
the lord lieutenant, once was rude
enough to remark in a loud voice at
a Dublin dinner table that il was
strange arrangement, and one
characteristic of Ireland. that he
should have a much smaller salary
than the chief justice--Morris WAS
then chief justice-though his func-
tions we're so very much more inn
portant. Chief Justice Morris,
amid the awed silence which en-
sued. said;
""That is thram O thought
that | am sure often occurs To me
! tipstaff
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-01
SAY, JACK,

That's a swell looking
Suit you have on
mind telling mewhere
you got it? Il got it
at Horsey & Atwell's"
I'd like to have one
about like it - mind
telling what it cost?
of course not, $15."
Great Scott! I would
have guessed $25.
Are there any left?
Yes, but you had bet
ter get one quick for
they will be all closed
out very sOOn-every-
body likes them
The above CONVEX
satiOn was heard on
the street Yesterday.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-01
Wouldn't Sell His Name.

Soon after General Lee went TO
Lexington, Va, he was offered the
presidency Of an insurance company
at a salary of $4,000. He was at
that time receiving only $4,000 as
president of the Washington and
Lee university.
eve do not want you to discharge
any duties, general" said the agent.
owe simply wish the use of your
name; that viii abundantly com
pensate us"
Excuse me, sir" was the prompt
and decided rejoinder. Il cannot
consent to receive pay for services
/ do not render"
Shortly before his death q
wealthy corporation in New York
city offered him $4,000 per annum
to become its president. But he re-
fused all such offers and quietly
pursued his chosen path of duty.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-01
An Anlmsl Curiosity.

There are not very many trans
parent animals, but studies of two
larval cells, which possess this pecul-
iarity and which belong to the Ma
tional museum seem TO show that
among the possible advantages of
being transparent is economy in
personal decoration. In ordinary
opaque animals the color markings
are symmetrical on the two sides Of
the body, but this is not the case
with the transparent eels. Each Of
them, when looked at from one side,
appears to have seven large black
spots arranged at nearly regular in
tervals along the length of its body,
but closer examination shows that
in each case three of the spots are
on the left side and four on the
right and irregularly placed, but in
such a manner that, on looking
through the body, all seven appear
in a symmetrical row.
Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1902-01-01
Up In a Balloon.

1t is one of the peculiarities of
travel by balloon that you do not
feel anything, all is still with you.
no matter how fast you may be go
ing. You see, you are riding with
the wind, YOU move as fast as it
moves, you are part and parcel of it,
whether YOU wish to be or not. 1t
takes you in its embrace so firmly,
yet so softly, you do not know it is
there.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-05
Tit For Tat.

In the peace congress at The Hague
Lord Pauncefote attracted the atten-
ton of the delegates by taking notes
with fountain pen the handle of
which was formed by the shell Of a
dumdum bullet. One day the represent
alive Of a foreign power, excited by
the heat of the discussion in the inter-
ests of eternal peace, said to him
sharply:
"My lord, it isn't right for you to use
that murderous shell in this congress.
The instruments used by persons are
almost emblematic. They can become
a part of themselves, an expression of
their ideas and of their personality"
Lord Pauncefote smiled, but said
nothing.
The following day his critic, wanting
to write something, turned to the Eng
lish diplomat to borrow a pen. The
ambassador pulled out of his pocket an
old fashioned pen made of gray goose
quill, and after the borrower had fin
ished said:
Monsieur, it isn't right for you to
use such an instrument in this con-
gress. The instruments used by per-
sons are almost emblematic. They can
become part of themselves, an ex-
preston Of their ideas, of their per-
sonality."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-05

ralysis, when it seemed to us that the
time was propitious for a settlement
of some kind, if not as matter of
concession to public opinion yet as a
plain business proposition, Mr. Nor
gan has met with his henchmen and
the edict has gone forth: There will
be no settlement, no arbitration, no
Cancellation, no mediation, no conces-
sions. The fight must go on
Mr.. Morgan has placed ban upon
us which means universal ruin, desti-
tuition, riot and bloodshed. Is ]. z.
Morgan greater than the people? Is
he mightier than the government? VIII
he be permitted to retain this menac-
ing power? 1t is time that the people
should speak. 1t is time that their
voices should be heard Representing
the interests and sentiment of nine
tenths of our people we appeal to you
to use your influence to stay the judg-
ment which brushes us. Encouraged
by your recent utterances, relying up
on your judgment and patriotism, con-
f1dent of your moral courage, we ap-
peal from the king of the trusts to
the president of the people,
THE PUBLIC ALLIANCE,
''T. T. Hart, Chairman"
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-05
Nehraska Bank Closed.

Lincoln, Neb., Sept. 1.-The state
banking board has taken charge of the
Chamberlain Banking house at Te-
cumseh and closed it's DOORS The bank
is the Oldest in Johnson county, and it's
suspension caused the greatest sur
prise. The deposits are placed at $1O2,
600, but there is practically no cash on
on hand. Charles NJ Chamberlain.
the cashier, left last Monday for the
east, taking, it is alleged "a grip full
of securities with which to raise mon
ey for the bank.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-05
THE APPARATUS AND BRUSH.

sage of the COW the only place from
which light can enter the shed is
through the overhead chamber, to
which the insects fly as they are
brushed off, An automatic gate in the
shed opens and closes the entrance to
this chamber with the passage of each
animal, thereby making trap from
which the flies cannot escape and in
which they are destroyed by the cat
tie tender. The illustration shows the
shed complete, with a COW in the act
of entering, and also presents view Of
the inner end of the shed, with the
brushes in position for their work.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-05
OVATION TOM|TCHELL
Leader of the Coal Workers Heads
the Labor Day Parade at
Philadelphia.
FORTY THOUSAND ATTEND A PICNIC
Mine Workers President Wants to
See All Workers United in the
Labor Struggle

Philadelphia, Sept q The organ
lied WOrkmen of Philadelphia yester-
day paid their tribute to John Mitchell,
president Of the United Mine Work
erS, and at the same time showed their
sympathy in a substantial way for the
striking anthracite mine workers of
Pennsylvania The presence of the
miners chief was made the occasion
Of probably the greatest demonstra-
ton that organized labor has ever held
on Labor Day" In the. forenoon a
parade was held under the auspices
of the Central Labor union, in which
nearly all the trades of the city were
represented 1t is estimated that more
than 10000 men were in line
Mitchell Rode at the Head.
President Mitchell rode at the head
OF the procession, and his reception
along the route of the parade was en-
thuslastic. Twelve miners dressed in
their greasy Overalls and blouses act
ed as an escort. After the parade u
big picnic was held in Washington
park, on the New Jersey side of the
Delaware river, a few miles below
this city. There were probably 10000
persons III attendance. Here Mitchell
made two addresses. His principal
speech was made in the grove, where
between 1000 and 5000 listened and
cheered the strikers leader.
What He Said of the Strike.
MitchelPS first speech was devoted
to the strike situation and in the course
of it he said: THE struggle was not
started until we had exhausted every
conceivable conciliatory method known
TO mankind. The struggle would not
have been cOntinued-would not have
been inaugurated-if the operators had
agreed to mediation, Cancellation or ar
bitratiOn. To all our overtures they
turned deaf ear and the issue is now
that we must win or we must be
crushed. To win this struggle will re-
quire theassistance of our fellow work
ers and all generous citizens of our
country. 1t is more pleasant to give
than to receive
Has Changed His Views.
Il am free to say that my own views
have been somewhat changed since
this strike started. Nearly all we'll
informed workers know that l had
identified myself with every peace
movement that | thought would help
the workers. l am not prepared to
say that they are failures; but they
are failures as long as employers will
not listen to reason and to truth" He
closed with declaring that he was for
the inclusion in unions of all men
who earn their bread by the sweat of
their brows, and said: Il look forward
to the time when the workers of our
country will take possession of their
own cOuntrY'
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-09-05
Three ENGINES in n Wreck.

Peru, Ind, Sept. 2.--Three engines
and two freight cars demolished is the
result Of a most remarkable wreck
on the Wabash railroad that occurred
in a dense fog three miles east of Peru
at $50 in the morning. An eastbound
passenger train, drawn by two engines,
collided with a through freight, both
going at a high speed The six engine
men escaped without a scratch by
jumping. One engine turned over into
the ditch and the other two locked to-
pether