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The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15
Huge Sums for Church Work

One would not be surprised to learn
that the attempt Of the Northern
Methodists to raise $4,000, 900 as a
twentieth century fund had been aban.
doned as impracticable. But the fact
is that $17,OOO,OOO has already
been subscribed, and the remaining
$3,000,000 may be fairly said to be in
sight, says the Watchman Of Boston.
This great sum is to be devoted to
freeing Methodist churches from debt,
and for educational work. Methodism
In the United States for the next Ave
hundred years is certain to receive a
mighty impulse from this great
achievement.
The September number of the
Church Economist gives the result Of
careful investigation to show how
other denominations are getting on
with their twentieth century funds.
The Methodists of Canada set their
figures at $1,000,000, and they have
raised $250,0OO more than that, and
the Presbyterians of Canada put their
mark at $1,000 900, and have already
obtained 81, ,4SO 900, with probability
that they will receive $l50,000 more.
The English Methodists have raised
$4,000, 900; the English Congregation
alists, who sought 100000, have Sc.
cured S3,312,O00 the English Baptists,
who put their figure at 1850, 900, have
already received $1,OoO.oOO, and the
CongregationalIsts Of Wales. who set
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15

out to secure 100000 in five years,
have received $S60,OO0 in three years.
The Economist rechons that the
churches have secured $30,000,000 Of
the $40000,000 proposed, and that the
movement in all its branches is prov.
ing an unexpected and overwhelming
success. Doubtless the entire sum
proposed will be secured.
One of the interesting features con.
nected with this movement is that the
raising of these huge sums has not di.
minished regular contributions for de.
nominational causes 1t was feared
that offerings for missions would be
lessened, but that has not been the
case
Again the assertion has been demon.
strated that there Is no fixed sum
for benevolence, like the alleged
wage fund" of the political econom
lists, which cannot be diverted to one
cause except at the cost of others. It
has been shown that gifts depend on
the inculcation of the giving spirit and
that the larger the gifts the larger
they will be.
These great sums have not been
contributed by syndicates of rich men.
For the most part they have come
from people In moderate circum.
stances.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15

reason has resisted the elements and
stands alone. Its base Ia fast dlsap
pearing, the talus even in the photo.
graph being seen to be crossed and
lined by the torrents which have
poured down its sides and which ulti
mately viii carry 1t entirely away, dis.
ributing it over the surface and
finally the column itself, weakened and
undermined, will topple over and be
reduced to its original composition of
dust or gravel. Around the base Of
this pillar are seen the sections Of fos
sill trees which have rolled down the
slopes, telling a remarkable story Of
some change which has wiped out a
great forest and devastated the land
Scientific American.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15
PETRIFIED TREES
OF ARIZONA.
The SiIicified Wood is Beautl-
fully Tinted.
By D. Allen Wiley.

nv the northwestern part Of Apache
County, Arizona, is located the
most remarkable petrihed forest
yet discovered on the American
continent, and what geologists believe
60 be the most wonderful specimens of
silicitied trees in the world. The for
est is about eight miles square and was
originally composed principally Of frs,
1t is located upon a plateau which is
$500 feet above tide water, although
Che theory of geologiSts is that the
woodland in it's natural state originally
existed at 4 much higher altitude. 1t
is in the centre of one of the most des.
Olate parts of the West surrounded
for many miles by a country which
yields principally sage brush and soap
weed
The plateau on which the forest ex-
lists is divided into many small gorges
and gulches and the strata of which it
is composed consists principally of
beds of clay, sandstone and sandstone
sbale. Under a portion of the strata
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15
Contrasting Tastes sh wn.

contrasting Iastes shO Wn.
The cottages at Newport afford o
strange commentary upon the contrast.
ing tastes of the American nation.
Their heterogeneity were impossible
In a race of settled culture, in a race of
common blood, in country Of limited
extent. But the United States Is ma.
tion of nations. Its people are not
Americans, but Englishmen and Scots.
men, Frenchmen and Germans, Ital
las and Spaniards Of the third or fourth
or tenth generation, says the Smart
Set. Their taste in architecture is a
taste that was born on the sunny Medi.
terranean shore, in coZy Normandy
orchards, in classic Spain and Italy. in
baronial Scotland and England. 1t Is
revealed in the chateaux, the castles.
the villas, the logglas of Newport. Sc.
VILE and Welbeck, Florence and Fa.
laise here stand side by side on the
same strip Of grass, separated only by
a grille from Venice or Antwerp.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15
EnIargIng London Bridge.

The London County Council has be-
gun to widen London Bridge by adding
a foOtway to each side of it. The
bridge is now fifty-three feet wide and
with the two footpaths it will be sixty
five feet. The work presents no very
great problems, and will cost in the
neigLborhood of 100000. The bridge
was begun in 1924, and was seven
years in building. Soon, after Its COM
pletion, when the piles around its foun-
dation were withdrawn, it began to
settle, but the movement was so slight
that no harm was done. It's total cost
up to date has been about $1,000 600.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15

water can be found at depth Of but
few feet, and it is believed that below
1t are several subtelTanean water
courses. The trees in various forms
are scattered throughout the region,
the majority consisting of fragments
of trunks. although quite a number
are in n vertical position. The great
majority are completely petrifed, as
far as the wood is concerned. and have
an outer coating of what seems to
have once been sand and gravel. This
coating. it is believed, was formed by
the action of the elements and by the
movement of the trees ut different Pc
riods in the worlds history. Biologists
have divided the forest into what are
termed three centres of accumulation.
on the theory that much of the wood
has been carried from one point to an
other by natural phenomena. In each
of these centres of accumulation can
be found logs and blocks from few
Inches in diameter to five feet, while
trunks in length range up to fifty feet
although the tree forming the Natural
Bridge has been measured a distance
of Ill feet 10 a point where ii meets
the sandstone formation. Its length
in tbe formation has not as yet, been
estimated.
The beauty of the silicifed wood and
ifs hardness has attracted attention to
the petrifed forest by manufacturers,
who have used it as substitute for
onyx and other material for the manu-
facture Of table tops, clock cases, tiling
for floors, and even curious jewelry.
The position of the various trees in
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15

is so brilliantly dazzling that the Wis
ltOr could imagine himself in sort OF
earthly paradise Were 1t not for the
desolate surrounl lings formed by the
clay, sandstone and volcanic forma.
tiOns.
Probably the most remarkable feat.
ure of the forest is the Natural Bridge
already referred to. This forms a
thoroughfare across one of the gul
leys or canyons upon which a man can
safely travel and which has been
crossed by n sure-footed mule, The
bridge consists merely of huge tree
trunk, which, it is believed, has never
moved from the original section In
which II fell. The centre of the trunk
shows that it is completely sillcitied.
The exterior is coated with a sort OF
cement made of sandrock. in which
bedded. At the middle it measures ten
feet in circumference and at the base
four feet in diameter. No branches,
however. of any kind can be found
upon it, nor are there any indications
that branches have ever grown from
the trunk. The supposition is that the
gulley has been formed by the action
of the elements washing away the for.
nation from beneath the trunk as ii
lay where It originally fell and that its
first bed was upon the solid ground.
Several theories of the petrifaction of
these trees have been advanced. One
is that ages ago volcanic shower bur.
led number of forests in the South.
west and that the action of water in
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15
A Grent Divide.

The boundary line between Canada
and the United States is marked with
posts at mile intervals for great part
of it's length. Cairns, earth mounds
and timber posts are also used, and
through the forests and swamps a line
a rod wide, clear Of trees and under.
wood, has been cut. Across the lake
artificial islands support the cairns,
which rise about eight feet above the
high water mark.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15

later periods produced the necessary
chemical action to change the woody
matter into the present material. In
the case of the Arizona forest, how.
ever. there is little evidence of vol,
canic action. except in one OF two por.
tlons.-Scientifc American.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15
! BUTTES AND 4
THEIR FORMATION &
Fly Charles Frederick Holder. 4

T is demonstrated that If the dry
land of the globe, the continents
and islands, cOulf oe leyeled or
shoveled into the ocean the latter
would cover the entire globe, SO vast
and deep is the wdtery envelope. The
continents, then, and their Inhabitants,
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15

Southwest the fossil trees often form
interesting columns which have deaed
the elements. In the accompanying
picture is shown Eagle Rock Monu-
ment, a pillar In this region; not the
trunk Of tree, but a column OF shale
piled layer upon layer which for some
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15

Some men sleep well because they
have good consciences, and others be-
cause they haven't any.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15
Handle Much Gold.

About $4,000 soverelgns pass over
the Bank of England counters every
day.
The suburban citizen., 1902-11-15

A married man says the best alarm
clock Is his wife's elbow.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-04
500 Reward 500.

The readers OF this paper win be pleased to
learn that there - a. least one readed disc .
chat science has been able TO cure in an III
stages and that IL Catarrh Halls Catarrh
Cure Il the only positive cure now known to
she medical fraternity Catarrh being n con
stitutional diseases, requires aconstftutfonal
treatment. ii elrs Catarrh Care Il taken inter
naly. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system thereby des-
tyoyiDg the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building IN
the constitution ana VISITING nature In doing
It's work The proprietors have 80 much faith
In Its curative powers. that they offer one
Hundred Dollars for any caae n at II fails 10
cure. Send for list OF testimonials
Address. .. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. o
Sold by Druggists. Use
Halls Family Pills are the best
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-04

IN THE CLERKS OFFICE OF THE
Circuit Court ofsthe County of stafford
on the nth day OF November. 1892.
Albanus :. 7. johnson Plaintiff
Against
Award l.. Johnson. Margaret
j. Edwards aud !. H. Ed
wards, her husband Florida
II. Johnson and James c.
{ Johnson, her husband, and
Eunice johnson, widow of
A. l.. johnson Defendants.
IN CHANEEY.
The object of this suit is to sell the real
estate of Albanus L Johnson, deceased.
in the county of Stafford. Va, consisting
OF 255 acres, and divide the proceeds
among the parties entitled thereto, and In
case the same is not sold, then to partition
the same among the parties entitled there
to, after assigning the dover to the widow
And an affidavit having been made and
filed that the defendants above stated, moi
residents of the State Of Virginia, il is OF
dered that they do appear here within I.
days after que publication hereof, AMI dc
what may be necessary 10 protect theil
interest in this suit. And il is further or
dered that copy hereof be published once
"A week for four weeks in The Free Lance.
Of Fredericksburg, Va, and that a copy b.
posted at the front door OF the courthouse
Of this county on the FIST day Of the next
term Of the county court.
4 cOpy-Tcste:
{. A. BRYAN. Clerk.
BERRY, p. q.
uOV10- W4W
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-04

why has or on business increased during past nine mont n ~,
'eN~' We "@Ne tne above questions with youa nd
for
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-04

ii you would have an appetite like a
bear and a relish for your meals take
Chamberlain 8 Stom ach and Liver Tia blet.
They correct disorder OF the stomach and
regulate the liver and bowels Price, %
cents. Samples free, at NJ. NJ. Lewis
drug store.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-04

In spite of all efforts to prevent it,
the filthy secretions and mucous mat
ter find their way into the Stomach
and are distributed by the blood to
every nook and corner of the system;
the Stomach and Kidneys, in fact
every organ and part of the body. be-
come infected with the catarrhal
poison. This disease is rarely. if ever.
evenin itsearlieSt stages. a purely local
disease or simple Inflammation of the
nose and throat. and this iswhy sprays.
washes. powders and the various iu-
haling mixtures fail to cure. Heredity
is sometimes back of it-parents have
it and so do their children.
In the treatment Of Catarrh a,,t;-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-04

Mr Will Il. whitmire.
Of Arkton. RocklnG-
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-04

Highland Blend at poe per pound 81 pounds q M
Perfection Blend at 25c per pound A pounds I 90
Standard Mocha aud Java 35c per pound 3 mounds oo
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-04
Open Questions.

all their
ip
otesf Why
Why do 200 famins D -lcriks hnru
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-04
OUT FOR


When the cold freezing way Winter
Is all
unbindng headaches thick discharges
from the and throat hacking the bad
taste in the mouth hd breath all that makes Ch the
siekning and
sona dehement and modification that and anxious Will
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-04

Manchester, Va. March o, 1901.
Gsntlemen;-Ih had all the symptoms
that accompany this disease, such as
mucous dropping in the throat, a con-
slant desire to hawk and spit, feeling
OF dryness in the throat, cough and
splitting upon rising in the morning,
sesbs forming in the nose, which re-
quired much effort to blow out, some
times causing the nose TO bleed and
leaving me with a sick headache.
had thus suffered for i've years.
commenced to take s. s. 8. and
after had taken three large bottles,
noticed change for the better.
Thus encouraged, I continued to take
1t and in q short while was entirely
cured. JUDSoN A. BELLAM.
Main md Vina Sts Richmond Va
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-04

nam Co. Va. writes. your contracted 4
deep cold about the first Of July. 1900 and had =
terrible cough We called doctor and he pro
nounced IL irritation OF the bronchial tubes with
asthnatic trouble. and he informed me that my
son liable to die al any time He told me
that II we could keep the bronchial tubes open.
he might cure him. but after treating him several
weeks and my son growing worse all the time.
I concluded 10 try DIT. FierCc'S Golden Medical
Discovery and Pleasant Pellets I had seen
several almost miraculous cures brought about
by the use of these medicines. and Of course
had wonderful faith in thca. He used three
bottles OF Golden Medical Discovery at home
and one vial Of the Pellets and was then well
enough to so to West Virginia. taking a supply
with hirr- am just in receipt Of letter from
him from which quote 4 sucN cad kGydy
ava gcfsiHg ucyy fcShy
The Common Sense Medical Adviser,
zoos large pages is sent /,ec on receipt of
stamps to pay expense of mailing 0niv.
Send 81 one-cent stamps for the cloth
bound volume or only n stamps for the
book IN paper covers. Address Or. Z.
V. Pierce, Buffalo. y Y.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-04

loss OF hesb. On
the other hand, a
gain In 1esh is a
sure sign that vast
ing diseases are be
ing cured.
Emaciated peo-
pie with obstinate
coughs, bleeding
lungs, night-sweats
and weakness, have
been perfectly
cured by the use of
DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery.
The several steps
of the cure were re-
corded in ounces
and pounds of in
creasing W eight
When there is gain
In flesh the wasting
disease is being
surely cured.
Mr Will II. whitmire,
Of Arkton. Rocking
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-12-04

OF consumption" Is remark often made
of a fleshy man. The remark expresses
the popular recognition Of the fact that
the sign Of consumption is emaciation,
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-11-15
"DagOes."

1t is an elementary and not particu-
larly brilliant joke to refer to all for
eigners Of the Latin race as "dagOes."
But how many Of us who thus adver-
tise our narrOwness know where the
word dago originally came from?
In early days the hewers OF wood
and drawers of water in California
were Portuguese. They cultivated
thrifty little gardens and carried on a
fishing trade along the shores and up
the creeks near San Francisco. The
most common name among them was
Diego. pronounced DeeaygO, and the
transition from Diego to DagO was
natural. The epithet was transplanted
to the Atlantic coast. and the Ameri-
can hoOdlum there, as everywhere,
found it a convenient term to express
his crude intolerance.
One day mt railway station two
Italian labOrers were talking vOlubly
in their native tongue. and two Amer
lean labOrers were regarding them SUI
perciliOusly. yet with some pity, as
one might view the efforts Of a chin
panzee to make himself understood.
Presently one Of the Americans. who
certainly thought that he belonged to
q superior race. said to his companion:
That aln't no language them fellers
are talkn'. It's nothin' but jabber."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-11-15

kissing" said the antiquary, was
commOner in Philadelphia 200 years
ago than 1t Is now. See what belle
wrote IN her diary In l7Ol." The good
old man took out his pOcketbOOk and
read these words, which he had copied
carefully from some dusty volume of
the past: "One hates to be always
kissed. especially as it is attended by
so many inconveniences. 1t discom-
poses the economy OF ones necker-
chief, disorders ones high roll and rlf-
fies the serenity of ones countenance."
The antiquary opened another sheet
of foOlscap and said that he would now
read an extract from love letter, a
typical love letter of the eighteenth
century. The extract was: THAT the
silver stream OF my dearest affection
and faithful love will be willingly re-
ceivcd into the millpOnd of your tender
virgin heart. by your walling up the
fiOOdgate OF your virtuOus love and af
fection which will completely turn the
wheels Of your gracious will and un-
derstanding to receive the golden
grains The antiquary ceased and
smiled. so. for page after page" said
he, "that single sentence runs on."-
Philadelphia Record.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-11-15
THE USE OF MYRRH.
How to Cure Colds and other ALL
mcnts With 1t.

menus " I'm
The catarrhal conditions which come
with fall winds and are the unkndcst
foes to good looks can he war,led off
by two precautionary keeping thor
oughly warm and the II q of antiseptic
perfumes. The care of the nose and
throat is not merely Il dcvOir to clean
lincss: it prevents Il hundred forms of
nervous ailments. says the l'ittSburg
Press. Two or three times daily the
nose should be washed out with warm
water and clean soap on Il thin hand
kcrchief and rnsed with diluted law
endcr water applied either by spray or
on fine linen. This with n gargle of
myrrh prevents all the mischief to the
mucous membrane which appears in
cold sores, snf!lngs and snutflings
which make ones society avoided.
a touch of dilute myrrh tincture on
a cold sore will make short work of it,
and three drops of tincture of myrrh
in three half pints of water. applied by
putting the wet handkerchief over the
eyes, will improve the sight and take
away the blur and teary expression
which gives such an aged look to the
eyes.
If the glance is brilliant, clear and
steady, one will always leave the i'm
press of youth. Stcaming the eyes
with very little myrrh in the hot wa
ter Is beneficial and strengthening to
the sight But the uses of myrrh do
not end here. Thin sachcts of it,
quilted into silk and worn over the
stomach and abdomen. are wonderful
prOphylHctcs against intermittent fe-
vcrS and alterations. Myrrh thorough
ly used llardcns the flesh and prevents
the accumulation of fiabby adipOsc. A
teaspoOnful of myrrh in powder. quilt
cd between the old rose or heliotrope
flannel lining of silk underSkirt, In Il
measure prevents the accumulation of
flesh about the waist. 1t simply EN-
balms the tissues of living as well as
dead, and half Il teaspOOnful in the
dress shields under the arms will less
Ell pcrspiratiOn.
Washing moist palms with a little
tincturc in hot water Keeps them in
better order. and little myrrh rubbed
up in cold cream is perhaps the best
preparation to be rubbed between the
toes and over the nails to keep them
fresh in all senses.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-11-15
Accurate Delay.

Many stories are told of the lack Of
punctuality upon southern railroads
1t is said that when New England
man found his train. advertised to
leave at IL O'Clock, starting at exactly
that hour he complimented the con-
ductOr.
Just on tir2c, ! see" he said genial
ly. "All this talk I've heard of the
lateness of your trains is without fOun
datiOn. I've no doubt"
The conductor smiled ut him gently.
This train. sir" he said without a
trace of embarrassment. lis not tOday's
II o'clock train. sir. 1t is yesterdays
II o'clock. Today's will probably not
get here from way down until tomor-
row, sir."-YOuth's Companion.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1902-11-15
After the Dance.

81 hope you have enjoyed the even
ing, Miss Oliver"
Not excessively, Mr. Roland. The
men are such wretched dancers. |
have had only one really good part
ner."
"My own experience precisely"
"Yes, Mr.. Van Twister is the best
dancer ever saw. There he goes now
with Grace Turner. 1t is pleasure to
watch them, isn't itY'
"Yes; he does very nicely-with a
partner like your friend Grace. She
is the one 10 whom ] was referring
just now"
$50 I supposed. New York Herald.