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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-10-18
WHENCE CAME THE MOON.
Pacific Ocean Fills Luna's Former
Place on Earth.

Scientific Europe is discussing the
latest theory regarding the origin OF
the moon, theory plausible enough
to centre learned attention. That
the moon was at one time part and
parcel of the earth is beyond dispute,
but the latest achievement of point.
ing out the exact origin Of our satel.
lite is quite unique. 1t is contended
that when the moon was hurled into
space 1t separated from the earth at
the place now occupied by the Pa
cific Ocean. To support this conten.
tion three arguments are posted
one relates to the strange form OF
the Atlantic Coast lines of the East
ern and Western Continents; the -ec-
ond shows the curious character Of
the Pacific Coast lines and the vol
canic nature of the Pacific Ocean
bed; the third deals with the perma-
nent nature Of both ocean beds.
At some remote period (the years
can only be calculated by hundreds
of millions) the velocity of the earth,
whose surface was thin crust and
interior Of greater fluidity than now,
sufficed to fling into space quantity
of matter equal to about half bill
lion cubic miles, the only satellite we
have
The fact that the density of the
interior Of the earth is nine times
that of the surface, and that the
density of the moon is that of the
surface of the earth, shows that the
substance forming the moon came
from superficial portion of the
earth, a part that now resembles the
surface of the moon-the neighbor-
hood of our volcanic Hawaii Islands.
The suggestion, then, that the great
scar, now the Pacific Ocean, into
whose bed water vapor condensed to
form the water, was the source of
the moon is borne out by several
facts. The coast line of the Pacific
is nearly that of great circle, with
it's centre about 500 miles south of
Samoa, the general shape of the
ocean bed being that of the crater
of a great volcano, much like the
great craters of the moon, and this
portion of our earth is thickly pop
ulated with volcanoes, since the tear
ing out of the mass of matter left
the crust weak In fact, toward the
centre of this circle the volcanic
peaks of Hawaii, Samoa and New
Zealand are situated with reference
to the circumference much as the
central peaks of lunar volcano are
situated with reference to the rim.
Again. the bed Of the Atlantic has
an entirely different shape, it being
a curious fact-as can be noticed on
a map-that the eastern and westeSn
coast lines fit naturally and SYM
metrically into each other, as II they
had been torn apart. 1t Is. there
fore, probable that when the great
mass now forming the moon was
hurled out of the present bed OF the
Pacific by centrifugal force that the
opposite side of the earth was torn
apart. Allowing for subsistence and
coast-line waste, the manner in which
the sea lines on the Atlantic can
close into each other is very striking
The crust had already begun tc
form, so that the scars would be per
manent and when the earth cooled
off sufficiently to allow the vapor tC
condense these scars would be filled
up. forming the oceans.-Philadel'
phia Record.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-10-18
Getting Back.

A sarcastic lawyer, during the trial
of a case, made the use of the eX-
pression. Cast not your pearls be-
fore swine" Subsequently, us he
arose to make the argument, the
Judge facetiously remarked, BE
careful, Mr.. S., not to cast your
pearls before swine.
Don't be alarmed MUD; | am
about to address the jury, not the
court" was the reply Of the barris'
ter; er;--Tjt-Bits.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-10-18
HIS DIMENSIONS.

"What is the Hon. Thomas Rott
so angry about?"
"Why, the Weekly Palladium and
Farmers Vindicator published one
column cut of him and referred to 1t
at 'life-size' portrait. Puck.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-10-18

The Turks never delight in the lux
ury of the Turkish bath, while wax is
not constituent Of sealing wax and
catgut is slcepgut.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

and Kelsey furnaces are handled.
Several hundred of these are in oper-
alton in Richmond, and are giving ex-
cellent satisfaction.
Special attention is given to roof
ing of all kinds. and the company
does the largest roofing business in
this part of the state 1t has placed
the roofing on many big buildings,
such as the Wayne Works, the Gaar-
Scott company's buildings, the Colo
NAL Office building, the McConaha
building and many others. Roof Stat
ing has been placed on some of the
finest residences in the city, notably
those of NJ. c. Henley, Oliver Gaar,
Richard Study, John Dougan and
others too numerous to mention. The
roofing of the Masonic Temple, was
placed by the company. Copper roof
ing is also done.
The line of stock carried includes
tin ware, copper ware, nickle ware,
aluminium, etc. The company carries
complete supply of mantles and
CRATES, and has done some of the fin
est mantle work in the city. Nantes
and CRATES have been placed in the
residences of William Campbell, A. F.
Scott, a. c. Lindemuth, Earl Mann,
Isaac Jenkinson, Mrs. J. NJ. Gaar and
host of others. Mr. Walter A. John
son conducts the business at present.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

the services of a carefully trained
corps of assistants, they not only re-
lieve the property owner of all anxi-
ETY. and care, but also assure him
that the work will be better than that
done by less experienced help. If it
is so wiIled, they will take the con-
tract complete, furnish all material,
clear the ground, set all posts, and
weave or stretch the fabric; or, they
will do any part of this work. fur
nish all or any share of the material,
to suit the convenience of the GUS
TONER
The Eureka Gates are said to be
the best on the market. They are
made in any height and to fit any
size opening. The frame is construct
ed of steel tubing, and is not thread
ed at the lower corners and attached
with an Ell" as is the usual method;
on the contrary, the corners are join
ed with a malleable-iron lug, which
is forced into the opening of the
tubing, and, thereby making the gate
frame as solid as if it were one piece.
The fabric is woven by hand directly
to the frame, and is diamond in
shape. 1t can be had in a 2x3, XXX, or
4x7 inch mesh. The smaller mesh is
intended primarily for poultry pur-
poses. These gates are happily COM
bined with an artistic grace that
blends graciously with their positive
strength.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19
ROOFING AND HEATING.
w. NJ. Johnson has Enviabe Record
for Filling Contracts of These
kinds-Estimates Furnished.

In the field of Slate and Tin roof
ing; copper and galvanized cornice
work; the putting on of metal cell
ings; general plumbing and the in
stallation of steam, hot water and
hot air heating plants, w. n. John
son, No. 533 Main street, occupies a
prominent position, second to none
in Richmond and this section of the
state. Thoroughly equipped with the
expert knowledge of his business and
with every facility at hand, it is not
surprising that some of the very lar
gest contracts in the installation of
important parts of residence and bus
mess structures should come to him.
In these days of scientific heating of
buildings of all sorts. Mr. Johnson
undoubtedly offers his patrons the
best line of furnace heating plants
that can be found anywhere. Often a
good heating plant fails TO give the
service expected bece Sc of poor
workmanship in the installation. 1t is
said that in no instance has a job
of this character put in by Mr.. john
son failed to give the highest salts
faction. a testimonial that is worth
much. Contracts for every descrip-
ton of roofing work are handled in
the same expert manner. Estimates
on any line of work furnished on APP
plication. If YOU contemplate remod-
cling Your home now or next spring
or next fall, look up the matter of
roofing and heating we'll in advance.
Mr.. Johnson can supply you with
needed information and it will aid
YOU in your decisions.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19
EUREKA FENCE COMPANY
kENERAL WIRE WORKERS.
Product is Varied and as Whole
Stands Unparalleled in the Indus
ka Gate.

The Eureka F'enfe Mfg. Co, does
general line of wire and iron work
IN much more extensive scale than
my other concern of it's kind in this
lection of Indiana. There are not
|nany similar industries in this state,
Ind it is doubtful if there is another
as wide range of
foods as is turned out by this com
Pany.
Their product is partially embrac-
Id in the following list: Field and or
Iamental fenoe: cemetery fence and
riches, plain. ornamental and auto
natic gates; revolving chimney
BPS; cave trough hangers. (adiusta-
lie and strap; grape arbors; grass
rimmers; umbrella racks; fencing
lachines; earth augers, and fence
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19
Full Line Of StoneWare
Kept in Stock by Peter Johnson Com
pany-Extensive Roofing Bus
ncss is Also Handled.

The Peter Johnson Company, S12-
s14 Main street are extensive dealers
in stove ware OF all kinds, and also
carry several important side lines.
The company, which was established
in 1854, does the largest furnace BUSH
ness of any establishment of its kind
in Richmond.
II handles the famous tFavorite"
brand of stoves and ranges, and ii
has placed over 1000 of this brand Of
stoves, base burners, ranges and
heaters in Richmond homes. An ex-
cellent line of "Fayorite" underfeed
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

This business was established in
1898 as a part of the Richmond Sa-
fety Gate Co. In 1902 that company
sold this part of their business to the
present owners. In June 1905, having
outgrown it's quarters and hampered
for space, this company purchased
the real estate known as the street
car barn, 22nd and North f. street.
and by careful planning remodeled
this building and vonverted it into a
modernized factory. 1t has a capital
stock of $4,000. The present Off
GERS are: A. J. Mullen, Pres; o. NJ.
Mullen, v. Pres; S. It. Hastings,
Secy.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

Missouri girls are still throwing
bottled letters into the Missouri river
TO see what will turn up. A year ago
a Carroll county girl cast message
on the waters at st. Louis. Recently
she received an answer from a young
engineer in the employ of the Gov
eminent river Improvement service
station few miles below Memphis,
Tenn. The letteS stated that the bot
tie had been found in crevasse by
vorkmen engaged in the work of re-
p~iripg the levee.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

sIpplies OF all description. One very
Important part of this company's
usiness, and which is occupying
heir special attention is that of in
erior work-office partitions and rail
lgs, stable fixtures, guards, and kim
red work along this line. When de-
red, they submit specially designed
rawlings and blue-prints, and aid
heir prospective purchasers in every
'ay possible to secure a pleasing eff
ect that will harmonic with the in
fnded surroundings.
Another feature very helpful to
heir customers is the erection of
(rm, lawn and division fence. BY
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

Most of the worlds supply of plati-
mum. states an official of the Geologi-
cal Survey. comes from the southern
part of the Ural mountains in Rus
STA. According to the report of the
Russian Ministry of Finance, the in
creased demand for the metal of late
years has raised the price for the
ray material to nearly $500 a pound.
and yet only 1000 pounds of it were
produced last year In fact, the pro
duction fell on largely from that of
the preceding year
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

About sso.ooo.oeo is at present In
vested In England in the manufac-
ture of motor wagons. About 100000
men are employed in them, or as
chaufeurs. etc, and their wages ag-
gregate So, GOO. 900 year.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

An ingenious beacon is located at
Arnish rock. Stornoway bay, in the
Hebrides, Scotland 1t is cone of
cast iron plates, surmounted by an
arrangement of prisms and mirror
which reflects the light from a light
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19
'RY BROTHERS. GREAT PLANT
oncern That is One of the Oldest in Richmond Lawn
SWINGS Settees, SASH Doors, Mouldngs Counters and
All Sorts of Interior Finish Manufactured

is low, and easy to handle. 1t is neat
in appearance. and adds to the attrac-
tiveness of the lawn, beside affording
a convenient place of rest, and a de-
light for children.
Fry brothers plant is now housed in
new factory building at 615-617 and
619 South III street. The plant is
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

Bismarck's anticipation of the date
his own death is not generally
aown. About nineteen years ago.
bring a debate in one of the great
'ilitary schemes, he refused TO in
rfere with the Septennate bill ON
Ne ground that he expected TO live
bother three years. but TO die with
]. seven In other words. he calcu-
tied on living till 1890 and ON dying
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

built at ManzaniIlo. Mexico, to cost,
when completed. 81. 200. 900 silver.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

French theatres give 10 ner cont
of their incomes to the moor This
gift averages sI5,0o0,c0o a yea.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

1 In the manufacture of novelty wood
d work supplies, both for the Office
hd the home Richmond has one of the
8dest and best known firms in the
kate. Fry Brothers. who esablishe d
cir business in the Quaker City in
s73. The work turned out of their
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

before 1894. AS matter of fact, his
prediction was Mt far wrong, for,
though he actually lived until 1898.
he was politically dead as soon as he
went into retirement at Friederichs-
rub.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

Employees in salt works never get
cholera, scarlet fever. influenza or
colds
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

The jerboa is the desert rat and is
found in the Sudan.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

| house on Lewis island 500 feet dist
ant across the channel.
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

#ctory has &C.,. j for them wide
I'D enviable reputation.
FRY Brothers concern manufactures
,wns. swings. settees. sash, doors.
ames, blinds, interior moulding,
hunters and desks. and the products
|. their factory are to be found in use
4 over the country.
!. The firm makes a speciality of a
pstent lawn swing which has found
Ugh favor and which is said to be the
,est on the market Ii has many ad.
entages over the old style Of swing.
a best feature perhaps being that it
The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-12-19

equipped with all new machinery for
the character of work turned out.
The machinery is operated by electric.
ity
The firm buys its lumber direct
from the manufacturer. and uses only
the best of select timber Cor each es-
pecial design of work. Fry Brothers
manufacture for many large wholesale
and retail dealers in various parts of
the country. and the firm has attained
wide reputation through the excel
lency Of Workmanship shown by its
products.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-01
At the Majestic.

Tonight's performance at the Majestic
theatre viii end the bill which has
pleased so much during the past week.
Lizzie Wilson is making a hit. This Ger
man dialect Coincidence is most happy
when she has her auditors in laugh. At
tired in the costume of a Dutch girl, she
sings the tunes of the popular German
melodies. She also has stock of new
stories told in German dialect which she
is relating for the first time. Mile. Esma-
thilde is making warm friends by her
skill in playing the saxaphone and violin.
Bert Levy. the cartoonist of the New
York Morning Telegraph, is delighted
with the enthusiasm he is provoking by
his clever work with pen and pencil.
Johnstone and Cooke in farce, "a Shave
for a Wife, Bissonette and Newman,
West Point cadets, and the three Adon-
Uses are the others on the bill.
r,ext week an exceptionally strong vau-
deville bill is promised.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-01
1LKS' MEMORIAL To
Be HELD ON SUNDAY
Exercises VIII Be at the Biiou
Theatre in Afternoon
FORTY DECEASED MEMB ERS
Programme includes Several Musical
Numbers, Eulogies On the De-
parted Members and
Prayers.
FORTY DECEASED MEM BERS

The annual memorial exercises of Biz
mingham lodge, No. 70, B. p. o. Elks, will
be held tomorrow afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock
at the Bijou theatre
Five members of the Birmingham lodge
have died within the past year. making
total of forty members OF the lodge vino
have passed into the great beyond since
it's organization in 1888,
AS is the custom with the lodge, the
names of all the deceased will be shown in
bright letters on the scroll, and as each
is called the lights behind it will be ex-
tinguished.
The programme for the occasion is as
follows:
Overture-Selected
Opening of Lodge
Song-"All Through the Night" -. Boulton
United German Singers-Lead by Prof.
Grambs.
Lodge Hymn-Lodge, Orchestra and Au-
denee
Great Ruler of the Universe,
All-seeing and benign,
Look down upon and bless our work
And be all golry Thine.
oh, hear our prayer for the honored dead.
While bearing in our minds
The memories craven on each heart
For Aud Lang Syne.
Prayer-Rev Dr. John w. Stage.
Contralto Solo-"Abide With Me-. .Liddle
Miss liza Nunnally, Mrs II. w. O'Neil
Aecompanist.
Eulogy-L. J. Haley.
Soprano Solo-"Face to Face" ..........
........... ..........,.. Herbert johnson
Mrs H. w. O'Neil
Eulogy-John w. Tomlinson.
Baritone Solo--"One Sweetly Solemn
Thought" .........,............. Ambrose
T. V. Boardman, Accompanied by CAL
mans Orchestra.
Song-"This Is the Day of the Lord.
United German Singers.
Closing of the Lodge
Doxology-Lodge, Orchestra and Audience
Benedicton-The Rev. James A. Duncan
The list of the deceased members and
the date of their death is as follows:
w. D. Morgan. August 16. 1888; M. B.
Throckmorton December s. 1888: c. A.
Rowley, February l. 1889; w. r. Ward
October 2, 1889; e. Sidell, December %,
1889; e. w. Linn, February II, 1892; Allen
#. Strother. June 30, 1897; J. b. Morton,
May &c, 1899; DR.. ]. A. Brown, April s,
1900; d. c. Reddington, September 4. 1900;
Emil Gluck, September 49, 1900: S. Erwin
Schilinger, November 20, 1900; Rev. o. P.
Fitzsimmons, September H. 1901; John
Queen, February 90, 1902; A. S. Won Ramp,
July G. 1902; w. S. Sanneman July 90 1902;
NJ. J. Mullaly. August 1, 1903; r. V. Tay-
ler, April 2, 1903; C. W. Baggerly. April %,
1902. p A Eox Nav 4 1909. e d Wolf
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-01
PEOPLE MAY NOT
ELECT THE CHIEF
IF LEGISLATURE ENAcTS CIVIL
SERVICE REGULATIONS PRES
EMIT POLICE OFFICIALS WILL
SERVE DURING GOOD BEHAVIOR

There is chance that for the first time
I'M several years the names Of candidates
for the office of chief of police will not
appear on the municipal ticket next
spring.
This is true for several reasons, chief
among which is that 1t is almost a GER
tainty that the primary date will be
set for some day in April Prior to this
date, it is believed that the legislature
will inaugurateI the civil service regu-
lation in the local police force.
The bill for the consideration of the
legislature has already been framed. The
new representatives from Jefferson coun-
ty have already pledged themselves in
support of the measure and it is believed
by the police that it will be adopted with
out serious opposition. If the legislature
takes this step in January it is generally
admitted that the chief of police will
no longer be elected by popular vote.
That a member of the police depart
ment shall retain his office during good
behavior is one of the provisions of the
civil service regulation.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-01
Local Weather Data.
ADJUSTMENTS.
Miss OLGA NethersoIe.

On Wednesday and Thursday nights of
next week, Miss Olga Nethersole, the
famous English actress, will make her
first appearance in this city, supported
by Frank Mills and her company of forty
people The tour is under the direction
of Louis Netnerso1e, and Manager r. s.
Douglas of the Jefferson theatre, where
Miss Nethersole will appear, has been
congratulated for getting an engagement
of two nights. The two plays selected for
the actress presentation are "Adrienne
Lecouvreuef," on Wednesday evening"
and "Sapho" on Thursday evening. The
first named play will be her own YER
sion of the famous actress, and it is
said to have been written with view of
giving her full scope to display her emo
tional abilities. Since she began the pres
ent trip through the south, Miss Neither
sole has achieved undoubted triumph.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-01
CITY COUNCIL TO
HOLD AN ELECTION
1T is BELIEVED ALL PRESENT Of
FICIALS WILL ASK FOR A NEW
TERM-GAMBILL MAY HAVE oP.
POSITION.

The indications are that the annual
election Of city officials, scheduled to oc-
cur at the meeting of the City Coun-
ell next Wednesday night, will be one
of the quietest in the history of Birming-
ham. The Mayor stated yesterday after
noon that he had no positive intima ton
that any of the present city officials
would have opposition.
1t is generally understood that every
present official of the city will ask for
another years term. 1t is generally I'M
derstood, however, that there will be OPP
position to A. A. Gambill, city license
collector. IT IS reported that j. Thad
Mullen, formerly chief of the fire depart
ment, will oppose Mr.. Gambill, and also
that John b. Reed, Barnes Morgan, AL
bert Stradford and others will be candi-
dates.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-01

Horace Baker. the new general mana
ger of the Queen and Crescent Route, is
called a wizard of transportation. He was
formerly general superintendent of the
st. Louis and Iron Mountain railway, a
portion of the Missouri Pacific system,
and succeeds Mr.. Garrett, who today be-
comes first vice president of the Seaboard
A man connected with the Queen and
Crescent Route and well acquainted with
both Mr.. Garrett and Mr.. Baker, said
yesterday
MIR. Baker is gifted as master of
transportation science particularly nee
essary to the Queen and Crescent Route
because of its density of traffic and the
peculiar conditions under which the road
is operated. Mr.. Garrett has solved the
difficulty of moving trains against all
manner of natural obstacles and sudden
emergencies, and a man was necessary
who could take up the work and solve
the future problems as the traffic of the
line increases. In Mr. Baker the COM
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-12-01
POSTPONE MEETING
ACCOUNT OF DEATH
BOARD OF CONTROL OF NEW STA
TON DID NOT HOLD A SESSION
YESTERDAY BECAUSE OF THE
DEATH OF SAMUEL SPENCER.

On account of the death of Samuel
Spencer, president of the Southern rail-
way, Thursday morning, a meeting of
the Birmingham Terminal association
and the board of control of the station
was not held yesterday
The meeting was scheduled for yester-
day morning. but notice was issued early
yesterday that the meeting had been in
definitely postponed out of respect to
Mr. Spencer.
At the next meeting of the board it
is probable that a baggagemaster and
several minor employees for the new sta
ton will be elected. The stationmaster
and ticket agent were elected at the last
meeting of the board.