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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-05-01
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Alexandria, Va. ...... July 9. 1901.
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The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-08-09
ODD OLD BELIEFS.

The superstitions which have clus-
tered about the closing scenes of hu-
man life are almost innumerabIe.
Some, perhaps the greater portion, now
seem to be meaningless, but few had
in early days significance which
they have since lost The stopping
of the clock at the moment a death
occurs in the house is still practiced
in many families in this country and
Europe and originated in the fact &C.
cording to the laws of several Euro
pean states it was necessary to have
evidence of the exact moment of births
and deaths occurring in the royal
family. When king died an atten-
dart was always present whose duty
it was to stop the clock in the royal
apartment at the moment when death
occurred, and the timepiece was thus
mute record of the event. From
royal families the descent of this prac-
tice to aristocratic and finally to fami-
lies Of low degree was easy, and many
persons adopted it as a mere super
stition without knowing anything of
its former significance.
Turning the looking glass to the
wall is a superstition which is said to
have originated in the country dis
tricts of Germany during the days
when mirrors were novelties. Mirrors
of glass with quicksilver backs are
said to have been made at Venice in
1890 A. D. and were first made in
England in 1878, but did not come
into common use among the middle
classes until the beginning of the last
century. At first they were regard
ed with superstitious awe, the idea
being that the reflection Of the face in
the mirror was sort of spector, or
second soul, of the individual.
When a death occurred the looking
glass which the person was accustem.
ed to use was turned to the wall, lest
his ghost should be disturbed by 9TH
ers using the mirror before his spirit
had finally departed from the neigh
borhood, there being an idea that the
spirit of the departed fingered about
the vicinity for several hours or per-
haps days after it had separated from
the body.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-08-09
EVERY ASH CAN
A COAL MINE.

The remarkable secret for burning
ashes with coal, discovered by John
Fillmore, an Altoona cobbler, and
which has excited attention almost
the world over, is out. Almost every
householder in Altoona is now using
it with great saving in coal bills. Sew
eral well-known chemists Immediately
after it was announced that Fillmore
had solved the problem of obtaining
heat from ashes set to work to try to
discover the formula. They were
successful and here it is:
Common salt, one pound.
Oxalic acid, two ounces.
Water, one gallon.
Mix and moisten a mixture contain.
ing one part coal and three parts ashes
and better fuel than pure coal is OBJ
tain. The ashes of anthracite coal
burn as rapidly as do those Of bitumi-
nous. This mixture will upon being
placed upon burning fire fuse into
coke-like mass and deposit but little
residue. The chemical action of this
compound is thus explained:
When an aqueous solution of an al
kaline salt, such as common salt, is
mixed with coal ash, the result is that
"a <mild lye is formed, which, when
mixed with any combustible material,
such as coal, upon the application of
heat gives off oxygen gas, thus ena.
bling rapid combustion. The addition
of oxalic acid caused chemical
change of greater value than the first
for the reason that it results in the
formation of a carbide, which in turn
gives off acetylene gas, this adding to
the intensity of the heat and facilita-
ting complete combustion. 1t is pos.
sible upon moistening small quanti-
ty of ashes without the addition of
coal, to really detect the odor of scety-
lene gas, and if the treated ashes are
placed upon lighted fire they will
fuse and burn to fine powder.
While it is everywhere conceded
that Fillmore has conferred q great
boon upon humanity, it is feared that
he will not derive any tangible benefit
from his discovery in view of the fact
that hundreds of others have secured
the same results, following his lead
n. Y. World. ,wf.s
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-08-09

Cow manure is better than herse
manure on the rhubarb patch.
Tomato and egg plants must be
started early to make good crop.
See that the winter covering of the
straw berry patch doesn't blow away.
II you are beginning with red rasp-
ber ries get good plants with five fibre
roots.
Scarcely any thing seems impossible
to the man who can will strongly
enough and long enough
A home without books, periodicals
and newspapers is like house with.
out windows.
The strength of will is the test of a
young mans possibilities.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-08-09

If, in its anxiety to present itself,
Opportunity will break into Jail, sure
ly those outside can not complain of
Oppsrtunity's lack of persistence in
hunting out the ready and willing.
Elbert Hubbard.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-08-09

For a moment Dora searched the
rack, then she remembered that her
Jacket was upstairs, and she caught
up her brothers golf coat. She could
slip crosslots to the woods and be
back in no time at all. She must
have some arbutus for the supper ia
BILE.
As she was crossing the Benton
farm. she heard an angry below and
smiled Benton's prize bull was con-
fined in the next lot. He could not
bother her. Then with a reLding
crash, the maddened animal broke
down the flimsy fence and came
charging across the lot after the fury
melting red coat.
Dora, in a glance, measured her
chances and swung up into the single
apple tree that stood in the center Of
the field. Its branches hung low,
and is was no feat for the active girl
to swing up and find crotch well
above the reach of those lowering
horns.
The bull looked about puzzledly
for moment, then be caught sight of
the CLINT Of red in the branches and
charged again. His impact shook
the tree. but it did not dislodge the
girl, for she clung with her arms
about the trunk.
Being a patient animal, the bull
waited, and Dora was so much occu.
pied with the unpleasantness of the
situation that she never noticed the
approach of man in red golf coat
until he was midway across the lot.
"Look out" she shrilled, "it's a
bull. Run!"
The newcomer obeyed both injunc-
tions, but the cry had attracted the
bulls attention, and the animal was
fast gaining on his new prey when
suddenly the man leaped to one side,
and the bull plowed on. By the time
it had turned the man was running
for the tree and swung himself up just
as the bull reached him.
Marrow squeak that" he chuekled.
IL felt like Don Jose in Carmen Is
it you, Dora?"
Il should think you could tell the
difference between bull and a cow"
she said severely. "The idea of walk
ing right into field with that coat"
II was all right" was the easy re.
sponse. "King Champion belongs in
the next lot. He must have broken
the fence. was taking short cut
to the links. Glad l left my clubs
there last night or l should have lest
them. How did you get here?'
IL was going after arbutus," she
explained. II was wearing Ted's
coat and that horrid creature broke
down the fence to get after it,"
"Amiable ANIMAL" commented Fra
zer. I'D like to get down and pat
him on the head-with an AK"
"We're trespassers. He's on his
owners property she reminded.
That's So" he agreed, "but that
docs rot affect my desire in the
least
"And Ted has some friends to sup
per-" she walled, "and there won't be
any arbutus."
He II have supper, anyway re-
minded Frazer. "That's more than
we are likely to have"
"Don't you think the creature will
go away" she pleaded.
Ill ask him if you like" he offer
ed, "but he doesn't look as though he
ever would. Frazer lets him stay out
all night. Dissipated sort of creature,
King Champion is"
DO you suppose they weuld hear
if we called?'
owe would hurt our voices to no
avail. The only thing to do is u wait
'n il it gets 50 dark that he can't see
Tia" rcd, Then maybe hen forget
u.s."
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-08-09

y
ed Dora. MAYBE that will satisfy
him and he'll 60 away"
Frazer dropped his coat directly in
front of King Champions nose. Di'
rectly the bull reduced it to ribbons
and worked himself up to fresh
fury.
He isn't even happy when he gets
it," commented Fra zer. "Stubborn
sort of brute"
His choice of word had been unfor-
tunate. Dora froze up. She had for
gotten in the excitement that she and
Frazer had solemnly ruptured their
friendship because she bad refused to
give up Benning as her partner in the
double match game. He had called
her stubborn. She had declared that
she always kept her promise, and
when he reminded her of an earlier
and forgotten promise the adjective
had been revived.
Frazer saw his mistake in an in
slant.
81 didn't mean that, Dodo," he
pleaded. She held up her head.
"Won't you be nice?" he begged.
"You can play golf with any one you
want, only don't be angry"
cit was not nice to reopen the ar
gument when you knew l couldn't es-
cape it," she decreed.
81 didn't mean to- be declared. 'I
wasn't even thinking of that row."
"You were," she said very positive
ly. "It is useless to deny it, either,
for l shall not argue"
He made several efforts to convince
her, but to no use, and at last be sank
into shivering silence The sun had
set, and the air was growing chill.
He missed his coat sadly, but Dora
did not notice his plight until his
teeth chartered so that she card the
sound.
"You are cold, and | made you
throw down your coat," she cried pen
itently.
"It's all right he protested.
otis not" she contradieted. "It's
all my fault too."
"The coat was sacrificed in the in
terest of scientific experiment. 1t
shows that blooded bull can at least
count up to two. He's waiting for
the other one, and then he probably
won't be satisfied" he declared
YOU'D be warmer if you sat next
the trunk on this side, away from the
wind. l could keep off the cold on
the other side," she suggested.
"You'd fall off for, of course, since
you hate me, you wouldn't let me
hold you on" he objected wistfully.
There mas no answer to this and
Frazer deliberately opened his mouth
that the sound of his clicking teeth
might be more plainly heard. Dora
stood it for ten minutes then:
"Fred.'
"What is lt?" he asked.
"Please come over. | don't-hate
you"
In a minute he was beside her,
holding her steady on the limb. The
teeth stopped gathering and Dora
nestled close.
81 shall not play with Mr.. Ben
nings, [ would rather play with you,"
she said timidly.
"What reason can you give him
now?" be demanded.
"Perhaps you might think Of one,"
she suggested.
awe could tell him that we were
engaged"
"But it wouldn't be true"
"You could make it true. Will
you Dodo?"
1t was twenty minutes afterward
that those two came back to earth
again. Beneath the tree all was
quiet.
"Where's King Champion?" she
asked. Frazer looked down.
81 do believe he has gone," he cried.
II suppose he got thirsty. The
creek runs through the other field"
81 think he's an awfully nice BULL"
she said irrelevantly, as he helped her
down. And Fred agreed with her.
Cow manure is better than herse
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-08-09
1luetry.
SONG.

so much to do and so little done,
So long the way ere the battle is won;
So many thorns where violets grew,
But gladly bear them, my dearest; for you.
So many skies that threaten and frown,
So steep the hills to the coveted crown;
So bleak the meadows; the roses, 30 few,
But plodding dream Of the sunshine Of you.
Songsters are hushed and barren the tree,
Chilling the blast hurtling over the lea!
But gladly face it and bend to it true,
So loLg as it leads to the sunshine of you!
Will F. Griffin.
The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1907-08-09
Select Mistellany.
Two in a Tree

BY LULU JOHNSON.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-02

county, and that, with the new and
Intelligent electorate. Ire had no fear
or the result.
The term of clerk Of the Circuit
Court holds for eight years. and Mr..
S r. Waddill, the efficient incumbent,
is not therefore before the voters at
this time.
WORTH Getting.
Since the passage of the annexation
ordinances the cmoluments from the
county offices have been somewhat re-
duced. but the peculiar thing is that
no man about the courthouse seems to
be able to say what the offices are
worth. either now or before the tax
able values were reduced by annexa-
ton to the city. The three chief Of
flccs for which there are contests are
known to be plums, however, and in
the old days, before the passage of the
Barksdale law. much money was spent
at each election to secure the posi-
tons. Tho reduction of fees has af-
fectcd the sheriff's office. much OF the
criminal element having been taken
into the city, but with the board paid
by the county for the prisoners in jail,
and the various court fees, the office
still yields n good income. The posi-
ton of treasurer Is a better paying
ono still.
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KILLS SELF FOR HORSE /;
$4,000 FOR ITS MATE:
Two Brothers and Animal Alike
Provided for in
Will.

ATLANTIC. IOWA, Sept. 1.--George A.
Long, who committed suicide after the
death OF one of pair of favortc horses
left n bequest OF $4,000 to keep the other
horse In comfort as long as II lives.
Longs peculiar Will was in the shape of
a letter. which was found among his cf-
fccts. 1t provides for the distribution of an
estate worth 100000. To each of his two
brothers lie left $4,000. and the remaining
$4,000 was bedueathed to the horse Tip,
with many curious provisions to how 1t
should be expended
The Will provided first that tho horse
should never be compelled to work during
eral allowance of oats. and hay daily;
THAT IL should be taken out for exercise two
hours daily, but never hitched TO II wagon
or vehicle of any kind: that his bed should
be- changed every day.
1t was also provided that monument.
should be erected over the grave OF the
horse ut his death, the amount TO be spent
Ia be governed by the balance remaining
iii the fund of $4,000 which had been left
him. AS the interest on the money il
likely to keep the horse, tho probabilities
are that Tip will have $4,000 monument.
The horse WAS the mate OF the for
that the animal could never be cured. and
did not want to live without his companion
chip. He killed 1t and then ended his own
life.
1t is doubtful II any effort viii be made
to contest the viii left by Long. although
i. liz the common opinion that the man
was insane.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-02
Uin,rs Dispatfb BranttJrs.

Tho following Branch Offices have been
established 31r the benefit OF those living
AT n distance from the Main Office OF The
Times Dispatch. The Times-Dispatch Wants
ief. at any OF these branches will receive
the same careful attention though they
had been left at the Main Office, and there
wilt be no extra cost TO the advertiser!
sl,AuGHTER's DRUG STORE. Twenty.nfth
and venable Streets
W. H. EANEs, 2st3 East Broad street.
A A. SCOTT Tweny-ffth and Broad
Streets
wl1L1AMss PHARMACY. Twenty-fir and
Marshall Streets.
TARRANT. GRANT & CO. Foushee and
Broad Streets.
C. W. LATIMER, No. 500 West Marshall
street.
THoMpsoN's DRUG STORE. No. 1921 West
Main Street
l. Il. BEvERIDGE Brook Ave and Clay
Street
RApY,s DRUG STORE. Barton Heights.
PEOPLES DRUG STORE, No. $500 VIII
iiamsburg Avenue Fulton.
ROBINS PHARMACY. 20. 200 East Mar
shall Street.
CITY DRUG STORE, No. f4i4 East Main
Street, corner Fifteenth.
hudson CUNNINGHAM, No. 2o27 East
Main Street corner Twenty first.
wALL1s'S PHARMACY. No. S54 South Pine
Street
kIRK-PARR1sH CO. No. 41a Eas, Broad
Street
rnE PARAGON PHARMACY. No. sol West
Cary Street
EATON PHARMACY, Twenty-eishth and
y Streets.
nisoN's PHARMACY. No, lls Canal street.
lluNDLEY X WALKER, Twenty-fifth and
Leigh Streets.
j. Il. LEWIS No Eas, Broad Street
MctrHslpE PHARMACY. Fifth and Baker
streets.
CARRIERS DRUG STORE. No. 11o2 Hull
Street, Manchester.
NV ENTY EIGHTH AND STREET rIiAR-
MACY. Twenty-eigAth and y Streets
= r. W. KERN, Inc. corner Twenty-fifth
and Church Hill Avenue.
EAST PHARMACY. No 2so1 Q Street
TIa.Es- DISPATCH No. 40 North Sycamore
Street. Petersburg.
TINES DISPATCH. No -l5 Eighth Street.
i.ynchbnrg
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RODE WITH SHERIDAN.
Monroe Graham, Dispatch Bearer In
Civil War. FolloMs COmmnnder.

CHESTER. PA. September 1.-Mon-
roe Graham, who was 4 dispatch-bearer
and courier in the Civil War, and
rode with General Sheridan during. his
famous ride of twenty miles from
Winchester. died last night at his
home, in Village Green.
Mr.. Graham frequently gave at
Grand Army gatherings version or
the part he played when he acted IN
the capacity of dispatch-bearer. The
troops, he said were stationed twenty
miles from Winchester. at which place
Sheridan was in conference with other
army officers as to future plans. An
attack occurred. and Sheridan was
needed at the front. Graham volun-
teered to ride to Sheridan, and return
with him while the battle was in
progress. Graham started on his ride
to notify Sheridan, and before he
reached him the cannonading could be
heard
handed the dispatch to General Sheri-
dan, who was taken by surprise at tue
sudden appearance of the courier.
Notwithstanding the fact that an I'M
portant conference was being held,
Sheridan Immediately mounted his ia
nous black horse. and, accompanied by
Graham, proceeded on his ride. Graham
was at the aide of General Sheridan
until the troops were reached.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-02
TRAINS WRECKED;
NO ONE is KILLED
Passenger Train Running Sixty
Miles an Hour Runs Into
Freight.

DETROIT. MICH. September L.
Grand Trunk passenger train No. s.
eastbound. which left Chicago at IL
A. NJ. to-day with seven coaches, and
was due here ut 7:45 p. NJ. collidcd
this evening with the rear end of q
freight train. which had broken in
two on grade near Royal Oak. about
fifteen miles from this city. and was
wrecked. Despite the fact that the
passenger train was running sixty
miles an hour, no one was killed. and
only two persons received injuries OF
any consequence.
Fireman Chanter. of tho passenger
train, jumped, and was severely
bruised, and Homer Jennison, of Battle
Creek. a passenger, was cut about the
face. Many of tho passengers were
Slightly bruised and shocked.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-02

of tax tickets for 1905. turned over to
him by his predecessors administrators,
the sum of SG,057.52, and that the cs-
tate of w. J. Todd, deceased, was en-
the money which was then In his hands
belonged to the county, to be disburscd
according to law. Thereupon decree
was entered i'll said cause on Novem-
Der 1, 1906, in part rs follows:
"The court, now proceeding to dis
pose of the said amount, tO-Wit-S6.-
O51.52-in the hands of the said ii. 9.
Iiechler, 10th adjudge, order and de-
cree that the said II. Q, Hcchler., as
treasurer Of IIenrico county, do place
to the credit of Walter j. Todd The
said amount OF S6,057.52. which lie
states he has in his possession, which
amount shall be- AZ credit in favor of
the estate of the said Walter J. Todd
against the amounts nscertained to be
due by the said Todd to the county OF
IIcnrico and the school districts thereof,
the said amounts to he distributed
under supervision of the board of isu-
pervisOrs and the school board of Hem
Rico county"
This decree sets fortl, that all Of tho
sum OF S8,O57.52, collecac,l on account
OF the Todd tax tickets, was on Novem-
spondent. lie WINS then short .Ss83,l6,
tho balance Of the original shortage.
aud tho court Is OF opinion, after CIV
ing respondent the benefit Of the. most
favorable view that can ne taken IN MS
behalf, that the said amount of S88;',i6,
balance of said original shortage, was
clearly county funds. ana the residue
of said shortage, which, was made good
on the 10Th day Of OctOber--,ylz..
S3.gOa.10--cnme from money collected
by said treasurer In his official capacity,
in which the county had an Interest.
This view Is further confirmed by tho
conduct OF respondent. who. when asked
I,y Rou,lnr y Company, tho examiners
OF the office: "lvhat WIS your reason.
Mr.. lIechler, for using this money IN
the way You dld?" said; II did 1t to
save tho discounts that the hank would
,lvs charged me-" Ito went on FUR
t),er and stated that lie had u limo of
credit ut the state Bank Of $4,000, which
he could MT any time call ON to make