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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
A resident of San Mateo writes:

The Ocean Shore is going to be big benefit
to San Mateo county and I want TO help along
the work. and incidentally invest my money
where it will pay a good rate of interest. En-
closed please find check for S28110 Send me
three bonds
The next eight letters are from different
parts of California making inquiry with ref
erence to Ocean Shore bonds with assurances
that they are highly interested and viii prob
ably send the money in a few days for several
bonds each
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
Telephone calls-more orders

Telephone is constantly ringing from peO-
pie all over San Francisco calling up and ask
ing for information about the bonds. Others
asking for representative to see them.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04

The local branch OF the railway car
men Of America at the last meeting de-
cfded to give a smoker 70 It's members
in St. Helen's hall the night OF March
-. The branch initiated three candi-
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
A letter from Napa:

"For some time I have been thinking about
investing in Ocean Shore bonds. 1 had friend
of mine in San Francisco make a thorough IN
vestigation and he has written me that the COM
pany is composed of well known San Francisco
businessmen who doing California a great
benefit by building the Ocean Shore / enclose
you S46S.5O, for which please send five
bonds"
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04


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The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04

The southern Pacific announces that
N expects to open the Los Gatos cutoff
from MavfeId IN May Track laying Is
practically completed. and trains viii
run from San Francisco to Los Gatos
ii one hour and 80 minutes, and to
los Altos in one hour BY this route
Passengers viii be able to reach Con-
zress springs In an hour.
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
A letter from MarysviIle:

Il have worked in the cement plants near
Santa Cruz on the Ocean Shore line. l watched
the work for some time and think you are going
TO be a big success. l want 10 buy one bond on
the installment plan, and send you S16 for first
payment"
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04
The way business is comm
A letter from Stockton:

Enclosed find $1,000 Send me an Ocean
Shore bond If these bonds are good enough for
the people whose | IN your ad last
Sunday, they are good enough for me-
The San Francisco call., 1908-03-04

he way busin.
Tuesday, March 3, 1908.
9 a. m.-first mail.
Twenty-elght letters, as follows:
One from Livermore:
Enclosed please find $3.50. Send me
Ocean Shore bonds Several of my friends
TO get few each
From Santa Cruz:
81 am glad to buy FIVE bonds Please find
$50 will pay $50 month until balance is paid
The Ocean Shore will help this city and pay my
money back many times Will buy
when these are paid for"
Another from Santa Cruz:
Send me Ave bonds by Wells Fargo Express
c. 0. D. wish to pay cash Santa Cruz needs
| the Ocean Shore.
One from San Jose:
Il enclose ss2, first payment on two bonds
One from Berkeley:
Il five bonds for cash, Please send
the cash price with accrued interest"
From Lincoln, Cal:
MY banker tells me that your bonds are
| 0. K so please send three. | enclose draft
for S281.10v
] A Fresno man writes:
1--we been investigating your bonds and
sure they are good investment Please find en-
| closed $3.50 for one bond Win buy
| April 1st-"
| Letter from HaIfmoon Bay:
| Il took walk over the Ocean Shore right
| of-way today and want to commend the good
work you are doing to give our people modern
/ railway. Send two bonds, for which |
close You $50. Win pay the balance monthly
From Sacramento:
Enclosed find sls56s for two bonds Will
| buy more later on
From Pescadero:
"Iwant to help myself well the Ocean
Shore l believe thoroughly in your railroad and
! shall welcome its coming to Pescadero- Please
send three bonds. enclose YOU check for
S281.l0"
Another from Berkeley:
Z have been over the Ocean Shore and have
given some study to your proposition, and have
concluded to purchase FIVE bonds. like your
/ idea OF issuing your bonds IN denominations OF
/ SIOO each. Enclosed please find S46850.
/! From Alameda:
i money where the principal is safe and the in
terest is fair. / only S100 month and can
afford TO buy very many bonds | send you
/ So, first payment two bonds.
| Four letters from San Francisco:
j Il have looked into the terminal facilities of
/ the Ocean Shore and think you have the only
/ logical site for Union Depot. | want to invest
/ my money safely and help along the good work.
] Enclosed find $48 and will pay $50 month,
commencing April 1st.
/ Il like the clean cut OF the Ocean
i Shore and if the people whose names in
i your advertisement last Sunday afford
| invest in these bonds, certainly Enclosed
please find $50, first payment on five bonds
"Serh me an Ocean Shore bond, will pay
you upon delivery
Il have spent several summers camping in
/ the redwood timber groves north OF Santa Cruz
i on your line and believe that this timber belt
alone will produce sufficient tonnage to make
the Ocean Shore highly profitable as a freight
road. Please send two bonds. | enclose
Sl87 40"
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08
Saved the Vase.

The little son of an English gentle
man, in mischievously playing with a
vase, managed after several attempts
to get his hand through the narrow
neck and was then unable to extricate
it. For half an hour or more the whole
family and one or two friends did
their best to withdraw the fist of the
young offender, but in vain. 1t was
very valuable vase. and the father
was loath to break it. but the existing
state of affairs could not continue for
ever At length, after final attempt
to draw forth the hand Of the victim,
the father gave up his efforts in de-
spair, but tried last suggestion.
"Open your hand" he commanded
the fearful young captive. land then
draw it FORTH
81 can't open it, father" declared the
boy.
"Can't?" demanded his father
"Why?'
''I've got my penny in my hand"
came the astounding reply.
'Why, you young rascal" thundered
his father. drop it at once
The penny ratified in the bottom of
the vase and out came the hand
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08
LOCAL OPTION.
CHAPTER 1S9.

CHAPTER lS5.
AN ACT to provide for the decision by
popular vote in Carroll County
of the question whether or not
licenses shall be issued in said
County for the sale of intoxicating
liquors.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
upon the filing in the office OF the Su-
pervisors of Elections of Carroll coun-
ty at least sixty days before the gen.
eral election to be held in the year
1909 of a petition as in this Act pro-
yided, directed to such Supervisors OF
Elections, containing the signatures
of legal voters of Carroll county in
number not less than two-1fths OF the
registered vote of said county, to sub
NIT to the voters of said county the
proposition whether or not license
shall be issued in Carroll county for
the sale of intoxicating liquors." said
proposition shall be submitted at such
election, as in this Act provided, to the
legal voters of said county.
Section 2. And be it enacted, That
petition for submission OF said
proposition shall be in substantially
the following form: To the Board
of Supervisors of Elections of Car
roll county: The undersigned legal
and registered voters of Carroll coun-
ty respectfully petition that you cause
to be submitted, in the manner pro
vided by law, to the voters OF Carroll
county for their decision at the next
election, the proposition whether or
not license shall be issued in Carroll
county for the sale of Intoxicating
liquors."
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08

Sec. "a T. All licenses in force at
the time of the adoption of this ACT
shall not be affected by it, but snail
continue in force until their eXplra-
tion: provided also, that nothing con-
tanned in this Act shall apply to cases
now pending for violations OF the
law which shall have occurred prloI
to the first day of May. 19OS, but an
such cases and violations shall De
prosecuted as if this Act had not peen
passed or adopted.
Sec. 2 And be it enacted, IhaI
CHAPTER Six of the Acts OF 1894, ano
all other laws inconsistent with the
provisions of this Act, be and the same
are hereby repealed.
Sec 8. And be it enacted, That TINS
Act shall take effect from the date
of it's passage.
Approved April 6, 1908.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS,
Governor.
J. ENOS RAY.
Sneaker of the House of Delegates.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of the Senate.
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House:
hereby certify, That the aforegolng
is true copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed at the
January Session, 1908.
A. J. AI4MONEY,
Chief Clerk of the House.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08

Such petition shall consist of sheets
having such form printed or written
at the top thereof and shall be signed
by the legal voters in their own prop
er persons only, and opposite the sig
nature of each legal voter shall be
written the house number and street
name (if there be such) and the city,
town, village or election district, as
the case may be, in which he resides,
and the date of signing the same. No
signature shall be valid or counted
in considering such petition unless
these requirements are complied with
and unless the date of signing pre-
cede the date of filing the same.
At the bottom of each sheet of such
petition shall be added a statement,
signed by a resident of the political
subdivision in which the signers
thereof reside, with his residence ad-
dress as aforesaid, stating that the
signatures on that sheet of the said
petition are genuine, and that to the
best of his knowledge and belief the
persons signing were at the time of
signing said petition legal voters of
the said political subdivision, that
their respective residences, where re-
quired to be stated, are correctly
stated therein and that each signer
signed the same on the date set op-
posite his name. Such statement shall
be sworn to before some officer resid-
ing in said county, authorized to ad-
minister oaths therein. Such sheets
shall be fastened together in one docu-
ment, filed as a whole, and when filed
shall not be withdrawn or added to-
No signature shall be withdrawn after
the filing Of such petition.
Such petition, so verified, or copy
thereof, duly certified as hereinafter
provided. shall be prima facie evidence
that the signatures, statement of re-
sidence where required to be stated.
and dates upon such petition are genu-
inc and true and that the persons sign
ing the same are legal voters of the
political subdivision named therein.
Upon request of anyone filing such
a petition and verified statement and
paying Or rendering TO the Supervisors
of Elections one dollar for each one
hundred names or fraction thereof
signed thereto together with CODY
thereof, the Supervisors of Elections
shall Immediately compare the origi-
nal copy and attach to such copy and
deliver to such person their official
certificate that such copy is a true
copy of the original, stating the day
when such original was filed in their
Office.
Whoever in making the sworn state
ment above prescribed shall knowing
ly, willfully and corruptly swear falls
ely shall be deemed guilty of perjury
and on conviction thereof shall be Ii
able to the punishment for perjury
prescribed by the Public General Laws
of this State. Whoever forges the sig
nature of anyperson upon any petition
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08
Some Famous Faces.

Napoleon. with a face as if it had
been modelled from Greek cameo,
was never. in Talle- RAILS judgment
at all events. cutie = gentleman. He
gesticulated too much ccI was alto
gether too violent for tie correct taste
of the great Ia',ie t. 'i-cd under the
old regime. Perfection of body is not
necessary, either. for many misshaped
men have been dignifed even when
they were not. like the Due de Ven
dome. princes of the lilies in days
when that distinction meant so much
Little men and wizened men have
both inspired awe. for great soldiers
trembled if Louis XIV. frowned. and
no man received without weakened
knees rebuke from William III. The
protruding underlip of the Hapsburgs
has never detracted from their males
ty. and Victor Emmanuel, who. for all
his good manners. always suggested to
the onlooker bull face to face with
the matadore. was for all that every
inch a king.-London Spectator.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08
BOARD OF HEALTH.
CHAPTER 60.

CHAPTER 60.
AN ACT to increase the efficiency of
the Local Board of Health of Car
roll County.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That
the Board of County Commissioners
of Carroll County in its capacity as
the Local Board of Health for Carroll
| County, shall appoint in the month OF
May, succeeding the passage OF this
Act and bi-annually thereafter
County Health Officer, who shall be
a we'll educated physician, and who,
by virtue of his appointment, shall
| be secretary and executive officer OF
the Board, and upon any vacancy IN
the office of County Health Officer,
| his successor shall be appointed by
the Local Board of Health as soon
as practicable; the County Health
| Officer shall hold office for two years
from the date of his appointment, but
may be removed by the State Board
of Health for cause, upon charges
made and lawfully considered at a
regular meeting of said State Board
of Health. And the Local Board OF
Health for Carroll county shall at
the same time and in the same man
ner appoint one district Health Officer
for each of the several election dis
tricts of Carroll county, each of whom
shall be a resident of the district TOR
which he is appointed and shall hold
Office for two years from the date OF
his appointment, unless sooner re-
moved for cause. Each district
Health Officer shall, within the dis
trict for which he is appointed ana
in conjunction with the county
Health officer administer and en-.
force all the laws of the State OF
Maryland concerning nuisances ana
causes of sickness, and shall promptly
report to the State Board of Health
through the. County Health Othcer
upon all acts and occurrences re-
quired by law to be so reported
Section 2. And the County Com
missioners of said county shall pay
the Health officer for services per
formed under the provisions OF TINS
Act annual salaries as follows: 10
the County Health officer one hun
dred and fifty dollars, and to each dis
trict Health officer fifty dollars, pro-
vided, that the County Health Ohcer
shall serve as district Health Ofhcef
lOI lu0 ulSlIICL III WHICH uS ICSiuS0
without extra compensation.
Section 3. And be it enacted Ihat
this Act shall take effect from the
date of it's passage.
Approved March 10, 1868.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS,
Governor.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of the Senate.
]. ENOS RAY,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Office of the Secretary of the Senate:
hereby certify, That the aforeso-
ing is true copy of an Act of the
General Assembly of Maryland. pass
ed at the January Session, 1908.
ROBERT MOSS.
Secretary
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08
1t Was In His Head.

Balzac once promised Lirieux, the
manager of the Odeon theater in Paris,
five act drama. "The Springs of
Quinola." He was so busy with other
work, however. that not till he had
been long and urgently importuned did
he promise to read his piece to the
company the next week. The company
gathered about him on the day ap.
pointed. and he read his five act play
fuently through to the end. Lirieux
was enthusiastic. ran up to shake
hands with the great writer and turn.
ed over the pages of the manuscript
whose contents had pleased him might.
lily. But what was this! There were
only four acts. The last pages of the
manuscript were blank. In surprise
the manager asked what it all meant
Balzac smiled and admitted that he
had not yet written out the fifth act,
but declared that he had it as clearly
In his head as If it already stood on
paper. And" continued the poet mer.
rily. II have in the same head two
more outcomes Of the plot in case the
one just read doesn't please you"
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08
..Mysteryr' repeated Augusta In a

''MysreryT' repeated Augusta In q
curiously mufaed voice.
"But one girl dances like you." BE
bent over her eagerly. "Were it not
impossible I should think
''Thought at masqueradev Angus
ia teased; but, knowing that he spoke
of herself, she grew reckless and, de-.
spite the risk Of delay, yielded to his
plea for just one waltz.
The first led naturally to second,
after which, because she could not SIN
gle out F'itzray for favor, she permit
ted others to fill her card. Many
dances were "halved" among fmpor-
tant partners. since about her hung the
fascination Of real mystery, which with
most of the masks was but pretenSe.
Augusta drifted in the intoXication of
the hour, forgetful of everything save
| her lovers presence. For supper he
secured tiny table to themselves.
Strangely interested in his compan-
ion, yet knowing his suspicious to be
! wildly improbable, he impatiently
awaited the striking of the clock. AS
| the first silvery chime rang through the
room the guests, amid gay raillery,
| threw off their masks.
| Augusta, casting one startled glance
about her, sprang to her feet, then 1g-
ANONYMOUSLY fed, like Cinderella Of old,
leaving Fitzray to stare at her empty
chair Reaching the hall a moment
later, the young man caught a glimpse
of vanishing drapery on the stairs.
Imagining that the girl must return,
he waited with the best grace he could
muster, but at the sound Of wheels
outside he flung wide the hall door
| Just in time to see a carriage disap-
pearing with all speed, while before
the servants gate lay a small object
dark against the snow-the silken mask
that had baffied him.
In the MERGERS schoolroom next
morning lessons dragged as never be-
fore, and the pupil wasted no regrets
when her governess was summoned to
her sisters room.
"Say something" demanded that
lady after having Informed Augusta
that her cousin had been to see her.
1t seemed he had been so successful in
business, winning such golden opin-
ions from his employer. that partner
ship was promised.
"Uncle is so proud" she concluded.
"He declares himself willing to receive
Morgan's chosen wife. After which
news I couldn't fib. 1t scarcely seemed
to your interest, and you'd better go
down to him."
Instead of following this advice Au-
gusta dropped on her knees beside the
lounge
Its been so lonely-I'm so happy"
she whispered incoherently.
Morgan didn't look overstocked with
patience" Miss Mercer warned as she
pushed the girl gently away. "Come
back directly he's gone," she COM
manded, and as the girl turned, with
smile, before closing the door her face
was beautiful in its tremulous happi-
ness.
Left alone, Miss Mercer lay quite
still, watching the hands of the clock
slowly making the circle of the dial.
Il wonder'' she mused whimsically,
"are fairies human enough to feel a
wee bit lonely after they have brought
the lovers together?'
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08

or statement provided for in this Az.
shall be deemed guilty of forgery an1 s
on conviction thereof shall be Iiabia a
to the punishment therefor provJnS
by the Public General Laws of Gu ~
State. '
Section 8. And be it enacted Tho
the Supervisors of Elections witS II.
whom any petition shall be filed ten ~
provided in this Act shall cause rn sS
tice to be given in the manner my
vided by law for giving notice of an
election for the submission of soia
proposition at the next election of the
voters of Carroll county. Publication
of the submission of said proposition
to the voters Of said county shall like
wise be made in the manner proyided
by law for the publication of the Iist
of nominations to be voted for at an
election. Provided, that the faiIuro
of such Supervisors of Elections ~
cause such notice to be given. or thu
failure to make publication of The
submission of said proposition as
above provided, shall not affect tho
validity or binding force of the voto
upon said proposition.
Section 4. And be it enacted, That
the said Supervisors of Elections with
whom such petition shall be filed ac
provided by this Act shall cause to ha
placed on the official ballots to he
used in Carroll County in which said
proposition is to be submitted to the
vote of the people, in the manner pre-
scribed by Section Sc of Article SO of
the Code of Public General Laws of
1904, in substance as follows:
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08

Learn to unlearn what you ha ye
learned amiss.-German Proverb.
The Democratic advocate., 1908-05-08
For License
Against License. ........


and each voter shall indicate his pref
erence by a X mark in the square op-
posite either "for license or against
license" and the judges and clerks
of the election shall return the result
of the election on said proposition to
the Supervisors of Election with the
other returns.
Section 5. And be it enacted, That
the Supervisors of Elections shall as
soon as conveniently may be after re-
ceiving and canvassing the result of
the election, proclaim the result
of said election, and publish such
proclamation in some newspaper
published in the county, and shall rec
ord in a well-bound book, to be kept
in their Office by them and their sue
cessors, the result of the vote upon
said proposition and such result may
be proved in all courts and in all pro-
ceedings by such record or by the Of
fetal certificate of the Supervisors of
Elections, and where such record
or certificate shows that majority
of the legal voters voting upon said
proposition voted Against License"
the same shall be conclusive evidence
that license to sell Intoxicating liquors
shall not be thereafter issued in Car
roll county, and if such record or GER
tif1cate shows that a majority of vot-
ers voted For License" then the Ii
cense for the sale of intoxicating liQ-
uors in Carroll county shall be con-
tinued to be issued.
Section 6. And be it enacted, That
the vote under the provisions OF this
Act shall not become operative until
the first day of May, next, after the
day of the election at which such vote
is cast.
Section Z. And be it enacted, That
this Act shall take effect from the date
of its passage.
Approved March 80, 1908.
AUSTIN L. CROTHERS,
Governor.
J. ENOS RAY,
Speaker Of the House of Delegates.
JOSEPH B. SETH,
President of the Senate.
Office of the Chief Clerk of the House:
l hereby certify. That the aforegoing
is true copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed at the
January Session, 1908.
A. J. ALMONEY,
Chief Clerk of the House.
Daily Arizona silver belt. (Globe, Gila County, Ariz.) 1906-1929, 1908-06-17

structed of oppressed Steel" according
to the inventor. The interior accommo-
dates the machinery only and small
ecker for food, bedding, etc.
The passengers keep on deck, which
esembles the deck Of steamer, with
IS railing, masts and tunnels.
The pilot directs the machine from
he bow. While one man can do the
work, the inventor decided on accom-
nodations for three in the pilot room.
The aeromobile, according to Tatar-
'noh. differs from other aerial machines
by the following three original contriv-
ances or ideas:
cit floats free and Independent in
the air.
"The motors combine immense power
with minimum of weight, each horse
bower lifts from twenty four to thirty
two pounds.
"The stability Of the aeromobile il
insured by an automatic regulator
The extraordinary stability, says the
inventor, makes the aeromobile an idea
warship. 1t is possible to FIRE cannon
from the deck without upsetting tn,
ships balance. Finally, the aeromo
bile's carrying power is only limited by
its size. The larger it is the more i
can carry.