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The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-01-16
Station AGENT S Hurts Serious

John W. Thomas. station agent at
Breniord, on the Delaware Railroad,
stepped from the pay ar cat Townsend
last Wednesday morning with his enve-
lopc containing his months salary and
tried to board northbound passen-
ger train that WIS just starting, lie
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-01-16

HENRY NJ. MCCULLOUGH.
Attorney At-Law.
Onice on Main Street.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-01-16

REUBEN HAINES.
Attorney-At-Law,
Once on Main Street.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-01-16

PHILIP r. BOND,
Attorney-At-Law,
Office on Main street.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-01-16

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The Jasper news., 1909-06-24
Women to FIah. TuberouIosIs.

One million women, representing
cities, towns, villages and isolated
rural settlements in every section Of
the country. are to-day enlisted In a
campaign against tuberculosis, accord
Ing to statement issued by the Ma
tional Association for. the Study and
Prevention of tuberculosis. In legis-
latures, in congress at Washington, in
society gatherings, in churches and
clubs, through speaking and writing
in every possible way, the women Of
the country are persistently lighting
consumption.
With an Organization established In
every state of the country, under the
direction of the General Federation Of
Women's Clubs, and with associated
clubs in Alaska, the Hawaiian islands,
Porto Rico and the canal zone, the
women Of the country have entered a
systematic crusade to carry the mes
sage OF the prevention and cure OF
tuberculosis into every American
home.
The Jasper news., 1909-06-24

its sides, as they have done upon most
other mountains of that height.
The picturesque features Of noun.
tain scenery are mostly due to the
erosion of mountain torrents, and are
consequently a feature of their youth.
In the old age, mountains become
subdued in appearance and generally
lose much of their ruggedness, con-
sisting merely of bosses of harder
rock moderate In height which have
resisted erosion more successfully
than other portions, and which are
now perhaps more than half buried
In the debris that accumulated about
their bases. The Piedmont region of
our southern Atlantic states and large
portions of New England are striking
Illustrations of this effect. In Eu-
rope the Ural mountains are another
Illustration, which now consist Of a
moderate elevation of old rocks ris-
ing but 1000 or 1000 feet above the
gently sloping plains of sedimentary
rock which stretch long distances
both into Europe and into Asia.
While the majority of the mountains
of the world have been formed by the
slow elevation of vast continental
areas and the subsequent erosion of
their sides and softer portions, there
is another class of great interest d.
rectly connected with volcanic forces.
Yesuyius and Mount Etna are familiar
examples in the old world of noun
tain heights which have been formed
by the successive and long-continued
eruption of lava and volcanic ashes
piling up cone about the opening
Qn the case OF Etna to height of
nearly 10000 feet), while in North
America we have extinct volcanic
cones, formed in similar manner, in
Modnt. Shasta (14,400 feet in height,
Mount Rainier (14,4o0). Mount Popo-
catapetl (17,7s4) and various peaks
In South America, rising to a still
greater height. Mount Ararat and
several other peaks in that vicinity
are similar volcanic cones. rising to a
height of 1900 feet. Fujiyama, in
Japan, is another. rising In beautiful
conelike proportions to an elevation
OF $1,000 feet from region that Is
dotted over with MANY other volcanic
cones OF smaller propordcna
The Jasper news., 1909-06-24

The comparatively recent age of
the highest mountains Is most con-
clusively shown by the simple fact
that they have resisted the vigorous
denuding agencies which are every
where at work to tear them down;
that is, the fact that they exist at all
shows that they are young. For the
moment a wrinkle of land rises out
of the water the winds and rains and
frost begin to act upon 1t, tearing IT
TO pieces and carrying 1t back into
the sea. The higher 1t rises the more
active become all these agencies. The
TANKS of the slowly rising mass are
soon plowed into gorges and ravines
by the torrents OF water which flow
rapidly down them, while the rocks
above are cracked by the alternate
action Of TIE heat Of the suns rays
and the cold of the rarefied atmos-
phere at great heights, so that vast
talus Of rocky debris collects about
all the precipices. while glaciers In
slow but majestic movements pick
up the debris and carry. It down to
lower levels at the same time grind
ing a considerable portion of 1t into
powder, SO that it can be esaily car
ried OF by the floods resulting from
the melting OF the Ice.
Calculations as to the rapidity with
which these denuding agencies are at
work in all high mountains would
show some startling results. At the
rate at which these agencies are at
work In the Alps they win lose from
10000 to 1900 feet OF their height In
the course of 100000 years. and
therefore be reduced to somewhat
such proportions as we have in the
Allegheny mountains or in the noun
tAins in New England. But the great
or masses of mountains Of central
Asia and In western America
would resist these agencies for
. much longer period, and will re-
main in lofty heights long after such
narrow ranges as the Alps and the
Caucasus have dwindled into insig.
nificance. The principal evidence up
on which Prof. Russell relies to prove
the very recent elevation of Mount
Saint Elias Is that It's Hanks show so
little sign Of erosion. The streams
OF water and ice coming down from
.it have scarcely begun to eat into
The Jasper news., 1909-06-24
FENDER, BUT NOT LOVING.
10 Tired OF Praying.

A little girl in st. Louis the other
evening was going through the usual
form of prayer: God bless mamma,
and papa and make me good girl"
and so on, when all at once she
seemed to come to decision. Now
that is the last time am going to
say that prayer" she said, very grave
iy, looking at her mother. you are
older than l am and it is your place
to ask for all those things and l don't
see any use in two peoples asking
the same thing" Since then she has
firmly refused to pray, insisting that
1t is her mothers place to ask God
for blessings.
The Jasper news., 1909-06-24
ONE THING THAT WAS CERTAIN
No Doubt In the 6aggageman's Mind
as to Contents of What Looked
Like Coffin.

In an emergency the manufacturer
Of Limburger cheese was forced to
use strategy with a shipment. Ordi-
narily his product went in special
cars, but in this instance no car was
available and the order must be filled.
Two hundred pounds of the fragrant
comestible was put in rough, OBJ
long box, and taken to the railroad
baggageroom. Then the manufacture
er bought ticket for himself and the
box, and entered the train. At the
first stop he went ahead to the bag.
gage car to see that there was no
trouble. He stood by the box in
disconsolate attitude and shaded his
eyes with his hand. The baggageman
was sympathetic. "a relative:" he
asked. Eyes," answered the manu-.
facturer, at is my brother" We'll"
said the railroad man, philosophically.
"you have one consolation. He's dead.
all right"-Sau Francisco Argonaut-
The Jasper news., 1909-06-24
OVER THE FENCE
Neiohbor Says Something.

The front yard fence Is famous
council place on pleasant days. Maybe
to chat with some one along the street,
or for friendly gossip with next door
neighbor. Sometimes 1t is only small
talk but other times neighbor has
something really good to offer.
An old resident of Baird, Texas, got
some mighty good advice this way
once.
He says:
Drinking coffee left me nearly dead
with dyspepsia, kidney disease and
bowel trouble, with constant pains in
my stomach, back and side, and so
weak could scarcely walk.
Zone day was chatting with one Of
my neighbors about my trouble and
told her | believed coffee hurt me.
Neighbor said she knew lots Of people
to whom coffee was poison and she
pleaded with me to quilt 1t and give
Postum trial. did not take her
advice right away but tried a change
OF climate, which did not do me any
good. Then dropped coffee and took
up Postum.
my improvement began Immediate
ly and / got better every, day / used
Postum.
my bowels became regular In two
weeks, all my pains were gone, Now
am we'll and strong and can eat any
thing want to without distress. All
of this is due to my having quit cot
fee, and to the use OF Postum regu.
Iarlye
my son who was troubled with indi-
gestion thought that II Postum helped
me so, 1t might help him. It did too.
and he is now well and strong again.
I'VE like Postum as well as we ever
liked the coffee and use 1t altogether
In my family IN place OF coifec and all
keep well.' There's q Reason" Read
"The Road to MELVILLE" in Pkgs.
Ever read the above lsttsEs new
are geaalns, true ans fnil % hluAan
lntegeati
The Jasper news., 1909-06-24

,seph b. Bowles.)
the Alps, the Caucasus and the noun.
tains OF central and southern Asia in
clude by far the highest mountains
OF the world, the proposition an
nounced at the beginning Of this ar
ticle Is sufficiently proved. At the
same time the age of these Hottest
mountains Is strikingly in contrast
with that Of various older mountain
chains. What we call the Highlands
Of Canada, surrounding Hudson bay,
are composed OF the Oldest rocks Of
the world, but they nowhere rise to
a height Of more than 1000 or 1900
feet. The Allegheny mountains like
wise, though younger than the High
lands of Canada, are much older than
the Rocky mountains, but they are
not half as high. In Europe the
Scandinavian and Ural mountains are
very old, and likewise comparatively
low, nowhere rising more than one
third the height of the Alps, or one
fifth of the height of the mountains
in central Asia.
Now the generally accepted theory
concerning the earth's history is that
It was originally molten globe,
which was slowly cooled down, allow
ing crust to form over the surface.
which has gradually thickened in pro-
portion as the earth has cooled. This
crust is therefore much thicker in
the later geological periods than 1t
was in the earlier. AS a consequence
the biologists point eut that the in
evitable tendency would be for the
later wrinkles to be ampler than the
earlier ones; for in the earlier geo.
logical ages, when the crust was COM
paratively thin, it could not sustain
itself In so high an elevation as
would be possible when 1t had thick
ened up in later ages.
The extent to which strata of later
times have been folded up and piled
upon each other is almost incredible.
Prof. Claypole measured the strata In
the Allegheny mountains across Hunt
ingdon, Juniata and Perry counties,
in Pennsylvania, and found that
| where they were originally spread out
on the ocean bottom to a distance
OF 100 miles they had been wrinkled
, and folded and crushed together. un-
til they were compressed within 65
miles. Prof. Helm of Zurich estimates
that the folding up Of the Alps result
| ed in the compression of about "a
miles; that is, IL the Alps were fiat
| tened out again, as you would flatten
out the wrinkles in cloth, two points
on the opposite sides Of the Alps
would be "A miles farther away from
each other than they are now. In
many cases in the Alps, and indeed
In the Appalachian mountains. the SUI
perficial sedimentary strata have been
folded over, SO that what Is now the
| top was formerly the bottom.
The Jasper news., 1909-06-24

All the highest mountains are
young mountains. This Is proved by
the fact that, high up upon their
shoulders, they bear sedimentary
rocks of the latest geological period,
namely, the tertiary. Where now we
behold the great mountain systems of
America, Europe and Asia, the waters
of shallow sea prevailed during the
middle Of the tertiary period. West
Of the Mississippi river dry land was
limited to the narrow axis Of the
Rocky mountain chain, to an elevated
plateau now occupied by the great
basin OF which Utah is the center,
and to detached elevations along the
line OF the Sierra Nevada mountains
bordering the Pacific ocean. Since
that time this vast area has been
lifted up out of the sea, carrying the
sedimentary rocks then formed with
their abundant sea shells to height
of several thousand feet and lifting
the original mountain peaks to cor
respondingly greater height.
In Europe, during the early tertiary
period, the summit of the Alps was
but an insignificant island, rising out
OF sea covering all the central re-
gion Of the continent. Into this sea
the streams brought down vast
amounts of gravel, sand and mud,
which were deposited upon the slop-
ing bottom, and which buried innu-
merable sea shells characteristic of
that age. Indeed, SO abundant were
the sea shells over certain portions of
the bottom that. extensive deposits of
more or less pure limestone were
formed from them. But now these
stratified rocks, with their included
shells, are found upon the TANKS of
the Alpine chain 10000 feet or more
above the sea.
One hundred and fifty years ago
the occurrence Of these shells In the
rocks on high Alpine elevations we're
taken as evidence of the flood, and
Voltaire knew OF no way to discredit
the evidence, except to deny it's
truth. He therefore resorted to the
suggestion that the shells found at
these high elevations had been car
ried there by pilgrims and carelessly
thrown away, But Voltaire was no
geologist, or he would have disproved
the theory of the flood by better
argument. for these shells are found
as constituent elements of great thick
nesses of rock, entirely beyond the ca
pacity Of SO temporary a submersion
as the deluge is reported to have been.
Rocks of similar age. with their in
cluded recent forms of oceanic life,
are found upon the TANKS Of the Cau-
casus mountains at an equal height
and In Thibet and In the Himalaya
mountains, at an elevation Of $4,000
or $4,000 feet.
AS the Andes, the Rocky mountains,
The Jasper news., 1909-06-24
Continual poubt.

How many children have your
said the tourist, affably.
II dunno exactly" answered the
.tired-looking woman.
you don't known.
Not for. certain. Whites gone
fishin', Tommy's brealin' in colt,
Georges borrowed his fathers shot;
gun to go hunting an Esmeraida Ann
70 thinkin' OF e1opin'. never know
how many I've got till supper time
comes. SOS I can count EN-
The Jasper news., 1909-06-24
Would You Like to Be a Nurse In a
Non-Sectarian Hospitai2

Mercy Hospital, one Of the most
beautiful hospitals in the west, occu.
pied its new 100-bed addition May l.
Seven more nurses are wanted In the
Training School. Two years course.
Most thorough instruction given in
theoretical and practical work. Cal
culated to train for private or insti-
tutional patients. Pleasant and com.
Portable home at the hospital Seven
churches within walking distance.
Time allowed for nurses to attend IL
desired. Our graduates are In steady
demand at $500 per week. For par.
ticulars address DIR. K. B. Richardson,
Cor. Sec, I'll Clinton Place, Kansas
The Jasper news., 1909-06-24
Household Hint.

do you know how to use chatting
dish?"
YES" answered Mr.. Sirius Barker.
~ have some novel ideas on the sub.
ject."
What are they?"
"The best way know of to use
chatting dish is to punch hole in
the bottom of 1t, paint 1t green and
plant flowers in Washington
Star.
The Jasper news., 1909-06-24
The Young Dream.

The light was soft in the conserva'
tory.
But" said the young girl, nervously
plucking to pieces a mauve orchid,
"but there are microbes in kisses"
The FLASHING of the fountain min
gled with the low, deep voice of the
youth.
my microbes" he murmured, pas
aionately, ARE so lonely"
The Jasper news., 1909-06-24
MIGHTY MOUNTAINS TORN DOWN

BY GEORGE WRIGHT, A. NJ, L. D.
(Auhor Glacial PERIOD
The Jasper news., 1909-06-24
MOUNTAINS LIFTED FROM SEAS

" BY GEORGE FREDERICK WRIGHT, A. M, IL. o.
the Glacial
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-29
LONG IS ENTHUSIASTIC
CHAIRMAN or uEruNDHns TALKS
 or SITUATION.
Reports Indicate Overvhelming Defeat of the Ansenlneat h Nearly Every County. of the
 State,

Birmingham. Oct. 2s.---tSpecial b-- "All reports that arc coming to our headquarters are to the effect that the defenders of the Constitution are gain
 ing ground every day: we cannot as-
 certain where the amenders are claim
 ing any strength whatever; all through
 Middle Alabama we will receive big
 majorities and in other parts of the
 State there Is no doubt. Jim Oakley
 of Blob County is here today and says
 that the afnenders will not get 800 votes in his county. Hon. Sid Bowie
 has been through considerable of the
 State and he says that he cannot see
 not believe they will, carry many coun-
 ties, if any at all" In . rapid manner J Lee Long, State Chairman of the defenders of the Con-
 stftution. answered q question this af-
 ternoon as to conditions of the nght
 90 far on. the copstituienal amend
 ment for prohibition. se
 "our meetings are being well attend
 cd in all parts of the State; people
 tend voting against the amendment. In North .Alabama the tide is turning In our favor; we cannot locate any
 strength of the arhendists wha tever. |" Mir. Long minced no words. He was emphatic and asserted that he had cauGoned atl the leaders, In the vari-
 ous sections of the State to be con servative in making their estimates and conservatism was being shown, he said There will be a full attendance of the state Executive Committee of the
 defenders tomorrow in Birmingham and the business that will be transacted" 1" | said MT. Long, will be important. as we'll as interesting. We have offers of large number of speaksrs in addi. | aAs. A~t service. ''
 "Betwsen the Ist and issh of che coming month q number of additional spe4i<erse ~silhStakel tog thes slump and every part of the State will be reached. We have net yet heard of the 1000 speakers the amenders were going to put out into the field. That would
 have provided enough speakers for ev-
 cry precinct in the State and some over for a speaking every day. We have
 failed te see aII these speakers mate
 rialise. There sis no special effort that ws could give to increase the effective
 light we are already making. There is no doubt iu my mind that the amend
 rnent is going to be defeated by live majority. Prominent men are giving
 us reports. men who feel the pulse of
 their section of the county.
 "rhe biggest meeting that the amend.
 CTS have held Is that by Captain Hob-
 son in Birmingham and it was not any
 larger than that held by P. c. Bowman Sunday. if as large"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-29
NEWS or EUFAULA.

Eufaula. Oct. s.--(Special)--At tele- gram received here this afternoon from the Rev. T. H. Johnson signifies that he will accept the call recently extend ed him by the yestry of St. James Church here. The senior warden prob ably. will receive a continuation in the form of letter which Ia expected any day. An effort will be exerted to have MT. Johnson In charge by the time Bishop Beekwith- makes his visit here, Nov. 2S.
 An amateur minstrel performance will be given here tomorrow evening composed entirely of home talent.
 Notwithstandins the dry weather. the river steamers are maintaining z regular schedules between this city and Columbus Ga. The freight traffac along the river route has greatly tn- creased the present season.
 Affairs are rounding into shape for the annual fall carnival to be held here beginning Nov. 5.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-29
KNIFE BLADE BROKEN
 OFF IN NEGRo'S SKULL

The charge against Frank Myrick. . negro. who cut John Scott of the same race in . fight Tuesday night. was changed from assault and battery to assault with intent to murder yes- terday. t
 when Scott appeared at police heaa- quarters Tuesday night he sersed to be suffering from superficial cut in the temple and nothing serious was ex- pected. Later he developed symptoms of . serious nature and Drs. Anderson and Centerast were called to attend him.
 On examination 1t was found that . knife blade had .beendriven into Scott's skull and broken of. leaving an inch inbedded in the bone and brain. 4 hole was made in the skull through which pr. Anderson inserted his ing CT and touched the negre's brain His condition Is now said to be prscarious.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-29
rort.e.thraa.e .

Tusksgss. Oct. )--Afiss oneida Esthridge and Mr. Malcolm A. Fort wers quistiy married last Monday afterncon st 2 o'clock, ct the brides home in Selma. The ceremony was psrformsd by Rev. pr. Aberuatny in the presence of the immediate family the csremony. tho young couple left for MontgofnerY who're they spent . few days, reaching Tuskegss iast evening. The marriage came as . surprise to Tuskeess frfsnds.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-29
SEE DEFEAT OF THE AMENDMENT |Far Yisitsrs Talk of Pros
 poets. MOST FROM SOUTH ALABAMA M11k, Sesh and Soudleast An.
 bama Against k. sustsss ssa rias. Revealing opvesi- tssa srs sGseA in rvslencs, asa yisisers From crsssAsw, Ls-
 verne asA cesss Say ceun-
 ties wui Dsfeat ,s Amendment.
IOST FROM SOUTH ALABAMA

If the visitors to the State Fair at vandtver Park are reprssentative of the public sentiment In the communi- ties in which they live. Middle Ala bana, South Alabams and Southeast Aisbama are heavily against the pro- posed amendment to the coustitutiont And certainly the opponents of the amendment do. not. hesitate to speak out their opposition to the measure.
 The Fair officials and the ticket talk CTS have been impressed at the great number of men who declare that they are fighting the arnendmsnt. and that their communities are against 1t. In the great crowd that thronged the Fair grounds yesterday. . large number of men wore Safe and Sans" buttons or the little American Rag that betokens opposition to the amendment. A num- Der of trains have been polled, as they came fn the city crowded with visit ors and In every instance. 1t is said. the poll showed an overwhelming straw vote against the amendment.
 Captain Moseley. distinguished Confederate veteran of Dallas County, was visitor to the city yesterday. and reported that his beat. country heat, and all of Dailas County. would go against the amendment by . good majority. Captain Moseley command. cd the famous Cahaba Rifies. of which only three members now survive. m
 T. N. Parker. an old and promi. nent citizen of Coosa County. report ed that the southern end of Ccosa County was heavily against tae amend ment. He understood that the north ern end was also in line but he spoke with assurance of his own section of Coosa. The farmers were against 1t. he said, and 1t would lose by wide margin in his neighborhood,
 E. o. Bishop. a prominent business man of Luverne. in the city yesterday. said the condition in Crenshaw was most satisfactory. At present. he said. the county was at least two to one against the amendment and tho de- tenders hoped to increase the size of their majority before Nov. %.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-29
NEWS OF OPEI.IKA.

Opeiiks, Oct. 2s.-(6pecial) )--The Fifth District Sunday Sunday meeting of the Tuskegee Baptist Association will be held at the First Baptist church. in this city. beginning Friday night. 2sth inst. and will continue two days.
 Saturday g barbecue dinner will be served on the grounds at the church. and Sunday a basket dinner will be spread.
 Friday afternoon at o'clock. Miss Preston Crowder will give Halloween entertainment in honor of Miss Carmen Longshore.
 Gen. George P. Harrison and R. B. Barnes of this place. will deliver anti amendment speeches in Anniston Sat- urday at II o'clock.