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rolls, were IN their favor and IN October
1858. Charles Carroll. the founder Of the
Carroll family in America. arrived in the
colony bearing a commission constituting
him Attorney General of the province.
Prior to this time. following the compile
ton of his studies at the Roman Cathoiic
college at Douay, France. and law
course at the Inner Temple. London he
had served as secretary Of Lord Fowls,
a favorite minister Of James II. Having
decided that nigratIon to America opened
a door to the rehabilitation of the fort
unes OF his name and house. he set out
to accomplish this enc.
The learned and assiduous Betham SAYS
OF this Charles O'Carroll or Carroll that
he was In great favor with Kings
Charles III and James III, who were not
able TO restore him to his paternal estate,
but the latter made him grants OF large
tracts Of land on the Monocacy River In
the province OF Marylandsin North Amer
lea. which was divided into three manors
Of 20 600 acres each. and called, after the
possessions he had lost in Ireland. viz.
EIy. O'Carroll and Doughoregan. The
third was called CaTolston Carrollton).
This gentleman was also made Attorney
General OF the province, and MS estates
are still In the possession of his grand
son. Charles O'CarroD of Carrolston
(Carrollton). esq.
These estates are situated In what are
now Howard and Anne Arundel counties.
Some of the land lay in what Is now the
city Of Baltimore and when IN l'9' the
Maryland Assembly passed an act for the
formation of a town on the north bank
Of the Patapsco River, In Baltimore
County, sixty acres of land were bought
from the Charles Carroll then at the head
OF the family In America, for the nucleus
of what has since become one OF the great
American cities. The price paid was 40
shillings an acre. II has been stated that
the same land is to-day worth at least
$4,000 an acre.
The Carroll around which all the his
tory OF the family in America swings was
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Most Willingly" is said To nave been
the unhesitating reply With that he
took up the pen and attached lis name
There go a few millions a bystander
is reported to have remarked. He was
believed 10 be the richest man in the
colonies. 4 fellow delegate suggested
that his cousin might easily be mistaken
for him and he escape attainder or any
other punishment melted our to the sign
ers should their declaration be nulliied
by the success OF the British arms. Then
he added "of Carrollton" to his name, re-
marking. They cannot -,.stake me now
Not long after his return to America
he fell i'm love with Rachel Cooke, a cous-
in \ special dispensation was secured
for their marriage, which was to take
place late in 1866. She died suddenly.
however. and his feelings were finally
consoled by his marriage on June 3, l16S,
at the house OF his father, in Annapolis,
to Mary Darnall, daughter Of the survey
or-general Of the state. she was a young
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CENTRE OF FAMILY LIFE.

The central section of the long house
is not only the dominant feature archi-
tecturallY but it has always been the
centre of the family life of the Carols.
From the portico one enters a wide hail,
with fine panellng. ON the walls for
many years hung English hunting scenes
and other old pictures. On the right are
the library and morning or sitting room.
both heavily panelled in oak. These rooms
were the hub around which revolved the
family life of the Carols, the venerable
man whose name has most added glamour
10 the history of the place spending much
of his time in his library reading, writ
ting and thinking
He was lover of the classics. e favor
ite work being Cicero's DE Senectute.'
Here also hc often refreshed himself at
the springs of Addison. Swift. Pope. John
son and Shakespeare
on the walls of the library hang the
portraits OF several of the CAROLS. but
IL is in the dining room. on the left side
of the hall that the chief Of the family
portraits have hung The furnishings
and delegations OF the bedrooms would
capture the hearts of lovers Of things
old and beautiful Cardinal Gibbons
took his rest i'm q room provided with
four-poster and rich coverlets Wall
paper designs and draperies of the room
follow patterns which have been repro
duced i'm the modern chintzes
I'm tine work of reha biitation Nj car
roll the present owner. and his wife
have taken especial interest i'm the
chapel For il they brought chairs from
the Madeleine. in Paris: heavy red car
pets from European looms water font
Of white marble from the palace of the
Prince Of Orsini. one of the chamber
laln- OF the Pope. and silver plaque
to commemorate their silver wedding
anniversary.
The CAROLS are supposed 20 be de
seconded from early Irish kings. Among
the notable septs on clans of ireland
were those of the OROurkes. MacDer-
/ motifs and Ely O'Carroli. The CAROLS
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Carroll are ko E2S1er c<0eS ar f"e
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time and ST. Cronan saw That unless lie
could manipulate events in his favor there
was small chance of possessing fun ana
fresh copy In the time specified by the
monopolistic penman. He thought he
saw way however. to get what he
wanted. and so he said to Dlmma: Write
then until the going down Of the sun
SO Dimma, blithe and gay at having Sc
cured mis- terms, set 10 work, but ST.
Cronan, according TO the authentlc
Betham. "by Divine Grace and power
caused the sun to shine just above the
western horizon for the space OF forty
DAYS and forty nights. and neither was
the writer fatigued with continual labor
nor did he feel the want of food or drink
or sleep: but he thought the days ana
nights were but one day. and In that
period the four Evangelsts were indeed
not so well as correctly written me
so-caled Box OF Dlmma was made 10
contain this manuscript. 1t disappeared
in course Of time, but was ultimately
found in the cave of a mountain. In 1913
with ali the solemnity warranted by such
an occasion. the Society of Antiquaries
Of London" laid before the Royal irish
Academy an essay entitled Description
of n rich and ancient box. containing
Latin copy of the Gospels, which was
found In mountain in the County OF
Tipperary."
But there arose in the history Of Ireland
an era which knew not the O'Carrolls. or
any OF the other old so-called kings, for
tina. matter Those were the days in
which English professionalism overcame
the political power of Irish Catholicism
and Henry VIII became King of Ireland.
Many of the leading families of Ireland
lost lands and wealth, and among these
were the chiefs Of Ely. When LORD
Baltimore established the Roman Cathoiic
colony of Maryland the Roman Catholic
kings. Charles II and James H. were IN
a position to assist any OF that faith VINO
won their favor. The OCarrolls, or Car
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To take up the responsibilities of an es-
tate of baronlal size. His father gave him
Carrollton Manor, in Anne Arundel Coun-
~. From this time he was known as
Charles Carroll of Carrollton. to distln-
guish him from his father. who was styled
Charles Carroll of Doughoregan.
That his long absence in Europe, his
visits To Tunbridge Wells and his fencing
and playing at cards had not robbed him
Of a patriotic love OF things colonial was
soon to be demonstrated. He became ac-
lively opposed to the Stamp Act. He was
as much interested i'm tea parties as were
the people OF Boston There was less
gentleness. however. in his manner OF
pouring tea When he said :"Polly, put
the kettle on" he meant that the Kettle
should never be used again at any other
tea party. II was he who advised the
burning i'm broad daylight OF the Pfsgy
Stewart, when that vessel dropped an
Choir I'm Annapolis harbor, freightcd win
tea. She would bring no more tea
II was due to his exertions that the
MARYLAND delegates were instructed to
vote for independence His feelings
are expressed In a letter he wrote to an
English friend, Mr.. Graves, member
OF the British Parliament, In winch ne
said that he looked Ito the bayonet as
the solution of the difficulties between
the mother country and her colonies,
confident that. though the British troops
might march from one end OF the country
In the other, they would, nevertheless,
be masters only of the SPOT on wmch
they encamped."
Finally came the signing OF the Decla-
ration of independence. The man VINO
had become noted as a defender OF the
cause of the colonies through the ABILITY
with which he used his pen In writing
pamphlets and filling the columns % the
newspapers did not finch. although ne
had much to lose If the cause ialied'
John Hancock, while in conversation with
him. he being delegate from Maryland
asked him IL he was prepared to put lis
name to the document.
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, are o. the clan Of Ely O'Carroll, and on
the maternal side are descended, accord
ING 10 such evidence as has been collect
ed by Irish antiquarians Of great erudi-
ton and capacity in Gaelic. from Oliol
Omm. King of Munster, who flourshed
anywhere from the third century TO the
thirteenth. according to the authority
selected as the basis Of judgment 1T Is
indisputable." says Sir william Betham
an ANTIQUARIAN of century ago, upon
, whose researches much reliance appears
10 be laid, that the O'Carrolls were IN
very carly ages kings OF the entire dis
trict of Ely. and that the territory was
SO named from Ely, daughter of Luchta'
son of the King Of Munster. one OF our
ancient Iawgvers. who iourished about
the time Of our Lord Jesus Christ
This same antiquarian drew attention
10 curious relic of the clan or Ely
which bears the name of Tatheus Quar-
roll chief Of Ely. who. according to an
inscription upon it, had 1t decorated
This was the BOX of Dimma, casket
wrought I'm brass and silver ana rlchly
chased and ornamented with figures or
lions rampant. According 10 the great
notbotn. who described 1t as eXtant IN
his day. a part of the silver tracery stu
remained. and IT had an oval of polished
CRYSTAL shaped like a cuirass and was
sot with lapis lazuli. The inscription,
,.htch included the name of this old
,,,or,her Of the OCarroll family, was in
Gothic characters. lie had caused the
HOY Ia be regilded and, as in the cases
az those who build bridges and subways,
his name and that of the other persons
connected with the restoration are IN
cluded in the inscription describing the
work done upon it,
Who was Dimma? II appears that
Dimma was sanity person living In the
district Of Ely in the beginning OF the
sixth century. He was noted TOT MS
great skill with the pen. ST Cronah'
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OoNJ' EWzott. CItY|a0

house. The name of Cation Is commemo-
rate in Gainesville, a community between
Ellicott City and Baltimore. They had
four daughters. Mary, the older, mar
ried Robert Patterson brother-in-law to
Jerome Bonapartc. Soon after Mrs Patter-
son and two Of her sisters went to Eng
land There their beauty caused them 10
be known as The American GraceS.
Their letters OF Introduction opened to
them the best English society Among
their early acquaintance was the Duke OF
Wellington. lie presented them az the
Court of the Prince Regent. The First
Gentleman OF Europe" is reputed to have
remarked upon seeing them. rs IT pos
sble that the world can produce such
beautiful women
one married Colonel Sir FELTON, Bathurst
Hervev. the aide-de-camp Of Wellington
at Waterloo. After his death. she be-
came the wife Of the Duke Of Leeds. An
other of the Three Graces" became the
wife of Baron Stafford. Upon the death
of Mr. Patterson, the Duke Of Yelling
ton entertained the widow and her sisters
at his home The Marquis Of Wellesley,
his brother. Lieutenant Governor OF Ire
land, then visiting him, was captivated
by Mrs Patterson's beauty. and, although
she was a Catholic, proposed marriage.
They were later married at Dublin. On
July 4, 1921. the year following the deaths
of Thomas jefferson and John Adams
which left Charles Carroll Of Carrollton
the last of the sgners living. he was
toasted i'm this fashion al A banquet in
his honor
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SAID io uc 'hc greatest in America. by
signing the Declaration Of Independence
and then clinched the risk of adding of
Cauoliton" 10 ~ in order that there might
be no installing which Carroll it was.
Once again It's pictures will be seen and
once again may the pilgrim To the old
manor visit the burial place Of the siGner.
the last Of the nfty-six 10 die and the only
One who was a Roman Catholic.
There is much about tie place 20 APP
peal 10 the sentiment % those who de-
light in spaciousnoss of living. or 10 see
in the flesh the typical background OF
many q romantic tale. The house is
long. low and rambling. only two stories
IN height. 81 extends along the ground for
Upward Of three hundred feet II is de-
scribed as having been erected ON an
artificial knoll. the land rolling away
nom It in all directions. In general out
line It not only reminds one OF the home
Of George Washington, but Of the Capitol
at Washington, for it has o wing at
either end. and the central part Of the
structure is slightly higher and deeper
than the remainder of the building and
has a cupola upon if. The length Of the
building is two-hfths that Of the Capitol.
The wing al the right end IS the manor
chapel
The house was built in I'LL by workmen
said TO have been brought from England
Tor the purpose and TO have been re-
turned following the completion Of the
work. In other days three hundred acres
OF land surrounding the old Colonial
mouse was noted for it's stately trees
lawn, gardens and beautiful flowers. The
place stands I'm the centre Of rich. roll
ing country. about a mile from the old
turnpike leading 10 Frederick city ana
about six miles above Ellcott's. Mills, on
tne Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. In ante
oelium days the estate was worked 10y
eaves, numbering somewhere between
tour hundred and n thousand, the iaitci
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. the third Charles in this country. lie trst
| saw the light i'm 1871, twenty years after
/ the manor house was built. Following the
/ custom Of the family of educating the
Oldest son i'm Europe. he was sent to
! France at the age of eight For twelve
I Years he studied i'm various French
/ schools. and then he went to England at
/ the age of twenty 10 take up law In the
/ Inner Temple His time. however, was
7 not entirely occupied with the study Of
law. for he became acquainted with the
B social life 81 the period. He fell seriously
d enough iu love to discuss the question Of
/ marriage 10y letter with his father and
/ the father of the young lady. He was
painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds wearing
"a coat of pale lilac and the high white
chokcr of that period There is much
i'm the story OF this part Of his life that
reminds one Of the early life of Richard
Carvel one Of Winston Churchill's heroes.
I'm 1864. al the age or twenty-seven, he
/ sailed back TO his ancestral acres, lifted
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A HANDSOME TOAST.

Charles Carroll of Carrollton-in the
land from which his grandfather fed
in terror. his granddaughter now reigns
a queen
Thus had the wheel Of time reversed
the verdict OF other generations
The Carroll family is also noted Ton
having furnished the first American Ro-
man Catholic bishop The first see of
this faith established in the United States
was that of Baltimore. over which Car
dinal Gibbons now holds sway. John
Carroll, cousin of the famous Charles.
was Jesuit Born in Maryland, he re-
ceiyed his education I'm Belgium and be
came the project of the Jesuit College Of
Bruges. When the order If Jesus was
suppressed on the Continent. I'm l7l, lac
returned To America. In 1851, on the
recommendation of Franklin. he was ap-
pointed by the Pope Superior OF the
Catholic Clergy in the United States. In
1889 he was named bishop, and in 1908
his see was made the Archdiocese OF
Baltimore He founded Georgetown COL
lege in 1871.
The attachment OF the words of car
sollton" 10 the Declaration of nde-
pendence, has made them almost ttlo
of nobility.
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estimate being that of several different
writer's describing the place. the former
being based on documents which suggest
that the number was less than five hun
drcd. I'm the procession Of clergy and
guests from the main entrance OF the
house to the chapel on November 10 were
two old negro women who have spent
most OF their days on the estate-Dinah
Stewart, a former slave. who was born
there eighty-four years ago. and Caroline
joyce a widow of q slave.
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founder of the Abbey Of Roscrea, was
anxious To secure a fresh copy OF the
Scriptures. and sought out this rare PEN
man to prepare one for him. Dimma. APP
parently. although a sanity person, was
not anxious for the task of copying the
four Evangelists. for he stipulated that
he should write for only the space OF one
DAY An expert IN typewriting wou.d
have difficulty in writing out the four
gospels in the course Of this period Of
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Ne DOES not nave to be an occu-
pant of the plane in society dis
" unewshcd bN the servant in
.pu5dcr Grange" in order TO enjoy read
inc about tho manner Of life Of those who
5,seu iu manor halls. have private chap
oils broad acres and retinues Of servants
aud VINO entertain great house parties.
t,yen u democratic America it is relief
NOV. and thcn-a relaNatiOn-to forget the
CANNED quarters of AN apartment, the
rlaver piano and talking machine on the
a,o~ below and the cost OF living by join
inc. the family circle of those whose abode
&c more or less palatial structure sur
,,,rdod bv a park Of hundreds Of acres
whose sustenarce is the product of a
oornle OF thousands of acres and whose
entertainment Is the duty of musicians of
,be highest slin and interpretative capac-
ity For the time being. as we accompany
the host through the gallery OF portraits
of his distinguished ancestors. or look
,nop the memorials of those whose names
have place iu the PAGES of their couu-
RVS history. mo- shadow Of trouble lies
across the path. unless one has read
BLEAK House
IA ono dreams aS ne cons the account
If the rehabilitation Of Doughoregan
Manor Where is the manor with this
o',,Isndisb name. and what was the origin
- .,,lb o., nance u1uehorceau Manor is
a., ,,o~,.lsrd and fl. name commentaries
an irish estate from which its FIRST own
.r was ezuod ON November r. this
estate one Of the largest in the state. near
tlIicott civ was the scene of a ccrc-
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C9r3I1SL GZbboHS .910
Carroll EaxzzlY in P7'oceSS-'
'Zoys.bo@pylXafeAch0peN

woman OF uo property. but was de
scrlbed I'm the long-wnded language
of the times as AN agreeable young
lady endowed with every accomplish
ment necessary 10 render the con-
nubial estate happy" He wore .on the
occasion "a silk lined wedding suit made
i'm London The marriage was followed
by splendid festivities at ANNAPOLIS,
where the bridegroom had been born
thirty-one years before. and ut Doughore-
gan Manor.
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o REt4ABu ITATE OLD HOME OF "CARROL OF CARROLLTON

Dogoegn Manor Maryland Where Dwell the Famed Sgn the Declaration
independence and Which Was the "Show Place Of America His Time
Again Dedicated Home Life and Hospitality by the Charles CAROLS
Of To-day Workmen Brought from England for the Purpose
Built This House Nearly Two Centuries Ago. and 1t Was
Named for the Irish Estate from Which Its
First Owner Was Exied
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-06-21
Billings Calls Conference.

Billings, Mont.-Plans for a get to-
gether" conference on June 10, at
which arrangements for greater work
along the community development line
will be inaugurated, were made by
business men. The principal speakers
will be w. G. Hollis. of Minneapolis.
and f. C. Hole. of Chicago. Invita-
tons will be sent to editors throughout
this section for a radius of 100 miles.
also to officers of the different CONNER
cial organizations. to be in attendance.
A banquet will be served at one of the
leading hotels. During the afternoon
talks will be made by the newspaper
men.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-06-21
THE PEEvIsH CHILD
NEEDS TREATMENT

When a child sulks drowsily. or II
lretful, 1t IL usually due to some slight
disorder Of the digestive organs, and .
mild laxative IL very often all that Is
necessary to restore cheerfulness and
buoyancy Of spirits.
In cases where the use of a gentle.
effective laxative stimulant IL indi.
Gated. many Of the best physicians are
now prescribing DR.. Caidwell's syrup
Pepsin. This preparation is admitted.
ly the perfect laxative. being mild vet
positive In its action on the bowels.
and far preferable to violent cathart.
les and purgative waters. It is very
pleasant to the taste and is an ideal
remedy to regulate and strengthen the
stomach, liver and bowels. Its easy.
natural action makes II especially de.
sirable in the case Of children, a dose
at bedtime being sure to have the de-
sired result next morning, with no at
tendant unpleasantness or discomfort.
DR.. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is sold
By druggists everywhere in SOC and
$1.00 bottles. II you have never tried
this splendid remedy. write to DR.. w.
B. Caldwell. POI Washington st., Mon
ucello. ILL.,. for a sample. He will b
very glad to send trial bottle with
out any expense to you whatever.
The searchlight. [volume] (Culbertson, Mont.) 1902-current, 1912-06-21
NEWS OF MONTANA
important Happenings Of the
Week Briefly Told.
DAIRY MEN AT BOHEMIAN.
Conference July 1919 to Discuss In
dustries.

Bozeman, Mont.-Dairy commission.
ers of eight states will meet in con.
ference July Is and 10 to discuss the
dairy and creamery industries, and
consider the menace of eastern cen.
tralization to the farmers cooperative
creamery. The meetings will be held
in the assembly hall OF the Montana
Agricultural College. and a special in.
vitation has been given to farmers and
producers of dairy products to attend
the conference. J. c. Winkjer, dairy
and food commissioner of Minnesota,
will tell How the State of Minnesota
Protects and Fosters Dairy Produc-
ton. Dairy Commissioner Flint, Of
North Dakota, will speak on The Ef-
feet of Cooperative Creameries on the
Community and State. Dairy Condi-
tons In Idaho will be discussed by
State Dairy Commissioner Wallis, Of
Boise. Willard Hansen. dairy commits
sioner Of Utah. will tell What the Milk
Condenseries, Chees Factories and
Creameries Have Done for Utah.
Among the other speakers at the con-
ference will be Lieutenant Governor
Allen. Of Montana, Dairy Commission
er Burch, Of Kansas, A. p. Ryger. dairy
expert of South Dakota, and Prof. ]. II.
Frandson, OF Lincoln, Neb.