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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1906-06-07
PERHAPS 1T CURED Nm
Maybe the Wife Had Been Out, !
be Not, the Effect Was
the Same.

Capt. Mark Casio was being conrI
ulated on his gift of $500 from
Carnegie here fund for bravery in|
wreck Of the Cherokee, relates
New York Tribune.
"Dhe gift was unexpected"
Capt. Casio with modest smile.
was as unexpected, though BY
means as unpleasant, as the ri
that a wife made to her husband VI
he came home at three O'Clock IN
morning.
THE man came home very quls
In fact, he took off his shoes on
front doorstep. Then he unlocked
door and went cautiously and SO
upstairs on his tiptoe, holding
breath.
But light was streaming thrc
the kephole of the door Of the
room. With a sigh he paused. 7
he opened the door and entered.
His wife stood by the bureau
dressed.
81 didn't expect you'd be sitting
for me, my DEAR he said.
81 haven't BEEN she said. I
came in myself"
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Reform In College Athletics.

The aim of the reformers In school
and college athletics should be clearly
and directly the betterment of condi-
tions, not the extirpation of the love
of combat which is inherent in the ma
ture of mankind, The notion that
hard general work, resulting in full
muscular development, saps vitality,
weakens the organs and is a wearying
incubus to the individual is so illogi-
cal as hardly to deserve an answer, re-
marks the Boston Post. But some per-
sons believe this Such should pity
the wild animals that, guided only by
an instructive physiological need. run,
jump, pursue and wrestle with one an
other. thereby using and developing
fully their whole bodies
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Children of Missionaries

In Europe the son often follows his
fathers trade; in America, the land
of change and rapid promotion. he
seldom does. For this reason, observes
the Youths Companion, there is some
thing particularly significant in the
fact that of the missionaries of the
American board in India and Ceylon.
one-third are the children, or the
grandchildren of missionaries sent ont
two or three generations ago. MANY
men say to their sons, Mine is a poor
business; try some other" The sons
Of the missionaries have said to their
sires, Yours is noble work; we will
continue it,"
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If her system is in a derss
ton, or she is predisposed !.
or congestion of any organ v !, AZ
time likely to become Rc,;sA sl
a host of nervous irritatior'e a'
q burden. uS' MI
At this time. also canc0,.
are more liable to begin tbo aaa
tive work. Such warning svm.s
asense of suffocation, ho, 's sal
ziness, headache, dread ~ D ;
evil, sounds in the ears t;u; up
pitation of the heart, sparLs y,
eyes. Irregularities. constina,y'
BILE appetite, weakness and ;n"tl
are promptly needed NV ;u y
women who are approaching ,bs \
of life when woman's gr 3 sael
may be expected.
We believe Lydia E. Pipkbou.
etable Compound is the world.
est remedy for women at hi. \
period. WIZ \
Lydia e. Pinkham's vepet.h,.
pound invigorates and strenrtS..
female organism, and builds !.
weakened nervous system as M |
medicine can.
Mrs. A. T.. G.. Hyland Of n.
town, Md, in a letter to Mr. /
ham. says:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
~ had been suffering with A disr,,,,
for years and was passing through t III /
of life. had good deal of sorens'
spells, headaches, and was very ns,r,
wrote you for advice and commeucs,
ment with Lydia f. Pinkbam's W.,
Compound as you directed, and Am
to say that all those distressing symntc.
me, and have passed safely thru,
change of life well woman.n
For special advice regarding ri
portant period women are inyis
write to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn
She is daughter.in-law of Lydi
Pinkham and for twenty-five wear
been advising sick women n
charge. Her advice is free and 4
helpful to ailing women.
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In northern Finland, so a native
paper informs us, is a large stone
which serves the inhabitants as an
infallible barometer, AT the approach
OF rain, this stone turns black or
blackish gray, while In fine weather
ii is of light color and covered with
white spots. Probably 1t is a fossil
mixed with clay, and containing rock
salt, inter, or ammonia. which accord.
ing to greater or less degree of
dampness in the atmosphere. attracts
it or otherwise.-Sunday Magazine.
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Willing TO Oblire

give me the city hall. please" said
the lady to the conductor of the street
car.
II should be glad to do so, madam"
replied the conductor, who was a new
man and had been greatly impressed
by the rules Of the company, which
insisted upon employees being oourte-
GUS and obliging. 81 should, indeed
be glad to do so, but the lady over
there with the green feather in her,
hat asked for the city hall before you
got on the car Is there any other
building that would suit you just as
ellY'-Detroit Free Press.
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The Many Virtues of Salt

SAT- puts out a fire in the cbimrev
od,I IN the oven under baking tins
WIN prevent scorching on the bottom
Sait and vinegar will remove stains
IRON dlscolored eacups. Salt and
s SOU, are excellent for bee stines
ana spider bites, Salt thrown on soot
n "n,en mas fallen on the carpet will
s prevent stains Salt put on ink when
. .iy spilled on a carpet will remora
cue sne spot Salt thrown on a coal Az
", %"lg , Is low will revive it. Salt usad
III sweeping carpets keeps out moths s'
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Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

With LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannOi
the seat OF the disease. Catarrh is blood OF y
tutional disease, and in order 10 cure II you mus
internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cureis iiktal
ternally, and acts directly on the blood and nsJ
surfaces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not Q qusck !
c1ney bwas prescribed by one OF the best pny.'1
IN this country for years and is regular preseil
II 70 composed OF the best toncs known, cons|
with the best blood purifiers, acting directly @
two Ingredients fs what produces such wondens9!
suits In curing catarrh. Send for Testimonial
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Props, Ios''
Bold by Druggists, price 75c.
take Halls Family Pills for constipation
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Ethics.

DO you think we will ever DO
to communicate with Mars"
MY dear sir" answered the aslN
omer, you surely do not tnihA
would spoil pages of magazine aru'
yet To be written by endeavorins
prove the contrary. 1t would be v
unprofessional."- Washington star
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Time to Get Busy

Her Husband-I thought you were
going to visit your mother.
His Wife-And so am.
well, you had better begin to pack
your trunk at once. The train leaves
In As hours. Daily News.
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Eeet.

Tess-lsn't that Chicago girl tall?
She must be nearly six feet.
Jess-Yes; and If she stood on tip.
toes she'd be seven feet.-Philadelphi
Press.
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Real Merit.

Mrs. Skimkins-How do you
your new boarding house?
Mr.. Jobkins-Oh! the rooms
fair, the table is only tolerable, but
gossip Is excellent.-Hotel Life.
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1T is faux pas" remarks an ura1
philosopher. ito ask lady VIVA
faux pas is who never heard OF 9 ~
pas"
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Too True.

Many a young man with a $4,000
education has been glad TO accept
lob at Sl2 a week.
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1 see the San Fssssxseans naas
brave fight to save their mint
Yes, sab; yes, sah," RESPONDED
gentleman from the south; "the ~
season approaches, sah."-Cle'ei''
Leader.
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A CRITICAL pr,l
MTtLLlGENTWohEAp,,|
Dangers and Pain ofTh,.,
hams Vegetable Compare /

n. /
rne mVw n,s|
tho reals|
p rer %Sost 4
nas, nd
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
GREATEST MASS OF THE METAL
THE WORLD KNOWS.
Located Near Vienna, in the Duchy
Of Styria, Austris-A Solid Mass
of Iron-suppIy for 1000
Years.

Vienna.-This picture shows what
ing up the side of mountain. Many
men have been at work for more than
a generation carving the slope of the
mountain as It appears in the illustra-
ton. and when their work is finished
the mountain will have disappeared.
This is the famous Erzburg. about
90 miles southwest of Vienna In the
Austrian duchy of Syria. II is In the
center of the great iron mining region
OF Austria and around 1t smoke many
blast furnaces, all of them fed by the
ore which this mountain supplies. for
the Erzberg is a mass of solid iron ore
more than 5000 feet in height. The
ore is extremely rich and yields from
35 to As per cent. of pure iron.
There are a few similar masses of
iron ore in the world. but not many
Near the City of Durango. in Mexico
is small mountain of ore and near
the east coast OF Queensland is small
island in the Duke group that is all
iron ore, and II Is estimated that 1t
will yield total of 2,250000 tons
Miners are cutting the ore out OF
the Erzberg at the rate OF 5000. 900
pounds year. and It is estimated that
at this rate it will take them 1000
years longer to dig the mountain en-
tirely away. If this estimate is cor
rect there still remains in the Erzberg
100000 tons of ore.
In Lapland, along the line OF the
Arctic railroad, between Gelllvare and
the Atlantic railway. is another noun
tain of iron ore. but It is smaller than
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
sswdust as a Fuel.

Little material goes to waste in
any kind of Manufacture nowadays.'
said Gus Kissinger. OF Ludington.
Mich. at the Plankinton house. Years
ago tremendous loss was incurred in
the saving of logs. but in many of
the Michigan sawmilis, including
those at Ludington and Manistee, slabs
and sawdust are now of value.
The dust once collected in sr.h
quantities as to be a hindrance to
work in the mills. 1t occupied much
space on the surrounding grounds.
The slabs were piled in all directions.
They were free to anyone who would
be accommodating enough to haul
them away by the wagon load.
After the sawmills had run Tor
many years salt was discovered and
wells were bored Now some OF the
largest salt blocks In the world are
along the western coast OF Michigan.
and the fuel used in running their rla.
chinery comes from the sawmills. In
most cases the owners of the large
sawmills became the owners of the
salt wells and the two enterprises are
run as one plant. Milwaukee Senti-
mel
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01

city needs 10000 skilled men and
could employ 10000 unskilled labor
ers. Some of the shrewder unskilled
men have clubbed together and form
ed little companies of their own. They
take a contract to remove debris for
a price. and perform the work during
the noon hour and in the night. As
unskilled labor is getting 81 a day.
these willing workers who put in
extra time are getting more money
than they ever saw before. In much
of the burnt district work is carried
on by electric light
VIII San Francisco ever be rebuilt?
is the question asked by people in
the east. The answer is that San
Francisco is now being rebuilt 1t is
not question of the distant future.
The process is visible TO the naked
eye. Every steel building that was
under construction at the time OF the
disaster is being, rushed to compile
ton. Other buildings have been con-
tracted for. and with the removal of
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01

Gated. Nearly one-half of all losses
has been paid. Considering the fact
that insurance records, as we'll as
everything else, went up In smoke.
this IS a fairly good showing for five
months Payments are being made
through the banks at the rate of near
ly $l,000.000 a day. The money goes
into circulation for the most part.
and the resulting activity overshad-
ows the fact that hundreds of other
policy holders are waiting for . set
tlement
The people OF San Francisco per-
sonal1y and through their commercial
organizations. are watching the insrr-
ance companies with a Jealous eye.
Companies that come to the front
with money are reaping harvest of
new bussooss, while those which
fought for time or actually repudiated
their obligations in whole or in part
will be made to smart for it.
The chamber of commerce is max
ing up list of honest and dishonest
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
BUILDING UP
SAN FRANCISCO
Citizens Make Marvellous Progress in
the Work of Restoration.
NeuD Buildings Finer Than Those DESTROYED by the
Earthquake and Fire, Going Up N Epery Side
"City Beautiful Matter of Time.

since the disaster. The scene was
appalling. With the exception of a
worker here and there. the destroyed
district was destitute of laboring men.
Ruins. ruins in every direction, as far
as the eye could see; millions of tons
of bricks and mortar piled up in half
destroyed Easements; a strong breeze
blowing dust and ashes everywhere:
writhing steel beams and crumbiing
granite marking the sites of once i'm
posing buildings, and the very thought
of bringing order out of chaos suff.-
cient to stagger the Imagination.
On the next day a far different pic
ture was presented. In every base
ment was a gang of workmen. They
struggled with girders, piled brick.
sifted good material from refuse, han
died pick and shovel, mixed mortar
and loaded wagons with debris. Thou
sands of busy hands were to be seen
down every street Thousands of
teams went about on the simultane-
Gus task of reno Sal and reconstruc-
ton.
Little Loss Of Population.
To one familiar with the crowds
that made Market street and the fer
ries famous, there does not appear
to be any diminution of population.
The car system is wholly adequate.
although herculean efforts have been
made to establish communication.
The ferries are as crowded as ever.
Theaters are filed to suffocation. The
st. Francis hotel put up i temporary
structure in Union square, and it is
turning away a hundred guests daily.
Other hotels are filled and turning
people away. 1t requires only visit
to San Francisco to disprove the re-
port that the city has lost half its
population.
The quake shook the life out of
some old firms and hastened the birth
of many new ones. Dozens of stores
bear the names of men who were
clerks before April is. Merchants
from other cities have stepped in and
established houses here Competition
is keen. and money appears to be
more plentiful than for many years.
The scarcity of skilled and un-
skilled labor is the chief drawback to
rapid construction. Wages are ex-
brilliantly high, but this is the fault
of contractors and proprietors rather
than OF the labor unions. The plumb
they saw chance to get rich quick,
and raised their scale, but were not
sustained by the labor council, which
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01

week. She is believed to be the
largest youngster of her age in the
state and probably is one of tho
largest year-old infants on record.
When Oracle was born she was not
remarkably large-only IL pounds
but in two weeks time the newcomer
began to take on flesh at marvellous
rate and attracted general notice ON
the part of physicians and people gen
orally.
At first there were lively fears that
the baby was suffering from dropsy,
but numerous doctors examined the
child carefully and found her TO be.
in perfect health.
When Oracle was nine months old
the scales showed her weight to be al
most 40 pounds. and she has since
easily accumulated flesh until good
part of her present 81 pounds is ac-
counted for by many folds of delicate
flesh an inch and half In depth that
lap the limbs and body
Oracle Is so heavy that It will be
long time before she will be able to
walk or to balance and carry her own
weight, and If she continues to gain
in avoirdupois in anything ike the
way she has done so far her friends
and. like all fat persons, her general
good nature has won her a host of
them-are anxiously wondering what
the huge babys future will be.
Strange to state. Gracies mother is of
frail build and weighs only 100
pounds
Mrs. Mary Gaskill, the baby's grand
mother however, is a large woman.
and proudly declares the child takes
after her. There has been talk that
Oracle will be exhibited in museum.
but her grandmother stoutly declares
this will not he done
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01

San Francisco-One of the worlds
great sights is San Francisco. Cities
have been ruined and ashes have
covered them, but never before I'M
der modern conditions. A city ruined
by earthquake and fire in the old
days meant that the time of recovery
would equal the age of the city up to
the hour Of its destruction. In this
age the very evidences of destruction
are turned into agencies OF repair and
improvement. Fire has rarely failed
to bring about better conditions in a
city, and San Francisco is no excep-
tion to the rule. 1t is not the i'm
provement of the city that will make
them marvel however. as much as
the rapidity with which the work
will be accomplished
The earthquake of April is caused a
few million dollars damage-posssbl
S10,0O0,000 would cover that loss. The
fire. which had full play after the
quake had broken the water mains,
burned over 514 squares, or 1850
acres, or four square miles. the total
loss being estimated at $500, ,000, 900.
On this property there was insurance
amounting to about s315, 100000 OF
this insurance about $3.50, ,000, 900 had
been paid in cash to policyholders up
TO September Is.
The fire, as everybody knows, de-
stroyed the business district of San
Francisco, but left the shipping and
residence districts intact Commerce
continued without interruption, ex-
cept such incidental disturbances as
the location of new storage places and
the accumulation of freight. Thou
sands OF people left the city immedi-
ately after the disaster, but compe-
tent authorities estimate that 9S per
cent of these refugees have returned.
Their homes being intact they find
that San Francisco is the place for
them, after all, and they are turning
to rebuild the city, either with their
capital or their labor
Bringing Order from Chaos.
When the fire died down on April
81, the people of San Francisco were
confronted with mighty problems.
nsme Of them demanding instant solu-
ton. AS this article deals with the
San Francisco of the future and not
of the past, it is not necessary to go
into details regarding the remarkable
ability shown by the committee of fif-
ty in providing for the wants of the
hungry and shelterless, writes Ira E.
is story by itself, and most inter
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
WHOLE MOUNTAIN Is IRON.

the Erzbers, which is the largest solid
mass of iron ore rising in the form OF
a mountain that has yet been discov-
cred.
For centuries more or less mining
has been carried on along this mcun-
tain slope. but It is only within so or
60 years that the work has been regu-
iarly prosecuted on a large scale.
From 1000 to 1000 miners dig these
terraces on the mountainside during
the summer months. but for three
months in winter work In the open air
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01

the largest interest in the United
States Steel corporation. of which he
is director. and he also is director
of the Carnegie company. of the Van
Norden Trust company and of the
Mellon National bank of Pittsburg
He was born in Philadelphia in 1882
and while boy worked in stores In
Pittsburg. Subsequently he was book
keeper for spike manufacturing con
Germ and later became partner in a
small iron mill. The amassng of his
large fortune began after he became
associated in iron and steel msnufac-
turing with Thomas NJ. and Andrew
Carnegie. and he has been for years
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01

esting and inspiring one. Another
pressing problem. however. was that
of clearing the streets in order that
communication might be restored.
Thirty-six miles of streets were piled
high with debris Within five months
this enormous mass of material has
been removed, trolley wires have been
strung, street car traffic reestablished
and a system of debris removal inau-
gurated which disposes of 100 car
loads a day. If more labor were to
be had the work would go much
faster.
Admission day was celebrated this
year or Monday. September TO- I saw
Aho ci on that day for thu iIst time
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01
Latehkey as a source Of rrouble.

Ever since some mechanically In
clIned person. with an almost diaboli-
cal instinct for making mischief. in.
vented a form OF spring lock which
can be opened on the inside by knob
and on the outside only by key there
has been trouble. The latchkey. from
the first, has been a domestic storm
center; 1t has divided family circles
and even broken up homes.--London
Telegraph.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01

debris and the arrival of materials
the work will proceed. Nothing could
be more absurd than to doubt the re-
coyery of San Francisco from its
great misfortune. in the face of the
work that is actually in progress.
The contract for the reconst ruction of
the Palace hotel on its old site, on
a grander scale than ever, has been
let. The st. Francis is now complet-
ing its great steel annex. Business
houses are arranging to build newer
and stronger structures than those
which succumbed to the conflagration
of April is to 81. The city will not
be rebuilt in day. or year. but 1t
will 60 up with a remarkable quick
ness.
"clty Beautiful" Must Wait.
There has been much talk of city
beautiful" with winding avenues
about the hills. broad boulevards. park
extensions, and so on. 1t was thought
that with the buildings leveled to
the ground the opportunity was open
for the construction of n model mod
ern city uniting utility and beauty to
a degree never yet approached in
America. little study of the sit
uation shows that this is nothing but
dream. San Francisco people have
enough on their hands in the way of
getting into business again, in any
shape. without tackling the great
task of forming a city on aesthetic
lines. Here and there a street may
ha VvfhanaH md a -lx
lished, but in the main there will be
no attempt to reform the plans upon
which the city was built.
The railroads terminating at San
Francisco are amons the most potent
forces in rebuilding the city. They
saved San Francisco from panic and
possible greater disaster during the
time of stress by carrying away thou
sands of people. free of charge. and
bringing in emergency supplies.
After the crisis the railroads turned
in and assisted in the removal of
debris. Temporary tracks were laid
and rehabilitation was immensely as
sisted. Merchants ordered big stocks
of goods from the east, and the rail-
roads rushod the stuff to San Fran
cisco. There was time, indeed.
when the stuff piled up to such an
extent as to paralyze the operation
of the roads. Five thousand cars of
freight were congested at San Fran
cisco and Oakland. BY heroic eff
forts the lingering freight was dis
posed of and a serious situation re-
lieved. Now that the railroads are
ahle to look after their own business,
they are expending great sums in
permanent Improvement, which will
facilitate the reconstruction of the
city.
Insurance Situation Hurts.
The insurance situation at San
Francisco is exasperating to those
who happened to have policies in
shaky or dishonest companies, but
on the whole the lapses of these com
panics have not affected the city
Al seriously as early reports indi-
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-11-01

is entirely suspended. as the winds
and snowstorms make the labor too
severe and expensive. but the work
still goes on in winter. for about / 900
to 1900 men are then engaged in un-
derground mining along the sides OF
the mountain where they have dug
deep into the soliu ore
Thus the mounta... is being gradual
ly reduced by lowering its height and
by digging into its heart and legions
of men Will keep at the work TIL the
mountain has been wiped OF the sur
face of the earth and the vast quanti-
ties of iron 1t contained have been
scattered far and wide in various
forms of manufacture.