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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16
Mining MccrScliaum.

Mecrschaum, although the name
mean, "ssa foam" is not n marine
product hu is soft. soap.Hko stone
which IS mined Just as coal is mined.
ASA Minor is the principal scat II the
Industry lH its crude state. meer-
scha1m is ycl,owish-white Ia color
ana a rcd clay coat or skin envelopes
ne blocks taken from the mine. These
nIoc,k' bring from S35 10 $500 a car
-.ae ineN arc soft enough % be cut
WIN knife After being dried uu-
leI me open sun in summer. or iu q
warm room in winter. the blocks are
sorted INTO different grades They are
,O'N wrapped IN cotton ana packed
D. cases Tor the market The bulk
i iaf product goes 90 Vienna. where
In' u'N pipemakers are found-Tech-
n'c7l World
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16
Visions Of the Dead,

remarkable experience with a
mysterious powder Is related by a
Bradford correspondent Of Light
little while ago he received from
q friend In India a package of pow
der. which he was assured possessed
the extraordinary virtue Of putting a
person who used II according 10 the
conditions named into direct commun-
icstion with the "disembodied."
Highly skeptcal, yet very curious,
the correspondent declares that he
put the matter TO a practical test, and
that this is what happened
II was sitting I'm a room alone.
Within few minutes the walls Of the
room seemed 10 recedc or vanish. and
O. beautiful panoramic view presented
itself a sort ~ exquisite flower garden
carried out on a huge scale. and with
vell-lald-out pathways stretching away
a. FAR as the eye could reach
30 buildings or habitations were
anywhere visible. but Of people there
Vore crowds, thousands. ] should
mink These people were of both
snes. were clothed In ordinary attire.
md moved in groups along and around
TIE paths referred to.
some Of the groups came face-to-
"a. with me- and, among them, I
recognized relatives and friends, long
since passed away recognizing them
as ! knew them IN life.
~ have since repeated the expert
mui with equally mysterious results
Furthermore, whenever / have made
one of these tests, and have retired 10
yrg i have either found myself autiC-
irauug the contents or purp0st OF let
tors iu transit, or paying mysterious
visits 90 the homes OF acquaintance
and also Of strangers. and have ar
terWard been able 20 inform them of
what Tanspired al the time OF my
Illicit visits"
The correspondent adds that he Is
not gIyrg Co imaginative things, and
that De- .s not a spiritualist.--London
Express
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16
ODDS AND ENDS.

Il costs a farmer about s25 to sub
soil drain an acre Of land. but the re-
gult Is an increase OF % per cent In
the wheat crop.
The ,allest lighthouse on British
coasts Is the Skerryyore. on Argyll
shire II Is 40 feet high. II contains
480s tons Of masonry.
L0n1oners use on an average thirty
four gallons Of water per head per day
Denmark has lS7 soldiers 10 every
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16

tiers. while the back or lower portion
concerns itself with fatty substances
such as butter,
The average woman carries some
forty or Fifty miles Of hair on her head;
the fair haired may even have 10 dress
seventy miles Of tresses every morning.
OF the 900 British baronies, about a
dozen date back to 1900, the earliest
being created in 1864 The Oldest
family in the British isles Is the Mar
family. In Scotland. dating from 1923.
A fast penman will write al the rate
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10 1000 Of her population, possessing the
largest army, In proportion 10 size, in
the world.
In nifty years the average height Of
British men has risen an inch. II is
now feet So inches.
An elephants sense Of smell is so
delicate that It can scent an enemy
at a distance Of 1000 yards
The British empire is sixteen times
larger than all the French dominions
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16

the depth Of half an inch In seven
years
Northumberland is the English
county which leads To- producing mon
and women Of intellect She produces
one In $4,000 of her population oddly
enough, her neighbor Durham. is al
the other end Of the list, with only one
in $1,000
February holds the record as the
month IN which most children are
born, June as that in which there are
fewest births
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16

Of thirty words a minute. which means
that in an hours steady writing he has
drawn his pen along a space OF 800
yards.
on an average about i2o ships are
wrecked yearly OF which 3l5 are
steamers.
The Zambezi bridge IS l2o feet above
the water. against 100 feet for Niagara
The London county council has IFS
elected members and 70 aldermen.
Ten years ago 800 and 500 was about
the number Of passengers on an Allan
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tie Huer. but now II IS approaching
900. the number Tor 1905 being s6l
The smallest inhabited island IN the
world is that on which the Eddysione
lighthouse stands Al low water 10 Is
only thirty feet In diameter At high
water the base Of the lighthouse is
completely submerged
Lifeboats were first used In l77L
Birch and aspen decay In three years,
willow and chestnut IN four years and
elm and ash In seven years. oak, Scot
tish ar and Weymouth pine decay 20
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16
NEW CURE FOR EPILEPSY

D. p Waterman. Of Watertoyn. O
hlial free delivery. writes: My
aalshier. afflicted for years with cpl
,tls}. was cured by Dr. Kings New
.i'e Pills. She has not had an attack
lo' over two years" Best body cleans.
sI' and life giving tonic pills on earth.
..c AZ 2. c. NJ. ]. Drug Store, ii2-lil
80. Main 81.
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and forty times greater than the Ger
man empire
The great Lick telescope reveals
star SO far distant that It would re-
quire 10000 Of them placed together to
be visible To- the naked eye.
Lord Roberts does not smoke touches
wine but seldom and rises at $50 every
morning, summer and winter no mat
ter how late he may have retired.
Pungent and acid tastes are per-
ceived by the tip Of the tongue the
middle portion tastes sweets and bit
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16

~ ENJAMlN lDE WHEELER, presi-
d dent Of the University Of CALI
fornia, at the commencement eS-
ercises at Dartmouth college last year,
said: Abundance Of goods cannot in
sure either 10 a people or TO an indi-
WdusI that quality Of existence which
we are justified in sssociatlng with the
notion o. richness, fullness, ahundsnes
Of life. A man lives abundantly accord
ina as he opens his life TO the oppor-
,unities Of the world ne lives in both
10 be and TO do. We need national laws
for divorce. for the oversight Of lnsuf-
ance, for the regulation Of the traffic Of
the great national system Of railways
We are a nation and must have ma
tiona laws for national concerns. Il
behooves US while holding fast to loea !
safeguards for local interests to court
the inspiration Of the fuller, richer ma
tonal life and be Americans"
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SUMMER EXCURSIONS
Via Oregon Short Line

Daily June ist to September 18th,
lsle. from Salt Lake City.
Portland or Spokane and return
WA Huntington ................H 50? 90
ran Francisco and return via Og-
den and s. r., both Ways. 5000
ran Francisco and return via
Portland. one way 80
Los Angeles and return via og-
rem and 5. p, both ways ...... Sc. %
Los Angeles and return via Port
land. one way ................. s3.D
froporiionately low rates from other
points
Final return limit OF tickets october
SEE AGENTS FOR FURTHER
PARTICULARS.
CITY TICKET OFFICE. soi Main st
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16

Enhance the beauty Of your library
ol having your magazines bound,
we DO all kinds OF binding. artistic
q. Wen as the less expensive,
Deseret News job Printing and Book
Binding Department.
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NNnI MISlI.IS

Prominent athletes throughout the coun-
uy md That tao best treatment for sore
muscles after severe exercise or hard
Nofk Y. ary Kind. Is a hot bath az bed
time which opens tho pores. This should
lWm iaicly De- followed with an applica-
tal az Chambuhins Pain Balm ylgor-
cus.F rubbed into The skin This Eminent
removes an stiffness ana soreness and ha,
b'."m0 a faYonic rub down as q acts
promptly and keeps tho muscles In excel
Tent condition For sale hy an druggists.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16

~AVlp STARR JORDAN, prssi.
| dent Of Leland Stanford, Jr- uni.
- versity, once said Of crime and
,y,i,hmenti "The law Of crime is the
fo,rsetion Of cause and effect, but
,s.rs is no such thing as punishment
!, nature. Any one who sins gets the
,u,ishnent We punish but few Of
n. criminals that exist Il seems TO
=. to be one Of the greatest elements
!, the philosophy Of punishment 10
animate all desire for revenge. An
I,ds,srminate system OF Imprisonment
GEMS 70 be better than the present
.vstsn. I, seems to me that when any
,.r,on is dependent upon society he
.boud be restrained and not allowed
a. ,,produee his kind, The point in the
nbiosophy Of punishment is to find out
List should be done and then how we
DIT. Not until then is il possible
10 act"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16

June J = the time Saltair the place,
temperature of water SO degrees.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16

NHARLeS WILLIAM ELIOT
u president Of Harvard university,
spoke these words at the close Of
his Inaugural address In 1862 ~ hear
in your voice the voice Of the alumni
welcoming me 10 high hOnors and ar
duous abors, charging me 10 be faith
iul 10 the duties Of this eonseersted
office. take UP this weiehty charge
with a sense Of insuffieieney, but yet
with hop, and a coed courage High
examples will tighten the way, Deep
prayers Of devoted living and ssInted
dead will further every right effort,
every seed intention. The university
is strong in the areor Of It's teachers,
in the visor Of the cooperation and in
the public spirit Of the community.
Above all, devote myself to this sacred
work, in the firm faith that the God
Of the fathers will be also with the
children"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16

~ II
IN president Of Columbia university,
in his inaugural address June 20.
1909, uttered the following Words
Scholarship and service are the true
uniyersitys deal The university Of
today is not the home Of lost causes
and forsaken beliefs and unpopular
names and impossible loyslties. Il
keeps step with the march Of progress,
widens It's sympsthIes with growing
knowledge and among democratic
people seeks only TO instruct, 10 upIltt
and 70 serve, in order that the cause
Of religion and learning and Of human
freedom and opportunity may be con-
tinually advanced from century 70 cen
,ury and from age to age With sehol-
arship and a hearty and united service
a university need fear nothing, u may
face any difficulty with the assurance
that time and opportunity will come"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16

JAMES BURRlLL ANGEL, prssi'
dent Of the University Of Michigan,
ted this story to class in inter
national law: Some years ago, when |
was minister 10 Turkey Greece was
visited by a famine. A wave Of sym.
pa,hy swsp, over the Union. affecting
the women particularly They raised
hundreds Of dollars, With true Yankee
husbandry they did not send the money,
but spent II in buying quantities Of
dresses for the women, One entire ship
was loaded by this outpourins Of char
ity Shortly after the ship arrived I
made a trip through Greece. II was
in the days when our adde's wore es'
tremely large sleeves, but the style in
Greece was not the same. Imagine my
surprise when saw that the women
had not known what the garments
we're and had put them on their hus'
bands for trousers"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16

JACOB GOULD scHURmAN, presi.
dent Of Cornell university, self
made scholar and political eeono-
miss is the author Of the following;
Just here is the danger Of the TWEEN.
tieth century. The retired, secluded,
semlnonastio ideaIism Of the old COL
lese is menaesd in is own historic
home BY the modern, professional and
utlitsrian studies and interests which
encompass Il. The educational prob
lem Of the next generation is so to
maintain the practical and useful that
we shall not let go Of what is idea and
spiritual In the insane desire Of
wealth by all classes and its mad pur-
suit by 50 many Of our ablest young
men lies the greatest danger to our in
situations knowledge, culture and even
scientific efficiency in ones calling are
in themselves not only desirable ends,
but the supreme ends Of life"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-06-16

NIToooRoW WILSON presiden'
w Of Princeton university is re-
sponslblo for this classic yarns
An elderly minister appeared before a
board TO be examined for some post
The first branch to be taken up vas
Latin. What is the Latin FOR gooseF
the examiner asked. The poor old min
ster was stumped, II was pitltul to
see him, and a young man seated near
could not resist helping him out. An.
SER, he whispered, But the minister
continued silent. Anser,' whispered
g. young man in a louder tone. The
minister turned his head and looked at
his prompter oddly. Poor old chap
He almost heard. He wants me TO Try
again the young man thought. An
ser, he repeated The minister turned
and shook his forefireer at the youth.
Answer yourself you young jack
snspes! he shouted
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-19

Of San Francisco. Almost every on,
ia the city has friends there, and many
relatives Tho Journal has tried "a
compile a complete list Of those walt.
Ing tidings from relatives, but doubilcs,
has missed many A partial let 10.
cludcs the followings
Mu Dr. Cartwright. several. among
them sister Mrs Mary Keller, and q
brother. ali
B D. Muller two brothers and .
nephew.
Mrs.. II. Meyer and Mrs. John Hol
man are anxious about Mrs. Lunn,
Walter Holman and Tommy Holman.
Frank Post, mother and two sisters
In San Francisco, and brother and sIs.
ter in san jose
Mrs. John Bayne, brother a. 1929
Mission street,
Mrs Alph Coolidge. nee Miss Emma
seriber, lives In the stricken city.
Mae Hofer, Jas Mott ahd George
Mcdaniel, son Of y. A. McDahiels. are
students NJ Stanford, and Prof. W A.
Naming IL a teacher there.
Night PolicemhA LongeoFe. a cousin.
G. g. Donavan. a new arrival Ia IA.
lem Tor Santa Rosa, Lost 1000, and
left foT the south last night
Mrs. ,. =, veateh. two sisters stay.
ing ai Russ House
}. p. veatsh, thFs sisters at san
jose.
l.. @ cavanagh, Turner, daughter
Lenna, visiting an auat.
Mrs r. \. Thompson, now visiting
10 Salem. 10 greatly worried about her
husband, who IL 10 the devastated dis
triet.
Mrs c. r. MeIntirs, brother in San
jose.
q. q, BFown, a brother and sister
Mrs. Prank Hughes people live asar
the Preside.
MF. and MFs II. J. Ottenheimer also
have people living In the Preside dis
tTict
h. y. CEitehelow, formerly Of this.
city, Is business man Of San jose
Cal
sam Hayes and family and mother
Mrs. veFeleF, formerly Of this city
live In Campbell, Cal. 4 saburb of ssp
jose.
Willis MonFOy and family are liv,
Ing on TFemont street.
Mrs A. L. Brown has two brothers
In San Francisco. one living al 81
Henry street, and the other al EO6s
Twenty fourth street.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-19

Mrs J. Connor has a sister and sew
eral cousins in Frisco. @
J. n. Darling, Of Oregon City, owns
property at San Jose, and his wife and
daughter are now visiting there. Mr.
Darling is well known in Salem.
Miss Belle Brown has nephew in
San Jose.
Mrs Ella Mcdowell, formerly Of this
eitv. is teacher Of music at Stanford,
and lives at san Jose
Mrs. s. A. Barker has a sister-in
law and niece in San Francisco.
q. A. Forbes has an uncle at Oak
land. uncle. aunt and two cousins at
santa Rosa. and an aunt and two cous
ins at Berkeley.
A. G. Tillso received a message from
his wife this morning that she and Miss
Tnlson had arrived safely in Oakland.
but had seen nothing Of her son. Mrs.
Tillson left here on Monday night.
Rollie Howe. formerly a bartender at
Talkington' q. was employed near the
Call building. in San Francisco.
Frank Haas received a telegram that
bis sister in Oakland BE- safe
A dispatch has been received from
Mrs. ". A. Cough. mother Of Mrs r..
G.. smith. Jr.. and Mrs John Roberts
who live on Bush street. in San Francis
co. saving they are safe The mes.
sage was filed Wednesday evening, and
was received at 1910 this forenoon.
Mr.. smith's sister Mrs Mccarthy. re-
sides In San Francisco with her family
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-19
whitney Wants Far n

Portland, Or Arnl j
Ed Journals To ibs ven
county IL has come 20 Hyu
Willis =, Duniway q uit
state printer. on the ey, Z.
when 10 IL too late fof fi5
ing the state with cifculan .
90 show excessive cost 4 3
and other state printing n
the calendar was oFdord q,
By the legislature. and rai ;
printer
The figures given By NJ .
are grossly exaggerated eel &
most part absolutely unifuiis
report OF r. J. DunhaE sa
state. shows thar he sniiH
state printing ineluding ~
ing, binding ana ths vhol,i
maintenance Was $4,000 ~ b
100000. as claimed 10 Mf A.
campaign circulars Lsf pni
play and a square 1a' 49, 9
facts.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-19

Oakland. Cal, April 1850 p. m.-
Not a word can be heard from SAINTS
Rosa, and evidently the report that il
Is burning Is true. II is believed Pa.
iona is burning The breaking Of elee,
tFie wires is doing damage for the
small cities AT San jose two dozen
county sheFihs were holding a eonvsn-
tion in the 81. james hotel when Ii Zen
In. The sherifs carried the woman
guests from the hotel in their night
clothes 10 the park opposite, where
they were dressed. The sherifts then
Went tOthe Agnews asylum, and aided
in the rescue work. DR.. Kelly. a male
attendant anda nurse are among the
dead. The Ysndoms Hotel collapsed
Killing several Churches have toppled
over and San Jose streets are fun Of
debris.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-19

automobiles we're hauling things away
70 sparsely settled regions. II is the
belief that San Francisco will be total
| ly destroyed.
At 8 o'clock this morning almost ev
erv building in the vicinity Of Union
Square was ablaze The magnificent
81. Francis Hotel, facing the square
appeared doomed. Thousands slept in
the parks and other open places last
night The Southern Pacific to the
south is cut at San Mateo, 30 miles
south. cutting off the most natural way
of escape in that direction. 1t is es.
-imated that the loss in San Francisco
vilI reach 5000. 100000. Down town
everything isa ruin. No business
house is standing Theatres have
erumbled into heaps. Factories and
commission houses lie smouldering on
their former sites. All Of the news
paper plants are rendered useless. The
Call and the Examiner buildings are
entirely destroyed.
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The Bosom of Destruction

Continued from first pagc.)
----~~---~--~~---------- --------~s,---.--ve-----
carried thousands also, and before the
ferries resumed operations yesterday
afternoon tug boats and launches piled
back and forth, carrying terrified pco.
pie across the bay Each hour brings
tales Of fresh casualties Of people
maugled by tho earthquake Of ycster
day morning. people crushed In the
streets by falling material, and Of peo
pie burned 20 death before they could
escape from the flames. Some still lis
In the streets whore they fell. Most
Of the population Of the city is too
busy getting away 20 be scrupulour
about removing tho dead. Those who
are maufully hghiing against the
flames have no time. Those engaged in
humanitarian work have their hands
full. Doctors aud nurps BY the score
profctcd their services, aud an were
needed. The trops aud police line the
streets, forming Gordon about the
danger zone. They are compelled 60
draw back continually and extend the
lines, as the are spreads, Strict watch
is being kept on the bank buildings
and other places where treasure b
stored, that slin stand. 90 prevent
looting AZ an early hour asndish
ghouls broke into the stores and rob
bed them, tho pFopTietoTs being either
dead or driven out, They circulated |
through the streets, picking the posk,
cts Of the panie.siFieksn crowds. Sew.
eFal were shot and killed by soldiers
who gave no quarter when they dis
covered the wrslehes Al work The sx
ample was a Sufficient one. Tor last
night lawlessness subsided 10 some "a
teni, although the panic was greater,
II anything, Fire Chief sullivan is re-
ported dead as the result OF the injufy
be received from falling bricks over
1000 person who were seriously Injured
by the earthquake and hTe have been
treated by the various hospitals
throughout the city. The pFopoFtion Of
dead 10 not as large as might have been
expected. ouly 20 OF those admitted
20 the hospitals have died since their
admission, While the earthquake was
az its height two smokestaeks. az the
foot Of Grove street, Zen through the
roof, crushing the boilers and killing
one hFeman. The force Of the earth
quske caused the Twelfth street dam.
opposite the boat houses. on Lake Me,
ron, 60 sink rs inches.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-19
INTO THE
VALLEY
OF DEATH
SaIemltes Left Last Night 10
Assist FriendsIn Stricken
San Francisco

Last evening Col. 4. X. Page left fof
San ffaneisvo, whore be- has q broth
or and a sister. who we're located near
the stricken district. IL was impossi
Bile 10 learn about them, 20 he took tho
train for the scene of disaster.
J. y. Rogers also started Cor the
scene. hoping 10 be of scryiep 20 some
unfortunate friehdL He will arrive Fri'
day morning II trains can get through
Dr. n. q. Dalton volunteered bic ser
vices 70 the railroad company, and left
last night
Two salem boys, James Mott and
Mac nofeT, are siudents at stanford
uniyersiiy, and will probably remain
uhtn the excitement has abatsd, II if
not learned whether either Of them
was injured. bat their people here are
not disturbed, as only one student was
killed and few Injured. II is assumed
that II either of the salem boys weF,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-04-19

Death and destruction has been the
fate Of san Francisco. The whole city
Is mass Of smouldeFing ruins. AT 6
o'clock last evening the flames seem,
ingly played with Increasing yigor, and
Threatened 70 destroy such sections as
their fury had spared during the ear.
lisT portion Of the day. From the
start In the early morning they ioek.
eyed as the day waned, left the busi.
ness section, which had been entirely
destroyed, and skipped in a dozen dirse.
tions TO the residence portions As
night fell they had made their way
over 10 the North Beach section, ana
spFiAging anew 20 the south. thew
reached out along the shipping section
d0Wn the bay shore, over the hills and
across toward Third and Townsend
streets Warehouses, wholesale house,
and manufacturing concerns fen IN
their paths. This completed the de.
struetiOn Of the entire district knowu
as "SoOth Market street. How far
they are reaching 10 the south asros.
the channel cannot be told. as this part
10 shut on. After darkness Thousands
OF homeless were making their way
with blankets and seant provisions to
Golden Gate Park and beach 20 aud
sAelter These in their hSnes on The
hhis jast nortA of the Hayes valley
wreeked section, piled their belongings
IN the ssFssta and express wagons and