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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-03-31

has been carried right up to re ripper
deck. and it is nowher" pierced by
easements. Below the water line, pro
lection has been provide to NEE, Pc
culiar dangers which come from the
bursting of shells boned, n the waite
and which fall short of the ship.
The most striking and Importan. IL
nOyatiOu in this new ship is the intro
dusion OF steam turbilcs AlreadE
the principle has been applied to tn
ocean going steamer, and thC mos re
cent additions - the Transatlantic
liners have been cquippo ! with TINS
type Of engine. There viii b" four pro
pellors on four shafts, and the est
mated speed is y Knots an hour.
Think OF it. This monster making as
high speed as the armOred cruisers
which are built specially for spec
The superioritY resulting from toe
embodiment Of cone antratlOn Of
heavy gunfre is best attestcd, says q
naval expert. by comparing he Drea 1
nuughts uniform amam, At Of l--.nch
guns with ships fitted wl'h nike !
armament. Tn" maXin.m p2dctlcil
range for fighting an action with ba
terics Of siX-incn and l2-lnCh guns /.
: 900 yards, the range Beng increased
20 about 5000 yards If h armament b.
composed OF l2-iuch and 22-inch guns.
As against these hPhlin" distances q
ship with l2-insh guns only can b..
t..tt.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-03-31

waist sportod a little vest OF lace
through which were run rows Of rel
baby ribbon Prim folds Of the yolc
edged the ycst and were tucked in a
deep balt OF folded ribbon,
This same small maid had an every
day frorE Of gray and white chec&
with a thread OF rad showing here
and there; the skirt was a fun plated
affair. aud corn with il a white flannel
sailog blouse A dear little loose coat
OF the check finished the costume ana
vas ornamantod with gay red buttons
The belt was Of red leather
For an Older miss We present q
jadnty jacket suitable for spring ani
summer It Is a suit iacket Of light
weight green cloth the skirt quite
plain, depending for styie on the way
II hangs The iacket Is trimmed with
bands II stitching aaa embroidery eli
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-03-31

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~ ct ''' 'S7"'P ".'',' W" u" NO ~
A'"''' '"''' '"' az, ,""' -.''''h"S ~ "
sc" '''-'N'''!t"" fot 'u'' reason lh'
s'e''' ~ I"N9lo's "'Sl'"'''l',''' u"S p''''
'"''". ~ ,"o' ''n ii'''' a. "a / 'Ir o'5
suns ''''" DE- y'',''" III s''i, covered
.u' 'iV'N "" her "e'M W" "' '"'S'
ih'i' N''"H WIN o' p'"'e' - " "o"p g
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-03-31

This spring there are such pretty,
pretty things in the way Of dress for
young girls A little irock recently
brought TO our notice was OF red
wolfe II was made for a cir! OF
eight and was all in one piece. TIL"
skirt consisted of two hounces, the
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-04-26
cnt parts of the city.

ent parts of the city.
AS the earthquake occurred but a
little after > o'clock in the morning,
practically the entire population was in
bed, Men ana women rushed wildly
forth il their night robes and fed in
panic through The streets. Many were
caught by the falling roofs and walls,
and in the poorer districts tie tene-
ments collapsed like eggshells, crush
ing and suff0cating their inmates be-
fore they had time to escape. Ia many
cases fire finished the work of death,
catching the victims as they were
pinned still alive under the debris.
To arrest the spread Of the fire along
Market street many buildings were
dynamited.
The track of one railroad was de-
pressed four feet or more for a dis
tance Of three miles. at one point in
the city the earth cracked open for a
distance Of six feet leaving Il yaWning
chaSm Of fathOmlcSS depth.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-04-26

lis. cru., ...... ;u.>ig,~~ section and pic
t4re>aua --.5-atowu. which. hy the
way. is IA. disappearing owing to the
a-e.oacl.n.e...s If commerce and tie
.lvluding &C. the Chimes population,
e.Acr IMPOSING ediGccs. many Of
which have heca more or less severely
injured. are the Hotel s.. Francis, the
Palace hotel. the Hall of Justice, the
Mutual Bana building, the Pacific Mu-
;ual Life building and the Callaghan
building. The greatest property dam
are resulted in the manufacturing dis
trict and the greatest loss OF life in
the tenement house district.
The chief street of the city is Mar
ket. running diagonally for many miles.
The destruction of many Of TIE depart
nent stores and ether business blocks
on Market aul Mission streets was al
most coMnlcte. Fire added 10 the hor-
,ors OF the situation, and, as the water
mains hal been burst 10y the shock,
tie fire dear. EFT WAS helpless The
flames a-c der way along Market
street. ana otlc- fires started in differ
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was a substantial structure Of granite,
costing to exceed $5,O00OOO. While
not striking from an architectural
standpoint, the pOstoffice was impress
i've from its massiyeness.
The Postal building was badly dam
aged, and the operating room was q
wreck. Power Of every kind was de-
strOyed, and there were no lights. Ell
ther gas or electric Neither the Pal
ace hotel nor the St Francis was de-
stroyed as far as the framework goes,
but the inside plasterinS and decora-
tons were greatly damaged
The business section of the city from
Market street to Mission street and
from the by back was almost com
pletely wrecked.
The most conspicuous building in
San Francisco, the city hall, is almost
totally ruined. It cost from $G000,000
to $7,ooO.00O. took twenty five years in
construction and WAS surmounted by
dome 3%2 rnat high. It VAS thought
to ! vn"-- r.'. 5V CONSTRUCTED. being
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-04-26

houses ana a mass of canvas and rub
Der habitationS. 1t was mainly a city
of tents, rising in Il crescent upon the
shores of the cove. From Clark point
it skirted the land to Telegraph hill,
along the Clay street slopes, tapering
tlway to the California street ridge
The larger number passed to the south
west shores Of the cove, beyond the
Market street ridge, Il region sheltered
from clustering winds aud provided
with good spring water ana named the
Happy Valley.
Stockton street, stretching from Sac
ramentO to Green streets, presented
the neateSt cluster of dwellings. and
Powell street was the abode OF churches,
for OF the SIX churches in existence In
the middle Of 1880 three graced its
sides and two stoo upon cross streets,
within half block. Mason street,
above 1t. was really the western limit
Of the city. as Green street was the
northern. Beyond Mason street ran
The trail to the presidio, past scattered
cottages, cabins and sheds, amid dai-
ries and gardens, with branch path
to the Marine hospital, on Fllbert
street. and another to the North Beach
anchorage, where spectators were
planning wharf to attract settlement.
After the vigilance committee dis
banded the criminal element became
bolder, and in 1886 the crime and cor
ruption In the city had become intol-
cradle to those who wished to live q
decent and orderly life. When Editor
King of the Bulletin, who had de-
nounced the thugs, was murdered by
James z. Casey, new vigilance Or
eanization was created, and IN O few
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- SllL recent disastrous e"fth4udke
b cAtoHihiS over 50 large part
& "i 'li' racine coast region ana
Nfrrh'h- NnrA an extensive
section ol Inc city ol san francisco
was NOT the hTHt oI ult"c c"iaStfopheS
KNOWN III 'h' western metropolis
'hooSI ny III od'iS me most u"llIaSIhs.
f"f man! years iAe lH"hlclpal au-
thorItIeS refused to permit tau DuIld-
lhS' III lhe city brC"u~" OF the lear OF
earthquakes. several OF which had al
ready been experienced. Finally the
interdIctlon was removed, however,
and u number Of s!E>rrap"r& resulted.
Prior to 1880 there WAS hardly
building i'll excess Of five stories and
only few OF that height. Today there
is one eighteen stories high and quite
number ftpm twelve to fourteen
stories.
In the spring Of 1898, about 10 o'clock
one night, the city bad seismic shock
that put to test its high structures. It
was the worst carthQUakc since 1865,
when fer eight or nine blocks on the
main street lMarkcD til" ground was
cracked open several inches.
In the uDhc2Nai Of 1S,sS the tall build
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-04-26

IndGpeIe'e3"e, the Spanish settlers be-
the explorer visited the place in 1892
the presidio represented the military
authority. While the pueblo and mis-
sion 500! for the civil and religious
factors respectively. The mission was
seculariIed in lS.i4 and Il town laid
out die year following.
In 1915 an American man-Of-war, un.
der command of Commodore John B.
Montgomery, entered the harbOr and
hoiStad The stars and stripes over the
tow Mexico. which succeeded Spain
rs til, owner of California. was then
at war with the United States, and the
act Of Commodore Montgomery ended
her dominion over san Francisco.
MONTGOMERY appointed Lieutenant
Washington A. Bartlett to be Frlsco's
first alcaldr. or mayor, under the new
regime Under Spanish and Mexican
rule the town was sleepy. unprOgress-
i've place. but with tie coming Of Amer
leans and the discovery of gold in 1S4S
there came an era of growth and hus
tie This did not eventuate at once,
for the first news of the discovery Of
gold practically depopulated San Fran
cisco.
IT, town was smittcn as by plague,
md one historian thus describes what
happened: "Its houses were left unoc-
cupied and unprotected, its former
trade ceased, its lots fell to a small
Of .lai tyvn UaaElv
newspapers were suspended. and the
town. deserted by the bulk Of its In
habitants. was at one time without q
single officer clothed with civil author
ity''
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AZ the first rush TO the gold dig
sings the town began TO regain its lost
ground. and ere long the influx of gold
seekers gave quite an impetus TO its
growth. The town was Incorporated
in April, 1850, and the first common
council elected proceeded with diligence
to plunder the city treasury. The
same year the state was admitted to
the Union, and when the steamer Ore
son brought the news-there was no
telegraphic communication in those
days-business was entirely suspended
and the entire population rushed to the
wharfS to welcome the harbinger. The
town had about 10000 inhabitants at
that time, and when the people We're
Informed that the signal flags of the
Oregon indicated that California was q
sovereign state Of the United States Of
America "a universal shout arose from
10000 voices on the wharfs, in the
streets, upon the hills, housetops and
the world Of shipping in the bay"
In its early history the city suffered
from several disastrous fires Between
December, 1S49, and June, 1851, six
contiagratiOns played havoc with the
growing young town. Better buildings
were planned and several fire compa-
nies We're organized. These We're steps
in the right direction. 1t was also dis
covered that the fires We're started by
criminals who profited by the confu-
sion
This fact and the inefficiency and
corruption of the city government led
a large number of citizens to organ
lie the famous vigilance committee
which ruled the place in 1851. Quite
number of crooks We're lynched by
the committee. others were driven out,
like John Oakhurst, the leading figure
In Bret Harte'S "OutcaSts of Poker
Flat" and the city went through pu-
ritication process that was of great
benefit to it.
The aspect of San Francisco at this
time was not inspiring to infiowing
gold seekers. 1t was a struggling med
ley of low, dingy adobes, frail wooden
shanties. born in an afternoon, with
sprinkling of more respectable frame
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days Casey and another ulur ierer
named Cora were executed in front Of
the committees headquarters. Many
laWeieakers We're later put to death,
and The regime ot The California bad
man came To an end.
1t has been asserted that san Fran
cisco is the most cosmopolitan city In
'iie "of''' ana "H SoNihol'o'i''h -
meant " l"pu't'ioN ''o"l an p'r'S Vi
.He "o'l"' N'' '"-'~ "-o ute iecoiuS
iiiu'c"'eu 'H"l h. i'r cent "i 'ue l,eo-
pie oi 'Le GU! were "oih III ioleisA
idlius' nor III Two "i "l''c oile['ht
COUNT 'tS' ""' B" i,''''''',.''! r>e's i'n''
uil'e, 'ile sun -N''"'nlnS 20 'iie na-
t!oii'i 'SNG''' ''I''''T goa - 8"'.
i1 ll"litLSC" M "a .g''L I"."''''l'h VI
'''- = - (
uoi " anu i-0o "N'~ 80 o'
'1c 'ii'''N '''' - ''H 'i''It VIC
Sl""h PEI lN"., ~ ~. '''+t'i."
iioNeo ~ '"l''o'h'' ii"'' CIV" ''Rii"''
"ntie i"iS' ''i'''''''-,I - 'i'' "'nV4
il''il anu VI .'iS - '''"l - N4i,'
uIth were VI iV''l-H I'''4'H'"-S' IA
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-04-26
A Valuable Agent.

The glyccrne employed in Dr. Pirrcc's
medicine, greatly enhances the m"Gi-
cinII properties which II extracts and
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PROPERTIES Of its own. being a valuable
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Df tn" Black Cherry bark. Golden Seal
r,,oi. Stone root and Queens root. con
Ia med in "Go!dcn Medical Discovery in
81 dining chronic OF lingering coughs,
bronchial. throat and lung affections.
for a!i II which thcs" agents ar" rec tin-
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The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-04-26
SIN FRANCISCO
IN HISTORY
Stricken City Long Permeated
With an Air of
Romance.
In THE DAYS OF VIGILANTES
How the Metropolis of California Was
Purged CT Disorder-Lynching of
Casey-The Days of the Forty
Iiners-Town DepopuIat-
cd BY tie Rush of
Gold Seekers.
.AN FRANCISCO, the earthquake

~AN FRANCISCO the earthquake
g stricken city. has long been per-
- y meat, <! with an air of romance
ana adventure Nowhere may
one turn without being reminded of
de legends that have been woven
around the forty-nincrs and their i'm
mediate followers. The names of the
streets and Of the business blocks, such
as Kearney. Sutter. Montgomery, Du-
pOnt, Flood, Crockcr and Sharon, bring
to the mind of the visitor long forgot
ten stories of riot or adventure and of
fortunes whose VaStneSS once excited
his wonder or made him incredulous.
The site of the city was first visited
by Europeans in 1863. and in 1915 Bu-
care!i ordered Il fort. preside and mis-
sion founded on the bay. One year
later, the year of the Declaration of
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-04-26

The destruction of all telegraph wires
except one belonging to the Postal
union, made ii almost impossible for
the stricken city to communicate with
the outside world The severe injury
to the Western Union and Postal Of
fees, also the Associated Press, greatly
added to the difficulty.
The practical destruction Of six or
eight blocks, coupled with the immense
loss of life and damage II property
throughout San Francisco and the en-
tire coast region, makes this the worst
earthquake disaster i'll American his
tory, exceeding even the historic
Charleston earthquake
San Francisco has suffered frora
many slight seismic shocks, one Of
them occurring about a year ago. 1T
that time long article appeared IN
one of the papers, signed by pro-
fess0r in one Of the obScrvatOries near
by, stating that there was no partic-
ular danger from these trcmors of the
earth's surface. Tho coast region. ac
cording 10 this writer was newer than
parts Of the country farther east and
was therefore settling. He said peo-
pie should feel no alarm. as nothing
serious was liable to happen.
Evidently the earth's crust in the
Golden Gate region has been doing
some more "scttling."
Tie most severe earthquake San
Francisco has known prior to the pres
ent one was III 1868. Quite a little
damage resulted. though nothing re-
motcly comparable to this. It was the
1868 shakeup that was made famous
by Mark Twain. The most surprising
thing the genial Mark saw at that time
was the opening up Of the cliling of
his room, the lips of the oriffce work
ing To and fro like mouth and a brick
slipping through and held in suspen-
sion, like one lone tooth on the jaw Of
an old man
The last earthquake that occurred in
San Francisco was in January, 1900.
Several distinct shocks We're felt early
/ in the morning, causing the vibration
Of buildings all over the city. The
chief building affected was the ST.
Nicholas hotel. which was severely
/ shaken The walls collapsed in GER
/ tain parts of the structure, guests were
+ thrown cut of their beds and furniture
/ was destroyed
! In 1901 there was severe seismic
+ disturbance IN Los Angeles. which was
felt throughout the city and tor q
! radius Of several miles around.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-04-26
Administrators Notice.

7 HAVE QUALIFIED AS ADMINISTRA-
i tor OF Willis Hargrove, col. deceased,
Nc, before the Clerk OF the Superior Court OF
Vance County, and this is to notify all persons
holding claims against the said estate to
present the same to me on or before the 29th
day OF March, 1907, or this notice will be
pleaded III bar to the recovery thereof All
persons indebted to said estate must make
immediate settlement
This oath day OF March. 1907
W. II. PARRISH,
Administrator OF Willis Hargrove, deceased.
Middleburg, n. c
TT. Hicks, attorney,
Henderson, n. G.
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articles. Five Long Distance Residence
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one year from June /, 1906, as follows
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Subject 10 these conditions:
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The telephone must be located within
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The successful contestants, II living
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coupons shall be given.
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persons. who have no interest or con
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The Company cannot undertake 10
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The names Ci the successful coni.a-
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Cured Hemorrhages of the Lungs.

X
Several years since my lungs We're so bad
~ affected that had many Lemorrhages,
writes \. VI. Axe OF Wood. lud. Il took
treatment with several physicians without
any benefit then started 10 take FoIeys
Honey and Tar. and my lungs are now as
sound as a bullet. I recommend II in ad-
vanced stages Of lung trouble. Foley's
Honey and Tar stops the cough and heals
the lungs and prevents serious results from
a cold, Refuse substitutes. Melville Dorsey,
druggist
Scarcely had the noise Of the mob
died out in Springfield, Ohio, when a
mob OF 800 gathered at Springfield,
Mo, to vent their ire upon members
OF the black race. \ strange cOlncl-
dence. and in n strange section for
such things, which some think can
only occur in the South.
You feel the lie giving current the minute
you take it. gentle, soothing warmth fills
the nerves and blood with life. Its a real
pleasure TO take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea. 50 cents Tea or Tablets. Parker's
Two Drug Stores,
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PRESENT WORST EVER KNOWN
Some of the Sl;yscrapers ard Other
Buildings Destroyed - Magnificent
City Hail In Rui1s-Fres Ar
rested BY Dynamite Earth
quake cf 1868 Described
by Mark Twain.

'ENIIE recent disastrous earthquake
E cNtCu'.iIiG over 80 large Il part
III OF the Pacific coast region and
La Junta tribune. (La Junta, Bent County, Colo.) 1881-1939, 1906-04-11

The most exciting municipal fight
in the valley this year was at Las
Animas. where the republican ticket
stood for prohibition, while the
democratic candidates were firmly
opposed to the abolition of public
life-saving stations. Speakers and
brass bands were numerous during
the closing days of the campaign.
and a big delegation of drys came
down from Rocky Ford to tell the
people of the valleys pioneer town
just how they should conduct their
affairs This outside interference
was naturally resented by the citi-
zens. and probably it had much to
do with the helping to make the IA
votes majority for the democratic or
wet" ticket. 1t is generally the
case that when an outsider butts in
on family quarrel both parties to
the original disturbance unite in
pounding up the would-be peace
maker. The rumor is current here
that the Rocky Ford band. which
was imported by the prohibitionists
to assist in rousing enthusiasm for
their ticket. fell under the seductive
influences of the wet" advocates,
and on election day. instead of spiel
ing regulation dry tunes. it gave
forth an abundance of liquid melody
that favored the ambient air with
the aroma of Anheuser-Busch and
Old Hennessey. Lamar Sparks.