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Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-04-21

bed. Men and women rushed wildly
forth In their night robes and fed in
panic through the. streets, Many were
caught BY the falling roofs and walls,
and in the poorer districts the tene-.
ments collapsed like eggshells, crush
ing and suffocating their inmates be-
fore they had time to escape. In many
cases fire finished the work Of death,
catching the victims as they were
pinned still alive under the debris. 4
! To arrest the spread of the fire along
Market street many buildings were
dynamited. t.s@si. $33 h. IN.
E The track Of one railroad was de-
pressed four feet or more for a dis
lance of three miles. AT one point in
the city the earth cracked open for
distance Of six feet, leaving a yawning
chasm of fathomless depth. IT,.
The destruction Of all telegraph wires,
except one belonging to the Postal
union, made IT 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. = .SI i n. r
& The practical destruction Of six or
eight blocks, coupled with the immense
loss Of life and damage to property
throughout San Francisco and the en-
tire coast region, makes this the worst
earthquake disaster In American his
tory, exceeding even the historic
Charleston earthquake 2of a few years
ago. WI %s L. - pa
San Francisco has suffered from
many slight seismic shocks, one Of
them occurring about q year ago. At
that time d long article appeared in
one OF the papers, signed by pro
lessor In one of the observatories. near
by, stating that there was no partic.
Eular danger from these tremors Of the
earth's surface The coast region, ac-
|cording to 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. ~ 4. ,. ssst
Evidently the earth's crust In the
Golden Gate region has been doing
some more asett thing. !" 3sS.s
The most severe earthquake San
Francisco has known prior to the pres
ent one was in 1868 Quite a little
damage resulted, though nothing re-.
motely comparable to this. It was the
1865 shakeup that was made famous
BIZ Mark Twain. The most surprising
thing the genial Mark saw at that time
was the opening mp Of the ceiling Of
his room, the lips OF the orifice work
Ing to and fro like q mouth and brick
slipping through and held Ia suspen-
sion, like one lone tooth on the Jaw Of
AN old man.
The last earthquake that occurred In
San francisco was III January. 1900.
Several distinct shocks were felt early
| In the morning, calsing the vibration
t OF buildings all over the city The
chief bull ding affected was the st,
Nicholas hotel, which was severeIy.
shaken. The walls collapsed ID Gers
tain parts of the structure. guests were
| thrown out of their beds anu furniture
was destroyed.
In 1904 there waa q severe seismic
disturbance III Los Angeles. which waa
felt throughout the city end cor q
radius Of several miles around
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-08
A Word To The Boys.

If you have anything to do, do it
at once. Don't sit down in the
rocking chair and lose three-quar-
ters of an hour in dreading the
job. Be sure that it will seem ten
times harder than it did at first.
Keep this motto: Be on time, in
small things as well as great. Ha-
bit is everything. The boy who is
behind-time at breakfast and school
will be sure to get left" in the
important things of life. If you
have chronic habit of dreading
and putting off things, make
great effort to cure yourself. Brace
up! Make up our mind that you
will have some backbone. Don't
be a limp, jelly-fish kind of person.
Depend upon it, that life is very
much as you make 1t. The first
thing to decide is, what you are
going to make it. The next thing
is to take off your coat and 60 to
work. Make Yourself necessary
somewhere. There are thousands
of boys and young men in the
world who wouldn't be- missed if
they were to drop out of it to-mor-
row. Don't be one of this sort.
BE a power in your own little
world, and then, depend upon it.
the big world will hear from you.
STANDARD.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-08
Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Ca
tarrh is blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure it you must take
take remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is
taken internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Ca
tarrh Cure is not quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one of the best physi
clans in this country for years and is a
regular prescription. 1t is composed Of
the best tones known, combined with
the test blood purifiers. acting directly
on the mucous surfaces. The perfect
combination of the two ingredients is
what produces such wonderful results In
Catarrh.
Send for testimonials free.
F.J. CHENEY s. CO., Toledo. O..
Sold by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-08
Plant a Home.

Young beginners in life's morning
Don't forget the rainy day;
Sunshine cannot last forever.
Or the heart be always gay.
Save the dimes and then the dollar.
Law up something rs you roam
Choose some blooming spot Of beauty,
Some fair lot and plant home"
You. too. who have babes about you
Coming up to take your place,
Give them something TO remember.
Homestead memories let them trace.
Would you feel the pride of manhood,
Let the sun your dwelling greet,
Breathe the blessed air of freedom,
Own the soil beneath your feet.
You, too. who perhaps have squandered
Lies fair nOon-'tis not too late;
Start at once to WOO bright fortune,
Rail no more at So called Fate.
Sow the golden seeds of saving
In the rich and quickening loan,
Spend your last days, not with strangers.
Enter Heavens gate from. home.
-MAxwELLs TALIsMAl
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-08
WALDEN'S BUSINESS
COLLEGE
LAKE CHARLES, LA
EduCateS Young Men, Women and Boys
For Business and Profit
And Places Them in Desirable Condition.

Occupies its own building, Teachers
course Of study and equipment unexcel-
led. FOUR WEEKS with us equal to
TWELVE WEEKS elsewhere. 400 pu-
pills will attend this popular school next
year. Its grown has beea by leaps and
bounds. True merit is the cause. Every
graduate placed in Il profitable position.
More calls for boOkkeepers and stenO-
graphers than we could fill.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-08
,0O--DISCOUNT--$2O

On fifty special holidays scholarships.
from Monday. January Z, to Monday.
January IA, inclusive. Only fifty will he
sold under these conditions. The offer
is magnificent one.
Don't put il off. but send stamps for
our special offer; also for particulars Of
the FREE $500 Home Course i'm perman-
ship. 300 elegantly written copies. with
instruction for practice. You can Sc
cure a good handwriting practically free.
Enclose stamp. mention this PAPER and
investigate this great opportunity that
is offered you.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-08

Adrien Roy from the upper part
of the Parish was convicted in
Opelousas last Friday for attemp-
ting a criminal assault upon the
person of Mrs. Nezat. The jury
brought in verdict of guilty. and
strange as it may appear. recon-
mended the convicted man to the
extreme mercy of the Court. Why
should a man convicted OF this
crime be convicted aud recon-
mended to the extreme mercy of
the court, is beyond our under
standing, if there was some doubt
in the case he should have been
acquitted, but if the case WAS de-
liberate as told by the intended
victim, supported by other strong
evidence, the law should have had
its course without at least a re-
commentator for mercy from the
jury convicting.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-08
THE CANE CROP.
Louisiana Planter.

The end of the grinding season
appears to be already in sight at a
considerable number of factories,
and although we are only at the
beginning of December, the next
ten days will witness the closing
of several houses, some of them of
considerable size and Importance.
1t would be hard to cite more
convincing evidence of the short
ness of the present crop. The
crop is now disappointing, in some
localities, not only from tonnage
standpoint but from the unfavora-
BILE effect which has resulted from
the freeze of some two weeks ago,
followed as it was by considerable
warm weather. Altogether the
situation is an unfortunate and
disappointing one aud our sugar
producers can now only look for
ward to next year in the hope that
it may prove better than the cur
rent one. Good crops usually
follow directly after poor ones. the
additional time thus got for field
work being a prominent factor in
the result.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-08
NO OPIUM IN CHAMBERLAIN'S COUGH
REMEDY.

There is not the least danger IN giving
Chamberlian's Cough Remedy to small
children as it contains no opium o: 9th
er harmful drug. 1t has an established
reputation of more than thirty years Us
the most successful medicine in use for
colds, Group and whooping cough. 1t al
wrys cures and is pleasant to take. Chill
dren like it. Sold by T. j. Liable.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-08

Pay yonr Poll Tax now that
you are thinking about, do not wait
until you forget it and allow the
time to pass; if you do you will
regret it. You must have this
years poll tax receipt to vote at
the general election in 1908.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-08

The man who went ont to milk
and sat down on a boulder 10 the
middle of the pasture and waited
for the COW to back mp, was bro
Their to the man who kept a store
and would't advertise because he
reasoned that the public would
back up to his place of business,
when it wanted something.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-08

A merciful man is merciful to
bis beasts. We like to see the
farmers when they drive-into town
on cold, stormy day, put their
team in barn or cover them with
blankets. In the heat of summer
they can always find shade in
which to leave the noble animals
that brought them safely to town.
There are many, however, who
will rush for a stove themselves
and leave their horses in the storm
while in the heat of summer they
seek the shade and leave their
horses in the sun. There is some
thing about the man who thus
abuses his team. He may be a
nice man, may belong to the
church, may not swear. smoke nor
have any bad habits, but we would
not want to be his horse. No sir.
N. I. ENTERPRISE.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-08

The time to pay the Poll Tax"
is getting short, less than one
month, and you must bear in mind
that failing to pay this years Tux
will deprive you the right to vote
at the election for all officials in
April 1908. Pay now!
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-08

Have your old Bicycle made
new at l.. Bienvenu's repair shop
Materials of all kinds always on
baud. Everything in the bicycle
inc.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-08

The Rev. Irl R. Hicks has been CON-
PEELED by the popular demand to resume
the publication of his we'll known and
popular Almanac for 1907. This SPLEEN
did Almanac is now ready. For sale by
newsdealers. or sent postpaid for Is cts,
by WORD AND WORKS PUBLISHING Com
PANY. 220l Locust Street. st. Louis, NO.,
publishers Of WORD AND WORKS. one of
the best dollar monthly magazines in
America. One Almanac goes with every
subscription.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1906-12-08
Long Tennessee Fight.

For twenty years W. l.. Rawis,
of Bells, Tenn, fbught nasal ca
tarrh. He writes: 1.-THE swelling
and soreness inside my nose was
fearful, till 1 began applying
Bucklen's Arnica Salvs to the sore
surface; this caused the soreness
and swelling TO disappear, never
to return" Best salve in existence.
25c at T. j. Liable drugstore.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-01

The fair which was held in the Ar
mory hall Thurs day, Friday and Satur-
day evenings of last week by the ladies
of the Church of the Assumption, was a
grand success from every point Of view
financially and socially in particular.
Over 5000 was cleared. On Friday even
ing some unknown miscreants broke into
the hall and helped themselves to about
$50 worth of eatables and saleable goods.
From the appearance of the tables "the
morning after" those who committed the
theft had held a banquet royal. Oysters,
ice cream, cake, wine, candies and other
Injuries, including clear Havanas, serv-
ed as the menu. That the feast was
hugely enjoyed was apparent from the
fact that the dishes were cleaned up
completely. The ladies who had the
fair in charge were enraged when they
discovered what had been done by the
thieves. If they could have gotten hold
of the parties responsible there would
have been some hairless heads. The
theft was especially deplorable inasmuch
as the the thieves were stealing from the
church.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-01
PERSONAL Mention

Mrs. James II. Bowden went to Ar.
vada Sunday to look over her ranch.
Flor Ashbaugh and mother were pas.
sengers to Denver Monday morning.
Fred McFarlane made business trip
to the Queen city Monday morning.
Raymond R. Bitler was in the city
Monday. Mr. Bitler has been appinted
travelling passenger agent Of the Colo
RADIO & Southern railway to succeed Mr.
Church who will henceforth be connect.
ed with the advertising department ol
the G. & S.
Mrs. Ernest Carter arrived Sunday
evening from Salida and will visit with
Mrs. Ed. Rule.
Charles E. Wiley came home Sunday
evening after three weeks stay in Den
yer where he was confined in the st. Jo-
seph's hospital. Several years age he
was operated on for appendicitis and a
month ago the wound opened and re-
stitching became necessary. Mr.. Wiley
stood the operation OF few weeks age
we'll and is recovering from the effects
rapidly.
A. Rachofsky visited in Denver Sun
day with his family.
L. F. Weckbaugh went to Denver and
Boulder Saturday afternoon on business
in connection with the closing of the G
W. Knox Machinery company.
Thomas Stribley left yesterday after
noon for Risbee, Ariz, and other southern
points, intending to be gone three or foul
months. While he is away his barber
shop will be conducted bfi Mark Pick
ems, who has been in the employ Of Mr.
Stribley for the past two weeks. Mr.
Strlbley's family accompanied him.
VIM. Ryan, the insurance man, left
Tuesday morning on a business trip tc
the metropolis.
C. F. Hunter, of the Golden Rule
store, was among the few passengers who
left for Denver on the morning trair
Tuesday.
Mrs. John Ross was an arrival Sunday
evening and will visit for some time with
her mother.
Mrs. H. Altvater returned from visit
to Denver last evening.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-01

Another sample of corporation long
heel integrity is the acceptance by Sec
retary of State Cowie of the petition of
Flor Ashbaugh as judicial candidate on
the Lindsey" ticket over the protest of
Judge DeFrance's friends and of Judge
Lindsey himself. The Ashbaugh petit
ton was secured in Gilpin county, signed
by Republicans, non-voters and aliens,
none of whom are in sympathy with the
Lindsey Independent movement. Ash
baugh himself signed the petition, and a
blind, deaf and dumb person ought to
know there is nothing in common be-
tween Vivian's judicial aspirant and
Judge Lindsey's reform ideas. The state
officials act, however, is but another evil
dence of the depth Of iniquity to which
the Republicans are willing to stoop in a
franic endeavor to save the day .-Goloe en-
Transcript.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-01
A Hat of snow.white Neapolitan.

A beautiful hat was snow-white
Neapolitan, a large sailor shape, tilt
ed by a wide bandeau well up the
right side. This bandeau was cov-
cred with pale-brown tulle, and the
low crown was surrounded with a
double wreath of shaded roses in
white and cream color, also pale yel-
low ones, with deeper centers; these
were separated slightly into groups
of three and four, with very little
brown mottled foliage where the hat
rose quite high at the side, two very
wide and full ostrich tips shading
from white to pale yellow falling over
the wearers dark hair. Nothing but
masses of tan-colored tulle filled in
the back under the brim.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-01
Cures srioht,s Disease.

Let those afflicted with one form or
another of Brights disease take heart!
Here comes from some of the grand
mothers of the middle west and
southwest a sure cure 1t was COM
monty used three-quarters of cen
tury ago. Old DIR. Tip passes it along
the line. 1t comes to him straight
from a granddaughter of one of the
grandmothers, relation of Mrs.
James G.. Blaine: Get some dried ap.
pies, the kind we used to have at
home; not the evaporated kind Pour
boiling water over a kettleful of them
and let them steep, covering the kettle
tightly. When the water has absorbed
the strength of the apples pour 1t off
and drink it-lots of it-as much as
you can hold; keep on sleeping apples
and keep on drinking the water. 1t
will soon give you new pair of kid
neys. Then you can laugh at all other
ailments, which will soon disappear
when your kidneys resume opera
tions. N Y. Press.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-01
APEX AND VICINITY

Mark B. Wolfe, George Durrill and
Mrs. Jennie Andrews and Miss Sheets
attended the Catholic fair in Central
City Saturday evening.
Mr.. Fish was taken to Denver last
week on account OF i'll health.
A. A. Hartong was business visitor
to Central City last week.
William Barrick was up for few days
last week attending to business matters.
/. B. Henry was visitor on Tuesday
looking after insurance matters.
Mr.. Smith, after visit of a week to
bis sister, Mrs. w. D. Converse, return
ed to Central City.
Fritz Altvater, Kit Trezise, L. c. Todd,
Thomas Cody and Charles Karns we're
visitors to Apex Saturday evening and
were mingling with the Democrats Of
this section. They may rest assured Of
a good majority on election day.
Messrs. Num- and Parsons. two fresh
guys who have recently come to our
town and are at present located in Nam.
moth gulch, took Apex by storm Satur.
day evening and proceeded to clean up
the town, as it were But punch or
two to the jaw soon put the quietus on
these aspiring "Willies."
Thor. Crook was visitor to Apex
last week looking for Republicans, who
are about as scarce as jack rabbits.
Miss Sharpe OF Denver, came up last
Saturday evening on visit to her friend
Miss Sheets OF the Imperial Office. She
returned Monday.
Politicians are frequent visitors to this
burg now days soliciting the aid OF the
voters.
A dance will be given at the Town
hall this Saturday evening.
Mark b. Wolfe, foreman OF the Mackey
mine, was business visitor to Central
City last week.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-01
Election Proclamation.

OFFICE OF THE SECRETAY OF STATE,
OF THE STATE OF COLORADO.
To Hon. Fritz j. Altvater, County Clerk
of Gilpin County, Central City, Colo
RADIO:
SIR: In accordance with the provisions
Sections 10 and 20 Of Chapter XXXIV
of the General Statutes of 1883 of the
State OF Colorado, notice is hereby given
that a General Election will be held in
the several wards and voting precincts in
the state aforesaid, OF Tuesday, the Sixth
day OF November. A. D. 1906, for the
election of the following officers, to wit:
Two Judges of the Supreme Court for
the State of Colorado.
One Representative in the LX Con-
gress of the United States for the State
at Large.
One Representative in the LX Con-
gress Of the United States for the Sec.
ond Congressional District.
One Governor OF the State of Colo.
RADIO.
One Lieutenant Governor OF the State
of Colorado.
One Secretary Of State.
One State Treasurer.
One Auditor OF State.
One Attorney General
One Superintendent of Public Instruc.
tion.
Two Regents of the University OF Colo.
RADIO.
One District Judge in First Judicial
District.
| One Member of the House of Repre-.
sentatives, to represent the County OF
Gilpin to succeed Hon. Fred S. Boil
singer.
Also such county and precinct officers
as are to be elected in the several coun.
| ties.
Notice is hereby given that at the Gen
eral Election to be held on the Sixth
day of November, A., d. 1906, there will
be submitted to the qualified electors
of the State of Colorado, the question of
amending the Constitution of the State:
to amend Section eight (S), of Article
VII of said Constitution, as follows, to
wit:
ARTICLE VII.
! Entitled, Suffrage and Elections, -
Section eight (S), providing for the use
of Voting Machines at Elections. Each
ballot must have printed on it:
"For the amendment to Section OF
Article VII, authorizing the use OF Vot-
ing Machines at Elections
Against the amendment to Section s
of Article VII, authorizing the use OF
Voting Machines at Elections"
10 testimony whereof, l have here
/ unto set my hand and affixed
the great seal Of tine State OF
| [SEALl Colorado, at the City of Den
yer, this 18th day September,
A. d. 1905.
JAMES COWIE,
| Secretary OF State.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-01

The local lodge Of Elks is thinking OF
giving minstrel show at the opera
house during Thanksgiving week. AL
ready the talent, which will be furnished
by members of the lodge, is being Sc.
lected and the performers will shortly
commence practicing. The Elks hereto.
fore when they have presented minstrels
in this city have always drawn good
houses and besides their show being a
success in point Of acting they have always
cleared goodly sum Of money. The
program and other particulars will be
published in The Observer later.
Gilpin observer., 1906-11-01

In its issue of last week the Idaho
Springs Gazette commends the Chamber
Of Commerce of Gilpin county for what
it has done in the way Of pro noting the
district and says it is but fair to accredit
the commercial organization of the town
with large part of the present favor.
able conditions apparent throughout this
section. 1t Furthermore states that the
commercial organization OF Idah o
Springs is deceased.