The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-30

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VALPARAISO, Aug. 23.-The shake.up at valpa-
" raise was a trife more severe than that at San
Francisco, which reported for T Ell ourn ),
tho the latter calculated satisfy any ordinary
curiosity regarding seismic disturbances. 2y
Anxious to have good, strong writer on the spot
at the time Of the crusts agitation, the managing
editor few months ago sent me on a rowing COM
mission to the earthquake belt.' Instructions
to 'put yourself in touch with the coast range
and, where any earthquake Is likely to occur, be
there first e. s. -
A careful study of the map and a comparison Of
seismographic records at Washington and at the City
of Mexico, convinced that the coast range of the
American continent having tilted little at its north
end, likely to adjust itself somewhere to the
SOUTH and already in the process of so doing
grasped the atlas The first city that caught my eye
Pedia showed that Valparaiso already had reputa-
ton as a seismic city. That settled it. I said to
my man: IL - ~ 80
''John, two tickets to Valparaiso by tonight's
train.' '''
John touched his hat, secured the necessary docu-
ments and we off at pm.
quake. This practical vindication Of my deduc-
ton When the managing editor heard of 1t he cabed
me $1,000 'pocket money" in addition to a generous
salary
Perhaps the first thought at the beginning Of
severe earthquake is: ''This will make excellent
copy' The second thought is to get outside of walls
and to get hold of tree something that is gen
orally accounted stable. was in the hotel lobby
when the shock came and, with . hundred so
Others shot of the hotel If under the
pusion Of a charge of powder. I was thrown against
tree about six inches thru, grasped it and held
I snapped back and forth like a boy playing
end man in the "snap-the- whip'' game. [ saw two
stone houses jump into the air, strike at each other
exactly like two fighting cocks, and drop back. Then
e M eu e
the garage. This shock severe that it stopped
choir in the Southern Baptist church here.
The moment it rushed for the cable office.
1t down and out. I then secured all the carrier
,iroo in he citV at & op1 ont 1Yo-
patches as long the pigeons held out While this
keeping me busy noticed incidentally all the
other correspondents rushing around and gnashing
their teeth.
I take credit to myself for this. I was, I
recognized, merely journalistic enterprise carried
to the nth power under the propulsion of great
occasion. [ sent out first of the shock, first
estimate of casualties first estimate of losses by shock
and fire, and followed them all by corrections long
the pigeons held out I recognized that the world
dependent for the facts and did the best
could with imperfect equip ment.
The paper appreciative enough to double my
salary at the close of the incident.
A from a town north of Butte
Obtained for himself some reputte,
By struggling his shoulder
And saying ''It's coulder''
Which remark considered quite cutie.
person who settles and settles it
wrong is in the position of who has gotten rid
Of the skunk under his porch by driving the innocent
little animal under the barn. Then every wandering
boy who knows the facts comes along and works for
hours with pole trying to prod the animal Whether
he succeeds not, the attempt is ruinous to the
brand of atmosphere used in the neighborhood
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Whether the chauffeur is slightly intoxicated or
merely binders is of little consequence to the
dead.
MA
Mrs. Nation, who never did thing, got little
touch of Jail in Denver her reputation which in
itself breaks the peace like charge of dynamite.
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Kansas City politician, whose personal habits
not equal to his statecraf is known to the push
Moldy Mullins.
No, dear boy, about starting to go to school again,
that noxious stencil arising from the cgaret not
in itself lend dignity to your position Why not try
pipe and some mild plug-cut if you must poison
yourself. "A. j. R.
Petty Table Talk in Nj