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The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-04-26

richest San Franciscan, owns a build
Ing seventeen stories high, commonly
known as the Call building. On three
Of the corner sites, where Third street
lntersects Market, Ia located the great
Spreckels building, the home Of the
Call; the De Young building the home
Of the Chronicle, and the Hearst build.
Ing, occupied by the Examiner, the
three great Pacific coast newspapers
having contributed handsomely to the
building development Of San Francisco
In recent years. The city now has It's
share Of tall buildings. one being eight
cen stories In height. The major part
Of them are eight, ten and twelve sto-
rles, the eight stoEied being most NIL.
merous.
The Can and Examiner buildings
were almost totally destroyed In the
earthquake and many other skyscrap-
ers were severely shaken cracked and
damaged.
One Of the chief buildings which col
lapsed was the new postofiice. This
was a substantial structure of granite,
costing to exceed S5,OOO.OO0. While
not striking from an architectural
standpoint, the postoffice was Impress
i've from It's masslveness.
The Postal building was badly dam.
aged, and the operating room was
wreck. Power Of every kind was de
stroyed. and there were no lights, eli.
Their gas or electric Neither the Pal.
ace hotel nor the St. Francis was de.
strOyed as far as the framework goes,
but the Inside plastering and decora.
lions were greatly damaged.
The business section Of the city from
Market street to Mission street and
from the bay back was almost COM
pletely wrecked.
The most conspicuous building In
San Francisco, the city hall Is almost
totally ruined. 1t cost from S6,0OOOOO
to S70O0,OO0, took twenty-five years In
construction and was surmounted by
a dome 1872 feet high 1t was thought
to be very soldly constructed, being
built substantially Of brick, with the
walls covered by cement. The interior
of the dome was decorated with ex-
penslve marbles taken from the Pa.
ciac coast mountains.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-04-26
LONG USED TO
EARTHQUAKES
Golden Gate Metropolis Has
Been Shaken Often
In the Past.
PRESENT WORST EVER KNOWN
Some Of the Skyscrapers and Other
Buildings Destroyed - Magnificent
City Hall In Rulns-Flres Ar
rested by Dynamite Earth.
quake Of 1868 Described
by Mark Twain.
PRESENT WORST EVER KNOWN

"HE recent disastrous earthquake
extending over so large a part
OF the Pacific coast region and
wrecklng such an extensive
section of the city OF San Francisco
was not the FIRST Of these catastrophes
known In the western metropolis,
though by all odds the most damaging
For many years the municipal au-
thorltles refused to permit tall build
ings In the city because Of the fear Of
earthquakes, several Of which had al.
ready been experienced. Finally the
Introduction was removed, however,
and u number of skyscrapers resulted.
Prior to 1890 there was hardly
building In excess Of five stories and
only few OF that height. Today there
is one eighteen stories high and quite
a number from twelve to fourteen
stories.
In the spring Of 1893, about 10 o'clock
one night the city had a seismic shock
that put to test its high structures II
was the worst earthquake since 1868,
when for eight or nine blocks on the
main street (MarkeO the ground was
cracked open several inches.
In the upheaval Of 1893 the tail build
ings were given fearful Shaking, and
some Of their occupants were made
dizzy and sick The structures were
unlnJured, and ever since that rlme
there has not been so much question
Of the safety Of high buildings of mod
ern constructlon-that Is, buildings Of
structural iron frame and faclngs Of
pressed brick, terra Gotta or stone.
It was NJ, II, De Young, the proprle-
tor and editor Of the Chronicle, who
was the pioneer In this respect. He
met with opposition from the munich
pal authorities fourteen years ago when
he decided to erect ten story house
for his newspaper 1t was believed to
be n dangerous undertaking because Of
the earthquake fear, but Mr.. De Young
won out and thereby set an example Of
enterprise to other wealthy men who
have since built more tall buildings.
For Instance d.. o. Mills, the New
York banker, who owns a great deal
OF San Francisco property, has one Of
the tallest and finest structures In the
city.
Claus Spreckels known throughout
the country as the sugar king and the
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-04-26
rho weleome Guest.


Who Is hei The man who calls on
a woman when he ia az his very best
and who never stays too Ions. On,
that masculine visitors knew the peril
that lies In an extra half hOUri Almost
every woman likes 10 entertain men al
her own home and 10 receive the dell
cate compliment OF q personal call, but
unless two people have the same hobby
OF are engaged to be married (Or are
about to be) any call that lasts over an
hour Is flied with dire thFeatsnings
"iknow two men" sighed a young wO
man to her best friend. 'who are both
handsome, intelligent courteous and
altogether delightful One comes ct
odd intervals and stays until II O'Clock
Heighol The other arrives periodical.
~, chats, laughs, tells the ws-and
leaves In half an hour. ] shudder when
the first comes and sigh when the other
goes"
There are more things than letters
that should be Just long enough to
make the recipient swish there was
more Of It." and a can Is not least
among them.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-04-26
Ne profersionaI Humorirt.

IT'S not much fun to scribble rhymes and
ladle humor out
When one is wholly at q loss Tor things
to write about
And when a man for years has had this
sort OF thing to do,
It's very, very hard to hnd a theme that's
new.
So sometimes as my weary brain rum
mage Ger and thrash
In vain attempt 70 find 6 thought that's
Just a tribe fresh.
I'm tempted sore TO cease 10 quip, 10 give
up Joke and ouirk,
And grab shovel or pick and really 20
to work.
--MInneapolis Trlbune.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-04-26
Two kinds Of Peopl..

There ARE two great promoters OF "a
clal happiness cheerful people ana
people who have some roticenCe T-ha
latter are more secure benefits to socI
ETY. than the former. They are the non
conductors Of all the heats and anImos.
tiles around them
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-04-26

$50 you can't help steallngT asked
the magistrate kindly.
mo, your honor; an impulse comes
over me that can't resist"
"Too bad, too badl An impulse to
send you up for six months Is getting
hold Of me. Therel It's got hold. Six
can't resist. Impulse is a won
derful thing. "-Philadelphia Ledger.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-04-26
An UnusunI nvent.

eyes, l sent my uncle a Telegram on
Wednesday to say was coming. 1
wonder II he received IT,"
II reckon he didn't, cos I seen him
this mornin', an he didn't brag about
no telegram Brooklyn Life.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-04-26

stella-Dld you have a good time al
Mrs. Chatterton's pRrty9
Maude--No; Mrs. Chatterton worked
80 hard trying to make her guests feel
at ease that she made everybody I'm.
comfortable.-Chlcago News.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-04-26

"Well, Plunger has completely lcs,
his reputation" observed Clubsky.
Its a good thing" said his friend.
ut was the most Objectionable thing
about him."-Detroit Free Press.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-04-26

The following advertisement anno..
ed IN q prominent london pewspepers
Wanted Experienced business wo
as man9goresa, hoorwalker, nnper,,iaH.n
not necessarily experienced IN halriroO'lsi
ing. but must be tactfui. reliable ana 80 .s,.
about Sept. ~ S''A
-Harpers Weekly
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-04-26

Ida-She hates Jack.
Belle-And why2
Ida-Because when he meets her he
always says, "There is nothing like old
friends getting together" She objects
to the "old."-Detrolt Tribune.
The champion. (Arcadia, Fla.) 1895-1911, 1906-04-26

"DO You believe in trustsT
"Well." answered Senator Sorghum,
with thoughtful elaboration, "they new.
er deceived me"--Washington Star.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-21
Harry X. ThasD the Only One
of Gay CrosOd That Has
Essayed the NoOel Sensa-
tion Of Murder, But All
Haze Sought in Startling
Manner to Dissipate Their
Easily Earned Millions.

OF Miss Gilman, and at present Mrs.
Corey Is In the west, where she is re-
siding with a view to securing a d.
vorce.
During the course of business in
Pittsburg Andrew Carnegie trans
formed Gibson d. Packer from poor
man into a millionaire. Mr.. Packer
did not miss his chance to get before
the public. Mrs. Mary I. vetter, armed.
1t is said, with 140 love letters, pre-
pared to sue Mr.. Packer for 100000 for
breach Of promise. There were many
pledges of affection in the shape of
jewelry.
Contemporaneously with the Thaw
murder Mrs. Scott Hartje, the wife of
Augustus Hartje. Pittsburg millionaire
paper manufacturer, has begun suit
against her husband for divorce. Mrs.
Hartje says that her husband wore
paper collars for years; that he would
buy a $500 horse over the telephone
and the next minute refuse Mrs.
Hartje's request for three dollars for a
pair of shoes. Some of the charges of
both Mr.. and Mrs. Hartje cannot be
printed here.
Cooked His Own Meals.
Charles Clarke, sem of Mrs. Eliza
Clarke, cousin of James King Clarke,
married Miss Elizabeth Stocking, of
Atlanta, Ga. Chic" as he was known,
was jolly good fellow. Before his
marriage he tried newspaper work in
Pittsburg. He essayed a publication
similar to Town Topics, but the United
States could only stand one such at
time, and the Pittsburg production died
and the owner was in debt. Times
went hard with him about the time
he married, and he apparently lost all
his money, 1t being tied up in legal
broils. Either he tired of his wife or
she tired of him.
At any rate, he sued for divorce and
told that he had endeavored to main
tain the two by doing the family cook
ing In a chafng-dish in their little
room over in Allegheny. He got his
divorce, and the next day the wife be-
came the wife of Sport" Donnelly, son
OF Pittsburg millionaire.
While George Lauder Carnegie has
figured somewhat among the Pittsburg
prodigals, his brother Coleman, or
Cooley" also high-roller, has de-
cided to .''straighten up" Hitherto he
has been pilsing along on s125,O0O a
year without saving much of it. 1t is
said that If Coleman will continue to
straighten up his uncle Andrew will
take him to Scotland and make real
laird of him.
Frank Galley, nephew of John H.
Galley, partner of Col. James McGuffey,
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-21
MILLIONAIRES GO PACE THAT KILLS

sprang up between Mr.. Phipps and his
wife. The breach gradually widened.
and Mr.. Phipps brought suit for d.
vorce, naming Hart Mckee as CO.
respondent. Pittsburg society was
disrupted BY the news. and the Mo
Kee and Phipps factions waxed bitter
in their denunciations.
Kidnapped His Children.
Following the return Of Mrs. Phipps
to this country. her two little children
were forcibly taken from the Waldorf
Astoria by Mr.. Phipps and hurried
away to Denver. where he had resided
for some time. 1t was openly stated
that when the divorce proceedings
were over Mrs. Phipps would marry
Hart Mckee, but In the meantime that
eccentric young man had become en-
thralled with Mrs. Hugh Tevis. who
few years previous had been wed
and widowed within six weeks.
Mrs. Tevis and Mr.. Mckee sailed
away to Europe on the same steamer
and shortly afterward were married.
Things were rather dull in the Pitts
burg colony for awhile until Mrs.
Phipps went out to Denver, where the
divorce case was brewing.
Mrs. Phipps began a contest for the
possession of the children, but event
ually terms were reached under which
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-21

folding q roll of bills as large as an
elephants trunk. The run broke all
records. Fifteen engines were used.
There were eight passengers. and to
transport them in lower berths instead
of upper cost $1.13 a minute for So
hours. or nearly two dollars mile.
But Mr.. Peacock was from Pittsburg
and did not care. rr
When some Englishmen sent over
100000 to back Shamrock II. Mr.. Pea
cock headed syndicate who covered
It with $250.000. He played in poker
game on the steamship Deutschland In
which 100000 changed hands. Pea
cock won, although there were nine
other Pittsburg millionaires at times
in the game. There was $4,000 jack
pot.
They tell how when Mrs. Carnegie
was buying her wedding trousseau In
this city years ago she was waited
upon by handsome young saleswom-
an to whom she told her secret.
I'm to be married, too" confessed
the young woman. THAT Is my in
tended over therein Peacock"
That's Scotch name," said the
future Mrs. Carnegie. Where does no
come from?"
From Dunfermline. ma'am," replied
the salesgirl. Andrew Carnegie
learned about the incident, and in due
time the ironmaster brought Peacock
to Pittsburg and made the fioorwalker
millionaire.
At the Waldorf one morning Mr..
Peacock was discovered scribbling on
sheet of paper In the writing-room. A
friend asked him what he was doing.
"Oh, my wife at breakfast ust now
insisted that was worth $10,00O,O00.
think 1t is only 100000. She is
usually right, but can't find the other
$3.O90,000 this morning"
Married Mothers Maid.
John Aston Moorhead is one of the
latest. He was heavy man on the
Yale football team and also pulled in
the crew. He never did anything else
to deserve particular distinction. Only
a few weeks ago he eloped with his
mothers French maid. They have
not been entirely forgiven yet, but it
is understood that John Aston is be-
ing treated in New York sanitarium,
his father paying the bills, and 1t Is
said the little French maid is crying
her way back to sunny France, well
paid, If cash can make 1t good, but
with her foolish little heart broken.
More recently the limelight Of noto-
riety has been turned upon w. E..
Corey, one of the best known of the
Carnegie group Of Pittsburg million
aires. He dawned upon New \ ork sew
eral years ago on a special train con-
sisting of one dining car, four sleeping
cars and two baggage cars, which car
ried the entire Office forces of the Ma
tional Steel company ana the National
Hoop company. In the baggage cars
were so trunks filed with ledgers and
account books and IL typewriter girls
who took down dictation as the train
rolled along.
Corey's Lurid Exploits.
Some time afterward Mr.. Corey gave
Mr.. Schwab Lucullian feast. The
costliest wines, the daintiest dollhouse
fruits and the rarest flowers were lib
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-21
Pittsburg Men of Wealth
Unequaled in Furnishing
Sensations for the Lovers
of Scandal lurements
of Painted Stage Beauties
Fatal to Domestic Peace
and Harmony.

New York.--Now that the crime OF
murder has been added to the eccen-
ttric doings Of the dozen or more Pitts
burg millionaires, 1t is probable that
the limit OF their capacity for sensa-
tionalism has been reached.
Remarkable divorces. remarriages,
breaches Of promise. alimony and
chorus girls have hitherto been or
binary features Of their lives. They
seem to have become rich so suddenly
that they have lost their heads. Never
before, however. has any one Of them
been accused of murder.
Years before Harry Thaw ever heard
of Evelyn Nesbit or Stanford White he
was eccentric to the verge Of GRAIL
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-21

ness. He was known as cigarette
fiend, heavy absinthe drinker, an ad-
mirer OF chorus girls and reckless
spendthrift. He gave dinners costing
tens OF thousands of dollars, and like
the general run Of Pittsburg million
aires he always had one or more "af-
fairs" on hand with women of the foot
lights.
II is a strange fact that chorus girls
and actresses seem to appeal to thu
Pittsburg millionaire past all power of
resistance. Four of them who have
made New York their home during the
past few years, and whose wealth
amounts to $50,000,000 In the aggre-
gate, have become infatuated with stage
beauties more or less widely known
throughout the country, according to
the World of that city.
Three of them have married ac-
tresses. and the infatuation Of the
fourth for beauty of the footlight is
being used against him In divorce pro-
ceedings. Although Harry Thaw was
probably the widest among the Pitts
burg high rollers who have sowed In
tho wild winds of the Tenderlcin,
young Hart Mckee was almost as well
known, but in different way.
Forgot Marital Obligations.
His father, e. Sellers Mckee. null
ti-millionaire glass manufacturer Of
Pittsburg, supplied him with practical
ly limitless funds, with which the
young man proceeded to cut wide
swath. He was handsome, dapper and
fastidious, with the red and white COM
plexion of a healthy girl. Soon after
leaving college he married a Miss SUIT
ton, from whom he separated year
or two afterward, giving her 100000
outright In lieu of alimony.
In Mrs. McKee's allegations against
har husband she testified that he was
not with her much, during the two
years of-their married life, and that he
became more neglectful as time pro-
ceeded. Finally Mrs. Mckee left him,
owing to his entire neglect" She
made afidavit that he cut on her per-
sonal allowance and household allow
aace and put at the head of the house
hold butler, who was Objectionable
and very insolent, and over whom she
had no control. He was given the
money to pay the servants. and was
empowered to hire and discharge them.
Mrs. Mckee protested, but was told
that she had no power to discharge
him.
Mckee became acquainted with Mrs.
Gencvieve Phipps. the wife Of Law
renee Phipps, another Pittsburg mill
lionaire, then living In Denver. Nc
Kee and Mrs. Phipps were frequently
seee,together. and an estraneement
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-21

orally provided. The walters wore
colonial costumes with powdered wigs.
and the souvenirs were silver card
cases. Previous to this. however, Mr..
Corey had emulated other Pittsburg
rich men by figuring in swimming
party of which Miss Maybelle Gilman,
an actress, was member, Tho party
took place at the Pittsburg natatorium.
There were hot birds and cold bottles
and some very pretty exhibitions Of
plain and fancy swimming.
At this party an infatuation for Miss
Gilman is said to have sprung up ON
the part OF the millionaire. An es-
arrangement took place between Mr..
and Mrs. Corey supposedly on account
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-21

divorce was granted on the ground
Of desertion. Then almost before their
friends had ceased talking about their
case Mr.. and Mrs. Phipps made up,
and 1t is said that they will be re-
married. This seems to have finished
the calendar of sensations as far as the
Phipps and Mckee millionaires are
concerned.
Another Pittsburg millionaire who
had a varied and noteworthy career
was James King Clarke, known to his
friends as Jamie"
Young Clarke inherited a part OF
the millions of his father, Charles j.
Clarke, of Pittsburg. He was In the
habit of spending part Of his time
in Washington, and 1t was there that
he met Miss Esther Bartlett. They
were married on April 26, 1899, In
Washington, and with the best man,
Macintosh Kellogg, journeyed to New
York, where they took rooms at one
of the big hotels.
AS related by Clarke in the suit for
divorce, which began month later,
upon their arrival in this city he left
his bride in his room with Mr.. Kellogg
while he went downstairs to look after
some baggage. He was detained for
some time. On his return he found the
door locked, and when 1t was finally
opened Mr.. Kellogg's shirt front was
stained with the violets which Mrs.
Clarke wore as a corsage bouquet.
That settled 1t. Mr.. Clarke waxed
wroth and left his bride.
Mrs. Clarke afterward sued for and
obtained divorce, after which she be-
came the wife of l.. T. Whitehead, OF
Erie, Pa. Mr.. Clark then married a
Miss Katherine Willoughby, Of st.
Augustine, Fla, thus closing another
chapter OF Pittsburg millionaire sensa-
tionalism.
Career Of A. r. Peacock.
Mr.. Alexander Rowland Peacock is
another Smoky City candidate for
fame. Mr.. Peacock is worth many mill
| lions of dollars. When he came to
New York he evidently made up his
mind to live up to the traditions and
| habits Of the lively Pittsburgers who
had preceded him. To perpetuate his
name he had $4,000 peacock made
af genuine diamonds, sapphires and
cmeralds and gave It to his wife. He
also had a peacock put on the livery OF
his servants.
Once Mr.. Peacock was in Los An
geles. There were only upper berths
left in the train to Chicago. give me
D special train, then" he ordered.
'Tt1l cost $4,000" said the passenger
agent.
I'm take It," replied Peacock. un'
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-21

r DID not seem to
the weary. tired.
thirsty people that
they could go a
step farther. The
journey from Ma
rah had been try
ing and hard, and
with no sign of
shade or water,
the people won
dered where they
could camp. On
every hand I h 9
hot harren sands
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-21

Good sleep. Wise eating. ~ we'll
nourished body. will do : great deal
to overcome desire for drink. II
your mind II given to foolish amuse-
ments. dissipation. gambliAg -rsmem-
Der that before you can take away
that interest you must replace X with
some other. Chicago American.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-07-21

The wolf was At the door, -Bs sure
you wipe your feet before 3ou come
In" commanded peremrtofy voice.
Hastily tucking hi5 tan Det'woen hIs
legs. the animal turned and oed.-->
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-08-17

American Tourists and Their Ways.
English people, as rule try to en-
ter hotel drawing room or any other
public place as quietly as possible and
endeavor not to interfere with the
other occupants OF the room more than
they can help. A party Of French or
Germans will never dream Of stopping
to consider whether their piercing
voices are deafening their neighbors.
while Americans have a particularly
maddening habit Of reading their cor
respondence aloud in public without
the slightest regard to other people
who are reading or conversing in the
same room. 1t is no doubt part Of the
same lack of breeding which leads
them to hold conversations at the top
Of their very penetrating voices not
only in public picture galleries, but
also in continental churches. without
paying any attention to the fact that
solemn service may be going on
within few yards of them.-London
Modern Society.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1906-08-17
rhe' True Test os oysters.


'.The best oyster experts that know
IT," said the captain Of an oyster boat,
sjudge an oyster by the smell instead
Of by the taste. There is something
about the smell of any oyster that in
dicates its condition to ME much plain
pr than does the taste. People buy
them and eat them probably on ac-
count of their taste. So. also do they
buy tea, coffee and the various grades
Of whisky and brandy for their taste,
but all experts on those things pass
upon them entirely by their smell. The
professional tea faster or whisky tast.
er, so called, never tastes them, but
simply arrives at their taste by their
peculiarities of flavor or, to speak
plainly, SMELL l can tell what price
1 load Of oysters will be rated at when
they arrive at the wharf here by open
Ing up the hold Of the boat. and smell
Ing. eight cases out Of ten l am
right. It strikes oystermen as strange
wheA they see persons going about
from boat to boat, as they lie at the
wharf, tasting oysters before they con-
elude to buy. Taste is all right, but
Il ...ey don't smell right they will never
taste right. ht."-Washington Star.