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The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
BIG DAM GIVES WAY.
Rushing Waters Garry Away Bridges
and Destroy I.ronerfr I'm TnnIunnnn

flushing Waters Garry Away Bridges
and Destroy Property fn TuoIumne.
TUOLUMNE, March 24.-The Phoenix
Lake dam gave way last night and the
great body Of water rushed furiousiy
down Sullivan Creek, sweeping every
thing in Its path. The Sierra Railroad
bridge between here and Sonora. several
wagon bridges and a number of small
buildings that stood on low places along
the creek were carried away BY the rag
ing stroan and dashed against the rocky
hanks. Guard Gray, watchman at the
lake. nearly lost his life in endeavoring
10 prevent the overfowing water from
washing down the dam. He was uncon-
scious when found this morning, and ow-
ing 70 his old sge it is feared he will not
survive the shock. A cabin in which
TWO men were sleeping was moved a
considerable distance, but without doing
injury to either Of the occupants or the
building.
The outgoing train was forced to return
70 Tuolumne this morning and II Will be
many days before a bridge can be built
= the present weather continues An at
tempt VIII be made TO get the mall and
express matter to Sonora tomorrow, but
II is doubtful II this can be done, as all
the wagon bridges are washed away
Il is impossible to estimate the loss az
the present time, as details cannot be
obtained from points farther west than
where the Tuolumne-Sonora road crossed
the creek. but II will reach many thou
sands Of dollars.
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Heavy Rains and Melting
Snow Cause the Streams of
State to Rise to Mark
Close to the Danger Point
RIVERS ARE SWOLLEN
ALMOST TO LIMIT
Immense Volumes of Water
From the Mountains Fill
Creeks BankfuIl and Bring
Worry to Lowland People
Special Dispatch to IN. can

STOCKTON, March q - Continued
heavy rains and rising streams are re-
kponsible for much uncertainty tonight
as 10 whether this section is to suffer or
escape an inundation- In the city, there
IS about two feet between the water in
stockton Mormon and Miner channels
and the streets The impending danger
al lies In the amount OF water that is
coming down from the mountains, and
which viii be cue here tomorrow The
San Joaquin is reaching the danger mark
and heavy volume is reported coming
down stream The Sierra road is tied
up and may not be able 10 resume traf-
nc for several DAYS
Inc persons worrying the most are
those In the reclamation districts below
this city Middle and Ole rivers are ris-
ing thresteningly- Precautions are being
taken 10 take care Of the embanlcnents
and bridges within this city. Day break
VIII probably indicate whether this city
and section are TO have a wet Sunday.
The streams srin hoW freely, which is
encouraging
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BIG BRIDGE SINKS.
Wuter Causes Much Damage I'm Town
of Santa Barbara

OF Sautu barbara.
SANTA BARBARA March 24-Three
and seventy hundredths inches OF rain IS
The record for the storm which set in
here yesterday, and 1t is still raining,
with prospects Of continuing during the
night Mission Creek, which runs through
the city and which drains the mountains
OF Mission Canyon, is out Of its banks
and considerable damage has been done
10 property on lower State street, several
buildings being flooded IN the vicinity Of
the Potter Hotel Merchants, however.
expecting the storm removed their goods
so the damage is slight One of the most
serious results OF the storm was the sink
ing Of the Southern Pacific bridge which
crosses Victoria street, making travel
through the city impossible One train
arrived from the south today and i'm
mediately doubled back, but It is feared
Il VIII not get through, as the condition
Of the track between this city and Ventura
Is PrecariOus- There are several small
landslides between tins city and Gaviota,
thirty-hve miles north Of here, delaying
trefiic from that direction.
Reports from the upper section Of the
county state that all streams are out Of
their banks and that some damage has
been done, but the amount IS insignificant
compared 10 the good which will ensue
TO crops and ranges. Santa Ynez River
Is raging torrent, and while fOrds have
been washed away. no serious accidents
or damage have as yet been reported. The
seasons rainfall is now more than twenty
inches.
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BELOW DANGER MARK.
Sacramento River Does Not Rise De-
spite Heavy DOwnpOur.

sacramento River Does NOT H1Se De-
spite Heavy Downpour.
SACRAMENTO, March 24-After a few
slight sunshowers today rain resumed
falling in earnest tonight. and although
no measurement was announced for to-
nights showers the Weather Bureau said
it would bring the total rainfall for the
storm, beginning at 5 o'clock yesterday
morning to 160 inches at least. Practic-
ally all but .O3 of this amount fell within
twelve hours making the record fall of
the season for so short time. Weather
Observer Scarr expects a great flow OF
water in the Sacramento River between
now and Monday. 1t was thought the
river would show a rise this afternoon,
but 1t kept steadily at the 23.5 foot mark.
This is over four feet below. the high wa
ter stage and no fear Is felt for the ca
pacity of the river, at least in this local
ity. to handle whatever rise Is likely to
come from the melting of thessnow in the
mountains.
The present rain Is not favorable either
for grain or fruit crops. although no con-
siderable damage is looked for. New
wheat is getting too much moisture, es-
pecially on the shallow lands where the
drainage is poor, while the continued
downpour has washed Off the pollen on
many of the young fruit trees, thus af-
fecting their power OF fertilization. The
indications tonight are that the present
rainfall will keep up for some hours at
least.
The weather is unusually warm both in
the valley and mountains Unless frost
interyenes the snow will melt rapidly in
the mountains and Forecast Official Nc
Adie has deemed 1t wise to issue warn
ing for farmers to expect bank full stages
up the river by Monday next.
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o'clock this afternoon .S5 inches had
fallen in Los Angeles, and after dark
there were frequent heavy showers,
which added at least half an inch to the
total. Toward the mountains the rainfall
was much heavier. In the vicinity of
Strawberry nearly five inches fell within
two days and the water from that water
shed running into the enormous Hemet
reservoir brought the depth behind the
Hemet dam to 15S feet, a height never
before reached. The Bear Valley and
Arrowhead reservoirs are full and If there
is no more rain until next winter there
will be an abundance of water in all the
valleys for irrigation purposes.
San Bernardino has an average of over
two inches FOR the storm throughout that
district.
In Pasadena there was such a heavy
rain this afternoon that the streets were
flooded, new street work washed out,
cellars filled and considerable damage
done.
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ACRES UNDER WATER.
For First Time In Thirty Years Lodi
District Is Flooded.

LODI, March A.-The Mokelumne is
still within its banks, but the land owners
fear a general flood at any time. The
water is running faster than at any
period during the present rainy season
At Lockeford a large force Of men Is
patrolling the levee and reinforcing 1t
at the weak places. Should this levee
give way, as is feared, then several
thousand acres will be flooded Four
miles south of Lodi on the Cherokee
Lane, Bear Creek is out Of its banks and
5000 acres are flooded. The flooded dis
trict embraces all the vine and wheat
land between Stockton road and Cherokee
lane and is two miles long. Over 1000
acres of winter wheat have been ruined
by the water, which at some places
stands at depth of two feet
Vineyards are not harmed by the high
water. In fact the vines will be benefited.
A number of bridges have been washed
away in this district and the rural mail
carriers have been unable to deliver mail
for the past two days. This Is the first
time this district has been flooded in over
thirty years. A heavy rain fell here this
afternoon and evening and this will do
additional damage. Dry Creek is out of
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ALL CREEKS BOOMING.

Immense Volume of Water Rushing
Into the American River.
AUBURN, March 24.-The heavy warm
rain of yesterday extended high in the
mountains, almost to Cisco. 1t melted
considerable snow, thereby greatly swell
ing the American River and other
streams. All the creeks are booming and
some are impossible. The American
River hore is much higher than at any
previous time this season. Bear River Is
also very high. Heavy showers this
morning will still further raise them and
when the north and middle forks of the
American join the south fork above Fol-
som a tremendous volume OF water will
be poured into the Sacramento River and
valley. The rainfall for the last twenty
four hours was l6S. The total for the
season is 33.6S inches, as against 35.17 for
last season to the same date.
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NEARLY DROWN IN CREEK.
Wealthy Travellers Narrowly Escape
Death I'm Ringing Waters.

SAN LUIS OBISPO, March 24.-Burdett
Chandler, president of the Chorro gold
mine, and a well-known oil man and real
estate owner, had a miraculous escape
from being drowned this afternoon In
the swollen Arroyo Grande Creek. With
his brother-in-law, s. Thompson, he ar
rived from Los Angeles. and proceeded to
drive to the Ranchinita ranch. some twen-
ty miles out of the city. When they
reached the Arroyo Grande Creek 1t was
so swollen that Thompson hesitated to
cross, but Mr. Chandler despite his 20
years Of age laughed and said: Why this
is easy for me to ford and continued to
drive through the rushing waters.
When midway in the stream the waters
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Suit Sale
Continues

The great crowds attending our
opening simply overtaxed our capacity
for serving them, and many ladies
could not be waited upon. In order
to give all an opportunity to secure
one of these remarkable values we
have decided to continue our sale
throughout the coming week. Hun
dreds of new suits have just been
unpacked and everything will be in
readiness for you tomorrow morning.
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noon today the precipitation amounted to
1.5S inches. Since that hour 1t has been
pouring, with no indications of cessation.
Country places report from one inch and
a half to four inches in the last twenty
four hours. The streams are all running
full. Some of the reservoirs are over
flowing for the first time in years, and
all the others will be filed within an
other day. Crop prospects were never
better and everything points to an abun-
dant harvest for both grain and fruits.
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lifted the top Of the buggy, the seat and
the occupants from the wheels. The
horses swan ashore. Thompson, who Is
an expert swimmer fought against the
current and managed to save Mr.. Chand-
Ter, who is unable to swim. Then came
a desperate struggle to reach terra. firma,
but eventually the pair landed, but in an
exhausted condition.
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DESTROYS MANY BRIDGES.
Creek Made River by CIoudburst
SrreenE AMnY Railroad Properfx

Sweeps AWuy Ha1Ir0au Property
CHINESE CAMP, March 24.-One of the
dercest cloudbursts ever known in this
locality last evening made Woods Creek
q river In size. In its mad rush it car
rted away the bridge Of the Yosemite
Short Line Railroad, one of the Shawmut
foot bridges, the county wagon steel
bridge and the railroad bridge across the
Tuolumne River at Jacksonville. Stages
are unable to cross the stream, and,
owing to the unsafe condition OF the
tracks. no trains were run today. 1t is
hoped that traffic win be resumed tomor-
row. The precipitation in twenty-four
hours was six inches.
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ALL RESERVOIRS FULL.
water Enough for Next Year Is Stored
In Los Angeles.

Los ANGELES, March A.-Rain has
been falling throughout Southern Cali
fornia with only short intermissions since
early last evening. The seasons rain
fall, while not up to the total of last
season, has come In such manner that the
benefit will be greater even than that
brought by last years rains. Up to S
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coLusA LANDS FLOODED.

Break in Lcvee Results in Inundatfon
of Many Acres.
COLUsA, March A-Very little rain fell
here today. but K Is still very cloudy and
threatening. The Sacramento River regis
ters "a feet tonight, with a great amount
OF water from the north yet to come.
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slowly. 1t Is definitely known that
there have been heavy rains In the
mountains, near the source OF the river,
and IL they are as heavy as thought the
river will be very high before morn
ing. Nearly an inch OF rain fell during
the recent storm. making the precipi-
tation for the season 6.96 inches.
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NO HARM DONE IN NAPA.
River and Creeks at High Level, but
Are Not Dangerous.

NAPA, March A.-There was a heavy
downpour Of rain in Napa and vicinity
today and prospects are for more tonight
The rainfall for the "a hours Up to six
o'clock tonight amounted to .s5 OF an
inch. Napa River Is still running bank
full, and creeks about Napa are at
high level. Fruit trees in Napa County
will not be seriously damaged by rain II
frost does not follow the storm. Total
rainfall for season to date amounts to
.3s inches. against $3.50 inches at cor
responding date last year.
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KERN RIVER RISING.
Torrential Rain Storm Drenches the
OIL Country.

BAKERSFIELD. March 24.-Late this
afternoon, following a violent thunder
and lightning storm, heavy rain began
falling and for over an hour 1t contin-
ued. Tonight 1t Is still raining and
from all indications will continue until
morning. The rain has been heavy
throughout the country. The Kern
River Is rising, but the land company
officials declared tonight that there Is
no possible danger of foods They
stated that the river is rising. but very
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25

its banks again as is also Gilt Creek.
Minor damage is reported from these
places
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
RAIN IS BENEFICIAL.
Storm in San Diego Does More Good
Than Harm.

SAN DIEGO, March 24.-The heaviest
rainstorm of the season prevails through
out this section Of the State. It has
rained steadily since last evening and at
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Our Opening Mighty Success

We naturally looked for large numbers but the hrongs that came and
exceeded We
confess that for such wonderful display of public
shown the bargains have
modern merchandise
depend efforts respond the welcome
The San Francisco call., 1906-03-25
The Reason.

The tremendous success of
our opening-the confidence,
the belief in our announce
ments and the enthusiastic ap-
plause that you have bestowed
upon US spur US on to greater
achievements, and in our efforts
to deserve continuance of
your generous manifestations
we announce this sale.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26

land, ard has many residents of
wealthy Amsterdam merchants. We
walked over the town and spent
awhile in a model cheese factory,
where all the process of cheese-mak-
ing was shown us, and where we pur-
chased the most delicious fresh
cheese which We enjoyed with our
luncn an hour later. The COW stalls
we're as clean and neat as one of our
own living rooms. Our next stop was
at Mounickendam, which is a pretty
little village paved with yellow brick
ard built of contrasting red ones.
The houses look trim and fresh, al
though they date from the sixteenth
century. We noted the striking of
the town clock. which was somewhat
similar to the one we saw at Bern
and not unlike the celebrated one at
Strasberg. Mounickendam is one Of
the dead cities, yet at one time, when
The Hague was mere village, it was
fonrishing, commercial city, one OF
the tWcnty-nine great towns of Hol-
land. Grass grows upon the DESC
late streets which we're once bustling
with trade, but its inhabitants were
idle, while ruin was accomplished
within their city gates. When q
similar disaster threatened Amster-
dam her sons arose in battle line,
and the North sea canal was the
result Of their mighty effort. and Am
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
Powers of London's Lord Mayor.

Perhaps it is as well that the new
lord mayor does not possess the su-
preme power of his early predeces sors.
The mayor who did fealty to Henry
III, for instance, had the temerity to
add: "My lord. so long as you unto
us will be a good lord and king we
will be faithful and duteous unto
you and he does not seem to have
been executed for it. Then there was
the Norman mayor who. being inter-
rupted by a member of the mob when
reading what would now correspond
to the riot act, merely ordered the Of
fender to be taken into a neighboring
street to be beheaGed and went on
reading.
This mayor seems to have had a
sense of humor. unlike much later
one who only provided it for Others
On the occasion of banquet at which
two royal brothers were present a
lover of Terence rose and gracefully
proposed the health of the Adelphi;
upon which the worthy mayor added
that now they were on the subject of
streets he would like to propose Fins
bury circus.-London Chronicle
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
Possessed of a Devil.

In a small town in one of the south
crn states very good old minister Of
one of tho churches of the town was
presented with Il pair of new
hroeches.
His old ones were not quite worn
out. so the new ones We're hung in an
unfinished chamber 20 wear on state
occasions. The occasion came, and
the preacher donned his brooches,
which in the meantime had been the
abode of several hornets.
He entered the pulpit and began
his three hour sermon. His Firstly"
was little uneasy. his SECONDLY"
showed signs of coming storm, his
thirdly was a regular cake walk and
before his "fourthly" was finished he
said: Brethren, | am awfully sorry
but | can't finish this sermon. You'll
have to excuse me. The word of God
is in my mouth. but the devils in
,hese breoches. s.'-Washngton Times.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
TRACED TO EMPEROR TIsEHus
Originator Of Remark About "Forty,
Fool and Physician"


1t would appear that the Emperor
Tibcrius was the originator of that
well known saying: Every man at
forty is either fool or a Physician"
But Tiberius said thirty, not forty, so
Bacon informs us in his History of
Life and Death:
"Tiherus. though drunkard and
luxurious in his diet. was yet very
careful of his diet and used to say
that every one after thirty was either
fool or Il PHYSICIAN
Probably Bacon's authority was
Tacitus c'Annals," book VI. chapter
46). who says of Tiberius that He
was wont to make sport of the physi-
clans. and of people who after thirty
needed others to tell them what was
good or bad for them" In Tacitus. of
course, the eplgrammatic flavor is
lost.
But why has popular usage altered
the age from thirty to forty? Simply
on account of the ALTERATION, so car
essins to the popular ear. De Quin-
ccy. who quotes the modern phrase in
his Opium Eater" dwells upon It's
alliterative value, and conjectures
that our forefathers emphasized that
ALTERATION by spelling physician with
an F. Likely some of them did The
strange thing is that De Quincy
seems to have been ignorant of the
fact that the craze for ALTERATION
had gone so far as to change the age
in the proverb.-PeIn Steele in The
Sunday Magazine.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26

en-, which just rises above the wa.
ter. Many of it's homes are on stills
1t is inhabited exclusively by fisher.
men, about a thousand in number.
Their homes are neat and attractive,
decorated in old Delft ware. The cos.
tunes Of these people are very
quaint. We find them just as they
were 800 years ago. Here are the
true Dutch maidens in their singular
dress and odd-shaped headgear and
wooden shoes. Marken babies wear
three caps, just as we see them in
pictures or en- Delft patterns, and
the men are sturdy Dutchmen. The
three slow, honest fishermen who are
drawing in their nets before me are
worthy water fighters. but they know
more than this. for the man OF Hol.
name famous in commerce, among
manufacturers. 1t is well known in
history, in freedoms cause His
name ranks high in art aud archi.
lecture.
AS we turn our faces toward Am
Il
view of the dixie around Zuyder Zee.
What stronghold it appears, and
yet what vigilance it requires to keep
it as such! These substantial ram.
parts sometimes rise to a height OF
forty feet and are built upon massive
foundations 15) feet wide.
In the royal picture gallery Of The
Hague We sat before Paul Potter's
famous Bull and Rcmbrandt's well.
known School of Anatomy" en-.
Unused over still more Dutch interiors
by Jan Steen ald Dow. Weenix's ami.
NAL studies we're fine. Wouverman
was in evidence with his ever-pres.
ent white horse.
Taking trolley we sped along
shaded avenue for several miles and
passed an afternoon and evening at
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
A Swell Club.

A young American staying for a
time in an English provincial town.
and being the only representative of
his nation there, was the victim of
considerable "guying." But he took
it all with such good nature that he
generally managed to come off with
flying colors, despite his inferiority in
numbers to his tormentorS.
At an evening gathering he wore
upon his coat lapel a pin in the form
of 8 tiny American flag. Several of
the guests pretended not to recognize
the stars and stripes.
All a supercilious young woman
raised her lorgnette and gazed at the
emblem -"you belong to some-ah-
secret society or organizatiOn?'
YES" said Uncle Sans nephew
am:ably, its my club. you know; and
at last reckoning there were over So
000,0 <f us.-YOuth's Companion.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
.oT WHAT MAMA LOOKED FOR
Second Shock Of the Day fo. wiIbu.s
Mother

SeCono onock OF the Oay 10. "IIDu'S
Mother.
Mrs. Mortimer Rutherford, of Rev
Hrside Drive. in DESPAIR OF breaking
lc- i,.t,e boy of swearing, at last
threatened that the next time he used
bad word she would Danish him
from home. The very next day ne
exploded a big. big d.
Il am very sorry. Wilbur" said
Mrs. Rutherford. but | have never
broken my word to you, SO now you
must leave home
Nanette packed the child's little toy
but with round, wondering eyes and
downcast mouth. kissed his mama
and departed. Mrs Rutherford's eyes
were dim as she watched her baby
boy in his blue travelling suit sturdily
trudsins away, without one faltering
backward glance.
long way off, Wilbur set his bur
den on the ground, and himself perch
ed solemnly on the curb, chin in
hands in deep meditation. The spec.
tacle was too much for the fond
motherheart Very quietly mama
sped down the drive and tiptoed up
behind Master Wilbur AS she was
lowering on the very point of surpris-
ing him with fearful kisses, pom
pouS old man appeared.
Child he said: "child. will you-
hum-tcll me where Mr. Mill en-
lives?"
All Now mama's little man
would show his excellent breeding!
Wilbur raised his solemn blue eyes,
and regarded the pompous man
coldly.
You go to he said calmly. 81
have troubles of ny own. ."-Satur-
day Evening Post.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-01-26
For Him. Too.

churchman tells about time he
was travelling through the country
with an evangelist. At 4 village in
Ohio meeting was held at which
an announcement was made that the
proceeds of collection to be taken
would be turned over to a missionary
fund.
In the audience was man who
was publicly known TO oppose foreign
missions and who vas also suspect
ed of being an agnostic of the deep
est dye. The churChman in the
course of the collection passed this
man the box. The other pushed it
away with a sneer on his face. A
sudden inspiration came to the church
man, and thrusting the box under
the fellows nose, he said:
Here. take some-its for the
heathen.'