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The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21

ness He was known as cigarette
fend. heavy absinthc drinker. an ad-
mirer OF chorus girls and reckless
spendthrft, He gave dinners costing
tens of thousands of dollars, and like
the general run of Pittsburg million
aires he always had one or more inf
fairs" ON hand with women of the foot
lights.
IL Is strange fact that chorus girls
and actresses seem TO appeal TO the
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 S50.000,O00 in the agcre-
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 infatlation 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
the Wild winds OF the Tenderloin
young Hart Mckee was almost as we'll
known. but In a different way.
Forgot Marital Obligations.
His father, +, Sellers Mckee, a mul-
ti-milhunaire glass manufacturer OF
Ptttshurg, supplied him with practical
ly limitess funds. with which the
swath He was handsome. dapper and
fastidious, with the red and white com
pleNion Of a healthy girl Soon after
leaving college he married a Miss SUIT
ton, from whom he separated n year
or two atterward giving her $500 600
!, outright in lieu OF alimouy.
I In Mrs. Mckee's allegations against
her husband she testified that he was
not with her much during the two
years Of their married life. and that he
became more neGlectful ms time pro-
ceeded. Finally Mrs Mckee left him
owing TO his entire neglect" She
made affidavit that he cut OF, her per
sonal allowance and household allow
ance 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 10 pay the servants, and was
empowered TO hire and discharge them
Mrs. Mckee protested. but was told
that she had no power 10 discharge
, him.
&. Mckee became acquainted with Mrs
Geneyleye Phipps, the wife OF Law.
renee Phipps, another Pittsburg mil.
ojionaire, then living In Denver Nc.
Kee and Mrs. Phipps were frequently
seen together. and an estrangemen,
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21

TIE millionaire oil producer, of Pitts
burg, distinguished himself by COM
hitting burglary.
The suicide of young T. O'C. Jones.
the only son of the millionaire steel
man of Pittsburg. few weeks ago. fit
tingly rounds out the record OF the
young Smoky City high rollers. He
had lost his mind because of his love
for his first cousin charming Pitts
burg girl. He killed himself when she
married another.
This almost eShausts the crop Ct,
Pittsburg's gilded youths, but there is
a new crowd growing up They are as
yet In hpickerbochess.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
~. ,..n,%a1 Wsa,th
Unequaled IL furnishing
sensatiow foF he LoDers
Of. Scanal-4ilurements'
of Painted Stass Beauties.
. 'OFataf to Don,fatie Peace
and Harmony. Il 70 ''''".'

d, New York-Now that the crime OF
murder has been added to the eccen-
trio 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 crazi-
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
N4]AkIIRES GOPACE2 HAT KILLS

folding a roll 81 biIis' as as Yarde as an
elephants trunk. The. run bfoke all
records. Fifteen engines wele used.
There were eight passengers,i and to
transport them;in lower hefths instead
OF upper cost $L13:a minute flor So
hours, or nearly two dollars mile.
But Mr.. Peacock, was from Httsburs
and did not care = w. 4
When some Enghshmen se2t over
$3.50 900 to back, Shamrock II. Mr. Pea
cock headed syndicate who covered
1t with $3.50, 900. He played in a 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 $780, 900 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
'T'm to be married, too" confessed
tuc youA6 "cAhuA' huS 40 NY
tended over there-Mr. Peacock"
That's Scotch name" said the
future Mrs. Carnegie. Where does he
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 foorwalker
millionaire.
At the Waldorf one morning Mr.
Peacock was discovered scribbljng on a
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 $lO,000,000.
I think 1t is only 100000. She Is
usually right, but can't find the other
100000 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 IL cash can make 1t good, but
with her foolish little heart broken.
More recently the limelight of noto-
riety has been turned upon w. f.
Corey, one of the best known of the
Carnegie group Of Pittsburg million
aires He dawned upon New York 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 and the National
Hoop company In the baggage cars
we're 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 hot house
fruits and the rarest flowers were lib
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Done Again.

81 bought your six best sellers,
said customer in the book store.
"Ah, indeed" replied the clerk
with a smile; ''how did you ike
them?"
"Well, think you should abbrevi-
ate your advertisement"
"What do you mean?"
"Why, make it the six best sells
Chicago Daily News.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
His Objection.

His Daughter-But what objection
have you to Algernon, papa? He nei-
Their CANDLES, smokes, chews, drinks
nor swears.
Her Father-Oh, it isn't what man
doesn't do that counts. l want SON
in-luw that does things.-Chicag go
Daily News.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
ZAILED HER BLUFF AND WAS
.xa-Snaps)qpefv4y4xFotHMo 11H:
1 He<8ad ebeen caetftss On che young


! Hefssdebeen catffs On the young
lady for many moo1s, but being rather
backyard, his. suit progressed slowly.
Finally the dear girl decided it was up
40 her to start something. so the neu
time he called she polnted>to q flower
in his buttonhole and said:
.Ill give you kiss for that rose
aA'iarge, open< faced blush meandered
o, er his countenance, but the exchange
was made. Then he grabbed his hat
and started to leave the room.
"Why, where are you going" sne
asked, in surprise.
ITO the-er-forist's for more
roses" he explained.
And further deponent sayeth not
Chicago Daily News.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
No Danger.

Mr.. Gayboy (about to start on
business trip)-Tll try to write to you
every few days, Maria, but If Should
he busy and a week or more pass
without you're hearing from me you
needn't be alarmed.
Mrs. Gayboy-I shan't. I'll take the
children with me and hunt you up
Chicago Tribune.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Just Possible.

Clara wish | could believe vba.
he says. but
Maude-What does he say?
Clara-Why, he says he loves me.
yet he has only known me two DAYS.
Maude-Well, perhaps that's the rea-
son.-Chicago Daily News.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
A Poor Plan.

Husband-So that new girl goes out
three nights week. I'll tell you how
to keep her in. Scare her. Tell her
terrible fellow called Jack the klsser
is proving around, kissing every girl
he can catch.
Wife (doubtfully) - Well, don I
know, my dear; was a young girl
once myself I'm afraid she'd be out
every night.-N. Y. Weekly.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Both DeplorabIe

1T must be a dreadful thing to hava
lived without ever having accom-
plished anything" observed the young
professor.
Yes" said Miss Clipper, almost
as bad as to have lived without ever
having had any fun. Detroit Free
TTess.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Countsractins tho Effects

Jack, you are an ardent deyotee Of
baseball, | notice"
No but after I've talked golf all
afternoon like to read about two col.
umns Of Baseball talk to rest NY head. "
-J2tsa
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Cynical.

THAT speaker had tremendous
crowd"
Eyes" answered Farmer Corntassel.
"People must like to hear his speak
ing"
"Oh, | dunno. Folks Is powerful
curious. reckon a man could draw
q crowd by jest waviu' his hands an
stompin' his feet, same as he did, with
out sayin' a word Washington star.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Side Lights on History.

Sir Isaac Newton had discovered the
law of gravitation.
I'D like to see anybody get around
that" he said
Consulting the records and satisfy
ing himself that no supreme court ever
had declared it unconstitutional, he
proceeded to divide it into sections
Chicago Tribune.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Prefers Work

rs you husband enjoying his vaca-
rion?"
: should say not! He's bored to
death ana says If he had to 81. around
doing nothing for another week he'd
so crazy. Detroit Free Press.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Independent.

I'm going TO quit, sir; you're wife
finds too much fault"
Why, she treats you as well as she
does me-
i know il; and don't have 10 stand
foy Il Houston Post.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
No Browning.

She was fond of the writings of the
poet Browning. Going into the coun-
try she forgot to take her copy of her
fayorite author. She determined to
try and get one at the village shop.
"Have you Browning" she asked.
"No, ma'am," was the reply OF the
shop man; I'VE have backing and
whiting, but no browning. "-Tit-Bits
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
An Old One.

THE Topeka State Journal says
that a Topeka woman kneads bread
with her gloves on"
THAT puts it up to some country
editor to rise and remark that he
needs it with his pants on. This bit
of repartee goes the rounds Of the
country press at least once year"
Houston Post.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21

n divorce was grantad on the ground
of desertion. Then almost before their
friends had ceased talking about their
case Mr.. and Mrs. Phipps made up,
and IL is said that they will be re-
married. This seems to have finished
The calendar of sensations as far as the
Phpps and Mckee lnillioraires are
concerned.
Another Pittsburg millionaire who
was James King Clarke, known to his
friends as jamie"
Young Clarke Inherited n part Of
the millions of his father, Charles J.
| Clarke, OF pittsburg, lie was in the
habit of spending a part of his time
! in Washington, and 1t was there that
he met Miss Esther Bartlett. They
| were married on April &c, 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 a month later,
Z
/ 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 rs a corsage bouquet
. Fl,t I
wroth and left his bride,
\ Mrs Clarke atterward sued for aud
! obtained a divorce. after which she be-
came the wife OF L. T. Whitehead. OF
Erie. Pa Mr., Clark then married a
/ Miss katherine Willoushby, 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 mil
! lions of dollars, When he came to
New York he evidently made up his
mind to live mp 10 the traditions and
habits OF the lively Pittsburgers who
had preceded him, To perpetuate his
name he had a $4,000 peacock made
of genuine diamonds. sapphireS and
emeralds and gave 1t TO his wife. He
also had peacock put on the liver. OF
his servants.
Once Mr. Peacock was In Los An
gees There We're only upper ber,ns
left in the train to Chicago. Give mo
a special train then he ordered.
"Itll cost $4,000. said the passenger
agent
I'm take Il. replied Peacock. M
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
The Gooseberry's Feat.

The gooseberry Kissed an eloquent his.
And he stretched out his Snaky neck
whats this?" Clucked the chiclwe.d
What's this. what's this"
i've laid an eggplant, by Heck"
~Cleyeland Leader.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Plenty Of It

There's poetry in everything" OBJ
served the poet
You're right replied the editor.
For instance, there's basket fall Of
1t over IN the corner. -Poyal
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Who Should Write Our Stories?

The Love story-Twain.
The English Story-London.
The fearful Story-Paine.
The Creditors Story-Hope.
The Baby Story-Howell5.
The Newly Wed Story-Batcheller
The Young Bud Story-Flower
The Sarcastic Story-Cutting-Lire.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Poor Cook,

Bacon-Did your wife ever take
cooking lessons?
Egbert-Oh, yes.
Did she ever make good?"
NO, not very good "-Yonkers
Statesman.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21

Aeroplanist to friend: Just look
down and you'll see how backward
they are in this part of the world.
Why, the peasants still go about in
automobiles at miserable fifty miles
an hour. '-Pele Mele.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Ava X ening.

The Chinese are getting to be
quite expert in military matters,
aren't they?'
Eyes. They are beginning to real
lie that the man behind the gun is
more in ortant that the man behind
the dashboard. Washington Star.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Perhaps.

mo, he hasn't been to see me for
over week, and promised to sing
for him the next time he came, too"
"You promised"
Yes"
Gee! may be he took it as a threat"
Houston Post.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Natures Sermons.

Every grass-blade is a Sermon,
heard our pastor say.
A sentimental idea that;
l thought Of 1t each day.
One eve our pastor moved his lawn,
And as | watched l thought
How strange it was to see him cut
His precious sermons short.
Judge.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
The Golf Tyro.

lie shakes his club on high. His teeth are
set,
His face-in what strange shapes doth
anger twist it,
It's hard to hit the ball and harder yet
His feelings to express when he has
Missed il.
W aahin stou Star.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
Shrewd.

The burglars stole the perfume.
\ rather strange event,
But FetlocK Holmes went on the case
And traced them by the scent.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1906-07-21
No Use.

Going to the seashore this sum-
mer Ethel?"
mo"
why not?"
What's the use? | never tan, and
nobody'd believe I'd been there when
| came back. "-Cleveland Leader.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-14
FRISCO las NEW QUAKE.
Stricken California City Again
Rocked by Another Earth Shoc8S

stricken California City Again
Rocked by Another Earth shock.
A sharp earthquake shock was felt
at San Francisco ana II Oakland at
II 90 Monday night. The tremor was
Of short duration and no damage was
reported.
The great earthquake of April Is on
the Pacific coast is still fresh in the
public mind. San Francisco was the
center of the disturbance and many
other smaller coast towns suffered. In
San Francisco the earth tremors start
ed fires that resulted in the destruction
OF three-quarters of the city. The loss
was estimated at S50O,0OOOoO. MANY
lives were lest, some estimates placing
the number at $500.
The first shock of the quake was felt
at ; 10 a. IA. The water mains were
broken by the commissions of the earth
and when many fires in various sec
tons of the city broke out there was
no way to Quench the flames. The resi-
dents of the city, driven by the flames
from their homes, have camped
many weeks in the public parks and
in the Preside, the military reserva-
ton. 1t was estimated that 100000
were made homeless.
For the information of President E.
II. Hartman and Traffic Director J. G.
Stubs of the Southern Pacific, Gen
eral Passenger Agent James Hors-
burgh, Jr., has had a census taken Of
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-14
Fertilizers.

Decidedly the best fertilizer that can
be used is we'll rOtted stable manure
In most eases where commercial ferti-
lizers are used some manure should b.;
used with it. 1t is important in ferti-
lizing soil to improve its physical con-
ditiOn as we'll as its chemical compO-
sitiOn. 1t should be made loose, so that
the roots of plants may readily absorb
the food it contains. For this purpose
manures are uneXceIled.
The physical properties of soil have
Il large influence on its fertility. The
most common means of loss of fertility
is through teaching or the mechanical
washing away of nourishing properties.
Soil which has large proportion of
clay are finely grained and compact
thus making it easy for the plant food
they contain to be washed away. At
the same time the compactness fire.
quently retains the elements of fertfI.
ity tenaciously against their use BIZ
plants.
If a commercial fertilizer is used il
should be a mixture that gives com
plete fertilizer, supplying all the ele-
ments needed to make rich soil. The
commercial fertilizer is preferred to
manure for use on lawns, because of it,
greater cleanliness and the fact that
it contains 10 weeds. Manure is fire.
auently full of the seeds of weeds An
excellent fertilizer for use on lawns is
a mixture of hardwood ashes and bone
meal. This has been declared to con-
tain all the elements needed for the
successful growth OF grass.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-14
Resists sO-Cent G.s INV

The Consolidated Gas Company of
New York has gone into the Circuit Court
to restrain the State of New York from
executing the law fixing the price of gas
at 80 cents. The company offers, if an
injunction is granted at once, to turn
over to the court all money collected above
the SO cents while the suit is being ad-
Indicated, these moneys to be disposed of
according to the report. The general al
legation in the bill is that the law deprives
the company Of a reasonable profit, al
though gas at ST is cheaper than it is any
where else in the State. But the most
striking averment is that the act is loaded
up with heavy penalties that threaten ruin
to the company if it even seeks to test
in the courts the validity of the law.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-14
MEN NOT so SELFISH.
Club Delegates Set Them Right O
Suffrage-Oficers Elected

Club Delegates Set Them Right ON
Suffrage-Oficers Elected.
Man, his points, good and bad, came
in for share of comment at Wednes-
days session Of the General Federation
Of Women's Club in St. Paul. Woman's
suffrage had the call and Mrs. Mary
G. Andrews, of Omaha, Neb., took a
fling at men, referring to them as sell
fish because of their failure to extend
the general franchise to women. This
declaration brought Mrs. Robert Hall
Wiles of Chicago to her feet with this
defense of men:
''The American man is the most I'M
selfish man in the world. He is much
more unselfish than the American wom-
an. Property rights are just as fair
toward women as toward men, and the
delegate from Nebraska is wrong when
she says the men want to keep the bal
lot themselves through selfish motives,
or because they do not want the women
to have property rights. Women can
get as much favorable legislation now
as they could were they able to vote.
We cannot have it go out from here
that we believe men are selfish"
This was a hot one for the delegate
for Nebraska, who qualified her pre-
vious remarks. She squared herself
thus:
Il love all men. | idoliZe man; he is
an adorable creature. | wouldn't have
that impression go out from here for
anything. I'm not talking about the
good men we all love: l referred only
to the politician
Following are the officers elected:
President-Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker,
Denver, Colo.
First Vice President-Mrs. Philip n.
Moore, st. Louis, Mo.
Second Vice President-Mrs. Mary Al
den Ward Boston, Mass.
Recording Secretary-Mrs. Mary B. K.
Sherman, Chicago.
Corresponding Secretary-Mrs. Charles
Perkins, Knoxville, Tenn.
Treasurer-Mrs. Josiah Evans Cowles,
Los Angeles. Cal.
Auditor-Mrs. Percy V. Pernybacker,
Austin, Texas.
The Federation Endorsed President
Roosevelts action in calling for clean
meat legislation by Congress.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-06-14

the persons in the camps of this city.
1t shows that on June 10, 13,0SS per-
sons were in the permanent camps and
29,533 in the temporary camps On
June 1 rations were supplied 1925
persons and free meal tickets given o.
100 persons.
The report cites that there are 2,2SS
persons in the Oakland and Alameda
permanent camps and that on May 81
rations were issued to 1924 persons
in Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley. In
Los Angeles there are 600 San Francis
co refugees, in Sacramento 120 in Val
lejo 213 and in Stockton 36.
Nearly go refugee Chinese were
sent home at the expense of the Chi
nese government on the steamer Hong
kong, which sailed Tuesday for the
Orient. The Chinese lost heavily in
the fire. and as there is no immediate
prospect of their being permanently To-
Gated in this city they expressed a de-
sire to return to their native land.
The preliminary report of the Cali
fornia earthquake investigating com
mittee has been made to Gov. Pardee.
The report says: In general terms,
the causes of these movements are at
tributed to the theory that stresses are
generated in the earths crust and ac-
cumulate until they exceed the strength
of the rocks composing the crust and
find relief in sudden rupture. The
of April 10 is said to have
been due to one of these movements,
and the extent of the rift is described
as extending from the vicinity of Point
Arena to the neighborhood of San Juan.
Benito County, a distance of 1S5 miles"