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The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04
HISTORIC CHURCH BURNS.
Twenty.Third Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
Church in Denver is Gone.

Denver.-A succession of fires in the
Capitol Hill district bounded by Nine
teenth and Twenty-fifth avenues, Mar
ion and Vine streets, at an early hour
Sunday morning. kept the fire depart
ment on the jump for hours, destroyed
the beautiful Twenty-third Avenue
Presbyterian church at Twenty-thiru
avenue and Ogden street damaged the
Calvary Baptist church at Twenty
fourth avenue and Ogden street,
started minor blazes that might have
become serious in about twenty resi-
dences, gave the residents of that
neighborhood a big scarce and severely
injured two brave tiremen who had d
miraculous escape from death. The
property loss will amount to about $780,
900. The cause of the fire was the
crossing of the Denver Gas and Elec-
tric Company's wires with those of the
Colorado Telephone Company. The
heavy fall OF wet, soggy snow on
Thursday last was the primary cause
of all the excitement and the heavy
damage to property.
The biggest loss was sustained by
the congregation of the Twenty-third
Avenue Presbyterian church. To-day
this beautiful stone structure, whose
towering walls had stood for years on
the hill, landmark of the Denver
which had been removed piece by piece
from the older quarter of the town to
the newer residence section. is mass
of ruins. The damage wrought by the
fire to the church is complete. 1t is
damaged beyond repair. The great
walls of heavy stone have fallen, the
roof has collapsed. the interior is
burned-the church is gone. The dam
age is estimated at $4,000 to the
church and $1,000 to the fixtures and
furniture. The property is well in
sured.
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04
Conforming to the Law.

Rev. Mr.. Parkhurst, of New York.
has been writing of the decay of posi-
tive authority, whereat the Chicago
Tribune says it is the other way about;
that with all allowance for the rules
that are broken the average man Of
to-day obeys more positive injunctions
than his ancestors were compelled to
tyranny. 1t adds: "A man cannot
build house upon his own land with
out complying with the ordinances Of
the city. and hardly without obeying
the dictation of number OF trades
unions He must adopt the sanitary
conveniences which seem best to the
= atty government. II the house is of
n certain height he must provide it
air and light must be in accordance
with the rules. If he has child he
cannot decide for himself whether the
child shall be taught or not. He
must provide medical attendance for
the members of his family. He cannot
put his child to work under the age
of IA. He cannot give his daughter in
marriage under the age of 16. He
cannot sell goods on the street with
out license, and there are many busi-
nesses in which he cannot engage with
out license. His carts must have
tires of certain width. His carriage,
II an automobile, must bear a number.
for which he is taxed. In thou
sand petty ways his personal liberty
is restricted, in the name of the law.
The peril at the present day is not a
growing disregard for positive author
ity so much as a belief in the efficacy
of legislation to cure all ills. Almost
every possible relation of man to man
has been made the subject of law,
but the flood still continues"
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04
FLOOD OF MONEY
WILL BE EXPENDED WISELY BY
RELIEF OFFICIALS.
ARMY DISTRIBUTES FOOD
Red Cross and Citizens Committee Act
Together - Relief Fund Reaches
Four and one-half Millions and
Still Coming.

Still Coming.
San Francisco.-What to do with
the immense amount of money that has
been contributed to the relief OF San
Francisco's homeless was the question
that received earnest consideration by
all those now engaged In this all-im-
portant work. So many inquiries had
come to the heads of the various de-
partments, civil and military, all ask
ing how and by whom the money so
generously contributed would be ex-
pended that the Associated Press was
asked to communicate to the country
at large the plan for disbursing those
funds, and the assurance that every
dollar would be put to the use for
which 1t was intended.
All expenditures will be authorized
by the finance committee of the citi-
zens and Red Cross funds. The mem
bers OF this committee are representa-
tive bankers. business men and jurists
Of San Francisco, and DR.. Devine OF the
National Red Cross Society. This
committee will audit all accounts and
make a detailed report to the War De-
partment, where a final audit and state
ment will be made.
AT noon Thursday the distribution OF
food to the city of San Francisco was
formally turned over to the United
States army, which will act under the
system already described. Under this
system many of the abuses that have
prevailed in the giving out of supplies
by the various local and outside relief
organizations, each of which has acted
independently of all others. will be dis
continued and the direction of all the
stations will be centralized in the de-
pot of the quartermaster of the army
at this post under Major Duval.
The reports from the leading hos
pitals at the Preside and at Golden
Gate park to-day showed that the
number of patients is less than yester-
day. At the general hospital in the
Preside there were $50 patients Thurs
day, which is 200 less than the day be-
fore. The decrease is probably due
to the fact that the privi-
lege of free transportation oveI
the railroads of any part of the
any part OF the state expired at noon
Thursday. and many of the patients
who were suffering from minor in
juries and complaints left the hos
pitals ir time to take advantage of the
generosity of the railroads.
There are now thirty hospitals in
use, all of the smaller institutions es-
tablished during the confusion of the
frst few days following the fire hav-
ing been abolished and the patients re-
moved to the larger establishments.
Tuberculosis hospitals have been es-
tablished separately from the others.
The relief fund took ii big jump up
ward Thursday as result OF the
checking up of the second appropria-
ton of Congress and the contributions
OF the citizens of Massachusetts. The
additional appropriation by Congress
was $l,50O.0O0 and the sum sent by
Massachusetts was 100000. The local
receipts Wednesday from out OF town
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04
Noted Ennineer Dead.

Brigader General Edward Wellman
Serrell. a noted civil and military enSi-
neer, died in poverty in New York CITY
last month, aged eighty years. Gen
eral Serrell was the engineer who first
surveyed the interocean canal routes
for the government across the isthmus
of Panama He built the Hoosac tun-
mel. and planned and constructed the
Niagara suspension bridge. He re-
ceived nine decorations and medals
and was fellow of the American
Academy of Science. Three times he
received the thanks of Congress.
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04
WAS WEAK and DIZZY
Or. Williams Pink Pills Restored tho
Patient to Perfect Health
And Strenqth,

Mrs. Mary Gagnsr, of No. SIC South
Summer street, Holyoke, Mass, has
passed through an experience which
proves that some of the greatest bless
ings of life may lie within easy reach
and yet be found only by mere chance.
A few years ago while she was employed
i'll the mills she was suddenly seized
with dizziness and great weakness Il
was so weak at times" she says, "that
l could hardly stand, and my head be-
came 50 dizzy that it seemed as if the
floor was moving around.
My condition at last became so bad
that Twas obliged to give up work in the
mill, and later still l became so feebly
thet / could not even attend to me
household duties. After the slightest
exertion had to lie down and rest until
1 regained strength.
"A friend who had used DIR. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People urged me to
try them. l bought box and began to
take them. The benefit was so positive
and so quickly evident that continued
to use the pills until had taken alto
gether six boxes. By that time / was
entirely cured. aud for two years 1 have
had no return of my trouble. 1 am now
in the best of health and able to attend
to all my duties. am glad to acknowl-
edge the benefit 1 received and hope
that my statement may be the means OF
inducing c<hers who may suffer i'll TINS
way to try this wonderful medicine,
The secret of the power of DR.. VII
iams' Pink Pills in cases of debility,
such as Mrs. Gagner's lies in the fact
that they make new blood, and every or
gan and even every tiny nerve in the
body feels the stir of new tide OF
strength. :,
DR.. Williams Pink Pills are sold by all
druggists or will be sent, postpaid on
receipt Of price, SO cents per box, SIX
boses for $3.50, by the DIR. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, N. 4.
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04
DISCUSSING Rate Bill.

Washington.-Rail rate legisla.
ton continues to hold first place in the
United States Senate. There are three
or four more general speeches to be
made on the bill and when the last of
them shall have been heard If not be-
fore, there will be an agreement upon
a time for taking the final vote. This
is expected to be about May 10th. Sew
eral days will be consumed in consider
ing amendments under the rule limit
ing speeches TO ten minutes. The in.
tention is TO give week to considera.
tor OF the bill under that rule after
the close OF the general debate.
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04

Union Pacific from Cheyenne. These
were fed and most OF them con-
on the Union Pacific from Cheyenne.
These were fed and most Of them con-
tinued on out to Kansas City, st. Louis
and the South at S 80 in the evening.
They went over the Union Pacific.
About midnight 200 more people came
in on the Rio Grande. They had been
fed by the good people at Salida and
other points and did not need anything
of that kind. They We're taken to the
hotels the same as those of the pre-
vious day.
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04
Friar Land Fund.

Rome.-The plan devised by the vat
lean for the division of the sT,000,000
paid by the United States for the friar
lands in the Philippines mas been ap-
proved by the Dominicans and sub
stantially agreed to by the other relig-
ious orders. The vatican will retain
the principal and portion of the
interest will be given annually to the
Philippine dioceses and the remain
der to the religious orders of the isl
ands to be divided by them according
to the agreement.
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04
Where Eggs Are Esas.

City Clerk X. NJ. Macmillan received
a card yesterday from VIII d. Walt
man, formerly assistant city engineer,
but now an engineer on the Panama
canal, showing picture of one of the
seventy-ton steam shovels used in the
work, and group of the civil ensi-
neers and their wives. In memoran-
DUN written on Easter Sunday Mr..
Waltman says that eggs are 10 cents
each.-Colorado Springs Gazette.
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04
CONDITIONS IN San FRANCISCO
NOW RAPIDLY IMPROVING

San Francisco.-At 3:15 O'Clock this
"wednesday afternoon shock of
earthquake was felt. 1t lasted nearly
n minute and caused considerable
alarm and caused the death of one
woman. A number of walls of burned
buildings which were still standing in
n weak condition were thrown down
and frail buildings were considerably
shaken, but the damage done was
slight The shock was also felt in Oak
land and Berkeley. but in these places
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04
Hundreds Of Refugees.

Denver.-The second floor at the
west end of the Union depot was an
active scene all day Wednesday. c. II.
Reynolds who is in charge of the relief
work, and his efficient helpers, worked
steadily. Monday night 220 people ar
rived at II: 80 on the Rio Grande rail
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04

1t is now quite the correct thing
among the gilded young people of New
York city to have gray or almost
white hair. SO much admired have
these ''prematurely gray folks be-
come of late that hairblanching is now
nearly as commonly resorted to as
manicuring.
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04

plans 10 beautify San Francisco and
the committee does not want to take
any final action until it has had con
ference with them. Several OF the
toundries and factories located in the
district near the water front and south
of Market street are preparing to re-
sume operations at the earliest possi
BILE moment.
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04

road A committee met them and they
were escorted to the various hotels in
the neighborhood, where arrangements
had been made for their keep. We'd
nesday these people reported back and
were fed and cared for. Some went
out on their journeys early in the
morning and some were compelled to
remain here until evening. Many re-
ceived as high as three meals.
At 1880 Wednesday evening sew.
enty-five people came in on the
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04
In a Pinch, Use ALIENS Foor.EAsE.

powder. 1t cures painful, smart
ing, nervous feet and ingrowing nails.
It's the greatest comfort discovery of
the age. Makes new shoes easy A
certain cure for sweating feet. Sold
by all druggists. CSC. Trial package,
FREE. Address A. S. Olmsted, lie
Row N Y
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04

The women of the California Club of
San Francisco, have persuaded the
board of education to try and induce tho
pupils of the public schools to celebrate
The Fourth of July with such proper pa
t.iotfsm as shall tend to eliminate the
sIement of noise and danger.
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04

Here's another horror: A man
dropped so feet from the top story
OF Cincinnati building this week
and was not hurt in the least. They
were picked pigs feet.
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04
colored Y. M. c. A.

The Y. NJ. C. A. In the United States
has LOG branches for colored members,
of which are in educa-
tional institutions and thirty-two in
cities. Their aggregate membership
exceeds 5000.
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04

In one of his recent lectures on Pluto
before roomful of fashionable London
women Dr. Emil Reich defined happi-
ness as 'the interworld between two un-
happinesses.' For real happiness he
said, .'can be experienced only by those
who have passed through real trouble
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04
To Rebuild More Beautiful

San FIancisco.-James ID. Phelan.
chairman of the Improvement associa-
tion of the city. has dispatched tele-
grams to Architect Daniel Burnham
and his assistant. Mr.. Bennett, who are
in Chicago, to come Immediately to
this city to take up the work planned
some two years ago Burnham and
Bennett are the orisinators of the
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04

Garfield Tea puriiics the blood. Gar
field Tea cures sick headaches.
The Springfield herald., 1906-05-04

DO you expect to see the end OF the
world?" NO, it's round
Okolona messenger., 1906-08-15

bourne" she asked, her large, neavy
lashed eyes looking the utmost won
der.
It's very simple matter, Miss
Mitchell-at least / used to think Il
was when / observed the symptoms In
other folks. But-don't look at me
like that-you might pretend you are
taking notes; some one will see an6
wonder what we are talking about
"Oh, If it's anything improper, you
mustn't say 1t, Mr.. Ebsbourne." She
was plainly agitated.
"No1 the very least improper, little
ever occurred to me in all my wild
harum-scarum life. No, listen calmly;
If what say Ia not pleasing you,
will stop, and we will not talk about
it any more. love YOU. Don't start
SO, Miss Mitchell. l have loved you
ever since the first time you looked
at me with those clear, liquid, honest
pure eyes of yours. l have read in
their depths more than ever discov-
cred in my wanderings over two conti-
nents. / will not bewilder you by try
ing to tell you all | feel; for in SO
doing | would only bewilder myself.
want to give you just the idea and
leave you to think it over and get used
to 1t. can't help loving you, any
more than could help breathing or
living II didn't breathe"
"Why-Mr, Ebsbourne," she replied,
II don't think care for you in any
way like that"
Il didn't expect you to, little one.
But you can give me little hope.
can't you? You don't dislike me, do
your"
Il think you are very kind"
That's enough - that's enough -
Don't need to say another word. I'll
go now and let you get used to the
idea of having lover" Va
THANK you," was all Miss Mitchell
could think OF to say.
True to his word, the major did not
urge his attentions upon the little
stenographer.
The sequel was none of the majors
planning. He only knew that he was
speeding down the river road one
afternoon, when young horse driven
by market gardener took fright and
plunged about, backing the heavy wag-
on directly across his way at the mo-
ment when he supposed the driver was
going to be able to manage his team
without further difficulty
Okolona messenger., 1906-08-15

mere was crash ana Ene mayor
felt sharp twinge of pain. When he
again oponed his eyes, they were car
rying him in at the ladies' entrance Of
the Windsor
A eirlish form and white face
pushed through the tangled crowd of
people about him, and pair of soft
pink arms slipped about his neck.
The reactionary pains were settling in,
but the presence OF those arms seemed
to lift the tension from his quiver-
ing nerves, and he felt as comfortable
as baby on its mothers breast, And
there came flowers every day, and
many little home comforts that the
major had lot seen or thought much
about since he was a chunk Of boy.
At last there came a day when the
doctor told the major he might see
his friends. The major said something
in the strictest confidence to his nurse,
and after very long time Miss Mitch
ell came up accompanied by sweet
faced, rlotherly little woman In black,
whom the major knew by instinct
must be Miss Mitchells mother.
''Mr. Ebsbourne," said Miss Mitchell,
timidly, Il didn't know cared in that
way, but do"
Okolona messenger., 1906-08-15
SOLDIERS HUNT COVER.
Red Bugs of Southern Texas Are Enc
mics Warriors Find It
Hard to Rout.

Rife ranges and target practice may
be all ve~y fine in theory, declare the
regulars at Fort Sam Houston, but
the peculiarities of the faunt of south
west Texas conspire to make it some.
what irksome.
In other words, the men are COM
planning Of red bugs. These are So
called in Texas. In other places they
are known as jiggers or chiggers. In
France they are known as .chigres and
in other places as cheguas and chegoes,
by which latter name they are lexi-
geographically catalogued. They are
fancifully known as the Leptus irri-
tans and by others are called the Sar-
copscylla penetrans. By the soldiers
they are called hell.
1t is no uncommon sight to see one
of the regulars hunt secluded spot,
unlace his leggins and his much con-
voluted trousers, lower his summer
cottons and then go after the Leptus.
It Is the legs of the khaki-clad
Achilles that are the favorite sojourn-
ing spot for the Lepti penetrantes.
There is smaller chance of continuous
disturbance from the owner of the
shank and greater opportunity to pene-
trate.
The Sarcopyscylla is an entertaining
little animal. His salutes are matu-
tinal and his vespers are nocturnally
prolonged. He is with you in your up
rising and your down-sitting and is
amenable neither to rhyme nor rea-
son. He tolls not, neither does he spin,
but Solomon with all his proverbs can
not sting you into so great dissat-
isfaction with life as one of these.
Hence the soldiers are not in favor
of target practice when the red bugs
come as the perquisites. San Antonio
Express.
Okolona messenger., 1906-08-15
THE MODERN NAZARETH.
Boyhood Home Of Jesus Is Now an
Up-to-Date and Cosmopol-
itan City.

Nazareth. where Jesus spent his
boyhood, calls to. mind a picture OF
a hazy, half-mythical village of the
far east. The Palestine of to-day is
a network of railroads and telegraph
wires. Modern hotels with elevators
and bell boys now occupy sacred
places of history.
Cafes stand where once the hosts
Of Israel fought. contending with
chariots and horsemen. The awkward
camelback is transplanted by the
compartment car. One would look
in vain for the hospitable villager
standing at the door Of his humble
flat-roofed home. Tall, slanting-
rooted buildings predominant, with
fresh red tiles imported from France.
In prominent place on the brow
Of a hill stands the English orphan
age, which provides for the education
Of the orphans OF Palestine. English
and Arabic are taught here, as well
as housekeeping and needlework.
A telegraph station, with an Ar
menian operator in citizens dress,
keeps Nazareth in touch with the
world. Here, when occasion demands.
messages can click their way across
to America.
Okolona messenger., 1906-08-15
Sunday Dyspepsia.

Sunday dyspepsia-that is what
you have" said the doctor, smiling.
Sunday dyspepsia?"
"Yes, and it is not a rare complaint,
either. 1t is due to this habit Of eat
ing foolishly and gluttonously on Sun.
day.
Through the week you eat like a
sensible mana moderate breakfast
early, light luncheon and a good,
substantial dinner at the end of the
day.
but on Sunday you eat a heavy
breakfast at 10. or II. At / you sit
down to an enormous dinner, stuff
fing yourself without appetite, and at
$3.50, when you are really hungry, you
eat light, unsatisfactory food, like
Saratoga chips and lettuce sand
wiches-in a word, Sunday supper.
"The result of this change for the
worse, made once q week by millions
of men, is Sunday dyspepsia, an all
ment for which always prescribe q
6 o'clock Sunday dinner"
Okolona messenger., 1906-08-15
PUBLIC WANTS TOO MUCH.
Impossible to Perfect Great Inven.
tions in Short Space of Time
A Story in Point.

DR.. Alexander Graham Bell, in a
series of remarkable experiments, has
been sending wireless messages from
tetrahedral kites.
In discussion of these experiments
Dr.. Bell said:
1T takes long time to make new
Idea practicable and commercial
Most people think the first successful
fight of flying machine should have
been Immediately followed by the ap'
pearance of great fleets Of passenger
flying machines, or that the first sue
cessful wireless message should have
been Immediately followed by cheap
wireless service to all parts Of the
world"
DR.. Bell smiled
"They would have inventions made
practicable with speed that h only
possible in suburban toilet-making, -
he resumed.
"A Suburbanite's wife the other
morning rushed into the mans room,
shook him roughly and said:
John, John! You've only got
three minutes to catch your train
"'Au right said the man coolly, as
he leaped out of bed and seized his
ssotnes, Tell the cook to hurry break
fast"
Okolona messenger., 1906-08-15
SCIENCE AND THE OCCULT
Possibility That Twentieth Century
knowledge Will Admit Progress
from the Unknown.

VIII twentieth century knowledge
remove the prejudice against the oc-
cult? Astronomy and geology and
chemistry are permitted to be in the
hands of the man of science, but life
and mind phenomena are declared to
be outside the province of physical
science, yet the same was said about
astronomy and geology and chemistry
not many generations ago Was not
war made upon those who undertook
to show that the earth was not more
than 5000 years old, and were not
the chemists who showed how or
ganic compounds could be formed be-
lieved to be enemies Of the truth and
bent on misleading mankind? Is it
not curious to contemplate that those
who know least about given science
should be the ones to set its limits,
who know what cannot be done or
hoped for so much better than those
who devote their lives and their best
endeavors to discover what is true
and what seems probable? All the
progress Of science is a progress from
the unknown, that is the hidden or
the occult, to the known which is
not hidden but patent. Perhaps the
present century will be able effectu-
ally to warn everybody Of the dam
ger Of setting any limits to knowl-
ANom