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Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-18

Earthquake Magnitudes

by either the Rossi-Forel or the Mer
CALI scale goes without saying. How
it stands on the Omori scale can per
haps not be determined till its effects
have been scientifically studied. The
three highest of the Omori grades are
substantially as follows
go All ordinary brick houses very
severely damaged; about per cent of
the wooden houses destroyed; en-
bankments damaged, railway lines
contorted; masonry walls damaged:
cracks one or two feet wide produced
along river banks, water in riser
thrown over the banks: wells affected;
landslips produced.
(6) Temples thrown down; per
cent of wooden houses destroyeu, EN-.
bankments shattered; roads cracked or
depressed; railway lines contorted;
large iron bridges destroyed, cracks a
few feet in width formed in the sand:
low grounds convulsed; numerous
Iandslips
90 All buildings except very few
wooden houses totally destroyed; some
houses, gates, etc, projected one to
three feet, remarkable landslips. &C.
companied by faults and shears of the
ground.
Japan has had a few examples of this
highest grade, notably the Mino Dwarf
quake of 1891, which killed 1879 peo-
pie and totally destroyed f97.53O
houses. But a more notable example
was the quake of June 70, 1897, in
Bengal and Assam. which was more
powerful over an area Of GOOD square
miles than the Charleston quake was
at any point. Hills were moved bod
lily "a feet vertically, y feet horizon
tally. Not a masonry structure was
left in all this territory; trees half a
foot thick were snapped. In these
huge commissions destruction to prop
erty gives no measure; geological eff
fects must be studied before magni-
tude can be appraised 1t is possible
that at certain points the California
quake attained such violence but the
early reports indicate rather a shock
of the Immediately lower grade, re-
sulting in disproportionate destruction
because of the populous cities affected
and the fires the followed.
DRAWING TIGHT LINES.
There is a proposition in Congress
tn DENY the RIGHT of ritizeushin N FOR
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-18
ABOUT TREE PLANTING
Valuable Information Furnished by the American
Civic Association "


more maple. Certainly omit the sill
yer maple or the ash-leaved maple
from your consideration. The white
ash may be useful and Is long-lived
You may have other indigenous trees
which approach the ideal form 70,
street trees, which is that Of the Amer.
lean elm. If you can by any means
plant the largest proportion OF elrls,
do SO have visited the city ~
Oswego. New York, where forty or
fifty years ago a general tree planting
movement was undertaken and all the
streets were planted wisely with elms.
The effect is now Of the utmost
beauty.
6. You need to have ordinances to
take the control Of these trees out OF
the hands of the property owner and
to place it in the hands of an unpaid
city commission which ould INCLUDE
some with expert knowledge Surely
YOU can find some public-spirited men
and women TO serve In this capacity.
AS to protecting the trees from boys,
the best possible W is to teach the
boys to love the trees By showing
them pictures of good trees in your
schools and giving them information
about trees. There ought to be, ana
usually is 40 difficulty whatever in Sc
curing the enthusiastic assistance Of
the boys.
Z. AS to the trimming proposition,
it must be absolutely restricted If
you are to have good trees. If the
trees come to you in fair order with a
good root system they will need the
cutting off of all mutfIated roots and a
reasonable shortening in of the upper
branches to a symmetrical shape. cut.
ting in each case close to a bud,
smoothly, II they are then planted in
large holes, carefully dug, and each
tree surrounded by some good soil
without any fresh manure, they should
live and grow ard require no other
trimming for many years, save such
as is included In rubbing of as soon
as they appear buds and shoots on the
lower part Of the stem Annual trim
ming is absolutely vicious and must
be prohibited There Is no more ne
ceesity for trimming a tree once 4
year than there is for trimming per
sons ears once a year.
8. Trees while young must be
staked If they are to do well, There
are modern tree guards Of wire which
are good. but they are expensive. If
you will plant with the tree a good
solid, hardwood stick, say 2 by 4.
driving It firmly into the ground after
the hole is dug so that it Is substan-
TALLY planted and viii fasten the tree
to this By a band Of leather, or old
hose, or strong soft cloth, which IS
crossed between the tree and the
stake, tackled on the back OF the stake,
the trees will be well protected while
they are re-fastening themselves with
u new root stem. Please note that
the fastening OF the tree TO the stake
Is OF the utmost Importance, as if It
is tightly bound to the stake it will
chafe and hurt itself, but If 1t is held
by the strap above described, which
is looped around the post, It will be-
in a sling and cannot damage Itself.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-18
An aExclamatorx, Allment.

A c9lored man In the employ OF
Representative James D. Richardson,
Of Tennessee, was detailing to a
friend the particulars Of a relatives
illness. when, according to the follow
ing dialogue ensued between the two
darkeys:-
YES, street" exclaimed the negro
first referred to, Nose is sure a sick
atism."
you mean inAammatory rheuma'
tism." explained the better-informed
colored man; ode word explanatory
means to yell"
eyes, sir, knows it does" quickly
responded the other, in tone of de-
cided conviction, "and OATS jest what
de trouble is,--de man st yells all
de time"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-18

In response to letter Of inquiry
addressed to The American Civic as
ISOLATION the following valuable in
formation has been furnished by It's
president. ]. Horace. Mcfarland:
l. 2 you are to plant street trees
in you. town, 1t should be done with
intelligent and careful consideration
and not by random You can find
ont what trees do best in your neigh
borhood by investigation. It is al,
ways preferable, and very greatly
preferable. to use trees that are
either Indigenous or have been sufh-
Gently tested to make sure that they
will be successful There is nothing
70 be gained and much to be lost b.
the introduction of nurserymen's nov.
elites, Of trees from o.her localities
that are rot sufficiently tested, or of
those that are not long-lived and of
proper habit for street planting
2 The next matter of Importance
is to see that. if you are to plant
whole streets at a time they are
planted all in the same kind Of tree.
and rot hit or miss. Our great ma
tional capital, Washington, is con.
spicuous example OF how we'll tree
planting can be managed, for there
are great avenues with pin oaks, and
others with sycamores, and others
with tulips, and others with elms.
but on no street there has been per.
mitted heterogeneous mixture.
Mixing of trees can be likened TO the
condition that would prevail If a
gentleman getting for himself a dou.
ble-breasted frock Goa: would altcr-
nate the buttons In all different sorts
Of texture, cloth, glass. bone and the
like.
3. 1t Is next important to see that
the trees are not planted too closely
Longlived trees need room to develop
The small trees you viii undoubtedly
use look very lonesome when planted
at the proper distarce apart but they
will grow all the better for having
room to grow. have seen examples
Of tree planting not over ten or twelve
feet apart. with the ce'tainty that
after a while the trees void be dam
aging each other and some would have
to be removed. Never less than
twenty feet. and preferably more
SPACE, should be permitted between
trees.
l. You can assure your property
owners that the modern idca is that
the city had better own the trees. AS
you- town grows It viii be able to pro
vide care for these trees. The best
possible work now under way is in
New Jersey, where there are tree
planting commissions In this state
IL the town elects, trees are planted
under the local commissioners purely
at the determination Of the commits
sion as to variety and character dis
lance. etc, but at the cost Of the abut
ting property owners.
5. In respect to varieties Of trees,
let me suggest consideration Of the
American e,m, the pin oak, the red
oak, the American sycamore, the Eng
lish sycamore, the tulip tree, the hard
or sugar maple, the red maple, posi-
bly, the Norway maple and the syca-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-18
CARE OF THE HAIR.

while there's hair there's hope,
and no woman should resort to manu-
featured hair as long as she has any
of her own. False hair hurts the scalp
and retards the growth of the hair
With a shampoo once every two or
three weeks, a scalp treatment in be.
tween times and a regular brushing
every night there is no reason why a
woman should not have hair that is
beautiful and healthy.
For treatment Of the halr that has
been injured by using rats" there is
nothing better than SCI p massage
the application Of a goud hair tonic
and regular brushing Coaxing OF
this sort will cause new growth and
cause the old one to brace up.
One of the best tonics for the hair
is salt, and an excellent dry tonic
shampoo may be made with it. Mix
coarse quality of salt with powdered
arris root, using two ounces to a
pound Of salt. Sift well in order tc
mix thoroughly. rub into the hair and
scalp and brush out with good bris'
tie brush.
For an itching, irritated scalp, try
applications Of solution of boric
acid Purchase an ounce Of pure
borlc acid crystals and place in q
quart jar of hot water. Apply to the
scalp every night, and in short tima
there will be no more trouble.
Although good summing is The
best thing in the world for the hair, it
Is not particularly good for It to be
dried in the sun after shampooing
The sun seems to make each individ-
ual hair stand out separate from the
others, and, as a consequence. It Is
difficult to arrange it nicely. See
t,,iat the hair is thoroughly dried and
Their given a sun bath.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-18
WOMEN THEATER-GoERs.
Many Diseomforts That They Submit
To in London.

o IN Lonqon.
The cablegrams telling of the recent
monster benefit for Ellen Terry cast an
interesting sidelight on theater tradi-
tions of London. Many of these would
be intolerable to Americans and they
are largely the product OF The English
woman theater-go,r, says the New
York Post
Regular attendants at the British
theater are, for the greater part.
women. The theaters are usually very
small compared with American play
houses. There are the stalls, which
occupy one half of the lower floor, our
parquet. These seats cost ten ana
six" (S2.60). The extra sixpence.
which seems so absurd to add to the
gold los. piece, makes it a half-gmnea.
Back of these f"w rows If stalls
comes the pit, usu lly Ions benches
without any divis on. his costs a
half-crown, 60 cents Inc dress cir
Gle, analogous to IT balcony, has
stall seats at ten and six, with the
rear ones slightly cheaper. The bal
cony is above that, with seats at 5
shillings while the gallery, still
higher, costs 2 shillings. These seats
are simply tiers without backs and so
narrow that there is no place for the
sitter's feet save on the seat below
The pit and the gallery are the
places usually filed with women.
Neither Of these have any reserved
seats, and it is this which leads to tie
formation of the queue of pittites, as
they are known. In America we have
occasionally, when a famous cast is
announced, or when the season tickets
Of the opera are on sale, long line
of people, who wait for hours; but in
London every day in the year before
the doors of theaters. music halls, or
concert halls queue stands in lines
of two abreast often a block long,
from to 7, and on matinee days
from II to ! o'clock.
Ninetenths of these weary walters
are women, weil-dressed, refined
women, for it is at the high-class
west end theaters that this practice
fourishes in its extreme. Nearly
every one has a newspaper or a book
which she reads, holding an umbrella
if it is raining. These lines before
the theater doors, Of course, are a
standing advertisement, of the same
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-18

eigners who cannot read and write
English. Most. perhaps all. members
of congress can read English, but how
many of them would be eligible 10
membership in that body If ability to
write English were one of therequire-
ments ?-Louisvill Courier-Journal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-18

Yet the tenement quarters remain as
crowded as ever. Property there is
a steadily paying investment, though
conditions are farthest from ideal.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-18
AS OTHERS SEE Us.

The observers all giggled and laughed,
AS back to her many kisses no
waughed;
"Oh, they're just we'd
Or married" they said,
and the fellows little bit laughed"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-18

Edna Wallace Hopper is to be Lew
Fields leading woman next season.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-07-18

DRAWING TIGHT LINES.
There is a proposition in Congress
to deny the right Of citizenship TO for
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE
Steamer FrOstDburg Arrives in Port.
Line Already Getting a Good Busi-
ness-Vessels Waiting for Favorable
Weather Proceed on Their Way.

The steamer Frostburg arrived in
port yesterday from Baltimore with a
cargo of goods for Wilmington mer-
chants. The vessel is ~discharging her
cargo at the upper compress. Part
Of her cargo is for Georgetown, South
Carolina, and she will salt the first OF
the week for Georgetown, probably
Monday.
Only a few trips have been made by
the F'rostburg and she is already get
ting a good business and every indi-
cation points to the line being a sue
cess. Baltimore and Wilmington are
very close in many respects and the
merchants will be glad of an Opportu-
nifty to patronize Baltimore houses.
And again, Baltimore being much
nearer Wilmington a cheaper freight
rate should evist than from other
northern points.
The schooners Maxwell, Craig and
Barlow, which have been lying at
Southport for several days waiting for
favorabl weather, all sailed yesterday,
going to Savannah, Cheraw river and
Georgetown, respectively. The pleas
ure yacht In, Captain Haskell, which
came neal meeting with a serious mis-
hap on Friday afternoon, also left
Southport yesterday bound for Nor
folk.
Schooner Mary Curtis. 361 tons. Cap
tain Morgan has arrived in port from
Carteret, New Jersey, with a cargo of
acid phosphate for the Acme Fertilizer
works. Vessel was to c. D. Mafitt.
Schooner Charles c. Lister. Captain
Moore, cleared yesterday for New York
with cargo consisting of 100000 feet
of lumber shipped by the Cape Fear
Lumber Company.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
A SHREWD
Represented to Different Merchants
That Cotton Had Been Shipped to
Him and He Desired to Get an Ad-
Vance ON Same.

A Schrewd sWindler was in Whining
ton during the past week and he en-
deavored to bunco a number of mer-
chants but he failed to work his game
to much advantage. AT different stores
the man gave different names but at
each represented that he had had cot
ton shipped to this point and l. was
on this cotton that he was trying to get
advances. He managed to get an adj
vance out of the D. l.. Gore Company
of SIS and among others tried were
the George o. Gaylord, the Worth Com
pany, A. David Company, Brooks e
Taylor and it is not known how many
others. To the majority of these mer-
chants he presented a bill Of lading
showing that a certain amount Of cot
ton had been shipped to him. In some
instances it was eighteen bales. One
time it was 10 bales, another 20 bales
and the last effort he made, as far as
could be learned the number of bales
named was 6. He also drew drafts OH
different parents but failed to get them
honored. It is thought that the man
got away from the city before it was
found out that he was a crook.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10

the sum of 800, a lot 81 by 81 feet,
beginning in the southern line of Chest
nut street, $50 feet east of Second
p. Q. Moore and wife to b. Ell. Mar
shall and wife, for the sum Of $1,000, a
lot fl by ITO feet, the same beginning
in the southern line OF Orange street,
Al feet west of Ninth.
Charles III. Schulken and wife ct al
To Katie E. III. Schnibben, for $50, a
lot 40 by GO feet, same beginning in the
eastern line of Fourth street. 165 feet
south of Red Cross.
Thomas Meares, Jr., commissioner. TO
Estelle Shrier ct al, for S525, a lot be-
ginning at the intersection of the north
ern line of Marsteller street with the
western line of Tenth street, the same
being part of the eastern half Of lots
2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, block No. II, ac-
cording to official plan of the city.
Second tract-part of lot No. 3 and
all of lots A. 5 and 6 in block II,
according to the official plan CT the
city Of Wilmington, said lots being of
intersection of Marstellar and Tenth
streets.
Walter L. Penny to Henry W. Pen
ny, for the sum of $40 and other con-
siderations, a lot As by 70 feet. same
being on an alley running from Daw-
son to Wooster streets and neal Sec
ond.
Henry W. Penny to James Owen
Reilly, for $3.50, al o. SO by 165 fest.
same being in the western line Of An
derson street, 1872 feet north Of Gwynn.
James Owen Reilly and wife to w.
H. NJ. Koch, for $3.50, the same lot
transferred to James Owen Reilly by
II. W. Penny.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
ADJUSTMENT COMMITTEE HERE
Conductors will Have Conference
With Nh. Royal Monday.
Conductors and Engineers Held Con-
ference Yesterday Afternoon-Each
Year Adjustment Committees Take
Matters Up With Officials of the
Read So As to Arrange Matters for
Mutual Satisfaction OF All Parties.

The committee of the Brotherhood
OF Locomotive Engineer, which has
been here for several weeks, and the
general committee of adjustment for
the Order of Railway Conductors, had
a conference yesterday afternoon but
it could not be learned just what took
place at the conference. 1t is believed
TO have been as to matters relating 20
the general good of the two orders.
orders.
The committee of engineers has
been here for some time and their
business is lot yet completed. The
committee Of adjustment for the
Conductors has only been here for the
past two days and they have been
busy on certain matters which they
wish to present to General Manager
Royal tomorrow. Both Of these CT
ders are highly regarded by the rail
road authorities and all others who
know anything about them. The Or
der of Railway Conductors is not as
old an organization as the engineers
but during the past few years their
membership has been greatly increas-
ed in the southern states.
The following conductors are here
on the committee of adjustment:
J.. NJ. Walker, Wilmington, chair
man; w. M. Lewis, Montgomery, Ala;
J. O. Lewis, Thomasville Ca; o. NJ.
Eaton, Lakeland, Fla; w. r. Burt,
Jacksonville, Fla; w. B. Williams,
Savannah, Ca; H. A. Wells, Charles
ton, s.. c.; F. H. Harllee, Jr., Florence,
S. c.; S. J. Brooks, Richmond, Va; J.
G.. Kornegay, Portsmouth,, Va, and
c.. E. McCulloch, Wilmington.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
MRS: SARAH SEGLER DEAD
Passed Away Yesterday Afternoon a,
liz Home on South front Street
Remains VIII he Taken to Dillon for
InterInent.

Mrs. Sarah Seigler, wife of Mr. s. Sefs-
Ter, passed away yesterday afternoon
at 1 o'clock at her home, No. PIP 1-2
South Front street. She was in he
39th vera md her death was caused
from paralysis. The deceased had
many friends in this city who viii
learn of her death with much regret.
She was a native of South Carolina,
and was born at Gibson Station.
Mrs Seigler is survived by her aus
band and five children. Her children
are Messrs. Robert and Samuel Seig-
Ter and Master Archie. Miss Laura
and little Miss Josephine Seigler.
Mr.. Robert Seigier lives in Texas.
The funeral was held from the
late residence last right at s O'Clock
and the services ere conducted by
Rev. A McCullen. pastor of Fifth
street NJ. E church The remains
will be carried to Dillon, S. c. this
morning where they viii be laid to
rest.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.

New York. April Total today,
at all ports, Net receipts 1856 bales:
exports to Great Britain 1000 bales;
exports to the Continent 500 bales: ex-
ports to Mexico so bales: stocks 704,-
$50 bales.
Consolidated. at all ports, Net re-
ceipts 1866 bales: exports to Great
Britain 1000 bales: exports to the
Continent 500 bales.
Total since September 1st, at all
ports, Net receipts ~6.S19,714 bales: ex-
ports to Great Britain 2.449,106 bales;
exports to France 605,53S bales:
ports to the Continent 1.995.569 bales;
exports to Japan 81. 954 bales: exports
TO Mexico 2,7e4 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
DAILY COTTON MARKET
Port Movement.

Galveston firm at 113: net receipts
1924 bales.
New Orleans firm at liz; net re-
ceipts 1851 bales.
Mobile steady at II 3-16: net re-
ceipts 264 bales.
Savannah firm at 11B; net receipts
ALL bales.
Charleston steady at IL: net receipts
81 bales.
Wilmington steady at IL; net re-
ceipts $50 bales.
Norfolk nominal at 111a; net re-
ceipts IT'S bales.
Baltimore nominal at liz.
Boston steady at ITO.
Philadelphia steady at IL. 95.
New York, April New York
quiet at ITO; net receipts 81 bales:
gross receipts 3,115 bales: sales 400
bales: stocks 15,9474 bales.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
FIRE AT EXCELSIOR PLANT
The Damage Was of Small CCnSe-
auence-Fire Boat Was Away From
Her Dock and Missed a good OppOr-
tunity to Show Her Speed if Not
Fire Fighting Qualities.

There was a small fire yesterday
afternoon at the plant of the Grew
ellicg-VanDyke Company, which is 10
Gated at Point Peter. From the
smoke that was seen issuing from the
direction of the plant it was thought
that it vas a bad fire but it proved
to be only a shed on fire. The plant has
ample means Of fighting fire and il
was but a short time before it was
out. The fire alarm was turned in
from the foot Of Market street but
nothing could be done as the fire was
across the river. 1t would have been
tn excellent opportunity to have test
ed the fire boat but she was up the
river being tested and hence did
not respond. Yesterday afternoon was
the first time that the boat has been
any distance away from her dock
since she was put into commission.
But the fire was of small consequence
and her services would not have
been needed.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-04-10
G WAS SHOT
Not Thought That Wounds Will PRO
Fatal-ShoOting Occurred ON North
Fourth Street.

Robt. BOBldin, a negro about twenty
two years of age, was shot three times
last night and all the bullets lodged
in his thighs. He claims rnat the shoot
ing was done by Charles Fowler, also
colored, but according to Boldin's story
the negro was not shooting at him but
he got in the way and was hit.
The shooting scrape occurred last
night about $50 at Fourth and Harnett
streets. Boldin was carried to the
James Walker Memorial Hospital,
where the wounds were dressed and
the bullets probed for, but they could
not be located. 1t is not thought that
the wounds will prove fatal but it will
be several days before all danger is
past.
Lindsay Brown, a small colored
boy, while playing with several other
boys at the foot of Grace street late
yesterday afternoon, fell and broke his
left arm. He was also carried to the
hospital, where the broken bones were
set.