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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-24
EUREKA NOT DAMAGED.
Earthquake Was Felt But City TX.
peflenetd Little Harm,

Reports ~ the destruction caused by
the earthquake at Eureka, Cal. have
been greatly exaggerated said W. A
Mcnamara, u prominent business man
Of that city who arrived Last night OF
the steamer Roanoke,
Eureka. il Is true was visited by q
severe tcmhlor, which shook up things
considerably. and caused considerable
damage, but ~ for the stories which
are broadcast oi The demolition of
many business houses. and residences.
all that Is totally false
1T was just after five o'clock in the
morning on Wednesday, when was
awakened by thu house shaking and
swaying in terrible manner | at
once -urmised what was the matter and
dressing hnrredly, ran into the street,
where found the entire population
had congregated by this time however
the shock had passed, aud the danger
was all over apparently, save that for
a time IL was feared that fires would
start. as many chimncys had been shak.
en down The water mains were burst
ed In many places also. and this fact
caused some unpAsiness
I'VE did not hear word of what had
occurred in San Francisco and the vi.
cinity until early Thursday morning,
as all the wires were down except one
operated by the North Mountain Power
Company. On Thursday morning
messenger from Rcdding reached Weav.
eryillc and sent in the word Of tho great
disaster over this single line. A small
gasoline launch was also dispatched to
Crescent City, and returned with de.
tails OF the calamity.
"Even on Sunday, the day / left Eure-
ka, the reports were mcagrc, and wildly
sensational. The papers there stated
that Denver had been visited by a seis-
mic shock, and people were fleeing tot
the country in great terror. Then also
we heard that the Hawaiian islands had
sunk into the sea-
"Relief work for the stricken suf-
ferers in San Francisco was immediate.
~ commenced upon the receipt Of the
news and on Saturday morning the
steamer Pomona sailed for the bay city
with cargo Of provisions, clothes and
bedding and the citizens were making
other collections of foodstuffs, and
10 send at the earliest pos
sible moment"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-24
WILD WITH
ITCHING HUM0R
Eruption Broke Out In Spots All
Over Body Caused a Continual
itching for Two Years Doctors
Medicine Did no Good Cured at
Expense Of only $l.25 and Now
THANKS CUTICURA
FOR COMPLETE CURE

sSome time ago / wrote you for .
book on the Cuticura Remedies and
received il O. X. and went and bought
the Soap, Ointment, and Pills. They did
me more good than any medicine eves
used. They cured me ofmy skin disease,
and am very thankful TO you. My
trouble was eruption Of the skin, which
broke out in spots all over my body,
and caused continual itching which
nearly drove me wild at times. ] got
medicine Of doctor, but it did not cure
me, and when saw in paper your
ad., / sent to you for the CuticHa book
and / studied my case In it. ] then
went to the drug store and bought one
cake Of Cuticura Soap, one box Of Cur
ticura Ointment, and one vial Of Cuti-
cura Pills. From the first application
/ received relief. / used the first set
and two extra cakes Of Cuticura Soap,
and was completely cured. ] had
suffered for two years, and / again
thank Cuticura for my cure. II you
wish, you may publish this. Yous
friend forever, Claude N. johnson, Maple
Grove Farm, r. F. D.2, Walnut, Kan,
June Is, 1905"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-24
PLANETARY VITALITY.
Earthasskes Can Take Place OsIy on
LivfaE Globes.

Earfhas.kes Can Take Place 0aIy On
Living Globes.
A moonqpake is now unthinkabie,
because the moon Ia as dead az door.
nall. Our satellite ID ever foreshad.
owing our own ultimate doom, like the
mummy at Egyptian banquets,r but In
the meantime, II the Edinburgh Review
has correctly conceived the teachings
Of scismology, the inhabitants Of earth
may console themselves for the havoc
wrought through earthquakes by re.
Hecting that they demonstrate the vi
taiIty OF our planet. In that distant
past when the moon actually quaked
there may some scientists declare
there must--haye been forms OF anirna.
ton upon Its surface. Though the
moon, by reason Of fits smaller size,
was bound to lose Its atmosphere, II
must have taken millions Of years ia
do no, and there may have been time
for the cycle Of life, from the primeval
germ up to senticnt beings and down
again to the hardest lingering plant
cells, to run lts full circle" The writer
In the Edinburgh Review continues to
develop his line Of thought:
Earthquakes are sign Of planetary
vitality. They would seem to be char.
acteristic Of the terrestrial phase Of de-
yeIopment. Effete globes ike the moon
can scarcely be subject to the stress to
which they are due, nor can they be
very suitably constituted for the prop
agation Of elastic waves. Inchoate
worlds, such as Jupiter and Saturn,
are still less likely to be the scenes OF
reyerberating conclusions. Their ma
terials have not yet acquired the neces.
sary cohesion. They are pasty or fluid,
II not partially yaporous. On the earth
the seismic epoch presumably opened
when. exterior qualification having
commenced, the geological ages began
to run. II will last so long as peaks
crumbIe and rivers carry sediment, so
long as the areal distribution Of loads
fiuctuates and strains evoke forces ade-
quate for their catastrophe relief.
sour globe Is by it's elasticity kept
habltable The separation Of sea from
dry land is thus and not otherwise
maintained. The alterations Of eleva-
ton and substance manifest the con
tinuai activity of this reserve of en-
ergy. The dimensions Of the globe we
inhabIt depend upon the balance OF
pressure and expansiveness. Relaxa-
ton or enhancement Of either instant
" occasions bending inward or an
arching outward Of the crust. Just by
these sensitive reactions the planet IL
self shows itself to be alive, and seis-
mic thrillings are the breaths II
draws."-Current Literature.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-24
Dangers n cire.Iss,ss Lisrars...

Dangers In Cfrsn1stinG Lihravfes.
A foreign medical journal has been
publishing facts about the dissemina-
tion OF disease through books from
public libraries. 1t IL, Of course, impos-
sible for librarians to ascertain where
books have been or TO know the condi-
tons OF families into which they 70. A
large number OF books were examined
and were found to contain the bacilli
OF pneumonia, diphtherla and many
other sorts, some Of which were harm.
less. Even new books fresh from the
publishers hands were found 10 con.
tain germs. There are very many per.
sons who practice wctting the fingers
with the lips or tongue when turning
the pages Of books. This Ia an exceed.
inKly dangerous thing to do, not only
TO the person who does IT, but to NIL
others who may use the book after.
ward, especially If the person 80 doing
has any form Of disease In the system.
rnvallds Of all kinds are likely to be
great readers. and the consumptiye or
those suffering with cancer may un-
Willingly deposit on the pages OF the
volumes they peruse the deadly germs
Of their own malady.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-24
Railroads Performing Great Service
For California.
TRANSPORTING GOODS FREE
Estimated That Railroads Running In
to California Are Spending at
least siIs.ooo Daily For
Relief Work.

CHICAGO April 2a.-.ln helping 10
relieve the suffering in California, the
railroads Of the United States nre per.
forming free of coat service whlea
would have commercial value 0i ut
least s3,ijo,bO0. A. AN illustration. Il
IL estimated that The relief work win
cost the railroads which are In the eys-
tenn controlled by u, II. Hartman. nj
least $4,000 daily for the next thirty
days. This would make total III 49,.
I 25O,0OO This sim, however. includes
The cos, t0 railroads which deliver traf.
tlc 10 the Union Pacific Mt Omaha IN.
Guiding the Northwestern, the st. Paul
thc Great Western. the illinoi. Central
and the Rock Island.
The estimate iof the A,rhison. 10.
peke & Santa fe, which has It's own
lines from Chicago to San Francisco, H.
al Jeast S2a,000 daily, including the
lines which turn over traffic to Il at
Chicago The contribution Of the Gould
system together with the lines which
deliver traffic tn II IL estimated 10 be
$4,000 dniiy, Accordingly. II " said the
railroads are performing free Of cost a
service daily which has a commercial
value Of at least $4,000. and this ser.
vice viii continue for at least thirty
days. The relief trains ARE being run
on passenger train schedules, thus ad-
ding to the expenses. 10 transport
train Of provisions from Chicago 10 San
Francisco on this sort Of schedule would
cost between $1,000 aud $4,000,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-24
$50 CHURCHES CONTRIBUTE.

BOSTON, April 23-In about 250
churches in Boston yesterday special
collections were taken for the people
of San Francisco. The receipts in the
houses of worship in the Back Bay
and other districts were very heavy.
1t is estimated that more than half a
million has been contributed by Boston
and vicinity, exclusive Of the church
collections
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-24
Not Opened 60 Women

through suffrage agitation When that
movement began a dozen women were
already studying medicine in this
country, and the medical missionary
was the pioneer. As to the ministry,
two of the early suffrage leaders were
preachers,
In 1851 Mrs. Stanton wrote to suf'
frage convention, "lhe trades and pro
fessions are all open TO us.
About the only right our foremothers
had was the right to live and be o,,r
foremothers Indeed the law knew
nothing OF them beyond keeping thelp
marriage within the control OF the
king or the lord OF the manor, until
they took the step which conferred
upon us the high privilege OF being
here
After that If by any chance they had
personal property it hecame The hus.
bands absolutely, So with real estate:
he could ALLEVIATE ii by deed or Will.
Man and wife were Ia no sense equal
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-24

II once" said the colonel solemnly--
II once, and only once. bad all thirteen
trumps dealt me-"
"Er-I suppose you were the dealer" !"
suggested candid friend.
mo, sir" roared the colonel. "No,
sir! I was not the dealerw
"Then may ask what happened to
the trump which the dealer turned
apr
And a terrible silence ensued.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-24
ITCH! ITCH! ITCHl

ScRATcHl ScRATcHl ScRATcHl This
is the condition Of thousands Of skin-tor-
tured men, women, and children, who
may be instantly relieved and speedily
cured by warm baths with Cuticura Soap
and gentle applications Of Cuticura Oint-
ment, the great Skin Cure, and mild
doses Of CuticuTa Resolvent Pills, when
physicians and all else fail.
sold ,hroughou, me world cutscurs sosp &C.. oiss
nlefs Ee Resovenf 5c Tin form OF Chocolate Coated
PijIs zse per vial of 60, may be had Of al druggists
snsis Get often Potter Drug Chem Corp, sols
Props, Boston, Mas.
or Mailed Free, An Abourkhs Skis, Scalp and Hair
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-24
ReeaperntinE.

Visitor ito convict)l suppose you
Hnd your life here very tiresome. my
friend. do you not? Conviction. no,
sir. have been burglar for good
many years and have worked hard and
:onscIentiousiy at the business. and as
I'm only 10 for three years ] feel that
ht reN 10 doing me good
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-24

Ability doth hit the mark where pre-
SUMPTION oyershooteth and difadencs
talleth ahowk~Cusa.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-04-24

The immigrants now landing st' tais
port may fail 70 descry the red Gag but
the have run up against red tape all
right.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08
Negro Hugger Fined $1,000.

st. Louis, March 5.-Joseph Miller,
a negro, who Rugged two white girls
on the street, was fined 81 900 In
police court.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08
$3.50 in Extra Cash Prizes
Christ in Wall Street.

New York, March Sell ]. Pier
pont Morgan had followed Christ's
prscepts he would be just as rich and
far happier than he is." This was
the comment OF Mrs. ]. Alden Gay
lord, the widow, who, as the head OF
q bond investment firm in Wall
street, is conducting her husbands
business according to Christ's teach.
ings, guided by spiritual communica-
tions from her husband In another
world.
"If Christ were on earth" went on
Mrs. Gaylord in her Office in the Mills
buildings, surrounded by her staff OF
employees, who are all God-iearing
men, "there would be an even greater
opportunity OF attaining financial
success in Wall street than there is,
and the rich men would enjoy clear
consciences besides. Yes, some lambs
would still be sheared; for, like the
foolish virgins Of Scripture, there are
those who are still poor household
ers and who will be found wanting
when the opportunity comes.
what about John d. Rockefeller
Now, not word. | am not at lib
erty to say what l think about him.
In fact, would not give my opinion
OF him to anyone. leave that to
the Lord. But John d. Rockefeller,
|jr., l believe to be good man at
heart. He has been put in a false
light. The very best of Christians
are sometimes placed in false light,
though not OF their own accord"
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08

Stockton, CAL, March Sanger al
being robbed Of covering by a bsdiel
low SO excited Dave Miller, q deal
mute, who recently came to this city
from Salt Lake City, that he regain
cd both speech and hearing.
Miller became a deaf mute follow
ing an attack Of typhoid fever over q
year ago. He was on his way from
Bakersfield to Sacramento to work
in the car shops there and stopped
over In this city for q few days this
week.
He shared his bed In q lodging
house with fellow sufferer from f.
nsncial stringency. The night was
cold and Miller's bediellow rolled uI
in all the covering, leaving the deal
mute enveloped in nothing but silence
and shivers.
Miller awoke so angry that he for
got his misfortune and attempted
desperately to curse the despoiler o.
his warmth. Something In his head
snapped and Miller cursed volublJ
and distinctly. He also heard.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08
Mo. Pac. Excursion Rates.

Special one way second class colo
mist rates to California. Tickets on
sale daily from Feb. 18th to April
9TH. Rates to San Francisco, Sacra.
mento, Los Angeles, San Diego, and
various other pointa in California
also to Prescott and Phoenix, Ariz.,
$25 90.
Special one way second class colo
mist rates to the Northwest. Tickets
on sale deily from Feb. 18th to April
7th. Rates to Billings Mont, $17.55,
Helena and Butte, Mont. $21.00,
Spokane, Wash. $3.50, Portland,
Orc, Seattle and Tacoma, Wash,
$4,000. Corresponding rates to in.
termedIate Points.
Special homeseekers excursions
Jan. End and 10th and Feb. 9th and
goth. Rate Is per cent of the one
way standard first class rate for the
round trip. The minimum selling
rate to be $40. To all parts In
homeseekers territory in Arkansas,
1. T., Kas., N. NJ, Okla, Texas,
Colo, LOUISA, Nebr., Wyo., s. OAK,
and Mexico. Rates to Denver, Colo
RADIO Springs, Pueblo and Trinidad,
Colo, $1,000 for round trip. All
tickets limited to return 81 days
from date OF sale.
Special round trip rate to Kansas
City $2.15 on sale Saturday OF each
week. All trains leaving Butler after
twelve O'Clock noon and all trains
on Sunday, good to return on any
train leaving Kansas City before
noon the following Monday.
Special West Bound Winter Tour
LIST Excursions to Colorado, Season
OF 1905 06.-Tickets sold daily, Oct.
1st, 1905, to May 81, 1906, to Dem
yer, Colorado Springs and Pueblo,
Colo. Rate 80 per cent ofdouble one
way standard rate for theround trip;
final return limit May 81, 1906.
J. F. GEIsER.
Agent.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08
How Schurz Escaped
Through a Sewer.

Carl Schurz is evidently growing
up, reminiscently, at any rate, for in
"The Escape From Rastatt," the
March instalment of his "Reminis.
cences OF a Long Life" in Mcclure
Magazine, he is. playing aran'spart,
and in a situation which would have
tried most men; 1t would be hard to
find more exciting reading than this
In a novel OF war times. Young
Schur has left the University, student
life is behind him, and he is on the
eve of his flight from Germany to
America. At the surrender OF the
Palatinate forces OF the fortress Of
Rastatt, the Prussians, Schurzsmong
them, who had joined therevolution.
ists, yielded themselves to the
thought Of death at the hands oil
their countrymen as inevitable. No
promise :of immunity could he had
from the conquerors ana most Of
these men on the day OF the occupa-
ton, gave themselves up uncondi'
tionally. As q matter Of fact they
were tried and put to death or else
imprisoned. But SEIZURE with all hie
| life before him was unwilling to sacri.
fee himself in this way. He had no.
ticed, during the siege, the entrance
to q sewer, under q hedge near his
lodging. With his servant and a
companion he descended into the
tube, and bending over, walked for
miles to the entrance where they
found their escape cut of BY q Prus.
sian picket. What they did in thia
emergency, how they remained with
| in hand grasp OF the enemy, and
| fought of starvation until finally
they got away from the town and
across the Rhine, makes q stirring
story, which one isn't likely to put
down unfinished.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08
Say Pops's Health is Poor.

Rome, March 8. -Persons who have
lately visited the pops report that
his state Of health Is very poor and
that he appears to be broken down
BY recent events In France.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08
Had too Much Wealth.

In Pittsburgh died the other day
Charles Lockhart. He left an estate
left it-aggregating $3.50, 100000
and nobody outside Of Pittsburgh
ever heard OF him or his estate. Yet
the late Mr.. Lockhart owned prop
or ty equal In value to the assessed
we alth of the twenty counties Of Cal
lswsy, Boone, Audrain, Monroe,
How ard, Nodaway, Lafayette, Coop
or, Charlton, Vernon, Saline, Ran
dolph, Ray, st. Charles, Platte, Pike,
job nson, Marion, Pettis and Henry.
There 10 something wrong with a
sys tenn that will permit such for
tunes. -Columbis MOI Herald.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08
The ArisiOcracy Of
the Prairie Farmer.

The seli-mads man Of the Eastern
city may be enlightened by this tale
OF self made prairie farmer.
II came to North Dakota twenty
one years ago from Iowa. l had six
broken:down plugs OF horses, tive
steers and two plows. Had no
money and was a thousand dollars
in debt. / rented q farm for Eve
years before l bought any land.
Then l made up my mind to buy
land on my own account, and bought
two sections on time. Then l kept
on raising wheat and buying land
until ! owned FIVE thousand acres oil
land, all paid for. In the twenty one
years cleared out OF the ground in
clean money, raising wheat, two
hundred and forty thousand dollars.
Last year l sold four thousand acres
and have quit raising wheat. lam
now on my way to Cuba, where my
wife and ! will spend the winter.
Whenever / go back East / try to
get my old friends and neighbors to
come out here and share my pros.
perity."- Ralph d. Paine in "The
uilders," in The Outing Magazine
for March.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08

O. 0T @ ARA.
IsuA HMkhlym - ~ ~
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The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08
Sampson's Son Re.Enters.

Annapolis, Nd, March 5.-Ralph
Early Sampson, son Of the late Rear
Admiral Sampson, re-entered the
naval academy as q member Of the
present fourth class. Young Samp
son was recently dropped from a
higher class on account oidenciencies
in studies, but Was at once reap
pointed by President Roosevelt.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08

For SALE:-My 80 acre tract OF
land 4 miles southeast OF Butler, In
Summit township, 63 acres In culti-
walton, rest timber pasture. Small
improvements. Will sell cheap on
terms to suit purchaser. II not sold
by first Of March place will be for
rent. n. NJ. NEsTLERoDE,
16 IT. Butler Il. f. d. 5
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08
NOTICE!
Take your gun work OF all kinds to
BRYAN LONDON.

He can do you better work and for
less prices than you can get done
elsewhere. | pay no shop rent and
will give my customers the benefit.
South Main near Powers Mill.
/ will stock your gun with English or
American walnut. Lem
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08

To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Tske LAXATIVE BROMO QUI
NINE Tablets. All druggists refund
the money If 1t fails to cnre. E. W.
Groves Signatures oneach box. %
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1906-03-08
The WALTON TRUST co. OF BUTLER, MO.

Always has ready money hand to loan farms Bates
Vernon, Barton, Cedar Polk and Dade Counties Mo-, at
VERY LOWEST RATES OF INTEREST one, three, FIVE
years tme allow pay part
year fdesred Every land wanting loan should call
and get rates and liberal terms Money ready
papers signed. Wehave full and complete abstract Of
title land lot in Bates County from the
o. patent and showing all deeds trust Shers Deeds
titles other that have been recorded in Bates
county Our Abstract books begun by Mr. VIM Wal
ton and written up daily from the county
ords We furnish reliable Abstracts reasonable prices and
responsible their correctness. INTEREST PAID
TIME DEPOSITS.
ii you have idle money for six months or longer the
Walton Trust Company will pay you interest on it.
WIN. +. Walton, Pres. Sam Levy. Vice Pres.
Fank Allen, Sec G. A. Allen, Asst Sec.
A. A. Peach, Clerk and .Bookkeeper
W. d. Yates Abstractor. W. j. Nix, Clerk.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-03-05

Leyy's assss ) cent cigar pleases
everybody. oct1stf
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-03-05

Egg drinks at the james l. Law
Co.'s fountain. iune20ti
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-03-05
THE BOSTON|ANS
BEST PRODUCTION

In the coming presentation of the
Aborn company's pretentious reviy-
al of the famous comic opera, ''Robin
Hood" local music lovers and
theatre-goers in general, are prom
ised an organization most complete
in individual excellence.
The Savannah Press says: at is
the best production of Robin Hood
Savannah has ever seen. A repeti-
ton Of this is found in the Atlanta
Journal, which says: Every men,
Der of the company is good,v while
the Jacksonville Times-Union saws /:
''rhe work Of the Aborn company
was Of standard far above any,
thing seen here this season. The
case Of this excellent organization
includes names widely known in the
field Of legitimate comic opera, such
as Ethel Houston. Harold Blake,
Viva Brewster, +. Stanton Heck.
Karl Stall, Edward Metcalfe, Camp
bell Donald, Agnes Stone, Meta Car
son and Maurice Hageman.