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Process. of Making Excelsior.

An invention in the direction of econ
omy is patented by Scott K. Wilson,
Grand Rapids, Mich, who would con-
vert the offal from broom factories into
excelsior-like material. to be used as a
filling for mattresses and the like. The
broom corn clippings are first washed,
then maceratcd in solution of caustic
soda and water, then washed thorough
ly and finally dried by a mild heat.
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
Every Veteran s1s n Month.

]. DeHaven. 127th Pa, Sunbury. Pa.
served through the war and was badly
crippled up by 1t. He is now getting
IS month, which is the utmost that
he has been able to secure. and he feels
that the Government certainly ought to
give as much as $12 to every man who
served honorably for 80 days or more.
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
Work of the Patent once.

For the week ended June 10, 1906,
the Patent Office issued $50 patents, Is
designs, 299 trademarks, nine labels.
eight prints, making a total of 900, of
which 537 patents and designs and 2S4
trademarks went TO citizens of the
United States and 81 patents and II
trademarks TO citizens of foreign
countries.
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
MnIIeabIe Castings Rust More Than
Steel.

Malleable castings buried in the earth
will rust even more than steel The
skin and immediate interior of a malle-
able casting Is practically a rather open
steel. 1t is crystalline in structure also,
due to the original placing of the crys-
tails of the white iron, before anneal-
ing. perpendicular to the surfaces. and
so moisture can penetrate 1t quite
aways.
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
Opening a Drain Pipe.
popular Mechanics.)

When drain pipe becomes stopped
up, unscrew the plug, A, and remove
the lint or other substance with a bent
wire or old button-hook. If the trou-
BILE is not remedied by this operation it
shows that the stoppage is at the other
side of the plug. In this case draw
three or four inches of water in the
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
of Gen. sedgwiek,s Death.

John Sedgwick Post. Keene, N. H,
observed the anniversary of the death
of Mai. Gen. John Sedgwick, who was
killed at the battle of Spottsylvania,
May 9. 1864. They had large g. n.
ering in the hall, with the Wor:aa.s
Relief Coers and the Sons of Veterans
in fun attendance.
The National tribune., 1906-06-28

cheap phone rate Is being agitated
in England. The sum named Is "a
cents week. and IL this change is real
lied Great Britain will have one of the
lowest rates on record.
The National tribune., 1906-06-28

), There were two non-refillable bottles
patented last week. one garment sup
porter, one safety pin, and four rotary
engines.
The National tribune., 1906-06-28

sink, and lay board b, over the outlet
as shown. The board should be about
eight inches square and about one inch
thick Hold stick. c. on the board
and strike the end of the stick with a
hammer. The shock of the hammer
blow is transmitted through the drain
pipe for distance of many feet, and
will nearly always remove the obstacle
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
Pacing Device.

Michael T. Bransfield, Chicago. H.,
proposes to make natural PAGERS to or
der by patent for a device having
telescope tubes with springs holding
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Tnpering on.
Atlanta CnnstitlItinnl

ATLANTA COnstitution.)
The packers still harbor that public
be-damned" feeling, but they are hard
ly as cocky in giving 1t expression as
they have been.
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
Birdie Bif.

Harry Turton. Newark, N. j.. has
patented an improved bit, having a
The National tribune., 1906-06-28

Try my Developer and Treatment Free
Then II you are satisfied with the benefit
received you can send me my special
price. $3.50. If not, keep your money
You decide after you try my Treatment
ana you can see that / couldn't afford to
make this offer if my system OF Treat
ment was not complete success Write
today to DR.. ]. Lawrence Hill. SC30, Hill
Laboratories. Jackson, Mich
Send no money-only your name
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
THE PACKING HOUSE SCANDAL.
The lCnnny Goat.
- =
(Houston POst.)

1t seems that the billy goats have the
best judgment) They eat the cans and
let the packed stuff severely alone.
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
Comb Fastener.

George H. Smith, Yonkers, y. Y,
proposes to be a friend to fenininity
by patent for hook to be attached
to comb and hold it more firmly in
The National tribune., 1906-06-28

wise which has the two IA rs held apart
by lazy-tongS dev.-e ana screw in
the handle to bring them together.
The National tribune., 1906-06-28

One hundreds editors poisoned by
eating can9ed meats In Indiana. Hist
Case for Sherlock Holmes. How does
the dastardfy act connect with the rigid
stock yard inspection amendment intro
duced by Senator Beveridge of that
State?-New York Evening Telegram
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
A Duster.

Henry A. Hayden, Jersey City. n. j..
has received patent for a new form
The National tribune., 1906-06-28

the hair. With this device women will
not go about as now shedding combs
and pocket handkerchiefs wherever
they go, but can return to their dress
ing rooms with as many ornamental
articles fastened in their hair as they
started out with.
Kerosene Incandescent Lamp.
John a. MatiTcs, San Diego, Cal. has
patented an application of the Wells
The National tribune., 1906-06-28
Dough Mixer.

Joseph A. Reams, Norfolk. Va, has
patented a dough mixer, in which tie
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
MANY DISTURBING
SHOCKS IN "A YEAR
Since the Beginning Of 1905
There Have Been Earthquakes
and Volcanic Eruptions.

Since the beginning of 1905 there has
been no month entirely free from some
form OF disturbance OF the earths sur
face Volcanoes have renewed their ac-
tivity, tidal waves have swept away
whole communities. and earthquakes nave
shaken almost the whole crust OF tho
world, even such quiescent regions rs
the level interior Of the United States
not having escaped some slight agitation,
On April 4, 1905. fifteen thousand lives
were lost In an earthquake IN lndla.
Lahore was shaken by the severcst
earthquake ever known there. The tow
ers Of tho Golden Mosque fell. Many
buildings were wrecked. One woman was
killed and many persons were l,Ju'eu.
BY this same earthquake the hlil STA
ton Mt Dharlnsala was RACED, he native
quarter was oblitcr;,tcd and nine Euro
means were killed. -Four hundred native
soldiers OF the Seventh Ghnrltns were
killed In tho collapsng OF the barracks.
Loss OF lIfo In the surrounding country
was enormous. At Mnndt four hundred
died and palaces and temples were ruined.
This earthquake was felt as far as Ger
many, Switzerland and France. Apont
the same time there was marked actlVi'y
IN the volcano OF Kilauea. Hawaii. ana
slight renewal#of eruptions from Mount
Yelee. which had caused n great disaster
few months before. This activity OF
Mount Police continued into February,
1909, when tho volcano again subsidized.
Mount Shasta Rambling.
Mount Shasta, California. was reported
"a fhnyo given out rumblngs on April III
ion, and a small quantity Of volcanic
mud oozed from tho mountains side az
l.isson.
On June I'd an earthquake killed 81"
nersons and destroyed many houses III
Inroshima. Japan, At about the same
time hundreds were killed IN Montenegro
ana Albania, and tho Bjelcnsstzn Noun
lain showed signs of activity,
Great seismic disasters followed III tho
summer and fall. In almost all parts OF
tile world, even In little visited Ohio and
Illinois there were earth tIemQrs ana
slight shocks. Then on September oth
came the catastrophe in SoutHern lthlS'
In Cnlabria, Sicily, more than one thou-
sand persons were killed, three thousand
were hurt two hundred towns we're ~
most destroyed and 10000 people We're
made homeless. The shocks continued
MANY days. The shocks We're felt ms fnr
away as SPAIN where thousands of per-
sons left their homes In fear of death,
many emgrating to North ana South
America, as fast rs they could take
ship, ,o,,os ~
slight effect were felt In tho West indies.
a. AZ the village of Campechuela, near
Manzanillo, Cuba, a tidal wave damaged
nifty houses and drove the inhabitants
to the hills
Another tidal wave struck the COM
5muno Of Rlyaligure. near san feh'o'
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Italy. and ruined many houses. The pop
pation fed The earthquakes in Italy
were ascribed to tho activity Of Mount
Sohmboli. Clear across the world there
were felt at this period slight shocks for
several days In succession up and down
tho coast Of California. {
This years seismic trouble began on
January 18th. when the town Of Alasay.
Nicaragua, was wrecked by a series OF
earthquakes. No lives were lost, but
property was damaged to the extent of
$4,000 The Inhabitants fled.
Tremors were felt over all the world
People in Michigan and the New Eng
land States felt distinct shocks In
South America. coincident with and fol-
lowing the Nicaragua earthquake. severe
shocks were felt. particularly in Ecuador.
Mount Pelee Active.
Close upon these disturbances came the
widespread shocks III February, begin
ming on the third and continuing through
the month. Mount 1'elee was active tgain
ST. Vincent was shaken repeatedly, and
all the West Indies felt the enrth's agi-
tation. The cable between St. Vincent
and st. Lucia was broken.
q Further south the earthquake became
far more deadly, mud reached It's climax
at Bucna Ventura Colombia, where for
seven rIHlIlultS NoNl' " 80
Along the coast a terrific tidal wave fol-
lowed. and 1000 persons were reported
dead in the runs>of submerged and shat
tered villages. Hundreds Of bodies were
carried out to sea. Tumaco suffered
greatly and many died at Ttl1uerresln.
The cable from Panama to Btena Ven-
Itura was broken, and the cable station IN
the latter town was destroyed.
In the West Indies more earthquakes
came on February 18th. One OF them
lasted eight seconds. communication with
the outside world was interrupted. On
ali the islands damage was done to prop
erty, aud the inhabitants fed from their
homes.
Kagi ana vicinity, Island Of Formosa,
was stricken by an earthquake on March
18th. Several thousand persons we're
killed, three towns were DESTROYED, and
the damage to property was $4,000, 900.
Five distinct shocks wrought this dam
age.
4 Within the present month has been re-
corded the eruption of Vesuvius, with It's
destruction OF villages and vineyards and
tho death Of hundreds of persons in the
slnya ashes and ruined homes. a.
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1000, 900 LIVES
EARTHQUAKE EERORD
Figures Compiled Since 1897
Show Vast Number of Human
Beings Sacrificed.

Since 1877, when the first reliable
records apparently were made OF such
dIsa sters, O96 900 persons have lost their
lives by earthquakes. This total does
not include the destruction wrought ny
kindred cntastroplles like the burial or
l2ompeii and Herculnncum
IN periods earlier than tho twelfth cen
fury, tho losses were doubtless, cores
pondlngly great, at least. but history Is
vague or silent on these events 1t Is
supposed by scientists that many parts
of tho enrth's surface now quiet. were III
ancient ana prmeval periods the senses
OF terrific shocks.
No earlier earthquakes remains recorded
than That of i25 r. c., when the Island OF
E,lbocu was formed What loss or lie
there was then not even u legend felates.
An earthquake accompanied the eruption
OF Vesuvius IN 70 a. y. In 7i2 a, ID.
Syria, Palestine and other regions were
devastated by a series of shocks which
destroyed more than five hundred towns
md hundreds OF thousands OF persons,
Sicily's earthquake, In 1877 took nfteen
thousand lives, and from that time his
tory Is rcplete with records Of similar
cntnstrophes.
E,arthauakes have occurred with greater
frequency in volcanic districts, and par
tIcularly along the boundaries between
great elevations and Impressions But
such shocks arc not confined to volcanic
areas. and, indeed, they have often oc-
CURED in regions remote from them. Ono
large zone particularly liable to earth
uuakes encircles the earth. It includes
tho mediterranean lands. the Azores, tho
West Indies, Central America, the Sand
wich Islands, Japan, China, india, Persia
and Asia Minor
Chinn's and Ja?ans losses have been
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20

OF The Times Dispatch receive as sooo
news service as that given ny any
paper published in America. ~ pony
OF illustration, news, general 'nio''t''a
! ton and promptness, the service =,
The Times Dispatch was not SUI l'''s 's';'
by any paper in America
It is naturally a pride 10 RichI'o''u
to have metropolitan paper serNeu
in a metropolitan way and TINS inst
feat in bringing the news ~ tlc
earliest possible moment TO the ave.. atten-
ton Of the State OF virginia Is IN.
other indication Of the character rsl .
the service which The Time - ~
renders its readers.
Furthermore In the news Oh .he
Astor-Shaw wedding The Illnes-Dis-
entire world. 1t is the only paper ~ ~.
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persons died. Lesser disasters have fol-
lowed with great frequency till the death
roll has become enormous. Il nj IA IA M
In six minutes the city Of Lisbon was
laid In ruins in 176o, when thirty thousand
lives were lost This great shock was felt
over a wide area, oven on the Baltic and
in Great Britain.
Cilicia lost $4,000 persons in 1I6S Naples
10000 in 145G. 10000 in 1926, and 5000 In
1896. Sicily had a terrible disaster in 1893
when one hundred thousand persons died.
I<ashen, Persia, was stricken In 17b5 and
coo lives were lost Panama lost 49, 0Dd
Inhabitants in 1897; Aleppo, 10000 in 1924
Ecuador ana Peru, 5000 in 1sGS. These ara
only the more costly disasters Of tho
hundreds OF earthquakes that have ster.5
rfied and slain mankind. The Calabrian-
earthquake, beginning in 1853, continued
for four years. s sg rs
E III comparison with these stunning
cataclysms the loses In the United States
have titus far been paltry. The first
earthquake of which there Is any record!
in this country was that In the Inyo
Valley, California;. The most no table
shock before that Of yesterday was the,
one which on August 81 1856, was felt
from Florida to Canada as ia r west nsA
Iowa and Missouri, Charleston. S. Gu was
tho chief sufferer, forty-one lives being
lost and property being damaged to the
extent Of $5.0oo0oo. 5 5 NJ 3ls
New Hampshire and Vermont felt a
slight shock on November 81, 1893, The
Pacific coast has experienced many
tremors. Various other parts & Of the
country have ,een agltated nfreaucntly5
b. slight agitntlons that have entailel
no losses to life or property.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
IMPROVE OAKEN BROW.
Herring Selling for One Dollaraa
Thousand.
Especial to Tho Times -Dispatch.)
Ep EoEI3 TfI-cRrIpc VA mil ID !.

III Especial to Tho Tmes-Dispatch.)
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, VA, April 10
DR.. j. II. Low, Of Chicago who som0
tlmo ago purchased "oaken Brow q a
beautiful estate on the Rappnhannocks
River, III King George county, has con-
tracted with Mr.. +. p. Stearns, Of this
city, for additions and improvements to-
the residence to cost about $4,000 The
building will he equipped with gas ma
chnery for lighting purposes, special
water supply, bath rooms and all other
modern conveniences. .G845t
4 The knights of Pythlas of this city lcele-S
orated the thlrty-fifth anniversary OF
their order at their hall here tonight
Rev. John I'll. Dickinson, Of Richmond.
grand prelate Of the Grand Lodge OF tho
State, delivered an able address. Ladies'
graced the occasion and choice music was
rendered. 54 III AZ ~ n
Mr. r. c. Decker, prominent citizen
Of Spotsylvania county. who recently sold
his farm, has purchased a residence in
this city from Miss Fannie Lang. which
he will occupy with his family as his
home, l$
chased tho "Jeffrles home on Prince
Edward Street, inathis city. is having tho
property thoroughly overhauled and res
modelled. ,s
Herrings are being caught in larger
quantities at tho shores on the Potomac
River and arc now selling for 50 cents to
81 per thousand in this market, rock and
shad nre selling high,
Judge a. w. Wallace is building q
substantial addition to his residence on
George Street In this city. 38
H . | p r.
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san rFranclsco's partial destruction
hov added another thousand names
i tho long list Of earthquake disasters
TINT has been growing s1eau'ly IN I'VE o"e =
ont the Christian era =. 20
IRON the eruption OF Vcsuvius IN - -
ID, with its accompanying earuiiquaAea
IN italy and throughout that eEtlre %.
finn aof the world, until today, huhareus
RI cities have been destroyed, hu Ihua
nf thousands of lives lost, ana even
great geographical changes nave pee'l
brought about. The miserable mus ~ ~
canton buried hundred thousand chi
nesa beneath their fallen walls. Lisbon
rncked by an earthquake until It's mus
tuttered like Il cloth In the wlnd, Huhi-
herring its dead at 5000 in the fatal year
IN, Half the island OF krakatoa was
,nss.d INTO tho sen in 1888 and more than
90 NO deaths were caused within re"
minutes. 80, ,o,,, sao.
In Charleston, S. c., in 1856, every sec.
ton OF the city showed the e1ec,s % ~, ~.
fearful shock that Visited u, but lot
t,,nntely the death list was held down &c
the comparatively small number or a.
Whole Cities Disappeared.
Japan and its vicinity and south ana
Central America are the TWO see.1oms ~ -,
the globe in which earthquakes occur 81
frnnlently as to cause no further. com.
ment than a comparison Of death lists and
property losses. a.,
Through every part OF South America
No,rth trcmors are OF frequent occurrence,
md in The regions near the coast earth
m,a kes cause enormous death losses WIN
startling regularity
Before the authentic records OF history
had their beginning, legend and carved
hinrorlyph told OF the fearful and awe
.imsn,rlng work of earthquakes and great
natural catastrophes. ATLANTA, the SUNK
on CITY OF tho coast OF Africa; Lyonesso'
tho country south OF England. and tho
n,vstcrlo,ts city sunk beneath the sea or
the eastern coast OF South America are al
n ccopted as facts that have lived through
tradition In each case destruction mas
como through some frlghtful cataciysm
that has wiped out countries ana nations
since Pompei was buried beneath the
lava of Vesuvius In 70 and thousands OF
lives wero lost in tho nciEhborln< roslo''
through earthquakes, n fairy accu'a'e
record has becn kept
Thousands Died in a Day, 1
IN ISL an earthquake gripped Constant,
monte and sent its great mosques anu
towering mInarets topping to the ground,
crushing scores of believers VINO NAG
,,shed 10 these places for protection Wnen
.,ho first tremors were felt The deaths
caused by this great disaster were never
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-20
ENTIRE CITIES LOST By .
EARTHQUAKES IN PAST
Islands Have Been Tossed Into the Sea and whole Mario
wned istory Of Disasters Here and Elsewhere

fixed. even approximately, but II IS ki'o"i u
th.t many thousands persisted in one
day.
In cataniu, in Italy, where earthquakes
have been particularly destructive, lhe
ground was heaved like series or Dillo"s
in 11s7 and 1900 lives were lost. twenty
one years later, In 1l5s, Syria was shahel
throucout it's length by an earthquake
that caused the destruction OF entire VI.
lagos and the loss of 10000 lives. IN lsoe
SILICA suffered in It's turn, and 2o,VOO lives
were lost.
Nearly 400 years elapsed after the de-
strlction of SILICA before Europe SUI
fered another great shock, anu tnen tne
eruption of Vesuvus and the destruction
of Zorro del Greco, Rcsina ana Granase''o
caused a loss Of $4,000 lives
Palermo's Destruction.
Palermo was shaken to pieces by an
earthquake in 1726 and 5000 OF us m
habitatants persisted. Five yeare latel
Canton, China, was visited by the mos'
friehtful teries of shocks within the
memory Of man.
The entire city was laid In ruins, the
Chinese hcrded together In compac'
masses, were killed like vermin.i ana WheI
the debris had cleared away and the tota
dead counted, it was found that loo'W-
had persisted. :.
In 1865 the entire earth shook with
trcmors for months, an Two great us
asters marked the year. Lisbon the cap
nal of Portugal was tossed about IN
n series Of shocks that opened great
fiss,lres in the cty's streets and shooR
its stone buildings into mere masses OF
mortar and stone. In all $4,000 we're XIII
Cd in Lisbon and loss of $G,OOO,CW was
borne by the people OF tho city
In that same year. Kuchan, IN Nortll
Persia, was destroyed. Although not Il
large city, 10000 lives We're lost and the
reports carried to the rest Of the world
were to the effect that the entire popnla-
ton of tho city had been wiped out or
existence.
Charleston Earthquake.
Tho eighteenth century, through THIS
series of disasters, saw nearly two nun
drod thousand lives sacrificed IN four
earthquakes.
Tho nineteenth century also suffered
from many earthquakes in all parts OF the
country was that which destroyed
Charleston In 1856, causing loss OF
$50, 900, 00O Only forty-onc deaths were
caused directly by the shock. hut many
deaths, which occurred within a short
time after. undoubtedly We're duo to the
conditions which followed the earthquake
In 1883 the great cataclysmlc volcanic
outbnrst and earthquake In tho Island
OF Krakatoa saw half OF that Island
tossed into the sen with more than $4,000
OF its inhabitants The effects OF this
disturbance We're noticeable In all other
parts of tho earth for months after,
IN that same year lschia was shaken
BY series of shocks that sent Its build
ings topplng 10 the ground in ruins and
caused the deaths Of 1000 OF It's people.
In 1891 the Island OF 1londo. Japan was
ractIcally destroyed ami $4,000 lives lost.
ST. Pierre's Awful Fate.
In 1891, Caracas. III Tvs lofty. seat amonG
from ono of the most sever shocks IN its
history and 5000 lives were lost raler
| In 1909 tho eruption Of Mont Pelco estab
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+ LEGAL NOTICE.


g TATE OF. NlRGlNIA-lN THE CIR-
ny. VA, A'RlL,gll. 1905.
Clifford W. Fuller. Executor Of the
last Will and testament of George s.
Gordon. deceased. legatec ana truss RI
# tee, under said last will. and trustee
for said George S. Gordon, under app
Cuyahoga county. in the State Of
Ohio, Plaintiff,
Versus
Myrtle II. Gordon, now Myrtle II.
Gordon Searles; Rhea G, Gordon, an
mo s. GORDON E Hfats II G. Iii llama
and Daniel r, Hanna, her husband;
Elsie Gordon STEELE and Morton 3.
STEELE. her husband. Defendants.
IN CHEANCERY. @
upon, settle, and distribute the estate OF
said George S. Gordon, deceased. In ac-
cordance with his last will and testa-
ment including In such settlement tho
trust funds held by said Clifford w Ful-
Probate Court OF Cuyahoga county, In tho
state of Ohio, as aforesaid.
II appearing by affidavit that Myrtle r.,
Gordon, now, Myrtle X, Gordon Searles;
Rhen G. Gordon. an infant under p wears
OF age; Mamie 8, Gordon. Elizabeth d,
hand; Harry s, Gordon, William Gordan.
Elsie Gordon STEELE ana Morton r. Stelle,
her husband. are not residents Of this
state, they are hereby required toappenr
within hfteon DAYS after due notification
OF this order IN the clerks office q this
,teot their Interest Int this suit, Z
Tcste: SAMItEr.P WAnDIIIt.f f'lerks
James Austin Cahel ard Henry r, Mis-
Ter. ATTORNEYS for Paintln 81
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TIMFS. DISPATCH TO SOUTHWEST
ON ITS OWN SPECIAL 1RAlN

America that printed this Item yes
tcrday morning.
a special from Lynchburg states that
thc state edition Of The Times Dis
match giving full news Of the great
San Francisco disaster was received IN
TINT section Will, great favor. Our
snecial train arrived there between j.
and 4 o'clock, before the home paper
was delivered, and several .huhor r.,
copies were sold before either tllc
Washington or Baltimore papers sot
there. ,;.,.
Thousands Of copies OF this cation tl1'
giving a full and wellsaillustra1ed ac,
count Of the disaster. were clrc"'a'eu
in tho Valley. Southwest virginia,
southsde Virginia and other sec''o''s
OF the State.