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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
EIsetro-Maanets LIT Glass.

Electro-magnets are used for lifting
and handling large panes Of glass. As
glass is a non-magnetic material. a
piece Of sheet iron is placed under It
and one or more magnets applied on
the upper face. The magnets attract
the sheet iron and therefore hold the
glass suspended while moving
Popular Mechanics.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Old Walnut Carving for New Hous,

Walnut carvings and wainscotings
and the main stairway in the old John
Hay mansion on Euclid avenue. Glove
land, will be used In the interior Of
the splendid new colonial dwelling
which the widow OF the secretary OF
state is about to build near Wade park.
Plans for the new home OF Mrs
Hay reached Deputy Building Inspec
tor Horner Saturday. The estimated
cost of the house is placed at $7o 900.
The stairway and carvings taken from
the old mansion on Euclid avenue
will be part OF the large entrance hall
Of the new residence This hall will
be 2s feet wide and "A feet long.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Come to America to Learn.

A Siamese girl. Miss Hilda AnOou
Traa. has come TO America 10 order %
familiariZe herself with educatlona.
methods for the ultimate benefit OF
her country. Miss Traa will start iu
one OF the lowest OF the classes in "a
school al Hartford. Conn, whore She
will take up kindergarten methods and
music. She will spend three years iu
America. ny which time she hopes 20
gain sufficient knowledge 20 return o.
her native country and open a school
I Of her own.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Cost of Muddy Day.

II has been calculated that the cost
of a muddy day in London is some
thing like $4,000. which is not sur
prising when one remembers that no
less than 80 tons OF mud is carried
about from place to place on the
wheels of carts and carriages and
horses hoofs. After q wet day mud
brushed from peoples clothing
amounts to Is tons. and q very similar
amount is shaken out Of doormats.
City mud however, has its good points.
The shosblack increases his earnings
in the muddy weather, and new silk
hats and dresses and boots and shoes
are each and all the direct outcome OF
/ its destructive qualities.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Talent and Genius

Talent creates a work; genius keeps
II from dying-Emerson.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19

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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
-Four and Slx.llOrSe Concord
Coaches from Bedrock, Mon.
tana, TO SaImOnN
Idaho DAELI

One Of the best equipped
lines in the West, carrying
passengers, express and
freight.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Old Persian City.

PerSia's ancient city of Tabriz, one
OF the scenes of recent violence in
the Shah's dominions, can hardly be
SAID TO have ever enjoyed quiet life.
when Turk and Turcoman and Per
sian were not shaking the old walls
Win oattering rams the earthquake
vas having its inning The public
buildings bear traces of this sort OF
Violence n~,ably the HsGud Masjid
blue moss Reconstructed OF won
osrfully arabasqued blue tiles; while
me citadel gapes with its earthquake
HVen sides. Although tie Anglo-In
alan telegraph runs through the city
II Is not as ia the ancient days when i
Vas known as the glorious Tauris.
me new Ru ian railway has deprived
II OF much {; its importance and thu
leather merchants and silversmithi
exc out precarious livelihood by en-
raging in little smuggling.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
A Dependable Boy.

"oh, yes. I'm bringing my boy up in
the way he should 60"
For instance?"
why, when Johnny and | happen
to be in a street car together and a
lady that know comes IN rye trained
Johnny TO get right up and give her
his seat"
And supposing there are two ladies
that you know"
Say, I'm talking about johnny
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Only One Life.
AAIA IA ~

The chief of the Ere department OF
Philadelphia watching a dangerous
nrS in that city not long ago, was
amazed by the daring of a recruit In
the service, young fellow plainly of
German origin.
After the new fireman had emerged
from his perilous position, the chief
met him with many expressions OF
commendation and admiration.
well done, Hans, my boy!" ex
claimed he; but never expected tc
see you alive again!"
Allie AGAIN." repeated the German
surprised. IVY, hafn't been dead
Yst!"-ExchAnge.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
About the Ibsen House.

The Ibsen lovers all over the world
are interested in the argument that
is going on in Christisnia over the
purchase of the "Ibsen house SiEurd
Ibsen says that his father never owned
the house and only rented rooms in II.
and he opposes the idea The citi-
zens. however, know what an attrsc'
ton such a house would have for
tourists and are bent on adding 1t 70
the sights OF the city. And so it Is
that the fire Of genius burned to ii
Iumine the msrcenAry outlook Of th'
burghers Of the Norwegian city.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
H,, Risen Despite Handicap.

Prof. T. D. Campbell, director Of the
chemical laboratories In the Univer-
sity Of Michigan, lost his sight is
years ago through an accident In
spite Of his Atiietion he has taken a
high place IN education and has made
original researches Of much value in
the chemistry Of iron and cement
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Strenuous Home Rule.

New York mission worker tells OF
encountering a new game in one OF
the tsnements In that region.
Two urchins were driving a rubber
ball back and forth with homemade
racEsts. The youngsters were in
tsnSely absorbed in their sport
What rules are you using?" asked
the mission worker. with a smile
English or Americana"
"AV, wese got our own rules" re
Piled one of the youngsters, scorn
fully. Il bats der ball ter Chimmy
TIL he misses bounce, an den l gets
gets de right ter swat him tree times
wild me bat"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Funny. Isn't IT.

Strange that when a man sits In a
hammock with a girl and looks at her
close, she doesn't seem the same.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-11-19
Inventor Of Suspension Bridge

The inventor OF the modern suspen'
sion bridge was James Finley Of Penn.
sylyania. His FIRST bridge was built IN
1901 o. BY 1910 he bad built eight
He built many more after that A
bridge built by his licensee, John
Tempelman, over the Merrimac. IN
Massachusetts, in 1910. Is stiil in use
and trayersed by trolley cars. A bridge
built in strict accordance with his
,rizinal plans over the Lshigh river al
.eLlgh Gap. In 1874. Is still in use.
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
Ferris Thinks Records
Of SeiSmOgraph Identical

Chief Ferris Of the magnetic division
OF the Coast and Geodetic Survey is
now convinced that the earthquake re-
corded at the Cheltenham Magnetic
Observatory on Sunday night is identi-
cal with the disturbance recorded on
the seismOgraph Of the Weather Bu-
reau six minutes earlier
The difference in time and the rarort-
ed distance Of the disturbance from
washington gave the impression at first
that they We're separate and distinct
quakes- These apparent discrepancies
are accounted for by the fact that the
instruments for recording seismic dis
turbances are not the most definite.
especially when recording earth waves
at great distances.
The seismograph record or the
Weather Bureau shows that an earth
quake occurred at 1851 p. IN on Decem-
ber p. and that IL was 800 miles dis
tant. The Cheltenham Observatory re
ported an earthquake occurring at Il 81
p. m. on December p. and 1850 miles
distant.
4 believe that both records are OF
the Italian earthquake" said Chief
Ferris to-day. The difficulty of get
ting the exact figures NAV be aDpre-
clated when Il is known that the ampiI-
tude OF the wave as recorded was only
Onc-hah OF a millimeter
The difference in our time and the
distance calculated and the Weather
Bureau records, may be attributed 70 a
difference in the ground upon which
CuT respective instruments are located,
although I believe IL is about the same.
Both records showed that tie disturb
ance lasted one hour
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
Shock TreUeLs Old Path of Rain
Marked by Famous Volcanoes

Studied from afar with maps and ac-
counts of the more recent of the great
earthquake disasters of Italy, the pres
ent catastrophe exhibits a tremendous
subterranean rumble reaching the sur
face on the northern border. close to
Swiss territory. Domodossolo is among
the Alps, and the mountain range seems
TO have been the route of the earth
quake 1t passed to the southwark.
following the Apennines. There is a
twenty minutes difference between the
time OF the shocks reported in upper
and lower Italy.
In Calabria, which mas been laid
waste again and again by such dis
turbanceS. this earthquake first touched
the surface with its full effect Lofty
signal posts Of disaster marked its way.
for ii struck with full force at the e2l-
tinCt volcano Of san Giovanni, Spread
its devastation across the Strait Of
Messina to Sicily. and rolled up another
score of death and ruin all about tie
slopes of Mt. Etna, reducing 10 ruins
the ancient and famous city Of Mes
slna, and JumbliuS the buildings Of
Catania, nfty-nlne miles farther south
only 10 again OVerwhelm the busy port
soon afterWard with a great tidal wave
1t is too soon to learn as vet. but IL
may be the submarine volcano Of FeIdi-
naLdea, in the iOnian sea, lust west Of
the coast where Messina and Catania
have been laid waste, mas again reared
its head above the surface ana i'm its up-
heLval sent a great wave across the
waters to add TO the toll of death and
destruction.
StromEoii. one Of ;he active volcanoes
of the LIparo group 20 the north of
Sicily, mas ever been a large factor in
seismic disturbances i'm this region but
the present earthquake appears to have
come from other sources. beginning far
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
President Sends Gable
Of COEdOIence to Italy

President Roosevelt sent a cable dis
patch TO King Victor Emmanuel Of Italy
today expressing his sympathy and
the sympathy OF the American people
with the earthquake sufferers. He also
said that the American National Red
Cross had issued an appeal for contrib
uuons 10 aid the sufferers, and would
communicate with the Italian Red
Cross Society.
me text OF the message Is as follows.
" ltn al my countrymen, I am APP
paHed hy the dreadful calamity which
las OeIAlIen your country. I offer my
sincere sympathy to you. American Red
cross has issued an appeal for contr1-
buttons for the sufferers, and notified
me that they viii Immediately COM
municate with the Italian Red Cross.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT,
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
ody One 'BRoMo oURU9." I" that Is
LAXATIVE Bromo Qmnine
Cures Cod Ia One Day, Grip IN ? Dsys
n ~ II On every
Died

cALL-AHA II AN-sudeenly y on sunday. Deoem-
Der =. I@0&- CHARLES J.. husband OF
Mamie T. Callahan, aged nfty- Jsars.
CoLLINs-On MONDAY. December IS. 1903 a.
Il-+0 p M, az his residence, 80 Third street
northeast. THOMAS COLLINS.
FCSTER-On Monday, December 2s. 1894. az
his residence. -ZW Massachusetts venue.
tsf@AIS FHANtlS, son OF Jane and the
late Adams Foster. OF Massachusetts
KILROY-On Tuesday. December o. 1913. Al
1912 m. az her residence. 50J I. street
southwest. ELLA kILROT fuee Callahan.
Ms Ella hllrOy was f0rty-tH0 years old
ana was native u this city She was
the NidJ" of Patrick kllrOy. formerly a
prominent resident Of the southwest sec
tlon Ot Washington she is survived by a
sister, Mrs A Baker. and a brother. John
J. holland Three sons. r p EiIrcy. r p
hllrry. and John klIr0y. and a daughter.
NJ kilrUy. also survive.
= H1FyELFISGEB-On Saturday, December 3.
1903. a. the residence % MS son Fred r.
FREDERICK HAFELFISGER. aged
scveuty-nve years
HEALY-On sunday. December q ls0s a
40 p m. after shOr- illness. MARY
the daughter o. MARY snI Peter s HeaIy.
McWADE-On Decem Der %. 1905. al the resi-
dence Of her sister. >.rS Virginia WoHie. /,
" Mashl1lslDLL D 9 after a briet illness.
Mrs ROBERT McWADE. aged si1ty-four
years
ORDEy-Ou December -. 1865 EFFIE L.
oPDEH tlee Fowler. beloved wife %
A-ph1use Ordey- after q lingering illness.
Funeral services AT her fa1e residence. 81
Eighth street northeast WEDNESDAY morn
inS. Friends invited. u
PTRCELL-O1 sunday. December .. -s1s.
after a snort illness, ANDREW J. PR
CELL
.sIGNOR-Oa sunday. December .. .rsoS.
EMMA y. SIGNOG, in her ffty-ser renta
year
Ma Emma Y. sIgnor was q lifelong
resident of WashinEr1l. She was nf,y--
seven years old Mrs. Slgnor was the
widow ot ". H Siglor- veteran oF the
civil war and formerly an empIoye Of the
weather Bureau and afcerEard iu charxr
at the National Cemetery AZ DauvilIe. Va
she - survived by three sors. r. Il. SiEnar.
" p SigCors = I. Siglo-. and daughter
Mrs Rosa l. Thomas.
SWEENEy-Ou sunday December =. -a0S
Al $50 a u-. MARY SWEENEY widow
o. R1gcr Sweeney, at the residence Of her
daughter. ll5 I street northeast
She IS survived by her two daughters
Ms Margaret Darr and Mrs Annie C1.Ns~sI
and also her sranddsuEhter. Mss Chester
Williams
Funeral 20 take place from Holy Name
Jhurchs "Wednesday, % a. "a Private. y
WEIITWELI~-On Monday. Decembe- 3. 1903
~ her residence. 1924 Lanier place MAR
GARET N. widow or Jplr ~. Wri-veIr
and daughter % the late Isaac :. and Jean
NLIle--
The Washington times., 1908-12-29

To the north and extending far to the
south of the Calabrian and Northern
Siciliau region, which the fires OF the
island peak in the Mediterranean have
shaken 10 ruins so many times.
School children identify Italy by its
resemblance in geographical contour TO
Loot and most grown folks keep that
as their best conception Of the cOun-
try's outlines. Calabria IS the ankle
and lower calf Of the boot. on the east
eru shore of the Mediterranean. The
Strait Of Messina connecting the Medi-
L. Tranedn with the IOnidn sea, is where
the top Of low shoe would lace over
the ankle, assuming a leg in the geo
gr; Dhical boot. Messina Is on the back
c the ankle, and Catania on the back
the heSi.
lust above the top OF the low shoe is
Reggie At the foot OF San Giovanni,
and nearby is StafanOcOni. the village
whore tie earthquakes destruction was
most complete. StafanOCOni was wiped
out by the last great quake in Calabria,
September 2. 1903.
Similar action and distress are reDOrt-
ed as resulting from the earthquake
Yesterday. but now extending far into
Sicily, while the catastrophe Of three
years ago was confined in its greatest
ravages TO Calabria and did little dam
age on the Silician side Of the Strait OF
Messina- Ancient mythology placed
Sycua on the Calabrian and Charybd IS
on the Sicilian side OF this strait
iAOuSdiluS uleu III lSV5 as tnelr homes
or C,Ier buildings fell upon them: scores
Wele entombed and many went mad
from terror The railroads were dis
aDled, for the earth had opened and
swallowed their rails. or its tremors
had SO broken them that travel was
temporarily impossible. Highways
everywhere were fun OF fleeing peas
ants, while the WaysiOe Shrines were
surrounded by weeping implOring petit
toners turning TO higher powers when
their mother earth seemed about to
cast them of
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
Pope Hardly Restrained
From Going TO Stricken

ROME, Dec 9.-The Pope received
private dispatches today stating that
the earthquake was ten times worse
than the catastrophe OF 1875. when be-
tween = 30 and 2,Op0 people were killed.
He Immediately declared that his
place was among the sufferers. and
gave orders to arrange for the journey
20 Calabria.
Fearful Of the effect Of such de-
pressing trip upon his holiness. his
medical advisers and all o. the cardi-
nails strongly urged him 70 abandon
the idea
For q time ir seemed. that the &oRe
would remain obdurate. but when Dl-
PCtaCi warned MIN that his health was
such that the journey would probably
suaded.
All audiences at the Vati.an have
been temporarily suspended.
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
RED CROSS SOCIETY
WILL ASSISTITALY

An appeal TO the American PeO-
pie 10 aid the stricken people OI
the section Of Italy suffering from
the effects of the earthquake vyns
made tOdHy by the American IN
tiOnaI Red Cross Society with the
hearty approval OF President
Roosevelt.
Cross Society, as well as all other
branches, Will receive contributions
to this fund. They should be turn
ed in 10 II. - Reeside, of the Amer
lean Security and Trust Company,
treasurer for the District branch.
The Washington times., 1908-12-29

brought today 10 his majesty. the die
lricts suffering the worst were Nilleto
san Gregorio, and Steffanaconi. in Sicily
pom TINS island, the great shocks were
Etna.
Inc King has made every preparation
Tor hurried trip TO Calabria shof1Id the
circumstances warrant
Rain fell in torrents over practically,
all of Sicily last night as reS,Iit ~
the disturbances. "a
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
Mr.. GRISCOM WILL
TAKE UP POLITICS
Italian King, Minister, and News
papers Express Regret at
His Leaving.

ROME, Dec 9.-The American am
bassador. Lloyd c Griscom. has given
10 his lease OF the PalazZO del DraRo.
Inquiry at the foreign office and the
court made it clear that NJ CriscOm
had notified the King and SignOr Tit
toni that after twelve years OF con-
tinuOus residence abroad he has in
Termed President-eleo- Taft Of his de-
termination 10 return 10 America and
enter active political life.
Many persons axe sorry, as Mr.. Girls
com is greatly liked n political and So
cial circles His administration as am
bassadOr has been considered as IOyal.
intelligent, and friendly.
The King expressed. TO Mr.. Griscom
very warmly his regret, as did SignOr
TittOni. All the newspapers express re-
gret at Mr.. GriscOm's decision.
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
Feared American Consul
PeriShed in the Disaster

Efforts are being made by the De
partment Of State today TO ascertain
whether DR.. Arthur Cheney. the Amer
lean consul al Messina, is alive or not.
It is feared that he persisted in The
partial destruction OF the city yester-
day when il was shaken by earth
quakes and inundated by a tidal wave.
Dr. Cheney is a graduate of the class
of 1889 Of Yale, and is a native OF
New Haven, Conn
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
Grand Opera Stars Hid
SurViporS OF the Disaster

NEW YORK. Dec. 2e-Beneht opera
performance 10 aid the survivors Of
the CaIaorian earthquake are being
planned for al early date By the mem
bers OF the Metropolitan and Manhst-
tan Opera Companies, many OF whom
come from the 81 oxen regions.
Following the lead Of Enrico Caruso,
the noted tenor. who has donated a
weeks salary. $3.50. TO aid the suffer
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
Inaugural Committee

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC COMFORT.
Rooms 50-3l. Merchants & Mechanics'
Savings Bank Building, Pennsylvania
Ave and 10th St NV All parties desiring
10 furnish quarters TO visitors during The
Inaugural period, are requested TO call
at this Office or send description OF
rooms, stating the number Of persons
that can be supplied with beds. cots,
with or without meals. terms. etc
NJ. l. WELLER, Chairman, Committee
on Public Comfort. de20-30t
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
VISITS NAVAL ACADEMY

ANNAPOLIS. Nd. Dec. "a rarf,
OF members Of the faculty and students
OF the Catholic University of Washing
ton visited the Naval Academy to5a,-
and We're shown special cUurtesics l7X.
the Academy authorf. les
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
ERUPTION FEARED

CANTANIA, Dec. 29-Signs OF vol
canic activity were noticed today in
Mount Etua and il IS feared thai an
eruption is imminent
The Washington times., 1908-12-29

ers. the other stars Of the opera are
subscribing large amounts to the earth
quake fund The various Italian So
cieties throughout the city are planning
TO aid their cOuntrymen in a similar
substantial manner.
The Washington times., 1908-12-29

leaped IN lurid and angry bounds MAX
ing a great pyre Of the beautiful city.
while the dun-colored sky seemed 10
weep upon Tie ruin and death below.
Many explosions IN the vicinity of
Mossina gave rise to mistaken impress
sions- stores or gunnowder were ex-
ploded by the flames and these were
followed by explosions or Eas from
broken mains. These detonations added
fresh fears 70 the horror-stricken minds
Of the people. who feared that new
calamities were in store for them
The bravery OF Mgr Morabito. bishop
OF Miloto. was distinguished. He calm
ed the fears of the people and led small
bands Of braver folks into churches and
Catnedrlls from which they carried
statues Of the saints to places Of safe
". Warships left here today for the
stricken districts, carrying supplies and
nurses
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
SCHOOLS AMI COLLEGES.
HALL.NOYES SCHOOL

.---- 221 E st. \. W..
Boys and girls, 4 TO Is years, 8 o. m
adults p N. College preparation.
Catalogues Phone NJ 1877.
FRANCES MANN HALL, A. H, Prt7.
no21-sod-2SI
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
J. w InNEI.ESS

First-class coal and wood dealer: prompt
delivery prices reasonable Our motto,
Satisfaction 70 our customers n Cap.
& Florida ave. Phone y. .1729. dcI5-tf
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
The Death Toll.

Between 400 and 300 dead have len
accounted for by the army officers who
are IN charge OF the work Of rescue. .sc-
cordinS 10 reports received here TODAY.
They say the work Of recovering the
bodies has scarcely begun. owing to the
necessity Of digging into great piles OF
debris Some of the officers estimate
the total dead ar upward OF $1,000 II
is believed here that this figure is
greatly exaggerated.
All Jhe seismic apparatus iu Italy
was broken by the force Of the shock
Messages from refugees from Recrio-
on the Strait OF MessIua. which is now
neiieNed 90 have been completely de
Siroyed say that the earthquake an
peared 20 be upward I'm its movement.
which had the effect OF hurting the
pHlldlngs into the air
assures were opened In the earth sev-
~Iat inches wide. and the entire sides
"I several mountains were split of and
crashed down in terrible laudslideS.
Several villages in the province OF
heSS-o Di talabria are reported to have
Deen destroyed by FIRE.
me deaths among the sailors al
hvSElo. where many vessels We're lost.
VIII reach several hundred.
The Washington times., 1908-12-29
Scenes in Messina.

The scenes in Messina are described
by the refugees as terrible in their grue-
some detail. The tidal wave let the
streets covered with a thick layer Of
mud and immcdiateI, after the severest
shocks, the sky was overcast with low
erinE clouds. The beautiful sun bathed
city, with its indoIent summer skies
and its dancing seas OF sapphire was
transformed in an instant into 4 black
ened mass OF debris. windlashcd and
wave-swept, while the stately columns,
symbolic OF Italian art IN architecture.
crumbled away. Great tongues of flame