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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23

that it is possible to obtain coherent
accounts from the few that escaped
from the stricken district with their
nves-many were for a time without
the light of reason-it is realized that
certainly not for 20 centuries-per-
hapS never-have such scenes been
enacted on the earth.
One of the first of the survivors that
reached the steamship Therapie the
day following the catastrophe thus
described his experiences:
81 was asleep when the first shock
awoke me. 1 lit my lamp but all was
quiet, and l turned to sleep again.
Suddenly fresh shocks occurred, vio-
lent and terrifying. l arose quickly
but the house was swaying and my
door was damned. l tore the sheets
from the bed and made a rope and
lowered myself from the window to
the street. An Italian family of FIVE
persons escaped from the house by
the aid of my rope.
Wandered All Day.
No sooner were we in the street
than the house collapsed. l tried to
assist in the work of rescue, but it
was useless. The horror and confu-
sion were indescribable. All day
wandered in the wrecked streets. Ne
food could be secured. 1 had only a
few nuts to eat. The prison was de-
stroyed and the warders killed, but
most of the convicts escaped. They
prowled about the ruins. robbing and
numbering. They cut off the fingers
of the dead and wounded to get the
rings. Some of them were singing
songs of liberty as they piled the
knife.
"a Russian vessel lying in the har-
Dor was thrown into the street by the
tidal wave. Railway lines were swal-
lowed up. The square known as the
Cas- Campo Santo collapsed and sank
Only the SUBMITS of few ruined
buildings still emerged from the
wreck"
Not one of the numerous hotels of
the city remained standing. A fissure
60 feet deep opened near the Church
of Santa Maria, and houses fell bod
lily into il.
During the voyage of the Therapia
to Naples a child was born.
Houses Vanished Instantly.
physician named Condo, native
of Messina. said he escaped by climb
ing over the fallen roofs. Houses van
1shed with the suddenness of a dream
and daylight showed nearly two miles
of ruins. Steamships put out to cross
the straits for help after the first
shock of the earthquake. but half way
over they met vessels from the oppo-
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plant and q doctor told me / would
never get more than temporary relief
A dragging pain and lameness in my
back almost disabled me. Dizzy spells
came and went and the kidney secre-
lions were irregular. Doan's Kidney
Pills rid me of these troubles and /
feel better than for years past"
Sold by all dealers. soc a box Fos-
ter-Miaburp Co. Buffalo N Y
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Imprisoned with the Dead.


Prof. Palermo of the University of
Messina lost two sons.
Il was sleeping in my bed he said.
when was thrown out of bed, which
fell on top of me. The ceiling col
lapsed, the floor opened and 1 was
thrown into the first floor apartment
of Nine. Pernici. She was reaching
for her sister and son, whom we
found dead. We remained all day
and night alone without help, keeping
the rain off with planks.
Thus we were without food or
drink among the screams of the bur-
led The latter ceased somewhat at
night. No one came with assistance
and we were as if in tomb alongside
the bodies. Children, wounded, were
around us, but invisible under the
ruins and weeping in despair or burst
ing into piercing cries at every sound
heard without When we finally es-
capped from the ruins we were taken
by sailors to the Cristoforo Colombo,
which brought US to Naples
I'VE passed through streets that
felt as if they were the bottoms of
valleys or climbed heights which were
all that remained of the finest palaces
of Messina. 1 will never forget it as
long as l live
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site coast which carried the news that
Reggie, too, had persisted.
The wounded refugees that reached
this city presented sickening sight.
some appeared hardly human; others
among the fugitives had no apparent
injuries, but were in such a deplora-
BILE mental condition that they seemed
the worst of all. The horror of that
tragic minute appeared to be ineradi-
cably fixed upon their faces. On the
relief ships the refugees were heaped
everywhere. Some of them appeared
to be stricken with a kind of idiocy,
looking aimlessly before them; others
completely mad, howled wildly. The
commander of the Therapie gave
thrilling description of the rescues eff
fected by his men when his ship ar
rived at Messina. AS the vessel drew
up before the city it was surrounded
by flotilla of boats and tugs loaded
to the gunwales with men and women
who piteously cried for food and
drink, for they had nothing for "a
hours. On entering the port ire
mendous clamor greeted their ears. 1t
was the survivors screaming for help.
From the water front Messina appear
ed to be intact, as the facades of the
streets still were standing, but behind
was emptiness and ruin. The princi-
pal square presented an awe-inspiring
aspect. Everywhere were enormous
cracks into which the sea poured,
whence clouds of steam and sulphur
Gus vapors arose.
Corpses Heaped in Streets.
In all the streets-or what had
once been streets-corpses were
heaped. their desperate attitude and
contorted features showing the horror
of the death struggles.
The ruins of the buildings formed
hillocks 80 feet high, under which
thousands of persons were buried. The
vessel was soon loaded down to its
utmost capacity with survivors and
then steamed to this city.
All along the way it was seen that
the smiling villages on the Calabrian
coast had disappeared. Both Scylla
and Charybdis had vanished with
them.
In Naples public buildings and pri-
vate houses were thrown open to the
refugees and everything possible was
done for their comfort. The duchess
of Aosta was indefatigable in her min
istrations, going from steamship to
steamship and bringing to the suffer
ers a word of comfort. The wounded
were carried to the ambulances be-
tween two files of soldiers to protect
them from the too expressive mani
festations of sympathy from the crowd
that had gathered at the piers The
means of transportation was aug
mented by strong arms of sympa-
thizers, in which some of the more
seriously wounded were carried in lieu
o. utters
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ills, headache and other
symptoms of kidney
disease. There is a way
to end these troubles
quickly. Mrs. John H.
Wright, COG East First
St, Mitchell, s. D..
says: 81, suffered ten
wears with, kidney COM
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23
DOMESTIC REPARTEE.

Mr.. Knagg-Before you met me you
said you wouldn't marry the best man
in the world.
Mrs. Knagg-And you are the only
one who thinks that 1 broke my word
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Royal Couple Assist Rescuers.

The king and queen of Italy went to
Messina in the battleship Vittorio
Emmanuel, and his majesty grasped
the situation and set to work all the
powers he controlled to alleviate the
horrors of the situation. He partici-
pated actively in the work of actual
rescue.
Immediately on his arrival at Mes
sina the king Joined a rescue party
and labored as unremittingly as the
others. He personally extricated sew
eral injured persons pinned under the
ruins.
The queen also took active part in
the work. She rescued with her own
hand a boy of three years, who was
bleeding from many cuts, and herself
carried him to the dock where she
handed him over to members of the
hospital corps. She devoted her at
tention principally to the little chill
dren and labored long amid the scenes
of horror.
Those who brought news here from
Catania of the visit of the king and
queen said that the horrors of the
ruined city were added to by the
countless number of bodies lying all
about Such a force of laborers as
it would be impossible to gather,
equip and sent to Messina would have
been needed to bury the dead. The
task was regarded as beyond human
power of accomplishment within the
period which would make such dis
posal of the bodies effective.
Lime Spread Over the City.
So it was arranged to have tens of
thousands of tons of lime taken to
Messina in ships and carried over the
city and spread everywhere.
The messengers from Messina could
not find words of sufficiently high
praise for the conduct of the king and
queen They said that their majesties
left the battle ship and hurried into
the ruins of the city as if their own
near and dear ones lay amid the
wreckage.
Owing to the overwhelming char
acter of the disaster, the hastily es-
tablished hospital and relief corps
were woefully inadequate to the work.
So it was that before their majesties
had gone more than a few rods from
the dock they found themselves
among the ruins with the dead all
about them. Even the dying pinned
beneath walls ana masonry Q0dTQ the
wild cries of welcome mingled with
the chorus of wailing as a great mob
of half-distracted men and women
crowded about the royal couple and
followed them as their guards made a
way into the ruins.
The king made himself dear to all
his subjects, especially to those in
the earthquake zone, by his prompt
and personal aid in times of disaster.
This makes plausible a story told by
his companions, who said that as the
royal pair and the crowd surrounding
them made their way through the
ruins a man pinned under great
block of stone and supposed to be
dead raised his head, repeated the
cries of acclaim and dropped back
dead
There was deep coating of mud all
over and their maJesties walked
through it in their work The queen
was frequently affected to tears by
the sight of the homeless, helpless
women who followed her crying for
pity, half-crazed by their misfortunes.
If she looked upon thera they threw
themselves upon their knees in the
mire and with clasped hands prayed
Tor her help.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23
PATIENT SUFFERING
Marry Women Think they Aro
Doomed to Backache.

Il Is not right for women to be al
ways aiiing with backache, urinary
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1909-01-23
DREADFUL DANDRUFF.

Girls Head Encrusted-Feared Loss
Of All Her Hair-Baby Had Milk
Crust Missionary's Wife Made
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APLES, Italy.-The nor
rors accompanying the
earthquake, fire and tidal
wave that devastated Sic
lily and Calabria almost
5afr dissertation Now
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. sole survivor wishing that he had
not been spared
There was one girl on board the
steamer, her clothing tattered and
torn, who had saved a canary bird
She was music hall singer and had
chung to her pet throughout the terri
Bile scenes of devastation The bird
was the only happy thing on the YES
sell
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Fen Five Floors; unfnjur-d-

TSII FWe FfCorSr OntnIurcd-
The stories told by these unforttf
nate refugees are almost unbelievable.
A soldier named Emilio de Castro, re-
lates that on Sunday, the day before
the disaster, he was taken sick and
was sent to the military hospital
Early Monday morning he was
awakened by a tremendous roaring
sound
His bed struck the floor below, and
he was still on it, 1t paused mo-
ment, and was again precipitated
He struck the next floor, but this gave
way at once, and thus man and bed
came down from the fifth floor of the
hospital to the ground The soldier
was not injured
Woodruff County news. [volume] (McCrory, Ark.) 1901-1910, 1909-03-18

from uginess to practical, helpful beauty in
roundings.
Our big cities which have the hardest problems of
unloyeness inconvenience (Which usually go hand
Ia hand employing commissions of learned experts
10 tell them what they should and do The smaller
cities following suit with local commissions and
sometimes they send for expert The towns and vii
lagos have local Improvement associations and cul
ture clubs and they all working in the drec
ton.
What's all this fuss about town being not good
enough? asks the hardheaded business man. who prides
himself his for all this folde-rol 1T
good enough for folks before and it's good enough
for me. I'm making money. Amt we all pretty pros
perous?"
Eyes, but answers the culture club, look
rival down the line. It's got postofice that's
beauty It's with trees around it and the
town hall opposite and fine new hotel and three new
stores coming in the The farmers are
saying that haven't any attractions here and
they going there to do their buying"
Il wondered why that man Jenkins hadn't been in
with order for three weeks growls the hardheaded
business scratches his head aid in the perco
lation of the idea.
And convert is made to the belief that good
looks pay whether it is the good looks of the stock
of the package and label of the seller the store
the building, the street the town A pleasant view
gives pleasure just surely does pleasant face
whether the view be of canned goods dress goods
factories mountains.
the fact be admitted that with the American
people whole looks have been considered less in the
past than almost anything else So true is this that
forgot we did once about beauty, about
building farmhouses that pleasant attractive
public buildings that dignifed really hand
We may have thought did but
being taught how little really understood.
Our forefathers knew, though, and they set
ample excellence of which just beginning
appreciate.
The founders of the republic the men of Washngtons
time brought with them from the old world fine trad
ton of the beautiful and inherited instinct for the
value of simplicity. They built courthouses still stand
ing in many little towns in the old south and of New
England that later generations despsed but which to-
day have become the models for much of our best
architecture These old couthouses set in the midst of
old trees genuinely beautiful, but it has taken
hundred years to find it out and profit by it be-
the traditions of the forefathers and didn't
have time to back to the cid world for stock.
So built queer unganly things that didn't fit and
finding out what is the matter with that
foreigners should laugh buildings go home
and call barbarians
The same is of the homes. All through the south
and New England the traveller finds charming old resi-
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There is to fear that the of further such
plumbers is not past for congress inclined be
dictated to- 1t swallowed the Burton Idea" measure
bors improvements compulsory, but did so with a
WY face.
However, the presidents council of fine is an
accomplished fact and for several years have been
getting beautiful posofces at the of hundred or
more year. The new department buildings also
so far ahead of what has before and with all this
growing sentiment and the widespread educational
ment working towards beautiful surroundings for
the next generation hope begins that will not only
have beautiful architecture but architecture dstiE N
American.
department buildings Washington of the best
new monumental buildings in the larger cities shows
that architects have back for their models the
original of the Colonial-to what is known th
classic style In old Greece and Rome found the
simplest and most majestic monumental buildings ever
erected. They the purest of architectural in
spiration that man has. Their spirit too is in large
measure the spirit of democracy--dignity and
strength with simplictyand have been some
such idea this that created the Colonial style
Without forgetting the beauty and inspiration of our
back TO the old world to nearly lost traditions
The result is widespread revival of the classic sty
modified to suit changed conditions and DIS
tinct nationality, but fundamentally the Amer
lean spirit that feel least that on he
road to expression of ourselves that will picture Us
truly to posterty.
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years ago He they beautiful specimens of pure
ola Colonial architecture, the style that really
american We may agree that they pleasing We
doht' perhaps, know Why but think it is just be-
cause they are old. 1t has to us that
they were not far inferior modern turreed and
otherwise highly embelshed residences with the corners
all sliced off and bay windows bullying from every
tage point Perhaps liked to look the old house
best as 1t shone white and stately through the trees
we supposed it was just little remnant of sentiment,
and as such, of course, not to be encouraged.
But the fact remains that has taken the American
people nearly hundred to grow up the point
Where they could 1ntelligeny appreciate the archtec-
tural worth of their inheritance The awakening is
not yet complete, but we are learning very fast in
deed
An interesting example of how returning to the
standard our foreathers set and doing
to the fine traditions that were theirs is the
Annapolis postofice. Annapolis where the United States
naval academy is, is an old Colonial Almost every
building is in that style Two three years ago
gress made appropriation for new postofce there
The matter referred to the office the supervising
architect of the treasury, which designs builds all
Uncle SANS mail depots.
Now the supervising architect Mr. John Knox Tavor
happens 10 be man of discernment, culture and good
taste. He that the only kind of postofce that
would be harmonious pleasing and credtable among all
those COLONIAL houses would be one of the Colonial
style At first Annapolis inclined disappointed
I'VE are tired of Colonial" they said why can't you
give us something up-todate in Queen Anne?"
So Mr.. Taylor explained and discussed and went on
with his Colonial plans and built charming post
office, a photograph of which is shown on this page
Quite recently government official who was interest
ed in the work of the supervising architects Office and
heard that there postoffce in Annapolis re-
turned to Washington from visit there. He at once
hunted up MI Taylor and in a greved tone remarked:
Say Taylor, thought you had just put up a new
p0stoffce in Annapolis couldn't find it,"
I'VE have" said Mr.. Taylor and it is -" (namng the
locality
NONSENSE" answered the official. Il searched that
neghborhood thoroughly for whole hour and I'll
take my oath there is not building in it less than rs
years old"
did you notice that?" said the architect pointing to
photograph the wall of his Office
Certainly, that of them" was the answer
Mr.. Taylor laughed.
THAT is the highest compliment have received in
the ten years have been in this Office" he said
And now Annapolis which, by the way has become
more than reconciled to its Colonial postoce since it
has heard the enthusiastic comments of its many promi
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example of the other thing WASTE
Recently congress appro-
priated $14,000,000 for a new
naval academy With this, the governments I'M
systematic and ridiculous way of looking after its build
ing operations the supervising architect had nothing to
no. 1t was therefore perhaps that the winning
Designs passed on by laymen evidently lacking in either
assortment OF taste should be for buildings altogether
unAmercan in style entirely ncongruous with
eher the purpose for which they intended the char
acter OF the town and location the traditions of the
country Inc new naval academy is in the French style
very fine of its kind by an architect of note
(and French traning) but it has the
being wholly unsuitable. And suitability is the first
principle of good architecture just the first prn-
cple OF successful career almost anything else in
life.
This case of the Annapolis naval academy is being
much cited these days as typical and fragrant example
Oh what PRESIDENT Roosevelt sought to when he
appointed the muchdlscussed council of fine and
gave it power all building and park opera
uons recently He incurred the wrath of congress by
doing it, for congress is jealous as spoiled child
IN the matter of its petty powers but he also voiced
the sentiment of vast majority of the people, For it
very evident that there has been great popular awaken
ing to the value of the art side of life the pressing
need for federal reform and the establishment stand
ards and methods that will help the individual commu-
mites to help themselves. So great in fact
ment that both the house senate are being forced
to consider bills intended to do by law what president
did by executive order; turn the supervising architects
nee OF the treasury into bureau
vision the buildings parks all departments
ana add an advisory council composed of leading
tects, painters and sculpors
1t is even possible that will be forced by the
public demand to pass such measure, though there
is little doubt that they will doing they can
at least until after President Roosevelt goes of
office, which means till the next session.
Instances of the need of a bureau are especially
numerous at the seat of the national government in
Washington and here again the wisdom of our fore
fathers is apparent Those buildings that were built in
the early part of the last century the dig
nhed monuments to the sincerity the intelligence and
the good taste of that time More than that they were
placed according to q definite and all embracing group
pan that of Maj TEnfant which has been improved
upon to this day. In later years only great
and noble plan lost sight of entirely but archec
tural and monumental monsrostes produced for
the uses of the government the honor of national
heroes will be of the great American jokes for
generations to come
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Sure Cure For Pirates

"a picture recently published in Munich shows that INC
peculiar vanity which manifests itself desire 10 o
photographed often kills the of decency says
writer in Berlin paper. THE picture shows five ul
formed men standing the smoking of bmloiu7
In front of them, propped up against the debris ae
eight mutlated corpses Under the picture is tins N
gend The Indian coast has been infested for hundreo
of years by Malaga pirates. Recently BODY of Euro
conducted by natives, pursued and captured o
of these robber bands whom they bound and cast ln
a pagoda which they then blew up with dynamite II
men who posed for picture, in which they seemed
goat the deed the fruit of which forms the gre
some foreground, all Europeans"
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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1909-04-15
Decay of Building Stones.

The causes OF decay in building
stones are various and depend on the
physical structure of the stone, its
composition and the nature of the sur
rounding atmosphere. The most de-
structive agent to which the stone is
exposed is rain or moist atmosphere
and also in a minor degree wind, frost
and smoke. The air of large towns is
usually charged with various deleteri-
GUS acids. These acids are dissolved
by the rain, which penetrates the stone
In greater or less degree, according
to its physical structure, and combines
with the constituents of the stone,
causing it to decay, so that any con.
trivance that will check the admis-
sion of water will be most likely to
succeed in arresting decay. Building
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