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The Republican journal., 1910-10-13

coronation, Hazel Miller, first: sofa nj.
low, cross stitch, Mrs. George Brown.
first; sofa pillows, solid work. Mrs
Tyleson Brown, first; sofa pillow. ribbon
work, Mrs. Cynthia Young, first: sofa
pillow, postal card, Mrs. Phoebe Wada
first; sofa pillow, solid work, Mrs. Tvle.
son Brown, third; center pieces, solid
work, Mrs. George Brown, first: Mrs
Tyleson Brown, second; center pieces
Lena L. Mckinney. first; Mrs. Tyleson
Brown, second; tray cloths, embroidered.
Mrs. Marcellus Griffin. first; tray cloths
Well. Mrs. Marcellus Griffin, second:
work bag, fancy silk, Hazel Miller, first
and second ribbon holder, Hazel Miller
first; baby sacques, Mrs. A. E. True.
first and second; bootees, Mrs. A. E.
True, first; Mexican tea cloth and dolly.
Mrs. Fife Goodwin, first and second:
solid dolly, Mrs. Tyleson Brown, second:
handkerchief case, Mrs. S. Phinnev.
first; shirtwaist, Mrs. Emma Miller.
first; toilet articles, Hazel Miller, first:
hat pin holder, Mrs. S. Phinney, first:
one Whitman fern, Mrs. Emma Miller.
first; embroidered belt, Mrs. Emma Mil.
Ter, first; crocheted dolly, Mrs. Tyleson
Brown, first; embroidered waist, made,
Mrs. Emma Miller, first; best collection
of pastry, Mrs. c. A. Stevens, first.
Judge, Annie Rankin, Vesta McKen-
ney, Harriet Coombs.
VEGETABLES.
Green Mountains, A. P. Knight, first;
D. P. McCobb, second; Gold corn, D. P.
McCobb, first; Snow Flake, R. J. Ler-
mond, first; Kaser, and Bowee, A. P.
Knight, first; Norcross, R. l.. Miller,
kol
A. H. Miller & Son, second; stock beets,
maid, first; A: P. Knight, second; car
E Eets N ns1 pbsy a6d st onon B. Young
Young Young, first; <. P. Knight, second;
caulifower, 1. C. Pottle, first; Leigh
j. Mathews, first; table pumpkins, A. P.
ron, j. Mathews, first; Grace Thurlow,
second; squash, Golden Hubbard, J.
Mathews, first; A. P. Knight, second;
tomatoes, Hannah Elms, first; l. B.
Young, second.
Judges, F. A. Rhodes, G. E. Curtis,
C. A. Stevens.
CORN, BEANS AND GRAINS.
Pop corn, early, E. Moody, first; sweet
corn, A. P. Knight, first; yellow corn,
cream beans, and new yellow eye, l. B.
Young, first; pea beans, shell beans, Geo.
Brown, first; bush beans, Harry Math-
ews, first; oats, l. B. Young, first
Judges, E. T. Richards, E. J. Tower,
A. O. Richards.
BABY SHOW.
Prettiest under one year OLD, Geneva
Dunton, first; Margaret Lermond. Sec
ond; prettiest between one and two
years old, Edna Drinkwater, first; Wal
lace Frances, second; prettiest between
two and three years old, Dorothy Bull
ock, first.
Judges, Jane Frohock, Grace Young,
Charles Knight, President, J. S. Mullen,
Secretary, Edw. Goodwin, Treasurer, J.
H. Peavey.
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lily Hdlile Ill your TESTIMONIALS. mis-.
ID. w. MITCHELL, Box 3, Sabattus, Me.
Another Woman Helped.
Graniteville, Vt. 81 was passing
throughthe Change of Life and suffered
from nervousness and other annoying
symptoms. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound restoredmy health and
strength, and proved worth mountains
of gold to me. For the sake of other
suffering women l am willing you
should publish my letter. - Mrs.
CHARLES BARCLAY, RID, Granite
vile, Vt.
Women who are passing through
this critical period or who are suffer-
ing from any Of those distressing ills
peculiar to their sex should not lose
sight of the fact that for thirty years
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, which is made from roots and
herbs, has been the standard remedy
for female ills. in almost every COM
munity you will find women who
have been restored to health by Lydia
E. Pinhham's Vegetable Compound.
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FROM LIPPINcoTrs.
~ ..sn
THE CAOoGs
y. relations with his wife are
dhsaa What caused IT.!
trsl[1 ss rsations.

AT YALE.
where are the bath
e,eshman; il the new dormitory?"
ar,s to De :" .It's Freshman house;
FsOphOIoitS he any bathrooms; they're
.srp Won IN vacuum cleaners
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PITTSFIELD PERSONALS.

Mrs. Irma Rhoades visited friends in Belfast
Wednesday.
Mrs. E. S. Thompson visited relatives in
Unity this week.
Mrs. B. L. Fitzgerald is visiting friends in
Burnham this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Maxim passed Sunday
at the Stevens-F Frost cottage at Unity Pond.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Bagley were in Troy Sun
day to attend the funeral Of Mr.. Bagley's cous-
in, Lewis Stone-Pittsfield Advertiser.
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THE VARIATIONS OF LOVE.

Into a telegraph office in an Eastern
Er there recently came much agi-
ltd g7lng woman. She wrote upon
r. t,Ieaerd blank, tore it in halves,
nate s..9aa. which she treated in the
Enq nqraer and at last a third. This
n h.ri4 20 The operator, requesting,
r5ra.ing voice, that he hurry it
n j.,
The operator obeyed instructions, and
Fben the goang woman had gone he
cad ta- two messages that she had torn
Hta'res
The first was,
Al IS oyer / never wish to see you
:gain
Thq second read.
Do not write or try to see me at
present
And third ran:
Can You lake the next train? Please
aIve
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....r-rl COY GAVE THANKS.


,l.r hal r4eei the entire day with
A'' n .h,e without an impatient
Is 5f,rr saying his customary
~. nm, ght. his mother suggested
a !! j.. thank God l was not
:, s.-s- With Little Brother today"
!'s with much fervency; after
". I; i. rarar j that there were some
, a rr.sgs BE- would like to thank God
W. IN. fEtHvith he closed his eyes and
y thank ca5 offered my candy to
t,s. ,sfar- taaing any myself.
d +rqrs 4ol offered my candy to
,s4r 4. lire taking any myself.
d then. Goa | offered my candy to
Ne Brother before taking any myself.
,4n trauk God there was some
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bIE ENGLISH.

By rfs esraordinary contortions of
As 17a- be concluded she was trying to
\. glimpse Of the back of her new
u We tsnse line and scintillating
". aaa'' her Ups, he concluded that
lF III 4olt was fun Of pins.
l@25- gooi - stuff -wuff -she-sh-
RFog She asked.
,, JQlts so. my dear,' he agreed. "It
, ,0atf wu+f SO gs-ph-rf ugh
sl .r was her next remark.
\, [eFa&ps 1t would look better if you
" ,i,, itsl' b. nodded, "but it fits very
h. sqs s9Spza and emptied the pins into
S.,5 We asked YOU twice to raise the
Iana, so That can get more light,
names She claimed. Cant YOU
IIii .y;,aad PLAN English?" = October
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sEElNG IS BELIEVING. -

J. seertar College it was the custom
05sys III Students write the following
ltg, al the bottom of their examina-
ion paper
! 5er1y certify on my honor that |
2y5 .n- yiVen nor received aid
ilGr 9 animation.
Ser I.- ending in his paper to a
Eo- for his sarcasn, young
e.o0 a-l. = uttered the class room
"a '-9isssor, forgot to put
lie q .aper."
.- necessary, " replied the
esner Ne Just finished looking
Hs' ... "'., and ] feel sure you did
10. tAe g I've aid. "
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Notice

~ osd and bosg,dT wife, Clara Staples, has left
baarbOring her At forbid 'a.l all persons trust
S"cston Sprioc. =, LEWIS B. STAPLES.
'H'es' Me-, September q, 1910.
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HER
PHYSICIAN
APPROVES
Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound
Sabattus, Maine.-"Y told me to
take Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable

q ON pound nd
Liver Pills before
childbirth, and we
are all surprised to
see how much good
it did. My physi-
clan said Without
doubt it was the
Com pound that
helped you I
thank you for your
kindness in advising
me and give you full
permission to use
testimonials" Mrs.
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utk PREFERENCE.

....,,r Of colored church in the
I6s rather too much inclined to be
MI. v ' !, reducing various innovations
l9'' ,r,F that were not at all to the
Dis .'.' he n, fashioned darkies.
lng u his new" ideas, the pastor
aIy. .5ra-5 for stained glass in the
4li .''1 ,vs. This he was showing
li y,' Fl, one Old woman parishioner,
LE'.|! o..s5 her how she liked it.
~ ll.i -' .5a-. 5eautiful,' the old lady
" s,, r., admit; ''but deed an,
! 8. -a prefers de glass jest as God
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yrR FIRST STEPS.
,,,+ray. irritable from long con
A. N'rI'! sick-bed, cooked up his
5 aa5 is al that piano-bangin' in tn
Pbs,, ls a. then demanded, glazing at
iol l'
wife. nr laughter Mary takin' her
~ ~ N piano-playing," rejoined
I steps ''
wife ..t steps! Phat's she doin'.
H |. d, w the kayboard!
sty SUGGESTION.

81 ~
coached the outer portals of
e. iaD 4nor and were there going
traH he process of parting, very
lgr Wv
rnsp say goodnight to you this
vac" lg7lrrled Mr.. Youngslow, "do
NJ, / would be proper for me to
il-'' rsyerent kiss upon your fair
d..
.,Io she sighed softly, as she laid
,s-L ,njatlv on his shoulder, 81
Z L.g ,,ls, it decidedly out of place. :"
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runway to the west Of the main shaft
on the second level. The work was
also extended: to the south as. far as
the air shaft. thus opening a passage
way between the TWO shafts of the
mine. 1t was at the edge of the air
shaft that the mans, body was found
He lay sprawled along the runway
with hands extended toward the es-
cape pit, as he had fallen in futile at
tempt to reach safety on Nov Is, at
the outbreak of the fire.
Safety could not have been found
in the air shaft, however, for it was
in this we'll .aat the hay blazed, caus-
ing flames to leap through the fan so
freely as to melt steel rivets. It
was discovered today that contrary 10
expectations the third level, 500 feet
below the surface, is not full of wa
ter. A stone dropped down the ele-
vator shaft hit the top of the cage
that ran from the third level to the
second AS this car now rests on the
bottom of the third level, the water
cannot be more than five feet deep.
probably less. Under these condi-
lions, with little present danger from
gases or fire, it is hoped to- recover
the 167 bodies from the mine this
week. -'' 49,
Pumps we're installed to pump the
water from the bottom Of the mine.
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STIRRING UP CIVIC PRIDE
First Annual Meeting Of the Northeast
Missouri Industrial Association
Is Held In Hannibal.

Hannibal, Mo, Feb. BINDER the
auspices of the Hannibal Commercial
club, the first annual meeting of the
Northeast Missouri Industrial associa-
tion was held here today, and the re-
suit was all that the most enthusiasts
tic could wish. Delegates from rs
counties responded to the call, which
had stated the object of the meeting
to be the Inauguration of move to
the end that a correct valuation of the
resources OF northeast Missouri may
be realized and properly exploited.
The immediate purpose of the con-
vention was to arouse the smaller
communities along lines of civic pride
and TO promote the building of more
good wagon roads and electric and
steam roads in this part of the state.
Among those who addressed the dele
gates were J. ii. Dodge of the office
Of public roads OF the agricultural de-
partment at Washington; Curtis Hill.
state highway engineer Of Missouri;
b. II. l,onfoey and Prof. j. r. Kirk of
the Kirksville norway school
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81 Bodies Recovered At PrImero.

Primero, Colo, Feb 3. - The i'm
mense force of the explosion in the
Primero coal mine, which exacted 4
toll of Is lives Monday afternoon, was
shown as the explorers penetrated
deeper into the workings. Seven
more bodies were recovered, making
a total of So. But it is extremely i'm
probable that the full roster of dead
will ever be given the last rites that
their families and friends would OBJ:
serve, for conditions in the deeper
workings indicate that many of the
victims were literally blown to pieces.
Miners Blown To Atoms.
Fragments of the shattered steel
jacketed lamps the miners carried are
probably all that will ever be found.
Shreds of human flesh with these
jagged bits of lamps were found this
morning by explorers who approached
the spot where the explosion occurred.
Fresh air has been forced into the
workings distance of nearly mile.
The bodies have nearly all been taken
from entries AT, 8 and 10, all to the
left of the main slope, but no work
has yet been done in the entries. to
the right of the main air course,
where, it is believed, many lives were
lost. =
Nature lent shroud of white to
the battered fragments of human be-
ings that were being carried to their
graves. A binding s1lOWstOrm which
added to the difficulties of the rescu-
ers, is raging today about the little
cQmD
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PROBE TO BE SHORT.
Republican l. 4ders Want Living Cost
investigation Over.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Frankly admit
ting fear that a prolonged investiga-
tion. of the Increased cost of living by
the ways and means committee of the
house, or. as provided for by any Of
the rival resolutions. might drag
throughout the summer and work. to
the disadvantage of the Republicans
in the elections next fall. the senate
finance committee formulated a pro-
gram for quick, sharp inquiry.
This important question was consid-
cred by the Republican members Of
the committee and. as result, Sen.
,ator Lodge introduced in the senate
resolution providing for the appoint
ment of select committee of five
senators to do the work.
When the majority members Of the
committee met several senators de-
clared that the high prices would be
attributed directly TO the tariff and
that unless something were done to
refute this charge, the Republican
party would be compelled to bear the
brunt of the attack.
|. Suggestions was made that the pro-
posed investigation by the ways and
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means committee Of. the house would
accomplish every purpose, but later
the opinion was expressed generally
that such an inquiry as was proposed
by the house would not be concluded
in time to be of assistance to Repub-
licans in their campaign for re-elec-
ton. - ~, =; .te
Senator Lodge agreed that he would
undertake to conduct a rigid investi-
cation and report to the present SEES
sion of congress if he were chosen the
mittee of five senators.
Acting upon that promsie a resolu-
ton was drafted and later introduced
by Mr. Lodge providing for the COM
aration of the tariff bill.
Senator Lodge has requested that
Senator Smoot also be assigned to this
committee. Both are members of the
finance committee and were recog-
nized as hard workers during the prep
artaion of the tariff bill.
The Lodge resolution will include
an investigation into the cost of the
necessaries of life with an especial
view of determining whether there has
been an increase during the past two
years.
1t directs that the inquiry shall COW
err the question Of wages with a view
to ascertaining whether they have
been increased in proportion to the
advanced cost of necessaries.
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"a Dead at Drakesboro.

Drakesboro, KY, Feb. 3.-There
were thirty-four killed in the mine
disaster here with mine foreman Peter
Kelley still missing. Two of the in.
jured may die.
Within few minutes after the ex.
plosion the fans had sucked the work
ing almost clean OF. deadly gases and
rescue parties We're able to descend
and begin to dig through the wreckage.
No fire followed the explosion and
the ventilating apparatus was unharm-
ed by the shock. The rescue party
found scene of destruction that left
no doubt as to the fate of the men.
The first bodies recovered were in
fairly good condition, the men having
been smothered to death and not man
gled by the explosion. AS the party
pushed on they found bodies so mu-
tilated as to be unacceptable.
Foreman Among the Missing.
Peter Kelley, the missing foreman,
has been in mine accidents before and
frequently had told his wife that
should an explosion occur where he
was at work he, would escape some-
how, either by rushing to the air-shaft
or to some safe part of the mine, and
the members of his family are still
hopeful that he has escaped the fate
of his men. The men officials, how
ever, fear that. Kelley is dead.
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GREAT SALT LAKE RISING
Water Dashing Over Southern Pacific
Cutoff Which Was 20 Feet
Above Old Level.

Salt Lake City, Feb. Sword has
been received from Ogden that the
Great Salt lake, which was said six
years ago to be disappearing, is dash.
ing over the western end Of the South.
ern Pacific Lucin cutoff and threaten.
ing trains.
The lake is ROW higher than at any
time within the memory of white men.
The west end of the cutoff, being six
feet lower than the rest of the cause.
way, is the chief danger point.
If the lake continues to rise it will
be necessary to elevate most Of the
piling and in the meantime to send
trains around by the old Promontory
route.
When the Lucin cutoff was con.
structed the track was about 20 feet
above the water level.
Scientists say that the lake rises
and recedes in cycles and that the re.
cession will soon begin.
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BIG FIRE AT sPooNER, MIMI.
Hotel, Saloon and General Store De.
stroyed by Flames.

Rainy River, Ont, Feb. IA disas-
tro,s fire broke out in the village of
SpoOner, Mimi, and as result the
Spooner hotel, Kyler e. Young's saloon
and Egan's general store are total
loss, and but for the timely arrival of
q flre-fighting apparatus from Beau
dette, many more buildings would
have been added to the list.
The fire originated in the Spooner
hotel, a frame building, and within a
few minutes the building was beyond
saving. The hotel was owned by p.
Borden. The loss is estimated at
100000. with small insurance.
Kyler g. Young's saloon was one Of
the finest in northern Minnesota.
Their loss will be about $4,000, in
sured.
Egan's loss is $4,000, with $4,000
Insurance.
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IS DEAD IN BLAST
NEW MINE HORROR IN KENTUCKY
MAY CLAIM SIXTY
VICTIMS.
RESCUERS SEARCH THE PIT
Thirty-Three Bodies Are Recovered
and Others May Still Be In Death
Trap-PitifuI Scenes Enacted at
Mouth of Shaft.

Drakesboro, KY, Feb. 3.-While
women and children were weeping
around the entrance to the shaft, vol.
unteer workers strove with might
and, main to bring out the victims of
the gas explosion in the Browder coal
mine.
A telephone message from the mine
placed the total number of dead at
IS. The bodies of 33 had been re.
covered.
Nearly score of mon were man.
gled by the explosion, many of these
will probably die. OF the men taken
out alive, five were badly injured, but
five practically were unhurt.
There is no fire in the mine and
both fan and air shaft remain intact.
1t is. believed that the explosion was
caused by a track repairer going into
an abandoned room with an uncov.
cred lamp
~ Sixty Are Dead.
Some of the survivors say 60 are
dead. Many were trapped when the
blast shattered the walls of the entry.
State Mine Inspector G. J. Norwood
took charge of the rescue work.
The mouth of the mine was sur.
rounded by a throng of angry men
and women when Norwood reached
been greatly hampered by the fact
that no adequate provision had been
made by the state. Norwood soon re-
stored order, however, appointing sew.
eral deputies and forcing the crowd
back.
Under his direction the rescuers,
working in relays, penetrated some
distance into the mine. 1t was found
to be filled with gas and the work
was retarded further when the fans
ceased to work. They were soon re-
paired, however, and the task Of
hunting for the bodies renewed.
PitifuI Scenes at Mine.
Because of the accumulation Of
gases in the entry where the explo-
sion occurred, ITO feet beneath the
ground and 700 feet back from the
main shaft. it was impossible to begin
active rescue work until six hours
after the disaster occurred
AS soon as it was safe to begin with
the rescue work miners We're sent
down in relays under direction Of j.
Abercombe. mine foreman, and G..
Reynolds, mine superintendent.
! In the immediate vicinity of the ex.
plosion ten men had been working
The concussion tossed their bodies
distances of many feet.
The remaining missing men were in
entries only few feet distant from
the workings, where there was the
greatest known loss of life, and the
searching parties have been unable
to locate many of these entries.
The pit mouth presented pitiful
scene with the shrieking wives of the
dead and missing miners crowding
about, awaiting reports from the res.
cu0rS
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EXPLOSION OCCURS IN MEXICAN
COAL MINE SHAFT AT LAS
EsPERANAs.
ONE MORE TERRIBLE DISASTER
Gas 10 Supposedly lenited From Flame
of Observation-Disclosures, Mostly
Mexicans, Suffocated After
Terrific Struggle.

Parade, Tex, Feb. 3-One of the
greatest disasters in the history of
Mexican coal mining took place in
the 'Palau mine at Las Esperanas,
Mexico. The toll of human life which
paid the penalty of negligence on the
part of some miner is officially placed
at 6S, while the list of injured num-
bers nearly as many.
The explosion occurred in the No.
8 shaft of the mine of the Esperanas
Mining Company and is attributed to
the ignition of gas from the flame of
cigaret of a Mexican, who was smok-
Ing contrary to the rules.
The miners, consisting principally
of Mexicans and Japanese, had gone
into the workings shortly after Z
o'clock. At about $3.50 o'clock those
working above ground were startled
by loud explosion and almost in
stantly vast cloud of dust and smoke
issued from the shaft.
In the third level a terrible sight
met the eyes of the rescuers. Scat
tered about in the workings they
found the bodies of the men, suffocat.
ed, their faces indicating the bitter
fight they had waged to reach pure air
and safety without the workings.
Most of the killed were Mexicans.
State representatives have taken
charge of the work of rescue and in
vestigation. The mining company's
officials lost no time in making provi-
sions for the injured. Food and mon
ey have been provided for the suffer-
ing families. The company had the
best equipped coal mines in Mexico
Miners were provided with electric
lights and the mining officials are ut.
terly at loss to account for the pres.
ence of mine damp in No. 3 working.
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TO FEED ALL PARIS;
AMERICAN OFFERS LOAF A DAY
FOR MONTH TO EACH
SUFFERER.
UNITED STATES is IN LEAD
Relief Contributions Of 100000 Fol.
lowing Disaster Have Come From
This Country-Seine's Fall Leaves
Wide Gaps.

Paris, France, Feb. s. Rodman
Wanamaker of Philadelphia has Of
fered. through American Ambassador
every flood victim in Paris and vfcin-
ity daily for 80 days. American sub
scriptions received include S., 900 from
Henry G. Frick of Pittsburg and $1,000
from citizens of Baltimore. The total
of American subscriptions now ex-
ceeds 100000, the largest sum con-
tributed by any foreign country. The
Societe des Danes Franchises has
closed its subscription and the relief
work is concentrated in the hands of
the public charities department and
the French Red Cross society. s.
Praise by Ambassador Bacon.
Ambassador Bacon, who has made
personal visits to many hospitals,
soup kitchens and temporary places of
refuge, is enthusiastic over the effect
iveness of the relief organization and
the intelligent system by which aid
is rendered. The Red Cross has more
than 500 privately owned automobiles
at its disposal and SO relief depots
established in Paris and the suburbs.
1t is estimated that the public chari-
ties department and the Red Cross
are distributing daily more than 1907
600 loaves of bread.
Seine's Fall Leaves Wide Gaps.
The situation improves rapidly, Elk
cept in the Javel quarter. the twelfth
reimbursement and few isolated
spots on the left bank OF the River
Seine the waters have almost wholly
receded from the streets of Paris. The
retreating flood has exposed to view
widened gaps in the pavements, while
stranded boats and bits of wreckage
here and there indicate how far the
river wandered from it's normal
course.
The work of disinfection and the
restoring of transportation systems is
proceeding energetically, but the pro-
gress is necessarily slow. 1t will be
many days and probably weeks before
the telegraph and telephone systems,
the surface railways and the railroad
lines are again on a normal basis.