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CHURCH.
The eastern section of the country Is
only no"' liPRlnnlng to renllze the wide
spread nature of the San Francisco
disaster. The pictures of the wrecked
and liurnlnx city now coining In tell
the story ns It was Impossible to tell It
Jn nuy other way.
The most tumbled nnd tungled dis
trict In the city Is not the southern
fringe of Market street, the area where
the devnstntlon wns widest nnd the
AM. THAT REMAINS OF GRACE CHURCH.
CALIFORNIA STREETS.
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GRACE CHURCH BEFORE THE
loss of life greatest, but on a little
strip between Harrison nnd Valencia,
Seventeenth nnd Nineteenth streets. It
was In this nren that the Vulencln
Hotel sank Into the eurth. The block
between Eighteenth nnd Nineteenth
Streets and Valencia Is twisted out of
all appearance of houses. The enr
tracks at one place run In a wavy line
from one side of the curb to the other.
The asphnlt Is broken as though great
bubbles bad forced their way through
At the corner of Eighteenth nnd Va-
Belli Weaken Ilia Tow.r.
Another Italian cnmpnHlle, only one
degree lower in fame thaa that of Ven
ice, in threatened. This la tho greut
bell tower of the Cathedral of I.ecco,
ouo of the l'jftlost In Italy-about i50
feet. It h also of great antiquity. Its
weakness is due to the dully ringing of
Us enormous bells.
Aluminum nnd lort.
Aluminum and lend will not alloy.
They mix when melted, but separate
when cooling.
Owed lo tha OjUmr.
In the opinion of an epicure, an oys
ter, eaten au naturel, is a symphonic
poem, to which the dashes of cayenne
Pepper, the squeeje of lemon Juice and
the brown bread and butter are the
orchestration.
OnoM VTatott Do
A Bangkok resldeut keeps a goose
Which acta na a vntxh ti- i
trained the bird to give a creditable
uiuauon or a motor car hooter when
vor a stranger approaches. Bangkok
Devastating Effects of
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lencln there Is a hole ton feet wide.
The nsphnlt Is turned up from the cen
tre of this hole like the petals of a
flower, nnd from It conies a stream of
clenr wnter. No oite can toll whether
this stream couips from a broken main
or from n brook which used to run
down ElKhteenth street.
Valencia Hotel sank ten foot Into the
earth and pitched forward Into the
street. When the debris of the hotel
STOCKTON AND
EARTHQUAKE AND FIRE.
wus cleared away It was found that
the asphalt pavement before It had
bulged upward to make a mound four
foot high. The hole Into which the
foundations sank Is tilled with water.
The big lire obliterated the old China
town forever. Mayor Scbmltz has In
formed Chief of Police Dlnan that nil
of the Chinese now In the city will be
collected nnd placed In nnd nenr Fon
tn nil's Warehouses, nenr Fort Mason,
and that the new Chinatown would be
located nt Hunter's I'olnt, on tho
southern extremity of the county on
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Ow DUplueaa Klerlrloliy.
It Is proposed to dispense with elec
tric light in tho streets of I'reston,
England, nnd to substitute Incandes
cent gas lamps. Advocates of the
change consider that they will get a
better light than now at cheaper cost.
Maw French Stamp.
Tho now French penny stamp will
bo printed In two colors, and will bear,
like the other stamp of the Republic,
a figure of a woman sowing seed lu a
Held.
A Brain Polaon.
In their latest annual report, an ex
haustive document, the British Lunacy
Commissioners say, as a result of their
researches into the rotation of drink
and insanity: "It cannot be denied that
alcohol Is a brain polsou." New York
Eveulng Sun.
Tha Rainiest Day.
A celebrated aeronaut asserts that
the ninth dav nf tWn moon Is tlin moat
rainy of the whole twenty-eight and 4
o ciocit in the afternoon, the rainiest
hour of the duy.-SapUjk-
Earthquake and Fire
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EARTHQUAKE.
the bay shore. It Is several miles dis
tant from the old Chinatown. All
Chinese who have left the city and
who return to It will bo concentrated
at the new point.
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llenadlvtlnea In KualaliU.
The Benedictines from France, who
have settled at Malvern, England, have
merely come homo ngain. King Ed
ward, the Confessor, founded n her
mitage at Mulvern, and after tbo Nor-
mun conquest, In lOOil, the hermitage
became a Benedictine priory.
Princess Ena's Title.
King Edward has ordained that
rilncess Ena of Battenberg, tbo future
Queen of Spalu, shull heuceforth be
styled her royal highness.
Id Coo tamp t of Majesty.
A governess named Kathle Schmidt
la to be prosecuted for loso uiajesto be
cause she wrote her name In a visitors'
book at a hotel at Gross-LIchterfelde,
Immediately beneath the signatures of
the King of Saxony aud tho two prin
cesses. Casein Oemant For Porcelain.
Mix ten parts of recently prepared
casein with thirty parts of soluble sili
cate of soda and twenty parts of simi
lar silicate of potash. Nouvellea Sclea
.Uflques. ' '
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in San Francisco.
It In now decided that tlie old line
of tho city will not be followed, but
tint t Instond new thoroughfares will be
traced, nil streets mnde wider thnn
formerly, nnd n uniform style of archi
tecture adopted. For two years Dnnlol
Hiiriilinm, nn architect, bod been agi
tating for n city benutlftil. Ho bnd mi
lled ninny business men to bis support,
but bis plans were nbnndoned by the
city authorities only two months ngo
ns beyond nil reason In cost.
Now, the twin disaster of earthquake
nnd fire bus tnndp possible the accom
pllslmient of lltirnhnm's drenm, which
It bnd been Admitted by every one
would transform Hnn I'rnnelsco Into
the mojt bentittful city In the world.
Work will IkkIii nt onee In pushlni?
Ituriilin m's Idons to complete develop
ment, nnd nil the munlolpnl othYlnls
re (Mithtislnstlc over the outlook.
Mayor Kchmitz expressed his delight
with the plnn for the new Sun Fran
cisco. "The whole city will be remodeled,"
said Mayor Scbmltz. "We will start
work rlulit nt the water front. Even
the ferry bouse, which survived the
fire, will be torn down nnd replaced
by a magnificent structure on the Burn
bam designs. In the water front sec
tion nlone we will spend $1:5,000,000.
Now wharves nnd depot will be built,
and market street from end to end
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CORNER OF FIRST.
will offer two unbroken lines of sky
scrapers. Throughout the city Improve
ment will be carried out exactly as Mr.
Kurnlmm bus advocated for two years.
"We will have a great boulevard and
terrace nt Twin Peaks, and the several
new parks and other beauty spots con
ceived by the architect now will be con
structed. J he changes will cost tens
of millions, but the result will be that
San Francisco will stand as the most
beautiful of all cities. I predict that
there will bo nothing to compare to the
new city In beauty and utility. We
were too cramped in our business
quarters. Now we are going to have
plenty of elbow-room, and, besides, we
will have a city that will delight the
eye. All the old uglluess has gone for
ever. "The new San Francisco will be bet
ter than the old, as was the case In
Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Galveston and
Baltimore, but on a much larger scale.
Thirty days will see SO.ooo men at
work lu the burned district."
Tho delivery of telegraphic messages
to persons lu San Francisco was au
Impossibility. The messenger service
of both the big companies was paral
yzed. Hoars In Mexloo,
Tho Boor colony, established In the
State of Chihuahua, Mexico, two years
ago, Is doing well. The eoloulsts are
laying up money. They have dispensed
with Mexican Inbor und are doing their
own work.
The I'onntry's Oranna Crop,
Last year's production of oranges in
this country was 10,000,000 boxes, or
probably 1,000,000,000 oranges. Thul
Is an allowance of twenty to each In
habitant. An Alpine Telephone.
The telephone Is to be Invoked as no
additional security against disaster tc
cllmbers.ln the Alps. Italy will hnv
the honor of the first Installation,
which will take pin co lu the Como to
glon. . New Hurray of Tripoli.
An Italian scientific expedition will
shortly propped to Tripoli to carry out
a topographical survey . It wns re.
cently found that there were errors ol
distance In the maps of as much at
The Strange, Weird Things .That Some Men and
Woman Do in the Name of Religion.
WHITE-HOT BRICKS DESTROY PILGRIMS' SIGHT.
One of the most extraordinary modern sacrifices for the sake of religion Is
Miat of th s pilgrims who go to Mecca, and in order that the Prophet Ma
imnet's tomb shall be their last earthly sight, burn their own eyes out. In
(bis act, "See Mecca .ml die" has Its variant enthusiasm in "See Mecca nnd
joe no more." The words are literally obeyed by certain devout Moslems, who,
ifter beholding the Prophet's tomb, destroy their sight by gazing nt white-hot
Drieks. which are supplied near the Kaabab. London Illustrated News.
ARMOR FOR FIRE FIGHTERS.
Strange Appliances Used by tho
Kirrmen of lterltn.
The strange figures shown In the ac
companying illustration are not
cnlglits of old In mediaeval armor,
,ut German fire fighters attired in pro
active suits such as are lu use by lter
Hn firemen.
Fireman Attired Like a Diver.
The first of these suits Is made of
i double layer of waterproof material
tho Intervening space of which Is filled
with n slight layer of water, the whole
being kept throughly moistened by a
spray over the helmet. Although ad
vocated for cellar work. It la really to
rluinsy an appliance for such purposes;
Protection From the Flames.
but foronen work In high temperatures
It Is extremely useful. Tho nppllnnce
lutes from 1SS4. In many ways it re
einbles a diver's suit excepting that
the helmet Is of basketwork Instead of
A NEW WASHBOARD.
To Improve the construction f wash
hour's nnil to nrovlde ft milliliter stir
face adaptable to washboards ami
Lt aa.L a-"t-- rt)fij?-i:i - ft)
Grooves Uol !iu Soup.
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copper; but It Is slmllnrly equipped
with a window-face. The air is
pumped Into the helmet as In tho case
t the smoke-helmet, so that the worker
s tied by two lines, one comprising an
ilr-lliie. the other a line of hose, to
which It is also frequently the custom
:o add a life-line.
The other covering explains Itself. It
is Intended for work In hich tempera
tures under n variety of conditions.
FOR HANGING PICTURES.
When preparing a picture to be bung
upon the wall everything depends upon
the points at which the fastenings are
placed on the side. Although these
may bo Inserted by on experienced
person, the probabilities ore that the
purchaser will not be entirely satisfied
with tho result, especially If tho pic
ture Is a valuable jtie. By the use of
the device shown here the picture can
be adjuster, at any angle from the wall
without removing the fastenings, but
simply by adjusting the catch. At
tached to the back of the frame nt
each side is a rod or guide. At the
ends of the rods are angular pieces,
Hung at Any Angle.
leaving tree space between the rod
and the frame, the rods being inclined.
Associated with each rod Is an adjust
able catch, having two boles, through
one of which Is inserted tbo rod and
the supporting cord through the other.
When tension is put upon the support
ing cord the catches are tilted so as to
grip the rods and thus be behl firmly
In place. If It Is desired to change the
inclination of t lie frame this can be
easily and quickly done by sliding the
catHies up or down along the nxls. If
they are moved upward the angle be
tween the frame and the wall Is less
ened, while if they are removed down
ward It in Increased. If the top ed;;e
of the frame Is uot horizontal, for ex
ample, and It Is desired to straighten
It up. this can be done by moving one
of the adjustable catches until the pro
per result is secured.
Children's Wisdom.
"What Is grass?"
"Whiskers on the face of the earth."
Pompeii was buried In lather.
Bobby was admiring the fat boy at
the elrciiK. "Mainmu," he exclaimed,
"what a kind mother ho must have."
Hercules cleansed tho Acgliin stables
by turning the Stynx out of Its course.
In J. H. Burns' Children's Answers.
washing machines Is tlui Mm of nn
Illinois inventor. He claims that this
washluard hits a surface which will
enable clothes to be rapidly und thor
oughly washed without injuring the
fabrics and without tearing away tho
buttons. In tho sides of the frame arc
bearings Into which a number of roll
ers are Jourualed. These rollers each
have four horizontal grooves, dividing
the rollers Into ribs, nnd at nn angle
with tho ribs are transverse cor
rugutlous. Tho horizontal grooves
serve to hold nnd dispense soap, which
Is supplied prior to washing the clothes.
The transverse corrugations are ar
ranged at a pitch to form threads for
feeding the clothes, the corrugations of
tho alteruato rollers being arranged re
versely, the tendency of the' adjacent
roller being to move the clothes or
other fabrics in opposite direct Ion
Tho rollers ars spaced apart to permit
water to pass reudily between them.
Before 'washing the grooves are filled
with Botip, which is to be packed prior
to the commencement of the launder
ing operation, the quantity of soup he
lug intended to suffice for an entire
wasklug. Philadelphia Record.
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The Rand flay Method.
rLOJeV HE value of good ronds and
the methods In which th
O good roads movement ll
sometimes given an lrnpe
XO)r tus Is shown In varlou
ways, therefore It might be snld Id
this connection that the snnd-clay
method originated In the' following
very simple manner: A few years ago
a South Carolina farmer had occasion
to dig a pit near the highway, nnd
wishing to get rid of the clay he spread
It on a piecp of sandy road. In doing
this he "bnllded better than be knew,"
as that was the beginning of the Im
provement of the road in his county.
Perhaps more has been accomplished
m the real permanent Improvement of
the country roads with this simple ad
mixture of sand nnd clay In South
Carolina thnn In nny other State. Af
ter constructing two nnd one-hnlf miles
of ordinary macadam road, nt n cost
of from J2000 to $3000 per mile, it wns
decided to try the simpler and cheaper
plnn of spreading snnd over the cl.iy
roads and clay over the deep sandy
roads. It wns not easy to determine
the amount of sand needed In the one
case, or of clay In the other, to pro
duce the best final result. Conse
quently, It has been necessary to study
the resulting road surfaces for several
months, In some cases adding more
sand where the surface showed a ten
dency to give way under the traffic In
wot weather, or In other cases adding
more clay where the tendency wns for
the surface to break up during the dry
season. First, tho roads were cut to a
(trade of from two to three per cent.,
then the surface was given the proper
fpctlon for shedding water, this surfnee
Slope being kept sufficiently gentle to
permit the water to run off slowly nnd
not to carry the snnd with It. The
snnd or clay was then hauled In
wagons, usually short distances, nnd
spread over the surface a thickness of
from two to six inches. Thp mixing
of the sand and clay was done by the
ordinary travel nnd the surface was
finally packed by the wlde-tlre wagon
and a horse roller. Many of thesj
roads, which nre twenty-five to thirty
feet wide, cost for grading nnd sur
facing nbout $.'5000, while others nndei
more favorable conditions cost about
$2000, and In a few places where little
grading was necessary, material was
near at band, and convict lnbor was
used, this work was done at a cost not
exceeding $lf0 per mile.
Richland County, lu which Columbia,
S. C, State capital, Is located, takes
the lead In this method of Improving
the public highways. Progresslv
Farmer.
National ltoatl Making.
The latest plan In rond building Is to
reconstruct the old Federal rond con
structed in the early years of the coun
try and Intended to connect tho Easl
and West. It cost the Government
$7,000,000, but was allowed to get out
of repair when-railroads came into ex
istence. Tho idea is to ask the Gov
ernment to rebuild this road, which
extends across Maryland, Pennsyl
vania, West Virginia, Ohio nnd In
diana, and would thus give a highway
from tbo Atlantic Cooast to the Central
West. Of course the excellent State
road systems of the Northeastern
States could be connected wlih this
system nt some point In Pennsylvania.
It looks ns If the automobile owners
would be the greatest users of a road
of this kind, and n plnn to use Uncle
Sam's money should provide for some
kind 'of a special tax which would
make the owners of these machines
pay n proportionate share of the cost.
It Is becoming generally recognized
tliot roads ore quickly worn out when
freely used by automobiles which rap
idly wear owny the surface covering.
While a National road would be an ex
cellent thing for travelers 'in general.
It would serve ns a connecting link
for tho rapidly extending systems of
State roads. Considerable care should
be taken at the start In establishing a
precedent, and making the persons pay
for the road who nre likely to use it
most. Boston Cultivator. '
Better Honda Inerease Values,
In Marlon County, Florida, It Is re
ported that binds which three years
ago were abandoned to the State were
later redeemed for $1 nn acre and nre
now worth $15 an acre. This Increase
In valuation bits been brought about
through the building of good roads.
Good Roads Magazine.
A Transcontinental Knnrt.
Colonel John Jacob Astor, in nn ar
ticle on the subject published In Molor,
favors tho building of a roadway 100
feet wide from New York to the Pa
cific Coast. He gives It as his opinion
that the road should go from New
York to Albany, Buffalo, Chicago and
thence westward. Good Roads Maga
zine. T.lttle Klioa Sense.
The -hoe should be three-fourths of
au inch longer than the foot, for the
foot works forward In walking.
Short shoes force I jo toes buck, and
finally the Joints become distorted and
bulge ut ou the sides and above. Thui
corns, bunions and other disorders are
developed, tays the Chicago News,
Walking shoes should not be worn
In the house, neither sliould the same
pair be worn on consecutive duys, thus
giving them a chance to rest.
It the shoes are cleaued every day
and oiled once a month they will last
much longer. Gil them, especially ou
the soles r.nd about the stitches where
the uppers Join the roles. For this pur
pose castor oil Is very good.
The heels should always be kept in
good repair. Rubber heels will prevent
the jarring that comes from contact of
the beds with pavement. '
Be careful always to nave fresh
laces and ribbons In youf shoes. Noth
ing so marks a woman untidy as worn
ribbons or flowing, stringy shoe tie.
Killed Far a h.p.
Wben tbo average ruau learns bow
to take care of bis money be la past
the earning period.--Atcblscn Gobf,