THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1912. PAGE THREE GKKAT AliASKAN KAKTHQUAKK. Account Published by (ho United States (ieoIoKical Survey of tlio Qunko at Vnktitnt liny One of tlio Ten Greatest Kortliminkcs in History. Tho United States Geologlcnl Sur vey has Just published an account of one of tho ten greatest earthquakes of historic times that In tho Yuka tat 13ay region of Alaska. Although there Is no especial relation between earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, the recently reported earthquake at Fairbanks as well as tho activity among Alaskan volcanoes gives per haps added Interest to this account of a natural phconmenon of another class. Tho Yakutat Day earthquake oc curred on September 3, 1S90, and was followed during the next threo weeks by many less violent shocks. Tho area of greatest Intensity lay along tho flanks of the St. Ellas Range, in a region of high moun tains and superb glaciers, and tho movement was accompanied by enormous avalanches and rock slides. This is a vivid demonstra tion that tho growth of mountains is still in progress. At some places In the region tho land subsided and forests were submerged. At most places, however, the land rose, and many points which before had lain below sea level were elevated above It. Barnacles which had lived In sea water were found 47 feet above sea level. The study of tho effects of this earth movement was undertaken by the late Italph S. Tarr, of Cor nell Unlvorslty, and Lawrence Mar tin, of the University of Wisconsin, and their report of tho work has just been published as Professional Taper 69 of the United States Geo logical Survey, with a preface by G. K. Gilbert. In addition to making an exhaus tive study of tho movements of tho land which took place In the Yakutat Day region and of tho effects of the earthquako upon the many glaciers of tho region, the writers amassed a great fund of information in regard to the intensity of the quake throughout the whole area within which It was sensible and recorded the testimony of many witnesses. Tho shock was felt at distances of 1 C0 and 1.200 miles in opposite di rections from Yakutat Day, and the area of the region over which the tremblings were felt Is more than 1, 500,000 square miles. This gives the Yakutat Day earthquake a place among tho very greatest earthquakes of historic times. The other great shocks, without exception, resulted in heavy loss of life, tho number of persons killed reaching In one of them the enormous total of over C0, 000 The Yakutat Day shock was fortunately free from fatalities, not because it was less severe than the othors, but on account of the sparse ly settled character of the region In which It occurred. This report "The earthquake at Yakutat Bay. Alaska, In September, 1S99" is illustrated with halftone views showing the effects of the earthquake, maps, and seismograms of the shock as recorded at places as far distant as Datavla, Java: Cape Town, South Africa; and Catania, Italy. A copy of the report may be obtained free on application to tho Director of tho Geological Survey, "Washington, D. C. tin boon carried on, but ccrtnln lodo tin minos near xork havo boon re opened under tho BUporintendonco of a competent mining onglncer. It Is understood that tho company In tends to ship tho tin concentrates to Seattle, whoro they will bo smelted. Whllo on a trip Into tho Alatna Noatak region last year Mr. Smith spout sovernl days obtaining notes on tho mining Industry in Sownrd 'I'o- nlusula nnd theso Ji.ivo just been pub lished as Dullctin 520-M (an ad- vanco chapter from "Mineral Re sources of Alaska, 1911"), a copy of which may bo obtained freo on ap plication to tho Director of tho Geological Survey, Washington, D. C. GOID AXI) TIX PRODUCTION OF SEWARD PEXIXSUIiA. Tho gold produced in Seward Pen insula, Alaska, for 1911, had a value of 53,100,000, which was a decrease of about $400,000 compared with tho figures for 1910. This falling off, according to P. S. Smith, of the United States Geological Survey, Is attributable to three main causes first, a decreaso In the amount of winter mining; second, a general de crease in the number of mining oper ations, except dredging; and, third, tho handling of low-grade material. All these causes may bo referred more or less directly to the exhaus tion of tho known rich bonanzas be fore enterprises havo been establish ed capable of handling cheaply the large amounts of low-grado material which aro known to exist on the peninsula. From this statement it may be Inferred that at somo future time the gold production of the Sew ard Peninsula will materially in crease. Although practically all the miner al production has been derived from gold placers, interest has been re newed in tho tin deposits, and a pro duction of nearly 100 tons of concen trates worth about 150,000 is re ported from the tin placers on Duck Creek. Not only has dredging for placer SCHOOIi FOR XURSES. Tho Philadelphia School for Nurses is a benovolcnt Institution and has been in successful operation for six teen years, and is ono of tho largest, if not tho vory largest school for nurses In tho country. It gives a course In nursing, which leading phy sicians and experts in nursing educa tion concede to be of superior excel lence. Tho students and graduates of this School are young women of tho high est character and ability. Thoy aro regularly employed by over one thousand of tho best physicians of 'Philadelphia, who havo testified in writing to their skill and ability. Theso records aro open for Inspec tion to all editors and publishers; if too far away to make a personal In vestigation, somo unprejudiced per son in or near 'Philadelphia, may bo appointed to mako tho examination. Graduates of the School aro bond ing positions as superintendents of hospitals, sanitariums, teachers of nursing, leaders In nurse missionary service and other important places of trust. Free scholarships In the Philadel phia School for Nurses aro provided for many young women of all sec tions of the country who would not otherwise be able to securo this valu able training and excollent means of livelihood. Clara Barton, the founder of the Red Cross In this country, was for many years and up to her death, which occurred April 12th of this year, a firm friend and supporter of tho Philadelphia School for Nurses. She wns lu frequent consultation with the Instructors and managers, maintaining apartments in the school and talked and wrote freely of the great value of tho school and Its work. 11ATHIXG. Now that hot weather is here, peo ple are thinking of the seashore, and of lake and river resorts. This means going bathinj,. Nothing is better for you. Tho pure air and tho cool wa ter act as a tonic and brace your body. The sea breezes that accom pany ocean bathing aro especially beneficial because coming from over the water they carry fewer germs than the winds that sweep over tho land. Not all people, however, can en dure cold water. Invalids and those who are Just recovering from Illness shou'd not go bathing except under the advice of a doctor. 'Don't stay in tho water until you aro chilled. From ten to twenty minutes is quite enough. In this length of tlmo you derive all tho benefits of the tonic and the massage which your body gets from motion in tho water. Don't dlvo Into tho wa ter when overheated. If your body Is perspiring sponge off tho perspira tion with cold water before entering the river or ocean, as tho case may be. After bathing in sea water, It Is pleasant to tako a shower bath, or If that Is not available, a spongo bath in fresh water. Tako your time In dressing. Let tho sun and air strike your body. This puts a finishing touch on tho bracing effects of the water and adds to tho tonic of tho bath. Karl do Schwelnitz, Execu tive Secretary, Pennsylvania Society for tho Prevention of Tuberculosis. HAHIUMAX'S ESTATE WORTH $70,000,000. When n Girl Should Marry. A girl should never marry until she is fully competent to support a husband, and then she shouldn't marry that kind of a man. CASTOR I A Tor Infants and Children. Tho Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Bignaturo of IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE IN THE GITIZEN LOST GOLD BAR PIN WITH threo pink shell Cameo heads. Fin der return to this office and get Toward. Tho above ad which appeared In a recent Issue of Tho Citizen, result ed lu finding and returning to its anxious owner on Thursduy last this beautiful and valuable pin. This demonstrates what a cont-u-woril Inserted In Tlio Citizen will do. If you should lose or find any article telephone nn ad to this olllcc. The Citizen is the Best Advertising Medium Stnto Will Get About tfit.OOO.OOO In Iicritnnco Tn.v. It Is expected that tho proceedings attending tho nppralsal of tho cstato of tho lato Edward II. Harrlman for tho purposo of determining tho amount of tho inheritance tax to bo paid to Now York stato will bo com pleted in September. Tho estate has nlready mado a ten tative payment of $675,000 for tho purposo of gottlng tho C per cent, ro bato allowed under tho transfer tax act, but It Is estlmatod that tho final settlement will net tho State about ?3, 000,000. This conclusion is bas ed on tho assumption that tho estate will bo appraised In tho neighbor hood of $70,000,000. Tho estato Is ono of four that will pay Into tho Stato Treasury a lnrge transfer tax within a few months. The aggrcgato valuo of these estates is considerably more than $200,000, 000. Col. John Jacob Astor's Is about $125,000,000, Isldor Straus' $3, 000,000 and Denjamln Gugglnholm's $5,000,000. COAli DEALERS PREDICT ANTHRACITE SHORTAGE. In a general review of tho coal trado Coal Age, an ofllclal publica tion, In Its current Issue, says In part: " The past week has witnessed a decided strengthening of tho bitu minous market and, If anything, a further tightening in anthracite. In addition to this the expected car shortage has finally developed, and indications arc that it will not be long before this reaches serious proportions. " Tho anthracite situation con tinues hard and supplies aro only about equal to those normally on hand the first of April. With min ing up to the highest point, tho pro ducing companies all concede that they are behind on orders. There Is somo excess of tho steam sizes, but otherwise tho demand Is the strong est ever experienced at this period of the year. It is freely predicted that there will be a serious shortage this Fall and anxiety is quite evident in all quarters. " In tho East bituminous has im proved materially. Deliveries aro only made on specific orders and in dications aro that the low prices of Juno and July will not be duplicated during tho rest of the season. This is probably due to the continuous curtailment policy adopted by some of tho companies. There aro no longer any heavy accumulations, coal is being closely held and there is an entire absence of demurrage. Tho demand is more Insistent than at any tlmo since the strike, and busi ness Is now on a fairly profitable basis." MILANVILLE. (Special to Tho Citizen ) Mllanvllle, Aug. 3. Mrs. Florence Brown, Miss Thresa Kllbaln and Frank Brown left on Friday last for Lewis Lake near Uniondalo, Pa. Mrs. L. Mogrldge Is spending the week with friends at Lookout, Pa. , Mr. and Mrs. W. Judson Yerkes and son Lewis, aro spending the week with Mrs. W. D. Yerkes. Mrs. Mary Appley has been spend ing a few days with her sister at this place. Mrs. Willis Blackwell and children of Calllcoon, N. Y., were callers In town last week. J. Blvons Is spending the week at Narrowsburg. Volnoy Skinner spent Tuesday at Cochecton. Miss uladys McCullough expect to leave here Firday for Hawley where sho will spend tho week-end with Miss Alma Heiss. Mr. and Mrs. Newton Cornish of Orlando, Florida, aro expected here soon. Mrs. Abigail Illman, of Washing ton, D. C, who haB been spending the summer at Syracuse, will spend the remainder of tho summer with Milan vlllo relatives. Mrs. R. R. Reeglo was tho guest of Miss Flora Brush at Tyler Hill the first of tho week. Don't forget the fair at tho Damas cus Baptist church on Thursday of next week, August 8. Dorin's or chestra of Honesdalo will bo ono of tho main attractions. IXFAXTILE PARALYSIS CURE NOW IX SIGHT. A cure for infantile paralysis will soon bo given to tho world, it Is con fidently expected. Aftor four years' study and Investi gation at tho Harvard Medical School, Dr. Philip A. T. Shepherd Is convinced that ho has isolated the microscopic, Infectious virus that at tacks the spinal cord and causes ln fatnllo paralysis, with all its hideous symptoms. Now that tho vlruB has been Isolated, It will bo comparative ly easy to 'find an antitoxin to combat it. Dr. Shepherd, a special investiga tor for tho Stato Doard of Health, declares that dust, particularly, and tho horso lly carry tho virus of ln fantilo paralysis nnd play tho most Important part in Its propagation and distribution. Speaking of his discoveries in pur suit of tho virus, Dr. Sbephord said: "It must bo remembered that all our experiments seek a specific euro for tho dreadful disease. Tho first stop must bo tho absoluto demonstra tion of the causo of Infection, for to know tho causo is about half way to finding a cure. A peculiar fcaturo of tho disease, so far as my observations show, Is thattlt it has been found to occur In all classes of tho community, re gardless of tho sanitary status, though in tho majority of cases tho sanitary conditions were below par. Dust figures to a certain extent in every caso that has come to our at tention. It Is interesting as a mat tor of record to noto that more than sixty por cent, of tho cases havo oc curred in houses that have been built and occupied nioro than ton years." Tho disease is often transmitted by insects, particularly tho biting fly or horso fly. Tho common houso fly is not believed to bo In any extent re sponsible for tho spread of the dis ease, it. Government Tombstones. Tho United States government has provided 000,000 markers for tho graves of soldiers. From two marble quarries, ono at Lee, Mass., and ono at Rutland, Vt., all theso tombstones havo been taken, says tho Syracuse Post Standard. Leo has furnished 300,000 markets In tho last 35 years nnd Is turning out gravestones at tho rnto of 20,000 a year. Each marker Is threo feet long, ono foot wide, and four Inches thick and weighs 200 pounds. Just under tho rounded top is outlined nn Inlaid shield and with in this Is cut tho name, ago, com pany, rank and regiment of the sold ier, sailor or marine whoso gravo it is to mark. From two qunrry pits at Leo theso stones arc taken. On tho grounds nt tho quarry they aro cut out, polished, mnrked nnd crated for shlpmont to a central distributing point. A forco of 20 men is con stantly employed by a contractor who obtains his contract In competition semi-annually from tho government. Another Consignment of HORSES from South Dakota HEAVY DRAUGHT AND DRIVING HORSES All horses will bo SOLD AS REPRESENTED M. LEE BRAMAN Allen Houso Stable. Church "t. ASK ANY HORSE Eureka Him ess fflB f Sold by daalera orcrywAcra Tho Atlantic Refining Company StOD Look Read Do Yon want Electric Lights in your home, boarding house or hotel,? If so we will put them in. Let me know how many and I wiM.tell you what it will cost. Electricity heats them all, lt9s the Dean Home Electric Lighting Plant Our store In tho Grambs Iluildlng, is lighted by It, Let us show It to you. Reo the Fifth, Ford and Brush AUTOMOBILES John Deere Sulky Plows, Success Manure Spreader, Hoosier Grain Drills, Dain Vertical Lift Mower, Ireland Wood Saw, Kant King Hand Sprayers, The Famous "New Way" Air Cooled Engine, onesdale, Pa. Advertise in THE CITIZEN THE DELAWARE & HUDSON CO. LAKE CURSIO SATURDAY. AUG. 10 N FARE For the Entire Trip CHILDREN, $3.00 Good going on all trains Friday Aug. 10th, and returning on any regular train to and including August 19th. Good for stop-off at Albany or north thereof, including landings on Lake George. Special train will leave Wilkes-Barre at 7:00 a. m,; Scran ton, at 7:45 a. m.; Carbondale at 8:30 a. m.; stopping at intermediate stations. Apply to Delaware & Hudson Ticket Agent for specific information.
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