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The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-08-18
KANSAS LABOR STATISTICS.
Commissioner Todd Issues His Report
for the Past Year.

Commissioner Todd Issues His Report
for the Past Year.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 1.-THE eighth
annual report of the bureau of labor
statistics has been issued. 1t deals
with strikes, the packing industry,
mine workers and general industrial
matters.
AT the request of the employees of
the Santa Fe Railroad Co., Labo Com
missioner Todd embraced in an APP
pendix history of the late strike of
boilermakers, blacksmiths and ma chin
lists.
The report is for last year and the
data were gathered by Frank II. Bet
ton, who was then commissioner. The
history of the Santa Fe strike properly
belongs in the ninth report and it will
appear therein as well as in the appen-
dix of the present volume.
A great deal of space is given to fig
ures on mining and the wages of min
ers. One set of tables gives the aver
age earnings of eighteen average coal
coal diggers for a whole year. Their
wages averaged $3.50 a month, which
is great deal less than the average
which has generally been given out
during the strike now in progress.
Fifty-four per cent. of the men received
less than this average. This was for
the year 1856. In 1892 81 per cent OF
the miners earned over $50 month.
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SOME SANITARY ASPECTS OF
BREAD MAKING.
BY CYRUS EpsoH. NJ. D.,

Health Commissioner. New York City
1t is necessary, if one would under
stand the sanitary aspects of bread
making. to fully comprehend the pres
ent theory held by scientists of germs
and the part played by them in disease.
The theory of disease germs is merely
the name given to the knowledge had
of those germs by medical men, a
knowledge which is the result of in
Vulnerable experiments Being this,
the old term of ''theory" has become
a misnomer. A germ of disease is a
plant, so small that l do not know
how to express intelligibly to the gen
eral reader its lack of size. When this
rerm is introduced into the blood
or tissues of the body, its ac-
ton appears to be analogous to that
which takes place when yeast is added
to dough. 1t attacks certain elements
of the blood or tissues, and destroys
them, at the same time producing new
Substances.
But the germs of the greater part of
the germ diseases, that is, of the infec-
tious and contagious diseases, will de-
velop or increase in number without
being in the body of a human being,
provided always you give them the
proper conditions. These conditions
are TO be found in dough which is be-
ing raised with yeast. They are
warmth, moisture and the organic
matter of the flour on which the germs,
after certain changes, feed.
1t is necessary to remember at this
point that yeast is germ growth, and
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HORSE SENSE.
An Instance Which Shows Wonderful
sagacity In Two Animals.

An Instance Which Shows Wonderful
sagacity In Two Animals.
A writer in Nature from the Ruskin
museum, Sheffield. records an instance
of sagacity in horses. From the win
dow opposite, he says, have just wit
messed an interesting performance on
the part of two horses bordering the
park is a strip of land, doomed to be
built upon, but meanwhile lying waste
and used for common pasturage, on
which the horses under notice were
leisurely grazing. A pony in a cart.
having been unwisely left by the
owner for a time unattended on the
grass, suddenly started off, galloping
over the uneven ground at the risk of
overturning the cart. The two horses,
upon seeing this, Immediately Joined
in pursuit with evident zest. My first
superstition, that they were merely
joining in the escapade in a frolicsome
spirit, was at once disproved by the
methodical and busincss-like manner
of their procedure. They soon reached
the runaway, by this time on the road,
one on one side of the cart and one on
the other; then, by regulating their
pace, they cleverly contrived to inter
cept his progress by gradually coming
together in advance of him, thus
stopping him Immediately in the tri-
angular corner they formed. Until
the men came up to the pony's head
they remained standing thus together
quite still; then the two horses, evil
IDENTIFY satisfied that all was now right
without any fuss trotted back again
together to their grass.
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KANSAS INSURANCE.
Annual Report of the State Supcrintcnd-
ent Sent to the Printer.

NAuoA AAtPOFt OF tne state SupCftNsc00.
ent Sent to the Printer.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 1.-THE annual
report of the state superintendent of
insurance was completed and sent to
the printer yesterday. The report gives
In detail the transactions of the depart
ment for the year, but makes no recon-
mendations regarding needed legisla-
ton. Assistant Superintendent Taylor
says he has become thoroughly con.
WINGED that the valued policy law of
last winter was bad law and should
be repealed Il worked for it during
the session." said Mr.. Taylor, because
l believed it a good measure. But now
know that it has tendency to increase
rates In Kansas, and think, although
do not know, that Mr.. Snyder will
recommend its repeal in next years re-
port Another thing that l am in
favor OF is the repeal of the reciprocal
tax law. That turns into the state
treasury about $50, 900 year. Where
does this money come from? From the
Kansas people. When this tax Is levied
insurance rates have to be increased to
meet it. There is no necessity for the
states assessing this large amount
against the insurance companies. The
expenses of the department amount
only to about $4,000 year and only
enough revenue should be received to
pay actual expenses 1t would be a
saving to Kansas people If the legisla-
ture would cut off the taxes and most
of the fees charged to insurance COM
raDiaS
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LIVING FOR SHOW.
The Wisdom of Being Comfortable, Rath
Than Rxtenfa fiona.

The Wisdom of Being Comfortable, Rather
Than Ostentatious.
The solution of this problem Of ex-
eessive housekeeping is perfectly OBJ
vious What we want in our homes Is
much simpler style of housekeeping.
and we shall have it when we learn the
great lesson-which Is the only remedy
for this matter-to live more for COM
fort than for ostentation; to live less
for show and more for substance.
There is where the evil lies. We live
too much for others; too much for tho
world. We fix up our homes altogether
too much with the idea of either what
the outside world will say of them or
to Guido our neighbors. When we
reach that point where we shall dismiss
little of that ostentation that is now
so prevalent in many of our homes, we
shall not only reach a happier state for
ourselves, but we will remove one-half of
the nervous ailments, from which our
women are now suffering. 1t is all
well enough to have a pretty home
with rooms filed with dainty bric-a-
bac, mirrors, cushions and ornaments
of every sort But some one must take
care of these things, and generally it
is not the help we may employ. So far
as the ornamentation of our homes is
concerned we are OVERRIDING it in the
majority of cases anyway. A room
tasteful in its rich simplicity is the ex-
ception rather than the rule. The
greater part of our drawing-rooms re-
semble museums more than anything
else, and a man is never so comfortab BILE
as when he is out of them. Between
kicking something over, or knocking
something off, the average mans mind
is anything but a tranquil one in the
typical modern drawing room.-Ladies'
Home Journal
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CONVICT LABOR.

Contractors Have But Little Demand for
Convict Labor at the Penitentiary.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 11.-There is
very little demand for convict labor at
the state penitentiary now, and con-
tractors who last winter accepted all
the men that could be furnished them
by the warden are now working no
more than they are required to by the
terms of their contracts. In fact,
they would like to be relieved of
their contracts entirely if possible
Contractors complain that because
of the financial depression there is
no demand for their products The sur
plus men who have been dropped by
the contractors have been put to work
in the coal mines. The coal contractor
can use all the coal that the mines can
produce, because of the supply being
cut off in other Kansas coal fields by
the strike. In this way the state is in
directly assisting the coal operators in
their fight against the striking miners.
The coal contract calls for so, 900 bush.
els month, but the output for last
month was -, 900 bushels, and for this
month it will be the full capacity of
the state mines.
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the air and dust. The longer any SUBJ
stance to be eaten is exposed to the
air, the greater the chance that germs
will be deposited on it. Bread raised
with yeast is worked down or kneaded
twice before being baked and this pro-
cess may take anywhere from four
hours to ten. 1t has, then, the chance
of collecting disease germs during this
process of raising and it has two peri
DDS of working down or kneading dur
ing each of which it may gather the
dirt containing the germs from the
bakers hands. AS no bread save that
raised with yeast, goes through this
long process of raising and kneading
SO no bread save that raised with yeast
has SO good a chance of gathering
germs.
What is meant by ''raising" bread is
worth few words. The introduction
of the yeast into the moist dough and
the addition of heat when the pan is
placed near the fire produces an epor-
nous growth of the yeast fungi-the
yeast germ" in other words. These
fungi effect a destructive fermentation
of portion of the starchy matter of
the hour-one of the most valuable
nutrient clements in the flour. The
fermentation produces carbonic acid
gas, and this, having its origin in
every little particle of the starch
which is itself everywhere in the -four.
pushes aside the particles of the dough
to give itself room. This is what is
| called raising the bread.
1t needs but a glance to see that it
is, in its effects on the dough, purely
mechanical. The dough, which was
before close-grained mass, is now
full of little holes, and when cooked in
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when introduced into n mixture of glu-
cose or starch, in the presence of
warmth and moisture sets up fer
mentation. If the mixture be starchy
dough the yeast first changes portion
of the starch into glucose and then de-
composes the glucose by changing it
into two new substances, viz, carbonic
acid gas and alcohol.
Now the gluten, which is also a con-
stituent of dough and moist starch,
affords, with the latter, an excellent
indus for the development of germs of
disease as well as for the yeast germs.
The germs of cholera, as of typhoid
fever, would, if introduced into dough,
find very favorable conditions for their
growth.
do not wish to ''pose" as an alarm
list, nor am 1 willing to say there is
very much chance of the germs of
typhus and of cholera reaching the
stomachs of the people who eat bread
which has been raised with yeast.
But while l am not afraid that cholera
and typhus will be greatly spread by
yeast-raised bread, l have not the
slightest cause to doubt that other dis
eases have been and will be carried
about in the bread.
have met journeymen bakers, suf-
fering from cutaneous diseases, work
ing the dough in the bread trough with
naked hands and arms. 1 suppose 1
need scarcely say this was put stop
to in very short order. l have no rea-
son to suppose bakers are less liable to
cutaneous diseases than are other
men, and l know, as every house
s-ife knows, yeast-raised bread
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KANSAS CROP REPORT.
The Past Week Only an Average One for
Vegetation.


Vegetation.
TOPEKA, Kan, Aug. 15.-T. b. Jen-
nings, weather observer for Kansas,
has issued the following crop bulletin:
Good rains have generally fi,lcn in the north
ern half OF the state except in Washington,
Cloud and Republic counties, where defici'
ency occurred Anderson Cherokee. Meade,
Clark and Hamilton, in the south half "f the
state were well watered. while a deficiency
occurred in the remaining south half OF the
state The first three lays OF the week were
warm, while the last four were much cooler,
with very cool nights Much sunshine has
generally prevailed throughout the state.
Corn in the northern half OF the eastern di-
vision and in AnderSr. county is in good condi-
ton and late corn is in fair condition in the
northern counties OF the middle and western
divisions. while in the southern half Of the east
ern division it has been slightly injured By dry,
hot wheathcr, AMI In tho southern half OF the
middle division it has been much injured by
drought and cutting has commenced in some
fields to save the folder. Wheat is yielding
well in Usage county. Broom corn. millet and
sorghum are generally improving in the NORTH
central and northwestern counties and in Meade
and Clark.
Pastures are short in the south, central and
southeastern counties, while they are improv-
ing in Hamilton The hly crop has been in
jured by dry weather in the south central and
south western counties. Fall blowing is in
progress Throughout the state. with ground in
good condition except in southeastern counties,
where it is getting pretty dry.
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REFORM SCHOOL ABUSES.

Charges of Cruelty Were Well Founded
and All the Teachers Have Been Dis
missed
Topeka, Kan, Aug. 15.-Treasurer
Waite, of the state board of charities,
confirms ii . account of mistreatment
of the inmates of the reform school for
girls at Beloit. He says that the dis
graceful conduct of the managers was
discovered two weeks ago. but that the
board had determined to remove the
officers as soon as possible without let
ting the facts get to the public.
All of the teachers have been dis
missed, Miss Moody, of Geary county,
has been made matron; Miss Mcclure,
of Beloit, teacher. and Miss White, of
Lawrence, seamstress. The superin-
tendency of the school was offered to
Mrs. Anna L. Diggs, but she declined
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A six-year-old son of family living
on Seventy-second street was informed
the other morning that the rector was
expected to call in the afternoon.
After luncheon his mother began to
coach him in his catechism, his name,
age, etc
He will ask you your NAME" she
said, land you must tell him frankie
Jones' Then he will ask Won your age,
and you must say six years old in
June He will ask you who made you,
and you must say Cod and thCsl if he
asks what He made you of, you must
say dirt
The rector came, and, sure enough,
he asked the little fellow his name,
whereupon frankie shouted: ''Frankie
Jones, six years old in June, God, dirt!''
all in one breath.-N. y. Times.
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| this condition is what we ordinarily
| call light. This porous quality of
bread enables the stomach to rapidly
and easily digest it, for the gastric
juices quickly soak into and attack it
from all sides. The fermentation of
the dough, however, uses up a portion
| of the nutrient elements of the loaf.
If it be possible, therefore, to produce
| light porous loaf without this de-
struction and without the Threading"
process, which fills the dough with
germs and filth, and without the long
period during which the raising process
goes on, the gain in food and the gain
in the avoidance of the germs is ex-
ceedingly plain.
But while we can easily see the dam
gers which attend the use of yeast it is
certain that the vesiculating effect
produced by it on the dough is to the
', last degree perfect. BY this 1 mean
that every particle of gluten produces
its little bubble of gas and that there
fore the bread is properly raised that
is, it is raised everywhere 1t is ap-
parent that if we are to substitute any
| other system of bread making we must
have one which will give us, first, me
chanical results equally as good, that
is, that will produce minute bubbles of
carbonic acid gas throughout the mass
of dough. Now it is in no way diff
cult to produce carbonic acid gas chem
ically, but when we are working at
bread we must use such chemicals as
are perfectly healthful. Fortunately
these are not hard to find.
The evils which attend the yeast
made bread are obviated by the use of
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being added, the dough IS made mp a.
quickly as possible and moulded into
the loaves.
These are placed in the oven and
baked. But the very moment the
warmth and moisture attack the mix
ture of cream of tartar and soda, these
two ingredients chemically combine
and carbonic acid or leavening gas is
evolved. The consequence may be
seen at glance, the bread is raised
during the time it is baking in the
oven, and this is the most perfect of
all conceivable methods of raising it.
Here, then, there is no chance for
germs of disease to get into the dough
and thence into the stomach, more
than that the bread is necessarily as
sweet as possible, there having been
no time during which it could sour.
This involves the fact that the bread
SO made will keep longer, as it is less
likely to be contaminated by the germs
that affect the souring process.
1t will be strange if the crowds of
visitors to the worlds fair do not great
ly increase the number of contagious
disease, which we will have to treat.
Under these circumstances is it not
folly of follies to open single chan
mel through which these germs may
reach US? Is it not the part of wisdom
to watch with the greatest care all
that we eat and drink, and to see that
none but the safest and best methods
are employed in the preparation of our
food? To me it seems as though there
could be but one answer to questions
like these.
have shown the danger of using
the yeast raised bread, and with this l
have shown how that danger may be
avoided. The ounce of prevention
which in this case is neither diff
ficult nor expensive is certain
~ worth many pounds of cure,
and the best thing about it is
that it may be relied on almost abso-
lutely. Those who during the coming
summer eat bread or biscuits or rolls
made at home with Royal baking
powder may be sure they have abso-
lutely stopped one channel through
which disease may reach them.
NoTE.-Housekeepers desiring informa-
tion in regard to the preparation of. the
bread which DR.. Ed n for sanitary reasons
so strongly urges general use, should
write to the Royal Baking Powder Com
pany, New York.
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AFTER BOND INVESTMENTS.
1t Is Proposed to Prosecute the Kansas
Companies for SwindisnG-


Companies for Swindisns-
Topeka, Kan, Aug. IA circular,
headed Fraud! Swindle." was issued
Yesterday afternoon from the Office of
the secretary of state. 1t relates to
the bond investment companies,
which have always been heavy
weight upon the shoulders of the SUI
perintendent of insurance. The circu-
lar is signed by Secretary Osborne, At
torney-General Little and Superintend-
emit Snyder, and it notifies all bond in
surance companies that they will be
prosecuted for swindling
Notwithsta nding the fact that the
insurance department has been be-
heading these companies for years,
they seem to thrive abundantly. There
are now ten of them operating in the
state: The Mutual Investment Co., of
Fort Scott; the Mutual Install
ment CO., of Leavenworth; the
Bond Investment Co., of Oswcgo; the
Kansas Installmcnt Bond Co., of COT
feyville; the Installment Bond Co., of
Cherryvale; the Guarantee Installment
Savings Co, of Howard; the Peoples
Installment Bond Investment Co, of
Independence. and the North American
Tontine Bond Co., of Columbus.
:. Assistant Secretary of State Zercler
says that these companies are nothing
less than lotteries, in which all the
chances are against the investors. They
will be pursued without mercy.
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HOW INSECTS MAKE MUSIC.
Katydids Rub Their Shoulder Blades and
Grasshoppers Strike Their Wings.

Kstydids Rub Their Shoulder Blades and
Grasshoppers Strike Their Wings.
|. Everybody is familiar with the music
of the katydid. Here, again, says the
Washington Star, it is the male that
has the voice. At the base of each
wing cover is thin membraneous
plate. He elevates the wing covers
and rubs the two plates together. If
you could rub your shoulder blades to-
gether you could initiate the operation
very nicely.
Certain grasshoppcrs make a sound
when flying that is like watchman's
rattle-clackety-clack, very rapidly re-
peated. There are also some moths
and butterflies which have voices. The
deaths head" moth makes a noise
when frightened that strikingly re-
sembles the crying of young baby.
How it is produced is not known,
though volumes have been written on
the subject. The mourning cloak
butterfly dark species with light
border in it's wings-makes a cry of
alarm by rubbing it, wings together.
The katydids, crickets, grasshoppers
and other musical insects are all cX-
aggerated in the tropics, assuming
giant forms. Thus their cries are pro-
portionately louder. There is an East
Indian cicada which makes a remark
ably loud noise. 1t is called by the
natives 'dundub,' which means drum
From this name comes that of the
genus, which is known as dundubia
This is one of the few scientific terms
derived from the Sanskrit.
The ''deathwatch" lisa popular name
applied to certain beetles which bore
into the walls and floors of old houses
They make ticking sound by stand
ing on their hind legs and knocking
their heads against the wood quickly
and forcibly. 1t is sexual call. Many
superstitions have been entertained re-
speeding the noise produced by these
insects, which is sometimes imagined
to be warning of death.
Entomologists have succeeded in re-
cording the cries of many insects by
the ordinary system. of musical nota-
ton. But this method does not show
the actual pitch, which is usually sew
eral octaves above the staff. 1t mere
ly serves to express the musical inter-
walls. 1t is known with reasonable GER
tainty that many insects have voices
SO highly pitched that they cannot be
heard by the human ear. One evidence
of this fact is that some people can dis
tinguish cries of insects which are not
audible to others.
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Tell That to the "Marines."

A visitor to one of our warships, hav-
ing heard an unlikely story from COM
panion, exclaimed: "Oh. tell that to
the marines" A sergeant of marines
scowled. He turned to a reporter who
was standing near and said: st
seems very funny to some people to
: slur the marines. They call us 'tur-
keys and talk. of the horse marines
and tell all the liars to come and spin
their yarns to u.s. 1t is tiresome. The
marines are just as useful as tho sailors
and have as much to do. I've been in
the service eight years, and tell you
the standing of the marine corps is
every bit as good as the army. The
men know as much and behave as we'll
us any enlisted men in government SER
vice, and, between you and me, they
don't drink as much as the officers.
> They don't get. pay enough. Y.
Sim