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The Washington times., 1906-04-29
DEAF MUTEs AT THE OPERA.

One curious phase OF the present opers
season has been the number Of mutes in
the audiences. For several years a good
many mutes have been attending Per-
formances of panOramas. spectacular
plays and highly spiced melodramas; but
this winter they seem TO have declared
themselves in favor OF high art and have
patronized shows that are short on ac-
ton but long on sound. Deaf mutes
generally attend the opera or concert in
a party. They always buy good seats
Being deprived OF enjoyment through
one OF the senses they have 70 make Up
for the loss by catering 70 the sense OF
sight; consequently they choose seats
that give a clear view OF the stage. An
other thing noticeable about them is the
enthusiasm with which they applaud.
AT first blush II might seem strange 70
see so many OF the deaf and dumb flock
ing TO a musical attraction, but they are
really no worse OF than many Ameri-
cans who go to see a play IN a foreign
tongue The American hears. but as he
IS unable to understand the dialogue he
has TO depend upon his eyes for his
knowledge Of the action. so IN that re.
spect he and the r1utes are quits.
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shock here was only One-tenth as
great as traced on the paper. The
disturbance is magnified on the lev
er principle applied to the recording
needle
The bureau is unable to state
positively whether or not this was
the severest shock ever recorded by
the needle, as the record goes beyond
the width of the paper. and there is
no means of telling how far it oscil-
lated.
Up to within very recent years
the phenomena of earthquakes had
never been studied carefully nor had
any specific data been collected on
the subject. In 1891. however.
Prof. James Ewing. an Englishman
occupying a chair of science in the
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
SHOCK JARRED NEEDLE OFF PAPER.

In the record reproduced this page will that
point of greatest oscillation of the needle there serious break
about three minutes This caused by the fact that this point
the disturbance violent that the needle forced beyond the
limits of the film, and time before able get
back the drum.
The oscillation of the line does moi show the amount of dis
tbane The shock here only oneen great traced
the pape- The disturbance magied the lever principle ap
Piled TO the recording needle.
The BUREAU unable TO state positively whether not this
the evere shock recorded by the needle the record goes
beyond the width OF the paper and there of telling how
far osciTatei.
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

- NE Of the oid-time gamblers
was found dead in the streets
OF Philadelphia the other day
under circumstances that Illus
trate the penalties Of sporting life. HIS
name was Major William B. Anderson
and his military title was fairly gained
I'm the civil war In the Third PennsyI-
vania Volunteers. In his time ne had
backed about all of the famous old
minstrel men. a luxury that delighted
successful gamblers in oiden times.
He was the hacker OF Simmonds. Slo-
cum & Sweatman for the two seasons
they existed in partnership. OF these
only Willis Sweatman survives. playing
the negro. in The County Chairman"
Anderson also backed Skif and Cav
lord. Duprez and Benedict, and Carn-
cross and DiXey-names that will recall
the palmy days OF the minstrel stage.
and in his prosperous days he staked
every minstrel in hard luck he met He
buried Billy Emerson and Harry Stan
wood and started Billy Rice in business
several times.
He said just before his death that his
fondness for negro minstrels prevented
him from being a rich man. which is
doubtless true. il he had also cut out
partner of George Brotherton. now bet
ter known in New York than Phila-
delphia- Tho pair OF them found an
angel in William NJ Singerly and
played him to a showdown. Singerly
fitted out the old Masonic building as
the Temple Theater for them, which
they conducted as a cornic opera house
for some years. running The Little
Tycoon for a whole season.
When Singerly got tired of the theater.
Rrotherton moved TO New York. but
the major stayed In Philadelphia TO
have it out with Lawyer Giboney. head
of the Law and order Society. The
society got the final fall. He kept faro
and poker rooms when he could, and
closeS~the when he had TO. and when
recently the wave Of reform In politics
swept over the Quaker City the major
was washed high and dry on the shore
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

so, that there were no appreciaDle
movement at the top of the tower
during windstorms. The latter sup
positions and conditions could not
be fulfilled, and the only recourse,
therefore, was TO make an instru-
ment which would Snswer the same
purpose without the drawbacks. The
seismograph which was used to re-
cord the San Francisco earthquake
shocks has been so adjusted as TO
record the wave movements of the
earth just as minutely as If the nee
die which writes the record were
suspended by string from tower
a thousand feet high. This degree
Of accuracy is obtained by various
mechanical proportions. and it is
upon the care with which the parts
are adjusted that the worth OF the
instrument depends.
But the seisnaograph would be ab-
solutely useless IF there were not me-
chanical devices to properly record
the wave motions. The drum on
which the prepared paper Is wound
is turned by clockwork. It makes
a complete revolution every hour.
When there are no shocks the nee
die describes a strait line on the
soot-covered paper. lie the drum
Is revolving, It is ali0 MADE to de-
scribe a lateral motion in order that
the needle may not retrace the same
line time and again. and thus pre-
vent the department from knowing
at Just what hour a disturbance
takes place.
There is still another attachment
which enables the Weather Bureau
TO determine not only during what
hour any particular disturbance oc-
ours. but the exact minute and sec
ond There IS an electric clock in
connection with the needle which
causes the point Of the needle TO
make a very slight fluctuation every
minute. These fluctuations are re-
corded on the coated paper as slight
inches breaking the uniformity OF
the line.
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registered by a slight oscillation,
and then 1t was several minutes be-
fore the great destructive wave of
the San Francisco earthquake was
recorded. At first sight it would
seem that there had .been a slight
warning tremOr of the earth. This
is not the case. however, according
10 Prof. Marvin. The great slide of
rocks, or the settling of the earth's
crust. took place in a much shorter
space of time than is shown by the
tracing. The explanation for this
popularity Of the record is that the
slighter shock waves travel faster
At first this idea strikes one as
being exactly the opposite Of what
might he expected. but il is easily
explained cn the ground that all
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
Record of April is, showing where
the needle was Jared
off the paper.

University of Tokyo. Japan, in
vented the first seismograph. As
might be supposed. the first instru-
ment was extremely crude. Since
that time there have been very
rapid advances. PrOfs. Gray and
Milne are largely responsible for
the data that has been compiled
on the subject of earthquakes The
man to whom science owes most
for the present type of shock re-
corders is Prof Omori, the secretary
of the Japanese Commission on
EARTHQUAKES. The instruments in
stalled in the Weather Bureau OF
this city are known as Omori Seis-
mographs.
The Washington times., 1906-04-29
Must Be Absolutely Stationary.


The Omori seismOgraph is one Of
the most remarkable instruments
that has ever been constructed,
with which TO study the various
phenomena of earthquakes. The
principle on which scientists had
TO work was most perpleXing one.
The paramount difficulty in the
way of constructing an earthquake
recording machine was the palpable
fact that in order for it TO be a sue
cess some part of the machine
would have 10 be absolutely station
ary. even should all the world rock.
AS an earthquake causes the very
foundations of all we know as stable
TO rock, the making OF an instru-
ment to record the shocks seemed
almost as unfeasible as a perpetual
motion machine The difficulty was
overcome eventually, however, and
II was worked out on a very simple
idea. If weight is suspended
from a long string attached to
beam, the beam may be moved
slightly backward and forward with
out disturbing I'm the slightest the
position of the weight II was the
knowledge of this fact that was. put
10 practical use in the construction
of the seismograph. One of the
principal features of the instrument
is a large perpendicular shaft Sc
curely fastened to a cement bed. To
this shaft is suspended a horizontal
pendulum which has heavy lead
ball at the end. This pendulum is
attached to the shaft very delicate
ly by means of pivots and thin wire
threads, allowing IL all possible free
dom in swinging from side to side
Directly in front of this pendulum is
a drum-shaped apparatus on which
is wound rolls of film paper coated
with SCOT. The pendulum is so ar
ranged that when il oscillates from
side to side or rather when the earth
oscillates and the pendulum remains
stationary, IL comes in contact with
needle. which in turn traces the
amount of oscillation on the SCOT
coated paper. The drum on which
the paper is wound is also firmly
tmbedded in cement. The only part
of the instrument which remains un-
disturbed. therefore, when the earth
trembles, is the pendulum.
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

They are constructed on the same
principle, but the ones in Washing
ton are far more delicate than those
in Tokyo. If the Washington seis-
mograrh hsd been installed in san
Francisos. IL would have been abso-
lutely useless as a recorder of the
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

shocks, for Il would have been JOLT
ed TO pieces and the recording nee
de would have remained of the
tracing paper practically the whole
time.
Prof. Marvin states that In the
event an earthquake should occur in
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

substances have a certain degree OF
elasticity, and the smaller waves
utilize this elasticity in transmit
ting their motion along the various
strata Of rock and earth. The heav-
Ter shock. however, was transmitted
through the earth only by means
of compression of the mass. and
thus the speed rate Of its wave
motion was slower.
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

" 7 HILE the telegraph
n and wireless tele-
NN gra h operators
were trying franti-
cally to send out
news of the terrihl lie
catastrophe that befell San Francis
co and the Pacific Coast last week. a
tiny needle in the basement of the
Weather Bureau in this city had
made a complete record of the
shocks that brought death to hum
dreds of people and destruction to
millions of dollars worth of proper
ty It is twenty-six hundred and
seventy-eight miles from Washing
ton to the stricken city, but the rec
ord made here is as distinct and
as accurate in detail as it would
have taen had the earthquake oc-
CURED in Maryland or any Of the
surrounding States.
This little recorder is the "seis-
mograph," and it Is always on the
alert for just such catastrophes as
that which has so recently shocked
the entire country. 1t requires no
one to watch it, but it's handwrit-
ing is preserved and its guardians
visit it several times a day to see
that all is working properly.
Prof. c. F. Marvin, who IS In
charge If the seismograph, vas bus
lily engaged with other matters when
he received a telephone message
shortly after nine on Wednesday
morning, April Is. asking if there
had been any unusual tracings Of
the seisnograph needle. He immedi-
ately rushed to the cellar, where the
instrument is installed, and there he
saw a message which would have
been unintelligible to the layman,
but which TO him was as the hand
writing on the wall, prophesying
that a great disaster had befallen
some part of the world After see
ing the character of the disturbance
recorded by this delicate needle,
probably no man was less surprised
than Prof. Marvin at the extent of
the calamity, for he had the key
of knowledge which interpreted the
enigmatic scrawl that had been
traced upon the roll of paper at
tached to the instrument.
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=
Based on Simple Principle.

The p.1nciple of the seismograph
is extremely simple when it has
once been explained. In fact.
sharp-pointed weight, attached to
string and suspended in a tower
would serve the purpose Just as
well, provided. however. the tower
were high enough and provided, al
The Washington times., 1906-04-29

this vicinity his instruments would
be useless as far as giving a fun
record Of the vibration is concerned
During the present excitement the
Weather Bureau has been asked
many times for a comparison Of the
records Of the San Francisco and the
Charleston earthquakes. There are
no records OF the Charleston earth
quake in existence, as the seismO-
graphs were. not installed by the
United States Government until
1909.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-07-27

thought am so far from being an
tagonistic to the present government
that | am a strong advocate Of its
policies and warm personal friend of
its wise and able chief executive.
approve the policies OF the government
and am thoroughly in favor of encour-
aging foreigners to share the coun-
try's boundless prosperity. | esteem
and admire the Americans and am
proud to have many personal friends
among them.
"As 10 the strike, Mexico Is yet to
have its first successful one. Though
strikes have become common in other
countries, few have occurred here
One was attempted on one Of the rail
road lines in this state last year but
1t was squelched in fifteen minutes.
The same fate has befallen every 9TH
er disturbance in its incipiency. I'm
der the well-organized government,
anything OF the kind is now impos-
sible"
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HIDDEN DANGERS.

Mature Gives Timely Warnings That No
lauthrie chlzen Can Afford 20 Ignore.
DANGER SIGNAL NO. / comes from
tha kidney aocretions They viii warn
you when the kidneys are sick, Wen
kidneys oxcrete clear amber fluid.
I sidk kidneys send ont a thin, pale and
foamy or thick. rod. nl-smcnng urine,
fun Of sediment and irregular Of pas-
sage.
DANGER SIGNAL 10. ? comes from
the back Back Pains. dun and heavy.
or shnp and acute, teli you OF sic6 ked-
lneya ana warn Vou o. the coming OF
lsGropsy. diabetes and Brishts disease
Doan's kidney Pulls cure sick kidneys
s1d oupn them permanently. Here's
Guthrie proof
y. Sturgeon. OF 1919 vast Cleveland
st.. Guihrie, OK &. says. Several
snautbs age ] bega so be annoyed with
aht2cls OF fame and aching back and
some uights I was hardly able 10 walk
hoRs The sauscles in my back seemed
20 aIsw up 20 that whea tried 10 stoop
the pain fsit ms II a sharp Instrument
Was driven inte my kidneys and 1 would
bee0rle fairly Azzy The kidney secre-
tlons saae scans and paisfui and caus-
I'd me considerable trouble during the
niebf. ! Eas reading my paper one night
and came across . recOmmf ndatiOn OF
D0au's kidney Pills that just described
my symptoms. 30 ] Hent 20 J. ~. Wal
'ces drug store ana got a box. After
the first few doses the acute pain left
my hack. and before / bad used an the
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peared have had no return OF II siass |
Several Of my fellow w0rkmen have also 1
used Doan's Kidney Pills with satsfac- 4
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For sale by an dealers. Price 50
cents Poster Ailburn Co. Buffalo
New York. sole agents for the United
States
Remember the name -Doan' i,-and
take no other
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WILL UVERRULE
THAW'S ULTIMATUM

New York, July 27.-- Tiat clifford
w Harteidge's plan for the defense OF
Harry 3, Thaw, FOR killing stanford
White Sas substantially the same as
mat Of Iihaws former attorneys.
reported in legal circles. Though rhaw
has resisted the pleadings Of his mother
20 retain Black. Oieoti. Grubef ana Bon
ynge and permit that firm to plead 4no.
fionai Insanity bis new attorney. ..4-
asserted. would make a defense which
f''9ugh called by ab@ker name wouls BE-
sni'fs antially thas o. Insanity. The ae.
feue4 VIII tIy 10 shos that Thaw.s
hatrfe q White was ias1ded and was
80 dert as 10 make ThsS temporartly
irresponsible ana the sight ~ White pro-
voking. - prove this assertion the
testimony " insanity experts viii be
called ia.
cartridge hes been In active con-
suifa lion with ofher lawyers. tnorO.ehly
versed in criminal Law. and with thsn.
Il IA said, decided o. this plan a. the
only means ef saving Thaw from ths
fiectric chair.
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NERVOUS WRECK
MRS. GREEN WAS SLOWLY VAST.
ING AWAY.
tR WILLIAMS PINK PILLS SAVED
HER LIFE.
She Gained 20 Pounds In Weight. car
Walk and Work. and Praises the
Pills 20 Others

General debility Is term that covers
multitude OF cases whore there is no
tcute disease. yet the patient continues
% lose strength and The doctors mcdi-
cincs have no apparent effect. This IS
The decline that leads 20 death It means
are not found 20 check Il. In q great
majority Of the cases Dr. williams Pink
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strength because they actually make
new bloow and so send renewed vitality
TO every organ and tissue of the body
Mrs $. A. Green whose address k
Box 20, r. L. ID. No. 4. franklin, Ga.
says. For three and a half years
suffered with weakness and nervous
,ess. complicated with stomaca trouolc
At times ! was confined to my 1ed for
periods ranging from thitc weeks 90
two months and was under the uh4Ai-
clans care most of the time f5r tslto
years. do not know the ca re Of my
trouble but I was prostrated with weak
ness and, although | took a great deal
OF medicine, nothing seemed to give me
strength. At times my stomach hurt
me something fearful and my head often
troubled me. l was sleef'.ss siJ waa;
sleep I did get did not coticsA me
when | began taking Dr. WillanF
Pink Pills. which I did because friend
II sisted on Il, weighed but 1Of ponrds
knew / was so bad that faw doses
would not cure me and had patience
Soon the pills began to give me strength.
my blood got in better condition couil
sleep wen at night and help s,mc WITH
the housework. Now weigh 130
pounds and think nothing OF walking
half mile. Or. william Pink Pms
have done wonders for me and the
neiehbors all know this statement IS
tire."
Or. Williams Pink pills actually make
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do Il well They don't act on the
bowels. They won't cure any disease
that Is not caused by bad blood They
cure anaemia, rheumatism, headaches
and many forms OF weakness In the most
direct manner and, as the ner- es depend
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neuralgia, sciatica, partial paralysis and
hove been used with the greatest beucnt
even IN cases Of locomotor ataxia.
DR.. Williams Pink pills are sold by
all druggists, or will be sent bs' mail
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The rlarkets.

New Orleans. July 25.-Contrary to
general expectations and much TO the
surprise OF shorts, the FIRST installment
Of q series OF preliminary reports on the
condition Of the growilg crop proved 70
be better than looked Tor. considering
the long wet spell OF weather Ia the
South Atlantic states. the two Caro-
linas, while showing some deterioration,
averaged better than anticipated. This
was quite a disappointment 20 longs,
who had relied 90 very unfavorable
review IN North and South Carolina, and
IL WAS reflected In the immediate chang ,
Ia sentiment. for while Georgia Is ex-
pectrd 20 follow with al unfavorable re-
port for zoe same reason that caused
some damage IN the twin states, Il Is
feared that The South Atlantic ioss in
the connection Of the plant compared with
Inst months averages viii be more than
made mp by probable Improvement in the
condition OF the crop In TIE more west
sn states Of the belt rart,@ularly In
Texaa Fonowir- -. tnc wake n the
above buliefin OF the New York Journal
of Commerce the southwestern cot.ca
buyers association issued a monthly re-
view showing the cotton crop OF Texas
t0 havc improved 5ik polnts compared
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ROCKEFELLER GIVES BOND
Arranges ThrOughAttOrneys
for Appearance Without
Annoyance of Arrest.

Findley Ohio, July 27.--John y, Rookie
feller will be tried here on Sep eillber
4. under the charge of violation Of tho
Valentine antitrust law of th4s state.
This date was fixed by Judge Banker
and Prosecuting Attorney W l.. Davids.
The oil king then gave bonds for his
appearance at that time through his at
tcrney, Mr.. Trou9. II is expected that
Mr.. Rockefeller viii come here from his
summer home in Cleveland.
The action In having his attorney give
bond fr his appearance is believed to be
the result Of fear on the part OF M.
Rockefeller thar through some error he
ohio. Now there is absolutely no chance
might be arrested Wien he arrives In
of his being placed under arrest, as he
has fphllea the requirements OF ahe
case IN question
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A HARD LOT.

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the pieasantest and most effective cure
for Constipation. They prevent Appen-
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rolDn'r 0turrys
rna, eoaaes was Ne 7ssa rc0uale.

some people flou1ici afoufd .sstd fafe
e,yervtlifef thats fal,Jt,s,-sfs.sde bat o.
l,,alp. ~ t-..s coffee is rie 40 al cassc Of
'theif troubles. An Oregon man sayg.
Nor 20 years [ was ffoablezi viii fny
stomach. ] was steady ,c0deo dfinler
bui didn't susp Fl that AS the cause ]
took almost anything which someone
elss Dad bfsn cured with lgu ne no god.
was very bad last suiAIner and c0Hi9
1ot work 0tifmes.
--Du De, 1902 ! was faker so bad
the aectOr sod I could not Bue over 1
hours az the Rost aat male at pfepa-
raiiops ~ 0la c0uic nayas ess any
thing, s~sr,-edps distressed me and y
was wea aDu sick al ovcS. W'hel IN
that condition coffee Was abaudoneG and
! was put on Gostum. the change ln my
feelings came quickly after The 1fiuk
that was polseuink me was removed
The pain ana sqcknes fell away from
ine and 1 began ~ get well day by day
80 stuck to II anal now ] am wen ana
strong again. eaB saf heartily. with no
headache heart tnouble or the awful
sickness Of the old ssffee days drink
~ / wish OF Postum aithout any harm
ans enjoy Il immensely
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TWENTY YEAR RATTLE.

q was loser In twenty year battle
with chronic piles and malignant sores.
until tried Bucklin's Arnica salve;
which turned tse tide by curing both,
TN not trace remains" writes A. M.
Bruce. Of Farmvile. va. Best for old
Ulcers, Cuts. Burns and Wounds. 25c
at all druggists.
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cAlcAao MARkE1a.

Chicago, July 26,-Liberal receirtn had
weakening effect today on the local
wheat market but talk Of a liveiier de-
maad by exporters caused a steady tons
at the close nnai quotations on the Sep
temher delivery being practically un-
changed. September corn was on &c.
oats were down sc. Provisions were a
shade TO 2ls cents lower