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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-06
Earth Hard as Nickel Steel

Prof. T. J. J. See, the well known as
tronomer of the United States navy, ha
! just concluded series of investigation
on the hardness of the earth and som,
of the stars, which disprove some o
our present theories as to the nature o.
our terrestrial interior
For long time we have believed the
inside of the earth to be liquid and case.
Gus. Lord Kelvin and Prof. Geo. Oar
win made some investigations on the
problem, which Prof See has now car
ried out more fully. 1t is the belief OF
the latter that the rightly of the earth's
crust is about equal to that of granite
and that toward the center the rightly
increases rapidly, so that the average for
the whole earth is about that of nickel
steel.
Prof. See reaches his results by a
study of the tides and of gravitation
He has proved his claim by mathematics
His new method can be applied also
to the other planets. 1t turns out that
the rigidity of Venus is greater than
that of platinum, and, most likely, about
identical with that of wrought iron. The
rightly of Mars is about equal to that
of gold, while the rigidity of Mercury,
the moon and the other satellites, is
about equal to that of glass.
The average rightly of the great plan
cts, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Nep-
tune, lies between eighteen times and
three times that of nickel steel. The great
rightly of these bodies is due to the
pressure acting throughout such large
masses.
In the case of the sun the result is
still more extreme. The average rigidity
of all the suns layers is more than 1000
times that of nickel steel.
Having shown by laborious calculation
that these bodies are so rigid, Prof. See
has gone one step further, and inquired
what effect this rigidity will have on the
currents often supposed to circulate
within these masses. Pressure directly
increases the fluid friction of moving
currents and tends to bring them to
rest.
Many biologists have held that liquid
currents exist In the earth; and astrono-
merS have been accustomed to assume
that fluid currents in the sun descend
almost to its center. Prof. See denies
the possibility of currents in the earth,
and declares that currents in the sun
and the great planets must all be quite
shallow, and cannot descend to any great
depth, because the pressure and rigidity
are too great.
In the case of the earth he says we
cannot well conceive of currents in mat
ter more rigid than granite, and in the
case of the sun rigidity of twenty-five
times that of nickel steel, only one-tenth
of the way to the center, makes circula-
ton of currents below that depth like
wise inconceivable.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-06
In the Dairy

Don't cover milk in crooks tightly I'M
til the animal heat has passed off.
Milk should be separated while it is
still warm to get the best results.
Wash out the churn with boiling hot
water before starting operations.
Don't use a bad smelling or discolored
| strainer cloth, even if it does look clean.
Well ripened cream is never bitter or
distasteful, but justly mildly and pleas
antly sour.
It is an exceedingly good plan to white
wash the whole interior of the cow barn
occasionally. Besides tightening things
up, whitewash is good purifier.
Steady, slow churning brings the but
ter in the shortest time. Don't let the
small boy assistant go by fits and jerks
or there will be much longer time for
him to turn the handle.
The bowl in which butter is worked,
and the paddle as well, should be thor
oughly soaked with boiling water be-
fore the butter is worked. There will
be no trouble with the butter sticking
Stirring, pouring the milk from one
vessel to another and general aeration
will generally rid milk of considerable
amount of the odors that come from the
cows eating such things as turnips, rape
and wild onions.
If milk is kept in the cellar, be sure
that all roots, such as potatoes, have been
removed. Things should be thoroughly
scrubbed. No odor should remain If
this is not done batch of mouldy cream
will be the result. -
All bacteria that get into the milk
come from the surroundings of the COW
stable and the place where the milk is
kept. Milk as it comes from the cow is
practically free from all germs. Abso-
lutte cleanliness is the whole secret of
good milk
If your butter has bitter or other dis
agreeable taste, look we'll to the surround
ings. Then take soap and water and
give everything good scrubbing. There
ought to be plenty of sunlight and fresh
air in places where milk is kept.
In washing milk utensils, first rinse
them off with cool water. Then use hot
water and plenty of scrubbing material
A little sal soda and borax added will
greatly aid in removing the grease and
coating which is likely to remain The
vessels should finally be rinsed in boil
ing hot water Last of all, the vessels
should be placed in the sun and exposed
for several hours.
Don't expect the cattle to pick up a liv-
ing ON grass alone until the pasture be-
comes fit. Cows turned out too soon
rapidly shrink in flesh and do not do well.
AS result they have to draw on their
own bodies to keep up the usual flow
of milk. Keep plenty of hay and some
grain in the hangers until the cows re-
fuse it, which will mean that they are
getting enough feed outside
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-06

cepted the situation and made no demur
did not, in fact, make so many objections
as 1t seemed to the young man she really
should have made; but he thanked his
stars that all was going well, and almost
before light one morning, with his cap
pulled down over his face and his coat
collar turned up, John D. Smith," as
MS name read on the passenger list, hur-
ried up the gangplank of the Oceanic
and concealed himself in his stateroom.
He did not dare come up when the
steamer sailed for fear of being recog-
nized. and little later on, when he
would have gone on deck, there were
reasons why he could not
For four awful days John D. Smith
remained in. his cabin. 1t was not be-
cause he was afraid of being recognized
he would not have cared if fourteen
Pinkerton detectives had stood by his
berthside shouting his true name in
chorus. He did not care whether the
Oceanic went to England or to the bot
tom. Ir fact, he sometimes thought of
the bottom longingly, as being the near
est land. Mabel was memory of the
long, long ago. In his lucid intervals,
when he could think connectedly at all,
he cursed himself and his idiotic inspira-
ton in language which was picturesque,
but useless under the circumstances !;
but the fourth day he felt just trihe
better. The steward guided his totter-
ing steps on deck and tucked him up in
his steamer chair in protected spot
Edward was mildly interested to find
that he could actually look at the bill
lows for several moments at a time and
not feel very much worse. He wondered
if he looked as badly as the big fat man
in the steamer chair on his right He
could not know, poor fellow, how much
worse he looked. Then there was the
poor young lady in the chair at his left,
who did not move-did not even raise
her head. He felt sorry for the young
lady in the steamer chair on his left
not poignantly or enthusiastically sorry,
but dreamily sorry. She was closely
wrapped, and the hood of her cloak was
pulled over her head. Her face was
turned away.
He felt mildly curious, when he did
not happen to be thinking of the pillows
or of the fat man in the steamer chair
on his right, as to her face. He some
times almost wished that she would turn
her face toward him. He did not wish
this violently or acutely. Sometimes he
wondered if he wished it at all.
1t did not matter. Nothing mattered.
By and by he turned from gazing at
the waves, and the young woman's wan
face was turned toward his.
It was entirely without emotion that
he said, "Mabelw
And she said, "Edwardp'
People who have been so near death
return to the enthusiasts of ordinary
life slowly.
They looked at each other list1essly for
quite a long time.
Papa" she said slowly, at length,
"Papa-said- must-take-fyi trip to
England" Qong pause) "Coaxed-
hinl-let- -come-too. Get sea-legs
on"
"Me-too," responded young Herr
mann, irrelevantly. 'Where's papa?'
"Stateroom-yet. Says-now changed
mind. observation-disclosures time"
"Me, too" responded young Herr
mann almost spiritedly.
And, gazing listlessly into each others
eyes, after time they dropped off to
sleep.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-06
MAKING BOYS GOOD

time, you will grant, in which to prove,
apparently, so startling theory as that
the bad can be cut out of children; yet
DR.. S. Weir Mitchell, Dr. Francis x.
Dercun, and other eminent surgeons and
physicians of Philadelphia are more than
half inclined to the belief that the theory
has been proved to be sound medical
doctrine
Of course it is no new thing to effect
cures of warped mentality by means of
the surgeons knife One of the popular
plays of last years theatrical season had,
as one of the characters, young man,
who, as boy, had received an injury at
the base of the skull His viciousness
dated from this accident. After an oper-
alton is performed he becomes an ex-
emplary young man.
But here is where the new twist comes
in: Mr.. Marsh and his society have been
the first to apply Systematically, for the
avowed purpose of nipping incipient
crirninality, what has been done only
sporadically for number of years, and
without any thought of applying the
treatment generally. So, when, instead
of trying to spank it out of them, it
becomes the universal custom to have
the badness cut out of boys and girls,
the honor for this revolution in child
handling should be given, in all justice,
to Benjamin c. Marsh and the Penn
sylvania Society to Protect Children
from Cruelty.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-06

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Chill
dren Teethng produces sleep sc bottle
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-06

fdence because they did not DOUBT
the good will of the other citizens of
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-06

The most pronounced fad at the pres
ent is the extraordinary affection the
American girl has developed for the fine
flannel blouse. The smartest have
neatly tailored tucks to give shape to
the shoulders and throw becoming full
ness across the bust. The sleeves are
made full length and the custom is to
have turnover collar, cuffs and flowing
tie of dotted silk foulard, giving a
dressy touch that takes away the severe
plain effect The design pictured above
illustrates Pattern No. 2ooo, which is
cut in sizes 81, "a, sc, SO, 40 and AZ
inches bust measure Price IS cents.
To obtain these patterns promptly,
state number and size of pattern plainly,
and enclose IS cents for each pattern
desired. Be sure to give the correct
size. Address all communications to
FASHION CORRESPONDENT,
6o32 Metropolitan Bldg,
New York City.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-06

Girls jacket suit of fine red cheviot
serge, trimmed with black soutach braid
and black tailor stitching. The jacket
is pleasingly shaped by seams over the
shoulders and with side sections which
end over plated intersections. Nothing
more dressy or more easily put together
has been designed in long time. The
skirt is hve-gored model with double
inverted plat at center front, at back,
and at each hip. The costume, Pattern
No. 2I33, is cut in sizes 8, 10 and IL
years. Price Il cents,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-06

Guimpe dresses afford such possibili-
ties in the way of pretty neck effects
for little girls, and are altogether so
useful and becoming that mothers
would be sorry to see them go out of
fashion The one here illustrated was
made of pale blue dotted challie, with
guimpe and sleeves of finely tucked Per-
sian lawn. 1t can be made of cashmere,
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-06

The dressy costume here pictured was
developed in an extremely dark shade
of prune colored cashmere, trimmed
with still deeper shade of prune vel
vet and baby Irish lace. A very grace
full effect is produced by the arrange
ment of the trimming bands on the waist
and the jaunty little waistcoat of EN-
broidered velvet The waist is made
over fitted lining and closes at one
side of front. The Pattern No. 2I4o is
cut in sizes 81, "a, sc, SO, 40, az and
a inches bust measure. Price Is cents.
The skirt is in six cores with applied
box-plaited sections at each seam and
in the center of each gore. 1t is one
of the simplest yet most effective new
models of the year and bound to be ex-
tremely popular. The Pattern No. 2o41
is cut in sizes 22, "a, 26, 2S, 80, 81 and
"a inches waist measure. Price Is cents.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-12-06

Panama, hnannel, or of Bingham or
other desired cotton fabrics The pat
tern No. 2Io4 is cut in sizes 6, 8, 10, IL
and ID years: Price IS cents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-23
SLocUM DISASTER TRIAL.
Many Victims Drowned Who Had on
 Rotten Life Belts.

NEW YORK, Jan. 23. - After one week of cumulative testimony, show ing carelessness and neglect in provid- Ing against just such catastrophe as occurred the trial of Captain William H. Van Schaick of the General Slocum was resumed before Judge Thomas and a jury in the United States cir cult court here Still further evidence was introduced by the prosecution showing the uselessness of the life pre- servers with which the Slocum was provided.
 Coroners Physician Philip O'Hanlon was the first witness called. He testl- fled as to the examination of 200 bod ies. all of which he found had died of submersion. Among them was the body of Michael McGrann, the steward, who had on life preserver. The de- fence has tried to bring out that Me- Gram died of an injury and was not drowned, in spite of the life preserver. Other physicians testified to the large proportion of drowned. Dr. Thomas J. Curtain, coroner's physician, testified he had examined about 800 bodies. He testified that only eighteen or twenty bodies were burned.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-23
AQUIDABAN SUNK.
Disaster to Brazilian Warship
 at Jacarepagua.
OVER TWO HUNDRED PERISHED.
Four Admirals, the Commander and Many of Crew Lost When Explo- sion In Powder Magazine
 Destroyed Battleship.

RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 23.-The Brazil- ian turret ship Aquidaban has been sunk at Port Jacarepagua, south of Rio Janeiro, as the result of an explosion on board.
 Four rear admirals perished on board the Aquidaban, which had been used for the accommodation of a number Of supernumerary officers and men at- tached to the fiotilla escorting the cruis- CT Barroso, having on board the minis ter of marine and his staff, who were inspecting the sites proposed for new arsenal. ,.
 The cruiser Barroso has arrived here from Port Jacarepagua with those in jured by the explosion on the Aquida- ban.
 The Aquidaban blew up at 10:45 o'clock at night. and nearly all the officers were killed or injured. The dead number PIP and the injured 36.
 The following members of the com mission which left the arsenal on board the Aquidaban, accompanying the min ister of marine, were drowned: Rear Admiral Rodrigo Jose da Ro- cha, Rear Admiral Francisco Calheiros da Graca, Rear Admiral Joao Candido Brazil and Captain Alves de Larrigo.
 The explosion on the Aquidaban oc- cured in the powder magazine. The vessel sank in three minutes.
 Among the other officers killed are Alves, Barros, Santos, Porto and Mario Silva and also reporter of the Jornal do Brazil, Francisco Valente.
 It is asserted that the explosion was caused by short circuited electrical wire.
 This disaster has caused tremen- dous sensation here. Immediately all the theaters suspended their perform ances, and the foreign legations and consulates put their flags at half mast.
 Ninety-eight persons were rescued from the sinking vessel. The victims will receive a national funeral
 The Aquidaban, which carried com plement of 3ss men. went to the bot tom once before. In August, 1894. she was sunk in Santa Catherina bay after being captured by the insurgents and harassing the government for months. She was subsequently raised and re- built.
 She was built in England in 1ss5-sT at a cost of s1.T25,O00. On her sides she had belt of composite armor eleven inches thick. and her bulkheads and heavy gun positions were protected by ten inches of the same armor.
 The Aquidaban took part in the na- val review in New York harbor on the occasion of the Colombian celebration and was one of the most picturesque warships in the fleet She was the only battleship in tho review. At that time she was the prize ship of the Brazilian navy,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-23
OUR NATIONAL
President Talked to Soldier Delegates at White House.
MUST LEARN TO MARCH AND SHOOT
Forty-three States and Territories Represented at Congress of State Militia-Roosevelt Favors Tests
 as Tn Actual War.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.- Forty three states and territories were repre- sented by 142 delegates at the annual meeting of the Interstate National Guard association. Pennsylvania sent twenty delegates, Illinois fourteen and Ohio ten, these being the largest state delegations. Senator Charles A. Dick of Ohio, the head of the organization. presided. President Roosevelt. Secre- tary Taft. Assistant Secretary of War Oliver, General George H. Harries. commanding the District of Columbia national guard, and Senator Dick were among the speakers.
 President Roosevelt spoke to the dei- egates in the east room of the White House. He impressed upon them the necessity of instructing their con- mands in target practice and original initiative as individual soldiers. Later the delegates were introduced individ- ualIy to the president.
 The president spoke as follows:
 ''I trust 1t is hardly necessary for me to say what genuine pleasure it is to me to greet this organization. l have been a member of the national guard myself, and both at the time when I was governor Jas the present assistant secretary of war can sayl and since I have been president and even when I was assistant secretary of the navy I have always done all that in me lay to further the interests of the national guard.
 @I have a good many things or hand. but one of the things that are interest ing me most at present. Senator Dick. is tie encouragement of rife practice in the national guard. I want to have it understood. gentlemen. that do not care anything like as much for how your regiments march and perform pa- rade ground and armory maneuvers as | care for how they are instructed in the work that would make them vaIua- ble ss soldiers m time of war. I ear nestIy hope that the national guard and. Mir. Taft. the regular army also. especially the regular army. will more and more have the kind of instruction that win make it second nature for the man vho msrches to march fully equipped ss be would be ia time Of VET
 I've have such a small regular srny that yoa men of the nstio1sl guard have upon you heavy responsibility. I uant te ssy that. while fl is ineuIn- bent upon you to take your dutses seri- ousIy snd do them with all your heart. If yoa do even thst you co ners gocd ts the nsfion than any equal bcty of e.fzse1s to be found i1 our cg1zfry.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-23
A HOUSE OF JUSTICE"
Shah of Persia Gives His People Con.
 stitutionaI Government.

Shah of Persia Gives His People Con- stitutionaI Government.
 ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 23-A con- stitutional government for Persia, ac- cordlng to advices from Teheran receiv- ed here, is to be the outcome of the sud. den exodus of a thousand merchants and mollah priests from the Persian capital as a protest against the shah's government.
 The insurgents proceeded 10 the vil- lage of Shah-Abd-ul-Azim. where the shah presided over a representative as- sembly elected by the rnollahs. mer- chants and landowners. The assem- bly will be called the '.house of jus tice- and will exercise administrative and legislative powers. The equality of all before the law will be pro claimed.
 It Is expected that the assembly will demand the dismissal of NJ. ]. Naus. the Belgian minister of customs and posts. and the Belgian employees of tte customs.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-23
COLONEL W. D. MANN.


 mont, S4,OOO; James R. Keene. S90,O00; Howard Gould, $3,O00: Charles M Schwab, $10.OO0; Warren B. Schley, s1,500; Thomas F. Ryan (through Mor. ton Trust company, $10,0o0; c. F Scott, s1,000.
 He laso got S20.OO0 from John w. Gates for twenty shares of Town Top. les stock. He said he paid back Gould, gave notes to Morgan and the Morton Trust company, mortgage to Keene, lumber stock security to Schwab. set. tied with Belmont in steel stock deal and paid Vanderbilt in Town Topics stock at s1.000 share. Its par value Is s10 a share. Scott got his pay by paying $500 and getting copy of Pads and Fancics."
 Colonel Mann confessed that in ten gears he had borrowed $191.J00 from men of wealth and had repaid moi nore than one-fourth of that sum.
 Colonel Mann said after he had print d pleasant things about relative of senator Clark the latter called on nm. agreed to loan him money to build a handsome building for Town Topics md to subscribe for Pads and Fan eies.
 T stated said Colonel Mann in his bronchial rumble. meanwhile reading from a note. that did not have finan- cial dealings with persons who were liable to criticism in Town Topics. I lid not understand the question. aow desire to answer that persons with whom dealt financially. either in bor- rowing money or in soliciting sul,scrip- tions. were persons of social impor- sance and wealth. such as were liable to be criticised in Town Topics"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-23
DINNER AT THE ELTON
Church Club of St. JoLn's Parish Met
 Last Evening.

Last evening in the main dining room of The Elton the second annual dinner of the church club of St Johns Episcopal parish was held, the affair being decided success. About 25O members sat down at the three long tables and partook of an appetizing spread. The hall was prettily deco rated for the occasion and very neat and attractive menu card had been se- lected. On the cover was an engray- ing of the hotel while on the inner page was a picture of the old church of St John which was burned years ago.
 Among those present were k. o. Jennings, who acted as tOastmaster; Rev Dr Rowland, pastor emeritus of the church; H. D. Taft of Watertown, Rev Arthur U. Lloyd of New York,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-23
FRED SUNDAY" AT WARSAW.
Observed at Polish Capital by Riots,
 Strikes and BlOodshed.

oy HAhotbp
 Strikes and BlOodshed.
 WARSAW, Russian Poland, Jan. 23. The anniversary of "red Sunday" was observed here by a strike of the employees of the factories. which has already been marked by bloodshed. A detachment of infantry fired on a num- Der of Socialists who were compelling shopkeepers of the Withowski market to close their establishments. Two men were fatally wounded, and others were slightly injured.
 A gas explosion. the cause of which has not been explained, destroyed a wing of Count Zamoyski's residence, seriously injuring eight of the occu- pants.
 Infantry patrols are compelling the shopkeepers to keep their stores open.
 The governor has warned the employ ees of the newspapers that if they strike the papers will be suspended.
 At Odessa a man was arrested while in the act of throwing bomb at the police station.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-23
The nriti.h Elections.

LONDON. Jan 23. = The Liheral sains continue. The Hon. William Robert Wellesley Feel. son and heir ,f yiscount Feel and grandson of Sir Robert Feel. was defeated for the liar low division of Middlesex by the Lib srzI candidate. !. Gibb. The seafs are SOW distributed as follows: IiI-erais. aT: UnIOnists. IF: Nationalists. 79. Lslorites. 42.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-01-23
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