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Amador ledger., 1908-02-14
THE SKYROCKET.
How II Is Made and tho Reason l
Rises In the Air.

How It Is Made and tho Reason II
Rises In the Air.
OF all fireworks none is more beauti-
full from n pyrotechnic point of view
or more generally popular than the
skyrocket.
The powder ingredients are sulphur,
charcoal, and saltpeter, roughly in the
proportions of fourteen, twenty-slx and
sixty respectively. Except in the case
Of military or life saving rockets, the
cylindrical case is of paper or paste
board, somewhat CONSTRUCTED at the
fuse end. Into this the powder is
rammed tightly, conical space being
left for the insertion Of the quick
match which passes through the con-
striction, or "chokehole," into the mass
of powder.
This forms the body of the rocket,
which is closed at the top with a plas-
ter of paris plug. Through this n
small hole filed with fuse communi-
Gates with the conical shaped head.
holding stars, serpents, crackers or gold
or silver rain. The whole is, of course,
attached to a slender stick to direct its
flight.
On the fuse being ignited and the
main cylinder of powder exploded the
enormous quantity of heated gases gen.
Grated force their way downward
through the narrow box, urging the
rocket upward in the air.-Pearson's.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-14
A BRONZE STATUE.
The Model, the Core and the Pouring
of the Metal.

of the Metal.
Immense pains and immense Label
attend the production of a bronze stat
ue of any size even after the artist has
done his work." remarks sculptor.
"To begin with, the plaster model
has to be completely covered with
small Jumps of special kind of sand.
sometimes as many as 1900 to 1000 Of
these pieces being required. After
these blocks Of sand are dry they are
taken OFF the cast one at a time and
carefully put together to form the
mold. The latter is then filed with
clay, and the same operation is again
gone through facsimile of the plas.
ter cast being thus obtained.
"Then comes the most delicate part
of the whole work. The clay model, OF
core as it Is technically called, has to
have a quarter of an inch taken off its
entire surface, which, as may readily
be imagined, is anything but easy,
especially If the subject be at all or.
nate.
1.-THE core is then again put into the
mold-which has of course to be recon
structed once more-being kept exact
ly in the center by means of iron rods
''The molten bronze Is then poured
in from the top, completely filling the
space between the core and the mold
After 1t has cooled the latter Is again
removed and the clay interior extract
ed, when the statue, somewhat rough
and needing slight touching up, is
revealed" d."-Cassells Journal.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-14
State of Ohio, City Of Toledo

State Of Ohio, City Of Toledo
Lucas County.
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is
senior partner of the firm of f. J.
Cheney q Co: doing business in the city
OF Toledo, county and state Aforesaid e,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
One Hundred Dollars for each and
every case Of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Catarrh
Cure.
Frank j. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th kay Of Decem Der
a. ID. 1886
A, w. Gleason.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken intern
ally, and acts directly on the blood and
mucus surfaces Of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
F. j. Cheney a. Co; Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, IS cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-14
The GrencIu One.

Travelling through South Africa, Mr..
Dudley Kidd the author of "The Es-
sential Kaffir," once accused n native
of being greedy. The native turned
eyes of reproach upon him.
"Me greedy, baasW he said "It
takes two KafIirs to eat Il sheep in a
day, but only one Hottentot. Hotten.
tot greedy, not KafIir."
Amador ledger., 1908-02-14
The Greed Enr Gold

"It's a deplorable thing, this greed
for gold" said the mournful person.
"Of COURSE" answered Mr.. Sirius
Barker. eff the greed for gold were
not so general you and | might have
a chance to get some. It's case OF
too many people recognizing a good
thing and trying to get in on it,
Washington Star.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-14
Phenomenon Explained.

A comparatively young man whose
mustache remained jet black while the
hair on his head turned white explain
ed the phenomenon by saying it was
because his lips enjoyed all the good
things of life and his head had to suf-
fer all the troubles.-NeW York Sun.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-14
The Stranoe PART.

isn't it strange that so few men
discover the secret of success in llfe?"
"Yes, but it's stranger stlll that the
secret Is still a secret. Surely some OF
the men who discovered 1t must have
told it to their wives. Philadelphia
Press.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-14
Encouraged.

81 am afraid" said Mr. Henpeck,
"that | made fool Of myself today"
"Don't worry about it," his Wife re-
piled. 1T isn't likely that anybody
noticed anything unusual about tha
way You spoke or acted. Chicago
Record Herald.
Amador ledger., 1908-02-14

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Amador ledger., 1908-02-14

Ledger aud Chicago Weekly Inter-
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Amador ledger., 1908-02-14

Some families seem to have more
bkeletons than closets. ..~Ietroit News.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
BANKS PROSPEROUS.
Ellis County Deposits VIII Reach
Total of $4,000, 900

Statements showing the condition
of the national and state banks in
Ellis county were published last
week. The individual deposits in
fourteen institutions are shown to
be $2.835,329.60 One bank at Mid
lothian not reporting, private
bank at Palmer and the bank at May
pearl will run this amount up to SO :
900, 900 more, which is regarded as
a most excellent showing and indi-
Gates that the people of the county
are in a prosperous condition. There
are two national banks and one
state bank in WaXahachie. The total
deposits of these institutions amount
to Slit, 400.12. The three national
banks at Ennis have on deposit sub
ject to check the sum of $780, .02.
The people of Italy and vicinity have
on deposit in the national and state
banks of that place s314,401.43.
Ferris makes good showing with
1859, STATS. The state banks at Red
Oak, Forreston and Bardwell and
the national bank at Midlothian re-
port deposits to the amount of 1922
1885
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
DON'T BE BALD.
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We are SO sure that, Rayall "93"
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The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-12-14
Home Mission Society.

Last Monday evening being the
last meeting for this year, the Home
Mission Society planned some new
work to begin in January, and we
start our with renewed inspiration
and expect much good to come from
the reading course which we will
take up, beginning with the 'Chal-
leGec OF the City
After the regular business was
dispensed with our first vice presi-
dent gave very interesting paper
on The institute held in November
The society has recently added some
substantial improvements in the
church in the way of a beautiful
porcelain sink with drain board at
tached, had the water pipes run up
to same and as one lady expressed
it, enjoy seeing some of the 9TH
ers wash dishes.
A vote Of thanks was given Mrs.
Will Moore for a handsome and sub
stantial old mission cabinet given
for our dining room and to the
viii Moore Hardware company for
four dozen plates also to Mrs. c.
A. Arnold for nice wood stove,
which was highly appreciated.
After some discussion it was de-
cided to unite the Junior League and
the Juvenile Missionary Society in
, to one, to be called the Juvenile
Home Mission Society. Let us at
tempt great things and expect great
results. Who knows the good these
children may do il upheld by the
prayers of the older people. Before
closing the following verse was Civ
en- by one of our members:
My friends, the flowers are welcome
in May
But the Home Mission Society any
old day
Misses Davies and Head their sun
shine did bring
And we, their praises forever will
sing
When our president asked what
good did they do you?
Why they thrilled my heart, as they
did others too
For two days and nights my mind
was so full
These eyes wouldn't close meath
this mass of wool.
Methinks their devotion to heaven
ly things,
Their zeal and their comfort-their
bright happy faces,
Should encourage us always to be
in our places.
The institute work was such a sue
cess
Sure we'll not falter nor ever do
less.
Let us take UP our crosses and do
what we can.
Lead others to Christ with right
willing hand.
PRESS REPORTER
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-05-02

there would be if under one roof OF
If operated by one hating plant
Mr.. Brooks: AS you noticed that lot
there tonight, Mr.. Sturgis, what would
Won think cf the advisability of putting
the new building at the rear of that
building. the length of the building
running north and south to the old
building and perhaps connected, Zone
heating plant for both buildmgs) py q
a corridor, at a distance OIL ~ 10 ~
feet from that building
Mr.. Sturgis: 1 think it would be en-
tirely practicable to build q separate
building between the old building anu
the playground. Architectually. you
would be putting a fine modern puliu-
ing on a magnificent site, but having
YOUR building to a certain extent
blanked by a building of no very great
architectural pretensions.
There is no reason why an excellent
building should not be placed on the
land Immediately behind your existing
building. A common heating plant
would take care of both, and you
might have covered way between
The best way to use your old build
ing is to use it just as it is now, with
little or no change.
! The moment you begin to tear that
building to pieces you will have trou-
ble with problems of lighting and
heating; you will find this frame Is
not strong enough or that floor not
strong enough, etc.
Mr.. Burleigh: Can you tell us any
thing about the ventilation problem
Nlaccoob1lSettS2
Mr.. Sturgis: There are almost as
MANI different opinions as there are
ventilating experts in the country.
can tell you what we do: We use eth
er the fan or the gravity system. de-
pending on the size of the building. II
the building extends over great dea
Of area we put in a fan system. the
fan carries the heated air in large
ducts introduced into the classrooms
at an opening about two-thirds the
| distance above the floor, preferably on
the wall above the windows.
(Mr. Sturgis went on to explain the
system, stating finally that some ex-
merits contend that rooms cannot be
ventilated in that way. He stated that
the gravity system required more OF
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-05-02

to destroy the building you have,
neither could 1 honestly recommend
any very serious remodellng of that
old building. There is nothing SO eX-
pensive and so disappointing in it's
results as attempting to remodel an
old building.
You could take that building Just
as it is and use it for these purposes,
at very little expense, except fer
equipment.
The athletic field would help to draw
the other school to this neighborhood,
so that it would never cease to be an
important school center. Mr.. Brooks,
does that strike you as in any way
feasible?
Chairman Brooks: Yes, I think so.
We have a peculiar situation The city
practically owns the land adjacent to
this building together with the build
ing and the site on which it sets. or
course. if that land can be better util-
lied for the school building the city
gets it at no expense. In case 1t Is
necessary to obtain another site, there
will be the expense.
So far as the center of population is
concerned the school building on the
west side of the river would be nearer
the center, if that was to be consid-
cred
If it is matter of very much more
expense to maintain two separate
schools, ,under the arrangement which
you suggest, I think that might pre-
clude the possibility of erecting q
building on the other side. If it is very
much less expense to maintain prac-
tically one school, 1 think our citizens
would decide that was the wiser plan
to pursue. If there Were no difference
in expense I think your suggestion
might meet with general approval.
Mr. Sturgis: If the two schools con-
tained only the equipment of one big
modern school, if altogether, there
would be no more teachers, it might
even be feasible to have the force
taking charge of the science depart
mcnt in the vocational school, give the
lectures in the lecture room. / do not
see. because the school is more or less
divided, that it should necessarily du-
plicate the number of teachers. There
would be two buildings to care for,
and there would be more expense than
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-05-02
F. S. Smith & Company, ,,,,.
Gardiner, ""''7' /

the personal element; that II you had
a first-rate janitor he will give more
consideration to the temperature, etc.
of the air outside. He said that they
got very good results from the graV-
itv system. The fan system depends
less OH the janitor)
Mr.. Burleigh: Would you insist on
some ventilating system in the pres
emf building? There is no ventilatlng
system there now.
Mr.. Stursis: You can always open
the windows if the air gets foul. but
it wouId not be considered, in mod
ern community that that was suf1i-
c;ent. We get along with that in many
buildings i'll Boston where we have not
vet cot around to the somewhat eX-
pensive task of putting in a new heat
ing and ventilating plant in those
buildings If we were building Il new
building we would not dare to do any
thing else but put in a modern ventil-
atinG plant.
A largo proportion of the school
buildings in Boston have modern VEN
tiiating systems, because nearly all of
the larger old buildings have had their
heating ard ventilating systems re-
modelled.
Mr. Bureigh: Assuming that one
new building was to be erected and
the present building maintained, and
there could be a very material saw
ing in expenditure by not attempting
to put in any ventilating system. do
you think that would be satisfactory?
Mr. Stureis: 1t would be dependent
upon the community. N.4A,
Mr. BErleigh: mean from the
standpoint of the children's welfare.
Mr.. Sturgis: That is rather a difficult
question to answer. Probably every
body in this room was brought UP in a
school room that did not have any
ventilation. as
Mr.. Brooks: 1t would not be fair to
say, I suppose. that you thought there
was a. good deal of 'hot air" in these
! ventilating systems, would it?
MIR. Sturgis: I should not want to
say that think that any ventilatfng
system depends very much on the
people operating it, and even with the
very best modern systems, with
forced ventilation and automatic con-
CONTINUED on Page Twelve.)
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-05-02

most beautiful site. But YOU have an
old fashioned building not adapted to
High school building, in the middle
of the lot, and it to a certain extent
precludcs what you could do with a
new building That is, you cannot very
we'll tie new building on to the old
one, and the old building seems to be
too good to throw away.
In Boston our idea would be to
utilize such a building for elementary
work. In Dorchester we had large
, triangular lot with an old fashioned
building in the middle of it. We moved
that building to the corner of the lot
and now use it for elementary work
and on the site of the old building
we put up new building.
I think you have an opportunity
| here which is too good not to be takeI
| full advantage Of l do not feel that
am competent to advise you with
| the little I know about your particular
problem, as to what disposition ought
| to be made of the building that you
now have.
I do feel that a city like Augusta
ought to have a High school that is
| up to the modern requirements, and
| that is in line with the educationa
tendencies today. / should be happy
| to answer any questions.
| Chairman Brooks: 1t has beer
suggested, Mr.. Sturgus, that perhaps
| it would be advisable, in consideration
of the fact that by far the larger num-
ber of our people live on the other
| side of the river, to erect a new build
l in tn, hot n,,il
| ing for such purposes as manua
| training, perhaps a commercial
course, and things of that nature. One
site suggested occupies relatively
| about the same position on that side
of the river that the High school does
| on this side. 1t is on the same ridge
on the other side. and about the same
distance from the bridge. What would
you think of the advisability or in
advisability of a thing like that, US
| ing the old building for such purposes
as I suggested?
Mr.. Sturgis: That is primarily
an educational question, and one of
which I am not competent to form a
Judgment. 1 can speak only of the
experience l have had Of others.
It would be difficult to administer
the course in the High school if Ger.
tain ones were independent and sep
arate from the main building. AL
though those courses are somewhat
independent, they are not fully so, and
the pupils would lose a certain amount
of time and intimate connection in the
courses conducted in buildings so far
apart.
If it were possible to divide the
High school in such a way as to make
of it what would correspond to two
groups in Boston, on one side of the
river you would have the English
and the Latin High school, as we have
in Boston-High and Latin schools
combined in one building. In the other
building you might have such a school
as we have in the High School OF
Commerce, and the Girls High School
Of Practical Arts-all classes that are
intended to represent vocational work
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-05-02
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When women feel nervous
and debilitated, or suffer with
sick headache and depression,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-05-02
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-07

they have robbed me- Dixon de
clared, and he added, Now, I'll take
the law into my own hands"
An hour afterward Judge L. c. True
saw Dixon in the office of L. w. KEEP
inger on Minnesota avenue, Kansas
City, Kan. He spoke to Dixon, and
the two walked down stairs. On the
street Dixon remarked to Judge True:
Pm going to get Judge Moore"
After they parted Judge True notified
the sheriffs office and also the police.
Robert McKibben, a police officer,
was making his rounds at Sixth street
and Minnesota avenue when he noticed
Dixon in the entrance of the Home
State bank.
THE chief wants to see you" the po-
liceman said as he placed his hand on
Dixon's shoulder.
We'll, come up to the court house
with me first. 1 want to see Judge
More" Dixon replied.
No you must come with me-" said
the policeman.
At the station Dixon refused to talk
to Sergeant Samuel Harrison. Later he
told D. z. Bowden, the chief of police,
he did not intend to harm Judge
Moore. When searched a revolver was
found hidden in the bosom of his shirt.
Sixty cartridges were taken from his
pockets. He was placed in a cell in
the Wyandotte county Jail.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-07
NEED MORE EQUIPMENT
But Railroads Said to Have Some
Difficulty Getting Funds.

New York, Sept. THE president
of a reasonably prosperous railroad
visited a down town banking firm a
few days ago and asked what they
could do relative to floating a $2,-
5000 bond issue.
What do you want to do with that
money" he was asked.
I'VE need cars, locomotives. rails,
ties, bridges. stations and we have a
lot of new sidings, some second track
and additional shop facilities to
build"
an increase in fixed charges at pres
ent rates."
Il think so, but if you will buy
my bonds, I'll wake up some people
along my line and increase our bust
ness. You see this money will prac-
tically be spent in towns and cities on
our line. 1t will give employment to
practically every idle man who wants
to work. We will need carpenters,
machinistS and other skilled labor and
the common laborer will have plenty
of work. The wages they will get,
they will spend in the stores along
the railroad. The farmers will have
a broader and better market for their
products and the merchants will clear
their shelves and buy new goods and
everybody will wake up
You are right" said the banker,
when the railroads resume buying.
business will again be normal. But
railroad securities are not very high
class just now. and I don't believe
we can float your bonds