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Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13

2oO,OOO,OOO,OOO, which, taken inversely.
shows that the light of the sun, at the
distance OF Sirius, would be reduced to
only one 2SO-thousand-million of it's
present amount. But Sirius, at that same
distance gives one 7-thousand-millionth
OF the suns present light, whence 1t fol-
lows that Sirius must be, in reality. $50
divided by 7. or 40 times more luminous
than the sun.
sTo form some idea of the size OF the
stars. or the area of their surfaces, we
must begin by making an assumption
concerning their surface brightness as
compared with that of the sun, per unit
area. Suppose, for simplicitys sake. that
we assume that the amount of light
emitted from each square mile OF Sirius
Is the same as that from each square
mile of the sun. Then. since the total
luminosity OF Sirius is 40 times the suns.
and since the areas CT circles vary as the
square root of 20, which Is about 81
one of the circles, the disk of Sirius, is
40 times greater in area than the other).
the diameter of Sirius must be the
square root Of 40. which Is about 6I-3
times the diameter of the sun This
would make Sirius about 64S5,OOO miles In
for thinking that the luminosity Of the
surface Of Sirius. area per area, is much
greater than that of the suns surface.
so that 1t Is probable that It exceeds
the sun In size far less than the caIouIa,-
ton tust made would Indicate
In the case Of capella. however, we
have star whose constitution appears
to resemble very closely that OF the
sun, and We can. with more confidence,
make the assumption that its surface
briilianee equals the suns per unit arsa.
Ihen' applying the same calculation
again. we find that the diameter OF Cap
ella should be the square root Of 800
dhe number OF times II exceeds the sun
In total luminosity times the diameter
OF the sun. The square root OF 200 is
about l4h. which makes the possible
diameter Of the star CaDsna nearly
Il. 10000 miles.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13

and nagging and wasteful and eXtrava-
CANT and a bad cook and manager, Is I'm
danger OF losing hers.
For my part l have never blamed the
man who was married to a vixen and
whose whole life was spent to an accom-
paniment OF recrimination and reproaches
from leaving her
Also I have ever felt that when a man
gets a wife so lazy and tritling that she
will not learn to cook and keep house
decently that the law should give him
the right to dump her back on her par
ents, on the ground that they have
palmed off an inferior grade of goods on
him. He's been flim-flammed.
That more men do not do this. and that
so many men stick by the bad matri-
monial bargains they have made and go
on enduring a married life that is an
earthly purgatory. when there are a
dozen railroad trains out OF every city
on which they could fade away and leave
their miseries behind them. Is one OF
the greatest proofs OF the inherent no
bility OF humanity that know. But it's
one that wives should not take too many
liberties with.
There Is one other significant point IN
the Welfare Research committees report
on the wife deserter that should be a
comfort to poor women and that is that
the lack OF money often means the cen
tinued possession OF a husband. For one
thing. the very struggle that a poor
couple make to get along brings them
very close together and gives them a
mutual interest that holds a family in
tact. For another. the man who has not
money to spend Is out of the zone OF
temptation OF the adventuresses. who
pursue every rich man; so the poor
woman stands better chance of hold
ing her husband than the rich one.
On the whole. the report Of the We'll
fare committee Is fun OF hope, for Il
shows that all that woman has 10 do
TO keep her husband Is to be cheerful
and amiable herself. and feed him well.
and keep him poor All of which any
woman can dO-especially the last item.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13

brighter with the larger telescope. be-
cause more Of it's light is concentrated
in its telescope image.
The differences OF brightness similarly
affect the naked eye. and the brighter
the star the larger IL looks although in
every case the real diameter of the star
subtends an angle too small to be visu-
ally appreciated.
But there Is an indirect method Of
estimating the probable size of various
stars. which gives some very interest
ing results. BY taking into account both
the relative distance and the relative
brightness We can determine the actual
amount Of light emitted by any star
whose distance Is measurable by using
the sun IS \ standard. To illustrate
this method. take the two stars that
you inquire about-Sirius and Capelia.
To our eyes Sirius appears about five
times as bright as Capells. but this is
an illusory superiority, due 20 the fact
that Capella Is much more distant than
Sirius. II they were at an equal dis
lance Capolla would far oUtshine Sirius.
According 10 the best estimates. Capela
IL about 100 time more luminous than
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13
How to Keep a Husband

exceeding humanness Of husbands which
In thing that the average woman never
takes into consideration. She regards a
husband as either a little tin god or
brute. She expects him to be either
superman who viii not be irritated by
her own follies and weaknesses, or notice
whether the cooking Is good or bad. or
else she sets MIN down as a mean,
grouchy tyrant who viii find fault no
matter what she does.
All this Is far and away from the
truth. The average husband is Just a
plain, everyday sort OF a man. who wants
things comfortable at home, who desires
TO be met when he comes home at night
by bright. cheerful. chummy wife, who
isn't above handing him out plenty OF
soft soap and Jollying him along. and
who sets him down TO good dinner In
a tidy house.
Given all these things. and especially
when there Is strong tie Of pRrenthOod
to bind man and woman together. and
the danger OF a husband deserving his
wife is almost negligible. That is what
this report means.
Before marriage. beauty and grace and
fine clothes may attract man, but
after marriage Il Is good nature. and
sympathy. ana cheerful eompanionship
that holds him
The man who Is married 70 a woman
who meets all the exigencies OF life with
fortitude and philosophy, who knows how
10 make allowances for his faults and
failings and who never throws his mis-
takes up 20 him. couldn't DO dragged
away from her side by wild horses. Nor
do you ever hear OF men asking for
divorces from wives who are cracker
Jack cooks. and who make hans . place
Of peace and rest
Mans matrimonial ideal II expressed
in Mrs. Boffin's favorite motto. "Oh.
lord. let's be comfortable Dol"
On the contrary. just as the woman
who Is anniable and thrifty and efficient.
grapples her husband to her with hooks
OF steel, 50 the woman who Is shrewish
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13
On
Maintaining
Appearances
Fable About the Woman
Who Tried and What II
Taught Her
BY ANN Isle.

There was once a woman who found
herself suddenly thrown on her own re-
sources. Fortunately, the resources were
there. She sold all that had made her
life beautiful and decorative and took
the proceeds TO buy useful things that in
turn she might sell these and earn a
livelihood Herewith.
Out OF the wreck she kept but one ex-
pensive thing-s very beautiful and won
derful fur coat which her husband had
given her In the days before his life and
his fortune had terminated abruptly.
The woman had a little baby 10 sup
port and the only means she found avail
able was to go up TO the wilds OF Canada
and INTRODUCE a line OF knlt goods to the
shopkcepers there. The fur coat, she
felt, would save her from colds and
pneumonia which might endanger her
own life and 30 her baby's means OF
support and life as well
Besides. she was quite sure that the
charming appearance the fur coat would
enable her TO make. however cheapiy she
was clad underneath, would be distinctly
an asset TO her business
The first town 10 which she came
housed a large store which her employer
INV wiz htt was 6oOu TOT n Thousand
dollar order and a 10 per cent commis-
sion to her. She went in TO see the pro-
prtetor. and could not quite decide
whether he admired her sweaters and
shawls and baby Jackets or whether his
admiration was all for her beautiful fur
coat.
Finally. after he had examined her
goods thoroughly. he told her to re-
turn the next day when he would have
made his choice between her line and
that Of competitor. The woman had
no doubt OF success. for the competitors
line was inferior in quality and equal In
price
The next day she returned. confident
OF success. Said the kindly proprietor
- the Canadian emporium: II gave that
other poor devil the order. He needed
80 much worse than you / realized
that an order like mine couldn't mean
iiuch TO a woman who had coat like
sours"'
The woman went back to her cold
,el bedroom and flung herself across
O. bed sobbing and quite Needless of
whether she crumpled her coat or not.
The next day In another ancient town,
= got an order. But she went after
drssed In tl2e8 black broadoloth
she had bought in q bargain base
ent
hen she got back TO New York she
Der seal coat for Just half It's value.
Il cost me lot. and II lost me a lot,
Il taught me a lot" said she.
MORALs-when skim milk masquerados
- cream. peope who are used 20 a frugal
e. may be afraid OF Il.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13
Snapshots

Common sense may tell you when to
begin, but il takes judgment to know
when TO stop.
Common sense oOunsels many an un-
romantic woman to save her love letters.
Her lawyer may need them some day
Common sense keeps men from flirting
with widows. They find 1t quite unneees-
sary.
Common sense doesn't keep some people
from giving themselves away-nor Others
from being soldl
Common sense ought to keep men from
arguing with women. II the eternal
feminine Is right. man loses; IL she is
wrong, she weeps-and then how can he
Wing
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13
Gigantic Size of Some of the Stars
and Sirius only 40 times.

the 81 and Sirius only 40 times.
Here the principle on which such
calculations rest: First. COMPARE. by
means of careful measurements, the
Jmount of light that we receive from
he star in question with the amour
'eceived from the sun. The comparison
Is not easily made, and the results OBJ
aimed by different observers vary rather
widely. But we may take as fairly &C
curate the estimate which makes the
light received on the earth from Sirius
-)ne-seven- thousand-milli of that re-
ceived from the sun. Now, the distance
IF Sirius is about $4,000 times the dis
lance Of the sun, and II both were
quail in actual luminosity then the sun
at siriuss distance, ought to appear
just as bright as Sirius.
Remembering that light varies inversely
as the square of the distance. let us cal
culate how bright the sun would be
at $4,000 times its present distance. The
square of $4,000 is. In round numbers,
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13

oiSNi9 ana phgAcaiiy Weah
Is extravagant. sherwish and untidy
Is over critical and nagging.
II there are no children.
II the husband Is large money Garner.
This report contains much food for
thought for all women. because Il squares
with common experience and observa-
tion. Also. because IL gives a tip 20
every wife who has sense enough 20
take one. on how to keep her husband
happy and eontented. and from wishing
that he had the courage to duck and run.
For, believe me. dear ladies'. not every
man "a a wife deserter who would like
70 be one. or who At various times has
contemplated being one. So your danger
il greater than you think. ed it's up TO
you 20 take out little husband insur-
anee by taking 10 heart the garnered
wisdom OF this report ON the why OF
wife desertion.
The first thing about It that strikes
one "a that Il turns a searchllght on the
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13

that men are not
apt 70 leave their
wives II the wife rs
Big and strong
and healthy.
II she IL n good
cook.
10 she Il sweet
tempered. helpful.
interested and af-
fectioHRte.
II there are chill
dren in the family.
IL the husband Is
a man earning a
small salary.
On the other
hand. husband de-
sertion Is am ever
present peril TO the
wife who Is;
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13

Glass cOffins have been found in Eng
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13
The Bees Home Magazine Page
Bv NELL BRINl<IEY

Copyright. 1915. 1nt1. News Service.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13


most powerful tele.
scopes. che stai
are all so reno
that they becon
mere points of ligh
although these point
are virtually magn
fled into spurious 1
seeming disks Of dit
fraction of the light
The larger the telt
scope the smaller tn
spurious disk OF
star with the sam
magnifying p0we4
But the star look
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13

my SIDES winch the
doctors said W ere
caused by infiamma-
ton. i suffered a
great deal every
month land grew very
thin. ! was under the
doctors care for two
long years without
any benefit Finally
after repeated sug-
gestions 70 try It We
got Lydia Z. Pink
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13
Do You Know That

Glass collins have been found In Eng
land.
The battle of Waterloo lasted eight
hours.
The United States provides moro than
half OF the worlds total production Of
copper.
Half an hour OF the goosestep does AZ
much for the muscles OF the les as half a
days route marching.
In the fiords on the Norway coast
the clearness OF the water Is wonderful.
snall objects may be seen at depth
OF twenty-five 10 thirty fathoms.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13
GARRETT p. SERVISS.

Which star has the greater area, Sirius
or Capella? Also. please give dimension.
of both.-Gerard Golding, Chicago"
The area" or disk. of no star l.
Omaha daily bee., 1915-09-13
BY DOROTHY DIX.

The bureau OF public welfare OF Chi
cago has been making an exhaustive
study OF the problem OF wife desertion.
The result OF their Investigation shows
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-20


thought of Dicks surprise at my in
difference. It seemed to me that he
felt as though he had been defrauded
of something some of the tang.
had been taken out Of lbs night
pleasure if did not care whether he
stayed away or at home.
Dick would feel very unhappy if he
thought was really Indifferent, but
down in his heart he does not dream
that can be so. Am I indiherent2
Yes, little book, 1 am tonight. Some
way since l was i'll I have not had
one great heart throb where Dick is
concerned. I suppose I'll get over it,
do not care whether he is here or
whether he is away,
Is it wicked, little book, to feel this
way about your husband? The great
est hurt in my heart at present is be-
cause there is no hurt. am ashamed,
but the old wild heart throb is there
no longer. I can't bring it back.
Tonight, here in bed, with Dick
sleeping beside me, life looks rather
dreary, must cOfess to you, little
seems paralyZed and except for my
sorrow at the terrible illness Of Aunt
Mary 1 have really had no emotions Of
any kind since I became conscious
that was still in the land of the liv-
ing.
wonder, little book, does every
body come to this luH sometimes in
their lives? want to love Dick again
IN the old whOle-hearted way-yes,
even if it hurts to have him neglect
me. want to be interested in every
thing he does.
want to feel again.
Dick seems to have forgotten an
about baby already and we never
mention him any more, as I saw that
when do so a cloud would come
over his face.
wonder if anything would happen
to me if Dick would marry againH
M
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-20

CONFESSIONS
AM / FALLING OUT o
Copyright, 1915, by the News
Dick did not come home last night
until after 8 o'clock-~~I pretended to
be asleep and he tiptoed about very
carefully, evidently trying not to
wake me up. After he had been in
bed a short time he reached over to
take me in his arms.
please don't, Dick"
Don't you feel well, Margie?" I
yes, but don't want to be dis
turbed I have had a trying day and
I sat up for you until after Il. 1
wish, Dick, when you intend to stay
out late you would call me up by
phone so that could go to bed"
Great Scott! Margie, do you think
a man always stays out late with de-
iberate intention? I started home all
right and met some of the boys and,
and-weIl, there you are.
'AIl right, Dick, let's say no more
about it." said, YEARLY.
But I want you to understand how
it happened"
81 don't care, Dick, how it hap
pened. 1 only care about getting a
little sleep just at present"
''NOw, Margie, don't get angry and
I'll explain"
81 am not angry in the least and
you need not explain. AS said be-
fore you were out and now you are
here, and that is all there is to it
Don't you want me to tell you
where have been?"
ct hasn't the slightest interestsfor
me-"
Dick switched on the light over my
head and sat up in bed and looked at
me.
you are not sick, Margie," he
asked solicitously.
mot in the least am only
sleepy"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-23
MARTIAL LAW NEAR
IN GREECE, is REPORT

London, Dec. proclamation OF
martial law in Greece is reported un-
off1ciaIIy to be Imminent. Although no
confirmation of this report is avaiIa-
BILE, there is evidence of growing un-
easipess at Athens over the possibility
that Bulgarian troops, will cross the
border.
The only thing which has occurred
to relieve the situation is the an
nouhcement that the Bulgarian officer
in command of the force which clash
ed with the Greeks in Epicus has been
sidered closed.
Recrudescnce of submarine activity
in the Near East is sfgnaIized in a
startling manner by the sinking of the
Japaneset liner Yasaka Maru. .Appar-
emily there was no loss of life but ac-
cording to marine insurance men, the
property was the heaviest incurred in
any rnaratiIne disaster In the war. The
nature of the valuable cargo remains
undisc1osed.
The mystery of the b6mbardment
of Varna, which was at first depicted
as a formidable Russian attack on the
chief Bulgarian port, has stirred Lon
don but according to reports from
both sides it was nothing more than a
minor naval action.
The French claim they have not
onlys advanced their positions sub
stantia1Iy, Notwithstanding the fact
that the Germans have succeeded in
re-occupying some of the lost trenches
but have forestalled in a measure an
offensive which the Germans had been
preparing in the Vosges.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-23
TRAIN WRECKERS
FIRST. HAD PLAN
OF BANK ROBBERY
Bridgeporter Is Sentenced
to Additional Term of
5 to Is Years
TWO MEN CONFESS
TO WRECKING TRAIN
Planned to Rob It When
They Abandoned Scheme
to Loot Bank
Especial to The Farmer. )

~ MiddIetown, Conn.,. Dec 23-Thri11-
ing details OF a plot to rob a bank
in this city, were disclosed in the
superior court here yesterday when
a confession of two Of the four men
on trial for Wrecking a train on the
Valley division at Maromas, in 1911,
was read in court
Robbery was the motive of the train
wrecking plot, too, according to the
confession signed by Antonio Verna1e
of Bridgeport and Paul Karuba of
Ansonia. These men. who pleaded
guilty, were sentenced to prison for
from five to 15 years. Their ahesS4
accessories, Nunzio Bushemo and Sc
bastfan Lagana pleaded not guilty
and went on trial today. -
When court resumed today, counsel
for Lagara announced his change of
plea. Bushemo's trial was set for
next Tuesday.
Vernale is doing time in Wethers-
field for arson. He was arrested for
completely in an alleged arson lin
Grand street, this city. a year ago
Karubas is serving states prison
sentences for assault with intent to kill.
The other prisoners. Nunzio Bush
emo and Sebastian. Lagana, went on
trial today. They pleaded not guilty.
The statement asserts that the four
men had first planned to rob a Middle
town bank to secure fundslwith which
to go to Italy. Later. it was decided
that it would be better to wreck a
train and secure money and valuables
from passengers.
On the afternoon OF Aug. 27,z 1911.
the statement goes on to say the four
men rowed down che Connecticut river
from Midd1etown to Maromas in a
royvboat. At Maromas. the railroad
tracks run close to the river on an
embank1nent. s<sas4szasssssss.ssssas
One end of a rail was tpf1ed up, but
before they had time to loosen It en-
tfrely the train approacined and q mo-
ment later was .derai1ed, some OF the
cars rolling down the en1bankmenAs
The four. men became frightened,
the statement says. and ran away.
Verna1e and Karuba were arrested
soon after the wreck, but they were
able to establish a1fbis, and were re-
leased Later the two were arrested
for other crimes. and while they were
in prison. a detective is said to have
secured the evidence which led to all
four being arrested on the charge OF
wrecking the train
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-23
HUBBY
SHOOTS UP HIS
BOARDING HOUSE
Ansonia Man Runs A1nuck
With Gun and Wounds
One of Boarders

Ansonias Dec. 23.-Jotn Murphy, who
shot and seriously wounded William
Martin last night, was held in the city
court this morning on bonds of $40, 600
for hearing next Thursday. Martin
is at the Griffin hospital where the
X-ray was used this morning in an
effort to locate the bullet which en-
tered the left side and lodged near. the
lungs. His condition, while serious, is
not considered dangerous.
Jealousy is believed to be the mo-
tive for the shooting.
The Murphys, who formerly lived
here, returned to 3Ansonia a couple of
months ago after living several years
in. New york state and opened a
boarding house on Maple street. Mar
tin has lived with the sMurphys for
seven or eight years and was married
less than a. year ago. Last night Muir
ply removed his shoes and entered
the house by a cellar window al
though the front door was unlocked,
finding William Neary, one of the
boarders, in the sitting room. He
struck Neary in the mouth and when
Mrs. Murphy appeared, Murphy drew
a revolver and fred three shots. None
of them took effect and Mrs. Murphy
and Neary ran into they ard. Martin
appeared on the scene and, entering
the house ostensibly for the purpose
of Quieting Murphy, was shot. Muir
ply served in the navy during the
Spanish war.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-12-23
TONS OF COLD
PILINC IN BANKS
OF BRIDGEPORT
Institutions Here Are Get
ting More Money Than
They Can Use
LOCAL PAY ROLL IS
81, 100000 A WEEK
Remington Plants Here
Turn Out Half Million
Every Seven Days

Bridgeport banks and particularly
the savings institutions are benef1tting
to an inestimable degree from the
present prosperity. 1t is believed
that before statements are recorded
stituttons will have. doubled their de-
posits over the total of the same peri
cd during the present year.
Savings banks that are lending
money as fast as possible upon proper
ty for development, within the re-
strictfons of the state banking, act,
report in at least one instance, that
deposits are being received faster
than loans can be negotiated.
Though it is denied in banking cir
cles today that money is being sent
out Of the city, bankers do not expect
that they will have to place an embar-
go upon the amount or number Of de-
posits they may take.
This prosperity is, due to the fact
that not only everybody who formerly
lived in Bridgeport is working full
time at this season, but because ,thous-
ands OF new worker residents are here
many of whom are fortunate enough
to work 16 hours every weekday
where heretofore eight and 10 hours
was the average daily labor.
The pay-rolls in this city have been
increased py Lne numerous Oh t41ous-
ands of dollars. 1t is reported In
banking circles that the Remington
Arrns-Amnunition Co. and the u. M.
c. Co. combined pay out nearly half
a million dollars weekly for work
With the pay-ro11s Of other factories
included. conservative estimate places
the weekly payroll of Bridgeport at
more than $1,0oO.eOo weekly. much of
which is being invested in property
and placed in the savings banks of this
city.