The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-04-10


all The falseh5ods which have been published,
the ealofed labofef is paid more on the pants-
tons in Texas than tie white laboters make
upon The farms Of Illinois.
HAMPTON GOVERNS HoBTH CABoLINA
THROUGH THE FeaoH or TAX RECEIPTS.
The safety Of oar Families and Homes.
The advantages offered by the Ameri=
can District Telegraph Company
are so manifest and Invaluable
that we cannot avoid express
ing Our establishment that SO few
Of our citizens have availed themselves
Of It's benefits. The general impression
seems to be that the operations Of the
company are confined TO business cir
elss whereas, families and private in
dividuals can and do derive far greater
benefits from it's protection than any
other class OF subscribers. The msr.
camille community Of this city were not
slow TO appreciate tho advantages
offered TO them by tho company. The
great majority Of private residences
and boarding houses are In no sense So
cure against danger. so long as they re-
main unprovided with tho means of
safety offered TO them by tho American
District Telegraph Company.
oughly understand the objects and
working Of this admirable association,
we give tho following exact. although
sueeinet, account Of how 1t benefits its
subscribers
An individual applies TO the company
to place u signalling apparatus IN bis
premises-w business establish
Iishment. private residence or boarding
house-and this is forthwith effected
without any expense or trouble TO him
self, the instrument being connected ut
the same time with tho District Tele-
graph Office by means OF tho electric
wire. The signalling apparatus has but
four duties 10 perform. and these IRE
carried out In the following manner:
BY moving crank to the word mes.
senger and letting 1t go you will sum
mon u messenger boy to your store or
house, In from two TO seven minutes
time. according to the distance from the
district office by moving crank to word
police d special officer commissioned
by the city will answer in hot haste.
BY moving crank to the word "spe-
oial." a messenger will BIO summoned TO
go Immediately after your physician
and then report himself at your house.
informing you Of the result Of his
errand. by turning the crank around
as far as 1t will go over the word fire."
you will summon the fire patrol with
eatihguishers, tarpaulins.. etc. In from
three to tive minutes. with corps Of
well-trainedi tlremen oil done by tels.
graph, giving the exact location from
whence the fire signal came. "Only
this and nothing more !" but as Mer.
Quito said Of his wound. 1T Is not as
wide as u church door nor aH deep as a
well, but it's enough" There ID no
trouble or mystery whatever In using
the instrument, any more than in rails
ing the knoeker of door or ringing
bell the apparatus 10 kept in working
order by the company, n small rental
being charged in addition to the regu.
lar charge for service.
We cannot too strongly impress upon
our readers and the community gene
rally the Importance Of this company's
objects. As we remarked previously no
house Is secure against danger unless
provided with the safe.gnards which
this association alone offers, and this
fact is most emphatieally true in regard
to private residences.
LADIES AND YOUNG CHILDREN
are deprived Of their protectors during
many hours Of the day. They are then
completely at the mercy of ruftians,
who. easily obtaining admittanea to
another, after silencing the inmates,
proceed to pillage the premises with i'm.
punity; but were the house provided
with the means offered by the District
Telegraph Company such robberes
(Which unfortunately occur too frequent
ly) would be rendered well-nigh i'm
possible.
Fathers of families will readily under
stand that the protection thus rendered
ID two-fold. 1t not merely stops the |
completion OF the crime while in process
Of commission. but also acts prevent |
lively. for house breakers and sneak |
berry Of premises which they know to be |
provided with means for procuring Inn |
mediate assistance. The instrument Of |
this company can be easily handled by |
q child, and ID emphatically O shield
against robbery, ruffianism and fire; an |
insurance, In fine, of life and property. |
Most conflagrations are easily mastered +,
If assistance be obtained forthwith; this |
handy little instrument brings the fire.
men to the house in q very few minutes
with extinguishers from the time the
signal is given.
Ladies' and families, boarders and
boarding house keepers, frequently re-
quire the services of messengers during
the hours when their husbands and
other male relatives are unavoidly alb
sent. Sudden sickness or accident at
home may demand the immediate pres
ence Of husband, father, brother or
friend; single touch Of the alarm will
bring fleet. footed lad in the uniform Of
the company the message being deliv-
cred to him, he rushes off to the address
given. The charge made by the com
pany for this invaluable service, wheth-
er it be night or day, Is at the extremely
moderate rate of thirty cents per hour,
every precaution being taken to insure
the utmost possible dispatch In execut-