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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-11-04
ELEcrElo ROADS AND THE CABLE


New York Sun.
The influence Of electric railroads upon
transatlantic telegraphy II Z question Of
not little Importance. and an article
which has just bsen written on the subject
by Mr.. Charles Cuttriss, the electrician Of
the Commercial Gable Company, q likely
to lead to considerable discussion. One
end Of the cables Of the Commercial Cable
Company lands at Consy Island, and con-
nection u made BY an underground
cable through Ocean avenue and
Brooklyn With the terminus in Wal
street. Some few months ago occasional
kicks on the receiving instrument were
experienced, but as they might be caused
disturbance they were not regarded as
Of special moment. 1t was noticed. how
ever. when testing the cable, that the
movements OF the mirror. which was yery
unsteady, were Of such q characfer
as 70 indicate . near location of the dis.
turbaEce. It occurred to Mr.. Cuttriss
that the newly-established electric rail-
road. running from Prospect park,
Brooklyn. to Coney Island. might be the
source Of the trouble. He argued that
ocean cables are operated by recording
instrument OF such sensitiveness that 4
current of 0ne-thousandth of i milliamnere
will produce distinct working signal. and
that therefore the disturbances recorded
might be caused by the starting and rnn-
ming Of the cars. Notwithstanding the
fact that the electric road does not in anv
part of its route approach the underground
cables OF the company nearer than abont
half mile.
A telephone was thereupon connected
between the cable and its return earth. and
the movement of the cars was distinctIv
heard. The telephone was then connected
to the cable and to the water-pipes. when
the sounds SO increased in loudness that
they could be heard with the telephone 4
short distance from the ear. Mr.. Cuttriss
asks the question: 'If the disturbance il
so severe with the railroad at distance Of
half mile. or 2.640 feet, what would be
the effect on the company's property If at
some time an electric road should BE- pro-
jected down Ocean avenue. whore tha
rails would, in oil probability, be within
four or i've feet OF the cable for q minimum
distance Of five and . half miles?" II il
pointed out that. although the question
whether the effects connected with this
phenomenon are attributable to conduction
through the earth and water, or TO induc-
ton, the fact remains that with the in.
crease OF electric roads in the vicinity OF
telegraph lines the disturbances on the
latter will be seriously increased, and the
only remedy at present seems to be the
adoption BY the roads of double trolley
system.
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Notice to Creditors.

i county, state Of washinston.-y r Mean q
Sons VS. their creditosa No 1850
Notice ID hereby given 70 all the creditors of
the above-named insolvents. petitioners that
the assignee Of the estate of the said insoiyents
has declared Q dividend, and has fled his sfate.
ment IN the court - required by section 2,0as of
the Code Of Washinr ton. And al said creditors
arc hereby required to show cause before the
Hon. ]. A. Stratton, one of the judges of said
court within dfteen days next following the
publication OF this notice, why the said state-
ment should not b accepted and diatribution
made agreeable to its contentG
witness my hand and the seal Of said court
this 10th day Of October, A. d. 1890
ieRAL n. NJ. HOLMES, Clark.
Flint publication Of this notice October II.
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line az Stewart street Win -
Third street and running theSS
along the center line Of Third -
ter line Of Depot street: thenoe r.
center line Of Depot street ana
Of Depot street produced 70 thS
Of the city; Themes southeassGl73
with the center line Of Yenlt, -
thence east along the cent? fs<z
nue. produced TO the point 81 -
the center line Of Stewart SSSz5
thence northeastcrly along ~
Stewart street to the point a fe
ing place, Battery street. hetwS
Second streets-
SIXTEENTH PRECINcT.--tefxfk
pfectncty. 81 =
Beginning at the Interests. a
line Of Stewart street with f15 ~
Third street, and running fhs~sr As
along the center line OF slHS1S =. z'
center line ri Olive street. fhesSs
along the center line oi or sz
center line of Ninth street ~ J. Gee.
along the center line of m
center limo Of Depot sfreet ~
the center line OF Depot streef ~ r.
OF Third street, thence e0uthee1
center line of Third street "a 1SS
ginning. Polling place. Battery
sEvEsrEENrH PRxcrxcr-otv
preciDctl. 49, bad l. I
Beginning at the interectc
line Of Madison street with ~
Euclid avenue produced, and g.
north along the center linz Il
produced and Euclid avenue -
dairy OF the city, themes wast
boundary of the city to the crn ~
street produced. thence noul6 r.
along the center line Of Rollin
ter line OF Depot street. thenes f
center line OF Depot street % r.
Ninth street, thence southeo1S
center line Of Ninth street 70 r.
olive street, thence noftheaS
center line OF Olive street 70 lI1
Twelfth street. thence southe6
center line of Twelfth street "a r.
OF Madison street, thence norf5
the center line Of Madison sfYe1f ~
beginning. Polling place. De1of
EIGHTEENTH PREcIScr-tssvs
ond precincf). 8
BEGINNING 1t the intersection ~
line of Madison street with ~
Euclid avenue produced, and fn
noriheasterly along the cent? n
street 70 the north boundary a fHS
west, north and west along the iSSIi
OF the city TO the point of iutern
center line OF Euclid aveuuo, the
the center line of Euclid ayenro
avenue produces to the poinf p
Polling place, Madison and Jones S1
NINErKENfH PRRcINCT-fRIeH5iz F.
precinct). s'-7T
Beginning ct the intersectioo 6o
line of Depot street with the con1nc
bard street, and running theme 49,
center line Of Lombard street Is 1E5
of Mercer street: thcnca Reef F.
line of Mercer street 10 ~ ~;
the city; thence southeoeeor1v r,
boundary line Of the city g IL ,:;7
section with Depot street prn6u5 y.
ia Z straight lfne along the coStG
street to the point OF beRiunin9!
ct Thomas aud Warren sfree6G
TWENTIETH PRECrHCr-(Eehfk
precincp. ss3||
Beginning 1t the inter1eotfon
line Of Depot street with the cs61
bard street and running thSn4S S17
center line of Depot sfreet - ~ -
Roilin street, thence north alone ikS
of Rollin street and Rollin a1f1S3
the north boundary 81 tie mn.
along the north boundary 81 ~ -
ter line OF Willow street. thencS e112f
center line of Willow street b - ~
Mercer street. thence eass aloag r.
of Mercer street 70 the canteF M
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Their gentle action and GOOD effect an IN. .r.
TEN really make them perfect little pill. They
please those who use them. Carserss Istfis
Liver Pills may well be termed Perfection -
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1IHsr PnxcucI--lFtnt ward, Firss Precinct.
Aae g 4esa9 eFonue with the center linz Of
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Free reclining chair cars run through from
rortland 20 Chicago without change via the
Union Fscine A. c. Martin, general agent 7o5
agent. city dock.
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a LOVELY COMPExIoN
dom's Robertire
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AnetAsr Rsnarkabls Oafe Of Deafness.
To whom Il may concern: For years
have been troubled with chronic catarrh.
So Troublesome had Il become that could
ecarcely breathe through my nose had en-
tirely lost sense OF smell, and became a.
MOSS totally deal, cmFanied with ring
Ing noises IN my ears. After = course of
electric and surgical treatment By Dr.. Oar
rim am perfectly cured Of my DEAFNESS
and buxsine noise& Refer to me at Kalalna,
Wash. JAMES FLANAGAN.
Instantly Cured Of DeAfhoss.
Editor Oregonian: For eight years prior
TO calling on DR.. Darrin, I had been deaf,
accompanied with ringing noises in my
ears. Caafrh was great source OF an
noyanco so much so. that ! could scarcely
breathe through my nose at times. Dr..
and the catarrh 10 nearly well
+. 81. OGILBE,
Osborn Hotel, East Portland.
DrS. Darrin can be consulted deity ct the
Washington building, corner Of Fourth
and Washington streets, Portland. Hours
10 70 s; evenings. Z to 8; Sundays, 10 20 IL.
All chronic and acute diseases. blood
cretions permanently cured, though no re-
ferences are ever made In the press con-
corning such cases. owing to the delicacy
Of the patients. Examinations free to Ill,
and circulars viii b sent to any address.
Charges for treatment according 70 patient's
ability to pay. The rich and poor treated
free of charge with electricity from 10 to IL
daily. All private diseases confdentially
treated and cures guaranteed. Patients at
d stance can b. cured by home treatment.
Medicines and letters sent without the
dOct0rs' name appearing.
N. B.-Dr. Darrin has . branch Office ct
the Umatilla Hotel, The Dalles, November
Sd to the 8th.
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ANNOUNCE1IEN
#EXTRA0RDI

Large and expensive improveme44
made on the east shore Of Lake Uu1e
The Seattle Electric Railway c.
now constructing their line thefa
Francisco Bridge Company II nav
magnificent and costly bridge % e.
Dy's Point with LatOna At ~
these Improvements we have som9
property in the Lake Union en9
additions, which can be b0ugng
cheaper than you can purchase o. =
Lake Union q
Lots in these additions arg 81
ready for building. We have loo -
ditions for $50, which will p
that amount when these improv
completed. s.s|
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Beeinning ct the point of intersection Of the
north line OF sec II. tp Is n,r5e, with Lake
washington. thence east to ne corner OF sec is.
same township and range thence south two
mile, thence west 70 Lake washington, thence
northerly and easterly following the meandero
OF Lake Washington TO the point ct beginning
Polling place. schoolhouse
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9, thence south ak miles, thence east four miles
thence south two miles Themes east two miles,
thence north one mile. thence east one mile,
20 the southeast corner OF section So % q 3. I
.. thence north two and one-half miles, thence
vest three miles. thence north three ana one
nal miles thence west seven miles 70 the
place OF beginning Polling place, schoolhouse.
CHERRY VALLEY PRECINCT.
BEGINNING At NV conner Of sec g. y en-, re .,
thence east to east line Of range =, thence south
three miles, thence west 70 ~ corner Of sec Is,
tp Is 2. q thence north to place Of begin
ming. Polling place, schoolhouse
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DURHAM PRECINCT.

beginning ct the NV cor OF SEQ 4 to n n.
!! Q, thence south one mile, thence east ono
mile, thence south 2 miles, thence east one
mile to east line Of range-7. thence south to
White river, thence easterly along White river
to the east line Of range 8, thence north 70 the
north line OF township a. thence west TO point
OF beginning Polling place. Cook house.
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Begiuning q the 4 post on the west line Of
REQ s tp q q, r. e, thence east one ana one
uu4rtof utlea thence eouth Oue-half mile,
thence eat thfee-quarters mile, thence south to
Union bay. thence westerly. s0utherly ana east
erly along the shore Of Union bay ana Lake
Wsahinefoa (alsO including McGflvrA's island)
10 the north limits Of the city Of Seattle, thence
west 70 the ~ corner Of rec 10 thence north
oue-ha4 mile, thench west 70 the shore Of Lake
Union and 10 the line between secs II and
Is projected south. thence north to the place
Of bogfuntnG. Polling place, store.
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Beginning at the NV corner OF eco ls. to "a n.
re g, thence east to east line Of range s, thence
south 70 quarter post ON east line OF acc
north to north line Of tp q, thence west to ~
corner OF Up "a n. Q. thence north to place 81
beginning. Polling place, X. OF I. hall
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ComprislrR "a that torritory lying within tbs
corpofsto limits OF che town Of Kent Polling
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HoUeHrow parcNcr.

All that part Of tips 10, 20 ana q In Kfns
county lying east Of the east line Of range s
Polling place, hoteI
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BEGINNING at the nv cor Of sec 2. fp . \, .,
thence south three miles, thence east one mile.
thence south three miles, thence to oOnth line Of
% as thence east four miles to the " cor Of sec
IS. - q q, r6e, thence north 70 north line Of
King county, thence west to place Of beginning.
Polling plac6. echoolhoune
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Beginning ct the NV corner OF sec q. To 70
n, -. thence east ~ White river, thence cast
erly and southeasterly. following the meanders
Of said river TO point eighty rods north of the
south line Of sec Z tp q d, 7 s ., thence west to
west line Of sec 10, tp II n, rae. thence north to
place Of beginning. Polling place, schoolhouso.
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beginniuG q the Intersection Of the eat and
Admiralty inlet, thence east to Duw smish rivsr
Thence nortnwestery along the said ri YER and
nottn Westerly along the shores OF Elliott bay.
.hu Dun wesefly and southeasterly along the
SHORES ct Admiralty inlet to the placa 81 SeSin.
nine. Foll1ng place. Coopers store.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-17
Making Cans by Machinery.

An exhibition was given the other
day at the works, Otsego and Dickin-
son streets, of the operation of a ma
chine for rapidly making tin fruit,
vegetable and fish cans.
The machine Is about fifty feet long.
The fiat tin of a proper size for the can
is placed on an endless chain at one
end. 1t then passes into a machine
where the tin is rolled into the shape
of q can and the edges fastened. A
series of gas jets next heat the partly
made can, and a pot of solder distri-
butes its metal along the edge. The
can then passes by sharp turn to a
traveller, where fingers grasp it and
hold it in position as the top and bot
tom of the can drops throug Oh slot
into position Another series of gas
jets and solder further on fix one end,
and then, by an ingenious movement
of the traveller, the other end is pre-
scented to still another series of gas Jets
and solder, and the can is ready for
use. 1t was just forty-five seconds
from the time the fiat sheet of tin was
placed in the machine until it passed
out, fifty feet away, finished can.
The machine, it is claimed, is the
only one of the kind ever built, and is
almost entirely automatic In all its
movements. It is said that, with ten
men, from 40, 600 to &C, 600 cans can be
turned out in day, it requiring 200
hands to turn out that many by hand
in the same time. One particular viz
tue is claimed for the cans made on
this machine-.'not q particle Of
solder enters the interior. "-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-17

Dials live over into this age of cheap
clocks and watches not by reason OF
their use or convenience, but because
Of their associations. They were for
merly designed with taste and bore
inscriptions suited to their purpose.
Many of these are historic, as the one
that used to be at Pauls Cross in Lon
don, which said, in Latin, II number
none but sunny hours"
An old fashioned dial in garden of
Sussex, England, is said to bear upon
its plate these four notices, each for
its own season: after Darkness,
Light" 'Alasl how swift" II warn
whilst I move:" $50 passes Life"
Familiar old notices are some of
our every day proverbs. Some of these
are, ''All things do wax and wane;"
1.-THE longest day must end" Make
hay while the sun shines"
One of the most appropriate of these
notices used to be borne by dial
that stood in the old Temple Gardens,
and it is said to have been furnished
by the great lord chancellor Bacon.
His lordship was hard at work one
day in his chambers, when an idle
student dropped in to ask for a motto
for the new sun dial which was then
being built. Twice the student hum
bly, made his request, but the grave
chancellor gave no reply or sign Of
having heard it At last, as the Pc
titioner began for the third time, Ba-
con looked up and said, angrily:
''Sirrah, be gone about your bust
nessp'
"a thousand thanks, my lord" re-
piled the sutton. The very thing for
the dali Nothing could be better. ~
Youths Companion.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-17

In 1887 l made about 125 steel and
about 125 iron boilers; in 1888 about
270 steel and 25 iron, and this year,
out of nearly 800 boilers, will only
turn out 2 of iron. OF 132 boiler plato
mills in this country, but two are
making iron plates exclusively. If the
steel boilers cost more, suppose the
demand for them would increase less
rapidly, but the price of steel and iron
plate is so nearly equal, and the steal
boilers are so far superior in every
way that it may be said that iron boil
ers are out of date. Iron plates lack
what boiler makers call homogeniety
that is to say, evenness of tensile
strength or equality in the matter of
expansion and contraction That
quality is what makes the steel boiler
and the lack of it makes the
iron one unreliable. The wrought
iron boiler must go.-Manufacturer in
St Louis Globe-Democrat
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-17

New England farmers are proverbial
for their liking for pie. 1t is staple
article of food with most of them
they wouldn't know how to keep
house without it." And indeed it is
hard to get along without anything to
which we have all our lives been ac-
customed An old lady went from
New Hampshire to visit city relations
on whose table pie never appeared.
Her visit had been understood to be
for month, but at the end of two
weeks she announced her intention of
returning home on the following day.
"Why, auntie," said her niece, in a
tone of great surprise, I'VE thought
you had come to spend at least q
month, and l can't think of letting
you go so soop."
Il think must, Matte" replied tho
old lady, firmly.
But we haven't taken you to half
the places we want to see, nor done
half we want to do for your pleasure.
Surely you're not tired of us SO SOON"
"Oh, no, no, protested the old lady,
1--we enjoyed myself very much,
dear; you have all been so kind and
thoughtful. l can't thank you enough
for it all"
''Then stay longer, auntie. Why
should you go SO soonf'
With the frankness and simplicity
of many aged persons, the old lady
said:
'sWell, Matte, if must tell you,
will. l simply can't stay where folks
never have pie, and / don't want any
extra trouble taken to make it on my
account, so I'd better go home where
we have it common"
She did not go home for some weeks,
and pie appeared upon the table at
every meal as long as she remained
Youth Companion.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-17
THE OLD LINE FENCE.

Do you remsmher tn cid nne fence
Dkvfdin' tn farms ov Jones asd Bence,
Efaksd and ridered and ten rails high,
That nuthin' could leap what couldnr nyf
Joe Bence, a. deacons only can,
Sung hymns in church-good sort o. man,
While Jones' he didn't care about
9Th meetin's-was good enough without"
Well. Jones' he bought q brindle steer.
An KEEP i'm, too, fur moren year
He had an ugly. crumpled horn
An hanker'd after Bences corn
That steer want slow in iarnin tricks
So when tn fence got out o. fix
He'd throw IL with that horn o. his,
An mostly fore tn sun was riz-
Tn deacon wrath run high an hot
Until poor man. he quite furgot
His rather pious "vuns'' an vows"
An rally swore at Jones' cows
One day tn steer was in tn corn,
An Bence, he broke the critters horn;
/ reck' n he didn' mean e dew it,
He found the stun, was mad. an threw IL
Then Jones, he shot at Simpson, hog,
He said, but killed tn deacon's dog.
Then Bence put pizen out fur rats
An killed Ben Jones' hens an cats.
One day they fought with rake an hoe,
Bence hack'd at Jones an Jones raked JoA
They claw'd an tore each others shirt
But otherwise they want much hurt
Their quarrels went frum bad to wua.
tn deacon learned to swear an cuAA
An SO fur more nor thirty years
Joe Bence an Jones were by tn ears
The fencef Well, wen tn farms wus sold
They tore it down, it got 80 old
Where's Jones an Bencht They're cold A. GtiM
In yeDder graveyard on the hill
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-17
Worms That Eat Steel Rails.

For the last two years the German
government has been making inQui-
ries into the life, history and ravages
of one of the most remarkable worms
known to exist This wonderful crea-
ture, whose gluttonous appetite is only
satisfied after feed on common steel,
was first brought into general notice
by an article in The Cologne Gazette in
June, 1887.
For some time preceding the publ
cation of the account mentioned the
greatest CONSERVATION existed among
the engineers employed on the rail-
way at Hagen by accidents which al
ways occurred at the same place, Prov
ing that some terrible defect must exist
either in the material or the construc-
ton of the rails
The government became interested
and sent a commission to the spot for
the purpose of maintaining a constant
watch at the place where the accidents
one of them attended with loss of
Hfe-had occurred. 1t was not, how
ever, until six months had elapsed that
the surface of the rails appeared to be
corroded, as if by acid, to the extent
of over 100 yards.
The rail was taken up and broken,
WuefeupOn IL was IOunu 10 De literally
honeycombed by a thin, threadlike,
gray worm. The worm is said to be
two centimeters in length and of about
the bigness of a common knitting
needle. 1t is of light gray color, and
on the head it carries two little sacs or
glands, filled with a most powerful
corrosive secretion, which is elected
every ten minutes when the little de-
mon is lvinp lIndiSturbed This lio1id
when squirted upon iron renders it
soft and spongy and of the color of
dust, when 4 is easily and greedily
devoured by the little insect. There
is no exaggeration, says the official
report, lin the assertion that this crea-
ture is one of the most voracious, for it
has devoured thirty-six Kilograms of
rails in fortnight. Chicago Tri-
bune.
Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1890-01-17

A number of book men were relat-
ing professional Anecdotes the other
night. About twenty years ago, {"
said one Of them, was employed
with the Lppincotts. Thomas Hughes
was being honized very extensively,
and when he came n to Philadel-
phia he came to- seS the publishing
house. After he had inspected the
whole establishment and expressed his
surprise and qualification the head Of
the house took him by the arm and
said: Now, Mr.. Hughes, l want to
show you one of our greatest publica-
tons = "Allibone's Dictionary" Il
contains some information about every
author of any account in England and
America. Now, let US see for example,
what it says about Thomas Hughes
So he turned to 81, and lol the name
of the author of Tom Browns School
Days wasn't there. ~ PhiladAPhia