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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-15
THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE.
Its Many Kissing Sounds One of
the Obstacles to Telephoning.

Its Many Kissing Sounds One OF
the Obstacles to Telephoning.
New York News.
Is the English language less adapt
ed to telephone communication than
others? Such q question is somewhat
interesting just now, in view of the
fact that a Boston inventor claims to
be able to telephone from this coun-
try to Europe over an ordinary cable.
Officials of the caDle companies TAX @
little stock in his theory, however,
and bring forth many reasons for
their belief that it is not Practical BILE,
besides this that the English Ian
guage is difficult one to transmit
over a telephone wire.
A gentleman who has been In the
telephone business for years and who
holds an important position in the
local service, said to the reporter that
one reason why English is bad tele-
phone language 1s that it abounds in
Kissing sound which are very diff
cult TO transmit over the wire.
Words, like say, see, spoke, sing, etc ,
are very hard to transmit, aud so are
words containing the letter "c''
sounded soft. Even the most expert
operators, it is said, find it difficult
sometimes to understand such words
as receive" "reciprocity," etc.
Another reason given is that the
English language contains a greater
number of words of more than two
syllables, some words In ordinary use
being much longer than is the case in
other languages, and that this inter
feres with their being readily under
stood by the person at the other end
of the wire.
"What is the easiest language for
telephoniDg?" was asked of one of the
superintendents of the telephone
company.
Chinese is the ideal telephoning
language" was the reply. ut is
principally monosyllab for one
thing, and it is made up of simply
rising and falling infections, so that
it is much easier to transmit than any
other language l know of. German is
not as bad language for telephoniDg
as might be thought by persons who
are not familiar with it. French is
not bad, but it is almost as sibilant as
English, and the French spoken i'll
Canada is more So"
According TO one gentleman, who is
well versed in telephoning, many
people who fail TO make themselves
understood over the wire because
they do not understand that in order
to obtain the best possible results a
change from the ordinary tone OF
voice is required. A high false.to is
the best possible voice for telephon-
ing, and can be plainly understood,
even at great distance.
That is one reason why young
women are employed as operators in
the telephone exchanges, their voices
naturally ranging higher than a
mans. A bass voice is about the
worst that can be used at the phone,
as the words and syllables tumble up
together into one continuous growl.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-15
WORLDS FAIR NOTES.

More than $1,000, 900 feet of lum Der
will be used in the construction Of the
huge building for Manufactures and
Liberal Arts.
The foreign commission ers-Sir
Henry Wood and James Dredge oil
England. Herr Wermuth of Germany
and DR.. Emil Meyer of Denmark-are
greatly impressed and pleased at the
building plans and extensive prepara-
tons for the Exposition. Said Mr.
Dredge: 81 have examined the plans
very carefully. They contemplate
the erection of magnificent buildings.
They are bold, striking and, NAV
say, far in advance of our snticipa.
tions. From an architectural point of
view / do not believe they could be
the Ian dscape effects will be in har.
moDy with the architectural features.
Mr.. Olmstead JIG the greatert land
scape engineer IN the world. The
work he has done tor the Worlds
fair shows that"
A reproduction of Independence
Hall is now proposed as PenDsyl-
vania's building at the Exposition.
Prizes of $1,000, $500 and $500 hay Q
been offered for the best plans for q
state building but it is thought the
state commission will seriously con
slider rejecting them all and repro
ducing Independence Hall instead. :.
The Association of Civil Eng ne -rs
of the City of Mexico has voted rrsn.
imously to attend the Expo sition In a
body.
American jewellers are contempla-
ting the project of massing their exhi-
bits at the Exposition, believing that
more effective showing can be made
in that manner. The matter is not
yet decided. Foreign jewelers. are pre-
pairing to make an exhibit of UMPIRE
ced extent and value.
The Washington Park Club is per-
fectipg arrangements for most not
allie race meeting in 1898. The stakes
in the American Derby that year are
to be so, 900; in the "Queen Isabella"
one mile for three year-old fillIes,
sos 900; in the columbus Handicap
for three-yesr. olds and upwards, S25,-
600: in q race for two-years. Olds, S25,-
900; and large stakes will be provided
for a number of other races. The
racing track is close by the Worlds
Fair grounds.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-15
THE srANpARpI WAREHOUSE co

Have Just received the largest and finest
car load of vehicles ever shipped to this
city, ladies' PhaetOnS, speeding phaetonS,
bugges, carriages etc. We have the
highest Surveys in the world; also six car
loads of hacks, carts, express wagons etc.
Agents for Racine Wagon Co. Old
vehicles taken i'm exchange for new ones,
"a West Nueva street. 9-19-tf
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-10-15
HENRY KOHLER, TAILOR, 242 CON-
MERGE STREET.

Second shipment of woollens arrived,
also samples of the latest novelt es
in foreign and domest tic Woollens. l33t
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-08-18
Mrs. Pettis' Boat FIoated Away.


Mrs. Pettis, a lady living at Lake
Emily, in LIE Sueur county, met with an
experience that she is not apt to forget
for some time. She was out boat riding
during the evening, and while out on
the lake her boat, which was leaky, be-
gan to fill with water. She was in the
vicinity Of Cedar island, and rowed
there for the purpose of bailing out the
boat. She got on shore, and some dis
lance from where she landed she spied a
can, which she proceeded to get. She
got the can, but when she returned she
was Mortified to find that a strong wind
had taken her boat some distance out
into the lake.
The island was some distance from
shore, and her cries of distress were un-
heard, and the prospect Of spending the
night was anything but pleasant. No
one came to her relief, and, as there was
no way of escape, she was compelled to
accept the condition imposed by unkind
fate and remain. She passed the night
and was discovered next afternoon by a
party of St. Peter campers, who were
out sailing. One of the party, A. F.
Everson, secured n skiG and FASTENED to
the island to rescue the unfortunate
woman from another night of horror.
She was taken into camp and kindly
cared for by the ladies, and her mental
equilibrium was 0 o restored. She has
no desire to spend another twenty-four
hours in a like manner.-Cor. st. Paul
Globe
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-08-18
Revenge on a Widower.

A heavily yelled woman, dressed in
black, entered the business Office of one
of the morning newspapers a few days
ago and inserted q death notice, with
the announcement Of the funeral next
day. Many friends of the deceased mar
read Of his death with sorrow, and at
the hour mentioned for the services
gathered at his house. Several carriages
stood in the street, but no hearse was
visible, nor was there any Grape on the
door.
In fact, instead of witnessing the last
sad rites the visitors found themselves
ushered into a brilliantly decorated
room, in which a clergyman was about
uniting their alleged departed friend to
his second wife. The laugh went around,
but the mystery was not solved until
some time after. 1t has since transpired
that his first wife's relatives were bitterly
opposed to the widower's second mar
riage, and inserted the funeral notice in
a spirit Of revenge for the outraged feel
ings of the shade of wife No. 1.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-08-18
To Determine the Speed of Electricisy.

To Determine the Speed of ELECTRICITY.
Philadelphia scientists are preparing
to find out how fast an electric current
travels. An experiment will be made,
probably from the Franklin institute, by
connections over the Atlantic cable to
Liverpool and return.
A recent test appeared to show that an
electric current is a slow coach as COM
pared to light, being only able to get
over to Europe and back in something
like a second, or at the rate of only some
400, 900 miles a minute, while light
ambles along at a million miles a minute
gait. The Philadelphia scientists who
are proposing to make further investiga-
tons are not satisfied to give up the rec
ord to sunlight, and hope to prove that
the electrical current, if not handi-
capped, is the swifter element.
The most recent experiment was tried
at McGin college, Montreal. The cur
rent was Transmitted in Montreal, was
transferred to the cable at the New
fOundland cable station by means Of
Thompson's mirror galvanometer, sent
across to the station at Liverpool and re-
turned to Montreal by the same method.
The distance traversed, partly by over
head wire and partly by cable, was 5000
miles. From the time the current left
the key in Montreal until it returned to
the receiver in the same Office just one
second and One-twentieth of a second
had elapsed. and the conditions were not
as good as they might have been; hence
the further experiment to be made here.
The rapidity with which the current
travels over short wires with no delay
indicated unlimited possibilities in the
direction Of practical tests. Professor
Marks, Of the Edison Electric Light
company, is authority for the assertion
that if the globe was encircled with a
continuous cable a current would travel
the entire distance in Il trife over three
seconds. At this rate a current would
travel to the sum-, covering the distance
Of So, 000, 900 miles in three and a half
minutes, or twice as fast as light.-Phila-
delphia Record.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-08-18

A medical MAJ who knows what he is
talking about said recently:
''Thisis a baby year. lido not know how
to account for it, but the statistics will
bear out my assertion that some years
are noted for the great number of births
that occur. This year Of our Lord 1891
is one Of these seasons. If you will take
pains to look the matter up You will find
that 1871 was a very prolific year, and so
was 1886 and 1888. Now we have 1891
with more than the usual number of
births. There will be a great number Of
happy families before 1892 comes to
greet us. 1t is fortunate, too, that there
has been comparatively little sickness
among the children so far, which was
not true of either 1886 or 1888. "-Chicago
News.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-08-18
TOBACCO TALKS.
Rev. Alex Walker Gives lis Views on the
Tobacco Market.

AAS ~" "h thC
Tobacco Market.
The receipts Of leaf continue good and
the market rather more animated. Prices
slightly advanced, with a good demand
for all desirable goods that are sound ex-
cept wrappers. We notice but little
change for the past week.
The crop prospects through the middle
section of the golden belt of North Caro-
lima are not favorable for a good crop,
Judging from our own observations and
the best information we can get-there
has been too much wet weather for to-
bacco. The black gravel land has
frenched, the wet and table lands have
been so much sObed with water that it is
burning at the bottom and will have to
be cut before it is ripe, and it is only the
thrifty rolling lands that is we'll drained
from which we may expect TO get a good
crop. And when we compare the 1891
crop with the 1890 crop, We are forced to
conclude that the 81 crop will be greatly
inferior as to quality and short as to
quantity. The eastern counties do not
seem to nave suffered so much from the
wet weather, but at the same time it will
be thin and light in weight. We have
heard it stated by some that the crop
would be late but a rich and heavy one
adapted to plug work. At this point I
beg leave to differ with all such. At this
writing we see but little hope of a very
large per cen Of desirable plug stock,
but, on the other hand, We contemplate a
large per cent of low grade nOndescript
tobacco in the 1891 crop. We do not
make this statement with the ~faintest
hope of changing the views of any that
may differ with us, but simply to put
ourselves on record as to the 81 crop.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-08-18
TWELVE REASONS WHY
DIR. Kings Royal Germetuer Has Become
the Most Popular and Reliable
Household Remedy.
/. 1t is the best Blood Purifier.

/. 1t is the best Blood Purifier.
2. 1t is the best Nerve Tonic and General In
vigorator.
3. 1t is a positive cure for Stomach Troubles,
such as Indigestion. Dyspepsia, Sick Head
ache, etc.
+. 1t cures Bowel Diseases in old or Young,
whether of long or short standing.
.. For Catarrh and Rheumatism it is more
nearly a Specific than any other remedy on
the market.
6. For Female Diseases it is all that can be
desired-plcasant, safe and unfaiIing.
{. For Children it is the great King of all
remedies. They all like it, and it builds them
up faster than anything known.
8. 1t cannot be surpassed as a cure for dis
eases of the Kidneys and Bladder.
8. 1t is the great conqueroro OF Malaria. Cures
promptly Swamp Fever. Chagrcs Fever, Jaun-
dice and all Malarial Troubles.
10. For Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Sores, Sprains.
Bites Of Insects, ETC.. it is a quick and unfail-
ing remedy, used externally. There is moth
ing better.
II. 1t will break any fever in less time than
Quinine and Antipyrine, and leave none of
their unpleasant and hurtful effects, such us
nausea, nervousness and prostration.
II. 1t is as pleasant to take as Lemonade,
Harmless always, and CURES WHEN al
ELSE FAILS.
These statements are sustained by the I'M
answerable logic of FACTS. Germetuer pre-
sents an array of testimonials absolutely with
out a parallel in the history of medicines,
either as to character or lumber.
Price, $1.00 per Bottle; Six Bottles for $500.
Sold by all reliable Druggists.
KINGS ROYAL GERMETUER Co., II N. Broad
Street, Atlanta, Ga, Manufacturers.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-08-18
Storks That Fly Long Distances.

For a number of years a pair of storks
built their nest annually III the park of
the Castle Ruhelehen, in Berlin. A few
years ago one OF the servants placed a
ring with, the name of the place and date
on the leg Of the male bird, in order to
be certain that the same bird returned
each year. Last spring the stork came
back to its customary place, the bearer
of two rings. The second one bore the
inscription, India sends greetings to
Germany."-Exchange.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-08-18
A Combination Strawberry.

y Palmyra woman could not believe
her own eyes recently when she found a
strawberry measuring six inches in cir
cumference. An investigation showed
that it was made of no less than eleven
berries which had grown together, max
ing a great sight.-Bangor CMe.) Com
mercial.
The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1891-08-18

%IgORKING PEOPLE
w can take Simmons
Liver Regulator
without loss oftime or dan
ger from exposure. 1t
takes the place Of a doctor
and costly prescriptions
and is therefore the medi.
cine to be kept in the
household to be given upon
adjudication Of approach-
ing sickness. 1t contains
no dangerous ingredients
but is purely vegetable,
gentle yet thorough in its
action, and can be gwen
with safety and the most
satisfactory results to any
person regardless af age.
1t has no equal. Try it.
, 1891-10-10

FACES AND E'ANCTES.

He-'eAre we going to have some mu-
sic ?" She-"No. Miss Van Howl is go
ing to sing"
That any steps are now being taken to
secure a new rector for Trinity Church,
Boston, is denied by the parish authorities
The plaintive cry Of fsBob White" from
the wheat fields isn't half as plaintiye as
the corn fields cry to the other White.
Over fifty horses have been. killed in Sam
Diego county, California, with the hope of
eradicating the glanders, which has broken
out in that portion Of California.
The British training squadron, under the
command of Commodore Beaumont, left
Spithead on Saturday a week for a short
cruise, with Bantry Bay as its headquar-
ters.
Society ladies Of Tacoma have organized
rainy day club, the sole object being to
encourage the wearing on wet days OF
dresses that do not extend below the an
kles.
Mother-"You are sure it isn't for your
money he wants to marry your" Daugh-
ter Perfectly sure. He does not care fol
money; he spends all he gets. B"
The Archduke Francis Ferdinand oi
Austria has Just received a curious present
from tourist agency in Palestine. 1t is 9
bagful of earth taken from the Mount o
Olives and is meant to be placed in the
AFchduke's coffin when he dies.
, 1891-10-10
FOR SALE.
Al Steam Saw MILL.

A saw mill, with ffteeh7horse- power
engine, boiler and sundry other fixtures,
ali complete and nearly new, will be sold,
Con the Union Pacific dock in the city Of
Olympia } to the highest bidder, on Satur-
day, October 31st, 1891, at the hour Of two
o'clock, p m.
This property is now stored on said dock,
where it may be seen and examined by CON
the date Of sale, for which examination
and any further particulars apply to ]. @
Percival, dock-master on said dock, or to
oct31 J. M. SWAN,
Olympia, Sept. 26, 1891. Olympia.
, 1891-10-10

sary Sergeant.
Ashley Wickham, second Lieutenant.
Troop B-James NJ Ashton, Captain; ;
James H Berry, First Lieutenant; James
M Dougan, Second Lieutenant
THE SUPERIOR JUDGES.
Spokane and Stevens-R. B. Blake, r.
G. Langford and j. q. Moore, Spokane
Falls.
Lincoln, Adams, Okanogan and Doug
las-W allace Mount, Sprague.
Walla Walla and Franklin VIM. I'll.
Upton, Walla Walla.
Columbia, Garfield and Asotin-Robert
F. Sturdeyant, Dayton.
Kittitas-C. B. Graves -Ellensburgh.
Yakima and KlicHtat Sol. Smith, Gold
endale.
Clarke, Cowlitz and skamania III.
Bloomfield, Vancouver.
Lewis, Pacific and Wahkiakum-E. s.
Hunter, Chehalis.
Thurston J. w. Robinson, Olympia.
Chehalis and Mason-Mason Irwin,
Montesano.
Pierce Frank Allyn, Fremont Camp
bell, John Beverly, Tacoma.
King Richard Osborn, !. I. Lichtenberg,
7. J. Humes, Seattle.
Jefferson-M. B. Sachs, Port Townsend.
Clallam-James g. McClinton, Port Az
geles.
Whatcom and San juan. r. Winn,
sKagit and 1siand-H. Mcbride, La
Conner.
snohomish and Kltsap-J. 6. Denny,
Snohomish.
UNITED STATES COURTS.
District Judge, C.sH. Hanford, Seattle.
| Clerk Of Circuit Court, A. r.. Ayres, Ia
coma.
Deputy Clerk Of District Court, R. M
Hopkins, Seattle.
Clerk Of District Court, r. N. Hopkins
Seattle.
Deputy Clerk Of District Court, "A. r
| Ayres, Tacoma.
Deputy Clerk Of District Court, Olive
/ Wood, Port Townsend.
Deputy Clerk of District and Circuit
Court, w. r. DoYell, Walla WalIa.
Deputy Clerk of District and Circuit
| Court, s. A. Wells, Spokane.
WASHINGTON. is ONE JUDICIAL DISTRICT II
FOUR DIVISIONS.
4 Northern Observation-Disclosures counties o
King, Kitsap, Jefferson, Clallam, Snoho
1 mish, Island, San Juan, Skagit and What
com and all Indian reserves. Terms lelt
at Seattle first Tuesday in June and De
Southern Observation-Disclosures counties Q
Whitman, " Asotin, Garfield, Colqm bic
Walla Walla, Franklin, aklna and Kick
itat, and al Indian reserves. Terms he'll
at Walla Walla first Tuesday IN May am
November.
Eastern DIVISION Includes counties
Spokane, Stevens, Qkanogan, Douglas
Lincoln, Adams and klttltas, and all IN
dian reserves. Terms held at Spokane frs
Tuesday in April and September.
Naor, llrt paoig
Lewis, Wahkiakng5m, 1Cowlitz, Clarke an
held at Tacoma "a first tuesday II Februar
and July.
LEGISLATIVE.
President of Senate pro tenn, u Il Wilson
Ei1ensb1rgh
Secretary Of fSenate, CM Barton, Olympi;
Sneaker Of House. Amos il Shaw. Val
conyer. FfYrsSS-
: Chief Clerk Of House. T. G. Nicklil
! whatcom
n ii OWings, Senator, Olympia.
: U i Collins, Representative, Tenino.
4 II Chambers. Renresentatiya Olympi
\ = : 4 z
, 1891-10-10

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head of Puget Sound.
, 1891-10-10


DIED:-Friday morning, Oct. 9, 1891, at
his late residence on Euclid avenue, of
hyperamic mental suggestion of the
brain; BIBLE READER, aged So years, 8
months and three days.
Bible Reader is dead! a cold, scholarly
theological chill struck him about 6 o'clock
last Monday evening. After three days Of
extreme suffering he passed away. He
died hard. His mind seemed greatly agi-
tated, for he was heard muttering over and
over again something about scientific
scholarship Y s'1diomatic import of He
brew pronoun,' smedico-physiologi
principle Of Greek verb in the aorist
tense, etc. Those who watched him dur
ing his last hours were sure that his mind
was wandering. AS he had never been
known to use such language before, the
strange, incoherent expressions seemed
doubly mysterious and unaecountabIe.
Though he had baen considered an exenl-
plary Christian and a devoted reader Of the
Bible, he seemed to have an uncomfortable
DREAD OF THE FUTURE.
Knowing his reliance upon the word Of
68d one az his friends offered to read from
the sacred volume, words suited to the dy-
4g 9oI @ ~ Ah M agonaaga 9a aooa Rssseu qyea IL
~ w - - me- bo,af e T
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1a1l @ liz sifh 1ls sd a = : reo 81,
you leau y ~ ~ y le ~ aina
~ yqt ullaefssha o,,d - raag e4g IL
Bible except in English, a look Of utter
opehessgse sWePg oye[ ~ af 9aa [s1 das ~
snook rs ale ~ ~ e. 2 y he aes
PET: u seelleu y ~ ~ nds u4In li,l
, 1891-10-10
Excitement

Runs high at Mari 6 Ross drug store
over System Builder, as everybody is using
it for catarrh Of the stomach, dyspepsia,
constipation and impure blood, and to
build Up the system. It certainly possesses
wonderful merit when all speak 50 well
Of it. If.
, 1891-10-10

when Baby was sick, We gave her castoria.
When shewas a Child, she csied for Castoria'
When she became Miss. she clung TO Castoria.
When she had Children, shee: ave them Castoria.
, 1891-10-10
HE PASSED AWAY. |:
ssBIBLE READER'' HAS JOINED TIE
SILENT MAJORITY.
a Letter From Joshua Moses, Hss
Administrators Describing
the Scene.

ITIUUHE.
DIED Friday morning, Oct. 9, 1891, at
his late residence on Euclid avenue, of
hyperamic mental suggestion Of the
braini BIBLE READER, aged So years, 6
months and three days.
, 1891-10-10
REGISTER.
CONGRESSIONAL.

Senator, John B. Allen, Walla Walla.
Representative, Jno, {. Wilson, Spokane
, 1891-10-10
CanItaI Court No. 7g47a

The Ancient Order of Foresters of
America Will give a, dance at Columbia
hall Friday evening. October 18th. Tick
cts for sale by members. oct16
, 1891-10-10
CAVALRY OFFICERS.

Chas B Johnson, Major, commanding
battalion; NJ D Smith, Spokane, LIST Lieu
tenant and Adjutant; W o Robb, Tacoma,
first Lieutenant and Quartermaster; DR. J
A Beebe, Tacoma, assistant Surgeon;
Wallace Mount, Sprague, Sergeant Major;
w M Putnam, Sprague, Quartermaster
Sergeant; J. Il. Shields, Sprague, Commits
Troop Captain B B Glascock, Cap
tain; A w Lindsay, first Lieutenant; T
Ashley Wickham, second Lieutenant.
Troop B-James M Ashton, Captain;
James H Berry, First Lieutenant; James
M Dougan, Second Lieutenant.
, 1891-10-10
Wnnd aua Bark

All kinds of dry wood and bark for sale
by the undersigned, sizes to order.
john D. REACH.
Office at Foster & Gaberee's. Tel. 8.
, 1891-10-10

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