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SHORT DISTANCE
TELEPHONES.
How Amateurs May Make and Operate
Them.
A Cheap Method of Communication Between
Neighbors IN City, Town or
Village


There is no boy in the country who can
not if he wishes have mis- own telephone at
a small cost. He can have line 1900 feet
long, over which he can hold distinct con-
versaiiOn, but his connection for such a
distance should consist of wire. Or if he
wants only to connect his telephone with
the nearest house, so that he may be able to
talk with his friend, he can serve his pur-
pose by using a cigar-boX, can with one
end taken out of it, or an oblong tin box.
For a distance of ninety or a hundred feet
the cCntrivances named serve the purpose
well, and small Irvine or heavy thread may
be used.
Now, as to the quarter or half mile tele
phone. Take a sound pine board sixteen
inches long, thirteen wide and three-eighthS
of an inch thick. planning it smoothly and
evenly on both sides. Take pair of conf
passes and draw circle in the board nine
inches in diameter, and then saw or cut
around, making the disc even and smooth
The circumference of this hole should be
beveled on the face or outside surface.
Then two strips of wood, which should
also be of pine, thirteen inches long, three
inches wide and half an inch thick, should
be planned evenly; these must be placed on
the edge and run parallel and even with the
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She Is Master of the Situation.

A woman locked up in second-story
room and Obliged to communicate with the
outside world by means of a basket attached
to string is the rather peculiar condition
of affairs which exists at DR.. Galen f.
Bishops medical establishment in St
Joseph. The woman was not imprisoned
by the doctor. but by herself, in a frantic
desire to retain possession of a suite of
rooms from which DR.. Bishop is trying to
GUST her. The woman is Mrs. Hendrickson,
who came to the doctor from Blue Mound,
Nebr,, for treatment. When her means
were exhausted she took charge OF several
rooms in the physicians building. and
finally the doctor ordered her to leave. She
refused and dare not 90 out for sustenance
for fear that lie would keep her out. A boy
was engaged by her to place her meals In a
basket, which she lowers from a windo W,
and every day she stands at the windo W
shouting to passersby hard things about the
physician. She has sued him, and he has
commenced suit against her. and in a few
days the cases will be tried.-Globe-Demo
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LONDON PICKPOCKETS.

An Army OF Expert Thieves in the Me-
tropoIis-How They Are Trained.
There are 100000 pIckpOckets in Lon
don, and each one of them knows an Amer
lean the moment he sees him." says Barrett
Seaton, police sergeant attached to the
famous Scotland Yard detective headquar-
tiers. To Chicago Tribune reporter. Ser
geant SeatUn has been connected with
Scotland Yard for fifteen years. and has
personal acquaintance with every notorious
crook in the worlds metr Opolis. He is
travelling for pleasure on leave of absence.
"At the present time person can walk
the crowded streets Of London with some de-
gree of safety" continued the sergeant. In
August aud September the London pick
pockets are at the seaside or the foreign
race-courses. Thousands during the latter
part of summer go to Paris, and we are not
kept so busy for month or two. All the
Continental kpOcketS-that is, the expert
oneS-have been trained in London. Boys
are picked up in the streets after they have
had an opportunity 20 become world hard
ened, and are trained by Fagins.
"Ihe novices, besides being instructed in
the art of thieving. are taught to recognize at
sight the natl0naltleS OF the people who
flock to London. They can spot an Ameri-
can, especially, the moment they see him.
A traveller from this side of the water is
generally recognized by the good cut of his
clothes, the manner of carrying jewelry
and the general energetic appearance or
manner.
The rendezvous of the thief-trainers and
their pupils are the dark thoroughfares Of
st. Giles and Whitechapel, and along the
wharves OF the Thames. They are there by
the thOuSands-women and girls as we'll as
men and boys. They are well organized,
have societies and a contingent fund. When
one of their number gets into cur hands this
sum is drawn upon to help the culprit out.
a..f tI.l hoe Gala -
sometimes called upon to defend one of the
gang. 1t is a shame that such condition of
affairs exist. but we cannot held it.
This year we had thousands of COM
plants from tourists, but nOtmuch property
was recovered. We do not waste much
sympathy on the easily gulled victims, for
in most cases they are to blame for their
losses. They visit the toughest parts OF the
city without a proper escort. and the next
day call at Scotland rd."-Newark
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OONALASKA.

Sweet village. nesting midst volcanic islesi
Can Lethe e'er from memory efface
Thy beauty or that calm serenity
Which crept into my heart as from thy hills
gazed upon thy deep unrippled bay,
Thy suow-cad mountains and thy gushing streams I
Here are trees. yet nature, ever kind.
Hath blessed thee with lovely fragrant flowers
Then grasses green. waist high, and moses fran
AdOrn thy rolling hills, whose snowy peaks,
Silvery waterfalls and verdant meals
Arc mirrOred upon the surface calm
OF the land-Iocked harbor, with the Image
Also of the hamlet from whose windows
Simmer the settling SUMS last parting rays
Upon the waters OF the crescent bay
Some twenty vessels meath emerald ellis
Float idly TO their cables with the tide.
Their enslgns streaming on the evening wind
Here marine beauty dwells in loneliness
The sponge grows by the sea anemone.
All Is so peaceful, and the little church,
To which the Indian creeps with measured step
And bowed head and reverential mien,
Rings forth on silvery bells her call
For men to sing their praises to the Lord.
Supreme Creator OF this beauty Wild.
October, 1891 HERBHRE
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slip it through as many uf the insulating
loops as may be needed for the whole way
While it is necessary that the line should be
firmly held in its place SO that the wire may
not touch any other body, it must be kept in
mind that too MANY insulating loops hang
ing from the wire deadens it somewhat by
checking the vibration which is the medium
by which the sound is sent thrilling along.
In running the line never turn it ut right
angles, for if you do vibration, mess age and
all. flies out in straight line and is lost at
the turn.
When the line Is stretched have at the
second end disc board exactly like that at
the first and hole OF The same size in the
wall. The wire will now have sagged or
bellied downward a good deal, and IL is
rather difficult to make 1t tight Consult
drawing for the best way to straighten 1t.
Turn into the wall near the hole stout
eye-screw, as seen In drawing 8; raise the
wire from the ground and screw q clamp
upon it tightly, about two feet from the end.
A simple block and tackle is attached to this
clamp, and one end of the pulley rope is
fastened In the sclew-eye; pull the other
end, as shown in the drawing, till the wire is
tight enough.
The twisted wire hanging under button
in figure has now TO be joined TO the end OF
the wire hanging downward from the clamp
in drawing 5. Insert the short wire with
the button or copperhead through the disc
box, and then through the wall. Take q
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sLUMBEk SONG.

Hush-a-by. lullaby, baby mine,
The world Is quiet, the starlights shlnei
The silver moon-boat doth floa. away,
Across the sky to the isle OF day.
Sleep on, dear heart, till the boat doth reach
The glowing strand OF the golden beach
Sleep. dear one. sleepi
While angels keep
The watch OF night on highs.
They guard the world
In dreams enfurled;
No evil thing is nigh.
The moon-boat sails from the far off west,
From silent shores where the shadows rest,
To the rosy east where Legends tell
Aurora, goddess of morn. doth dwell
We may catch glimpse OF her palace gay
On the cleaning heights OF the isle OF day.
Sail, moOn-boat, sail.
With Drosp'rOus gale
Across the azure sky,
Till through the night
The harbOr light
OF morning land shines hight
The moon-boat sails while the world doth rssas
And the shadows gather in the west,
The souls OF the sleepers with it are borne
Across the depths to the realms OF morn;
The souls OF the sleepers are borne away
From the shores OF night to the Isle of day.
The hours wane slow;
Still brightly glow
The starry lights on high;
Still fair winds watt
The fairy craft
Across the azure sky.
Past shoals of clouds and gray banks of mist
The silver moOn-boat her way doth twist;
Shadowy reefs In her pathway lie.
But safely she steers all dangers by.
Still steadily onward she doth sweep,
While star-throned angels vigil keep.
Swift past the strand
Ofdreamer's land
The night queens bark doth dy.
Sleep. dear one, sleepI
Soon DER the deep
The dayland Will draw nigh.
Lo the angel OF dawn awakes:
A wavering ray OF light now breaks
Upon the eastern horizons rim,
A trembling shaft Pickering and dim.
Soon shall the shadows be swept away
From purple heights OF the Isle of day.
The pier lights stream
With shimm'rng gleam
Across the blue depths widsg
The goal is won,
The voyage done;
To port the boat doth glide.
San francisco, Sept, 1891 SELMA SCHMIrE
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LAWN TENNIS.
Practicing for the Annex TOurna-

Practicing for the Annex Tourna-
ment.
The Olympic Club has issued a circular
letter stating that the Annex tennis tourna-
ment, announced for the 10th inst, is for
the purpose of competing for handsome
trophy. This tlophy will be the property of
the Annex. 1t must be won three times in
succession, and under such conditions as
the committee may deem best for the in
terests of tie Annex, before it can become
the property of player The winner must,
in all contests, play through tournament.
If not finished on Saturday afternoon the
tournament Will be continued on Sunday,
play to commence at 10 o'clock. Entries for
the tournament closed last night.
The officers of the Lakeside Tennis Club
have decided to make An Improvement at
their courts on Durant street. The north
erly line of the courts is too near the fence,
and it is proposed to move the courts north
erly several feet There will be a tourna-
ment at the grounds shortly to decide the
ladies' singles championship. Miss Bayley
is looked upon as probable winner.
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B-Bufton tUjth iCire attached.
C-InSuidtOr cord
D-InstQdsor cord wrapped with tuire
y. But do not take off the weight till the
skin is perfectly dry; then its strained posi-
tion will be ONE fixed.
A hole must now be cut through the wall
in whatever part of the house is most con-
venient for the purpose. The hole should
be round and about three inches in dame
ter The box is next placed against the
wall as shown in q, drawing 2, and the
wire attached to the button or punctured
copper q. drawing 3 is Inserted through
the hole where it is ready to be attached to
out skin of the disc is pulled outward, later
must not touch the wall, but the point
should be directly opposite the hole.
The next step Is to prepare as many in
sulators as shall be needed along the route
of the wire. If it must take a crooked
course passing house corners, trees, tele-
graph poles or any other obstruction it
win be necessary to stay IL by guys so
as TO keep its path clear. The insulators
are not made OF glass as might be sup
posed, but are constructed of any closely
twisted or braided cord, silver lake cord or
rope, three-sixteenths of an inch in dame
ter being best. The insulator cord ought
to be four or five inches long and this must
be made into ii loop, as seen in figures C and
d, drawing g. the ends to be secured by fine
copper wire wound tightly around the ends
of the cord so that the insulat0r may not
come apart.
Now take the end of the coil OF wire which
should be lying on the ground below and
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ATHLETIC.
Fast Amateur sprinting at Auckland,
New Zealand.

Fast Amateur sprinting at Auckland,
New Zealand.
Outdoor athletes are actively training for
the ladies' field day on the oath inst. at the
Olympic Club grounds.
The Directors Of the club have allowed
all the outside association clubs the use Of
their grounds to train upon, which is
great boon to those who had to train on the
Bay District where the lee side of the fence
was used as a dressing-room.
A. S. Henderson will run in the 100 and
possibly the 440 yard fat An Eastern
athlete remarked the other day: Il saw
Henderson finish his 120-yard Iun on Ad-
mission day and have never seen any one
run the last tive ty yards faster. He
seemed to falter at 90 yards, only for a
moment, and the burst Of speed he showed
from the 100-yard post to the tape was
something phenomenal"
There IS no runner on the track at the
present time that has shown such marked
Improvement as p. NJ. Wand. Winning
the 120-yaTd handicap off the 3R-yard mark
In u seconds was grand performance for
man who, three months ago, could not do
100 wards better than IL seconds. Phil is
worker, and If earnest training will be any
guarantee something phenomenal may be
expected of him this fall.
Fred Button, the Olympic boxer and ter
Tor Of the feather weights, was doing some
running at the grounds on Sunday. E-pi-
nOsa says Fred can do Tx seconds for 100
yards easy" Martin will take him under
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dERBHuE
TO ZILLAH.

To every thought thou seem'st perfection.
To every view thou seem'st complete;
My heart will take its vain direction
And lay its powers at thy feet.
But, In thy purpose nowise falling
Thou, constant as the full-orbed moon.
Dost whisper: Love is unavailIng
That comes SO unprepared aud soon.
Yet all the war clouds that may thunder
Across the wastes of ToOrkistan
Hath still less pow'r my wish to sunder
Than point to the battles
Have l not seen thee ? Wherefore need
Withstand the glance that wounds my breastr
And others know thee ? Therefore heed
Loves warning. which their looks attest.
Yet. in thy purpose never falling,
Thou, constant as the fulI-orbed moon,
Dost whisper: Love is unavalung
Tha. comes unprepared and soon
San francisco. Sept. 20. 1891 C. L. WAsHBURS-
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end and nailed on under the side at right
angles to tie disc board, like the ends OF
shallow box. (See q in drawing H.
The next step is to procure piece of calf
skin, and 1t is best to get this from drum
head, which may be procured at most music
stores. The piece of circular skin so cut
out must overlap the hole in the board. hav-
ing margin to spare all round of about
three-quart-rS of an inch. Fasten the calf
skin over the hole with small tacks brass
ones look best, driving them pretty close
together, as shown in figure c. drawing l,
but have them about half an inch from the
edge Of the hide.
Now find the center OF the disc and care
fully puncture through the skin a hole large
enough to admit two copper wires, size No.
Is, which may be obtained from hardware
dealer. After this take a wet sponge and
thoroughly saturate the skin at both sides
till it is quite soft.
Next take an Old-fashiOned copper coin,
drilling two holes in it pretty close together,
then cut off about two feet OF wire, passing
an end up through one hole and down the
other, twisting the wire round and round
like a wooden thread and close up to what
will be the underSide of the coin. Pass the end
of this double wire through the hole in the
wet skin, lay the disc box across TWO stools,
benches or tables, as shown in figure {,
drawing /, and to the hanging wire fasten
a weight of twenty-five to thirty pounds.
The object of this is to stretch the skin, so
that when the board is put against the wall
the disc Shall be concaye. (See c, drawing
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POETIC THOUGHTS
Written for THE SUNDAY GALE.
MY LADY LOVE.

@kOwN where the willows are bending
bEelL Over the swift-fowing creek.
AGA9n the grass-coverd bank sits maiden
With the rose OF the south on hsr check
Oh, talk of the stars OF the midnight
That tighten the blue vault aboveI
No stars that lllume the high welkin
Are as bright as the eyes Of my love.
The Campo that blooms by the Ganges.
The lily that gladdens the Nile,
Are not half so bright as my loved one,
Or dear as her sweet sunny smile.
The vale OF Cashmere. though the faireGf
That blesseS the sun-brightened land.
Is not near as fair my darling,
Or dear as her white dimpIed hand
Oh, what are the fair skies Of Eden
Compared with her bright eyes Of biua.
A kiss from her ripe lips ruby
Were bliss that the gods never knew.
She gives me the sweetest devotion
warm heart, a true soul may know
High as heaven and as deep as the ocean,
And pure the whlte-falIing snow.
Chicago, Sept 20, 1891 CHARLES J. BEATIrE
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A BOND.

You have asked me to indltc poem.
And were grdcisus TO choose me the themes
Not recusant I, but your choosing
Must necessitate more time to dream
For the theme Is the heart OF the poet
OF the poets own soul but part;
So to write on a theme OF your choosing
Would be weaving my words round your heart
reiterate that you were gracious
To contribute the chrysalis thought,
But from my soul its fairest divnings,
The silken cocoon. will be wrought
And will you then be unremlssiye,
If give this as bond till the time
When your soul with my thoughts interSerted
can give you all woven In rhymeG NJ J. s.
SdlGyeI's SchOoi-hOuse, September 81. 1891
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900. In spite of the fact that the great artist
left his family financially embarrassed. the
heirs have decided to offer these artistic
house in which the artist lived win be trans
formed into Meissonier museum.
This is prIneely gift, and hope is felt
that at the same time this museum is opened
to the public the statue OF Meissonier.
for which already large sum has been sub
scribed, may be unveiled.
BARONESS ALIHEA SALVADOR.
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THE OARsMEN.
Peterson Is Training at Alameda for His
Race Mith Dutch.

Peterson Is Training at Alameda for His
Race With Dutch.
Peterson, who is training hard at Ala
media for his race with Dutch, has accepted
the invitation of the Columbia Rowing
Club, and has taken up his quarters at the
cubs boat-house, at the foot Of Alice
street. Dutch is expected from the north
daily, and will continue his training at Ala
media. He is in good condition, and will
certainly give a good account of himself
Tie race will take place ON the 18th inst on
the estuary between the sea walls. 1t Will
be over the usual course of a mile and a
half with turn. TIE consideration is
$1,000 a side, winner tn receive 70 per cent of
the gate receipts and the loser % per cent.
a cable from New South Wales to a New
York paper, dated September 3D. says that
hitch has occurred in the proposed race
between Stansbury and Sullivan of New
Zealand, and tile latter has claimed the
championship ana issued challenge to any
man to row him over the Paramatta course
for $500 a side. He Will allow any Ameri-
can 500 for expenses to visit Australia, or
will take the same and row at 5 IN Fran
cisco for anything over ejOO a side.
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why He Accepted the Invitation.

A man and his wife were compelled to re-
main one night at Paducah junction (snd
any one having Deen similarly unfortunate
can appreciate this the mOre). Shortly
after this same couple were attending re-
vival, now so very common throughout
Tennessee ami Kentucky, when the
preacher exclaimed: Now, who wants to
be saved2 l pray you come forward and
begin TO lead a better life, or remain
where you are ard forever be consigned to
perdition." The old man, being somewhat
deaf, turned to his wife and said: Come
Maria; did he say Perduc Junction? Let's
go up; anything rather than to return to
that place memphis Commercial.
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Way Up Writing.

A young lady died at Baker City, Oregon,
the other day, and the obituary scribe of
the Morning Democrat OF that place writes
of her that "she was as pure Us the snow
mound. gentle as the solt-breathing breeze
that steals across Ii, scarcely bending the
grass blades, fair and sw eet as the summer
blossoms of the rarcst and most fragrant
flowers planted there by hands tremu0us
with great love and great grief, chaste as
the pale queen of night bright us the stars
that make the heavens glorious, even as she
did the world around her."
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Electric Light I'm halfway Trains.

The success of the electric lighting in rail-
way trains In Europe has led many Of the
railway companies in this country to seri-
ously consider the introduction Of electric
Illumination In their cars.
A late installation, from which important
experience is being derived, is in active ope-
ration on express trains running between
Berlin and Frankfort. Each car has two
distinct storage batteries, aud the lamps
are on two distinct circuits. so that in case
of accident ON one circuit, or in changing
the batteries. the car is not left entirely
without light. Each battery supplies cur
rent to four Acknowledgment lamps for
the compartments into which it Is usual to
divide cars in Europe, and to one five
candle-power lamp in the lavatory.
The batteries, which weigh 600 pounds
each. are placed in boxes underneath the
carriage-hoor. ami eau be taken out and re-
placed very rapidly.-ChicagO Inter Ocean.
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TUG-OF-WAR.
Places Where the Teams Arc Now In
Training,

Places Where the Teams Arc Now In
Training.
The several teams entered for the tug-of-
war at the Pavilion on the oath inst. are in
training and are watched by interested peo-
pie while practicing. The Swedish team is
exercising daily at the sea-wall. The Danes
have hall at Fourth and Berry streets
in which they pull nightly. The English
is practicing at Central Park with the
Scottish and Canadian teams. The Ger
mans exercise at Turn Verein Hail. The
Italians train at Garibaldi Hall and
the Irish on lot on Folsom
street. near Eighth. The Swedish
team, CAPTAIN James Purdy, is comprised
of the following men: Charles Olsen. John
Christensen, c.. r. Carlson, A. Larsen, A.
johnson, J. F. Johnson. A. Nelson, |. E.
johnson, o. Olsen, |. Larsen and f. john
son. The Danish team, captained by James
Nelson, is as follows: Chris Larsen, George
Larsen, Chris Swane, Peter G. Clausen, Jas
per Lundt, r. K Madsen. M. c. Hanson,
Hans MathiesOn, Harry Nelson and 5oren
Thompson.
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Did the Dog Swallow the Bee?

A strange thing has happened in Oxford.
Captain John Pyne had pet Scotch ter
rier dog. While Mrs. Pyne was fondlIng it
large bee flew in the house and buzzed
around the dogs head. He snapped at the
bee and perhaps swallowed it. as the bee
disappeared and the dog at once went mad.
He ran ffom the house frantically and
bowling fercely. rushed TO the wharf.
where, in the presence CT n number OF spec
tators, he jumped into the river and re-
maiued under the water until he drowned
baltimore SIM