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Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11
Busiest Time Of Day,

IN CHICAGO the daily number OF calls Is
Aabout 100000. Given list Of 10. 600 subscr!b.
ers, when the sixteen thousandth person
calls II means that he may ask the operator
to do any one OF 1889 things and these the
girl must be ready and trained 10 do. The
Busiest part of the business day" Is about
1910 In the morning. This Is high water marx
In the telephone exchange, for It Is the time
when banks open and loans and deals are no.
got!ated, when business men make their nm
pointments and clearing houses are doing
their hardest work.
The afternoon rises to It's highest between
3 and I, and at takes an abrupt DROP pre.
serving Il low rate all through the night. ey-
cept when some important piece of news is
expected and newspaper offices are bonn
barded for information up to the time of CO.
Ing to press. For over five years the records
OF Chicago telephone traffic has been taken
for one day In every month, showing the ex-
act number Of calls for each hour during the
twenty-four. The totals are indicated on
chart, and curve is drawn from one to the
other, making a graphic and unmistakable
representation of the rise and fall Of tele-
phone calls during the day The shape of u
normal business day Is found to be like q
large letter NJ. The number of calls increases
rapidly after In the morning. reaching a
maximum between 10 and II. The number
then decreases until about ". when a sudden
drop indicates the noon hour, the minimum
rate being found little before o'clock.
In the Afternoon.
Responding to the business Of the afternoon
the rate of telephone calls then rise In a
broad sweep, being highest between 3 and 4
and falling abruptly little before TO low
rate. The shape Of the day as indicated by
this telephone chart Of calls Is positive In.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11

violates the canons OF politeness. and az
his business house would rather lose clerk
than a telephone. he has had to eat his slice
OF humble pie or else give place to better
and dscre eter man,
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11
Life Of the Bright,
eet-tempered Girl
Who Plays an Inn
pOrtant Part
In the Business
World.

World.
dlcation of the business conditions existing
In the city on that day. A Saturday half hol-
iday, for example. Is shaped like an inverted
V. Its sharp peak at 10 O'Clock being high
above the maximum for preceding Friday.
The chart shows that a business morning Is
an hour shorter than the afternoon. In pri-
vatc residence service the busiest hour IL be-
tween and 10. indicating that the housewife
is then engaged with the ordering of her
supplies from the stores. In these same dis.
tricts the increase of calls between : and In
the evening Called In telephone parlance the
"evening hump'D Is occasioned no doubt by
arrangements for theater and evening par
ties. the ordering of carriages ard other de-
tails incident to the evenings amusement.
At branch exchanges where there H. no
residence district. like Harrison, for In
stance. there is no evening hump.
In Different cities.
Charts of different cities show queer char.
acteristics. That of New York shows
much wider space at noon, Indicating that
the New York business man does not hurry
with his lunch as does the Chicagoan. Bos-
ton. oddly enough, catches up with Chicago
In this regard, and the very narrow "noon-
ing OF 81. Louis would Indicate that bust.
ness men there lunch of a cracker or a gar.
Comparing the records for different months
August Is found to he the dulest while May
| and October are usually the busiest periods.
The telephone Is the public benefactor
which makes Two blades of grass grow where
only one grew before, or, mere correctly
| speaking, IN Chicago alone II Is estimated
that this aggregate of useful instruments ac-
| complishes a daily saving Of more than 100000
| hours of time.
| PuSRling Features Of Charts.
| Telephone charts do not lie, but occasion.
| ally they are a sore puzzle. Not long ago
| there was put in at the Louisville. KY, tcie-
| phone exchange a switchboard run entirely
, By a battery, so that the amount OF calfB
| was definitely indicated by expenditure OK
force. But there happened queer thing.
| Tho chart showed correct business condi.
| t!ons up to 10 a. m, and then there came
| sudden, "a most unaccountable drop. IL
was short. sharp and vital. The electrician
was bothered. Something had certainly
gone wrong. There must be leakage, .
| weakness somewhere.
Again and again the same remarkable ana
instantaneous dror showed on the chart. ana
the pcrplexed telephone engineer went from
Chicago to Louisville to watch and invests.
gate. lie was with group OF anxious man.
ayers and directors waiting for the sisniil.
cant hour to approach when suddenly some
one looked ut his watch and called. Gen.
tiemen. We are losing time" whcreupon one
and all arose and passed 10 the nearest
buffet. That was crowded. and they tried
another only to lind II also thronRed. Then
the electrician looked Mt the hour II was
lust past 10 o'clock. and n daily scene was
being enacted. All Louisville was out taxi
ing Il drink!
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1898-06-11

cumbed. gone home and lost a whole days
work. None but the working girl can really
comprehend the magnitude Of this comfort.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-02
w. v. U. PINS.

Mrs. MCVICKER is now in the east
buying our Summer stock and will
attend the wholesale openings in
New York City this week and will
purchase a fine collection of New
York Pattern Hats which will be
for sale at the Summer opening of
M. M. McVicker O. Co on May 4,
and 9Th.
DR.. FRED G. Hum, of Pittsburg,
will hereafter be found in the office
of the late Dr. Geo. b. Morris. DR..
Alfred M. jackson who has been in
practice for 20 years with DR.. Nor
ris will remain. Your patronage So
licited. Office hours 8 to ID. | to 5
Phone Sc.
The sight Of mother so years
old, marching by the side OF her son
with her head bowed down with sor-
row, as he was leaving for the war
at Chicago last Sunday was u very
pathetic one indeed. Yet it is only
one instance of many thousands of
similar acts of heroism and sacrifice
of which the world hears nothing.
How many OF those who go to fight
the battles of their country but
leave a father, mother, wife or
sweetheart behind to pray and watch
and hope and fear for their return?
Yet this is war for which many have
been clamoring and impatient.
THE following two items are from
the Fairmont West Virginian:
The Eureka Pipe Line Company
is grading preparatory to building
two 35-thousand barrel tanks on the
Pinckney Michael farm at Downs.
1t will also put large fly wheel
pump that will force oil to Morgan
town at the rate of 1000 barrels an
hour. Other extensive improve
ments are being made
4 Miss Ella Fordyce, of the faculty
of the Normal School, has been i'll
this week, and Rev w. J. Eddy, of
the Baptist Church, is teaching in
her stead. Mrs. n. r. C. Morrow
and Miss Jennie Carter are teaching
in the respective places of PROBES
sors Standiford and Knutti, who
went to Charleston with Company G
to report for duty. Prof Standiford
acquired the rank of Major while at
Morgantown in the cadet corps and
Prof. Knutti that of Captain. They
have both been commissioned in the
National Guard and reduced to
Lieutenants and will be staff officers
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-02

LADIES Home Journal for April are
now on sale at MADEIRA Brothers.
HIRscHMAN's are Sole Agents for
the Mothers Friend" Shirt waist
for Boys the greatest in the World.
CAPTAIN Adam Jacobs will be in
command of the new packet Captain
Woodward on its initial trip.
Buy your Ladies' Home Journal at
the Acme to-day.
GET your razors honed at Adam
Bowers barber shop.
w V. Z. tobies manufactured by
j. r. Miller are the best tobies in
town.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-02
NJ. II. We'll & Co.

GET bicycle and ride next sum
mer. 1t is one of the most exhilara-
ting sensations imaginable. You
don't know what it is until you have
tried it. You've no right to condemn
others for doing it if you don't know
what it is yourself Ifyou don en-
joy it there's something the matter.
A billy country is just as good as a
level country to ride in. There is
something about the hills that is
more enticing than the long level
stretches. Get a Rambler.
Buy garden seeds at Posten's.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-02

You can have this paper left at
your house every evening at 10 cts.
a week. Collections will be mado
weekly so that no one will notice
such an insignificant cost.
UNTIL further notice the DAILY
NEW DOMINION may be found ON sale
each evening at Rice's News store,
at MADEIRA Bros. and at The Acme.
There has been large number of
calls for move of this kind and we
take it to accommodate those who
may want a copy of the paper and
be unable to find newsboy.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-02

FAIRMONT NEWS NOTES.
National Guard affairs ZIP there What
the various officers will do The Nor
NAL and the Uniyersity-A Mononga-
lia Graduate.

Special to the DAILY New DOMINION.
FArRMoNT, May Col. c l..
Smith will be lieutenant colonel in
the consolidated regiment of Ma
tional Guard and will accept the
place This is the word that has
come to Fairmont from such high
authority that it canpot be disputed.
DR. Charles I Nesbitt of this place,
will get place also as assistant sur.
geon bat will probably not get to
take his corps. Only abou half Of
Company G, of Palatine will enlist
in other companie- and the rest left
Charleston yesterday and should
reach here to day.
The University Dramatic club
passed through here Sunday return
ing from Clarksburg where they
PLAYED to crowded house Saturday
night.
Monongah's new opera house will
be completed by June | but will not
be opened till next fall. Edd Z.
Meredith, of this place, will be the
manager.
1t is understood that j G. Knutti
will not volunteer to enter the army
although Standiford's friends say he
will go as private if he don't get
an office.
Earl III. Smith left this morning
for Morgantown.
Rev. A. E. Fletcher preached a
patriotic sermon at the Peoples
Temple last evening which attracted
large crowd. The church was dec
grated in the National colors and
special music was given by the choir.
The attendance at the Normal
school has been cut down considera-
bly, this year by the opening of the
doors of the University to ladies.
The commencement exercises of the
Normal will begin June 3 and the
exercises proper will be held June
g. A. z. Jones, of Monongalia, is a
member of this years class.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-02

FRANK PRIDE lost fine horse on
Sunday. A few days ago he lost a
very fine colt.
LEAVE laundry for the Empire
Steam laundry at Adam Bowers bar
Der shop or J. P. VOLTS clothing
store.
THE State encampment of the g.
A. R. will be held next year at Ter
ra Alta.
IT's economy to buy the best; that
is the reason why prudent buyers
come to me for their Groceries
A. L NYE's
OUR spring trade on shoes is larger
than last year, which tells whether
we are selling the right goods at the
right price, Waters & Wilmington.
HAVE you tried Posten's private
creamery Butter? Nothing equal to
it. Price reduced.
A VERY complimentary notice of
the West Virginia University ap.
pears in the last number of the En-
cheering News and American Rail
way Journal. The fame of the in
stitution is spreading everywhere
EVERY woman should feel interest
ed in the "Mother's Friend" shirt
waist, the Best in the world. Hirsch-
mans are Sole Agents.
You should see our misses line of
shoes before buying. BY far the most
stylish and up-to-date line we have
had. Waters & Wilmington.
LADIES HOME JOURNAL at the
Acme to-day
In order to accommodate our
Beechurst customers we will have
the DAILY New DOMINION on sale at
John Hunts restaurant every eve
ming. Persons in that section of the
town can geti by calling at the res
taurant
The business of DR.. George B. Nor
ris will be continued by DR.. A. M.
Jackson in DR.. Morris office in the
Morris block on Main street. A
skilled dentist will soon join DR.. Jack
son and they will continue the prac-
tice. A continuance of the patronage
of the Office is solicited and every care
will be given to patients. If
SMOKE the Mingo, the celebrated 5
cent cigar manufactured by j. R.
Miller.
STYLE, fit, wear, and right price is
what you get when you buy shoes at
Waters & Whittington's.
THE Baltimore Sun very properly
remarks, anent the "curfew'' agita-
ton, that the "curfew may be good
thing for boys and girls in towns
and villages, or cities even, but their
parents should ring the bell, not the
bailifr." This is the whole question
in a nut shell. Ifparents would ex-
ercise the proper parental govern
ment over their children, there
would be no necessity for the cur
few law nor any other mandatory
edict of municipalities looking 20
the discipline ST young America :"
The duties Of juvenile government
belong strictly to the home, and a
conscientious and faithful perform
ance of those duties would effectual-
ly settle the question.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-02

sour Own Songs is the name of a
new volume of poems now in press
by James Brainerd Morgan, editor
of the Gerardstown Times. Mr..
Morgan is member of the West Va.
Editorial Association and will read
a poem at the meeting here on the
18th.
Ice CREAM SODA to-day at MADEIRA
Brothers.
BUY anything you want to eat at
Posten's.
GET your razors honed at Adam
Bowers barber shop.
HAVE you seen our 81 shoe for
women? No better in the city.
Waters & Wilmington.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-02
War Almost Here

But we are increasing our stock Of
Cigars. Chewing and Sn1oIS-
ing Tobacco.
Call and see our line of Cigars.
They are immense. Our tebies, Al
pha, Little NecI1s and Old
Regulars are still on the increase.
Call and see US.
THE ATHENS CIGAR STORE.
Next door to MADEIRA Bros.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-02

The May number of the Waco
lconoclast containing the last arti
Gle written by VIC. Brann before his
death, is on sale at MADEIRA Bros.
A MARRIAGE license has been is
sued to Abraham V. Owen 20 and
Effie Moore q Both are residents
of this county. This makes total
of ten for the month ofApril
THE roads are in very fair shape and
that fact drew many people out yes
terday in carriages and on wheels
The road to Cheat took the most of
those who were out. Many of them
went over to the hotel but number
of them only went as far as the new
club house on this side of the river.
The road was excellent as far as
Easton and in fair condition from
there out to the river In town there
were large numbers of people out
walking and looking at the improve
ments made during the bad months.
In every direction might be seen groups
of sightseers on the hills about town
taking in everything that was to be
seen. The day was the first real
spring-like day that we have had and
its influence on the number of people
out of doors was very noticeable.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-02
PROTZMAN,
he Photographer,

viii send a carriage free of cost to
any part of town for ladies who de-
sire the best pictures.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-02
ABOuT euR FRIENDS.
Personal Mention of Promine Mt People
Where they are and How they are.

VIM. Peterson a well known citi-
zen of Morgan district residing near
Dellslow is very i'll from pneumonia
though is somewhat better TO day
DR.. Page Gibbons has charge of his
case.
Miss Artie Mcclure who was so
badly injured some days ago by a
favorite horse is recovering and her
friends hope will soon be well again
A number of people from here
were called to Taylortown on Satur-
day to attend the funeral of the late
Mrs. Catharine Hickman. Among
them were the families of Geo. G.
Hayes, George Harner and w, H.
Watts.
Elmer Jacobs has gone to Pitts
burg and will be gone for several
days on business.
Charley Whitman has gone to Nor
gantown to accept position in the
wooden mills at that place. -Clarks-
burg Mail.
MISS Jennett Domain is back from
an extended visit to Piedmont.
w. G. Meyer, of Wheeling, has
gone home after brief stay here.
Dr. J. 2. Filth and Mayor Glass
cock are in Washington to arrange
for the appointment of DR.. Fitch as
postmaster here at an early day.
Dr. Waitman Z. Wiley leaves this
evening Tor Baltimore where he will
become resident physician of the
Maryland Homeopathic Hospital,
This appointment was made imme-
diately after he graduated and
shows the high esteem in which he is
held by the faculty of his college.
We predict for DR.. Wiley brilliant
future
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-02

A Lor of Heinz pickles, keystone
Dressing, Sauce. A. L. NyE's
FANCY strawberries at
MADEIRA Bros.
No WAR prices at Posten's yet.
Buy what you want at old prices.
THE ladies of the Methodist Epis-
copal church are preparing for an
entertainment in their church Tues
day evening, May 10th. The people
know how enjoyable these entertain
ments always are and look forward to
them with great pleasure.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1898-05-02
JUST OPENED

Elegant line Of Jeweled Belts and
Buckles. Fancy Velvet
Belts with Jeweled Buckles.
Latest Styles in Combs.
See the Display in Our Windows.
GEO. G.. HAYES Il co.
Leading jewelers..
w. v. U. PINS. Walnut Street.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-19
Lincoln and Davis.

Malcolm Townsend has pointed out
condolences of events in the lives Of
lincoln and jeff Davis. Both were born
In Kentucky-Lincoln in 1909, Davis in
1908. Both removed from their native
state in childhood. Davis going to the
southwest, Lincoln to the northwest.
In the Black Hawk war Davis was a
second lieutenant of regulars, Lincoln
captain of volunteers. Both began
their political career at the same
period, 1874, Davis being presidential
e.ector for Henry Clay. Both were
elected TO congress at about the same
time, Davis in 1s45, Lincoln in 1915
Lastly, in the same year and almost the
same day, they were called on to pre-
side over the destinies of their respec.
tive governments, Davis Of the confcd'
crate states, February 8, 1861, and Lin
coin as president of the United States
March 4, 1S61.-N. Y. Press.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-19

peared at his tent door begging an in
terview. She brought with her little
boy of 12 or 13 years, whom she wished
to place in the regiment as drummer
boy. Her husband had been killed in
the service, and she thought that the
boy, who was eager to "join the army"
might earn something toward the sup
port of the family.
Captain" she said, after the boy had
been accepted, "he won't be in much
danger, will be?"
"No, l think not" replied the officer.
eve shall be disbanded in few weeks,
l am confident"
The new drummer soon became IA
vorite, and there was never a feast OF
fruit or other hardly procured dainties
that eddie" did not get his share first.
The soldiers were stirred by the child's
enthusiastic devotion, and declared that
his drumming was different from that
Of all the other drummers in the army.
After the engagement at Wilson's
Greek, where the federals were defeated
Corp. R, who had been thrown from
his horse, found himself lying concealed
from view near n clump of trees. AS
he lay there with his ear to the ground
he heard the sound of drum, distinct
but rather faint. In a moment he rec
ognized the stroke of Eddie, the boy
drummer, and fastened toward the spo
whence the sound proceeded. In {
clump Of bushes, propped against
tree, he found the boy. His drum wa
hanging from shrub within reach ant
his face was deadly pale.
"Oh, corporal" said he, II am so gla'
you came. Won't you give me drink o
water, please?"
The corporal ran to little strear
close by and brought the boy draught
Just at this moment there came an OF
der for the retreat, and the corpora
turned to go.
Don't leave me-" said the little drum
mer; 81 can't walk. See!" and h
pointed to his feet.
The corporal saw with horror tina
both feet had been shot off by canno
ball.
"He said the doctors could cur
them" continued the boy, pointing t
the dead body of confederate soldie
who lay beside him. "He was shot a
to pieces, but he crawled over here an
-tied-my legs up-so they would
wouldn't bleed SOL" And Eddie close
his eyes wearily.
The corporal's eyes were blinded b
mist of tears as he looked down. Th
confederate soldier, shot to death, ha
managed to take off his suspenders an
bind the boys legs above the knees!
As the corporal bent down to rails
the child body Of confederate trooI
came up and he was prisoner. With
sob in his voice he told the story, an
the southern officer tenderly lifted Il
wounded drummer on to his own hors
swinging the drum before him. Whe
: the little cavalcade reached camp "E
die" was dead, but the little drummer
: last call had aroused the noblest fee
ing in the heart of one who was his TO
one whose last act was an effort to sa'
l. and comfort the boy enemy who w
faithful to his duty.-"Women of Il
4 War"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-19
A Wnr Tragedy.

! Two brothers were natives of Phila-
deIphia, and the younger one left home
and joined the confederate army, while
tas. other one came south as union SOL
dier- After the battle the elder brother.
crossing a field saw young soldier ly-
ing on the ground, and turning him
over recognized him. He sought to re-
vige him by giving him water from his
caDteen, but the boy hRd been shot near
the heart and died in his arms. The
union soldier became insane, and was
put in hospital, where he died. The
news of the tragedy finally reached the
fafher in Philadelphia, and the shock
killed him.AAtlanta Constitution.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-01-19

whichever you like to call it. I am not
guilty, but l will confess that l did it
just 10 stop this starvation
~-Well, if you are not guilty said
the governor, who had something of a
sense of humor,' what do you confess
for?'
well replied Hamilton, you can
take me out and shoot me if you like. l
would just as soon be in sheol as this
tpIaee. I cannot stand it to see these
poor fellows kept here without food
any longer
Hamilton was confined in the dun
;gc0n for another "a hours and then he
was released and the rations were re-
stored. have always suspected" con-
tinued the narrator, "that the governor
OF Libby was confident that Hamilton
was the man who pitched that barrel
down there, but he was too much of a
good fellow at heart not TO appreciate
the joke of the situation. Washing
ton Star