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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
ALICE STONE BLAcK WELL.
USES or THE TELEPHOSF.
Some Rehnoments of Practise as Noted by
Visitor In the City.

Some Rehnements of Practise as Noted by
Visitor In the City.
Il don't suppose this is new to you" said a Wis
itor in the city, but 1t to me, and thought IL
was pretty good. had occasion 70 call on man
connected with a big concern occupying Offices
in tall downtown building ! went into this
building and went UP, klung, good way in an
elevator and then got of and went 10 the man
Offices.
in the first room found a clerk sitting at A
desk, who asked me who ! wanted 90 see, and
when told him he didn get up and 60 and find
out and come back and let me- know. hut he Just
spoke into a telephone that stood on his desk, and
in about three seconds hc looked up and said thai
Id find Mr. Sohnd-so in such room, indicating
the door: and he was there all night and tho clerk
in the outer ohcc had nsce rtain"d that fact. and
that he was disengag,d all in less Than half
minute by telephone ! thought that was pretty
I'm, II was saving Of time Tor everybody, and
with this sort OF AN arrangement one man could
tend 10 II all, and stay right there in ne oilce,
ready 10 receive everybody that came in too.
"Now, | dom know anything about II, hut
venture TO say that part OF that telephone outft
was a switchboard somewhere about that clerk q
desk 30 that not only was II possible 10 telephone
from that outer office To any Of G other oGlc,s,
but that man in any of the ollce6 could tec-
phone 10 n man in any other ny means of this
switchboard, Suppose the head Of the concern.
for instanc", or any member OF It, wanted 70 CON
other room. He dorsn get Nm and go over there.
nor dors he send over up OF down To have the
other man come and ace him: he just Speaks into
or at the telephone that stands on his desk, and
clerk n tic outer Office, YOU understand, the man
that saw; an! ho ilst conn cts the wires and
these two mon sit right whore they, are; At Their
own desks ~ their own Offices and TAX !ns. az
Certainty onr Of the most wonderful limo
saving cOniriyGnc"S IL the telephone,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
TWO ExPENsIVE BUILDIyos
Rivalry in Cost Between tho Albany Capt.
toll and tho Philadelphia City Hall.

New Yorks elaborate Capitol 10 Albany 10
built on land the first purchase for which was
made In 1883 at an expense OF S51 900. Other
land was acquired IA needed between 1853 and
1888. when the first Appropriation for con-
structlon was made. and In 1870 additional
land to the value OF nearly 100000 was rur-
chased. and thereafter the work OF construc-
ton went on. On Jan. z. 1870 eight years after
the laying OF the corne rstone. the present Cap
itol was occupied. but work in 1t has been con-
tinued since the rs the exlgencies Of the Legls-
lature and the public Offices required
According to Comptroller Robcrts's report
made to the last Legislature. the total cost Of
tho State Capitol up to jim l, 1885, was t24.-
pa. l02. and OF this sum s543,l7o. was for the
purchase OF land and the balance for conptruc-
ton labor, supplies. and interior furnishings
pointed Mt frequently as the most expensive
s eun,a,ng IN the country l. has entailed an
Bndinss eonstrSre d pR hpo@sh o9i Sssa,on
onerousto the State. often are unduly expen.
phIlsdephia, the Ui,y Hall Of which has cost
recent indicaticns i may cost e s
more The of1cin architect reccntls submitted
to the Public Buildings Conn ,sslon a report
win DO required to complete the buildings, and
before this can 10 done. To date the coat has
been 22.50l $50, approprlated by Councils up
to Jan. l., 1892 $l6.S43.33 OF this was for
construction
Precipitancy Is seldom characte ristio Of Phil
adelnhia or OF its public works and the build
ing OF the mammoth CITY Hall IN that town has
been going on Tor thirty years. During that
period the business OF tho city has grown enor-
mously and the com mission has had to meet
the requirements as they arose. The porua-
ton OF the city Of Philadelphia at the time OF
tho beginning ~ the construction OF the City
HAIL. tho original com IN ssion to supervise
which was provided for In an act OF the Harris
burg Legislature IN August. 1870. was 875. 900.
AZ that time tho various pubic departments
Hall occupied nfty.two Offices. whereas the
present number OF Offices occupied IL 143.
showing the growth OF municipal business In
me meanwhile. the present population OF
philadelphia. 1.3OO,0OU. being nearly double
what IL was when tn" construction of the City
prlatlon for the City Hall was $l0O0OO0 and
other work uron Il will require. II IL vstmated.
s4.pOOOO additional. On Jan. !, 1897, this
was the compnrison bet ween the Albany Capi-
tol and the PhIladelrhia City lIall in outlay:
Albany n,s ~, oo1pIt2!; sl42+4lO2: Philadelphia City
The Albany public building. It will Ia ob-
pended. hut OUTLAY. mnon Il have practically
ceased. whereas the Philadelphia City Hall Is
not yet com nletcd and probably before tho be-
ginning OF next year will exceed In cost the
aum expended by New York for It's state Capt.
toll Unlike the Albany structure which IL Mt
tho top Of hill the Philadelphia City Hall 10
40 we'll situate for redestrians thnt many
each day. how many tho Philadelphia Commits
sion has not com Duted
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
now 1T FEELS TO DE HELD or.
Tho Sensation Partly Described by One
Who Has Been There.

From u, Council Burs Sonpiri.i.
How II Feels To he in a Train Robbery.
unlimited volumes by Z NJ. Morton who was
very much in IL AMI has feeling OF gladness
that he Is out OF It
Scene: Between Elbum and Maple Park
near De Kalb, H.. about itsy miles from Chicago
Time 1880 o'clock T. NJ Friday, Oct Is
1909
Occasion: The arrival Of the Chicago and
Northwestern fast mail and express
L. NJ. horton's friends say he could recite Il
and II he able 10 describe the affair as graphic
ally on paper as he has verbally since his return
10 Council Bluffs fame and fortune would 30
his lot instead of mail bags and time caris He
IS postal clerk and was in the car next 10 hat
which WAS dynamited by the bandits And no
didn't run bit a. that exciting period Tho
pointed in the direction Of Mr Morton's head,
which, at that moment he says looked 10
Say, l ,hough, !, was all a ioke a, first" h.
car after the engineer had obeyed the stop sig
brakey hal his hands above his heal and looked
real funny lie hirned about facing outward
do" T now BS, he dini p%. 's en pd do xGu e
SAYS IN tone Zone meant to T.aS;Tc him pn, EN-
he ha chill; This is no Joke
Some ono outside hen says Shut up" In .
way mat Sounuel hS II ne knew Wnat ne was
talking about and then turned my face around
against an awful big gun; Soon another clerk
was put in the car, and h had his hands heaven
wari. too and kept EN- there. and began To
realize that the thing was no comedy Three
Of us were holding our hands up then. and wo
didn't look bit funny. Next In came the ex-
press messenger his hands UP, and there wero
fouI OF us and none OF us laughed.
Then the etplosion came and the force OF I,
masked man with that cannon pointing toward
Us held his place Just outside at the car door and
We didn't dare 10 move
After about twenty-five minutes two men
| think only two, Joined tho Waterman at our
car and they all went away together One Of
en- yelled hack Don't you marks move for
little while or you'll eat lea pill" and We ditn't
move for--well maybe a minute or two. I've
hcen called mark before, but never felt so much
like one as did IN those few minutes
Nv hen we got outside we waited around for
the engine Ia be- brought back And, say, thai
engineer was a sight It's not true that lie was
wounded in the breast They didn't even shoe,
al him, though they did flre at a brakeman: but
the engineer looked as though he Ia been half
shot, anyhow lie was completely wtcd and
could hardly talk lie didn't even want Ia turn
back from where they had made him run his
engine up the track 4 couple Of miles, and when
he was approaching tho spot again they say
he tried 10 hide In the tender Anyhow he was
like an leaf when he Was helped out OF his cab
"Wc hal 10 leave the poor fellow at he kal
though his home is In Clinton Iowa, where he
was hve hours, and We got IN here at 1880 %
dav inSca Of $50 We made UP some time by
fast running.
"Ncs, the rest Of us were cool enough, guess
I didn't pay much attention 10 things excep,
TO that man's or,ers IN keep my haais up"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
Tho Choristers.

Fros a, PAiiadsphia NerA Lu.rtosn.
There httle band OF singers
Every sveninS comes and fingers
Meath the window OF my cottage In tho trees,
And with dark thoy raise the voices
While the gathering might rejoicCs,
And the leaves Join In the chorus with the breeze.
Then the twinklnu stars come out
To enjoy the merry cout.
And the squirrels range themselves upon log.
And the nro1ies furnish light,
That they read their notes Alright
The katyiid, the cricket and the frog.
All the night hear then, singing.
Through my head 'h-ir tunes are ringing
Strains OF music straight frrm thor Nature heart
Now the kAtydid and cricket.
From the deep OF yOnder thictet
Then the croAking frog OF yonder dronss his part
By and BY the moon sppeAr,
As the midnight hour near,
And her smiles disp-l the low ring mist and fog;
Then the m rth IL ct Its height.
And they Elouiy the niRht-
The kAtydld, the cricket and the frog.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
RAISES HOMEMADE BEAR.
Missouri Man Tolls n Now Yorker How lie
R~nain-d n Lost Fortune.

h~uhiu~u LOST Fortune.
II reckon that when a New York man eats
venIaon that was killed ovsr on Long Island he
thinks he is living mighty high" said a ct.
Louis man TO New York merchant who was
doing the honors. but I reckon you don't
have any home-raised hears. do your"
This New York man replied that the only
bear meat in this region was at Central Park
and mp in The Bronx.
We'll. air lam bear raiser" continued tho
st Louis man. "A good many years ago when
the air was SO thick with wild pigeons that an
eclipse OF tn" sun had no show at all in our
State. ] was living up In the kingdom o! Call
away, and used To trap wild pigeon and shin
EN- TO st. Louis by the car load. | made
enough I" 70 me business 29 my own hook in
be on the wing, Nobody ever knew why. |
tried my hand IN other mes 81 business with
GUIDED | would go to, raising home. made bar.
Not not citing on what was after went q Stoi;
fenced il. That was n hun. for bear
pays no attention to fences when he gets mi
cultivated acorns and pawpaws on tho
land one seas m, and then p'ante ed hear. Just
slonaily ! crossed the, breed with great s sac
cess | soon had as hue n hear farm as my
ola ola hun,cL ever dreamed Of in The paradise OF
nv old cronies and talked about the good old
days when bear peat was considered high
In the mouth / asked 'em how much they
would give to eat some Missouri raised bear
meat. That made 'rm hungrier than ever
and thoy just went wild over offors
Then ! made my contracts for deliveries
and returned 10 he Stotdnrd county bear
knew his daddy, or as easy "a ! used 10 kin
noSF shipped u err loa'l 70 ~. Louis and my
fortune came back tn me IN short order No
body doIhted my word cause never deceived
man In my ~" But | couldn't have do
sour man a god brick now and then. but You
can't fool him on homemade bear"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
Old Times in Ynvapai County.

FROM IA, 4 'iiona Graphic.
There was blood in the eye, Of n. vixl.nos gang.
Asup with bound to their saddles they .prans
lad whsel.d down tn, salo. to the rsht:
With 90 oath nu,tsrsa H..ssyamp JIM
An et RAttlesnAse lin tax my little gray mare
Down in YAvApai county"
'~who else mout IL boz auoth catamount Joe;
II seen 'sn split in the aiT,
Tro' de- suich. on yer little cray nsro'
psp loosen ysr rsins fsll.r, digit yer spurs;
Hoss.th'cvta and hoSssealin may go some eres.
But wild S bomn;S aSE T R.pf , Ssm. w
On down through the ruich sped the saiioping
Beating down tho dry sage and thu rra.s.
while tho rrowine coyote skunk out IN the weeds
Like the Wind did they rides not word. not .
Was heard a. thsy Jew DER the heath
Save the h:aunI of hoofs on tho hard. biistsred
And the brown sage A-orAeLllnv beneath.
Down in YANapai county.
Then a shaiowy spcck arose in their sight.
Ike bullet It shot on ahead;
a. .sS I'M @ The dsiSss. n .e s4' aHn'
at Is him. with an oath mutlerod ua'sayamp
"Kain't 70 500 how they, .plti,i91' the arr
Hswnrsh, for ~ tsee +, peye, was rider like Tim.
Down in iAyhpal county.
Asforwara he hent for the race
Deep, dep sank the spurs, and tho merciless whip
rrard toe foam covered steeds to the chase.
Like Syeions they ,!s. ipaisiDS, n the night
Alb, the fug i've know in his hurrying light
What was meant BY that ominous sound.
Down IN YAvapai county.
Desp. deep in tho hAnks Of tho little gray marc
sank the spurs Of the T. Ter ahead
Through the and the grass spod the fugitive
pa'r
While eh'nd them tho vigiiantS sped.
On, on urged tho dying one "OnH' came the
sound
In the rear. from d1'en ~ lips:
On. on sped they al with = J. Ap and bound
At tho tlnch OF the 'urs and the Whips,
Down IN YHvapsi county.
How ended the rae! when the gray sulen morn
Looked down on the gtlrh with frOwn,
NAKED old cotton wood, standing forlorn,
WIN the neghhoring srass trnmpled down,
Told the tale. told II we'll how the Nigilants steeds
Through the gulch chased the fugitive nps"k
That rose In the dark mid the sage and the weeds,
And then won the raoe-bp psck,
BOWL In Yavapai county,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
LIrtRpooL sE4MEN's ORPHAsAoE
II Receives Only Protestant Inmates but
Gives Outdoor Relief to All.

II Receives Only Prot~stRnt Inmates but
Gives Outdoor Relief to All.
The Cathedral Library Association OF New
York took in hand the solving OF the question
whether or not the Liverpool Seamen's Or
phsnngc, for the benefit OF which collections
are taken up the Atlantic liners m u lsters to
Catholic orphans as well as Protestant From
letters received from Mgr. James Nugent OF
Liverpool and from the chHplain OF the Or
arc admitted 10 the institution. in which tho
church service OF tn" Church OF Eng and Ia
made by n Catholic. an outdoor grant IL made
for the orphan children OF Catholic seamen or
nremcn, on condition that the children attend
regularly Catholic school and certificate ot
prizes or teacher Ia required Of n two ycara' at
tendance. There are 3lS Protestant children
IN the Or manage and 3j7 children on the lst
OF outdoor relief. At present lJ8 Roman Cath
Ollie children are receiving annually 81 los
In money and clothing
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
From he .NempAis Scim,id

A gentleman who lives In the suburbs has Q
fine pcrsImm3n tree In his yari which this
year bore u very large crop. The members OF
his family are exceedingly fond OF the fruit and
look forward with many hoppy expectations to
the time when the frost W III fall each year aad
put tho flushing touches to the crop.
Tho oth-r day" said the gentleman, II
visited the tree which IL good distance from
there and taken plcnt full supply away. The
grass around the tree was tramp Piled down as il
regiment had been campei out under IT,
grounds determine n watch the next night
to aprrrhnnd them the trick should he re-
ionnd instead Of tramps about hundred dogs
Tho dogs womb iump al the trunk Of the tree
In body an by that means shake on a GUAM
with avldity. II IA ths first time I ever
heard OF dogs eating parsimmons. and ! en-
joyed the eight 40 much that RETAINED fSs@
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
Old Associates.
Fro~ ns Washfrgtor .sfa,

! used TO recall every night ere ia rest
or many companions the ones loved best,
CID sinbAi tho sailor. Aladdin, whoss lamp
Brought fortune, and Bll-beard, the terrible scamp
Thsy never deceived me or ofersd mo harm.
But klsddened by dream with fanoiful charm.
There's loSs for which fActa cannot offer amends
Sinoe bsds farewell ~ my fairy book fr1snda-
They we're idle And houshte.s but better. perhaps
Tha some OF these tustiine aud plausible ehAps
Who oner me stocks or q tip on IN. race.
Or tell what they'll DO II elected to place.
It's indeed . sad day whln . youngstsr brsaks
loose
Prom Jack and the Besnstalk and hind Mother
Gooss.
Tho ench sntmspt IL o'er and the curtain descends
when you bid farewell ~ your fairy book friends
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
POEMS WORTH READING.


We must grow oldl The years 20 by.
eonstimes on wings they seem to ny;
But WHY such haste We know not whyi
We only know that we grow old
Sometimes. alas the years they 90
A. " with leaden feet. 20 slow
We faint from pain. We cannot know
Wherefore or why. but we grow old
Each vanished year lie own sad tale
OF disappointment. woe aud wall.
Adds 10 tn score. until We fail.
Since We grow old We must grow old.
The broken links Of lifos short chain
Oan never md thcir place again;
The heart will bleed when pierced with pain.
When loved ones die. and We grow old.
Into the dark unknown We take
The hopes misfortune could not shake,
Pure as the mountains snowy fake.
Where all 10 weli-when we are old.
TIMOTHY THOMAS FORTUNE
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19
just How II Happened.

Frow a. DrrvSr Ev<niN0 Pot
You ses." said Mrs. strong o'Mind.
1.-THE reason n II they beat us blind
IL Just s striking plain TO me
A. stripe upon our hosiery.
some women are A. short OF sense
AZ mules, and give us evidence
or that Ia . Disgusting way
On every blamed election day.
"No~ thers wss Mrs. Glib OToneue
Who. / p 'esnms. one day VA young.
She hung around the polls all day
And talked Ia tLsn 10 such way
That they had scarcely str~ngth 10 TO
And cast their votes, aud I inst know
They voted dead AHAlnst ur, Just
Because sho nilsd them with diagust
and Ms LEU 'in Dres. VA thsrs
In such gown that, declare.
Tie ip' woul stare a. " % cay
IL thai VAS woman suffrage they
wsr. done. and shen she try 70 talk
To them they d tip theis hats and wAlk
Away and wonder ~ her GALL
And plumb forgst TO vote ai all.
And Mrs. Nosetts Auli would sss
A voter eoraersd. and would est
Her tongue 70 going for the cause
tntn II seem I'd 30 ar her tAwsi
she'd tall and talk and grab him ~
The lapel OF hiA coat. till
wAs not surprised TO hear him aay
He guessed he'd vote the other way.
And thFr- was MAS ". rorre hAnut
Twas Just shame the way she ran
Around and iockeyod for . chance
To IA N something wearing psntai
Tn. other side e,l"ourncrd her
N kesp ur her IN c--Ant purr.
FOR veil thev knew the ancient gsm
Was MAKING lots OF votes for them.
And Oh! .. ouid drive man 10 dysnh
T. sec that Mrs. D>r,sto rhtnki
Her hat WA crooked. aud oh. myi
Hsr skirts hunE frghtrully! Why,
Had hAlf . mind TO tel nor she
Would better aide behind . tree
Instead II mixing In the fuss
And driving votes Away from usi
when desired ~ get man
To vote for us simply ran
And took him bV the ear and said
II. had IN. ana you bet he didi
There never was . kcE. but he
Just meekly went along With me
And voted - told HIM To-
Saw matters from NY point Of vtsvr'
cThs woman spots the truth. because
The only man she voted was
A great big humble human calf
Her own poor henpecksd worer hAlk)
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One Unanimous Voice

"Gcntemsn" said the chairman OF the
meeting, when the discussion appeared 70
have ceaser, you hnye heard the question
Are you ready TO vutrY
Au absent mi ded Kentuckian in the audi
ence Instantly placed his hand on his pistol
pocket.
We arc. Mr. Chairman" he said
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-19

From he Melbourne Times.
What In a fraction 2"
"A part OF ANYTHING, SIR"
give an example,"
THE sivinteonth Of June"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-06-22
UvERTAKEN BY MISFORTUNE.

Mr.. I. L. Hunt, after long and hon.
orable business career in our midst.
has met with financial reyerses with
which he could not cope. 1t seems
strange, in passing along the .west side
of the square, to see the house of this
mild-tempered, polite gentleman closed
up. When the news of his failure went
out, it saddened many hearts in Mari
eta, and Cobb county for Mr.. Law
renee Hunt has always justly borne the
reputation of being a courteous, oblig-
ing, upright merchant. We have fami-
lies among us who have been his pat
rons for more than twenty years con-
tinuously and in all Of that time, he
has has never given any one the slight.
est cause to doubt his strict integrity
As man, he is loved as ca merchant
he was trusted; as a citizen, he is
peaceful ana law-abiding; and in his
misfortune, he has the deepest sympa-
thy of his friends We trust he NAV
be able to adjust his affairs in man
! ner satisfactory to all concerned, and
that he may soon be reinstated "at the
same old stand"
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-06-22
TELEPHONE LINE no ATLANTA.

The Marietta Correspondent of the
Atlanta Journal says: Mr.. A. A. Tow
ers, secretary and general manager of
Marietta Telephone Company, has re-
turned from Atlanta where he COM
pleted arrangements for connecting
line between the Marietta Telephone
Company and Standard Telephone
Company OF Atlanta. The line will ex-
tend from Marietta to Atlanta down
the wagon road with toll stations at
Smyrna and Bolton, and possibly at
other points. The Marietta Telephone
Company has l79 phones in use here
and are daily increasing. Considering
this fact statistics show that the COM
pany is the largest in the United
States operating in town the size of
Marietta. The construction of the con-
Meeting line will be started about the
18th of next month, at which time the
Standard company expects to have
fully 1000 phones Gin use in Atlanta
The Marietta Telephone Company is
the first operating in town of less
than $1,000 people with full metallic
circuit, and the Standard company will
also use full metallic copper wire
circuit which greatly adds to the ease
with which conversation can be carried
on. Every phone used by the patrons
of either of these companies will be
long distance phone. The toll rate be-
tween Atlanta and Marietta will be on
ly 10 cents.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-06-22
CUPID'S CAPERS.

On last Friday evening MIR. Robert z.
Robbins and Miss Lillian X. Fieldsdrove
IL buggy to Rev. ). III. Cables resi-
dence, near town, and were joined in
wedlock by that minister. The groom
is foreman OF the Mcneil Marble Conn
pany, and formerly resided in Atlanta.
He is an industrious and worthy young
man. The bride is the daughter OF Mr..
J. E. w. Fields, general traffic manager
Of the A. K. & N. X. X. She recently
graduated from the Marietta High
School and is an intelligent and lovely
young lady The JOURNAL extends its
congratulations and best wishes to.the
esteemed and popular couple. The
happy couple spent Saturday and Sun
day in Atlanta with the parents of the
groom.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-06-22
WOULD AsTONISH HIM.

II George Washington could rise from
the dead and find himself in Marietta
what would he think? Wouldn't the
telephone strike him with amazement?
When some of the trains rolled in what
il he should get frightened out of his
wits and jump on the track! What
would he think of the Typewriter and
the electric lights? Wouldn't he deem
it daisy of thing" to simply turn a
faucet and get water for drinking or for
bath, instead of shouting himself hoarse
for his body servant to go and pump it
out of a shallow we'll? There's count
less other things which would make
truthful George Washington open his
eyes.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-06-22
WAR DEMANDS.

War demands perfect manhood for
its victims. The blind, the cripple and
the idiot are not good enough. They
may keep on dying in cellars and gar
rets, but the public offering on the al
tar of war in the Philippines takes the
perfect man physically and mentally
Several Cobb county boys are fighting
to subdue the insurgents across the
waters, and for what?