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The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11
AN EARTH TELEPHONE.

- ONE time ago dispatches from London con-
tained brief announcement of certain expert
- ments made in England for the purpose Of
demonstrating the feasibility of sending wireless mes
sages through the earth as we'll as through the air
British papers have now been received giving de-
tailed accounts of the experiments and from their re-
ports it appears the teegraphy, or "earth tele
phone" they call it, may ere long be in practical
operation.
The London Chronicle in reporting the expert
ments says the inventors of the system Tarbottan
Armstrong and Axel Orling, have found that it is
possible to start the electricity of the earth into waves
by slight and almost imperceptible impulse and
any number Of the waves thus started can be picked
up and made to defect needle or agitate the re-
ceiver of telephone.
The report then goes on to say: "a small battery
Gifted with the ordinary apparatus for transmitting
the Morse code) and a telephone transmitter
were put up in small shed. A thousand wards
away there was another shed fitted with re-
cevers for both code and telephone Mes
sages were sent, and a conversation was held
through the solid earth. The only apparatus was the
transmitters and receivers and bar of iron driven
six feet into the ground outside each she'd The whole
cost of the apparatus would be IS or f6 60
far it has been found to work up to distances OF three
or four miles But this is not ALL Our discoveries
have found that their current can be sent throuob
water as well as land At distance of a Thousand
yards a model torpedo steered by means of an
electric current that passed through both air and
water There was something uncanny in seeing the
rudder moved at will by no visible agency"
The results of the experiments appear like marve1s
indeed but it is very well known that many an inven-
ton works successfully in purely experimental tests
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11
FLOURISHING NEVADA.

~ OR many year past Nevada has seemed to
r casual observers to be decadent State East
ern people acquired habit of referring to it as
"a mining camp" Sometimes they called it "a politi-
cal rotten borough AS rule they believed it to be
land whose mineral resources are exhausted and
which has nothing else rely upon for the acquire
ment of wealth and the support of an increasing popu
laton.
| Those who have shared that opinion will now have
to change it. The strong and energetic men who
have stayed with Nevada have discovered new
sources of mineral wealth, and these promise yield
even more abundanty than those whose exploitation
the wonder of the world in days gone by Dill
gent prospectors have brought to light several dis
tricts where the yield of gold is promising in the
highest degree, and, consequence, mining
enterprises being undertaken with capital suf-
ficient to carry them to success
Nor is it in mining only that the energies of the
people of Nevada developing new fields for profit
able industry By reason of the extension of irrga-
tion many districts of the State that formerly pro-
duced nothing but sage brush are now marked by
fields of alfalfa, farms and orchards. The live,
stock industry thrves. 1t is not so extensive it
in times past but it is now adapting itself to new
conditions and in the end with the extension of rri
CATION and the increased production of grasses of one
kind or another, it will eventually be larger than ever
The new activity of the State finds full develop
ment at Reno, which is now one of the most attrac-
tive and wealthy cities of its size in the Union and
has entered upon something like era in its his
tory The State University has an attendance which
atests the desire of the youth of the commonwealth
for higher education and their ability to attain it. In
fact, whether considered with respect to her mines
her cattle, her farms, her cities, her business or her
educational institutions, Nevada is capable of making
a good showing for herself
| In times past the wealth of Nevada was taken
away to build up other States but the new wealth
seems to be in the hands of who love the State
who intend to live there and who will use to build I'D
Nevada herself Such being the case, it is not easy
to set limits to the changes which may be wrought
in the conditions of Nevada life within the next ten
years. Many Eastern man who has been taught
look upon the State no better than an exhausted
mining camp may yet seek it as place for the in
| vestment of his money and find there so many at
fractions that he will settle there permanently and
become big Nevada boomer as any of those who
have lived there for forty years or are native to the
soil.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11
PERSONAL MENTION.

E. A. Eaton and F. c. Ballard. business
men of Salinas, are at the Lick.
George B. Levings, a mining man of
Pareal, Mexico, is located at the Grand.
Dr. H. N. Winton of Haywards is at
the Occidental, accompanied by his wife.
Railroad Commissioner E. B. Edson Is
registered at the Occidental from Gazelle.
Captain Edwin T. Cole, U. S. A, is at
the Occidental. en- route to the Philip
pines.
Rev. DR.. J. o. Lincoln and wife of San
Mateo are among the arrivals at the Occi-
dental.
Charles Counselman. member of the
Chicago Board of Trade, is registered at
the Palace.
Mrs. Thomas P. Taylor, wife Of a man
ufacturer of Bridgeport, Conn. is a guest
at the California.
George I. Becker. former captain of
volunteers in the United States army, is
registered at the California.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

but fails TO satisfy the requirements of practical work
in the world. Something further therefore, will have
to be done by the inventors of the new telegraphy
before the world will accept it as feasible system.
At present it can be looked upon only as thing of
promise. The inventors themselves have Of course
high expectations of it. They have coined word
from the first syllable of each of their and
given to the system the name "Armorl" They claim
that ships fitted with their apparatus can communi-
cate with another for distance of fifteen miles,
and that lighthouses and lightships can send re-
ceive messages equal distance
In some respects the earth messages promise even
more than the Marconi system of telegraphing
through the air The store of electricity in the earth
is enormous, and should there be developed pract-
cal way OF making use of it, might eventually en-
ploy it not for telegraphing only but for lighting and
even for motive power
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

The New Orleans Times-Democrat has sprung
upon the country problem or puzzle that may
be worth studying just to pass the time away 1t says
in reference to the State Insane Asylum: "Why is
it that while among the whites the men constitute
more than twice many lunatics as the women the
reverse is true of the negroes the colored female
unatcs in the asylum being exactly twice as many
as the male negroes?" Any man who can answer the
question will please send the explanation direct to
the Times Democrat. We have troubles of our own
Anarchists are bad people and 1ynchers are bad
people, but what are we to say of criminals of the
type of the professional nurse who is charged in
Massachusetts, with poisoning four patients whom she
employed to nurse and who is suspected of other
poisonings? 1t looks like case where woman
having been taught to handle poisons deliberately
made use of the knowledge to put people to DEATH
not from malice or hope of gain but merely for the
pleasure of exercising her skill in administering
poison.
According to report from Berlin the Kaiser, when
attending the dedication of church at Konigsberg,
surprised the congregation by delivering the prayer
himself, and it is said ''t was most eloquent and
would have done credit to an archbishop" AS the
Kaiser had already established reputation as an
orator, preacher, painter, poet musician, sailor.
sportsman and all round dresser, there would seem
to be nothing left for him to do except to take
to the prize ring or try to elevate the stage
The fact that Iowa farmer even at this early
period of the fall has been found frozen to death in
cornheld within few hundred yards of his home
shows what kind of climate they have over there
Husking corn in Iowa appears to be about as cold
job as hunting for gold at Cape Nome.
The campaign Investigations of the crookedness of
Tammany Hall have brought to light the fact that in
some departments of the city the names of dead men
carried right along the payrolls, and the re-
formers are now trying to find out who draws the
pay.
1t is row evident there will be no profit in the
financial part of the Pan-Amercan exposition and
Buffalo will have to brace up, look pleasant and say
she put up the show just for the sake of entertaining
visitors and being hospitabe
movement has been started in New York to get
the Board OF Health to forbid the sale or use of cigar
stumps picked up in the Streets and looks like an
attack on the snuff trade and the cheap cigarette
business
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

1t is announced that the title of the lecture Sarah
Grand is delivering in the East is "Mere Man" and
it is hardly necessary to add that according to the
reports the audiences mainly composed of women
who doubtless wish to learn all they can about the
"mereness" of the brute
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11
are to-day.

In dealing with the Sultan the French continue to
be polite but they insist that their taking ways shall
be permitted to include the taking of Turkish Gus
toms wherever they can pick them. up
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

Mr.. Winston Churchill in addressing his constit-
few days ago said the South African war "has
ceased to be supreme issue and become an unmiti-
gated nuisance; all of which may be so, but the sad
truth remains that it is just hard for Kitchener to
abate the nuisance as it for him to settle the
issue
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

Teacher-What does b-u-l-l-y spell?
Johnry-Why, er-um-m-
Teacher-Come, come! Suppose a great
big boy were to strike a little fell
low, what would you call him?
Johnny-I don't dast ter tell yer,
ma'am.-Catholic Standard.
Husband (weakly)-This is the fourth
time this week we've had corned beef and
cabbage, Maria, and I'm just a little tire
of 1t.
His Wife-Tm sure, Thomas, you're
very unreasonable. You know I've had to
correct the proof sheets of my new
book, Zone Hundred Dainty Dinners
London Tit-Bits.
"How do you manage to get rid of
bores" asked Snodgrass,. as he came in
and took a seat by the editors desk
"Oh, easily enough" replied the editor
ST begin to tell them stories about my
smart youngster. Now, only the other
day he said What! Must you go?
Well, good morning. .''-Tit-Bits.
Mrs de F1unk was sneering at the
Goodleighs because they crossed the At
lantic in steamer of line that is only
moderately well known
"And yet the De FIunk's ancestors trav-
eled around in cattle boat"
when was that?"
"At the time of the flood. d."-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
An old Scottish farmer, being elected a
member Of the local School Board, visited
the school and tested the intelligence of
the class by his questions. The first in
quiry was:
moo, boys. can ony O. you tell me what
naething is?"
After a moments silence, a small boy
in a back seat arose and replied:
''It's what We gle me tother day for
haudin' yer horsei'-London Answers.
That scientific man who Is so thorough
ly determined to make monkeys useful
contends that they would prove excellent
cotton pickers.
There is no doubt that monkeys picking
cotton might prove such a comical sight
that the hired man would never descend
from the adjoining fence unless he fell
off from the effects of uncomfortable
aughter.-Cleveland Plain Dealer
The wife Of clever detective Is said to
have powers nearly equal to those pos
sessed by her husband. Not long ago she
began to notice that sixpences and shiI-
lings were daily disappearing as if by
magic from the change purse in which
she kept silver for small purchases. She
was inclined to suspect one Of her two
maids, sullen Irish girl, but was unwill-
ing to accuse her. After some thought
she wrote on slip of paper, Neither
Bridget nor Celia must take any money
from this purse This slip she put into
the purse with some silver and awaited
developments.
Two days later Bridget came to her and
gave warning"
What is the matter7" asked her mis-
tress, innocently.
'Tll be going to another place." said
Bridget, vindictively, "and it's yourself
that knows the rayson. I'll not stay In a
house where I'm accused of stealing
money out of little ould purse that's
nivver had more than half a suvran in it
since took service here!"-Tid-Bits
Walnut and Pecan Panoche. Townsend. .
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

HALF OF 1S27-Subseriber, San Jose
Cal. A half dollar of 1897 is not one ot
the kind of coins for which dealers Offer
a premium.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

SUMMER RATES at Hotel del Coronado,
Coronado Beach. Cal. effective after April Is;
$50 for round trip. including Is days at hotel.
Pacific Coast s. 8. Co.. New Montgomery st,
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

DAN BURNS-H. F. s., City. Dan
Burns was never appointed United States
Senator, from California or from any
where else.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

RAILROADS.&C.. NJ. Stockton. Cal.
The mileage of street railroads in San
Francisco is 251. Is miles.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

THE GRANT MONUMENT-G A, City
The cost of the Grant monument in
Golden Gate Park was $500
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

Graphite suitable for making lead pen
ellis is found in almost every country OF
the globe.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

Special information supplied daily to
business houses and public men by tina
Press Clipping Bureau (Allen's), $40 Mont.
gomery street. Telephone Main 1042
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

"How do you manage to get rid OF
bores?' asked Snodgrass. as he came in
and took seat by the editors desk.
"Oh, easily enough" replied the editor
ST begin to tell them stories about my
smart youngster. Now, only the other
day he said What! Must you go!
Well good morning. .''-Tit-Bits
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11
A CHANCE TO SMILE.

Teacher-What does b-u-l-l-y spell?
JohnEy-Why, er-um-m-
Teacher-Come, come! Suppose a grea
big boy were to strike a little fel
low, what would you call him?
JOHNNY don't dast ter tell yer
ma'am.-Catholic Standard.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

MISS GOULD-W. NJ, Alcatraz, CAL
The address of Miss Helen Miller Gould
IS 1rvington-on-the-Hud New York
and 579 Fifth avenue, New York City.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

GOAT ISLAND-L. NJ. W., Oakland,
Cal. The area of Goat Island. in the bay
of San Francisco, is 140.9 acres. Its heighI
Is 344 feet above sea level, and the light
house on the island Is 70 feet above such
level.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

DIVORCE-W. T. A, City. The gen.
eral rule of law is that a decree in case
of divorce made in one State, being a
judgment of record, it will be given its
original force in every other State. For
this purpose courts of equity, Federal
and State, have jurisdiction.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

HUSBAND (weakly)-This Is the fourth
time this week we've had corned beef and
cabbage, Maria, and I'm just little tired
of 1t.
His Wife-Tm sure, Thomas, you're
very unreasonable. You know I've had to
correct the proof sheets of my new
book Zone Hundred Dainty Dinners
London Tit-BitS.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

CONSTABLE-G. G. R., City. For the
name of any constable Of Contra Costa
County address a communication to the
Sheriff of that county, Martinez. Inelose
a self-addressed and stamped envelope for
a reply.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

POLYTECHNIC SCHOOLS-I. NJ. GUM
da, Cal. In San Francisco there is a
polytechnic school at Bush and Stockton
streets, the Lick School and the Wilmerd-
ing School. both at Sixteenth and Utah
streets, and the Cogswell at Twenty-sixth
and Folsom streets
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

FRIENDLY MISUNDERSTANDING, VAL
lejo, Cal. In time of peace 1t is an insult
to hoist the flag of one friendly nation
above the flag of another friendly nation.
So each flag must be flown from a sepa-
rate staff.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

movement has been started in New York to get
the Board OF Health to forbid the sale of cigar
stumps picked up in the streets, and it looks like an
attack on the snuff trade and the cheap cigarette
business.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11
Cal. Glace Fruit soc per lib at rownsend,s.

Choices candies. Tonwsend's. Palace Hote
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

DOORS-J. 8. G., City. There is no
record of the number of entrances or
doorways in the residence portion of the
CITY," An individual who has plenty OF
leisure might take a systematic trip
through the residence portion of the city
and count the number of entrances and
doorways.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

walnut and Pecan panoche. Townsend.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11

1t is row evident there will be no profit in the
financial part of the Pan-American exposition and
Buffalo will have to brace up look pleasant and say
she put up the show just for the sake of entertaining
visitors and being hosptable.
The San Francisco call., 1901-11-11
ADJUSTMENTS.

Orpheum-Vaudeville.
Shore Acres
Tivoli-''The Belle of New York"
Central-''Lights O. London"
Grand Opera-house-''Lo 'Lohengrin.
Alcszar-"For Fair Virginia.
Columbia-"The First Duchess Of n
Chutes, Zoo and Theater-Yaudevi
evening.
Fischer 's-Vaudeville.
Oakland Racetrack-Races to-day.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-16
BRooKHArEN BANK CHANGES

BROOKHATEN BANK CHANGES.
During the last few days the pro
jectors Of the new Peoples Bank at
this place. whose charter has just
been published, have consolidated
their enterprise with the Bank of
Brookhaven, which very much strenth-
ems that institution and increases its
capital stock to $4,000. Ga Saturday
Messrs. J. A. Miazza, d. Montgomery,
W. II. Seavey, A. +. and 5. +. Moreton,
who we're the leading projectors of the
new bank and members of the board of
directors of the Commercial Bank. sold
their stock 10 the Commercial and
withdrew from its management. Their
stock and that of two or three other
stockholders who withdrew from the
Commercial with them. with accumu-
lated profits, am )uute1 in the aggre-
gate TO $4,000, and when placed on
the local market, was eagerly pur
chased 10y Messrs. l.. Coin & Bros Z,
Moreton l. Helms Lumber Co, EI~t
Union Mills, +. II. Hartman. ~. Cas-
sedy, Hyman Xwirn, Max Prjehat-ch,
Charles Heuck. Frank Converse,
Abrams Bros, J. III. Willouyhby, and
other well known business men. The
prize paid for this stock amounted to
"a premium of 81 cents on the original
investment, aud there was "A demand
for much more than was offered for
sale, which shows the strong cpufi-
dence IepOsed i'm the Commercial as
financial Institution. The with
drawal of the above named directors
will not AFFECT the management of tie
Commercial, and the vacancies thus
occasionea among the directors will be
filled 10y an election soon to be held.
1t is al~o understood that the present
management Of the Bank OF Brook
haven will undergo no change by the
accession f its new etOe khoiders. but
ii is reported that Mr. James a. Miazza
is to become its assistant cashier about
January l~t.
THE LEADER ventures the opinion
that the arrangement by which Brook.
haven is TO continue to have only two
banks. both strong and we'll managed
aud receiving liberal patronage,
rather than three, with divided and
correspondingly smaller patronage for
each, is matter for congratulation TO
her banking Interests and the commu-
nifty at large. Oar little city is grow
ing, and we rejoice in her prosperity;
but it is likely to be some time yet be
fore the volume Of her business will
really demand the maintenance of
more than two good banks.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-16
kingIimg Bros Excavations.

Arrangements have been completed
by which all who wish to attend the
performances of Rigging Bros
Worlds Greatest Shows in McComb
City, Saturday, OctOter 10th, can Sc
cure special excursion rates on all lines
of travel This will be the only point
in this vicinity where the great show
will exhibit during the present season,
and those who fail to see it will miss
the grandest event of the year Since
last season Ringing Bros. famous eX
hibltion has been greatly enlarged and
is now beyond all question the largest
and best combined circus, menagerie
and hippodrOme III the United States
The performance is given by over 300
high salared specialists, in three rings
on two stages, in mid air, aud on a
huge quarter mile hippodrome track.
The trained animal features, which are
alone worth many times the price of
admission to see, include Ringing
Brothers latest sensation, twenty ele-
plants performing at one time, in one
ring; Lockhart's famous elephant
comedians; O'Brien's wonderful sixty.
one horse act, and many other great
trained animal displays. The grand,
free street parade which takes place at
10 o'clock on the morning of the ex-
hibiti0n is the most magnificent dis
play ever seen. Don't miss it.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-16
A Typical South African Store.

o. r. Larson, of Bay Villa, Sundays
River, Cape Colony, conducts a store
typical of South Africa, at which can
be purchased anything from the pro-
verbal "needle to an anchor" This
store is situated in valley nine miles
from the nearest railway station and
about twenty five miles from the near
est town. Mr.. Larson says: 81 am favor
ed with the custom of farmers within a
radius of thirty miles, to many of
whom have supplied Chamberlain's
remedies. All testify to their value
in household where doctors advice
is almost out of the question. Within
one mile of my store the population is
perhaps sixty. OF these, within the
past twelve months, no less than four
teen have been absolutely cured by
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. This
must surely be record" For sale by
G. f. Grafton Drug Co.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-16
THE HARD TO PLEASE.

There aih'r NJ plea lin people on this boomin :
earth he!ow:
In the mctin' days o'summer they're hollerin'
fer SNOW
And when the Su1w comes siftin through the
windcr> o the sky.
They're hof,erin' fer summer, an weather hot
an dry.
Its this WY OF the hilltop. it, this way on the
pia u:
"7he craps are sittiu' dusty: Good Lord, senl
down tn r!in.'
An when tine ain j. ialli.t' an weather'S iookin
rOug,l,
Its Wonder if they'll drown us? We dun had
rain enough!
There amt no plea in pc b,,lr, no matt " what
YOU do
No matter what good fortune. they grOwl life
time through.
An when they leave this country to seek the
final lot.
Heaven won't he CO i enough fer them. an
tIther place t:o h l.
FRANZ l.. STANTON.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1901-10-16

! here are II number of aspirants
III the field for Secretary of State
an the race j. waxing warm The
election is u be held on November
9th. and the several candidates are
putting in some good work All the
gentlemen who are aspiring to the
position are good men, and we have
naught to Say against any of them.
Among the candidates is Mr.. j. W.
Power, of ,ckson, son of the la
mented Col. Power. Mr.. Powers com
potency and ability to fill the position
are well known, having been his faith
ers trusted assistant in the Office
several years before the latter's
death. When it became necessary to
appoint temporary Secretary of State
by reason of Col. Powers death, Gov
L0ngiun, recognizing Mr. Powers abil-
ity and bis familiarity with the bust
ness of he Oil -. At once appointed
him to the posi- I'm aud he Is the
present iucumbri.t. Since he has
entered the race, we think it proper
that he should be elected not only
as an Endorsement of the Governors
appointment, but because, being en-
inentIy qualified to fill the position
and thoroughly familiar, as he is, with
The duties of the office, he viii dis
charge those duties with ability and
or, dir. When election day rolls
around, vote for Joe Power for Secre-
tary of State.-LunabertoH HeGdbl0ck.