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The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-13
UNDERGROUND WIRES.
Statistics as to the Movement an
 Their Favor.

Inc1T CdNoI.
 Engineering News. which results from aerial construction has forced most of the larger cities oI the country to insist upon haVlng tne wires, at least in the most crowded pus- mess sections placed underground A few of the smaller cities have recognized the gain in appearance and public safety resulting from such a course, and have secured the same improvement Teie- phone companies, actuated chieny iro,i, .a the desire to improve their service and reduce operating expenses, have done more towards burying their wires than all other classes of service combined. The last annual report of the American (BelD Telephone and Telegraph Com pany, states that more than half the mileage of exchange wires throughout the country is underground. lnforma- ton collected for The Municipal Year Book" although probably quite incom. plete in this particular, shows that or the 1,524 places of 5000 and upwards by the last U. s. Census, 23s have some wires underground. In many instances this length placed in conduits is very small, but even a beginning is significant. or the 232 cities, 197 reported telephone, 43 eiec- tric light, 27 fire or poiice alarm tele- graph, and l4 street railway wires Orol- lev feeders) underground. While in many cities two or more classes of wires were underground, altogether only 6o cities re- ported that other than telephone wires had been buried. All but of the Is cities having 5000 population and over report ed some wires underground. The two largest of these seven were Jersey City, N. J., 2O6. 433. and Nashville, Tenn, S0,S6o The other five places, in ordey of popnia- tion, were Reading. Pa, Evansville Ind. Charleston, s. C.. Salt Lake City. Utah, and Elizabeth. N. J. Probably some of these places have wires under ground, but failed to report the fact The distribution. by size. of the 232 places which reported wires underground is as follows:
 Places report
 Total ing wires
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-13
DESERVED TO BE LICKED.
Where the Limit to Mans Begging
 Privilege Should Be Drawn.

Representative Cooper. Chairman Of the House Committee in 1nsular Affairs, pra c- tices law on occasion when at his home in Racine. Wis, and is frequently called upon by his constituents to defend them for petty misdemeanors. A voter came to him last summer and asked him to go to court for him in an assault case. The other man was badly beaten. The complainant explained that the defendant had beaten him. He exhibited his bruises and contusions.
 What did YOU beat this man so un- mercifully for?" asked the judge.
 Your honor, I'll tell you" explained the defendant. He and I were playing seven-up. was six and he was two. I dealt and he begged. I gave him point. I played the three-spot for low; he play ed the two. I played the king for high and he took it with an ace. Then he came back at me with the queen and caught my iaHk. Right thee friendship cea ased.'
 "I'n dismiss this case" declared the judge. "for the reason that any man wha would beg with such a hand is not honest and should be licked"
 
 Has Ben Hur' been to vour town9"s asked the cit vnan No. but Ben Smithkns cum up to visit his folks last week" replied the citizen of Flapiack Corners
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-13
Special Train to Dallas, Tex, April 20th, Account of Confederate Re-
 union. April 22-25.

General Geo. P Harrison and staff having designated the Louisville and Nashville. Southern Pacific and Houston and Texas Central Railroads as the of- ficiaI route for the Alabama Division, U. c. ". to Dallas, Tex, will leave on a special train at 1900 o'clock noon, April 20th. This train will consist of day coaches, Pullman Tourist and Standard Sleeping cars sufficient to accommodate the crowds. and will run through to Dal- las without change. arriving at Dallas early in the afternoon of the following day. For full particulars and sleeping car reservations. call on or write B. NJ Washburn, Montgomery, Ala.
 M l.. Beasley,
 P. A, l.. and N. R. R..
 tues-fri-sun. Birmingham, Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-13

the princess promptly declared her feel- ings by cutting her. The duchess, how ever. bided her time and at the Dukes death so delayed the funeral that she managed to prevent the attendance of the heir and his royal wife.
 King Edwards dislike to his brother in-law Battenberg. is said to date from an affront to Princess Louise. who is the best loved sister of the English sovereign She was 54 years old last month.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-13
On to Dallas.

The Texas and Pacific Ky. is 1l5 miles shortest route New Orleans to Dallas. and will run an elegant free reclining chair car through from Montgomery, con recting at New Orleans with Louisiana official train. L. c. ". See Major Paul Sangunetti. F. P. Turner. Genl Pass. Agt., Dallas, Tex. adv-6t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-13
OFFICIAL ROUTE
$14.35 to Dallas, Tex, and Return via Louisville & Nashville R. R.,
 Confederate Reunion

April 22nd-25th.
 Tickets on sale April 18th, 18th and 20th. limited for return trip until May 2nd, with provision for extension until May 18th by depositing tickets with Joint Agent on or before April 30th and pay ment of fee of 50 cents at time of deposit Through day coaches and sleepers on all trains. Ask for your tickets via Louis- ville and Nashville Railroad through New Orleans-'The Mexican Gulf Coast Route"
 For general information. call on any ticket agent l.. and N. R. R.. or write w. l.. Beasley, P. Sid Jones.
 P. A, D. P. A.
 Birmingham Ala.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-13

A complete list of cities with under ground wires. together with particulars of kind ownership and mileage of con duits would be interesting. The tele- phone company named above doubtless has a large amount of information re- garding it's own wires. An officer of an allied telephone company stated, in a pri- vate letter to the editor, that in 1901 some wires were underground in 252 cities and towns of 5000 population and upwards. but as the statement was not accompanied by the list of places. the information in The Municipal Year Book could not be revised and extended accordingly. It is certain. however, that the telephone companies are not only far in the lead in this branch of muni- cipal betterment. but that they will con tinue so for many years to come. The progressive city of the future will insist that all wires be placed beneath the streets, always under municipal control, and often under municipal ownership The ownership of most of the conduits thus far provided is vested in the com- panies that own the wires, but the reports include seven cities which own a part and seven others that own all the con- duits in question.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-13
CALIFORNIA &32.85.

via M. & o. R. R. Tickets sold daily during March and April, 1902. Particulars No. 9 Commerce St., or Union Depot
 P. S. Hay, SEP. A. tu-fri-sun
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-13

With the warm weather comes the most enthusiastic White Wash Goods sale this town has ever known.
 India Linens, Persian Lawns, Wash Chif- ions, the soft finished Organdies, the clinging French Lawns, the spider like Egyptian Batiste, the dotted Swisses with spots little and air like. Never was there more com- pleteness, centering towards one department of popular goods than there will be in this department.
 We are distributors of the all popular Wash Chiffon for one of the best factories in Switz- land; no better on earth anywhere and at scoring prices. 4s-inch White Wash Chiffon, regular value, 45c. at
 35c a yard. 4s-inch White Wash Chiffon, worth soc. at
 4Oc a yard. 4S-inch White Wash Chiffon, worth Goo. at
 45c a yard. White Persian Lawns in four special numbers
 11Hc, l5c, 2Oc and 25c. India Linens in six special prices,
 Sc, 1Oc, 15C, 2OC, 25C. Dotted Swisses in Scotch hand made ma terials from I8c. to s.
 White Madras in all popular materials for skirts and shirt waists,
 l21zC, l5c and 25c., 25o pieces of English Long Cloth; limit two pieces to one customer; full 12 yards to the piece at
 olc a piece. No. 300 Imperial Long Cloth The best known brand in America at SI.18 Ia piece of yards.
 English Nainsook No. 1o, at SIPS piece for I ? yards.
 English Nainsook No. 4o,,4o inches wide at $1.o7 piece of IF yards. Checked Dimities from
 l21zc to 25c a yard. 7o-inch Black Organdy
 35C, soc and 75C.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-13
Only 27 Hours to Dallas via M. & 0.
 p R

Special trains carrying chair cars. seats free. Montgomery to Dallas without cha, ge Leave Montgomery 80 a. m and s;3o D. m, April 2oth. Particulars No. Commerce St.
 adv. P, S. Hay S E. P. A.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-13
REMNANT SALE WEDNESDAY

French Barste, very silky cotton fabric and absolutely fast at
 15c, 2OC and 25c. Black Cotton Null worth FOG. yard at LOG. yard.
 Manchester Chambry In all the colors pink, blue, etc., at 1oc. and I2ac. yard. Double folded Madras 84c a yard. Toile Du Nord Ginghams, fast colors, in 10 yard patterns at $I.oo pattern.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-04-13

Total ing wires
 places. underground.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-09
Glorious Old Spain
Especial letter.

How imperishable those Roman
works seem! Water still comes to
Seville on arches built soon after the
time OF Christ, and at Cordova and
other places Roman bridges defy the
passage of time. La Granja, seven
miles by carriage from Segovia, is a
royal palace and park, which is con-
sidered to rival Versailles, especially
In the elaborate fountains. Alphonso
is expected to reside here this sum
mer for the first time in his life, and
the residents of the village are suit
ably excited over the prospect. No
king or queen has been among them
since the death of Alphonos XII, more
than sixteen years ago.
Just a word should be said about
Bilboa, the one town in all Spain that
gives the idea of Yankee push and en-
ergy. 1t is situated on the Nervion,
about eight miles from the open sea,
and contains perhaps 10000 inhabi-
tants, nine-tenths of whom are
Basques. This remarkable race is as
fond of work as the Andalusian, for in
stance is fond of rest, AS soon as
the train enters the Basque province
the difference is perceptible.
From Bilboa to Portugalette, at the
mouth of the Nervon, counted more
than 100 seagoing steamers, and yet
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-09
Expeeted cometa Of 1ao2.

Two periodic comets are expected
to return during the present year. The
first was originally discovered by
Temple at Marseilles in 1869 and re-
wolves about the sun every FIVE and a
half years. 1t was independently dis.
covered by Swift in California in 1880
and was again found by Barnard at
the Lick Observatory in 1891. 1t was
not seen in 1886 and in 1897, nor be-
tween 1869 and 1880. 1t is expected
to return early in December, 1902.
The second comet was discovered by
Swift in California in 1895, and its
period is about seven years. 1t is not
imptohably identical with the comet
discovered by Messler at Marseilles
in ITO. 1t was expected to return in
IT'S, but in passing close to Jupiter
its orbit was greatly altered. II will
return toward the end OF November,
1902.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-09
For Teaching TeIearaphx.

Here is simple and yet accurate
apparatus with the aid of which any
industrious child can gain knowledge
of the art of telegraphy, with practice
in receiving as well as sending mes.
sages. The chief difficulty to over
come Is the training of the ear to
catch and distinguish the length and
number of the dots end dashes, the
sending of a message being a compar-
atively easy task. The former method
of attaining proficiency in receiving
was to have person send a message
after message to the learner. a tire
some process to the sender, as patience
and perseverance are required in the
work. With the new apparatus the
learner needs no assistant, simply
grinding out his own dots and dashes
as fast or slow as may be necessary
to correspond with his speed in receiv-
ing. The ordinary form of key and
sounder are used, being wired to the
battery in the usual way There is
also circluit formed between the
sounder and spring tongue resting on
the edge of the rotary disk. In line
with the points of the tongue the disk
is covered at proper intervals with
projections, which
break the contact between the tongue
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-09
The SCISSORS Enn.onennr.

To be extremely technical in de-
scribing this invention. 1t embodies a
series of jaws relatively movable
toward each other TO contact with the
shell Of an egg simultaneously at diff
ferent points In single horizontal
plane, whereby continuous line of
fracture is produced. To tell the
story In simple form, this egg.opener
has two drawn together the arms CON
tract the handles and carrying three
curved plates. These plates have slots
and pins as connecting medium, and
when the handles are drawn together
the arms contract the plates. This
causes the pins to slide from the outer
ends OF the slots to the inner ends.
contracting the size of the opening
sufficiently to cause the sharp teeth
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-09
Electric Fores from the sun.

Glectric Force From the Sun.
In the Revue Generate DIES Sciences
M. Nordmann proposes a theory of
the propagation of electric force from
the sun into space which is based on
the assumption that Hertzian waves
are emitted from the surface of our
luminary. and that the emission of
these electric waves must be particu-
larly intense at epochs of maximum
solar activity. M Nordmann admits
that hitherto attempts to discover
Hertzian waves In the solar radia-
ton have led to negative result:
but. in his opinion, this may be ex.
planned by the copious absorption of
lne electric undulations in the higher
layers of our atmosphere. On this
hypothetical basis the theory attempts
an explanation of cometary phenom-
ena, of terrestrial magnetism. and of
the luminosity of matter in the nebu.
lac and in the vicinity Of temporarv
stars. M. Nordmanns paper thus GOV.
ers the same ground as the previous
researches of Professor Arrhenius.
But the distinguished Swedish physi.
cist advocates the theory Of corpuscu-
lar electric emission and M. Nord.
mann endeavors to show that some
grave objections may be urged against
this point of view and that. on the
whole, the cosmical phenomena here
considered are better explained nv
the undulatory electric theory of Max
well and Hertz-Boston Transcript.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-09
HonorS of Gettysburg
Three Regiments Claim to Have
Fired First Shot of Battle

/ Hundred and Forty-seyenth New York
along a ridge on the right of deep
railway cut, with the Eighty-fourth
New York and the Ninety-fifth New
York formed on the left. The First
infantry volley, as is meet and proper,
rang out Immediately from the rifles
of the Fifty-sixth Pennsylvania. With
an echoing crash the Seventy-sixth
New York instantly followed with it's
fire."
Col. William Fox also says: THE
brigade. Cutters, was the first in
fantry to arrive on that historic field,
and to it fell the honor of opening
that famous battle, the first volley
coming from the rifles of. the Fifty
sixth Pennsylvania.
81 was a private soldier in the Sew
enty-sixth New York infantry of Cut
ler's brigade at this time, and think
| am entitled to speak without bitter
ness or malice. | could not if | would
nor would if | could detract from the
laurels won by the Iron brigade, as
| have the honor to be enrolled in
another brigade, whose fighting quail
ties have gained for it both praise and
distinction.
THE terrible losses of the Iron Brl-
gade at Gettysburg no doubt show
stubborn fighting, but the fact re-
mains that there were others My
regiment, the Seventy-sixth New
York, took into the fight on the morn
ing of the first day 34S officers and
men and lost 234 killed and wounded,
including the commanding officer
killed, in thirty minutes, these figures
being obtained from Colonel Fox's
book. This was a loss of only thir-
teen less than fell in the charge of
the Light Brigade at Balaklava, but
with a percentage more than two
times greater, being 74.2 per cent,
while the remnant of the One Hun
dred and Forty-seventh New York,
which retreated after its half hours
fighting, numbered only seventy-nine
officers and men out of $50 taken into
the fight. The First Minnesota lost
2l5 killed and wounded, with not a
man missing out OF total of 262 en-
gagged, loss of so per cent. The
Twenty-sixth North Carolina, a Con-
federate regiment at Gettysburg. lost
a trife over 70 per cent in killed and
wounded only, while with its killed.
wounded and missing, its loss was
90 BIO per cent. One company of
the Eleventh North Carolina went into
the fight with three officers and thirty
eight men and in the engagement two
of its officers and thirty-four men
were either killed or wounded.
The Iron Brigade's heaviest loss at
Gettysburg was that of the Second
wisconsin, which lost 1S1 out of 3O2
engaged, or SO $40 per cent"
Nature squares the round of Meas
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-09

ones like those of Europe or ASIA
Within the distance between Boston
and Chicago the European traveller
can compass the won lers of ten ma,
tons, each with its own language
customs, architecture. historical mon.
uments and natural scenery.
In a dozen Spanish towns of the
fifth rang there are medieval
churches of surprising beauty. Among
the pleasant hills are picturesque pal.
aces and monasteries, across the val
leys run aqueducts that seem built by
a race of Titans, while rivers are
crossed by bridges on which 81. Paul
may have set his feet. And Spain
does not exceed in interest, does not
even equal several other lands that
may be traversed in the time It takes
to go from New York to Galveston.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-09

oi .ne civil war. Or, perhaps better
SUM- draw a circle-say twelve miles
OF little more in diameter-witb
fredericksburg Tavern on the outer
cage, and inside that circle were fought
1ne battles of the first and second
rreuerlcksburg, Charlottesville. sa-
lem Heights, the Wilderness. Pc river
Iodds Tavern, Laurel Hill, spottsyl.
os an'a Court House, Mine Run and sew
eral minor fights and engagements.
Within the circle more men have
oeen Killed and wounded than on anv
ground of eq-al area on earth .
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-09

aston of the air inside. which induces
fermentation of the alcohol in the juice
OF the fruit, ultimately passing to the
final stages of decay. By ordinary
methods of canning 1t is almost inn
pnssible to exhaust this air entirely.
and 1t is to aid in this work that the
apparatus here shown has been de-
signed by William H. Fredericks of
Portland, Ore. The intention of the
Inventor is to make the machine ex-
hHust the air from the can and then
seal 1t automatically without allowing
= return of the air from the outside.
Ia order to accomplish this purpose
tue only change rendered necessary in
the jar is the insertion of valve in
the center of the screw top. The
eaechanism consists of cylinder and
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-09

ereigns. | had learned that he was
to attend the "Salve" at one of the
smaller churches on the afternoon of
my arrival, and made haste to reach
the place.
The sight inside the edifce was most
interesting. Lighted candles so numer-
GUS as to give the effect OF great
blaze covered the high altar. Music
by orchestral instruments was &C
companied by only one fine tenor
voice, the strain seeming at times
lively enough for a dance. Gorgeously
clad priests of various grades, at
tended by boys in red, repeated the
service. Below large image of the
holy Virgin was a most enchanting
little figure of Christ, at tie apparent
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-09
Automatlo speed ReauIator.

The subject of this article is an I'm
proved FIRE escape, which does not de.
pend upon the GOODNESS and nerve of
men to put it in operation or regulate
it when once in action. Recent loss OF
life by fire shows there is still an un-
filled want in this direction, and John
Williams of Belvidere, ILL.,, submits the
invention shown in the drawing. its
chief advantage lying in the control of
the speed of descent by the movement
of two pistons sliding in cylinders piv-
oted In wall brackets attached to the
building. The pistons slide back and
forth through a heavy liquid, which
must pass from one side to the other
and back again before the revolution
of the crank can be completed. AS
the internal diameter of the cylinders
nearly corresponds with the size of the
piston, il is obvious that the flow of
the liquid must be comparatively slow.
Thus. no matter what weight is in the
cars attached to the endless chains,
there is no danger of damage from ex-
treme speed. The inventor proposes
TO limit the speed of cars still more in
passing each window TO enable persons
to enter the cars with safety. This is
accomplished by making one revolu-
tion OF the cranks correspond to the
fall OF car from one window to the
next, decreasing the internal diameter
of the piston at one end to make the
liquid pass more slowly around the
piston at that end. AS portion of the
caro ara oIxuava ra+,r,,fro 90 ,,.olyo a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-09

age of three years, with tightly curled
blonde hair and gold-braided gar
ments.
In sort of private box on thu level
of the gallery Alphonso ano mis-
mother could be seen, leaning over
the windowsill and watching the pro-
ceedings. Pleased with his new hon
ors, as any other lad would be. the
young king is still boy. His dig
nifty is that of youth, not the aping
Of mature manners.
Little space need be given in this
letter to Segovia, where | went next
except to recall the marvellous aque-
duct that supplies the city-built in
the time of Trajan, of massive stone
blocks, unfastened by either rivets or
cement, and with double arches 80
feet high in some places.