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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-09
Saturday, Oct. 3.

The condition of the cotton crop is
G5.1, as compared with 81.2 one month
ago: ...~.
Abel Washburn, pioneer settler, is
dead at QuasQueton, Ia. He was los
years old.
Washington Henderson, a wealthy
Y, aged seventy-five.
The University Of Chicago has be-
gun its twelfth fall term with the
largest registration in its history.
An attempt made by Dr.. Frederick
A. Cook of Brooklyn, the well known
explorer, to scale Mount Mckinley in
Alaska has failed.
Jerry Bosarth, aged 101 years, Of
Kenners Brooks, and Julia Ann Jen-
kins, aged ninety-nine, have been mar
ried at Parkersburg, w. Va.
After lockout of over seven
months the 900 employees Of the plant
CT the American Corn Products COM
pany at Chicago will go back to work
under union conditions, with union
pay and hours.
Monday, Oct. S.
Lewis Chase, sixteen years old, Of
St. Paul, accidentally shot himself
near that city Sunday.
Chief Justice J. Brewster McCOllum
of the supreme court of Pennsylvania
is dead at Montrose. Pa, after an ILL.,
ness of about two years.
Lewis B. Gunckell, lawyer and ex.
congressman, is dead at Dayton, D.
In 1871 he was appointed by President
Grant to Investigate the Indian frauds.
General Orland Smith, ex-vice
president of the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad and a distinguished officer
during the Civil war, is dead at Chi
| cago.
Darius 4Aillez. first vice president Of
the Burlington, declares there is no
truth in the report that President
George B. Harris is to succeed G. S.
Mellen as president of the Northern
Pacific.
Tuesday, Oct. s.
Thomas J. McLain, United States
consul at Nassau, N. P, is dead.
James Lorillard Kerncchan, a well
| known New York club man and So
! cicty leader. is dead.
Italian residents of New York are
preparing for big parade Oct. II ii
honor if Christopher Columbus.
Simon Yandes, one of the wealthy
| philanthropists OF Indiana, is dead.
He began pTacticing law in Indiana i'll
1889.
| Fifteen persons were injured at
South Farms, Conn.,, by the derail-
| ment of trolley car on curve at
the foot of hill.
| DR.. Joseph Stayman, noted horti-
culturist, died at Leavenworth, Kan,
Monday, aged eighty-six years. He
was the first man to start the apple
| industry in Kansas. j,
| John Gangle Of st. Paul jumped
through the window of passenger
| train near Blanchard, N. D., while the
train was running at full speed, and
escaped with slight injuries.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-09

House of eight rooms near Columbia
school house for rent or sale
Stephen G. Vasaly.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-10-09
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
"Wednesday, Sept. 80.


Henry ]. Willing, one OF the pioneer
merchants Of Chicago, is dead at JET.
ferson, N. H.
The supreme council of the Knights
Of Columbus intend instituting the or
der in Porto Rico on Sunday, Dec. 81.
In consequence of the recent anti
Jewish rioting the Russian government
has proclaimed martial law at Gomel,
government of Mogileff.
The Colorado Republican state con-
vention. was held at Denver Tuesday.
John Campbell, present chief justice
was nominated to succeed himself.
John c. Lawler, member of the In.
diana senate and Democratic candi.
date for lieutenant governor in the
last two campaigns, died Tuesday at
Salem, Ind.
Edward M. Grout, nominated for
comptroller on the fusion ticket with
Mayor Low of New York, has an.
nounced that he stood ready to accept
a Tammany nomination for that Office
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
CRUISER

that the fragile structure stood for all these
years lust as the artist left 1t, without even so
much as a lamp chimney broken, picket off
the fence.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
2ston 1t was presented to Mr.. Hammer on Feb

Boston 1t was presented to Mr. Hammer Feb
The third relic is a section Of the Atlantic cable
over which the first message under the ocean was
sent W Field. Il was given MI Hammer IN iS'o o' 0uS
In the centre of the case is an electric safety
pug OF dtse uSed @ IN I0huOn t on 10 Jan oy liz IL from
invention of Thomas A. Edison. and was used at
the installation of the Hoborn Viaduct three thou-
The fifth relic is bit of the first trolley circuit
was presented to Mr.. Hammer by Frank J.
Two insulated wires twisted together constitute
the sixth relic; They were part OF the circuit
e6inerSy2 Of the worlds, Columbian EXPOSITION at
GHGgS H ON SY Nay oy @ aRd 66 Ms5e was yen In t
The seventh relic was section OF the circuit used
vacuum tubes in the lecture room of the American
first illumination Of any room solely with vacuum
The eighth relic large piece OF insulated cable:
is section through which the first current Of
Plant was transmitted on April is. 1895
Carefully mounted ted on the top Of the - case & Is a
american Pacific & % c%able and through 1t the mes
The cut end. cross section. of the new cable is
an interesting study as It diScloses the method OF
ductor. copper wire. about One-eighth of an inch
much smaller copper wires. lying iengthwise Of the
conductor and in peEfeo; contact with It IT, Ihis
would maintain the ciTGuit & even II the main con-
wires IS inclosed in a mass of half vulcanized
gutta percha, which insulates them. The core.
formed of gutta percha and copper wires Is COW
cred with 1ute yarn to serve as a cushion between
tween the armOr cushion and the gutta percha
is surrounded by belt of thin brass sheathing. to
protect the insulation from the teredO and other
marine borers. 1t is brass tape wound round
and round the insulation. The armOr consists
of tier Of iron and steel wires, lying lengthwise
OF the cable. almost in contact with each other.
the only separation between them being the pre-
servative tape with which they are wound. Out
side the whole is thick winding Of the same pre-
corrosion of the armor. The diameter of the deep
portions of the caole is little than three
fourths of an inch. The shore sections are much
stronger and heavier, to resist the force OF the
breakers and currents and the strain and wear on
rocks and coral reefs.
The statistics Of the construction of the cable
by means dry reading. The total length is $500
nautical miles. The great coils contained in the
aggregate 100000 pounds of and steel wire,
100000 pounds of tute yarn, 5o9oOOO pounds of
preservative tapes, 5000 pounds of brass sheathng
36OO0OO pounds of copper, 23l0 600 pounds Of gutta
percha and 4,220000 pounds of preServative COM
used was 306,0O0,0OO yards. The whole work was
completed within eighteen months after the con-
tract was signed.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12

sharing In silence many long night vigil when
the rest of the village is in bed and fast asleep.
Maybe the conditions. the very atmosphere, below
the HILL different but certainly the other dogs
of Oyster Bay enjoy truly unsavory reputation
for rushing out and barking at all hours of the
day or night any chance pedestrian, rider or
driver who may happen along the street. and in
various ways annoying residents and visitors at the
summer capital Mettlesome horses are frequently
frightened by their sudden noisy rush and on
Elaught runaway teams being not seldom the re-
suit
These CANNES, and their name is legion, appar-
emily do not conne their efforts TO the annoyance
OF the passing throng. to the weary householder
reused from his night slumbers and compelled to
listen to their rnelodious serenading Of the moon
Not content with also quarrelling among them
selves or at night even bivouacking on the road
way in wait for belated teams the dogs also worry
the sheep. A case IS even record in which they
killed by sheer fright of seven deer belonging
10 a doctor of the village.
So great and widespread has become the nuisance
that the Board OF Supervisors has passed an ordl-
nance which became operative on July l, making IT
licensed and duly tagged, between that GATE ana
the end OF this month. The ordinance DEGREES that
after July 81 all dogs found on the pubnc streets
without a license shall be shot Some idea may De
gained of the number Of dogs in the nelghDoFnoOd
when 1t is mentioned that more than i've hundred
licenses have been already issued. ,,. e.
With the money obtained from the incense Iees,
ATTY cents for every dog. and 81 for every bitch,
the village hopes TO be able TO detray the expense
teams sheep killed frightened etc, as the result
of the dogs actions; and also 10 do away visa a
certain number of ownerless pariahs that mtest
Jefore the close Of the month it is expected that
each dog in the Presidents kennel VIII have OBJ
fsined its duly registered NUMBER
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12

second and third teams in the annual contests 1or
the possession Of the prize.
The Dryden Trophy the design of which has
just been completed by William Hayes, OF Newark
who is also making for the government, is to
be shot for on the range at Sea Girt \. j.. under
citation. 1t is to be of bronze, feet inches high
mounted on an ebony base IS inches hlgh
making a total height of about feet The cost
will be about $1,000 The general design represents
a banner bearing the front wreath In relle1
and twenty-five convex disks for the names OF the
winners of each year. The panel at the top bears
will be of Il karat gold in relief. The figures OF
the infantryman (on the IefO and marine (on the
right will be in fun relief The coat-of-arms Of
the State at the top will also be in full relief The
panel the bottom bearing the inscription VIII be
of bronze. The trophy win be open to teams from
the army of the United States, one team from the
troops stationed within each of the military depart
ments; United States navy, one team; United
States marine corps team National Guard or
uniformed militia of the several States and Terri
tories including the District of Columbia, one
team from each State Territory.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
THE PRESIDENTS DOGS.
al -Four FaUorites of the Family
Custer BaYs Ne7C Dog Lac.

..I3unfrogs squirrels and chpmunks-it were jest
th' same Never was sich young un Ter maxim
friends with animals an all kind O. creepn' things
The speaker was the ancient Amos bowman
one Of the Oldest residents Of Oyster Bay ana ms
subject President Roosevelt, whom the old man
had known when the Chief Executive was only
ten-year-old knickerbockered boy.
Even TO this day, despite the manifold cares incl
dent to steering the ship of State. the President
has retained his love for animals. An eloquent
testimony this affection is the Presidents kennel
of dogs at Sycamore IIll. from the lordly Sailor
boy to the little mongrel Benny. The dogs rarely
leave the Hill. but many is the frolic there they
er with the Presidents younger children, Theo-
d , jr Ethel Kermit and little Quentin, around
the grounds of Sycamore Hill.
The dogs are four in number-Sailorboy VaIu-
able setter for whom the President is said to
have paid 81 000 two collies, Hector and Roy, and
T3rIer a wire haired Irish terrier.
In addition the Roosevelt relatives, who are
constant visitors at the house. the agents of the
Secret Service Bureau duty at the Hill likewise
make pets Of the sagacious animals Them they
greet as they do the Presidents own family, with
Joyful barks and the rush Of soft padded feet
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
TO BUILD ROADS IN PORTO RICO.
Experiment of Conviets to Work on Them
To Be Made

San Juan, P. R., July 1.-The government OF
Porto Rico is about to carry into effect probably
within the next thirty days, a plan which has
aroused some resentment by unemployed labor and
by native sentimentalists. but which is warmly ap
plauded by Americans. Convict camps are being
established at two important points. and it is
pected that by August l several hundred prisoners
who now supported in idleness will be employed
building much needed roads.
The law under which this experiment Is to be
conducted passed at the recent session Of the
Legislative Assembly of Porto Rico. 1t provides
that all male prisoners over the age Of eighteen
years, and who under final sentence for term
of more than two years, may be put TO work upon
the public roads of Porto Rico, under a guard of
insuar police, the work being under the JurisdiC-
ton of the Commissioner of the Interior The law
further empowers and directs the commissioner
to begin the construction of a road from Jayuya
TO a point between Ponce and AdJuntaS, on the
Ponce-Arecibo road, and Of road from Humacoa
to Yabucoa establishing convict camps for the
maintenance discipline and treatment of the prison.
ers employed. Not less than one hundred and fifty
convicts are to be employed each OF said roads.
The Governor was requested by the bill 10 make
allotment of $4,000 from trust funds at his dis
posal for the building Of stockades, sheds and other
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
RIFLE SHOT TROPHIES.
Tzco NezU Ones To Be Competed
For-Senator Dryden GiUeS One.

TRieemen. national and State taking
traordinary interest IN this years rife matches,
an6 Il IS confidently predicted by those In author
~ that the present viii be record" year in all
the principal contests.
This impetus TO proficiency in craftsmanship is
a,,e directly and Indirectly 10 United States Sen
ator John r Dryden. Of AewJersey, who. by HIS
oscial and personal acts, has furnished the coun-
trv two OF the most valuable trophies ever con-
tested for on the rife range. 1t was through Mr..
pryden's personal and persistent efforts that the
military committees Of Congress last year agreed
20 insert q clause In the Army Appropriation bill
authorizing for the first time "a national trophy
medals and other prizes TO be provided for and
contested for annually by the army and Ma
ttoual Guard or organized militia Of the several
States and Territories and Of the District Of Colum-
ba"
This national trophy coupled with an especially
valuable ana handsome which Mr.. Dryden has
lust presented. has naturally aroused spirit of
the keenest interest among those ambitious for
honors with the small
In addition 10 the trophy Senator Dryden has
arranged to give each year $3.50 first and second
money to be divided among the members OF tAs
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12

message was sent from Oyster Bay, the newspaper
men were using these same wires for forwarding
their accounts of the opening OF the cable to their
offices by telephone.
One of the most interesting portions of the land
line through which the messages around the world
passed was a case of relics of former great steps
in electrical progress and development which
in the operating room Of the Postal telegraph
and Cable Company in this city This case con-
tanned. connected by a slender copper wire, which
was part of the Oyster Bay-San Francisco cir
cult, a section of the wire which Professor
S. F. B, Morse sent the first message by Morse
telegraph. This relic was presented to William J.
Hammer, consulting electrical engineer, who owns
the case and its contents. by son of Alfred Vail
a section OF the wire over which Professor Alex
ant. experimental in the Transmission of audible
speech from 1875 to 1877 at No. Exeter Place
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
FACTS ABOUT NEW CABLE.
Some Links of Trans-Pdcifc Line
for First Message.

-rbera are 81 . highly interesting facts connected
with the opening of the American Pacihc caoIe on
July T. which. Notwithstanding the vast amount oA
matter already published have either escaped at
tention altogether or have been passed with
mere mention. There also some important bits
of electrical information with which the public Is
not familiar which had bearing on the occurrence
and which absorbingly interesting.
The fact that the electrical circuit around the
world consisted in part of two wires of the New
York and New-Jersey Telephone Company between
the telephone building in this city and that at
oyster Bay seems to have escaped the attention of
most newspapers except The Tribune part OF
the length of these wires, from New-York to ia
maica, is underground and in this portion of the
circuit it was equipped with the Pupin coils. the
rights to which were recently purchased at high
price by the American Bell Telephone Company
These coils nothing more nor less than connec-
tons at points determined by a scientific law be-
tween the wires constituting cable and their pur-
pose is so TO diffuse the fugitive currents which
wire constantly gathers from all sorts of sources
that they will not disturb the equilibrium necessary
for easy communication between distant points
cable equipped with Pupin coils is said by electrical
engineers to be loaded" and the efficiency OF a
wire so loaded is much greater than that of an
ordinary wire. with current of such low tension
that it is constantly trying to help other wires
paralleling it to carry theirs.
A similar device in the overhead part of the same
line consists simply in crossing the courses OF
parallel wires both vertically and horizontally at
stated distances the wires, of course, being kept
apart the crossing points at all others. This,
it is said effectively alternates the positves and
negatives and gets rid of the influences of induc-
ton.
Another interesting fact in connection with this
part of the circuit also disclosed by James NJ.
Bigler, the line foreman the telephone company.
who in charge of the switchboard at the
Oyster Bay exchange, where the telephone wires
were plugged circuit with the special wires to
the Presidential offices. Mr.. Bigler said:
These two wires have been kept absolutely clear
for the Oyster Bay-San Francisco circuit. but the
sending of the messages around the world would
not have been retarded interrupted in the least
if we had been talking over the wires all the
while between Oyster Bay and New-York. In
fact the wires might have been carrying duplex.
tripIex and quadruplex telegraphic messages. and
have been used for the transmission of speech
the time without the slightest disturbance OF
any of the three, four five lines of communica-
ton over them.
In fact, within ten minutes after the last cable
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
HOW THEY NAMED THE BABY

Several persons recently boarded th1 u4- -.
station on one Of the roads ru1nlng tl.' -,
York which is often described TO summer -, ,
by those who strive 10 praise other pl@'.-
village with "a depot and waIeriAs -
Among them were a young couple and 0l'N :, 8.
dressed in their sunday best con'.ns me- 81,
metropolis to visit the "city folks sr3 ~
a neighbor OF the couple. also ulaIIl'+ 80 b -
had left hts wife and baby az Ao-l--' .~-azsd z
next seat behind them, and AT cA-1,s 1,se-@ cf 2.
conversation about the farm. " -, vold :
heavy rains and the fear th3t t2S g, ~ rsuFss 4
blighted and the potatoes rCtted. ln ~ & bqby q
the conversation the mother win ~. his 81
dressed her neighbOr and inquired rnicturs. ,.
He replied that it was as pr@tly = i-rs ne sssi
that they do say It looAs E10'0
day" -. Ia .-s xouaa1
what have you named III SAID II3s5 ~
"Jennie's named IL Selwyn, he te.iiTp"
''Is that the name OF one OK the .1-, -.rSs and y
''No Jennie thought II a pfettS r rh.nk -
had no preferences didn ( ooJcCt-, .i,-'yn
had a beau once whose name was sew e.
How do you spell ttf u,v she s9e-s
ssI{eaIly I'm not sure Just nVN. jr's . ai-'-
whether it's SeIWin or Sellwins o4' -
name Don't You think sOf .-,an Il a..-.,
so Il IS" replied the young 49, III that -
did like e. for I knew youns - ursl IS
once but didn't Ike him a. "a
sF1etch.'" -. .,-arts5 % a.
naikhhazs and QkAsg thlnsA
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12
TO LAUNCH CRUISER FOR TURKEY.

Distinguished visitors from many parts Of the
country will see at Cramps shpyard, Philadelphia.
on July 25 the launching of the cruiser Med
jidia which is being built by the Cramps for the
Turkish Government. In addition to the novelty
of this being the first cruiser built for the Sultan
in this country, the visitors Will for the first
time a warship sliding down the ways, with her
masts and crossyards in position and her pilot
house and bridges complete. II has always been
customary to launch ship with nothing but
the hull in sight of the spectators. This lack of
the most graceful and attractive part Of a ship
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12

has caused much disappointment TO those who
have not become familiar with the launching OF
ships In the case of the Medjidia, the spectacle
,.r1 ba much more impressive as the vessel will
slide into the water almost equipped for her
maiden voyage The cruiser is now being eGuipped IIs
for the launching with spars. bridges, nghting Tops
etc in place The Medjidia will carry twenty
one guns big and little. Sne will be OF 3Z" tons tons
digplacement $50 feet in length. and AZ feet wloe'
Her engines are built to give 1000 horsepower.
New-York tribune., 1903-07-12

necessary structures IN the camps. and FOR s-
neering, tools and other necessary expen5its-s
he promptly set apart the sum required naFn-f 4.
experiment possible Had he refused the bin v--s
by its provisions have become void. Much htgN-
is manifested in this test OF a new public usi-v
the results being now entirely prOblematicaL
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17

fact. the roads were as good then,
for the most part, as they are now,
and the population in very many Of
the older States was less sparse in
the rural districts at that time than
at the present time. Now that the
Deople are manifesting their desires
to have the mail delivered in the
country, and have demonstrated that
it is possible their representatives in
Congress are eager to appropriate
almost any sum of money to bring
about this result.
What we have seen and are seeing
in the development of rural free mail
delivery is likely to be repeated in
the matter of making permanent i'm
provements to the highways. Once
let it be understood that the desired
result can be accomplished through
a system of cooperation aided, fos-
tered and encouraged by the general
Government, and then let the people
of the country express themselves in
favor of the plan, and you will find
that Congress and the Constitution
will be not against but for it. What
members of Congress want is an eX-
preston from their constituency
showing what is desired in the seve-
raj districts. There are many rural
districts that have no great rivers,
or great harbors, or great cities
which entitle them to public build
mgs, but there is no district but that
has many miles of public roads that
need to be permanently improved.
Let the people ask for it and they
will receive the assistance which they
desire and deserve.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17
A PREACHERS RECOLLECTIONS
OF WAR TIMES.

u.-Revivals in Pettegrew's Brigade.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
When the soldiers of General Pet
tigrew's Brigade were encamped near
Hanover Junction above Richmond,
Va, a wonderful revival of religion
was in progress in his command,
which started in a company prayer
meeting conducted by two private
soldiers. 1t spread from tent to
tent, and from company to company,
until it reached not only the ten
companies of the regiment, but spred
through all the regiments of Petit
Crews command. l was sent for to
come and preach for them and to
baptize some who had made a pro
tession of religion and desired to
jom the Baptist church.
On arriving on the ground, the
camp seemed more like II vast
gathering of religious people bent
on worshipping God in the wilderness
lhan like an army of staIwart sol
olers who had faced death on many
bloody battle-felds, and were wait
ing Tor orders to rush again into the
Tray and lay down their lives if need
be Tor the independence of their
country. Old-fashioned songs of
praise were ascending from every di-
FocIon, and groups of soldiers here
ana there all over the camp were
discussing the one absorbing theme,
inc religion of the Lord Jesus
N"F'Nt. One after another gathered
around me to get religious tracts,
u tell me of the wonderful work of
sIace that was going on among them
anu 10 inquire of the religious work