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Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-30

be upon us at any time. Its development
was never so rapid. 1t would seem that
the achievements to be attained by the
use OF electricity are almost unlimited.
This is perhaps more true as regards
electrical engineering, lighting. power; and
heating than in the telegraph field The
matter of electricity for heating purposes
on large scale at present is impractical,
on account. largely, of the cost Of produc-
tion. It is safe to say, however, that the
future will overcome this.
For years past various methods Of me-
chanical telegraphy have come and gone,
leaving the Morse system still in the lead.
1t is the "old reliable" and there is no
getting around 1t. Every once In awhile
some inventive genius, usually without q
practical knowledge of telegraphing in gem
eral, has spent much time and more or
less Of his own and other peoples money
In trying to develop a system that would
down good old Prof. Morse and throw a
good portion OF the operators OF the coun-
try out of their positions. Practically all
OF these attempts have been failures.
The quadrupiex, which permits of the
sending of four messages over one wire at
the same time, is the limit of the multIplex
system in this country. The sextuplex has
been used to certain extent in Europe,
but this is largely on short circuits. II is
possible In Europe on account OF the close
proximity of one commercial center TO
another
The latest invention IN telegraphie appa-
ratus Is the system known as the Barclay
printing telegraph. for which great claims
are made for the future, and which has
been successfully worked between New
York and Buffalo for several months. II IL
at the present time being tried between
Chicago and NeVSsY York. a good descrip-
tion Of this system was recently published
In the Telegraph Age OF New York City.
In the face OF alive hear about the wire
less telegraph. the great cable companies
are contracting for additional cables across
the oceansright along. AS these cables cost
several millions OF dollars each, II is plain
TO be seen that capital does not fear the
wireless system even for interoceanic COM
municatiOn. BY this do not mean to say
that the wireless system win not have a
field. but It certainly will be limited. This
is even more the case on land than at sea.
No doubt the longest telegraph circuit in
the world Is that worked by the Western
Union Telegraph company between New
York ana San Francisco. This IL a duplex
circuit and is in use twenty-four hours a
day. II has been established during the
last couple of years. or course, Chicago
has direct circuits TO Salt Lake City. ID
Portland, 70 San Francisco and TO Los An.
geles. while New York works with Gal.
weston and New Orleans. but the circuit
from Chicago TO San Francisco beats then
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u viii probable be OF interest to know
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-30

most people the incandescent lamp OF
today looks about as it's great-grandfather
CT ten years ago appeared. but in reality 1t
uses about one-third less current for the
same amount of light, while certain special
forms of high r"wsc incandescent lamps
use less :hnn hnlf the current that was
formerly required for the same amount OF
light and still better things are promised
for the near future by the lamp manufac-
turers II. A. HOLDREGE,
General Manager Omaha Electric Light
and Power Company.
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M installed in Omaha by Messrs.
kAlA L. H. Korty and J. J. Dickey.
EoH1o1 They were Of the crudest sort.
G% transmitter and receiver being in
one piece, making It necessary to shift the
instrument from in front OF the mouth
when through talking to the ear in order
to hear the reply. No one at that time
looked upon the telephone as Of practical
use in a business or social way.
A little later an exchange was started
on a very small scale, using an instrument
composed of a receiver and transmitter;
this change from the one-piece instrument
having been made for convenience. The
exchange grew slowly but steadily In
number Of subscribers. though for years
all OF the subscribers looked upon their
telephones as luxuries. Improvements in
the instruments, giving them greater
efficiency. and in the switchboards. allow
ing faster operating and with greater
economy. followed one on the other very
rapidly. This enabled the telephone COM
pany TO gradually reduce rates and thus
popularize the telephone to a considerable
extent.
The high potential circuits of the cleo
trie light and street railway companies
gave the telephone companies a serious
setback. inasmuch as they made necessary
the change from the grounded to the me-
tallic circuit system, which change means
that the telephone company must double
the amount OF wire they have strung and
change instruments TO accommodate theii
existing subscribers, not only for local bu
also for long-dlstance service.
During the last fve years the telephone
has grown in popular favor and use unit
at present IL is an absolute necessity to thi
business man and very nearly 50 to tn
residences.
Notwithstanding the fact that the tele
phone is looked upon by the general publ
as now almost perfect. II is to the tele
phone engineer still sadly lacking and NOR
work, timo and money are now being spen
70 perfect the apparatus used than eve
before. one % the most important an
--latest inventions. IS that OF a telephon
repeater which Is now being successful
used between New York and Chicago an
which Il - hoped may make possible
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-30

conversation from New York to San Fran
cisco or London.
1t is safe to predict that the next five
years will show a greater growth in the
use of the telephone and greater efficiency
from the apparatus than any like period
of the past.
The telephone today is the greatest me-
dium of quick commercial transactions
both local and long distance, in existence
and will undoubtedly continue to lead ir
the future, always growing more compre-
hensive in scope. G. H. PRATT.
Nebraska Telephone Company.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-30

trical industry realize the enormous strides
that are being made in the older and more
important applications Of electricity, In
no branch Of the industry is this more
marked than in electric lighting. The de-
mands made by the public upon the service
of the companies supplying electricity all
over the country have never been so great
as at the present time, nor have they ever
been increasing at such a rapid rate. This
constantly increasing demand for more
light and better light comes not only from
stores and factories, where improvements
OF this kind are a simple matter OF eco!
nomics, but from the homes of all classes,
where the comfort obtained from the use
OF electricity for lighting. the operation Of
small motors for running sewing machines.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-30

the old-style batteries at all principal points.
Much better results have, OF course, been
obtained by these changes. Our Omaha
Office alone, previous to the change to dy-
namos, had over 1900 cells of Callaud bat
terry. The dynamos only occupy about one
twentieth Of the space required for the
Callaud battery. w. w. UMSTED,
Manager Western Union Telegraph Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-30
The ELECTRIC reIeEraph.

1VELoPMENTs and inventions
in all branches where electricity
is a factor, are coming so quick
and fast that almost any predic-
ton for the future is liable to
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-30

} MUCH space is regularly given
in the press to the description OF
new electrical discoveries and de-
velopments. that few people not
directly connected with the cleo
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-30
The Telephone.

"7N 1876 the first telephones were
At installed in Omaha by Messrs.
k&A l.. H. Korty and J. J. Dickey.
Fogd1o1 They were of the crudest sort.
Ss transmitter and receiver being in
Omaha daily bee., 1905-07-30

A servant that never sleeps and will
run all your errands quicker than the
fastest train. Will answer all of your
questions Instantly. Brings you quick
est possible help in emergencies, such as
fire, accident, sickness, etc. Makes your
social and business engagements.
Why allow yourself to worry when Telephone
will solve your difficulties? Our rapid increase
ing the past year should be sufficient evidence that
you need telephone.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28

ROBERT BAKER, Ocean Park, Cal, writes: u I Should
have been blind had not used AETNA
AETNA trial postpaid. If you will send your
name and address the New York & London Electric
Association, Dept 3IoB, Walnut Street Kansas City,
Mo you will free, a valuable book, Prof Wilson's
Treatise the Eye and Disease in General, and you
assured that your eyesght and hearing will be
restored, matter how many doctors have failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28

photograph of Mrs. Puffer, in all the
glory of the new 'taffety" silk, the
huge hat and the feather and chiffon
'boer"
"Natchrel as life and twice as humly,
amt it?" she said. "Puffer says that
anyone can tell from lookin' at the photo
graft that | set to have my clothes taken
more than anything else. I'd like to
know what woman doesn't think of how
her clothes will take when she sets for
her photograph. ketch onto the rope
O pearls around my neck. They're
shell heads-four strings of EN-, and the
longest string comes clean to my waist.
You know it's all the fashion to wear
three or a dozen strands of beads. It's
a kind of an Injun-squaw fashion, but
it looks kind O purity after all. You see
how | had the photographer touch up
the gray hairs above my ears SO it doesn't
show
When Puffer saw it he says: oh
Vanity, thy name is Susan Puffer!' but
| didn't care. Of course when woman
has been married to man long as |
have to Puffer she doesn't care much
what he says. She gifts kind O MANFRED
to it, as that funny old Mrs. Darlington
said. I'd be pleased to have your
PHOTOGRAPH in exchange for mine. l
guess III get my rench water ready now.
Yes, I'll wash them lace trimmed hand
kerchiefs real carefully. | got me one
the other day just to tuck into the front
of my dress. \ little dab of a lace
trimmed rag like that amt no good for
real practical handkerchief purposes. l
carry good durable one tucked up under
my basque for real biz ness. What a
lot of stuff us wimmen do wear just for
show! Well, it's the privilege of our
sect to look purity if we kin, and if we
can't to make a stagger at it anyhow.
Puffer says | made a mighty stagger at
it when | blew in SO much of my windfall
for duds.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
FROM THE MOUTHS OF BABES

A Quits, cropping blindly in superior wis
~ dom for the right word in the right
place may learn much from the unpremedi-
tated remarks of the nursery.
James eight years had not been noted in
the family circle for their evidences of self
restraint; and one recent, afternoon she was
particularly naughty. And SO it was that
Mistress James invitation to children's party
was nearly unhonored by that diminutive
but fiery little person. But papa had talk
with her. and she was honestly sorry" and
to the party she went.
"My? exclaimed a small friend, you re
fearfully latei Why?"
Jane was brevity and accuracy itself in her
reply. ooh" said She 81 had a pain in my
temper; but it's all right now
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28

Deaf neope cheerful and comfort able because
such people can talk with their friends without the
friends having o shout back at them. They hear
wit hout straining 1t is the strainng that puts such
a queer, anxious look on the lace OF deaf person.
Wilson's Ear Drums make all the sound strike
hard on the center of the human drum, instead
of spreading weakly all the surface. 1t thus
makes the center Of the human drum vibrate
ten times as much il the sound struck the
whole drum head 1t Is this vibration OF the ear
drum that carries sound to the hearing Nerves.
When we make the drum vibrate ten times as much
we make the sound times as loud and ten times
easy to understand.
This is why people who had not in years heard a
clock rike now hear that same clock tick any
where in the room, while wearing Wilson's Ear
Drums.
Deafness from any cause, ear-ache buzzing
noises in the head, and running ears, broken
ear-drums and other ear troubles, are relieved and
cured (even after Ear Doctors have given up the
eases, by the of these comfortable little ear
rosters and sound-magnifers.
A sensible book about Deafness. tells how they
are made. and has printed in il letters from hun
dreds of people who are using them.
Clergymen, Lawyers, Physicians Telegraph
Operators Trainmen, Workers in Boiler Shops and
Foundries-four hundred people of all ranks who
were Deaf. tell their experience In this free book.
They tell how their hearing brought back to
them almost instantly by the proper use OF Wilson's
Ear Drums.
Some of these very people may live near you.
and be well known to you. What they have to say
is mighty strong proof.
This book has been the means of making Bog, 900
Deaf people hear again 1t will be mailed free to you
put off getting back your hearing. Write now,
while you think of it. Get the free book of proof.
Write for it today to the Wilson Ear Drum Co.
300 Todd Building, Louisville, Ky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28

en-, the ear nerves. To rest .
a weak ear from straining 6
is like resting a strained
wrist from working.
Wilson's Ear Drums rest the Ear
Nerves by making the sounds louder,
so it is easy to understand without
irving and straining. They make
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28

By Nixon Waterman

the in
a Teller who selling books
And Slocum: Here, friend hist
In voumes the thing
And then he started telin' in Highauin
About the battles 1t described when Socm
he, Il know 'em all by rfromA to
books me atouth he
Then Socum started in and the he talked jngl
Made that feles a
But pictured every battle skimish, shot,
In such he'd make think he'd been
From Bull through
To Ncksburg, Chattynoogy, Seven Oaks and all the
O them big fights he took right amidst
To Appomaox Court House. fore he stopped
And then the agent he Il would "a thought
A middle-aged appearin' like
war; You
I've through hundred
The looked dumbounded
What Socum till Slocum For
Old Hobbs
Has loaed in here and made
why, talk about battefed that this that big fight
Made tamousthundealon what's when
Round this old hull O big
Has while the floor Sis
Pshaw! don't need books there's thing
I'd like to know Socm: Through them ghin
Did tother side hang long? for it's Sis said,
We licked them all nothn time they showed their head
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for MAY 20, 1905

pleasant to me even then Amt you
ever noticed how folks who have seen
better days take such sight O comfort
talkin' about 'em?"
Il have noticed that"
'Puffer he was in for stickin' all the
money right in the bank at first Bah!
What good is money in the bank! L
said no good and fiat, and Puffer knows
me we'll enough to know that when |
say no | stick to it. He was a little
grumpy over it, but he come around
good deal when l bought him ten-dollar
meersham pipe and five pounds O the
choicest tobacker he ever turned into
smoke Then | got him a new suit
from the skin out, and | spent a hundred
dollars for things for the house, Got
me a crinkled- plush parlor set in five
pieces, the sofa red and the four chairs
all diff'rent colors. Then | got lace cur
tains and brass-and- onyx table and
an art square for the floor
oh, | tell you we're fixed up fine!
Puffer says if l had another windfall
I'd be in for movin' over on to Fifth
Avenoo, and mebbe | would. Anyhow,
| wouldn't hoard it all and git no good
out of it. I've got fifty dollars l amt
spent yet, and l allow to keep it for
theater-goin' and excursions next sum-
mer and things of that kind. Go it
while you're young, says l, and when
you're old it'll be pleasant to set and
think of the good times you had in your
youth.
whats these stains on this table
cloth-coffee? Oh, they'll wash out all
right Now | must flax around and get
this wash out before the sun disappears
under a cloud Clothes are never as
white as when they're sun-dried Any
thing | do hate is to have to dry clothes
in the house. They streak so, and they
never have the nice sweet smell of
clothes dried out in the sunshine.
got me a beautiful new wringer and a
copper boiler out O my windfall. Puff
fer says they're the only sensible things
I've bought so far. Ev'ryone to their
own way O thinkin',' says l. Nice
shinin' copper wash-boilers amt to be
sneezed at; but green taffety silks
and plush cloaks kin give some folks
a cam and peaceful frame O mind
beyond what even religion kin give
That sounds wicked but a body
might as we'll say it as think it. l
brought you something to remember
me by"
She handed me something wrapped
in a piece of brown manila wrapping
paper and tied with a pink cord. I'M
tied it and found it to be a cabinet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
Deaf People Now
Hear Whispers
Listening Machines Invented
by a Kentuckan.
Invisible, When Worn, but Act
Like EYEGLASSES.

Ever see pair of Listening Machines?
They make the Deaf hear distinctly.
They are so soft in the can't tell they
are wearing them.
And no one else can tell either because they
are out of sight when Wilson's Ear Drums
are to weak hearing what spectacles are to weak
sight.
Because they are sound-magnifers, Just as
glasses are sight-magnifers.
They rest the Ear Nerves by taking the strain off
then-the strain of trying hear dim sounds. They
can be put into the ears, taken out, IN a minute,
Just as comfortably spectacles can be put on
and off.
And they can be for weeks at time, be
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28

nally and draws out the poison from every part
of the system. 1t is the wonder of the age, and a
ing like it, and nothing equal to It, 1t banishes
pain if by magic, and conquers this dread
disease in all its cruel forms and stages. 1t is safe,
simple and convenient for home use and roots out
the acid venom thoroughly that no relapse or
fresh attack can occur Prove these claims your
fly testing the remedy at my expense Twill send
you, absolutely free, four of these Vibro Discs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
RHEUMATISM
Wonderful New External Remedy
Curing Thousands. Any Rheu-
matte Sufferer May Try 1t
Without Cost.
Send Your Address and Get
A Dollars Worth FREE.

have sure, quick and lasting cure for Rheu-
matism. l cure it by means of Vibro Discs
wonderful new appliance which is used extcr-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28

in the ear holes they are not
felt even when the head
rests on the pillow. They
also protect any raw inner
parts of the ear from wind,
or cold, dust. or sudden and
piercing sounds.
4
These little telephones
make it as easy for a Deaf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
RESTORES EYESICHT.
"Actina,- a Marvellous Discovery that Cures All
Affections of the Eye without
Cutting Dragging.

There is need for cutting, drugging probing the
eve for any form OF disease. There is risk
menng thousands of people have been cured of blind
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28

ness, failing eyesight, catar-
acts, graduated lids and other
Affections of the eye through
this grand discovery, when
eminent oculists termed the
cases incurable.
Mrs. A. /. HOWE, Tully,
n. Y, writes "'Acfina'
removed cataracts from both
my eyes. can read well with
out glasses. Am 65 years old. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28

person to near
weak sounds as
spectacles make
il easy to read
fine print. And,
the longer one
wears them the
better his hear
ing grows, be-
cause they rest
up, and strength
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-11-08
Francia y Venezuela

Telegrafan de Caracas, fecha "a
del pasado que Mr.. w. w. Russell
|ministro americana en- aquella capital,
ha lido los Teques a conferenciar
Icon ell Presldente Castro acerca de Ia
Zdisputa franco-venezolana.
Con la misma fecha dicen de Was.
|hipgton que Mr.. Russell solo leva OBJ
|jeto de ayudar, 81 es possible, a solucio-
mar el incidepte surgido de la supues-
|ta descortesia del Presidente Castro
al encargado de la legaci6n francesa
NJ Taigny, que es la queja mas peren,
|toria de las presentadas por Francia
" para cuyo sosten sali6 de Cheburgo
" otros puertos una escuadrilla ell 16
del pasado con 6rdenes de esperar ms
|tr ucciones en- Ia Msrtinica.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-11-08

De ersaciones habidas en- altos
|cfrculos de Washington y entire los
Representatives. de Francia y Venezue,
ia en- dicha capital, sefiores Jesserand
Is Veloz Goiticoa, como tambien por
|noticias sutorizadas &c Paris, Sc dedu
Ice la proba bilidad de que la disputa
sse ventile por Was diplomaticas, pues
sFrancia no evidencia deseo, sino muy
|al contrario, de apelar a la fuerza.
ST Ell arreglo amistoso resultara
impossible, tienese entendido que e
! pr oposito de Francia es bloquea une
Is mas puertos venezolanos, y possible
mente desembarcar alguna infanterfs
Fde marina.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-11-08
NOtaS de Cuba
Oposicion al tratado anglo cubano.-
Comjsion de corporaciones eco
nomicaS.

Habana, II de octubre.-Una conf
sion de las corporaciones economicas
de la isla encabezada por los sefiores
marques de Esteban y don Francisco
GAMBIA, presidente honorario de Ia
|Camara de Comercio. vlsito aver al
|Presidente Palma para notifcarle el
|objeto con que Sc la nombro.
Ell objeto, es, dijeron les comisiona-
dos, redactar un proyec to de tratado
|comercial con los Estados Unidos mas
|comprensivo y con mas concesiones
|mdtuas que las contenidas en- el vigen.
tie, con especialidad para Ell azt1car y
Eel tabaco de Cuba en- los Estados Uni
dos. Opinan las corporaciones conner
ciales que 81 Sc establece ell libre cam
bio entire los Estados Unidos y Filipi-
mas, el azdcar y el tabaco cubanos
qeedaran perjudicados en- el mercado
americana.
Dicen que el P1esidente Palma Sc
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-11-08
La question de MarrueCOS

Dicen de Paris que los sef1ores con =
de Won Tattemba ach- Aschold, enviado
especial de Alemania en- Marruecos,
" Saint Rene Taillandier, ministro de
|Francia en- Tanger, estaban para sali1
|juntos de Fee.
Agregase que esta salida equivale
|practicamente la termination del do
mimic directo del Sultan en- los asun-
|tos marroqu1es y al comienzo del ejer-
9cicio de ese dominic por medic de IL
Iconferencia International. El acuerde
sfranco aleman estipulaba que ambo:
sministros Sc retirasen, pero su salids
sdeja al Sultan sin medios de comuni
lea acion tlirecta con los gobiesnos poi
sconducto de los ministries.
No es probable que este resultade
sllene las aspiraciones de Marruecos
slas cuales Sc hab1an elevado la quin
sta potencia con las promesas de pro-
stecci6n alemana, dadas libre y expon-
staneamente por el Kaiser con OCCASION
sde su aparicion teetral en- Tanger er
sel memorable 81 de Mario dltimo.
Dicen de Fee que Ell Sultan recono-
Ice ahora 10 vac1o de las llusiones que
'le hicieron concebir las promesas de
iKaiser, comprendiendo que en- 10 su.
'cesivo, 10 mismo rjgiendo el programs
frances, que Ell que trae la conference
.in ternacional, las bridas del gobierne
habran pasado de sus manos a las de
Iquienes sepan n,snejarlas mejor.