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TNOW THEM BY
N THEIR SENDING.
Telegraph Operators Recognize the
Touch of Men They
Work With.

"A night telegrapher will lay his head
within two inches Of a working instrument
and sleep as soundly as IL he were in bed, '
says an old Government operator in WASH
ington, -but II his own office call ia sounded
by the instrument he will wake on the
instant. The t~elegrapher's ear becomes so
acute that the slightest variation In the
working Of the instrument Is Immediately
detected, and the receiving operator recog-
nizes the voice Of the sender.
while in Newark, N. j., some years ago
I was called to the Western Union Office by
telephone. When I arrived the manage
said, There's a man in Philadelphia who
wants to talk to YOU / opened the key
and called Philadelphia. The operator
answered and I made myself known. How
are things, old boy?' came back in nswer
with no nam attached.
tom Geesler,' l said, and 80 it was. -,
snow, mark you. had not seen or heard
from my friend Gessler for three years and
had not heard him send a word by telegraph
during that time. He and I had WORKED on
the same line for a year or more, and his
sending was as familiar to me as is your
voice. recognized his touch, and yet l
oaRpoSe ne was ~ '"'' 'a"' 0l''S'
aYes, there's as much difference between
the sound Of different operators sending
as there is between the handwriting OF any
two men in the same line OF business.
at is said that during the civil war Jim
Waite, an old time New York operator,
was sent to the front by the Government to
work on important wires. He one day got
onto a wire over which important secret
messages were being sent by Confederates
and the result would have been funny had
il not been 30 serious.
1T was in Tennessee; or Kentucky; ]
forget which. Waite, with his pocket in
strument, got inside the Confederate lines,
and having learned that messages were
being sent over q certain wire from Rich
mond, he tapped the wire and copied several
valuable messages.
aNow, this was nothing new, for opera
tors on both sides did the same thing time
and again; but Waite Was ov~eranxious
There was an interruption in the middle oil
a despatch and Jim was eager to get the
remainder. To urge the sender he opened
his key and simply said G.. A. Commissary.
The q. A. meant go ahead and commits
| sary' was the last word hat had been sent.
"Imagine Waite's surprise to hear, instead
Of a continuance Of the message, Jim
Waite, what are o doing on this line
Get out or there'H be trouble Jim didn't
even wait to discover who the man was,
He said afterward that the sender had q
very familiar sound, but he couldn't for the
life of him tell who tho operator was.
But Jim found out fouT or five years
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YORK UNDER COMPRESSED AIR.
Sensations Experienced by Two Men VINO
Submitted to Tests.

W AScN
Experiments made by NJ, Hersent show
that when men are working under high
air pressure 1t is most essential that the
process Of decomposition shall be very
gra dual.
When the pressure reaches fifty pounds
to the square inch, one hour should be taken
for decomposition. For a pressure Of sew
enty-fve pounds 20 the square inch three
hours were considered by M. Hersent to be
one too much.
Two Englishmen, Messrs. Hill and Green
wood, have recently subjected themselves
to a series Of experiments In the course OF
which the pressure rea ched n~inety-two
pounds above that of the atmosphere. This;
says Casters Magazine, would correspond
to a head OF bout ai2 feet Of water.
The period OF compression was ffty-four
minutes, and Of decomposition ? hours
II minutes, or substa ntia lily more rapid
than M. Hersent's experiments with lower
pressures. The time spent under the highest
pressure was only a few mute
After coming out Of the cylinder the
subject felt some neuralgia pains in the
forearms. These did not last long and
we're attributed mainly to the fact that he
remained quiet within the cylinder, which
further experience proved to be a mista Ike;
1t being Of great Importance TO keep every
Joint and muscle in motion, and TO change
position repeatedly, so as to keep the
ca pillary circulation active in every part:
When this preoa ution is ia ken the rate OF
decomposition ca n be increased,
As the result of their experiments Messrs.
Hill and Greenwood consider that work
NAV be carried out safely in 2l0 feet OF
water, or possibly even $50 feet, the real
limit being fixed by the fact that, when
compressed. oxygen has a toxic effect.
Thus, with an air compressed TO- ten
neutrality-suspicious. to a head OF about
500 feet OF wa r-a nina Ii are liable. to be
seized with commissions within twenty
minutes. In these experiments there was
no confirmation of DR., SHELLS opinion that
the presence Of co, in the respirated air has
a particularly pernicious effect.
A careful record was kept of the expert
enoes Of the subject under going experiment.
At sixteen pounds pressure the voice, 1t
was noted, became meta lie, and at forty
FIVE pounds pressure it became impossi-
BILE to whistle. At the highest pressure
rea ched, articulation was difficult. There
was no marked effect on the pulse. Further.
after the nervousness due to the novelty
of the conditions had worn OF, there was
no feeling OF being under pressure. The
sense Of hearing appeared to be rather
more acute than In the normal condition.
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AN ARTIST WITH WHIPS.
d Tricks OF a Music Hall Performer who's
Appearing Abroad.

Il saw an odd performance in Paris a
week or so ago said a man who crosses
twice a year. There's a Hungarian named
Piskluzy doing a turn with a whip that Is
the sensation Of the music halls.
THE first thing he does rs to take q long
lashed, stout handled whip in each hand
and, with orchest raj accompaniment, pro-
coed to crack them at a terrific rate. The
sounds made by his whips in this manner
range from a noise like a rife shot to the
soft click of a billiard ball. 1t makes a
curious sort Of music, this era oking OF whips.
and serves to show how the Hungarian can
regulate the force of each stroke.
aThere's a great deal Of interest shown
when Piskluzy seizes a vicious looking whip
with an abnormally long lash. It is pro-
vided with a very heavy handle OF medium
length. This Is his favorite toy, and tits
wonderful what he can do with t.. He first
gives an idea Of what force may lie In a whip
lash in the hands OF an expert.
"A large fra me, over which is street ched a
calf or sheep skin, 10 brought on the stage.
This is marked with dots OF red paint. The
man with the whip steps. up and swinging
the lash around his head let's fly at the calf
skin. With every blow he actually pulls
out a piece Of the leather leaving a clean
cut hole.
These pieces are distributed among the
! audience to show that there is no trickery
about the performance. After this he
takes n frame with three shelves. On these
are a dozen or more OF medium sized apples
lying very close together and provided with
large numbers. Any one in the audience
may designate which apple he wishes
struck, and the lash snatches it out like a
flash.
"A still more difficult feat is the swapping
OF coins from a narrow necked bottle. A
piece Of silver a bout the size of a half dollar
Is put over the cork Of the bottle, which
artist, without appearing to take any sort
ofaim, sends the long lash whizzing through
the air and picks OF the coin without jerring
tha hottlaS
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~ F0ozERy S7XRTzNc...

A fleet of yachts larger thar has been
seen in several years will gather next Thurs
day at Glen Cove for the annual eastward
cruise Of the New York Yacht Club.
II is expected that more Than ECO vessels
will take part in this cruise and the pleasure
fleet will make an imposing sight as it sails
through Long Island Sound, touching at
Morris Cove, New London, and then runs
on TO Newport and Vineyard Haven. There
will be boats large and small, but none
sma ller than 30 feet on the water line. There
will he big steamers that have crew of
fifty men on board, such as the flagship
North Star, owned by Commodore Cor
nelius Vanderbilt; the Nara, from which
Vice-Commodore Henry Walters flies his
flag; the Nourmahal, owned by Col. John
Jacob Aston; the Niagara, in which How
ard Gould has made many long cruises;
Walter Jennings's handsome Tuscarora ex-
Commodore Elbridge Il. Gerry's Electra.
from which the blue pennant flew for
many years; F. NJ. Smiths fast yacht Haul
oil, H. H. Rogers's champion Kama wha,
Julius Fleischmann's Hiawatha, Commo.
dore f.. C.. Benedict's Oneida, in which he
has cruised l65 COO miles; Daniel G. Reid's
Rheclair and w. X. Vanderbilt, Jr.'s, fast
turbine Tarantula.
There will be auxiliaries such as Henry
". Putnam's Ariadne, Lloyd Phenix's
Intrepid, Charles T. Barney's 1nvincible,
Frank l.. Perin's Enterprise and Henry
q. Sloane's Idler. These yachts are we'll
adapted for cruising. Their owners can
sail as long as the wind lasts, and when it
dies out always make port under power.
Among the schooners will be the Queen,
Herreshoff's latest creation; the Corona,
Invader. Elmina, Eclipse, Valmore, En-
erald, Muriel, Sea Fox, Katrina, Endymion,
Constellation, Hildegarde and Lasoa. In
the sloop class will be the Yankee, Rain
bow, Effort, Irolita ,Weetamoe, Nicola, Doris,
Humma, Shark, Affair, Gardenia, Ironde-
QUOT and all the 30 footers.
The strictly cruising craft that will fol-
low the racers from port to port include
the yawls Sybarita and Vigilant and a fleet
OF small steam yachts that resemble the tor
pedo squadron Of some war fleet.
Commodore Vanderbilt has ordered the
feet to meet of the Glen Cove station next
Thursday and from sunrise on that day
yachts will be heading for the clubhouse,
which was the first home Of the club and
stood at Eysian Fields, Hoboken. Three
years ago a few of the members Of the
club secured the old house and had it. taken
to Glen Cove, where it was set up.
The first cruise Of the New York Yacht
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classification and on full time allowance,
that is, the large vessels allow time to the
smaller ones, so that all have a fair chance to
win.
There are prizes, too, for the yachts that
win the most runs and various other cups
such as challenge trophies and special
prizes for match races.
After resting for the night at Morris
Cove the yachts will on Saturday morning
start for New London. This is a run Of
forty miles and the start will probably be
an early one. On Sunday the feet will
remain at anchor at New London and at
colors in the morning, 8 o'clock, all will
dress ship. The scene at New London
is always a pretty one and the cottagers
there as well as the townsfolk swarm
down to the Pequot dock to watch the
yachts.
From New London the run will be to
Newport and at Newport two big races
will be sailed. Col. John Jacob Aston
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YACHT RIGGED 8 DARED SHELL
COLUMBIA'S IDEA FOR A RACING
BOAT DID NOT PAN OUT.
Some Novel Schemes for Putting Speed
Into Craft That Have Been Devised by
Rowing Men -Hanlan's Pot Lea Eight
-O'Dea's Rough Water "Battleship.'

Rowing Men -Hanlan's Pot Lea Eight
-O'Dea's Rough Water "'Battleship.'
Every once in a while some person who
has something to do with the college crews
gets a new and brilliant theory about build
ing rowing craft 30 that they will be able
to glide through the water ever 30 much
faster without any greater effort onthe part
Of the oarsmen These freak ideas have
resulted in the creation and often the sub
eequent destruction Of numberless boats
and contraptions which ought to AVE made
the crews speedier but did not. These
new constructions are designed to do most
anything, from saving a second to a minute
in a four mile race, according to the taste
and fancy Of the particular persons. Some
OF the schemes really are excellent the
majority are fat failures.
One Of the good plans was observable
this year at Poughkeepsie in the Cornell
boats. Courtney's men ave been bothered,
like all others, by running into the wreckage
that floats about the river, the result being
badly twisted fms. John Hoyle devised a
sort Of oentreboard fin. This was placed
in a socket and SO fixed that II anything
pushed against it the fin slid up into the
N''u' u idiih way ~ again VI
It's own weight as soon as the obstruction
was passed.
Nearly every one remembers Ned Han
ANS pot lead craft in 1908. That was Han
lan's last year with the Columbia crews,
and he devised the scheme to Offset the fact
that he was not so successful with tine crew
o. in the two preceding years. Hanlan
eaid that a boat carefully anointed with
pot lead would gain q great advantage
through sneaking through the water with
out friction. Tho lessening in resistance
was supposed to be an enormous gain. The
pot lead theory was sprung in the freshman
race, where the Columbia crew came out in
q boat that looked like q black leadpencil.
1t was Shiny all down the bow and even on
the u~nderbody. The freshman crew that
year finished next to last. The varsity boat
was equipped with grease, too, and that
finished last, not because Of but in spite of
The pot lead. The idea may have been all
right, but Hanlan was unlucky enough to
PICK the wrong crew to try it with.
There was another Columbia plan, for
which Hanlan, Francis s. Bangs and DR..
W.B Peet all make equal claim for credit
as inventor. At least they did before the
nea was put into operation. They con.
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For this race J.. Rogers Maxwell had
the Queen built by Herreshof last winter.
The Queen Is wonderfully fast n she will
make a strong bid for the cup. She will
have to sail on almost even terms with such
fast yachts as the Elmina and the Corona and
will get some time allowance from the Rain
bow, Yankee and the yawls vigilant and
Sybarita. In order to bring all yachts to-
gether on as nearly even terms as possible.
they are measured according to a formula
arranged by naval architects, which takes
into consideration length, draught, sail area
and displacement, and then by another
scale the larger yachts have to allow the
smaller ones time. Because Of the differ
enoe in rig yawls are rated at sa per cent.
Of their full rating, schooners at S5 per
cent. of their rating and sloops are taxed
at their full size.
The following tables show what yachts
are likely to start for the Kings CUP. 10
also gives the rating, the rating under
which they will sail In this race n the
allowance each will get in the race. b
allowance is in seconds and fractions for
each mile Of the course:
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IIiustrious and Obscure.

From Nt B0N0n AdtfrHsff.
The one man whom European scientists consider
the nrst American expert of TO day In the line
OF bacteriologicn investigation. 1heobald Smith.
Is almost unknown 70 the general public, even N
.his city. where he liz es and works
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From Newport the fleet will sail to Vine.
yard Haven, and there the yaohtsmen will
spend one day. There the crews will con-
test for the money prizes offered for rowing
gigs, cutters and dfnghies, and it is probable
that the men in the feet will have a clam
bake. From Vineyard Haven the feet
will race back to Newport on Saturday,
August 10, and then disband.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-03
Heart Trouble

The heart Itself has no power-n0 self
control II IS made 10 beat by a tende-
nerve tiny that IL Is scarcely visible t.
the naked eye Yet ten thousand times
day this delicate nerve must assist the
heart To expand and contract
This nerve is only one OF the branches
Of the great sympathetic or Inside, nerve
system. Each branch OF this system is 50
closely allied with the others that weakness
or iTregularity at any point is ant TO spread
Heart trouble frequently arises from StoTi-
ach trouble through sympathy and Kidney
trouble may also follow. For each OF these
organs f. operated by a branch OF these
same sympathetic neryes-the Inside Nerves.
In Heart. Kidney. or stomach troubles. il
organ ftself-the most permanent relief lies
in restoring the Inside Nerves Dr. ShOOp
regards these nerves 20 be the real cause
Of such troubles. The Temedy-knoWH by
physicians and druggists everywhere as Dr.
Shops Rest0raJIve-is the result Of years
OF endearoT along this very line It does not
dose the organ TO deaden the pain-but IL
neTve-the power neTve-aud builds Il up, and
strengthens 1t. and makes il well.
Every heart sufferer may have Dr. Shoop
book on the Heart. II viii be sent Tree and
with u you will receive the Health Token,
an iE.ended passport TO good health
For the free book Book / on Dyspepsia
and the II e 1 Book on the Heart
Iesen ~ ul lLus' Book on the Kidneys
~ E7sf Racine Book I for Women.
WIS state which Book ; for Men.
book you want Book on rheumatism
Dr. Shoop's Restorative Tabiets-give fan
three weeks treatment. Each foTm-liquid
or tabiet-have equal merit. Druggists every
where.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-03
RENSSELAER, ALUMNI
HOLDS FIRST REUNION
Many Prominent Citizens Attend Feast
at the New Willard
Hotel.

About sixty members Of the Rens-
selaer Institute alumni and a score OF
noted guests celebrated the eighty-sec-
ond anniversary of the founding of the
Rensselaer, Polytechnic Institute and
the alumnf's hrst reunion in Washing
ton by an elaborate banquet at the New
Willard last night.
In every respect the affair was marx
ed for its democratic aspect. Hlgh
Government officials Joined with those
in more moderate state In making mer-
ry and paying tribute 10 the celebrated
founder Of that noted engineering insti-
tute.
BY a peculiar coincident son and
a grandson of Stephen Van Rensselaer,
were among the banquerers, they hav-
ing unexpectedly arrived in Washington
yesterday at noon.
4. p. BaIler, president of the local
alumni. presided. Seated 10 his one side
was the representatives of Prof. Van
Rensselaer's family. while on his other
side was Rear Admiral M T. Endicott.
L.. S. N. who was chairman of the re-
ception committee Mr.. Baller made a
short speech. Introductory to the toasts
and complimented the alumni in having
chosen hosDitable Washington as a
place Of reunion.
Col John Biddle, Engineer Commits
sivne- of the District, and General Nc
kenzie, chief Of engineers. were two OF
the prominent guests OF the alumni last
night. Other prominent personages pres
ent were: John Flynn, 1r., w. NJ Wal
| lace. W. =. Mason. Thomas II. vail
| bridge. Frank &. Osborn, NJ. Ward
Easily, Thee y. Ely \. s. Kibbe, James
| G. HSllsted, W Aubrey Thomas. Fred
| eric De p. Hone Edgar MaTburg. Rich
| ard 7. Childs, W. III. Arnold. Frank q.
/ Smith, ". l. Be- hcOck. George c. Plum
mer, Clarence b. Watkins Isaac ".
| Frank. Edward F, Ch.ilman, r. T. Hep
/ burn. T GuilfOrd Smith, J. ID. Mailman.
| L. l.. Buck. George A Just, F. c Prin-
die Henry B. Davenport, Joseph N.
| LaWlor. =. II. Aldrich. Kenneth Allen,
William LispeLaFd RObb. Gustave kauf-
man. Oscar HasbFouck Edward NJ. Cox.
| J. j. Albright II p. McClintock. Stew
art Johnston. Noise De Leon. Henry y.
| Brinsmadc. Strickland l.. Kneass, T.
| Schuyler Miller John knickerbOcker,
James II. Perry, Albert L. Hauck, Alex
ander p Gest. o. +. DslstrOm. +. {.
/ Davenport, David Ramsay. Edwin ;.
Jarrett r. c. Wagner, William Barrett
| Ridgeiv, h NJ Wilson, ". s Garland.
Jonn p. Turner, Richard r. Turner, X.
F. Shaw, Henry MactieT. 7. Appleton,
/ w F.. McKelvay, and r. A. Ashby-
Assisting Admiral Endicott IN the ban
quot arrangements were Brig. Gen. F.
| @ Smith Rear Admiral Rae. c. &.
| Arosemend Conway b. Hunt. Carl A.
| Brostram, Seymour W Bullock. Andrew
| c. Cunningham, and A. J. Morris.
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DIED.

FORD-On Friday, February .. 1906. SARAH
infant daughter Of Frank .. and Louise Ford.
aged seven months.
Funeral from parents residence. he First
street northwest. Sunday. February 4 at
3 p m. Intermsnt Mt Oivet Cemetery. II
DARBY-On THURSDAY February I, 1906
RUFUS II. DARBY suddenly. at his sub
urban residence, Fairfax county. Va, aged
TfJy-twO years.
Funeral services at chapel. Oak Hill Gem
etery, $50 p m, February 5. 1866. fe5-2t
JOSES-Cn Tuesday. January so. 1906. Mrs
ARABELLA BOSWORTH widow Of Edward
Wadsworth Jones. late OF Stevensyilie. Pa.
IN the ninety-sXth year Of her age. II
KINSON-Suddenly, at her residence
1907 II street northeast. Thursday. February
/, 1906, at 2;l5 q. m. MARY E, mother OF
HoratiO Kirby, aged sixty-three years.
we have loved thee fondly
But thy iife-dreani now is Ger:
To thy voice. soft and gentle,
We shall never listen more:
IL is hushed: thy hands are folded
MoJiOnless above shy breast,
And thy eyes are closed forever
IN a peaceful. quiet rest.
BY the Family
Funeral N-ill take place from Roseda,e Ms
sion, Benning road northeast. Sunday. Feb
Tuary 4. at $50 p m. Relatives and friends
invited 20 attend Intern ent at AddIson's
Chapel. Prince George county I'D.
Baltimore papers please copy) fe2-3t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-03
BROOKLAND CITIZENS
ASSOCIATION MEETING

Owing to the intense cold only few
members OF the Brookland Citizens As
sociation attended the regular monthly
meeting which was held in the Town
Hall last night with President Kinnan
IN the chair. Reports were received
from the street and light committee,
the committee on health. fire and police,
and railroads.
II was announced that the association
would do everything possible to assist
to make an appropriation for great
northeast intersecting sewer The pro-
ject has been under advisement for
many months. The members of the as
sociation were urged 10 exert every eff
fort TO help along the speedy passage
of the bill providing for the construction
OF the sewer,
Members of the organization were
much gratited % learn that the bill for
the opening OF Monroe street. from Sew
enth street west TO Bunker Hill, had
been referred to the Commissioner by
tie House District Committee. It i
IA ought the measure VIII be favOrably
acted upon within the ear future. The
delay thus far is said 10 have been
caused by the refusal of the Sulpician
order to allow its property To be cut
through in order 10 complete the thor
oughfare, This obstacle pas been over
come.
The committee on car service reported
that the service on the @ street line
was all that could be wished for but
there was room for Improvement on
the Maryland branch.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-02-03
CECIL RHODES PEACHES
FOR MISS ROOSEVELT
Basket of Delicious Fruit From His
South African Plantation Will
Be Wedding Present.

NEW YORK, Feb. 3.-Nestling in the
finest of tissue excelsior. peeping forth
like the first yiolets IN spring, With the
blush OF the purple South African sun
shine In their rudy cheeks, some Of the
most delicate peaches in the world lie in
Washington street wholesale fruit
house, receiving the homage OF the com.
mission dealers
This particular box OF peaches came
all the way from the Meerlust Fruit
Farm. in Groot Drakenstein. Cape Col
ony. 10 grace the wedding breakfast Ia,
BILE OF Mrs. Alice Roosevelt I4Ongworth
These peaches might be called grand
children Of California. Some years ago
efforts were made to transplant Cali
foTnia peaches 10 South Africa, and
Cecil Rhodes. building an empire OF
South Africa, found time 10 take an in
terest IN the venture. The shoots were
set out on his farm and have done won
derfully well