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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-17
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News If Sporting World at Home and Abroad

scramble and confusion OF 80 struggling
hgures II was carried over the line for
a try and three points for California.
BLOCKED KICK AT GOAL.
Tho attempt to kick the goal was
beautifully blocked by onrushing and
jumping Stanford forwards.
A few minutes later Stanford was
given free kick for California foul
and Fcnton sent the ball high and true
from placement exactly over the bar
for three points. The first 40 minutes
hair closed with the score a tie.
In the second period Stanford was
given ,wo more place kicks for Calf
fOrnias fouls. and Fenton kicked the
first ono and barely missed the second.
Early in the contest CALIFORNIA; su-
perlority in the serum looked alarming
to Stanford. California not only
crowded the Cardinal forwards back
ward every time hut seldom permitted
Stanford TO get first scratch at the ball.
When within Al few moments the ball
had thus been crCwded down TO stan
ford's two-yari line the spectators saw
the extreme uncertainty OF the game
right there as Fenton got the ball and
with n quick, long punt sent Il clear
back 10 the middle of the field.
soon stanford gained an advantage
In the serum and got the bali out
backward to the waiting runners More
than half the time tho California backs
or forwards were through so quickly
that the attempt died In a smothsring
tackle under pile of men When
either side did occasionally flash the
ball free of the tangle there were
1ulck long punts and return kicks
on toe run. With some brilliant lateral
runs and rapid passes 10 indicate what
would happen II the game were play
ed properly
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-11-17

scramble and confusion Of 80 struggling
figures II was carried over the line for
try and three points for California.
RI pctyU-r tsTC,fg An coAT
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09

shown in the distinctive characteristics Of
various beasts and birds.
Birds that ny high have 10 look down
upon the earth in search Of food. and the
sight is keen.
The sight Of the owl IL keen at night as
every one knows, Hno the very smooth, fiat
feathers which form broad circle around
the eve are arranged in that way 50 as to
gather and throw into IL all the light there
is al night, in order that II may see 10
catch the field mice small birds and other
prey Il feeds on. In daylight, when these
feathers act in the same way, the bird Is
dazzled and rendered stupid by the glare.
Hardly a single living creature has all
i've senses developed 10 perfection. The
wild horse trusts 10 his smell and hearing
TO protect him from enemies, and even
after centuries Of domestic usage We ind
these primitive instincts as fully alive as
ever.
The poor sight Of the animal materially
assists in his subjugauun by man, and he
wears blinkers that would torture keener-
sighted beast.
The huge rhinoceros, however, is about
the limit among poor-sighted beasts He
can hardly see beyond his own nose. The
food on which he lives is always close al
hand. ms LOuED ulue lOILns al L'Llol %
plated protection against his enemies and
hardly anything can hurt him His eye
is q vulnerable spot, and with admirable
forethought nature has made it as small as
possible
The chameleon has remarkable eyes.
They have movable muscles, and turn as II
on a swivel, so that the creature can look
on either SIDE and all around him without
turning his head. By this means he dis
covers the presence Of the insects on which
he lives, and q tongue Of great length
leaves his mouth in the shape Of a ball,
then shoots out ana secures the dainty
nOrssL
There Is q creature that seems 10 be al
sars-the Egyptian jerbOa- II has minute
body and the rest is long hind legs and
tan Its tail. which is almost twice as
long as its body, serves as a support when
n STANDS Up on its stilt-like hind legs.
It's enormous ears are fan-shaped, each
one twice the size Of its head. Their great
honows catch every sound and 50 serve &c
protect the tiny creature.
In general, caruiver0us birds and anil
mails have powerful eyesight IN order tC
catch their prey whereas those creatures
which live on vegetable diet possess less
keen vision and very sharp ears.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09

The inventor Of the telegraphone, Vslde-
mar Poulsen. Is said 10 have achieved the
transmission Of the human voice by q
process resembling the methods used in
wireless telE ply. He uses q wave de-
tector arranged at the receiving station in
series with q telephone and battery in a
telegraphy.
According TO the Western Electrician the
sending apparatus comprises q singing
arc" placed in an atmosphere Of hydrogen
and fed by a 22O-volt direct current The
vibratory circuit comprises a condenser,
consisting Of seven Leyden jars, an ad-
Unstable induction coil and the primary
coil OF Tesla transformer. A hiEh-tension
flaming arc, several centneters in length,
Is maintained between the secondary
terminals Of the transformer.
II the secondary winding Of the induc-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09

7HE question Of a competing tele-
phone system has been under con-
sideration in Greater New York
F for over a year. but as yet no de-
- cIsion has been reached In q
recent report the CHIEF engineer Of the
bureau Of franchises recommended that be-
fore any definite step is taken to establish
q dual telephone system the Board Of Es-
innate look into the afsirs Of The New
York Telephone company, 10 ascertain II
the compensation offered by that company
for an exclusive right 70 the territory Of
the city is adequate, and invesuEate the
merits Of the Atlantic company's automatic
telephone and the ability Of the company
10 operate q franchise should one be
Eranted-
II Il can obtain an assurance from the
municipal government that no other com
pany VIII be allowed TO operate IN New
York City the New York Telephone com
pany will agree 10 pay to the city for the
exclusive privilege a compensation begin
ming al $4,000 a year and increasing until
at the END Of twenty-five years the rate
will be E76,OJ0 q year At the end Of the
twenty-fve-yeBr period the company agrees
10 pay S2OJ,0O0 q year.
The Atlantic company, besides being will
ing TO pay the city generously for fran
chise. offers 70 provide an unlimited busi-
ness service for Sl0S a year and an unlim-
ited residential service for SIC a year, and
to charge cents q call In single boroughs
from public pay stations and cents for
calls between bOrUughs. But in order 70
furnish telephone service at these rates the
Atlantic company demands access free OF
charge 20 the ducts Of the Empire City
subway company, 8 subsidiary corporation
Of the New York Telephone company.
New York City nov has q suit pending
for an accounting from the Bmpire com
pany and for the forfeiture OF its property,
and, as the engineer points out, the city
cannot grant access 10 the ducts unless il
wins its suit The engineer also notes that
the free use Of the cable subways would be
/ practically a subsidy from the city amount
/ ing in value to g7O8,OOO a year.
| Whether q dual system would be a ben
eft or not is another point be suggested
/ for inquiry.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09

As has been the case in the United states
In the last ten years, saws Modern Mexico
the next Eve years viii see wonderful de-
velopneut Of electric traction in Mexico
Electric trHmways are no novelty in Mex
leo at the present time. Mexico City has
an electric tramway system which in ser
vice. equipment and mileage viii compare
favorably with any system IN any city OF
500 ono population In the United States.
Torreon and Lerdo for several years have
been connected by an electric line which
does q large business, while AEuHscalientes
has busy and well paying line. The mule
tramways Of GuadalHjara were but re-
Gently electrified, and in January Monte
rcy viii have electric traction. Just few
months ago the Mexican Light and Power
company. which now owns the street rail-
way system in Mexico City, purchased the
tramways in Puebla and proposes 20 cleo
trify them In several other cities also
the construction Of electric street railway
systems are projected By far the most
ambitious project is the construction Of an
electric railroad system from GuadalRjara
TO Chamela, a port on the Pacific coast,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09

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much about her club, that finally Bessie
and Nan concluded they would have a club,
too.
So one day Nan came to mamma, speak
ing very eagerly.
Mamma, dear. may cook make US some
coolEieso And if I buy the lemons, may we
have some lemunadeY"
Mamma looked puzzled. She was busy
making ounce jelly; and she was not sure
cook could stop: but she was such a dear
mamma, she was never TOO busy 70 listen
10 her little girls.
What are you going 70 do, dear? I'm
afraid you haven't any pennies since you
bought that dolls house you saved for
"Yes. ] have" said Nan. She opened her
chubby fists ana, sure enough, there were
ten penniesi
Mamma was SIN more puzzled. Why,
where did you get them, Mamma"
IN tell you, mamma, but it's secret,
and you mustn't tell. We're having the
FIRST meet'u' Of our club It's going TO meet
out in the lot behind our house. You see,
May Nelson's been sick, and the doctor
wants her to be out doors all the time, now;
50 every day one Of US is going TO play
in the yard with her, or so to walk or some
place with her, 50 she won't be alone, and
then, once a week, we al meet and have
goodies 10 eat. It's just a splendid club,
mamma Bess made it up"
But where do you set your pennies?"
asked mamma
We'll. you see, we don't always want TO
plsy with May, cause she has 70 be out
doors, and when We say cross things when
it's our turn 10 so, then we have 10 pay a
penny"
Nan produced q small box with a hole
IN II
I'VE put the pennies in here when We are
cross and We are going 10 spend them
today. Lucy Myers had TO put IN three.
She hates her turn 70 come She says she
likes 10 stay al home and learn 20 draw,
instead OF being a t0mboy Ike May Nelson.
Wasn't she hateful 10 say IT,"
I think another little girl isn't saying
kind things, is she?'
4 Nan blushed. You don't count, mamma. 80
she said.
| "Oh, don't I? Wen, see FIVE little girls
coming in the gate, now. Suppose you Try
20 hud something better 10 do with your
pennies than 10 turn them into lemonade"
Nan did not say anything. She went Or
slowly.
Presently mamma looked out from the
kitchen window. She saw the seven little
They were talking earnestly. and they did
not have any cakes or lemonade Mamma
smiled Then she cut a loaf Of graham
bread In thin slices and put a little Of her
Jelly drips between and then she took q
big jug Of creamy milk from the shelf
Nan" she called, where are your re-
freshmeuts?"
'oh, mamma" cried the little girl. run
ming 70 her, we've had such a nice meet H.
Lucy Myers uncle b. going 10 show US how
20 FIX autumn leaves and flowers 50 as "a
make lovely hooks. and we can send them
10 the chudren's hospital when they re
done. and We are going 10 buy the books
with our pennies, and Mary Nelson is going
10 gather yhe howerE and leaves. Wont
it be Just ehautifult"
Yea" said msmma- ! think u viii foi
d is always beautiful 10 do for others"
And then she gave Nan the luncheon she
had prepared
'Oh, thank YOU, deareFt mamma" cried
Nan TIN be the incest club mest'u' thai
ever was. Minneapolis Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09
Great Id smaII.

A FparrUW. swinging on a branch,
once caught & passing ny
"On let me I've The insect pray ed,
With trembling, pIIeous cry
No, said the sparrUW, YOU must fan,
For ! am great, and you are small
The bird had scarce begun his feast
Before a hawk came by;
The game was caught. Pray let me livES
Was now the spar-OWE 2 CRY.
mo" said the capJOT, you must falL
Tor ] am great, and you are small
Al eagle saw the rogue. and swoopsd
Upon MIN from on high.
Pray. let me live. Why should ylu AL
So small a bird as II?
"Oh" said the eagle, you must falL
For ] am great. and you are small
But while he ate, the hunter came:
He let HE arrow fly.
"IyrHuI.' The eagle shrleked. YOU have
no right 70 make me die
-Ah,' said the hunter, you mus fan
For ] am great and you are small"
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09
Little Stories for Little People

so very silly that before Rmma Belle knew
II she had given little giggle.
Then the three geese looked more solemn
than ever. They bobbed their heads at each
other, and then at Emma Belle, and seemed
to get very angry. once Puff pecked Grossly
at Emma Bellies apron, but jumped away
with a squawk when Emma Belle moved.
Emma Belle glggled again.
That was too much for the three geese
They held their heads very high, formed in
single file and marched Of to the duck
pond, looking as indignant as geese can
look But their silly little heads wOuldn I
hold an idea all the way 10 the duck pond,
and when they reached II in they went,
Plump" as II they were on for d Jolly
swim, just like any other good-natured
geese
Then Emma Belle laughed outright
What is amusing my little girl?' asked
mother. coming out Of the house with q
plate Of hOt cookies.
'Oh. the geese are 50 silly when they are
cross" laughed Emma Belle ana she never
knew that that was a good joke on herself,
too.-Sunbeam.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09
ooncrete TeI.phone PoIes.


The first concrete telephone poles ever
manufactured in Indiana were made -
Gently by the Richmond Home Telephone
company and are now being erected 20 test
their efficiency. The post was designed by
Superintendent Bailey. A skeleton frame
work Of four corrugated iron rods is COW
cred with ordinary concrete, the material
being "slushed" about the framework while
enclosed in a box-like mold. The pole is
octsFonal IN shape, thirty feet long and
provided with nortises for crossarms,
which are fastened in place by means Of
iron bolts, and also murtises 20 be used by
linenen In climbing The pole is as orna-
mental as pine poles and has the addi-
tional virtue q being Eymmetrically tapered
and straight Superintendent Bailey says
that the strongest point in favor OF con-
crete poles is their durability. Wooden
poles must be replaced by new ones about
eevry six years-the dryer the soil the
longer the life Of the pole. The concrete
poles. II is declared, viii be lasting, as sol
conditions DO not affect them. Mr. Bailey
saws the cost will also be less than pine
poles The manufacture Of each pole can
be carried on along the line where il is 10
be installed or planted.
Should the experiment prove successful
this telephone company. as well Rs many
other companies win substitute them for
pine poles for all new work, or as fast as
the wooden poles become unfit for service.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09
Eour siIIr -.

Emma Belle SAT on the doorstep a very
cross little person NO one % play with
and nothing 10 do,' she thought 10 herself.
listening 20 the busy CIatler IN the kitchen
where she vas not wanted Folks d0u I
respsg me tAeve III run away
Suddenly q white head with Two beady
eyes came peeriug round the corner Jf the
porch The bright eyes looked a. Emma
Belle from head 70 foot and then. Eatishsd
that everything WaE AL right Pun, the big
white goose. marched s0lemnly into sight
followed by snug and Nun. An three
stopped IN front Of Bmma Belle. bobbinE
thsir heads and looking st her. hrst out 0f
0ls sys. thsl 0ai q ne ether. and looEnE
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09

Living creatures are endowed with five
Eenses-siEhr, hearing smell taste and
touch-yet there is a great difference IN the
power ur these senses amongst birds
beasts and reptiles. Habit Influences the
Hbn0rmHl development uf one sense 10 The
detriment o. another. ana The result i
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09
Donts for winter.

Don't sit in school with damp, cold feet
Don't sit near an open window while the
SNOW falls without.
Don't fan 10 put the fingers, ears and toes
in cold water as soon as possible after
frosting them
Don't run against a strong cold wind
Pneumonia may be the result OF such rash
ness.
Don't breath with the mouth open the
nose is intended for that purpose.
Don't pelt each other with very hard
snowbaIls; soft ones afford the same
amount Of amusement and no one viii be
injured
Don't skate on ice until your elders have
pronounced il safe.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09

JUSIN Lucy had been visiting
Bessie and Mans mamma, and
as she was very lively and bright,
the children fell in love with her
a. once. They heard her talk SO
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09


Fond du Lac, Sturgeon Bay and Martnette
CWis) business men have organized COM
pany with a capital stock q 500 900 70
manufacture a primary electric battery
which II what is claimed be true, win
wo-k p revolution in the industrial world
This battery can be attached 10 any cir
curt where direct current is used, or can
be used on an alternating current system
for lighting purposes. The cost OF lighting
is much less than by ordinary means, not
exceeding 2 cents per Elowatt The bat
tery consists Of six principal parts or ma
terisls a Jar Of hard rubber, glass or suit
able material; a positive element mega
tive element, a porous cup containing the
positive element and another solution con-
tained IN the jar surrounding the porous
cup and containing the negative element
Eighteen cells Of the battery on q test
ran q runabout auto go miles. The in
vsntor is q Yale graduate.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09
Events in Field of Electricity

which win be undertaken by the Jansco
Bapid Transit company.
In Mexico first and second-clRss cars are
run by the street railway companies. Cen
orally trains composed Of q hrst-class mo
tor car and a secon6-class trailer car are
reported. although in Mexico City the
trhmway company IS now operating hrst
and second-class cars independently on
many Of It's lines The frst-clasE cars are
the type usually operated IN the United
States. Second-class cars, as q rule, have
plain wooden seats, cane uphulstertng not
being used Es IN the frst-clsss cars. The
lower classes ride nearly exclusively In the
sscond-clBss cars on account OF the fact
that the fare charged 10 only about half
that charged IN the frst-clRss cars.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09
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tion coil is connected 70 q battery and
transnittsr. on speaking into transuitter
IL is said that the flaming arc fed by the
hirh-freuueucy current Will distinctly re-
produce any words spoken into the mi-
crophone with an intensity superior even
% that OF ordinary direct current speak
ing" arcs.
A similar Arrangement. with an cleo
trolytic cell serving as wave detector, was
used 70 transmit the human voice In the
inventors laboratory, and the results OBJ
tsinsd over distances OF about thirty yards
with the aid Of an aerial wire. about two
yards IN length. were considered 50 salts
factory that 1t is hoped shortly to transmit
conversation over distance Of several
miles
telegraph Line Across sahara.
The telegraph line being built by the
French government across the desert OF
Sahara. is making good progress. The
work is being conducted across the desert
Of sahara under the immediate direction
Of the governor general Of Algeria, and II
you win open your atlas and turn 70 a map
Of Africa you can trace the route. The
wires viii run from the city Of AlEiers
across the sandy waste down to the oasis
Of Toiat, which is q very important point
From there they viii follow the caravan
trail that has been used for centuries south
OF tie AbaEa- mountains. and thence south
westward to Timbuctoo and thence follow
the river bank 70 the port OF DakHr on
the Atlantic coast, In the province OF
Senegal The work began last winter ana
has been going on nearly nine months.
Many precautions and considerable
preparation were necessary, but thus far
no great difficulties have been encoun-
tered. All water, provisions, materials and
everything that is needed must be carried
in on the backs Of cameis, and supply
trains are passing 10 and fro with great
regularity between Algiers and T1mhuCtoc
and the camping grounds Of the severa,
parties
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09
Prattle of the Youngsters

Little Elsie-Mamma, does a ooeoauut
have milk In IL?
Mamma-Yes, dear.
Little ElsIe-How DO they milk itf
Harry, who is years old, saw q man
with a heavy sledge and asked what he
did with such a big hammer.
"Oh. replied the man, i pound stakes
ana such things with it."
Gee said Harry. they must be tough
old cattle that you get your steaks on
from
Robert, aged & was one day watching
his mother as she gathered flowers IN the
garden carefully separating the fresh ones
from those day or two old and throwing
the latter away,
Mamma" said Robert, why do you
throw those away
Because they are faded dear" was the
answer.
Robert considered a while; then, looking
al his mother he asked seriously: WIN
you fade, too?
Surprised and moved by the question, his
mother answered gently: Yes Robert
some day J. too, shan fade"
Turning 10 his aunt who stood near By
Robert remarked, geuislly: Aunt Juliz's .
begun already"
That there Is q startling difference bs-
tween the temper Of the rising generation
and that Of the youth whose young IDEAS
shot Up according 10 the teachings of Mrs
Hannah More and Sanford ana Merton. has
rsuanLly been proved BY a little 7-year-old
girl who was lEooriOusly spelling her way
through q reading lesson.
Always speak the truth, she said. and
obey your parents
BE gentle ana quiet Never slam the
door and shout and scream about ths
house.
"At the table eat slowly; not in a greedy
manner ike q pig"
Suddenly the little SRI shut the book with
q portent0us bang ana Announced with
frInnass and dsclsiuHs
I'm not going 70 let Luy ola third
rsadsT b0sE ms Lks thEtl-
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09

Little Elsie-Mamma, does q ooeoauui
have milk In IL?
MammE-Yes, dear.
Little Elsle-How DO they milk it,
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-09

And a Hundred Others