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Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-24
SEEING TELEPHONE
IS LATEST WONDER

The seeing telephone" is the very
latest wonder in the remarkable de-
velopment of things telephone. Pre-
liminary patents have been issued
at Washington to j. B. Fowler of
San Diego, Cal, on such an inven-
ton, and almost simultaneously
comes the announcement that Will
liam H. Thompson, also, another
inventor, is perfecting a seeing
telephone"
BY some strange coincidence, the
situation is similar to that when
the telephone itself was patented
applications from both Gary and Bell
were received the same day. Adding
force to the duality of the inspira-
ton for the seeing telephone, both
inventors have called their invention
the %'televue." 1t is stated, however,
that Thompson has not progressed so
far with his invention as the western
man.
The amazing possibilities of Fowl
er's instruments, now being seriously
discussed by the scientific journals
of the world, are not less calculated
to %overwhelm the imagination when
it is stated that the inventors solu-
ton of the problem of seeing by
wire is the outcome of the p~erfervid
energy of a dream which he had.
The receiving and transmitting
apparatus cabinet of the Fowler
'~televue' resembles the ordinary
cabinet. A glass disk six inches in
diameter, for transmitting the image,
sets in the face of the cabinet, and
the place or object or face to be re-
flected to the other end of the line is
placed before this disk.
The instrument has one extra in
duction coil and two extra batteries.
The receiving plate, on which the
image is shown, is about one and
three-quarter inches in diameter. The
glasses are so arranged that the per-
son before the disk can keep eyes
on the lens showing the person at
the other end of the line.
The telephone receiver is held to
the ear in the ordinary manner.
Eyes and ears of the persons com
mmuncating are thus employed
simultaneously. The visal image is,
transmitted in the form of a photo
graph, the work of the apparatus
depending upon the variations in
the electrical resistance of a ribbon
of gelenium produced by variations
in the intensity or a beam of light
impinging upon t."
Selenium is an elementary sub
stance said to be allied to sulphur.
The secret of the '~televue" device
is said by engineers to lie in the
correct mechanical and chemical
combinations arranged in the con-
struction of the selenium cells behind
the glass disk. An expert says that
the Tight vibrations transmitted to
these cells are carried along a spec
tally constructed wire to the in
strument attached to the other end
of the %"televue." At the receiving
end, the same combination receives
and renroduces the exact image or
photograph of the objects thus trns-
United.
During use the instrument keeps
up a low buzzing or humming sound,
the electric waves causing an audible
vibration, as in the case of wireless
apparatus,
Tonopah bonanza. [volume] (Butler City [i.e. Butler], Nev.) 1901-1909, 1906-11-24
DeHnitions OF aHomen

A world OF strife shut out, a world
of love shut in.
The best place for a married man
after business hoars.
An arbor which shades when the
sunshine Of prosperity becomes too
dazzling; a harbor where the human
bark finds shelter in the time of adj
versity.
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then gets angry because I am not
mIna reader
High on the list of qualifications
for sten0grapher should write the
word tact One must learn 10 edit
as one goes. TOO.
"A man was debating 20 me one
day and his English was something
unearthly. but 1 managed TO correct
his misukes as 7 went along. and
when I handed him the completed
letter he read It with a beamIng face
and said. I am a pretty good die
tat0r, amt T.
There Is the man who expects y0u
20 know the exact distance of the sun
from the earth and the number Of
cubic inches In the Washington mon
ument But the man who Is stllI more
annoying IS the one who. taking II for
grantet that you know absolutely
nothing. begins a shorthand dictation
something like this. Washington. ID.
c., August 80, 1896 Mr.. John Dawson,
Dawson. Esquire. New Castle.
CASTLE. Pa. Have YOU Rot that?'
Upon being assured that 1 have. he
goes on;
Il am in receipt Of your letter-your
taNOr-take out letter or the 80 IN
stant-take out instant and substi-
tutc -ultimo'-and i'm reply would say
and so on ad inhnitum. ad nauseaum.
not giving me credit for knowing
enough 10 spell Jones.
But these are exceptional cases and
my work for the most part Is very
pleasant
'T am called upon day after day to
send capable stenographers here. there
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* x
Inc Man Who Is NeEer Pleased.


Il have worked for all kinds OF peO-
pie. without regard TO sex. age. or
previous condition Of servitude and
have had an opportunity to study
every possible type.
There is the man who is never
pleased The right hand margin Is
not straight. and after you have made
six copies and bound II he viii insist
upon your taking II apart and cor
recting It. because In writing rapidly
two letters had not spaced properly.
II is the only mistake, but he departs,
after grudgingly paying his BILL with
the air OF a martyr.
There is the man who has i've
pages 10 be written and thinks IL an
immense amount and that he ought
to have a discount
And the man who is afraid he Will
be cheated: and the one who is sure
he won't be because he does not in
tend 20 paw at ALL
There IS the man who takes me In
20 his confidence and tells me all his
domestic troubles And the one who
is so secretive that he can't give me
data enough 90 do the work intelli-
gently. He deals IN abbreviaions and
viii never believe what IS a fact-that
his business has not the slightest pos
sibIe interest 20 me and that if he
told me his whole story ! would for
get before the day is out.
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The Case OF Dickson'S Diamonds
,contirue5u & from Seventh PageO

tContirueC & from Seventh Page)
is obvious en-, rrgh. vet had not sus-
pectcd IT, p Elniy those TWO crimes
did not oririna Sc In Dickson's brain ]
have learned Lfat he has lost heavily
on the curb, d. Emmie. which doubtless
drove him 10 these feIonious designs
in the hope OF keeping above water.
But Dickson's Drain never conceived
those two mast trly schemes"
You believe 30
'I believe, JiI nmie, that some mas
ter knGve about: here suggested them
to him. and shO wed him the way, yet
craftiIv kept ht mself IN the back
ground. DicksO. I did the work. and
probably his adv eers We're promised
part OF the prom Is. 1t may have be
come Dicksoa's 5esign 20 keep the
whole. however. the work being sue
cessfully done 8enCe ne must have
taken the damon IS 70 his shore place
on his nrst visit. probably cOncealtng
them FIJI the shed from which we saw
him emerge"
"Surelyl SurelyT'
That his advis ers dlstrusted and
subsequently watcl led him. plainly ap-
pears in that they must have follow
ed him there last might He must
have removed the diamonds from the
shed. intending TO Drry them back 10
town. Instead. he wzas vlciously as
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Wanted an Fxpurgated Edition.

Some people use me for police
man. and others for a confessor. And,
oh, the Hes I've written and the de-
ceptions 7 have been a party 10. For
tunately I feel that 4 am Onlv part
OF the machine and no more account
rr'a fhan the typewriter.
"One man wanted an eNpurEated
edition OF his horoscope. An astrol-
oyer had ~iven him an elaborate read
ing with careful warnings and advice
for every month OF the year and they
all cautioned him against his sus-
ceptlbiIity 90 women and 20 beware OF
the fair sex at certain times OF the
year. When he and I got through
with our version Of the horoscope IL
was perfectly safe 10 send home 70
his wife and. doubtless. saved her
many sleepIcss nights.
In this way ] come upon many
comedies, and, alast some tragedies
/ would sometimes give a great deal
10 know the last chapter. but, on the
whole, 10 is better that I should not.
"Then, there is the man who wishes
to be 'firtatious He, however, is
harGless and quickly learns his les
son
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Poured Ont His Soul.

The first was an editor OF a paper.
He dictated a lot OF editorials and
business letters and then one 20 his
lady-love. releasing her from her
promise OF marriage and assuring her
Of the highest sentiments of love and
esteem and hopes for her future hap
piness.
The next case was more thrilling.
A Wild-eyed man came rushing into
my ONCE and said he had some very
private work. He walked up and
down the floor and poured out his soul
IN bitter anguish to the fair and false
one. Il was deeply touching, I assure
you-the terms of affection and re-
proach interspersed with the click OF
the typewriter and the sound OF the
bell at the end or each line. I believe
he said this was the ninety-seventh
letter he had written and II she dld
not answer this one, he would con-
slider all as over between them.
Number three was rOsy-cheeked
college boy. wroth with his lady-fair.
There were several pages OF cutting
sarcasm at her conduct and when the
letter was finished I said: 'Of course
you wish 10 sign this yoursclf?'
NO ne replied. Sign 1t on tho
machine and then there's a postscript
on the other side And this was the
postscript: 7 could not write this let
ter myself. so I have dictated Il 10
stenographer over the telephone. IN
case she survived the fact of being jilt-
ed by typewriter. there was the add
cd sting that the telephone girl had
had an ear IN the transaction!
i've had some awfully funny ex-
perieuce with forei gners who could not
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ltancv in insur!ng Line Army officers
subject TO She serfces either IN the
Tropic or Frigid zone, but this objec-
Jion would be almost illuminated /
thnk iu the case OF Pay Masters
Quarter Masters. Comm -SsarIes, ano
Surgeons.
This class Of officers while they may
be employed in foreign service. are so
little exposed 20 hardshiUs and hazards
OF the service that il ought 10 be eN-
Ceptahlc You viii also understand
that there Is a difference between the
regular and the voleuteer officers The
former is enued and trained 10 the
service knowing we'll how TO take care
OF himself and ind any easy birth.
while the latter Is subject 70 the hard
service and hiking. Sincerely,
JOHN SMITH
You may imagine the Congress
mars emotions
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sailed bv the men who had shadowed
him who doubtless meant TO end him.
as they did. and make on T-tth the
entire lot Of stones. Ny shouts alarm
ed them and drove them 70 flight be-
fore they could accomplish their OBJ
iect. That we found Dickson clutch
ing the diamonds in his death-grip con-
firms this theory"
Indeed. yes, But what do you think
ne tried 10 say at the finish. We caught
one word, Felix. Il sounded ike why
or wy"
1T may have meant-why. the be
ginning OF a question" said Boyd
cor It possibly may have been-Wy.
the first syllable OF WykOf!"
'Ey all the gods. that's soi'' cried
Coleman. Meaning that Wykon was
his assassin II this JneOTy-
But Mr.. Felix Boyd interrupted him
with an impressive head-shake.
There IS nothing IN theories alone,
Jimmie" said he firmly. Proofs. not
theories, are what W. must have As
I have said before. curious things are
cropping out about here, and there's q
master knave IN the background.
mean to find him some day. Mean
time. Jimmie I must prevent his get
ting a line on me before ! get line
on him. So you take all the credit ot
solving this Dickson mystery, Jimmie,
dear fellow. and let me remain OBJ
securely in the background-llke the
master knavei For when we come to-
gether and lock horns. Jimmie. as We
surely shall it must be on an equal
footing. Jimmie SO, you, dear fellow.
take all the credit for recovering Dick
sons diamonds.
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Became a MysterIous Letter.

4 sent her TO Congressman Smith
and an hour later he sent a special
messenger TO me with the following
wonderful document;
Washing ton. d. c.. June %. 1895.
Mr.. H. l.. Carter.
ARMY AND NAVY LIFE SERVICE
Sanfran Cisco. Cal.
Dear Sir.
/ have yours OF Feb. 21st-. IN regard
10 the above and viii say that ] anN-
iuusly await the hnal decision of the
matter Of the Army and Navy busl-
ness. This has been a fruitful season
IN Washington on account of tho con-
sentration Of these officers at this
point but Il viii DE especially so In the
future on account of the large In
crease In both the Army and Navy.
1 Of course understand your hes
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interviewed His interviewer.

interviewed His interviewer
zone particularly amusing case was
when two OF the secretaries from lna
ChIaese legation paid me cali just
previously l had been sent 70 get inc
Views of the Chinese minister on an
ir,nortant matter. Mr. Wa did not
wish 70 commit himself upon this sub
iect. but the business woman was
new type 20 him. and so he proceeded
to interview me. I wrote 70 the edlIof
OF the paper who had given me the
order. furnishing him with the inIor-
nation I had obtained, and saying that
Mr.. Nu's interview with nae was much
more successful than mine with him.
In response / had a request for my
version of Mr.. Wu's interview, which
Z promptly gave. The article was pub
Iished and widely commented on. and
so one day when ! saw two Cinnamon
IN my office 1 did not know but that
had committed some breach OF Chinese
decoTum and they had come TO take
me 10 task therefor.
Their eErand was quite innocent
however: they simply wanted to md
ont the mOdus operandi of the mimeo-
graph j explained IL the best I could
and they looked as wise as the proven
blal owl, and asked a hundred ques-
tious. but / am morally certain / have
not yet made those Chinese officials
understand one thing about 1t.
Another funny incident was that OF
a German who was debating "a busi-
ness letter TO a typewriter. We got
along fairly well for several pages
and then came this astonishing SEN
tence: I haf see Mr.. Brown an
tlnk he viii John IN the sheep
looked up IN surprise and he repeated
John I'm thV sheep. At last he scream
ed the sentence AT me. but I was still
IN the dark. Finally. I'm despair. he
said. embark IN the sheep-in the en-
terUrlse. and then 1 had H. He simply
said IN his fgurative way that Mr..
Brown had been seen and that he
would join the ship.
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and the other place. but the capable
ones are far between.
Not So long ago a young woman
came 10 me and in her hand she car
ried a diploma from one OF the short
hand @nd typewriter schools.
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A~NN1A AFAeA NIa-~HNs
the diversity OF the mas
culine mind and the pecu-
llarities OF man IN general
than the women designated
as public stenographers." This Is
especially true OF the profession in
Washington. for here gather all sorts
and conditions OF men and on every
variety or errsnd.
A man in town FOR perhaps one day
desires the services OF an expert
stenoErapher and Is directed by the
hotel clerk 70 q certain building where
he viii ind Miss SO-and-SO. He en-
ters a neas, artistic ONCE and IS con-
frOntCd BY u buslness-like young wo-
man sitting In front OF her typewriter.
He dictates the letter and receives
sheets OF carefully written. correctly
spelled copy, or, perhaps. the docu-
men; Is a lengthy legal affair and is
taken down IN shorthand. As each
sheet on the stenOgrapher' pad is
filled with pot hooks and dots It Is
turned over 10 another woman VINO
transcrihes quickly and accurately
and by the time the last page OF notes
il taken the typewritten document Is
ready for the courts.
But the life OF public stenosraploI
is many sided. sometimes pathetic
sometimes ridiculous. always interest
ing.
A Washington woman who has been
IN the business for fifteen years-ln
Iact the pioneer among the women OF
the profession who have public offices
was commenting on her experiences
recently.
II have done every imaginable va
riety OF work and have done many
things which I never could have i'm
agined." she said.
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)" HERE Is no class that has
a better opportunity 10 see
the diversity OF the mas
culine mind and the pecu-
IL. I'LL - ....r D.. r-nn nrnI
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The third story, "The Case Of he
Stolen Cipher" viii appear in next
Sundays Times.
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Has to Edit Copy.

There Is the man who forgets the
most important part OF his letter and
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understand me. much better than
could them.
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From Novels to Love Letters.

From Novels to Love Letters.
It have written proceedings OF ec-
clesiasucal bodies and rules for pro-
eedure for cock-dghts. descriptions Of
prize fights and endless battles OF the
tongue. have written applications
for every office under the sun-at least
every office within the gift Of the
President--and have written. tho not
often, designations from office. ] have
written business contracts OF every
description, poetry by the yard. stalls
tics galore. newspaper jokes. comic
operas. novels, plays, sermons, obit-
uary notices. descriptions OF weddings
and proceedings for divorce tiresome
tariff documents uunumbered. and ar
guments on both sides of every ques-
tion under the sun-unul, IS 10 my
own belief. I hadn't the faintest idea
where / was at. have written pages
in many languages German, French,
Italian, Spanish. and dialect stories
which were not in any known or un-
known language; ghost stories, love
stories. and Observation-Disclosures stories
by the ream. Yea. all these have l
written and more. too.
Love letters? Lots OF them and I
don't mean my own either. And three
separate times 1 have written letters
for men breaking engagements OF
marriage. And what IS more they
were all dictated by educated men who
presumably considered themselves
gentlemen. Every one of them unhes-
itatiugly gave me the name and ad-
dress Of the lady In question.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-06-26
Kissing After Marriage.

A delicate question: is about 30 be
settled in the divorce courts of Chi.
eago, namely; How soon after MAJ
riage may a. man come home and me-
glect to kiss his wife, contenting him
self with the general observation that
SIT Is fine eveningi" Mrs. Lange
bases her right of divorce ON the fact
that Mr.. Lange adopted these tactics
the day after marriage. and that. too,
when she had her mouth nicely puck.
ere.h for a chaste conjugaa salute I'm
doubtedly Mr.. Lange was too hasty.
For thirty, sixty. or even ninety days
after marriage true lover is supposed
TO talds no account of weather condi-
tions; at the end of year he is pre-
sumably sufficiently seasoned to make
such comments on atmospheric disturb
snees or the serenity harmoniously un-
til dinner is served But even then the
eonjugal kiss should be administered, if
only as a measure of practice or do.
nestle discipline. Fear the man, ever
bearing gifts. who neglects the family
kiss the day after marriage.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-06-26
The Plumbhrs' Apprentice Problem.

| Atlantic City, N. j., June 26.-One
of the most important matters TO be
considered at the annual convention of
the national association of Master
Plumbers, which opened three days
session here today, will be the endeav-
or to establish uniform regulations for
the instruction of apprentices. 1t has
been found that apprentices who learn
their trade in one city and then go
to another city, find the methods so
different that they often have to learn
their trade practically all over again.
In some cases it takes them full year
or more to complete their course ow-
ing to the change of conditions.
Another matter to be considered at
this movement is the movement to ser
cure national legislation to provide
that public contracts shall be awarded
so that each trade represented will
have its contract direct with the gov
and not as sub-contractors.
Under present conditions contracts for
public works are taken by corporations
which have absolutely no experience |
IN the actual construction but sublet |
1he various parts 10 mechanical con-
tractors, thus securing with absolutely
10 work but the responsibility of prop
n performance the lion's share of the
,rofts. The convention which opened
rs session today, consists of nearly 500
Ielegates. President Charles j. Boyd
f Chicago is presiding at the session.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-06-26
Sues Sailors Union.

San Francisco, June 26-George
Beadle, owner of the steam schooner
Seafoam, applied this morning for an
injunction restraining members of the
sailors union fiom interfering in any
way with the movement of his vessel.
He also asks for $4,000 damages, al
legged to have been sustained as result
of the action of the union, in attempt
ing to prevent the Seafoam from leav.
ing on her scheduled trip for north
coast points Her owners are said to be
considering the advisability of tying up
all sailing craft engaged in the lumber
traffic.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-06-26
Improving Battleship Turrets.

Washington June 26.-Some import.
amt tests are in progress under the
naval ordnance officers and naval con-
structors, with view to minimizing
the shock of firing guns in the upper
turrets Of the new battleships. The
turets are arranged 30 that the upper
turret is above but not directly over
the other turret, the location of the
ttmrets being such that there can be a
concentra tlion of fourgup fire directly
ahead and the same number directly
astern. 1t is feared that when this
direction of the guns of the upper tur-
reta is required, the people in the lower
turrets, over whose heads the compan-
ion turrAt guns are fired, win suffer
with Inconvenience, if not be in actual
danger II was found that in expert.
ments with 'ogs the animals were rem.
dered deaf by the concussion, and it is
imaginable that some such effect, tenn
perary or permanent, would come to
human beings similarly situated. The
naval constructors have proposed an
of a plate which shall
take up the concussion, and 80 protect
the under taurrets on the new ships.
The question is one of Importance and
ordnance experts and naval construct
ors are looking into the situation with
a'eat care.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-06-26
LAND FRAUD TRIALS JULY o.
Judge wolverton Makes Announcement
and Judge Hunt TO Preside.

Monday, July 8, has been definitely
decided upon by Che federal authorities
as the date upon which the land fraud
trials will begin. Announcement OF
this fact was made last night by Judge
Wolverton, who will exchange benches
at the time specified with Judge Hunt,
OF Montana, and the latter will preside
during the pendancy Of the land fraud
cases, .,n KIN r.' III
IL lras not been decided officially as
to which case shall have precedence,
and until congress adjourns there is
no way of compelling Binger Hermann
to go to trial, as it is understood that
he intends to stand upon his preroga.
tive in that respect, and decline to face
criminal proceedings while still mem
Der of congress- After adjournment of
the body his term will have expired,
and nothing will then stand in the way
of bringing the e0commissioner of the
general land office into court in re-
sponse to one of the numerous indict,
ments pending against him.
Judge Wolverton has also been ad-
vised by Judge Gilbert that Hancis J.
Heney special government prosecutor,
would probably arrive here next sun
lazy. Hr,.s-r
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1906-06-26
Sweet June Brides.

june, the month of Fragrant flowers
balmy breezes, sweet girl graduates
and beautiful brides, has proved al
easy mark for cupid's arrows. Already
20 marriage licenses have been issued
during the month Here is the record
for today:
Charles O. Thompson, aged 2s, of
San Francisco, CAL, and Minnie o. Ire
ton aged 81, of Salem. J. Harry HUI
gill, aged 25, of North Howell, and
Leoline Harrison, aged "a, of Gervais,
Or, and G. A. Landon, aged 25 and
Kate Z. Wilson, aged 26, both of Wood
burn.