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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-23
Cable Avenues for
Telephone Talks
Recent Important Developments in the Art off Line
Construction
Construction.

Boston May 19.-About all that
keeps the sky from being darkened
in the more thickly populated portions
of this country by the ever expanding
network of telephone wires is the Gus
tom that has grown up among the
engineers of concentrating their cir
cults in aerial cable. Similarly about
all that prevents the avaiIble supply
of tall straight sticks Of timber, of
the varieties capable of resisting the
effect of the moisture of the ground
| from being exhausted by the demand
for telephone poles i2 this same i'm
proved method of hanging the wires
that carry the long distance commun-
LEGATIONS Of the nation. So that the
average man, as he travels along high
ways and byways, and notes, swinging
| from poles that are not overloaded
and not of excessive length, the fat
but not ungraceful cables, has reason
for thankfulness that their invention
came in time to furnish relief at the
beginning of the present era of I'M
precedented demand for telephone
service. A single cable will carry
wires which spread out on crossarms
would darken the roadway beneath
This development of the cable idea
Is one of the most important in the
recent history Of telephony, The
, figures of the total amount of wire
used in this country for carrying tel
ephonic communications have become
astounding. To meet the needs of
more than 100000 Bell subscribers
there were used, according to the lat
est annual report of the American
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-23

Telephone and Telegraph company,
not less than 6,007 1872 miles of wire.
The exact number of miles operated
by Independent systems cannot be
given, but as a recent careful esti-
mate makes the number Of independ-
ent telephone stations in the United
States in the neighbOrhood of 2,00O,'
900, it is safe to estimate that in this
country alone nearly if not quite
10000, 900 miles of telephone wire are
in daily use, or enough to reach from
the earth to the moon more than forty
times We think of the sun as a
luminary that is enormously distant
from this planet. Yet the telephone
wire mileage of the United States
would already cover about One-ninth
of the distance, and at the present
rate of increase this country within q
few decades is likely to have wire
enough, if such a thing were possible
to loop a complete telephone circuit
! through the central energy plant Of
the solar system. An average of a.
least one telephone to five persons is
probable, and our population continues
to grow rapidrly. That means a very
large wire mileage half a century
hence
Much of this wire can be placed un
! der ground. OF the present wire
mileage of the Bell system little
more than half, or, to be exact, 3,241,
All miles, has been drawn into con
duits from the great reels covered
with lead cable which are frequen
sight in our city streets. But it /!
not possible at present to put all tel
J ephone wire underground, and it may
never be possible. Even for loca
systems the subterranean construction
| is expensive, so that only in largel
cities and towns will the condition!
of traffic permit its introduction. Their
as for the toll and long distance lines
which have enmeshed nearly the
whole continent until practically
every hamlet Is telephonically con
nected with every other, underground
construction Of airy considerable
length Is impracticable, because bury
| ing the wires reduces their capacity
for transmission of the minute cur
rents which accomplish the marve
of telephony A good overhead cir
cult of open wire enables the business
man In New York to converse with the
business man in Chicago or st. Louis
almost as readily as IL he were in the
next room II the wires between
Gotham and the windy city were
buried, even though the most i'm
proved form of conduit construction
should be used, hardly an ineligible
sound could get through, for the cur
rent in a cable circuit decays rapid
ily. In the more th1ckly settled por
tons of our country engineers are al
ready declaring that the toll circuits
must. so far as possible, be kept over
head and of open wire construction
throughout their entire length, fol-
where one of them Is thrown into
underground cable for few miles
| in the neighborhood of city an ap
'preciable effect on the long distance
transmission Is noted. although In the
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-23
DREAM AND SONG.

Between the silence and the singing,
Between the dream and song,
There falls the sterner task of living,
The gates of Right and Wrong.
Alas for him who chooses blindly,
To whom the time is long;
Whose Real is blinded by his Fancy
Between the dream and song.
Alas for him! The gates are open,
The choice is of the will;
Between the fancy and the living
What will that heart fulfill?
Lord, in his haunted wells OF Fancy
Thy rays of Truth let fall,
And let thine arms of Faith encompass
Around him, like wall.
Between the silence and the singing.
Lord give him strength to live;
And 10 the phantoms of his Fancy
Thy light Of morning give,
Lord give him strength. who dream
eth visions,
To meet it as a dream;
To leave upon the walls of Fancy
The things that merely seem.
Between the silence and the singing
The time is never lone,
When, to the heart that dreameth viz
IONS
There comes at last its own,
When Love Is master of the singer,
To him whose heart Is strong
He counts 1t as a moments heart
beat
Between the dream and song.
Ina Lord McDayitt.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-23

urban system itself the service is alb
solutely satisfactory and even "snappy, "
as the telephone men call it.
The present extensive use of over
head cable involves a radical depart
ure. The telephone companies in the
early days naturally followed the Gus
tom of the telegraph companies in
stringing single pairs of wires on
poles. Whenever the business grew
rapidly it became necessary to set
very tall and heavy poles, often tower
ing above the trees of the street or
highway. To these many crossarms
were attached in order that the pole
should accommodate as many wires
as possible. Even thus a pole would
become overloaded. The exposure of
so many wires offered a great chance
for the collection of sleet in the winter
time and led now and then to one of
those annoying breakdowns of the ser,
vice which, with the best of manage
meDt, viii sometimes occur.
A remedy for the overloaded condi-
ton of the poles was fortunately de-
vised about the beginning of the pres
ent marked expansion of the traffic.
In the city of Pittsburg the engineers
had an especially difficult task because
the topography is exceedingly rough,
with winding streets and almost an
entire absence of disable alleys. For
employment in such community open
wire lines were particularly impractic-
able, and about 1897 the system was
worked out and decided upon that has
become known as the aerial cable, or
all-cable system. This has now become
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-05-23

George NJ. Cohan has revived Little
Johnny Jones In New York.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06
FEAPED BEING
BURIED ALIVE
WILL OF HENRY n. MAGRUDER
PROVIDED FOR \ POST
MORTEM TEST.

The probating OF the will at Bal
timore Saturday of Henry II. Mag
gruder, son OF Gen. John Banlhead
Magruder OF Virginia, who had liv-
ed in Rome and Florence since the
civil war shows that he entertain
ed fear OF being buried alive. Mr..
Magruder, who was 6S years old.
died recently in Italy. He directed
in his will that his body be taken
in charge by the American counsel
at Florence. who. after leaving the
body in the church for 48 hours.
was to cut deep into his leg and
arm to make sure that he was dead.
4 post-mortem was then TO be made.
after which the body was to be plac-
ed in the Allari cemetery. For his
trouble the American counsel was
to receive 5000.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06
A GOOD MAN DEAD.
HARVEY c. WHITE. AN OLD CIT
IZEN, Is NO MORE.

1t is with regret that We publish
the death OF this good man. During
his Illness we have spoken Of his
many virtues. now that he has gone
to q better world, may peace attend
his spirit Is our prayer He has
held many positions OF honor and
trust and everyone had the greatest
confidence I'm him as an honest man.
He was true to every interest with
which ne was connected through
life. He was a Confederate veteran
OF sterling worth and loved the ban
ner Of the lost cause. He was always
deeply interested in the preserva-
tion OF the valorous deeds OF the
Confederate soldier and he worked
without reward for the promotion
OF the organization Of Confederate
Veterans. He was n useful and re-
spected citizen In every sense OF the
word and he will be missed by our
entire ommunity He was kind and
gentle and lived for others as much
as for himself Peace and rest be
with him
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06
OUR DUTY
AND DESTINY
COMDR. PEARY SAYS UNITED
STATES SHOULD DDIsCoV-
ER BOTH THE POLES.

Comdr. Robert E. Peary, the
Arctic explorer. was the guest of
honor at tho dinner given by the
Lotos club at New York Saturday
night. In a speech Comdr Peary
said in part: THE discovery not
only OF the north but OF the south
pole as well Ia not only our privi-
egc. but our duty and destiny IA
much as the building OF the Panama
canal, and the control OF the Pa
cific means wealth commercial su-
premacy, and unassailable power,
but the discovery OF tho poles spells
just as strongly as the others nation
al prestige, with the moral strength
that comes from the feeling that
not even century-defying problems
can Withstand US"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06
TENNESSEE COAL
CAR FAMINE
MANY INDUSTRIES IN STATE
PARALIZED BY LACK
OF FUEL.

The oal industry OF East Tennes-
see and southeastern Kentucky has
been paralyzed the past week on ac-
count OK a coal car famine which has
prevailed on both the Southern and
Louisville and Nashville railroads.
the only two lines penetrating the
districts. Knoxville operators have
been notified OF the closing down
of hundreds OF small industries i'm
the southeastern states on account
OF lack OF coal. Not only is the
supply OF steam coal exhausted I'm
many towns and cities. but the sup
ply OF commercial or domestic coal
is running dangerously low and a
cold wave OF any duration would
bring hardship.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06
BURKE'S GARDEN
BLUEFIELD AND
GRAHAM

Qualification is everywhere OK
pressed that there is such hearty
sentiment in Burke's Garden and on
Clear Fork in favor of making Gra-
ham the terminus OF the trolley line.
Also much admiration for the en-
tSrprise and public spirit OF these
people They may surely reckon up
on all needed assistance at this end
OF the line. As generally known
already Louisville concern has
proposed to tho Chamber OF Com
merce to take up the business.
finance and construct the line. But.
II is thought pretty generally here
that II Is better that the people OF
the sections referred TO be left free
To conclude tho business as they see
Mt Moreover. when the line is built
they should own and control II. This
does not mean that Il is desired tn
allow all the financial burden TO
rest upon them, but the control. II
Is not believed that a foreign built
and owned trolley line would re
ceive the patronage, or stimulate
the production OF market commoii-
ties that n home-controlled line
would II would seem desirable that
every man who would be n shIpper
over the line should be n stock hold
er. Why not make the line n mod
el OF n public utility owned by and
operated In the interest OF it's us-
era? As 80 abundantly demonstra-
ted elsewhere in the world. partIcu-
larly in New Zealand, the old theory
that the public could not control It's
affairs efficiently is completely lis
proven. .4-,-
What greater advertisement could
this region have than fine, modern
popularly-owned trolley line? It
would attract more attention to the
section than n rich goll mine. Ev-
cry newspaper and trade journal
would send representatives to study
It's operation at close quarters. Ev-
cry political and Industrial econo
mist would write OF II. In short. II
would be worth n million dollars
spent in advertising.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06
THE FUNERAL
YESTERDAY.
LAST RESPECTS TO DAVID BLAN-
FORD ATTENDED by A LARGE
CONCOURSE OF PEOPLE.

The Masons and the Machinists
and a large concourse OF citizens
paid their last respects to David
Blanford on last evening. His flu
neral procession proceeded from the
Baptist church to Maple Park Gem
etery where was laid to eternal rest
one of our best citizens We knew
him only az business man, but the
honesty OF his character was de-
picted upon his face He loved to
help struggling humanity and never
let an opportunity pass TO lend n
helping hand TO the afflicted He
has gone, we hope, to a better and
a fairer world, and has left a good
record behind him, which will ever
remain fresh in the memory OF his
good deeds.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06
THAW'S INHERITANCE

The codici stipulated, in sub
stance that unless he mended his
ways and showed Intellectual pow
or enough to look after his money
he was 20 be left with the $4,000
a year. II was left to the discre-
ton or the executors. however TO
decide whether Thaw was capable OF
handling the money which otherwise
would have gone TO him His share
would have been one-sixth OF the
estate.
The executors who were TO de-
eide whether Thaw should come in
to his share under the will were
his mother. Mrs, William Thaw: Ed
ward Thaw, son; William Thaw
Jr., now dead and two others. Four
years after Thaw's father died Thaw
was reinstated in his sixth share OF
the estate on the motion OF the
executors.
Since then he has had an income
OF at least $4,000 a year, ami It
was necessary under the provisions
sor the will for lhe executors to
certify that he had enough mental
balance to handle the money. There
was a court preceding by which
Thaw came in for the money. and
the District Attorneys Office has
been anxious to find out just what
statements. II any. were made by
the executors when Thaw came in
for the share OF the estate which
his father originally intended he
should have with the rest OF the
heirs
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06
TO REBUILD
KINGSTON
RECONSTRUCTION COMMITTEE
WILL ASK LOAN OF $5,-
100000

The reconstruction committee ap-
pointed by Most Hev. DR.. Nuttall.
lord archbishop OF the West indies.
TO carry out proposals for the re-
building OF the city of Kingston.
Jamaica. met Saturday and passed
a resolution to ask the imperial
government TO advise loan of S5,-
100000 at a low rate OF interest TO
be repaid in 90 years. DR.. Nuttan
is arranging TO proceed to England
almost Immediately to interview Sir
Henry Campbell -Bannerman. the
premier. and Chancellor OF the Ex-
chequer Asquith In CIDER to bring
their influence TO bear to have Par
lament sanction the proposed loan
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06
A "SHORT" MONTH
BUT A "BIG" ONE.

February has only twenty-eight
days but It has more days Of spe-
cial Significance and holidays than
any other month. The 2nd IS
grounding day. and some people
Judge the weather for all the rest
OF the year by that day. The 18th
is Lincoln's birthday. and is observ-
ed as a holiday in about one-fourth
OF the states OF the Union. The 14th
is St Valentines Day, and boys and
maidens observe this the world over
while the 22nd IS Washington's
birthday, and IS observed as a holi-
day I'm al the states but one, Yer
mont. February IS a big month after
ali
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06
THAW CONFERS
WITH COUNSEL
SAID To BE IN BETTER SPIRITS
THAN AT ANY TIME SINCE
TRIAL BEGAN.

Harry X. Thaw. whose trial for
the murder OF Stanford White will
be continued today. was allowed to
see three OF his counsel for a half
hours conference yesterday. Sun
day visitors are not. as rule. ad-
mitted to the Tombs. but exception
has before been made in capital
case. When the counsel, Attorneys
Delmas, McPike and O'Reilly. left
the Tombs they said that Thaw was
in better spirits yesterday than at
any time sine the trial began
Thaw's keepers, too, said that he ate
heartily and appeared less nervous
than before. He attended service
in the chapel and later spent some
time reading the newspapers.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06
NOT LARGER BUT
MORE POWERFUL
NAVAL EXPERT SAYS
SOME LIMITS IN SHIP CON-
STRUCTiON ALREADY
REACHED.

The Hochi Shimbun at Toxic.
quoting n naval expert. SAYS: ("In
spite OF the apparently umitless
rivalry in the size and efficiency OF
naval armaments according TO the
system a present known ships can
not be successfully constructed ex-
ceeding 10000 tons or efficient guns
OF greater caliber than 12 inches
More powerful explosives have re-
Gently been invented. and greater
economy in space realized I'm boilers
and engines. These mark new
epoch in naval armaments and II
Is now only open to experts to con-
centrate their energies for carrying
these innovations into effect"
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06
ALOAFER ELECTRIFIED.

G. S Shanks, the statistical wiz
ard OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission, who IS collecting facts
OF railway abuses into convenient
heap with dynamite and short
fuse under &c. must seem to the or
binary mind striking example or
strenuoslty.
lie has al the railway manager
OF the country jumping to keep their
records out Of his reach. and has
the whole country on the jump TO
keep up with bis startling dlsclos
ures.
sloepless himself he won't lot
anybody sleep. He plans like a
dreamer, but executes like a cyclone
His enthusiasm is amazing. HIS ener-
gy something seldom heard OF in
public Office.
Yet, only a few months ago this
man Hanks now a human dynamo.
was loafer Thus President Roosc-
welt characterized him. He was rich.
and thought this good reason why
he need not work Tie looked about
him and saw that T4acgca1Iy ad
who worked we're working for mon
ey
Ho observed the lawyer noiruy
crying FOR Justice, but accepting
either side OF any case offered him
for money lie watched tho doc
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06
hit PRESIDENT
IN WEAK SPOT.
CINCINNATI REPUBLICANS TELL
HIM TYLER'S APPOINTMENT
WILL HURT LONGWORTH.

Washington, Feb. 6.-Cincinnati
republicans are making desperate
efforts to shift the proposed appoint
ment OF negro to federal office
there on Cleveland The work OF
protest has been cleverly organized
TO hit the president on a weak spot.
He has been told that such an ap-
pointment would be suicidal to the
political future OF his son-in-law.
Congressman Nicholas Longworth.
Nor have these protests come from
the Cox organization or the Foraker
men, who knew better than to plead
that sending Tyler to Cincinnati as
collector Of customs would hurt
them. The so-called Roosevelt Re
publicans" OF Cincinnati have done
the protesting. They are organizing
a club OF which the president him
self Is the patron saint and which
has his warm approval While Long
worth himself has not apparently
tried to dissuade the president from
his purpose, he has undoubtedly
Worn a long face since this plan OF
rapping Foraker on the knuckles
was hatched. And II the president
has appealed to him for information
en- the report that such an appoint
2"nt would hurt Longworth's polit-
zeal future there is no doubt as 10
what that young mans reply to his
'ather-in-law was.
The attack on the president has
been made in two ways. He has first
been asked to shift the appointment
10 Cleveland. 1t is known that the
president could find no colored man
IN Cincinnati whom he was willing
to honor with the office. That wae
MS reason for coming up the state
Tor Tyler. But he has been told that
Cleveland colored men are Of an
other type from the Cincinna.i
members OF the race. since the
Queen City colony is constantly re-
cruited from the southern negroes
while that OF Cleveland dates from,
CIVIL war days, and has men who
have several generations OF good ed
Scation behind them
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06

tor making his rounds to relieve
pain with a sharp eye on his ac-
counts
lie noticed tlat tho preacher
with his head in ioaYcn can still
hear the cali OF n large salary.
Ho saw the mu,i-m.iiionairc was
fastinated not with IceTc"sion o. hi5
millions, but with The game ci max
ing more and more
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06

tho public wrongs committed by the
transportation trust, and would give
Hanks no peace. His lazy body got
up and followed. as one lost in the
dark makes toward a light.
Here was work to be done tbat
Involved no possible reward in
money Indeed Hanks is paying
his own expenses and hiring experts
while working for nothing.
For nothing"
That is what the world says
tho man who gives his services free
works for nothing; It is common
phrase
But Hanks has found that 10
work for the common good ls not TO
work for nothing. but for the richest
rewards this life can know -Joy-
BUSINESS, enthusiasm and energy that
no other reward can inspire.
The amazing zeal that has turned
n loafer into a marvel OF activity
springs from the fact that he has a
higher purpose than making money
a purpose to serve The public for
tho sake OF the service alone
n there were moro men with
Hanks electrical purpose there
would be more men with Hanks
zeal and activity.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-02-06
MORTGAGE BODY
FOR LOAN
GIRL GAVE PAWNBROKER THE
RIGHT TO SELL HER
WHEN DEAD.

Des Moines. Iowa, Feb. 5.--Miss
Dottie Morgan recently received a
letter from a friend who is ill I'm
Council Bluffs and who is IN the
last stages OF consumption, expires
sing wish TO return 20 her home
in Des Moines before she dies The
writer said she had 10 money to
pay hr fare
Hard pressed herself and almost
distracted lest she could not answer
n pi.iful cry for help in time, she
went to Nose Levlch, n pawnbroker
for aid.
why. here. take the money 9Id
not another word about paying It
back" exclaimed the pawnbroker,
touched by the story OF devotion.
mo, never, unless can give You
security. Couldn't you sell my body
after I'm dead?"
She would not take the money
otherwise, so the bargain was made
and the money was sent Immediate
ly to the girls friend
The mortgage reads as follows:
I, Dottie Morgan, OF my own free
will and without coercion OF any
kind, hereby do sell to Nose Levich
my body after death to do with as
he sees fit for a consideration Of
$40.
The said Nose Levich shall not
take possession OF my body until
after am dead and II any time
during my life I wish to cause this
bin OF sale to become null and void
and shall pay TO Nose Levisch or
h's assignces 40 in good and law
ful money OF the United States his
interest in my body shall cease
DOTTGE MORGAN.