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The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-16

start ringing Is 135 seconds Subscribers answer thu
cnU on an average In 100. and the time required 4,
disconnect The lDe after the conversation 10 com
pleed Is SIS seconds
Some interesting charts have been prepared 6y
plotting 10 show graphically the OF business Iu
downtown sections the number OF calls springs from
six hundred at single central Office at eight O'Clock
in the morning To- twenty four hundred nine O'Clock
eiehyfour hundred at ten o'clock and ten Thousand
two hundred at eleven o'clock. From eleven 10
twelve Just before the opening Of the Stock Exchange
is the peak of the load" There IS q lul during
luncheon hour. another rise and thep sudden drop
In residence sections the busiest period is from
10 eleven IN the morning and dwindling average
through the afternoon The hours of the operators
arranged sliding scale to meet these peculiar
conditions that the full force of the office be
thrown into action at certain hours.
close system OF espionage was soon instituted
Of the operator could be instantly tr0ced aud
plants thus brought home to tie one responsible
Any operator who now practises rudeness holds
yerSations against the rules or otherwise nfringes
upon the fierce demand OF the public for quick and
perfect service is I'm this way quickly brought to
book 1t has become hard and fast rule Of the
pany system In fact, that complaint. howeyes
small. shall bc allowed to go unnyestigated.
Some years go the general apparatus had been
dered highly efficient. that by 1895 the demand
was rather for Improved service and skilled operators
than for better telephones. Improvements had been
adopted as fast they came In. Older aud more
clumsy forms of switchboards gave way one by one
To types more improved Here and there de-
vice would in and second and even
though some other device might have been installed
n few months before great expense. the latest
thing out il would be Tuthcssly cast OF and the bet
ter put I'm its place.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-16
Perfecting the System.
ai9

The lack OF wide manufacturing facilities at first
caused some embarrassment but this presently
rcmeded TIL after the first big demand telephones
began arriving In New York by the carload and train
load Here the necessity for n set of specially
trained experts 10 put I'm Instruments. TO make and
lay cables inspect telephones and to operate the
Switchboarls. Again the mplacabc public had it's
way. More telephouesw 1t cried Quick; be qulckl
Don't expect walt month To have telephone
Installed OF 4 cable lald-we want II now The re.
suit the establishment OF Il system OF training
schools on the part Of the company which by no
means the least wonderful part of It's system The
inspectors school teaches the novices who TO ex
anime telephones and keep them in order The cable
workers school teaches another OF all about
their difficult underground work from A to Il. And
IL is with other schools the most interesting and
elaborate Of which Is the operators school II de-
mention If only because it Is perfectly typl
cal Of the thoroughgong way In which the whole
plan Is carried out
In the early days boys used as operators but
the public wouldn't stand for it. The public angrily
protested that the boys rude, impatient and
slow They demanded something else Some genius
said. "lry girls 1t done and the public hasn't
said word since.
OF course every one has the telephone habit now
adays but nevertheless there arc few who cannot
which they first greeted that small. disembodicd
feminine voice which came from empty space with
the cool, matter of fact request. Number please"
II voice without visible personality behind IT,
and such lncongruous.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-16

stray currents it found wandering frendess along
the way, and Hospitality carried them into the re-
ceiver along with its current The result was
medley of sound and general of great deal of
everything, which could hear with very little diff
6culty. In short the telephone though audible. was
not convenience; it was inconvenience to be
used In of emergency when nothing else would
do Cynics Sneered at the men of faith who were
putting their money into it when returns seemed
They said 1t not practicable If it
had been alrship any other debatable scientific
pet
But finally the difficulty and the
metallic circuit was introduced by the OF two
wires instead of In this way a wire took the
place of the ground a return conductor and the
result beyond all that had been hoped. Copper
used and the sounds carried clear cut and
distinct
This marked the transition of the telephone to the
class of really desirable luxures. the price was
still prohbitve and was TO remain for many years
to In spite of this. however. the number Of
subscribers increased. much that the telephone
wires stretched overhead In the streets were becom+
ing nuisance. The result the passage of the
subway laws in 1885 requiring the telephone com
pany TO put the wires under ground. The public
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-16
The Wires Under Ground.

TIC WUeS UnutI OIOuIIu.
Those most determined i'll chat day that the teie-
phone company should string the wires under ground
could themselves have had conception of what an
evil they were avoiding Had not the problem been
solved then, once and for ALL by this city-had the
wires been strung as many were needed-New
York streets today would be nothing put tuunels
rooted with network of wire so thick that lights
would be required penetrate The blackness at mid
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-07-16
An Orgy of Telephones.

What followed from the point of view Of the
public orgy Of telephones-from the point OF view
of the telephone company deiirum of work The
situation than unprecedented II ut
terly Not the widest Missionaries OF them
had dreamed of anything like the extent of the de-
mand which swamped the telephone company
like tlda wave The worst of it chat fast
instruments could be supplied the demand passed
them again by leap and bound. This came simply
from the consequent Increase OF business done in the
CITY Ii though some great dam had suddenly
burst The telephone had been the one thing needful.
New York Ike young giant freed from a long
aud restless slumber and ready for his il
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24
Prinnes. rintos.

This Is good game for little folks
10 play ont OF doors
Standing IN line the children keep
perfect silence while the leader says Ia
IN impressive whisper:
"Harll Here comes tho Princess
Tiptoe"
Where" asks the next player, also
I'm Il whisper
Here" answers the first one and
leaves the line 10 appoint two Of the
players rs guards" and then walks
away on tiptoe,
The whole line excepting the guards,
follow in single file also on tlptoc. the
leader gradually increasing her speed
until al are running, but still on tip
toe ANY player discovered by the
guards touching The ground fatfooted
Is sent 10 prison which rs some cho.
sen corner of the playground. and the
last one left on tiptoe is declared the
new princess, when the game begins as
before
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24
Picture Postal Came.

The hostess provides twelve picture
postals. each Of which il stamped With
a photograph Of some subject Of in.
terest Ia some city or the United
States.
Only ono object Is selected from
each city thus, Philadelphia. state.
house; New York, Grants tomb. etc.
Each card is numbered The players
receive pencils and paper They are
asked to write down the name Of each
celebrated object as they believe It Ia
be, Identifying II with The number ~
the card The player answering the
most names correctly wins a prize
II desired this game could be played
In another way Prominent views
around and about the city or town in
which the entertainment Is given can
he substituted for the general views.
Street corners public buildings. oh.
jects Of historic interest IN ones own
town can he collected aS a test FOR eye
and memory
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24
Why Some House Plants Appear
SickIy.

(By Prot. J. r. Volta, Menomlnee
Co Ayr School.
Many good house wives are some
times at loss 10 understand why some
OF their potted house plants appear
sickly. especially during the winter
months In the first place examine the
plant whether il suffers for want OF
watar. fresh air; whether the recep-
tacIe in which IL grows Is too snail
and the roots are matted or whether
the soil Ia poor and IL needs sunlight.
All OF these are common factors which
frequently interfere with "A healthy
growth OF "A house plant.
Should the plant grow in pot the
drst thing to do. Is TO take 1t out care
fully and If the roots are rotten remove
hem III the growth OF the root is too
dense and they interfere with each
other. are root matted. run the edge of
your knife mp and down lengthwise OF
the root mass. Then repot the plant
preferably in larger receptacle. This
Will give an opportunity to the root
lets to spread out from the center OF
the soil mass in the pot IL will give
tho root hairs an opportunity to obtain
more fresh air near the periphery of
the soil mass.
Next place the newly repotted plant
in moderately cool and shady place.
III handy, il would be well to apply
heat from below. and place the potted
plant in some moist sandy medium so
rs 20 keep il reasonably moist. until
the plant shows signs Of activity. Then
remove ii to room having consider
able sunlight during the day and water
thoroughly. That is. water until the
soil in the pot is thoroughly saturated
with moisture. This will wash out
the soil and will also bring into the
soil fresh air,-so essential 10 the
growth OF plants. Do not water light
ly and frequently. but rather occasion
ally and more Thoroughly.
In watering plants too lightly, the
moisture does not penetrate down TO
the rootlets where it is needed. Mois-
ture at the surface, induces capillarity
from lower depths and when the mois-
ture Is brought to the surface. II then
rapidly evaporates there and is lost AS
far as the growth of the plant is con-
cerned.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24
Rezms Drug Store
Increase in Oleomargarine Con-
sumption

The-produotIon Of oleomargarine in-
creased from 8, 22S, 215 pounds in 1909
TO 1870, 755 l26 pounds in 1910. OF this
latter amount &, 40i, 07s pounds were
taxed at ten cents per pound,
IL will thus be noted that over ~ per
cent Of all the oieomargarine manufac-
tured during the Last fiscal year was
taxed at only one-fourth cents per
pound These figures are issued by the
federal internal revenue commission
and are authentic They clearly de-
monstrate the fact that the olemargar-
inc business is not working under such
i burden as many people think People
have heard so much about the ten cent
tax on artifcially colored olemargarine
that they have naturally associated this
tax with all oleomargarine
Asa matter of fact less than three
per cent OF the total product Is taxed
At ten cents per pound. the remainder
being taxed only quarter Of cent
per pound
An effort will probably be made by
the oleomargarine manufacturer TO re-
cure the repeal OF tho ten cent tx at
the present session If Congress These
statistics indicate that tine claim al
vanced that the present law isa bur
den uron the poor man because IL taxes
butter ten cents per pound il nor
founded upon fact
Yours truly,
The National Dairy Union.
st. Paul MINI
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24

One evening when the beautiful Kau
81, daughter Of powerful Chinese
mandarin, was assisting &C The great
feast OF lanterns she was So overcome
by the heat that She was obliged 20
take Off her mask But 10 expose her
fac TO the eyes Of the profane and
vulgar was Il serious oifcnsc against
the law; 50. holding the mask ms close.
ly ms possible TO her features. she flut-
tere I'm rapidly TO give herself air,
and he rapidlty OF the movement still
conce led her. The other ladies pres.
ent, Witnessing this hardy but charm
Ing innovation, initiated Il. and at once
some thousand hands were tluttering
some thousand masks Thus the fan
was originated and took the place OF
the mass,
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24

needed needy
method
the busiest Chi
until 100000 reached Freezing under
reached the
Chicago
the thousands
and
raise
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24
HUMOROUS QUIPS
Starting the New Year Right

Come, let us yen and rip things loosel
Let's raise the deuce
Let's say goodby
To common sense
Let's, you and l.
Tear down fence
Let's go somewhere and guzzle stun
Until we shall not know enough
To pound sand
And then let's get out in the street
And howl with all our might
Let us maltreat
other people II they got IN the way
Let us make the night
AS hideous as we may.
Let us just raise merry hadcs
Let's grab ladies
Whom we've never seen before
And kiss and hug them.
And " their escorts make a kick
Let's chug them.
Let us hurl 4 brick
Through some mans window now and
then
Let's celebrate BY running mad,
By losing every shred
or sense we've ever had
Lett spread
Wide ruin where we pass
Let's break tho glass
And smash tho chinnwarc
Whore
We've had our table bought since last
July
Let's Try
To be the worst fools M The town
Let's smash u bats and knock men
down
Let's ret az full as coats
And split Our thronts--
Whoopcei Nlpi Nlpi
Como on, you New Year
Chicago Recordrlfcrald.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24
Mo. ,ss Mineemest.

One peek % green tomatoes put
through meat grnder; cover with water
and boil ill soft One half peck OF
apples chopped Inc, one pound Of raj
sins. one pound Of currants, one-half
pound OF beef suct chopped up fine
three pounds of brown sugar. one pint
OF vinegar. one teaspoonful each OF
ground cloves cinnamon and nutmeg
Mix all ingredients and boil till apples
are soft
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24
pelmonieo Potatoes.

70 two cups cold boiled potatoes cut
in one-half inch cubes allow one and
one-quarter cups white sauce aud one.
quarter cup grated cheese Put lay
cir OF potatoes IN hnitered baking
dish. Sprinkle With salt pepper ana
one-half the cheese Pour over half
the sauce. Repeat Cover with but
tered crumbs aud bake until crumbs
are brown
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24
Freneh caebnae soup.

One quart water ono pint sliced
raw potatoes. one pint sliced cabbage.
butter the size OF an egg. q little salt
and pepper Cook for one hour slow
~. then put all through oolandcr and
add another lump OF butter Cook ten
minutes longer ana serve
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24

Christmas IS what you make a. not
what you pay fur
The Christmas horn IS horn NV
plenty ef IL happens to be tin ono
Good, big, plump. well filed stock
ms come high this time uy year, but
we must hey en-
Sanity Claus Is the only pack peddler
who hez no tcrrors FOR materially timid
children.
The longer the baby holds bis stick
NV candy the more Il resembles q
candy stick Boston Herald
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24

81 had been troubled with constipa-
ton for two years and tried all of the
best physicians in Bristol Tenn. and
they could do nothing for me, writes
Thos r. Williams. Middleboro Ky,
1.-TWO packages OF Chamberlain 4
Stomach and Liver Tablets cured me
For sale by Sam Bridges
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24
a serIeus confIaarallon.

The morning after the Gremens pic
mic Hogan, the pipe man. was In bad
way.
"Howly shmokc," he groaned, "me
insidcs ls burnin' up. Honoraw
DO ye think. Mike. that VI could Kit
IN fire under control wild n bottle ~
beer1" asked Mrs. Hogan.
81 dunno" said Hogan. but anyway
& would help 20 wet down tn ruins"
Puck
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24

When your feet are wet and cold
and your body chilled through and
through from exposure, take big dose
OF Chamberlain Slough Remedy. bathe
your feet in.hot water before going to
bed, and you are almost certain s
ward off severe cold. For sale by
Sam Bridges.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24

1916 1893
1.S4 1890
3.2g 1901
32S 1902
4.9i 1904
IA 1905
keweenaw Land Association Lite
All in Iron County, State Of Michigan
by Dudley S. Dean,
Treas
Place Of Business, Marquette. Mich
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24

Junior Partner-I see you have en-
gagged n new clerk. Is he good sales
man?
Senior Partner Good salesman?
Great Scott. had TO send FOR the po,
lice 20 prevent him from tnlliing me
into taking him into the irm.-Spo-
sane Spokcsman-Roviaw
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24

First publication December 3, 1910;
Last December "a, 1910.
To the owner or owners of any and
all interests in or liens upon the lan1
herein described
TAKE NOTICE. that sale has been
lawfully made OF the following describ-
ed land Tor unpaid taxes thereon. and
hat the undersigned has title thereto
under tax deed or deeds issued there.
for, and tina. you are entitled to a re-
uonveyancelthereof, at any time with
in six monthssafter return OF service Of
this notice, upon payment TO the un-
dersigued. or to the Register in Chan
Gerry OF the county in which the lands
lie, of all sums paid upon such pur
chase, together with one hundred per
centum additional thereto, and the fees
of the sheriff for the service or cost OF
publication OF this notice to be com.
puted as upon personal service of de.
claration as commencement OF suit. and
the further sum of five dollars for each
description. without other additional
costs or charges. II payment as afore.
said IL not made. the undersigned will
institute..proceedings for possession OF
the land
Description. SRli of NWl4, Section
10, Town North IS. Range West 80.
Amount Paid Taxes for wears
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-12-24

improving Her Locke.
Paticnce-pshaw. don't lo,k Ike
myself nj oil In this new hat
Patricc-No. ] think it's all right
vonkers Statesman.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-08-11
Trinity College Notes.

Durham, N. c., August 9TH, 1910.
At meeting Of the Executive Com
mittee Of the Board of Trustees on We'd
nesday of this week three additions were
made to the teaching force of the College
for next year.
Arthur L. McCobb was elected Assist
ant Professor of French and German
| Mr.. McCobb was graduated from Bow
doin College with the degree of Bachelor
of Arts in 1905, is an A. NJ. of Harvard
University, studied in Paris and Berlin,
and has had two years experience in
teaching.
Robert N. Wilson was elected Assist
ant Professor of Chemistry. Mr.. Wilson
is native OF North Carolina, was one
year in Guilford, is an A. B. graduate Of
Harvard College, received the degree of
Master of Science from the University of
Florida, studied Chemistry at Harvard
University, for several years professor OF
Chemistry at Guilford College, Assistant
Chemist, Florida Agricultural Expert
ment Station. Mr.. Wilson is a young
scientist OF much promise, is an ex-
perienced and uncommonly successful
teacher, and will be distinct addition
to the working force of Trinity College.
Robinson G. Andersen was elected
Professor OF Law. Mr. Anderson is
graduate of Upper Iowa University,
holds graduate degree and also the de-
gree OF IL. B. from the University of Up
per Iowa, has had experience as a teacher,
practised law five years, has been a
member OF the editorial staff OF the West
Publishing Company, st. Paul, Mimi,
the foremost publishers of law books in
this country. His services for this COM
Dany have hrOupht him into connection
with the lawyers of this State, where he
is well known. Mr.. Anderson consents
to come to the law school because OF the
high reputation it has won throughout
the country, by it's standards and by the
learning of it's Dean. The law faculty
now consists OF Dean S. F. Mordecai,
Professors r. G. Anderson and r. p.
Reade. Since it's establishment in 1904
the Law School has been very successful
and its equipment and outlook are
better now than ever before. For at
least three reasons the Law School de-
serves the attention of the entire State.
1t is the first law school in the Southern
States to enforce high standard of ad-
mission. The minimum requirement is
two years of college work, or the equiv
alent. 1t is the first to use the case
book sys TEN of teaching, which is moth
ing but the application of the inductive
method to the teaching of law, and
which has now been adopted in full or in
modified form by leading law schools of
America. 1t is likewise the first to pre-
pare its own text books. And in this
part OF their work it is well known to
experts throughout the State that Dean
MOrdecai and his associates have had
brilliant success.
The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1910-08-11
Pitcher Performs Marvellous Feat.

Baseball enthusiasts will under
stand and appreciate the following
which was sent as a special from
Wilmington, n. c., under date of
August 6, to the Charlotte Evening
News:
Pitcher "Nancy" Hanks, OF the
Wilmington baseball team, in the
Eastern Carolina League, recently
performed a marvellous pitching feat.
which has seldom, if ever, been per-
formed before in baseball circles.
This feat was the striking out OF
three successive batters on nine
straight pitched balls Not a strike
was called on batter. Each man
took three healthy swings at the ball
and failed to locate the pill. The
ball was tipped only once. This
was on the ninth pitch. The batter
merely touched the ball and the
catcher swung to the sphere, thus
helping Hanks to hang up a record
of which he should Justly feel proud.
There are one or two points which
make the performance all the more
remarkable. Hanks is a left hand
pitcher. His wonderful control in
performing the remarkable feat de-
scribed is reflected when it is known
that each of the strikes was a spit
ball, not straight ball being deliv-
cred when the record was made.
Hanks performed the feat in the
seventh inning OF a regularly sched-
uled game between Rocky Mount
and Wilmington on the grounds
here. The score was two to two at
the time the men were whitfield on the
nine successive pitches. The names
OF the men who were Hanks victims
when the record was made are Cast
Meyer, Phelan and Dussault. Viii
mlngton won the game in the ninth
inning. Hanks was opposed bv
Ihorp, the Carlisle Indian twirI p
with Rocky Mount.
When Hanks finished his wonderful
performance, the crowd of nearly
one thousand persons present cbeered
him to the echo. Hanks battery
partner was Bert Kite of the vii
mington team.
Whether or not record such as
hanks has secured has ever before
oeen made in professional baseball
is not known, certainly his feat has
never been surpassed.