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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-01

power sending station, and the Singer
Building in New York city. about
twelve miles away, on the night of
July 9, when spoken words were clear
ly and loudly transmitted across the
intervening space. The following day
the distance was increased to thirty.
five miles, when the receiving station
was located at Mr.. Collins country
home at Congers. N. y, and then, am.
plifying the power of the sending sta
ton and bringing the instruments into
sharp resonance, the Newark-Philadel-
phia tests were made the following
Tuesday at midnight, from the top of
the Land Title Building"
Tests in Chicago.
Henry w. Lee, c. E.. editor of the
Calumet Record. South Chicago, has
given demonstrations at the La
Sale Theater, Calumet Theater
Press Club, South Chicago Bust.
ness College, South End Business
Mems Association, South Chicago
Business Mems Association. Uni
versity of Chicago, Armour Insti.
tute, University of Illinois. University
of Wisconsin and elsewhere In this
state and others. Several interesting
tests were also made during the re-
cent Chicago Electrical Show last
month at the Coliseum.
More Lons-Distance Tests Coming.
Experts in the employ of the Collins
Wireless Telephone Co. are in demand
all over the country for long distance
tests.
DR.. Kopp, Danish expert of the COM
pany, who has just given long distance
tests in ST. Louis and Cincinnati, also
gave similar demonstrations in Chi
cago from the. Chicago Yacht club to
the steamer Mcdonald on Lake Michi-
gan, as reported in the Chicago papers.
Interest In the wireless telephone
has been at fever heat In Chi.
cago since the invention was first ex-
hibited at the Electrical Show at the
Coliseum last month. Mr.. Lee, the Chi.
cago representative. states that the
compeny's long distance station. on
the shore of Lake Michigan at the
foot Of Argyle street. will be In oD-
GRAFTON before June /.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-01
The Wonderful
Wireless Telephone
U.S. Navy Follow Example Of Japan Official Recognition
Of AFrederick Collins Invention That Talks Without Wires

into continuous; electric vibrations
By means of the receiver, similar to
that Of the ordinary telephone, these
vibrations are conveyed to the ear.
The absence of wires makes the
enunciation clear and distinct. as all
other sound Is eliminated.
Wireless Telephone Used by Taft on
His Train and at Hotel.
A novel feature of the Taft recep-
ton was the wireless telephone on the
platform erected for the photogra-
pliers. e. NJ. Taylor, one Of the Col
Inns Company's experts, boarded the
presidents train at Fort Wayne.
Before the train reached Thirty
third street. after the Englewood stop,
the wireless phones got into commu-
nication and the president was well
coined to Chicago. Several Of the re-
ception committee used the phone.
also Gen. Grant and his staff, ex-
Mayor Dunno, Gov. Deneen and others.
The president Is much interested in
the invention and warmly thanked
Henry w. Lee, local agent and Man.
ager Galley for equipping his suite at
the LaSalle hotel with the wireless
phones. This eliminated the hello
girls" when the presidential party
talked via wireless between the rooms
Of their suite.
Notable Tests Of the Collins Wireless
Telephone.
The most notable tests of the Col
Inns wireless telephone were made
by the inventor, A. Frederick Collins,
in July. 1908, as above stated. The
Scientific American Of September 10,
1908, states:
"The Collins System Of Long-Dlstanee
Wireless Telephony.
1.-THE longest distance wireless tele-
phone tests yet made on this side Of
the Atlantic have just been completed
between Newark, N. j., and Philadel-
phia. Pa. a distance of eighty-one
miles, as wireless waves travel
THE system by which this has been
accomplished Is due to A. Frederick
Collins. pioneer i the wireless tele.
phone field. The first Of his series of
tests took place between his labora-
tory in Newark, where he has a high
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-01

When the two phones are brought IN
une, conversation may be held with
,ut interruption and with perfect Sc
:recy. When perfect secrecy Is de-
sired, the two phone owners will have
1 secret code number. Say one Is
.uned to $4,000 vibrations and the
,ther to 10000. The first party turns
he dial to 10000 and calls up the Sec
and party. II want to talk over the
sode." Both tune their phones to his
secret number, which we will say in
this case Is 33,750, and there Is not
one chance In a million Of any other
phone catching the vibrations. No
third phone can call either of the two
nor register their ether waves until
the connection is broken. Mr.. Collins
is now perfecting this attachment so
that 1t will be practical for applica-
ton to an exchange" Of an indefinite
number of Collins wireless telephones.
Explanation Of the System.
The vibrations are started from the
transmitter and converted into cleo
tric waves in the instrument just as
In an ordinary telephone. There are
three types of Collins instruments, OPP
Grated as follows:
1. Electromagnetic induction for
abort distance demonstrations.
Q. Conductivity system designed for
commercial purposes within limited
radius.
4 Oscillation arc system for long
distances up to 100 miles.
Ether the Medium.
Ether. that tenuous gas which we
usnally think of as occupying the
snsce beyond the air among the stars
Eether really permeates everything,
ahe interstices Of wood. steel. glass.
earth. everything. All matter
Is more or less porous. Ether pene-
trates where air and water and every
thing else are excluded. The electric
Impulses generated in the Collins
wireless telephone are propagated
through space via ether waves, "
somewhat similar to the wireless tele-
graph.
At the receiving instrument these
,ether waves impinge upon the receiv-
dng apparatus and are reconverted
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-01

The japanese have been the first
nation to officially recognize the wire
less telephone. The Occidentals
are setting the pace for the
world. Uncle Sam is not far behind,
for congress has appropriated $4,000
this year for wireless telephones for
the army and Rear Admiral Cowles,
Chief Of the Bureau of Equipment Of
the U. 8. Navy, has submitted to con-
gress plan for equipping the vessels
with wireless phones.
I Graduate Of University Of Chicago.
The inventor, Mr. Collins, Is an
alumnus Of the old University of Chi
cago. and has been experimenting with
wireless telephony since 1899. He
patented his invention just after the
dawn of the Twentieth Century and
continued to develop and improve it
until in July. 1908. he made his longest
distance test from his laboratory in
Newark, N. j., to Philadelphia, Pa,
where another instrument was located
in the Land Title Building. This test is
Technically described at length in the
oCIchIlCnC AIuSIlCdu Vi O0pL 10, 1SUo.
Since that time the growth of the
wireless telephone idea has been phe-
nom Mr.. Collins has perfected
tuning device that insures secrecy Of
conversation. He has improved the
entire system until to-day his wireless
telephone Is ready for general COM
mercial use
Putting Wireless Phones Exclusively
an Tune"
Sound a note near a piano and the
string Of this same note in the piano
will echo in "sympathy." This Is
we'll known principle of acoustics
(Open the case of your own piano and
try it,
Every Collins wireless telephone is
keyed to a different number Of vibra-
lions. Communication between WIRE
less phones is impossible unless both
are brought "in tune" with each other.
Mr. Collins has worked out an attach.
ment that changes the vibrations of
phone by turning a dial like the dial
on a safe.
This increases or diminishes the
number OF vibrations as required.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-01
Call Phone IL

Want advs., page 1, column 7.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-01
Cement Work.

Thomas Kali & Sons are prepared to
do all kind of Cement Work. They
have the forms for silos, reservoirs,
and tanks. All work guaranteed
Give us trial
THOMAS KALI & Sons.
Mineral Point. Wis. Phone 346
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-01

POULTRY.
CLASS 25-AsIATICS.
Light Brahma-F. w. Niesman LIST and
I'd on cock, cockerel, and pullet, and
I'd on hen Bert Chapman LIST on hen.
Dark Brahma-Niesman 1st on cock,
cockerel, hen, and pullet.
Black Cochin-Niesman 1st on cockerel,
hen, and pullet.
Buff Cochin-Niesman LIST and End on
cock, 2nd on cockerel, and LIST and
End on hen. Glindining & Son LIST on
cockerel, and 1st and 2nd on pullet.
Partridge Cochin-Niesman LIST on cock,
and hen.
Black observation-disclosures LIST on cock,
cockerel, hen, and pullet.
CLASS 26-AMERICAN
Barred Plymouth Rock-Niesman Isl
on cock, End on cockerel. and 1st and
End on pullet w. E. Prisk 2nd on
cock, 1st on cockerel, and 1st and End
on hen.
Buff Plymouth Rock-Niesman LIST and
End on cock, cockerel, and pullet, ano
2nd on hen. Glindining LIST on hen.
White Plymouth Rock-Prisk 1st on
cock, and 1st and End on cockerel
hen, and pullet. Niesman End Oh
cock.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1910-09-01

Money to Loan on Real Estate.
Ino1ire AT this office. Awe
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-23
HE WAS SAVED
FROM DISASTER

4 man with his wife and S-year-olo
child stood by the mine shalt at Mulga
Yesterday. Every once in while the
big cage came to the top bearing the man
gled remains Of dead miner. 1t was
picked up tenderly, borne to one OF the
0eae wagons standing nearby and hur-
red away.
The man looked on in silence. His face
was set in voiceless sympathy. There was
no mistaking the fact that he was miner
himself. The blue and black powder
marks on his face, the brawny muscles.
the smutty eyebrows told the tale as well
as words.
NO human could guess his thoughts as
he looked on the gruesome spectacle he
was holding his child in his arms His
embrace seemed to tighten as the man.
eied mass of a fellow miner rose into
view.
The wife and mother stood close to his
side. She slipped her white hand INTO
h,s arm. Somebody's husband some
body's father" she whispered chokingly'
The man did not answer. but pressed his
ling more tightly and seemed to be trying
10 swallow something The child's tiny
erms stole about his neck and her eyes
elistened with tears.
The woman whispered: GOD comfort
them
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-23
MOTHER FINDS
SON MURDERED
Birmingham Woman Swears Out War
rants for Two Men In
Paducah, Ky.

telegram from Paducah, KY, stated
last night that Mrs Lum Thompson of
Birmingham had sworn out warrant for
the arrest of Albert Hale and Bert CURE
charging them with the murder of heI
son. Luther Thompson. who was found
dead April near Paducah.
Shortly after the murder occurred the
police department at Paducah telegrap PHI
ed Chief Bodeker for information about
the dead mans mother, who was sup
murder and of how the missing mother
was wanted was published In The Age.
Herald, and Mrs. Thompson saw it, She
was living on South Twentieth street and
mother was very much shocked to heal
of the sudden death of her son. She
was very poor financially and a collection
was made up and a ticket bought for hel
to go to Paducah and attend the funera
services of her son.
The telegram states that Mrs
Thompson learned that her son and thu
two men, Hale and CURE, had been very
intimate acquantances, and that suspi
cion pointed toward them as the muir
derers of her boy. She talked to the
Paducah police and the result was a war
rant for the arrest of the two men. i
was stated that fund was being RAISED
among the people of Paducah by which
the mother and the body of her son coulC
be brought to Birmingham, where she de
sired the body to be buried.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-23
MOST EMBARRASSING
THING IN THE WORLD

What is the most embarrassing thing
in the world?"
1t was an automobile man who was
asking the question, and while there
were doubtless many answers, he declares
that the situation which wins out every
time on that score is that which is fea-
tured by the breaking down of your ma
chine when you are demonstrating to
prospective buyer that this particular
kind is the best in the market.
TT was as beautiful day as that on
which Adam and Eve entered the Garden
of Pradise," said the automobile man,
land | was showing the finest little run
about that you ever laid your eyes on.
We were humming like the wind along
Fifth avenue and the machine was work
ing like a clock, and my man whom l
was trying to sell was waxing warm In
his enthusiasm"
Taking off his hat at this point the
automobile man wiped the great beads of
perspiration from his brow as he con-
tinued his story.
Il felt that the psychological moment
would soon be reached, and l was already
feeling In my pocket for my fountain pen
in order that the customer might not
have a moments delay but find all the
conveniences for writing out check at
hand
''well?" said a bystander inquisitively.
Then something happened" said the
automobile man with a long face and a
pensive voice. 81 didn't know just what
it was-but it was sufficient. The car
stopped in a second, suddenly and With
out warning-it's way cars have, you
know. l climbed out quickly. then down
and under it | went like a diver after
some precious pearl. l poked and ham
mered and twisted the various parts of
the car, then used a few words that are
not put down in the Sunday school books,
and still not a sign of moving. And all
the while my customer was sitting up
in the car singing a parapharase of that
little old song we all know, his version
containing these happy sentiments:
MY BONNIE lies under the auto;
Nv bonnie lies under the car.
Please somebody get us chauneur,
For it's lonesome up here where l are!
"Of course he bought" suggested some
one sarcastically.
II quickly discovered the trouble and
repaired it," said the automobile man.
tho it took some time. OF course as
soon as we started I began to explain
how 1t happened but my prospect was
strangely unsympathetic and do you
know 1 haven't sold him YETI"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-23
FINAL EVENING AT
MUSIC FESTIVAL

The final evening of the music festival
was over. From the doors of the theatre
streamed the people who had listened Tor
two hours or more through Wagner S
heaviest, who had applauded vociferously
the efforts of artists to interpret art
The procession of pedestrians had be-
gun with the ushers, who throughout the
evening of melody had occupied their re-
spective grants of standing room space at
the rear of the theatre. shifting uneasly
the weight of their respective bodies from
one foot to the other. and revolving IN
their minds various theories as to what on
earth could induce such crowd to toler-
ate such music.
rbe precipitate fight of these worthless
from their chamber of torture was fol-
lowed by the exit of several equally un-
fortunate gentlemen, whose enjoyment of
the classics had also been limited TO
standing room contortions and dreams of
a possible honorable retreat when the
Nagnerian promulgations had finally
ceased The drawn look on their faces
bore eloquent witness to their martyr
DOM but they had proved their ability to
APPRECIATE the classics and now walked
nroudly to the curb, where they took their
stand and reviewed the passing throng.
And now came the music lovers proper.
A moving panorama of faces and forms
which rivalled the frieze on the Parthe-
non and the Baveux TAPESTRY. The we'll
to-do from the pit the equally well-to-do
and the equally music-loving of the bal
cony; the more lofty inclined of the gal
| lery-all these mingled like the conflu-
| ence of the river and her tributaries and
| swept with their load of assimilated Wag-
| nor up the avenue.
The arc lights which hung before the
| theatre had been extinguished, and the
| spectator had prepared to join the strag-
glers of the procession in their triumpha
march, when he perceived last lone fig
IRE issue from the gallery entrance and
paused to complete his survey. 1t was
The figure of an old man. who carried II
| his hand an encased violin, and whose
wasted features were lighted as with al
| inspiration. Here was a man, thought the
spectator, who had truly enjoyed the elias
| sics. Those eyes II any had seen the
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-23
FIREMEN'S BALL
NEXT WEDNESDAY

The ninth annual ball of the Firemen's
lasl preparations are being completed, the
programmes have been issued and now
there is nothing to walt for but the date,
next Wednesday evening, April 81.
The ball is expected to be the greatest
success of any f1remen's ball ever held
in Birmingham. Morans orchestra will
furnish the music for the dance which
will last until long after midnight. At
9 o'clock the orchestra will start play
ing the Grand March" by Harry Moran
and from then on one number will fol-
low close on to the heels of the pre-
ceding one. There are "a numbers on
the programme in ALL
The committee which has had the ball
in charge is w. l.. McDonough, ]. &c.
Grizzard and w B. Harris. The commit
tee has worked hard and left nothing
undone that would have added to the
success of the ball or the enjoyment of
the dancers. There have been 1878 tickets
sold and the net proceeds of the ball
are expected to amount to $500. This
money is to be placed in the treasury
of the Firemens Relief association to be
used as a fund for the aid and relief OF
firemen injured while ON duty. Following
is the programme complete:
Grand march at o'clock, Harry Moran.
Waltz, Spring, Beautiful Spring,
(Lincke).
Two-step. Sadie salome civilian
Schwartz
waltz, Dear, Old Dear Bens Burt.
Two-step. "Cubanola Glide" (Evans)
Waltz, Ever Thine" tMoresch).
Two-step wild Cherries iSnyder).
Waltz, Under Loves Window
(Lincke).
Two-step, "Oh You Blondy" (Edwards)
Waltz, Land of Dreams" Brown.
Two-step, Parade of the Doodle Bugs
(Moreand).
Waltz-quadrille.
INTERMISSION.
Two-step, Ragtime Intermezzo (Eylver).
Waltz ''Impassion Dream (Rosas).
Two-step. Poker Rag" (Blake).
Waltz, Cant You See?' (Schmid).
Waltz, Luna Waltz Qincke).
Two-step. 'Aggravation Rag Cobb
Waltz, prince of Tonight tHoward),
Two-step, Poverty Rag Nincoln).
Waltz, Wedding Dance" Qineke)
Two-step, Temptation Rag' tLodgel
Waltz, Daisies Won't TelP' (Owen)
Home, Sweet Home" ea
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-23
Some Little Stories
Around The TO7Un

and two girls, ranging in years from
about / to II. The place was outside
of the gates blocking the subway EN-
trance to trains at the Terminal sta
ton. The children's faces were shining
from a recent application of soap and
water. They were dressed in their best,
and to an onlooker 1t looked like a
family moving away from the city A
variegated array of old-time valises, boxes
and bundles formed a wall around them
and an air of suppressed excitement per-
vaded the entire assemblage.
The Jolly expression upon the woman's
face changed to one of soberness. Franc
tically the little man was ransacking
his pockets So fast did he work his
hands and arms that he was rapidly TAX
ing on the appearance of a Chinese puz-
zle unwinding itself.
What are you looking for, your tick
ets?' asked the gateman.
Yes, know l put them in my pocket
exclaimed the man in return.
whats that tucked in between those
envelopes in your hand?' questioned the
gateman.
The man separated the envelopes and
resting quietly between them were the
tickets.
II guess I'm crazy" the little man
said with a sigh of relief.
"You always WERE remarked his
spouse in sarcastic tones as they passed
through the gate.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-23
SORROWFUL SCENES
AT STRICKEN MINE

Rolling and laundering heavily up
the valleys bounding from one noun
tain side only to hit the opposite hill
and echo back, each time fainter and
farther away until it finally died out
in the murk distance of the night, the
report of the Mulga mine explosion
heralded the death of many men up
the mountain to the sleeping miners
village. Soon they gathered, men,
women and children, lowering about
the mine shaft in breathless suspense.
Women, old and young, aged and feeble
mothers of men with families, wives of
miners and mothers of young children,
the entombed mems sisters and sweet
hearts, fair and young in the bloom
of youth-all wringing their hands in
their grief, some sobbing quietly and
others crying aloud to their God for
mercy
The condition of the weather was
| such that the women and children be-
| came numb with cold. With the aid OF
| idle men\ they built bonfires out OF
| the timber thrown from the mine by
the explosion. They gathered around
the fires in little groups. Few words
were spoken. Each was occupied witt
her own trouble and her own thoughts
| Each was oblivious or the presence oil
| the others.
| The men worked hard in preparing
the apparatus for the rescue work, bu
| it seemed ages were passing as tn,
women waited Still they sobbed, crie'
and shfvered in the cold. AT last theil
endurance was ended Tired and weary
with heavy hearts, they slowly dis
persed, each to her little miners cot
tage in the village, to mourn and Civ
vent to her sorrow alone.
Charles Kingley's poem, Three Fish
ermen," applies to miners as we'll a
men of the sea. 1t Is in part as fol
lows:
For men must work and women mus
weep,
And there's little to earn and many t
keep;
Tho the harbor bar be moaning
For men must work and women mus
weep,
Tho the storms be sudden and the wa
tiers deep;
And the harbor bar be moaning.
For men must work and women mus
weep,
And the sooner it's over, the sooner t
sleep;
And good-by to the bar and it's moan
ing"
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-04-23
LOST HIS TICKETS
AT THE TERMINAL

With look of perplexed establishment
and mouth wide open with wondering sur
prise, he ran his hands into his pockets
in an excited manner. In one pocket
they fumbled quickly. then suddenly
withdrew and dived into another, and SO
ON until every pocket had been searched,
when the first one was again examined
and the entire performance repeated.
II know l put them in that pocket. /
know I did," he calculated excitedly.
He was short man of thin stature and
apparently about 40 years of age. Be
side him stood rather tall, stout wom-
an, in complete contrast to him. He wore
a Sour grapes" look while the express
sion upon her face was one of COM
plete jollity. Behind and around them
stood the family offsprings, quartet
OF children Of assorted sizes, two boys