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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13
HOW TELEPHONE
SERVES FEDERAL
RESERVE BANK

One Of the most elaborate tele-
phone systems ever installed has been
placed in the spacious new HISTORY
building of the, Federal Reserve
Bank of New York. 1t includes one
of the largest commercial private
branch exchange switchboards In the
world, having twenty positions, ca
pable of serving 1900 telephones.
Safely and protection features
mark this interior telephones system
as most unusual. This is especially
true of the equipment placed lin the
many vaults which are situated, ike
the catacombs of ancient Rome. in
the five endorsements OF the build
ing. In each vault are two tele-
phones-one connected with the
banks private branch exchange
board, and the other directly with
the Rector central Office
Thus. II an unfortunate clerk is
inadvertently locked in vault, he
can call for assistance even though
it should be after business hours,
and to insure further protection,
auxiliary trunk lines to the John
central station are also provided.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13
Sheep He'd Csnscience

A sheep with Q conscience disclosed
itself at an auction sale ut Mataltiele,
South Africa. Five hundred sheep
were under the hammer. They stood
hunchsd together In large pen. which
was surrounded by many farmers. The
bidding died down and the auctioneer
was slowly raising his hammer to en-
phasixs the word Gone" when there
was slight commotion In the flock.
and one Of its animals deliberately
walked away from its fellows. 1t came
TO q stop right In front Of the sheep In
spector In attendance, and he was thus
able to zee signs Of scab infection. He
Immediately examined the whole flock,
but the sheep which had drawn the
light Of. publicity upon itself was the
only infected animal The owner of
the sheep Is still being complimented
ON the animals honesty and Integrity.
while the farmers recount the history
Of the incident to every one they meet
with great gusto.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13
TELEPHONES COME
HIGH I'm TOXIC


An American woman whose hus-
bands work takes him to Japan fnds
come unexpected difficulties in setting
up housekeeping in the Mikado's en-
pire. Ida Matheson, in recent issue
of the Huntington (West Virginial
Advertiser, tells of the trouble in
volved in getting connected. with the
Japanese Government telephone sys-
tenn: >
II have given up hope Of having a
telephone" she writes. THAT utility.
deemed a necessity in America, is
Q luxury in Japan that only the
rich can afford. In Toxic telephone
subscribers must buy the instrument
Itself. And after one has bought .
telephone and paid for it, one must
pay the usual monthly fee for serv-
ice. or course, telephone owners
may sell their phones just as they
sell any other article Of furniture.
However, very few telephone owners
seem to want to sell. An applicant
waits years sometimes. to get an in
strument In his home. 1t Is common
to see an advertisement for a tele-
phone run for months
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13
Wisdom, of To.pser

"You can't overestimate the intelli-
gence of a dog" declared Col. Spots
wood Telfair Of Mountain View. gaz-
ing reminiscently at his favorite hound
engaged in swapping feebly at the pes
tiferOus flies.
"When Towser was in his prime he
had an uncanny way Of knowing in ad-
vance the sort of game was going to
hunt. For instance. If left the house
carrying a rifle, Towser would dash
for the woods and trail nothing but
squirrels. If started out with a
shotgun, Towser would trail nothing
but rabbits.
lone day decided to puzzle the
old rascal. so took down my fishing
pole and started to the river. II may
sound preposterous, gentlemen, but
when got to the edge of the yard I
found that derned dog scratching up
fishing worms for me!"-Judge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13

country They have been located at
strategic points. both circuit conges.
lion and probable storm damage being
taken into consideration in selecting
the city in which each has been
placed. Incidentally, the engineers Of
the Bell System have made an inten.
.sive study Of sleet storms, covering q
period of twenty-five or thirty years
Or more. On the walls OF the depart
ment charged with this branch Of re-
search work may be seen huge maps
Of the system, dotted with glass headed
pins of various colors, each with its
own peculiar sign fcance as record
|of weather conditions for the area In
which it has been placed.
Accordingly, these engineers have
arrived at definite conclusions AZ to
the probabilities regarding the
prevalence of sleet storms in vari-
GUS parts of the system and, insofar
as SO capricious thing as the weather
may be judged by probabilities, are
thus able to plan in adavnce for cer-
tain contingencies likely to occur, such
as the recent storm.
The ST. Louis Star in discussing the
work done by the Telephone and Tele.
graph Companies said in a recent ar.
lticle:
"IA each case the job Is still long
way from completion, but the work 10
we'll under way and the public, 10
showing the patience usually dis
played In such emergencies. An occa-
sional tale OF Individual heroism.
drifts in, men who worked thirty-six
hours without interruption, and to the
point Of utter exhaustion: others who
risked life and limb in their eaeerness
to accomplish the task in hand; others
who endured the cold until frozen
members rendered them NO longer use.
full. Most Of the deeds Of these men
will 60 unnoticed-many perhaps. DO.
cause unnoticed, will be unrewarded
except for that great feeling Of salts.
faction that comes to real man with
the knowledge Of task well done"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13
Early Georges Settlsr
Picked Location Wisely

In 1885 Pickeng county, Georgia, was
peopled by the Cherokee Indians. n
that year. one Sam Tate moved In
and settled eight miles from any eth
er white neighbor. Ha Was Arst on
the ground when tho government
moved the CherokeeB out 70 Indian
territory In 1887. He staked or his
pick Of the lands left by tho Indians,
and his claim embraced, among ether
things, the finest marble deposit In
the United States and one Of the most
valuable in the world. 1t still belongs
to the Tate family. There Is only one
vein Of Georgia marble. and the cid
man got 1t ala solid block three
eighths Of a mile wide. four miles
long and two hundred feet to Q half
mile deep. the estimated worth o.
which today, according to experts, runs
up to $165. 900. 900. 900, and 10 sim run
ming. It has been worked now for
more than fifty years and In all that
time they have only scratched the sur
face Of about three acres Of It. They
have dug out Of It such buildinxs "a
the Corcoran Art gallery ana the Pan
American building In Washington, the
Rhode Island state capitol. the New
York Stock exchange. the Federal he
serve banks Of Cleveland and Atlanta.
the Field museum In Chicago. the
Statue Of Civic Virtue In New Yerk
city. and thousands Of lesser menu
mentS but you would hardly know It
w. O. Saunders In Golfers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13
TELEPHONE BELL
!. JINGLES WHERE
WILDMAN HOWLED
Seven-Mile Gable Connects Two I'm.
changes In Borneo, Home OF
Barnum'e Freak.

Modern telephone service is now to
be- found in many out-of-the-way cor
ners Of the world. Few Americans
however, would expect to hear that the
inging of the telephone bell has be-,
come familiar sound in the p:cture
esque pripcipality of Sarawak on the
vest coast Of mysterious Borneo.
For most Of US the name "Borneos
probably suggests visions Of the circua
''wild-man." and eonjures up vague
recollections of great apes and head
hunting savages, 1t il still PRINT We
country. Of course. but the British pro.
tectorate of Sarawak has made espe-
cially metallic progress. and its popu.
lation of several hundred thousand
Chinese. Malays and Dyaks Is tranquil
and prosperous. Sarawak is ruled by
an English rajah, who owes his heredi-
tary throne to the fact that in 1910
one of his forebears helped suppress
an insurrection and thereafter heea me
Iiajah of Sarawak In place Of the ma
tive prince against whom the people
had rebelled.
Modern telephone service has been
established in connection with the ex-
tensive development of the Sarawak
oil fields. A telephone cable about
seven miles long connects the ex-
changes at Lutong, where there Is an
oil refinery, and at Miri, an important
center of the oil industry on the Miri
River. The telephone plant has been
specially constructed to give satisfae-
tory service in spite of tho intense
heat. and humidity. for this rain
soaked tropical outpost of civilization
lies only four degrees north II the
Equator.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13

pounds to the cE's;c foot. Frequently
the cylinder of sirat IS acco apanied
by icicles several inches In length.
Translated into terms of telephone
plant in actual use, such deposit OF
Lice MAY mean that, although the
weight Of the wires in the normal span
between two poles OF a 40-wire lead is
less than 200 pounds, the ice coating
may add weight of about $4,000
pounds to the load supported by each
pole.
This New England storm was, Of
course, an exceptional case. But even
sleet storm of ordinary severity pre-
sents problems which are among the
most battling of all those involved in
! maintaining uninterrupted telephone
service. Pound after pound of ice is
added to the normal weight of wires
and poles, so that in many cases the
wires snap beneath this enormous
weight, even If no other factors are
involved. If the storm is accompanied
or, followed by high winds, the danger
of breaks becomes more serious s2ll,
as 1t does in the event of protradssd
periods of low temperature, during
which the contraction of the ice-laden
wires is likely to cause them to snap.
Not infrequently the weight Of the
ice is such that the poles themselves
are broken off and fall to earth, carry
| ing tangle of wires with them. Even
though wires and poles remain intact.
the weight Of ice sometimes stretches
the wires and causes them to sag bad,
| ly, making requirements necessary.
When storm sweeps across a SEQ.
ton Of the country. leaving destruc-
ton to telephone equipment In its
wake, a complete supply Of the ma
terials necessary for relacements must
be on hand. In order to prevent delay
in the delivery Of materials following
an emergency, the Bell System main
tains a number, Of storehouses = adj
vance supply bases-at various points
throughout the United States.
OF these large supply warehouses
there are, thirty-one throughout the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13

Not the least Of the problems of the
Tels phone Company is to protect their
out. de ecu .pment = poles, wires
c;fales. etc, against the ravages Of the
dement's. The delicate strands Of
re which form nations communi.
cation system must be kept intact 366
days in the year to provide uninter'
srlpted service.
Probably the worst enemy Of the
telepn ne man is the sleet storm.
sainst the menace OF sleet storm
such as that which this winter made
Its way from Texas to the Canadian
border, a telephone system has no de.
senae except the foresight of its man
assment and its employees loyalty,
Willingness to cooperate and devotion
to The public service. 6
Rain and freezing temperature
these are the simple elements Of a
sect storm. Drops of moisture fall
steadily, turning to ice as they cling
to any surface upon which they strike
Trees and shrubs sag beneath their
crystal coating and-every bough and
twig sparkles with It's gemlike pend
ants--to, the lover Of the beautiful, one
of the most splendid Of natures fan.
tastic creations.
But to the practical telephone man.
this same picturesque deposit Of ice
means battle to be fought for the
maintenance Of service; battle
against heavy odds, calling for every
ounce of resourcefulness. of stamina
Of grim courage and of devotion tC
duty he possesses.
For sleet deposits sometimes reach
almost unbelievable proportions. In
Q historic storm in New England In
February, 1898, for example, the for
h nation OF ice was so astonishing that
plaster cast was made Of one Of the
ice.encased wires by the New England
Telephone and Telegraph Company a.
\ q permanent This east Isl now
exhibited in the Bell Historical Mu
. scum, New York. It shows that the
sire, with Its coating Of ice, weighed
az pounds to the linear foot and 41.64
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13
TAMPERING WITH WIRES
MEANS DEATH IN TRlPoLl

II you are contemplating trip
to Tripoli, take care not to be
seized with a desire to cut any tel
ephone wires while there, or you
will never return to the United
States. Bruno Roselli, professor of
Italian at Vassar College, recently
returned from Tripoli with the in
formation that cutting telephone
wires there is now punishable by
death. Since Tripoli has been I'M
der the Italian flag capital punish
ment for all other crimes has been
abolished.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13
This TELEPHONE BOASTS
WORLD ALTITUDE RECORD

What is said to be the highest tele-
phone system in the. world is located
at Sorata. Bolivia. in South America.
This installation is for the use of a
mining company and connects the
various parts of the mines and the
town Of Yani, The total length of
line is just over ten miles, and the
whole of the installation stands at
no less height than $500 feet. or
nearly three miles above sea level.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13
Girl a. Human Masnet1

An electrical girl" has been discov-
erred at Keighley, Leeds. England. She
is a mill worker. but recently when
ever she approached a spinning frame
threads began to break and the ma
chine ran as If acting against some
magnetic attraction. Directly the girl
left the vicinity of the machine 1t be-
came normal again.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13
America Far in Lead

New York city produces more cleo
tricity than all Of Great Britain. and
California. with only one-ffth the pop
ulation Of the latter, uses considerably
more electricity than all Of Great Bri.
tain. Electricity was introduced Int
both countries 1t approximately the
same time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13
"A GOOD THING-poN'T
MISS 1T

Send your name and address
plainly written, together with i've
cents land this Slip to Chamber
lain Medicine Co.. Des Moines.
Iowa. and receive In return a trial
package containing Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy for coughs, colds,
Group: Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets for indigestion. gassy
pains that crowd the heart, bilious
ness and constipation, Chamber
lain's Salye for burns, scalds,
wcanAs. piles. ete. Don't miss It.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13

Beware Of tain fee. Man, a
man. helping another fellow out or
debt. gets in himself.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13

The trouble with committe work
is that nobody does any work
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-03-13

Cuba talks with the United States
on the telephone on an average Of Astv
times day.
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-14

guess just now tar he had walked,
he sconserved himself. &; Step Tafter'
step he plugged away, slowing q bit,
on the up.grades. letting himself out
on the down. grades. and fighting.
hard for his second wind. The main
thing was to get there as soon as
he could. After that it would be
time to see what there was to be
done about Bob Wells.
When the trail emerged at last
from the spruce he came to halt,
painting sharply as he stared IN the
direction of the ranch buildings. The
land was open all the rest Of the
way to the house, and there was no
concealment, if he needed any, so he
deemed it wise to make a reconnais'
sance. He had no notion of being
headlong about anything, for his
mind was cool, despite his anxiety
about Sally Morgan. If she had re-
turned from the ride there was no
telling what might have happened.
He could see no sign of the sheriff
or the black horse; probably they
were around at the front Of the
house. He could not see anybody.
So he struck out at bold walk to
, cover the few hundred yards that
interviewed between himself and the
kitchen door. BY the time he reached
the goal he had recovered his breath.
The first thing he did was to peer
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IIT7a
IoUyriglG, IJ24, BY G. I0WaIu WIZ

through his screen for q view OF the
trail.
only one horse, after all, he de-
cidcd a few seconds later, but it was
moving brisl1ly. Then, around q
turn in the trail, it appeared. It
was q big, black animal, with long
stride. and the man who rode it was
also big. A rifle in a holster hung
suspended from the saddle. The
Wreck, staring curiously, also had
time to note that there were two
guns at the belt of the rider. Then
the black horse drummed on, out of
sight.
"Doggone" said the Wreck aloud,
as he stepped from behind his spruce
shelter and stared down the trail.
The rider was Bob Wells, the sher.
if.
Not long did the Wreck stand in
dismayed consideration of his discov'
cry. He clenched his fists and set
off at a dog trot toward the ranch
house in the wake of the black horse.
The obvious thing to do was to get
back to the house as rapidly as pos.
sible, and he was doing 1t. There
was Sally to be warned, If ever he
got there in time. He groaned as
he thought of Sally suddenly con.
fronted by the sheriff.
The Wreck found himself running
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-14

VVTHEN Chester was beyond ear
w shot she turned to the Wreck
and almost smothered him in
an avalanche of questions. He told
it rapidly, while Sally kept an 'anZ'
ious eye on the house. When he fin
ished she sent another glance in the
direction of the black horse, who
was unconscious of having created
a sensation profound and disturbing.
you don't suppose he's tracked
us?" unused Sally.
How could he?"
II don't see how he could either
But Bob's awfully smart when 1t
comes to being sheriff. If he knows
we're here, the jig's up. of course"
Scorn and defiance shone in the
eyes Of the Wreck.
cts a hundred to one he doesn't
know we're here" he said. ITS
thousand to one he hasn't any idea
who he's after. He probably como
for some more information. And
they're all lying so hard he'll never
find out anything"
Hope So" said Sally doubtfully.
How long do you suppose he's going
to stay?"
Go Be Continued
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-14
HERE'S NEW WASHINGTON YAKN
CsOPCE "SET FIRE TO A RIVER

and for city yards ~ stream o.
the liv.aa pa,r the boat had i'u''"
1--WE '~.-c as!si.i5hee, ai'd =.
.saeo. w. Attempted 10 star
s,...s.,d fire, but could not.
"Nnx were beginning /" t"''
G.nerS. Washington had tew'fS''
ps and - creek. T'en he l. =
.ewiss again. and lun2hing the y
tom with tho oars, He s'opp'f =
.sain set fire to the water
Gan explanation r'u't lie 1"''
comiar. We were becoming am,
impatieot.
Then he told US there WIS
gaseous substance in the II u -
bottom OF the creek. ari '"'
IN. mud Was DIST dri:e', '""
uablc gas rose through the Y s
cit was the gas that ~33 Oh al
and not the water"
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search there. Charley would not have
made things quite SO simple as that.
The wheel was somewhere else, and
: itwould be time enough to break into
fhe shed when he located it. Several
times he considered the advisability
Of trying to thrash the truth out of
Charley, but Sally always vetoed the
: project. She had respect for his
,5rowess, but she was by no means
sure that he could whip everybody
On the ranch. Even if he did, there
vas no certainty that Charley would
ell.
He was still walking slowly, his
yes staring at the ground, when q
drumming sound caught his ears
Instinctively, he paused to listen.
Horses. They were coming nearer,
too. Probably Sally and Chester had
been circling around through the
hills, he thought. Well, If that was
the case, he had no desire to meet
them. He did not want Sally to get
the notion in her head that he was
oavesdropping or that he had the
least interest in anything that she
did. So he stepped off the trail.
There were clumps Of young
spruce on every hand, and he moved
around behind one Of them, where
re could not be readily seen. The
3of.beats continued to grow louder
4 the Wreck. crouching, peered
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-14

Gear:y epecy yCungs;er during the
last Century has lean told the story
Of G-or-e Washington and the Lit
tie Red iiatchet
Ana Us youngsters they believed
tle story. an3 wore not harmed
1Aerrby. regardless OF the theory Oh
natter oc.fact history teachers 10
tie contrary.
Now comes another story, WINCH
in way outshines the famous
cherry tree yarn.
:. is related by Thomss tshne
co patriot With the Father OF ftiS
Country. IN his lettsrs, now IN pos
.sss:o.. Of Princetos University.
Here's The story as Paine "ro''
Il. more than 100 years ago:
"BUKS THE RIVER"
TT was in 1888 just after Con
-presv had finished thanking Genera
washington for his services in IN
Revolution" Paine writes, Atoa
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-14
Try Your Luck With This Deep One
HOW. TO SOLVE A CROSS. WORD PUZZLE.

SOLVE A CROSSWORD PUZZLE
of number placed the
spaces given below
find horizontal the
which will fill all the white to the first
the definition
black
letter is placed
them horizontally and
vertically, or
NUMBER this They
keys to
Virtually all
brain small per
dictionary
in this small package Try it out
Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1925-02-14

We love to harbor ideas if
they're easy to defend--when
we. set to maxim figgers on the
value of a friend, but, the sum
of any harvest holds the ele-
ment of doubt, till you reap yer
crop of theories and, later,
thresh 'em out.
Facts is-we find that friend
ship comes in several different
grades, when we meet the mix
ed varieties that's common to
the trades; If you try. to curb
expenses when yer love is run
MIN short,-well, there's nothin'
cheaper'n friendship-when you
price the firnsy sort.
But, the everlastin' artickle
that's needed in our arts, is the
only kind Of friendship that's a
balm fer human hearts, = In
fact, the. stuff is priceless-in
results that correspond. from
Devotion's faithful cellar, where
we bottle tin bond!
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20 For example (abbr.)
&c An exclamation used by horsemen
2S Distress call.
30 Walked on.
81 Number.
50 Ships diary.
33 Constructed.
So Offer o..
3S A wild revel.
40. Move.
II Bitter plums.
AZ Half an EN-.
43 Cunning.
45 Conclude. ........
46 German (abbr.)
4S The young of a goat or sheep.
80 Proposition.
80 Prefix meaning double.
81 Conjunction.
So Load dice in order to cheat.
Sc Prefix meaning down.
81 Negative conjunction.
So Placed himself. .,....
SO To unite two or more numbers.
VERTICAL.
117g
Act. :.
2 Horses gait.
Passes off in vapor.
Roads travelled.
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5 Part Of book.
6 Note of the scale.
Make lace with hand shuttle.
. A measure Of weight (abbr.)
II Means of transportation (abbr.)
Is A color.
IA Belief in doctrine.
Is Always fresh.
IS Bustle.
20 Prefix meaning recent.
% Self. 80. ..
rs Result of SO Horizontal.
q A numeral.
20 Also.
80 "a hours.
81 Past. =.
80 Mixes together.
SO Substance resulting from decom
position by electrolosys.
81 Take away. 80. -~a
80 An animal.
49 A passing fancy.
IA Period of time.
46 Worn by ancient Romans.
AZ Cravat.
40 Indefinite article.
81 European river.
So Proposition.
80 Minister (Degree)
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