Greenfield Evening Star, Greenfield, Hancock County, 2 September 1905 — Page 4

MniT Telephone Lines Are Moved From One Snltchbonril to Another.

"Cutting over" is the technical phrase applied to moving the wires in a telephone central oflice from one switchboard to another. If you will reflect that many of the switchboards of the type used in the Bell exchanges of large cities carry O.tiOO lines, you Will see what a task transferring such a mass of wires is. Indeed, there are few mechanical operations which more impress one with a sense of absolutely perfect forethought and organization.

When an exchange is to be "cut over," all the outside hues coming into it, both overhead and underground, are tapped and practically connected with the new board while the old one is still In use. That is to say, they are brought into the main distributing frame, which is the big rack through which tlie outside lines are separated and linked to the proper inside lines which run directly into the switchboard and terminate in the "jacks," by means of which the operator is enabled to put any two subscribers into communication.

The opportunities for confusion and mishaps in this work are evident, and it speaks much for the painstaking care with which it is done that a subscriber is practically never "lost," as the telephone engineer calls it, if one of the lines is temporarily misconnected. To secure such perfection innumerable tests are necessary not only of the outside lines, but of every switchboard line, and these are conducted over a long period so as in no way to disturb the service of the subscriber.

The operators are thoroughly drilled in the use of the new board, and when it comes to the actual performance of "cutting over," which generally takes place some hour in the night when business is always light, both boards have a full force to work them. The final step is to cut the old connections and complete the new ones at the same instant. This is usually done by pulling out from the board to be abandoned the heat coils which are put into every circuit in the distributing frame as a protection to the apparatus against an overload of electricity from lightning

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"CUTTING OVER."

DOCK Family "Count!"

"I go a great deal on family," remarked the Ward McAllister of the community. "I tell you there's lots in blood family counts."

Ah, does it? Abraham Lincoln's father was so poor that the negroes called him po' white trash, and Abe himself was born in a log hut with cracks in the walls so •w'^e that you could throw a dog igh 11)Jin, and his mother's name

I Nancy Hanks. ije father of John Adams ran a corgrocery. John Quincy Adams, howr, had "family" back of him, for father, John, had been president he United States. anies K. Polk grubbed roots out of a farm in North Carolina until he _ot too strong to work for his father then he managed to secure a job in a country store.

Andrew Johnson married "family," for his wife knew enough to teach him how to read.

John Keats was the son of a hostler and was born in a livery stable. Rare Ben Jonson laid brick while he was learning Latin.

Napoleon Bonaparte once remarked, "I am my own ancestors." Did you ever happen to hear who was the father of Homer or of Shakespeare or of Gladstone or of Socrates or of Walt Whitman?—Portland Oregonlan.

Stran«re Siamese Custom.

They have a novel method in Siam of getting rid of the bodies of paupers and criminals. In one of the temples is kept a flock of a hundred vultures, and the bodies, instead of being buried or burned, are given to them as food. As soon as they catch sight of a body the rapacious creatures gather around it, and it only takes them a minute or two to pick all the flesh off it.

A repugnant sight it is, but, according to Siamese physicians, it is an excellent sanitary measure. The soil of Siam, they point out, is generally moist, and hence it is much better that bodies Should be treated in this way than replaced in the ground, for, if buried, they would surely prove more or less of a menace to the public health.

After the vultures have finished their feast the skeletons are placed in wooden boxes and burned.

Two Cnrions Knives.

When Sheffield first became famous for its cutlery a peculiarly shaped knife, designed for a variety of uses, was made with great care and sent to the agent of the Cutler's company in London. On one of the blades was engraved the following challenge:

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what not, and simultaneously pushing «oils into the mechanism that replaces it. So rapidly can skilled men perforin the operation that one of them can put 600 or 700 coils in a place in thirty seconds, and the whole process of "cutting over" in a large office occupies not more than two minutes. There is no interruption of service, however, for one group of wires is dealt with at a time, bo that no circuit is out of commissiot. more than half a minute at the longest

London, for thy life, Show me such another knife

The London cutlers, to show that they were equal to their Sheffield brothers, made a knife with a single well tempered blade, the blade having a cavity containing a rye straw two and a half Inches in length, wholly surrounded by the steel yet, notwithstanding the fact that the blade was well tempered, the straw was not burned, singed or charred in the least! It is needless to add tbtot the Sheffield cutlers acknowledged themselves outdone la ingenuity.

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VARIA IVANOVNA'S 7 VENGEANCE

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At a cafe in out? of tlie principal boulevards of Paris sat Aleksei Lukitc'a. a Russian gentleman, twirling his mustaches. He had good reason for self congratulation. High in favor with the czar, he had long been employed in the' work of hunting down certain person.-? suspected by H. I. M. He had just followed one of hie master's bitterest enemies to Paris, secured his arrest and, by permission of the French government, was on the morrow to take him to Russia.

A gentleman and lady entered the cafe and glanced at the occupants, and the woman, who was veiled, seeing Lukitch, though he did not notice her, said something to her companion, and they took seats directly opposite the Russian. When for the first time he looked at her his eyes rested upon her curiously. "I will trouble you, m'sieu, to cease your insulting stare," said the woman's companion.

The Russian apologized, but the other grew more and more violent till it was evident that he was intending to force a quarrel. His insults came so thick that there was but one recourse for Lukitch—he tossed his card at tlie man and turned his back. Meanwhile the lady had retired to a distance, and her escort, having produced his own card, Joined her.

Day was dawning and the bells of Paris at a distance were striking the hour of 4 when two carriages, soon followed by a third, drew up in a road In the environs and a party from each passed to an open space beside stream. The man who the night before had forced the quarrel advanced to Lukitch and said: "Permit me, m'sieu, to apologize for my Insulting language last night, or, rather, to explain it. Early In the evening a lady asked me to escort her in a round of visits to the restaurants in a search for some ono she wished to find. When she saw you she asked me to take the course I did, promising that the affair should be taken off my hands. M'sieu, I have the honor to present your real antagonist."

A figure, smaller than the others present, who had been standing back, advanced, threw aside a cloak and revealed that she was a woman. She was dressed in a tight fitting costume, with a short skirt, such as girls wear in a gymnasium. The moment Lukitch saw her he started. "Varia!" he exclaimed. "Varla Ivanovna, at your service, Aleksei Lukitch." "What does this mean?" be asked in a tone that indicated he knew It meant a good deal to him. •That the day of vengeance has come."

The others of both parties drew near, intent on this strange turn in the affair. The woman continued: "You are a faithful servant of your master, Aleksei Lukitch. He rewards you for your service to him it is my part to punish you for your treachery to me. You made love well, Aleksei, so well that you won my heart. You had fine revolutionary sentiments, so fine that they won my confidence and I revealed our purposes to you. Do you see these shrunken cheeks, these prematurely white hairs? Well, these come from prison life in Siberia, where you sent me. It was during those bitter days in that dark wintry country that I conceived this purpose, and every day, except when I took part in a hunger strike in which we were trying to end our sufferings by death, I renewed my vow of vengeance. That vengeance was to have been murder. I have changed it to death in an honorable way in the eyes of the w«rld. On guard!"

The woman spoke as though not fsr a moment did she doubt the issue of th* combat To her enemy her words seemed prophetic. The hand in which he held his sword trembled.

Then he saw a throng of wretched creatures, emaciated, starved, covered with prison filth, white from the shadow in which they lived, gathering about him and their champion. Their eyes glistened as those of wolves hungry for his blood. He heard the wind roaring through the Siberian forest, now and again laden with the shrieks of some prisoner crazed by suffering.

Above this wail came faintly the words "On guard!" spoken sharply by his second to call him to himself. It failed to rouse him. Those looking on wondered. His condition was so pitiful. he seemed such easy prey, that both parties looked to see the woman throw down her sword and give him his life. But she, too, saw in memory the throng of his victims. She saw, too, the handsome fellow that had won her heart for the purpose of betraying her and those whose secrets she had given him. Not one look of womanly pity lighted her face, dark with her own and others' revenge. "On guard!" she criecL "On guard!" shouted the men of both parties as matadores strive to anger a, drooping bull.

Aleksei Lukitch heard and roused himself to die. A few minutes later the woman threw down her sword and walked quickly to her carriage. There was no womanly reaction. She did not, shudder she did not weep. This phase of woman's nature—at least for this one man whom she had killed—had long ago been eliminated. Alone she had come on to the field, and alone she drove away. She had sprung from whence no one knew and went no one knew whlthe* No angel of vengeance appointed by heaven to avenge sorrows heaped on its suffering children could have struck more mercilessly.

Excursion Pares to Indiana State Pair at Indianapolis Via Pennsylvania LinesSeptember 11th to 15th, inclusive, excursion tickets to In dianapolis,^ 1 account Indiana State Pair, will be sold via Pennsylvania Lines at 60 cents round trip from Greenfield, good returning until September 18th, inclusive. Call on Ticket Agent for full information.

Salesman Wanted.

We desire to secure the services of a real live, energetic and competent salesman in every county in this State, to represent us among Farmers and Stockraisers. Guaranteed salary and commission. Address Superior American Stock Food Co., Findlay, Ohio.

Excursien to North Michigan September 2nd Via Pennsylvania Lines. §10.00 round trip from Greenfield to Mackinaw City, Petoskey, Omena, Northport, Trav erse 'City. Month's stay in famous land of health and pleasure. Communicate with E. Weaver, Ticket Agent, Pennsylvania Lines, for further information.

WANTED—By Chicago Manufactoring House, person of trustworthiness and somewhat familiar with local territory as assistant in branch office. Salary $18 paid weekly. Permanent position. No investment requir ed. Business established. Previous experience not essential to engaging. Address Manager Branches, 323 Dearborn St Chicago.

For Sale.

Choice pedigreed Poland China pigs from the best of Strains at reasonable prices.

W. T. BAKER,

Fortville, Ind., R. 2.,

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Excurtion Fares To Chicago Via Pennsyl vania Lines. August 30th, 31st, September 1st, excursion tickets to Chicago account Meeting Gentlemen's Driving Club will be sold via Peensylvania Lines from all ticket stations. For full information apply to Local Ticket Agent of those Lines.

Democracy 011 Warships.

Visitors to the big warships in the navy yard are astonished at the way the men address their officers with the title of "Mr." Everybody below the grade of captain on the ship is addressed with a simple "Mr." This is to save time, as commander, lieutenant commander, lieutenant and midshipman require too much time to enunciate. A national guard officer of rank below that of major visiting the yard the other day was surprised to hear a lieutenant commander referred to as "Mr." The very thought of such a thing happening to him in the armory made him almost shiver. "Ah," said he, "I see why it is. The officers are on board day after day, while we guard officers are in the armory only now and then. Consequently, we can stand a little waste of time in hearing our titles uttered."—Brooklyn Eagle.

The Silt In the Coat Lapel.

A unique and beautiful custom among the orthodox .lews is directly responsible for the angular slit in the lapel of the modern coat. The Jew when death visits his household takes a knife and, cutting tlie lapel, murmurs in Yiddish, "O God, I accept thy judgment." This custom has come down from antiquity and is known as "krea" (rending the garment). The cutting of "krea" is associated with such solemn and religious obligations that many a stern Hebrew father, as a punishment for a son or daughter who marries out of the faith, will rend his garment as a token of the death of such a child. The act is emblematic of the prctfoundest grief, but also has Its comforting influence, for it accepts with the resig nation of the typical religious Jew the will of the Almighty.

A Story With a Moral.

A prominent New York banker was dilating on the dangers of deceit. By way of illustration, he told of a society woman who saw in a jeweler's window a collar of pearls that she wanted. Sue inquired the price and was told $(5,000. She gave her check for $3,000, saying she would send her husband to see the pearls, but the jeweler was to tell him they cost only $3,000. The storekeeper was familiar with that sort of game aqd agreed. The husband came to see the pearls, and that evening told his wife he had bought them* His wife delightedly

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lar, whereupon he replied: "No, ctedr I had it sent io my mother. You know, it is her birthday tomorrow."

Low Pares to Gr.\ ^Encampment at Denver via Pehntyvania Lines. August 20th tq September 3d, inclusive, excursion tickets to

Denver, Colorado, account National Encampment Grand Army of the Republic, will be sold from all ticket stations on Pennsylvania Lines. For full information regarding fares, time ot trains, etc., apply to Local Ticket Agent of those lines. $22-35 to Colorado and Return From

Greenfield Over Pennsylvania Lines- A G. A. R. excursion tickets will be sold at the above fare. Their sale will begin August 29th and continue daily until September 3d. Tickets may be obtained to Denver, where the National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will be held September 4th to 7th, and to Colorado Springs or Pueblo.

This change is made with the intention of Jgiving a little quicker service between Greenfield and Indianapolis. East bound cars will not be affected leaving the station at ten minutes after the hour as they have been doing.

Now For Wallace Shows-

Within recent years there has been a noticeable revolution in the methods employed in the management of circuses. In former years the promises of a circus man were considered worthless, and the statement of circus advertisements were invariably discredited.

This is changed now. The modern circus is, as a rule, in the hands of worthy and honorable men, they are reliable and agreeable in business relatiods. The "greatest and most satisfactory change is the line of advertising. For instance, the Great Wallace Shows are advertised to appear in Greenfield on Friday, Sept. 8.

They advertise that they will present certain new and marvelous acts. They name the performers, picture and describe the act, and people can go to the show expecting to see everything as advertised.

It is not a question of whether or not Wallace will show all he adbertises, as people have long ago learned that his show is an amusement bargain counter, that the Wallace Circus invariably exhibits a great deal more a a is

$10.00 Bound Trip to Famous Michigan Resorts Tor Health andPleasnre. Excursion September 2nd via Pennsylvania Lines from Greenfield to Mackinac, Traverse City, Northport and other lake havens in the land of no bay fever and no asthma. Particulars freely given by E. Weaver, Ticket Agent, Pennsylvania Lines.

For sdle—Gold Creek Mining Co.'s stock party needs money and will sell at a sacrafice, stock selling- by the company at a dollar per, share. Communicate with this 'office.,

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The fare is an unusually low one, and the occasion presents an exceptional opportunity for a sight-seeing trip to Colorado and the West. Excursionists may go over one route and re­i

turn over another, making the trip via Chicago, returning through St. Louis, or vice versa. Full particulars may be ascertained by consulting F. A. Meek, Ticket Agent, Greenfield. Labor Day Pares on Pennsylvania Lines,

September 4th excursron tickets will be sold from all ticket stations on the Pennsylvania Lines to any station on those lines fifty miles or less from selling point. Return coupons good until September 5. Inquire of Pennsylvania Lines Ticket Agent for futher information. ,, Change of Time Takes Effect Tomorrow

Beginning tomorrow, August 29th, interurban cars west bound will leave the I. & E. waiting room at State and Main Sts., Greenfield, at forty-five minutes after each hour during the day, instead of fifty minutes after the hour as heretofore.

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Anyone contemplating a trip West may take advantage of the reduced fares for the special Home-Seekers' excursions via Pennsylvania Lines to points in Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, the Dakotas, Oregon, Washington, Texas and other sections in the West and in all the States of the South.

Stop-over privileges permit travelers to investigate busi. ness openings. These tickets will be on sale certain dates during the summer. Detailed information as to fares, through time, etc., will be freely furnished upon application to Local Ticket Agents of Pennsylvania Lines.

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Fares Reduced September 2d Over Pennsylvania Lines.

Special low fares will be in effect September 2d for excursion to North Michigan resorts via Pennsylvania Lines. Round trip tickets to Traverse City, Omena,Northport,Petoskey and Mackinaw City will be $10 from Greenfield, Indiana, on the date named §11 to Mackinac Island, and return.

Excursionists may remain a. month in the famous healthful lake region where hay fever and asthma are unknown. No "Teat expense need be incurred by a Michigan sojourn. There are pleasant homes and cottages and ideal camping sites where living expenses may be made less than at home The hotels have all conveniences. The fishing is unequaled. Boating bathing golfing, motoring and all fashionable pastimes are offered. Sleeping car berths may be book ed in advance by application tO' E. Weaver Ticket Agent,, Pennsylvania Lines.

The Pacific Northwest.

A complete and interestingpresentation of the scenic beauty and the rich natural resources and rapid growth of the Pacific Northwest are set forth in a beautiful illustrated booklet recently issued by the Chicago & North-Western R'y, which will be sent to any address on receipt of 4 cents in stamps.

The Lewis and Clark Exposition with the very low excursion rates and personally conducted tours in connection therewith over the North-West-ern line from Chicago and the east have created an interest in this subject never before equaled. For full particulars address W. B. Kniskern, P. T. M., 215Jackson Boulevard,'Chicago.