Rensselaer Republican, Volume 12, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 June 1880 — Telegraphic. [ARTICLE]

Telegraphic.

In th«J building in which the wriu.'x was employed' some times slnce was a negro porter whose name was Burnet Among his duties was that of carrying telegraphic messages to the offices of the companies for transmission. He. had cudgeled his brains as to the method thereof, and the result was indicated one day when there happened to be passing a wagon loaded with large poles used by the telegraph companies m supporting their wires. Upon my alluding to their extraordinary size, Barnet, who was standing near, said, ‘I specs dem telegraph poles has to be pooty large, don’t dev, Mr. H* 7 r ‘What makes you think that?*’ I asked. “Well, I s’pose jist for de standin’ dey don’t need to be so big, but when dey putt on de presthu ’ dey has to be pooty strong.” . “Wnat do you mean by putting on the pressure?” “Why,” said he, “when dey sends de messages over don’t dey have to pat on <_le preßshu’?” That is a Mr theory; bat President Orton once gave us another explanation, made by a ‘‘man and a brother,” thus: “Now you see, Sam, s’pose da was a dog, an'd dat dew’s head was in Hoboken and his tail in Brooklyn.” “Go ’way, now, da ain’t no each dog.” “Well, B’pose da was.”.. “Well, s’poee da was.” lo J > , “Well, den de telwraat to lea like dat dog. If I pinch dat dogs tau in Brooklyn, what he do?” " , “Dunno.” * ~ “Why, if I pinch dai. dog’s tail in Brooklyn, he go bark in Hoboken. Dat’s de science of it”