THE TELEPHONE.
How the "Hello Girls" Handled the
Election Returns How theSys
tern Helps the Newspapers.
With the presidential election nearly
two months past, the excitement attend
ing thereon has died away. But there
are Btories and anecdotes connected with
the campaign that will not die for many
years.
Many of these stories, and perhaps a
majority, have to do with the getting of
returns. Every instrument, every news
getting agency and every .being wholis
directly concerned in getting results on
election day and night Jarefikept on the
qui vive. Press associations, newspaper
correspondents, news tickers, and every
other news-getting agency make supreme
efforts to be first in getting returns be
fore the public. The extent this com
petition reaches, the intensity of the
rivalry and the means employed to get
the results first are hardly believable to
one who has not, directly .or indirectly,
been a participant.
In the presidential election of 1908,
tin's rivalry was unprecedented. The
utmost efforts were put forth and unusual
ly large expenditures of money were
liiadc to ecore what in newspaper par
lance are known us "beats." In the
late campaign the plum for the most
flHcient, feasible anil satisfactory way
of getting complete and authentic re
turns, went to an agency which a few
years ago was considered impracticable
and too expensive.
TliW agency was the telephone.
Some wars ago the telephone com
panies gave out their bulletins direct in
the large cities. In the last election
they gave them to the newspapers, who,
in turn, gave them to the public over
.v, tninnhnnp or on screens. In these
large cities extractions and lines were
installed in newspaper offices without ,
extra charge. The completeness and ac
curacy of the. telephone companies' bul-,
letins, taken in conjunction with the
smooth manner in which they 1 .tidied
the extrarush of business, have prompt
ed the various newspapers throughout
the country, who enjoyed the benefit of
the servica, to give liberal credit to the
telephone companies.
The Philadelphia Times, a new even
ing paper, in expressing its appreciation
says: "This is tne nrst. nun- .
received anything without paying for it
since we have been in business."
The lialtimore World says: "The
(telephone) service Win prefect and en
abled us to put a more complete "ex
tra" on the street by eight o'clock than
A'though the bulletins of the telephone
company wera first at hand in nearly
every instance, the accuracy of the re
ports was not sacrificed to obtain this
result. In so far as possible every bul
letin was rigidly censored. Wild-cat
guesr-es, prophecies based on hearsay,
etc., were eliminated. Consequently
the bulletins had a real value.
Department heads and traffic officials
of the telephone companies are elated at
the highly successful outcome of this
rigid test of theirsystem. As a result of
the work it performed, stacks of letters
are carefully filed in executive offices
complimentary to the efficiency of the
organizations.
Other tests the telephone has beensub
jeuted to would make interesting read
ing. For instance, during the pennant,
winning games at Detroit last fall the
city was base-ball mad. During the
last two weeks of the season the enthus
iasm of the "fans" was bubbling over
with every game. The climax was
reached on the pennant winning Tues
day, however. The telephone exchanges
were besieged with inquiries.
To prepare for the emergency the tele
phono companies organized bulletin
squads whose only duties were to answer
baseball enquiries. The large number
of young ladies who comprised these
squads handled in some cases over 7000
culls an hour, or, in other words, some
operators handled about seven calls a
minute, although each one insisted they
handled three times as many. One op
erator on that memorable day handled,
by actual count, twenty-one calls a min
ute from an nutsideexchange, apparent
ly without confusion. This was at the
rati; of 1200 an hour.
These are but two instances out of
many that are happening day after day
which prove that tho telephone has be
come our nioht indispensable servant.
It is becoming n necessity in every home
and office, whether in town, city or
country. It is lock-stepping with pro
gress at every stride.
These two instances also serve to in
dicate thejnereased number of purposes
for which thetelephone is used, and also
tends to show the dependence the gen
eral public places upon it.
But to get a definite idea of the growth
in popularity of the telephone and the
increase in the number in use, one
should take note of the growth of tho
Western Electric Company, the princi
pal manufacturers of telephones and
telephone supplies in this country. In
1902, telephones shipped by this com
pany numbered one million and a quart
er, in 1904 a million and a half, and in
1900, two millions and a quarter, an in
crease in five years of a million tele
phones, or approximately over 80.
FOR JOB PRINTING call at the Tho
Citizen Office.. Bill Heads, Statements,
Letter Heads, Circulars, Hand Bills,
Public Sale Bills, Programs, Ticket, Etc.
Daminis jnd
A New Discovery.
Tho Centenary of tho Birth of tho Croat
ErokitloaJst and tho Recent Finding
of Bonos of Primitive Men.
IT Is an interesting coincidence that
Just as the scientific world Is pre
paring to commemorate the cen
tenary of the birth of Charles
Robert Darwin and the scmlcentenary
of the publication of "The Origin of
Species" a discovery should have been
made bearing directly on the theory
of evolution. This Is the discovery of
remains of earliest man In southwest
France. The find seemed to be well
timed, too, In view of another event,
the annual meeting; of the American
Association For the Advancement of
Science at Johns Hopkins university,
Baltimore, In holiday week. Darwin
was born at Shrewsbury, England, Feb.
12, 1809, but the scientists of the A. A.
A. S. decided to celebrate the centena
ry at this time rather than later and
therefore Included In their program
a Darwin day, with memorial address
es and lectures showing the progress
of Darwin's Ideas. It is claimed that
tho skull and other bones found by
two priests at Chapclle oux Saints arc
the earliest vestiges yet unearthed of
the human race. Should they be de
scribed as relics of man or of some
lower order of animal that had not
attained the characteristics now rec
ognized as distinguishing the humar
race from other kinds of animals''
The claim that the bones turned up In
France arc the earliest relics of the
kind In the possession of scientists is
made by M. Ferrler, director of the
Paris Museum of Natural History.
The creature whom they represent.
If the deductions of the scientists are
correct, lived and nctPd hlB part In
CHARLES nOBRRT DAIUVIK AKD THE SKDLIi
OP A "LOW BROWED" MAN.
the drama of his time while the great
ice movements were still in progress
on the planet. It was doubtless a
matter of 130,000 years ago or so when
he shaped his stone weapons and slew
the hairy mammoth in what Is now
the sunny land of France. The ques
tion that arises, therefore, is us to
whether the remains found conllrm the
theory held and formulated by Dar
win that man is n direct evolution
from lower orders of creation and that
nt some time in his history he was a
creature midway between the human
being of today and the monkey of a
bygone nge. In other words, could
the remains recently found he proper
ly described as those of u "niU-sInp;
linUV" Such is hardly the verdict of
those, who have examined them despite
the belief expressed lu their grout use.
This would seem to bear out the view
that even as long ago as the glacial
period our Immediate progenitors pos
sessed sufficient intelligence and ruler
ship over nature as to come properly
under the description of human bointr.
However, the remains In question are
said to possess some simian charac
teristics. According to Professor Mar
collln Boule, Paris Museum of Natural
History, tho skull had a much greater
capacity than a monkey's, showing that
the animal belonged to the human race.
Science no longer believes In what Is
populnrly called the "missing link"
that Is, in a creature representing a
midpoint of development between man
nnd ape. The ape of today is himself
an evolution, and the claim of those
who hold In general to Darwin's views
Is that from some ancestor of the ape,
a lower type than the animal of today,
sprung a divergent type that eventual
ly became man. It was two years be
fore the publication by Darwin of
"Tho Origin of Species" that remains
of prehistoric man of a hitherto un
known type were discovered In a ra
vine In Neanderthal, Prussia, In a
limestone cave at a depth of sixty feet
This Neanderthal man, so called, hith
erto regarded as the earliest specimen
of human occupation of the planet,
was much discussed In connection
with the Darwinian theory. Accord
ing to descriptions of the latest find,
the latter has much In common with
the Neanderthal man and a few other
relics of "low browed men" slace
found In eastern Europe,
Uncle Sam's Farm Manager.
Secretary Wilson's twelve years at
tho head of the department of agricul
ture have covered a period of won
derful progress in farming In the Unit
ed States. It was long tho fashion to
treat with levity the work of Uncle
8am's farm bureau. A wasteful dis
tribution of seeds was popularly be
lieved to be Us chief business. But
the present secretary has assumed for
his province the teaching of the great
body of producers how to get results
from their labors.
Granted that prosperity would have
come to the farmers anyway and that
the Increase In crop production and
crop values was Inevitable, the de
partment officials and their staff have
not Imitated the lucky lord of the soil
who sits on the fence and whittles
while things grow. There has been
no letup In the work of trylug to Im
prove upon what almost Bocmed good
enough to be let alone. Secretary Wil
son has demonstrated the practical
utility of scientific Investigation and
Instruction on a mammoth scale In
other words, paternalism In this Im
portant branch of national Industry.
And his work will show to greater ad
vantage when the struggle of man
with nature becomes keener.
Georgetown May Drop Craw.
While no definite decision bos been
reached as to whether Georgetown will
have a crew at Poughkeepsle, N. Y..
next year, there Is every reason for
believing that the Washington Institu
tion will abandon this expensive fea
ture of its athletics. Tho Georgetown
athletic fund Is In a weakened condi
tion. The football season failed to
show the usual profits, and It was on
this that Manager La Plante depended
I for the money necessary to have n
crew next season.
The Editor's Pantc.
The Dallas (Tex.) New Era recently
made this poetic appeal to its sub
scribers: "I.Ives of great men oft re
mind us honest toll don't stand a
chance: tho more wo work we leave
behind us higher patches on our pants.
On our pants, once new and glossy,
now nre pntches of different hue, nil
because subscribers linger and won't
pay up what Is due. Then let all he
up and dolnp: send In your mite, he It
e'er so small, or when the blasts of
winter strike us we shall have no
pants at all."
Roosevelt has been likened to every
great man of history except Mark An
I tony. Now, that African trip was no
petty episode In Mark's life as we
read about It.
Poor Chollle.
MoUlc Is that Chollle at the door?
Pollle I don't know. I can't hear
the simplest little thing tonight Ton
kers Statesman.
A Foolish Poem.
The trees' sparse leavings bid us grieve
For autumn woods bereft.
I'd Just as lief leaves all would leave
As to see leaves thus left.
Boston Herald.
Found Use For It.
He My friend married for money.
She Does he regret it?
"He doesn't regret the money."
Smart Set.
Love Is Blind.
"If you'll close your eyes I'll kiss you,"
I heard the fellow say.
"If you'll close your eyes I'll kiss you,"
But she couldn't see It that way.
New York Telegram.
Chief Characteristic.
Knlcker What Is most noticeable
about the horse show?
Bocker Hiplessness. New York Sun.
A Brave Bard. 1
"Cheer up, cheer up!"
The poet said.
Then put some Ice
Upon his head.
Birmingham Ace-Herald
I ITS
Honesdale DIME
sixth Statement.
RESOURCES
Loans
Stocks, Bonds and Mortgages.. .
Real Estate, Furniture and Fix
tures Legal Reserve Fund, Cash, etc..
Overdrafts
OFFICERS:
E. 0. MUMFORD, President.
W. F. RIEFLEK, Vice President.
JOS. A. FISCII, Cashier.
TOM Ussets D,r Half t Million. Increase '" DePslts
SEAWEED AS A FERTILIZER.
Its Value to Coast Farmers Is In
creasing. Seaweed Is a valuable fertilizer. The
Irish peasants prefer It to manure,
and the farmers of the Orkney islands
formerly let farmyard manure accu
mulate unused on nccount of Its Infe
riority to seaweed ns a fertilizer.
The Reawecd that is brought ashore
or, drifts there Is dried and burned,
and tho nshes are spread over the
land. The nshes contain a good pro
portion of potash and phosphates, and
some kinds of weed also yield ni
trates. These three substances arc the
life of vegetation, and for this reason
the nshes of seaweed are hn Ideal focd
for crops.
Some years ago n French sea cap
tain attempted to organize n company
to send ship3 to the Sargasso sea,
whero they could easily collect bl?
cargoes of drift weed nnd hrln? It to
France to be burned for the fertlllz
lng ashes. Capitalists told him, how
ever, that they did not think It would
pay to carry the weed so far. nnd the
money was not raised.
It Is asserted by some authorities
that the great deposits of nitrate of
soda which are sent from Chile to nil
parts of Europe nnd the United States
to be spread over the farm lands were
formed by the decay of huge manses
of seaweed when the land was sunk
under the sea. Undecomposed parts of
seaweed, It Is said, are still found
there.
The attention of the Cape Colony
government was recently called to the
fact that very large quantities of sea
weed are constantly being washed
ashore along the northwest coast, nnd
at last accounts the government had
sent for samples of the weed to deter
mine Its value ns n fertilizer.
Sir Humphry Davy wns one of the
first to recommend seaweed ns a fer
tilizer about a century ago. For gen
erations the Inhabitants of the Chan
nel Islands have gained iu,fnlr living
by collecting nnd burning the weed
and selling the nshes ns manure.
These ashes are nlso largely used In
the British Isles nnd along the Nor
wegian nnd French coasts.
The publications of the T'nlted
Strtos agricultural department say
that tho use of seaweed as a fertilizer
Is Increasing In this country, that for
long stretches of the Now England
coast the wood Is utilized by the farm
ers for fifteen to twenty miles Inland
and that It Is especially favored for
the stimulation of clover fields. Rye
beach Is almost always strewn with
the wood, nnd few lands ever show so
luxuriant growth of red clover ns
thoso In the neighborhood of this
beach.
The seaweed thrown up on tho
shores In tho neighborhood of Cape
Town has Ions: been regarded ns nn
expensive nuisance. The city govern
ment has for years been paying team
sters to collect the stuff, limit It nway
and bury It. The amount of weed thus
disposed of has been about 1.500 tons
a year.
The city authorities havo now seen
a new light and are spreading the
news among the farmers that the
weed Is n very valuable fertilizer.
James J. Hill's Idea of a Farm.
There will be much discussion of
farming for the next few months from
many angles, one among them being
the most useful size of farms. Wo do
not wish to be one sided and shall al
ways state fairly tho large farm or
combination nrgumcnts, but It seems
to us that farming In this respect Is
the exception among businesses. Econ
omy In the cost of supervision Is the
only reason for the expansion of tho
unit In any business, nnd land Is more
productive under tho small farm sys
tem. Even If larger farm units are
possible they nro not desirable. Wo
do not want the European regime of
an overlord with tenant farmers. Wo
want tho greatest number of inde
pendent little farmers, who hardly
neod even one farm hand. James J.
Hill has more sense than nearly all of
the professors, and he delivered an
opinion two years ngo to the effect
that the Individual farmer must have
fewer acres and more hoes.
OBSERVE
HONESDALE, PA.
The Healthy drowth and Prosperous Condition of Hones
date Dime Bank, the Total Assets, after Three Years' Butl
ne being-Over Half a Million Dollsrs, Indicate Public Con
fidence In the Safety and Integrity of Its nanagement.
STATEMENT NOV. 27, 1908.
9 362,877.44
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock 9 75,000.00
Sorpluss, Earned 28,103.08
Deposits 408,903.51
Cashier's Checks Outstanding... 10.00
67,192,50
20,000.00
61,945.75
.90
9 512,016.59
K, C. MUMFORD W.H.KP.ANTZ
TilOMAH M. HANLEY liENJ. K. HAINES
JACOlt K. KATZ V. F. HKIKLEH
W. E. PK1UIAM
REPORT OF TUB CpNDITION
OF THE
WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK
H0MESDALK, WAlhl! CO.. PA.,
at the close of business, Nov. 37. 1908.
RESOBnCES
Reserve hind f
Cash, specie and notes, $38s 85
1-cgnl securities 45,000 00
Due from approved re
serve agents 125,787 12-229,169 87
Checks and cash Items 1,000 Hi
Due from Banks and Trust Co's.not
reserve agents 9,008 32
Bills discounted not due, 1297,519 32
Bills, discounted, time
loans with collateral... 39,385 SO
Loans on call with col
lateral 77.787 50
Loans on call upon one
or more names 513)5 00
Loans secured by bonds
or mortgage 3.000 00 172,497 32
biucks, uunus, uic....i,nu3,mi va
Mortgages and ludir-
ments of record.... 185,959 21-1,994.906 30
Real estate 33,000 00
furniture and Fixture 2.000 00
Overdrafts io 20
Miscellaneous Assets 400 00
12,742,608 69
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock, paid In $ 100.000 00
Surplus Fund 300.000 00
Undivided Profits, less expenses
and taxes paid. ...... . .... 64.932 89
ifi-jius iaDuujL-i lu CHUCK fllH, (jr.: fJ
Deooalts special 2 nai mi 71
Time certificates of de
posit 238 78
Certified checks 691 39
Cashier's check mitRl'ir rm , ou ai
" v ..Wlill I.-1
llltn n I 'nnimnnnm. I.I. ... ...... . ...
.'uk j vuiuiuuiini-aiiii ZJ.UW W
Due to linnks and bankers, not re
serve urcuin 1,390 90
. . . , . K.742.598 69
Mate of Pennsylvania, County ot Wayne, ss.
I. It. Scott Salmim. Cashier f tl.o niim-n
named Company, do solemnly swear that the
uiiuvu aiuiemeiu in irue, lu no oest 01 my
knowledge and belief.
Kuliserlhed find swum tn tipfiirotiu. tiiui,,i
IHlIFnPfll II. .N. SAI.MdN fnehln
uay ui uecemoer, unb.
(Sidled! ItOIlKltT A. SMITH. K. P
Notarial Seal
Correct Attest:
Vt . U. 1IOI.MK3, )
AlonzoT. Skabi.e, -Directors,
T. B. Clark. )
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The Farmers' and
Mechanics' Bank
OK IIOXESDALK, WAYXK COUNTY. PA
at the close of business. Nov, 27. 1908.
ni:soui!CEs.
lteserve fund $
Cash, specie and notes. $11,014 02
Due from approved re
serve agents $32,8S;i 03- 43,898 47
Checks and other cash Items &W (
Kills discounted, not due 34,548 00
Hills discounted, time loans with
collateral 18,7o0 00
Loans on call with collateral 5,700 00
l-oans upon cull upon one or more
. names 18,085 00
Louns secured by bonds and niort-
. (rases 34175 00
Investment securities owned exclu
sive of reserve bonds, viz
Stocks, bonds, etc $37.W2 60
Mortgages and Judg
ments of record 19,320 91-S7.213 41
Iteal estate 18.899 55
Furniture and fixtures 1.M04 41
Miscellaneous assets 1.770 72
$ 205,193 24
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock paid In J 50.000 00
Undivided l'rollts, less expenses
and tuxes paid 2.853 93
Deposits, subject to check.. $51.516 52
Deposits, special 100,800 09-132,323 21
Cashier's checks outstanding! 10 10
$205,193 24
State of Pennsylvania, County of Wayne, ss
I. C. A. Kmery. ('ashler of the above named
company, do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best of my knuwledge
and belief,
C, A. KMKKY, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2d
day of December, luo.
ItEXA S. ElnETT, N. P.
Correct attest :
M. K. Simons, 1
!'. V, KnKiTNF.11, V Directors.
John Kuiiuach, )
TRIAL LIST. Wavne Common Pleas.
.lan.Term, 190'.). 'Beginning Jan. 18.
1. Gregory v Perkins.
2. Wood row v Kane.
3. Olszelskl v Taylor.
4. Krlsch Kx'x v Insurance Co.
5. Puupack Klectrlc Co. v Drake.
(i. Avery v Netzow Manufacturing Co.
7. Nollan v Clark.
8. Marshall v Texas township.
9. Mullen v same.
10. Krritner llros. v Smith.
11. Mittun v Ilunkclc.
M..T. II ANLAN. Clerk.
Honesdale. Dec. 24, l'JUS. Iw3
LET US TAKE CARE OF
YOUR EYES?
It will pay you to call at the
finely equipped
GOLDEN'S OPTICAL PARLORS
11 South Main St.. CAKI50NDALK. PA
1
BANK
Organized 1966
$ 512,016.59
H ! I
DIRECTORS:
JOEL O. HILL
KHANK STKINMAN
II. II. ELY, M. D.
!" Slx Months 68'247-57
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Attoraeys-at-Law.
H WILSON,
. ATTORNEV A OOUN8KI.OR-AT-r.AW.
isoSeEkiifffintt bvMln'' """"a aoor-
w
M. II. LEE,
ATTflTiVRV A rnrrwarTnn.iw.f
- - .... - - vuwduwiiun-Aaw
nfllmnvantvior nfflrwi All 1 . .
promfilyattend'edtbrn
EC. MUMFORD,
ATTORNEY A COITKRKI.nn.iT.f iw
HOMER GREENE,
ATTORNEY A COtlVfir-i nn-n-, .,
Office over Kelt's store, Honesdale. Pa,
AT. SEARLE,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSEr.OIJ.AT.T in.
Office near Court House. Honesdale, Pa. "
0L. ROWLAND,
. ATTORNEY A COUNSELOn-AT.r.iw
Office over Post Office. Honesdale, Pa.
Charles a. Mccarty,
ATTORNEY A COUNSELOR. at.t. 1 w
Special and prompt attention bIvcii to the
collection of claims. Office over Ke f's new
store, Honesdale. Pa. tw
FP. KIMBLE,
ATTORNEY A rniiKHi-rYiii.iT.r .
OlHco over the post olllce. Honesdale, Pa" '
ME. SIMONS,
ITrnnnpv a. rtii-uon... . -
Office In Foster building rooms 0 and 10.
Honesdale, Pa. '
HERMAN HARMES,
ATTORNEY A C0UNSEL0R-4T-LAW.
o,'f'!ts,nlLd Pcj'sionssecured, OfHcoln the
Schucrholz building. Honesdale. Pa.
pETER H. ILOFF,
bSfettdafefla.0'11' SaV,n Uank
T) M. SALMON,
nm AlNKY A COUNBELOR-AT-LAW
occuD?!d"h v w n J po.st. "Il06- Formerl
occupied by V,.ll. Dlmmlck. Honesdale. Pa
Dentists.
DR. E. T. BROWN,
DENTIST.
Physicians.
DR. II. B. SEARLES,
HONESDALE, PA.
Olllce and residence lliu Church street
"f-"8.: o,llc0 Hours-2:0U to im IS
.WW v U.W. 1. Ill
Liveries.
ri H. WHITNEY,
VjT. LIVERY AND OMNinus i.tvk
JJearot Allen House. Honesdale. Pa.
Altelephones.
For New Late Novelties
IN
JEWELRY
SILVERWARE
WATCHES
SPENCER, The Jeweler
"Guaranteed articles only sold."
HONESDALE, PA.
1036 MAIN STREET.
JOSEPH N. WELCH
Fire
Insurance
The OLDEST Fire Insurance
Agency in Wayne County.
Office: Second floor Masonic Build
ing, over 0. 0. Jadwln's drug store,
Honesdale.
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