| 单词 | telegraph wire |
| 例句 | Two black birds stared at them from a telegraph wire. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z With each stop, news that the horse was coming buzzed up the telegraph wires, and a new throng would gather farther along the route. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Horse-mounted couriers and telegraph wires were alive all day with instructions to troops to enlist the help of fishermen and others on the river to capture the fugitives. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Survivors later said the cars were jumbled so high that as they climbed from the wreckage they found themselves standing above nearby telegraph wires. A circus tragedy lost to history 2011-05-02T21:49:00Z A finishing touch was to bring Webb's Gulbransen electronic organ into the studio to create the sound effect of a telephone signal travelling along a telegraph wire. Elton John, the Beach Boys and the fine art of pop alchemy 2010-09-30T21:45:00Z They are captured in flight, blurred and ominous, and at rest, perching on telegraph wires, trees, fences and chimneys. Masahisa Fukase's Ravens: the best photobook of the past 25 years? 2010-05-24T12:14:00Z She would have known about the Eider’s approach from the telegraph wires already stretching under the Atlantic, and the reports of shipping that made up the back sections of newspapers. An Immigrant Named Trump 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z All along the telegraph wires, from cloud to cloud, telegrams fly. Whimsy and War: Boris Vian’s Two Minds 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z At the center of the painting is a deity trailing a telegraph wire. From "holy hype" to AI sentience, tech has a history of inflating its potential 2023-05-30T04:00:00Z She brings education, symbolized by the schoolbook, and modern technology, represented by the telegraph wire. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z "Before Marconi, you had to use telegraph wires to contact people but with radio you could contact ships instantly," said Dave Dyer, chairman of the Weston-super-Mare Radio Society. Marconi's first radio broadcast made 125 years ago 2022-05-13T04:00:00Z Lincoln boarded a special train in Harrisburg, Pa., and security agents cut telegraph wires to keep his departure secret. Sharpshooters, Protesters, a Secret Train Trip 2021-01-18T05:00:00Z In 1846, New York and Boston were linked by telegraph wires. Today in History 2020-06-27T04:00:00Z Ronald Reagan broadcast play-by-play radio accounts of Chicago Cubs games recreated from a telegraph wire. Missing From Friday’s World Series Lineup in Washington: The President 2019-10-24T04:00:00Z One, sparked by strong currents in telegraph wires at a railroad station in Brewster, N.Y., burned the station to the ground. New Studies Warn of Cataclysmic Solar Superstorms 2019-09-24T04:00:00Z It took six more years for him to standardize a code for communicating over telegraph wires. Morse code revolutionized communications 175 years ago 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z In Buffalo, New York, a large gong was attached to the telegraph wire, and at 2:41 P.M. by the time of that city began to ring out the hammer strokes. AP Was There: Transcontinental Railroad ushered in new era 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z In 1859 a giant solar flare doubled the sun's brightness for a few minutes, followed by a surge in magnetism that caused powerful electrical currents in telegraph wires across Europe — igniting widespread fires. Space storms could cause mass blackouts and destroy computers, gov't agency warns 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z As technology continues to revolutionize our everyday lives, science fiction may become reality, and our current problems with terraforming Mars may be looked upon like a telegraph wire in the time of the smartphone. Can Mars Be Terraformed? 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z In 1859, one of those explosions made a direct hit on Earth, disrupting telegraph wires in America and Europe. Parker Solar Probe Launches on NASA Voyage to ‘Touch the Sun’ 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z Across America and Europe, telegraph wires sparked and failed. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe Is Named for Him. 60 Years Ago, No One Believed His Ideas About the Sun. 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Geomagnetic currents sent surges of electricity through copper telegraph wires, zapping operators and setting telegraph paper aflame. This NASA spacecraft is about to probe one of Earth’s scariest threats — the sun 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z The collection includes photos, maps, old telegraph wires, an antique tobacco can, an old mining bucket and short typed reports on the area’s history. Retired teacher works to save Salcha’s scattered history 2018-06-23T04:00:00Z A subsequent visit brought things back to earth - birds sang and a blustery wind hummed in the telegraph wires. Racing through Flanders Fields 2018-04-07T04:00:00Z The tide of immigration simply swept aside the resisting native peoples, aided by the technologies of the day, such as industries, manufacturing, farming, the telegraph wire and transportation. Opinion | The Necessary Immigration Debate 2018-02-03T05:00:00Z The privately owned lines, laid along some of the same corridors as the first transatlantic telegraph wire in 1858, carry nearly all of the communications on the internet, facilitating trillions of dollars of daily trade. Russian subs’ focus on undersea data cables spooks NATO 2017-12-22T05:00:00Z Watkiss, the Cornish artist, tells “exhilarating” wind by the way the telegraph wires hum. Wild is the wind: the resource that could power the world 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z The Scottish Meteorological Society largely funded the exercise, paying to put in a pony track, a low-rise building and a telegraph wire. Bid to rescue Ben Nevis weather data - BBC News 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Many workers played hooky to join a mob that tore up trolley lines and tore down telegraph wires. Did Firefighters Start or End 1863 Draft Riots — or Both? 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z In the 1920s, utility workers were laying telegraph wire near Hexenkopf. Haunted rock legends live on in technology, religion 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z The company manufactured galvanized steel wire and wire products, and telegraph wire for domestic and foreign sales, and by 1958 employed nearly 1,000 people in Muncie. The view from Middletown: Muncie's forgotten factories - a photo essay by David Levene 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z Union and Confederate soldiers intercepted one another’s telegraph wires during the Civil War, scraping off a small piece of insulation and splicing their own line to the enemy’s. A Short History of Wiretapping 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z The law regulates possession of telegraph wires by Indians. Ten laws that India should scrap 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z The largest recorded CME to hit earth occurred in 1859; at the time, it sent sparks flying from telegraph wires and produced Northern Lights as far south as Hawaii and Cuba, according to reports. Solar 'superstorm' that missed earth in 2012 could have caused massive blackouts 2014-07-27T04:00:00Z While there weren’t any satellites to disrupt back then, the electromagnetic blast that reached Earth caused telegraph wires to heat up and burst into flames. The Sun Is About to Turn Upside Down 2013-11-13T19:05:39Z Photograph: Three Lions/Getty Images The "Manchester Guardian" publishes in this issue some photographs received over the telegraph wire from London yesterday. Wire technology speeds up photo distribution: From the archive, 10 April 1928 2013-04-10T06:00:00Z Thousands of miles of railways and telegraph wires crisscrossed the country, moving people, goods, news and ideas. Agricultural Inventions from 1862: A Look Back in Scientific American 's Archives [Slide Show] 2012-09-30T13:15:00.200Z A person who possesses telegraph wires - with precisely defined diameters - is expected to inform authorities about the quantity in his possession. Ten laws that India should scrap 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Overhead telegraph wires crackle with news of the day, like an old-fashioned version of CNN or Twitter. Lincoln museum takes you back in time 2012-03-23T16:16:28Z According to Prof Fischbach: "There was so much energy from this solar storm that the telegraph wires were seen glowing." System could warn of solar storms 2012-08-15T22:59:14Z Electric fields generated in telegraph wires disrupted communications. 'Superflares' from stars counted 2012-05-17T13:37:09Z Here at 14,000 feet we saw the common cuckoo sitting on a telegraph wire and calling vigorously. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z The telegraph wires on the lines leading to the North had been cut, and for some days the city was without regular telegraphic connection. Baltimore and The Nineteenth of April, 1861 A Study of the War 2012-04-04T02:01:00.923Z The Colonel had not broken the telegraph wires. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z Strangulations.—We are now in a position to understand the so-called strangulations which result when woody climbers, telegraph wires, etc., Disease in Plants 2012-03-01T03:00:22Z Ralph secured a pair of pliers from the box in the cab, and went up the embankment to where the telegraph wires ran. Ralph, the Train Dispatcher The Mystery of the Pay Car 2012-02-29T03:00:25.457Z In other sensations of the body the nerves act as telegraph wires, carrying messages to the brain, and it is not improbable that the nerves of the eye are employed in somewhat the same manner. Colour Measurement and Mixture 2012-02-27T03:00:13.987Z There is a commercial telegraph wire in the Hotel Bullard, where I suppose you will put up, Mr. Dismuke, and I'm sure you will find it entirely at your service. The Wreckers 2012-02-14T03:00:26.817Z It was clear that a good many inquiries must have been made about him over the telegraph wires during the last week. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z Don’t forget that we have telegraph wires in this country, as well as up north. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z Very often one solitary creature sits on the telegraph wires. The White Peacock 2012-01-14T03:00:21.627Z Moreover, it may be noted that there are penalties attached to tapping a telegraph wire, and at present there are none connected with the misappropriation of an ether wave. Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy 2012-01-09T03:00:20.570Z That these outlying factions might not be cut off from headquarters, nerves of telegraph wires must be strung across the hills and through the bijuca tangles of the bosque. The Code of the Mountains 2012-01-07T03:00:15.050Z As a matter of precaution the telegraph wires were cut the moment he left Harrisburg, so that if his departure should be discovered intelligence of it could not be communicated at a distance. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z “I’ll call it some damage to knock down both telephone and telegraph wires at one fell swoop.” The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z Next came the brass wire, of which he purchased three hundred and fifty pounds, of about the thickness of telegraph wire. Stanley's Adventures in the Wilds of Africa A Graphic Account of the Several Expeditions of Henry M. Stanley into the Heart of the Dark Continent 2011-12-24T03:07:57.647Z If the resistance of a mile of telegraph wire be 13 ohms, that of fifty miles will be 50 × 13 = 650 ohms.77 2. Hawkins Electrical Guide, Number One Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A Progressive Course of Study for Engineers, Electricians, Students and Those Desiring to acquire a Working Knowledge of Electricity and its Applications 2011-12-24T03:07:54.823Z The origin of species and the law of gravitation are now put in the same comfortable category with the steam engine and the telegraph wire and other things that we think we understand. A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories 2011-12-23T03:00:10.057Z Horsemen clattered through the silent streets of Washington, spreading the sad tidings, and the telegraph wires carried the terrible story everywhere. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z “The telegraph wires are all down,” said a man in response to Bob’s question. The Radio Boys at Mountain Pass The Midnight Call for Assistance 2012-01-02T03:00:17.697Z You see them strung like beads along the telegraph wires, perched on the fences, circling over the meadows and ponds, zigzagging across the sky. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z Among the first of these was how to send four messages at the same time over one telegraph wire. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z Straight ahead among the trees was a tiny opening, and threading it a hum of telegraph wires. The Sailor 2011-12-03T03:00:11.697Z The patriots had stopped the mail service, and had cut the telegraph wires. The History of Cuba, vol. 3 2011-11-28T03:00:26.510Z If the agent had remarked him, the delay would be awkward and he wondered whether the telegraph wires were broken. Northwest! 2011-11-22T03:00:09.880Z There was no telegraph wire then to connect it with the distant head-quarters of the department. A Trooper Galahad 2011-10-12T02:00:53.977Z In his hands he holds a line suggesting the telegraph wire connecting the two places. The History of the Nineteenth Century in Caricature 2011-10-04T02:00:18.533Z One hundred years ago there was not a mile of railroad, ocean cable, or telegraph wire in the world; not a telephone, automobile, electric light, or typewriter. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z From the time of the first raid, the telegraph wires were frequently down between Washington and City Point, making it necessary to transmit messages by boat. Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 2011-09-29T02:00:13.017Z And don’t level off as high as the telegraph wires. Test Pilot 2011-09-21T02:00:37.513Z These are the nerves of sensibility, by means of which, as by telegraph wires, the slightest impression made on the tips of the fingers is instantly conveyed to the great nerve centre in the brain. The Relations of Science and Religion The Morse Lecture, 1880 2011-09-11T02:00:11.613Z The second charge had exploded, and the telegraph wires whipped back and festooned themselves round our machine. Caught by the Turks 2011-09-09T02:01:01.073Z In a few months his ingenuity, one of the chief characteristics of the great inventor, led him to string a private telegraph wire from the depot to the town. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z His report was favourable, and the company went so far into the scheme as to send a quantity of telegraph wire into the territory. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z Birds sat on the telegraph wires that spanned the river as the black notes sit on a staff of music. The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z The street lamps gave out; so did the telegraph wires festooned with snow loops. The Other Fellow 2011-08-23T02:00:31.420Z About two miles from the place of starting they found the telegraph wire severed and a portion of it carried away. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z I tell you, you may speak o’ telegraph wires, but lor’ bless you, news travels faster among the creatures. Tales from the Veld 2011-07-05T02:00:29.217Z It was to promise the inhabitants of a given territory that whenever a telegraph wire or pole was cut the country within a stated radius thereof, including all human habitations, would be devastated. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z The one thing these black rascals don’t understand is the importance of cutting the telegraph wires. The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z He cuts everything with this knife, from apples and navy plug to ship's cables and telegraph wire. The Other Fellow 2011-08-23T02:00:31.420Z Two miles above Dalton we stopped and obstructed the track, and once more cut the telegraph wire. Capturing a Locomotive A History of Secrect Service in the Late War. 2011-07-19T02:00:19.070Z It is well known that within recent years the old iron telegraph wires have been replaced by much lighter copper wires; the electron explains the reason for this change. Autobiography of an Electron Wherein the Scientific Ideas of the Present Time Are Explained in an Interesting and Novel Fashion 2011-06-19T02:00:25.633Z Some guns, very near, that had not yet spoken, were barking savagely, and between the barks a shrill "whee-you! whee-you!" hissed past the telegraph wires.... The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z In one place telegraph wires were carried for several miles through the bed of a stream and the spy on this side walked about with the telegraph instrument in his pocket. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z One advantage of having the telegraph wires in the hands of Government is shown by the fact that all the telegraphic summaries omitted the most momentous words of Mr. Disraeli's speech. The Impeachment of The House of Brunswick 2011-05-31T02:00:34.353Z Belief in god never helped a man to supersede the sailing vessel by the steamship, the old coach by the railroad, the scythe by the reaping machine, nor the fastest locomotion by the telegraph wires. Nature and the Gods From "The Atheistic Platform", Twelve Lectures 2011-05-31T02:00:33.907Z At the time of which I speak, I had become attached to an atom of iron in the end of a long telegraph wire. Autobiography of an Electron Wherein the Scientific Ideas of the Present Time Are Explained in an Interesting and Novel Fashion 2011-06-19T02:00:25.633Z Not unlikely a shrike sits motionless and dumb upon a telegraph wire, or in contrary mood whistles and chirrups industriously from some tree-top. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z There have been not a few similar messages put on the telegraph wires and received by anxious parents during these months since America has really got into the World War. Ruth Fielding In the Red Cross Doing Her Best For Uncle Sam 2011-06-14T02:00:23.757Z Streets were indeed, filled with tiles, chimney pots, fallen telegraph wires, and d�bris of furniture, stone steps, paving stones, and fallen masonry. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z However, they were often “impracticable” because of the telegraph wires that prevented them from getting sufficiently close. Fire Safety: Sending a Lifeline From 1885 2011-05-06T16:45:00.260Z It had been a cold, cloudy January day in one of the great northern cities, and with night came flurries of snow that powdered telegraph wires and danced like thistledown around the corners. A Speckled Bird 2011-05-06T02:00:09.097Z On getting nearer, these lines resolved themselves into spots, and they proved to be the white insulators supporting the telegraph wires.” Are the Planets Inhabited? 2011-04-24T02:00:07.733Z The day after Hendrie's return from Calford the telegraph wires had been cut, and, since then, all communication had been left intermittent. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z I knew he would come, and therefore I brake the telegraph wire and fastened it across the road a foot above the ground. The Taming of the Jungle 2011-03-23T02:00:16.887Z The train was detained by order of the leader of the band, and the telegraph wires were cut. The Strange Story of Harper's Ferry With Legends of the Surrounding Country 2011-03-04T03:00:59.137Z Captains Cook and Tidd were to go in advance and cut the telegraph wires on the Maryland side. The Raid of John Brown at Harper's Ferry as I Saw It 2011-03-02T03:00:26.877Z Percy is bending his energies now to mastering the processes that go to the production of the very best quality of copper such as is used for telegraph wires &c. The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt Whitman 2011-02-26T03:00:49.377Z It was a deep, purring sound like the hum of the wind in overhead telegraph wires. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z Somehow or other they had now to get to a telegraph wire and send their newspapers in England the story of Antwerp's fall, and the task before them was Herculean. A Woman's Experience in the Great War 2011-02-26T03:00:48.257Z Day and night gangs of soldiers were seen stripping league after league of copper telegraph wires from their poles. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z No order to retire had reached L Battery, probably because the Germans had cut the telegraph wires. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z A few hours later the terrible news from Sarajevo was flashed to him across the telegraph wires. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z His blue eyes were full of bitterness as they stared out at the coppery sheen of the telegraph wires, which caught the winter sunlight, just outside the sitting-room window. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z Nowhere was there a road, or a vestige of human habitation, save where the telegraph wire dipped into the sea, pointing the way to the distant Syra. Rambles and Studies in Greece 2011-02-18T03:00:16.480Z Scarcely a hamlet can be found that is not connected by postal service and telegraph wire with all parts of South Africa. The World and Its People: Book VII Views in Africa 2011-02-13T03:00:17.920Z Joan and her father watched them daily going about their careless, windy life, gathering on the telegraph wires, giving the young ones hints, on the wing to the very last minute. The Promise of Air 2011-02-02T03:00:23.997Z These telegraph wires, you will observe, are just like the nerves which branch out from your brain to the uttermost parts of your body. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France 2011-02-19T03:01:09.157Z Where telephone and telegraph wires pass over such overhead electric lighting wires, they have to be protected from falling on the latter by means of guard wires. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2 "Ehud" to "Electroscope" 2011-01-29T03:00:23.777Z That morning word came on the telegraph wires that Richmond had been captured. Boys' and Girls' Biography of Abraham Lincoln 2011-01-21T03:00:11.447Z The telegraph wires leading to and from the capital were also cut, completely shutting off Washington, and the government from the loyal Northern States. The Spy of the Rebellion Being a True History of the Spy System of the United States Army during the Late Rebellion, 2011-01-17T03:00:42.913Z I suggested the idea, and Adam climbed the pole to cut the telegraph wire. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z The various telegraph companies, copper smelters, and makers of copper telegraph wire, are using Dr. Matthiessen's discovery of the influence of impurities on the electric conducting power of copper. The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality 2010-12-30T03:00:25.567Z But some fireside philosopher will argue: "Why, these honourable fellows cut telegraph wires and fire on railway trains." Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. I) 2010-12-27T03:00:17.990Z Word came on the telegraph wire that morning that the beloved president was dead; killed by an assassin's bullet. Boys' and Girls' Biography of Abraham Lincoln 2011-01-21T03:00:11.447Z And there were telegraph wires in their path. Famous Flyers And Their Famous Flights 2010-12-25T03:00:15.953Z It is estimated that there are more than 12,000 miles of telegraph wires suspended over the heads of the passers by: about enough to go half round the world. Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society 2010-12-20T17:12:16.420Z The discovery of zinc, by Paracelsus, has been followed by the use of that metal in galvanic batteries, and the great use of "galvanized" iron for telegraph wires, for roofing, and many other purposes. The Scientific Basis of National Progress Including that of Morality 2010-12-30T03:00:25.567Z Presently a message came in over the telegraph wire. Hoofbeats on the Turnpike 2010-12-20T17:11:45.463Z Even before World War I, the first American motor tourists knew the heady thrill of hearing the winds of freedom playing their seductive symphony in the trees and telegraph wires of a desert highway. 2010-01-26T12:28:00Z On this account, it has been thought by some, that the nerve-fibre acts after the manner of a telegraph wire; that is, it transmits its messages without undergoing any material change of form. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers In the great hurricane which occurred in January, 1899, the telephone and telegraph wires radiating from Bristol were blown down in all directions. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone I began to half regret that I had cut that telegraph wire and advertised myself so patently for what I was. The Spy in Black Then they destroyed, at a large number of points, the very important railway which connected Havana with Batabano, and also cut the telegraph wires. Cuba Its Past, Present, and Future In those days there were no telegraph wires by means of which messages could be sent and replies received in the course of at most a few hours. Highway Pirates or, The Secret Place at Coverthorne They are like a double line of telegraph wires, one for inquiries, the other for responses. A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers The telegraph wires for the counties of Gloucester, Somerset, Monmouth, Warwick, Shropshire, Worcester, Wilts, Devon, Cornwall and Lancashire were those chiefly deranged. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone It was the same with the telegraph wires. A Republic Without a President and Other Stories "It would be like destroying the telegraph wires because one received an unpleasant despatch," said Giacomo, with a grin. Tony Butler Climb the hill till you get to a road with telegraph wires. The Missioner The block wire is generally a converted telegraph wire between stations, usually of iron and usually grounded. Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. Not long after leaving San Gabriel, as they were making a night march towards Los Angeles, Glen suddenly became aware of a strange humming sound above his head; and, looking up, saw a telegraph wire. Campmates A Story of the Plains Doctor Sixtus looked out at the telegraph wires, running through the valleys and climbing over the hills, and smiled to himself. On the Heights A Novel Two reb lieutenants were in the depot, caught yesterday cutting the telegraph wires. An Artilleryman's Diary That was the first place where telegraph wire was used as an obstruction to an advancing column, so far as I know. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts In some cases not only are the telephone circuits brought into the test board, but also two telegraph wires are looped through this board before going to the peg switchboard. Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. Consider the miles of wooden sleepers over which our railways are laid, and the network of telegraph wires carried all over the country by wooden poles, of which the ends are buried in the earth. Coal and What We Get from It The telegraph wire ran by the house and almost touched the cherry-tree. On the Heights A Novel The sparrow on the telegraph wire chirps cheeky nonsense to him as he passes by. My First Book: the experiences of Walter Besant, James Payn, W. Clark Russell, Grant Allen, Hall Caine, George R. Sims, Rudyard Kipling, A. Conan Doyle, M.E. Braddon, F.W. Robinson, H. Rider Haggard, R.M. Ballantyne, I. Zangwill, Morley Roberts, David Christie Murray, Marie Corelli, Jerome K. Jerome, John Strange Winter, Bret Harte, "Q.", Robert Buchanan, Robert Louis Stevenson, with an introduction by Jerome K. Jerome. It is a criminal offense to open or read a sealed telegram, or to tap a telegraph wire in order to read messages in course of transmission. Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman This is becoming quite a frequent practice and, in times of great emergency, enables patches to be made to the telegraph wires as well as to the telephone wires. Cyclopedia of Telephony and Telegraphy, Vol. 2 A General Reference Work on Telephony, etc. etc. His inquiry at the last stop had told him the reason for this; the telegraph wires to the west had gone down. The Blind Man's Eyes He plucked and ate lots of cherries, while he looked at the telegraph wire, and thought: It runs into the palace and I could talk to my wife through it, if I only knew how. On the Heights A Novel He threw out pickets, cut the telegraph wires, and sent word to the slaves that their day of deliverance had come and they were summoned to rise. The Greater Republic A History of the United States In the heart of the business quarter, where banks and bankers are thickest, and telegraph wires most numerous, stands a semi-subterranean bar tended by a German with long blond locks and a crystalline eye. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel But there will be lots of despatches to be carried south, for our telegraph wires and communications are certain to be cut. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War The telegraph wire had been repaired, and messages kept flashing in, communicating matters which demanded his constant attention, some necessary and some not. The White Hand and the Black A Story of the Natal Rising The telegraph wires are being put up between here and my forest view. On the Heights A Novel In some clever way this had been joined to every telegraph wire in America and to those in foreign lands. The Child's Book of American Biography The papers tell their readers in language fitted to their comprehension that the snarling together of telegraph wires, the heaving up of houses, and the making of money is progress. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel "No one goes down this road; but the high-road's just round the corner, where you see the telegraph wires." The Wouldbegoods A bird is perched on the telegraph wire, while beneath it the most stirring news is passing silently and invisibly. Waldfried A Novel You know how the telegraph wires spread over the country until they were many thousands of miles in length. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read Also a telegraph wire was set up and operated. Stories of Our Naval Heroes Every Child Can Read But the unexpected and ominous answer came over the field telegraph wires: ‘Tell them they are now the subjects of the Amir.’ Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches The telegraph wires are believed to be in good condition, but up to nine o'clock there has been no return current. Eleven Possible Cases It was said that the telegraph wires had been connected with the palace, and as the people knew nothing of this before, the information caused great surprise. Waldfried A Novel On the 4th of July General Lee sadly began his backward march, and the telegraph wires carried all through the North the tidings of a great victory. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read Large, corpulent squaws, wearing health costumes, secured by telegraph wire, listened to the proceedings, knowing no more of what was going on than other people do who go to watch the legislature. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories After marching all day, they had to tear up three miles of railroad, cut telegraph wires and burn bridges, all under the fire of the enemy. History of the Sixteenth Connecticut Volunteers I heard nothing but the dull sounds of the human tumult that came through the open casement, and the sighing tones of the telegraph wires as the steady draft from the east swept through them. Eleven Possible Cases At the crossing of the Gasconade River they stopped long enough to thoroughly burn the bridge to check Lyon's certain advance, and while doing this Sterling Price cut the telegraph wires with his own hands. The Struggle for Missouri As early as July 15, Tree Swallows will arrive and by the end of the month will be seen resting in rows on wayside telegraph wires, or en route to their roosts in the marshes. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season Every one was horrified and turned away with a shudder, which rattled the telegraph wires for two blocks. A Guest at the Ludlow and Other Stories The telegraph wires, for reasons that need not be told are laid flat on the ground up here. Through Our Unknown Southwest A mile of telegraph wire was also set up and operated, this interesting the Japanese more than anything else. Historic Tales, Vol. 12 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The absence of these things would probably strike him more than even the railways and the telegraph wires. Books Condemned to be Burnt A flight is ended by an upward swing to the chosen perch which may be a tree-top, a telegraph wire, or lightning-rod tip. What Bird is That? A Pocket Museum of the Land Birds of the Eastern United States Arranged According to Season And thus it was that a week later found Durmont as deep in the Maine woods as he could get and still be within reach of a telegraph wire. The Upward Path A Reader For Colored Children Oyster-cans were converted into culinary utensils, and telegraph wire proved excellent material for gridirons. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years In the public utilities duct are carried the city's water pipes, cables, telephone and telegraph wires, and gas mains. The Industrial Canal and Inner Harbor of New Orleans History, Description and Economic Aspects of Giant Facility Created to Encourage Industrial Expansion and Develop Commerce The Russians at once landed a large force of sailors and marines, cut the telegraph wires and the railway lines, and fired without warning upon every one who attempted to leave the town. The Angel of the Revolution A Tale of the Coming Terror The railroad, Thoreau found, after all, to be about the wildest road he knew of, and the telegraph wires the best æolian harp out of doors. A Year in the Fields Before the window, too, were always the swallows, for the telegraph wire was a favorite perch. Upon The Tree-Tops Some cotton was burned, and the telegraph wires were cut, after a dispatch had been sent to Nashville to the effect that Morgan had captured Shelbyville, and Murfreesboro' wanted reinforcements. History of Morgan's Cavalry Underground laying of telegraph wires is now nearly universal. 1931: A Glance at the Twentieth Century I shall be ashamed if the telegraph wires flash the word over the country, "No pledge for the amendment," as was flashed from the Republican League the other day. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years They were to seize and destroy all railroad bridges, cut the telegraph wires, etc., and then retire into the swamps, concealing themselves until relieved by Federal troops. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital There were hundreds at a time on the telegraph wires, all, both old and young, talking at once—as it appeared. Upon The Tree-Tops Besides, if he showed his route, he might think we could work the telegraph wires and get him and his blessed feluccre stopped in Soller Port till we came up. The Recipe for Diamonds They were both agreed that there was no fun in tramping along under telegraph wires and in the dust of motor-cars. The Wolf Patrol A Tale of Baden-Powell's Boy Scouts The time had come which she had always feared; the swallows were sitting huddled together on the telegraph wires, gathering together for their flight. Absolution Among the few measures that may be attributed to the present Secretary of War, is the introduction of the telegraph wires into his office. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital Henry crossed himself, muttered a prayer and advanced down the passage, his torch a lantern before his feet, his nerves shivering like telegraph wires in a winter wind, but fortunately not making the same sound. Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings Usually such a man's brain is not rattled at all; it is working, as all brains do in response to the messages reaching it, via the telegraph wires of the five senses. How to Analyze People on Sight Through the Science of Human Analysis: The Five Human Types The telephone and telegraph wires from Washington were kept busy all night carrying orders and bringing in reports. Astounding Stories, May, 1931 So may the telegraph wires intersect the line of the highroad, or so might a landscape painter and a bagman visit the same country, and yet move in different worlds. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 2 (of 25) Seating myself amidst a small grove of trees, what was my delight at seeing a Red Wing alight on a telegraph wire stretching across the park. Birds, Illustrated by Color Photography, Vol. 2, No. 1 July 1897 The old glamour and romance that idealised the runaway match in the days of post-chaises and wayside hostelries have been destroyed by the express train and the telegraph wire. The Etiquette of Engagement and Marriage Describing Modern Manners and Customs of Courtship and Marriage, and giving Full Details regarding the Wedding Ceremony and Arrangements As they closed the door the telegraph wires caught in the carpet and broke. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 Add to this the most soul-splitting crash you have ever heard and the sound as of a gale of wind shrieking through the telegraph wires. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. For convenience and quickness of communication, Duncan had strung a telegraph wire from tree to tree through the woods to the point where the work was in progress. A Captain in the Ranks A Romance of Affairs The male, perched upon the telegraph wire fifty feet away, would raise his wings and put all the love and45 assurance in his voice he was capable of, apparently trying to dispel her fears. Under the Maples Bound together in conjugal sympathy, by ever-vibrating telegraph wires, what could have been more satisfactory and highly fashionable than these hymeneal relations? Phemie Frost's Experiences Cheer after cheer rent the air, and telegraph wires were busy with the startling revelations. Daisy Brooks Or, A Perilous Love A revolution had broken out and insurgents were cutting the telegraph wires. Where Strongest Tide Winds Blew Telephone and telegraph wires were kept humming for the next thirty-six hours and the men came from all directions. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume VI The telegraph wires were still, for the most part, working. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, October, 1930 Cables and telegraph wires are reporting the news. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 Which of these things could he have made use of in connecting the broken ends of the telegraph wire? Common Science I trust that the telegraph wire has not been cut, or the railroad torn up again.” Raiding with Morgan There's a direct telegraph wire from Cape Virgins to Buenos Aires, and there's telephonic communication between the Cape and Punta Arenas. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 Prayer,” says he, “wings aloft, far beyond the stars, t’ the ear o’ God Hisself; an’ I wisht––oh, I wisht––they was the same sort o’ telegraph wire t’ hell! The Cruise of the Shining Light The telegraph wire not being in working order, there was no means at hand of ascertaining the truth of this report. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry The rain had ceased, 212 and in the operator’s room Bucks, aided by the first rays of daylight, was struggling to get the telegraph wires disentangled to send a message. The Mountain Divide Neither within the building nor without was there any person or animate thing in sight, except some small birds fluttering and quarreling along the telegraph wires. The Vagrant Duke This added greatly to the discomfort of the march, which was resumed after tearing up the track and taking down the telegraph wires and poles in the neighborhood of the station. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War Among other achievements, the rebellious party have cut the telegraph wires and intercepted the land mails. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba They did not interfere with the telegraph wire through prudential motives, shrewdly guessing that any meddling with that would give notice of their presence. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry Often he had crept with a telegraph wire, unaided, where his best men hung back even in harness. The Mountain Divide People who organize and carry through revolutions generally begin by cutting the telegraph wires, with a view to isolating the scene of action. The Red Hand of Ulster All the telephone and telegraph wires were cut. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources They have occupied all the districts which surround our town, destroyed the aqueduct, cut the telegraph wire, and intercepted the land mails to Havana. The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba One of them tripped upon a telegraph wire. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War And Wahhabism is a direct telegraph wire between mortal man and his God. The Book of Khalid Our system of leaving the telegraph wires intact proved to be an excellent one. The Red Hand of Ulster Jim nodded, because a line was cut through the forest for the telegraph wires. Partners of the Out-Trail On the telegraph wires at a bend in the road two magpies sat, the sunlight glinting, when they stirred, on the white patches on their wings. Rosinante to the Road Again Of course the train could not get through, and the one telegraph wire went down and left the town like an island alone in the middle of the ocean. Track's End Being the Narrative of Judson Pitcher's Strange Winter Spent There As Told by Himself and Edited by Hayden Carruth Including an Accurate Account of His Numerous Adventures, and the Facts Concerning His Several Surprising Escapes from Death Now First Printed in Full The telegraph wires, in all the principal cities of Syria, are vibrating with inquiries about him, with orders for his arrest. The Book of Khalid There was no possibility of working the telegraph wires, and the people left alive simply had to wait for help till help came. Round the Wonderful World The picture had some beauty that was not altogether spoiled by the telegraph wires, giant posts, and advertisement signs. Partners of the Out-Trail Occasionally a little grey bird twittered encouragingly from the telegraph wires. Rosinante to the Road Again At the present time Japan is covered by a network of telegraph wires, and every important island is in communication with the capital. The Empire of the East For how else can he get out of Beirut and the telegraph wires throughout Syria are flowing with orders for his arrest? The Book of Khalid The telegraph wires were thrilling almost hourly with messages of death, and the long pine boxes came by almost every train,—no need of asking what they held! The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 We had passed beyond the telegraph wire of the old trail. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse He attributes them to sun-spots and asserts it’s a well-known fact they often put the telephone and telegraph wires out of commission. The Prairie Child This news came over by telegraph, on that wonderful telegraph wire, down at the bottom of the ocean. The Hunter Cats of Connorloa For the telegraph wires on the following day were kept busy. The Book of Khalid A telegraph wire ran from the building over the tops of trees, and Ralph was fairly astonished at the 103 progress made since he had first visited Farwell Gibson in this place. Ralph on the Engine The Young Fireman of the Limited Mail He picked up some stones, shied one at the telegraph wires, and another at the green glass fixture at the top of the pole. 'Lizbeth of the Dale On portions of the road the telegraph wires, running parallel with the track, were covered with tiny birds of indigo-blue, decked with long slim tail-feathers. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months The telegraph wires were cut; rumors of good news they feared to believe would be succeeded by tales of horror they feared to discredit. Famous Women: George Sand Can we not apply the bow to the telegraph wires of the world and make them the vehicle of music as of stock quotations? The Book of Khalid An attempt by Major A. G. Hunter-Weston, R.E., to reach the railway line round the enemy's left flank, and destroy the telegraph wire, was foiled at Achtertang when on the very point of success. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government In a crowd I feel mentally as if I were in a maze of telegraph wires. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius It was known that on the previous day the telegraph wires north of Beaton had been cut, and this day was to sever the last link with Cape Town at Maripo, some forty miles south. The Dop Doctor Faster and faster—hedges and trees, bridges and stations, flashing past—villages no sooner seen than gone—telegraph wires twisting, and p. 216dipping, and twining themselves in one, with the awful swiftness of our pace! Mugby Junction Ere its next setting, have hopes that the telegraph wires will convey thither the glad news of our safe return. Kathay: A Cruise in the China Seas Along entire length of the line I noticed overhead telegraph wires, which sometimes numbered six or seven and occasionally two or three. Through Siberia and Manchuria By Rail There was a network of telegraph wires, iron rods and metal work of Pullman cars stretched across from stone work to stone work on either side. The Johnstown Horror!!! or, Valley of Death, being A Complete and Thrilling Account of the Awful Floods and Their Appalling Ruin "They're going to start out a rescue-train," Joe informed the men in the baggage car, for the telegraph wires had gone down after the first message, telling of the stalled train, had been sent. Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles “Just fancy the Indians cutting the telegraph wires and destroying the railway.” The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies And we can well imagine that the telegraph wires were kept busy that day all over the land. Doctor Jones' Picnic Wheatstone patented his alphabetic printing telegraph, and telegraph wires were strung as far as Glasgow. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) We must cut all telegraph wires and then run the train northward to Chattanooga, and from there westward until we meet Mitchell advancing towards Chattanooga on his way from Huntsville. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War The news went flashing over the telegraph wires from the reporters on the ground to the various bulletin boards through the country, and to the newspaper offices. Baseball Joe in the Big League or, A Young Pitcher's Hardest Struggles In the car there was plenty of telegraph wire for repairing lines cut by the enemy, so the task was not at all a difficult one. The Boy Scout Automobilists or, Jack Danby in the Woods In many places the telegraph wires struck work. Myths and Marvels of Astronomy Hearts bled all over the globe when it was announced, by telegraph wire and ocean cable, that George M�ller was dead. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God “Don’t forget your telegraph wire is to be cut,” said Jenks, as he jammed his shabby cap over his head, to prevent it from sailing off into space. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War The kingbird again started in swift pursuit, filling the air with his loud chirping, sure of his game this time; but he was balked, as before, by the red-head's sudden dash to the telegraph wire. Our Bird Comrades The telegraph wires, which never slept, were clicking busily when the Scout-Master and his assistant entered the office. The Boy Scout Automobilists or, Jack Danby in the Woods Why, the young fellow hasn’t gone out of reach of civilization—newspapers and mail bags and telegraph wires. Her Mother's Secret President Kruger's Ultimatum having been accepted in its full significance, General Cronje crossed the border and the telegraph wires to Mafeking were cut. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 It flew over the telegraph wire, and then to the ground, so that the cord, the other end of which he held in his left hand, passed up across the wire, and so down again. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Most of the machine-shops and foundries of Saint Louis were at once set to work night and day; and for hours at a time the telegraph wires to Pittsburg and to Cincinnati were in use. James B. Eads "This is a good landing-place, and we can get an idea of the situation and cut the telegraph wire to send back word." The Boy Scout Automobilists or, Jack Danby in the Woods Then I take a turn over the city, gossip with the weathercocks, pay my compliments to the bells, inspect the fire-alarm, and pick up information by listening at the telegraph wires. Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag Twenty-four hours later they were over the border, tearing up railway lines and severing telegraph wires, and thus cutting off communication between Mafeking, Vryburg, Rhodesia, and Cape Colony. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 The cord was eight or nine feet away from him; to reach it he must move out on the telegraph wire, hand over hand, with his feet dangling in the air. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Beyond these nothing but the single telegraph wire which connects Yakutsk with civilisation. From Paris to New York by Land And while two of us do that—you and Tom, Pete—the other will have to cut the telegraph wire and send word to Fessenden Junction. The Boy Scout Automobilists or, Jack Danby in the Woods Afterwards it perched on a telegraph wire and poured out its evening voluntary, which was the precise duplicate of the trills of the grassfinches of eastern North America. Birds of the Rockies On the following day communication with Estcourt was interrupted and the telegraph wires south of the place were cut, and later on the lines were torn up. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 The ticket office was occupied by the station-agent, who was near the keyboard of the telegraph wire; otherwise the interior of the building was empty. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War What possible difference can there be 190 between the ticks made over a telegraph wire by one distant operator, and those made by another?” The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity The only roads we habitually used were side ones, and especially did we avoid any with telegraph wires which might be used against us. The Escape of a Princess Pat Being the full account of the capture and fifteen months' imprisonment of Corporal Edwards, of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, and his final escape from Germany into Holland Even his chirruping is musical as he flies overhead, or makes his caveat from a tree or a telegraph wire against your ill-bred espionage. Birds of the Rockies For a few days they will be seen on fences and telegraph wires, chattering and making a great noise, and then some morning they will all be gone. Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes In an incredibly short space of time the telegraph wire had been cut, the engine was provided with water, and some more ties had been placed upon the track in the rear. Chasing an Iron Horse Or, A Boy's Adventures in the Civil War Dragging the telegraph wire to the fence, Jack looped it over the topmost strand near one of the posts, and wound it about several times, to ensure a good contact. The Young Railroaders Tales of Adventure and Ingenuity The yellow-hammer is heard on the telegraph wire, and the voices of children in the wood, and the dust of white English country roads is smelled at evening. Old Junk I'd as soon sit two hours on a telegraph wire as the limb of a tree. The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers The good woman had never heard of a railroad car, or a telegraph wire, or a gaslight. Little Grandmother But before then the telegraph wire will bind North and South Africa together, and to the United Kingdom. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan He was sleeping heavily in the cabin of the yacht, while the telegraph wires were flashing all over the state the intelligence of the death of the Hon. Mr. Montague. Little Bobtail or The Wreck of the Penobscot. How the news flashed hither and thither over the telegraph wires! An Undivided Union The news of the formation of our Jewish Company will be carried in a single day to the remotest ends of the earth by the lightning speed of our telegraph wires. The Jewish State Miles upon miles of telegraph wires strung on poles labeled "U. S. A." now stretch through France. The Stars and Stripes The American Soldiers' Newspaper of World War I, 1918-1919 The new American saloons look rather out of place in such a curious environment, and telegraph wires concentrated at the city wall seem even more incongruous. The Great White Tribe in Filipinia Formerly iron was used for telegraph wires; but it needs much more electricity to carry power or light or heat or a telegraphic message over an iron wire than one of copper. Diggers in the Earth In April the telegraph wires were cut by the enemy. The Story of General Gordon While the engineer was trying to discover what was wrong, Andrews ordered the men to cut the telegraph wire and tear up a rail from the track. Stories Of Georgia The arc-lights, blinded in the storm, swung wild across the long yard, and the wind sung with a scream through the telegraph wires. The Daughter of a Magnate "Nothing reprehensible in being connected by a telegraph wire with two young men!" she exclaimed. Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes Over the uproar of the crowd could be heard the sharp staccato click of the telegraph wires. Land of the Burnt Thigh The animal kingdom in British East Africa looks upon the two thousand one hundred and ninety miles of telegraph wire, strung throughout that region, as a novelty to be made use of. Chatterbox, 1906 Beyond Calhoun, Andrews and his men stopped to cut the telegraph wire and tear up more rails. Stories Of Georgia The telegraph wires were cut in all directions, railways obstructed, and a large number of horses captured, and all the public stores and buildings were destroyed. Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888 "Set up a telegraph wire, and then she would need nothing more," insinuated Cyn. Wired Love A Romance of Dots and Dashes Man goes fishing, takes his rod and enough tackle to make a telegraph wire, and starts on his piscatorial expedition. Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk She looked round; there was no human being in sight; and the telegraph wires, which sometimes deceived the ear, were far too far away. The Beautiful Wretch; The Pupil of Aurelius; and The Four Macnicols All the trees hard by were crowded with little birds of all kinds sitting in rows on the branches as they do on telegraph wires. The Five Jars Dear St. Nicholas: Reading what Jack said in February about the little birds being killed by flying against the telegraph wires, I thought I would write and say that we often pick them up. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, V. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 Scribner's Illustrated He loves to sit on a telegraph wire or other exposed perch, and thence make sallies into the air after flying insects. Birds of the Indian Hills On October 25th, telegraph wire stretched all the way between the two oceans. History of the United States, Volume 3 "The whole place, the whole county, by this time, to say nothing of London and every other place where a telegraph wire runs, is full of it." Nell, of Shorne Mills or, One Heart's Burden The telegraph wires had been so generally cut on all sides of Vicksburg that the news was sent to Cairo and telegraphed to Washington. The Story of Young Abraham Lincoln Woods, in his effort to run me down, had forgotten the telegraph wires at the end of the field. 32 Caliber Swallows, on the other hand, are fond of settling on telegraph wires. Birds of the Indian Hills On the telegraph wire are butcher birds, hoopoos, kingfishers, and a vivid blue bird a little like a jay, the roller bird I believe. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The telegraph wires run through pipe along floor of tunnel. The Highgrader It includes and assimilates diverse data: but it excludes that which will destroy it: That, acceptably, the telegraph wires were alongside the track beyond, as well as leading to Linville. The Book of the Damned There were no telegraph wires in that region in those days, and I pointed out that with a start of a single hour escape was probable. In Direst Peril The hair and beard, I remember, had a look of being made out of telegraph wire; but the features were quite natural and unexaggerated. Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile All day long, since midnight of the day before, three of us, up in the Weather Bureau, kept watch by our instruments, at the telegraph wire and the telephone. The Boy with the U. S. Weather Men "Have to have that wheel off to put the thing on the telegraph wire," he explained, as he began securely fastening the copper wires into the bottom of the pulley frame. The Brighton Boys in the Radio Service They walked on in silence for some time, the wind crooning its endless tune through the telegraph wires. Tess of the Storm Country The first telegraph wire was strung between Baltimore and Washington in 1844. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. "Looks like fence wire, or telegraph wire, to me," said Andy, who was holding some of the hay to one side so that he might get a better look at what was underneath. The Rover Boys on a Hunt or The Mysterious House in the Woods I would be anyway, but with these two criminals planning deliberately to get my uncle—why, there's nothing we can do at this late date——" "There's the telegraph wire. Every Man for Himself Communication was kept up the whole of the way with Zulla, and a telegraph wire laid down. The Three Admirals If you are in need of aid, and are anywhere within reach of the telegraph wires, pray send to me and I will do my best. Yussuf the Guide The Mountain Bandits; Strange Adventure in Asia Minor I pointed to the telegraph wire stretched on poles, and told him to follow that. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. The laying down of an under-sea telegraph wire across the Irish Channel, may be taken as a new instance of the indifference consequent on familiarity. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 448 Volume 18, New Series, July 31, 1852 Everything around was profoundly still, except the faint wailing of the wind among the telegraph wires. True to his Colours The Life that Wears Best The town was besieged, many of its citizens made prisoners, telegraph wires cut, railway-trains stopped by a force which the people, as they were aroused from sleep, had no means of estimating. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 These birds have become exhausted during the storm of the night before, or have been injured by striking telephone or telegraph wires, an accident which often happens. The Bird Study Book When a few miles above Beaver Meadows he stopped and cut the telegraph wires, and then proceeded up the road. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 Manuscript comes in to the printer hastily written by the customer, author, or a reporter, or ticked over the telegraph wire, and there is little or no punctuation. Punctuation A Primer of Information about the Marks of Punctuation and their Use Both Grammatically and Typographically Morgan swallowed what was offered him, to feel it go tingling through his nerves with vivifying warmth, like a message of cheer over a telegraph wire. Trail's End The telegraph wires had been cut, taken down from the poles, and twisted about the road; and trees had also been felled across it. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti It is astonishing how much ground he can get over without the help of steamboats, cars, stages, or telegraph wires. Little Ferns For Fanny's Little Friends The telegraph wires span the continent of America, and are carried across the dry deserts of Australia. Round About a Great Estate Having made this resolve, we did not cut the telegraph wire, and then, for the first time, they succeeded in sending a message ahead of us. Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure “If you prefer it, then, I fell off the telegraph wires in an attempt to recover my boots.” The Lunatic at Large Working day and night, in forty-eight hours another bridge was constructed, on the suspension system, with telegraph wires. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Roofs on a number of barns and out-dwellings were blown away, and telephone and telegraph wires were put out of commission. The True Story of Our National Calamity of Flood, Fire and Tornado The telegraph wires were carrying messages daily seeking an act to take the place of the dissatisfied one. Watch Yourself Go By A little way further up the fugitive adventurers had stopped, cut the telegraph wires, and torn up the track. Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure The telegraph wire around the globe is melted into the wireless telegraph. The Voice of the Machines An Introduction to the Twentieth Century Washington City was delirious with gladness when General Grant "came marching home," and the telegraph wires from every part of the country recently in rebellion vibrated with the tidings of victory and submission. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis He heard them, and reversed his engine, and the next moment they whirled by, dragging telegraph wires and poles after them. Chatterbox, 1905. And it was a significant fact, that the delegates from the metropolis were able to communicate with their families over the telegraph wires, destined to connect London with Calcutta. History Of The Missions Of The American Board Of Commissioners For Foreign Missions To The Oriental Churches, Volume II. We also cut the telegraph wire between every station. Daring and Suffering: A History of the Great Railroad Adventure His men had been putting up telegraph wires on the other side of the canal and a shell had fallen and killed thirteen of them. The Great War As I Saw It A number of leading politicians were sent by each party to the State capitals, where the National interest was concentrated, and the telegraph wires vibrated with political despatches, many of them in cipher. Perley's Reminiscences, v. 1-2 of Sixty Years in the National Metropolis In a vision the author sees these prayer thoughts radiating from the mother like invisible telegraph wires, along which the message is carried to various parts of the city. Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves "That was a dandy place to fly kites—big fields and no telegraph wires to tangle the tail in." Six Little Bunkers at Aunt Jo's They had been passing over our heads for a long time, making a sound like the wind in telegraph wires, before one burst above us. The Red Horizon The roar of the great city comes up to you from below, and beneath you is a perfect maze of telegraph wires. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City A telegraph wire transmits a despatch: A neighboring wire is influenced by induction; and it has been possible, by the aid of this second and separate wire, to read messages sent over the first. The Arena Volume 4, No. 20, July, 1891 After committing sundry other depredations in the way of cutting telegraph wires and destroying public property. Troublous Times in Canada A History of the Fenian Raids of 1866 and 1870 "We cross the railroad just at the foot of the hill and I'll climb up and cut the telegraph wires." The Broncho Rider Boys with Funston at Vera Cruz Or, Upholding the Honor of the Stars and Stripes He used stove-pipe wire, and soon had a telegraph wire between the basement and the home of a boy friend. Stories of Great Inventors Fulton, Whitney, Morse, Cooper, Edison Overhead is an intricate maze of telegraph wires, along which flow the quick and feverish pulsations of the great financial heart of the country. Lights and Shadows of New York Life or, the Sights and Sensations of the Great City But the telegraph wires went with the first hour. Lanier of the Cavalry or, A Week's Arrest The telegraph wires had long ago spread the glad tidings over the length and breadth of the land. Banzai! by Parabellum I listened for an instant, every nerve tingling as if it were a telegraph wire over which a question had been sent, and an answer was coming. My Friend the Chauffeur We have heretofore given accounts of the wonderful success of Professor Bell in transmitting the vibrations of the human voice by electrical means over a telegraph wire. Scientific American, Volume XXXVI., No. 8, February 24, 1877 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures. He gave me money then, and told me to go to someone—I forget who—to send a message over the telegraph wires, you know. The Outdoor Girls in Florida Or, Wintering in the Sunny South My instructions had been to follow the telegraph wires. The Reminiscences of an Astronomer But they must hustle with the train now, for although the telegraph wires had been cut all along the line, they still had light-signals to fear! Banzai! by Parabellum I boiled with anger against her, and should have liked to send some of my emotions over the telegraph wire, but that would have been a childish way to strike. Secret History Revealed By Lady Peggy O'Malley A pole about twelve feet high, bearing the flag of the Geneva Cross, was stuck beside him, and it was knocking against the telegraph wires which ran along the street. Diary of the Besieged Resident in Paris Thanks to the precaution of cutting the telegraph wires, the camp at Centreville knew nothing of what had happened at Fairfax Courthouse until long after the raiders were safely away. Rebel Raider Telephone and telegraph wires run through the trenches and even railroad tracks are laid so that small engines go whirring through the ditches like "dinky" locomotives in a coal mine. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights Provisions were stored, and a telegraph wire rigged up between the outworks and his palace, where he spent hours every day in sweeping the horizon with his field-glass. The Red Book of Heroes If I gets a shock from that telegraph wire I don't jump any higher. Blister Jones It had flashed across telegraph wires to Sacramento; had been talk for a day in many a place where sporting men foregather in San Francisco. The Short Cut By its use the handwriting of the operator may be transmitted, but a double circuit, that is, two telegraph wires, are used. Scientific American, Volume 40, No. 13, March 29, 1879 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures Before we had quite reached the railway I ordered the vanguard to remain with the President, whilst I myself, with fifteen men, rode on to cut the telegraph wire. Three Years' War We stopped frequently, and at one point tore up the track, cut telegraph wires, and loaded on cross-ties to be used in bridge-burning. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War The coast is all supplied with telephone and telegraph wires, so that any time your boats attempt to land we can have a big force there in a couple of hours to drive them off. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 2, No. 24, June 16, 1898 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls Perhaps the wind in the telegraph wire comes nearest to it, and yet that is an absurd comparison. Lore of Proserpine Suburban railway stations are often haunted by crows, which perch on the telegraph wires close to the back windows of the houses that abut upon the metals. Nature Near London The English cannot urge in excuse that, owing to our having cut the telegraph wire, Lord Roberts could know nothing of General Broadwood's position. Three Years' War You have heard about sending messages through the air, without telegraph wires. The Child's Day It had brought with it a mass of telegraph wire, and altogether afforded an apparently complete 'barrage.' Elsie Inglis The Woman with the Torch Afar off the corn-cutter rattled and whirred, and above us on the ridgeway some workmen sat at their dinner under the telegraph wires. Lore of Proserpine There were two pairs of shrikes using the telegraph wires for this purpose one spring only a short distance beyond noisy Clapham Junction. Nature Near London Whilst we were occupied there in cutting the telegraph wires, the enemy fired a few rounds on us, at a distance of five hundred or six hundred paces. Three Years' War The telegraph wire was no more imagined than it was imagined that the Rhine might flow a river of flame or that the Jungfrau or the Weisshorn might go out on a journey. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z The Mayor of Baltimore and the railway authorities burned railway bridges and tore up railway lines, and the telegraph wires were cut. Abraham Lincoln Metals would be more or less transparent, and a telegraph wire through the air would look like a long narrow hole drilled through an impervious solid body. Death—and After? He delights to sit on a telegraph wire or a stem of elephant grass and there make cheerful melody. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The telegraph wires began to click and the girl operator came in with some tissue sheets. The Freebooters of the Wilderness Some distance from Washington I noticed that the telegraph wires had been pinned to the ground by wooden stakes. Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie Douglas Fairbanks is doing a little tightrope walking on the telegraph wires. The Smiling Hill-Top And Other California Sketches Two years after the telegraph wires were put up in this city, before they had yet reached the city of New York. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention Two or three of them love to sit on a telegraph wire, or a bare branch of a tree, and hold a concert. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The stupidity of the enemy, in leaving the telegraph wires uncut, enabled him immediately to acquaint Sir George White with the peril of his situation. Sir John French An Authentic Biography With the pliers he severed the single telegraph wire, and grasped the two ends in his gloved fingers. Bert Wilson in the Rockies He may be hunting miles from telegraph wires and railroads; it is only that he should forget us so long. The Adventures of Kathlyn The brain uses the nerves very much as a man uses the telephone or telegraph wires. First Book in Physiology and Hygiene But Mr. Farley did not desist; neither did he fail to keep the telegraph wires to New York heated to incandescence with his appeals for a renewal of the negotiations for surrender. The Quickening Literally thousands of people had seen it before the last report clicked in over the telegraph wires. The Report on Unidentified Flying Objects The new branch they've been putting through from the railroad is almost completed, and a foreman I was speaking to a few days ago said they had almost finished stringing the telegraph wires. Bert Wilson in the Rockies If there isn't a telegraph wire to guide, don't take short cuts. The Luck of Thirteen Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro and Serbia We are now riding along by the telegraph wires. The Women of the Arabs Seven or eight feet away, and almost level with him was a double row of telegraph wires. The Black Box The hoop should consist of an iron wire of the diameter of common telegraph wire. Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making To-night this whole yarn will be flashing over the telegraph wires of the country. The Submarine Boys' Lightning Cruise The Young Kings of the Deep It is as though a tree fell across telegraph wires. On the King's Service Inward Glimpses of Men at Arms The telegraph wires along the track hummed at intervals loudly enough to be distinctly heard above the shrieks of the wind which buffeted and held high carnival along them. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories We are going to have two more sets o' telegraph wires here. Elster's Folly Such resistance represents a length of eighteen miles of ordinary telegraph wire. Scientific American Supplement, No. 508, September 26, 1885 And when he had it; "Now get me a piece of that telegraph wire and bend a hook on the end of it—jump for it; you'll have to twist it off with your fingers!" Empire Builders It was nearly all tents and canvas structures—a heterogeneous mixture of incompleteness and modernity to which the telegraph wires had already been strung from the outside world. The Furnace of Gold The wind had risen and was buffeting the telegraph wires, making them hum in an exasperating manner. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories They lent the Americans arms, and they cut the telegraph wires from Perth to King George's Sound, where a man-of-war was stationed. The Life Story of an Old Rebel We had no more the inestimable advantage of heliographic instruments or telegraph wires, which were at the disposal of the British. In the Shadow of Death Your uncle has got to find a printing press, or at least a telegraph wire, before he can make my discharge effective. Empire Builders In war-time he led men by mere words sent over telegraph wires, by his presence at the front, and by his display of manly dignity, firm resolution and devotion to his country. With the Boer Forces So fierce, at times, was the onslaught that the tense telegraph wires could be heard humming even above the demoniacal glee of the storm. A Lover in Homespun And Other Stories The next morning there was a further attempt by the cavalry to cut the telegraph wires and tear up the railway which brought the Boers' supplies. From Aldershot to Pretoria A Story of Christian Work among Our Troops in South Africa If you do that, you get an enormous conductor, and have a sort of elevated railroad instead of a telegraph wire, as most people imagine an overhead conductor to be. Scientific American Supplement, No. 620, November 19,1887 Immediately on passing the line into Guatemala, we found the telegraph wires cut and poles down, a result of the late unpleasantness with Mexico. In Indian Mexico (1908) And soon the telegraph wires flashed it all over the kingdom. The Lost Lady of Lone The bridge had a span of sixty feet, and was constructed on the system of the "jhula," or rope bridge, of Cashmere, out of telegraph wire. The Record of a Regiment of the Line Being a Regimental History of the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment during the Boer War 1899-1902 His town and station were captured by my force, and, in order to divert suspicion, he cut and pulled down the telegraph wires, all except one, which was left in working order. My Adventures as a Spy I was particularly horrified with the blunders of the hangman's methods, because I was in a friend's office in New York, when the telegraph wires gave instantaneous reports of the executions in Chicago. T. De Witt Talmage As I Knew Him Around this went a telephone and telegraph wire connected with the house and the gamekeeper's lodges. The Firing Line Dismal enough it looked under its heavy blanket of snow that lay smoothly over ties and rails, the telegraph wires sagging, white ropes of snow. The Lookout Man How did people send messages quickly when there were no telegraph wires? Stories of American Life and Adventure What do they act like in the kind of work they do?—"Like telegraph wires." Object Lessons on the Human Body A Transcript of Lessons Given in the Primary Department of School No. 49, New York City Every telegraph wire was cut, the posts torn up, the operators driven from their offices. What Answer? Further away telephone and telegraph wires were humming with words, and all the hosts of the air were concentrating their energies upon Chastel. The Hosts of the Air I could have torn down all the telegraph wires in the land. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. In the old days before telegraph wires were strung all over the country, it took weeks to carry news to places far away. Stories of American Life and Adventure I went, but needless to say, if I heard any secrets that evening it was not through the medium of a telegraph wire! With Steyn and De Wet And I watched the telegraph wires switchbacking from post to post, as we sped along. Tell England A Study in a Generation Cut the telegraph wire, the nerve, and no amount of injury to the finger can cause pain. Outwitting Our Nerves A Primer of Psychotherapy Ere the morning sun arose the sad news was borne by the telegraph wires to all parts of the country of this awful calamity on the Underground Rail Road. The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. The coasts of China, Java, Borneo, and the Philippines are not equipped with lighthouses on every headland and cordoned with telegraph wires. The Wings of the Morning On the way down I noticed a telegraph wire running in the direction of Potchefstroom. With Steyn and De Wet The telegraph wires, bound for the post office of Faery, run through the Enchanted Forest, and the poles in the faint light were like tall crucifixes. Living Alone Red Butte was the nearest point from which a relief-train could be sent, and Lidgerwood promptly cut the telegraph wire, connected his pocket set of instruments, and sent in the call for help. The Taming of Red Butte Western The newspapers gave three and four columns to the particulars, the telegraph wires thrilled the victory to all parts of the land. Around The Tea-Table The left-hand section, on which are east-bound tracks, is the one in which the telegraph wires run. The Transgressors Story of a Great Sin On the telegraph wires there were big spiders' webs about 4 ft. in diameter. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People Betty continued to stare at the heavily laden wires spanning the road, the heavier power wires above the sagging series of telephone and telegraph wires. Betty Gordon at Mountain Camp The broken telegraph wires trailed untidily on the ground. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria She listened for the wind—but all she heard was its monotonous hum along the telegraph wires that stretched overhead. Lancashire Idylls (1898) Here, then, was civilization—the stage coach, the new telegraph wire, men and women, weekly or daily touch with the world, that prying curiosity regarding the affairs of others which we call news. The Way of a Man He heard the wind among the pines and the humming of the telegraph wires, but for a time this was all. Carmen's Messenger "They are the telegraph wires for magic despatches." Là-bas Men were stationed in the proper places to cut all telephone and telegraph wires leading out of the city. Truxton King A Story of Graustark Something, the very vibrations of the night air, it might be, carried, as a telegraph wire conveys a message, the soul-aroma of this human being to the doctor. Flames It so was now; the country was wrapped in with happy content, birds rose and hung, like telegraph wires, beyond the windows. The Golden Scarecrow Clouds flew fast and, above Brendon's head, telegraph wires hummed the song of a gathering storm. The Red Redmaynes He was still accompanied by Commander Forbes, to whom, during their midnight drive, he related his performance on the telegraph wires. The Liberation of Italy Well, such a night!" lamented Mrs. Mangan, for the twentieth time, clinging to the door; "I wish to God the telegraph wires were down before they could send for you! Mount Music Why, this was just like war—signaling from hidden places, and running telegraph wires over tree limbs and across the ground. Don Strong, Patrol Leader Mrs. Scarlett, an emotional and sentimental little woman, vibrating and taut like a telegraph wire, told herself repeatedly that she would make no sign. The Golden Scarecrow "But there's the old adage about a bird on toast being worth more than a bird on the telegraph wire." The Adventure Club Afloat Since the declaration of war the enemy's horse have been suffered to come among us, terrorizing the villages, reconnoitering the country, cutting the telegraph wires. The Downfall The mist was close round the cart as the walls of a room; the only sound was the thin wind singing in the telegraph wires. Mount Music There was an hour in which to string telegraph wires. Don Strong, Patrol Leader The telegraph wires are supported on tall masts as at the crossing of the Missouri near Kansas City. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life The Boers, by way of preliminary, had been cutting telegraph wires, tearing up rails, blowing up culverts, and had taken possession of an armoured train at Kraaipan. The Siege of Kimberley The wrists of most of the men are adorned with bracelets of plain copper wire about the size of ordinary telegraph wire; they average large and well-proportioned, and seem intellectually superior to the Eliautes. Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama A telegraph wire connects the house with the stable, so that carriage or horse may be instantly summoned. The Amateur Poacher It seemed as if every joint and bone in my body had lost the power of motion, and sharp, acute pains danced along my nerves, as I have seen lightning play along the telegraph wires. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 2, February, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The sky is their domain, and no roof or tree or even telegraph wire. The Pleasures of Ignorance The news relative to the tearing up of the railway line, and the cutting of the telegraph wires at Spytfontein, spread fast and freely on Sunday morning. The Siege of Kimberley The telegraph wire hummed faintly and hawks were perching on it here and there. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories And they fall sound asleep, and sleep sweetly, while crows and magpies sit on the telegraph wires, scream like the baby, and try to wake them. The Cook's Wedding and Other Stories From time to time the sound of whistles reached them from the station and the telegraph wires hummed plaintively. The Darling and Other Stories Left alone on the platform, and gazing into the dark distance, Gurov listened to the chirrup of the grasshoppers and the hum of the telegraph wires, feeling as though he had only just waked up. The Lady with the Dog and Other Stories It was still, and the only sound came from the telegraph wire droning its wearisome refrain somewhere very high above our heads. Love —Mr. Daniel C. Beard has strongly called my attention to the slaughter of birds by telegraph wires that has come under his personal observation. Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation On the 27th day of December, 1867, there was strange news in Cork, and strange news all over the country, for the telegraph wires spread it in every direction. Speeches from the Dock, Part I For some reason he did not wish to trust the information to the telegraph wires, and the two lads had volunteered to deliver it in person to General Petain. The Boy Allies at Verdun Or, Saving France from the Enemy His outfit consisted of an express wagon strung together with telegraph wire, and a nondescript four-footed creature that once bore the similitude of a horse. Eugene Field, a Study in Heredity and Contradictions — Volume 1 There seemed to be something in common between them and the stillness of the night and the disconsolate song of the telegraph wire. Love This system should be adopted in all regions where the conditions are such that birds kill themselves against telegraph wires, and an excellent place to begin would be along the line of the N.Y., Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation Much to their surprise it was bound around and around with some old telegraph wire. Young Hunters of the Lake The same evening as the orator uttered his speech it ran along the telegraph wires, across the states of the Union, with a speed of 348,447 miles a second. The Moon-Voyage Mr. Wyllie has never seen an electric light nor a railway train nor a two-story building nor a telegraph wire nor a telephone. The New North Their departure was not noticed, but had it been, news of it could not 214 have been sent away, for Mr. Felton had had the telegraph wires secretly cut outside the town. Abraham Lincoln, Volume I I'm on my way to Dugout to use the telegraph wires in earnest. The Young Engineers in Nevada Or, Seeking Fortune on the Turn of a Pick Gone is the pony express, whose marvelous efficiency could compete with the wind, but not with the harnessed lightning flashed over the telegraph wires. An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill (Colonel W. F. Cody) Why did we not fasten a telegraph wire to our bullet? The Moon-Voyage "Did you ever hear of ways of cutting out a telegraph wire and then attaching one of the cut ends to a box relay?" queried the scoundrel. The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest That night he caused the northward railroad bridges to be burned and disabled; and soon afterward the telegraph wires were cut. Abraham Lincoln, Volume I However, as a snowstorm broke the telegraph wires on Saturday, the day after the dream, Mrs. Weiss was uneasy. The Book of Dreams and Ghosts Communications were broken, the telegraph wires could be used but little and as the twilight darkened to night he let the attack die. The Shades of the Wilderness A Story of Lee's Great Stand The telegraph wires were cut, and for a time it seemed that all communication with the outside world was an impossibility. The Way of an Eagle Cutting telegraph wires, or attaching box relays without proper authority is a felony. The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest Some took to the tow-path along the canal, others to trolley lines and telegraph wires. Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" While the line-builders were busy stretching telegraph wires into almost every city and town in the nation, others were perfecting the apparatus. Masters of Space Morse, Thompson, Bell, Marconi, Carty Now the estimated length of telegraph wire in operation is over 100,000 miles. The United States in the Light of Prophecy We put the price of telegraph wire down until that luxury was within the reach of the poorest Korak family. Tent Life in Siberia You know that the telegraph wire is being brought along as fast as it can be done. The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest Even the wind seemed to catch its breath there, and hurry on with a shiver that reached to the telegraph wires overhead. Two Little Knights of Kentucky While working and waiting and saving, Morse conceived the idea of laying telegraph wires beneath the water. Masters of Space Morse, Thompson, Bell, Marconi, Carty Help was badly needed, but the telegraph wire had been cut. All in It : K(1) Carries On A Continuation of the First Hundred Thousand Because there's a telegraph wire from Tretton to London; and because the journey down here is very short. Mr. Scarborough's Family The telegraph wires ran into the temporary station building at Lineville, and the several operators along the line were busy carrying orders through the length of the wire service. The Young Engineers in Colorado Or, At Railwood Building in Earnest All telephone and telegraph wires in cities should be put under ground. Composition-Rhetoric The telegraph wires which were borrowed to demonstrate the utility of the telephone proved far from perfect for the work at hand. Masters of Space Morse, Thompson, Bell, Marconi, Carty His house was full of things he'd bought cheap from wrecked companies or dying men, from the mahogany logs in the patio to the coils of telegraph wire in the loft. Master Tales of Mystery, Volume 3 Besides, our telegraph wires are dangling from the poles just as the English engineers left them on September 2. On the Edge of the War Zone From the Battle of the Marne to the Entrance of the Stars and Stripes "That is why I have so often found dead birds along the turnpike under the telegraph wires," said Rap. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners His words, when he speaks, pass verbatim along the telegraph wires, like the words of the men who sway the world. Occasional Papers Selected from the Guardian, the Times, and the Saturday Review, 1846-1890 The talking distance, therefore, was limited by the imperfect carrying power of the conductor and by the confusing effect of all sorts of disturbing currents from the atmosphere and from neighboring telephone and telegraph wires. Masters of Space Morse, Thompson, Bell, Marconi, Carty With the chapadao we said good-by to the curious, gregarious, and crepuscular or nocturnal spiders which we found so abundant along the line of the telegraph wire. Through the Brazilian Wilderness They cut the telegraph wires on the way, and reached Harper's Ferry about 11 o'clock. Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02 See, Doctor, there are some of them now on those fence rails and more up on the telegraph wires. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners The people of the steamer lived like terrestrial travelers who sleepily survey from the car-windows a succession of indefinite and dizzying views streaked by telegraph wires. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel |
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