Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 13, 1888, Page 15

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FROM ANOTHER CENTURY. Bome Human Relics of the Good Old Days. ANECDOTES OF THEIR LIVES. A Centenuarian Who Could Not Read Fine Print Without Glasses, and One Who Smoked fora Hundred Years-Davy Crocket's Chum. He Was Davy Crocket's Chum—1Is 112, | The Fulton (Ky.) correspondent of the St. Louis Globe says: The ol&est inhabitant of this section and probably the oldest man in Kentucky, is Mr. James MeMullen of Ballard county, who was born at noon on the 12th day of tober, 1776, in Botetourt county, ginin. At the age of seventeen he joined a eolony for east Tennessce and on the journey was engaged in anum- ber of battles with hostile Indians, At the age of thirty he enlisted in the war of 1812, in which he served until the end. Mwn McMullin wasfor many years a companion of the celebrated Davy Crockett. In reply to the question if he had any r\-w)!\m ction as to the cause of this formation of Reelfoot lake, he plied: ‘‘1t occurred on the 8th day of Octo- ber, 1811, 1 was leaning against a small poplar tree at the time; about twenty yards from the log cabin. The earth gan to tremble so violently that I could scarcely keep my feet. The shock was 80 great that the roof of my cabin fell off and the dobbin fell out between the 1ogs. That was a frightful time and the folks in our settlement were wild with excitement. The men seemed to have lost their senses,and the women were running aim ly about in their night clothes, some with their babies in their arms, I was badly frightened, and suppose the first shock, which was the heaviest, lasted fully two minutes, which was followed by lighter shocks, lasting about cight minutes in all. The water flowed into the sunken ground, now known as Reelfoot lake, from the Mississippi rivea, at a very rapid rate, and in a few minutes, what before had been a high body of land, was sub- merged under water.” For seven years Mr. McCullin has lived with nis son-in-law in Ballard county, but previous to that time he had resided near Delta, Miss., where he lived on one place for fifty-five years. Recently he walked from his son law’s place to Bardwell, a distance of six miles. He says that a year ago he could walk twelve miles and not feel fatigued. His eye-sight is failing nim, but his step is as light as that of the majority of men at eighty years of age. Gabriel Nan-wag-gyah Gone at 125. Sacred Heart Mission, I. T., corres- pondence of the Globe Democrat: Ga- briel Nan-wog-gyah, of the Pottawatt- omies, died here Sumlfiv. April 22, at the age of about 125 years These fig- ures are not authentic, but they are not more than a couple of years off either way. The old members of the tribe now living, however, think that Gabricl was more advanced in yea remember when the) had a grown-up family. Jin-jaw, Nan- wog-gyah's youngest son by his second wife, is now a man of sixty-five. In the dawn of the revolution Gabriel was old enough, when going out with the hunt- ers, to carry a coon, and when a boy is able to accomplish’ that feat, the In- dians consider him to be A\hnut twelve. He was a married man when the chiefs of his tribe went to meet Clair, the first authorized commissioner sent out by the United States government to ef- fect a treaty of peace. He well remem- bered and used often to tell of the days when the Pottawattomies owned a por- tion of Ohio, all of Indiana, Illinois and much of the country lmrdwmg on Lake Michigan from Chicago to Green Bay, Wis. He remembered overy treaty made by his tribe with the government. He wab a big-hearted, whole-souled man, and was well liked by all who knew him. His death was rather sud- den, he having been in good health and quite strong until a very short time be- fore he died. Has His Coflin Selected. Recently the centenmial celebration of the birth of H.Comton was celebrated at the board of trade with a reunion and banquet, says the St. Joseph Ga- zotte. In the reunion a number of the oldest settlers participated. Mr. Com- ton, who resides near Dughill, still pre- serves his Ith and mental faculties, and looks as if he was destined to enjoy many years more of good health. He is without doubt the oldest surviving settler of Buchanan county, if not of northwest Missouri. He was born in Now Jersey May 1, 1788, his father being a Hollander of n ty Dutch hab- its, and his mother, Elizabeth Osborno, an American of ho-lnx';xhh' lineage. In 1792 the elder Comton moved with his family to Maysville, Ky., then a small town” opposite Cincinnati, and it is rather remarkable that Mr. Comton's contennial celebration will be nearly coincident with that of Cincinati. His childhood and early youth were spent in 'Kentucky, and here he obtained what education he received, He re- mglhed in Mason county until 1807,when he removed to the Falls of Ohio, in Jef- fevson county of the sume state. Mr. Comton followed his trade, that of cooper, at the Fallsof Ohio, Sult Licks and at Louisville, Tn 1830 Mr. Comton packed his honse - hold belongings, and moved into Adams county, 111., four miles from Quincy. Mr, Comton was married in 1524 to Miss Nancy Modden, of Crawford, Ind., the result of the union being nino chils dren, who grew to maturity, but three of whom are dead. Mr, Comton some time ago selected the coffin in which he was to be buried, agd gave for his reason in so doing that fn ‘the rush often attending a funeral the undertaker asks two prices for a coftin, he Saw Emmet Beheaded, Woodland (Cal.) Demoerat: county hospital there is a very old lady, who relates a remarkable circumstance. Bhg was born in Ireland over a century ago, and witnessed the execution of Robert BEmmet, Her du' ption is clear, and goes even into clul\\mh de- tails. She describes the soldiery and excitement, and does not forget the sound whippmg she received that day for running oft with another girl to witness the execution., She climbed an old brick wall, and from that point of view saw the buhemllng and heard the executioner laim: **Behold the head of a traitor!” The head was then laid in a wagon. That night when her father came home and she told him of the whipping she had received, he said to her mother: *You should not have done that, for she has seen something she vull remember the longest day she lives.” Robert mmet was beheaded Septembor 20, 1803, and according to ber recollection she was then sixteen i’,r&rs old. During her recital of this it of hlswr[v Democrat reporter noticed a little boy paying particular attention to the strange story. Should this little fellow live o0 be eighty years old, he will be able to say, 163 years after tho event, thyt he heard an eye- witness describp the cxecution’ of 1Lob- In the ert Fmmet. The recollection of this old lady extends back five years before that time. She has & daughter living who is now in her cighty-first year. Died at 109, Oshkosh (Wis.) Correspondence Chi- cago Tribnne: The 20th day of last month Mrs, Ellen Lucy celebrated. at the home of her son, Police Officer John on Merritt stréét, the 109th anni- f her birth. Mrs. Lucy came to this city five years ago from Houlton, Aroostook county, Me., traveling the distance alone. During her residence in Maine she made her home with a married danghter, and after her re- moval here, her son, to satisfy incredu- lous people that she was ns old as claimed, wrote to the parish priest in County Cork, Ireland, where she was born, and where the ords of her birth and baptism were fmmll mul for- warded to Mr. Lucy. ¢ came from Ireland to Ameri ember, 1851, settling in New Brunswick, and afterwards removing to Maine. She is short in_stature, thin and wrinkled. ‘When she first cme to Oshkosh she was cy, although she had provi- ously suffered om an cident which par destra the use of her rig hand. She soon learned to use the left, however, and until two years ago did a great deal of sewing. Sovi handsome patch- work quilts, which she made three years ago, are treasured by the family. Just before she gave up sewing, or rather when compelled to do so by her son on apcount of the exhaustion it caused, she made quite a number of articles She has never used s, and her sight i able. Her b fected for some time, but she can be easily understood, ns she talks in a loud piping voice and rapidly. Mrs. Lucy has had ten children,three daughters and two sonsof whom sur- vive, One daughter lives in England, one in Houlton, Me., and two sons and a daughter.in this city. The \oun"vsk of her family, Police Officer Lucy, is fifty-five years old. He was born when his mother was fifty-four, and, there being soven years' difference hetween his age and {hat of the previous child, Mrs. Lu(y 1s him her ‘‘stray one.” 'Twenty years ago Mrs. Lucy prepared herself for the emergency of “death by making her shroud, and she has kept it nicely folded up ever since and under lock and key, for fear robbers would take it. She brought it with her from the east,and it is stilla prized trensure of hel The day bofore her present sickness, as if apprehensive of death, she made will, or rather gave to each mem- er of the household some article to keep in remembrance of her. Gave Up Smoking at 100. Shelbyvlile, Ill., Correspondence of the Globe-Democrat: Mrs. Margarvet Dutton died April 30, at her home four- teen miles south of here, at the age of 102 years. Mrs. Dutton has been living in Ilinois ovor fifty years and enjoyed o cel\EE b SR lthlg s o el Chin et (et of herdeath. She was addicted to the use of tobacco and gave up smoking on her one hundredth birthday, as she feared it would injure her health. ral children, grandchildren, great- ndchildren, and one great-great- ndchild, survive her. She weighed ly pounds at the time of her death. A Splendid Lady of 101 Summers. A late special eispatch from Lexing- tml Ky., to to the St. Louis Democrat “Perhaps the oldest white woman entucky to-day is Mrs. Cathavine Chinn, of this city, who lives with her nd, Dr. Joseph G. Chinn, at 226 t Maxwell streot. To-day was the 101st anniversary of her birthday and the Tl\l‘lors of the doctor’s comfortable residence were thronged with friends and relatives of the old lady this after- noon to pay their respects and wish this centenarian and her ninety-one year old husband many happy returns of the day. Mrs. Chinn, whose maiden name was Catherine May, wasborn in Virginia, May 1, 1787, and came to Kentucky about i800. ITer parents located i city, where she has lived eversince, In youth she was a noted belle, and widely known for her vi and fine quali- ties of mind, When qui she married David Laws y far- mer and hemp manufacturer of this county, with whom she lived until his death, in 1865. Ten yea was married to her pre hust the ceremony taking place in the Street Christian church, this cit the presence of the largest crowd ever casion, good health at had quite a spell of sickne month of March, Her pt 3 she is good for several years more of life, barring accidents. She has a most retentive memory, and can and does re- peat the verses she learndd when a child, and smgs the songs of her youth. An Aged Traveler. Anna Boyce, an aged lady y-eight years of age passed throuch Omaba Tae from San Diego, Cal., enroute for Clarence, Ia., where she wiil live with her youngest son,a man of sixty ht. The old woman is very feeble but retains her mental facultics, and stated that she isthe mother of seven children, the oldest of which i seventy-nine years old. All are living She fourteen grandehildren and great g andchildren. TMer hushand died in San Diego some thicteen years ago., She has resided there since until feeling that her end was approaching, she decided to go to Iowa and die among her friends. 01d Age Notes. Mrs. Margaret Fosse of New Orleans recently celebr: her hundredth birthday by cooking her breakfast and walking to church, "She is the widow of Louis Fosse, who served under Na- poleon at Moscow. Mrs, Margaret Dalton, aged passed away at Shelbyville, Til. Rosetta Washington, of Louisville, claims to be 121 yearsold, Shesays her mother was half Indian and her father a nati f Guinea, A remarkable case of longevity has been discovered at Grafton, Pa., i person of John Fosdick, aged 102 years Remarkable, because John cant’t read fine print without spectacles; indeed, his eyesight is so0 poor that he can't read any kind of print. He is the first cen- tennavian discovered who could not “read fine priut without glasses.” Mrs, Sallie MeCoy of Monteagle, Tenn., celebrated her 1024 birthday April 15, Her hugband, who died three years ago, was twelve years her senior huving lived to the age of 112, “*Aunt Sallie” is still cheery and taikative, though almost blind and deaf. Dayid Carnes, of Linn county, Oregon, is 104 years old, Dur he towi ter he split three thousand fence rails. He was born in Washington county, Peunsylvania. . Gottleib Jung, an aged German, who has been an inmate of the county alms- house at Snake Hill, N, J., for three years, has just fallen heir 10 85000 by the th of his sister-in-law in Switzer- land. Three of Kentucky’s Wonien pionéers, whose ages aggregate 250 years, died upon the same duy, -April 24, at Har- rodsburg, in thal swate, 102, [AMONG THE ELECTRICIANS, Some New Facts Conocerning the Unseen Foroe. SOME OF THE LATE DISCOVERIES. The Wonderful Static Blectrioity— The Telephone in India—~Wonder- ful Development of the Science Current Gossip and Notes, The Covnper Voltameter. An accurate meansof determining the strength of the current i electrjcal testing is undoubtedly a great desidera~ tum in a variety of work; but it is rarely that workers are able to obtain instru- ments whose accuracy can be depended upon, and whose manipulation is easy. The electrolytic method of determining current has long been employed in such work, but it has remained unemployed for general use on account of the seem- ing difficulty of obtaining reliable re- sults, The article in another column, however, shows that with ordinary pre- cautions the result obtained are rélinble to a high degree, and that the sulphate of copper, s0 l‘mnu'nLl} adapted for the purpose, may replace the more expen- sive nitrate of silver usually employed in the laboratory. Electrical Conrses. The announcement that an electrical training school is to be established at Prankfort, Germany, suggests the prac- ticability of simil nstitutions in this couutry. At present some of the gen- eral technical have special courses in electricity, more or less thor- oug ut it is probable that with the rapid growth o} the various electrical dustries, special schools, as_for min- ing, civil engineering, agriculture,ete., will in time spring up, in- which_scien- tific training in electricity will be the leading feature, and not be made sub- sidiary to the other branches of tech- nology. Long Distance Talk The Boston News Bureau Bell telephone people are considering their long-distance plans, and the talk of weli-informed ~ telephone men is a scheme of “‘rights™ to Bell telephone tockholders to subscribe annually at 50 for the next five years to Long Dis- tance Telephone company bonds, guar- anteed by Bell Telephone company and convertible into Long Distance Tele- phone company stock, which stock, it is claimed, will be worth $150 pér share. How much money per annum will be needed has now to be determined, but it may be said that the cost of long dis- tance telephone construction is not far from $3,000 per mile. Ocean Telegraphy. Tn ocean telegraphy the "current be- comes so diminished in intensity during its passago along 8,000 miles of cables ha receiver Is to re- ving in- struments consists of a xniuum magnet which carries a tiny mirror, and is so suspended that the slightest impulse cau it to yield one way ot the other, aceording 10 the action of the sending instrument. A ray of light fails upon this mirror reflected upon a séreen some feet distant. As the mag- net turns one way or the other, the mir- ror mo with it and the spot of light on the sereen indicates to the operator the signals of the Morse alphabet, thus enabling him to spell out the words. Velocity of Electricity. New York Sun: According to Prof. Gould’s investigations, it appears. that aerial tolegraph wires on poles transmit electricity at the rate of from 14,000 to 16,000 miles per se ()ml u.nd that the velocity of speed inereas tance between the wires and the earth, or, in other words, with the height of suspension, and that = subterrancan wires, like submarine cables, transmit with reduced rapidity. Again, while spended at a feebls height vn 1o tra itsignalsat a Veloe 12,000 miles per ;o(‘nm\ th that are suspended higher give avel- ocity of from 16,000 to 24,000 miles. Wheatstone im of 288,000 miles, in his experiments, appear never to have been confirmed. The Wonderful On the e fred M. M the Steve Static Electricity. ning of April 27 last, Al- er delivered a lu ture at s Institute of Technology gathering of the Now rical society, in which he irated by some novel and simple apparatus the laws: of statie electricity and kindred subjeets, These embraced first the meas aut of the attractive and repulsive force 'exerted between charged bodies and the demonstration of the law of inverse squares as devel- oped therefrom. The apparatus. em- ployed for the purpose was in the form of & pendulum arrangement, gravity being employed as the opposing force il of ‘torsion, as employed by Coulomb in the torsion balay The same apparatus can be employed Lo de- monstrate the law of the dispersion of electricity. Another interesting subject treated by Prof. Mayer was the ocular demon- strations of the different specific indue tive capacity of various bodies. Thi was accomplished by inserting the vari- ous substan such as glass, parafiine, ., between two charged plates and measuring the difference in distance between the two neccessary to bripg about equal attraction Various other laws were demonstrated, and the value of the dyne was dly brounght before of the audience. © The evening delightful and memovable one. A New Accumulator. There will soon be placed upon the malket a new form of *‘acccumulator,” or storage battery, that, by the manner’'in whieh the lead platos holding the ox- ides are placed in the cell, prevents all danger }mm *‘buckling” or crumbling away, or *‘short cireuviting.” A large amount of surface is exposed: to the action of the electric current, but this surface is in a very compact form, - It is said to be already comparatively dem- onstrated by tests that the 'plates will remain intact and undisturbed from their original position for at least two year; great saving when used for street railway service, A cell of the same size as the others now in use is suid to be ten pounds lighter, shows very slight resistance in charging, and can be handled in & water pail if neces- sary. A patent has been applied for by Mr. Askew and Mr. Pumpelly of Chicago. Modes ot Communication. The modes of communication be- tween deal mutes have received a most important advance from a method re- cently devised, which consists in each letter of the alphabet being represented by some portion of the palm of the hand. For instance, the ewminence be- tween the first and second joints of the index finger corresponds to W, the one between the second and third to M, and 80 on. The hand thus alphabetically divided is placed palm downward in & mold, whose bottom is perforated with holes which correspond to the lettered parts of the Land, Each of these holes mit of the passage of a smalt hammer, which is pressed upward by the pessage of an electric current. FRE SUNDAY{, MAY 13, 1888.~SIXTEEN PAGES. S IDHEINBERG & CO'S FI1GARO. FROM DRUGS, UNADULTERATED, HONEST A ten centflgar for five cents. *All Straight Havana Filler,” For sale by Following named Dealers CITY. Aberly H. J., No. 213 N, 25th St. Anisfield Ed., No. 809 S. 10th St. Anthes Geo. & Coy. No. 322 S. 10th St. Anderson A., No. 2218 Cuming St. Askwith W. S., No. 1608 Sauhders St. Barkolow Bros.. Union Pacific Depot. Ball 1. S., No. 2705 Leavenworth. Bell Ed., No. 1807 Lake St. Becht Max,Cor. 15th and Harney. Bonner H. J., Cor, 16th and Vinton St. Brown A., No. 2601 Cuming St. Bennett J. S., Cor. Clark and Saunders, Bergen J. E., No. 902 N. 16th St. Bell B, C. & Co., 18th and Jackson St. Beaty Chas., 18th and Leavenworth St. Brown N. H., No. 1520 S. 10th St. Brown & Cronk, No. 611 S. 13th St. Chandler ., No. 2026 Leavenworth St. Cavanaugh P., No. 184 Seward St. Conrad Max, 15, bet. Douglas& Farnam, Cummings & Murphy, S. 18th St. Cates Bros., 26th and Walnut. Cajori A., No. 601 Pierce St. Cuningham P., No. 107 S. 10th St. Crum & Bishop, Co 24th and Lulm Sts. Dalzell J. A., No. 115 N. ‘)Lh S D“;m C. A. & Co., Cor. 80 & Corby St. Engolman R., No. 424 S. 15th St. Granciseo G. O. & Co., No. 2206 Farnam, Frank M. J., Cozzens House. Floodman P. E. & Co,, 16 & Davenport. Fruehauf J. I., No. 415 S. 15th St. Fields C. C., 26th and Cumings St. Feenan M. J., Park ave. Fentsch F. H., 16th and Howard St. Gentleman Wm or. Lake & Saunders, Goodman Drug Co., Farnam St. Gladstone Bros. & Co., Grosfeld E., No. 1805 St. Mary's ave. Gontlemen & Hunt, No. 501 N. 16th St. Hughes & Evans. No. 1220 Saunders St. Hammond & Co., No. 121 N, 16th St. Hirt M., No. 1620 S, 10th St. Hnll, Edwards & Co.,2713 Leavenworth. Hunwlns(vr J. F., 1611 St. Mary’s ave. Hallauer I, No. 609 S. 16th St. Hensoll & Klouse, 16th and Farnam, Hess I, G., No. 2804 Farnam. Hetzell & Sass, 27th and Cuming St. Kuhn & Co., 16th and I)lmglns Kinsler J. T, N Farnam, Kuhn Fred, Vu MU . 10th St. Kelly J. A., No. 1519 Farnam, Lang A., 18th and Jackson. Lcuz LI\rlst., N(v 418¢ S. 10th. St. tz J., No. 700 S. 13th. Douglas St. anson,Clark & Saunders. Mostoeller & Scott, 15th and Vinton. Murphy J. A., No. 120 N. 16th. Mulligan T. F., No. 1428 Saunders. A., South Omaha. nders & Caldwell, McLeod B., No. 1824 N. 16th. McKey C., South Omalha. New M., No. 606 Owen & Co., . Pryor W. Ay Nn. 1301 Park ave. Powell M. H.. 13th and Jackson. Parr M., No. 423 S. 10th. Prince J. S., No. 214 N. 15th. Postal D. C., cor. Blondo and 26th St. Redle Wm. No. 1806 S. 13th. Ross & O’Hearne, No. 412 N, 16th. Reuther G., South Omaba. Rebfield & Co., 18, Farnam & Douglas. Rubin & Co., No. 1805 St. Mary’s ave. Richard Henry, Farnam, bet. 10 & 11. Sander A, H., cor. Saunders & Cumings Saville | Nu 1104 N. 24th. Spatford ] , 13th and Howard. Spettman J. 1[. No. 2812 Leavenworth. Schillea J., 16th and Nicholas. Schaefer Aug., Sherman ave & Corby. Sweeney 8. L., South Omaha. Sobotker C. H. South Omaha, Stevens Henry A.| 16th and Vinton. Southmayd & Runnell, No. 1010 N. 16th. Srlmln'rl H., 816 N. 16th. smith & Owens, South Omaha. \Iuhmlwkv L. J hnm]mm (mn Torbitt C. S., 2208 Farnam, Toce D., ll.!fli Farnam. Van l\'l'm:(‘ & Pahl, cor. Vangreen & Holin, 2002 Cumings. Wilrot C., 814 N. 16th. Wolfer W., cor, 26th and Decatur. Whelan Jaines, 1825 Saundors. ‘Whitehouse H. B., cor 16th & Webster. Waller Emina, 104'S. 15th. West & Fritcher, 1222 Farnam, Westrande & Weber, 2609 Cumings. ‘Wilson Clayton, 4164 S. 10th. Ward W. J. & Co., 601 N. 16th, Wilke & Sautter, Cor. 20th and Pierce. ‘Worthy Wm., Cor. Corby and 16th. WESTERN. Abel B, Denver, Col. Bohnor G W., Bradshaw, Neb. Birken W. J., Leigh, Neb. Bayrhoffer & Keisselbach, Shelby, Neb. Brown E. R., Fremont, Neb. Bennett T. N. St* Paul, Neb. Craig A. J., Minden, Neb. Copeland L. N., Minden, Neb. oor. 16th & Manderson. 17th & Clarke. Cleveland Bros., Dahlstedt M. Deyo & lhn Ord, \(‘ll. \ ob. ,\lhwu. Neb, . Oakland, Neb, & Gunnell, Paxton, Neb. rwin & Heckman, Deadwood, Dak. Judd L. P., Cedar Rapids, Neb, Jepson, John, Mead, Neb Johnson A. B, Kinzel Bry Krauss, Phillip, l'IuH\nmuHh Neb. Karker, , Aurora, Neb, Knowlten B W., Oxford, Nob. Larson & Son, Brainard, Neb. Lamhofer Ed..Schyuler, Nob. Lyons Drug Co., Lyons, Neb. Mayle, J. W., Blair, Neb, Moran Johu, Olax, Neb. Morris & Co., O'Neill, Neb. McEvoy L. A., North Platte, Neb. Odendahl Bros., LoupLN‘v. Neb. Overfield J. K., Neligh, Neb, Pethick Thos. M., Silver Creek, Neb. Robb J. D., McCook, Neh. Stevens W. H., Ogden, Utah. Showers & Co.. Linwood, Neb. Stuart & e Cedar Bluffs, Neb. hryock W. B., Louisville, Neb. Seykora 1. J , Neb. Stein & Co., Lincoln, Neb. Scull E. B., Boulder, Col. Thomas J. R., Tekamah, Neb.: Travis & Samples, Holdrege, Neb. [Wells W, 3urwell, l\'ch. 'Woods H 1., Stromsburg, Neb. 'Wood W. J. & Co., Buffalo Gap, Dal. Whaley, M. H., Clarks, Neb, 'Wolz Geo., Fremont, Neb. Wilson C. W., Mead, Neb. Wolf & Gillen, Madison, Neb. Young J. P., Plattsmouth, Neb. Distributing Agents—Max Meyer & Co., Omaha, Neb.; also Western Agents for the Seidenberg & Co. Rosa Espanola and Thekla Havana Cigars. These various hammers are connected with _an apparatus similar to the key- board of the piano, each key represent- ing a letter,and being connected by wires with the corresponding hammer in the mold. A teacher can spell out the words on the key-board, when the hammers fly up_through the openings in the bottom of thit mold and spell the words by touchinf the lettered emin- ences of the hand 6f apupil. Any num- ber of molds may be attached to the 1n- strument, and a la¥ge number of pupils be aimult:mcmmly inst ructdd. The Telephone in India. It appears that the principle of the clephione has been known in India and Burmah for 2,000, ye: . Amesbury, of New. York, returncd from a ftwo years' sojourn in that country, says Llh\t the communica- tion is confined enirely to the temples, the natives hdu,\'m;: it to be the “governing spioit,” The wire was some kind of metal, but neither steel, copper or brass, although it closely re- sembled the latter. The transmitter was of wood, and about the > of the head of a flour baryel, and to_establish connection, instead of ringing a bell, the person wishing to attract attention at the other end stood close to the cur- ious looking thing and shouted: “*Ooey! ooey! ooey!” The sound is faint, but distinet. The telephone which Mr. Amesbury deseribes has been in use thirty years, and he was shown worm- eaten transmitters and conduits that must haye been 200 00 years old. o has just English Electricians, An English contemporary, Invention, has recently published a_very fine car- toon giving the por its of all the leading English electricians and elec- trical engineers. The sheet is a large one and the design, of emblematic character, is_cleverly conceived and neatly worked out. Invention bus pub- lished a long series of these *‘cartoons’ of men d|~||um|\~hv<l in the arts and sciences, and they have all been ex- cellent. Prize Essay on Electro-Magnet A gold medal worth about ) is offered by the Italian Society for the Adyancement of Electrical ence for the best paper on electro-magnets, con- sidered more particulurly with a'view to their application to dynam The paper must be written in either French or Italian, and should reach the ex- ecutive committee before the 30th of October of the present year, accom- panied by a deyice or motto, and a senled envelope hbeuring the same de- vice, and containing the name and ad- dress of the author. Current Gossip. Augusta, Ga., will probably have an clect road in the National Exposition grounds. The electric light in cities is a very great convenience, but drunken men find italong d tance between. The Gilliland Eleetric company of Adrian, Mich., recently shipped over 60,000 telegraph pinsto the American Telephone compiny for use in construct- ing the “long distance” line from Al- bany to Buffalo. A Viennaengineer has just taken out a 'm-ut for a new smoke-abating process, 3y means of electricity he means to con- dénse the solid part of the smoke as it avises from the copl, the carbon thus formed falling back into the furnace, Mr. James . Myfson, the well-known author of the Munson shorthand system, has very nearly n‘,\;,iu-tul his machine for setting and digfyibuting type with the aid of e! ity. Mr. Munson pects to have things: voudy’ for an oxhi- bition in about & mgpth. Prof. W. Mattieu Williams offers as a better e‘qnlmmuun‘khun the old one of course of lightning that ow- ing to variations ipf moisture the con- ducting power of (different portions of air is variable, mad the electric dis- rge follows the uoursu of least resist- Sir Morrell '\Im-lwnuo examined the throat of the cvown prince with an electric lamp. The. lamp is appended at the end of what looks like along, slender pen-holder, and the proportion- ately small batiory'which supplies the electricity is worn about the examin- ing surgeon’s neck. Prof, Strickler hus recently accom- plished a difficult feat in photo-micro- graphy. Using the el-,mu, coil asa means of illumination in microscopical work, he has succeeded in producing excellent plmtn.rmphu of living bacte- ria and other moying cells, pmong them being the white blood corpuscle of man. The ph«)ln aphs of the last distinctly show intri s of structure whose ex- istence has been denied by many biolo- gists, When the first electric telegraph was ostablished the speed or transmission was from four to five wordsa minute with the five needle instrument. In 1849 the Laverage rate for newspaper messages. was seventeen words a min- ute. The present pace of the electric telegraph between London and Dublin, where the Wheatstone instrument is employed, reaches 462 words; and thus what was regarded as mriraculous sixty years ago has multiplied a hundredfold in half 4 century. A peculiar case is reported from Biddeford, Me. An overseer 1n one of the mills there, in the courseof his reg- ular duties, is exposed toa strong elec- trical eurrent, generated by the large beltsin rapid motion near by. It seems that the electrical conditions are such as to have caused his fine head of iron gray to change to a beautiful bas. Some riends express their doubts of the cause of this singular change, but those best qualified to judge the matter account for it as above. 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