The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1877-04-10

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Cal rights. On the Republican side
Cortlandt Parker, though personal,
ly brutally cold man, has tho most
brilliant oratory, and John Hill has
the greatest claim on the honest.
sincere convictions of the Industrious
men OF the State. The contest is
likely to be between Green and
Parker, with Abbot and Hobart in
reserve.
A Georgia paper, speaking of Ger.
tam additions to be made to the luna-
tic asylum, perpotratas the following
choice piece Of rhetoric "These
buildings are to be built under the
direct supervision Of Captain Wilcox,
the Engineer Of tho Asylum, and
a complete gentleman, and with a
force to be employed" Have the luna
tics been turned loose into the
newspaper sanctum
A Wisconsin man, who had boon
induced by Western papers to 90 to
Florida and start an orange factory,
passed through Atlanta on his. way
home the other day. His brooches
were harnessed to him by ono sus.
pender, and he stood up to free
lunch counter with the air of a man :
who knew his rights and dared,
maintain them. Per contra. n
Florida man who started West Sow
oral years ago without cent in his
pocket is now able to keep q private
shaving cup and razor in O high-
toned barber shop.
Bon's Telephone,
Prof. Boil, Of Boston, has perfect
edan apparatus ditlieront from Gray's
musical telephone, by which not only
the sound of musical notes is repro-
duccd, but also that of the human
voice in words spoken in ordinary
conversation. His SUCCESS in regard
to the reproduction of the sound of
the human voico has boon very
marked. He has constructed au ap-
palatus which, when attached to tho
receiving end Of the telegraph wire
enables any person in the apartment
to Near words distinctly which, arc
spoken ut the other end Of the line.
A trumpet m mouthed tube is set op-
positc IN electro>magnet similar in
form and arrangement to that al
ready described. Across the
mouth Of tho tube a dia~
phragm or membrane is strained,
to which is attached light mag
netized bar of steel, which almost
touches the corc ends of the magnet.
A battery actuates the magnet and
supplies the electlic fluid to the line.
One pole is to the ground while the
other is to the line. At tho receiv-
ing end is a single helix with nm ex~
ternal soft iron case and loose
soft iron cover. When words are
spoken into tho tube at the sending
end. tho magnet on tho membrane
vlbrates with it and induces mag
ncto electric pulsationB in the mag
net opposite. These are transmits
ted over the line and reproduce vi
brations in the loose iron cover or
disk Of the magnet ut the receiving
end, which give out the sounds as
thoy are caused ut tho sending end.
The receiving instrument, when
properly mounted on resonat or,
gives Oub iii llCtcltSctt bOuuu, Nuu
the whole is justly regarded as ono
of the wonders of our age.
| AS these marvels of electrical
science and skill are only in their
infancy as yot it is not too much 10
expect that when perfected, as they
are certain to be within little time,
the whole art of telography will be
revolutionized through their inAu-
ence. Every day that passes over
us serves to prove how true are
Hamlets words to his faithful
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There are more things in heaven and earth.
Than are drcamt Of in your philosophy.
This is the way the Boston Tran
script accounts for the use of the
crescent by tho Turks. When
Phillip Of Macedon approached by
night with his troops to scale tho
walls of Byzantiun, the moon shone
out and discovered his design to the
besieged, who repulsed him. The
crescent WAS aftelward adopted as
the favolite badge of the city.
When the Turks took Byzantiurn,
they found the crescent in every
public place, and, believing it to
possess some magical power, adopt