The Mesilla Valley independent. [volume] (Mesilla, N.M.) 1877-1879, 1878-11-16
EDISON ECLIPsED.
A HoosseF Bmvents an Instrument
superior 60 the Telephone

An invention that far outstrips Etli.on's
teIephane in transmitting saund. and in
simplicity and eheapness of cnussruefinn-
hiss bern inrsntrsI by AN Indiana young
nan. Mr.. fsreaI d. Jcwett. assisted iy his
father, Nr. H. ID. Jewett. The place where
fhi, invensi0n. which has been called the
ag.'phone, came TO light in little vi.iage of
enc hundred inhal,itants. 81. !Omer, lies
txo u.iles lrssus The railroad town of St. Paul,
In tie TndiAnaIsolis. Cincinnati and LnaisviIle
railroad. slnsaf thirty scvsn miles from
Indianap-.Iis Father and son are pFoprie-
tears oF drug sss~e. printing Office, musicsl
instrument store pesf-ofEee. and genera.
repsiring shoT~, All in the same 4lai.ding
The instrument they have invented is now in
operation between their geI.eraI utility sit'p
and their residence. quarter Of nmile away
The safF Ecner l,rswcen this instrument ami
E,iisssns trIeplsne IS that IT ,l''es nae have 10
l.r'h~Id t. rue nnath and siIauttd info l,y the
speaker while the IistneE must ksid his ear
! Ia tl,e tue te bear tie faint SQUADS In the
agephone the sI,-aSrr stands ten feet away
fraau thu instrument. and his Eaice "a heard
. distinctly at the other end Of the linc 1T an
equal ar reaief distance ffom the instrument
Tic invvntian was inspected by q reporter
sn SATURDAY, Wh" t'saDd graap oi wonder
ing neigll,oFs gathered 70 hear and see the
g,eat invention. 4 conversation Was in
progress i,etween Tie elder Jewett. IN the
Starr. and his aife At their residence. Mr.
Jewrtt was leaning an the counter, three or
t,uF feet away trnm the little hnx, which
was the instrument. He slsnke In natural,
easy TIM. not especially din-rting his vuirs
! to- the instrument. The snswrTs came hack
with such ds>sincancs< ahat they were
understood equally ~ well in the further
eosRer ST the store as Vt the RaF9h of the
inrtrum,nt. Mrs. jrwstt wss asked 10
sing. al..sl The wards Of : Over There" came
wish Ali the sweetness that would have lseen
heard if lie singer had been in an adjoining
rrAlh. Ar Jewctt vent hOne and, At the
re.laest Of his sslA. took seai aight feet fran
The instrument and l.layed the 81 Arkansas
Traveller ,.n h 8 vioiin. Every Rote wss
heard distinctly. NOT oaly 10 the store. tuI
nm the stree; anil in the rear yard. which is
separated by snother room frnA the store
The closing Of dooE, sweeping the tis,r,
fonssteps and conversation I,s,iween Mrs
J~wett aud oshcrs in her rooa sill were
heard in the drug store The ticking uf a
watch placed in ihe Instrument was heard
at the other end of the line. The iayentor
is Frticcnt nl'oat the principles of his
Instrument. II has no l,Assvry aad no mag
ncs unless there isa magnet mnss artfaily
concealed All that car t,e seen OF the
sgnphone " little loxs open in fFont. viii,
hiaek walnut sidcs. tl,c l,ack nj flna irs,n
plate. About an inea in frunt. af the h,,n
plate is thin pine t.oard forming bar
sitien ncrnSs the tsax. II has an opening
alpaat nm inch in diameter. fTam Which n
AIaati fnnnel Of thin copper plate runs hack
through the iron end ei thr ls0x, and closing
ON small brass wire The l.rass wlre TX
! ieRds out Abnut twn years and connects IT,,
copper wire. which faFsns the connecting
mesiiHm. The instrument at the either end
OF the line is the same Mr.. Jewett sltea
not offer an explaemtisn If his prine4ple.
excerpt tn say that the copper funael "a a
vilssstqr. He Is exceedingly anxious Abaut
recaring letters ~ l,strnt. and seems afraid
! to tell too much lsioEe that end il attained,