The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-04-29
ri iiE r -IIoSOE THE AGE.
ii, AFTERNOON ~ FHE MIGRATORY
- nr pKOi. IHOMIS 4. EDISON.

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..,,cuou, Inventor ~ work How he
.,s, HoihereJ by n wicked Tribune I'm
ssysc -Three T"iki"u Machines by the
rs,-Thc Great M"''ra' Telephone MIN
iay Ma"@"''e' Nv '''A"N~"e" "ee"'''
Tho recent appearance VI Prof. Thomas
..Ilison In Washington. aud hs article on
.n,,ktns uionograpll. printed In tho North
,rsr,cae Kerie,c. have increased public inter
a,,o,h4 inventor and his inventions. Any in
,,.,stion CONCERNING him is sure to be read
a,iday. In Washington he was the hon.
WI pues, Of tho most distinguished men In
..,un,,y. Robert Fulton, Sir Isaac Newton,
=, Calico would not have attracted more ut.
.d,n
liant six wssks MO a iourunlist yisi,.d Mr.
,r..n for the second time. "a, ,yns anco,n
.,.i by the Hon. John Kelly Of tina Tam.
,s Gcnoral Committee. The Professor WINS
81 m lis largo lnborn,orv ON tho SECOND
I, +. Of his mauufactory Mt MEMO Park. j.
60. surrouni.d nv iors M vitriol strips Of
,.ts phlal. ~ chon,Icals smoking Kerosene
,~s. ,i.,cs ,t tclonhor.. oil clny mines. odd
linz eie,trioal mnohiucs coui., Of tie great
Ievn.wsnnpers mechanical ct,hinps. papers
.,,ie,,r.head smnkinp ,oba,ce,. olectru.nloto-
e-,,bs and supdrv hits of machinery of
i ~ trnvu p,uc, Al onsn ynjii,uo of poe's
anna Law honsn,i, the Mrgcst phonocraph.
l Tirce or four ,i.l,nrs vero wandering around
i Al, rom Th,v wsrc nu personnl ncuuaint.
| ,n.os ono ,vns nluyius n small organ in the
\ ce,t end a scrond war coughing in one OF the
uonkinr machines. and n third was vawninr
| o,sr tho Professors carbon mandatory. A
.rtL proved 10 be scientist He bent over
,.,e of tin foil. freshly torn from the cylinder
| n n phonograrh. and carefully examined tie
,ra,iu.s through a maruifyinu rlnss. He WIS
| securing supply Of matrices. with the view Of
,olyirg the mysteries " the vibrator, alphabet
| H. believed that tho air waves produced
H. taking into tho metallic diaphragm
q tic speaking phouocrarh left a par
.ia, r,,rL or I.,,,, d, clio n, IA
breach lahial. consonant. vowel. or diphthcng
,rorcJ These nnrks or letters nro very
M. ~. A., ,"u
A'""e' my oS'''lo'e 'h- 'e''''s o' 'he NoIsc
atAabct. Through tho aid Of n microscope the
,cn,ist thinks that each letter or sound may
eknowh oy lis length shape ana depth. The
ssrrot once discovered sheets II words could be
r.,ep bv n steel noc1l. aud tho srsntino nho.
V""eu w ~ nv,u'. SUI .np speak'ns pho-
rnic sounds niurmured In its m.,alli,. aar
Tie sa'aht pressed inc bright alphabetical
sheets to his breast. and loft tina laboratory full
u 0nnu,"1v in' itulesso, u'u nor seem 70
nso much interest in the work O. 1.-THE scientist
In, Closet hts syss ionnnsa ~ ma ~" s,oav ~.
9 -, "''u e"OVN i''
N''u' AppalchNS he Hau HVue ihNh IN tne
theory
r"i vi. shir SOys WEIR eotere' WI" Sr.ssy
! s-ciy frock coat. There was A charcoal mark
q Oh the side of his nose. and another ON the
\ "N go ~ ''9 ""u ""V'"e' w wv
been spread with hayfork and his general
sppearrnce WINS aec,geJ,y intsrs.,ine Ths
r.,s,ro n.ss va" n, ,in, -, ni.s,I., rns
more ike an honest plodding apprentice to
maehinist Ma wos ~ husv ~o,r VII
and Philadelphia were about NIX expert
ment with his carbon iclepho..e and
hs was making cC mn with the
quick tread comforting with his assistants max
ins and receiving Suggestions and giving the
necessary orders For minutes he stood AZ the
end Of the room with one pole OF the telephone
n his ear Und the other at his mouth. shouting
How Dc, you get it now Mary had u little
lamb. It's fleece WIS white ms snow-how do you
ihal one OF the assistants declared that he could
Two cities. and take hand in ifit was thought
best
& Of ra n v whs pS wsa
sstrips that nad been soaked in chemical .olu-
non was dryins on chair near hot stove.
stranger The, Hon John Kelly then handed
nun puhch OF cigars. Iney were thiown On
We work taoie, and everybody invited TO help
bbeniselves; Alter lighting one OF them, III,
rroieSs"r 1tsppsn 20 tne winaow' ana airectsd
Me journalists attention 10 little pond IN the
Mrr
q ihey toll mei said ne, mat you are great
nsnerman. Ike littlc OF i myself. Come
down some summer day ana go ont with
IN INA, Rohu out mere Is nHed WIN Monte
EIiHv trout n,.,.,.,,,... &c.,, >, ,u,,,.A, A.
Mnat are Mnntezuma trout inquired the
innocent JOURNALIST. ,
some Bers9ns call them bull heads, and
1Nst9 cailshi re- repisd' out Monteznma
N1ut Is Whh' call thcni
mere was a merry twinkle IN his eye as he
i-,hgd rom the Willow ana grew sore 81
Its IRON MS pock.l, lHat ntst aIuclc IN
!HE SuS Sald ne was graphic descrlp-
,,.n d. INC nniohostapn' nave iecelNei letters
n ,,S ,'es}wness; sayinS mt ne writer's mao
s 3 the " sesdn s ana s the ysf sg Ts4
lnr ssheral impr.sSioh IS thnt the article 10 a
pfv 'nNrHtnh pul " nov tney az want ma
| s stn, = Jun any iuea 'hht people Were 30