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, 1880-08-19

trains leaving this city BY all the lines wcro
crowded 70 their utmost capacity, but 1t has
not yet become necessary to to run any
specal trains. The. railroad officials
care of all the business with their regulnr
tEu!ns bJ, putting on sufficient extra cars, NJ
the Knights Tcinplar have Until Sept. il to
return, and many Of them will take adyan-
t1ge Of tho time allowed them and visit the
Northwestern watering-placcs and oti,or
points before returning home. The Tickets
t9 @ the general public DO not expire until
Monday, and many will stay over until the
last moment. Thus tho return OF the visitors
Wil1 spread over considerable time, and glyo
the railroads an opportuMtty % handle
tho business without getting a. crowded
~ they did when they brought tho
Visitors to the city. Many OF the
o tS rft1fn pa}er in r;.so nody in spec!a tfa!ns
1900 guests, while bnt littlo over 100 Left
from any OF the other largo hotels.
The railroad companies would bo under
obligations, and will pe able to make better
arrangements for ne accommodation Of re-
vance when. By, what trains, md in what
numbers, they will return to their respective.
homes,
, 1880-08-19
THE VISITORS,
rl1Eitr; WAS 4 FAIR OPPORTUNITY YEaTEn-


DAY
to form q sort OF Idea Of the attendance of
outsiders. There was no entertainment dur
Inc tlle morning to bring gout the Cl,icagoans.
rho drlll ut tho Jockey Club Park. took b
large number out Of tho city. for OF those
WHO went t1erQ to SEQ tho exhibition tho ma
jority wcro doubtless Chlcagoans. Tho
crowd on tho streets yesterday, therefore,
was n fair Intlex Of tho rush Of outsiders
to tho city, and that showed 1t
10 ln very large. from morutng
until nirl,t uIk4ho Btrcets In the business
nart OF thc city wero ullcolMfortably jalnlned.
AL t,lo strcct-earS leading to points Of III
torcst. like Lincoln Park or tho South Parks,
were crowded. On tho North Side, for In
stance, all day lollg. going north md going
solltll tue strcct-cars were overilowlng. AT
thoso seasons OF the day when tho Lincoln
park cars arc generally empty they wnro ycS-
torday full. The crowd was ralher larger, II
anything, than that which used to fill
tho strccts Exposition Saturdays, whea tho
rates wero reduced, aud there was q heryy
attendance from tho country. Allowing for
tllo visitors tn tho drill aud tho large nutn-
beis who, on account ot tho hcAt, remained
at tho camp aud in Tue hotels, there must
have been III tho city yesterday nearly ~, OU
neop!a who do ,lat claitn this place Us uiolr
viii 10 largely reduced. 1t Is true, that very
isW ts KSE,ls fos will go u2t,' GapsssTy tS,SS!,
sssse sGss '$s fer al it. nemSoss %s.her tAas
ura still tero ur whether they lllta EonS
ll0llu. Hut the ,KreAt thronE I9f visitors
f. LeHs a S,ef i stss dvs1 @ a1a le1Ss Ss,d is i
~, rt,nSs,n ,Vlv tl,y s},nlfu BtHv nltfi0l11l fu
, 1880-08-19
THE TOURNAMENT.

The carly morning was sllltry enough, put
when At 10 O'Clock the uln clouds rolled
w nn o efesr so Asg"s sa sn gass s"11
in+olerar,c no Tho tremendous business done
by the Lemonade and beer me'i testified. um-
S5sas ayssd sat up pn% on a M 'as psrspo e a1
would huye i iioatca @ a. frisate. In this con-
neeaon It IS pleasure 10 o,o tnat tltose IN IN
inoly law price At five cents a glass for fluid.
ava ,,nerona rnder hoiifnr. and N tan conts for
tat vg iSo heh si trars,t OIL of Ice e had adj been zen
graciously s allowed to melt.
Although the hour set for the drill was
o.ao. + woa nearly II hcfore thu comnatitors
and slmmerlng thousands vented their I'M
patience md their opinions with true Amer
naon1a v" '' SaI fainted % with hcnt s an % acvcro1
oSpe for "se sests pfwf s esy eonneeoa aGtq t.
we'll to observe that tho city police did ex-
oleia!s on the ground assisting ladies and
tao sdck' ana snnwt'ng .t so,ao idto nppIeG'ta, y,
ims'Iit 9n bt ie To- sssIst tIs tIes swc!boayInr w nc
The entrlcy 70 tns conpetlt1v@e y @ aElll were ere
~ t. thst t%s @ 56e II foiloW!ntE eStS'ss NTH @ ina
ss ice eseeye% iysaSo sS 81 Ss%eaSs %oaae ISL oa oS
Mo: Dc fM1Glal no: NMo11atc, 1 Grana
Kaps4s, nlleh.i nlonIoe' N9, II h9citEistoF.
l.; Ja',asGns1 ~. Il ott IT,, itui, Maata'
lAaper, H9. l,,, !, lio'mn'ap9ls' ill: oSle'1n,'
~ No.,,s,,i{,fo II, i,nol ~ ~ aoiHt, u m,,.tou
i;os,ar'i - Ssijiwoiar MIN q 1er,
f3i.{ ~. II - th.s. T...,
, 1880-08-19

It fcasrt1 a,N9 rn1iletch with s,frth At nvery
Sc pt ot Stt by onyt'liut I steady WIFI st4eaU
It kcnt% ~ natlcrin1 fnn coming M #, roT mi +,
oyarflowfnK ' md tllo "sartcrstrctcil "t tilted
aegrcyate 1,lnibcr present a amounted mount 10 At
hearty @ S0ahle u,at, t"po''' ~ 'o''o ~ '1"0''
rur anuIxnr.s,cvr ~ rrr ono,,xnu
s Was very Wci cacnlatea TOR ne receRt,Gn, o.
;h 1a immense % sro!g II attendance; neaass lg
ee'1 r+acte9 9eoR r. teafaFs ani' snd s1 scnted
g9 People comtottaoly-or, rnthcr, 'lne21,l, sr,,o
ioFthply. ~ TIC stu was very Mod o, ine
VIII aies 81 NH aG an MflS lie Te, yend @
|%sfs s|as l w're cro%ea sa s,oa,v Mtn *s ihc
fnses S,satoEa o1i Ill.,, H. iu s tao
wpss @ onyca M ~ ;xsa 5a 5aar ~
JIG % tenporafy s stand isrse dnins;Sa!I i,aa
nhtn M,ll, oeiocK 70 mn.1la9G 91a9 e. MnK,y Y
hHfs @ H. cinng aai t W,s I,,.
Pst!S'F b1' o1m|R'se G1Hend'rles by the Competitive
number Of m na5a!lsc and tents Ind been
soepst!aT @ ce!a,ssSassies @ s.'a 4 lsssMs I 81 Mst;|psd
!ent ses'en III hot aea LIZ r. ~ .g Hv
mlltSe. !ae nsuai nMsaner q neer-PosH}tns ~,
LaA hesh "aSe pHG f ~ LILY , a'u - ~ 49,,
Iusn.tR nnsl'ess, w., se!!lhs lte nGT ~ tsn ~.
gemis s,, n.nS: aM spnSa, sS'gctTI . @ iuf see
H. horir ~ tha rSnortnrs' atam, o II wns rosnfl
III, tlio crowd was kept from It by
M efficient forcn OF poltcr, and its
smooth. table-iIke surface afforded at,
excellent battle-ground, A drilling Cnn-
mandery could Be- seen from Mi Of tlle stands.
rho w)icel-of.f0rtuno MAI, and the beer ninn
iIatl their bno;hs III front Of the entrance to
tic ground, tlIul did 4 rushing business.
Tic coutesting Communicates did not be-
gin 10 arrive on tho ground until late hour,
much to the disgust OF tho crowd, which
Reed Commanlcry. No. d OF Dayton, 0.,was
and the 'ssta1ltis cl,cercl Justify when they
marched into ifa faiG ii, column Gf twos,
| prcscnting {. fine appearance They took up
| thefr Quarters in Tile Temporary cn,np and
cnlIesi I Sty nto e thn dr}finroln Ghicago @ Showed
! hcr rood will Toward tic city at the other
| md Of tho brtduc as her REPRESENTATIVE Com
manderv.--tfe Iyanltoc, M. 3-rotto in tho
track. by giving three hearty cheers Of wei
| come. -,
The crack. Monroe Commnndery, No. H.,
Of Rocl,cster, N. Y, was the next
10 arrive, mid Us It "passed under
yyIir1wini nf chcers from tEg crowd. Ruper
| ColJl,nnniery. Nh, i. tlto nrtIc Of 1nd{nn-
nnoIis. was accorded n hearty reccption as it
/ rinrclied bY Tho stands IN platoo,,s. and
sinwcj l,y The firo n.archirtu and KuErlltIy
| hnnring r. liz 1nen,hnra tint iutIfatltsitol[s
ntiaIt weii hn nrn,td nf I,nr I,emi,lnrs.
cr,,c. .oo,a vor,,,o t,ar co,t,tAynEuy
, 1880-08-19

,lsllscI according 70 Upton, by fonrs, lnstead
Of threos. The skt'tful manner IN when sley
wheeled antl executed fi'ovemeeinla ~ 1a1k f
uyc Of their drill was that tho latter pprtloii
Of 1t wnH cotn,nntltictt by trtnpet signals.
MI MptA1, OF I,o1]rsvffiE,
Now, to The cnllyentug strains Of "pIxIG:"
strode forth to do Of tlio tlio gallant Dg
S1as % 1sfGs ~ GaetaIs s; Georke "" W.
Northup. There recertion was raptur1us!y
noisy and enthusiastic. and the ,soldisrsy
tread ard kplgiitlY bearing With which they
wheeled Into line and salutcd their coIors
u Till cto1nfnsndery & strictly followed the
tndges' order In the first. part. of the pro.
gram, winning 1atrels ansf good marks every
Inte s thsy ys{a's snelH ut into ,a.'xssy t.9'sy
Crosscs-grand, patriarchalt, broad, triple
with startling rnpidity md exactncss. the
threes and sections whSS,ltng " ause out l!ke
rs pass Of sa9ss nas'sa na Ms ss %e s:ss dnd
tinA5iy nj expanding ard contracting wheel,
ni,o BY tho files, radiattnR fro!n q cornll'pn
centre nl,d tteh closing upon 1t aEa!'l, w9tl-
fs5fX nsxa pFsslss aacfy a't nye'A exAhed ae pts s
cislpn and skill WHICH was almost beyond
NE Mo1.AI, OF GRAND RAPIDS.
Tie mounted drill Of the Dc Mo1at COM
ma!idery of Grand Rapids, Mich. came next,
md, conssdgri1g they only Lave had six
weeks practice, did well.
auNsritoKEs.
The c]ose of tbs drill was marked by tho
@ M,n,,r,9 @ sIr III H. S!7 ffnre cnM,unues' ~ '1 1Ir X
s vas imneiiutalY n to ~ carrici to tent. a,itl, nj
cr' rf f,n,nr Is treain,snt NJ Drs. fuynse',d Ind
Wors;erS 50 far Is 70 Ie soon ont ot Hanger.
among me smnSstones es', ., IVY ~ wv Mfs mont
,gra'' rs 'r,m,ne W.T. Wtt" nf KenkaIk: poter Wiii
ians i ivinn IN " LII Lncoln street: JoLn Ityaii.
tSt ~ r. xf N fvaaoiJ sfynpt: .Sfixs 1cn Aij.nr
- ~, ~ ~ ~ Nav; Vnrt. IsenTSo NicI,n3snn' ri
N.ws NSSs orlcans; James +. Balrd, Of Nav York:
aMu n1!s' a. Nj p az Hifsm ~ s sa,,1, % ya, ifix y
nhri1pIIy. ihis XIX. n'o OIL 1An's"' 'o''p'' 'N'u' "
ILLS e't'' u,, ,,r ,,,.r,n
"AFTEn TIE orEnA
After the announcement llad been mad'
from the Judges stand tl,at ,h,. INC lny's pr, pro
out tho main gate, and tho compel
Ink Communicates formed into ~,
, 1880-08-19
IN GENERAL.

VEHf 1NcoNpIRTE 1ltsTCfSs'
the number Of Templara In Tuesdays pro-
cesslon. Tho nronnr HANKS warn, printed
nj isan,toL ~ ~ 1s,,,taa,,t re..tr.a,,a-a ~.
-, ~ nanucu ~ alo A1nihent eoh4t.''aue'a ~
w "'!ea IN ny tfem Will tne numoeF Oh pe.-
tile procession was forming, and tho blanks,
propcrly filed mt. vera tn bo handei earlv
in tho fiav tn tha commandant.nf.thesr ines
Nor,non r noaaq..o %q ~. ts,a ~, ~ ~ -.
4'oitHaa l. dussette' oa Llo uay o. tao PRIV
ccss'on two returns were made. Ycstorday
about six more came In complete. In two
or threc cases the names OF officers only
ware riven. in tu,n or ttree tha navce of tho
~s.e ss,sn, ~ wv W %uteG ule ia!.cs " NV
Iominaaaetles welo omltteh: festefaay
EseH11h u !epuiHt appaeu w. he'ulual NlS
, 1880-08-19
The Prize Drill Of the COM
uanderies at the Jockey
Club Park.
Arrangements Not Quite Per-
feet, but the Drilling
Very Fine,
And the Spectators Exceedingly
p, polighted-Awards Of the
Judges.
Proceedings Of the Grand Enoamp7
mant-Routine Business
Transacted.
The Voice Of the Growler
Heard Bidding for the
Next Conclave.
The Day Ended by a Very
Beautiful Display Of
Fireworks.
An Immense Gathering on the
1,alse-Front-Scen on
the Water.
The Spectacular Part OF the
Trienniai conclave Now
:, at an End.
The Voice Of the Growler
Heard Bidding for the
Next Conclave.
The Day Ended by a Very
Beautiful Display Of
Fireworks.
An Immense Gathering on the
Lake-Front-Scencs on
the Water.
The Spectacular Part OF the
Trienniai conclave Now
at an End.


THE nRTrh.
-
.npJv1NG PARK,
DN. - ~, l,a.,-,r,,-, ,sro .,sn
TIE CATHERINE oF Ins eoStsai iAs%1a 1-'N
THE PuBLnc'
,raaa m,i aar ~ tbe he :1oekey Club grounds yester-
ieapsu ~ s..a,,'nI ~. ~ +ha IIoht ~ n s,,ceess
day may % vieTeu - nu mHSe ~ r. w a.
or not Is dcltcately qlaestlohap'e: II 10 lhs
1,an Is The ' II pfae'F fe ee we & ! aspay aaes
ousls nuenuea Wy ,e :1raS. ,,,,,i"
was all tt'at could nave oeetl aesilen; "nl'o
viewed from TUG staap9nt ., criticism upoI
It's ~ faupe nup' HSer9 syste
~ au au1,aos .na.,.,.. ,torannt,b,a noue1n1 and
vulgar bailyhs' olslspu.aple sousnk .s,na n,a
total disregard for me pannc s comfort wv WV
e.1 h'sot III of 1oae IN carso Of
me only oo3ee' .. 'n'Se - IL ostnrt sn"e' ~ ~
Iue s1ou'aS .,,,,. Ms ., ~ nuaahoe+
much money rs posslble' ana nfoWneat'
Thera was no discipline, no exercise OF
ausho,;tv or regulation was simply n
h1g':go-nad; take'eare- -ot:yonrselt.and.deyil
vsr,,tot c ~ ~, ] nnrrent tn nmong tha tiftacn or
'"sa.y Aa sarlv as oelosk IN th morning Tho
apparently iptesmInab.e l,nes OF carriages,
hnreses AMI ottar cnnvevances whirh f,ilni
the se streata M ' ] snpme,, n mnke Tia Trot-
tu, u s11eo pee tsea sse" ,to,.i'n N' ,a,nt I a",,
nil Of tho West Side thoroughfares
r.s., .o,,taoo ~ sx,, ~ i,a.as;,,.,o,, onn.,;me
u" o,a.ds evs 81 na,,'e ~ al o'ossas hent n,,on
, 1880-08-19

MNYAufHOt3 must E8 0AGEukel Ill kH1
given. it is not u 10 understood that cs1ch
movement caa In overy easo oo exccated from
tho preceding ono. Tho movements nru given.
aui you arc oxpcot1I to uso your 0Wu incA1ia 10
execute them. Movements cannot bo taken up
Theses Taes regulations. SO far rs the order Of
respectfully declined. to follow, ,conpluininE
tiIat d copy !att only beet, served upul tiso.n
tWonty-ionr hours before tlio, drill. They
therefore. wont through llelr nlahenvrcs
10 say that tho ayoiatlons Of this splendid
Con,,nandesy weEe executed fnu!tlesly and
With exQulslt precision, would DO bAt tritnly
to pny them tnoir tlue' ~ n!i te wllge'lnSs
coming on right. anil on left Into limo and
thence breaking into oil n!ss!ble divisions,
they wero rs ncnrly ike smathenlatlc-
sl6le for n,cn to be. drawing forth
| tumultuons applause ut every 1novr. In tlle
| obltque, that most slllllcult OF Mnn9l!vres.
they wero soclalty g osst.ss u,staes
that on being wheeled Into line little or 10
| dressing wns necessary.
TaStng np te tHnsy 1sl na ;aE Co1,na ta,n
platoon faced differently, with tho gulaon III
ii i5y ye sinaitaneous Inward wheel tho patoons
sn s fTs"k s sS a2sy d2s u eross 1Ss fsnee S
| column. then Aoublo cross. aut then BY ono
ainlost instant change presented the trlnnglo
with colors at, eacll Aitglc, atM ihen ny
Tis ent6uslasnl Of ,tie Spectators VI this
SnS SVsEf %fh ss oo ss u asS als
"Ihey take the cakc!" otc*
Aitss this t!,a co%G9d|ery sG p|syy wont Through
| REED, or DAYTON.
| Tie second Co,nnia1ldetv to appear was the
Rood, OF Dayton, o., t''rty .stronK,- conf
| Natlled by Captallllfetlelr. John X. Mulu.
tyre, with Eminent C0nuialiGr Ell Fasoll
aud GunerallsslMo George j, Hobarts prcs-
| cnt.
Several new men In the ranks marrod tho
drill Of this body III HAany eYoi1tlanat mud an
extended criticism would hardly be t0ir I'LL
der tho circumstances. N0tWltl@stanM!nxth this
| drawback. however. they did ~ well u to
win llrst place In public opinion. The next
| was ...
| RApER, NO. l, OF lapIANAPoIIss
th!rty-atx strongt. whose uppearanca drew
fottii U l0ng-cnntlnue4 round 0f applause
uy company trout they presented q beauti-
fully preserved llMe, and their ,RheeilnKs,
though not quite perfect, received = stormy
ovation from the grand stand: III marching
by company front In double tlnlo they proba-
bly exse!lel any Catnmandery appearing
DAMASCUS OF ST, PAUL.
The Cotnlnandery Of Ut. Paul, No. !. was
fourth. Thay numbered tlllU-nine. and
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A Flower Farm.

\ correspondent of the Boston Herald gives
The folowlng account OF noted flower farm In
England: In corner of the county OF Essex
England. Messrs. Carter loiiculturisrs, have es.
tabllshed farm devoted to the growth Of fioT-
ers. These plants are not destined to adorn the
gardens Of the weather. classes, but to furnish
SEED from which flowers may be u timately OBJ
tanned. A recent visit to the village OF st.
Osyth, disclcses tract of weIl-sheltered coun.
Try, which, 10 its variety OF colors, reIni aided
one OF stained glass window gone mad. In
one place an expanse of the deepest blue ia
FORMED by few acres OF Nemophi.a instgnis.
Next TO 1t appears a perfect sea OF the purple
saponaI1a. Then comes dash OF the deep blue
LoDei1a. ana. PARTNER On, one enters space COW
cred with the Venetian red OF the Pbiox drum
mondL THESE arc followed by smaller beds of
sweet Williams, the yellow Oxalfs. the pink
Eucharldium, the purple LeptOspermum, and
tlese masses or color are relieved b. the white
Nemcphila.
Al other portion OF the farm Is devoted to Pc
tunias. with purple and white ayes edged
with green; these are followed by yellow Sea
Oh EschschoitZta crocea, and then comes a pro-
noRtory OF the oditerous sweet sultan, white,
lilac aEd yellow. AT the end OF this appears an
Island or NerOena surrounded By the blue
lupin. A sea OF the bright scarlet GodetIa,
named after the Princess Of Wales, and another
pond OF the same color, is formed by the Lobe
liza cardinals. Every color Is found here: the
blue or the Lorbelia speciOsa. the pale blue OF
the Compatible the yellow of the snapdragon
the rosy Unit OF the sweet pea, the deep orange
OF the Eschscholtzta mandarin, the bright
scarlet OF the Tom Thumb Nasturtium the old
fashioned Virginia stock, the French gray and
purple-coloIed Godetta whitney,, the White
tlaTkia. dedicated 10 Mrs. Langtry, While Lord
BeaconielG'S ami Mr.. Gladst0ne's names are
immortaliZed In different kinds OF Chrysan-
theElurns. These flowers are not picked but are
allowed 10 run TO seed, which Is carefully
gathered and made up into small packages.
ore corner OF the farm is devoted to the cul-
tivation C.. the seed OF the more useful products
Bere may be found bed Of American parsley,
and plot OF the new mammoth wheat lately
introduced from the states. This cereal pro.
Guces an ear Of immense size, but bearded like
barley. These horns" as the beard Is called.
drop of as the ear ripeDs, leaving it perfectly
smooth. Next 70 the eXttrpation Of weeds the
gardeners greatest difficulty Is to keep the dlf-
feTent kinds OF flowers la their Own beds The
shall birds do their best TO mix them up and
seem to take a special delight in carrying the
seed OF some bright scarlet Hover and dropping
1t into the midst Of bed devoted u a flower OF
s.ytCthrr cFI0r
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The Dark Horne.

The origin OF the term dark horse" Is ex-
planned by the Cincinnati EaTatrer: There
lived In Tennessee an old chap named Sam
Flynn, who traded In horses and generally con-
triyed to own speedy nag or two. which he
used for racing purposes whenever he could
pick up ''sOft match" during his travels. The
best OF his flyers was coal black stallion named
Dusky Pete. who was almost thoroughbred.
and able to 60 In the best Of company. Flynn
was accustomed saddled to Pete when ap-
preaching Town and ride him into 1t 10
give the impression that the animal was
merely "a likely hoss," and not flyer.
One day he came to town where country
race meeting was being held and he en-
tered Pete among the contestants. The
people OF the town, not knowing anything OF
his antecedents, and not being over impressed
by his appearance, backed two or three local
favorites heavily against him. FLYNN moved
among the crowd and took ali the bets offered
against his nag. Just as the flyers" were being
saddled for the race old Judge McMinamee, who
was the turf oracle of that part OF the state,
arrived On the course. and was made one of the
judges: As he took his place on the stand he
was told how the betting ran. and of the folly
OF the owner of the strange entry In backing his
plug SO heavily. Running his eye over the
track, the judge Instantly recognized Pete, and
he sale: Gentlemen, there's dark horse in
this race that Will make some or you sick before
supper The judge was right. Pete, the dark
horse" lay back until the three quarter pole
was reached, when he went to the front with
rush and won the purse and Fiynns bets With
the greatest ease,
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What Precious Fools y,

The extravaganza of Americans, which. II
was hoped, had been In measure corrected by
the financial reaction and commercial dullueSS
OF the period between the autumn OF 1873 and
the spring OF 1879, seems during this period OF
prosperity TO be greater than ever. IL Is not
probable that we shall ever adopt habits of
economy until our vast abundance and resource !,
have permanently ceased; until we are obliged
TO live meagerly and closely, as do the bulk of
the Inhabitants OF the Old World. That period
Is too remote to give US the slightest uneasf-
ness. So we may expect the national extrava.
gance to grow steadily with each new genera
ton. until what we count wild prodigaltty to-
dsy may be reckOned In 1890 as rigid fTJlgality
The expeDdt ture nf Americans abroad this year
Is believed to have been much larger than ever
before. 1t Is estimated by a London establish
ment II excellent position to know &c have been
hotless than $50 GOO, 600. This enormous SUN
mas been spent by some $4,000 Travellers max
ing an average OF So 900 per person. A great
many OF cur conpatriots have not spent more
man 81 200 or 81 400 In their wandering: but
many others have swelled the amount to S. 900,
$1,000 and $4,000, Not a few travellers who
had set cut with $50 COO were obliged to renew
Their letters OF credit. All European tradeSmen
aDd inn keepers are ever delighted TO see Ameri-
cars for sake OF their pleDteouS purses; but
Wren we have paid our bills and turned our
D3GkS they are prone TO say. In an undertOne
''Wnat precious. precious fOOfjif'
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rolephos,;nc without r. Wire.

In bringing before you some discoveries made
" Mr.. Sumner fainter ard my sell, which have
resulted Ia the construction OF apparatus for
the production and reproduction OF sound by
means Of light, it is necessary to explain the
state OF knowledge "htch formed The starting
point OF our experiments. / shall first describe
The remarkable substance Selentum, and the
Ibanipulaflons devised by various experiment
ers; but the final result Of our researches mas
extended the class OF substances sensitive to
light vibrations until we can PROFOUND the
TACT or such senSitiveneSs being a general
property or all matter. We have found this
property in gold, silver, platinum iron. steel,
brass, copper, zinc, lead. anttmony, German
ivory, celluloid, gutta-percha, hard rubber,
soft vulcantzed rubber. paper parchment,
wood, mica, and s1lvered glass; and the only
substances from which we have not obtained
results are carbon and thin microscopic glass.
We find that when a Migratory beam of
sounds, the pitch OF which depends upon the
frequency OF the Migratory change in the light.
We find further, that when We control the form
or character OF the light vibration on Selenium
and probably on the other substances, we con-
troll the quality OF the sound AID obtain all va
rleties OF art1culate speech. We can thus, with
out conducting wire as In electric telephony,
speak from station TO station wherever we can
project beam Of light. We have not had %.
portunity OF testing the limit to which this
photophonlc influence can be extended, but we
nave SpokenSto and from points two hundred
ana thirteen metres ZOO feetl apart; and there
seems no reason to doubt that the results will
De obtained at whatever distance a beam OF
hght can be flashed from one observatory TO
a1olher. The necessary privacy OF our expert.
nebts hitherto has alone prevented any at
Itin i AT determining the extreme distance at
ton Will be avallable.-A Graham Ri in
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