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The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

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St,ars for May is better Than any
previous number. The cartoons are
"a very fine representation ofthe sit
uation at Washington. Que of them
represents Garfield in the role oil
King Solomon deciding which is the
mother Of tile disputed baby. Blaine
and Conkling are tho mothers and
Tho Republican party the baby.
Robertson y the are raised alolt by
the ezceTioner 70 divide tbs baby
and Blaine falls upon, his knees To
interccde, while Conkling stands by
with folded arms. Dawes is FAINT,
ing the bloody shirt in the rear while
Malone asa serpent licking out IFS
fiery tongue is half concealed III the
grass, Voorhees,, Hill and Lamar are
stationed behind Garfield as lie is
soeted upon the throne. The illus
tration is very apt one though II
has since been decided who is the
mother Of the child but the infant
will most likely be divided all
lie same, when the axe desccnds.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17
The Retirement Of Mr.. Gaines.

RI
\ II has been known for some time
that Capt Sam NJ. Gaines would
sever his editorial connection with
the NeW Era In order to give his
whole attention 10 the Appellate
Clerkship canvass. Last week his
name was withdrawn from the paper,
although his yaledictoryn did mot ap.
pear. Sincere regret will be felt by
tho members OF the press throughout
the State, with whom he has long
been a favorite, when IL Is known
that he will cease TO WELD pen that
has made for him the reputation of q
witty, easy, graceful and If need be,
a bold and fearless writer We have
known Capt. Gaines for several years
and there breaihes no truer friend nor
nobler gentleman than he. Though
we have been before the public for
two years, conducting rival sheets,
there has never been an unpleasant
word or unkind thought between us.
lie is no longer a member Of the
Kentucky Press but he goes, iinb his
canvass bearing with him the good
wishes and support of almost the en-.
tire editorinl fraternity throughout
the State. That he may meet with
the success his talents, his ability, and
his eminent qualifications merit, is
our sincere wish. '' ''''' '' e b
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

Here is a real genuine case OF The
old fashioned love that you read
about in the books. Jho. p. Clifford,
OF Yonkera, N. Y, entered into an
engagement of marriage with Mis-,
Ellen McKelvey, of Paterson, N. J..
Soon after the engagement Miss
McKclvey began TO lose her eycsighl
and IN d short time SHE was totally
blind. Mr.. Clifford like, a man, de.
clared his love unchanged aud mar
ricd the girl, blind as she was, and
then had 10 sue out writ of habeas
corpus 10 get his wife from the custo
dy Of her parents, who refused 10
give" her up. The court decided in
favor. of the husband, all parties were
satisfied, and the old folks gave them
their blessing. A man who would
marry a girl under such circum-
stances is a yard wide aud all wool,
warranted not TO rip or ravel or
change color from exposure.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

The ceremonies of dcdicating The
tomb of the association Of the army
of northern Virginia and the unvcil'
ing ofthe statue of Stonewall Jack
son took place at New Orleans las,
Tuesday. Jefferson Davis delivered
a brief address IN which he declared
that he still lived in the belief tina,
the cenfedcracy oughtto have sue.
ceeded because it was founded oil
truth and justice, No matter what
lie believes now, tho issue has been
decided aud Mr.. Davis should en-
tleayor TO heal and not tear open
afresli the wounds of the past. Ills
speech was in bad taste. Gen. jack
son should live in history as hero
of the nation and not OF a section.
The issues for which he died IRE now
dead and thoy should rest with the
fallen soldier in his grave.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17
GARFIELD saws tho government il

Garfield says tho government II
composed of three branches; tho Elk
ecutive, the Judiciary, and the Legis'
lativc. The Legislative is divided
into two branches, the Senate and
the House. Senator Copkling Is one
seventy-sixth of one half of one third
while the President Is one third Of
the whole. According to this arith-
mctical mode of reasoning Garfield
considers himself equal in Importance
to 456 Conklings and the facts In The
case show that he has conducted him
self accordingly.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

Among the victims ofthe recent
fro at Oshkosh, Wis, was Miss Eliza
Wiscow whose back was SO severely
burned that the doctors decided that
it would have 10 be patched with
healthy cuticle before it would heal.
Mr.. Frank the young gentleman 10
whom she was - engaged, with
courageous devotion suffered the
skin to be peeled from his arms to
patch the back Of his dear Eliza.
That girl ought ncyerto go back on
him,
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

The lIerald.Enterpriso says, The
first duty of the Western Kentucky
Press Association when it meets al
lIopkinsvillc, will be TO decide
whether the measles IS or are. The
Caseyyille Courier, Henderson Re-
porter and Hartford Herald will
please haye their arguments pre-
nared.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

The officers OF the KIP. A. are
very tardy about announcing the
time of the next meeting. They
should fix The time and make the an
nouncement at once, there Is no use
in waiting all summer. The time
ought to be fixed by the association
tor the latter part of May ofNeach
year. To hold the meeting in mid
sumner detracts greatly from tho
pleasure and enjoyment. From late
reports tits not yet certain whether
The meeting this year will BIO held at
Somerset or Covington. rf
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

A terrible mine disaster is reported
from Topeka, Kans,, a fire broke Out
lin mine in which there were about
twenty men. Six Of these were suABo-
Gated before they could be gotten
ont. -Four brave. men lost their lives
III trying to rescue their Comrades
Mr.. WI. Green owner Of the mine
directetthe ten dead meu to be- 'bui-
ed at hisexpenss:r
Two men named 'Browscombo and
Spindler persisted from foul air in a
well at Aincardine Ont.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17
Campbell reports trophy, /

Campbell reports a cat-as.,rophy, as
follows and was still alive at last &C.
counts. p7rtl ..1 M
A popular young gent Of the city
presented a certain charming young
lady with an "old gold" colorod kit
ten, the other day, for pet. He's a
fellow who never gets into, any sort
of category, but he knows how TO
show his tender .felines for tho fair
sex. lie made this present for the
pm'-pass Of getting a Categorical
answer, we suppose. Clarksvillc
Chronicle. t,g IS a,,t, ~, Xxx. /.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

Tie editor ofthe Bardstown En-
torpriss insinuated- that female airts
were NOT worthy Of respect and all
the big. brothers in,town Threatened
10 walk his'log ifhe didn't takcit
back. The unsoplislicated youth
probably didn't know that all girls
~, ai,is Inv. practice, OF inclination.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

The. Mclean County Progress is
the name of a newspaper just started
at Calhoun upon the ruins of the
Nems. II is edited by Messrs. Gates
& Goodman and they say they have
come to stay, with plenty efcapital to
back them. May their foHdest hopes
be realized. aii af1
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

As win BIO seen elsewhere change
has taken place in.the editorial de-
partment of the New Era. Capt,
Gaines has resigned aud has been
superseded by Col. Jno. d. Morris
and Jas, II, Wood as editors, and
Mr.. JIo. w. Payne as local editor.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

The Secretary Of the Nashville In
dusirial Exposition will please accept
our thanks for a complimentary
ticket to 1.-THE grand military display
aud competitive drills on the "a, %
and 90 ipsts. i.1i 4d iilin M ~.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

Several OF our exchanges are rum
ming o patent advertisement headed
"a losing joke" Ifthey are publish
ing ital the rates usually oirored by
such concerns itisa losing joke sure
enough butthe joke is Oh the news
papers. nl1l ll an.ni q vi WI
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

An expensive young lady, Elm
MISUNDERSTANDING.
An ailectionate young lady, EN-
Brace-Paris True Kentuckian.
Aperplexlng Young lady, EN- Bar
rass.-Breckenride News.
A quarrclsome young lady, EN-
Broglio. e
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

They say that Gen. Sherman has n
great weakness for wanting TO kiss
nll the young and pretty girls he
uects. Great minds must run in the
same channel; give US your paw Cen
eral.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

4, The candidates for the Legislature
ARE beginning 10 shoot of their
''bazoos" in the various counties OF
tile State In some equities, there is
arcgularscramble and ground tuss lie
for the Office Of Legislator. Y ~
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

An editor named Zwanzig. Of OF
tawa, Ills, suffered himself TO he COW.
hided by Mrs Hunirick a German mil.
liner Ile lhrashef her Husband, six
footer, but RETAINED from striking
the woman. .l III r...syy -
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

The Elkton Register has discover
cd a brood OF chickens, twelve In
Number, that have Tour legs and four
wings each. Ice water doesn't make
people sec things double. Draw
your, own conclusion,
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17
GENERAL NEWS.

I . H
Carl Mink suIenleI at Pittsbpg Pa.
| @. L. Heath, anloll invalid, hung
! himselfin a barn at Aurora. p !
y little SON Of MIS-. VIM. Banks
was, drowned at Laport Ind,
Tlco Arkansas Press Associate n
meets at Arkadelphia june LIST. % -
Mrs. President Garfield was reported
very sick last week. '.,'''.. ~
| Adam Forepaugh's beauty has suc,l
the Snowman for higher wages,
! "A tramp named VIM 0'Bricn was
killed by the train at Iuliapapolis.
J Cinnamon are coming into San
Francisco at the rate OF 900 a. month.
| +. NJ. Baldwin was killed by an
Exploding boiler at White Hall Ills,
VIM. Siegman, fell ont Of door in
| Cincinnati and cracked his skull. He
died in d few minutes. w str
I d
A mad dog bit a dozen persons in
Halifax Nova Scotia before 1t could
be killed. ln1i,u ii.ti,.l,.,.t
| j. w. Stokes freight train con-
ductorwas run oyer and killed at
st. Louis. la no Mn m ~
The Mississippi Dem ocra,ic State
Convention has been called for August
Cd. .'AD
The judiciary Committee of The
Senate reported adversely on Stanley
Matthews nomination. svt
Dick Turner was killed by the ex-
lplosion Of soda fonnt which he was
charging, at Nashville. m 1881 Z.
| The dead body OF a woman was
found while vault was being cleaned
out at Lowell, Mass. siae
! wv. T. Cunningham was killed at
Mt. Vernon, Ind, while helping to
tear down an old barn. ,91
4,aonrcsS, .,,;,,., T.; !,
20 Gu, ~ We" ~, r,.s ," - p : LILY"
M;o,, .aag ,h.' ',r.l ,r.. aa''
w.
rrn nnor mi l;,,of Nv = ,r,;n 81, M aa'
n;,,o III. M - On
Four negro men while at work on a
MANI ,ho, ssyoa q mi hnr;,'r Oi;so
49, ~ ~ ~ IL" ~ -
VIM. Simms salclled at Memphis
because he could not get along AMIGA,
bly, with his VILE. wy {ts V'i2 iHsr
1.-The Cowpers monument was IN
1 ye'led May IL by young ladies' descend
cd from the heroes oil the battle. 9a
! Arch. N. Dey,oc prominent news.
\ papef man of Hannibal, Mo. s,1icided
IN that town last week. oo o4om De-
Wm. Peconda, an Indian, sat upon
| a Jury in the Marion, Ind, Circuit
Court. The frat instance on record.
ri ,uh;, ,.o, IA IA, gi 90. ro,,;n
,.;,h = ~; q LIE 6uars,,n n i ,'an,
MI P PS,,, ~ A., $3.50" 800 Ia - w."
od f. = '''' ~ ''I ''' o 80. ~ - n
a9dw .eBol sii4fg moI
Archie Sterling wealthy farmer
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

- 1870 49, ---.--11- q f|
Rrince Radolph, of Austria, and
PtiRccss-Stephauic, of Belgium, were
married last week. Accept our com
gratulations, Dolph, ,ta p
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17
Late developments are duplicating

Late developments are duplicating
ex-senator, S. w. Dorseyin tho star
route mail swindles. Brady iside!
terIHined that he will not be the only
one to suffer from the disclosures.
1T is a sweet nest of scoundrcls that
has been unearthed, who have been
systematically swindling the govern.
ment, by Gxpoditing mail routes, for
.. Years without being detected in their
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

Mr.. Lamar, OF Mississippi, was The
only one OF the seven judiciary CON-
Initteemcn who voted for the confr-
NATION Of Stanley Matthews as Just
ice OF the Supreme Bench.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

Traits tn awful period in boys
existence wlienbe is too.big for the
girls to. kiss him and too little to kiss
ihcnT. -,
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

The Worlds Fair enterprise al
New York has collapsed. The Hop.
kinsyille Fair will be held next fall
as usIal. '' '' 'a
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

i
fly. '''' ''''s'"
The News mentiunss tho snicile o
Wm. Barnes, well-tnulo farmer il
Breckenridge comfy. lie took NOR
phiue. ef., n.fr
Mary Anderson says the statement
that Ham Griffin, her step fathe, aud
business manager, h,d misappro,
priated her funds is utterly false.
! Tim Sullivan was fonnl dead IL
bed in Frankfort. lie worked the day
before and went to bed in seelningl,
good health. ~
The ashland BANNER semi
monthly, devoted to the interests o
the Good Templars. will DO started a
Lexington June, LIST. 'sali
It. w. Ashley. Democrat postmas
ter at Clinton for 20 years has beef
removed and jas. Happy Rep, o
Mayfeld appointed-in his stead. %
The Banner says w. E.Jones wa,
fearfully bruised and broken up al
Princeton by a runaway team. Re
covery doubtful. im IA
| Mrs. Ed. Ryan, while in a fit fel
into duck pond and was drowned
while unconscious, in BreckenriJg,
county, says the News.
| The wife Of Hon. Jno. d. Thomp
son, who recently represented Lewis
county in the Legislature, was drown
ed in that county last week. r'a
William Riley passed BY wher,
Granville Hopper, was fishing at
Springfield, KY and threw some
stones into the creek, whcreupon the
latter shot him dead, ''s2'l" -'h
The Echo says three Cincinnati
drummers were arrested in Greenvillc
for clipping nickels." They were
tried on a charge Of gambling aud ac-
quilted. .mIf
Two Of the Young preachers who re-
Gently graduated FROM the Louisville
Theological Seminary, Immediately
married louisville gifts md,left loi
their homes in mississippi y ii 'Ah
The wife Of Rev. LowDcr, President
ofColombia, (ky. } College, has been
proven sailty ofgross immortality by
trial before 1.-THE, board Of directors,
ana the President has resigned and
gone to Kansas City to deliver his
unchasts wife to her mother. /.
The Times reports that while three
young ladies were out riding in Mad
isonvillc a sudden jerk Of the vehicle
in crossing ditch threw them out
and one ofthem, Miss Ida Lyon, was
caught in the shafts, which frightened
the horse and caused it to run. The
girl was fea-fully mutilated and bruis-
ed before she could be rescued, and at
last accounts her recovery was very
doubtful. i'a 'ti4, p y
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17
Excursion to Nashville.

q
/ Tho IoUIsyILi.I, & NASHVILLE RAILROAD
viii sell und-trip tickets TO Nashville, rs
follows: April 9Th. 2Stll and egth. from
Rowling Green, Hopkinsyille, Memphis. De-
catur, and all INTERMEDIATES stations, . Nash
vile, at one full. unlimited fare for the roun,
trip. On Monday and Wednesday,. Of each
week, during the Exposition, single round
trip tickets VIII pe sold from all stations In
Tennessee, and North as faras Horrinsyille,
ami south az. far rs Montgomery, at six cents
per mile one way. Parties Of i've and under
ten, and parties OF ten nn,l over. wlIbc sold
Tickets any day during tho Exposition, ut
greatly reduced rates, which may DO ascer-
tanned on application TO any station agent OF
the Company. All eturn-ticketa ara good
ton days fr0mtiatc OF sale, and must be stamp
cd at the Exposition Building. The ESposi-
ton commences April 2Tth and enils May
18th The Grand Military Display anil Com
petitlve Drill, May aIth. s5th and 2ath,
Special arrangements made for srhools, mill
tary companies, Sc,. by addressing Y. Z.
Atmo%, q; A., Louisville, Ky.
April 26th, Wv. iIIItl
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

GarllcM compares Conkling 10 a
fraction. Yes, he is both an ilnprop-
srarNi a vulyar fraction.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

Marlb Dunn lotl into The fire in
Casey county and was burned to
dea,h.,She was probably Dunn when
taken out. iI.iisasi mr. VAN. %
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17
WAN TED,

A good Saddle and Harness horse
or mare, Is to l5t hands high,
young and good color, will pay a
fair price if suited, call on,'d ~
mn JNo. B. BELL,
II NJ iacy near Hopkinsyille, Ky.
May 10, 3w.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

Mr.. c. E. Robert has severed his
connection with theNaslivtloC Courier
rs editor and Mr.. Jas. T. HALEY
has superseded him.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

The Louisville Post 10 the worst
grumbler and GROWER rim the State
u never has a smile ora pleasant
word Tor anyone. %
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

The woman with a diamond ring
on hcrifngcr willhaye occasion 10
rub her nose twenty-scyen times as
often as the one who has not. ~
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

When donkey is hidden from
eight What chemical substance is lie
like? Ar acid.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

"A Stanley Matthews nomination was
,aonfirmed by the Senate Friday by
zone majority, E ~
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

The style of some writers might
lie described as q dlarrhes of words
sifd a constipation of ideas.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

Nothing SO gets away with fell
low who gets off ajoke as to have to
go back and elncitiate the point.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

Malone has sunk back into the OBJ.
security from which his infamy
dragged him.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

| Maj. Edwin A.. Kendall, of the
Grand Army Of the Republic, who
was at Hot Springs undergoing treat
menu for rheumatism suicided last
week,
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

A letter in o bottle picked up on a
sand bar in the Brazos river, Hill Co.,
Texas. disclosed the fact that Aaron
Scott, Of Little Rock, Ark, who has
been missing since Jan. was murdered
by'a gang Of desperadoes for his mon
ey. The lstterwas to, his vile and
was written while crossing the river
after he was doomed to die an'l thrown
in unseen by lis captors.
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

d The Glasgow Times says the sew
ing machine agent rs abrpad in the
land and is practising his wings for a
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17

3 ALBERT Icwald q boiler maker was
drunk and ran from two policemen
who tried to arrest HIM at Chatta-
nooga Tenn, and they fired upon
him killing him Instantly. ivu
The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1881-05-17
STATE NEWS.

L 81 III
Bowling Green has a kleptomaniac.
The Wizard oil man has struck
Paducah. ~ o..
Three Migrants were sold IN Paris
last Saturday.
| The Herald says mad dogs are on
the rampage in. Ohio county.
/ A petrifed pigeon has been found
near Georgetown.
Will S. Hays is a candidate for
Mayor Of Louisville. 4,.o,,,..
Jack Bunton, of Russcllyillc claims
to be ITO years old.
| The Echo SAYS the county Judge Of
Aluhlenberg county has resigned.
The State Baptist Association will
meet at Shclbyville on the 18th inst.
Stephen Stamper was waylaid in
Morgan county and dangcrousl,
shot. ' '''o
/ The Times says potato bugs have
put in an appearance in Barren
county. r
| In Bath comfy. Geo. Rails shot
and fatally wounded Tom Coleman.
Both negroes, cog ~ .'a
The Gazette says a $1,000 fountain
has been ordered q Tor the Bowling
lfireen park. 'Hc' ai.'f'aI Jp smnI |
Jacob Schmitt, Of Louisville, sui.
cidca1 by jumping into The canal,
while on a drunk. Io 1oa1of...i...
There are but six boys over 10
years old in the Georgetown public
schools that TO not CHEW tobacco,
| Milton Galloway, a farmer Of CAL
loway county, turned himself into all
angel with the aid of shotgun.
Crazy, Moll' killed daersclf- in
IOwcnsboro by cutting her throat with
a pisse ci glass says the N. and L. p
,Jno. Woodward was killed IN AL
Hen comfy, while attempting to throw
q belt with q hand spike. * 81
| A distillery2 belonging to W. R.
Mock, three miles IRON Danville, was
accidentally Turned. .i-fa D
Mr. Jas. A. MunJayT a candidate
for the Senate in the district composed
Of DavieSs and Mclean counties.
f. A Lawreneeburg debating society
has tackled the question as Lille
worth living?"'r ti,'.,,....-
rhe Reporter says the police are
still carrying on the war against ca
mines in Henderson. II have fallen
! Urey Woodson denounccs change
| in the time table Of the P..& L. road
as "yillainous.' % ar1o psl.
The Glasgow Times says the sew
ing machine agent is abrval in the
land and is practising his wings for a
a.. '-'a'as' 'alitl7iss IalIftsg'F zen
The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1881-07-06
Researches with the Photophone.

After working for some time with she
thermopile and galvanometer, 1T oc-
Cured to me several weeks ago that the
results thus obtained might be checked
by more direct and simple form OF ex-
pertinent. Placing the gases and yapors
in diathermanous bulbs, and, exposing
the bulbs TO the action of radiant heat,
the gases and vapors ought, / considered,
to be rendered evident by ordinary ex-
pansion. ! devised an apparatus with
view Of testing this idea. But, at this
point, and before my proposed gas
thermometer was constructed, | became
acquainted with the ingenious and
original experiments Of Mr.. Graham
! Bell, wherein musical sounds are obtained
through the action Of an intermittent
beam Of light upon solid bodies.
From the first, / entertained the
opinion that these singular sounds were
caused by rapid changes of temperature,
producing corresponding changes Of
shape and volume in the bodies impinged
upon by the beam. But if this be the
case, and if gases and vapors really
absorb radiant heat, they ought to pro
duce sounds more intense than those
obtainablc from solids. Ipictured every
stroke Of the beam responded toby sud.
den expansion Of the absorbent gas, and
concluded that, when the pulses thus
cxcitcdfollowed each other with sufficient
rapidity, musical note must be the
result. 1t seemed plain, moreover, that
by this new method many Of my previous
results might be brought to nm indepcn-
dent test. Highly diathermanous bodies,
| reasoned, would produce faint sounds,
while highly athcrmanous bodies would
produce loud sounds; the strength Of the
sound being, in n sense, n measure OF
the absorption. The first experiment
made, with view of testing this idea,
was executed III the presence Of Mr..
Graham Bell, and the result was i'll exact
accordance with what | had forcSccn. -'
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