The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1886-02-11
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{ New York Tribune: Mr.. Thomas A.
. Edison, It would seem. has been guilty
: Of new invention, whereby any person
familiar with the Morse alphabet may
) infiIct untold misery and confusion upor
his fellow creatures. There is 9 mystery
: about the principle Of this internal ma
J chine. which enhances its terrors with
Ous mitigating its effect In some wsy
or other, messages without regard 70
length. language, or previous condition of
morality. and without any material con-
tact or COLLISION Whatever)can be made to
jump 70 and from the tin roof OF q NOV.
ing railway train and the wires Of an or.
binary telegraph, scross the void Of
space-coming ard goiag In all dIrec-
tons and 70 ali distances, at the rate Of
$4,000 waves second, until either the
telegraph poles come TO an end. the tin
root Is stripped OF the car, or Nature
arises In her might and altogether elimIn-
atss electricity from her contributions
contamination, BY the way, deYoutly TO
be wished In the interest of everything
that makes home life secure and public
trust remuneratIVe
But, however obscure the process, the
result Is clear enough. For one thing,
the passenger-train service between the
United States and Canada would be par.
slyzed, and the prominent and trusted
of1cials' of innumerable banks and say.
ings institutions would find their aspIr-
atoms for foreign travel and enterprise
gentleman and lady in the private com.
partment of the parlor-car would sud-
denly be confronted by browning spec
tire of q conductor with freshly written
telegram in his hand demanding their
arrest and detention as an clipping cou-
ple,-literaIly a thunderbolt out
OF a clear sky, calculated TO dis
courage that freedom OF social inter-
course between the sexes which Is
among the proudest boasts Of American
civilization. The group of sociable
gentlemen IN the smoking car would be
COMPOUNDED by she summons descending
upon them through the empty air.
John, return to your broken hearted
father and all will be forgiven" John
lie not an uncommon name, and is prob
ably borne by more than one of those
present; aud no wise son who knows his
own father can feel secure from parental
Suppose all the Johns to be
travellers, and that all take
he next homeward, train what would
of the business Interests of the
Or take the case of an overworked do
nestle man who starts on a trip west
yard In the vain hope of escaping for
easOn from his wife's tongue. What is
o prevent her-sittlng at her telegrsphic
instrument at home-from scolding him
ii the way from Boston TO San Fran
isco? What is to prevent a socIsl re-
Ormer, political crank, or ciYIl serv.
&c fanatic, who happens to have q
1orse alphabet In his pocket and a tin i
oof TO his hat. from intrenchIng him :
elf in the accessible solitudes of some :
rImeval forest, and thence launch Z
lg his detestable opinions to
II the telegraph wires in the Union? :
he very ocean itself will no longer be a a
sfuge; tor no ship that. sails the seas L
ut will be constantly coming into COL i
sion with messages from all quarters OF '
lie globe. Not only will one half of the I
'Orld know how the other half lives, 3
ut, at last, every separate human being ;
Ill be driven insane by his involuntary =
cqualntance with the affairs of all the 6
'st. The atmosphere whereby man
YES will become the subtle vehicle of a
Is destruction, and the universe will :,
issOlve into nothingness from too great '
.miliarItY with itself. Il
Either this, or else no time should b
, lost IN serving Mr.. Edison with an
junction.