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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08
EDISON'S LATEST INVENTION. !
The kaleidoscope and the Marvels
it Acconlplishes.
INTERESTING CHAT WITH THE WIZARD.
Grows Enthusiastic over What he
Hopes TODD With it In the Futur
Some of its Uses Forecast
by the Wizard

''The kaleidoscope does for the eve what
the monograph does for the ear" That is
phrase which has often been ON the lips of
Thomas A. Edison during the past several
weeks, and it conveys an idea which has been
very much in his mind for several years. 1t
is perfect epigrammatic definition of his
latest invention. for it is a fact that the kline
toscope reproduces the eye effect of motion
just as the photograph reproduces to the ear
the effect of sound. How this is done and
what the machine that does it is like, it Is the
purpose of this article to tell.
Several days ago the writer called by ap-
pointment at the Edison laboratory In West
Orange, N, j., and sent his card up to Mr..
Edison. Mr.. Edison sent back word that
w. K, l., Dickson would show and explain
the kaleidoscope to me and that afterward he
himself would talk with me about it, Mr.
Dickson is one of Mr.. Edison's right-hand
men, and history of the kaleidoscope would
ne incomplete without some account of his
connection with it. He is an electrical engi-
neer, and has had much to dc with the devel-
opment of the ore separator ON which Mr..
Edison is now working. He is also a fine
chemist, and one of the greatest experts in
photography in the world a fine biography
OF Mr.. Edison has recently come from his
pen and that of his sister, Miss Antonio Dicka
son. Between six and seven years ago Dir,
Edison formulated the problem the result of
which is the kaleidoscope, and communicated
1t to Mr.. Dickson. Since then they have
been developing the idea, and although their
experiments are not yet carried to their eon-
cluslon, they have reached a point where Mr..
Edison is willing that the public should SEQ
what they have done,
Mr. Dickson greeted me cordially, and
pointed to an oak cabinet standing in 1ae
middle of one OF the rooms of the photo,
graph department. 1t was the kaleidoscope
In appearance 1t is very like the niekel-in-the-
slot photograph, with which most people s.rs
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08
0DiuAl Joints,

Why should there be such prejudice
against opium joints. when Now York states
men run gin mills under sanction of the law?
Opium pays Its duty. and the fact that it is
recognized. like whisky, as an article of COM
merce, implies that it will be consumed.
The police get cheap glory by raiding opium
joints, where the people who shit the pipe"
are as harmless to themselves
sheep, but the gin mill whore all the crimes
are encouraged, Is fostered by law. for the
profit OF the vote-commanding statesman.
Consistency might be jewel, If we could
find 1t.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08

perpetuated by the kaleidoscope. The pletur
shown herewith is only one of hundred
Of which include Sandow's- complete per-
Torrance. 1t has been stated that Sandow
was photographed while holding Mr.. Edison
out at arms length with one finger, but this
is not true. Sandow could easily have done
it, even had Mr.. Edison been much heavier
man than he is, and during his visit to the
laboratory it was suggested that such pict-
ure should be taken, but for some. reason or
other the idea was not carried out.
During the experiments that were made
with the photograph an incident occurred
that was calculated to test the nerves of those
who took part in it. 1t was decided to at
tempt to photograph bullet fired from a
rifle while it was flying through the air, and
this was accomplished; but as the same
thing has been done by others, Mr.. Edison
and Dir. Dickson claim no credit for original
ity in their success. A bullet was heated
white-hot, and a charge of powder was
poured into rifle barrel The bullet was
then put into the muzzle of the gun and al
lowed to roll until it reached the powder,
which instantly ignited and sent the ball fly
ing through the room within range of the
hLHetoSfdpu ILLS uelcdte operation mad to
be repeated three times before a good i'm
preston could be obtained, and as may be
imagined, it was mighty ticklish busin .
These inventions, the kinetograDN.a he
kinetoscope and the phono-kinetoscop put
Mr.. Edison as certainly in the foremost place
among photographers and electro-photogra-
pliers as the other products of his genius
ehtitle him to rank first in the school of cleo
tricians. 1t is difficult, while the revelation
is fresh in our thoughts and new to our I'M
Outstanding, to estimate what the kineto-
scope will contribute to the progress OF sci
ence and the education of man. It will dis
close movements that hitherto have eiudad
the eye, and as to which speculation has been
misleading, and it Will make the great leaders
of the present live again in the future as
their contemporaries see and know them.
What other uses will be found for it it is too
early to say. That it will enhance Mr.. Edi
sons fame and increase the sum of the
worlds debt to him is beyond question.
GEORGE N. SMITH.
One of the best remedies for sore throat
is four teaspoonfuls of cider vinegar, four Of
water, one OF salt and small pinch of pep
per. Gargle every hour. -
General McClellans son is acting mayor of
New York, an excellent young man, but his
political promotion is not due to his excel.
enee. And yet we cry down hereditary
rulers.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08
LORD ROSEBERRT.

remarkably Pailnerstonian traits, for he has
the courage Of his own opinions, and he is
even apt to take high-hauded course with
parliament, on proyocation. He has the Pc
culiar British bIuntness which overrides
forms and ceremonies, and hits the bulPs-eye
in its own way. It used to be related of Pal
merston that, when he was ambassador to
Turkey, he instructed an attache to convey
to the Sultan, England's remonstrance at
some offensive official act that had been
committed. Gin plain English" he said, adj
dressing the attache ,s.Y gu will tell the Sultan
that if he doesn't come to our terms, we will
pitch him into the Bosphorus. Of course"
he added, seeing aIook of panied astonish-
ment on the face of the official, 'syou will tell
him this in diplomatic language" Rosebery
would be quite likely to follow similar
sturdy policy in an emergency, and would
make little either Of parliamentary or cabinet
opposition at a real pinch.
Roseberry rarely attended the meetings of
the Gladstonian cabinet, and was almost al
ways in the minority. 1t was the rule, rath-
er than the exception, to find him opposing
Gladstone, for he isfon almost all foreign af-
fairs a stubborn conservative. 1t was an
open secret in upper political circles, that the
terms upon which, he entered the cabinet
were that he should exercise no influence in
antagonism to Home Rule, and he, in return,
demanded that no one should interfere with
him in the foreign Office. He kept the for
eign policy of the government in his own
hands, and interfered as little as possible
with home affairs. With Home Rule as advo-
Gated by Gladstone, he had no sympathy. but
Lord Lorne's scheme Tor the complete fedora
ton of the British Empire had his warmest
approval: in other words. while he could not
bring himself to support the plan to give the
Irish parliament of their own, he was will
ing to endorse such measure, if it were
broadened out to include parliaments for
Scotland, for England, for India, for Aus
trala and for Canada. He held that, from
saeh separate parliament, there should he
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08
Women Writers Not Always Pure.

professional reader for some Of the lead
ing publishing houses in New York, says that
the manuscript sent In by men is morally.
cleaner than that submitted by woman. 81,
have always had chivalic respect for the sex
of my mother" he says, 'but I must confess
that In the intimations, the impure sugges-i
lions, and the voluptuous pictures that affect
the imagination. particularly of the young,
women rush In where men would not dare to
tread. Reading manuscripts has lessened my
respect for the sex, and I am sorry to have
my idols shattered and my ideals dispelled."
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08
LECTURERS AND LYCEUMS.
The Former Not as Popular as
they Were in the Past.
PHILLIPS AND OTHER PLATFORM STARS.
The Requisites to Success as "a Leo
ttlrer at the Present Time > The
Growth of fIse Lecture Bureau
The Local LyceuEl and its
Lucrative Field.

A quarter of century ago, when Wendell
Phillips, Beecher John B. Cough and men Of
that stamp were still in their prime, they
could fill the largest halls, even with a circus
in opposition, and they and their managers
made money. The success of such lecturers
led hundreds of men, whose abilities were
not commensurate with their vanity and am
bition to enter the field, and who through
their vapid mediocrity brought the name
lecture into disrepute, particularly in the
large cities, Where people in search of amuse-
ment can find every variety.
Educational and literary societies still give
winter courses of lectures in cities like New
York, Philadelphia and :,oston, but it is the
subject treated rather than the ability of the
lecturer that draws. Outside of these lecture
courses. the people can be drawn TO hear a
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08

number of pictures would be recorded, each
one of which would show the foot and the
whole Of his body in slightly different posi-
ton, as the step progressed. The series of
pictures would be passed before the eye SO
rapidly that only one picture would appear,
and there would be a perfect reproduction Of
the step.
The kinetoscope runs about thirty seconds
every time a nickel is dropped into it, and in
that time, it will be seen, more than thou
sand separate views are slid under the little
glass window in the top.
AS we left the building in which the kineto-
scope stood Mr.. Dickson pointed to the re-
markable Photographic theatre in which the
photograph does its work. 1t Is called the
"Black Maria, and It is SO arranged upon
pivot and track that one can easily move 1t
around to the position required to meet the
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08
The Orlgin of the Fan,

The following pretty story. translated from
the Chinese gives the origin Of the fan, which
il not true, deserves to be: A famous prince
counted as not the least Of his treasures q
beautiful daughter. In those days 1t was the
custom for all Chinese ladies to wear masks
in public. At the Feast Of Lanterns the
great holiday Of the empire, the princess was
so overcome with the heat that she was
forced to move her mask; but she held it be-
fore her face, and while doing so moved it.
The attendant ladies followed her example,
and from this came the idea of the fan, which
in China, at least, soon took the place of the
mask.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08
nrevet widows who Deserve Pension.

There are to-day in the North and South
thousands Of unmarried women between the
ages of forty and fifty-tiye, whom Major CAL
houn calls "Brevet Widows" He claims
their husbands were among the 200 young
unmarried men who were killed in battle or
died Of cams disease during the war. He
says ''these women deserve a pension far
more than mady women who are getting
one." Some of these brevet widows know Of
their loss, but. happily, the majority are in
ignorance of it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08


New York and Brooklyn undertakers are
about to shut down on Sunday burials; those
contemplating a near demise will please
govern themselves accordingly.
President Carnot Of France has salary Of
$4,000 a year, five times that of our presi-
dent, in addition to which he is allowed SER
wants and carriages innumerable and the use
of a number of urban and rural palaces.
The one man in the senate who is greater
than his party and greater than the senate, is
John Sherman of Ohio-by the way there is
no other John Sherman, and it is doubtful if
there ever will be, for men with dormant i'm
pulses and ever active brains are phenomenal
A Chicago man stole frame house, moved
it fourteen blocks and then sold it. He was
not so very, very bad, for he considerably
left the cellar.
Corey's army, as he is learning, is like a
sack; it can get along without legs, arms, or
a head, but it cannot move save on it's belly,
and that belly must be kept full
1t is said Queen Lii of Hawaii is coming
over here to lecture, and, to make her pres
ence more royalty realistic, she is to wear
crown while speaking, '.just as she does at
home''-except when the royal brain is
wooing repose and wears a night cap.
If Colonel Breckenridge had it to do over
again, weli-he wouldn't do it.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-08
New York and BROOKLYN undertakers

'Hello John, how do you feel to-day?"
John. "With my fingers as usual"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-23
DISTRICT COURT.
MONDAY, Jan. %.

MONDAY, Jan. ~.
Nine DRINKS were each fined SO
and 81 costs, and one forfeited his
bail.
Twenty-Five Chinese charged with
gambling were remanded until the
Oath inst. Eleven other cases were
also remanded.
A mol. pros. was entered against
Kaluahine and the defendant was
discharged.
Kuekaa, charged with malicious
injury, the shooting and wounding
of certain cow belonging to Man.
uel Silva, of Manoa, on January
18th. The animal received two
bullet holes in the hind leg. Silva
valued her at $40 CIaudine de
Silva stated that she heard a pistol
report about 3 P. NJ. that day and
when she went to discover from
whence it came, she saw defendant
running after the COWS. Palaha,
defendants wife, sworn, stated that
her husband went with her to Paa-
luhi's house at 10 A. NJ. and did not
leave there until sunset. Paaluhi
corroborates this statement. De-
PENDANT was discharged.
Hukiku was fined $40 and So
costs for assaulting Keolai, and
another native charged with the
same offense was discharged.
The case of six natives, charged
WITH affray, was taken up but not
finished.
Muir, sailor on board the bark
Margaret, who assisted Andersen in
the latter's attempt to commit an
offense on the person of Captain
Peterson, was brought up yester-
day afternoon. Both Captain Pc
terson and his second officer testi-
fed that Muir had used threatening
language against the Captain on
several occasions, especially on the
18th inst, when Muir declared that
he would make mincemeat out of
the Captain if he came in the hold.
Muir was sworn, and stated that
he used neither abusive nor threat
ening language against the Cap
tain, and that he had no intention
of harming him in any way. The
case was remanded until January
%, in order to obtain the evidence
of G.. V. Andersen, who is kept in
custody at the jail for failing to
pay bond of 5000 to keep the peace
with Captain Peterson.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-23
B. D. HALL & SON
HEADQUARTERS FOR
Engineers Supplies.
Plantation Supplies.
Painters Supplies,
Ship Chandlery.
Leather and
General Hardware

We have all grades from
cheap to the best Lubricating
Oils such as Cylinder, Lard,
Sperm, Castor, Mineral, Engine
and many others. Lubricating
Compound, Cotton Waste, Oil
ers, and Oil Cups; a large as
sortment of Machinists' Tools,
and about everything needed
around an engine room. Cane
Knives will now be needed,
and we have a good stock of
Disston's, the extra heavy
steel article. Our line of
Painters Goods is large.
Brushes, both Adams and
Writings of all sizes and
shapes. White Leads and Zinc,
Red Lead and Oxide; Mixed
Paints, all shades; Colors in Oil
or Japan; Dry Paints, Boiled
and Raw Oil, Turpentine, and
in fact everything a painter
needs to do a good job with
we have.
Our large stock of Ship
Chandlery is as complete as
ever, and in the Leather Line,
we carry the largest and best
assorted stock in town.
W Give us a call and we
will prove all these statements
and show you that our prices
are low.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-23
THE NEW STAMPS.
They Will be Ready for Sale With
in a Few Weeks.

The Mariposa brought to the
postoffice the proofs of the new
issue of stamps which will replace
the surcharged stamps now in use.
The series consists of one, two, five,
ten and twenty-five cents, making
total value of forty-three cents.
The one cent is a pleasing shade
of yellow, and diplays the Hawai-
ian coat Of arms. The two cent
has the color known to dealers as
sepia, and the design is a very
pretty sea view of Honolulu, as like
as such views generally are. The
words Hawaii above and cents
below, are in broad faced white let
tiers, which are very unique. The
word postage is in a thin faced let
ter printed in a dark color at the
sides.
The five cent is a light carmine
stamp, presenting the statue of Ka-
mehameha /. in a horseshoe frame,
fringed with palm and taro leaves.
The ten cent stamp displays a
handsome white star in the center
peeping out from among cocoanuts
and palms. The last of the series
is light blue and presents a very
fine cut of President Dole.
The designs were the work of
Mr.. Holdsworth, and do him great
credit. The stamps will be printed
by the American Bank Note Com
pany.
The stamps will probably arrive
here about the end of February,
and will be placed on sale immedi-
ately. This will no doubt create
handsome premium on the former
issues, On which the Government
should make good thing.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-23
The Illustrated Tourists 0u1de

That popular work, "THB TOURISTS
GUIDE THROUGH THR HAWAIIAN ISL
ANDs," is meeting with steady sale
both at home and abroad. Tourists and
others visiting these islands should be
in possession of a copy OF it. 1t is per-
fect mine of information relating to the
scenes and attractions to be met with
here. Copies in wrappers can be had at
the publication office, 46 Merchant
street, and at the News Dealers. Price
90 cents.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-23
Social Science Club.

A number of people, both resi-
dents and strangers, were present
at the residence of Chief Justice
Judd last evening, at the meeting
of the Social Science Club. The
principal event of the evening was
the paper by w. R. Armstrong on
Practical Politics"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-23

The action of Minister Willis in
serving notice on President Dole
after all occasion for such service
had passed, merely adds another
to the long list of blunders which
Cleveland is responsible for. By
the way, has any chance of making
a blunder been missed by this Ad-
ministration in its Hawaiian
policy?-S. F. Chronicle.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-01-23

Daily Advertiser, 80 cents per
month, delivered by carrier.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-11

where he should carry her. Suddenly
they found themselves on the verge
of the battlefield. The old darby
became frightened, put her In what
he thought a safe hiding place and ran
away When he guided me back to
where he had left her, he found
only trampled ground and blood. She
was gone And the cloud Of mystery
that then fell u on her fate has
never since been lifted +"
Col. Swift listened attentively, but
said nothing more than to offer sym
pathy. That evening the Captain
was the guest of the Colonel at h
home. The latter and his guest
were, upon entering the ColonePs
parlOr. received by two ladies, one OF
middle age, who we're introdu ed as
''My wife, Mrs. swift" the other
lovely girl, of whom the Colonel said,
''My adopted daughter, Miss Eunice.
For q minute the young man and
the girl stood staring at each other.
without word or movement, as III
paralyzed by surprise. Then, with
simultaneous cries, Brother Frthkw
and my sisterl" they sprang into
each others arms. Seeing them TO-
gether. no one could have wondered
that the Colonel had found the feat
ures of the Southern Captain strange
lY afmiIiar
At dinner the old soldier explained:
''FrOm the moment you spoke Of the
old darkey hiding the little girl
away, tho mystery was at an end for
me. Some Of your boys made "a
pretty stiff stand behind the big
rocks, where he had hidden her, and
there was hard fighting around there.
but the little one kept quiet, and her
presence was not suspected until d
man who was shot fell on the brush
Then she screamed MY boys took
her out and bI fought her to me, and
1 turned her over to the care Of my
wife, who was in the camp at the
time on some Sanitary Commission
business. The child's fright had been
SO great that not until some time
after she had been brought to New
\ ork was she able to tell her fEmiiY
name or give any information by
which We might ind the brother
Frank for whom she was constantly
calling I sent word into your lines
by exchanged prisoners again and
again, trying to reach you but never
could. In time I forgot her old
name. for we gave her new one
our own. Having no children OF our
own, and she having no ties, 50 far
as we could learn, we legally adopted
her. and she became as dear to US as
II she were our own child BY birth 1890
Boston Herald
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-09-11

and held in the air. as il ready to be
set down in a reverse direction for
instant flight
"a cannonl" answered the chiId,
and instantly, as il to emphasize the
correctness of the guess, the COM
bined rOars Of mum Der OF great guns
filed the air, and seemed to set the
earth trem bling.
The first shot was doubtless the
signal for a general attack, but by
whom and upon What's the wander
ers could not know. And they could
not even tell. with any satisfying
certainty, the direction from which
those terrifying sounds came.
ssUncle SAM" exclaimed the little
girl, ''they're right in front of us!''
s'Y aas, Missy Eunice; so dey is.
We bes to be Rwine back, jes' as fas'
as we can. Dis yer no place for us. +"
and ne wheeled around for a retreat
But the instant he did so, facing the
range OF low hills previously at his
back. their echoes made the canon
aiding Sc N to come from them He
grew confused and stood still "'Fo'
de Lawdr" he exclaimed. ''Dey done
busted out da, too. Dey's all roun'
US. Aain't no whar' we en- goI Obi
LawdI femme out dis yer scraDe,
an L nebber mo- mix up VIII sech
fOolishness, long as lib.
"Ohl Sam! Can't we hide some
wber?''
Laws, missy. I dunno. Dey don't
seem to be no safe place in all de
wide yea'th. 'ceptin' maybe deep
down in de groun', or roostin' mighty
high, nc lower dan de clouds"
Could they have seen beyond the
low hill. and dense forest in their
Immediate front. they would have
beheld the battle of Hatch's Run,
fought on April l, 1855. one Of the
most important movements IN the
advance upon Petersburg. They
were hardly more than a quarter Of
mile from where one Of the fercest
conflicts of the day was at that mo-
ment raging.
s.Das no use pryin' runnin' way,
Missy Eun1ce," said Sam. LAX de
ahmy OBJ de Lawd en- de sperich'l
hymn. dey's done surrounded Us.
You's too tired to run; rs too weak
in de knees to cyah' you, sides wha'd
we run eff we couIdY Lax as not we
run right in 'mongst de red hot balls
an bloody men sOckin' bay'nets into
eb'ry DO iy -Bes' I en- do is hide you
low down tween dem two big rocks;
what de bullets II bounce or q,
kfbah you up VIII bresh, 50 de killers
won't know You's da Den 1 go I'm
Mass Frank an come back 70 you
when dis foolishness am ODer."
The child having no better sug-
gestiOn to offer and trusting i'm
plicitly, WAS submissive, aud as he
had proposed. so in q few minutes
was done. AS he stood painting from
his hurried work and trying to decide
with way he should 20. that de-
cision " as suddenly made for him.
While be had been hiding his little
charge the tide OF battle had relied
In b 3 direction. The Confe1erates,
Garcea RAck aGEOss the little valley