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SEEING THROUGH A WIRE.
THE SENDING; AND RECEIVING OF LIGHT
VIBRATIONS BY ELECTRICITY.

REMARKABLE INVENTION OF AN OHIO sCIEN-
TrsT-PossTBILrTY or TALKING TO A PER-
SON BY TELEPHONE AND WATCHING
THE EXPRESSIONS or HIS FACE
PHopcGRAPIIs by LIGHTNING.
Professor Edwin j. Houston, referring 20 serie'
OF New Electrical Wonders at Hand, recently
said: "I discern practical apparatus for seeing
through a wire; that u.s. device Tor LOOKING INTO
receiver at one end OF metallic wire. and seeing
therein a faithful reproduction of whatever optical
mazes impressed upon transmitter at tt
other end even though thousands Of miles inter-
vcne."
The prophecy contained in the words OF Profess
sor Houston involved the solution OF a problem
which, though new whole, is In some or us
features old for some OF the early Investigations
along this line contemporaneous with the IN
yentlon of the telephone. The knowledge OF the
theory of the propulsion OF sound waves by cleo
tricity which is the basis Of the telephone
naturally led to a desire for the application of the
ideas involved and investigators and scientists pro-
fessional and amateur bravely tackled the question;
IF by the propulsion of sound waves over wire.
n voice may be recognized. why may not face De
recognized by the propulsion Of light waves over
wire?' The answer has been made In the aiilrma-
tive, that a face can be transmitted so as 10 De
recognized well as n voice
This answer has been made possible by the dis
covery of the remarkable properties of selenium'
which changes its electrical conductyity IN re-
Spouse to varying conditions Of light and shade In
1917 this property discovered but II was not
until 1873 that Willoughby Smith discovered that 1t
changed its resistance under varying projections OF
light After this announced, DR.. Werner Won
Semens Professors Adams. Bell, Bidwell and others
set about utilizing 1t. with varying degrees OF sue
cess The first attempts at instantaneous trans
mission Of luminous images by the employment OF
a large number of seenium cells were made by Pro-
fessor Avrton and Perry in 1877. Different in
vestigators used different methods Of constructing
these cells the principle Of action being the same
in all the notifications OF the idea, the one point
necessary being low resistance with a maximum
of surface exposed to the light. Selenium Is ordi
narilv of a yitreous structure, and when heated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01
DIAGRAM OF CONNECTIONS.

nearly to the fusing point and annealed 1t becomes
crystalline and in this state Is especially susceptible
to changes Of light. the resistance being less WITH
a high than a low voltage.
The whole proposition of visual telegraphy rests
,Ipon the perslstencv of vision which retains the
impression of an object for moment after the
object itself is removed Edison was the hrst 20
succeed in removing this phase OF the subject from
2 purely scientific aspect to practical solution IN
the kInetograph where successive photographs or
objects in motion made to reappear so rapidly
before the eve that a continuous image Is re-
produced with apparent motions similar to the
original object The graphophotc also oy Euisoh'
is a combination. of the photograph and kneto-
eraph with electrical connections which stimuli
taneously transmit sound and light waves TO
duplicate apparatus at the receiving end Cour-
tonne. a young French chemist. in 1889 claimed 10
have discovered that by substituting a sensitzed
photographic plate for the diaphragm OF tee-
nhone transmtter, 50 to receive light vibrations
and give out electrical vibrations, these could be
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toward this bowider. John Brown then loon
chsel and carved in the rock and Is. 10"
can sin see on the bowlder the J. T., althousn lne
inscrlptlon has been somewhat obliterated py the
weather" , -, -.
The t. b. Is family defined on the north race Oh
the rock Upon the summit of the rock there Is
carved In great letters the inscription Johh
'Prown 1881 But this is not the only tombstone
approprate as would be the rock Tor such pu'
pose Standing erect In front OF the rock towaru
the house is "A gray sandstone tombstone ABOUT
four feet In hegnt. John Brown Is burlcd pe'"ee"
this tombstone and the rock. The entire ihc1oslre
OF about an eighth Of an acre about the Do"luer
and the tombstone Is filed with Wild roscbushes
The tombstone was brought from Torrinston.
Conn where John Brown was born IN Iov,; -.
was erected In Torrington over the grave OF Ms us
Grandfather IL brought To PORT HenTy' ~
Y by John Brown. and there left In inc yaru OF Il
i,rlvestonc maker named Daniels, win INSTRUCTIONS
To carve upon IL the names which mlSht thereafter
be given him by the Brown family. me tombstone
is covered night and day with shield OF WOOD
with n paddock upon IT, IF we did not nave tnS
shield said Mr. Lawrence. the stone would pc
chiopcd away piece by piece by relic hunters Al
ready some damage has been done 10 the stone. as
YOU can SEQ. ! also have 70 guard the powder
from the relic hunters. for they make attempts 70
The stone. however. is in n good state OF preser-
walton, Notwithstanding that few Eahes nave
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surface or cell The reflection Is admitted to the
surface Of this cell through a series Of peculiarly
arranged pnhole openings in the edge OF the
cylinder whose rapidlty GO motion causes the re-
Election reaching 1t through the transparent pate
to assume the form Of undu,atory arbitrary light
waves at the selenum cell. as in the zoeirope where
the different parts of the image are shown as
whole, though only small portion is seen through
each opening.
AS at present worked out the idea involves the use
of four circuits or eight wires As the object IS 10
permit OF the person talking at a telephone to be
seen by the receiving the message these lines
are not superiuous. as two required for the
Two: for returning the second image, TWO, ana loi
the synchronZlng impulses to travel on, TWO more
using up the eight wires The receiving mechah-
ia an admiration OF the Morse SYSTEM
The secondary circuit OF the sending end IL con-
nectad 10 line and ground return wire. AT the re-
ceivng end the line wire terminates In tlny
elec rode placed near another elecrode OF the same
size which is connected with the receiving selenium
cell and grounded. A small mirror is placed Dehinu
this eectrode and lens slight distance In 'front.'
of it, to magnify the light dlscharse ana trahsns.
tho line series % tiny electrical discharges VIII
81 between the electrodes, these discharges vary
image passing through the screen plate and the
pnholes OF picture points In the reVoVihs
cylinder at the other end vary. These set up re-
versai of the light action on the cell at the trans
screen plate comes the Image or the sender inc
two separate picture circuits are AT present neces-
sary since II has far been found impracticapie
to duplex" a circuit so as TO allow Two separate
light or shade impulses variable In themselves 20
reach their respective receiving stations. but " Is
hoped that this difficulty viii be overcome before
up when middle q Is sounded into a telephone
transmltter. but with the instrument combining
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01
THE LETTER THAT NEVER WENT

From The Detroit Free Press.
'You see" he began. he stood on the lower
step of the postofice With very dirty envelope
in HIS hand Il haze written a letter. but haven't
the wherewthal TO mail 1t. II you obllge me with
cents 10 buy stamp I'd get the letter posted
'Who is It to-" asked the pedestrian who had
been accOsted. .
''ro my mother in Kansas sir. haven't direct
ca II vet but will as get the cents. The
poor old soul will be glad to hear from after all
Haven't written for some years eh?'
at must be fully ten years, sir. | expect tears
Of low VIII spring 10 her eyes al sight or this let
ter You see had an object In not writing. | nave
been having an uphill fight of IT, and didn't want
TO write in could tell her that luck had changed"
$50 luck has to YOU, has it?
Yes sir. Next week take n position at sal
airy of so per month. The dear old lady but won't
She be tickIed when she hears the news! All
"Nice old mother. IS She? asked the pedestrian
~ regular angel, sir.
"And you want her to get the good news
81 do sir II will make her young again.
'She can't get IL any too quick can she!'
mo sir Would that she could hear my voice
from where | standi'
II understand She ought to hear Of 1t right
away and az I'm going the telegraph Office I'll
send her dispatch. What's the name ana ad-
The yag looked up the street and down the street
and then at the man before him. and muttered:
SAY. now. but there's only one meaner man
thrn I'm this town.
"Whos thatT -
lance telephone 10 boiler the good news into my
poor dear mothers ear. Go on with you
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01
THEIR FIRST PRAYER ~ TIE NEW LAND

THEIR FIRST PEl lER ~ IHE M" bA'D
It was a curious sight in Barclayst the Other
afternoon-Itai!an immigrants, family OF nNe'
bowling their heads in the rain and sleet ana evi-
IDENTIFY w6rshippIng before the windows when con-
tanned the images of the Christ crucihed. OF the
Virgin Mother, and of Mary Magdaen. The poor
Italians had apparently just landed. They were
ragged, unkempt and forlom The father carried
huge bundle, as big feather bed on his back;
the mother struggled along under the weight OF
similar household goods and tiny baby when
chung to her shoulders while the two other children
were bearing the rest of the family possessions
brought from the sea They had evidently
Just come from the steamer. for they trudged
slowly and perpieXedly up the street. looking this
way and that at the sights on every hand.
and plainly wondering whittier they should turn
from the harsh weather -, III,
Suddenly they came upon the windows, filed with
the Images Of the Saviour. The face or the Italian
father lighted up with a sudden smile. In the cities
in the streets for poor people to worship. but
this was the first token Of his religion that he had
seen in the new country. lie dropped the bundle,
took off his little round cap and. half bending his
knee crossed himself and stood reverenty, look
ing at the images His family, without word, fol-
lowed his example and the mother with the baby
I'm her arms stood In the rain, looking SteadtaStly
al the Virgin with the child Jesus clasped to her
breast They all crossed themselves and then. bow
ing picked up their bundles and plodded on through
the
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sent to distant point and received upon second
Photographic plate which would be substituted for
the diaphragm of a telephone receiver This claim
has never been practically substantiated. however,
and later Investigators still hard at work on
the problem.
Following the lead of Morse. lie Poutois. Johnson
and others Ohio investigator. y. $.
Ansutz of Cleveland, and to the electrical journal
ELECTRICITY is due large share of credit for the
practical application of the results of his researches
The principle is the same that embodied in half
tone engrayngs In front Of the image to be trans
mitted is placed transparent plate having series
Of OPAQUE parallel lines LOO OF an inch from
centre to centre. making each line 005 Of an inch
wide and the space between them the dis
lance RAYS Of light reflected from the image pass
through this plate TO the edge of a revolving
cylinder through the axis of which passes the con-
ductng wire which ends in seenium
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01
"OyCE on 4 TINE"
donald. in Good Words.

Menzies Macdonald, in Good Words
AT tea-time In the rudy light
Chrvsanthemums were IN their glory
Nv baby came TO say goodnight,
And beg for Just one little story.
told her how a girl like her
Came long Ago. somewhere or other'
And brought her doll and made stir.
And begged a story from her mother,
Who tired and listless, also crossed
The little story-begglng beauty
With news OF how another CLOSED
Her irksome story telling duty.
Still backward was the tale referred
TO weary her: but when ended.
As IL had not said word.
With looks half-pleading, half-ohended.
..
She clasped my neck-her childish trust
Had made the hardest heart compliant
"a little one" she said. 'pease-Jest
About a fairy and a giant
kissed her close: and of l went:
'Once on a time" low. slow. and steedyJ
She heaved a sigh OF sweet content;
Ny darling was asleep already.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01

dacks. superior in some respects even 10 tha1
at Mirror Lake and Lake Placid. whcA mas
some claims to being considered the hh'7I
in the region. BYt while the lakes are near
Ubitoface Mountaf with its 1000 feet OF altitude.
and have a better view Of its western face. at the
John Brown farm one can look upon the entire
southern slope Of the grand mountain. ana see
where It dips into the famous Wilmington notcn'
one also has the magnificent view TO the
southwark at Mirror Lake of the grahde'' noun
tains i'm the Adlrondacks The one with the DOME
Hike crown in the centre Of a chain is Mount Marcy
the highest peak with exception. black NOUN
tain in North Carolina. east Of the Rocky Mouh-
tains II towers up nearly 300 feet Near II Is
the Elephant-a long mountain with the palpabe
look OF the back and the beginning OF the trunk OF
that animal Westward of Marcy stands Mount
NcIntvre second in rank among the Adirondack
Maintains This Is a mountain Of great bulk. with
gradually slopnE sides. the peak only having any
appearance Of steepness Ii is said That inner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01
JOHN BROWNS GRAVE.
HIS FARM IS KEPT AS A MEMORIAL.

THE HOUSE WHERE HE LGVED-ABOLITlON REL
ICs-THE NEW RAILROADS.
John Browns grave Is now accessible 10 every
admrer OF his life As Is known TO all readers OF
history after his execution at Charlestown Va on
December 2, 1852 John Browns body was surron-
dered TO his widow and she had II conveyed 10 MS
old home at North Eba, Essex County. ~ y ana
there buried The grave IS situated only two mics
distant from Mirror Lake. which with us t"lh'
Lake Placid is of great beauty, and consequently
for several years has had about IL fringe OF Aoi-
rondack summer hotels and the cottages OF summer
residents
good country road runs from Mirror Lake 10
John Browns grave upon the John Brown Farm OF
2iS acres The country is rather an open one. de-
spite its Adirondack character. come grazing farms
having been cut out of the forest The farm i
situated in what may be considered an upland val
ley; the valley albeit being five miles broad
by twenty miles in length. and having many
A small hill scattered over its rolling surface.
The scenery is the grandest in a.! the Adron-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01

paDGE OF THE IMPERIAL ORDER OF THE
CROWN OF INDIA.
a,-tv IN more senses than one. An order consu-
.,es either token of imperial or royal esteem
md regard or else an indication of the possession
If q long line OF -blooded ancestors both on
tho Maternal and maternal sides. untanted by any
.,,lobeian strain. Those women, therefore. VINO
20 entitled TO wear these orders and decorations
,,variablv prove an object Of jealousy and envy
% those who are less favored and less hlghly
horn and is there anything that is more calcu-
lated 10 m Ike the fair DecOree or Dame Cha-
ronesse feel pleased and happy than the knowi-
edge that size possesses something that Is be-
vond the reach of the majority Of women around
her?
Although nearly every monarchcal country oI
rurope has its feminine order, the Grand MIS-
tress Of which is invariably the COnsort OF the
Sovereign. vet the number Of Danes Cheva-
Heres. of Chanoinesses. on the whole. is eXtrao'-
dnarlv small. and this naturally contributes
N render them very conspicuous and observed
figures whenever they appear in society. Limited
IN Europe as is the number of ladies entitled
10 pin jewel badges and stars to their corsaees,
to this country they are still fewer: barely hall
. dozen in fact One Of them is Baroness
Stunrc the American-born wife of the former
German Ambassador to Madrid who has the
E ,an,sh Order Of Marie Louise as has also MIS-
Ja.d Grubb the English better half OF the Uen-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-04-01
LADY KNIGHTS.
,,-vE.LEp ORDERS AND DECORATIONS.

.,r,,v THEY ARD CONFERENCE.-THE ENGLISH OR
nrps-rHE QUEEN OF NAPLEs's DECORATION
o-a,rs and decorations. although usually re-
-, nc constituting a peculiarly ana ex-
e,us,veIy masculine form Of pomp and VANITY are
,,,so-.,so q charming and very popular article or
feminine adornment and while stars and RIBBONS
,oox exceedingly well on men. serving to tighten
IN the somewhat sombre hue Of ordinary ever
~. aress they are seen 10 infinitely greater adj
xantase on the corsase OF ladies' dinner
.n1 ball dresses. The decoration differs
rom an ordinary article Of jeweiry in that
:. cannot be bought and that 1t Is not.
,,ve n handsome blue diamond or fawless pearl
accessible to mere purses filed with ucre of'ties
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been Clipped from It's arched top. iron NE IdGe
this inscription: I'm memory OF Capn John Brown
who died AZ New-YOrk Sept. yc 3, ll'6. IN the fSlh
lion: John Brown. born May 9. 1900. was executed
~ Charlcstoyyn, Va, Dec. >, 1859 lose 10 tne
born March O. 1891 killed at Harpers Ferry 0 ,hs
II lNg on the other side OF the tombstone IS the
irscrirtion: I'm memory Of Frederick, son Of John
ana Dianthe Brown born Dec ~ ESQ., 81 ,G ana fo m b.
adhesion 10 the cause Of freedom" Still another
inscription this side Of the stone reads
H. and died October 49, 1879" The body of Watson
brown was not placed here until nine years ago
bv = physician The family learned Of the existence
Of th. body and obtained it for burial at North
Eba.
The house Of John Brown at North Elba contains
a room i'm which are some relies of his occupancy
~ H. one of them appropriately enough IS
b9vonet The room also contains a portrait or John
Brown There is inscription In birch bark upon
tho walls OF this room of interest. II Is the quota
inn If some sentences which John Brown especial
IL loved and is a. follows: Il have finished have
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-08

Mr.. Albert Stout occupies cell on
the upper corridor at New Cas- le jail.
where he will be confined until his
trial takes place at the Court House,
which will 10 this month. He has as
companion with him in his cell.
which IL small one, George Mackoy,
who was sentenced at the last term of
court to one years imprisonment for
crlminally assaultlnR his daughter, a
young lady some 10 years OF aga.
Charles Mathier, resident OF Ches-
ter, Pa. whose brother committed
suicide in Chester last week and U.
5. prisoner and awaiting trial. charged
with sending threatening letters
through the mails.
Thomas X. bIulligan. the third pris.
oner, who shares Stout's confinement,
was convicted OF stealing q gold
watch and trunk containing IA young
girls wardrobe, and sentenced to three
years. Mull!gdu advertised for young
girls to go with theatrical company
and two young girls III our city au-
swered the advertisement
On his victims swearing out n war.
rant lie was arrested ut Clayton House,
where he was stopping, and convicted,
rs stated above. Stout takes his CON
iinement as a matter of course, having
his meals sent IN daily from tho Hotel
Gilpin, lie is allowed weekly papers
and magazines, but Is restricted from
reading daily pupers
lie appears cool and unconcerned
in regard to his trial. at which time lac
expects to prove his Innocence OF the
charges upon which he will DO ar
ralgned.
lie has been visited by lis wife and
relatives, WHO believe IN his innocence
MIR. IL. Ii. Ward thus lar has sol,
charge Of his case. aud will use bis ut
most eI.dc0vors TO clear lis client ui
the foul charge hanging over llim.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-08

Mrs. Ella Thornton was agreeahiy
at her home, No. ll2B Ian
caster avenue. by the visit OF many
irienus who wished TO make mem ora
bio tho anniversary OF Eer birth
Among the visitors wus Rev Mr. Nor
ris. pastor OF the Second Nj. r. Church
who contributed greatly to the enter
,tainment OF tho evening.
At u reasonable hour the company
sat down TO a table loaded with ice
cream, cake and fruit which all highly
enjoyed. The lady was favored Will
"a number of presents which she will
C hrfish as souvellers OF happy hours
Among those present were:
Rev. Mr.. Morris, Mr. ami Mrs Knott
MIR. and Mrs j Thornton, Mis- ste IL
man. Mrs. Dlichner. Mrs Qulre pol
Mrs Locates. Mr.. j. Broman. Mrs
damhle, MIR. nnd Mrs, Hitler, Mrs 4
Cox. Misa Lulu Cox, Miss Fiorrie Hen.
derson, Mr.. Ananias lressler. Miss
Hottie WlEgins, MIR j. McFarin
Misses Annie Baker. May McFnrlin
| Minnie Turner, Emma Stewart, Edltl
Baker. Rrba Murray, Reba Thornton
'ana othere.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-08

There arc thousands of tired women
to day On the verge Of breaking down
because they arc martyrs To their own
faise ideas Of domestic duty.
They arc slaves to their homes and
their exalted notions Of absolute order
aud Cleanliness keep them from morn
Ing to night upon the rack OF mental
ard phvsical torture unta they grow
old chrA Worn. nervous irritable and
Hinkly, IN their foolish struggle with
dast
only the eyneptionally strong can
stand the debllitating effect OF over.
heated rooms. llrE of fresh ais and ex-
err So, nvar-bIrloued stonlarhs and
the artificial. nervous hurried life OF
b many good wiNs- and mothers.
just As uhture prompts young chill.
dren to cry ma grow irrttH- > whpr
hungry, so Ituorly fed over worked
nerves cry out for their proper food
by twiGses OF rheumatism and asu.
ralgia.
II IL natures language in each case.
just MS the frnttuE CRYING chila
drops to s'eep after being properly
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-09-08
THIRD EDITION.
Before God
I'm innocent

In the Municipal Court this morn
Ing Pellegelno Bianco ana Addle Ross
were each held in . 600 bail Tor tine
upper Court on the charge of using
Lucy PEG, female child of Is years
OF age. for Immoral purposes. The
evidence was the same as at tie pre-
vious hearing. The little girl testified
TO the assault III her fathers house
Ahu the mother deposed To the child's
sGe.
A witness for the defence deposed
that he heard the girl state in the
Presence of BiaDco's brother that both
brothers and another man had been
unduIy intimate with her. This the
girl denied as she positively swore
no oEe ever knew her as Bianco. who
did go again st her will.
When Judge Emmons placed the
bail at $1,000 BianCo stood at the dock
gazing around while the oIier ADJOURN
I'd court
As no was led out Of the dock he
was informed of the disposition OF tho
court oil the case and he fell on his
knees and wriuging his hands said IN
an audible voice in his native tongue Z:
before God I'm ilno1ent, oh, oh, Em
Innocent Of that decd" lie was re, ,
roved to his cell as was the Rose
woman also. After she WAS locked up
she commenced to cry and sob.
Adele Tor some time over year has
] been living with Bilneo as his wife.
but they were never married. About
seven months ago they both occur ed
room IN Pco's house, Water and Mar
ket streets. lie worked on tho rail-
3 road and she got her board Tor work
ing around the house. On the morn.
Ing OF The alleged assault PEG and his
vile had gone to market aud Lucy as.
sisted the woman to make the beds
they had ali the work done, and
went into Bianco's room, the woman
locked the door nnd Biunco came out
OF the closet and caught Lucy and
Threw her on the Ted. Lucy Tough
against the man aud the woman hold
her Feet while BiUnco assaulted ner.
The woman threatened her not to toll
her mother and she Gil not until u
week ago. when her mother took al
axe and demanded an explanation ol
her state.