Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-24


 in lovely white organdy. and Mrs. Sadd wore a becoming green and white toi- letts. Mrs. Sadd was warmly welcomed to Birmingham yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Barker's friends.
 Mrs. Judge Simmons of Atlanta is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. John w. Tomlinson at her South Highland home.
 Do Not Wait Till Am Dead
 Oh, do not wait till am dead
 To say kind words of me,
 For deep within my lowly bed
 l cannot hear those words from thee.
 A flower plant within my heart
 And not upon my grave.
 It's sweetness will new life impart
 And make me kind and brave.
 The bow that spans the heart is love,
 ,ri Kind words and smiles it's tints;
 The gracious drops shine from above,
 By sympathy the arch is bent.
 Give cheer along the road of life,
 The blossoms sweet impearled with
 The weary, heart-sick in the strife
 MRS T. Birmingham, Ala.
 One of the grandest achievements not only of the nineteenth century, but of modern times, was accomplished quietly few days ago at the Grand Central pal ace, in New York city. And although this will rank in the coming years as one of the mightiest of deeds, 1t was be- gun and ended in fifty brief minutes At S:S4 o'clock on Saturday evening" May 16, Hon. Chauncey Depew, in the presence of vast throng of spectators, and sur rounded by many of the most distin- guished men of the nation, started the following telegraphic message literally world treasures, science utilizes electric power for the grandeur of nations and the peace of the world" This message was ad- dressed to MT. Edward D. Adams, and was sent via San Francisco, Vancouver, Montreal, Cause, London, Lisbon, Bom- bay. and Tokio. MT. Adams, who was present, sent this telegram to MT. De- pew, reversing the electric route: Mighty Niagara, natures wonder, serv- ing man through the worlds electrical circuit, proclaims to all peoples science triumphant and the benevolent creator" There were more than 12,0O0 persons pres ent to watch the marvellous proceedings, and on the platform, among the other distinguished men, were MT. A. B. Chan dler, president of the Postal Telegraph company, and MT Charles A. Tinker, general superintendent of the Western Union. The messages sent by the Vest ern Union went via Galveston and City of Mexico to Valparaiso, Buenos Ayres, Rio Janeiro, Pernambuco, Lisbon, London, thence to New York. On the side of the hall opposite the platform sat at table Thomas A. Edison, who was to receive the telegrams which were sent by MT. Chan dler and Superintendent Tinker for MT. Depew and MT. Adams. During the brief wait between the sending and re- ceiving of the telegramS MT. Depew made one of his most brilliant speeches, and among other things said
 fFtI-- tlx<. rNe of today. Jupiter and Hercules, Apollo and Minerva are commonplace persons when compared with Morse and Edison, with Bell and Tesla.
 "The imagination is paralyZed and the mind appalled, in contemplating the end less centuries during which the bound less treasures God and nature had stored for the uses of mankind were left undis- covered and unknown. It was reserved for the nineteenth century, and for the second half of it, to wrest from the earth, the water and the air the potential and elemental powers which have rescued and regenerated the world. It had taken all the intervening time from Adam talk ing to Eve in the Garden of Eden over loves telegraph of leaves until Morse s wire to utilize electricity; but the en- ergy of this liberated and educated spirit of the air stimulated the human brain to limitless endeayor and miraculous achievement.
 "The events of unnumbered centuries, in the maniZation, the elevation, the civilization and the happiness. of the peo- pie of the earth did little compared with the accomplishments of inventive genius during the last four marvellous decades"
 While Mir. Depew was speaking the wires announced the reception of the messages at various points, and the re- verberation of cannon told the citizens of the successful progress of the marvel ous experiment.. The key used by MT. Edison was an ordinary one. and at 9:24 o'clock, when the first electric tick caught the ear of the great inventor, he ex- claimed with smile, That's it." With the methods he learned as a railroad op- orator. Edison repeated the message aloud, and then it was handed to MT. Adams. A scene of wild enthusiasm fol- lowed; women waved their handker- chiefs, men cheered and cannon boomed After the test MT. F. M. Hawley, vice president of the Niagara company, which furnished the power, entertained the fa- nous men at lunch.
 In the Smithsonian institute will be placed the telegraph instruments used, the original messages in the handwrit- ing of MT. Depew and MT. Adams, and the one received by MT. Edison In his writing And all the journals of the world which published the messages will De DOunQ ana put dfnCuS tHe OtHcr pIiCc- less relics of the institute.
 In fifty minutes the earth was engir- died with an electric current, which bore tidings of the miracles of God and man!
 A young friend thus writes me:
 Dear Mrs. Ball: Won't you kindly give the enclosed small space in your social column? I fully appreciate that merit is entirely lacking, but 1t Is my first attempt and promise you not to trouble you again.
 'I know that you are interested in young people, and though I am few years past twenty-one, l still consider that am young.
 q am to leave my sweetheart In the next day or two for the first time since we were engaged. and out of the fullness of my heart I have been prompted to write the few lines enclosed with this letter.
 Last evening as left you dear,
 Your kiss lpon my lips,
 Your sweet voice ringing in my ear; Twas then I knew your love. so dear to me, Would never die, but live through all eter-
 nifty.
 Twas not the kiss of passion. dear,
 But from two hearts spontaneous in their
 love;
 That love whose future is as clear