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The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

Bryan Was Beaten, but We Still
Havs 4 Consolation.
: us true. us PITY,
PltJ tlS, lis true

We all eObcCds that the brave leader
OF The free aud unlimited" aud the
most eloquent aud famous orator in
these UDlted States has beeu refused
authority 70 preside over our country
for The ueHI Tour years by the yoice o.
The people recently expressed but no
use 70 shed tears, tor we eau bear ~
mind that amongst us VIC have q pat.
rloiie eitlzsu, Sol Bril-, wbo will In
the lulurv, ~ heal all wounds, cell bis
entire stock of Clolhlng, Gents Fur.
uishiug Goods, Boots and Shoes, at
rock bottom prices. All OF his Gods
are tlrst-clafs in every respect and
III, quality ami workmanship guarair
tesd. Gee him at once for anything
in bis line.
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14
NOTICE.

For the convenience OF siudcnss
unable to attend classes 10 lhe fore.
noon, | will have a class from $50 n
. =. ID. over BrIlra store.
ocssA-lui. W. N, GKEEN,
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

d. WRAY, JR., at the Depot Hotel
een At the Y. 4 NJ. v. II. X. depot
" place to buy your bottle of cock
and have your jug filed before leav-
10Y your plantation home. au4
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

\, "aoelm a q Hexier can supply you
s.aything In The Furniture line at
"pflces They keep q full stock.
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

m you seen the magnificent line
IniIure ct Hams Mammoth Em.
Hul II not, call III once.
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

N H., ib'u ~. frietsch, of Chicago, has
|Nd ! S''y for bis trip around the
hvsl, y the "Schliiz Globe" He
lnI.s,.uy The Illinois river to the
ss nppl and down that river to
|ls an sv',ssaus, "a and will stop at Green
n i, ,a us way. The TIMES will no.
Nm ~ sauers q. when he will arrive, as
~ = |" 'nem Wilt doubtless take
y 81 : ,.a u = meeting him and e1amin-
y lon.V V'ait In which he will make
snd Interesting voyage.
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

Scott's Cotton Exchange Sa-
loon is in the centre of the city,
where none but the best of
goods are handled.
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

n lirsenvilIe Gun and Sewing
1Ius supply House is the best fit
I.ss 10 the Delta for all kinds Of
u on Guns, sewing Machines and
udw Il Walnut ST.
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

|lH Gen. II. Scott's 1880
Tsts Stock Whiskeysa su-
rsr article. Beware Of
udulent limitations.
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

aver y pass a good thing. The Re-
sa good thing. Good liquors
'eOod cigars are TO be found there.
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14
NOTICE.

xn T. Bourges has organized a
Alor The study Of French aud will
alN pupils at the home of Mrs.
PIv.on Broadway,
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

.,a,lu 4 He1ter have the preltl-
\ pOsl complete line OF Center
h OAK, Birch and Mahogany
dly, Al Sl.O0 up. See them.
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

|sdasslD De,t : ls always the cheapest.
Nj v,n@ q 70. have the best OF whis.
N shs"' aud cigars. Remember
you come to town.
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

iou have d picture to be framed
ssltto Bell.
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

| Wholesale Liquor,
Z he largest stock in the
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

BIRDS DON'T CARE FOR SNAPS.
The best place TO get your gun re-
paired 10 at the Greenville Gun aud
Sewing Machine Supply House.
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

,.s,tisst line Of Chairs In the
4 found al q. NJ. Hams.
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

~, 'ne great furniture dealer, can
~ ~ rich aud poor. He carries
os, and sells at lowest prices.
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14

M. osIgalns in House Furnishing
h,n,,is 80 70 Wilhelm & Hexter's, and
'4'ae their large stock.
The Greenville times., 1896-11-14
p,s AID EEAKHER.

N41a
.sd buyers are beginning
~ben the boom VIII strike
=. =, - keeping up a hopeful
y .en6dencs that their time
The weather L mAgnin.
hight days OF ine and
...s'.ssrsture, = and keen, frosty
ne prophets have predicted
- frssk weather for Nosem-
4 In1scember, but a. yet we
',a,sd eur full share Of the
~ ~ IN climate which 10 one
-. advantages ofthls section.
<,.smOmsIer, q q
"A 04T
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rcrroN REcErPrs.

! srssyIlls, Mlss., Nov. IA, 1895.
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22,sss
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-22

tube YOU know, has n history ms to its
ana white With as they are sea,ed off The PUMPS
tfter exhaustion. | mike shaaowfraphs
with them, always using the same sub
iccts. Those strips Of metal are the hest
They get an even exposure Of forty min
utes before each bulb. and the DEVELOPED
ncpltives tell which has given the host re-.
suit
"ISnowinfr FROM each bulbs history its
particular vacuum, am able to tell 1nst
now u'uoh 81 Nnou"' ~ ~ n'V'.ran' W. .ns
end have n stock OF minis made The
bulbs arc very important quantity in
these experiments. ana sometimes tncre
''r| knr'' uo''S ''' '''''e'''' V" "'''''''
"ISor examine. some OF them lose vae-
yum when they nre sealed after eNhaus-
tlon Tho sensitive plates are effected
| curing exposure by tho escape of cleo
trlcity. and for that reason I now place
shoot Of celluloid between the bulb and the
Plate TO prevent induction"
"Do you think these wonderful X rays
| can be utilized In tho location and cure OF
dlscasc9" ] asked him.
"Surcly I SEQ no reason why they can
not and win not And, besides That 1t IA
possible that these rnyF can be used to
stcrillzo water and destroy bacteria. All
light is purifying and ar enemy to bn-
chit. | shall test the stcrlllzing qualities
Of the ray IN tks way, water into which
lolliurcd bactert have been introduced win
ho put IN twoHcst tubes In a few days
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yenrs before as cured, and that she had
gone TO live with ~ brother then residing
NJ some place IN North Carolina, In North
Carolina he learned mat the brother with
whom Mrs, Dewitt was living had removed
TO Winston county, Ala, The young man
arrived here about two months ago and
sought out his parent The meeting OF the
mother and son 80 long parted was a most
affecting scene. George subsequently, wrote
his father of his mnthar's course after
learning Of his innocence. That letter rc-
k'rdled all The old love IN George w PEN
dletons heart and he crossed the continent
as fast as steam could bring him, ana
yesterday remarked the companion OF his
early manhood
Mrs. Pendleton IA yet a beautiful woman
on the sunny side Of forty, with an on
preston so chastenod by sorrow that she
wins the esteem of all who meet her. AIR
Pendleton Ia yet In the prime Of life. and
we hope that their lives, SO stormy in the
past, may henceforth flow az smoothly as
river slipping down to the ocean.
The above facts We're related TO the
writer en- the evening Of this happy second
marriage. Mr.. Pendleton also told the
writer that the body Identified MS that OF
Eintou's was that OF a neddler named Nc
Dabe, whom d negro who was hanged at
Houston, Texas. some years ago confessed
70 having murdered and robbed.
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wore his gold watch; that couple Of boys
out hunting that afternoon had seen Pen
Gleton and Hinton standing under a treo
talking that after the boys had passed out
of sight they had heard n gun or pistol
fired in the direction they had seen the two
men; that Pendleton had returned 20 Lv-
erpool that evening wearing Hintoi's gold
watch that Hinton had never since been
seen alive. and that the body had been
found under the very tree where he and
Pendleton were seen by the boys.
The law Of Texas seals a defendants
Inns He can not testify in his own behalf,
and having no way TO dlsproye the case
the state had made against him. Pendle-
ton was committed to jail without bail. On
final trial he was convicted and sentenced
10 the penitentary for life.
Mrs. Pendleton was present at the trial
and. strange to say. after hearing the tos-
tlmouy, believed her husband guilty. but
says n0w she can not sec how sEe ever
could have believed Il; since She knew
him to he brave and honest About two
years after that Mrs Pcndleton secured II
divorce and was married to a Mr.. Devit.
Shortly after her marriage 10 Dewitt She
scld all the property formerly owned by
Pendleton, which had beer awarded 10 her
by the divorce court, and removed with
her husbandGo Atlanta. Ga.
Pendleton had been In the penltsntiary
about TWO ana half years when "A letter
bearing his address and South American
postmark arrived at the Liverpool pnstof-
authorities at Huntsville. ana on being
opened was found TO be from Guy Hinton.
The man for whom Pendlcton was serviu.
out life sentence for having Killed.
Pendle,on at once wrote Hinton Of the
strait he was In. Hinton. on receiving this
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any member, who must thereupon arise
md rccite stanza OF original poetry. II
his BRAN Ia unequal to the task OF sudden
conpo elton or II he Is guilty OF plagiarism.
he Is fined the drinks for the crowd.
Last nights meeting had ITS original
features. There were several new mem
bers initiated, all Of whom were duly
traI ped by the -agle-eyed chairman. and
the fun was going on merrlly when the
chairman shouted 'fMr. Cornellw
Cornell who is what Bret iiarte called a
sarcastic cuss, sprang to his feet, fixed his
gaze and pointed his finger at a LAWYER
named Henry Moore and chanted; View
closely, brethren, Henry Moore A drunken
demon. flushed with gore. Each night
sleeps, drunk. upon the ioorr'
Moore who is sensitive and can't see a
Joke. wanted to fight but was paci1ed and
the revelry went on. Ten minutes later
the voice OF the chairman was heard: MIR.
Moorei"
Moore arose, east his baleful eye upon
his vliliher and numbered; Just take one
look at Jim Cornell He stole that UNI
brella he carries and he hasn't paid a
debt In seven seasons"
A shout went up that split the plaster,
Bring In the drinks on Moore!" whooped
the chairman. Moore. old man, that
doesn't rhyme"
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nodded his head toward the globe OF light
at which had been gazing.
That's it, he said.
"Oh. what beautiful light It Is" ex-
claimed
ut isn't light" said he: ITS n con-
glomeratloa of gases. You sec, hero I'm
photographic a clock through all these
thicknesses OF wood" and he showed me
the works Of ar ordinary clock, placed
| back Of the light It seeued to nc.
Are you ready 10 photograph the brain
as YETI" asked.
"No,' he replied; mot now. may reach
that point at any time. See here" and he
took up a piece OF wood formed of layers
fastened one upon the other, I'VE have got
20 photographirg through this thicknosq of
wood You understand we arc not making
brain photograph experiments now; we are
merely making experiments as to the
thickness and density that the rays will
penetrate"
well. :: Edison" said, Ell have como
| to ask you to make photograph of my
| brain for the Journal, which first pub
| lshed the news of the new ray want you
| to try the first experiment on me-"
| The inventor threw back his head and
| laughed heartily. "a shall be very glad to
do go" he said when have completed
my eXperim nts regarding the penetration
OF the eays through the skull and outer
tissues of the head"
Ana YOU VIII promise me that mine VIII
be the very hrst?"
/ u Will. but | want TO nsk you ques-
ton: Arc YOU n democrat7"
NO | am muewump," / answered
proudly,
"Eecause," he went on. "ln the case OF Il
democrat we can not hope for results
Neither can I guarantee that the process
VIII not drive you crazy
"What viii IT be lilse?" asked,
"You VII have to sit in chair Ike
this" and lie folded his arms and held his
q head still. And YOU can't move ana can't
talk for an hour"
/ "Win there be any scrsation?"
THAT we can't say; but It won't be an
unpleasant one, at all events"
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twas within an hour of midnight when
ssked along the Valley road, leading to
|sxa's laboratory at Orange. ". J,
LAYellyn Park was asleep under The
an The white cottages on either side Of
road. looked like prlm ghosts in the
~ light aad from an occasional upper
sdsw dim lamp sent n faint, spectral
y across the thin glaze OF snow which
rsed the soft ground. The quiet was
rto1nd.
knew that for DAYS and nights he had
~ endless vigil over the wonderful, new
fasde ray with the purpose of utilizing it
research and examination of the still
ze wonderful human brain. Through
larlght was to watch with him over the
EAng violet light that puzzles even this
fai @rcerer Of modern times.
vas to wait from the first hour Of
f'ning until the dawn, expecting that
II moment would bring forth the eluci-
KIN Of this now force. which some sci
sNophets say is the elixir of life itself.
'samph over disease and death and de-
r,h the grave.
II entered the reception room of the
kaory could at first see but the cen
tEure, which seemed to dominate the
'Hnent 1t was towering winged an
Ea italian marble poised upon an onyx
ss'sl. In the lean, tenucus hands, raised
I. above its head glowed a hinge ball OF
stic fire.
.ae unseeing eyes beneath triumphant
wv looked out upon thousands of vol
~, ana Portraits of great men. Models
'er'fc motors and sections of cable by
hundred were about the room, which
luxurious with rare Eastern rugs and
grateful warmth Of the big pine logs
=" ourned upon the hearth.
THE WIZARD AT WORK.
'I Inc workroom where I found Edison
lRn MS study of the new ray was as in
[ ''n' Of luxury and decoration as those
'e Ills men were working with him
s''sh the night.
, sns as picturesque in its baroness as
h r,.'. uhshaven man with soiled hands
|,,I",p'ed hair who sat nj pine table
AZ upon is elbows ana looking before
1 "a "a slooular tube of light which. when
Ia ~ rested upon 1t, made me for the
nrset the man had como to see.
III =, a., a. beautiful as the very vital pr.n-
M. M nsnt Itself condensed In enc small
|an,ro,i ne glory Of dawn and sunset, The
Vi moonlight, the fire of opal, the
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letter, took passage for Galveston, and in
| due time arrived In BrazorIa county
OF course the governor pardoned PcndIe-
! ton as soon as the fscts were presented TO
| him. On his release Pendlcjon returned
| 10 Liverpool. His confinement had told
| harshly upon him. ana the news of his
wfe's divorce, marriage end removal 10
| Georgia. threw him into violent spell Of
brain fever
on his recovery he left his former home
the scenes OF his Joy and great misfortune
and sought the home or his former WIFE
row the wife Of another. with the purpose
of having his boy az any cost.
The news OF Jinton's return and PEN
dleion's consequent pardon had preceded
him 10 Georgia. II was too much for airs
Pendloton. or rather Mrs. Dewitt. She felt
herself blgamist. She Immediately left
IJevit and week before Pendleton arrived
at Atlanta, she became raYing maniae
and had to be sent to the asylum.
! bcndleton scored his boy and worked
his way TO California Berg a man of
fertile resources he soon got another start
in the world and IS now prosperous fruit
grower.
MIR Pendloton's son. George, was too
! young when the events above recorded oc-
Cured TO remember lnuch about his
mother, and his father carefully kept the
facts OF this awful drama In real life, In
which no one was to blame but all the
victims OF the iron hand OF fato. from him
unil he arrived at hts majority
| on the, boys reaching the age Of q yeara
the father told him OF the sad romance of
J Their lives. George was anxious 10 learn
what had become of his mother, and oh
/ tanning his fathers pfrTniss Ion to do so
visited Georgia, ON inquiry at tho asylum
he learned that she had been discharged
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should arrive to Conplcate matters. Pen
dleton also told his wife that Hinton had
left his wife all he possessed except a few
dollars ana that 10 help him out he tPen-
dleton) had purchased his gold watch.
Mr. and Mrs. Pcndleton thought i wise
10 say nothing about Hinton's departure
to any Of the ncighbors. as they ali not
manner instrumental IL. her husband 3
having left her,
TWO weeks later, while eating breakfast
one morning there came knock ~ the
front door Poadleton arose from the table
to answer the summons, and on opening
the door was confronted by a deputy
sheriff, who stepped forward and slipped
a pair Of handouts on his wrists. Pendlc-
ton was OF course. surprised, and asked
the officer what IL meant.
you are charged with the murder Of
Guy Hinton" Captain Bennett replied.
Ills body has been found IN u skirt OF
woods on Bastrop bayou. There Is much
damaging testimony against you. would
advise you not 10 talk until you consult a
lawyer"
Pendlcion was dumfounded. not so much
al the charge against him. for ne thought
he could easily clear himself, as he was at
the news OF Hinton's death. The unfortu-
nate man, however had no conception OF
the array OF c.rcumstantlal evidence he
would be compelled to face.
on preliminary examination It was
shown that the body OF man had been
found in the woods skirtins BaStrop bayou
with / bullet through his head, and thnt
th- body although somewhat decnmposea.
mad hcen identified as thai OF Hinton's,
that Tendlcion and Hinton had left Liver
rcol together ono morning scme t~o weoks
before. that Hinton. when he LEFT home,
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ray emitting electrodes win form surface
large enough In combination to furnish
parallel RAYS which Will cover tho entire
surface OF the head"
can YOU take the skull showing the
head" | asked
That's chld's play now" aud he laugh
ed again.
EDISON'S LATEST EFFORT.
"I am trying now" he said ito md out
just how much of a vacuum must be pro-
duced in these tubes to produce the best
results. attach the stil open tubes Mt the
end of the bulb to an air pump and start
to exhaust the air Then at different times
during this process | have picture made.
You SEQ this clock work, hope to get a
wheels"
noticed that tho clock was placed
against an ordinary Photographic plate
holder. Tho clock work was between this
! and the growing bulb OF IRE.
How are the tubes made, Mr.. Edison?''
l asked.
I'm this way. When we get the crude
bulb It Is open mt what is TO be the tap
where the ncandescent bulb screws into
the holder 1t has Il slender tube ut tho
other enc. which one can notice in the I'm
shed bulb as a mere point Of glass which
| looks as though placed there for orna-
mentatiou."
| lie picked one up from nearby sholf
and showed It 20 me. NOW, / have this
| open end s1ftened in a fame and the mar
| row end swellcd out to about half an inch
| bigger diameter than II would he for Il
| lamp Then tho glass ia drawn in and
| clcsed MP upon platinum wire. which Is
sealed In the glass like this.
| NOW. NJ one side Of the larger part Of
| the bulb the glass Is softened and a hole
| opened, ana this is also sealed up upon
another platinum wire. Attached to each
| of these wires and inside tho bulb are
diameter. These disks form the positive
ond negative electrodes between which the
| electric arc plays. producing these wonder
| full effects.
There are many things that / can no,
| understand about this new ray" he said
| MANY Of the plates have come out black
ana spoiled. and / can only attribute this
| 10 sparks which form about the bulbs
| Sometimes | think that tho shining mails
| IN the frame make light within the hold
| or. | have found that cellulold Is almost
entirely transparent 10 the new rays ana
| have been using It 20 cut or tho other
| light"
A TEST or TUBES
81 have been testing tubes tonight" h.
said, in answer to my question. Each
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IN HIS
Works SHOP

fascination Of fame, all theso buhbled and
| snarkled ana danced IN that small globe
where violet and rose and purple and
tewny gold fought for the inustefV--clu-
sive. subtle. sinister persEng one moment
to blaze forth tho noNt i1 terrific splendor
All that IS mcs' radiant in color IN move
/ neni and IN light CLEANED and glimmered
IN that magic fame It fascinated me like
the fire In gem or the CLINT In tha eve Of a
snake If tho rosy spark that turks in the
| heart Of an opal could be vi,ajzed md
nade into leuId li9ht. T SHOULD imagine
that 1t would look like this wonderful en-
closed pas which produces tho now ray.
The air of the room, 7 noticed. was singu-
| larry fresh and clear There was a light
ness Of The atmosphere like that which fol-
| lows n thunder storm. 1t seemed n part Of
| the mystical violet bubble itself and Mr..
Edison afterward io'd me that this was ono
of the effects Of experimenting with the
| light
DEEP IN HIS STUDIES.
lie did not notice my entrance. He seem
cd TO be IN 4 sort Of thought-trance. About
him on thu table were various bits Of wood
rhotorrapflc plates wire attachments and
tubes. the room was narrow and lighted
by electric bulbs from the ceiling and the
walls
The nervous tension and the loss Of sleep
and lack of food which the inventor has
suffered from showed only in the deep cir
cles beneath his bright hoylsh-loolSirg eyes
| and in his abstraction of manner. His
/ heart and soul AMI brain and body are
| concentrated on his present researches TO
| such an extent that frequently he looks up
as though walked abruptly from his
| thouehts-especielly whom he has to meet
the people who. by eludius the vigilance Of
his satekeeper, manage to intrude upon his
work.
He wore an old suit Of clothes, the coat
hanging loosely across his big shoulders.
His large hands were Grimed with oil, and
his black hair, only touched with gray,
was pushed back roughly from his hroal
forehead His pale face. with its acayy
shadow Of beard showing over the skin,
was that of an asccsic priest. But his
| eyes. trimmed as they were with hollow
circles were tho ewes of a hoy. And with
all his old clothes ana his work-staHcd
hands. there was an air Of grandeur about
the man which was something more than
mere g2rb and grooming
As | stood upon the threshold, feeling
like II gully intruder, he Glanced up and
smiled greeting to me. Then | saw that
his smile was as kindly as his eyes II"
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bright, blue-eyed boy with fluffy, sunny
hair who WAS just / year old WHOM tue
first incident in this strange narrative 81
events occurred. In the same village iiNed
one Guy Hinton, who was also the Dos
SCISSOR Of considerable wealth. Mr.. hinton
was q sturdy, pushing fellow ana ihpH
greatly esteemed by all Of his neighborS'
hut unfortunately for HIM he was unhap-
oiIv married One morning Mr.. hinton
rode IN TO Peudlctou's house and tod MN
that he was going 20 Velasco town ABOUT
twenty miles distant, and asked II ne
would not 20 with him. Pendleion repiiea
that he had no business in VelaFeo' but
thst he wanted to see a Mr. lot, VINO
lived on Basirop bayou, about nan WY
between Liverpool ans Nelase0, ana ui'.
he would 90 that far. The two f.iehAS
started OFF together, and Mrs PendieioR
saws that the moment her husband noun"
"a his horse she was seized with a strange
nnd awful fcrebodng and thot sne coupi
ro,.lI, restrain herself from begging ne1
b,,sbnvd not to 70. How true an lhee~
mat forehoding was 10 suhgequent events
The SEQUEL OF this narrative WIZ snow
Foundation returned home late that az
t.rroon tired out with his long ride. AZ
IA sumner table he told his wife mar nm
ION had conndod TO him that he haa iel I
home for coed; that he ana ms VIE cUulu
not get along togethef anu i",Hs' - -.
~, IN a constant bron he had decided 10
leave her what property he had and seer
fortune and happiness in some otuet ep"h-
- psndlatnr said that he had tred TO
rissuaie Hinton from leaving his wire, bul
without avail The latter sald thAt as re-,
Eo and his wife had no children, ana as II
ssai clear they could never live toN 'he' ~
,,,,,o he thought IL wise 10 separate PC
rore onsprinss OF their unhappy uli'oi