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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24

planet There is but one possible me-
dium. 1t is proposed to telephone along
the rays of a shaft of light. 1t has not
only been proposed-it has already been
done; though not through inter
planetary distances. But if light can
carry sound for single mile, it can
carry it to the ends of the universe;
and this, perhaps, is really no more
wonderful than the fact that through
light, by means of the spectroscope, we
can analyze the remotest star, and say
with certainty that it contains iron and
sodium and other well-known metals.
Let US not be hasty in setting limits to
what science may do by unexpected
methods.
Photophone is a more exact name for
an instrument which carries words on
the wings of light; and so it has been
christened by its inventor, Prof. Alex
ander Graham Bell, who, it is reported,
is now busily engaged in perfecting it.
His success in this bold attempt to
substitute a bundle of light rays for
| the electric current and the telephone
wire depended upon peculiar prop
erty possessed in any appreciable de-
! gree only by the metal selenium, upon
the electrical properties of which light
J las marked influence. 1t was found
that when this metal, which in many
of its chemical and physical properties
resembles sulphur and tellurium, is
subjected for some time to a heat OF
100 degrees and then slowly cooled il
assumes crystalline structure the elec
srical qualities of which vary remarka
bly, with the intensity of the light tc
which it is exposed. Thus a given spec
linen, the resistance of which in the
dark was 1900 ohms, when exposed Il
difPused daylight showed n resistance
of only GOO ohms.
Now when one talks through an or
dinary telephone transmitter, his voice
causes a thin sheet-iron diaphragm to
vibrate back and forth and this vibra.
! ton causes n corresponding variation
in pressure upon piece of carbon
which forms part Of an electric circuit
| Thus the conductivity of the circuit is
varied, and what is called an undulat-
ing current results, the variations in
strength corresponding exactly to the
con1pressions and rarefactions of the
air produced by the sound waves. Al
the other end of the line this varying
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24

the rays and when concave it concen-
trated them ct a point much nearer
than the parabolic mirror. In both
cases the result was the same; the
amount of light focused on the sele-
mum was diminished, and this variation
was in exact correspondence with the
sound waves acting on the mica. The
variation in the conductivity of the
selenium varied the strength of the elec-
trio current passing through it in the
same manner, and the sounds were re-
produced in the usual way.
The rest is merely question of the
size of the apparatus and its perfect adj
justment. If q refector-or a series of
refectors made to vibrate in unison by
means of an electric current-large
enough to turn an appreciable beam of
light upon the earth could be set up in
Mars, and a parabolic receiver of ade-
quate dimensions constructed upon the
earth, the speech of the Martians might
be heard upon our planet. The theory
is flawless.
Nor does the actual accomplishment
of this feat of bringing to the ear OF
man sounds produced in other worlds
seem wholly out of the question, when
we consider the astonishing accuracy
and sensitiveness of modern scientific
| Instruments, A deviation of less than
the one-thousandth of an inch in the
polished surface of the object lens of q
big telescope would render it worth
less. The chemical constitution of a
star too remote to be seen by the naked
eye is disclosed by the spectroscope;
and by means of the balometer-a sort
of supersensitive celestial thermometer
its temperature may be registered
with surprising eXactness. 1t is doubt
less an astounding project-t lis of tele.
phoDing across the abysses of empty
space-but in view of all that has come
TO pass it is just as well not to be toe
dogmatic.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24

current of electricity is made to pass
through the coil of an electric magnet,
causing it's magnetism to vary in like
manner; and this, setting in vibration
q second diaphragm in exact synchro-
nism with that in the transmitter, gives
rise to air waves precisely like those
produced by the speaker. Thus, al
though the sound itself is not transmit
ted over the line, as it is through a
speaking tube. we have at the further
end an exact reproduction of the origi-
nal sound waves.
1t is clear that any other method of
varying an electrical current in corre-
spondence with sound waves would an
swer the same purpose. 1t was only nee
essary to find a proper medium; and in
view of the peculiar property of seleni-
u1n already explained, it occurred to
Prof. Bell that if he included a piece
of this metal in an electric circuit, and
could discover way of varying the in
tensity of the light that fell upon it, he
could reproduce a series of sound waves
which in every particular would echo
those at the other end of the line which
gave rise to the variation. Exepri-
ment proved his theory correct; he sue
ceeded, literally, in talking along ray
of light.
His mode of procedure is as follows:
Taking as his source of light pencil
of sunlight admitted through a small
aperture, or an arc lamp the rays of
which were rendered parallel by being
passed through a suitable lens, he re-
fected these rays to the point where
the message was to be received by
means of thin diaphragm of mica,
which. being silvered, served as mir
ror. In order to intensity The effect, a
parabolic mirror was set up at the re-
ceiving station into which the rays were
directed and by which they were TO-
cused at single point. At this point
was placed bit of selenium included
in local telephone circuit; and the
apparatus was complete.
So long as the rejecting diaphragm
which it will be remembered was a
plain surface of silver mica-remained
quiet, all the rays were concentrated
upon the selenium at the focus of the
parabolic mirror, and the electrical cur
rent remained steady: but the moment
a sound was uttered through the trans
mitter, the sensitive mica was set in vi
bration, becoming alternately concave
and convex. When convex it dispersed
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24
FIFTY YEARS MARRIED.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Cherry Celebrate
Their Golden wedding.

Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Cherry Celebrate
Their Golden Wedding.
Wednesday, May 10th, was the oc-
casion of very pleasant and quiet
gathering at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel Cherry, little northeast of
Marietta in Fearing township, to cele-
brate their golden wedding. Relations
of both, with friends and neighbo!s
mingled together on this joyous event
The music and songs by some of the
friends and neighbors, especially the
one. The old fashioned way" added
much to the occasion and served to
enliven all.
Some of the friends present from a
distance were the children Of Wm'
Robinson, Mrs. Cherry's brother, Mr.,
and Mrs. Dexter Robinson and Miss
Vesta Robinson, of Bellaire, Mrs Kate
White, of Elba, MIS-. G, E Garrison, Of
Parkersburg, Mrs. VIM Brown Mrs =.
Mugrage, Mrs, Z. Foster and daughter,
Dollie, Il. Richardson, wife and sor,
Miss Z. Richardson and sister, of Mari.
eta, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Cole, Mr.. aEd
Mrs. a. V. James and Rev. j. n. Stuart
of Reno. ANNA ". COLE.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24
on A RAY OF LIGHT.
Plan to Use Vibrating Etheric
Waves for Telephone Purposes.
Speech with Mars Possib1e-The New
Invention Is Called the Photo
phone, and "Telcphone Bell"
Is Working on 1t.
copyright, 1871

ICopyrlSht, lSVLJ
To make ones voice heard on anoth-
er planet! To hear the actual words
ond tones of beings-if they exist and
have speech and reason-who are sepa-
rated from us by millions of miles of
empty space! There is nothing, prob
ably, which to the ordinary man would
seem more hopelessly impossible than
this.
To those who have some knowledge
of science the difficulty would seem
even more insuperable. Sound is the
vibration of air; in a vacuum silence
reigns forever. If lifted above the at
mosphere, the widest clangor of bells
would be stilled; the heaviest cannon
would hurl it's bolt without q whisper.
How, then, is it conceivable that any
sound should ever be carried through
the insterstellar void? How signals
might be transmitted to the eye-from
Mars, for example, if creatures Of suf-
hcient intelligence dwell there's easily
understood. But sound-that is quite
another matter.
Yet science has solved the problem.
This does not mean that apparatus OF
sufficient power and sensitiveness has
actually been constructed; the difficult
ties in the way of am experiment on
scale of such magnitude are too formi-
dable, and the cost would be ruinous.
But the means have been found; the
impossibility has vanished; the re-
inainder of the problem is mere me-
chanical detail. just as the telescope
may conceivably be perfected until we
can see the minutest objects and look
the Nlartian, if he is there, in the face,
so, by the perfecting of this new sort
of telephone, we may hear his words, if
he has the gift of speech.
For the instrument by which all this
is to be accomplished may be very prop
erly be called a telephone-but with n
difference. OF course, no wires can ever
be stretched from the earth to a flying
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24
UNDER TIE WHARFBOAT.
Ten Year-Old BOY Narrowly Escapes
Drowning.

Ycar-Old BOY Narrowly Escape,
Drowning.
There was an exciting episode at the
river front Saturday afternoon that
came near costing the life OF the ten
year-old son of Charles Francis, Stew
ard on the Ben Hur. He was in
small boat with two other boys, when
they got caught above the wharfboat
and young Francis was carried under.
The boy was unable to swim and
would oubtedly have drowned in a
few minutes had it not been for Mr.. c.
N. Adams, who witnessed the accident
and plunged in after him withou. hesi-
tation. Mr.. Henry Best, of the wharf
boat. also went to the rescue immedi.
ately and the boy was landed without
trou ole. He had swallowed consider
able water and was practically uncon-
scious, hut after vigorous rolling 90
the wharf he recovered his breath aud
seemed little worse for his experience,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24
MONDAY. May "a. 1897
ANNOUNCEMENTS.


NtAp1rTTA LEADER: You are requested 70
announce that I am candidate for senator OF
the Ninth. Fourteenth District suoJect 70 tig
Republican Senatorial Conventions anu Inat !
viii not ask permission to appoint delegates
W. Nv ayv Cn;nnlittee, JNo. Il. RILEY.
FOR REPRESENTATIVE.
EptroR LEADER: l will be candidate for
denomination for Representative OF Nasnins.
ton County subject to the Will OF tne S4u'g
Convention. w.
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
EDITOR LEADER: win you announce In your
paper that the undersigned will be cahdidaIe
for the ONCE OF County commissioner, subject
to the will of the Republican &oun'S ~ IDl' ne e
tion. ,. n,,,D,ebin
EDITOR LEADER: Please announce that Nat.
AuCenstein. of Adams Township VIII pe u
candidafe before the coming Republican toun'
ty Convention for the nomination lor Count!
Commissioner.
EDITOR LEADER: Please announce that Mr. Mr.;
w II. Barber, of Grandview towhshlp' VIII
be a candidate for nomination TO the once oi
County Commissioner. subject to the decision
If the Republican county Conyentlon auo
oblige EAsi ENp'
EDITOR LEApER-The West End of the
county being entitled to the commissioner,
Belpre township comes to the front anl WIN
present the name of 5. 5. McNeal. OF Belpre
township at the county convention: McHtd!
mas been a resident of the county all MS NE,
is staunch Republican, an eN-teacher ana
well known throughout the county
EDITOR LEADER: Will you please announce
that the undersigned will be candidate
for the office of county Commissioner
subject to the will of the Republican conven'
tion of Washington County.
JANE :. ANDERSON.
Grandview Township.
Mr.. EDITOR: Please say that after many
solicitations from various parts of the county,
and especially from those who desire go9d
roads. that will be the good ROADS candl'
Republican County Convention. 60
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24
origin of Depnrtment s,o.o.

The present department store system
originated about 40 years ago with the
great dry goods firm of Todd, Burns e.
Co., of Dublin. When A. Il. Stewart re-
visited Ireland, about 1861, he exam
ined the innovation closely and began
to introduce some of the features in
his New York store. 1t was John Wan
emaker who first elaborated them on
an extensive scale.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24
Rate Card Of Marietta Electric
Company.

Single Fare, .........5c
Six Tickets, 25c
2i Tickets, yiUJ
1870 Tickets ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .........,.. 10
Monthly Tickets, Grips unlimited). ........ eco
Quarterly Tickets, (trips unlimited) .,.... 100
Annual Tickets Grips unlimited) ........ So 90
Contracts made for Light, Heat and Power.
10 candle power light will cost about Il cent per
hour. Contract rate, soc per light per month,
Company TO furnish lamps. For further par
ticulars apply at office.
MARIETTA ELECTRIC Co.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24
ONE OF GRANTS VICTORIES.
Was Won Ia a Time of Pcnce-Vetocd
an Imitation Bill.

Was Won In a Time of Pcnce-vetocd
an Imitation Bill.
One of Gen. Grants greatest victories
was not won in war, but in times of
profound peace. On April 2S, 1874, he
vetoed an imitation bill which had passed
both houses of congress by decided ma
jorities. and back of which were many
eminent republican politicians who
imagined that they saw sure defeat
ahead for their party unless they made
concessions to those clamoring for
more money" The pressure for the
bill was not all political. Many timid
business men urged the president to
sign the bill in order to "stop agitation"
In this trying situation President Grant
showed patriotism wholly above parti-
sanship, and clear conception of sound
financial principles, unobscured by
short-sighted notions of immediate
business expe diency.
lie vetoed the bill because in theory
it would produce imitation. "The the
cry" he declared, sin my belief is de-
parture from the true principles of
finance, national interest, nhtionafobli-
rations to creditors, congressional
promise, party pledges on the part of
both political parties and of personal
views and promises made by me in
every annual message sent to congress
and in each inaugural address"
So far from being settlement"
the bill invited agitation. SHOULD it
fail to create the abundance OF circula-
ton expected of it, the friends of the
measure, particularly those out of con-
gress, would clamor for such imitation
as would give the expected relief" And
he defined his general principle in these
pregnant words: "I am not believer in
any artificial method of making pa
per money equal to coin when the coin
is not owned or held ready to redeem
the promise to pay, for paper money is
nothing more than promise to pay, and
is valuable exacGly in proportion to the
amount of coin that it can be converted
into"
The monetary battles of this country
are not yet all fought. Grants words
and acts should inspire those engaged
In the present struggle.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24

En,roR LEADER: l will be a candidate for
renomination for Representative OF Washing
ton Iounty subject to the will Of the County
.Vc ,nnYention W. i MCG1LL.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24
AN OLD LANDMARK GONE.
All Things in Their Turn Give Way to :h'
March of Improvement.

All Things in Their Turn Give Way to the
March of Improvement.
The march of improvement which for
few years past has demonstrated its
course through Marietta, has caused
the demolition of peculiar old house
the Brickwede home on the West
Side, opposite Washington street This
old house was perhaps the most unique
piece of architecture in Marietta. With
its odd stone first story, surmonnted by
a frame second floor, and in the midst
of true galore, it was picture of old
fashioned peace, and few people went
by the place without remarking its Pc
culiar picturesque appearance.
The old house has given way to a
neat frame residence, which probably
is much more comfortable. but has not
the artistic charm that the old one
possessed.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

EDITOR LEADER: will you announce in your
naner that the undersi gned will be candidate
for the ONCE of County commissioner, SUBJECT
to the will Of the Republican &ounty GonVeA-
Lion. ... r,.,,,,sbi,
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24
;':Large ocean stea mer Ashore.

HALIFAX, n. S., May 22.-News was
received here Saturday by incoming
fishermen that large ocean steamer
IS ashore at Flint's island, off the Cape
Breton coast. Owing to the thick
weather no further particulars were
obtained. The steamer is supposed to
be the Delta. She is apparently deep
.alen.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24
$3.50 ----- --------- - ,.
Convictei of Burglary.

MACARTHUR, o., May 22.- Chalmer
Grady and Evart Sickels, aged Is,
were Friday convicted of burglarizing
the store of E. H. Mccormick, at Rays
asst March, and sentenced to the Boys
Industrial school.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24

MILLERsBURG, O., May 2a,-Clarence.
the two-year-old son of David Billman,
Friday fell into kettle of lime. He
suffered intense agony for several
hours, when death relieved him.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24

WHEN bilious or costiye, eat c; scar
ct. candy cathart!c cure guaranteed.
De. 251.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-05-24

CAscARETs stimulate liver, kidneys
and bowels. Never scken, weaken nor
gripe.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-18
COMING AND GOING
Spring Hats at Walter S. LangdOn's

+. c. Handy, of Lyncnburg, is visiting
friends in Roanoke.
G. ii. Epson, II prominent merchant
of Bluetield, w. Va, is in the city.
Miss Emma Sh 0les. of Lynchburg, i,
on Il visit to friends in Roanoke.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Greedy, formerly
Of this place, but now of Bluelield w.
VA, are on II visit to friends here.
J. ii. Cutchin left yesterday on Ii bus
mess trip to Princeton, w. Va.
Miss Willie Tilln,an left yesterday for
Bellevue to attend the burial of Edward
Farley.
Miss Alice Kern, of Bedford who has
been visiting Mrs. X. u. Goode, returned
home yesterday.
Miss Mamie Richardson, who has been
quite i'll for some time, ut her home on
South Jefferson street, is couvalescing.
James f. Lee left yesterday for Roam.
oke, where he has accepted a responsible
position with the wholesale house of HUFF
Andrews & Thomas.-Lynchbur Adj
vance.
Attorney General II. Taylor Scott, of
Richmond, was in Roanoke yesterday
He reports Governor O'FeTrull much i'm
proved.
G.. w. Crumpcckcr has been elected
State organizer of the .Jr. o. L. a. NJ. by
the State executive board and will begin
the work in Southwest Virginia.
II. l.. Farmer is on visit to Lynch
burg.
j. w. Flaherty and wife. who have
been visiting here for several days, re-
turned to their home in Dunville yestcr.
day.
Rev. S. l.. Rice will deliver the first of
Il series OF sermons on the Divine Healer
ut the United Brethren Church Sunday.
Miss jamie Dnwiddie, from Russell
county, stopped off Tuesday to spend the
day with her uncle, j. w. Diuwiddic, on
Ninth avcune :. w, and left yesterday
for Danville, where she will enter school
IL. b. Loving, the popular manager of
the Crystal Spring Soap Company, left
yesterday on Il business trip to Lynch.
burg.
Mrs. Prince left yesterday for short
visit to Iynchburg.
Miss O. PoindeXter. OF Lynuhburp,
who has been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
II. Jennings, was called home very uneX
pectedly yesterday by the serious illness
of her brother w. 5. Po'ndeXter.
Detective Farley. of Bedford City, was
in Roanoke Yesterday
]. t. and G.. c. Wade left yestei day on
!; visit to relatives in Rocky Mount. They
will remain Il month.
Miss lIennc Chentwood, who has been
visiting the Misses McClanuhan ut tie
McClanahan place, returned to her home
i'll Lynchburg yesterday
John \. Pack, the ticket agent Of the
Norfolk and Western railway, was able
to be ont Yesterday after a long illness.
George II. Leigh left last night for
Portsmouth after spending II few days
with friends
Mrs. f. Gilligncr, of Salem, who has
been visiting her sister, Mrs. Henry, for
few days returned home yesterday.
Geo. Huff, of the HunTcrry Cattle
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-18
BlRDS.EYE DIAPERS.
LINENS! LINEAS!!

We name below some OF tho biggest
values ever brought to the attention of
Of the trade in this section. House
keepers should make sure that they IN
vestigate this claim.
GA inch extra heavy Unbloached all
pure linen Damask. regular price soc,
and it goes at Acc
SIS inch Bleached D1mask. extra
heavy and pure linen, worth isc now
only 800.
GO inch fine Bleached Damask, reg
ulsr 62Mc grade-now only soc.
81 inch half bleach linen D.mask,
others get 33c for it-only CSC.
CD inch extra weight sof; bleach,
German linen Damask, former 693 grade,
now soc.
&C inch German linen, extra weight
and soft bleach-cheap at s5c-now only
Csc
20 inch very fine German Damask.
Fleur de Lis and Snow-drop designs;
our regular Sl25 linen-now 81.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-18
WITHOUT OPPOSITION.

Athens, Feb. lit is believed here
that detachments of marines were landed
from the foreign warshius ut Ileraklion,
Retimo and Sitia yesterday, it being the
purpose of Vice Admiral Canevaro, of the
Italian navy, who Is in command of the
united naval forces Of the powers, to pre-
vent attacks ny the Greek forces upon
those places. The provinces namel are
reported to have become less disturbed
and affairs are returning more nearly to
their normal condition.
Col Nassos. commanding the Greek
corps of occupation. it is said. made no
opposition To The hnding Of the M arines
Prince Nicholas, OF Greece, in command
OF battery of field artillery, started to-
day for the Thessalian frontier. Large
crowds OF people gathered To witness the
departure OF the troops and gave the sol
dicrs and their commander an ovation rs
they started on their Journey.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-18
POLICE COURT NEWS.

In the police courc yesterday Bolton
Carr, of FLOYD county, was fined $50 for
using false measures at the market. He
comes to the market regularly and Mar
ket Master Coleman detected him in the
use of the measures that were short in
selling his produce to customers, and had
him arrested. Before the court this
morning he said that people insisted on
his ''heaping up everything and he de-
cided to begin at the bottom. The meas
urcs he used had false bottoms ana were
about TWO gallons short in IL hushel He
promptly paid the fine which, with the
cost, amounted to So 30 Nassie White
Annie Clark and Alice Rudd three colored
girls charged with petit larceny, were
held until to day.
The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1897-02-18
T. GU. A. NJ. CELEBRATION.

The Junior Order of United American
Mechanics will celebrate February ~,
Washngtons birthday, in most fitting
and pleasing manner. There will be Il
grand parade of the various organizations
and patriotic citizens of the city. Col. S.
). Brooke has been selected as chief mar.
shall. The line of the procession will
form at the market square at $50 D. m,
and march directly TO the Academy of
Music. where all white children of the
public schools will have been congrc
gated. The services will commence in
the hall promptly at , o'clock and con-
time for two hours, as prescribed by the
programme After which the school
board, the j. o. L. y. NJ, with j f.
}oehm. State councillor, accompanied by
the military companies. will proceed to
the Opera House, where the children of
the colored public schools will have
assembled. The exercises there will he
conducted according to the programme
previously arranged.