The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-01-02
PA1ENr oN LONGITUDE.
Joel Abbotts Supposed Great Diseov-
cry in ISIS.

cry in ISIS.
In the Preparation % The abstract OF the
land titles OF Chatham county from the
records i'm the superior court Jerks Of
fee. Mr.. Isaac Beckett unealtded a num-
Der OF unique documents. among which
is an agreement based upon ths claim 70
a valuable discovery made by Joel Abbott,
a resident Of Wnkes county. u ISIS.
The marvellous clam OF Mr. Abbott Is
the law OF magnetic motion by which
longitudcs We're discovered" and IL Is
evident that he expected vast pecuniary
rewards to result from It,
Evidently the dream was not realized,
and the fortunes which were expected to
follow the so-called discovery never ma
terialized. Abbott probably did not lay up
many treasures, and It is well known that
longitude are stiu ascertained in the old
way.
The agreement ia between Joel Abbott
of Washington, and Stephen Hale and
PhilUder Hall of Savannah. and is dated
June 20, 1918. IL goes on to say:
Whereas. II is acknowledged between
the parties that the said Joel first discov-
cred the law of magnetic motion by which
loneiude7 was discovered, and published
an outiine view of the principles which
were applicable TO a solution Of the long
sought problem OF longitude. And. where
as, the said stephen aud Philauder were
the first who successfully applied the said
principles 10 practice. and defined the
longitude thereby; they have come to a
special agreement as follows:
The said stephen and PhiIander agree
to prosecute voyages, mature and perfect
instruments, to use all industry and skill,
necessary to render the discovery Of longi-
tude By magnetism complete. and make
~ applicable to the common uses of nav
Saton, to take out patents in the name
OF Abbott 4 Hall, and 60 sustain the
rights, the parties mutually ana Jointly
hold TO the invention in all tile COM
mercial governments where pateut may
he made profitable to them as proprietors
ana TO do any perform all other things
necessary to make the discovery the most
extensively useful 20 the world, and hon
cradle and profitable TO the parties And
it is also understood. on the part OF the
said stephen and Philander, that they
are to defraY all the eXpenses that have
ing the aforesaid ends and purposes. til
the time arrives when the discovery Is
carried with general practical use by
which a net profit may be derived to the
parties, without any pecuniary response
bility on the part of 1he said Joel The
said Joel on his part agrees to afford the
said stephen and Phllander all the facili-
ties TN his power to carry into effect the
invention by his advice influence and in
telligence and to publish the necessary ex-
plantations Of the magnetic Instruments
and the manner of their operation for
defining longitude by which the mariner
may understand their use.
And, whereas, these parties did on the
9th day of November, 1877. enter into ar
ticles OF agreement to prosecute the dis
coVery of longitude by magnetism and TO
divide between them certain proportions
OF the profit that may arise therefrom
which proportions are not satisfactory to
both parties, and in order that the future
prosecution of the subject may be pur-
sued by Che unhesitating support and mu-
tual aid of both parties il is expressly
understood and agreed between the said
Joel on the one part and stephen and Phi
lander of the other part that whenever
their invention is made to yield a profit
10 the parties, or either of them, and they
cannot agree between themselves on the
parts, ratio or proportions of profit, they
ought respectively to receive from the
same they win leave the question to be
decided by referees, whose award shah
be obligatory and final i'm the following
manner, viz: Two gentlemen Of reputed
good judgment and scientific knowledge
shall be chosen. one by each Of the two
parties, who shall chuse a third person
to act with them. If the three thus
chosen cannot agree on an award or II
they prefer a greater number they shall
fvrrp al he .F colo Lii
TO join them in making up an award. max
! ing all together five referees. To referees
| thus chosen shall be left all the facts and
evidences which each Of the parties MAY
exhibit to them to support their relative
agency merit and importance in the
discovery. And the said referees
shall make w an award describing the
part. ratio or proportion Of the profits
which may arise from the discovery that
the said Joel ought to receive and the
award 50 made up shall be a decision
binding an obligatory on the aforesaid
parties as any voluntary act or deed can
be made BY themselves And all dividend
of profits arising from the discovery ever
10 be made afterwards, either by them
selves, their heirs or representatives shall
be made and proportional agreeably to
the express rules laid down on the award
1T is further agreed and required that
the said Joel shall prove, to the satisfac-
ton of the referees that the application
Of magnetic principles made by the said
Stephen and Phiander to define longitude
is agreeable to his original discovery and
theory of magnetism which he had pre-
viously published to the world and on
which the success of the experiments
made by the said Stephen and Phiander
depended. And finally, we, the undersign-
ed, Joel Abbott of the one part, and Ste
phen Han and Philander Hall of the other
part, respectively pledge and bind our
selves our heirs, assigns and representa-
tiVes to be faithful IN the performance OF
all the acts, obligations and things ex-
pressed and signlGed in the foregoing ar
ticles of agreement.
The paper was recorded June 90 1875 and
Is a good deal Of curiosity.
BarOmetric Chickens.
From the ST. Joseph Herald.
'When de chickens sheds dab feddahs
frurn de neck down yO' kin shore tell dat