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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-02
Doubted Edison's Good Faith

There must be some trick about 1t,
some magic. There's a man up at
Niblo's garden now who has thing
he calls talking machine. and we all
know there's some trick about 1t. It's
the same with Edison's."
well, there is magic enough in It."
Mr.. Cummings replied, land 1t does
the trick, too; but there's no trickery
about it. Why. talked into 1t, and an
hour later there it was saying exactly
what I had said and saying It in my
own tone of voice. Edwards here
said he would recognize my voice with
his eyes shut and that it was my voice
coming out of the machine"
Mr.. Dana still looked unconvinced.
How does he do it," he asked.
WELL" replied Cummings, hes got
a little thing somewhat like his micro.
phone transmitter of the telephone,
and when you talk against it it vi
brates upon a tin foil cylinder, which
reproduces the vibrations. And those
vibrations. when the cylinder Is put
into the machine and set going. repro
duce the human voice"
Mr. Dana looked long and curiously
/ at Mr.. Cummings, as though he were
trying to determine In his own MIND
whether or not his two reporters hat
been imposed upon. Cummings grew
impatient. There isn't any. doub
about 1t. Mr.. Dana" he exclaimed
with some heat. tom Edison has go
a machine that will catch the human
voice and reproduce 1t perfectly"
WELL" said Mr.. Dana. speakin,
slowly and thoughtfully, ''if-you-ar,
l-sure-go-ahead. 1t will make,
wonderful-story."
1T will. indeed" cried Cummings
Its the story of the most wonderful
invention ever made. And the mai
that's made 1t is a wizard"
The story Of the photograph. o
talking machine, as 1t appeared mex
day in the Sun made a full page an
was the sensation of the day. Upol
reading 1t Mr.. Dana was convince
that Edison had really invented wha
he said he had; and ever after h
regarded the monograph as the mos
mystic and wierd of all inventions.
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-02
How Benjamin H. Brewster. Arthurs
Attorney General, Was Disfisured
for Life in Saving Brother
From Death.

Il the summer of 1873 I met at
Saratoga Gen. Simon Cameron, Tor
years senator from Pennsylvania.
President Lincoln's first secretary OF
war, and afterwards minister to Rus
STA.
Il have come for the first time In
some years." said he, ito spend
week or ten days at what | used to
regard as the most attractive summer
resort in the United States. i am
p.etty well for an old man, and live
Ia a very healthful part Of Pennsyl-
venia, but I thought a change of scene
and chance of meeting old friends
might do me good, and know it will
do my companion a great deal OF
good"
From the manner in which General
Cameron spoke | inferred that he re-
ferred to his wife, or some other men,
Der of his family, not knowing at that
time whether or not he were
widower. But an hour or two later
/ say him walking arm in arm with
a quaint and strangely apparelled man.
The gentleman wore true beaver
hat. bell crowned, the plush OF the
beaver standing out almost in little
ringlets. Instead of a linen shirt
front there appeared ruffled lace, and
his neck was swathed In the typical
neck-cloth of two generations earlier
At the cuffs of his coat were little
fringes of lace; the waistcoat was OF
bun color. with gilt buttons; the trous
ers a pale blue, fastened under gait
ers by straps, and he wore light-col
ored spats. But notwithstanding this
extraordinary and archaic apparel
and a certain unusual grace and dig
nifty of manner, the man attracted in
slant and especial attention by reason
of the frightful devastation Of hi:
face. 1t was almost inexpressibl!
scanned and SCARED, and the droopini
underlids of his eye gave a peculia
staring effect to the expression of hi
face. His lips were scared, and yet !
was observed that his smile was on
of peculiar charm. Senator Cameron
seemed to be very proud to be In as
sociation with this strange appearing
man, and when l asked a gentleman
who knew them both who the sena
tors companion was, he replied:
THAT is Benjamin II. Brewster
one of the great lawyers of Philade
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-02
How Boss Tweed Abjectly Begged
That He Put a Stop to the Prose-
cution and Offered Him an
Immense Fortune.

In 1872 Samuel ]. Tilden undertook
to overthrow the so-called notorious
Tweed ring in New York City. 10
aid in that work Mr.. Tilden became q
candidate for the legislature. to which
he was elected. and there he was
largely instrumental in bringing about
the Impeachment proceedings against
two judges of the state supreme court
who were accused Of having been
mere servants of the Tweed ring. Mr..
Tilden was also the leader of those
who undertook the criminal prosecu-
ton of Tweed, and 1t was chiefly
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-02

before the birth Of Christ, the statue
has the charm of being the most per-
feet piece of carving that has yet been
unearthed by explorers.
DR.. MacIvar's find Is not more than
two feet tall.
The figure itself Is not remarkable.
It represents the scribe In a conven-
tional sitting posture. the outstretched
hands with their tapering fingers and
the stiff studied headdress seeming at
first glance to be the only distinctive
Egyptian features. The power and
fascination lie all In the face, which
could only have been dreamed by q
master mind and carved by a master
hand.
1t is a sphinx in a softened mood
the old mysterious questioning soft
ened for a moment into yearnings
but wrapped as ever In the mystery
and aloofness that have kept the agei
at bay.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-02
Editor Of the New York Sun insisted
There Must Be Trickery In the
Talking Machine Invented
by the Wizard.

BY the year 1878 Thomas A. Edison.
by his invention of the stock ticker.
the quadruplex system in telegraphy
and a microphone and carbon trans
mitter in telephony. had become IA
nous as a nineteenth century wizard.
That year Charles A. Dana, editor OF
the New York Sun, was told that Edi-
son had invented an instrument OF
some sort that talked, and In due
course he despatched the late Amos J.
Cummings, afterward a member OF
the house of representatives, and my
self to Menlo Park. N. j.. where Edi-
son had his laboratories, for the pur-
pose of inspecting and witnessing a
demonstration of the alleged inven-
ton. as Mr.. Dana called 1t.
We found Edison In the best OF
spirits and standing before his newest
product. He turned the crank and to
our intense establishment there came
from the bowels of the apparatus Edi-
sons own voice. Then he invited Mr..
Cummings to speak into the machine,
and an hour or so later both OF us
were more astonished than before, II
that were possible. to hear the ma
chine reproduce so perfectly that nc
one who knew the voice could have
mistaken 1t, word for word. just what
Mr. Cummings had spoken into 1t
After that We were entertained by
the machine reproducing a song which
our host told us had been sung into
the machine by one of his assistants
"He thinks he can sing" added Mr.
Edison, drily, his irresistible tendency
to make a joke getting the better o
him.
Filled with amazement and enthu
siasm, we returned 70 the Sun Office
and reported to Mr.. Dana.
TON Edison has got the thing
sure" declared Mr. Cummings. Hi.
machine will capture any human voic'
and then reproduce 1t just as distinct
ly as though the person were talking
to you"
Mr.. Dana looked incredulous. That
impossible" he protested. decidedly
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-02
Dug All Day for Fox That the Laird
Had Seen Entering Hole Ten
Years Before.

The following up of report is often
as Improbable as the search for the
end of a rainbow, or the childish at
tempt to scoop the moon up from a
roadside puddle. 1t Is, however. a
satisfying exercise Of natural instincts
on the part of born hunters. In
"Raiderland" Mr.. s. R. Crockett gives
an instance of this readiness to take
up a clew and follow 1t to the end.
A south country laird, with his man
John, was riding to market. The laird
and John we're passing a hole in the
moor, when the laird turned his thumb
over his shoulder and said: John.
saw a tod (fox) gang In there!"
Did We, indeed, laird?" cried John
all his hunting blood instantly on
fire. Ride We your lane to toon; III
hawk the craitur oot!"
Back went John for pick and spade
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-02

forth from his desk with reproach IN
his glance, but apparently was check
ed by some intipation conveyed 10
him by Mr.. BrswAter, who stood i'm
massive for a few seconds. Then.
speaking in a very low. but distinct
tone of voice, with just a hint OF
pathos in his tone, ,he said:
MY brother has referred to my
scared face. to the ravages which ap-
pear upon my countenance. l Will
only say that when | was a boy l was
playing with my little brother in the
library of our home, when by some
chance he fell over into the fireplace.
7 hurried forward to save him; l did
save him. But in doing SO l myself
fell face forward upon the glowing
Goals. and a skin that was as fair as
that of any child and eyes that were
as perfect as those of childhood were
in that instant scared by the hot Goals,
so that / have borne upon my face
ever since the terrible story of that
misfortune. But l have always been
glad that, though l myself suffered.
was able to save my little brother
from destruction. That, your honor.
ia the explanation Of the disfigure-
ment to which my learned brother has
seen At to refer, and with it l hope
YOU will be content
Not for moments only, but for min
utes. after Mr.. Brewster had finished
speaking not a sound was to be heard
In that court ROOM" said Speaker
Randall. And it was silence thai
was broken only when the judge sait
quietly, but with suppressed emotion
Proceed, gentlemen
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-02
All the Difference.

One of the finest examples a
'pawky" humor is placed to the credit
of an old gardener who was In the
service Of Admiral of the Fleet Sir
Alexander Milne, who was in his time
member of the writer's congregs
ton
The gardener having omitted to do
something which he had been told to
do, his master said to him:
when I was on board ship would
have had you put In irons for disobe
dience."
The old gardener was not much per
turbed at the idea, but. leaning on biz
spade. replied:
Aye, maybe. Sir Alexander; but
when We were ON board ship ye had
hunder men tae doe ae job. an moo
ye hae ae man tas dae hunds'
Jobs
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-02
81, 900, 900 Spurned by 7ilden

through Mr.. Tilden's marvellous power
of analysis that it was possible to
demonstrate that Tweed's share In
York was twenty per cent.
At first Tweed was defiant, believ
ing that he had not only courts, but
legislatures. at his control. His de-
fiance went so far that he asked
We'll. what are you going to do
about it?" But it was a very differ.
ent Tweed who discovered that Joseph
H. Choate was correct when, at a
Cooper union meeting. the great law
yer took from his pocket a paper con-
tanning presentment and accusation.
and said: "This "a what we are 60
ing to do about it."
One stormy evening Mr.. Tilden was
informed by servant that Mr.. Tweed
had called and was anxious to speak
with him.
SHOW him into the library" was
Mr.. Tilden's reply. In the library. n
| addition to Mr.. Tilden. were one or
two others. II was a most abject,
broken-down wreck of a man who pre-
sented himself to Mr.. Tilden. He
said. using substantially these words:
''Mr. Tilden. have called upon you
to see whether all this prosecution
against me cannot be called off,"
1T is beyond my power to call II
f, off," replied Mr.. Tilden.
mo. it is not. Mr.. Tilden: you can
stop this. 1t has gone far enough.
am willing to agree to any terms you
may name If you will only stop the
prosecution" \
THAT l cannot do"
II beg of you, for the sake of my
family. who are suffering everything
to put a stop to 1t. | am willing tt
leave the city. to leave the country
will go into complete retirement.
ask you. for the sake Of my family. II
bring this to an end"
Il can only say, Mr.. Tweed. tina
I am powerless to stop this. Even 1
should step aside. another woul,
take my place"
"Mr. Tilden. II you will agree Il
stop this. l will agree to leave tn
city, to go into complete oblivion. an,
there will be. in addition. four million
dollars for YOU"
Not for me, Mr.. Tweed. II 20
have any restitution to make. 20
must make 1t to the city of NeN
York. You should have thought @
your family before. l cannot hel
you The prosecution will continus
And you can only escape through tn
verdict of a jury which. assure yol
will be made up of honest. fair an
impartial men,"
Then you decline?" said Tweed.
i 81 cannot stop these proceedings
, Mr.. Tilden," he replied.
Good night. Mr.. Tilden. and goo,
. bye" and with these words Twee
, left Mr.. Tilden's library. Soon afte
|, he was convicted upon twelve count
, of the indictment. and served a teri
, in the penetentiary.
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Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-02
AN EQUATORIAL STAR FINDER
Simple instrument by the Use OF
Which the Amateur Can Locate
the Various Consultations.

Boston.-It is always dificult for the
novice to locate a constellation or a
star by reference to a star map. this
being due largely to the fact that GER
tain stars which are of but slightly
greater magnitude than others are
made much more prominent relatively
in the star map. The star map is mere
Iy a diagrammatical representation In
stead of an actual picture Of the hea-
vens. Another difficulty which besets
the amateur is the fact that a star map
shows the spherical surface of the hea-
vens on a plane surface. and conse-
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-02
~Brler.Rootn Pjpes.

"Brier-root" pipes are really made
from bruyere root. which IL the roo,
of the white heath Of the Mediterra
mean. Corsica supplies most Of the
material
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-02
RELIEF FOR HEARTBURN

drink liquids at meal time. nor. u
deed. till about two hours after eating.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1910-12-02

Origin Of Fairy Tales.
Fairy tales are made out of the
dreams of the poor-Lowell.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02

Mrs. c. A. Pembroke, of Weems,
spent the past week with friends here.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
Some DEATHS.

VIM. Garland, Go years old, formerly
OF tichmond county, died Friday night
at Wheaton. He is survived by n
widow and seven children-five dauph-
tiers and two sons. A married daughter
lives in Ashland and two brothers at
Warsaw, one being Jno. ID. Garland.
long Commemorative Attorney for
Richmond county. He had been in fee
BILE health for a number of years. BIZ
rial took place Sunday, Rev. S. y. De
Vault conducting the services.
Mrs. Luther A. Harding. of lower
Northumberland. died Sunday after a
short illness. aged about 80 years. Mrs.
Harding is survived by four children.
two of which are twins of a week
or so of age, husband, parents and other
near relatives. She was Miss Waring.
of Essex county. before marriage. her
parents being with her at the time of
death. lnterment Monday afternoon
at Wicomico Church. Mrs. Harding
was good woman and a lovely wife and
mother.
Mr. Thomas Spicer Dennis. 81 years
OF age. died at the home of his dapgh-
ter. Mrs. j. Carroll Harding. Irvington.
Monday morning. Mr.. Dennis had been
feeble for long time and had been con-
fined to his bed for several weeks from
what might be called gradual paralysis.
he is survived by three daughters
Mrs. j. II. Baugher, Mrs. l.. M. Ir-
wing and Mrs. ]. Carroll Harding
one son-Victor pennis-all save Mrs.
Harding Of Baltimore. With the exs
ception of the past six years spent at
lrvington, Mr.. Dennis had lived all his
life in Baltimore, where his remains
were taken for interment.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
A REMARKABLE OPPORTUNITY.
The Best Education is the One Thai
Makes the Finest Women of
Our DAUGHTERS.

The school which has the best tradi.
tions of the South for al years, as tc
what the true lady and noblest woman
Is, should be considered in deciding
where the girl is to go. Write to Rev.
Z. K. Millican, Principal, Bowling
Green, Va, and the Illustrated cata,
logue will be sent you. The school is
part of the Southern Seminary system
OF schools. Bowling Green's motto,
lived up to, is:
borough education abreast of the
highest standards at the lowest possible
rate. in the best social and moral
atmosphere.
The rate of $l47.5O includes board.
laundry, full literary tuition, Latin,
French and German, furnished room
heat and lights for the entire session.
The school has the best standard of
college preparatory and finishing
courses, music and elocution.
The health record is unexcelled. Ten
mis-, boating, basketball.
Address Rev. c. X. MLLICAN, A. B..
Bowling Green, Va.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
CAUGHT on THE FLY.

Miss Julia Kent, of Northumberland
county, is the guest of her aunt, Mrs.
L. L. Tignor. Sentinel.
l.. w. Headley, of Callao, shipped a
7-week sold calf toe. nj. Lewis & Sons.
Baltimore. last week that sold for SIG. 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gresham and
daughter, of Spencer, N. c., are visit
ing friends and relatives near White
Stone.
Chas. Mcclure, of Northumberland
county. left this week for Nashville.
Tenn, to resume his studies at Wander
bilt University.
Rev. Geo. Y. Bradley is spending
the week at his old home in Powhatan
county, and holding series of services
there. Tidewater Democrat.
Steamer Peter G.. Struven, of the
Bellows & Squires works. Ocran, was
in Norfolk several days last week for
repairs to her machinery.
VIM. Mullen. of Wheaton, Lancaster
county, is visiting his sister, Mrs. Alvin
Hundley, at her home on lower Main
street. Fredericksburg Journal.
The Rev. William Meade Clarke, rec
tor of st. James's Episcopal church in
Richmond, Mrs. Clarke and Miss Emily
Clarke are visiting DR.. c. T. and joseph
Peirce. brothers of Mrs. Clarke, in upper
Lancaster.
Work was begun last week widening
Urbanna creek at the mouth. 1890
square yards of bottom is to be re-
moved, giving the channel a depth of
10 feet at low water and an average
width of $50 feet.
Misses Ella Roane and Linda New
comb, sister and niece respectively of
Mrs. K. T. Douglass, near Lancaster
Courthouse, have retained from visit
ing friends and relatives in King and
Queen county.
Misses May Kelso and Gladys Muller,
who have been visiting Mrs. A. w.
Cooper, at Towles Point, have returned
to their home in Govans. Md. MIR.
and Mrs. Henry Hall. of Baltimore.
have also been spending a few weeks
with Mrs. Cooper.
Hon. Clarence Towles spent several
days here last week. He was accom-
panied by r. b. Moore, Chas. Mitchell.
W. IL. Russell, Leo Edwards, Fitz
Harding and Ira Lewis. They came
from ReedvIile on their handsome
launches "Palmora" and Stranger. "
Colonial Beach Record.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
YACHTING PARTIES.

Capt. w. J.. Messick, of Iryington,
accompanied by J. l.. McCready and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. @. II. Sherman
and Mrs. Landstreet and daughter,
Miss Mary, all of Baltimore, sailed Tues
day on Capt. Msssjck s yacht, Aecomaa,
for teD-days' cruise of the lover
Chesapeake bay and James river, stop
ping at Ocean View. Norfolk, Rich
mond and probably other points. Capt.
Jas. N. Wilder is in command.
Yacht Mandalay. of Baltimore, out
on ten-days' cruise of the chesapeake
and Rappahannock river, harbored al
lrvlngtpn Sunday and Monday. In the
party are chas. Bier. Miss Florence
peering, Mrs. C. B. Masterman, Mis-.
Irene Masterman aid Capt. r. C. Shen.
ton. They entertained Irvingtor
friends aboard while here,
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
TEACHERS APPOINTED.
lii of Appointments for the vari-
, Gus Schools in Lancaster and
Northumberland Counties.
Lancaster County.

WHITE CHAPEL DISTRICT.
Nuttsville-SchoOl to be supplied.
White Chapel-Miss Mamie Z. Stone
ham.
Ottoman High School--Principa
Norman G. Cooper; LIST assistant, Miss
Mamie p. Dunaway; End assistant, Miss
Ethel G. Brent; 3rd assistant. Miss Ruth
Richardson.
Bertrand-Miss Foy Brent.
Whealton-to be supplied.
Lebanon-Mi Olean Webb.
CoLoRED.
No. 1-Amelia M. Hill.
Ito be supplied.
3-Clora Il. Smith.
4ANaomi Harris.
High School will open September Is.
Other school will open October 3rd.
WHITE STONE DISTRICT.
White Stone High Principal,
E. w. Taylor; lst assistant, Mrs. Emma
James; End assistant, Miss Ora Vaughan;
Bird assistant, Miss Fannie Bellows.
lrvingtOn High School-PrincipaI, H.
w. Rinker; 1st assistant, Mrs. Julia
Lee; End assistant, Miss Bette T..
Richardson; Bird assistant, Miss Ola
Humphreys.
kilmarnock Principal, /. Basye
Marsh; assistant. Miss Mary Orvil
Street.
Poplar Neck Miss Pearl Hurley.
Fisherman-Principal, Miss Annie
Haynie; assistant, Miss Hannah Dix.
Unconstitutional, Kirk Broaddus;
LIST assistant, Miss Salie Fitchett; End
assistant. Miss Edith Buck.
Morans- Miss J.. j. McKenney.
CoLoRED.
White Stone Principal, A. T. Wright;
assistant, A. Il. Dyer.
Kilmarnack- Principal, r. Nj. Camp
bell; assistant. Mrs. Mary Williams.
Mt. Jean-Mrs. Pauline Edwards.
Chili-Mrs. nj. f.. Hinton.
Schools open Bird of October.
MANTUA DISTRICT.
Lancaster High School Principal.
Prof. Frank p. Brent; LIST assistant,
Miss Susie Chiffon; End assistant, Miss
Ora V. Vaughan.
Merry POint-Miss Lummie ID. Me-
Kenney.
Liyely-Miss Mary d. Bell.
EdgelY-Miss Martha T.. Marsh.
Rehohoth Church-to be supplied.
CoLoRED.
Ramps Mill-Daisy T.. Brothers.
Merry Point, No. S-Ruth A. Laws.
BellwoOd Mills-Amanda Roane.
Chestnut Grpve-to be supplied.
High School session begins Septem.
her 18th: other schools first week in
October.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
DAMAGING TELEPHONE WIRES.

The thoughtlessness of some people
is passing understanding. Complaint
Is made that trees are recklessly cut
down and fall upon the telephone wires,
breaking them down and destroying
connections, to the worry and incon-
venience of patrons of the phone
systems. Such carelessness not only
causes an inconvenience to the public,
but an expense to the telephone own
ers. We are satisfied that it is only
necessary to call attention to this mat
ter in order to make people more care
full and to save the community from
worry and inconvenience.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-09-02
LANGAa rEk COURTHOUSE.


Misses Eunice Sanders and Louise
Ware left Monday for Mathews county
to visit friends.
Everett Bornurn son of the late DR..
E. f. Barnum, of New York, is visiting
his uncle, Arthur Hutchinson, near here.
He spent last week here with Ralph
and Cyrus Chiffon.
Misses Susie and Alice Chiffon were
at Ocran last week az members of a
pleasant camping party there.
Miss Ethel McCarty, of Maryland, is
the guest of her sister. Mrs. T. j.
Downing.
Raymond Haynie left last week for
Lillian, where he has accepted posi-
tion as clerk for Mr.. 0mohundro.
Mrs. G.. b. Goad returned Thursday
from several weeks spent in Kentucky.
We are glad to know that her health
was much benefited by the change.
Our M. ID. is kept quite busy both
night and day, having in addition to his
own practice, that of 'Drs. Peirce and
Steuart. the former being sick and the
latter away on visit.
Prof. Brent will again be principal of
the High School this session. Miss
Susie Chiffon will also have charge of
her same room while Miss Vaughn, of
Middlesex. will teach the primary, form
ally taught by Mrs. Genevieve Gresham
(nee Pinckard).