The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-02

Bell spent the following three year
in night work in cellar in Salem
Mass. His money needs were met b
Gardner G. Hubbard, his future father
in law, and Thomas Sanders, the own
er Of the cellar. As he worked he be
gan to see the possibility Of conyeyin
| speech over an electrically charged wir
the telephone. He used dead man
ear for transmitter.
IF / can make deaf mute talk,
Bell had declared, II can make irol
| talk
His first success came while testing
his instruments in his new quarters il
Boston Thomas A Watson, Bells as
sistant, had struck clock spring Al
one end Of the wire, and Bell was cleo
trifed to hear the sound in another
room For forty weeks the instrument
| struggled. as ii were, for human speech
Then on March 10, 1876. Watson be
came almost insane with joy when NJ
heard over the wire Bells voice say
ing:
"sIr. Watson. come here, I want
YOU
On his 10Th birthday. Bell received
his patent. II was at the centennial
exposition held at Philadelphia, two
months later, where men Of science the
world over. who had come TO examine
and study the numerous inventions ex-
hibited, saw Professor Bell give prac-
teal demonstration Of the transmits
sion of the human voice by electricity.
As for Bell himself, he had not
planned To attend the centennial at
all He was poor and he had reorgan-
lied his classes in vocal speech. To-
ward the end Of June he went To the
station to see Miss Hubbard off for
Philadelphia. There had been some talk
of his going, but he had put il quietly
aside. She believed he was going;
when they reached the station she
pleaded with him and was refused. As
he put her aboard the train and IL
moved out, leaving him on the plat
form, che burst out crying. Bell dashed
after her and sprang aboard the train,
without baggage, ticket or any other
tribes
The next Sunday afternoon Bell was
promised an inspection Of his inven.
ton by the judges OF exhibits. II was
a hot day and the judges had seen a
great deal. Some of them were for
going home; one jeered. and there was
a general boredom. Then there ap.
peared the blonde haired emperor Of
Brazil, with outstretched hands He
had heard some Of Bells lectures in
Boston; the deaf-mute work appealed
to him. His greeting made a stir Bell
made ready for his demonstration. A
wire had been strung the length OF tI.e
room. Bell took the transmitter; Don
Pedro placed the receiver to his ear.
He started up amazed
MY God--it talksis
Afterward Lord Kelvin-plain viii
lam Thompson then--took up the re-
,eiver. He was the engineer of the first
Atlantic cable.
He nodded his head solemnly as he
rot up.
1t does speak" he said emphaticalIy
1t is the most wonderful thing have
cen in America.
The Judges took turns talking and
listening until 10 that night. Nexi
morning the telephone was brought
he judges pavilion. II was mobbed bs
CHEMISTS the remainder Of the sum
ner.
The distinguished inventor was the
ecipient Of many honors in this coun-
~ and abroad The French govern.
nent, ever quick 20 recognize science.
on him the decoration Of the
.egion Of Honor. the French academy
cstowed on him its valuable Volta
rize of $4,000 francs. the society OF
rts in London in 1902 gave him it,
Ilbert medal and the University 81
Vurzburg, Bavaria. made him a Phi. y.
One of the curious tbings about the
lvcntion of the telephone is that Bell
new almost nothing about electricity
hen he started. He knew a great deal
bout acoustics, though. and the for
istion of the human organs of speech
nd hearing. Bell was called TO Wash
lgton once when he was in the slough
despond and took the opportunity
, call on Professor Joseph Henry, who
new as much about electricity and
le telegraph as any man then alive.
enry told him he-had the germ Of a
-eat invention.
But said Bell, Il have not got the
cctrical knowledge that is necessary
s'Get H." said Henry.
Bell did get some OF it--enough.
Had ! known more about electricity
I'd less about sound he said. Il
ould never have Invented the telc
rome"
While Or. Bell will he best remem
red as the inventor of the telephone.
claim that has been sustained
rough many legal contests. he also
came noted for other inventions. He
as joint inventor Of the eraphaphone
Ith Sumner Traintor He invented an
genius method Of photography. a plot
hone. and an induction balance. He
vented telephone probe which he
ed to locate the bullet that killed
'esident Garfield He spent IS vears
4 over S200.o00 in testing his r.
lus tetrahedral kite. aud established
principle IN architecture. the use Of
irahedral cells or units
Throughout his life. d.. Bell main
ined his interest and ishors for deaf
1tes. He founded. became presidert
q contributed SEQ 00G ~ Ire Amor
2 Association n Promote Tearhiur
Speech to The Deaf He was a ner
: e nnarv 81 the leadin- Amrrrsn
Irned societies