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Jackson Deputy Sheriff I ’s Sales.
WILL be sold before the Court House door, in
the town of Jefferson, Jackson County, ( la.,
within tlu legal hours of sale, on the first Tues
day in December next, to the highest bidder, the
following property, to-wit:
Two hundred and twenty-two acres of land,
more or less, in said county, adjoining lands of G.
S. Duke, estate of Jas. Rogers, deceased, lands of
W. H. Bridges and the dower of Elizabeth Bowles,
on the Walnut Fork of the Oconee river, it being
a portion of the home place of Anderson Bowles,
deceased, and known and distinguished as lot No.
•J, agreeably to the survey of James L. Johnson.
County Surveyor, (made for the administrators of
A. Bowles, deceased.) and purchased (bid off) by
F, M. Whitmire, at the administrator’s sale of the
veal estate of A. Bowles, deceased. One hundred
acres of said land is enclosed by a good fence;
thirty acres of bottom land ; fifteen jicres of up
land in cultivation ; fifty acres of pine field, and
remainder in original forest; the whole place well
watered with never failing streams. Levied on as
the property of the estate of F, M. Whitmire, de
ceased, (now in the hands of B. J. Whitmire, his
administratrix.) by virtue of a Superior Court ii fa.
in favor of C. R. Bowles, administrator, and Eliza
beth Bowles, administratrix, vs. B. J. Whitmire,
administratrix of the estate of F. M. Whitmire,
deceased, and W. P. Wood, for the balance of the
purchase money due for said land at the aforesaid
sale. Deed to the same tiled and recorded ia the
Clerk's office, conveying said land to B. J. Whit
mire. as adm’x of F. M. Whitmire, dec’d, in terms
of law. Property pointed out by plaintiffs. Writ
ten notice given to Wm. Oakes, tenant in posses
sion, and B. J. Whitmire, adm’x aforesaid, de
fendant.
Also, at the same time and place, will be sold
one hundred and twenty acres of land, more or
less, lying in said county of Jackson, on the wa
ters of Mulberry river, bounded as follows: on the
north by Gideon Edwards, on the east by l)r. A .
LeLaperriere, on the south by Joseph M. Weath
erly and Robert Moon, and on the west by Wil
liam S. Whitehead. Said land levied on by virtue
of a mortgage fi fa. issued from Jackson Superior
Court, in favor of Wesley Nance. Executor of the
last will and testament of John Seay, late of said
county, deceased, against Hugh R. Bernard and
William A. Weatherly, as the property of de
fendants. said Hugh R. Bernard and William A.
Weatherly, and described in a certain indenture
of mortgage, dated sth day of March, 1872. Said
land is well improved, has a good dwelling and all
necessary outbuildings, and is in a high state of
cultivation. Written notice of said levy served
on 1. B. Allen and William Weatherly, Sr., who
are the tenants in possession of said premises, as
the law directs. Property pointed out in said li fa.
J. J. WALLIS, Dep’ty Sh’ff.
Jackson Sheriff’s Sale.
WILE be sold, before the Court llohsc door,
in the town of Jefferson, Jackson county,
La., within the legal hours of sale, on the first
Tuesday in December next, the remainder in fee
(after the expiration of the life estate ofS. A Park,
wife of A. M. Park, formerly S. A. Pinson, wid
ow of S. Pinson, dcc'd,) in the house and lot in the
town of Jefferson, in said county, known as the
Pinson lot, containing one and one-tenth acres,
more or less. Said house is a good frame build
ing with nine rooms, including the basement,
which is of brick and is first-class ; there is also
a good kitchen and good stables, crib, Ac., on said
lot. The purchaser to take possession on and af
ter the termination of the life estate of said S. A.
Park, who is tenant in dower. Levied on and ad
vertised to be sold as the property of S. Pinson,
dcc'd, by virtue of a Superior Court ti fa. in favor
of Rosea C. Guldens, adm’r. vs. W. P. .Miller,
principal, and P. F. Hinton, adm’r of S. Pinson,
security. Fi fa. transferred to and now controlled
by A. C. Pinson. Written notice given to Mrs.
f'. A. Turner, tenant in possession, and P. F.
Hinton, adm’r, defendant.
JOHN 8. HUNTER, Sheriff.
Administrator's Sale.
WILL be sold, before the Court House door, in
the town of Jefferson, Jackson county, (la.,
on the first Tuesday in December, IS7S. within
the legal hours of sale, to the highest bidder, the
following property, to-wit:
All the real estate of the late Elizabeth May
nard. deceased, situate, lying and being in the
county of Jaclison, whole tract containing three
hundred and filty-seven acres, more or less, sold
in lots as follows :
hot No. 1, (agreeably to survey of James A.
Ntrayngc) containing one hundred and fifty acres,
more or less, on which is situate the dwelling, a
good frame building, and improvements ; a good
orchard. Said premises lately occupied by Eliza
beth Maynard, deceased. Forty acres of said land
cleared and in a high state of cultivation; tiftcen
acres pine field ; remainder in original forest. Ad
joining lands of Hilliard Lott, John Wall and
others.
hot No. 2, (agreeably to survey of James A.
Mraynge) containing one hundred and twenty-five
acres, more or less, adjoining the above Lot No.
L and lands of Pocket. Peppers and others; forty
acres in high state of cultivation ; ten acres pine
held ; remainder in original forest.
Lot No. 3, (agreeably to survey of James A.
Mraynge) containing sixty-five acres, more or less,
adjoining Lot No. 2, lands of Bradley. Walls. Jno.
J. Maynard and others. All of this tract is orig
inal forest.
Lot No. 4. (agreeably to survey of James A.
Straynge) containing seventeen acres, more or
less, adjoining lands of Walls. Williams and Mat
thews ai\d Lot No. 2. Six acres in cultivation,
remainder in original forest.
Plats exhibited on the day of sale. Sold as the
property of Elizabeth Maynard. late of Jackson
county, deceased, for distribution and to pay
debts. Terms—one-third cash; one-third due
twelve months afterdate; one-third due two years
alter date ; purchaser to give notes bearing Inter
est at seven per cent, from date, and receiving
bond for title, which will be made when all the
purchase money is paid.
S. 11. CRON IC,
novi Adm'rofE. Maynard, dcc’d.
THE FOREST NEWS.
The People their own Rulers; Advancement in Education, Science, Agriculture and Southern Manufactures.
Administrator’s Sale.
AGREEABLY to an order of the Court of Ordi
nary of Jackson county, will be sold, before
the Court House door, in Jefferson, in said county,
on the first Tuesday in December next, within the
legal hours of sale, to the highest and best bidder,
the following two tracts of lands, both lying in
said county, on the waters of Big Sandy Creek,
being a part of the real property of Alfred Smith,
late ol said county, deceased : One tract contain
ing seventy acres, more or less, all original forest,
heavily timbered and lying well. Another tract,
containing two hundred and eleven and a half
acres, more or less, and having thereon a good log
cabbin ; about sixty acres cleared, forty of which
is good bottom land, all in a good state of cultiva
tion ; forty or fifty acres original forest, all the
balance of said tract good old pine fields. Both
of said parcels of land being parts of the Alfred
Smith home place, and sold as the property of said
Alfred Smith, deceased, for the purpose of paying
the debts and making distribution among the heirs
of said deceased. Plats of said tracts of land can
be seen in the Clerk’s office, in Jefferson. Terms,
cash. N. B. CASH, Adm’r,
Nov 2 M. K. SMITH, Adm’x.
Administrator’s Sale.
AGRKEABfA to an order of the Court of Ordi
nary of -Jackson county, Ga., will be sold,
on the first Tuesday in December, 1878. before
tli’. Court House door, in -Jefferson, Jackson coun
ty. to the highest bidder, during the legal hours of
sale, the following two parcels of land, both lying
in said county, and being parts of the F. M. Whit
mire estate: One tract, containing forty-one acres,
more or less, adjoining the dower land of Mrs. B.
J. Whitmire, lands of A. E. Higgins and W. li.
Bridges. Onsaidpaicel of land is a good log
house and necessary out-buildings. All of said
tract ot land is ot the best quality of old pine
fields land. Another parcel of land, containing
eighty-t wo acres, adjoining the dower land of Mrs.
B. J. \\ hitmire, Terrel Murphy. A. La turnons and
others; all well timbered, original forest land, and
is situated near to saw mill, church, school house,
and is of the best quality of land. Sold to pay the
debts and make distribution among the heirs of
F. M. Whitmire, late of said county, deceasod.
Terms, cash. B. J. WHITMIRE,
nov2 Adm’x F. M. Whitmire, dec’d.
Administrator’s Sale.
WILL be sold, before the Court House door,
in the town of -Jefferson, Jackson county,
Ga., on the first Tuesday in December next, with
in the legal hours of sale, agreeably to an order of
the Court of Ordinary of said county, the follow
ing property, to-wit: One hundred and ten acres
of land, more or less, on the waters of the Walnut
Fork of the Oconee river, adjoining lands of T. J.
Randolph, S. T. Bailey, Robert Davis and others.
On said land is thirty acres in a high state of cul
tivation ; thirty acres in original forest, the bal
ance in old pine fields. There is two log cab hi ns
on said land ; there is also two shoals on said land
suitable for machinery, Ac. Sold as the property
of John B. Lowery, late of said county, deceased,
for the purpose of distribution among the heirs of
said deceased. Terms, cash.
E. A. TRY IN,
MARY IRVIN,
nov2 Adm’rs of Jno. B. Lowery, dcc’d.
JVM’IiSO.N COI.'RT OF OItIAIKY.
j Application for
HENRY I). HUMAN j probate of will.
vs. [ in solemn form,
Ileirs at law of f on the Ist Mon-
MALISSA E. STEWART. | day in Novetn-
J her, 1878.
It appearing that Rutha Jane Osborn, one of
the heirs at law of said Malissa E. Stewart, testa
trix in the above stated case, reside out of the
State— •
11 is ordered, that service, to attend the probate
of said will, in solemn form, on the first Monday
in November, IS7B, in said Court of Ordinary, be
perfected on said Rutha Jane Osborn by publica
tion of this notice once a week for thirty days in
The Forest News, at Jefferson, Ga.
Given under my official signature, this Oct. 2d,
1878. octs 11. W. BELL, Ord’y.
Q.EORGIA, Jackson County.
Whereas, James E. Randolph, Administrator
of Minor Lipscomb, late of said county, deceased,
represents to the Court, in his petition duly filed,
that he has fully and completely administered the
estate of said deceased, and asks the Court to
grant him Letters of Dismission from the same—
This is to cite all persons concerned, kindred
and creditors, to show cause, if any they can, on
the first Monday in January', 1873, in the Court of
Ordinary for said county, why Letters of Dismis
sion from said estate should not be granted the
applicant.
Given under my official signature, this October
Ist, 1878. 11. W. BELL, Ord’y.
Whereas. W. J. Oakes makes application to me
in proper form for permanent Letters of Admin
istration upon the estate of M. J. Pike, late of said
county, dcc’d—
This is. therefore, to cite all persons concerned,
and the next of kin, to show cause, if any they'
have, at the next regular term of the Court of Or
dinary of said county' of Jackson, to be held on
the first Monday in December next, why said Let
ters should not be granted the applicant.
Given under my official signature. Oct. 30th,
1878. 11. W. BELL, Ord’y.
TO CONTRACTORS.
\l7 ILL he let to the lowest bidder, before the
1 Y Court House door in -Jefferson, on Saturday,
the 23d of November, 1878, the contract for build
ing the bridge across the Oconee river known as
the Academy bridge, under the following specifi
cations : Said bridge to be built on level with
west bank, with 12 feet road-way-, by' spanning
the river with fifty feet swinging span, built on
two arches to be placed as near the edge of the wa
ter as the extension of said fifty feet will allow ;
said arches to be built on mud sills 30 feet long,
well weighted down with rock, the uprights to the
same to be 12x12 inches, well braced with timbers
Bxlo inches, extending from well out on mud sill
to within 12 inches of cap sill; in center of uprights
to be put in piece of timber Bxß inches. Cap sills
to be 12x14 inches, morticed half through so as to
fit on top of tenants on uprights ; king post to
swinging span 10x10 inches ; raftersßxlo, and live
sleepers 10x12 inches. Said span to be well bolted
with iron bolts and Sweed iron -J inch thick and
3 inches wide, to hold the same. One other span
to be built on the east, or Jefferson side of the
river, extending from arch under swinging span
to a mud sill, well fastened down, as far out on
the bank as the planks there now extends ; this
span to have five sleepers oxl2 inches. Flooring
to be 14 feet long and 2 inches thick, well spiked
down with five inch stringers. Banisters fasten
ed to uprights, made of three inch scantling, three
feet high and eight feet apart, morticed through
and keyed on under side of flooring plank, said
planL to extend two feet farther out than balance
of flooring, for braces to uprights to rest on:
planked on inside with inch plank ; four inch strip
over top ; all sleepers to lap well on cap sills, and
• all timbers to be all heart and sawed, with the ex
| ception of mud sills and sleepers to swinging span,
i the latter, if hewn, to he well and smoothly done.
J All work must be done in a workmanlike manner,
j as the work, as well as every piece of timber, will
be inspected, before being placed in the water, by
competent persons appointed for the purpose, so
that the bridge may he received when completed.
Full and complete specifications can be seen at
mv office. oct2o 11. AN . BELL, Ord y.
JEFFERSON, JACKSON COUNTY, GA., SATURDAY. NOYEMBER 9,1878.
SELECT MISCELLANY.
SECOND LOVE.
The November afternoon was darkening
into flight as Florence and I drove from the
cemetery where we had seen our father laid
to rest. I was twenty-two, that summer, and
the affianced bride of Albert Freeman, but,
since m3' father's failure and death, I had not
seen him ; and ray heart told me too plainly'
that the love which had been given to Marion
Wilde, the favored of fortune, had not been
transferred to Marion Wilde, the homeless
orphan.
Florence, though younger than I, war mar
ried ; had her home and her husband, and so
could afford to look calmly upon my’ father’s
failure and death. But I—what was Itodo ?
I must begin the world and earn a living for
myself.
We stopped before the mansion that had
so long been home—that, after to-night, would
be home no longer.
“I wish to speak to yon, Marion,” said
Florence.
I led the way into the library.
“ Well,” I said, sitting down in the gloom,
7 7 O O’
“ what is it, Florence ?”
“It is this, Marion. What do you mean
to do ?”
“ I don’t know.”
“It is time you did,” said Florence. “ You
must earn your own living. I tell you quite
frankly that I cannot offer you a ho ne, and
you must get some situation. To-morrow
you must leave this home. You have no
money. Where are you going ?"
I dropped my’ head on the table and burst
into tears. Oh, the unspeakable desolation
and misery of that moment! My sister had
never been overstocked with affection for her
family', and thoughts of the world had always
filled a large place in her heart; but did seem
as if she might at least give me time to bury'
my father before thrusting me into it—and
not my father only, but my lover also, for was
he not dead to me and must I not bury him
out of my sight ?
“ I have been more thoughtful for you than
you have been for y'ourself,” pursued Flor
ence. “I have found you a temporary home.
Mrs. Brown is in want of a seamstress. I
have spoken for you ; her terms are liberal,
and you go at once.”
Marion Wilde go out as a seamstress!
Mow coolly she talked of it!
“You will go there to-morrow morning,
when you leave here, and while there you can
advertise for another place. I must be go
ing. Good-by’e.”
I did not answer, and she was gone ; then
I sank down in my' loneliness, poverty and
misery, and cried until I could cry no lon
ger.
“Oh, Albert, Albert!” I cried in my great
grief. “Is this the love you have professed
for me ?”
And so the long night passed, as all nights
must; but the morning found me a changed
woman. It seemed as if in that one night I
had given up everything that had been dear
to me. It did not break my heart, either.
Albert Freeman should never do that; when
my heart broke it should be for a worthier
object. No! I thanked heaven that I had
learned Albert Freeman’s unworthiness so
soon.
With no choice left, I took ray way to Mrs.
Brown and remained for three months a mem
ber of her family. One morning an adver
tisement in the paper attracted my attention,
and I determined to answer it. It was for a
copyist. A few minutes later I knocked at
the office door of Edwin Graham. He was a
barrister, and one of the most talented men
at the bar.
“You advertise 1 for a copyist,” I said,
“and I called to see if I could do what you
require.”
“ Will you write something for me,” he
said, and placed some writing materials be
fore me.
I wrote several lines which he examined
and said would do.
I found the terms liberal, and carried home
a large roll of papers. It was arranged that
after this the clerk was to call for ray writ
ings and bring me orders.
Mr. Graham called to givedi'
rections about the law papers. lie was a
man of about thirty-five, very kind in his
manner, and he occasionally brought me a
book to read. Ilis little kindnesses were
very welcome to me in my great loneliness.
I have forgotten to say that I had gone to
| reside with an old lady whom I had once be
friended during a long illness, but who had
since received a small legacy which enabled
her to live comfortably.
In time my writings grew to be other than
the copying of law papers. First, I wrote a
short sketch, and sent it to one of the lead
ing periodicals ; it was received and paid for,
and I confined writing. Soon after, anew
1
| book was given to the public, and loudly ap-
I plauded. A few evenings afterwards, Mr.
Graham called and brought me the book,
saying he wished me to read it, as he felt
sure I should like it. The author was un
known, lie said ; she onlj r gave a fictitious
name ; and all the efforts of the public had
been unsuccessful in finding her out. I said
nothing. I chose to keep my secret.
I had made up my mind to give up copy
ing, and told him so. He looked at me in a
surprised way for a moment, then said, “May
I ask why*, Miss Wilde? Are you going to
be married ? Tell me that it is not so!”
He took my hand, then went on, hurriedly :
“ I love vou ; you cannot be surprised at this ;
you must have heard it before ; tell me that
no one else has a charm upon y’our heart.”
I told him the story of ray past life.
“You cannot care for second love.” I said-
But he only clasped me in his arms, say
ing: “Your second love is more precious to
me than the first love of any’ other woman.”
I told him that evening who was the au
thoress of the book he so much admired. A
look of proud joy came into his face.
“ I thought it was like you; it made me
think of you when I read it; but I did not
dream of this. Why have you kept it such a
secret ?”
“Canyon wonder?” I said. “Have I not
learned what it is to be loved for my good
forture and forsaken when that forsook me ?
I wished to beloved for myself alone.”
Only once have I met Albert Freeman ; it
was seven years after my father’s death. lie
did not know of ray marriage, and begged me
to forgive him.
“O Marion !” he said, “ you would forgive
and pity me if you knew what I have suffer
ed. Only forgive me, Marion, and let me
win your heart once more. Promise to be
my wife, and nothing on this earth shall part
us.”
What a flood ofbittcr memories oppressed
my soul!
“There was a time 1 mg past,” I answered.
“ when my heart was all your own ; but you
cast it back as worthless. Have I not suf
fered, think you ? I would not trust you
with ray heart if it were ever so free ; but it is
not; I have given it to one that loves me not
for my gold, but for myself; I am married
to a good and noble man, and I love hi in with
my whole heart.”
The Leopard’s Ire.
TIIE WOMAN WHO DEFIES THE WILD BEASTS AT
THE EQUESCURRICULUM ATTACKED liY ONE
OF THE ANIMALS.
The last act of the circus had come, and
the audience was prepared for the sensation
which was to be the climax. The horses, and
the gymnasts, and the clowns had finished,
and the wild boasts were to be defied. The
creaky little wagon that held them was drawn
out into the ring, and a woman entered the
cage—a slender, lithe, active, sinewy' woman,
with black eyes full of fire and a cruel raw
hide whip in her hand. The whip was
weighted at the handle, and a quick shift
would make it a deadly slung-shot, but this
the audience did not know.
It was Mine, llhinehardt, and the wild
beasts were the lion, lioness and leopard in
the Kquescurriculnm. It was yesterday in
the afternoon. The woman—cool, careful,
quick and keenly watchful as ever—snapped
the whip around, an 1 with sharp, angry words
of command drove the beasts from corner to
corner in the uninl style of such perform
ances. It was exciting even to those who
were used to the style of performance they
were witnessing, and to the ladies and chil
dren it was thrilling; for the deep, angry
roar of the beasts was no mock raging. They
were too sullied to be laughed at.
Suddenly Mine. Rhinehart stepped back
ward to leave room for the lion to jump in
one of the tricks she had taught him, and she
stepped against the leopard. With a snarl
that seemed half human in its malice and
wholly devilish in its utter ferocity, the angry
beast turned its head and raised its paw.
I’he paw rested one moment on the right
thigh of the daring woman, and the claws shot
straight through the thin garments into the
quivering flush. The jaws now open an in
stant and then closed on what seemed the
woman’s body.
Probably notone person in five in the au
dience realized what they' saw was anything
different from the usual performance, for
everything Mme. Rhinehart had done had
been done in a flash, and there was no time
to realize this before she had mastere 1 the
situation. Turning as quickly’ as the huge
leopard had turned she shot her slender white
left hand straight from the shoulder to the
leopard’s throat with a motion as quick as
Heenan’s, and with her right she whirled her
whip around and brought the loaded handle
down squarely between the two great green
eyes that were gleaming hate into her own.
Then shifting the whip again so quickly that
few saw the motion she rained a dozen quick,
fierce blows on the teuderest spots the leopard
wears. There was not time for the shudder
the audience began to feel to have passed
away before the trick was over, the lion was
ready for his next word of command, and the
leopard had slunk back two steps to the far
corner of the little cage, cowed and beaten by
a woman he could have rent limb from limb
had he known li is power.
THE WOUNDED WOMAN.
Only three great drops of blood remained
to tell the story of what might have happened,
and they did not show on the gaudy dress
she wore. The woman’s stays, rigid and
I stronger than the fashionable corset, had
served to protect her side from the fangs of
the beast, and her arms and legs were only’
scratched.
At least she called them scratches, when a
few moments later she laughingly' stretched
out a maimed arm and grasped the reporter’s
hand so firmly as almost to make him wince.
She was putting plaster over the “ scratches,’’
disdaining any better treatment. “ It’ll heal
right up.” she said.
“ Why, you know my history,” she said, in
response to a question about her business.
“ I’m Lenetta Rhinehart, Sam Rhinehart’s
wife, that’s been known to every’ eircus man
in the country for the past ten years at least.
No, I’m not living with him now, and haven’t
been for three years ; but I’m taking care of
our two children. He does what he likes and
Ido what I can for myself and them. No,
there’s no divorce.”
Mme., or Mile. Rhinehardt, as she is called
indifferently on the bills—“ The Madame.”
as every one around the circus calls her, re
spectfully —is a black-haired, black-eyed wo
man. with strong features and strong fingers.
quick eyes and motions, who talks as simply
and unaffectedly of what she does as another
woman would talk of embroidering. Her face
is not pleasing and intelligent.
" I’ve been in it all my life,” she said.
“At least for sixteen years, and sixteen years
ago I was only a girl. I began in the side
show line, and kept candy-stands and that
sort of thing. How did I get into this?
Well, I hardly know. I had an idea I could
do it, and I did. First, I began riding. Now
there is hardly a bone in my body that hasn’t
been broken bv a horse at some time or
another; but I’m not afraid of any horse liv
ing. \\ ell, I thought I could do as well with
•‘■he beasts as any of the tamers, and I got a
chance to try with Sells Brothers' circus, tlfat
traveled out of Columbus, and since then I’ve
kept at it mostly all the time.”
“ No, I never had a bone broken by anvof
the wild beasts. It’s lucky for me, too, for
such wounds never seem to heal. Jim,yonder,
got bitten by’ a lion five years ago, and one
of his bones was shattered and never healed.
But I’ve had my flesh torn and chewed up
most horribly at different times. My leg,
from my waist to my heel, has been torn all
over. This particular leopard lias attacked
me four times this season. You see he is
ugly apy way, and seems to hate ms particu
larly’. I ought to feed them all my'self, but I
have been careless about it lately and have
let one of the men do it for me. Well, this
leopard can’t seem to stand it to have me
change my dress. I got struck with the blonde
fever a while ago and put on a blonde rig, and
when I took it off he went for me.”
“ What do I do? Well, I hardly know.
I get hold of his nose or his throat and beat
him with a whip or a club. I don’t know why
it is, but he gets frightened and gives up right
away. I suppose it’s because I don’t get
frightened. J always have a club handy',
however, in case I should drop my whip, and
a man always stands near to help me.”
“ Well, yea, people say' to me very often,
‘You will go in some time and you won’t
come out,’ but I always say' that I never think
of it that way. I always think lam coming
out. \\ hut would become of the children if
I didn’t ?”—New York Herald.
Edison’s New Invention.
IT WILL REVOLUTIONIZE TIIE PRESENT METHOD
OF ILLUMINATION—CHEAPER THAN GAS.
The alarm among the English gas compa
nies and the panic in their stocks on account
of Edison’s last invention in electric lights,
as narrated in yesterday’s Herald cable dis
patches, are not without good cause. Ame
rica's great inventor !as, in truth, solved the
great problem which for years has puzzled
the ablest electricians of the- age. Me has
successfully divided the electric light and
made it, for illumination purposes, as far su
perior to gas as gas is to the tallow candle of
the past. 11 is marvelous invention gives a
mild. soft, yet brilliant light, pleasing to the
eye, clear, steady and without blemish, and
at a cost less than one third of that required
for gas. Those who have seen the invention
pronounce it wonderful. Already a company
has been formed, composed of a number of
wealthy capitalists, and Mr. E lisonbs lawyers
are engaged in completing the final arrange
ments for the legal transfer. Before long,
therefore, the work of introduction will begin.
The patents for the United States have onlv
just been granted, while those for the various
countries of Europe have not yet been ob
tained. Today the Professor’s solicitors
send by steamer the necessary documents to
their London agents for the procurement of
the British letters patent. The French and
other patents will be applied for simultaneous
ly with the English one. When word is
cabled Mr. E lison that the patents have been
granted he will throw his invention open to
the public gaze, but until then he declines to
make known its details, his recent contro
versy with Prof. Hughes over the alleged
stealing of the microphone having made him
cautions.
A Herald reporter learned yesterday the
system proposed to be adopted after the pa
tents are all granted. First the Professor
will light up all the houses in Menlo Park
S TERMS, $1.50 PER ANNUM.
( SI.OO For Six Months,
gratis, and from his laboratory watch liter
light's progress from night to night. When
all is in readiness for general introdirotion,
central stations will probably he established
throughout New York city, each station con
trolling a territory of. perhaps, a radius of
half a mile. In the central stations will be
the magneto-electric generating machines run
by engines. Wires will tlteo be run in iron
pipes under ground, after the manner of gas
pipes, connecting with dwellings, stores,
theatres and other places to be lighted. The
gas fixtures nt present used, instead of being
removed, will be utilized to encase the wire.
In the place of the burner will be the inven
tion, and meters will be used to reuister the
qantity of electricity consumed. Their form
is not yet determined upon. The linht is to
be ol the batwing, fifteen candle' power char
acter. To light it a little spring i touched,
and instantly the electricity doe's its work.
The amount of light can be reg whited in the
same way as can that from gas. To turn off
the light the spring is again toucherf, and in
stantly all is darkness. No matches being
used, and there being no flame, all the dangers
incident to the use of gas are obviated. The
light gives out no heat. It is* simply it purer
white light, made dim or brilliant at the fancy
of the person using it.
The writer last night saw the invention in
operation in Mr. Edison's laboratory. The
inventor was deep in experimental researches
when he called. The apparatus consisted of
a small metal stand placed- on the table.
Surrounding the light was a small glass globe.
Near by was a gas jet burning low. The
Professor looked up from his work to greet
the reporter, and in reply to a request fotiew
the instrument waved his hand towards the
light with the explanation, “There wire is.'*
The illumination was such as would come
from a brilliant gas jet surrounded with
ground glass, only that the light was clearer
and more brilliant. “ Now’ I will extinguish
it and light the gas. and you can see the dif
ference, ’ said Mr. Edison, and he touched
the spring. Instantly all was darkness.—
Then lie turned on the gas-.. The difference
in the light was quite perceptible, fhe light
from the gas appearing in comparison tinted
with yellow. In a moment., however, the eye
has become accustomed to it, and the yellow
ish tint disappeared. Then the Professor
turned on the electric light, giving the writer
the opportunity of seeing both side by side.
Ihe electric light seemed much softer. A
continuous view of it for three minutes did
not pain the eye, whereas looking at the gas
lorthe same length of time caused some lit
tle pain and confusion of sight. The inven
tor next exhibited the light turned down low.
It gave a mild illumination.
One of the noticeable features of the light
when fully turned on was that all colors could
be distinguished as readily as by sunlight.
“Of all the things that we have discovered
this is about the simplest,'’ said Mr. Edison,
“ and the public will say so when it is ex
plained. We have got it pretty well advanced
now, but there are some few improvements I
have in my mind. You see it’s got to be so
fixed that it can't get out of order. Suppose
where one light only is employed it got out
of order once a year, where two were nsed it
would get out of order twice a year, and
where a thousand were used yon can see that
there would be much trouble m looking after
them. Therefore, when the light leaves the
laboratory 1 want it to be in such shape that
it cannot get out of order at all, except, of
course, by some accident iV. Y. Herald.
Preparations for the Abolition of Slavery
in Cuba.
A letter from Havana, dated October 12,
sa\ s : Ihe slave question is upper roost in
every mind, and this country will certainly
have no reason to complain of the govern
ment not giving the slave owners ample no
tice to provide for the inevitable abolition of
slavery. It does all in its power to favor the
immigration of field laborers, and almost
eier ) steamer arriving from Spain brings a
few hundred sturdy men, mostly from the
Canary Islands. On the other hand, the
planters are becoming convinced that ma
chinery will have to be substituted as much
as possible for human labor, and many have
been heard to express an intention or chan*,
ing their old machinery for the improved sys
tem. thus saving time and labor. American
machinery is now preferred here, on account
of its cheapness and ingenuity of construc
tion, which more than compensate for the ad
vantage the English machinery possesses in
its durability. The erection of so-called ‘cen
tra! plantations is another means of supply
ing the wants of laborers. For instance, a
planter, having several adjoining plantations,
will dismantle the machinery on all of them,
and erect instead one powerful machine that
will do the work formerly done by several.
As the distance from which the cane will
have to he brought to the grinding mill will
thus he augmented, rails will be laid to con
venient points on the estate, thus saving the
tedious work of carting the cane long° dis
lances.”’
There s no more implacable enemy than
he who feels he has wronged you, and no
more unhappy man than such an eueoiy.
NUMBER 22.