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Thomas A. Edison, Mankind’s Benefactor ■ —— impressions of the Great Inventor Who Proposes to Cheapen Building of Houses Fanout (bolus, Win Hat Enriched Nearly Every Field of tiunite Endeavor, Tofla For Day* Without Sleep or Food — A Ptrtltteal Worker With Quite a Veit of Dry Fua. N Joke Played oo a Quaker ‘ W ttiaim it la not ln>|x>MibU> that the per apeotlve of time wilt make Thotna* A. Ed Won *|>tx*nr the l»rge*t of the group. Mta activities have been *n multlfart oua and hi* Invention* have been *.< utartilBg. so uumerou*. and have covered every held of human activity that it k imposts! I> 1 « for a* to take In the real dimension* of the man or to ameviire the widespread effect of his work on the prtigre»*jnf the world. Among hi* mvontloiw may t>® men fioned the automatic repeater In teleg impby, the <t«adropte* telegraph, the printing tttwuMtter.' telegraph, the carbon tele p^i the. megupboue, the phonograph, the ktnetoucope, the mlnie <j*raptigunt the lacaudesceut light sys¬ tem. MU patents run into the thou uand*. there $« mmmUf a Held of hu¬ man endeavor that ha* not been e:> - rk-hod by them. Now h* propose* to ravel uttonla^ tins architecture of the ' world by the m-ctiou of eoootvte bemwM made In a few hour* by the pumping of the concrete Into molds. By this mea«k the great Inventor lw ttevoa that within a few years it will - be ptHMdlde for practically every man to own bis home, b» these eom-rete •truetureH can he rearm! at a cost so touch loss than 1 * now needed for i/j M i I ; iii m. ray - mim - M lit! l/ : , : : /W t ~\ r. \\Y * 9 **$$** V , S$h ■ v 1 Ml J mnM ' • . V » j \ . - ■ THOMAS A. EDISON IX HIM WORKING CLOTH E 8 . brh-k, trume or stone Iioumm as to b« a trtde l-i OBtups risen. Already he baa Iwought light, nuisie and entertainment ♦0 I be poor, and now If he can give to c«Wi toiler that greatest of all Mess Inga, a home, uo benefactor of th« fen man race will have wrought more powerfully for the happiness and proa pertly of tha race thru this man, who, •farting as a poor boy himself, has done *0much to transform the face of the world. 1 Works Days Without Food or Sleep. 1 'erhapa the greatest secret of Thom ** ... A. 1 mi, Edison . * power la , reueeutration. .......... ■>•..*• ...........- - will ahnt himself |u his dark rooM and without sleep or food will devote lilmaelf to the workiug out of aouie Intricate chemical or mechanical proli tocn. Hta otrn mental world is so corn plot* within Hstclf that he eau live In It sod become unconscious of all the world outside. This 1 * not only true of him In his laboratory, but in ail the other affair* of life, •'•en In his read¬ ly ing. It 1 * anldgof book him miles that it he aoavee ever muta a 1 b called to hi. attention by bis wife or some friewd Mr*. bdU-mi tell* one .tory that iliustrntea this peculiarity. No ticiug 01m night that her husband waa becoming abstracted over .out. prob l«*m, ahe asked him if he had read “Th* Count of Monte Ciisto." He •aid he never had and asked if It waa food. Ou being assured 011 this point be said: "Alt right. I guoos I II read It now." The problem wag laid aside, ami the world was forgotten til! that book was finished. When the last word had been devoured Edison glanced at his watch and found It waa 5 In the morn¬ ing. He thought It too late to go to bed, ao he went to his* workshop and tolled on for twelve boor* without food or sleep. A man, who has ns much coutcntraUuu as that Is bound to win IXTEJtt'H AN( iKA Bl.K M Ji.lv #N CENTRAL OF GA. HY. fral of Georgia Railway IW v le nt all eoupon lieket agcn-' Bids of inteveliau-gcable mile Ijr* ticket*. For further information lion apply to an v agent of the Co. The Co-operative Live Stock In surantx- Cm, of Georgia, nnmliers iG polin' holders by the thousands, seat jeryd throughout tl»c slate. In tome future n«e the wortd look* back *t the real - ij great figures of the nine toeutb uiut twentieth eeo- I’eralatenoe la another of the Edl toulan trait*. In hi* InveuUou oc the ltMttndMCent light l:e mode failure aft er failure tu bis efforts to disc-over the proper material. Nhvw daunted, lie at last struck upon the thing seemingly by acetdont. It la sold by Inventor* that nlue-teuth* of tins great dfew-over tea are made In licit that way. "Aod dent*," wo o«U them, yet that much abused word may tie only a cloak to hide our ignore in**, so little do we know of the secret spring* tlmt move the universe. In the.divine nomenclatwe they may have * itmr* Intelligible and appreciative name. It Is hard to tllltik of an “accident" in a ayatcui ao per¬ fectly wiJnNtffll as that of nature. Moreover, It Is a comforting thought that after a man has tried to solve a problem for months and even years one of those "accident*" happens along, clear* up hta difficulties and makes hit pathway open and plain to the goal of aurcee*. tils Venture In Jenmglinn. Thomas Alva Ikttaau was Itoru in Ohio nearly sixty years ago. He re¬ ceived little schooling except the Su strmtiou glriKi biin by his motiier. At the age of twelve he was a newsboy ou the brand Trunk railroad, It was here that lie ventured into journalism. Until wing together * handful of type and u yery *mall and very eld job press, he primeJ a diminutive p«per called the (Jrand Trunk llsraht. The ralh-oacl men gar# Mm an old smoking ear for an office, and after a time h« had a elr cdlatlou of »X). Edison not only edited mtlc slieel, but set It up, pilutrd it. rtn-utateJ it and solicited the “ad* " s,ul subscriptions. in a word, ho was the whole editorial, bush,** and me chauical staff. The careers of men often turn on •vent* no trUUu;- that the world n$alu calls them “accidents." With such a start as the Grand Trunk Herald tt would seem that fate . . . had , cut out u . . r^i-. . h . , r,s , . *0 keen for Investigation that he trtod seme meehxulenl experiment* in his amoklng ear otBi-e, ami a* a re- uit he had a disastrous Are that burned up Ida uew*pci|>er Outtlt. Ho then studied tolegraiihy, bees 1110 an exiiert o)ierator and worked on the key In various place* In (lie T'nited 8 tato* and Can¬ ada. In these days lie was called •Vnuy Tom." Almost *vei-y great man I* calkvl cruay by pwgde wbj do not uluUn . 3tau(1 Wni lM? lg so a , ffor . fut troin thetuselw( . p; (llwH1 sln>t B , K)U , gs mt „ xhm HS lv ^ llH . nt time out of office hours workiug mi la , „, ui oftPH ar| . lvet1 at t(K , of Boe throoeh hl , ^-occupation over »:>!!!♦ big problem. II* spent all hi* money for tools and apparatus and patronised the fro* lunch counters when he wanted anything to eat. As for clothes, lie eeetiisd unconscious of what he had on and fes- the moot i<art went rather stialiby in order that he might Isa >« morv money for- experi¬ ments. Vet there is one reoord of hie having spent fito for a new suit. The next day he was exiwrluientlug hi the workshop with a Iwttle of sulphuric acid. Soddenl.v it expkxletl, and arid covered him from head to foot. That „*«• e U lt was ruined. "Whut 1 get for puttlu* ao much moiwy in a suit.” was Edls jii'a only comment. Just received a car load of «*«, aU kinds, beat and newest. <’»» on tor a,1<1 Una*.—J. O. W liitehead. More Buggies I have just received two ear loads j,f Buggies and can fit you up__ with any style you want. J. O, Whitkbkap, Come to see me. At attotW time ho tried to tnakd some gttn cattnrt, but muttered that It was uo good and placed it on the back jf an old store. (Several months later when Are was started in the stove there waa an explosion. “It was good, wasn't It':" said Edison sententious!}'. Cared Little For Hooey. Thl« sort of thing went on til! Edison made his first' leap Into fame by In¬ venting the stock ticker. This brought him tn >40,000, and he was so unused to handling money that he did not ! know how to get the check cashed. Edison never did care very much for money, though he has plenty of It now. it is owe of the anomalies of life that a penniless !«>y should invent the stock ticker that is now the rich man’s office pet throughout the land. After that he Invented pretty much everything. The few things he over time looked he he said still tie Has Intended time to for. contrive At one j a cradle that would be rocked by lung power—that Is, by the baby’s cry. The harder the little sinner sijuaiied the faster the cradle would rock. The great loreul-ir ha* ijulte a vein of dry ftm. He is also a proetiodl j ] Joke*' upon occasion. A genius can da thing* with Impunity for whftdl otUor people would b# put in jail. Phonoyrapli Joke m a Quaker, At one time Edison hid some phono¬ graphs about the guest chamber of hi* house. One night a Qua km- was visiting him and was awakened from bis slumber by bearing a metallic voice swearing horribly. He turned on the lights and lpbke<l earefully, but could And no one. Every time be dropped •sleep the tiding was repeated, Final¬ ly, wlien be eoukl stand It no longer, be called Kir. Edison and said the bpoee must be haunted by a tribe of the tno*t blasphotnous giiosts that had ever broken loose froai the notbtw re giou*. Edison was the picture of in¬ nocence and helped III* gued search for the source of ttie profanity, but without suedes*, Finally ba explained tliat it must lie the phonograph* that broke forth at rather^, unexpected time*. That nitty lie * joke, but homi¬ cide bus been committed on lees prov¬ ocation. To a youthful friend who once ap¬ plied to him for advice Edison tersely su id: •■young man, the best advice I can give you 1* never look at the clock.” To a persistent lightning rod agent who'once asked him If h« approved of lightning rods the groat iuvMitor re¬ plied: "It depends upon the buikllng." "Hut Is It any good lu any Would you advise their use on churcti e», for instanco':" ventured the rod man. i" "Wall," refilled Edison, with a twjj) kto. "they might be of use op eburrigrt i ft doe* look as though Frovldeuoe frpr* u bit ubseutbiinded at times." When lu New York one day Mr. Edi¬ son remarked to s friend on leaving: "I want to go back to the quietude of my own wos-ksliop. I (xui't stand New York. You are too glaring and noisy over here, one of the chief rea¬ son* being that yea are using m many of my eoutrignuces." Every body his cnilod Edison a wi* ard, aud for that reason 1 refrain, Most wizards are fakirs, and Thomas A. Edison is genuine. f.oves ho«ifautlv« Aatbort. (Strange as it may seeui, this most practical of the world'* tuvout ws loves such iuwiglnutive autlui's a* Edgar luu Foe and Jules Verne. It Is also said that be is a spiritualist aud that he aocribcs many of hts discoveries.to *i 1iri111.il agencies. Certalu it is that be was for many years a metnbor of the Tbeooofihical society 0/ New York. Edison is an inveterate smoker ami is s») ahiMHitmlndeil Uo never seems to know bow many cigar* ho doea hum. Onee he complained to his tobacconist of the rapidity with which his cigars disappeared aud canid not tielleve tie smoked Itu-ui all hluiswif. The dealer agreed to make some “faked etgars.” "I'll Ax ’em with hero* hair and hard rubber," said he. "Then sou'll find (here will not be »•> ttianj- mtsstng." Several weeks later Mr. Edison now tbo tobacconist again amt said: “Look H<ra! I thought you were go ill;? to AX me some faked cigars!" "Why, I did!" exclaimed the ottior in hurt surprise. "Dou't you remember the box with a green label—cigars tied with yellow ribbon':'' Edison smiled reflectively. "I smok¬ ed those cigars myself," he said. A guest onee noticed that Mr. Edison lighted a great many matches to beep his cigars going and placed the burned matches back in the box with the uu llghted ones, lie explained the habit by waving Use stub of his cigar at Mrs, Edison and saying: “Site won't let me drop 'em 'round." Trainer of Electricians. Thomas A, Edison has not ouly brought great material results to the world, but ha* done the more Impor¬ tant work of training men. Among the list ef ttaise who have graduated from hi* college of hard work arc such noted srieutlsta as Nikola Tesla aud A. E. Kennedy, president of the Institute of Electrical Engineers. Other listed electricians that were trained by Edi sou are liru.iil (Aaries Batchelor, the late John and S, It. Bergman, who has lx>*une ^Ih- largest mauufaeturer of oleetrteal apparatus I11 the I'sltvd Stats*. Frank J. Sprague, editor of th* Sprague electric svst«n, aud the lots Frank MaoOoweu, the cxiHorer, were atoo Kflisou pupil*. It Is thus seen that Mr. Edison has not oul.v luvouted or Improved jiractl oatty all the thins* that have to di with ntea, *1-011 to the houses they live In, Uut-that he baa eoutrived ta Invent or Improve quite a umu',on- of very brlsh! men themselves, J. A. F.DCKRTON. Two oars of Buggies just reocivcd. If vou-wont a gtxai Buggv sec me ts> fore buving.-J. O. Whitehead, Th* Weekly Columbus Isslger aud a aiilti n Journal one year, (1.50. ^ c P a y 5 pei' cent on time Depasitr and insure your De I posits free Bank of Hamilton. h Isspssiallf si a Imi Account. I v I *-.**" - | 1 C. II. COOK, VlfK.l’KKNil EXT. l*-t us haiuilc your money, and plate you in the bed light before the com¬ mercial world. THE BANK OF HAMILTON. W. K. Hewitt, Cashier. 'HIS MASTER'S VOICE” Graphones, Graphones. In order to enjoy a Graphone you dc not have to tftuier stand its scientific features. All you want, is to he sure you get a good one. We keep none but the best, and have al¬ ways on hand a jrreat variety of records, which will please the most fastidious. Call on us when in the city and hear our graphones and get prices We are always glad to exhibit them. Also see our large stock of Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Diamonds, Silverware, Cut Glass, Fountain and Pearl handle Pens dc., etc. Come, we will welcome you. IVkor’s Jewelry Store. No, 18 th Twelfth Stree. Columbus, Georgia. j ! Lamar’s Lemon Laxative is the original lemon liver medicine, cures °d biliousness, indigestion, con iliiHhi-111 s t*pati° the n liver a healthy arous M ing to proper j action. It never nauseates or j gripes, but acts gently and thoroughly. j | 50 DOSES—50 CEMTS—AT ALL DRUGGISTS | ! | ! | j ! Georgia School of Technology —- ----------------- -i *• ***♦«■ and m i m all dc 4 H r ui«**f* than «nr*r be^ora. ant} prcpar*xl tx> do V « w-% Free Scholarships ** rn * « . beat work in Ha history. In ordar to afford the . . _ _ m ^ te tka tecWstutv *t ** iutt uum. eoHot* tta T»W. taroedl*** ■**«•< Wt**n ftea w;ltul*nhta« to Mich m Mtv,ittav« at this opoortucity «.-Mi write for latest estmlox *f Uluetratt** adrenUirwi of the Georti* Teek for preemeetive student., Adv.m-ed etHtnw. ia Meehutaeel, Kleetrlrel. Terttte. Mtatas »»d Ctvii En r ,Hearing, end •natneernte Ckeetietry. *ttensive hH new wj-itenent ofSW. Mill, CkhoretetUe. etc, Kew deeiieMe l.itamty : new OuW-nl le Vote tory. The forty nice here of the Ch* of 1«« wee# nleeed in aed luomtive neekien. BEFORE GRADUATION. Write for further infernietioii. K. Q, MATHE50N, A.M., LL.D., President, Atlanta, Georgia FEELING UVER-ISH This Morning? TAKE _ Have ydJ Pt*er thought of the respectability of doing bus»lK-sa through a bank? It lends an air of prosperity such ns cannot lie obtained through any other channel for the same exist. And have you ever thought of the convenience? 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