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SOUTHERN BANNER: APRIL 9. 1878.
A HEX l I K WORD IS NEVER LOST.
A Ren lie won! 1* never lost,
oh, never then rcfuae one;
It ehccrs the heart when tempest-tossed
And lulls the cares that hruise one;
It scatters sunshine o’er our way,
And turns our thorns to roses;
It changes weary niabt to day,
And hope and love discloses.
A ircntle word is never lost,
Thy fallen brothers need It;
llow easy and how small the cost—
With peace and comfort speed it;
Then drive the shadow from thy cheelt,
A smile can well replace it;
Our voice is music when we spesk
With gentle words to grace it.”
Gas Made of Pure Water.
A MARVELLOUS DISCOVERT THAT ENGAGES
SOME CAPITALISTS.
Artificial Illumination’ Produced
at A Very Trifling Cost—A
Wonderful Motive Power
Incidentally Discovered
—Savants Opinions.
[New York Sun.]
James Winter, who has had charge
of the steam engine in the Pnsmopoli
tan Hotel says that he has discovered
how to make illuminating gas out of
water, at a trifling coat. A number
of capitalists, of whom Mr. Jordan L
Mott is a fair representative as to bu
siness sagacity, have become interested
in the matter, and sufficient money has
been invested to build an experimental
machine. Some of the more sanguine
believe that the invention is bound
revolutionize gas-making, and provide
a new motive power.
“ Mr. Winter is a practical man,”
says one of the gentlemen concerned in
the enterprise : “ that is, he knows how
to manage levers, gauges, and boiler,
without understanding anything about
the philosophy of steam power, lie is
however, of very quiek perceptions, I on. There, of course, remains suspi-
and so, when something very strange ] cian in the minds of those who pro-
oncured, as he was experimenting on pose to invest in it, and vet, so fully
had been looking into it thought that
the gas property might be a compara
tively insignificant consideration. At
the same time there were suspicions
that this might be another Keely mo
tor delusion. But Winter apparently
concealed nothing, excepting as far as
is by the capalists thought necessary to
prevent others reaching the Patent
Office first. To those whom he trusts
he has opened the box and allowed
them to aie Ji|it how it woAL' Tbfcj
have used Croton water, and are posi
tive that no electricity is used. The
small machine that is now finished
was filled with.R-few pouuds.of water,
and in fifteen seconds a power equal to
a pressure of 200 pounds to the square
inch was generated. A gauge showed
this. Among those who have seen the
operation are Vice-President Reed of
the New York, New Raven and Hart
ford Railroad. Mr. Reed gives much
attention to applied science, as far as it
may be made of use in railroad opera
tions. He was intensely interested in
the machine. There was no doubt
that great power was generated, and
he remarked that if it was a genuine
thing, and could be applied, it would
be worth $5,000,000 to the company
that lie represented. He proposes to
be present at a coming experiment
witli the machine that is to be made
in the presence of experts, and where
the most searching examination is
invited. The project has go far pro
grossed that a proposition to place it
in a manufactory in Fourteenth
street, to lurnish both power and illu
mination, will probably soon lie acted
corner of the horizon that is bright
with # conspicions failure. Let me
show you the difficulty of what he
undertakes to do. If a jet of oxygen
and a jet of hydrogen are united and
set fire to, inside of a long tube as
large or larger than a kerosene lamp
chimney, and open at both ends, the
cool inside surface will soou be cov
ered with condensed vapor, the pi
dnet of the flame. If yon place a cup
beneath the lower end of the tube, to
catch the drippings, you will he ablet
to fill it in time with pure water.
Now comes in our Brooklyn inventor,
who catches up the cup and says:
“ here is what I want. . Here is some
water. It is composed of oxygen and per <ent, besides owing property
000,000 on bonds, and with this sum
complete all the needful buildings
within a year. The $1,000,000 now
paid out would then be paid as inter
est on these bonds, and a small sink
ing fund would extinguish the whole
after some and leave the Government
in possession as owner of the accom
modation it needs.
This bill is admirable adapted to
ts of the count ry. Tbe annn-
i! rental paid by the Government, for
e'buildings which it occupies but
does not own will average about sev
en per cent, on the private capital
invested and is a dead loss. By buil
ding with the proceeds of five or four
an invention, he realized that he had
made a discovery. lie thought that if
this discovery did not elude him as
suddenly as it had revealed itself, he
had something that would prove of
great value. The experiment that he
was making were at once given up, and
he bent his whole attention to captur
ing his discovery so that he could
handlc.it. lie is a Western man an
engineer, and possessed of only such
chemical knowledge as he has been
have they availed themselves of the
opportunities to examiue it that they
cannot see where there can be any
fraud. It was proposed to give an
open exhibition weeks ago, but it was
decided to first build a large machine,
capable of furnishing great power and
resistance. Mr. Winter was provided
with a secluded place in Brooklyn,
xery near Fulton ferry, and lias the
targe machine now so neiirly comple
ted that the experiments will be very
able to pick up- The experiment that , soon made.”
he was giving his time to when he j The machine is discribed as consis*
made his discovery were on a waHtr ting of two iron boxes, one containin
meter, which was to be a great im
provement over those now used for
measuring the consumption of gas, and
it was in the manipulation of the water,
and some of the forces brought to bear
on it, that he saw what suggested how
to turn water into an illuminating gas
He worked out the plans which his
discovery suggested. His whole time
was devoted to it, and he showed all
the absorption and energy of an en
thusiast. People who saw him weie
inclined to smile, especially when they
observed that he used an old kitchen
kettle, punched full of holes, in his ex
periments. But one day he so far pro
gressed that when he placed a lighted
match at one of the holes in the kettle,
a bluish flame fastened itself to the
aperture Then those who had watched
him smiled no more, but spread the
report that he had really converted
water into illuminating gas He per
fected his machine, carbonated the
gas, ami obtained a brilliant jet. Cap
italists heard of it, and called on him.
One moneyed man was so far satisfied
that he was willing to iuvest largely,
provided he could be convinced that
there was no trick, such as the use of
chemicals, lie put to Winter questions
relating to the chemistry and philoso
phy of the operation. “ I don’t know
anything about that. 1 only know
that this machine will do it,’’ was the
reply, and he freely showed the ma
chine. The capitalist took it to pieces,
and put it together, took water that be
knew could not have been chemically
prepared, and then generated a gas of
brillant illuminating power. Other
capitalists were induced to look at the
machine, and so well satisfied were
they that they required only the testi-.
mony of experts that there was no
fraud about it to invest heavily.
“ Something important happened
while all this was going on. While
perfecting a machine, Winter narrow
ly escaped being blown to pieces. The
littl^iron box exploded. Investigation
followed, and he became satisfied that
his box was capable of generating an
jmmensjpower, and the capitalists who
water to be pumped into the other,
which is the instrument that releases
the oxygen and hydrogen gases. What
is inside of this latter box no one
knows excepting Mr. Winter and the
few capitalists who are interested in
it: but the internal machinery is very
simple, and makes use of no chemicals
or electricity. One thing is said to
happen after the conversion of the
water into gas that is a nustery—the
chemical relations of oxygen ami hy
drogen in water, two volumes of oxy
gen to one of hydrogen, are disturb
ed. The volume oxygen seems to be
lessened, and of hydrogen not in
creased, what becomes of the missing
oxygen ?
Prof. R. Ogden Dorcmus, who has
twice been in the room where the
apparatus is kept, said last evening
that be had not yet been shown the
“ little ioker,” but that he had been
promised an opportunity in a few
days lor a thorough examination. He
did not feel at liberty to reveal the
exact whereabouts of the room, in
Brooklyn, near the Fulton ferry,
where the new illuminating gas is
being made, but he referred the re
porter to a capitalist who lias invested
in the enterprise for information.
When asked whethei the gas that he
saw burning had fair illuminating
power, the Professor’s reply was that,
of course, the burneing of oxygen and
hydrogen gave very little illumination
but that it could be made serviceably
illuminating by blowing it through
gasoline. The Capitalist referred to
says that the Professor is a disbe
liever because lie has not seen the
operation
A scientific man, who had not seen
the apparatus, but to whom the sub
ject was mooted last evening, said
with impatience: “This is the thous
andth time that somebody has come
forward with an assurance that he
could manufacture illuminating gas
from water. I don’t say that our
Brooklyn friend hasn’t done it. I say
merely if he has he has done a very
remarkable thing, and appears in
hydrogen, the very things I need to
produce a flame. Water is as cheap
as dirt, and with it wo can illuminate
world.’ Then all those good people the
who have never given special atten
tion to chemistry say : “ This sounds
reasonable. We know that water is
composed of oxygen and hydrogen,
and that these are the very gases
needed to produce a flame. They
forget that this very water has itself
been produced by lim ning the gases,
and that if there had never been any
combustion of oxygen and hydrogen,
there wouldn’t be any water on tjie
globe. If our glass tube had been
hot, the water would not have been
condensed, but would have escaped
in the form of vapor. Now, water
bears the same relation to flame that
the vapor that escapes up a' kitchen
chimney does You eau’i bum wa
ter, because it has been burned
Oxygen and hydrogen manage to get
a firm grip on each other when they
unite. The oxygen can be coaxed
away from hydrogen by giving it
some substance, as zinc, that it likes
better. Then under the proper con
ditions, in leaves the hydrogen and
burns again in connection with the
new substance. In this case the dis**
engaged hydrogen rises in bubbles.
If an electrice current is allowed to
pass through water, bubbles of oxy
gen will rise at one pole an<J<bubbles
of hydrogen at the other. The sep
aration of these gasifSJ 1 when once
united in combustion, has been tbe
subject of investigation for years by
the most acute minds that have been
engaged in the study of chemistry.
No process has ever been discovered
that was cheap enough to warrant
experiments in the direction of ligh
ting or heating rooms. It is lucky
for ns that the gases cannot he disu
nited easily, for if they could ba we
should be in constant danger of ex
plosions. It is the peculiar charac
teristic of nitrogen that it may be
d smgaged by a slight degree of heat
from some substances. This quality
ol nitrogen gives us gunpowder and
a long list of other explosive com
pounds.
“The very attractive notion that
water contains the elements of heat
and illumination has been used over
and ov»r again in a literary way.
The last instance that I remember
was about a year ago, when an article
was copied very extensively in the
Ea-t from a journal on the Pacific
coast. The writer pretended that a
professor Somerville (I think tlist was
the name) had invented a way of
causing the combustion of the two
gases as they existed (already burned)
in tbe oceans and rivers. The idea
was ridiculous, because he did not
pretend to separate them ; hut the
article obtained a wide celebrity.’’
A Wise Measurer.—The ChronU
cle tfc Constitutionalist, says:
“ Mr. Schleicher, of Texas has intro
duced a bill for economizing in the
use and construction of public buil
dings all over the country’, which
should become a law. He finds that
the Government has begun a large
number of custom houses and other
public buildings in the large cities
East, West and South, work on many
of which has been stopped for lack of
appropriations which are passed in
tbe annual appropriation bills.
Meantime, the Government, while
waiting for the completion of these
buildings, is paying about $1,000,000
per annum as rent for private buil
dings which it needs.
His proposition is to capitalize this
SI,000,000 at five per cent, raise $20,
which would always bring the cost of
construction. The present is pecu
liarly tl.e time for carrying out sueh a
scheme. Real estate is very low,
building material is oheap, and an
army of skilled and unskilled laborers
is starving for want of employment
The bill should be supported, because
it is on the line of economy, because
it is a measure of practicle relief, and
because it is in furtherance of the
sound policy that Government should
own the buildings necessary to the
transaction of its business.
x^a.'osr xToxicoss.
J 8. DOllTCII,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Oarnesvillc, Ga.
aplS-1873-tf
g E. THRASHER,
* attorney at law,
\Yutkinsvillc, Gft.
Office in former Ordinary’s Office.
jan85-187C-ly
rtutf son,
4TTPBKEV AT LAW,
Office over Post-Office Athens, Ga.
feb3-1875-tf
JOHN NV. OWEN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Tocoiv City, Ga.
Will practice in all the counties of the West
ern Circuit, Hart md Madison of the Northern
Circuit. Will give special attenion to all claims
entrusted to his care. oct20-1875-ly.
Pope Barrow.
irrow Bros.
D. C. Barrow, 3■
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Office over Tulmodge, Hodgson & Co.
jan4'ly
M@riwetla.or <& Few,
BLACKSMITH’S
TWO SHOPS FOR 1877.
One ut the old stand in front ot
Messrs. GANN & REAVES,
The other on the road to the upper bridge and
opposite
Mr. JOHN Z. COOPER’S,
Livery Stable. We have first class workmen
HORSE SHOEING
, of every description,
Plating and Concave Shoes
Manufactured to order.
WAGONS, BUGGIES, CARRIAGES,
And all .kinds of F Machines and Itn
pleinenU repaired on short notice.
l’au9-tf.
Q D. HILL,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Athens, Ga.
Prompt attention given to all business and
the same respectfully solicited. jttnll-ly
Lamar Cobb. Howell Cobb.
£ & II. COBB,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Athens, Ga
JOfficc in Dcuprce Building,
fcb22-187G-ly
Alex S. Erwin.
gRWIN & COBB,
I Andrew J. Cobb.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
|Athens. Ga
Offico on Corner of Broad and Thomas streets,
over Childs, Nickerson & Co.
feb22-1876-ly
^8U 3 "b . MoCURRY,
Attorney tvfc Jhawr,
Hartwell, Georgia,
Will practice in the Superior Courts of North
east Gcoigia and Supreme Court at Atlanta.
Aug 8.1876 tf
James R. Lyle,
Watkinsville.
LIVERY AND SALE
STABLE,
Th.oxn.ao S-fc_, JAfeliano, Ga.
J. 2. COOPER, Proprietor.
Good aud Gentle Horse.', Carriages, Buggies,
(top and no top) lMiaetons, .fee., .to., for hire.
Careful Drivers sent with teams when desired.
DROVERS
Are reminded that l have ample Stable Room,
Clean Stalls and Extensive lot for their accom
modation. Give me a call.
Alkx.S. Erwin,
Athens.
| YLE & ERWIN,
a rroRNErs a t la if.
Will practice in partnership in the Superior
Court of Oconee County, and attend promptly
to all business intrusted to their care.,
jan9-3m.
JACKSON & TOMAS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Athens, Ga.
Office South West Cornet of College Avenue
and Clayton Street, also at the Court House.
All parties desiring Criminal Warrants, can get
them at any time by applying to the County
Solicitor at this office. dec!6-1874-tf
II
T. NELMS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Harmony Grove, Jackson County, Ga.,
Will practice in the Superior Courts ot Jack-
son, Madison, Banks and Clarke counties.
Special attention given to collection of claims.
Refers to Judge A. M. Speer, Griffin, Ga.,
and Hon. J. T. Spcuce, Jonesboro’, Ga.,
oet9-tf.
w.
jan292m.
J. Z. COOPER.
THE WHITE SEWING MACHINE,
Said to bo the lightest-running, the most
beautiful, cheapest, best, and largest Sewing
Machine in the world. Ladies and the public*
are invited to call and see, at the Office, next
door to Wm. McDowell’s, C liege Avenue.
' J. BANCROFT, Agent.
fcb5-ly.
PIANO AND ORGAN Litddkx
A Bates hold the field and compete with the
world. 1,000 Superb Instruments from Reliable
Makers at Factory Bates. Every man bis own
agent. Bottom prices to all. New Pianos, $135,
SI SO, $179. Vn U. tra il., 5 HI. $5(1. $07. Six
years guarantee. Fifteen days trial. Maker’s
names on all Instruments Square dealing, the
honest truth, and best bargains in the U. S. From
850 to $100 actually saved in buying from Luddrn
k Kates* Wholesale Piano and Organ llenot. Sa
vannah, Gn. febl9-lm.
ZMZ-iLIRBXjIEI
A. Et. ROBERTSOW,
Dealers Monuments
A ND TOMBSTONES, CRADLE TOOMBS,
71 Marble aud Granite Box Toouibs.
A Great Redaction in Prices.
Specimens of Work always on hand and for sale.
Prices and designs furnished ou application ut
the Marble Yard, adjoining Reaves & Nich
olson’s cotton warehouse, Athens, Ga.
june20-tf.
K. LITTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Carncsvillc, Ga.
upl8-1873-tf
BTJSXXTESS CASDa
fjl A. II,KB,
W a tehaakw & Jowalor,
At Michael’store, next door to Reaves & Nich
olson’s, Broad street-, Athens, Georgia, All
work warranted 12 months.
septl‘2-tf.
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JOHSTJEIS Sc EVE,
ATT0ll.\EY8 AND COUNSELLORS AT LAW
SIBLEY'S NEW BUILDING,
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CLAIM to have the Heaviest
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I
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devoted nearly fifteen yeurs in the construction
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