text_original: 85 means of electric currents transmitted thr ough me  tallic circuit,' Professor Morse, the American electri  cian, applied to Congress for aid in the construction and carrying on of a small electric telegraph to con  vey messages a short distance, and made the applica  tion without success. In the following year he came to this country to obtain a patent for his invention ; but he was refused. He had come too late. Our own countrymen were beforehand with him.
text_transcription: MEANS OF ELECTRIC CURRENTS TRANSMITTED THROUGH METALLIC CIRCUIT PROFESSOR MORSE THE AMERICAN ELECTRICIAN APPLIED TO CONGRESS FOR AID IN THE CONSTRUCTION AND CARRYING ON OF A SMALL ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH TO CONVEY MESSAGES A SHORT DISTANCE AND MADE THE APPLICATION WITHOUT SUCCESS IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR HE CAME TO THIS COUNTRY TO OBTAIN A PATENT FOR HIS INVENTION BUT HE WAS REFUSED HE HAD COME TOO LATE OUR OWN COUNTRYMEN WERE BEFOREHAND WITH HIM
phonemes: ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv mˈiːnz ʌv ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk kˈɜːɹənts tɹænsmˈɪɾᵻd tˌiːˌeɪtʃˈɑːɹ ˈɔː mˌiː tˈælɪk sˈɜːkɪt,pɹəfˈɛsɚ mˈɔːɹs, ðɪ ɐmˈɛɹɪkən ᵻlˈɛktɹi sˈaɪən, ɐplˈaɪd tə kˈɑːŋɡɹəs fɔːɹ ˈeɪd ɪnðə kənstɹˈʌkʃən ænd kˈæɹiɪŋ ˌɔn əvə smˈɔːl ᵻlˈɛktɹɪk tˈɛlᵻɡɹˌæf tə kˈɑːn vˈeɪ mˈɛsɪdʒᵻz ɐ ʃˈɔːɹt dˈɪstəns, ænd mˌeɪd ðɪ ˈæplɪkə tɪˈɑːn wɪðˌaʊt səksˈɛs. ɪnðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ hiː kˈeɪm tə ðɪs kˈʌntɹi tʊ əbtˈeɪn ɐ pˈæʔn̩t fɔːɹ hɪz ɪnvˈɛnʃən ; bˌʌt hiː wʌz ɹᵻfjˈuːzd. hiː hæd kˈʌm tˈuː lˈeɪt. ˌaʊɚɹ ˈoʊn kˈʌntɹɪmˌɛn wɜː bᵻfˈɔːɹhænd wɪð hˌɪm.