The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-11-25

elsGhonicslly upon circuit mat was being worked
This statement was so astounding that
asked Mr.. Edison il IL was true.
II was done by Henry Bentley OF Philadel-
phiu,' he replied. . II has also been tried with
success over wire 720 miles long, The Times
Nr tii.ein pa, lately made a new and improved re-
letter col Goureaud that tv it, means Batchcor one
Me M ee o Ne rcsSt %,RST Cn s, S@ as
Versaion comes ont into the room almost A. originally
carbon uansmhter. new era has opened in electric
mlePl"il m w aI son we uaN h9p. 10 haNc VIC speccm%es %
metropolis.
This statement was oven more astounding
than the other. Mr. Edison says II is strictly
true, He has ono OF these receivers now at
work in his laboratory. Words spoken miles
away are uttered within the room. and 80
plainly that they are distinctly heard in any part
Of IT, a whisper is heard from fifteen to twenty
feet. The great inventor says: think II en-
tirely practicable for an audience miles away to
hear every word uttered by Horny Ward
Beecher in delivering his sermons at Plymouth
Church. ,The9, debates IN Congress. as we'll as
those in the House Of Commons. may also be
heard by nm audience anywhere"
ANOTHER REMARKABLE INVENTION.
One Of the most remarkable OF Mr.. Edison's
inventions Is stencil tyne writer. He patented
II in 1876. but threw IL aside without improving
i TO begin the experiments which resulted in
the discovery Of the telephone. To use his
own words ! chpcked il into dark closet;
after getting into the telephone business. and
there 1t remained until the other day. when my
old friend j. L. Mackenzie came in with n sim
liar idea in his head. yanked the thing out of
the closet. turned it over to him. and said: You
want something to do. Work that up He took
IL and cleared out. To-day he came back. and
instead oi dropping the thing. as expected. he
srnlns to have made Il perfect success Of it,
Mr.. Elisons idea seems To have heen founded
on the use of needle pointed type. but MIR. Mac
kenze gives them chise points, which i more
durable and makes the stencil fully ns distinct.
These tyncs are placed in n pe-writer worked
with the fingers like n pianoforte. Each written
page may Oe placed upon Gordon press or an
electric pen press and as many copies worke ed
of as wanted. When mistakes are made the
! type may be corrected and the lines may be
/ justified or spaced out. as desired. II must
/ prove oi great value to lawyers as they
might make as many copies OF their
4 briefs or other documents rs they required
/ By its use any man might write and print his
own circulars. small daily country newspn-
| vention necessarily H. Mr. Mackcnzie printed
1iS copies Of n single page ON Saturday In thirty
| minutes. He says his chise pointed letters are
subject To modification. but he regards the sue,
/ cess of the stencil type writer as assured. and
| there Is undoubtedly a fortune in store for It's
! inventors.
THE LATEST DISCOVERY.
After an explanation of this invention. Mr.
| Ellison became loc0se. Story followed story
! and there were frequent sallies Of wit and hu
! NOR. As we were drawing on our overcoat'
snid ' | am now about TO tell you something
| that will a-tunish all electricians. | am pre-
pared 20 send a current Of electricity from here
! TO Phtlndephia without any wire
| Why Al. this second name is Alva. and many
| Of his friends call him ALI that's impossible.
| suid Mackenzie who II an old telegraph oper
" Oh. no. answered Mr.. Edison. 1T can b,
done. aud know II. II Is the result OF recen
| discovery.
" How 2" inquired Mackenzie.
Store il up IN q condenser md send II ther'
| by express" was the reply. Now don't give /
| away TO any Of these newspaper men.