Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-23
A MECH ANICAL BABY.
Absorption ofthe New Toy Invented
by Mr.. Edison.
(Cor. Waterbury American.

by Mr.. Edison.
(Cor. Waterbury Americana
Edison is said to be a father and why
shouldn't he be, since he has successfully
proven that babies can be produced by mech
anism! For several months he has devoted
much time to the invention of this household
requisite in order to meet the wants of those
who are unfortunate enough to fail in the
injunction that "Thou shalt multiply
and replenish the earth" He has succeeded
in completing and successfully operating
his mechanical baby. Now it is well known
that no household is complete without tue
presence of baby, and it not infrequently
happens that the husband and wife are at
''home" to select number of friends, and
in such homes where children are unknown
they are borrowed of the neighbors. 1t was
to meet this want that Ellison set about to
complete his mechanical infant. As the
question might arise whether all unfortunate
welded pairs should want the same size baby,
the greatest of inventors has overcome the
difficulty by making two sizes, one to repre-
sent baby less than a year old and the other
to represent baby two years old. At
recent private exhibition of this toy of luxury
the baby was brought out and laid on its
hack on the floor The wires were connected
with the battery, and half minute later the
'1ttle sugar plum" cried mamma" and the
next moment it rolled over and started to
creep across the floor. Twice it raised itself
on one hand, cried Mamma, mamma, crept
a little further aud then coiled itself i'll a
bundle and cried Justify. Its next move was
to climb upon its feet to chair and push it
around the room laughing all the while. AT
ter reaching the opposite side of the room it
rolled over ON the floor and went to sleep as
natural and as life-like l0-months-o
baby. The 2-year-old child was next pro-
duced. and after connecting the wires with
the battery it was not long before it
commenced its little pranks about the room.
box Of letter blocks was handed to the
child, and it spelled its name, "E-ll-a" at
once 1t then repeated the little prayer,
'Now lay me down to Sleep" etc. A knock
vas then heard at the door, when it shouted,
Come in" 1t then returned to the blocks,
built a pyramid and several other structures.
laughing merrily and naturally the while. A
toy piano was placed before it, and after
lowering few chords it sang "Sweet
by and by" It was then given a
doll baby, which was nursed naturally
in its arms, and after playing with it
little it yawned and said Mamma, Use
sleepy" and then lying down on the floor was
soon in peaceful dreams. Mr. Edison is
highly pleased with his success, but is
threatened with an Injunction for fear he will
crowd our already too crowded founding
asylums. The mechanical baby has many
advantages. 1t needs no nurse; it needs feed
ing only when we use it; it is out of the way
I1aI1
be kept quiet when we don't want it, and we
don't have to crafty its many whims
Society in Washington.
David D. Lloyd in The Manhattanl
Then there is the hotel society. The ladies
staying in the Brown house all receive on the
same day Ladies calling can thus kill all
the birds, socially speaking, there are IN the
Brown house with one handful of cards.
The ladies of the Smith house have another
day, the ladies of the Robinson house
another. Then at intervals each hotel has
soiree, invitations to which are generously
distributed. There is q fine band and a
finer supper, and dancing unlimited. Con-
gressmen and their wives and daughters, lob
byists, southern colonies and numerous ger
erals" visiting strangers, politicians, and the
TGSb ulsthc Up d iiliASu COullSllly 11b OllC vi
these entertainments the wife Of congress
man whose constituents had omitted to re-
elect him spoke sharply to lady sitting on
sofa next to friend of the congressnan's
wife. "You might move up" said She When
the lady had moved up" ami the congress
mans wife had settled herself down in the
room thus obtained, she turned to her friend
and proceeded eyes" said she, ''its just as
/ tell Lycurgus. This Washington society I'M
fits one for any other society You can't go back
TO the society you were used to once-you just
can't No; tell Lycurgus. we must come
back to the house. He says we can't, but
say we can. And we mustl That's all there
is about it." A few months later 'I.ycur-
gus' is wrestling in the dust of the district
arena for II denomination. No one who sees
him engaged in that delightful occupation
red in the face. metaphorically speaking, hot
! and out of breath-knows that it is because of
! the social aspirations of Mrs. Lycurgus. who
has been untitled by Washington society for
the humber society in which she once moved.
| II any man doubts that women rule the
world, he can have his doubts removed in
any circle of Washington society.
How lincoln Got a Room.
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