, 1885-07-17
ELECTRICITY.


erts' Officer querried an acquaintance
yesterday. NO" Then let's 60 sec
it," The reporter and friend went to the
Office of Mr.. Roberts, the manager of the
electric light system, and there, sure
enough, driven by electricity, was a re-
volying fan, over the managers desk,
attending strictly to business, keeping of
tiys and bugs and things, and creating a
breeze which for sultry days is away
up"
While waiting for n talk with Mr..
Roberts it may not be out of the way to
remark that Cheyenne is probably the
best lighted city in the world. At intervals
all over the city, SO hat their lights meet
each other and one may sec different
shadows Of himself in so many directions
that it is sometimes difficult to tell which
way he is is going, there stands a public
electric light They are also mmerously
used in business houses, and many resi-
dences, hotels, offices, etc, have the in
candescent light, which may be turned on
or off, producing the brightest illumina-
ton without scratching a match to ignite
the jet. Electricity is being used a great
deal as a motor also, and it was only a few
evenings ago that Manager Boardman, Of
the opera house, walked into THE
LEADER Office wearing a scarf pin that
was an electric spark which could light
him about in the dark.
In conversation with Mr.. Roberts he
said that he felt satisfied that the time is
rapidly approaching when electricity will
be used universally for driving large ma
chinery of various kinds. Already its
uses are numerous for domestic purposes
of n kind or another, saving a great
deal of hired help, in the way of watch
men especially, and in many ways it pro-
duces comfort and diversion, the matter
of lighting being only n 1.-THE of the
interesting features 70 which it may be
adapted in dwellings and elsewhere. Mr.
Roberts says he knows of a residence
where among the applications of electricity
is an automatic temperature regulator,
which keeps the atmosphere at a pleasant
temperature, Up stairs is a thermostal,
consisting Of a strip OF two materials
having different degrees of expansion,
laid one upon the other. With a rise of
temperature, for instance, the resistance
of the material Of less expan sion to that
of greater expansion, causes the strip to
curve, and oil curving makes electric
connection. The wires run down to a
combination electro magnet and clock
work apparatus in the cellar, which, by
operating on a valve, allows hot or cool
air to ascend to the room above.
a fire alarm is in each room. 1t con
sists OF a mercurial thermosat, the mer
curr rising when the temperature reaches
ll30, high enough to make electric con
nection and start a loud alarm bell The
burglar alarm is connected by special cir
cult with every electric lamp and gas jet
in the house. The instant a h~ousebreaker
forces a window or door, he will be con
fronted by a blaze Of light. The family
is awakened in the morning by a drum
beaten By electricity and controlled hv a
u~sh-button. In various parts Of the
house are contrivances which resemble
miniature windmiIls. the arms being
about three inches in lenpth. Yet they
revolve SO swiftly that a breeze is created
strong enough to make a person ten feet
away feel cool. In the NURSERY is nm
electric railroad for the children. and
from the nursery to the basement runs a
telegraph wire, at which the children are
learning biography. From the sitting
room the battery in the cellar for an in.
duction coil is controlled so that the lire.
works exhibitions, with Feisler tubes and
like co%ntrivances, can be given in the
room. The sewing machine and imple
ments for sharpening and polishing cut
lery are worked by electricity.
Tho same bopso Is fttod 60 that Tho hall
Is lighted whom the front door 10 ononod
This is,for the accommodation Of members
of the family who NAV be out late From
the hall the narlors NAV he ,nstantlv
flooded with light. and there arc many
@unioue applieations for giving screens and
other parlor decorations fantastic CHANGES
of ligbt The pronrietor saws that chan.
deliers are regarded bv decnntors ne IN.
Preferences, because thew disturb the bar.
mony Of freseo DESIGNS Yet IT has bccn
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