Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-10-10


that by this means many persons may Dt
prompted to attend divine service, who dc
not do so now. The engraving OF the
church is one of the best ever made OF q
public building in Springfield,
The incandescent electric light Is being
introduced into Springfield. Several of the
lights illuminate the show windows OF
Messrs. Albright & Willis, corner Lime
stone and High streets, and it must be ad-
mitted that the lights are extremely fine.
The incandescent lights consist of small
bulb of glass, in which is q carbon horse
shoe, the white-hot condition Of which,
when the current of electricity is turned on,
furnishes the light. The light is much more
powerful than gas. but is still of the same
soft steady golden tint and not glaring
and '.fzzling' like the large street electric
lights. The incandescent light was invented
by Edison. The manufacture Of these
lights is very difficult affair, since the
glass bulbs containing the horseshoe filn
of carbon must be complete vacuum.
There is no doubt that this is the light of
the future. 1t is now in general use in Gin
cinnati, Boston, New York and the largest
European cities, where most Of the great
opera houses are lighted with it, The brill
fancy of these electric lights can be grad
ually augmented or diminished at pleasure
by increasing or diminishing the flow
of electricity. This quality of the lights
is of special advantage for their use
in theaters. With a very small supply of
electricity they give forth dim light like
that of gas Jets turned down low, but with
full supply their brilliance is remarkable:
The lights can be turned off like gas, and
can be placed anywhere. They will give
forth light in undiminished quantities when
placed under water. A few of the merch-
ants in Springfield are having these lights
put in, and the number in use in the city is
rapidly growing.
A poetical young man went into Elt
Remsberg's store the other morning and be
gan to read a fall poem. something about
the divine autumn morning with its sym
phonic sunlight piercing through the ether"
Elt stood it as long as possible, and then in
self-defense promptly pulled out his new
patent chestnut bell. which consists of a
strip of paste-board with rats printed on
it in large red letters. One dose was amply
sufficient This rats" placard is the proper
thing to carry just now. l will tell you
h., e., ,aly Inst xrotch for tha
nouncement of democratic meeting, and
try to beg OF borrow a poster detailing the
event. There will be sure to be the word
democrats" in big type somewhere on the
poster. Just cut off the ''democ" and there
you have your rats" without further de-
lay. Patent applied for.)
| heard delightfully."- funny story the
other day about how ex-Speaker Keifer
once sat down upon a smart young hotel
clerk in Yellowstone park, and as l believe
it has never been in print l believe it will
be read with interest
Some time ago General Keifer made
tour of the west and of Yellowstone park.
When he arrived at the park he spent some
hours in riding around sightseeing, and
then went to the hotel to engage rooms.
There was quite a distinguished party at the
hotel consisting of DR.. McCOsh, of Prince
ton college, General Sheridan and wife, and
other generals and statesmen. Some por-
tiOns of the park are extremely
dusty, and when General keifer ar
rived at the hotel his clothes we've cover
ed with dust. The clerk happened to be
one of that class of young men who could
give live Earls pointer on dignity and su-
percilousness without trouble. General
Keifer approached this splendid parsonage
and said:
MY dear sir, have been riding for sew
eral hours, and wish to get bath and en-
gage room. Have you any good rooms?"
The clerk surveyed the visitor with all
the insolence he could command and wink
ing at some young ladies in the hotel par
lOr, ne pointed to the elegant drawing room
of the hotel and said:
Il think we have some good rooms-the
drawing room there-dOn't you think
that's pretty good room?"
The cheerful young idiot then simpered,
adjusting his eye-glass, and looked around
at his lady friends as If he wished to be
congratulated on what he considered a mas
ter-stroke of humor. He was hardly pre-
pared for what followed, however. Gen
eral Keifer drew himself up to his full
heighth, and said in that ponderous, pretur-
naturally solemn manner for which he is
noted:
Young man. have you any friends or
relatives?"
"Why, yes" said the surprised YOUTH
'of course have"
DO they live here?' asked the General,
sOlemnly.
why, no." said the youth somewhat
disconnected, ''they live east"
well" said the General, lake my ad-
vice and loose no time in communicating
with them Immediately a supernat-
urally smart young man as you are cannot
live very long. You had better notify your
| friends at once"
The last words of the General were
drowned in shouts of laughter from DIR.
McCOsh and General Sheridan, who imme-
diateIy came forward and shook hands with
General Keifer; and with peals Of merri-
ment from the young ladies. The poor
dude never said a word but stood stammer-
ing and trying to apologize, with flaming
face, toying with his eye-glass. When he
learned the distinguished character of the
guest he had tried to snub, his discontinue