The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-17
NYE on ELECTRICITY.
The MOST MARVELLOUS lNVeN-
TON OF THE AGE.
4 Complicated Apparatus aud the Nari-
Gus Uses to Which 1t Can BE fut-iis
Great vcrsatiiity-Its Great Drawback.
4 New State Of Things.

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Little did B Franklin vot that some day
The little start he made when he baited ms
pin hook with good conductor and tapped
the lcw proved and believing nimbus with
his buoyant kite and the pickle Jar OF
electricity thus crudey acquired would bc
tie err from which inventors and scientists
! would hatch ont system which couid not
only encirrle the globe with messages switter
than the flight of Phpbus, but that anon the
hrht of day would be filtered through a
clond of cables loaded with destruction suiii-
Gent for n whole army and the AR lie hiieu
with death dealing dangling wires.
am not an old fogy, though may nave
that appearance. and rejoice to see the
world move on. One by one have LAID aside
ms own encumbering preiudices IN order to
keep up with the procession Have not
Gradually adopted everything that would IN
any way enn-nce my opportunities FOR ad'
yancement. even through tedious evolution.
from the paper collar up TO the Finger BOWL
eyethcr and nyether'
70 return. however, to the subject OF cleo
tricitv. have recently sought to tathom
the STYLE and motif OF new system when Is
10 be introduced into private residences,
hotels and police headquarters. In private
houses IL will Toe used rs a burglars welcome.
I'm hotels It will take the mental strain OH
tne belibov. relieving him also Of a portion
Of his bur leusome salary at the same time.
I'm the police department 1t viii do almost
everything tut eat peanuts from the corner
stand
The system is or exhibition in large room
l,cnioyvu. with the signals or boxes ON one
side and the anuunciator or central station
,n the other By walking from one u the
other. "a distance In all or thirty OF forty
miles. was enabled to get slight lieA OF
the principle.
f. 4, certainly a very intelligent system
never felt my own inferiority any more IMAM
did IA the presence Of this wonderful IhFeh.
ton IL viii 10 almost anything. II seemed
q, mo and the main drawback seems To DO
~ great versatility, forit thereby becomes
sd complex inst IN order % become at al in
innate with 1t policemen ought 10 put I'D TWO
years AT Yale aud AZ least a year at Lelpsic
| An extended course OF study would thus per
feet him IL, mi, line. but he would not thcn
he content To- act az a policeman lie would
want To- Doe n scientist. with dandrll on ms
coat collar and a far away look.
Then. again. take the hotel scheme, for in-
! s.afeo Ne 40 TO a dial which Is marked
room 81 There sc find that by treating it
in n certain way ,t sill announce to tie
clerk that room - wants a fire. ice water
uens ins. paper, lemons, towels. fire escape,
| Milwaukee SOC, pillow shams, Aew YORK
| World. menu. Crotcn frappe, carriage iaun-
inv. uhvsiclan sleeping car ticket berth
mar. Tor same. Halford sauce, hot Hat iron
! for ironing trousers, baggage, blo,ter nay
for caalr. or ans of those things Ii fact
! rave not given half the list Oh this harome-
! tar because could not remember them
| though may have added others which were
not on the Indicator The message arrive,
~ the office. but the clerk IL engaged in con
yecsation with a lady lle does not jump
! when tine alarm sounds, but continues the
! dialogue. Another guest wires the Office that
| he would Ike "A copy Of The Congressional
! Record
The message is filed away automatically and
the thrilling conversation goes on. Teen 70.
b asks TO have his mail sent up No -
wants 10 know what time the bus leaves tine
| nouse for the train going cast, nd whether
| that train viii connect at Alliance, o, with
a tide water train for Cleveland IN time %
catch the Lake Shore train which viii bring
him into New York at 1:aO, and whether all
| those trains are reported ON time or not, and
| if not. will the office kindly state why Other
guests also manifest a morbid curiosity
through their transmitters, but the clerL
does not get excited, for he knows that all
those remarks are filed away in tue large
| black walnut box at the back Of the office.
When he gets ready. pro7ided he has been
| through "A course Of study in this brand 81
| business. be takes one room at time and
addressing a pale Young "Banister POlshor'
Of the name Of Front he begins
10 scatter information, baggage, towels,
morning papers. time tables. etc, all over
the house. 1t is also supposed 20 boo a great
time saver For instance, No Cs wants to
know the correct time lie moves an inGi-
GATOR around like the cogbination Of Il safe,
reads "A few pages Of instructions, and tEen
pushes "a button, perhaps Instead Of ring
in, for a bow and waiting for himsom time,
then asking him to obtain the correct time
n the office and come back with the iniorma-
ton. conversing with various people on his
way back and expecting compensation for Il,
the guest can ask the Office ana receive tho
.nsWer without getting out Of bed. You
| ieave call for a certain hour, and at that
time your own private gong will make it 50
disagreeable for you that you will he glad 70
rise. Again, if you wish to know the amount
IF your bill, you 20 through certain exercises
With the large barometer IN your room. and,
,upposmg YOU have been at the house two
.lavs and have had fire in your room three
| times and your bills therefore Sl33ls, the
answer viii come back and be announced on
yoar gong as follows: One, pause, three,
pause. two. pause, one. pause, eight. When
there is a cipher in the amount | do not
know what the method is but by using due
care in making up the bill this need not
| occur
This system is also supposed to keep its eye
peeled for policemen and inform the central
station where the patrolman is all the time,
also as to his temperature, pulse, perspiration
and breath 1t keeps record OF this at the
main Office on ticker OF its own, and the
information may be published in the society
columns Of the paper in the morning
Electricity and Spirtuaism have arrived
at that stage of perfection where Il coil OF
,-r, .,,,1 q. ,..tp Of ,rpduli.y Will acpO,nuliSh