Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-05-19
NlE on ELECTRICITY.
The MOST MARVELLOUS lNvEN-
TON or THE AGE.


Complicated Apparatus and the Var
Gus Uses to Which Is Can BE Put-Il
Great ver,atIl,ty-Its Great drawback
A New State of Things
Little did B Franklin wot that some da
the little start tie made when he baitssi hl
pan hook with euod conductor and tappe
the i9w browed aud bellowlng uImbus wit
his buoyant kite and the pickle lar O
electricity thus cradely acquired would b
the egg from which inventors and scientist
would hatch out system which could no
only eucircie the giobe with messages swifte
than the flight OF PhCBbus, but that anon th,
hight OF day would be filtered through
cloud of cat'les loaded with destruction suffi
cient for a whole army and tffe air he filleS
with death dealing dangling wires
am not An old fogy. though | may have
that appearance, and | rejoice to see the
world move on One by one have laid aside
my own encumbering prejudices in order to
keep up with the procession Have | moi
gradually adopted everything that would in
any way enhance my opportunities for ad'
vancegnent. even through tedious evolution,
from the paper collar up to the finger bowl,
eye;her and nyetberi
10 return. however. TO the subject OF cleo
trlcity I have recently sought to fathom
the style and motif OF a new system which is
70 be introduced into private residences,
hotels and police headquarters In private
houses 1t will be used as a burglars welcome
In hotels it will take the mental strain of
the tpellipoy relieving him also of n Dortion
OF MS ourdensoine salary at the same time
In the police department It Will do almost
everything tut eat peanuts from the corner
stand
rhe system Is on exhibition In large room
downtown, with the Signals or boxes on one
side and the annunciator or central station
on the other BY walking from one to the
other. distance in all OF thirty or forty
miles, | was enabled to get slight Idea oil
the principle
1t Is certainly very Intelligent system
never felt my own lnferiority any more than
did IN the presence OF this wonderful lnven-
ton Ii Will do almost anything, 1t seemed
to me. and the main drawback seems to be
tts great Versatility. for it thereby becomes
timate with 1t policemen ought 10 put IN two
An extended course OF study would thus per-
feet nirn IN this line. but he would not then
be content to act as a Policeman He would
want TO be scientist. with daudrun on his
coat collar and tar away look
Then, again take the hotel scheme. for in
stance We go to dial which is marked
room ~ There we find that by treating 1t
In a certain way it will announce to the
clerk that room " wants fire, ice water.
pens INK. paper, lemons, towels. fire escape,
Milwaukee, sec, pillow shaurs New York
World, menu Croton frappe. carriage. laun
dry. physician. sleeping car ticket, berth
mark for same, haiford sauce. hot fiat iron
for chair or any Of those things In fact
have not gwen haif the list on this barorne-
ter because could not remember them.
though may have added Others which were
not on the indicator The message arrives |
al the office, but the clerk is engaged in con |
versation with a lady He does not jump |
when the alarm sounds, but continues the |
dialogue Another guest wires the office that |
be would like a copy Of The Congressional |
Record
The message Is filed away automatically, and /
the thrilling conversation goes on Then No |
. 10 dSAs w bdNc us SCht ENo -
wants TO know what time the bus leaves the
house for the tram gong east, and whether
that train will connect at Alliance, o., with
\ TIDE water tram Tor CieVeiand In time 70
latch the lake shore tram whlch wall oring
him into New fors al f'So' and whether all
those trains are reported on time or not, and
u not VIII the once kindly state wny' otner
guests also manifest morbid curiosity
lhrougn eneir trailsinitters' Out the cierk
1oes not get excited Tor ne Knows that all
hose remarks are nied away IN the large
black walnut box at tue back OF the Office.
W hen be gets ready PROVIDED ne mas been
through course OF study IN TINS brand OF
business, be takes one room at time, and
pale young "banister Polisher'
u the name OF Front. he begins
% scatter iniortnaton, baggage. towels,
morning papers, time tables, ETC., all over
he house II Is also supposed TO he great
ime saver For instance, No oS wants to
nov the correct time de moves an indi-
,ator around Ike the combination OF a safe,
'eats q few pages OF instructions. and then
pushes a button perhaps Instead OF ring
ng for boy and waiting for him some time,
hen asking him TO obtain the correct time
Il the office and come tack with the informa-
ion, couversing with various people ON his
way back and expecting compensation for it,
he guest can ASK the office and receive the
Inswer without getting out of bed You
save call for certain hour, and at that
ime your own private gong viii make it so
Isagreeabie for you that you will 1 e glad to
Use. Again. If you wish to know the amount
4 your bill. you go through certain exercises
nth the large barometer in your room. and,
you have teen at the house two
ays and have had fire in your room three