Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-20

and What 70 won't DO.
The position o. the most expert clcctri-
cal engineer of to-day le very much Ike
TINT of lua. WHO has caught. haruossed
and ts driving "a borsoln dark night which
81. has never seen before. We drive the
lnPn nevertheless.
Ths ouir thing that an inventor or OK
pclurHfnr can rely upon DIS % go 0hca
AMI trt. Twice ia five times he will sUc-
coed in MS cnlcavor. Three times nc VIII
fail huf Boa ttn-o very failures hc VIII learn
now and valuable truths Chat can Doe put -
u-c iu other fields. Iu the long run hc
succeeds. however. and carries his idea
into execution.
A coon ULrsITArION
Of ibis WAS afforded in 'ho famous expert
muis Ellison mnle BOD th" dcvriopm Ut ~
hi- .,stcm Of clccirc-hehhng. Az tAcou,-
fof DE thought that fine platinum WIG
would ho tAc hC.i material So Ter as mean
dftr'u"c is concerned. The amount 81
th', metal iu tho market Is comparatively
very small and it, value Is very great,
being iu fact p close second TO gold.
IT, order go secure o regular supply
Tho Wizard of Mcnlo Park sent letters
ot inquiry 90 aimos, cvcry point
ou Tie civilized globe. and iu tho course of
year found 'hAl Dc could Obtain Is practi-
o.iy uuim ied amount of platinum.
Whuo, as g matter of fact. hc did not uar
platinum iu Dis iucaud'-erut lamps when
T., manufactured tb.ul aya.f CONNER.
Gel scale. bus experiments and Inquiries
were of luoalruIah.e benefit to th" sci"u-
eff. world. when from both % chemical
aud pllr.csl standpoint platinum Is indI.-
n"'e ~ llr i.ne, ana i.i.i, '',i,-'e l,l-
CURIOUS Aouoy.
IL Pc now quite easy 10 form compre-
h'n.iNn view ot the curious action Of the
electric CUR pt. Nearly H.l oar loading PIE
Nt-irator- keep scrap-bcphs of every fact
recorded iu the newspapers ami periodicals
90 both thc nitnd states and Europe con
corning TINS tcid Of science nn1 ASA matter
81 tact have me pnhI+l'I account "i
tstrv accident, irFrunuu, and discovery.
I'm Dos own 'fAp-bo1h7 nave thou anus
OBJ such clippings covering period ~
twelve ycaI-. Though not complete - iS
already library pa ITSELF 4 It" cases
t.tDu H' random VIII G'ca gooi idea az
q, I'.'l,.., poi,.t anr.tty litfie ,l,r tbot
t-...ct. into Long lsnud sound or tho
..t river lust beyond He'll Gate. two mon
took rouge beneatha huceeim tree during
asIuleut tluuder-st Iu the month of
AUGUST. They were staudiug shoulder To-
t.mIltr. when the tree was struck by
I.ftrfrr Both were killed but one WIS
f..rfr.Ir untouched bv tle fluid. while
r'.uth.r wa. faariuIlv torn and uaueicl.
Is singular f..fur, of the Injuries inflicted
WI. That the thuudrrholt engraved upon
t.ruau'- back rough picture of th" tree
urIIL-t which ho stood when uc died.
serio1 OF
ODD ACCIDENTS
,s ,rbor, MOI, and L.n.t. bavo hrcu struck
,,,tb I'M. or mo- injury 10 Themselves but
v.th f.arr.at..t IluI4r. Il, IMMEDIATE Obj
.t A1.r.. ,n Ol.o had bis eirss torn
.qir 4tisv.,,. Oyort,yoli,y human beings
..,. ia tl..r ,i,fL,r,, rinrel and foru
,.e.r boo.s Split. cancs or umbrella,
i.,f. and I.nts WAGON. and chaire
ir which ticv were sitting. A man
vto WINS ont fishing I'D Newark bay
v struck bya heavy bolt and instantly
billed. iiIe body. clothes. ana tuc boat
wore uuuiurcd bUt one Of his shoes Was
badly split and thc q muG-poic was ,or'Scn
ot a' clean Ae q efTurk los an af'- Friends
Wae were near when the accident occurred
declared That there was no. mo- &C., ana i.''
l.' wafer Ntr u'' eN,h IIli''. ~. '"'