New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-21
T" EDISON'S LATEST.
rrom The clnclnnau commcrciAl Gazette.

from The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
The trouble that !, being experienced In several
cities with electro light wires and the mum cr oi
who have been hilicd N repairing ihem, said
a Western Union telegraph operator the "t'r morn
several other lightning singers on the corner oi
Main-st. ana Pubic Landing. while the water rose
their shoe tops. reminds me OF lot Of smart
people VINO, when clc'illc lkhunS wa hT't '1ih'n
about thought they knew more about IL than Edison
They wouldn't let me Hay woru about cIe'u'oltl.
and indeed ddn know much about H. Dut certainty
more than any Of those hay seeds. aud had {" PLAY
Joke on them which. although II dldnt Nil hni oi
the grccrcs, came near hilllnS me WIN lhuEhS IL
IN little Iowa town, and was the manager Of
thu little Western Mon telegraph Office. Every
night tho people would get together In small crowds
ia the varou, stores and nshng places. and the
amount Of knOwlcd they showed In regard 10
electric lighting would have made Tom Edison 20 sit
down In the woods and wonder whether he knew
what he was doing or not. Oh, they were awinllN
intelligent that subject, and If vcnturd to make
any correction Of their foolish notions. Va, told IN
plain word, that | had better keep quiet In ia"
presence Of such learned company. Well. | thought
"A little thought ~ to how IT, should bc accomplished.
! took newspaper reporter into my CONFIDENCE ana
In the next issue Of the paper appeared The iono"na
startling bit Of new: A.
lon next saturday afternoon At 4 o'clock the
one Of the most wonderful exhibition, Of Ediscn's
genius an electrician that has ever been seen a.
omaha Bee Office and Eccchcrs Church, In Irookiyn
ard several tune, will be played on the organ OF t
church. which can be heard at all point thiough
" ich the wire Will pass The local manager Of the
Western Union has been notified that one OF his vim
Office at the time above mentioned will hear this MAJ
vcllous performance Of Edi-ons hte't Invention,
which is called the trclaphOnc.'
Well, You would have thought there was a county
fair in progress In that town the next saturday. ~
carly as a. the farmers began 10 come IN, and b'
O'Clock the Office and the pavement In front OF IL
was crowded with those smart electricians who would
hear the music box and then tell each other how easy
il was done Yes, they heard II and told how II wa
done. but their explanation Of j. was Oh "a par with
their sense on electric lighting
" Bnt where did the music come from1~ asked one
Il the ioys whose shoes fast filling with muddy
ohio River water.
d" Well. III tell YOU. \ girl ut the house where
bearded had little music box that played three tune,
Two Of them had never heard before since
.aw that box, and the third The Last Rose
Of summer. took the box and put 1t In the bot
tom drawer side Of my desk and put a match
under the wheel the thing couldn't 60 off. and on
the end Of the match / tied long piece Of thread
the other side. and fastened ii. 50 that II ! pulled
that drawer out the thread would pull the match ont
Of the wheel and let the organ play.
Promptly at O'Clock ! remarked that ] would
smoke a cigar. and open the drawer to get match
and away went the organ In Iicechcrs Church.
You could have heard pin drop while the music
iox played its three little tunes. and rs the box
smothcrcd mp with papers and other things that VIII
accumulate in {. desk. the deception very
summer had To blow constantly IN krer
from laughing. When II was all over the crowd went
away. satisfied that what they had heard was
genuine exhibition Of one OF the great Edison.
wonderful inventions. and, as far rs know, they
have never learned any different as ! left there
shortly afcrward to find a place where people didnt
know so much