The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-05-27
IN THE ELECTRICAL WORLD.

After long opposition on the part Of
the vestry. the electric light has been
introduced into old Trinity church,
New York
One of the latest proposed applics-
lions of electricity is policeman's club
that contains galvanic battery.
When the rowdy seizes the club think
ing to wrest il from the policeman, he
receives an electric shock which para
Iyzes him.
The New England Telephone and
Telegraph Co. is constructing a metallic
circuit between Exeter. Portsmouth. n.
H.. and Newburyport Mass When COM
pleted. all these cities will be in direct
telephone communication with Bos-
ton.
a Bavar;an has invented en- insect
destroying device, consisting of sue
tion-fan worked by electricity. Having
been attracted to this apparatus by q
strong electric light. the insects are
sucked by the draft into small mill
which grinds them and mixes them with
flour to be used for poultry food
One of the latest electrical novel;
ties consists of the usual alarm clock
with an electric attachment. which in
cludes in circuit one of the rollers at
the bottom of the legs of the bed. When
the hour arrives at which tho sleeper
has set the alarm. his weight closes the
circuit. and the bell rings and continues
to ring until the sleeper gets of
the bed. A spring adjustable To the
weight of the person is used.
Electricity in . Berlin cafe
is employed to boil coffee. A
platinum wire passes in spiral form
through several glass jars, the
electrical current quickly raising the
water contained to the boiling point
and the coffee is thus prepared in the
view Of any one in the room. A small
electric railway conveys the coffee to
the several tables, so that the guests
may help themselves to their liking.
The early experiments of Faraday,
the marvellous mathematical researches
of Maxwell and the browning expert
ments of Hertz, all showing the init
mate relations which exist between
electricity and light. have so entirely
changed our views of science. that il
has been truly said that electricity has
annexed the whole domain of optics
The electrical text books of the future
Will begin with the ether.-Electrical
Review
AT Lawrenceburg. Ind, a novel use
has been made of electricity in winding
wires around pretty woman who
represen ted the Goddess of Liberty.
and in thus lighting up number of in
candescent lamps disposed about her.
The current was obtained from TIL.
street mains and the effect ELECTED tho
most enthusiastic applause from tho
spectators. The use of electricity in
this way is becoming very popular and
in France, thanks to the inventor,
Trove, has been developed into new
theatrical art. .
The telephone is put to new use
in a hotel at Tampa, Fla. Instead OF
an electric press button, every room
will have a telephone connected with
the office. Guests will be able not only
to communicate with the office. but
with their friends In other rooms at
will. The great orchestrion. which
was one of the marvels of the Paris exc
position. is to be placed in the music
room of the hotel 1t has been arranged
that any guest in his room can. by
merely telephoning to the Office. bs
connected with the orchestrion and
have the music transmitted to him IN
full volume.
What is claimed to be the largest
electrical generator in this country is
now nearing completion at the Thomp-
son-Houston factory in Lynn. The ma.
chine is a 300-hOrse power dynamo. with
a current potential of 1000 volts, and il
is intended for the generation of powe:
at Tariffville, on the Pennington river
in Connecticut. for transmission tn
Hartford. where the current generated
by it will be used to run a 25O-horse
power motor. The generator weighs
about 30 tons, and contains many feat
ures novel to machines of this charac-
ter. but designed to meet the peculiar
tiles of this one.
An electrical dish washer is the
latest novelty in the application OF the
current for useful purposes. An appa-
ratus of this nature. it is said. is in uss
in one of the Brooklyn hotels, and is re-
rorted to be great success 1t is de-
scribed as follows: There are two
tanks. in each of which are placed pad
dies, shaped like screw propellers-
These are revolved rapidly by an cleo
trio motor and the scalding hot water
thus driven upon the dishes cleans them,
It is said, better than by hand They
are placed in wire cage that is swung
from an overhead track, and after they
are cleaned in one tank. they are rinsed
off in the other. The whole operation
takes but one minute. and requires the
services of but one person. From 5000
10 10. 900 pieces are daily washed by this
machine.
Keeping Dough.