Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-29
EDIsoN,s PHoNooRAru AT CHICAGO
Ard the Uses the Pretty typewriter I'm.
pioy Ii For.

Ard the Uses the Pretty typewriter En-
pioy Ii For.
From the Rcckland Tribune
Edison's photograph has O magnificent
setting forth. and you can investigate and
enjoy this fascinating instrument to your
hearts content utterly free OF the annoy
ing nickel Beautiful young ladies' VIII
very ooligingly explain the wonderful in
strument TO your perfect understanding.
ana treat you as nicely as though they
thought you were going to buy one Of
tnem--one OF the machines, I mean. You
VIII De interested TO learn how the pbOno-
graph is being used for teaching lam
guages. also in commercial life The man
OF business talks his communications into
the Instruments mouth piece. Later. the
typewriter. at her leisure. which u a
wax gives back the words Of the ea ma 'n of
nto he etse " she wax p9' sy fhs @a
talked full, sent OF by mail, and the words
reprodpeed at the most distant point Ii
~perhaps you would Ike to talk into it
70 cylinder after cylinder of songs and
prsss bands and exercises In the German
said thought Il would be nice. So she
put brand new wax cylinder on the ma
chine, nicely adjusted the mechanism ana
never felt so bashful in my life.
Il don't know what 70 saw" i SIAM
mouth piece and then around the bssIs.
ing ana then into the bright eyes OF the
Sc sse utterep fe YOU re%s1hs and
and said looking fooii.S ns al inns sSs
Say. what you think OF the phsno-
graph" suggested the young woman. See
ing That p ss5t my position as sst15y
graph is-a-" i began. in q frightensd
SPOKE P peaser Ssf she sid sHPli sesa
what w ! sai "a, and ! even sang feeble 1T
look on their faces. and the young adv
shut on the power.
tubes she contnuea .Sea y thro Ssar n.
pested all that has been spoken into !,
blurred ana whizsed and then began ssHRs
mark. and What the the ets Sas people tss had ssi
produced. and then the thing began to
stammer and halt and give forth what
with red, hair and a blue necktie' Who.
never having been in public life. is uhex-
ane sas to .ss5ss ,6 Dss
come hemmings and hawings and a nun.
eloquent pauses. and could hear the in
strument break forth into a ccld perspira-
aon as ~ nhlsned the remarks. Then Il
arm to understand. am l. that those
concluding stanzas represent what I spoke
mt INTO the machineT' asked, in a mid and
Just the same" the young lady 70
piied with PARKWAY look in her eye.
NY tones. my words--everythingT'
Everything." she said.
ns SO that At explains IL know now Why
UNDERSTAND why they do not ask me to
Buy Ne a Bow-wow" and such thinss a.
concerts. and why nobody ever comes 10
me when the regular tenor is away and
in the choir. have felt hurt about ties.
things and thought 1 was kept down by
Jealousy, but now my mind is cleared OF
upon IT forever had not M. Edison IN
s vented go m, ms phonograph- How grateful !
And DO. understand" 1 said TO IN.
young lady. that this cylinder. ueon
snn hs nrs have Imprinted these rernslss,
And my voice. with the inforra ia,
While the world lasts she SAID.
yOr can E ps4e 81 anxious tsss
cylinder. destroying the evidence, and use
IL lor more vital purposes. Am I right"
Miss Edison, snf G sase IN . ,r.uh,,,,
voice. II am not rich. as men count rfches'
but here is a dollar and a half"
Ia Give yourself no uneastness." the young
der. We always do" N''i"-
And 90 ! came away. You win nsre,
Know Know what weird. uncanny thing IL
phonograph. You think You Know ne
SOUND. but the sound You hear when y,ou
speak Is not what you bore other peopis
! shall try not to talk 20 much here