The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-11


1890 feet at 81 so per thousand feet at cost
of So 70. In the same length OF time tn e
eight arcs consumed 5000 watts at 15cents
per thousand. at cost of 81 48, leaving a
difference OF 81 30, or saving of AZ per
cent.
BASEBALL BY ELEorRIoITY.-Av very pop
ular entertainment has been started in
New York. The baseball ground is on
the outskirts of the city. and many an en-
thusiast who would gladly make the jour
ney to see the game in progress fnos he
cannot spare the time. Madison Square,
however, is in the center of the city, and
easily reached from the business districts.
In theater near the square reproduce
ton of the baseball game at the Polo
ground is now being given by electricity,
and the representation is so realistically
put on the stage that nearly all the pleas
ures of the game, except mobbing the
umpire, can be enjoyed by the spec
tator who sits omfortably in the
orchestra, cooled by electric fans. The
scenery is painted to show the Polo
grounds, where the game is played, and
the stage is set to represent the ballheld
The players, automatic figures, two feet
high, are in their respective positions,
ready for the umpire's call to ''Play ball. !"
The game begins: The ball flies from the
hand of the pitcher, and is snapped by the
catcher or hit by the batsman, who runs
the slides to base; the fielders catch and
throw and the battery-work is repro
duced in every detail. The ball is moved
by electricity, and flies about from differ
ent parts of the mock arena as quickly and
as accurately as in the game being played
at the Polo grounds. But the representa-
ton is not confined to New York games.
When the New York Club is away from
home, the games going on in distant cities
will be reproduced at the theater every
afternoon, so that baseball-crank who is
nightly concerned about the New Yorks'
chance for the pennant can save his fare
to Baltimore, Boston or Chicago by taking
a ticket for the afternoons performance.
ELECTRIC SOLDERING AND CURLING
IRONS - Electric soldering irons are
rapidly taking the place of the iron heated
in the ordinary way. The iron can be
brought to the required temperature in an
instant by inserting the terminal on the hex-
ible cord carrying the current in the handle
of the iron, and all the trouble of making
and maintaining fire is saved. The iron
is provided with interchangeable copper
tips, SO that when one becomes worn an
other can be substituted at slight cost. The
ease and rapidity with which electric heat
ing can be effected are bringing this class
of apparatus forward, not only in the
industries, but in the domestic economy.
One of its most popular forms is the cleo
trio curling iron heater. The heater is
suspended from an ordinary electric
light socket, thus avoiding damage to fur
niture which might possibly be caused by
an apparatus mounted on a stand, set on
table or stand. This appliance is now very
much used by ladies in travelling. The
connection is made in moment,
and there is no necessity for striag-
ing long flexible cord to the table.
In order TO obtain the highest econ
omy, the heating resistance is inserted
in the curling tongs; this insures the ap-
plication of the heat at exactly the right
place, and when the tongs are ready for
use, which takes about half minute, the
current is gradually reduced by means of a
compromising resistance. The regulation
of the heat is thus entirely within the con-
troll of the person using the iron. The
electric curling iron is the only appliance
yet devised that will effect its purpose
without running the risk of burning the
hair.
ELECTRIC CLooKs.-It is rather difficult
thing to realize that it is possible for the
whole population of the largest city to tell
the time of the day without single clock
in the place, but nevertheless "clock
works" are no longer necessity, and
clock.winding will soon be out of date.
The "self-winding' clock is an ordinary
clock in which the winding is done by an