The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-08-12

Hardly has he turned his back on the
door when his lawyer calls him up on
the phone to say, that damage case Of
his Is going to be tried on Thursday at
1890. and he had better put in an appear
ance. Mrs. Jones is waiting al her end
OF the wire for thot horrid person who
has been talking to her husband for the
last half hour 10 get through, as she Is
in a dreadful hurry to go out, and wants
to let him know that she's coming down
to the office first to get some money, and
will be there at $3.50" Then Bangs the
broker wants lot of figures, so that he
can go ahead and fix up that htte bust
ness of which they were speaking. And
Smith wants something, etc, etc. etc
Jones all this while, is calmly enjoying
his drink, sweetly unconscious of the
press of business at his office. When he
gets back, all he has to do Is to press
the proper button, or switch the proper
switch and the lawyer redelivers his
message, Mrs. Jones gives warning OF her
approaching visit, Bangs again requests
his data, and Smith states his wants
After attending to all these va
rious matters, Jones turns another
switch and, figura lively speaking the
state is wiped Off and ready for another
record If Jones should happen 10 get thirs-
~ again. Or. again, Jones IS deeply en-
gagged making a rough mental calculation
OF the essential items of some specula
ton. when ting-a-lng goes the call-bell
and Mrs. j. wants to remind Mr.. j. that
he must stop for that umbrella handle on
the way home, and must nos forget to
step in at GREEN'S and tell them to send
up five pounds of sugar. ten pounds OF
oatmeal and four pounds of coffee, Java
and Mocha, mixed, while he's about it
he might order the flowers for Marys
wedding. and, whatever he does he's not
to forget 40 change those books ut the
library, and IL "Richard Carvel' is In,
get that but If 1t isn't why then, ETC.
Now, Jones, instead OF getting excited.
and saying those things which he ought
not TO say, quietly lets Mrs j. get
through her little list, and then sends
the bell-boy to the phone. to have what
Mrs. J. said repeated and written down,
and II the boy doesn't get 1t right the
first time, he can have Il again and
again just as often as his more or less
Eighty faculties may require. The re-
cording and repeating OF sounds, once
made by the telephone, is not. however.
the masterpiece of the telephonograph
The possibilities II opens up are marvel
GUS. A news agency can telephone 10 an
unlimited number of subscribers stimuli
taneously, and, If necessary, each and
every participant can keep a perfect rec
ord Of the aterial sent him. The action
OF the telephonograph Is such. that the
repeated sounds arc stronger than the or
iginal. feature which adapts Il 10 use
as a relay. II Is rather premature al
present 90 discuss this possibility of the
invention, but the prospect OF telepbon-
ing over unlimited distances Is too entic-
ing for us 10 omit mention of its FEAST
bility.
Instead OF being the outcome OF some
great original discovery, such as the
many wireless telegraphs. the innumer-
able varieties Of invisible rays, etc. with
which the market OF inventions has been
flooded for the past two years, the teIe-
phonograph. or telegraphophone, as II Is
also called. is in itself thoroughly origi-
nal. Independent alike In conception. con-
struction and application
Its importance has been fully recognized
by The highest authorities of the German
postal service They have been closely
following the experiments made by the
inventors with apparatus, constructed by
the best manufacturers OF telegraphic ap-
paratus in Germany. to-wit: Mix and Ge-
nest In Berlin. 10 whom we are indebted
for the accompanying Illustrations. Val
demar Poulsen, Dane by birta, is the
originator OF the invention, but he was
materially assisted by his collab oretor. p.
o. Petersen.
How II Works..
The underlying principle OF the inven-
tlon Is as simple as the apparatus result
ing therefrom. The residual magnetism
contained 10 some degree In all iron Is
correspondingy affected by the prozim-
ity OF the magnet. On scattering some
iron flings, equally over the surface OF
the metal. the line that could not be seen
before Will become distinctly visible. Cor
responding 70 the polarity Of the residual