The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-06-25

Wo thousand eG'n men at Work around here,
and are. making experiments right along
A Voice 10000 Miles Away.
Tbs, wizaid was much interested wi, ssa
place, who had recently received a phono-
graph wax cylinder from his daughter,
eco miles Inland from the China coast.
ton 10 the family few minutes after her
marriage to ali American iissioiiaIys
there. Rev. Carter said !, was %the, voice
joy, re Establishment np, and NERVOUSNESS e mani
tested in the tones or zach word. 49,
Did you notice in the papers, that Pro- Z,
o vos u pass Mas
Yes said Mr.. Edison, "but. that's
n not Ing y Is the amperes that KILL and
"speaklng Of telegranhy." continued the
wizard the general superintendent Of
thing: At the recent Railroad Congress
IN Washington, out of the scvcntv-five
officials at one OF hte banquets given.
old operators. And htey were very proud
OF the fact that they had risen from the
ranks n,an N9t fey Of hs most
knights OF the key All of which shows
that an operator may have ii big future
ahead of HIM"
Ore-Crustiing Machines.
What about your ore crushing ma
chimes and experiments in that line ~ I
Gucried,
~ have stopped the work answered
but low grade ores in New Jersey, and
tfnue operations in pulvorlz ng theml'
DO you know anything about Il report
ed Could trunk line railroad across the
state tapping your cement works?'
Inv hnn1 rrfe rr kt>,t III. 4
in the newspapers, but know nothing
about the matter myself
do you still work as hard as YOU
used to-that y. from sixteen to eighteen
hours n day?'
Yes replied the Wizard, but that's
nothing Many of the Wall Street men
spend more time every day than | do.
They are up by eight o'clock. rush TO get
their breakfast and get down town. Then
comes the whirl Of excitement in the mid
die of the day and the huriy-burly OF
high finance, interspersed with an occa-
slonal cocktail. They have something at
night In the way OF social engagements
or business scheming, and arc lucky. to
get to bed by. ono or two in the morning.
Still Young at So.
"My life Is a very quiet one and hence
It does not wear on me so. i an going
on nfty-nine, and, you see, ousht to do
some good work ret before die Lam
still Young man.
Mr.. Edison certainly looked the picture
al. health. as he snt there smiling. STIR
rounded by MI sorts Of laborn tory uten-
sils Unlocking the secrets Of Nature does.
not seen, to bear upon him ho1f so hard
as the wear ami tear of Wall Street
,,r>on mnny lncn ] know. -
Regarding his governments In dcvelopinr
the electric battery. Mr.. Edison asked me-
IL, say nothing for the present. hnH
hcrn ont IN one Of his electric automobiles
not long aao and know that they ran 8
smoothly as n Pullman nor, nrd were SO
simple that even n child could manage
tfleln.a For mnrv venrs I have hnnntrd
the Wizards laboratory. and watched the
theoretical become the PRACTICAL thc ex-i
.ronsive electric light develon into the
chenp ircandescent rlobe' the ride nnorn-f
scone change to the clever instrument
used by physicians to eco clear through
4 ma tient; and am confident that we 2 re-
Vet in tho dny Of small things rs regards
an electric battery for "autos."
7 know NTr Edison is very busv with
some interesting exneriments. and hrs
"a. ono cells ut work. Every new things vs.
hiph Mt the star'-ns. for exnmnlc Wit
rass sowing machines. telcnhones. the
electric light BICYCLES etc.-hnt sooner or
later they become almost. dirt chem. y"
TIrnco venture TO ,,rndirt th"t 'utn'rr-
biIcs will Take decided hrOp from their
present high pricos In The near future
Even now there nre indications that this
contamination. most devoutlv to be wish
I'd FOR will Soon l,c realized.
s sfs' FRANCIS LEON CTTR1SN1ANss