Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-03

But one letter needs an immediate an
swer and he sends telegram to the cor
respondent in New York. reply is re-
ceiyed that the correspondent has sailed
for Europe, and Mr. Man then reaches
him in mid-ocean by wireless message.
while attending to this correspondence,
an electrical alarm is turned in, informing
him that there is a fire in a portion of the
factory. Rushing TO the scene of the fire
he finds that the flames have been
quenched by means of the automatic fire
alarm sprinkler system and when the city
fire department arrives. summoned by the
electrical call system, there is noting to
do. Also there is no work for the police
summoned by the electric patrol system.
Ia few minutes the machines in the fac
tory are in operation again. propelled By
electric motors.
After His Days Work.
"Glancing at the clock on the wall, which
is accurately set every day by means of the
correct time being teiegraphed direct TO the
clock and the hands being placed in the
right position by means OF electricity. Mr..
Man. sees that it IL time 10 so home to
dinner. lie talks 10 his wife over the
elecric telephone and apprises her that
ne is starting home, and when he arrives
there in his electric cab he finds dinner
ready. the meal having been cooked over
an electric stove with electric cooking uten-
sils Though II Is Monday. and wash day
Mrs. Man is not tired. as she washed with
an electric washing machine. Cooked dishes
are kept warm on the table by electric APP
phsnces connected with baking dishes, and
for dessert Mr.. and Mrs. Man have ice
cream frozen in an electric freezer.
After dinner Alr Man sits down under
an electric light and, igniting his cigar
from an electric cigar lighter, reads the
evening paper while Mrs. Man curs her
hair with an electric curling iron and pre-
pares To go 10 the electric show at the
Auditorium. The evening Is chilly and Mr..
Nan warns mis- feet on an electric radiator
though in the heat Of the day the electric
fan kept his office cool. A messenger
, summoned by the electric call service, pro-
cures seats for the family at the electrical
show, and when they go 10 the show in an
electrically propelled street car the prem
ises are guarded by the electrical burglar
alarm system
Wonders of the Age.
In this narrative. Mr.. Micnaelsen calls
attention 10 many electrical appliances all
OF which are used by some. some Of which
I are used by all. but many of which, as lie
says The average man does not value as he
+ would II ltheir use was suddenly denied.
The wireless message. the electric ice
! cream freezer and the electric printing
I press are not as widely used as some, but
| in this day there are but few homes where
/ The telephone is not used, fewer -still where
some member Of The family has not felt
The need OF sending telegram, and probably
none in Omahta who have not ridden on
/ the electric cars. In every day lie elec-
/ ticity has become a necessity. % IS no
/ longer a luxury and many business enter
! prises would. aagr TO be suspended We're IL
not for Fecuicly.
/ Ia medicine. too, electricity is looked upon
/ with more than ordinary favor. The
| Roentgen rays. the X-rays. have been
] known for several years. the rays not only
| being used for medicinal purposes but for
rthe discovery OF hidden objects. the loca-
/ tiOn Of bullets in a mans body But q new
/ ray has now been discovered but recently,
which is known as the violet ray. and