Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-15

q smaller scale. was the model Of the
electrical machinery operating the
Mohawk River dam. which was sup
piled by the state of New York.
The use Of electricity in expert ac-
counting 10 one that has not suggested
itself to many people and yet there
were any number Of adding machines
operated by electricity shown in the
electrical exhibitions of the present
season. A feature of the government
exhibit at New York included that by
the bureau Of census in which census
cards were sorted and tabulated ty
wonderful complex machine driven
by electric motor. The army signal
corps, the bureau of mines, the de-
partment Of agriculture. through sew
eral Of its branches, and the coast de-
tense division Of the United States
army and the National Museum are all
employing electrical power in the ope-
ration Of their various activities.
For Agricultural Purposes.
One of the newest developments In
the use Of electricity is for agricultur-
al purposes. A New England firm
recently equipped a Missionary Farm
to demonstrate the many uses to
which electric power could be put In
connection with the daily work of the
farm. On old "Fairfields" near Bos-
ton, a complete set of electrical agri-
cultural implements was set up sew
eral months ago and the machines
have been in actual demonstration
since, showing the actual work Of the
farm. The outfit included 40 large
| pieces of machinery and innumerable
small tools. Among them were an
electric truck for hauling farm pro-
duce to market cider mill, reaper,
threshing machine, horse clipper
grain driller, milk tester. bottle wash
| ing machine. hay unloader and pack
err, wood splitter. oat crusher, grind
stone, corn shelter and clover cutter
Perhaps the most interesting of all
however, was the electric milking ma
| chine, which Is a device to be at
tached to the udders of the fine blood.
ed COWS belonging to the farm. This
milking machine has now passed thu
experimental stage and is receiving
| the hearty endorsement Of many NJ
the leading farm experts from differ
ent parts Of the country. 1t will be
demonstrated at many agriculture
fairs during the next month, where Z
will no doubt so thoroughly show the
practicability of substituting electri-
city for human power that 1t will be
come valuable adjunct to the dair,
farm and show many farmers wife
Ihow to overcome what most person:
consider one of the most disagreeabi'
parts of the farm work.
| Tho inst ttan IF o1eptricitv in thi
modern home has led to many labo
saving devices which the accommo
dating architect puts in the first PLAN
for house. One of those most re
Gently adopted is the electric wash
ing machine which may be set up il
the home laundry for about $50 ant
is being installed in the better grad
OF houses erected by number D
progressive real estate dealers.
Appliances in the Home.
The popularity of electric appliance
In the home Is so generally acknow
lodged that a prominent home maya
zine gives a page Of Its current issu
to the illustration of various electrical
devices to be used in the home ant
suggests their desirability as Christina
presents. Among these are includes
an electric toaster which may be uti
lized for several other purposes thai
toa sting bread. an electric motor to b
attached Ito the sewing machine. al
electric hot paG to take the place o
the hot water bag in soothing an ach
ing tooth or other ailment. radiatO
for heating room, a curling iron heat
err and an electric iron. The electri
iron. by the way. may serve for severa
purposes. Its top comes off as IL
and in that case 1t may be made I
serve as a stew pan. The possibilitie
of use for the electric toaster include
popping corn. as well az the toastin
OF marshmallows. An electric waffl
iron is shown in practical demonstra
tion. while an electric metal polishe
suggests great possibilities In the va
OF relief from disagreeable labor.
Perhaps there ID no electric conven
ience being more generally and in
creasingly used than the electric We
hicle, and every week sees new i'm
provements ana additions to the mum
bers Of these. In the large cities II
horse has been almost entirsly super
coded by the. motor and in many In
stances the motor power@which a ye,
Tor two ago was supplied by gasolin
or steam, IL now being furnished b