| Show electrically speaking when a few weeks aeo ago it was announced that the emperor of germany bad had clad his telegraph girls in the uniform of no ono one would have been bold enough to eay say that thal any restrictions would ever bo be placed on ladies of a corresponding occupation in this country yet it was seriously elated stated at the recent telephone convention at detroit that it might bo be found advisable to restrict the stuffs stuff of which tho the dresses ot of the staff in edcha exchange operating rooms are made and a allow dow only fabrics which would give off little fluff and dust thelded Th tho eldes idea contained in the suggestion is to 0 o keep tho the switchboard as clean as possible ur dr louia louis bell atys the electric express train in the near future will in all probability contain one ant or more powerful motors on the axis of its drivers and aggregating perhaps 1000 horsepower horse power as a normal output it will be 1 lighted I and heated by electricity tri city tho the track over cibich it will run wl will 11 be straight and smooth like the great english trunk lines of today the train will 8 start a rt smoothly into motion fly alone along t the a track at the rate of one hundred miles a an a hour or more anil and stop quickly and easily by j t I 1 17 r i ww 4 4 i op I 1 applying ita its electric brake brakes an au an block bloc k system will be need used that will secure perfect control ot of the trains and almost absolute aba olota immunity from collisi electrical Elec electrically trica ily boated flatirons flat irons aro are now made which i are very serviceable Bervi ceable the flatiron flat iron is of the usual form bat but bolhar tho the interior contains a lot of colled wires through I 1 which the electrical current passes aad and heats the wires red hot the latter are arranged between protecting pro acting sheets beets of mica and asbestos uy BY turning a snitch evi ritch the flatiron flat iron at once beats up ready for use the street wires sap sup ply the electrical current in the same way all kinds 0 of domestic utensils may be heated such as so cako cake bakers meat broilers coffee pot etc electrical plat tera for ke keeping aping food warm on the table may be bad had electrical heaters beaters for warming apartments s aro are also made there is indeed no end to the useful applications of wire and electricity an english contemporary say says a that tho the town with tho the cheapest supply of electric light in europe is trento in austria tho the station is owned by the municipality nod anil bag has at its disposal a I 1 larea a motive force from a waterfall under larger un excellent conditions the light is furnished to private consumers at the rate of 50 abolt per 20 cents per paar per r candle andle power no regulation being made as nh to tho tile number of hours to put the electric light within reach of the poorer inhabitants b a bitante bi tants the house wiring done by the town may ba be paid for in annual payments the elation station also supplies motive power A flour mill and a spinning mill have hive already adopted it and it ia is expected to spread amongst the small 11 local andua tries the price of 0 this is also ex florins florans ici per horse power per year A french engineer 31 decoeur Deco cur has elaborated a project by which he proposes to supply electric power to paris yoses he ae would generate the required electricity by utilizing the flow of tha the ebb and flood on the coast and transmit ting it to the french capital dorthis for this purpose r he intends to construct near 9 havre poa two largo basing basins joined to each es ch other into one of which the sea at a t flood tide flows over a dam a bile while during ebb it flows out ol 01 the other into the sea again Atthe at the inlet and outlet M decoeur proposes to erect a number of powerful turbines for transmitting the energy of the water the mechanical energy thus produced it deamur estimates with witha a tide of IS 18 feet which is the average at havre a 6 horse power per hectare of basin area he lie intends parting off by mea means no of a dam 64 miles lone long an area of 0 I 1 hectares between havre and tancarville Tan carville from the sea and the seine sais respectively Pt ely and thus creating horse power which power he be transforms into electrical energy and transmits to paris 31 Dec decenes eues scheme is is looked upon with favor and although the estimated net profit of 88 franca francs is too high bight there here indications that it will ultimately bo be carried out two incidents are recorded during daring the past week which are not only interesting te terest ingin in themselves but are indicative dica tive of the possibilities of the telephone for purposes of recreation and amusement as well as business an audience in diance of people in a EL room the grand union hotel saratoga listened over the telephone to playing of strauss band at madison square and every note of tho the music was distinctly heard as well as the applause dauee of the audience bongi recitations by the long distance orchestra composed 0 of members of he the technical staff at the telephone tele phona ox X change cortlandt street were also also given and by means of a large fun nel shaped resonator were heard plainly as if hey bey were in the room stead instead of miles oron 0 the e a gentleman vaas aa entertain enter tal inc ing come some friends at hia his residence morristown N J ho lie connected private telephone 08 lino at Corti street t with ith the th circuit running vi madison 31 adison square garden and ad was carried on to the music of strauss bani ban I 1 with case and comfort by guests when tho supply of music was exhausted the lone long die tince was switched in annc dancing BY was continued to the music which was wits entertaining the vis te igors at tb the grand ra nd hotel otel saratoga this idea of having waltzes on ili commend it itself to many an acx lous 1 es hosteen ho it Is muc much it cheaper switch on music than in to hire musi clace besides es being isea fellable iel lable the new york sun thus speaks of electric e W power 0 in o which tha the work of 0 the motor S Is ad up P its fon follows in some ja t iab so tar fa r has the use so ot of electric elt si goue that it ii pos sible foraman to lay to drink at break break tt last coaree ground and eat fruit evan orated by electric por dareal p the he morning he w will 1 ll 11 coad conduct act his ra ne with w a electrical 1 I 1 jr mado mad a pera pa and paper ruled 1 by electricity and make his rec in in electrically bogod books booke hia ills seventh story y offic ce e in all probability agility clity bet ng reached by aa an electric motor eleo ata at t luncheon eon he will be able to discuss sausages T 8 butter and bt bread is ana and at ak night n eat ice i cream and drink k iced water duo due to the samo same electric electrical energy itne ile 18 will rde ride all abou about tb place in electric cars wear shirts and an d collars mangled and ironed by eec e bec I 1 ec motors sport a suit I 1 1 othes sown and a hat blocked by the same means on holidays ride a metry go round propelled by electric motors or have hia toboggan hauled up the slide with equal facility be called to church by an electrically tapped bell sing ete hymns to the accompaniment panto PC nto I 1 f an electrically blown organ be buried in it coffin of electric make and last of have his lame carved on his tombstone by the same subtle mys ster ioui all pervasive and inde fati gable agency this may sound like a wild and exuberant flight bf fancy but it Is simply a faithful statement of the manner in which electricity jig being applied to every e y one 9 of the tl e no n y lea cea ties and luxuries 1 i es of oi life fe bosn in amer A m er |
