Tim omaha Sunday bee: November 11, no?.
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In the Field of Electricity
A
Serine hy Eleetrtelty.
INMOST simultaneously from two
different places in tha United
States the Invention of a device
for seeing at a distance by elec
trical means is announced by
twj uirrerent Inventors. The name adopted
by each Inventor for his device la "Tele
vue." The naniea of the two Inventors
are given In Cssslcr's Magazine ae J. B.
Fowler and William II. Thompson.
A description of Mr. Fowler's device In
one of the electrical papers shows a woman
speaking Into a telephone transmitter,
while at the side of the transmitter Is a
projection akin to that of a hand stereo
scope. The Idea la that tfie apparition of
the person at the distant end of the wire
will be seen vithln this prci-"p
It la said that four wires are at present
required to accomplish the speaking; and
seeing, but that eventually two wires only
will be necessary. It is also said ' that
natural colors are reproduced In the ap
paratus. Complete details of the operation of this
Interesting apparatus are. withheld. It Is
aid, for reasons connected with patent
office matters. In the meantime, however,
it la reported that a company has been or
ganized to push the scheme and stock In
the company will be offered to the public.
Mr. Thompson does not appear to have
progressed so far with hla Invention as
Mr. Fowler, but It Is stated on Mr. Thomp
son's behalf that his device will be an im
provement on the other one.
In the absence of details It is obvious
that no opinion can be expressed as to the
valu of the claims of these gentlemen. It
Is well established that the problem whloh
they have set out to solve Is not an easy
one Attempts have been made to solve it
by men well equipped for the purpose, but
thus fsr without success.
Not long ngo M. A. Nlsco of Belgium
made a careful study of many of the
methods that have been proposed for see
ing at a distance electrically, and con-,
rluded that noro of the devices thus far
experimented with possesses the necessary
requirements for successful operation. .
In the majority of the methods for.
transmitting bight to a distance that
property of selonlum by which Its electrical
resistance varies with the Intensity of the
light thrown upon it has been employed,
but this use of the substance has not
hitherto met the expectations of inventors.
Wireless for Railroad Sis-nail insr.
The Idea of applying wireless telegraphy
to railway use Is not new, if one include
under this Item the early 'attempts of
Phelps, Sniltlv Brown and others with
the so-called induction system. So far n
actual use Is being made of the few system
of communication for controlling railway
trains, but Dr. E. Nesber describes in a
Berlin technical journal some interesting
experiments made qn this field, near Berlin.
A station was equipped with aparatus of
the Telcfunken system, and a horizontal
aerial was adopted, 'about 210 feet long, 190
feet of which was stretched between two
telegraph, poles , twejve Inches below ; the
telegraph wires, the remainder of the
length being made up of the connections
to the sending apparatus. A car attached
to a steam-hauled train was fitted up with
pendent says. It would turn a parlor into a
morgue or a seance room.
But recently It is reported that German
chemists have overcome this dlfflcultp by
putting Into the electrons other metals be
sides mercury, thus changing the character
of the light and making It approach the
light of common day.
Zino with 10 per cent of bismuth and a
trace of sodium Is used for this purpose.
If this proves prsctlral we, shall have our
houses cheaply lighted "by softly glowing
tubes arranged In all sorts of artistic de
signs oh the walls and ceilings Instead of
one or more points of light too bright to
look at directly.
Prodartlna of Alasnlaam.
At the meeting In New Tork of the Elec
trochemical society Dr. Charles F. Chand
ler, Mitchell, professor of chemistry, gave
a review of the work performed by C. M.
Hall In connection with the discovery of an
electrical process for the production of
aluminum. A striking feature of Oils
process. Prof. Chandler said, was the de
vice thought out by Mr. Hall for the pro
tection of the workmen from th scorch
ing Irradlance of the melted cryolite,
which enters as one of the most Important
factors in the process. He has found that
Dulverlzed charcoal refused to mix with the
seething mass of metal, although as a rule '
powders have the tendency to become In
extricably fused with metals under such
oondltlons. The charcoal. Prof. Chandler j
said, "sheds the cryolite as the duck sheds
water, and no matter 'how well the mass 1
Is stirred the powder comes to the surface j
again, to form a distinct and easily ab '
stracted top layer." Huch a layer Is now
Introduced by Mr. Hall for the double
purpose of screening the workmen from )
the rays of the melted metal and to carry
a stratum of powdered aluminum ready for
mixture with the cryolite when, needed.
And by another very Ingenious device a
small Incandescent light, suspended over
the jar. Is made to signalise the absorp
tion of the aluminum already put In and
the reed for more.
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Electrlclty ta the . Hotheur
An astonishing invention by Mr. B. H.
Thwalte, a British engineer, for the Culti
vation of plants by electricity has certain
features which are both new and original.
In the patent specification Mr. Thwalte
says: ','My Invention consists In harnessing
the Intentional and consequential products
of a combined suction of pressure-producer
gas engine and elsctrto energy generating
plant for providing all the denned and ben
eficial Influences on plant life in, an eoo
nomlo and effective 'manner. I utilize the
Jacket water of. the gas engln for heating
the conservatory or glass house. I also
utilize the carbon dl-oxlde of the gas en
gine exhaust gases for feeding the leaves,
first purifying such gases before allowing
them to enter Into the immediate environ
ment of the plants." Mr. Thwaite's re
sume of his discovery is certainly both in
teresting and suggestive. He says: "It is
remarkable that the most sconomlo method
of Converting the heat of coal fuel rnto
work is also the moat perfectly applicable
to the electrical, thermal and chemical '
stlrrrulatlon of organlo vegetable Ufa. My I
Invention harnesses all the qualities of this
system of power production to most satis-
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WoTtt Wire Spring's, U0.
Liege- '- t OS.
Slastle relt Mattresses, 9B.1S.
Sanitary Bed-Couches, 84-38.
Oak Toldlng Bsds, at 911.75.
W. O. Mission Bookers, S3. 7 5.
Oak Boll Top Desk, 81488.
olid Oak Dressers, 89-85.
Fine Dressing Tables, $10,75.
S-pleos Bed Boom Bolts, 915.85.
Just run your eye over list. Money savers every one of them. Investigate these values.
Oak Buffets, elegant, $18.75.
Ladles' writing Desks, S4.BB.
MmlveSlld fl 75
M Qk Sideboard ID
M 7
Pair Tine X,ace Cnrtalns, 91-10.
Heavy Rich Portieres, 91.85.
71ns Bope Portieres, 91.85.
Oriental Couoh Covers, 93.75.
OU Cloth Stove Bags, 850.
Zlsgant Corner Chairs, 92.86.
Massive Oak Bookers, 83.10.
3-pleoe Parlor Bnits, 818.75.
Massive Leather Rockers, 931.75.
Oak Bed Davenport, 930.75.
Tins Xnilo Cabinets. 85.95.
Masslvs Library Tables, 99.85.
Largs Center Tables, 91-35.
Pedestal Extension Tsbles, 814-75. ,
Massive Dining Chairs, 81.83.
8-pleoe Toilet Sets, only 91.85.
61-pieoe Dinner Bets. 83.85.
Elegant Cook Stoves, 99-75.
the receiving aerial, confuting .of a hori- Iactprlly effect the object In view, for on.
sontal rectangle of wires supported on six CB1 m wnlcn 1 U8e ra"nanr oitu- ;
short posts. The receiving apparatus was miDOU' tem 6001 "tead of anthracite
placed In one compartment of the car. Ex- for P0" a 8neratlng purposes, I re- I
poriments were made to determine the dls- covr the Bmmonla from the " produced,
tance to which signals could be sent with ,n a concentrated solution, for fertilising
certainty, and the Influence of overhead the m the rear,n u' et0- orl may ,
wires. It was found that the latter, when " " orm ammonia
directed over the car. Interfered somewhat .....
my invenuon secures lor me oujeot ae
fined the efficient recovery of:
"First The nitrogenous matter of tha
with the clearness of the received message.
The experiment is thought to Indicate that
for railway signalling purposes a system
of wireless telegraphy such as that used In
this work can be depended upon to trans
mit mexaages about seven and one-half
miles, and that with more attention to the
equipment of both the fixed and' moving
stations greater distances can be covered.
The operation of the system wss found In
no way to interfere with that of ,the ordi
nary telegraph lines running along the
road.
Evolatloa of the Electric Light.
Fireflies are still In advance of mankind
In the matter of economical light-producing.
The phoHphorescwnt glow which they
give off Is nearly pure Itpht. Vry little
of the energy Is wnsted In heat, whilo in
the case of the lighting devised by n-.an
more power Is used up in producing heat,
which is usually not wanted, than is con-
verted into visible light.
" The nearest we have yet come to follcw.
ing the fireflies is the mercury vapor light
developed by American Inventors, which.
in the form of long, glowing tubes, has
coal.
"Second The sensible beat of the gas en
gine jacket water.
"Third The carbon dl-oxlde of the per
fect products of combustion of the power
gas. i
"Fourth Their sensible heat, all being
available and efficiently utilized In addition
to the electricity transformed power, to
effect the object in view."
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New Element Discovered.
It is reported that 3. R. Rydberg, pro
fessor in physics at the university In Lund,
Sweden,' has a new theory about chemical
element. In working on the same he came
to tha conclusion that there must be an
element having less atomic weight than
any element heretofore known; in fact,
only a small fraction of the atomic weight
of hydrogen. It Is further stated that such
an clement, the electron, was known be
fore, but that Professor Rydberg has dis
covered that it does not consist of any
separate kind of material. It Is thought
been seen In our shop windows as advertise- that lhe consequence of this will be very
ments for two years or more.
Thry produce more light at less cost
than any otlwr practical method of Illumi
nation and would bo extensively used if
it were not for the color of th light. It
contains no red rays, but is strongest in
the violet end of the spectrum, extending
far beyond the limits of visibility In that
direction and including an abundance of
rays that we can photograph, but cannot
see.
This mercury glow light has made the
"wlille you wait photography" of tha pleas
use parks a possibility, but it is too ghastly
for common use. As the New York Inde-
lmportant, and will lead to the discovery
that metals are not simply elements but
are composed of electrons. It will follow,
also, tha). electron aa the new element Is
called by Professor Rydberg Is a universal
gas, which at all events forms an atmos
phere which prwalls throughout our solar
system. It is also expected that 'the new
dlaoovery will lead to full sclentlfla ex
planations of many things which up to
Jute have remained doubtful or unex
plained, ss, for Instance, the magnetic
storms in connection with the sungpot
periods, the northern lights, the terrestla.
magnetism, etc.
Little Stories for Little People
Little Urrs.
WANT to wear my while dress,
mother." ' Myra ' was , being
dressed for afternoon.
M,l I think your pink one is better
for today. Tha rosebud dress.
you call It," said mother.
"No, I want to wear the white siis." In
sisted Myra.
"I've a new ribbon for your liair that
just matches the rosebud," mother adiled,
as she brushed the curly locks.
But Myra stood with a cloudy face while
she was made clean and sweet in the
pretty dress, with the pink ribbon in her
hair. Then, without a kiss or a "thank
you" for her kind mot lie r, she turned
away and went upstairs, saying to her
self: "She never let's iu do as I want
to. I wish I could find another plats to
live. I'm going to try. I'd better take
soms of my dolls with me, so that I'll
not bs lonesome." Picking up Lady Rose
and old black Dir.ih. . she crept softly
downstairs and out of the door.
Up the street she went a Utile way
and stopped before a house. "I think I 11
try tbls one," she said. So she cttmbi
the steps and rang the bell. Tli floor
opened, and she looked up Into the faee
of a lady.
"Have you any children?" she asked.
"No, dear: what 'would rou like?" sad
the lady.
"I would like to be' your little girl, and
live with you." Myra said.
"What will your mother say about HtT"
asked the lady.
"Oh, she's tired of me, I guei I like
you very much; hadn't you better ke-;p
me!"
"Welt, you may come in," she said. So
Myra made herself at home and began
housekeeping with ber dulls, in the bay
window.
The lady had met Myra's mother, and
she at ouce sent tier maid to her with a
note telling a!out Myra. . ...
JU supper liJ chatted happily with the
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Improved Oak Heater of Btores and every effort has been
good slxe and ornamental given to the details of work
appearance; burns coal or manshlp and finish. They
wood and Is exceedingly have extra large French bevel
economical; has elaborate mlrrtr are elaborately
nickel ornamentations, hot curved swell front,
blast screw damper, draw
center grate, self-acting nnrinirrwr'lrrT!tiv .
lever handle to feed door .5?1 A
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in an excep
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crude a t e. u 1
range ever, i-
offered in i ?
Omaha. Its
duplicate could
not be found In
any other store
in Omaha or
vicinity for
less than half
again its price.
This range is
our exclusive
design, inad
to special or
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stores. Par
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made to Its
durability, etc.
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t Holes,
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Holes,
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(As a special Inducement with every range sold next week we will give
free a handy kitchen set consisting of twelve useful articles). Fire box is
of latest Improved construction, assuring great durability, pouch feed,
sets on cast base, duplex grate, easily moved, top has three anchor plates,
elegantly and profusely nickeled trimmed. Hee prices above.
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Made of large flaked solid gol
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ish. It Is fitted with adjust
able shelves, double strength,
full glass door, large fancy
French bevel mirror, conven
ient desk; an exclusive Hart--r"in
ej rireitt value.
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Large Rattan
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Wide, npai.'ious bi-at and very com
fortahlc. The rorker I the till! r -11
design and is very handsome; Targo
gentlemen's size; made in largn quan
tities for our it stores hence the
low price.
These Chase Leather Conches Going During This Sals at 913-88.
This marvelous value wlil certainly attract hundreds of buyers during the
coming week. This couch is extra well ma.ln, frame is of solid oak. is
handsomely carved and has large claw fet. It is most dependably uphol
stered in bost Chase leather and has seven rows of deep dlmond tufts.
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rim and top; nickel trim
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This is a large size extra well
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neat carvings.
Credit to
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lady and her husband; but after she was
undressed and In bed not her little crib
close to mother's side, but a big bed In a
room all alone she wailed: Oh, I must
kiss my own mother good night. I can't
live with you1 any longer!"
The lady tried to Quiet her. but her
cries grew more heartrenderlng, till at
last she slipped out of bed, picked up her
dolls, and ran to the door.
When it wss opened she found her own
mother standing there, and sprang Into
her arms crying, joyfully, "Mother, dear,
you are the bestest after all !" Mary A.
Wood.
Far a Little at Three.
Moo, moo I
What can I do
For my sweet little girl of three?
. . 1 will eat the sweet grass,
I will give her a glass
Of my milk for her tea;
Moo, moo! that's what I'll do
For my sweet little maiden of three.
Mew, mewl
What can 1 do
For my little girl of three?
I will catch ail the mice
And they shall not come twice
To the cake, you'll see;
Mew, mew! that's what I'll do
For my sweet little maiden of three.
Bow-wow !
I will go now
With my little girl of three;
1 will make a great noise,
I will frighten the boys,
For they all fear me.
Bow-wow! that la Just how
1 11 fcuard my sweet maiden of three.
Neigh, neigh!
Out of my way
For iny little girl of three!
I will give her a ride.
Wa will canter and glide
O'er the meadowy lea.
Neigh, neigh! tkat's juat the war
I'll help my sweet maiden of iliree.
t. Nicholas.
llie Mlsslag Five teats.
Hold out his hand for the change, John's
employer said: "Well, my boy, did you get
what I sent you for?"
"Yea, sir," said John; "and here to lb
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with handsomely carved pout
(see rut) and massive arm, 'llio
cushions are full spring and cov
ered with French velour or hand
some colorings, with lar-o roll
on head and tufted back.
Qrea
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Cur iwn exclusive design. Made, with
beautiful ornamented Joints, po.-i ,wi.. .,
and chills. This bed is finished in three
coats of thoroughly baked-ou enamel and
Spe-ial Maple W 75
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glass ends, best of cabinet work
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Size 8-3x10-6 for
12!
Exactly like cut shown. Made of
white maple, giving It a clean sani
tary appearance, top has convenient
l Ire drawers as Bhown, base la extra
. .1 1 muA Ovlif 9 tilntf ilraiv.
can be had In any of the popular colors, ers and i r-'ourds. Kasily a 10 value.
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est weavers in the world and the designs are controlled
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of special selected materials throughout and strictly guaranteed.
The celebrated W'averly. simply con
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always wash clean and will not tear
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change; but I don't understand It. The couldn't Imagine what had become of tha
lemons cost iS cents, and there ought to be 6-cent piece. I was certain I had it when
cents In change, and there Is only 17 ac- I started from the store to return."
cording to my count." "There are two or three things that I
John had applied for a situation and Mr. know now," Mr. Brown said, with a satis
Brown had sent him out to buy some lem- fled air. "I know you have been taught to
ons before giving him au auawer. count your money in coming and going, and
'Terhapa 1 made a mistake in giving you to tell the exact truth whether It sounds
Taking a Census for Year 1920 rr8e of rellillty n" automatic.
the money."
"No, r. I counted it over in the hall to
be sure it was all right."
"Then perhaps the clerk made a mistake oils Tribune,
in giving you the change."
but John shock his head. "No, sir, I
courted that, too. Father said we must al
ways count our change before leaving the
store."
"Then how In the world dojyou account
for the nilBsing S cents? How do you ex
pect me to believe such a queer story as
that?" '
John's cheeks grew red, but hi" olce was
firm. "I don't account for U, air; 1 tau t.
All I know U that it is so."
"Well, it is worth a good deal in this
world to be sure of that. How do you ac
count for the (-cent piece that Is hiding
iiuriJe your coat sleeve?"
Juhu locked down quickly and caught the
gleaming ctln with a cry of pleasure,
"tiers oa axel 'flow It's all right. I
well or not two Important things in an er
rand boy. I'll think I'll try you, young
man. without looking further." Minneap-
Dld Ko Sea It.
Prof. Brander Matthews, along with
his belief In spelling reform, believes in
short words and in simple construction.
Apropos of simplicity, lrof. Matthews
said the other day:
"In my youth 1 once passed the summer
iu the country. One of my friends, an
elderly farm hand, paid a -visit to New
York during my country visit, and on Ills
return I said to him, employing a wcrd
ueedleaaly complex and long:
"Well, Jatxi. how did you like the me
tropolis?" " 'Wot say?' asked the old man.
" 'How did you like the nietrvioli?" I re
peated. ' ''Twa'ut open,' said he." Detroit Journal
(Continued trom Page One.)
out how many l.nes will be needed, say In
liCO; wh-ie each one of wires will, long
before VJM. be provided with underground
facilities. Many others which aneady
have the underground mileuge will have
acquired much of it. The Ideul Is a con
duit system reaching every block In the
city, with a maximum of trtnch worn.
Hut again there are likely to be local con
ditions modifying such a scheme. Some
times, for example, It may be belter engi
neering to go some distance out of the
way to avoid blasting a ledge or laying
a conduit over a bed of quickrand.
A thorough rwltchbourd study must he
made in order that the complex system of
lines may be properly Interconnect' d. This
is bused on the types now prevailing In
the lieil system, for tiie engineers recog
nize that whatever inty bo eald In favor
of the so-cullej "automatic" switchboard
for very tiuail exchanges In rural neigh
borhoods, it is unlikely to play an Im
portant part in the future. . A scries of
about T.DoO service tests on manual switch
boards and automatic switchboard operat
ing under practical conditions iu dltTertiit
parts of the country has shown that the
manual system possesses a fur greater du-
signal lamps, according to the sixe of the
exchange district, have been assumed.
Building plans follow. These must be so
designed ttiat the switchboards and their
operators will be adequately housed. Of
fices must be provided for an executive
force, with departments of tralMc, con
struction and maintenance, the size of
thefe dtpendlng upon tho probable devel
opment of the district, it Is also learned
from the number of lines and from a study
of the future traffic, about how many
operators will be needed. The last named
investigation concerns the probable tele
phone use of the community, including the
growing Importance jif toll communications
arid the changing cfianuter of services, the
lower grades of which tend to disappear
as the telephone habit b comes fixed In a
community, Huch studies are an essential
part of the culeuisilons, for one operator
wilh luO lines at one exchange may be
overburdened, whll another with too at
an exchange of different type may have
Just an ordinary load.
Not only is tne number of operators
predetermined but the extent of floor
space which will be required for their
lunch rooms, rest rooms and lockers.
'Tho slxe of the accounting departments
is also forecasted, for the number of
clerks and bookkeepers needed is pro
portioned to the lines Involved and the
messages handled. The specifications for
exchanges which have thus bten formu
lated, sometimes more than a decade in
advance, are held in readiness to be turned
over, with such emendations as have been
necessitated, to an architect when the
occasion for building arrives.
The theoretical plans, based on a long
term of years, do not complete the tele
phone census. There then comes up the
question of how much of the ultimate
study must be utilised right away and
how much can be left until demanded by
the expanding business. That Involves a
second set of elaborate studies, generally
based upon a period three years ahead.
Considerable sums of money will havj
to be set aside out of the savings of the
American people in the next few years,
in order to give them the telephone ser
vice for which they are clamoring. The
necessity of spending this money wisely.
Instead of wasting It by haphazard
methods, renders such forecasts as tbesa
now going on or lately completed among
the companies of the Bell system of us
calculable value, .
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