The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 28, 1898, Page 23

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 28, 1898. 23 MUSIC -SINGING AND DIALOGUES BROUGHT DIRECT TO' YOUR BEDSIDE BY WIRE. THIS PART OF BELLAMY'S DREAM OF <«LOOKING BACKWARD® HAS GOME TRUE If You Have a Telephone All You Have to Do Is to Ring Up Cen- tral and Tell It to Connect You With Any Theater, Church, Concert-Hall, Etc., That Is on the List and Then Put the Receivers to Your Ear and Listen. The Prince of Wales, Troubled With Ennui While He Rested His In- juted Knee, Took a Fancy to the Electro- phone for Amusing Himself and Now It Is All the Rage With the Wearied and the Lazy Lon- doners. D el D 0D D 4@ 6D et vy on the altar and another on and drawing rooms. He says d A SN, A " MR TR the chancel rail. In this in- that many women go early to WRRRRRI I stance some ingenuity was bed, and then lfe and listen to ;[M;; necessary in order to conceal -song and music, which, as I | As soom a8 “’eh pg“"; 1:::% the transmitters. In the Holy think I have mentioned, is it pravell g euceens L o Trinity Church this was ac- conveyed to their brain cen- e o cmsatita ¥.16t i complished by putting the ters by the simple Indlarub- T e on welluds the transmitter into a box shaped ber tubing, ending in a pair Yo DD e o aim- and decorated to look like a of ear caps, which fit neatly, Rug N D Dce tter, as the apparatus Bible. Of course it is advan- and need not be held up. This b iy o ety simple, the only es- tageous to get the transmit- luxurious application of sei- F \{ I T Fhat those deeir- ter as close to the preacher as ence is not, I trust, for Sab- fen“tak} ::xr\]xilcl aand sermons posstble. baths. Or is it? If so, does it }:“El ne be subscribers to the At the recelving end of the not portend increased absence L gular telephone service wire is the private dwelling. from church? It really does y feg\‘: fltror C,fs( hat 1n within There is practically no change sound comfortable, the idea of ) the reach of people of moder- in the instrument. A . ¢ap, having breakfast in bed and ate means. The regular tele- which s the terminating then being switched on to Mr. phone service costs about $50 point for two or more rubber Haweis, Mr. Price Hughes, 2 year. The music and ser- tubes, Is screwed on to the Mr. Macrae, Mr. Adler, at 4 v 7 2 5 usual hand receiver. This is moment’s notice. en mark, OND O A e ‘ e el o100, TNt then placed in a suitable if you do.not like a sermon “I should tHink it is. One savoy. The Rev. J. H. I e Very much when the amount stand and the rubber tubes, you cannot well walk out. feature is the demand for Cardwell, St B e et O of pleasure and convenlence is each of which has one ear But in this churchgoing by hymns. Many a client will (sAnned, Sobo. the city are greatly ex- gested The phonograph was ot iplassa lece, are placed in the ears. clectrophone you have only to ask to be put on t three or e e s e o e Brsd f R Rty o7 For want of a better name Rl sound that strikes the ring up if you are being bored four different churches or [ iy Congrega- feat of science. This is sfactory. erformers o thi: ratus has been chris- transmitter is distinctly heard or nettled or abused beyond chapels during one service.” |, tional. a contrivance that brl’ngs ();Ol:rse: m“:gfom,e to his rr!)oni.i tensegpt‘;:le a"electl‘flph‘m"«” 1t by everybody who has a pair bearing, to be switched on to ‘ “Do you find any difficulty Prince of Wales.. The Revé J. W gperasnc lecture halls, e mouaes tensd very simple device, and of the car tubes. Similar ear a gentier monitor. I am not in persuading ministers to al- Hitts, [ 8t Mass the e L b ihes a ot interfere with the tubes are used in the street at all sure that, as Thomas low the placing of transmit- | Fletas. : our v No going out As usual, necessity produced oes e W i e R T e low. & SRR S HEes Be rorite B ellow who knew all about tel- phs. & nw None, 3 3 . Faat: !Fu:hp”; sit in our g\(‘izn\m;arlor; ephones, and he easily rigged are “busy.”” Of course those When a person desires to not in this _electrophone. have at present no connection e ! 1 5 al’” ¥ ve th u th who want a special wire for hear the music at a certain ‘What if the prea hers (who with St. Paul's and the Ab- Empire. The Rev. H. Price 3 exilup “central Sni SaE S D et th theaters only can get it at a theater “central” is called up are only human, after all)— Dey: but here are the lists of e el L o ettt ihe et e little extra cost in the usual way and the con- what if they succumbed to Its places of worship and play | James' Hall. e eacs aliiost 2= e L8 S L The wires used are the tele- nection made with the trans- NatEal e an X toOkEto e Ak v Hitass hoiR UG Tivolt. |rhe " Rev. *G. . } T v P Royal Highness lay back on phone wires. In the theater, Mitter on the stage, the same § coursing from their reverend They are so Interesting (as P e e P is '8 an - e church or concert hall trans- 5 as when a number is called. bedsides! Suppose _sermons a sign of the times) that we | of England, And whom have we to thank his pillows and enjoyed the chury . r e ; eaas Ay s e o AR for this at beneficence? music to the utmost. He mitters are placed in suitable And it is done just as qui' rom bedside to bedside e- give them both enue. R e I Tty Why, the Prince of Wales. heard it as plainly as if he positions and connected .with ly. By the time the receiver came the fashion! And all be- STAGE. T CHURCH. 1 Trinity, Maryle- ] If his R 1 Highness had were in the hall. central by a heavy wire. is nrrgr'\ged t:hel perkxsrn:::;e ;agsea a Prince broke his 73 vc e |_bone. g { not accidentally broken his Being able to gratify every These transmitters are sim- is ready to begin. y neecap! Garrick. anon W. Barker, Gatety. The Hev, C. Voy- | kneecap some time ago it is want that can be gratified, the ply large cones for collecting people can hear the dialogue I asked if it would be possi- i l(,mnnb it :‘;li}l:(‘hTth"‘lsct::\? , not likely that this great Prince naturally was not sat- the sound waves with the as there are pairs of n{bes: ble for an outsider to listen to e Michaat el Shsh achievement would have be- isfied with only the perform- usual telephone diaphragm and this is limited only by | a debate in the House of Chester Square. Pavilton. |The ~'Rev. Alex- ,mmon for a long while ance in Albert Hail. He cried transmitter in the end. the size of the plate that Commons. The answer was Daly's. Canon Shuttle- Enders Mucs yet. Of course it was bound for more, and it was not long In the theaters and opera screws on to the end of the that no less than four hun- e Scotch National to come in time, for didn't before the sickroom was con- houses the transmitters are ° receiver. dred members had fallen in Li niof Xl e s unen $ 3 Drury Lane. Chief Rab H. Alhambra. The Rev. Father Bellamy in his “Looking Back- nected with all the principal placed on the footlights in the The electrophone manager with the suggestion. Adler, Gt. Syna- (Mienatius, “Fort- ward” foretell it? houses of amusement in Lon- most advantageous p:sitions. says he notices a largely in-{ “And do you find your Sun- % BOgue. | man Rooms. When the Prince of Wales don, as well as with a number In the churches it is nece creased demand for bedside day service is much used?” Duks of Yorkisc{Thel Bev. TR SuburbanTheat's The Rev. H. R. was first laid up as a result of of churches for their Sunday sary to have several. One is installations, as opposed to 1 asked the manager of the Pt A G sadly sermons. placed in the pulpit, another installations In dining rooms company. . Place.’ ] B e = g injuring a knee he | . 250ae 7\ O = Sy o 29 o ARG LECTURES OF EMINENT SPEAKERS BEST NUMBERS OF THE CONCERT HALLS. FUNNY SONGS AND JESTS OF THE NEGRO MINSTRELS. BIRD SONGS IN THE APIARY. SPEECHES IN PARLIAMENT SOME OF THE INTERESTING THINGS THAT ARE BEING SENT OVER THE WIRES DIRECT TO THE EARS OF ELECTROPHONE SUBSCRIBERS o6 1 08 06 06 06 106 X6 X6 K06 K06 406 206 100 30 06 306 306 0% 306 00 0% 08 306 O 06 08 306 40X SO F 40X 30X 4% | cam be semt twelve or thirteen miles. |likely that the invention will be adopt- | the pressure on the lower orders, 5 % | In all dynamite guns now in use com- |ed for naval service until some meth- i o iriikcs theiinecs 06 3010010 30 101030 10 10 10 I 1 S XCK 0 06 08 1 O XCH 0 0% 08 0K 0 0K 08 08 303 3 30 5% 3¢ pressed air is used to propel the projec- | od of safely storing dynamite on board | hand laborer. It “is obvious all along | < =3 ¢ BIG DYNAMITE S L | {jle, and the guns on the Vesuvius are | vessels for a year at least has been | ipo thut’ & new le of 1 ;# JOKE ON MLLE RE[CH EMBER o =] % | operated by pneumatic force. | found or until some other nation adopts | \"® /1€ = rde SO oy ' P | ““What do you claim for your inven- |it. When this was mentioned to Mr. | TIPS whichin i luxury ac GisRER & b ED BY GUNPOWDER tion? was asked of Mr. Isham, and he | Isham he said: comforts may draw into it the laborers | o i , %lgaia: “Dynamite is not as dangerous as is | Of the lower class as fast as they can o F T E MED[E FRANCA[SE o =3 B =g “ It will supplant torpedoes and !Y‘mr& | commonly supposed, and it can be car- be dispensed \\'i&xh l;:elo\v. hSl‘;ppoze tgat o T o o =3 5O P ¥ faRsReainl (s BB RaReRulaRal | bor mines, for one of these shells fired ried on vessels as safely as ordinary | an extreme limit is reached and that ¢ 2 OF 06 0 1 106 X5 10 X0 o I 0 X 2 0 WA g B i an S.inch gun would be more de- | black powder. It requires 700 Hegrecs | one person out of each hundred of the | 306 CE 0EJCE 3 30£ J0£ 3030 0308 3¢ 08 30 33 330 IO J 18 10 18 10 50 X0 30 X0 X 3 S 0 ¢ ¢ € 3 3¢ VERY piece of artillery in serv- | Diaz, General Berriozal, the Mexican |structive than the Whitehead torpedo. | Fahrenheit to ignite it, when it burns | population Is able to supply with the | - 3 foe cabs L Gymamite gun, | Secretary of War, myself and others. | The shell can be agcurately aimed at |like an ordinary candle, without an ex- | aid of machinery all the raw material | FUNNY little adventure has just | and get a stiff price for it. This astounding proposition is | The gun used was a smooth bore; cali- | any desired mark, and on shipboard its | plosion. Black gunpowder spurts up that is needed. Suppose again that one | occurred to Mlle. Reichemberg of | She pocketed a good round sum over e 4 sl Ry e B inches, length 9 feet 2 inches. | range of effectiveness is six or seven | as it burns, and is more dangerous in | Derson out of each hundred of the peo- the Comedie Francaise. This lady | the deal, but had forgotten all about Sl e by a progges | length of ‘bore § feet 5 inches and |miles, while the maximum range of the | the mere burning of it. Dynamite in ple engaged in manufacturing, when is a great favorite not only in|the fish, when a friend of hers, a Rus- vented by Willard S. Isham of | weight 3% tons. The gun was dis-| torpedo is 800 yards. | a frozen state—that is, at forty-five de- | aided by machinery, is cqual to the Paris but in all the places where | sian Prince, being at lunch at her the ( of Mexico, by which | mounted and buried in the clay bank | «‘For coast defenses it will make of |grees—is not capable of being detonat- task of producing all the articles of ne- | po wiv ana her good acting have been | house, asked her, suddenly, “How did ghells charged with dynamite' may he{ol’ the ravine in which it was dis- |our mortars the most powerful de- |ed, and is just as safe as wet guncot- cessity. Suppose the same In the aiAtad aelighttul you like t.!\e sterlet?” “Oh,” said Reich- safely discharged from a gun by means | charged. structive agents. Harbor r;:lnes can be | ton. Now thesfi shells \vt:ien construct- k::-:rue c‘;‘fn transpgrtl:!ioxn b:'nd com- ngpduu:t eb;" !;eshis ;ef pe:ulmz?;,u" g;’e‘;’fil”!‘-n sl;l:\'flsf!!‘l{nplly fle;ldous———and 5 ywder, the yim- | ¢ dispensed with, since the charge in the |ed can be loaded at some dynamite fac- ce. hen once the labor was re- | {0 ; 4 g e of its long journey; as of gunpowder, the shell bursting by im The charge was fitteen pounds of | dispensed With, Sce (R6 (USRS ines. | fory and placed in a refrigerator until | adjusted it would be found that the RIGH focys A S IO v DTS T as 1010 g bevi ShvenS o hut: black powder, the projectile of the ninety laborers o Gkt ¢ i % | w % ut of each hundred before. The gills were O tor of the piece, cylindrical in | And instead of exploding In the air or | well frozen, when they can be packed | DINSY 1abORers O mployed in provid- | disposition in making fun at her best|lovely lips, il o, “';';;‘-_,’..r"’f.’;firg“s‘;‘: ” irely the 3 then be car b tion before the Arm Navy Ord- Inrm..i’;) ]lx,u‘he;;n l?‘:‘fltsh',."{ (l?if;l Xm{n_ | {:r{‘r:f.';s;i],’n;};“;‘}:;;s_ can be made to|in ice. They can o ried on ing a better quality of clothing, more friends’ expense, her enthusiastic econ- | I can tell you, for, you know, I am & nance bureaus, asking permission to | 2R welghing 143 pounde, I &0 e 1t | ' ‘The shell can be fired from any fleld | commodious dwelling, more comforta- | OmY, and her love for the good things, gourmande, and always see about these e tes e Government prov R L L e B At o Hoeslls b IS THERE WORK [ ble furniture, better transportation fa- |Of the table. Those who wish to remain | things niyself.” “But is that al?” give tests at t i rnment proving | contained. It was discharged by means piece—in fact, every cannon is a dyna- 1i on good terms with her know how to|“All! Pray, w o grounds. At first the ordnance ex- | of a fuse, the bomb striking a bluff | mite gun by this system. Its adapta- NOUGH FOR ALL patitics “:,‘L";°'§03‘e:‘,{3“,“{,;;’;§‘5 %',‘,‘: please her, and nearly every morning |mean,” “?csl't;:hsf’t S umeant. 1 perts were rather skeptical, but after | 278% feet distant, bursting by ‘impact | tion requires no change In the mechan E e S es® of " laborers could be | fish, poultry, superb frutt, and the rar- | “that il Granil Dk iwin sett. b & thorough examination of the process | and dislodging a large quantity of ma- 1’;;‘11 (»lx;}.l:hgu:n::r 1’3 t::he po:—d”er‘charg‘; taken up into this higher order of oc- | st primeurs come to her cook, who at | sterlet to my house, with other things, Captain O'Neil, .f of the Ordnance | terial. There'is no doubt that the tests e santehaisin e shell as ) sHior | cupations that increase the means of | Once rings the bell for her mistress—|wrote and asked me to bring it myselt wather a topsy-turvy arrangement, but | to you, for he had put in each gill an pact or by a time fu Mr. Isham recently placed his inven- UMAN wants and desires have that it can be tested before and after Fureau, said that he belleved it would | Were eminently successful under the | th L Xa e itha | luxury and comfort for the people. tvork successfully. All the nrdn.’\n«: conditions stated. ig't‘:l‘\l‘qgpr‘t:\"(:;1td;l’:ag:‘rtfosslgnm\!\'xtt?‘l:b?y‘:; 8 :,;S::ues 2 ,m““ gz‘ This readjustment of vocations may | Mlle. Relchemberg does nothing like | emerald carring, which, I belleve, he bebiciddiioe 0 LT SRR s “In thirteen-inch shells of the pres- el A i nameitosl 5 1 f be accomplished well enough, provided o‘: e; ]people—andda:_ soon as she hears | had promised you. But I knew you al- Tt 2 o 3 ent lengih and construction the fuven- | demonstration i A ey fore a complete supply of such | the laborers are generally intelligent. | the bell she tn?ts own to the basement. | ways superintended these things in plished something that no one else has o A hat he can flre witlh per- | ment. Moreover, these shells can st i necessities Is reached soclety de- But this is a very important proviso. There the two ladies pick and choose, | person, and I thought I would let you “Epne. tor Ol 200 nounds of No. 1 dyna- | three ti O e ety ogtiand | mands creature comforts and means of | The populace must be educated in the | setting apart what Is to be served on |have a little surprise.” fect safety £ x yna- | three times the initial strain of the or- common schools and have that supe- | the table upstairs, and what is to be| Mlle. Reichemberg dropped her It accordingly sends out its \ teet of Shelovas L he 3 i 1 3 rior intelligence which comes from |Sold to the man who comes ever: v at : ;::F,; 51:‘;;,1; s sluo“ aif”:. ]Ihl:: anl: ine. This is equal t‘n”.fieo pounds of gun | By experiments in Mexico Mr. Isham demand for laborers who have greater | ypoyieqge 7 the rudiments—reading, | from the Central market to ba’;g?iz); lc‘:;;e ";‘;?,JZ{.‘; zgge:u::\idtgg“bgal:titt):fi f 1 be adop! by the | cotton or 1400 pounds of ordinary gun | discovered that, with a velocity of 1200 | skill of manipulation and greater power | writing, arithmetic, geography, indus- | with them, and take away the goods |emeralds. The fish merchant had f Government. Two successful tests were | powder. Even pure nitro-glycerine or | feet per second, a dynamite sheil trav- | of invention and invites them 0 ascend | trial d?};w(ng. ete. And with education | that will not keep. Last week the ;meg::. 's[, “,hgm sthe :{;’,,‘:{‘ ha,?i b:er,; made in Mexico, und, fn a letter to |explosive gelatine may be ulsw_l in place | els about six feet, after contact with a | to better paid industries. These in- | the lahorer becomes able to ascend from | petite doyenne was particularly busy, | sold, and the Grand Duke’'s present is Secretary Alger, United States Minister of the dynemite. e aervies |lieht plkte, hefore B ic by A el | G mantitaGlures, Hint ars aitayted | G0 0 handwork to the supervision and | and could not answer the bell or go|most likely somewhere in the hands of e Yo N OLE bR otces ot i1e Cheiin, bt ne0ivad fs dynamite or a | capable of penetrating five or six inches | t0 luxury .and creature Somtaces S0 | S:;;?;%e:fq m::h‘:?res;’; ag':-‘:utgr i e :‘:ur:érgo:zeer‘leetn o R e L B P dorrita ] TS War Department here, has made. two | higher explosive. A _ thirteen-inch | of a vessel's armor plate and then | Which require a high order of educa-| which furnish the articles of luxury | the shores of the Volga on a bed of e i e ec;lmleailtgry;nol: T x shell loaded with 200 pounds of dyne- pureting within. tion, technical skill. This culling out|and creature comfort.—William T. Har- | and hurriedly she called to the cook to ;:od comr:3el otmt‘;xe pegtlte d:y‘m: tests of his invention, the latter of Which wag wiineesed by President | mite and fired at an angle of 45 degrees | Ordnance experts state that It s not ' of the higher class of labarers relleves ' ris, in April Forum. take it herself to her noble fishmonger |to their intense delight. A 8! 4 o 2 w o o - test of the tnvention will be made | =08 *TULY, 55775 per cent nitro-glycer- | dinary dynamite shell now in uge.* |[luxury.