Life — June 2, 1898 — page 7: what you’re looking at

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“It is Friday,” said L. “Is that Then I’ve been here sinco Monday, and you are the first person who has spoken to me.” There seemed to boa slight reproach in his tone, so [ said, “Is your time val He began to eat baked beans from the plate “By the Powers!”’ Aw Easter: OPERETTA, Wirn Mesic py tHe Evror HEMISPHERICAL, DRAMATIS PERSONZ: Tuk Powers. Queen Victoria, of England. Kixo Wiu1iam, of Germany. Czar Nictoras, of Russia. Evrenror Joseru, of Austria, Presipent Faure, of France. Qu ok T CHRISTINA, ) Kixe Atrnonso, 5 of Spain. ‘LIFE? at the furthest end of the counter as he re- plied, “When 1 am solving a problem like this it is worth a bundred dollarsa minute.” Well, Lire will feel amply repaid if you Spare me ten or fifteen minutes,” said I, in extremely affable tones, He drank a glass of milk and a cup of coffee, and ate a lemon pie. I asked bim what invention he was at work upon, fo tackled a plate of shad roo ashe replied, “Its an invention tbat will enable war correspondents to get all the news of a sea fight without the danger attendant upon a personal presence.” I felt that war correspondents did not need such an invention, but as I wanted to get a lucid description from his lips, I did not tell him so. He was now drinking his fourth cup of cold coffee, and had gotten down to Wednesday in his repast. “You understand,” said he, as he helped himself to a veal pie and a. strawberry shortcake, “ what a thermo-clectric battery is? It would not do to betray ignorance, 80 I said “* = “Very good. I long ago made up my mind that I wouldn’t waste time on fellows that didn’t understand electricity. Well,” said he, as he helped himself to a pickle and a glass of milk, “it has long been known that an electrolyte—be sure you 463 don’t spell that ‘light "—of the same voltage of resistance as an ampere bas double the city of — say, a thermo-electric battery. That being the case, the more you increase the voltage, the more you lessen the are of resistance, which is expressed —9.2 volts and +1 volt, Vory well.” Here be began on a pork chop. “My idea was, by the uso of high specified filaments that could not possibly corrode if left out ove! night by a careless correspondent, to fash- fon an oscillator of 600 candle power twith id moisture-proof cap at each Here Mr. Edison began on Friday's rations, “One end of this would remain in the home office and the other would be placed on a floating buoy, near the fleet. “ What the substance is is my secret, but Thave no doubt that, in six months’ time, if the war lasts that long, every pewspaper that has any enterprise will have one of my machines in its office, You under- stand my idea, don’t you?” said be, while a kindly smile iuminated his wide-awake face, “There is nothing in electricity that I understand better,” said I, And it was the truth, As I came away he was deep in his work again, and I fancied I heard bim chuckle, So light-hearted is a real enthusiast. Charles Battelt Loomis, resistance * the escape of gas.” : Sam, of the United States, THE Power. E. Rerry, President One-Candle Power. Henatp, of Nowhere in Lung Power. of Switzerland, Particula Time: Just About Now. Outlook: Threatening. As the curtain goes up, The Powers, with the exception of the QUEEN-REGENT of Spain and her royal buy, march onto the stage, accompanied by martial music, Powenrrtt Cuorcs or Powers. Ob, in us you see the aggregated Euro- pean Powers, And your showers Of applause Of course we take for granted, for it is by nature ours— Just because | Our commands, tho’ lightly uttered, everybody must obey Right away With no pause. Though we live and die like others, yet we're not of common clay— Just because ! Save the President of France, each wears a jeweled coronet, Which, you bet, Pcople awe insignium of royalty it ctiquette— Just bi Oh, we're very influential, rank’s the purest ore— Wha As is the use | and our is more, We've no fla’ If you ask us why we haven't, we reply as heretofore— Just because ! Then hide your eyes So tender | So great and high’s Our splendor ! We dominate The sphere ! In fact, we're great, For we're The Powers, lo, Of Europe ! So start an o- verture up! One is started up accordingly. Tae Powens march around the stage with every comicbooks.com